Archive for December, 2006

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

WE SHOULD ALL BE OUTRAGED BY THIS!!!

Richest 2 Percent Own Half the World’s Wealth Aaron Glantz, OneWorld USThu Dec 21, 11:41 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21 (OneWorld) - The richest 2 percent of adults in the world own more than half the world’s wealth, according to a new study released by the Helsinki-based World Institute for Development Economics Research of […]

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Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Lest We Forget

Back to Story - HelpFive more U.S. soldiers die; Gates ends Iraq visit By Kristin Roberts and Ross Colvin 58 minutes ago The U.S. military reported the deaths of five more soldiers in Iraq on Friday as Defense Secretary Robert Gates ended a visit aimed at finding a new strategy to curb violence and allow […]

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Feast of Thomas

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Feast of Peter Canisius

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Tlingit Mask

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Ummmmmmmmmmmm, right!

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

The Darkest Day

The sun rises today at 10:14 a.m. and sets at 3:41 p.m. for five hours and 27 minutes of daylight. But after today, the daylight outlook gets brighter.

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Winter Solstice/Saturnalia/Yule

Pagan observance of the longest night of the year, celebrating the rebirth of the sun god. The first of twelve days of Yule celebrating the Holy Tide of Heathen ancestral ways, community, gift giving, and the rebirth of longer days.

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Snow!!!

When the snow started on Tuesday, the snowman Hannah and Emily made was pretty much on the bare ground, with just a light dusting of snow.

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Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Today in Anchorage

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