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The Almanac - Feb.5 - Post Chronicle

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:30 AM PST

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Today is Friday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2010 with 329 to follow.

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

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include former British Prime Minister Robert Peel, founder of the London Police Force, in 1788; evangelist Dwight Moody in 1837; Scotsman John Dunlop, inventor of the pneumatic tire, in 1840; outlaw Belle Starr in 1848; aviation pioneer Gabriel Voisin in 1880; U.S. statesman Adlai E. Stevenson in 1900; actor John Carradine in 1906; novelist William Burroughs in 1914; comedian/actor Red Buttons in 1919; author Rev. Andrew Greeley in 1928 (age 82); former baseball home run king Henry Aaron and hockey commentator Don Cherry both in 1934 (age 76); financial writer Jane Bryant Quinn in 1939 (age 71); Heisman Trophy winner and football Hall of Fame inductee Roger Staubach in 1942 (age 68); writer/comedian Christopher Guest and actress Barbara Hershey, both in 1948 (age 62); actresses Jennifer Jason Leigh in 1962 (age 48) and Laura Linney in 1964 (age 46); and singer Bobby Brown in 1969 (age 41).

On this date in history:

In 1631, British clergyman Roger Williams arrived in Salem, Mass., seeking religious freedom. He founded the colony of Rhode Island.

In 1919, screen legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith form United Artists.

In 1971, Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edward Mitchell walked on the moon for four hours.

In 1981, U.S. President Ronald Reagan, in a nationwide address, said the United States was in "the worst economic mess since the Great Depression" and called for sweeping spending and tax cuts.

In 1986, world oil prices plunged toward $15 per barrel from $30 three months earlier after OPEC failed to curb production. Prices dropped to $9 by the summer of 1986.

In 1988, two U.S. grand juries in Florida announced indictments of Panama military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega and 16 associates on drug smuggling and money laundering charges.

In 1989, Radio Moscow announced the last Soviet soldier had left Kabul, Afghanistan.

In 1990, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev proposed the Communist Party give up its monopoly on power in the Soviet Union. Two days later, the party's Central Committee agreed.

In 1992, euthanasia advocate Jack "Dr. Death" Kevorkian was freed on bond following his arrest in the assisted suicides of two women.

In 1994, a mortar shell fell onto a crowded market in Sarajevo, Bosnia, killing 69 people and injuring 200.

Also in 1994, white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of the 1963 killing of Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

In 1996, a judge ordered U.S. President Bill Clinton to testify in the Whitewater land dispute trial. He later did so via videotape.

In 2003, making a case for U.N.-endorsed military action in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell accused the Saddam Hussein regime of deceiving U.N. weapons inspectors and having ties with the al-Qaida terrorist network.

In 2004, speaking out strongly against his war critics, U.S. President George W. Bush said Iraq's nightmare was over and the United States was safer because he made the decision to go to war.

In 2005, a Moroccan family of four was charged in Spain in the March 11 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people.

In 2006, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran was halting all voluntary cooperation in regards to Tehran's nuclear program.

Also in 2006, the violent Muslim protest against Danish-published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed spread to Turkey, Indonesia, India, Thailand and New Zealand.

In 2007, U.S. astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak was arrested on several charges, including attempted kidnapping, after she drove from Houston to Orlando, Fla., to confront another officer whom she viewed as a rival for a fellow astronaut.

In 2008, on "Super Tuesday," Barack Obama took a slim lead in delegates over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic contest while John McCain outscored all of his opponents combined in the delegate battle for the Republican nomination.

Also in 2008, Mike McConnell, the U.S. director of national intelligence, warned Congress that al-Qaida had progressed to the point that it could carry out an attack in the United States.

In 2009, elections to provincial councils across Iraq showed little violence and preliminary results indicated broad support for strong central government under Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

A thought for the day: William D. Brown said, "Failure is an event, never a person." (c) UPI

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PECO, PennDOT braces for storm - Burlington County Times

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:27 AM PST

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The Farmers' Almanac predicted a rough winter.

So far, it's partially correct. And, if forecasters are as well, we could get up to 14 inches of snow by Saturday afternoon.

Combine that with predicted strong winds and PennDOT, PECO Energy, police, ambulances and everyone who has to work during a storm can be in for a real mess.

To date this winter, AccuWeather meteorologist Tom Kines said the Philadelphia area already has had 28 inches of snow.

"That's usually the normal for an entire winter and there are six weeks to go in winter. The average daily temperatures also have been a bit below normal, so it's been a snowy winter so far," he said.

AccuWeather is predicting 6 to 12 inches of snow for Bucks County, but that could change, depending on how the storm tracks, Kines said.

The latest National Weather Service storm forecast map predicts 11.4 inches in Bucks County, 12.2 in Montgomery County and 12.1 in Philadelphia.

PECO's Michael Wood said the utility has had "pre-event" strategy meetings already and is gearing up for what could be a serious situation.

"We have real concern for our customers. Even though the forecasts are conflicting, there is the possibility of heavy, wet snow and coupled with strong winds on Saturday, we fear plenty of tree limbs will be coming down and that will knock out power," said Wood, adding there are 1.6 million PECO customers on the grid.

He said today will determine how many extra crews to bring in or have on standby.

"We are planning on having extra employees in our call center, in the field and ready to go. We are going to put chains on the trucks and make sure they are ready to go," Wood said. "If we get heavy accumulations, we know there will be more problems in the suburbs than the city because there are more overhead power lines in the outlying areas."

