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 Calvin W. Prather Lodge #717
He later served as Governor of his home state of Maine for four terms and was the President of Bowdoin College where he taught every subject in the curriculum except mathematics.
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 Zwicky wins Governor Generals award
Previous UVic winners of the Governor Generals Literary Awards are: Patrick Lane, poetry, 1978; Jack Hodgins, fiction, 1979; Stephen Scobie, poetry, 1980; Joan MacLeod (alumna), drama, 1991; and Lorna Crozier, poetry, 1992.
A book of poems that started its existence as a hand-bound volume, each copy sewn together in response to an individual’s request, has won for its author, Dr. Jan Zwicky of the UVic philosophy department, the 1999 Governor Generals Award for Poetry.
Zwicky plans to donate the $10,000 prize to environmental and literary charities.
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 1992 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
See also: 1991 in literature, other events of 1992, 1993 in literature, list of years in literature.
The Bridges of Madison County, originally self-published by author Robert James Waller, will go on to become the largest selling novel in history with more than 60 million copies sold.
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 1992 in Canada -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
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February 8 - February 23 - (Click link for more info and facts about 1992 Winter Olympics) 1992 Winter Olympics are held in (Click link for more info and facts about Albertville, France) Albertville, France.
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 1992 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
February 8 - February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in Albertville, France.
October - The ban on homosexuals in the Canadian military is lifted, following a legal challenge by Michelle Douglas.
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 1992 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
February 8 - February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in Albertville, France.
The case was appealed to the Alberta Court of Appeal; see 1994 in Canada.
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 1992 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
February 8 - February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in Albertville, France.
See also: 1991 in Canada, other events of 1992, 1993 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
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 1992 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
February 8 - February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in Albertville, France.
July 25 - August 9 - Canada competes in the 1992 Summer Olympics
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 1993 in literature
See 1993 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
See also: 1992 in literature, other events of 1993, 1994 in literature, list of years in literature.
Professor Stephen Hawking's book, A Brief History of Time, becomes the longest running book on the bestseller list of The Sunday Times.
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 eric forbes’s book addicts’ guide to good books
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS to Toronto author David Gilmour for winning the 2005 Governor Generals Award for Fiction on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, for his novel, A Perfect Night to Go to China (2005), the story of a father’s guilt after his son disappears.
S The Chinese Siamese Cat (with illustrations by Gretchen Schields) (1994); The Moon Lady (with illustrations by Gretchen Schields) (1992)
This time, it is for the 2005 Whitbread Awards, one of United Kingdom’s top literary prizes, for the best novel, first novel, biography, poetry and children’s book.
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 University of Manitoba: Canadian Literature Archive - Author List (O)
AWARDS: Four Canada Council Arts Awards, 1st, Nora Epstein, University of Toronto, 1971; Short-listed for Governor General's award for fiction, 1992; Smithbooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award, 1992.
AWARDS: Runner-up, Canadian Library Association Book of the Year, 1986; short-listed for the W.H. Smith First Novel Award and the Governor-General's Fiction Award 1989; Marian Engle Award 1991; Geoffery Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People 1995; The Mr.
AWARDS: The Gabriel Award, 1992; Bronze Medal, New York Festival, 1993, both for "In the Time of Wolves," a suite of 10 poems.
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 CTV.ca - Moses Znaimer, Oliver Jones earn GG awards- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
Created in 1992, the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are administered by the GGPPA Foundation, a private not-for-profit charitable organization.
MONTREAL - Jazz legend Oliver Jones and TV producer Moses Znaimer are among the recipients of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, while singer k.d.
CTV.ca - Moses Znaimer, Oliver Jones earn GG awards- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
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 srilanka2
The English Patient, 1992, which brought Michael Ondaatje considerable international fame, won a third Governor Generals Award, plus the prestigious Booker Prize, and still another Trillium Award.
An early book of poetry, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid: Left Handed Poems, won the Governor Generals Award, 1970, and was adapted for the stage and produced at Stratford, Toronto, and New York.
He won another Governor Generals Award, 1979, for his collected poetry, 1963-78, There’s a Trick with a Knife I’m Learning to Do.
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See 1993 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
Canadian Major-General Romeo Dallaire appointed commander of the U.N. forces in Rwanda
See also: 1992 in Canada, other events of 1993, 1994 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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 Adrienne_Clarkson
Clarkson also received lots of awards and she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1992.
