Today in History Nov 2, 2008
Thought for Today: "Drop the question what tomorrow may bring, and count as profit every day that Fate allows you." Horace, Roman poet (65 B.C.-8 B.C.). Buzz Up. (Yahoo News)
LocalracescontestedTuesday Oct 31, 2008
Vying to replace Taylor are Democrat Daniel R. Dowless and Republican Horace Wyatt. This race is generating a lot of interest among the voters in District 2, said Hammond. (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
100 Seasons Of UMass Basketball All-Time Team Of 1980s Announced Oct 31, 2008
The consists of Edwin Green, Horace Neysmith, Donald Russell, Carl Smith and Lorenzo Sutton ... 1980s Edwin Green Horace Neysmith Donald Russell Carl Smith Lorenzo Sutton ... Horace Neysmith (1982-85) was a member of the All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team in 1985 after he averaged 14. (Umassathletics.com)
Desktop Linux tidal wave alert Oct 31, 2008
Submitted by Horace Kindler on October 30, 2008 - 9:23 P.M.. SplashTop may be a fast boot but, sorry, Linux distros generally are not - at least compared to the Mac OSX. Even XP is generally quicker than say Ubuntu in any flavor. (Computerworld)
Parents should know safety tricks Oct 30, 2008
Richmond County property crimes Sgt. Horace Anderson said the department gets the usual burglaries and break-ins, but it's not too much more than usual. "We're probably going to get some vehicles egged and stuff like that, but otherwise it's not that bad," Sgt. Anderson said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
HOW ABOUT NOW? Oct 26, 2008
From the ancient poem by Horace, "Seize the day; put no trust in the future," the words were often used by West's college coach, Skip Prosser, at Xavier University in Cincinnati. Prosser collapsed and died in his office at Wake Forest last year after a midday jog. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Simply ridiculous fun Oct 25, 2008
Ridiculusmus, a name inspired by a quotation from Roman poet Horace ("Mountains will heave in childbirth, and a silly little mouse will be born"), prefer not to describe their work but Haynes points to their creative relationship as one big inspiration. "We irritate the pants off each other," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
It's now clear: McCain, angry, rude and clueless on the economy, is getting crushed on Nov. 4 Oct 24, 2008
Brian wrote on Oct 24, 2008 6:13 AM:" A poem by Horace Mann:No man survives when freedom fails;The best men rot in filthy jails.And those who cry "Appease, Appease. "Are hanged by those they tried to please. ". (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Valley events Oct 23, 2008
The Horace Palmer Jr. American Legion Post 308, located on Mitchell Street off Highway 903, north of Littleton, will hold a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24. Eat in or take out. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Ayers' Agenda: First-Grade Guinea Pigs Oct 22, 2008
Our first-grader astonished her father at the end of the past school year as he dropped her off at her D.C. public school, Horace Mann Elementary, where he had attended school in the early 1960s ... " The Ayers agenda appears to be gaining traction in D.C. s elementary school system. Most parents would not consider a Q&A session with first-graders about homosexual marriage as an "age-appropriate" discussion. After our daughter s revelation, we lodged a complaint with Chancellor Rhee's office,... (Human Events Online)
William Kristol: Here the people rule Oct 21, 2008
Conservatives' hearts have always beaten a little faster when they read Horace's famous line: "Odi profanum vulgus et arceo." "I hate the ignorant crowd and I keep them at a distance." ... I join them in taking my stand with Joe the Plumber - in defiance of Horace the Poet. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Winner is... who? Oct 19, 2008
Announcing the award, Horace Engdahl, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy, described Le Clzio as "a traveller, a citizen of the world, a nomad". Loneliness, isolation. (BBC News)
Weak economy ushers in crime Oct 19, 2008
Copper theft is one of the major crimes affected by difficult economic times, said Richmond County sheriff's Sgt. Horace Anderson. There's been a noticeable increase in copper thefts in the past several months, he said, adding that it represents about 10 percent of all property crimes in Richmond County. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Horace Mann picks N. Texas Oct 18, 2008
