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- The Almanac - Dec.29 - Post Chronicle
- Once in a blue moon - Suwannee Democrat
- The Almanac - OfficialWire
- Avatar Breaks a Dark Knight Record - COMICBOOKMOVIE.com
- Revelers will ring in new year under a 'blue moon' - Daily Tribune News
| The Almanac - Dec.29 - Post Chronicle Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:46 AM PST Today is Tuesday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2009 with two 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 Capricorn. They include Madame de Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis XV, in 1721; Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh, who patented a waterproof fabric, in 1766; industrialist Charles Goodyear in 1800; Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, in 1808; British statesman William Gladstone in 1809; band leader Clyde "Sugar Blues" McCoy in 1903; former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley in 1917; actors Ed Flanders ("St. Elsewhere") in 1934, Mary Tyler Moore in 1936 (age 73) and Jon Voight in 1938 (age 71); singer Marianne Faithfull in 1946 (age 63); actors Ted Danson in 1947 (age 62) and Jon Polito in 1950 (age 59); and comedian Paula Poundstone in 1959 (age 50). On this date in history: In 1170, Anglican churchman/politician Thomas Becket was killed at Canterbury Cathedral in England. In 1845, Texas was admitted into the United States as the 28th state. In 1848, gaslights were installed at the White House for the first time. In 1851, the first chapter of the Young Men's Christian Association -- YMCA -- opened in Boston. In 1890, more than 200 Indian men, women and children were massacred by the U.S. 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek, S.D. In 1940, London suffered its most devastating air raid when Germans firebombed the city. In 1967, Paul Whiteman, the "King of Jazz" and most popular bandleader of the pre-swing era, died in Doylestown, Pa., at age 77. In 1975, a terrorist bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 75. In 1983, the United States announced its withdrawal from UNESCO, charging the U.N. cultural and scientific organization was biased against Western nations. In 1989, playwright Vaclav Havel was sworn in as the first non-communist president of Czechoslovakia since 1948. In 1992, a Cuban airliner was hijacked to Miami as part of a mass defection. Forty-eight of the 53 people aboard sought and were granted political asylum. In 2001, London scientists studying seized documents concluded that accused terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization had tried to develop a range of weapons that include a ''dirty'' nuclear bomb. In 2002, Kenyan voters ousted the party that had ruled the nation since 1963 in an election that ended the 24-year presidency of Daniel Arap Moi. In 2003, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that armed air marshals would be placed on foreign flights entering U.S. airspace that were believed to be at risk of terrorist attacks. Also in 2003, five bodies were recovered from the Christmas Day mudslide in California's San Bernardino Mountains, running the total to 12 with two others missing. In 2004, actor Jerry Orbach, star of stage, film and TV, best known for his starring role on TV's "Law and Order," died of prostate cancer at the age of 69. In 2005, wind-driven grass fires in Texas and Oklahoma destroyed thousands of acres, hundreds of buildings and countless cattle. At least four people died. The Texas farming community of Cross Plains was demolished. In 2006, AT&T won U.S. approval to complete an $85 billion takeover of BellSouth Corp. after it made a series of consumer-friendly concessions. In 2008, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barack told the Knesset that Israel was involved in "all-out war" with the militant group Hamas, the de facto ruler in Gaza. His remarks came as Israel pounded Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip from the air for a third day with the death toll topping 300. Also in 2008, Somali President Abdullahi Yusef Ahmed resigned. He had been blamed for the country's deepening political crisis. A thought for the day: poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it." (c) UPI Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||
| Once in a blue moon - Suwannee Democrat Posted: 29 Dec 2009 04:25 AM PST | Published: December 29, 2009 07:22 am Once in a blue moon StaffWe'll be having one on New Year's Eve. A blue moon, that is. But what does "once in a blue moon" really mean? First, it hardly ever refers to the moon's actual hue. To be sure, the moon can and sometimes does appear blue. Experts say an abundance of dust in the upper atmosphere, such as might follow a massive explosion, is often to blame. Blue moons were said to be common following the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's in 1980. But the fabled phrase, which predates Shakespeare, usually means something else altogether. As it turns out, a blue moon is nothing more than the second full moon in a single calendar month. Full moons occur every 29 days or so, and some months are bound to have two. That's the "blue moon" we'll see Thursday night. (The month's first full moon came on Dec. 2.) But what about the rest of it? "Once in a blue moon" means exceedingly rare, right? Well, it's supposed to. But we actually see a second full moon about every two-and-a-half years. The last one occurred in May 2007. That's not all that uncommon, in the cosmic scheme. So a blue moon isn't blue, and isn't even all that rare. What gives? Simple. The current meaning of the phrase, which dates from 1946, is based on a mistake, say experts. An amateur astronomer misread an almanac from 1937, it appears. The "real" meaning pertains to the number of full moons per season, not month. In any case, the current understanding of the phrase seems here to stay. (The moon will rise here Thursday at 4:36 p.m. and set at 6:19 a.m.) Background information for this article is taken from a 1999 article in Sky & Telescope magazine (http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/moon/article_127_1.asp). 