She became the second female Governor General in the history of Canada.
On October 7, 1999, Adrienne Clarkson became the Governor General of Canada.
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 Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit & Exposition 2004
General Poythress, who practiced law in Atlanta from 1983-1992, has spent much of his civilian career in public service.
After retiring as a four-star general and chief of the philippine national police in 2004, he was appointed as national security adviser to philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and director-general of the national security council.
The awards he has received include the distinguished conduct star, which is the second highest military award, the philippine legion of honor, two distinguished service stars, the PNP distinguished service medal, medalya ng katangi-tanging gawa, the bronze cross medal, military merit medals, the PMA cavalier award for leadership and command administration, and numerous other citations.
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 Stratford Book Festival
Awards: Marian Engel Award, 1992; WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award, for Abra, 1978.
He won the Governor Generals Award for Fiction for Whale Music in 1989 and the Stephen Leacock Medal the year before for King Leary.
He's also won the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Nebula Award the "Academy Award" of the SF field; he's the only writer in history to win the top SF awards in the United States, Japan, France, and Spain.
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 Gresham & Beach - Tucson Architects
1992 Southern Arizona Chapter/AIA Design Awards Program, East Parking Structure, University Medical Center Parking Structure, Tucson, Arizona, Citation Award
Subsequently, George and John efficiently coordinated with the User Representative and the General Contractor's team to facilitate clarifications, revisions and additional work.
Handicapped, Barrier Free Design Awards Program Navajo County Governmental Center, Holbrook, Navajo County, Arizona, Honor Award.
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 Minister of Finance Announces Appointment of the 2002 National Campaign Chair for the New Canada Savings Bonds Payroll Program
Tellier was chosen by his peers as Canada’s 1998 Outstanding CEO of the Year, he was named Railroader of the Year by Railway Age in 1997, and he received the Governor Generals Outstanding Achievement Award in 1990.
PAUL M. Paul M. Tellier was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Canadian National Railway Company effective October 1, 1992.
Tellier has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the McCullough Logistics Executive of the Year Award in 2001 from The National Industrial Transportation League and Logistics Management and Distribution Report, and in 2000 he was named Personality of the Year by the newspaper, Les Affaires.
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 Playbill News: Toronto Premiere of Vinci Exposes Leonardo's History, Starting Jan. 13
Playwright Hunter is one of Canada’s most successful playwrights and has been nominated for two Governor General's Awards and two Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Outstanding New Play).
Her play, Transit of Venus, premiered in 1992 and was produced across Canada and became the first Canadian play ever staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Saskatchewan native Hunter's plays Atlantis and Transit of Venus were staged by CanStage.
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 Pierre-François Ouellette art contemporain ::
Congratulations Roland Poulin, recipient of the Governor Generals Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2005, and Claude Gosselin for receiving the outstanding contribution award.
Roland Poulin is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Prix Borduas (2001) and the Jean A. Chalmers award in the visual arts (1998).
For his body of outstanding work, he has received the prestigious Prix Paul-Émile Borduas (2001), the Prix Ozias-Leduc (1992), the Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award (1996) and the Jean Chalmers Award (1998).
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 The Crown Online
Heighton has won several awards for his seven books, including the Petra Kenney Award for poetry in 2002, and the National Magazine Awards Gold Medal for fiction in 1992, and he was a finalist for the Governor General's Award in 1995 for The Ecstasy of Skeptics.
Heighton's prose is not overly poetic and retains strong imagery and use of metaphor.
Heighton's National Best Seller, "Shadow Boxer," depicts the life of an aspiring young writer who decides to box in order to prove himself as a man before becoming a writer.
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 1993 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1993 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
See also: 1992 in literature, other events of 1993, 1994 in literature, list of years in literature.
1993 is the 30th anniversary of The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
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 1993 in Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1993 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
See also: 1992 in Canada, other events of 1993, 1994 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
October 14 - The Tories release an election ad that many see as mocking Jean Chrétien's facial paralysis.
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 1991 in literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See 1991 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
See also: 1990 in literature, other events of 1991, 1992 in literature, list of years in literature.
Douglas Coupland publishes the novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, popularizing the term Generation X as the name of the generation.
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 1991 in literature
See 1991 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners finalists for those awards.
See also: 1990 in literature other events of 1991 1992 in literature list of years in literature.
This book was clear about the history of what has happened in Bosnia throughout the years of its rises and falls.
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 1991 In Literature Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
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