For some devoted readers in the late nineteenth century, Walt Whitman was a «man magnified to the dimensions of a god,» and «Leaves of Grass» a divinely inspired gospel. In a series of entertaining and acutely observed biograp [...]

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There were articles in the papers over the weekends about Dublin City Councils plans for banning private vehicles altogether from O'Connell St., Dame St., College Green, and Westmoreland St. in order to create a 'Bus Gate'. The car [...]

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Buses, Taxis, proposed, allowed, Port, Tunnel, reduced, rate, well., Sunday, Post, stated, that, strategy, increase, [...]

Today we rolled out Twitterfone. We really hope you enjoy it.
Press Release
** BEGINS **
Subject: Twitterfone inaugurates voice-to-Twitter service
* Allows anyone to send updates to Twitter by calling a number
* Voice is automatically tran [...]

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Tags: Today, rolled, Twitterfone., really, hope, enjoy, it.
Press, Release
, BEGINS, **
Subject:, Twitterfone, inaugurates, voice-to-Twitter, service, Allows, anyone, send, updates, Twitter, calling, number
, Voice, automatically, transcribed, text
, Twitterfone, www.twitterfone.com, Internationally, backed, voice, text, message, service, launched, today, Ireland.
, Twitterfone, voice-enables, Twitter,, text, message, rebroadcast, service, hottest, social, networking, service, moment., With, Twitterfone,, people, dictate, text, messages, their, mobile, [...]

It would be churlish not to congratulate Taoiseach Cowen on his elevation to the Holy Grail of Irish politics. I heartily do so and wish him well. It\'s a shame I can\'t say the same about aspects of his speech, but I will address that later. The purp [...]

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Byzantine Art
One of my favorite art styles is Byzantine art. It is the art of the Byzantine Empire, based out of  Constantinople (now Istanbul).   \»Byzantine art was completely focused on the needs of the Orthodox
church, in the painting o [...]

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One, favorite, styles, Byzantine, art., Byzantine, Empire,, based, of , Constantinople, (now, Istanbul).,  , «Byzantine, completely, focused, needs, Orthodox
church,, painting, icons, decoration, churches, with
frescoes, mosaics.»

The, Byzantine, style, around, from, Century, A.D., 1453, ended, when, Constantinople, turned, over, Turks, 1453,, during, European, Renaissance., continued, considerable, time, areas, like, Russia, elsewhere, where, Orthodox, church, held, sway.Camden, Town, [...]