Wax or be damned May 24, 2008
But what is generally agreed, from Ovid to Lucretius to Catullus to Pausanius, is that the now genderless youths, known as galli (or, in Greek, galloi) lived and dressed thereafter as women, becoming Cybele's priestesses, presiding at her worship and at ritual orgies in her honour. This story might have nothing more than shock value, were it not for the obvious and unexplained feminisation of contemporary men. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Rabih Alameddine's 'The Hakawati' May 17, 2008
But their wellspring is ancient and varied: Alameddine has poached from and transformed parables from the "Panchatantra," the Old Testament, Homer, Ovid, the Koran, the uncensored "Thousand and One Nights," a collection of medieval gay poetry called "The Delight of Hearts," "Flowers From a Persian Garden" and many other sources. Yet this novelist, like his characters, isn't content to leave the tales as they are. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
CAT performance puts actors in water May 9, 2008
The water represents the various transformations that take place in Roman poet Ovid s myths, retold in this case with modern language, humor, and thought ... Hughes said she discovered playwright Mary Zimmerman s aquatic, modern take on Ovid s myths while researching prospective plays for the CAT. She said the presence of a large pool of water on the stage makes the play very unique. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Play takes shape around pool Apr 3, 2008
For the past three weeks, the cast of crew of Metamorphoses, a contemporary retelling of the myths of Ovid currently being staged at John S. Davidson Fine Arts School, have been spending an awful lot of time around the pool ... Mr. Gostoraski admitted that adding the element of water, both in the pool and a shower/waterfall device, provided challenges he had not expected. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Birth Flower for August Mar 28, 2008
When Hyacinthus was killed by Apollo s reckless discus toss, Ovid said that the flowers that sprang up from his body were hyacinths. However, some argue that Ovid was wrong and that the blossoms were actually gladiolas. (Suite101.com)
Even with skillfully told stories, this 'Flight' a little bumpy Mar 21, 2008
Third, like "The Decameron," Ovid's "Metamorphoses" and other story compilations, the whole play seeks to initiate the audience into communal mysteries, to fit us for the future ... Gradually, just as in Ovid, the stories move out of myth into history and to the present ... George Jones provides the live African percussion, which supports the songs (credit composer Karl Fredrik Lundeberg and music director Thomas Douglas) and the choreography of Oronde Sharif. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The devil's advocate Mar 1, 2008
Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They hand in hand with wand'ring steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way ... Milton drew from Ovid, who describes how Proserpina, daughter of Ceres, the goddess of harvests, is carried off by Dis, the god of the underworld, from Enna in Sicily, and how Ceres searches for her and, failing to find her, consigns the world to perpetual... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Fair Shares for All: Fancy some soldiers with your egg, mate? Feb 27, 2008
As a quasi-Cockney from the suburbs, a reader of popular trash and Ovid, he manages to be a snob, a reverse snob and a yob all at once. Nothing quite matches the magic of the childhood years, largely because the relatives are a lot more fun than Haney himself, who seems a little bored with his own adolescence and adulthood. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Roger Bacon, Medieval Thinker Feb 20, 2008
While Aquinas set about putting them into an orderly framework, Bacon suggested abandoning the whole exercise altogether, and, instead, returning to the scripture study and those which contain moral teaching, rather than learning first classical poets as Ovid. Bacon the Scientist. (Suite101.com)
Mayor kicks Marines out of Toledo; were scheduled for weekend urban warfare training... Feb 10, 2008
" Not to mention, the current mayor of Toledo is out to lunch. Can America not make even such a small sacrifice to allow the Marines use of a part of town for a day+ if it saves even one Marine's life? (*along with the Army, Navy, Air Force, and even the Coast Guard.) Joseph Maguire, Sarnia, Ontario Marines and National Defense The marines have to have access to training in areas like Toledo because they have to be ready when it's time to enter Ann Arbor. J Green, San Diego mayor who? I think... (The Drudge Report)
The fall and rise of the Yale Classics department Jan 30, 2008
With ancient works of literature making up a vast proportion of the Great Books, it seems plausible that the introduction of writers like Toni Morrison into the curriculum has depressed demand for Virgil and Ovid. As Alan Wolfe, a sociologist at Boston College, said in the Times article, Everyones read Things Fall Apart, but few people have read the Yeats poem that the title comes from. (Yale Herald, CT)
Why We Flirt Jan 18, 2008
The first published guide for how to flirt was written about 2,000 years ago, Perper points out, by a bloke named Ovid. As dating books go, The Art of Love leaves more recent publications like The Layguide: How to Seduce Women More Beautiful Than You Ever Dreamed Possible No Matter What You Look Like or How Much You Make in its dust. (Time.com)
They're the greatest Jan 11, 2008
In part, because we want readers to engage in the discussion we plan to provide a forum for outraged advocates or critics, clever ripostes and tut-tutting over obvious oversights and in part because in making distinctions, we implicitly reject the postmodern view that won't allow privileging (in the fashionable term) Anna Karenina over the James Bond books though I confess I look forward to the next one, by the highly literary Sebastian Faulks ... Does that mean we shall no longer be able to... (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Winemaking waste proves effective against disease-causing bacteria in early studies Jan 3, 2008
These included Pinot Noir from Hosmer Winery in Ovid, N.Y., Cabernet Franc from Cornell Orchards in Lansing, N.Y., Baco Noir from Pleasant Valley Winery in Hammondsport, N.Y. and NoiretTM from Swedish Hill Winery in Romulus, N.Y. Varieties were pre-screened for their phenolic content, and grape pomace was chosen in general for its ready supply as an inexpensive source material. Red grapes have been shown to contain 40 percent more phenols content than white. (EurekAlert!)
