US attorney general to visit Las Vegas Oct 18, 2009
Later, Holder is due to deliver the keynote address at the Anti-Defamation League's 2009 American Heritage Award Dinner at the Caesars Palace resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The league plans to present Torch of Liberty awards to Reid and Republican Sen. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Florida RB sets first visit Oct 16, 2009
Date: Oct 4, 2009 James Potts is a talented running back prospect from American Heritage High and he has scheduled his first official visit. Please or to read the rest of this story. (CollegeInsiders.com)
Fresno fair cook-off puts a new spin on chili Oct 14, 2009
Family Meals Matter: Enjoy Italian-American Heritage month with these family recipes ... Today, there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent living in the United States, so you'll have plenty of company in celebrating October as National Italian American Heritage Month. (Fresno Bee)
Completion of Highland Park South addition hoped for August Oct 14, 2009
Mahon requested input about the schools' Native American Heritage Day activities, saying that the schools had various activities during the week for students including field trips, educational workshops and Native American dancers. Huston said he would have liked to see a powwow take place again, adding that the first one last year seemed to go smoothly and was well-received. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Family Meals Matter: Enjoy Italian-American Heritage month with these family recipes Oct 13, 2009
Today, there are over 26 million Americans of Italian descent living in the United States, so you'll have plenty of company in celebrating October as National Italian American Heritage Month. Gather together your favorite paesanos for a hearty family meal of Italian Bean and Grain Soup, Chicken Italienne and Suisse Mocha Tiramisu. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Prison time, felony charges rare for relic looters Oct 13, 2009
Those refusals along with a lack of manpower and other priorities for investigators are part of the reason why "we are witnessing the wholesale stripping and selling off for scrap our collective American heritage," said Palmer, who now works as the senior law enforcement ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. "People might see these as insignificant but over time, you're removing context, you're removing significance, you're removing the lens of the future to look back at the past,"... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Crime often pays for relic looters Oct 12, 2009
American heritage being sold off ... Those refusals along with a lack of manpower and other priorities for investigators are part of the reason why "we are witnessing the wholesale stripping and selling off for scrap our collective American heritage," said Palmer, who now works as the senior law enforcement ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Ceremony to rededicate historic bible Oct 9, 2009
This winter Sturgis Library was awarded an American Heritage Preservation grant of $3,000 to help preserve the nearly 400-year-old Lothrop Bible. With the funding, a microclimate display case was constructed to hold the Bible of Rev. John Lothrop, Congregational minister and one of the founders of Barnstable. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Travel briefs Oct 9, 2009
NEW YORK A new book called Clean Breaks: 500 Ways To See the World offers vacation options that are socially responsible and environmentally friendly, from camel trekking in Egypt to learning Spanish in Nicaragua to exploring Native American heritage in the U.S.. Authors Jeremy McSmith and Richard Hammond offer sections on 14 regions of the world in the 30 book from Rough Guides. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Kauai pollution study can't pinpoint source Oct 6, 2009
The Hanalei River was recently selected as one of 14 American Heritage Rivers, according to the EPA. The river is approximately 16 miles long from its source to the ocean and is among the five largest rivers in Hawai'i. "It is a free-flowing river terminating in an estuarine bay, the third largest and most pristine in Hawai'i," the EPA states on its Web site. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Czar Power Grab (70) Oct 6, 2009
Published: Monday, October 5, 2009 1:05 AM CDT The American Heritage Dictionary defines czar as. 1. (Boerne Star, TX)
SunStateFootball Top 25 Oct 5, 2009
WINS: at Archbishop Carroll 47-0, at American Heritage 42-6, Interlachen 70-9, Fernandina Beach 65-0 ... WINS: at Dwyer 21-7, Palm Beach Central 50-0, at American Heritage-Delray 33-14, at Royal Palm Beach 34-22, Clewiston 46-0. (The Insiders -- Florida Prep)
Letters from The Cape Codder Oct 3, 2009