The move will bring 150 jobs to the Dallas area, including about 50 that will be relocating from other Horace Mann offices. About half of Horace Mann s employees in North Texas will handle homeowners claims from customers nationwide, and the other half will handle auto claims from customers in the western half of the United States, said Dennis Bianchi, senior vice president of casualty claims and regulatory affairs ... The consolidation won t reduce Horace Mann s total number of claims... (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Did a cook called 'Stina' really exist in Niles back in the 1870s? Oct 18, 2008
Speaking at an "Old Timers Picnic" at Island Park in the summer of 1947, he said, "If I have any claims to distinction - they are that I was born in Niles - that I once saw Mr. Montgomery Ward - that I used to stop with other schoolmates to watch the sparks fly at the little foundry run by Johnny and Horace Dodge and that I went to school with one of the greatest American writers - Ring Lardner.". Though Herman went on to mention many of lesser known Nilesites and even paid tribute to the town's... (Niles Star, MI)
Sirius XM Radio Lays Off 50 Including DJs, Employees Say Oct 16, 2008
"It shouldn't be any surprise that some people will be relieved of their duties as a result of the merger," said April Horace, a radio industry analyst with Janco Partners. "This is part of the overall cost synergy that Mel [Karmazin] has talked about.". (Washington Post -- Technology)
Neal Hefti; noted arranger wrote theme songs to 'Batman,' 'Odd Couple' Oct 15, 2008
But other jobs followed, including playing with the Bob Astor, Charlie Barnet, Bobby Byrne, Horace Heidt, and Charlie Spivak bands. Mr. Hefti, who was classified 4-F during World War II after being hit by a car in New York and breaking his pelvis, joined Woody Herman's band in 1944. (Boston Globe)
Ken Burns on PBS Parks Show Oct 15, 2008
We found a guy named Horace Kephart, who was at the time the bestselling author of nature books, a guide to camping and wildlife. He had been an early prodigy and then fell on hard times. (TVweek.com)
Symbol of patriotism getting a facelift Oct 13, 2008
Supervisor Gray has expressed plans to move her office from the county building in Lompoc to Judge Horace T. Reed's former courtroom and a former county supervisors office in the early 1970s, so that reservations and rentals could go through her staff, Warnstrom said. October 12, 2008. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Jamaica stun Eriksson's Mexico Oct 12, 2008
Reuters Published: October 12, 2008. Jamaica, under interim coach Theodore Whitmore, handed Sven-Goran Eriksson's Mexico a stunning 1-0 defeat in a bruising World Cup qualifier on Saturday. (International Herald Tribune)
Jury fears literature name leaked Oct 11, 2008
"I have a strong suspicion that there has been a leak in the system this time," Horace Engdahl, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy said yesterday. Ladbrokes saw such a surge in speculation on Le Clezio leading up to the announcement that it decided to halt betting on Wednesday. (Boston Globe)
Le Clezio -- who's he? Oct 11, 2008
By David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 10, 2008 If the selection of French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio as the 2008 Nobel literature laureate has anything to tell us, it's that Horace Engdahl means what he says. Last week, Engdahl, the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary, called American literary culture "too isolated, too insular. They don't translate enough and don't really participate in the big dialogue of literature" -- comments widely seen in the United States as... (Los Angeles Times)
Betting makes Nobel literature jury suspect leak Oct 11, 2008
"I have a strong suspicion that there has been a leak in the system this time," Horace Engdahl, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy told The Associated Press in an e-mail Friday. "I don't want to say more.". (USA Today -- News)
Frenchman Le Clezio Wins Nobel For Literature Oct 11, 2008
Horace Engdahl- secretary, the Nobel Committee for Literature, had triggered a literary controversy last month when in a statement to the Associated Press, he commented that American literature was too insulated, too insular. On top of it, he described American writers as too sensitive to trends in their own mass culture. (The Money Times)
Nobel judges accused of anti-US bias Oct 10, 2008
"I think he is very special - First, because he is a writer that transcends the borderlines of national cultures," Swedish Academy president Horace Engdahl said. "He's been living in Central America and Mexico, in the Indian Ocean. He is not a typical French writer. He is more of a cosmopolitan, more of a nomadic writer.". (ABC Online)
Nigeria: 'A Child of Nigeria' Wins Nobel Prize for Literature Oct 10, 2008