Ice to Blame for Fatal Crash Dec 26, 2007
John Sorensen, 77, of Ovid was killed when the car he was driving crashed head-on into a southbound car driven by Patricia Rodgiquez, 39, of Ithaca. Patricia is undergoing treatment for her injuries. (R News)
Obituary: Diane Middlebrook Dec 18, 2007
Her family kept her going, and her new book on Ovid, who had been a lifelong passion ... Nothing is known about Ovid, so she had to reconstruct him from history and his work - just the blend of scholarship and imagination which was her gift ... But she returned to Ovid every second she could, and, despite everything, Young Ovid will be published next year, the 2,000th anniversary of Ovid's exile. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Scholar wrote provocative biographies of complex artists Dec 18, 2007
Roman poet Ovid is the subject of Middlebrook's last book, which will be published by Viking Press in 2009 ... Her work on Ovid "sustained her in these very difficult years," said Marilyn Yalom, a research scholar at Stanford who knew Middlebrook for 30 years and co-hosted with her a literary salon for women ... Middlebrook left a manuscript that covers the early life of Ovid and uses his poetry as her source material. (Los Angeles Times)
Stanford professor Diane Middlebrook dies Dec 17, 2007
She leaves behind a manuscript that will be published in 2008 -- a biography of Ovid, a writer who was banished from Rome 2,000 years ago. "I think her legacy as a biography is her incredible humanity," San Francisco writer Kate Moses said. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Poet, biographer, feminist Diane Middlebrook dies of cancer at 68 Dec 17, 2007
At the time of her death, she was at work on a fourth biography - "Young Ovid" - which will be published soon by Viking Penguin, to coincide with the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of the Roman poet ... "As long as she had an ounce of energy, Diane was going to work on Ovid." ... Moses - who has been helping Nancy Miller, Middlebrook's literary executor, prepare the manuscript - pointed out, "With the new book, Diane has created a biography of a person for whom there is no biographical... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Diane Middlebrook, biographer of Sexton and Plath, dies Dec 16, 2007
A biography about the Roman poet Ovid is expected to be published next year to coincide with the 2,000th anniversary of his birth. "I think her legacy as a biographer is her incredible humanity," said author Kate Moses, one of many writers and artists encouraged by Middlebrook. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Seneca County board seeks troop donations Dec 4, 2007
Checks should be made out to Clifford Irwin c/o Here4you, American Legion 463, P.O. Box 401, Ovid, NY 14521, and items may be dropped off in collection boxes outside the County Manager's or DMV offices. Call Mike Lambert at 539-1997 if you wish to have donations picked up. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Looking back at Orpheus Nov 27, 2007
The harmonies in Monteverdi's opera Orpheus, which is 400 years old, provides further evidence of music's immense power to cross boundaries ... The story - found in Virgil, Horace and Ovid - has inspired operas by Monteverdi, Gluck, Offenbach and Philip Glass, plays by Tennessee Williams and Jean Anouilh, and evocative paintings by artists from Pieter Pier Rubens to Marc Chagall. (BBC News -- UK)
Children?s Chorus grows as doors open? Nov 27, 2007
The children will also sing in the Christmas concert Season of Dreams at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 at St. Andrew s. This year s concert will feature Stephen Nielson and Ovid Young, Steinway Piano Artists, who will accompany the chorus and will be featured as they perform some of their famous piano duets. Porter said the rate the chorus has grown has been surprising and he s not sure the children can quite grasp the quality of artists they perform with. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Rembrandt Painting Loaned to Getty Nov 18, 2007
The panel's upper left-hand source of light provides atmospheric effect in the background while illuminating the young female's face, strand of miniscule pearls adorning her hair and a large earring from one side ... taken from the Metamorphoses of Roman poet Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D.), shows the mighty god Jupiter in the guise of a white bull. (Suite101.com)
Is plasma vitamin C an appropriate biomarker of vitamin C intake? A systematic review and meta-analysis Nov 13, 2007
We searched the literature up to May 2006 through the OVID interface: MEDLINE (from 1960) and EMBASE (from 1988). We also reviewed the reference lists in the articles, reviews, and textbooks retrieved. (Nutrition Journal)
EMBASE Classic makes inroads into pharmaceutical industry Nov 7, 2007
EMBASE Classic may be acquired directly from Elsevier or from vendors Ovid, Dialog or DataStar ... EMBASE () is a biomedical and pharmacological database that provides access to the most up-to-date information about medical and drug-related subjects ... Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier Group plc (), a world-leading publisher and information provider. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
