Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Almanacs “The Almanac - March 9 - Post Chronicle” plus 3 more

Almanacs “The Almanac - March 9 - Post Chronicle” plus 3 more

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The Almanac - March 9 - Post Chronicle

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:56 AM PST

Today is Tuesday, March 9, the 68th day of 2010 with 297 to follow.

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

Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces. They include Leland Stanford, railroad builder and founder of California's Stanford University, in 1824; English novelist and poet Victoria Sackville-West in 1892; composer Samuel Barber in 1910; detective novelist Mickey Spillane in 1918; Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, in 1934; actors Joyce Van Patten in 1934 (age 76), Marty Ingels in 1936 (age 74), Raul Julia in 1940 and Trish Van Devere in 1943 (age 67); country singer Mickey Gilley in 1936 (age 74); former world chess champion Bobby Fischer in 1943; rock musician Robin Trower in 1945 (age 65); actors Linda Fiorentino in 1960 (age 50), Juliette Binoche in 1964 (age 46) and Emmanuel Lewis in 1971 (age 39); Olympic gold medal skier Julia Mancuso in 1984 (age 26); and rapper and actor Bow Wow in 1987 (age 23).

On this date in history:

In 1841, at the end of a historic case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, with only one dissent, that the African slaves who seized control of the Amistad slave ship had been illegally forced into slavery and thus were free under U.S. law.

In 1862, the opposing ironclad ships, the Union's Monitor and the Confederate's Merrimac (renamed the Virginia), battled to a draw off Hampton Roads, Va.

In 1864, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was appointed commander in chief of Union forces in the U.S. Civil War.

In 1917, several hundred Mexican guerrillas under the command of Francisco "Pancho" Villa crossed the U.S.-Mexican border and attacked the small border town of Columbus, N.M., killing 17 Americans.

In 1945, 343 American airplanes bombed Tokyo with incendiary bombs, killing 83,000 people and destroying some 250,000 buildings over 16 square miles.

In 1959, Barbie, the perennially popular doll, debuted in stores.

In 1967, the daughter of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, Svetlana, defected to the United States.

In 1986, the module containing the bodies of the seven astronauts killed in the Jan. 28 explosion of the shuttle Challenger was located off Florida.

In 1990, Haitian dictator Gen. Prosper Avril stepped down from power under pressure and the military agreed to turn the nation over to civilian rule.

In 1991, Israeli troops fired on Palestinian protesters in the occupied Gaza Strip, wounding 55.

In 1992, a federal judge in New York announced a final $1.3 billion agreement to settle the civil suits growing out of the 1989 collapse of Drexel Burham Lambert, once the most powerful firm on Wall Street.

In 1993, gunmen linked to the former Contra rebels stormed the Nicaraguan Embassy in Costa Rica and took the ambassador and at least 18 others hostage.

In 2004, John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to death for his part in one of the 10 Washington-area sniper killings in 2002.

Also in 2004, a government report warned that obesity could soon become the leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States.

In 2005, Dan Rather stepped down as anchor and managing editor of "CBS Evening News." His action followed acknowledgment of major flaws in a broadcast about U.S. President George Bush's National Guard service.

In 2006, scientists reported evidence of water on a Saturn moon.

In 2007, the Justice Department accused the FBI of misusing the USA Patriot Act in gathering information on thousands of U.S. citizens and foreign nationalists allegedly with suspected links to terrorism.

In 2008, Pakistani Leaders voted to strip President Pervez Musharraf of certain crucial powers and reinstate the Supreme Court he had fired a week earlier.

Also in 2008, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was re-elected to a second term. During his first term, among other things, he removed Spanish troops from Iraq and legalized same-sex marriage.

In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama lifted the U.S. limit on funding for embryonic stem-cell research, calling it an important advancement in the cause of science in America.

Also in 2009, the U.N. reported the cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe had claimed an estimated 4,000 lives with nearly 90,000 others having contracted the disease.

A thought for the day: Napoleon said, "History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon." (c) UPI

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Weather Trivia: Did You Know ...? - ABC News

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 03:52 AM PST

Curious about why each snow flake is different? Or what the highest wind speed ever recorded was?

"Good Morning America" is here to help you learn some fun facts about the weather.

