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In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

  
  Lovejoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lovejoy describe the lives of little Englanders, whose existence is defined by common features: hopeless optimism, seething bitterness, petty snobbery, missed opportunities, twitching curtains, idealistic claptrap, secret regrets, wrong decisions, and getting away with it all.
Lovejoy longs to live in a world where life's worries drift away on a wave of perfect pop; where new beginnings can lead to happy endings, where fond memories, sunshine, smiles and optimism have weathered the storms of mundane every day life and survived to see another day.
Sadly, Lovejoy can only record what it is like to live in a super 8 world of bowling greens, beach huts and fluttering Union Jack flags, daydreaming of escape and happiness.
www.indiepages.com /lovejoy   (152 words)

  
 Lovejoy
Lovejoy, director of a new academic institute dedicated to an interdisciplinary study of human evolution, expects to take the field to that next level.
Lovejoy adds that public and media fascination with finding the so-called missing link, however, tends to spur competition among different camps of anthropologists, increasing pressure to pronounce each find as a new species.
Lovejoy and Ferrini had only sporadic contact over the past 30 years, until the sudden death of the collector's only son led him to consider creating a legacy in his memory.
www.kent.edu /Magazine/Spring2003/Lovejoy.cfm?RenderForPrint=1   (1946 words)

  
 PBS - THE WEST - Julia Louisa Lovejoy
Through her letters to New England newspapers, Julia Louisa Lovejoy left a vivid account of the tumult that wracked Kansas during the struggle over abolition and slavery, and a testimony to the moral commitment that finally brought the struggle to an end.
Lovejoy was born in New Hampshire in 1812.
Lovejoy intended to contribute to this effort by serving as the Kansas correspondent for several Methodist newspapers back east.
www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/people/i_r/lovejoy.htm   (703 words)

  
 Owen Lovejoy
In 1836 Lovejoy was ordained as the pastor of the Congregational Church in Princeton, Illinois.
Lovejoy was a member of the Liberty Party and in was active in the campaign against the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
In 1854 Lovejoy was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAlovejoyO.htm   (410 words)

  
 Elijah Lovejoy
In 1836 Lovejoy published a full account of the lynching of an African American in St. Louis and the subsequent trial that acquitted the mob leaders.
Lovejoy wrote in his paper: "We distinctly avow it to be our settled purpose, never, while life lasts, to yield to this new system of attempting to destroy, by means of mob violence, the right of conscience, the freedom of opinion, and of the press."
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award was established and it is given to a member of the newspaper profession who continues the Lovejoy heritage of fearlessness and freedom.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USASlovejoy.htm   (992 words)

  
 McIntosh & Lovejoy: From "Civil War St. Louis" by Louis S. Gerteis
It was in this tense environment that Lovejoy became the object of the mob's fury.
But Lovejoy offered a detailed description of the lynching, not, he wrote, to suggest that its brutality reflected "the moral condition of St. Louis," but to denounce the spirit of "mobism" that it represented.
Lovejoy became a martyr to the antislavery cause.
www.civilwarstlouis.com /Reviews/mcintoshlovejoy.htm   (4548 words)

  
 Guided Tour of the Owen Lovejoy Homestead
On the table is a bronze plaque inscribed with an excerpt from the fiery speech Lovejoy made to Congress in 1859 trying to convince the legislature to pass a bill freeing the slaves.
The game table was given by the Lovejoys to Anna Shertz Johnson when she left their home after having been employed by them.
Lovejoy was arrested and brought to trial at the Bureau County Courthouse.
www.lovejoyhomestead.com /guidedtours.htm   (1347 words)

  
 ARTHUR LOVEJOY: FOUNDER OF THE HISTORY OF IDEAS MOVEMENT
Lovejoy once subjected himself to interrogation by the Maryland Senate, when he'd been nominated for the state's educational board of regents.
The history of ideas as conceived by Lovejoy was a methodology that required the contributions of scholars throughout the university.
Arthur O. Lovejoy, professor of history at Hopkins from 1910 to 1939, is credited with the introduction of the interdisciplinary academic area known as the history of ideas.
www.harvardsquarelibrary.org /unitarians/lovejoy.html   (1725 words)

  
 Owen Lovejoy Homestead
A Former Station on the Underground Railroad, the Lovejoy Homestead is located at the eastern edge of Princeton, Illinois, and was the home of the Denham and Lovejoy families for nearly 100 years.
Reverend Lovejoy was its most famous resident and occupied the house from 1838 until his death in 1864.
Lovejoy was prominent in the abolition movement and the Underground Railroad, a founder of the Illinois and national Republican party, and a congressional leader.
www.lovejoyhomestead.com /index.html   (180 words)

  
 Alton, Illinois - Civil War Era - Elijah Parish Lovejoy
In Alton, Lovejoy became the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery in 1837 and the first pastor of the present College Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Lovejoy and one of his supporters darted into the darkness to over-turn the ladder, for they knew they would be doomed if a fire was set.
The story of Lovejoy and the Abolitionists is the story of the enduring vigil for freedom of thought, speech, and the press.
www.altonweb.com /history/lovejoy   (713 words)