News from Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association Nov 4, 2007
"Our hope is that the new Circulation subspecialty journals will provide a focal point for members of these subspecialties to come together and form professional communities." Plans call for efforts to keep readers of the regular weekly journal apprised of important new papers from the subspecialty journals, including links on the Circulation Web site. The new titles -- along with Circulation and other AHA journals -- will also be available on the Journals@Ovid Web site, the world's largest... (PR Newswire)
Retreat where Dickens stayed to be sold Nov 2, 2007
But the main glory of the house is Thornhill's mural telling the story of the Calydonian Hunt as recounted by Ovid. The council had hoped to lease the building, which attracts 25,000 visitors a year, to the trust. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Heavenly creatures Oct 27, 2007
Ali Smith brings Ovid's most joyful myth into the modern age ... Well, I say man, but Ovid's very fluid, as writers go, much more than most ... Good old Ovid, giving it balls, I said. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Chamber of Commerce uses photo book as fundraiser Oct 27, 2007
For 18, area residents may purchase the gloss cover book published by Ovid Bell Press, where Hawkins works filled with 80 pages of photographs taken all over Callaway County. he book is full of pictures of fairs and festivals, pictures of old gas stations anything and everything you can imagine, he has a photo of it, Lewis said. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Aoibheann Sweeney Oct 7, 2007
Miranda s mother disappeared into the fog and didn t come back when Miranda was very young and a part-Native American fisherman, Mr. Blackwell, takes on the work of raising Miranda while her father obsesses over his translation of Ovid s Metamorphoses. Her father neglects preparation for Miranda s future while she makes few friends in school, loses her virginity to a sailor and misses her college exams. (Suite101.com)
Football, politics, and impending nuptials Oct 2, 2007
Keep in mind that the Roman Forum drew a better crowd for lions vs. Christians than for Ovid s latest poetry reading. It s a good thing I m such a peace-loving person, although I m sure that Randy Moss will appreciate a woman with a dark side, and that s all that matters to me. (Braintree Forum, MA)
How to be a Latin lover Sep 25, 2007
In an extract from her new book, Charlotte Higgins explains what we can learn from Ovid's Ars Amatoria ... And Ovid left us a detailed, scandalous, hilarious, cynical, explicit and still user-friendly handbook on how to go about finding, and keeping, the man or woman of our dreams ... Ovid's Ars Amatoria is quite a different proposition. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Pure poetry of art's dreamers Sep 14, 2007
"Eliot's poems provided me with images of urban life which were valid," he recalled in 1996 ... So Blackman was inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Arthur Boyd drew from Ovid and the Bible, and Olsen painted his visual interpretation of Kenneth Slessor's Five Bells. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mozart's Stage Works: 1767, Age 11 Sep 10, 2007
" (Source: Holy Bible, New International Version). Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes relates with the human spirit. It describes the human fear of death and eternal condemnation. The human spirit is drawn out from the cares of existence, and returns to God through repentance. 2. Mozart's Apollo et Hyacinthus, K.38 Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composed: 1767Libretto: Rufinus Widl based in Greek mythology as told by Roman poet Ovid in his work Metamorphoses. First Performance: Salzburg... (Suite101.com)
Disaster suites cater to data and people Aug 27, 2007
Having accommodations at the ready in a building designed to withstand any storm could be valuable to local companies, particularly those Downtown, said Ovid Babb, vice president of corporate business continuity management for Riverside-based Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (NYSE: FIS), which provides processing services to financial institutions ... Content provided by PR Newswire. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Writers blend fiction, poetry in two Miss. readings Aug 14, 2007
Other poets I draw upon are Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Ovid, Sylvia Plath, Mary Jo Salter, Daniel Hall, JD McClatchy, Robert Frost, Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop-although I certainly don't blame any of them for my shortcomings. Kevin: Yes, Jim, if he didn't give pragmatic advice, he always inspired us to want more, more than what we had done so far. (The Clarion-Ledger)
A Literary Hoax Aug 12, 2007
