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- The Almanac - Dec.21 - Post Chronicle
- For Wall Street, will there be a Santa Claus rally or a lump of coal? - Chicago Tribune
| The Almanac - Dec.21 - Post Chronicle Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:34 AM PST Today is Monday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2009 with 10 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Saturn and Mars. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include British statesman Benjamin Disraeli in 1804; Austrian President Kurt Waldheim in 1918; former talk show host Phil Donahue in 1935 (age 74); actress Jane Fonda in 1937 (age 72); rock musician Frank Zappa in 1940; Beach Boys guitarist Carl Wilson in 1946; actor Samuel L. Jackson in 1948 (age 61); former tennis star Chris Evert in 1954 (age 55); comedian Ray Romano in 1957 (age 52); track athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1959; and actors Kiefer Sutherland in 1966 (age 43) and Andy Dick in 1965 (age 44). On this date in history: In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, Mass., following a 63-day voyage from England aboard the Mayflower. In 1913, the first crossword puzzle in an American newspaper appeared in The New York Sunday World. In 1937, Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the first full-length animated feature film, opened in Los Angeles. In 1958, three months after a new French constitution was approved, Charles de Gaulle was elected the first president of the Fifth Republic by a sweeping majority of French voters. In 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned voyage to the moon, was launched. In 1975, the notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal led a raid on a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna. German and Arab terrorists stormed in with machine guns, killed three people and took 63 others hostage, including 11 oil ministers. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded and crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard and 11 people on the ground for a total death toll of 270. In 1990, a boat carrying about 100 U.S. sailors involved in Operation Desert Shield capsized off the Israeli coast. Twenty-one people died. In 1991, 11 former Soviet republics declared an end to the Soviet Union and forged a commonwealth that guaranteed independence. In 1992, 54 people were killed when a chartered jetliner carrying 340 people on a holiday to southern Portugal crashed in bad weather. In 1993, Hungary's parliament endorsed the nomination of Peter Boross as president, succeeding Jozsef Antall, who died in office Dec. 12. In 1994, more than 40 people were injured when an incendiary device exploded on a crowded subway in New York's lower Manhattan. Police later arrested one of the burn victims who reportedly was carrying a firebomb that went off. In 1995, a commuter train rammed the rear of a passenger train in heavy fog near Cairo, Egypt, killing 75 people. In 1997, a fire swept through Tokyo's Tsukji wholesale fish market, destroying more than 100 shops and stores. In 1998, the shaky coalition of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu collapsed when Israel's parliament voted 81-30 to dissolve the government. In 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush set in motion the first U.S. smallpox vaccination program in three decades. Bush had voiced fears terrorists might use the virus as a biological weapon. In 2004, U.S. President George W. Bush's approval rating slipped 6 percentage points to 49 percent, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll said, making Bush the first incumbent president to have an approval rating less than 50 percent one month after winning re-election. In 2007, Pakistani officials said a suicide bomber's assassination attempt on a former official killed at least 50 people and hurt 80 others in a crowded mosque in Lahore. In 2008, several low-profile commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 were conducted in Lockerbie, Scotland. The community had requested a few quiet ceremonies for the 1998 terrorist bombing that killed 270 people. A thought for the day: Benjamin Disraeli defined a bore as "one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation." (c) UPI Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Legendary Radio Show 'A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor ... - Stockhouse Posted: 21 Dec 2009 06:07 AM PST NCM Fathom, Prairie Home Productions, American Public Media and BY Experience Present A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor -- LIVE in HD! in Nearly 500 U.S. Movie Theaters on February 4th with Encore Showing on February 9th ST. PAUL, Minn. & CENTENNIAL, Colo., Dec 21, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Garrison Keillor, host of "A Prairie Home Companion," brings the beloved radio show to select movie theaters in communities nationwide with a special live performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor -- LIVE in HD! on Thursday, Feb. 4th, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. EST / 7:00 p.m. CST / 6:00 p.m. MST / (time delayed) 8:00 p.m. PST, Arizona and Hawaii. The live event will originate from the famed Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minn., where the show has been performed since 1978. An encore presentation will be shown in select movie theaters on Tuesday, Feb. 9th. Tickets for the live and encore events are available at presenting theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of participating theater locations, please visit www.FathomEvents.com or http://prairiehome.publicradio.org (locations and participants may be subject to change). Presented by NCM Fathom, Prairie Home Productions, American Public Media and BY Experience, Inc., A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor -- LIVE in HD! will feature several special guests, as well as regular show performers including actors Sue Scott and Tim Russell, sound-effects wizards Tom Keith and Fred Newman and the "Guy's All-Star Shoe Band" led by keyboardist, composer and arranger Richard Dworsky, guitarist Pat Donohue, percussionist Peter Johnson and bassist Gary Raynor. With his usual understated wit, Keillor noted: "After all these years, we're starting to get the