Veterans Affairs Mails ALS Diagnoses To Wrong People
The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has told at leat 1,200 veterans that they have ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, by mistake. Letters concerning disability benefits for people with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) were sent to 2,500 veterans, but at least 1,200...
created by Annina Bergman | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago
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Tofu license plate 'ILVTOFU' deemed 'obscene'
Kelly Coffman-Lee in Colorado wanted to get a tofu license plate with the letters 'ILVTOFU' to tell the world about how she loves the bean curd and her vegan diet. However, the Division of Motor Vehicles have... Letters from Beckett
From The Times Literary Supplement,March 11, 2009,"Letters from Beckett–Great as a playwright, novelist and poet, Samuel Beckett also wrote letters of enduring worth– By Gabriel Josipovici ""Beckett was a...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago
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Children of the U.S. and World Send Letters to President Obama
A collection of drawings and letters from children living in the United States and from around the world, sharing their hopes, wishes and ideas with then President Elect Barack Obama, has...
created by Karen Hatter | 45 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago
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A Great Poet Ghalib Died Today
Perhaps the best known poet in the classical Urdu poetry tradition of the 'ghazal' or love poetry is Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Mirza Ghalib. Today is his 140th death anniversary. Born in the...
created by rumana husain | 45 wks ago | updated 45 wks ago
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