When the case opened at the London Sessions on 26 January 1927, Pearson s barrister, Sir Patrick Hastings, began aggressively by attacking John Lane as profiteers who were responsible for having published obscene material such as Ovid s Loves and Balzac s Contes Drolatiques. When Pearson was called to testify he admitted everything, and when asked why he had given Sir Rennel Rodd s name as that of the diplomat, replied: I think it was because I could not think of anyone less likely to have... (Suite101.com)
Controversy, glitz and that angry inch Aug 6, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. iOTA in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Emily Hill rides into Michigan high school rodeo history Aug 4, 2007
The competition was tough and she did OK, but not as well as she had hoped, reported Emily s mother, Debbie Hill, after watching her daughter compete in barrel racing, pole bending, cutting and breakaway roping, events in which she placed first at the Michigan finals held in Ovid in June. Hill received special recognition for her amazing feat during a mandatory meeting of the more than 1,500 competitors at the national competition. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Ghost writing Jul 28, 2007
The story of Orpheus was old when Ovid told it. In words, in music, in film, successive generations have worked it over, made it their own, every artist or would-be artist finding in it something personal and something new. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Tribes, leaders map out plans Jul 24, 2007
e want the two counties to work together on this, said David Dresser, Ovid Town Supervisor and Seneca County's Native American Affairs committee chair. f possible, we don't want the counties to take different positions. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
It’s best to stick with English Jul 21, 2007
Caesar, Suetonius and Ovid may be tumbling in their graves, but the data is goes marching on. So much for data. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
* Research on empathy earns praise Jul 13, 2007
MAJOR FINDING: Work by a doctor at Taipei City Hospital offers hope for autism sufferers and may provide insights into the mysteries of language By Mo Yan-chih STAFF REPORTER, WITH STAFF WRITER Friday, Jul 13, 2007, Page 4 ... "People with autism suffer from impaired communication due to a lack of empathy and the scientific measurement of empathy will help to provide assistance in the early treatment of autism," Cheng said yesterday at Taipei City Hall during a press conference ... Former vice... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Secrets buried in 'The Savage Garden' Jul 13, 2007
Fans of the "Da Vinci Code" will enjoy unraveling the secret in the garden, which hinges on references to Dante's "Inferno" and the works of Ovid. British writer Mills, who got his start as a screenwriter, fills the fast-moving novel with gorgeous scenery, good food, and clever banter between Adam and his older brother, Harry, a sculptor with a casual attitude toward other people's money and girlfriends. (Christian Science Monitor)
VICKERS/A triumvirate of teachers Jul 12, 2007
Although she was quite a taskmaster, there is no way of knowing the financial assistance she provided to students who were unable to pay their full tuition. Mrs. Sullivan's students respected her because they knew that she always had their best interest at heat. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Seneca County to use citizens advisory board to help with land claim Jul 10, 2007
David Dresser, Ovid town supervisor and the chair of the Native American committee, received a telephone call June 26 from Richard Rifkin, Gov. Eliot Spitzer's special counsel to the governors for Indian affairs, who said that because of concerns for taxpayers and precedent, a second opinion to review the work of Harris Beach law firm, the counties' tribal affairs attorney, could not be authorized, the release said. The state is paying for Harris Beach's work on behalf of the counties. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Improving search filter performance: a study of palliative care literature Jun 28, 2007
A previously developed search filter for use on OVID Medline validated using a gold standard set of references identified through hand searching, achieved an unacceptably low sensitivity (45. 4%). (BioMed Central)
Police Arrest Two For Fraud Jun 25, 2007
An afternoon storm, that Seneca County residents say appeared to be a tornado, cut a path from Ovid to Cayuga Lake. James Telban will be sentenced Friday morning on drunk driving charges. (R News)
News from Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association Jun 21, 2007
"Our vision is to provide a forum for presenting cutting-edge technologies and many new avenues of investigation-such as vascular development, stem cell research, genomics, proteomics, genetics and nanotechnology-now being explored by investigators in our three core disciplines," Taubman said ... Subscribers, and readers alike, have access to the journal's expanded online archive, providing access to the complete history of the journal-dating back to the first issue in 1981 ... Arteriosclerosis,... (PR Newswire)
Seneca County postpones vote on Cayuga land claim settlement Jun 20, 2007
