Archive for November, 2008

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Feast of Virgil, bishop of Saltzburg, confessor, 784

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Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Feast of Maximus, bishop of Riez, confessor, about 460

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Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Feast of Francesco Antonio Fasani

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Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving

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Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Lest We Forget

At Least 1 Dead in Explosion at U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan Afghan police say a suicide car bomb has exploded about 200 yards outside the main entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in an attack against an American convoy. At least one person is dead and six are wounded.

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Thursday, November 27th, 2008

NAVY FROGMEN LEARN TO FIGHT FREEZING TEMPS IN KODIAK (Kodiak Daily Mirror)

For the past several years, the Navy SEAL base on Kodiak Island’s Spruce Cape has functioned as part of basic SEAL training, emphasizing survival and navigational skills in cold, forested, coastal environments — which happen to be identical to those in the Koreas, officers say. Six classes averaging 40 students go to Kodiak each year […]

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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Today in Anchorage

Today: Overcast. High 21F. Winds light and variable. Tonight: Flurries and a few snow showers throughout the night. Low 13F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%. Tomorrow: Occasional snow showers. High 22F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 50%. Tomorrow night: Cloudy with snow showers in […]

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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Military Examines Role In Domestic Defense

Citizen Soldiers May Need More Training On Homeland Operations, Defense Secretary Says WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (AP) Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday ordered his top department leaders to conduct a broad review to determine whether the military, National Guard and Reserve can adequately deal with domestic disasters and whether they have the training and […]

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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Feast of Siricius, pope, confessor

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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Feast of Mercurius, martyr

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