  
 Lovejoy Family
Lovejoy was a native of Georgia of Scottish descent.
Lovejoy was elected chaplain of the House and Senate in 1873, when the famous 13th Legislature, known as the "liberators" freed Texas from carpet bag rule.
Lovejoy was a haven for widows and orphans before the day of state or federal aid.
mikecochran.net /Lovejoy1939.html   (1181 words)

  
 Elijah Lovejoy - Alton Observer report
Lovejoy staggered inside the warehouse, making his way to the second floor before he finally fell.
The press Lovejoy died defending was carried to a window and thrown out onto the river bank.
Lovejoy was buried on November 9, 1837, his 35th birthday.
www.altonweb.com /history/lovejoy/ao1.html   (601 words)

  
 History of the Owen Lovejoy Homestead
Lovejoy was born in Albion, Maine in 1811.
Lovejoy was an acquaintance of Abraham Lincoln, and Lovejoy was one of the special guests invited to witness the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lovejoy died in 1864 of Bright’s disease (a liver and kidney disorder) at the age of 53.
www.lovejoyhomestead.com /history.htm   (1081 words)

  
 Today in History: November 7
Lovejoy, who was born on November 9, 1802 in Albion, Maine, decided to seek his fortune in the Midwest after graduating from college.
Lovejoy, supported by abolitionist friends like Edward Beecher (the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin), became ever more radical in his anti-slavery editorials.
As mob violence increased over the issue, Lovejoy, now a husband and father, decided to move his family to Alton, across the Mississippi River in the free state of Illinois.
memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/nov07.html   (1031 words)

  
 Gymnotus - Personnel: Nathan Lovejoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lovejoy, N.R. Systematics of Myliobatoid elasmobranchs: with emphasis on the phylogeny and historical biogeography of neotropical freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygonidae: Rajiformes).
Lovejoy, N.R. Phylogenetics of beloniform fishes: Interpreting heterochrony, biogeography, and the evolution of gliding.
Lovejoy, N.R. Systematics of needlefishes (Belonidae): Interpreting heterochrony and biogeography.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /gymnotus/nathanlovejoy.htm   (1320 words)

  
 Lovejoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lovejoy (marketed as The Lovejoy Mysteries on VHS in the U.S.) is a series of picaresque novels by John Grant (under the pen name Jonathan Gash) about the adventures of Lovejoy, a slightly unsavoury British antiques dealer, in East Anglia.
Lovejoy's first name is never mentioned in the books.
Lovejoy remains a favourite on BBC Canada cable TV and on direct broadcast satellite channels.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lovejoy   (522 words)

  
 bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lovejoy felt the southern states should not be antagonized by northern abolitionists because they, the slaveholders, held the key to the end of slavery.
Lovejoy later condemned this act of mob violence in a May 5 addition of the Observer by writing, "We must stand by the Constitution and laws, or all is gone."(10) In response to this written appeal, angry citizens twice entered the offices of the Observer and seriously damaged the printing press.
Lovejoy’s wife, Celia, could not attend due to poor health and the stress that her husband’s death had placed on her.
www.state.il.us /hpa/lovejoy/bio.htm   (3075 words)

  
 Lovejoy, Inc. - Miscellaneous Items   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lovejoy one-piece split shaft collars are designed to fully engage the shaft without marring or causing other shaft damage.
Lovejoy two-piece split shaft collars are designed to fully engage the shaft without marring or causing other shaft damage.
Lovejoy's Rigid Sleeve Couplings are suitable for use in joining any two shafts when flexibility is not required.
www.lovejoy-inc.com /miscellaneousitems.htm   (303 words)

  
 Thomas Lovejoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Eugene Lovejoy III is chief biodiversity adviser to the president of the World Bank, senior adviser to the president of the United Nations Foundation, and president of the Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment.
Thomas Lovejoy developed the debt-for-nature swaps, in which environmental groups purchase shaky foreign debt on the secondary market at the market rate, which is considerably discounted, and then convert this debt at its face value into the local currency to purchase biologically sensitive tracts of land in the debtor nation for purposes of environmental protection.
Lovejoy serves on many scientific and conservation boards and advisory groups, is the author of numerous articles and books, and is the founder of the public television series Nature.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thomas_Lovejoy   (532 words)

  
 Sarah Lovejoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Sarah Lovejoy, wife of Joshua, was killed when the British attacked Buffalo during the early morning of December 30, 1813.
Lovejoy objected to, and allegedly attacked the hand of the invader with a knife.
Lovejoy returned and gathered her bones in a handkerchief and buried them.
ah.bfn.org /a/forestL/lovejoy   (251 words)

  
 Jonathan Gash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lovejoy enters the illicit world of underground antiques when he is summoned by a shady underworld figure to judge a competition involving an antique vase.
High-stakes antiques dealer Lovejoy is coming off an unsuccessful liaison wit rich fashion-plate when he finds himself choosing between helping a friend f a missing seventeen-year-old girl, or exploring a mysterious invitation found in a borrowed tuxedo.
Lovejoy decides to use his own gift to assemble a mass of antiques - with any luck he might be able to bargain his way out.
www.bastulli.com /Gash/Gash.htm   (1622 words)