"His works have a cosmopolitan character. Frenchman, yes, but more so a traveller, a citizen of the world, a nomad," Permanent Secretary of the Academy, Horace Engdahl, told a news conference to announce the laureate. Underlining his international credentials, Le Clezio, who describes himself as French and Mauritian, answered questions in English, French and Spanish at a Paris press conference. (allAfrica.com)
Burglaries increasing since April Oct 10, 2008
"A bad economy generally has an impact on why these incidents are increasing," said sheriff's Sgt. Horace Anderson. "The worse people are doing, the more you'll see increases in burglaries.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
French novelist Le Clezio wins Nobel for literature Oct 10, 2008
Last month, Horace Engdahl, secretary of the Nobel committee for literature, stirred a literary controversy when he told the Associated Press that American literature is "too isolated, too insular," and American writers "too sensitive to trends in their own mass culture.". The last American to win the prize was Toni Morrison in 1993. (USA Today -- Life)
French writer receives Nobel for literature Oct 10, 2008
In a news conference in Stockholm after the announcement, Horace Engdahl, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, which awards the prize each year, described Le Cl. zio as a "cosmopolitan" author. (International Herald Tribune)
Swedish Academy worried by possible Nobel lit leak Oct 10, 2008
The academy's permanent secretary, Horace Engdahl, told Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter he intended to look into the matter, but that it was unclear how or if the information had somehow got out prematurely. A senior official at the academy told Reuters that Engdahl would not provide any further comment on the issue beyond the remarks he had already given to Swedish media. (Yahoo News)
French author wins Nobel Oct 10, 2008
In a recent interview with a US news outlet, the Academy's permanent secretary Horace Engdahl criticised American writers for being too influenced by their own popular culture. The last American to win the prize was Toni Morrison in 1993. (iAfrica.com)
France's Le Clezio Wins Nobel Lit Prize Oct 10, 2008
Academy Permanent Secretary Horace Engdahl said he was a writer of great diversity. "He has gone through many different phases of his development as a writer and has come to include other civilizations, other modes of living than the Western, in his writing," Engdahl said. (CBS News -- World)
French Novelist Le Clézio: A Nobel Surprise Oct 10, 2008
Last week Horace Engdahl, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, spoke out about the U.S.'s place in world literary culture. "The U.S. is too isolated, too insular," he said. (Time.com)
The Democrats Can Win Oct 8, 2008
By 1872, the first modern Democratic coalition was established, when gallant and cantankerous Horace Greeley flung his battered old white hat into the ring and set off tilting at windmills as both the Democratic donkey and the Rosinante of his own heroic imagination. They did not win that year, but by 1876 they had enough strength to do so, only to be cheated. (The Atlantic Online)
EDWIDGE DANTICAT: 15 years after her Nobel, Toni Morrison continues to inspire Oct 8, 2008
"Out of disadvantages and energy comes a new thing that has never been seen before." Recently, Horace Engdahl, a top member of the jury that awards the Nobel Prize for literature, said that unlike their European counterparts, American writers are too isolated and insular, too sensitive to trends in their own mass culture to participate in the "big dialogue of literature." No matter who wins the Nobel Prize for literature this year, Toni Morrison has already proven him wrong. Edwidge Danticat's... (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
The Culture Gabfest, Sore-Loser Edition Oct 8, 2008
Nobel Foundation Secretary Horace Engdahl's about American literature. Slate's on Engdahl's comments. (Slate)
Wynton Marsalis to perform at Patriots Theater in Trenton Oct 8, 2008
Some of the songs performed may feature the works of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Benny Goodman and Horace Silver to name a few. Trenton is the final stop of the nationwide tour that began and will end in New York City. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Where's Mark Twain When We Need Him? Oct 6, 2008
We're too insular and ignorant to produce great literature, says Horace Engdahl, whose name we'd never heard of before last Wednesday. And, not only that, but Europe's nattering classes have been laughing outright at the podium vernacular of a certain Alaskan vice presidential candidate. (Washington Post)
ANSWER TO A SWEDISH SNOB Oct 6, 2008
That would be one Horace Engdahl, who last week sought to explain why no American has won that prize since 1993. "Of course, there is powerful literature in all big cultures, but you can't get away from the fact that Europe still is the center of the literary world . . . not the United States," he proclaimed. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Will American writers get a Nobel brushoff? Oct 6, 2008
