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  Homer - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Homer
Homer is situated on Kachemak Bay, an arm of lower Cook Inlet, on the southwestern Kenai Peninsula, 201 km/125 mi south-southwest of Anchorage.
Homer is situated in a dairy-farming region, but also has gravel pits and a number of small industries, including food canneries.
I proposed that Homer and Aristotle might appear at the head of all their commentators; but these were so numerous, that some hundreds were forced to attend in the court, and outward rooms of the palace.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Homer   (600 words)

  
 - SGCD -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
SGCD presented the annual Frank S. Child Award to the Homer Laughlin China Co., Newell, WV, at the organization's annual banquet in September.
The Child Award is generally given to an individual; however, a company award was presented this year to honor the many people Ð both living and dead Ð who were involved in the development of Fiestaware.
Carl Strutz Jr., president of Carl Strutz & Co., was the Child Award recipient in 1997.
www.sgcd.org /fschild.html   (414 words)

  
 Homer Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Homer Award is the Oscar of the local residential building industry.
The Homer Awards is the most widely recognized new home building competition in the St. Louis area and is open only to HBA members.
Homer Award winners are announced at an annual ceremony, which draws over 1,000 guests.
www.stlhba.com /public/awards_programs/homer_awards/homer_award_index.asp   (140 words)

  
 Science Fiction Writer Robert J. Sawyer: Backgrounder: Science Fiction Awards
The Arthur Ellis Awards are juried awards given each year since 1983 by the Crime Writers of Canada, a professional association of mystery-fiction and true-crime writers.
The Nebula is the "Academy Award" of Science Fiction, voted on by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
The award trophy is a Lucite block with polished stone planets and a galaxy of glitter embedded in it.
www.sfwriter.com /bgawards.htm   (1443 words)

  
 MSU Media Communications -- News Releases
Winners of the 1999 international awards were announced recently at the ninth annual International Awards ceremony, held on April 14 at the Kellogg Center.
A special recognition award was given posthumously to Blake Wales Hendee Smith, former specialist in the Department of Family Practice at MSU.
She is currently responsible for the administration and the award of scholarships to eligible applicants.
www.msu.edu /dept/univrel/media/releases/apr99/interawards.html   (2485 words)

  
 Press Release SGCD AWARD
No stranger to winning awards, Homer Laughlin won the Discovery Award for outstanding decorated ceramic design and technical achievement in 2000 with “Grand Californian.” In 1998 the SGCD awarded Homer Laughlin the Frank S. Child Award, and the Westin Wine Program plate won in the Novelties and Souvenirs category.
Homer Laughlin creates custom dinnerware, and has the fastest turn-around time in the business—customers can receive a fired sample within four weeks and quotation in one week.
Homer Laughlin’s designers and engineers have worked together to advance the use of lead-free decorating materials, modern manufacturing techniques, precious metals, exclusive one-fire processes and complex molds.
www.hlchina.com /pr.sgcdaward.htm   (297 words)

  
 homer hickam award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
From 2005, the 'O'DELL ALTITUDE AWARD' will be awarded to the highest altitude gained from the SWARM launchsite each year.
One of these items, Felix kept for the Club thinking it could be used to inspire individual members and Roy turned it into an Award that could be presented annually to the member who had either progressed most or contributed most to the advance of Rocketry in the South-West in each year.
To encourage members more in this field, Jim and I decided to donate an award for achievement in this area and since January 2004 there has been a strong contender who will be the first to receive this appreciation of the work they have been quietly doing in the background over the past year.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /swarm/awards.htm   (345 words)

  
 STL Press Releases
The Homer Award is given by HBA to home builders for excellence in design, construction, workmanship and value.
The Homer Award is given by the HBA for excellence in design, construction, workmanship and value.
Hayden garnered its third Homer award for the Geneva model at August Hill, which was judged in the category of single-family attached and won the award for “Outstanding Home — $1,071,793 — West St. Louis County.” August Hill is one of three Hayden gated luxury villa communities off Conway Road in Chesterfield.
www.stlpressreleases.com /show_release.php?company_id=89&pr_id=46   (679 words)

  
 Homer Fulcher and Julian Hamilton; NC Folk Heritage Award Winners
Homer Fulcher was born in Stacy, a small community well known for its decoy carvers.
Homer learned how to carve from watching his father, Charlie Wallace Fulcher, and their neighbors.
Homer carves now are larger and more carefully painted than the working decoys he used to make, but they still have the Core Sound touch--true to form without being overly realistic.
www.coresound.com /fa-fulcher.htm   (549 words)

  
 WavSource: Television: Simpsons: Homer 1
Homer: The other day I was so desperate for a beer I snuck into the football stadium and ate the dirt under the bleachers."
Homer: "The whole reason we have elected officials is so we don't have to think all the time."
Homer: "Oh man! This is the most exciting thing I've seen since Halley's comet collided with the moon."
www.wavsource.com /tv/simpsons/homer1.htm   (349 words)

