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Almanacs “The Almanac - Dec. 3 - Post Chronicle” plus 3 more

Almanacs “The Almanac - Dec. 3 - Post Chronicle” plus 3 more

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The Almanac - Dec. 3 - Post Chronicle

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:56 AM PST

Today is Thursday, Dec. 3, the 337th day of 2009 with 28 to follow.

The moon is waning. The morning stars are Venus, Mars, Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include presidential portrait painter Gilbert Stuart in 1755; U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist Cleveland Abbe, who initiated daily weather bulletins, in 1838; English novelist Joseph Conrad in 1857; country singer Ferlin Husky in 1925 (age 84); singer Andy Williams in 1927 (age 82); rocker Ozzy Osbourne in 1948 (age 61); former race car driver Rick Mears in 1951 (age 58); actresses Daryl Hannah and Julianne Moore, both in 1960 (age 49); Olympic figure skater Katarina Witt in 1965 (age 44); and actors Brendan Fraser in 1968 (age 41) and Brian Bonsall in 1981 (age 28).

On this date in history:

In 1833, Oberlin College in Ohio opened with an enrollment of 29 men and 15 women, the nation's first truly co-educational college.

In 1929, the Ford Motor Co. raised the pay of its employees from $5 to $7 a day despite the collapse of the U.S. stock market.

In 1948, the first news of the Whittaker Chambers spy case disclosed that microfilm of secret U.S. documents was found in a pumpkin on the former magazine editor's Maryland farm, allegedly for delivery to a communist power.

In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1984, poison gas leaked at a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. The world's most deadly chemical disaster was blamed for 2,889 deaths.

In 1990, soldiers seized Argentina's army headquarters two days before U.S. President George H.W. Bush was due to visit. The rebellion was quickly put down.

In 1992, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to authorize a U.S.-led multinational force to Somalia.

Also in 1992, Roman Catholic officials in Boston agreed to pay compensation to 68 people who claimed they were sexually abused 25 years ago by priest James Porter.

In 1995, South Korean police arrested former President Chun Doo-hwan on charges of orchestrating the December 1979 military coup that helped him to power.

In 1997, delegates from 131 countries met in Canada to sign the Convention on the Prohibition, Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines. The United States, Russia and China weren't among the 212 nations that signed.

In 2001, responding to a new wave of Palestinian suicide bombings, Israel struck the West Bank with planes, helicopter gunships, tanks and bulldozers, firing missiles into Yasser Arafat's headquarters.

In 2003, an international court in Tanzania convicted three Rwandan media executives of genocide for inciting a 1984 killing spree by machete-wielding gangs accused of slaughtering about 800,000 Tutsis.

In 2004, the death toll from a series of storms in the Philippines stood at a reported 568 with hundreds missing.

Also in 2004, Ukraine's top court invalidated the Nov. 21 presidential election and said it was fraught with fraud. A new election was set for Dec. 26.

In 2005, the American Civil Liberties Union charged the CIA with violating U.S. and international human rights laws by transporting terrorist suspects to other countries for interrogation in secret prisons.

In 2006, Hugo Chavez, an outspoken critic of U.S. President George W. Bush and U.S. foreign policy, was re-elected president of Venezuela.

In 2007, an estimate by U.S. intelligence says Iran halted its nuclear bomb program in 2003 but adds Tehran "is keeping open the option to develop" such weapons.

Also in 2007, the British schoolteacher jailed by Sudan for allowing her 7-year-old students to name a class teddy bear "Mohammed," an act perceived by Muslims as an Islam insult, was pardoned and released after serving about half her 15-day sentence.

In in 2008, a large bomb was disarmed at a busy rail station in Mumbai, site of terrorist attacks that killed more than 170 people, Indian officials announced.

Also in 2008, Bangkok's two airports resumed operations after Thai anti-government protesters ended a weeklong occupation, officials said. A court order dissolved the current ruling government coalition for alleged election fraud.

A thought for the day: poet Stella Benson said, "Call no man foe but never love a stranger." (c) UPI

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The Almanac - OfficialWire

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 03:23 AM PST

The moon is waning. The morning stars are Venus, Mars, Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include presidential portrait painter Gilbert Stuart in 1755; U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist Cleveland Abbe, who initiated daily weather bulletins, in 1838; English novelist Joseph Conrad in 1857; country singer Ferlin Husky in 1925 (age 84); singer Andy Williams in 1927 (age 82); rocker Ozzy Osbourne in 1948 (age 61); former race car driver Rick Mears in 1951 (age 58); actresses Daryl Hannah and Julianne Moore, both in 1960 (age 49); Olympic figure skater Katarina Witt in 1965 (age 44); and actors Brendan Fraser in 1968 (age 41) and Brian Bonsall in 1981 (age 28).

On this date in history:

In 1833, Oberlin College in Ohio opened with an enrollment of 29 men and 15 women, the nation's first truly co-educational college.

In 1929, the Ford Motor Co. raised the pay of its employees from $5 to $7 a day despite the collapse of the U.S. stock market.

In 1948, the first news of the Whittaker Chambers spy case disclosed that microfilm of secret U.S. documents was found in a pumpkin on the former magazine editor's Maryland farm, allegedly for delivery to a communist power.

In 1967, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa.

In 1984, poison gas leaked at a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. The world's most deadly chemical disaster was blamed for 2,889 deaths.

In 1990, soldiers seized Argentina's army headquarters two days before U.S. President George H.W. Bush was due to visit. The rebellion was quickly put down.