The committee would like to thank our fabulous sponsors: Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Willy s World Wellness and Conference Center, American Heritage Realty Inc., The Cape Codder newspaper, Cape Cod Hospital, Cape Cod Healthcare Rehabilitation Services at Willy s Gym, Cape Cod Sports Management, Cape Associates, and Fellman Design Group. In addition, the committee greatly appreciates the terrific efforts of the volunteers the players, and most especially Art Jerome, Willy s director of... (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Palin's book has a fitting title Oct 3, 2009
Here's what the American Heritage Dictionary has to say on the matter. Rogue: n.. (Juneau Empire)
Friday Night Top Performer's Sep 20, 2009
Glades Central QB threw for 380 yards on 22-37 passing in a rout over American Heritage. Atlantic QB and VT commit threw for 268 yards and 5 touchdowns in a rout over Boynton Beach. (The Insiders -- Florida Prep)
The Word: Is ’mourning’ broken? Sep 20, 2009
The current American Heritage gives the definition, To bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position: The convoy was stranded in the desert. I understand how an etymologically educated sailor might be annoyed to find stranded becoming a synonym for adrift. (Boston Globe)
Volker talks fly fishing and stimulus package Sep 19, 2009
The William W. Siebens American Heritage Lecture Series was endowed by the late Dr. Harold Walter Siebens, an Iowa-born entrepreneur and a long-time supporter with his family of BVU, in honor of his son William. Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Dan Browns worst sentences (or at least twenty of them) Sep 19, 2009
The American Heritage dictionary gives as one definition of forecast "to serve as an advance indication of". It's clear that Brown is using forecast in this sense here. (Harper's Magazine)
Kicking off -- Week 3 Sep 18, 2009
Cocoa opened season last week with 41-3 trouncing of American Heritage (Delray Beach). Host Bears coming off come-from-behind 20-14 victory over Astronaut. (Florida Today)
Hispanic Americans 'Damn Torpedoes,' bless the Navy with their faithful service Sep 17, 2009
September 15 through October 15 is celebrated as National Hispanic American Heritage Month. Hispanic Americans have created an everlasting impact on the United States Navy. (The Dolphin, CT)
Instinct Confirmed Sep 15, 2009
By PublisherDate: Sep 14, 2009 Two factors stood out for American Heritage High School wide receiver Darius Millines on his trip to West Virginia so much so that the playmaking pass catcher followed his gut feeling and committed to the Mountaineers. to read the rest of this story. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Tigers cruise with Chevelle Sep 12, 2009
Chevelle Buie got his junior season off to a nice start with four touchdowns -- including a scoring pass from senior quarterback Matt Younger, who ran for two more as the Tigers rolled past visiting American Heritage 41-3 in their season opener ... Rick Rivers, right, of Cocoa blasts American Heritage's Kyle Reynolds in Friday night's game. (Florida Today)
Friday Night Headliners Sep 6, 2009
American Heritage WR Markin Michel had 4 catches for 120 yards in a win over Clewiston. Dr. Phillips WR had 2 touchdown receptions. (The Insiders -- Florida Prep)
SEN.: Obama 'trying to disavow all things that have made this country different from all others'... Sep 3, 2009
In fact, he won't even discuss his family because he in fact has no real american heritage. We know his grandfather lives in a mud hut somewhere in Kenya and that his mother liked to cross the tracks but that is about all we can deduce from his otherwise mysterious background. (The Drudge Report)
Lester Glassner, 70, pop culture collector Aug 31, 2009
A 1961 graduate of Pratt Institute in New York City, Mr. Glassner designed more than 50 books during his career, most of them movie-related; and he was involved in a new design for the American Heritage Dictionary. An exhibition of selected pieces from his Dime-Store Days collection was presented in Tokyo in 1987. (Boston Globe)
Bismarck discusses grant for sally port Aug 27, 2009
Looked it up in American Heritage Dictionary on computer, assuming of course had something to do w/keeping perbs in lock up. Definition: A gate in fortification designed for SORTIES. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Fading away: The slow retirement of a tricky subjunctive Aug 23, 2009
The subjunctive in an if clause, says the American Heritage usage guide, is used of something presupposed to be false, like if I were rich. If the something isn t presumed false, but just unknown, you need an indicative verb: If it was dark, he would have taken the flashlight. (Boston Globe)
Grassley brings the world to Storm Lake during tour Aug 21, 2009