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| Posted: 29 Dec 2009 02:52 AM PST
| 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 Capricorn. They include Madame de Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis XV, in 1721; Scottish chemist Charles Macintosh, who patented a waterproof fabric, in 1766; industrialist Charles Goodyear in 1800; Andrew Johnson, 17th president of the United States, in 1808; British statesman William Gladstone in 1809; band leader Clyde "Sugar Blues" McCoy in 1903; former Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley in 1917; actors Ed Flanders ("St. Elsewhere") in 1934, Mary Tyler Moore in 1936 (age 73) and Jon Voight in 1938 (age 71); singer Marianne Faithfull in 1946 (age 63); actors Ted Danson in 1947 (age 62) and Jon Polito in 1950 (age 59); and comedian Paula Poundstone in 1959 (age 50). On this date in history: In 1170, Anglican churchman/politician Thomas Becket was killed at Canterbury Cathedral in England. In 1845, Texas was admitted into the United States as the 28th state. In 1848, gaslights were installed at the White House for the first time. In 1851, the first chapter of the Young Men's Christian Association -- YMCA -- opened in Boston. In 1890, more than 200 Indian men, women and children were massacred by the U.S. 7th Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek, S.D. In 1940, London suffered its most devastating air raid when Germans firebombed the city. In 1967, Paul Whiteman, the "King of Jazz" and most popular bandleader of the pre-swing era, died in Doylestown, Pa., at age 77. In 1975, a terrorist bomb exploded at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, killing 11 people and injuring 75. In 1983, the United States announced its withdrawal from UNESCO, charging the U.N. cultural and scientific organization was biased against Western nations. In 1989, playwright Vaclav Havel was sworn in as the first non-communist president of Czechoslovakia since 1948. In 1992, a Cuban airliner was hijacked to Miami as part of a mass defection. Forty-eight of the 53 people aboard sought and were granted political asylum.In 2001, London scientists studying seized documents concluded that accused terrorist leader Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization had tried to develop a range of weapons that include a ''dirty'' nuclear bomb. In 2002, Kenyan voters ousted the party that had ruled the nation since 1963 in an election that ended the 24-year presidency of Daniel Arap Moi. In 2003, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that armed air marshals would be placed on foreign flights entering U.S. airspace that were believed to be at risk of terrorist attacks. Also in 2003, five bodies were recovered from the Christmas Day mudslide in California's San Bernardino Mountains, running the total to 12 with two others missing. In 2004, actor Jerry Orbach, star of stage, film and TV, best known for his starring role on TV's "Law and Order," died of prostate cancer at the age of 69. In 2005, wind-driven grass fires in Texas and Oklahoma destroyed thousands of acres, hundreds of buildings and countless cattle. At least four people died. The Texas farming community of Cross Plains was demolished. In 2006, AT&T won U.S. approval to complete an $85 billion takeover of BellSouth Corp. after it made a series of consumer-friendly concessions. In 2008, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barack told the Knesset that Israel was involved in "all-out war" with the militant group Hamas, the de facto ruler in Gaza. His remarks came as Israel pounded Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip from the air for a third day with the death toll topping 300. Also in 2008, Somali President Abdullahi Yusef Ahmed resigned. He had been blamed for the country's deepening political crisis.
A thought for the day: poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it."
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| Avatar Breaks a Dark Knight Record - COMICBOOKMOVIE.com Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:37 PM PST 
Santa slid down FOX's chimney this year delivering a record breaking second weekend for Avatar. The James Cameron fantasy flick took in $75.6 million, edging past The Dark Knight, which previously held the second weekend record at $75.2 million.
