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This is by no means Carson’s first foray into classical literature. A professor of the Classics at the University of Michigan, Carson has translated works such as “If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho,” and more recently, “An Oresteia.” Her “Autobiography of Red” is a collection of narrative verse told from the point of view of the mythical figure Geryon. This latest book combines her skills as translator and poet; here, her careful translation of Catullus’ poem is combined...
...grew up in the province's sleepy town of Kiamba, and with one eye on the congressional campaign built a house there in 2008. To run for office, Pacquiao must establish the fiction that he actually lives in Sarangani. He must also shake off the memory of his last foray into politics - a bid for a seat in the House of Representatives in neighboring South Cotabato province in 2007. Then, his opponent was also an incumbent from a political dynasty. "He was basically clobbered," says de Vera. (See the meaning and mythos of Manny Pacquiao...
Still, Icahn's recent foray into the gaming sector is grabbing investors' attention...
...Icahn, this isn't his first foray into the casino sector. Between 2000 and 2006, he purchased four casinos - the Stratosphere, Arizona's Charlie's Boulder, Arizona Charlie's Decatur and Aquarius Casinos - for $300 million, and sold them for $1.2 billion in 2008 before the recession unleashed the worst of its fury. (The original price was $1.3 billion, but was adjusted down slightly at closing time.) "That's a pretty good reward for waiting, right?" says Icahn. "Hopefully history will repeat itself...
This year, the saga began with a foray into internet voting technology. “We added a poll of all the seniors at the very beginning of the year, so we made sure to include everyone’s preferences concretely,” explains First Class Marshal Nworah B. Ayogu...