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Saudis Tweet: Be Kind to Foreign Workers
2011-09-05 15:38:00 This is an excerpt from Arabnews, an English language daily paper from Saudi Arabia: JAZAN: A number of Saudis have launched a campaign on Twitter asking their compatriots to be kind to the foreign manpower living with them and to spread awareness in society about humanitarian treatment to foreign laborers. They also tweeted that Saudis ...
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Quote of the Day: Samuel Johnson
2008-08-26 15:34:00 “If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.” Samuel Johnson English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784) SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Quote of the Day: Samuel Johnson", url: "http://bumpshack.com/2008/08/2-6/quote-of-the-day-samuel-johns-on-4/" });
Advent Calendar - Samuel Johnson
2007-12-12 12:15:00 Tomorrow (December 13th) is the anniversary of the death of Dr. Samuel Johnson, one of the most significant literary figures of the eighteenth century. So great was Johnson’s influence over British literary culture in the mid to late eighteenth century, that this period is sometimes referred to simply as the ‘Age of Johnson’. Portrait of Samuel ...
Quote of the Day: Samuel Johnson
2007-11-08 14:09:00 “Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original and the part that is original is not good.” Samuel Johnson, (attributed) English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784)
Friendship Quotes - Samuel Johnson
2007-08-27 18:33:00 “If a man does not make new acquaintance as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, Sir, should keep his friendship in constant repair.” Samuel Johnson (1709 – 84) British poet and lexicographer
Samuel Johnson Prize 2007
2007-07-01 15:04:00 UK's prestigious literary award for non-fiction, SamuelJohnson Prize was awarded to Rajiv Chandrasekaran, theformer Baghdad bureau chief for The Washington Post. Hisbook 'IMPERIAL LIFE IN THE EMERALD CITY' is about Baghdad'sGreen Zone surpassed the other five shorlisted entries,which include 'Murder in Amsterdam' by Ian Buruma, 'Havingit so Good:Britain in the Fifties' by Peter Hennessey,'Daughter of the Desert' by Georgina Howell, 'Brainwash' byDominic Streatfeild, and 'The Verneys' by Adrian Tinniswood.
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Quote of the Day: Samuel Johnson
2007-03-08 08:45:01 “The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” Samuel Johnson, (attributed; also attributed to Ann Landers) English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 - 1784) |
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