On Tuesday, Horace Engdahl, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, the organization that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature, gave an interview to The Associated Press and, while not dropping hints about this year's winner, seemed to rule out, pretty much, the chances of any American writer. "Europe is still the center of the literary world," he said, not the United States, and he suggested that American writers were "too sensitive to trends in their own mass culture." He added: "The... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Hey, Sweden, We Don't Want Your Stupid Nobel Prize in Literature Oct 6, 2008
Horace Engdahl, the academy's permanent secretary, made that clear this week when he told the Associated Press that American writers are simply not up to Nobel standards. "The U.S. is too isolated, too insular," Engdahl decreed. (Slate)
* Human rights advocates front-runners in Nobel Prize Oct 5, 2008
X Horace Engdahl, Swedish Academy permanent secretary. Human rights activists from China and Russia are considered front-runners in the Nobel Peace Prize next week, while punters are betting on an Italian, Syrian or Israeli for the coveted literature award. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nobel predications center on rights activists Oct 4, 2008
But Horace Engdahl, the academy's permanent secretary, rejected the notion that politics has anything to do with Nobel decisions. "One doesn't read literature with the same part of the brain as one votes for a political party," he told The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- International)
Nobel literature prize to be announced on Oct. 9 Oct 4, 2008
The winner is always presented by permanent secretary Horace Engdahl at the academy's 18th century offices in Stockholm's Old Town. Engdahl sparked debate in literary circles this week by saying that the U.S. is too insular and ignorant to challenge Europe as the center of the literary world. (FOX 11, AZ)
No wonder writers are nuts. The juries are bonkers Oct 4, 2008
How, for example, is a novelist supposed to take seriously the nonsense spouted by Horace Engdahl of the Swedish Academy, the body that decides the Nobel Prize in literature. He seems to feel that American writing is still in kindergarten, while its European cousin is doing postdoctoral research. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Nobel literature head: U.S. too insular to compete Oct 3, 2008
This 1994 file photo shows Swedish novelist and literary critic Horace Engdahl ... As the Swedish Academy enters final deliberations for this year s award, permanent secretary Horace Engdahl said it s no coincidence that most winners are European. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Nobel head: U.S. writers insular, ignorant Oct 3, 2008
As the Swedish Academy enters final deliberations for this year's award, permanent secretary Horace Engdahl said it's no coincidence that most winners are European. advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Nobel official pooh-poohs American lit Oct 3, 2008
In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Horace Engdahl said yesterday that "Europe still is the centre of the literary world.". Engdahl is the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, which selects the literature prize winner. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Community : Fall colors are approaching peak Oct 3, 2008
Online news and information for the Rhinelander region. SEARCH 14-day search. (Forest Republican, WI)
Nobel panelist rips U.S. writers Oct 3, 2008
As the Swedish Academy enters final deliberations for this year's award, permanent secretary Horace Engdahl said it's no coincidence that most winners are European. "Of course there is powerful literature in all big cultures, but you can't get away from the fact that Europe still is the center of the literary world ... not the United States," he said Tuesday. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Letters for Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Oct 3, 2008
Horace Stoessel Kapaa. Dated dog ordinance. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Dead by Election Day Oct 3, 2008
(In 1872, three electoral votes cast for the late Horace Greeley were discounted by Congress, but it's unclear whether votes cast for a living candidate who subsequently dies would be treated the same way. . (Slate)
Testimony called off as Pirates-Alvarez deal nears Sep 24, 2008
Alvarez, who played in high school at Horace Mann in the Bronx before going on to Vanderbilt, hit. 349 with 49 homers and 51 doubles in 170 college games. (FindLaw News)
