Archive for December, 2007

Friday, December 28th, 2007

1065: Westminster Abbey opened

We’ve been here!!! The original Westminster Abbey, located in London, was consecrated and opened this day in 1065 by Edward the Confessor and became the site of coronations and other ceremonies of national significance in England. Dennis Marsico/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Today in Anchorage

Today: Cloudy with some light snow. High 23F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 60%. Snowfall around one inch. Tonight: Snow showers this evening becoming more scattered later. Low around 20F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 50%.

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

St. Theodorus, abbot of Tabenna, confessor, 667

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Feast of the Holy Innocents [Childermas]

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Friday, December 28th, 2007

Population up in Alaska and across nation

by Channel 2 News staff Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The population of the United States will be an estimated 303,146,284 people by Jan. 1, 2008, according the U.S. Census Bureau. That number is up more than 2.8 million people since New Year’s Day 2007. The data shows Louisiana’s population after Hurricane Katrina […]

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Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Today in Anchorage

Tonight: Snow showers. Low near 20F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%. 1 to 2 inches of snow expected. Tomorrow: Light snow during the morning will transition to snow showers during the afternoon. High 26F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulating 1 to […]

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Thursday, December 27th, 2007

I Love These!!!!

Two massive spiral galaxies and a third irregular galaxy collide in this combined image from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope. “The Bird” contains a ‘head’ galaxy that is birthing stars at a violent rate of almost 200 suns per year, along with a ‘heart’ and ‘body’ consisting of two galaxy nuclei […]

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Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Feast of John the Apostle

Merry Johnmas!!!!!!

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Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Wars Cost $15 Billion a Month, GOP Senator Says

By Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, December 27, 2007; A07 The latest estimate of the growing costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the worldwide battle against terrorism — nearly $15 billion a month — came last week from one of the Senate’s leading proponents of a continued U.S. military presence […]

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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Charlie Wilson’s War

Our “Second Day of Christmas/Stevensmas” present to each other was to see this film. It is excellent.

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