In 1992, the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to authorize a U.S.-led multinational force to Somalia.

Also in 1992, Roman Catholic officials in Boston agreed to pay compensation to 68 people who claimed they were sexually abused 25 years ago by priest James Porter.

In 1995, South Korean police arrested former President Chun Doo-hwan on charges of orchestrating the December 1979 military coup that helped him to power.

In 1997, delegates from 131 countries met in Canada to sign the Convention on the Prohibition, Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines. The United States, Russia and China weren't among the 212 nations that signed.

In 2001, responding to a new wave of Palestinian suicide bombings, Israel struck the West Bank with planes, helicopter gunships, tanks and bulldozers, firing missiles into Yasser Arafat's headquarters.

In 2003, an international court in Tanzania convicted three Rwandan media executives of genocide for inciting a 1984 killing spree by machete-wielding gangs accused of slaughtering about 800,000 Tutsis.

In 2004, the death toll from a series of storms in the Philippines stood at a reported 568 with hundreds missing.

Also in 2004, Ukraine's top court invalidated the Nov. 21 presidential election and said it was fraught with fraud. A new election was set for Dec. 26.

In 2005, the American Civil Liberties Union charged the CIA with violating U.S. and international human rights laws by transporting terrorist suspects to other countries for interrogation in secret prisons.

In 2006, Hugo Chavez, an outspoken critic of U.S. President George W. Bush and U.S. foreign policy, was re-elected president of Venezuela.

In 2007, an estimate by U.S. intelligence says Iran halted its nuclear bomb program in 2003 but adds Tehran "is keeping open the option to develop" such weapons.

Also in 2007, the British schoolteacher jailed by Sudan for allowing her 7-year-old students to name a class teddy bear "Mohammed," an act perceived by Muslims as an Islam insult, was pardoned and released after serving about half her 15-day sentence.

In in 2008, a large bomb was disarmed at a busy rail station in Mumbai, site of terrorist attacks that killed more than 170 people, Indian officials announced.

Also in 2008, Bangkok's two airports resumed operations after Thai anti-government protesters ended a weeklong occupation, officials said. A court order dissolved the current ruling government coalition for alleged election fraud.

 

A thought for the day: poet Stella Benson said, "Call no man foe but never love a stranger."

 

Nadas get in holiday spirit with 'Silent Night' benefit - Des Moines Register

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 02:11 AM PST

Christmas is coming early for The Nadas. On Friday, the band holds its annual "Nada Silent Night" holiday benefit concert for Toys for Tots.

Before that, band members will write and record the final song for its year-long "Almanac" project, where one song is written and recorded each month for a 12-song album. Due to deadlines for getting the album ready for a March release, The Nadas need to have the song finished before Friday night's show.

The concert's theme is "Home for the Holidays," and the band will perform a mix of holiday classics, Nadas songs and the group's original Christmas song, "Here Comes Christmas."

The Nadas stream many of the band's shows live and free online. This year, "Nada Silent Night" will be streamed for the first time, fitting the "Home For Christmas" theme, so fans outside Iowa can see the show.

The group has built up a community of fans who have moved around the country who gather online to watch and live chat about shows. Local fans can watch online too, but Walsmith hopes those fans will choose to see the show in person.

"We don't want to discourage people in town from bringing a toy down to help some kids," Walsmith said.

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Colder weather expected - Salina Journal

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 02:54 AM PST


12/3/2009

By DAVID CLOUSTON

Salina Journal

What about those shirt sleeve temperatures Salinans have been enjoying since late November? Come this weekend and early next week, you might want a sweater to slip over that long-sleeved T, dress shirt or blouse.

For today, the National Weather Service is predicting sunny skies, but high temperatures falling to near 34 degrees, accompanied by a north to northwest wind between 10 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Highs Friday and Saturday are predicted to be in the high 30-degree range, with lows in the morning in the teens, perhaps in the single digits as far west as Goodland, said weather service meteorologist Robb Lawson, in Wichita.

"It's just our typical cold air for this time of year," Lawson said.

There is a chance for snow flurries or light snow Sunday through Tuesday, when high temperatures are only expected to reach the mid- to high 20 degree range. The chance of precipitation as of the extended forecast Wednesday stood at 60 percent for Tuesday.

But, "that's far enough out ... we have fairly low confidence in that right now," Lawson said.

Wichita just closed the books on its 11th warmest November since meteorological records have been kept, he said. The average temperature for the month was 50.3 degrees. The average temperature for Salina for the month was 48 degrees.

"The whole area (of central Kansas) was above normal," Lawson said.

Temperatures through the weekend and into early next week across Kansas will be falling significantly, which is a bit unusual considering the lack, to date, of snowfall across the plains of northern Nebraska and the Dakotas. The colder air from that snowpack later in the season typically holds down temperatures here, as it migrates south, Lawson said.

The long-range winter season forecast from The Old Farmer's Almanac is for a colder than normal season, on average, across portions of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. The long-range forecasts by the popular periodical have appeared every year since it was first published in 1818.

The almanac calls for the coldest periods to be from early to mid December, mid to late January and the latter half of February. Temperatures in January and February are predicted to be 0.5 degrees to 3 degrees below average, with highs in the mid-20s. Precipitation is predicted to be near or slightly above normal.

Still, the almanac's outlook differs from the seasonal prediction from the weather service's national headquarters. Lawson said the weather service is predicting a warmer than average winter, with above-normal precipitation, for the Midwest.

n Reporter David Clouston can be reached at 822-1403 or by e-mail at dclouston@salina.com.

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