Russian pullback in doubt as Condoleezza Rice and US aid troops head for Georgia Sep 24, 2008
He scolded Moscow for its attacks on Georgia, and warned it had put Russia s post-Cold War relations with the West at risk". To begin to repair the damage to its relations with the United States, Europe, and other nations, and to begin restoring its place in the world, Russia must keep its word and act to end this crisis, he declared. In Gori, Major-General Borisov denied Georgian claims that there had been looting and widespread destruction. There s been some talk that the city is destroyed,... (Yahoo News -- U.S. Military)
Peter D. Barberie New Photographs C... Sep 23, 2008
From 2003 to 2007, he was the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Horace W. Goldsmith Curatorial Fellow in Photography. During that time, he organized the exhibition Looking at Atget (2005) and co-organized Dreaming in Black and White: Photography at the Julien Levy Gallery (2006). (Suite101.com)
Foursome matches a freak-shot show Sep 20, 2008
When playing a foursome, do not remind your partner about his bad shots until the game is over, the British writer Horace Hutchinson, an accomplished amateur, advised well over a century ago. You may rest assured that he did not foozle the ball on purpose. (Globe and Mail)
U Kno Who goes hunting Sep 19, 2008
How is Chipper attending Bolles any different than Pedro Alvarez attending Horace Mann for high school and Vanderbilt for college. It s not like either one were silver spooned brats before they went there. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Persevering through tragedy Sep 19, 2008
The Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada, headed by Mr. Justice Horace Krever, dissected the failures at the root of the tragedy in meticulous detail. The inquiry also made a series of recommendations to create a safer, more efficient system, one that became Canadian Blood Services. (Globe and Mail)
After Merger, Sirius XM Shares Falling Sharply Sep 18, 2008
Analyst April Horace of Janco Securities rates the stock as a "cautious buy" at current levels ... "Every bank you thought you could get money out of is either closing its doors or being sold," Horace said ... But, Horace said more details need to emerge on the company's growth prospects before she changes her view on the stock. (Washington Post)
"For these companies the penalties are pocket change" Sep 17, 2008
" Horace "Topper" Thompson, the current chairman and a Bush administration appointee, declined to discuss specific cases but said he agreed with critics who contend appeals take too long. "It's very frustrating to everyone who is involved with OSHA," he said. "When a case takes this long to come out, abatement is stayed, payment of the fine is stayed, establishment of the principle is stayed until you can get the decision out. " Next page: Pages 1 Related Stories As Gustav approached, New... (Salon)
Around Your Town: A community events listing Sep 15, 2008
Huachuca Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Horace Steele Conference Room at Cochise College. Naturalist and bat researcher Anne Graf will will present Focus on our Mysterious Bats. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Beware of blood-sucking plant! 'The Little Shop of Horrors' to be performed in local florist shop Sep 14, 2008
Melissa Welz is a music teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School who decided to audition for the role of Crystal because she wanted a break from performing Broadway theatre and wanted to act in her hometown of North Bergen for the first time. She said that some of her students did not know what a musical was. (West New York Reporter, NJ)
The pursuit of leisure and the rise of the Roman villa Sep 13, 2008
"Captive Greece held captive her uncouth conqueror," as the poet Horace put it ... (Horace even made the tongue-in-cheek suggestion that it had become rather vulgar to live in town. (International Herald Tribune)
Societymuseuma treasure Sep 10, 2008
Horace Gasquet was active at what is known as French Hill before his township took shape. From my own archives I gleaned plenty of information. (Daily Triplicate)
Grand jury indicts Clayton mayor Sep 9, 2008
"The second county charges Ramey with violating his oath "when he negotiated for his sons, Horace Ramey, Thomas Ramey Jr. and Jeffrey Ramey, the purchase of a parcel of land belonging to George and Loma Presley (sic), over which a sewer line was to be placed. "The charge states the land purchase created the appearance of using his office for the purpose of personal gain, a violation of the city's code of ethics ordinance. "I think that it's a shame they have let things get out of hand," Ramey... (Clayton Tribune, GA)