  
 News
The Homer Town Square Project is an initiative by a group of community members who share a common goal to envision and create a central Town Square within the Central Business District of Homer.
The group, the Homer Town Square Project Committee, is comprised of members from all factions of the community including the public, economic, education, and retail sectors, as well as private individuals.
It is the belief of the Homer Town Square Project Committee that a central Town Square within the Central Business District would better serve to unite the citizens of Homer, provide economic opportunity and a sense of pride to the City, and act as a physical gathering space.
www.xyz.net /~khltkbr/news   (449 words)

  
 Virtual Springfield Baseball League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Homer League's best player of the week was California's Craig Paquette, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career.
The Homer League's best player of the week was San Francisco's Luis Gonzalez, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career.
The Homer League's best player of the week was San Jose's Roger Cedeno, who wins the award for the 1st time in his career.
www.vsbl.net /2004/news.htm   (10788 words)

  
 First Geologic Sequestration Field Test In U.S. Underway in New Mexico
Douglas Smoot of Brigham Young University won the prestigious award for his groundbreaking work in the computer modeling of fuel combustion and the formation and prevention of air pollutants.
This award consists of a citation, a gold medal and a $25,000 cash award.
The award honors Dr. Homer H. Lowry, the internationally known chemist who founded the Carnegie Institute of Technology's Coal Research Laboratories and who edited Chemistry of Coal Utilization, considered the standard work of reference for coal scientists and technologists.
www.netl.doe.gov /publications/press/2003/tl_lowry_2003nominations.html   (239 words)

  
 Special Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This award was set up in memory of Homer not only because of his devotion to his bucks but also because of the impact that he made on the people that knew him.
The entire Driggers family is an integral part of the history of the Southern Pygmy Goat Club and their herdname, Rocky Acres, is seen in the pedigrees of a great many pygmy goats today.
Homer's lovely wife Betty, their daughter Susan, and other members of the Driggers family attend the Peach State Classic each year to join with us in the presentation of this award which is truly cherished by each of its recipients.
www.softek.net /spgc/spgc/misc/HDaward.htm   (133 words)

  
 Homer Award -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The HOMer Awards were founded in 1991 by Jim Schneider, one of the sysops of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature Forum on the (Click link for more info and facts about CompuServe) CompuServe Information Service.
The award's name recalls both the ancient (A native or inhabitant of Greece) Greek epic poet and the CompuServe code-page for this forum, HOM-9.
All members of the SF&F Forum are eligible to nominate items and to vote on the final ballot.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/homer_award.htm   (86 words)

  
 DOE Opens Nomination Process For 2002 Homer Lowry Award
The Lowry Award was established in 1985 by the Secretary of Energy to recognize a living citizen of the United States whose scientific or technological achievements have advanced the understanding and use of fossil fuels.
The award honors Dr. Homer H. Lowry, the internationally known chemist who founded the Carnegie Institute of Technology's Coal Research Laboratories and who edited Chemistry of Coal Utilization.
The Department's Fossil Energy Office decided to resume the award to elevate awareness within the industry and the general public of the important contributions made by scientists and engineers who are working to improve the production and use of fuels that currently supply more than 85 percent of the Nation's energy.
www.netl.doe.gov /publications/press/2002/tl_lowry_2002nominations.html   (314 words)

  
 Breaking News - Out of the Park Baseball Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Awards may not be the most important thing for Josh Beckett Ph.D., but Florham Park's right-hander smiled as he was named the Bart League Mr.
The Homer League's best player of the week was Anaheim's Ramon Hernandez, who wins the award for the 2nd time in his career.
The Homer League's best player of the week was Belmont's Kelvin Barela, who wins the award for the 4th time in his career.
vsbl.net /output/news.html   (10059 words)

  
 Homer Award to Swiss poet
Latacz was the third recipient of the Homer Award, the first being Christian Wolf and the second Yasar Kemal.
Ulgur Gokhan, the mayor of Canakkale, the nearest major town to the site of ancient Troy, said that Latacz had been awarded the prize in recognition of his research and study on Troy and in particular for his work on ancient languages.
The first International Homer Poetry Award was given to Christian Wolf and the second to prominent Turkish writer Yasar Kemal.
www.ntv.com.tr /news/281146.asp   (210 words)

  
 Nominations for DOE's Homer Lowry Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Homer Lowry was an internationally known chemist who founded the Carnegie Institute of Technology's Coal Research Laboratories and who edited Chemistry of Coal Utilization.
In 1985 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established the Lowry Award to recognize a living citizen of the U.S. whose scientific or technological achievements have advanced the understanding and use of fossil fuels.
DOE decided to resume the award to elevate energy awareness within the industry and general public.
www.pttc.org /tech_sum/ts_334.htm   (178 words)

  
 Homer Nolan receives Jefferson Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Homer Nolan of Baxter, Kentucky began taking weather readings at his residence in August of 1942.
Nolan received the Thomas Jefferson Award, the highest award given to cooperative weather observers.
He was selected as one of five reciepients in 1980 to receive this honor from among 11,500 cooperative observers.
www.crh.noaa.gov /jkl/CPM/homerbio.html   (204 words)