  
 Lovejoy ISD/Lucas ISD/Fairview ISD
"Lovejoy Independent School District, a small district that fell from an exemplary to a recognized rating, was one of the few districts in the region that saw its rating drop.".....
Residents are concerned the reason Lovejoy is only offering advanced classes is due to lack of finances as predicted by some who completed a study on the decision to build secondary.
Lovejoy's new 70-acre home site was purchased from a Lovejoy family, who own 154 acres of land across the street south of Lovejoy's new high school.
www.lovejoyschools.com   (1306 words)

  
 Aboard the Underground Railroad-- Owen Lovejoy House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864), an influential abolitionist, lived in this house, a National Historic Landmark, which was used as a depot on the Underground Railroad.
Born in Maine, Lovejoy moved to Princeton in 1838 where he was a minister for a Congregationalist Church.
Even more committed to the cause after his brother's death, Lovejoy used the pulpit to further the abolitionist cause and believed that slavery could be abolished through political action.
www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/underground/il1.htm   (259 words)

  
 Lovejoy Toronto Band Rock Music
Lovejoy was part of a fundraising team that raised over $40,000 in support of Princess Maragaret Hospital's Weekend To End Breast Cancer ----
Lovejoy is proof that the spirit of rock is very much alive.
Lovejoy's professionalism comes across on stage in their musical precision and the effortless charm in which they capture their audiences.
www.lovejoy.ca   (1255 words)

  
 Lovejoy Formation
The Lovejoy Formation was deposited 13 million years ago when it flowed out of the Earth's interior as hot molten lava.
The Lovejoy formation is found in both eastern Bidwell Park and at Table Mountain.
A geologic map of the area shows that the lava flow that created the Lovejoy formation did not cover the entire area, but only occurs west of Butte Creek in the Bidwell Park area.
www.csuchico.edu /atec/projects/tigers/site/formations/lovejoy.html   (260 words)

  
 LoveJoy Baptist Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The State Convention was invited to Rome, Georgia as guest of the Lovejoy Baptist Church; therefore, under the leadership Reverend Vaughn, an annex with Sunday School rooms and dining facilities were built and these seem adequate for a few years longer.
Under his leadership many improvements were made to the church structure; namely, the front of the church was renovated, remodeling of the annex was begun, a new communion table, piano, and organ were purchased and a new P. system was installed.
Under his leadership, a handicap ramp was built, a sidewalk was poured on the Grover Street side of the church, a bus was purchased.
www.lovejoybaptistchurch.org /pg-2.htm   (555 words)

  
 Lovejoy
Lovejoy has a particular weakness for a good sob story or a pretty face, either of which is enough to send him off in pursuit of villains and help victims recover their property.
Intelligent and worldly-wise, Lovejoy is something of a gypsy, too, and a loner who is always struggling near the edge.
But whether it's a priceless old master or a pretty young lady, there's never a dull moment with Lovjoy around--his love of beauty is sure to land him in trouble wherever he goes.
www.bbcprograms.com /pbs/catalog/lovejoy/lovemain.htm   (288 words)

  
 table   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The selected works shed valuable light not only on the beliefs of Elijah Lovejoy, but also comment directly on the differing attitudes of the citizens of the state of Illinois concerning the issue of slavery during the early decades of the 19th century.
The Lovejoy Papers at the Illinois State Historical Library include a unique collection of books, broadsides, pamphlets, newspaper articles, personal letters, prints, photographs, and drawings which provide a thorough account of Lovejoy's battle for freedom of the press and civil rights.
The Lovejoy research page is just a small part of the overall commitment of the Illinois State Historical Library to provide access to the historical materials of our state.
www.state.il.us /hpa/lovejoy/table.htm   (629 words)

  
 Lovejoy Independant School District - Lovejoy ISD
Lovejoy ISD prematurely announced to the community that these two candidates were the new school board members before the deadline for write-in candidates had past.
Lovejoy superintendent, Carol Ray told a citizen that the school sites were not properly marked because she did not want site locations to affect the outcome of the election.
Lovejoy Superintendent Carol Ray said she was aware of the postcards and voter concerns but said Ms.
www.lovejoyschools.com /Lovejoy_ISD_InTheKnow.htm   (1749 words)

  
 Television Heaven
Lovejoy became a slightly roguish, but basically decent man who would happily fleece the unscrupulous dealers he encountered, whilst ensuring that those who had fallen victim to the sharks received what was rightfully their due...usually for a small fee.
As Lovejoy's chief nemesis, the superciliously underhanded dealer, Charles Gimbert, enjoyably fell foul of this type of retribution on numerous occasions.
With its backdrop of beautiful Home Counties scenery, well written and amusing scripts and a cast of talented performers who obviously enjoyed their work, Lovejoy proved to be both a ratings winner and a delightfully finely polished gem of a series, which will continue to amuse and entertain.
www.televisionheaven.co.uk /lovejoy.htm   (444 words)

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