David Dresser, Ovid town supervisor and chairman of the Seneca County Board of Supervisors' Native American Affairs Committee, was the sole speaker in favor of the settlement ... He also referred to a hand-out with an excerpt of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the city of Sherrill v. the Oneida Indian Nation case that said tribes couldn't have their open-market property purchases within their land claims automatically revert to sovereignty but said the land-in-trust process rovides the proper... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
VICKERS/Indiana author with Newton connections Jun 14, 2007
ThursdayJune 14, 2007. 6/13/2007 6:00:00 PM. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
More of this story Jun 8, 2007
Following the Washington, D.C., meeting, Laudadio received permission last fall in executive session from the leadership of both counties to begin negotiations, said David Dresser, the Ovid Town Supervisor and chair of Seneca County's Native American Affairs Committee. Angela Kershner / The CitizenLes Noble, of Seneca Falls, left, Ellen Lott, of Fayette, and Rodman Lott, of Seneca Falls, hold up signs to voice their opinions during the information session regarding the Cayuga Nation's proposed... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
VICKERS/Mississippi's oldest sport Jun 7, 2007
When disputes or disagreements came about between Choctaw communities, stickball provided a way to settle the disputes. The players might be as few as 20 or as many as several hundred. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Neighborhood Guide May 31, 2007
Description: Ovid Butler, a teacher and attorney, built the first house in this area in 1836. Now, examples of Second Empire, Queen Anne, Eclectic, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Free Classic and Stick Style populate the rambling neighborhood. (The Indianapolis Star)
VICKERS/Our Magnolia Grandiflora May 31, 2007
ThursdayMay 31, 2007. 5/30/2007 6:00:00 PM. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Cornwall Celebrates Children's Book Illustrators May 25, 2007
They teach lessons, provide enjoyment and build a framework for the joy of reading. These volumes hold the power to teach, give pleasure and provide fantasy or escape for children ... "In educational jargon, I wanted to retell the stories in a manner that is 'developmentally appropriate' for young children. I also wanted them to hear retellings that are faithful to the ancient storytellers Ovid and Hesiod," she explained. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
VICKERS/A mania for flea markets May 24, 2007
It is also possible to drive to the flea market site where ample parking is provided. In one booth a lady had, along with other items, a collection of used books. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Do longer consultations improve the management of psychological problems in general practice? A systematic literature review. May 17, 2007
Psychological problems present a huge burden of illness in our community and GPs are the main providers of care ... A search was conducted on Medline (Ovid) databases up to7 June 2006. (BioMed Central)
VICKERS/'Smile please' and 'in the pink' May 10, 2007
VICKERS/'Smile please' and 'in the pink. ThursdayMay 10, 2007. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Wine & Herb Festival a sure sign of spring May 8, 2007
At Sheldrake Point Winery in Ovid, executive chef Samantha Izzo made a peach and tomatillo salsa verde also known as reen sauce in Mexican cooking. . (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Kapinus Enjoys Farming and Giving Back Through Public Service May 3, 2007
Your premier agricultural newspaper to provide up-to-date Capitol news, compelling livestock topics, current dairy coverage, timely crop reports and management tools for today's operations ... in the early 20 s and currently has its headquarters in Ovid, Mich. (Agri-View, WI)
'Shakespeare's sister' May 2, 2007
Shakespeare himself went, very probably - his mother was an heiress - to the grammar school, where he may have learnt Latin - Ovid, Virgil and Horace - and the elements of grammar and logic. He was, it is well known, a wild boy who poached rabbits, perhaps shot a deer, and had, rather sooner than he should have done, married a woman in the neighbourhood, who bore him a child rather quicker than was right. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
‘Kings Row Weekend' a historical hit Apr 29, 2007
This year's recipients were Ovid Bell publisher John Bell and Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society director Barb Huddleston. The award was established to recognize individual contributions toward community, history and/or the arts. (Fulton Sun, MO)
New Twists on Olde Tales Apr 27, 2007
He cheekily describes The Canterbury Tales as a "Chippendale's version of Ovid these fruity, naughty private jokes." One can't imagine the courtiers placing dollar bills in the players' codpieces but you can almost hear them whooping it up. The accessibility of the tales, unusual because they were written in the vernacular English not the usual Latin or French made them popular with the mainstream. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