Weather Trivia Fact No. 1: Every Snow Flake Is Different Yes, it is true, every snow flake is different. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac this is because every snow crystal consists of a quintillion water molecules. Since snowflakes have six sides, the Almanac says the number of different ways the water molecules could be arranged within the snowflake is "astronomical" and therefore, according to the Almanac, the odds are no two snowflakes could ever be alike.

For more information on the different types of snowflakes click here. www.SnowCrystals.com.

Weather Trivia Fact No. 2: Polar Opposites The South Pole is actually colder than the North Pole, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. A large mass of ice surrounds the South Pole while the North Pole is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean. The ocean acts as "an effective heat reservoir," according to the Almanac, raising the temperature.

Weather Trivia Fact No. 3: Boy, It's Windy Up Here! The highest wind speed recorded was 231 mph on April 12, 1934, according to the Southeast Regional Climate Center. It was recorded on the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire.

Looking for more weather trivia? Then click HERE.

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Family and friends gather for 75th birthday - Montgomery Advertiser

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:57 AM PST

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With chardonnay served, Ellis Stevens, who had arrived from Highland, Calif., for the party, paid tribute to his mother with a toast, as did Leon Lee, a family friend who met Mrs. Stevens during her children's college days at Tuskegee Institute, and who came from North Carolina for the party.

Mrs. Steven's brother, Hezekiah Walker, and his son, Benjamin Walker, arrived from Dora to join in the birthday celebration with Ann Muse of Cordova, a friend of Mrs. Stevens. The Rev. Rodney Morton, a former fourth-grade student of the honoree, came from Selma to share memories of the affect she's had on his life.

Montgomery guests included her brother-in-law, Edward Stevens; her niece and nephew, Faye and Michael Stevens; Frederick Burks; Linda and Angelo Agee; Angelica Agee; Joshua Agee; the Rev. James Arnell and his wife, Arnetta; the Rev. Farrell Duncombe and his wife, Juanita; Cheryl Zimmerman; Theron Stokes; Gladys and Lewis Gillis; Hazel and James Littleton; Hazel Youngblood; Elaine and Alfred Smith; Sondra Baskin; Arlinda and E.J. Knight; and Ted Allen.

Lurlean and John Feagin also were among those there, as well as Karen Moore, Debra Whitfield, Lillian Sanders, Tina and Leo Allen, Lucy Thomas, Gloria and Arthur Scott, Lula Davis, John Winston, Lillie and Jerome Johnson, Versie Bickham, the Rev. Cathy Bruce, James Bates, Doris McDade, Sharon McDade, Venessa and Edmond Aboyo, Elaine Green-Jones, Bettie Barnette, Sheila and Alvin Lawson, Laura Guilford, Marsha Goodman, Ashley Goodman, Cynthia Underwood, Valinda Underwood, Joel Williams, Winona Williams, Shonda Grissett, Rashada Lee, Sadie Stiner, Lois Brown, Muriel James, Frances Robinson, and Daphne and Arthur Lawson.

Cameras had been placed at each table for guests to take photos during the evening. There were two birthday cakes designed for the occasion. Though both were decorated with red and white roses, one featured a picture of Mrs. Stevens at 6 months of age, and the other included a Happy 75th birthday wish.

After singing "Happy Birthday" and cutting of the cakes, the evening ended with dancing, photographs and special wishes to the guest of honor.

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Plunkett Research: Online Sales Brightest Spot in Retailing - TMCnet

Posted: 09 Mar 2010 01:50 AM PST

TMCNet: Plunkett Research: Online Sales Brightest Spot in Retailing

Mar 09, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Plunkett Research announced it has released its newest market research and competitive analysis report, Plunkett's E-Commerce and Internet Business Industry Almanac, edition, which identifies and analyzes trends shaping the internet business and e-commerce industry.

The research group noted that major trends affecting the E-Commerce and Internet Business industry analyzed in Plunkett's report include: - Internet film and TV content grows as viewers' options and downloads expand.

- User-generated content, social media, video, blogs and wikis abound.

- Health research remains a leading use of the Internet.

- Bricks, clicks and catalogs create synergies.

"The continuing growth in broadband subscribers at home is another very positive boost to online sales," said Jack Plunkett, CEO of Plunkett Research. "Consumers will rely on the web more and more for basic shopping. Meanwhile, online travel sales will start to recover over the near term." Plunkett Research is a provider of industry trends analysis and market research.

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