Wood urged everyone who experiences a power outage to call 1-800-841-4141.

"Just don't assume your neighbor has called. The more calls we get, the faster we can identify an outage and get to work," Wood said.

At the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, spokesman Charles Metzger said the department has some advantages.

"Like the storm before Christmas, this is forecasted to be a weekend event, which is a big help to us because there will be fewer motorists on the road so we can just push the snow off the roads," Metzger said.

Metzger said cars and trucks are PennDOT's biggest obstacle.

"Some people think we just push the snow off the road. Well, we get stuck in traffic, too, but the overnight storm which is predicted will make it easier for us to get our job done," he said.

PennDOT District Executive Lester C. Toaso said salt supplies are plentiful with 91,000 tons on hand, which is more than PennDOT has used in some previous entire winters.

"Our plan is to get out in front of the storm from the very start and work to keep our roadways passable," Toaso said. "However, I urge motorists to drive at a reduced speed and use extreme care if they have to travel at all during this storm due to poor visibility and difficult travel conditions."

Metzger said PennDOT plans to use its full complement of 420 trucks (182 state and 238 contractor trucks) to salt and plow the roads in the five-county Philadelphia area.

There are 3,530 miles of state highways in the region.

Metzger said PennDOT has one advantage that it did not have for the December storm, which dumped up to 20 inches in the area. Salt is still on the roads.

"We had that nuisance storm Sunday and another one Wednesday,'' he said. "There is plenty of salt still on the road and we had our brine trucks out early Thursday putting down even more in preparation of this weekend storm.''

Metzger offered this simple tip to avoid being in an accident and or get stuck.

"Always follow the snowplows and keep back several car lengths in distance. Remember the snowplow blade is wider than the truck and you may misjudge it and hit the blade. The best place to be is behind the plow, after all, there is no snow behind the truck," he said.

He also urged those with four-wheel drive vehicles to use caution.

"Those with four-wheel drive think they are invincible. Those vehicles are just as susceptible to losing control and having an accident," he said.

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FODDER: Ault enthusiastic about 2010 recruting class - Nevada Appeal

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:54 AM PST

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Sports fodder for a Friday morning . . . If you listen to Nevada head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack's 2010 football recruiting class was better than the New York Yankees' free agent haul of Mark Teixeira, A.J. Burnett and C.C. Sabathia a year ago. If you listen to the so-called recruiting experts, well, it seems like the Pack spent too much time the last two months hiring coaches and deflecting rumors that the head coach was in trouble. The truth is probably somewhere smack dab in the middle. Rivals.com ranks the Pack's recruiting class 96th in the nation and sixth in the Western Athletic Conference. Scouts.com ranks the Pack 95th overall and fifth best in the WAC. Ranking recruiting classes, though, is as credible as the Old Farmer's Almanac predicting the weather a year ahead of time.

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Ault, though, said that this class will win some championships. OK, nobody knows exactly what that means. A Western Athletic Conference championship, otherwise known as the Chris Petersen Trophy? Are we talking about the crown of America's Next Top Model? Hey, Pack quarterback recruit Cody Fajardo was a cast member on the reality television show, "The Ride," this fall. And, don't forget, the Pack's old ball coach truly believes a bowl game is a championship. So be prepared for a bushel load of Humanitarian and New Mexico Bowl championships, Pack fans.

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This is, however, certainly one of the more interesting Pack recruiting classes. Fajardo, who looks like a mini (6-foot-2) version of Colin Kaepernick, could be special. Wide receiver Lemar Durant of Canada apparently can do anything and everything on a football field. Wide receiver Rishard Matthews signed with Oregon out of high school. And the Pack signed enough beef for the offensive and defensive lines to stage its own Reno Rodeo cattle drive. This is indeed a solid class, no matter what the internet experts say. It's definitely no worse than third in the WAC behind Boise State and Fresno State.

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Ault and the Pack deserve a pat on the back for signing three northern Nevada kids: Bishop Manogue's Connor Talbott, Spanish Springs' Luke Arciniega and Reed's Kyle Roberts. There have been far too many years in the last decade or so when the Pack recruiting list had no local products, mainly because Boise State and Fresno State beat them to the punch. It's part of the reason why there has been a growing disconnect between the community and this football program. Hopefully those days are behind us.

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How did the Pack's top rivals in the WAC fare on signing day? Well, Fresno loaded up on quarterbacks and wide receivers. Boise State signed a couple wide receivers, a replacement for Kellen Moore at quarterback and beat out Notre Dame for a safety. It's getting tougher and tougher every year to win the recruiting wars in the WAC, especially with Boise's phenomenal success.

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The best development out of signing day for the Pack was Ault's enthusiasm. It's been a difficult 10 weeks or so for the Hall of Famer, starting with the loss to Boise State the day after Thanksgiving. The bad news continued with the season-ending injury to Luke Lippincott, the academic problems of Vai Taua, a couple players getting in trouble in Hawaii at the bowl game, the loss of defensive coordinator Nigel Burton to Portland State during the pivotal preparation for the bowl game, the devastating loss to SMU in the bowl game, the loss of offensive line coach Chris Klenakis to Arkansas and the unsubstantiated media rumors that athletic director Cary Groth gave him a win-in-2010-or-get-out-town ultimatum. Ault, though, seemed to have renewed enthusiasm when he talked of his signing class on Wednesday. That was nice to see.

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