hang of doing this show and feeling like we're ready for the big screen. Let people see what Dusty and Lefty and Guy Noir look like, and how the guy does the sound effects, and make sure 'The News from Lake Wobegon' is not read from a script. It's a radio show that has lasted 35 years and now audiences can see why." For more than 35 years, legions of fans have tuned in to Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" to be entertained by his low-key reflections, sharp insights and trademark humor. Each week, "A Prairie Home Companion" is heard by more than four million listeners of every age, on more than 600 public radio stations across the country. The show -- performed live on stage in front of an audience -- features comedy sketches, music and Keillor's signature monologue, "The News from Lake Wobegon." The show has been host to thousands of guest artists and has been broadcast from Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany, Iceland and nearly each of America's 50 states. "'A Prairie Home Companion' has been a treasured jewel of American radio entertainment for more than three decades and will now come to life like never before on the big screen," said Dan Diamond, vice president of Fathom. "Garrison Keillor and the show contributors will deliver an unforgettable entertainment experience for communities of loyal fans, all in the comfort of their local movie theater." A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor -- LIVE in HD! appears on the big screen in high-definition with Cinema Surround Sound in 490 select movie theaters, including AMC Entertainment Inc., Celebration! Cinema, Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Clearview Cinemas, Cobb Theatres, Georgia Theatre Co., Goodrich Quality Theaters, Hollywood Theaters, Kerasotes Showplace Theatres, Malco Theatres, Marcus Theatres, National Amusements and Regal Entertainment Group movie theaters, as well as Bainbridge 5 (Seattle, WA), The Carolina (Asheville, NC), The Grand Theatre (Bismarck, ND), Palace Cinema 9 (South Burlington, VT), Penn Cinema (Lititz, PA) and the State Theatre (Traverse City, MI), through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network -- North America's largest cinema broadcast network. Several independent venues and performing arts centers will also participate in the event. About National CineMedia National CineMedia (NCM) LLC operates the largest digital in-theatre network in North America through long-term agreements with its founding members, AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CNK) and Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), the three largest theatre operators in the U.S., and through multi-year agreements with several other theatre operators. NCM LLC produces and distributes its FirstLook pre feature program; cinema, lobby and online advertising products; comprehensive meeting and event services and other entertainment programming content. NCM LLC's national network includes approximately 16,800 screens of which approximately 15,400 are part of the company's Digital Content Network (DCN). NCM LLC's network covers 171 Designated Market Areas(R) (49 of the top 50). During 2008, approximately 660 million patrons attended movies shown in theatres currently included in the network (excluding Regal Consolidated Theatres). National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) owns a 41.5% interest in and is the managing member of NCM LLC. For additional information, visit www.ncm.com or www.FathomEvents.com. About Prairie Home Productions Prairie Home Productions LLC is the producer of radio programs for national distribution, including A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac, and televised programs for PBS, including the APHC specials for Great Performances, as well as tour shows, concerts, and special events such as the APHC At Sea Cruises and the A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION WITH GARRISON KEILLOR -- LIVE IN HD! Cinecast. About American Public Media(R) American Public Media, a nonprofit organization, is the second largest producer and distributor of public radio programming and the largest owner and operator of public radio stations in the nation. About BY Experience BY Experience is the pioneer of global live "alternative content" digital cinema events. Credits: Worldwide Distribution Representative of "The Met: Live in HD," International (ex-UK) Distribution Representative of the British National Theatre's series "NT Live"; Co-Presenter with the New York Times of its speaker's series, "TimesTalksLIVE" (2009); Cinema Distributor of the "BBC Electric Proms: Robbie Williams" (October 2009) and "BBC Last Night of the Proms 2009" (September 2009); BY Experience as Executive Producer for Cinema: "This American Life -- Live! with Ira Glass" (May 2009) and (April 2008); "David Gilmour: Remember That Night -- Live from the Royal Albert Hall" (September 2007); "David Bowie: Reality -- Live & Interactive" (September 2003). For more information, visit www.byexperience.net. SOURCE: National CineMedia Copyright Business Wire 2009 Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Stock Market Awaits 'Santa Claus' Rally - Denver Channel Posted: 21 Dec 2009 05:53 AM PST Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| The Almanac - Dec.21 - Post Chronicle Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:34 AM PST Today is Monday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2009 with 10 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Saturn and Mars. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include British statesman Benjamin Disraeli in 1804; Austrian President Kurt Waldheim in 1918; former talk show host Phil Donahue in 1935 (age 74); actress Jane Fonda in 1937 (age 72); rock musician Frank Zappa in 1940; Beach Boys guitarist Carl Wilson in 1946; actor Samuel L. Jackson in 1948 (age 61); former tennis star Chris Evert in 1954 (age 55); comedian Ray Romano in 1957 (age 52); track athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1959; and actors Kiefer Sutherland in 1966 (age 43) and Andy Dick in 1965 (age 44). On this date in history: In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, Mass., following a 63-day voyage from England aboard the Mayflower. In 1913, the first crossword puzzle in an American newspaper appeared in The New York Sunday World. In 1937, Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," the first full-length animated feature film, opened in Los Angeles. In 1958, three months after a new French constitution was approved, Charles de Gaulle was elected the first president of the Fifth Republic by a sweeping majority of French voters. In 1968, Apollo 8, the first manned voyage to the moon, was launched. In 1975, the notorious terrorist Carlos the Jackal led a raid on a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna. German and Arab terrorists stormed in with machine guns, killed three people and took 63 others hostage, including 11 oil ministers. