Tórshavn
Tórshavn or Thorshavn , city (1998 est. pop. 16,095), capital of the Faeroe Islands, on SE Streymoy Island, Denmark. It is the commercial and shipping center of the Faeroe Islands and is also a major fishing port. The city has fish-processing plants, a shipyard, and produces woolen products. Tórshavn was probably founded in the 10th cent. During World War II it was occupied by the British (1942-45).
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OBIT - ROCK, OSCAR LEWIS
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 7/6/2008; 342 words
; Oscar Lewis Rock, 69, of Salem, entered into rest on Friday, July 4, 2008. He was a dedicated fisherman, and hunter. Lewis was preceded in death by his parents, Tolbert, and Oma Rock, sisters...
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A guide to life Which book tells you most about what life is really like? Continuing our series, the writer Colin Thubron chooses Oscar Lewis's The Children of Sanchez
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/1/2001; ; 364 words
; ...that most of the world still lives in brutalising poverty. Foremost among these works is The Children of Sanchez by Oscar Lewis (right). This anthropologist's masterpiece records the lives of four sons and daughters from a patriarchal family...
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 "Birmingham Mail (England)")
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O Danny joy! OSCARS: Day-Lewis and Swinton fly the flag for Britain at 80th Academy Awards.(News)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England); 2/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...wasn't for him." Day-Lewis, who holds joint Irish and...citizenship, and received his first Oscar for My Left Foot in 1990...Men Best actor Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Best...Marion Cotillard with their Oscars.; ALL SMILES... Daniel Day-Lewis walks off stage with Dame Helen...
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O Danny joy! ; OSCARS: Day-Lewis and Swinton fly the flag for Britain at 80th Academy Awards
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail; 2/25/2008; ; 700+ words
; DANIEL Day-Lewis and Tilda Swinton swept Britain to Oscar glory today while No Country For...biggest film of the ceremony. Day-Lewis, 50, as predicted, won his second...if it wasn't for him." Day-Lewis, who holds joint Irish and British...
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Making a play for Oscar Daniel Day-Lewis, 'Chicago' cast favorites to pick up Academy Award nominations
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 2/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...still, no one has a clue. With Oscar nominations less than four days...Jack Nicholson, Daniel Day-Lewis and Julianne Moore come to mind...BEST ACTOR Shoo-ins: Day-Lewis, "Gangs of New York...performance as commanding as Day-Lewis' Bill the Butcher. Nicholson...
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 "The Star (South Africa)")
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Oscar - The New Carl Lewis.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Star (South Africa); 9/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...Beijing Paralympics. And for Oscar Pistorius, black will be beautiful...named to become "the new Carl Lewis". Pistorius has signed a lucrative...a famous campaign featuring Lewis, the multiple Olympic medal...in the same light as they did Lewis. "Pistorius is an extraordinary...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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'THE CRUCIBLE' DANIEL DAY-LEWIS: OSCAR PICK?(TIMEOUT)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 1/2/1997; 700+ words
; ...Observer Service Daniel Day-Lewis's new film, ''The Crucible...opened. And already, Day-Lewis, who plays the abrasive farmer...on favorite to collect the Oscar for best actor to set alongside...My Left Foot.'' Day-Lewis, 39, has, during the filming...
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 "The New York Observer (New York, NY)")
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The Observer's Interview With Oscar-Winner Daniel Day-Lewis.
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 2/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...of the soul," said Daniel Day-Lewis. Last week, the 50-year-old...of your head." Read Daniel Day-Lewis' Oscar acceptance speech here. Plainview...becoming more menacing. Mr. Day-Lewis's natural speaking voice--rich...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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COUNTDOWN TO WAR: OPPOSITION TO IRAQ ATTACK GROWS AROUND WORLD: NO; Daniel Day- Lewis threatens to snub Oscars ceremony.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 3/12/2003; 700+ words
; ...WALLACE in New York OSCAR favourite Daniel...23 awards. Day-Lewis, widely believed...that includes the Oscars. "But at the same...should change. The Oscars are not a political...are at war, the Oscar telecast will obviously...safe and secure on Oscar night. He added...CONCERN: Daniel ...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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For sale, the typewriter that saved Christy's life; Inspiring life story: Dubliner Christy Brown writing in his unique manner Oscar winner: Daniel Day Lewis as Christy Brown in My Left Foot.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/26/2007; 673 words
; ...in his left footto write on the floor of his family's house. Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for his portrayal of Brown, while Brenda Frickerwas also awarded an Oscar for her role as the author's dedicated mother. Brown went on to enjoy a...
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Oscar Lewis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Oscar Lewis The American anthropologist Oscar Lewis...by Charles Valentine (1968). While Oscar Lewis is most well known for the culture of...or at least taken them into account. Oscar Lewis's works include "The Effects of White...
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Lewis, Oscar
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Lewis, Oscar 1914-1970 The anthropologist Oscar Lewis is best known for devising the “ culture of poverty...continuing salience of debates about the causes of poverty, Oscar Lewis ’ s legacy within anthropology and the social sciences...
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Attitudes, Behavioral
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...An early and influential work was Oscar Lewis ’ s La Vida: A Puerto...San Juan, and New York (1966). Lewis intended to show that the behavior...itself generated a way of life that Lewis described as a distinct “...
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Collis Potter Huntington
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Great Persuader (1970). He is discussed at length in Oscar Lewis, The Big Four (1938). For unfriendly views see Gustavus...Capitalists, 1861-1901 (1934). Additional Sources Lewis, Oscar, The big four: the story of Huntington, Stanford...
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Leland Stanford
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Life of Leland Stanford (1952). Stanford's role in the Central Pacific is examined in Oscar Lewis, The Big Four (1938). Additional Sources Lewis, Oscar, The big four: the story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the...
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