We're very proud of our efforts of globalism," he says. Moore says there are ten countries represented at BVU and the international enrollment continues to grow. Moore said experiences that prepare students to be citizens of the world come from both the classroom, chances to travel and study abroad opportunities, Academic and Cultural Events Series (ACES) and William W. Siebens American Heritage Lecture Series which has included several world leaders. Moore encouraged Ambassadors to speak to... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Twins set to celebrate Diversity Day Aug 19, 2009
Native American Heritage Day: Saturday, Sept. 19, 3:10 p.m. CT, Twins vs. Tigers. This year marks the 7th annual event celebrating Native American heritage and culture. (MLB.com -- Minnesota Twins)
Football's back! Aug 10, 2009
Cocoa opens its season Sept. 11 at home against small-school power American Heritage (Delray Beach). which reached the Class 1A semis last season. (Florida Today)
Vive la difference Aug 9, 2009
But the American Heritage Dictionary and other contemporary sources agree that a likely source is Dutch zudse, marsh, from Middle Dutch sudse. That would mean that suds began life as a singular, and though it could, like kudos, be reinterpreted as plural and sprout a new singular form, it hasn t done so yet. (Boston Globe)
Ducks Planting Seed With Potts Aug 3, 2009
Delray Beach (FL) American Heritage running back, James Potts, is but another big time talent whom the Ducks have shown plenty of interest as of late. eDuck Sports caught up with Potts to get the scoop on the recruiting front. (eDuck.com)
La Coka Nostra to Rock the Bells Aug 3, 2009
Subsequent singles such as "Shamrocks and Shenanigans" and "Top o' the Morning," both playing up Everlast and Danny Boy's Irish American heritage, didn't come even close to repeating that level of success, and House of Pain broke up in 1996 after releasing three albums. In 2002, VH1 ranked the Southern California trio at No. 63 on the program "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The Word: Anymore! Aug 2, 2009
But Fogle s suspicion, it seems, is correct: Positive anymore appears to be spreading, the American Heritage Dictionary says in a regional note. Even if it s new to your neighborhood, the usage is no upstart. (Boston Globe)
High School 2009 Preview: Broward Jul 28, 2009
American Heritage QB will take over at QB and he has one of the state's elite weapons in WR to work with. The silky smooth McCartney has elite hands and is a tremendous route runner. (The Insiders -- Florida Prep)
Wayzata businessman Peter Lytle dies Jul 28, 2009
Lytle was a entrepreneur and turnaround specialists, serving as the CEO of numerous companies during his career, including Humanetics Corp., Primo Piatto Inc., Velocity Express, St. Croix Computing, Oak Ridge Sports Inc., Agrotec Inc., AbleNet Inc., Marchese & Associates Inc., North American Heritage Brands Inc. and The Franchise Development Group. In 1992, Lytle founded , and a decade later the company made an offer to buy Minnetonka-based Fingerhut from Federated Department Stores Inc.... (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Obama adds to Vineyard's history Jul 25, 2009
The African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard: www. mvheritagetrail. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Not how he would define conservatism Jul 18, 2009
Graduate seminars in political thought that I took decades ago and my American Heritage dictionary define conservatism differently, as tending to favor the preservation of the existing order and to regard proposals for change with distrust. Preferring the past over the present is the hallmark of reactionary political thinking. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Safe with $9,000 stolen from Irish heritage center Jul 13, 2009
Chicago police are investigating the theft of a safe from the Irish American Heritage Center on the weekend of the organization's yearly festival. Chicago Police Officer John Mirabelli says robbers broke into the center through a window early Sunday morning. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The Word: Massive attack Jul 12, 2009
Some of us may hear a false note in massive gap or massive crater, but the American Heritage (like other dictionaries) notes that massive can mean large or imposing, as in quantity, scope, degree, intensity, or scale, or even large in comparison with the usual amount: a massive dose. The New York Times stylebook, one of the last holdouts, instructs that massive is best reserved for references to physical bulk. (Boston Globe)
OLD IS NEW: Saturday Evening Post looks to its past in shaping future Jul 12, 2009
As part of its redesign, the magazine has appointed an editorial advisory board that boasts Osgood, former Reader's Digest editor-in-chief Jackie Leo and Richard F. Snow, former editor-in-chief of American Heritage magazine. While Husni is skeptical about the magazine's future, media strategist Lou Ann Sabatier of Falls Church, Va. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
GM May Revive Popular Pontiac G8 Jul 11, 2009