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded and crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone aboard and 11 people on the ground for a total death toll of 270. In 1990, a boat carrying about 100 U.S. sailors involved in Operation Desert Shield capsized off the Israeli coast. Twenty-one people died. In 1991, 11 former Soviet republics declared an end to the Soviet Union and forged a commonwealth that guaranteed independence. In 1992, 54 people were killed when a chartered jetliner carrying 340 people on a holiday to southern Portugal crashed in bad weather. In 1993, Hungary's parliament endorsed the nomination of Peter Boross as president, succeeding Jozsef Antall, who died in office Dec. 12. In 1994, more than 40 people were injured when an incendiary device exploded on a crowded subway in New York's lower Manhattan. Police later arrested one of the burn victims who reportedly was carrying a firebomb that went off. In 1995, a commuter train rammed the rear of a passenger train in heavy fog near Cairo, Egypt, killing 75 people. In 1997, a fire swept through Tokyo's Tsukji wholesale fish market, destroying more than 100 shops and stores. In 1998, the shaky coalition of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu collapsed when Israel's parliament voted 81-30 to dissolve the government. In 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush set in motion the first U.S. smallpox vaccination program in three decades. Bush had voiced fears terrorists might use the virus as a biological weapon. In 2004, U.S. President George W. Bush's approval rating slipped 6 percentage points to 49 percent, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll said, making Bush the first incumbent president to have an approval rating less than 50 percent one month after winning re-election. In 2007, Pakistani officials said a suicide bomber's assassination attempt on a former official killed at least 50 people and hurt 80 others in a crowded mosque in Lahore. In 2008, several low-profile commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 were conducted in Lockerbie, Scotland. The community had requested a few quiet ceremonies for the 1998 terrorist bombing that killed 270 people. A thought for the day: Benjamin Disraeli defined a bore as "one who has the power of speech but not the capacity for conversation." (c) UPI Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| For Wall Street, will there be a Santa Claus rally or a lump of coal? - Chicago Tribune Posted: 21 Dec 2009 05:17 AM PST Skeptical children can doubt whether Santa Claus exists. But for stock-market statisticians, there's not much debate: The year-end lift known as the Santa Claus rally is no myth. The stock market typically posts modest but reliable gains in late December and early January. "It's pretty much like clockwork," says Jeff Hirsch, editor of the Stock Trader's Almanac, which tracks market trends. "And when it doesn't happen, it can be a very helpful warning of impending trouble." This year the stock market began December in somewhat typical fashion with a stagnant first half of the month. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up just 0.6% so far in December, and the Dow Jones industrial average is down 0.2%. That leaves room for the market to snap back by the end of the year, although stocks are still facing head winds from lingering doubts about the economy as well as trepidation among investors about the huge gains logged so far this year. The S&P is already up 22% in 2009, the Dow 18%. The entire period around the end of the year, though, has a bullish track record. To better understand what drives the Santa Claus rally, let's look at the variety of positive factors for the stock market that usually come together around this time of the year. The holidays are the strongest retail season of the year, giving a boost to the economy while also generating positive headlines. Year-end investment reports also tend to offer upbeat outlooks for the coming year, and often plug hot stock picks just as investors are repositioning their portfolios. This week, for example, the U.S. Commerce Department is scheduled to release data on the third quarter's gross domestic product, new-home sales and consumer spending. And because lots of investors are already in a good mood this time of year anyway, more people tend to be buying rather than selling around the holidays. "It's one of the most reliable rallies of the year," says Scott Marcouiller, senior equity strategist for Wells Fargo Advisors. "The probability is very high that we get a move up before the end of this year." Also, investors who might normally sell stocks for tax purposes late in the year could be more likely to hold off this time around. Because this stock market rally is only 9 months old, any gains from stocks bought this year would be considered short-term profits by the IRS. That would mean a much higher tax rate than gains on assets held for more than a year. Even those who aren't interested in buying stocks during the holiday season would do well to keep an eye on the market. In years when there hasn't been enough enthusiasm for a Santa Claus rally, it's often been a sign that turmoil lies ahead. After 1999, for example, when there was no Santa Claus rally, the market tanked in 2000. And a late-year drop two years ago was a forerunner to a disastrous 2008. Some market experts take dim views of trends based on the calendar. But the Santa Claus rally still has plenty of believers on Wall Street. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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