  
 Sigma Pi Fraternity - Theta Gamma Chapter - Chapter News
The award capped off the evening at the 2002 Greek Banquet, where the Chapter took home three awards.
The Homer reflects all of the hard work through the school year of the brothers and serves as a sweet reward to the chapter's efforts to fulfill its mission of being the premier fraternity at UWA and of raising up men of character on this campus.
The Joseph Schell Award, formally known as the I Believe Award, was awarded to Fourth Counselor Wes Morrow.
www.sigmapi.net /news.htm   (1161 words)

  
 Astoria Homes™ — Award Winning 2003
Astoria Home¹s accomplishments were recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. in April 2003.
The ENERGY STAR Award is given to a variety of organizations to recognize their efforts to build energy-efficient homes that provide significant cost savings to consumers and benefit the environment.
These Award Winners are selected from over 1,000 organizations that participate in the ENERGY STAR program.
www.astoriahomes.com /about/award2003.asp   (485 words)

  
 SGCD2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Susie Bebout, manager of the Decorating Department, took home the 2003 SGCD Discovery Award in the Foodservice, Formal, Ceramic Category for Homer Laughlin’s “America” plate, featured on the Pristine® shape, part of the Ameriwhite Collection®.
Homer Laughlin also won in the Promotional Product and Premium competion for “The Homer Laughlin China Co.” promotional charger plate.
The award winning design staff of Homer Laughlin China, led by Art Director Judi Noble, creates over 1,500 custom designs and samples every year for many restaurants, hotels and clubs around the world, including The Biltmore Hotel, Colonial Williamsburg, P.F. Chang’s and The Greenbrier.
www.hlchina.com /SGCD2003.htm   (281 words)

  
 Re: Homer Warner Award description needed...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
There is no mention on the main page who Homer Warner is, or why his namesake is being used for the award.
I realize that his name carries a lot of weight in many circles, but we should still have 1-2 sentences describing the importance of his namesake, as well as indicating that we have his endorsement (and why he gave it).
She has hundreds of projects under her, and (according to a recent publication) EDS is the leading provider of IT within healthcare.
www.omg.org /archives/hia/msg00001.html   (242 words)

  
 dtraCorp - The Simpsons
After the annual plant physical, Smithers notices that Homer has an extermely low sperm count, and informs Mr Burns of the problem which is probably caused by the plant's radiation.
When Homer goes to receive the money, he asks what it's for, and ends up getting an award, "The Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence".
He invents a baby translator using Homer's award money to fund his research.
www31.brinkster.com /dtracorp/simpsons/episodes.asp?id=59   (167 words)

  
 Homer Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The RT Reviewer's Choice Awards are roughly equivalent in romance to the Hugos in science fiction and fantasy, but with some differences.
The RT awards are chosen by the reviewers at Romantic Times magazine, which has a circulation of about 150,000 and reviews over a thousand novels a year in all the genres.
The awards are presented at the RT Booklover's Conference, which is the romance equivalent of Worldcon, and is great fun to attend.
www.sff.net /people/asaro/RT.htp   (174 words)

  
 NAFSA: Association of International Educators - Homer Higbee Award for Distinguished Service to NAFSA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Homer D. Higbee served as a NAFSA life member, former president (1970-71), chair of the Field Service Steering Committee and on the boards of trustees/directors of numerous professional organizations.
This award established after his death in 1988, recognizes NAFSAns currently involved in associational activities who have donated at least ten years of distinguished service and plan to continue service to NAFSA’s leadership.
Current members of the Awards Committee, those who serve on the Executive Committee of NAFSA, and self nominations are not eligible for consideration.
www.nafsa.org /about.sec/organization_leadership/nafsa_s_volunteer_member/leadership_recognition/homer_higbee_award   (342 words)

  
 Mosby Building Arts, Ltd.
Mosby Building Arts, Ltd. won its 6th Homer award at the 35th annual St. Louis Home Builders Association Awards dinner...
Mosby Building Arts, Ltd. won the coveted 2002 Chrysalis award for the category of "Whole House Remodel under $200K"...
Mosby Building Arts, Ltd. Is pleased to announce the completion of the newly expanded Kitchen Conservatory, St. Louis' premier kitchenware and cooking school conveniently located at 8021 Clayton Road...
www.mosbybuildingarts.com /press.php   (198 words)

  
 SMMC-Homer Bourheois Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
2004 HOMER W. Homer Bourgeois was a long-time benefactor of the health care system in Lowell.
That award, Saints Memorial's Homer Bourgeois Award for Employee of the Year, will be announced during the Annual Employee Recognition Dinner on May 18th.
Nominees should be considered to most nearly express the ideals of service to the community and to Saints Memorial as exemplified by the late Homer W. Bourgeois.
www.saints-memorial.org /EmployeeOfMonth/bourgeois-award.html   (228 words)

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