It also could compete with the all-new Camaro, another rear-drive sporty car with an American heritage, says James N. Hall, a principal at 2953 Analytics, a Detroit-area consulting firm. Plus, it wouldn't be as simple as bringing a Caprice that is styled for the Middle East to the U.S., Hall says. (BusinessWeek)
Paying for universal health care isn't hard Jul 10, 2009
farnsworth68 wrote on Jul 9, 2009 1:08 AM:" Oh, and one more thing, Tige. I suggest that you invest in a dictionary or use one online regularly: 'this is genicide [sic], when people die!' Not quite. Here's the American Heritage Dictionary definition: 'Genocide: The systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of an entire national, racial, religious, or ethnic group.' As you can see, it takes more than it just happening 'when people die' during a war. I'd agree with... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Herz Likes Shipmans Game Jul 10, 2009
By Senior WriterDate: Jul 9, 2009 When I spoke with American Heritage Coach Danny Herz about his former players Kenny Boynton and Eloy Vargas, I also took the opportunity to ask him about two other guys of interest to Gator fans. to read the rest of this story. (FightinGators.com)
Use me, choose me: Five inexpensive kitchen tools Jul 6, 2009
And even though I would have been manufactured in China, I d take comfort in the American heritage of my design. Screwpull 3-in-1, $8. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
The Word: Aggravating! A verb that vexes Jul 5, 2009
The latest edition of the American Heritage Dictionary defends it in a usage note: Some people claim that aggravate can only mean to make worse, and not to irritate {hellip} they ignore not only an English sense in use since the 17th century, but also one of the original Latin ones. Sixty-eight percent of the Usage Panel approves of its use in It s the endless wait for luggage that aggravates me the most about air travel. (Boston Globe)
Millines Still Favors Gators Jun 29, 2009
The Delray Beach American Heritage receiver has 16 Division I scholarship offers to play football in college including powerhouses Florida and Miami, two teams that are very close to home. Millines continues to work out this summer and get better, he also has the Gators on top. (FightinGators.com)
Bucs eye winning Interleague mark Jun 27, 2009
The organization is having its annual American Heritage Festival outside PNC Park from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. On Friday, Andrew McCutchen became the first Pirates player since 1939 to record at least 30 hits in his first 20 games. (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Mirimichi Justin Timberlake's Gol... Jun 26, 2009
He explains that Timberlake was motivated partially by his Native American heritage. According to the Commercial Appeal, Mirimichi includes the following environmentally sensitive elements. (Suite101.com)
Guest commentary: Does history still matter? Jun 25, 2009
That little book reminds me that our American heritage and the ideals on which it is based are embodied and made real to us in the tangible places and things that have been preserved in our museums, historic sites and archives. Although we live at a time when unimaginable change surrounds us the Internet building worldwide connections of which our grandparents could not have dreamed, the financial world that we have known for a century seeming to collapse, and difficult decisions being made... (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Is same-sex marriage a civil rights issue? (16) Jun 21, 2009
SportsGuru wrote on Oct 17, 2008 11:50 AM:" .The American Heritage Dictionary defines Civil Rights as:"The rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship, especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and by subsequent acts of Congress, including civil liberties, due process, equal protection of the laws, and freedom from discrimination. "The only way to make Gay Marriage a Civil Rights issue is to argue that... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
John Houghtaling, inventor of Magic Fingers vibrating bed, dies at age 92 Jun 20, 2009
The average coin box took in eight quarters a week, which added up to about $2 million a month in sales, American Heritage magazine reported in 2000. Increasingly, the coin boxes were targeted by thieves, and motel owners gradually came to see Magic Fingers as a nuisance. (Honolulu Advertiser)
COLUMN: On July 4 does history still matter? Jun 20, 2009
That little book reminds me that our American heritage and the ideals on which it is based are embodied and made real to us in the tangible places and things that have been preserved in our museums, historic sites and archives. Although we live at a time when unimaginable change surrounds us the Internet building worldwide connections of which our grandparents could not have dreamed, the financial world that we have known for a century seeming to collapse and difficult decisions being made about... (Amesbury News, MA)
