UNH football team has little room for error Nov 13, 2008
University of New Hampshire offensive lineman Dan Larkin (left) blocks for teammate Robert Simpson during a game against Hofstra on Nov. 1 in Durham. The Wildcats, coming off a loss to Villanova last weekend, play a big game against rival Massachusetts on Saturday at Cowell Stadium. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Vernon Handley, 77, conductor and champion of British music Sep 12, 2008
Of the 150 recordings Mr. Handley made with various orchestras, more than 90 were of British music from the likes of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Malcolm Arnold, Robert Simpson, Granville Bantock, and Arnold Bax. Mr. Handley was a protege of Adrian Boult, whose restrained gestures on the podium influenced Handley's own style. (Boston Globe)
Vernon Handley Sep 11, 2008
They included Arnold Bax, Granville Bantock, Edmund Rubbra, Robert Simpson (who dedicated his 10th symphony to Handley) and EJ Moeran. He even championed Sir Malcolm Arnold at a time when the composer couldn't keep his own life in tune, let alone his music, and persuaded audiences to sit through works by Holst other than The Planets such as the composer's Choral Symphony, which he revived in Liverpool in 1994. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Blue/White scrimmage showcases new talent May 2, 2008
In the skill positions nagging injuries may be a factor on Saturday, but the offense has several key players at running back and wide receiver with experience and speed, such as senior wide receiver Mike Boyle, sophomore wide receiver J. T. Wright, junior running back Chad Kackert, senior running back Robert Simpson and sophomore running back Sean Jellison. UNH will open the 2008 season on Sept. 6 at Army, and will play their home-opener on Sept. 20 vs. Albany. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Along the Way: Sportswriter was MVP in life Mar 7, 2008
He was known to me as Robert because, as I told him, thats my middle name (my real name is George Robert Simpson, but please dont tell anyone). In the 1970s and early 80s when we were beat reporters covering Arizona football, Robert and I would hang out at the practice field until the final drill, in case some player stubbed his toe or got kicked off the team. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Flora MacDonald Denison Mar 4, 2008
In the late 19th century, Flora MacDonald Merrill was a young woman working as a costumer for the Robert Simpson company in Toronto. She witnessed first hand the horrible conditions of the city s sweat shops, and vowed to do what she could to change the lives of the women who worked in them. (Suite101.com)
Cuba Christian Church to kick off celebration of 175th anniversary Nov 18, 2007
In later years, the church has been led by ministers staying for longer periods of time: Rev. Cecil Smith, Rev. Robert Allen, Rev. Taylor Murphy, Rev. John Clark, Rev. George Wilson, Rev. Paul Southard, Rev. Pamela June Webb, Rev. Robert Simpson, Rev. Keith Hutching, Rev. Jock Koehler, Rev. Kenny Bloyd, and present-day Rev. Amy Wharton. With each of these ministers came changes to the education curriculum and the church building, etc. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Review: Storm World Jun 29, 2007
By 1951, when the scientist Robert Simpson flew through Typhoon Marge's eye, describing a "coliseum of clouds" that were "banked like galleries in a great opera house," a new theoretical duel was taking shape. This one pitted the observers, like Simpson, who compared hurricanes to "heat engines," against the early computer modelers, who subscribed to a mathematical theory called CISK, or Conditional Instability of the Second Kind. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Elderly on-the-run abuser jailed Jun 2, 2007
Robert Simpson Wallace is now Northern Ireland's eldest prisoner. A 78-year-old paedophile who was the subject of a manhunt after going on the run has been jailed for six years. (BBC News -- UK)
Charnay, Bertrand take audience on tour of the past Mar 18, 2007
"Yucatan is Elsewhere", a name coined by artist Robert Simpson, is the title of the show devoted to Desire Charnay's photographic expeditions between 1857 and 1886 at the Musee du quai Branly in Paris. This major show ends on May 13. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
