Maecenas
Maecenas (Caius Maecenas) , d. 8 BC, Roman statesman and patron of letters. He was born (between 74 BC and 64 BC) into a wealthy family and was a trusted adviser of Octavian ( Augustus ), who employed Maecenas as his personal representative for various political missions. Later he retired and devoted all his time to his famous literary circle, which included Horace, Vergil, and Propertius. Although his friendship with Octavian became strained in later years, he bequeathed all his property to the emperor. To the great poets of his day he proved a friend and a munificent patron. His name is the symbol of the wealthy, generous patron of the arts.
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SAILING GUSTS INTO U.S. POOLS; CHEVROLET LAUNCHES STADIUM SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP
PR Newswire; 3/14/1995; 700+ words
; ...an all-new sport called stadium sailing. Scheduled to dock in 16 major cities across the country, Chevrolet's Stadium Sailing Championship will blow into New York City...will participate in Chevrolet Stadium Sailing Championship competitions as this event...
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SAILING GUSTS INTO U.S. POOLS -- CHEVROLET LAUNCHES STADIUM SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP
PR Newswire; 1/26/1995; 700+ words
; ...an all- new sport called stadium sailing. Scheduled to dock in 16 major cities across the country, Chevrolet's Stadium Sailing Championship will blow into Long Beach...will participate in Chevrolet Stadium Sailing Championship competitions as this event...
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Sailing School Relocates within Punta Gorda, Fla.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/29/2002; 700+ words
; ...They are the owners of the International Sailing School (ISS), which moved recently...C.J. explained. C.J. began sailing in 1990 while working as the Southeast...In 1993, C.J. became an American Sailing Association (ASA) instructor and director...
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US SAILING and Chubb Expand Partnership.
PR Newswire; 3/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...Becomes Title Sponsor of U.S. Junior Sailing Championships PORTSMOUTH, R.I., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- US SAILING, national governing body for the sport...the Official Insurance Carrier of US SAILING, announced today that they have extended...
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US SAILING Launches New SailingCertification.com Website.
Business Wire; 7/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...the Country PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- US SAILING may be best known for selecting the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team competing in China in the coming weeks...also the nation's premier provider of sailing instruction, issuing thousands of certifications...
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WindPath Sailing, Inc. Introduces Fractional Use Sailing to the San Francisco Bay Area.
PR Newswire; 3/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- WindPath Sailing brings fractional use yachting to the San Francisco Bay area. WindPath Sailing of CA provides a new and unique opportunity...other burdens associated with owning a sailing yacht," said Ian Treibick, president...
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SML SAILING SCHOOL HELPS SAILORS WITH YEARN TO LEARN
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 10/10/2008; ; 700+ words
; Lakers eager to improve their sailing skills have a hands-on-the- tiller opportunity at Smith Mountain Lake Sailing School. Retired General Motors marketing...Pete Phillip has more than 40 years of sailing experience and is a certified United...
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Sailing notes
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 11/24/2005; 630 words
; CHANGES AFOOT: US Sailing has voted in favor of restructuring the organization...meet monthly to make decisions," said US Sailing President Janet Baxter. "This change demonstrates that US Sailing is trying to modernize the way we work and...
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 "Portland Press Herald (Maine)")
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Sailing has become her great passion
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 6/7/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Press Herald (Maine) 06-07-2007 Sailing has become her great passion Byline...only girl on the nascent Portland High sailing team. She's also the captain and...that have yet to accord varsity status to sailing. "She's a very driven young lady...
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UW sailing team makes a splash
News Wire article from: University Wire; 5/5/2004; ; 648 words
; ...picnic lunch, the members of the Wisconsin sailing club team, a branch of the Hoofers Sailing Club, have been all business on the water...50th anniversary this year, the Wisconsin sailing team has been mastering the Lake Mendota waters...
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sailing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sailing as a sport, the art of navigating a sailboat...windsurfing or boats used to set speed-sailing records). Especially popular are the...theory, be attributable. History of Sport Sailing Although sailing as a means of transportation...
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Sailing Warships
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Sailing Warships. The infant U.S. republic was blessed in that...construction cost, and ease of repair and resupply offered by the sailing man‐of‐war. Sailing vessels needed only the wind to move them and the food and...
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US Sailing Association
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
US Sailing Association ( US Sailing ), the national governing body of sailing in the USA. It was first formed as the North American Yacht Racing Union ( NAYRU ) in 1897, its original purpose being to promote yacht racing and to unify the racing...
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points of sailing
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
points of sailing, the headings of a sailing vessel in relation to the wind. When a vessel is sailing as near to the wind as it can, it is said to be close hauled , i.e. with its sails sheeted (hardened) well in and just full of wind without...
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Packets, Sailing
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PACKETS, SAILING PACKETS, SAILING. The packet ship was the predecessor of the twentieth-century...between New York and Liverpool. By the mid-1820s packets were sailing from American and British ports each week. For the next decade...
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