St. Joseph College prof named poet laureate Jun 19, 2009
And another is to organize a reading around Italian American Heritage Month in October, since both he and Sassi are of Italian extraction. Barone and Sassi say that West Hartford is full of poetry - of people interested in poetry, of writers groups, of published poets. (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Spiritually Speaking: When symbols, like the American flag, really mean something Jun 16, 2009
The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
Funemployment: The Recession Dictionary's Latest Jun 6, 2009
While Merriam-Webster's Dictionary added three recession-inspired words to its online dictionary recently, editors there and at rival American Heritage Dictionary agree that it will take years before such words make it into print dictionaries, if they ever do. Related. (ABC News -- Business)
Royals' Hosmer answers fans' questions Jun 3, 2009
He is a senior at my high school, American Heritage, as a shortstop. gilgameche55: Is there any particular pitcher in the bigs you hope to get a chance to face someday. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Unidentical twins May 31, 2009
The current American Heritage Dictionary gives only primmer, as does the New Oxford American; in Merriam-Webster and Webster's New World, primmer comes first, and pry-mer is labeled "chiefly British." So primmer seems to be the American way. But even though I'm a primmer pronouncer, I sympathize with the pry-mer people; it's a more natural choice, I think, given the spelling and the fact that the word is related to prime, not to prim. (Boston Globe)
Denver's dueling racetracks May 28, 2009
Leaders of the group have made overtures to the National Western Stock Show about moving to the area and expanding its facility and are talking as well as about putting a Western heritage museum or Native American heritage museum there, he said. Our feeling is. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Recruiting Analysis: Darius Millines May 27, 2009
By SOR AdministratorDate: May 26, 2009 Jr. Darius Millines of American Heritage HS (Fl. is no longer a prospect under-the-radar which is what he was when Rutgers offered him a few weeks ago. (RutgersInsider.com)
Recession Dictionary May 27, 2009
While Merriam-Webster's Dictionary added three recession-inspired words to its online dictionary recently, editors there and at rival American Heritage Dictionary agree that it will take years before such words make it into print dictionaries, if they ever do. For now, ABCNews. (ABC News)
2010 Prospect Video: Darius Millines May 24, 2009
comDate: May 24, 2009 One of the top athletes in the state for 2010 is Darius Millines from American Heritage in Delray. At 6'0, 175, Millines could project to WR, S, or CB. He has received plenty of interest this Spring on the recruiting trail and should put up huge numbers in 2009. (The Insiders -- Florida Prep)
IZOD Announces Primary Sponsorship of Vision Racing's #21 Car To Be Driven By Ryan Hunter-Reay May 23, 2009
As the official apparel sponsor, the IZOD team designed custom uniforms for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League, inspired by the uniquely American heritage of IndyCar racing and designed to address the performance needs on and off the track. In celebration of the Centennial Era of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy 500, PVH launched its IZOD collection of vintage, race-inspired and modern performance clothing commemorating the anniversary. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
5/22 :: Daily Trackside Report - Indianapolis 500 Miller Carb Day May 23, 2009
" *** Van Heusen Corporation announced today that its IZOD brand will be the primary sponsor of Vision Racing's #21 car for the Indianapolis 500 and the May 31 race at The Milwaukee Mile. The IZOD car, driven by IZOD spokesperson and 2008 Indy 500 Chase Rookie of the Year Ryan Hunter-Reay, made its debut today during Miller Lite Carb Day. In July 2008, the IZOD brand became the official apparel of the IndyCar Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Firestone Indy Lights. As the official apparel... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Boot Barn Invites Gallup to Come On Down to Their Grand Opening and Live Music Celebrations May 15, 2009
Enjoy Food, Fun and the 20%-off Sale At the Gallup Boot Barn Located in the American Heritage Plaza ... WHO: Local musicians from Stateline, Boot Barn's Professional Outfitters, excited Boot Barn customers, live broadcasters from KTNN radio and New Mexico media WHAT: Boot Barn Grand Opening Celebration - All boots, hats, apparel and jewelry 20% off - Live performance by Stateline - Giant sidewalk sale - Complimentary food and drinks - Dummy roping contests for adults and kids - Great giveaways... (Primezone Releases)