In other news (I've always wanted to say that), the American Film Institute released its 8 Moments of Significance for 2009 and Avatar made the cut. The criteria is apparently "accomplishments of considerable merit; influences with either a positive or negative impression; trends, either new or re-emerging; anniversaries or memorials of special note; and/or movements in new technologies, education, preservation, government or other areas that impact the art film, television and digital media." This is what the AFI had to say about the titanic (pun intended) film: AVATAR – JAMES CAMERON'S MILEPOST IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE ART FORM
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| Revelers will ring in new year under a 'blue moon' - Daily Tribune News Posted: 29 Dec 2009 01:55 AM PST
On the eve of a dawning decade countless partygoers around the world will usher in the new year in their own fashion. Traditions may be made, kept or broken this year as residents and visitors alike celebrate in a variety of ways throughout the county. From bars and clubs to churches and hikes, Bartow County offers a plethora of choices to help night owls plan the evening without straying far from home. This year will mark the occurrence of two full moons in one month. Typically taking place every 32 months, according to The Farmers' Almanac, the second full moon in a month is referred to as a "blue moon," lending its name to rare happenings beyond astronomy. This year's "blue moon" will be the first to land on New Year's Eve since 1990 and the next will not be seen until 2028. For a prime view of the "blue moon," weather permitting, Cartersville Parks and Recreation will host a guided sunset hike of Pine Mountain on Dec. 31, at 5 p.m. The New Year's Eve Moonlight Hike will start from the West Trailhead and hike the 1.57 miles up to the summit of Pine Mountain which has been groomed for an unobstructed southward view. On a clear day, or night, the Atlanta skyline is visible on the horizon. With the moon reflecting on Lake Allatoona below, hikers can feast their eyes upon the Etowah River Valley and the lights of Cartersville from 1,562 feet above sea level. Although the moonlit hike will take place before the new year, depositing participants atop the mount just as darkness arrives, Cartersville Parks and Recreation Assistant Director James Gordy feels the hike gives people a chance to end this year with physical activity and begin the next with a fresh perspective. "I think it's a great opportunity for folks to say, 'hey, I'm going to start off the new year being a little bit more physically active' or 'I'm going to start out the new year getting involved and learning a little bit more about what local leisure and recreational opportunities there are.' You know it's a great way to phase in the new fitness plan, lose some weight. It's the chance to say, 'I'm going to be more active, our family is going to be more active.' It's just a good opportunity. "It's a unique opportunity to get out and be in the total wilderness and yet you're very, very close to town. The structure of the mountain, the rock sites, the trees, the elevation, the formation of the rocks, the hand building of the trail itself, the history of Pine Mountain itself. It has a great deal of opportunities," Gordy said. Gordy suggests hikers bring water and a small flashlight and recommends that small children not participate on the somewhat strenuous hike. Directions to the Pine Mountain West Trailhead: From Interstate 75, exit 288, Main Street, head east and turn right at the Komatsu entrance; trailhead parking is on the left. Guided moonlight hikes are held at each full moon; call Cartersville Parks and Recreation Department for more information at 770-387-5626.
New Year's Eve celebrations
Various establishments across the county will be hosting parties to ring in the new year. * Hilton Garden Inn, 24 Liberty Drive, Cartersville, will host Celebration Countdown 2010 from 7 p.m. to midnight. For $25 guests may enjoy heavy hors' doevres, a live disc jockey, party favors and a champagne toast at midnight. Bed and Breakfast packages are also available to include a room and other options; call 770-382-9787 for more information. * Cledus T's Hickhop and Honkytonk, 60 Slopes Drive, Cartersville, will host Babe's Bayou for a night of live music. Beginning at 7 p.m. guests 21-years-old and older will receive two free drink tickets, different $3 drink specials every 30 minutes and champagne at midnight for a $15 admission fee. * The City Cellar and Loft, 110 S. Museum Drive, Cartersville, will offer a special menu downstairs of grilled prime rib and salmon cooked in parchment with live music in the loft. Danny Daily and One Night Stand will play at 9 p.m.; drinks will be served until 1 a.m. * 2nd Half Sports Pub and Grill, 25 Carson Loop NW, Cartersville, will have karaoke and other New Year's festivities for a $5 cover charge. * Station 41, 5701 Joe Frank Harris Parkway NW, Adairsville, will hold a 1980s theme party from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Guests are encouraged to come in costume and "step up to the mic." A champagne toast will be served at midnight. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. | ||
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21 Comments
and a HELL YEAH!!!!
Hey i wonder where all them AVATAR h8rs are now, that b1tched on this movie for months?? Lol!
; D
Logan-X @ Great stuff man!!
:)
Avatar is very good, but The Dark Knight is a masterpiece.
MAT @ Great PIC you did there man!
...btw, anyone else getting their lady a blue latex suit to wear this Valentines day, also?
Just wondering.
"DAMMIT FIRST JUST BEHIND TITANIC AND NOW THIS? I FEEL SO POONED!(LOW GROWLY VOICE)..
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