Almanacs

Main - Reference - Almanacs
Latest news for this category:

10/12/2008
RTS for Thursday, October 9, 2008 (The Bradford Era)
WOOLLY WORM: Good news from a woolly worm spied by Carol Parrett of Rew: There was a little black at the front end and the rest was all brown. Our interpretation? A short period of very wintry weather followed by a mild period until spring arrives. We can handle that!
MORE INFO

10/12/2008
Farmer’s Almanac forecasts a harsher winter, WSLS meteorologist skeptical (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
The nation’s oldest Farmer’s Almanac’s winter forecast indicates it may soon be time to install a wood stove or drag the skis out of the garage.
MORE INFO

10/12/2008
Farmer’s Almanac forecasts a harsher winter, WSLS meteorologist skeptical (Eden Daily News)
The nation’s oldest Farmer’s Almanac’s winter forecast indicates it may soon be time to install a wood stove or drag the skis out of the garage. Janice Stillman, editor of the Old Farmer’s Almanac, circa 1793, said the forecast for the area that includes Danville is colder with more precipitation than past winters.
MORE INFO

10/10/2008
Old Farmers Almanac a trove of useful information (Trumann Democrat)
When Robert B. Thomas first published his almanac in 1792 he wanted it to be "useful with a pleasant degree of humor." The 2009 edition of the Old Farmers Almanac is no exception.
MORE INFO

10/10/2008
Homeowners set to get ready for winter (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
The time of year has arrived for homeowners to weatherize and winterize. Daylength today is 11 hours and 21 minutes (clouds can make it seem like November). We are losing about three minutes a day. By the end of the month, daylength will be 59 minutes shorter than it is today - 10 hours and 22 minutes.
MORE INFO

10/09/2008
Summit Up (Summit Daily News)
Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column chronicling pigs in a blanket.
MORE INFO

10/07/2008
A NORMAL WINTER? Hopeful prediction leaves some at annual Woollybear Festival still a little skeptical (The Morning Journal)
VERMILION — The Woolly Bear caterpillars are predicting a normal winter for Ohioans this year, but some area residents who attended the Woollybear Festival yesterday aren't putting their stock in a mild forecast.
MORE INFO

10/06/2008
Consult 1928 almanac for theme party ideas (Portsmouth Herald)
Dear Jerry:
MORE INFO

10/02/2008
Man gets prison for thefts from NY state archive (AP via Yahoo! News)
An archivist convicted of selling stolen New York artifacts such as an original Currier & Ives lithograph on eBay was sentenced Thursday to two to six years in prison, paid $129,500 in restitution and handed over his personal collection to the state.
MORE INFO

10/03/2008
GPS Sabotage (About.com)
An article from MSNBC discusses the possibility that GPS units could be interfered with to show incorrect time or location. There are two methods by which this can be...
MORE INFO
  • The Almanac News - A source for local news for citizens of Palo Alto and Mountain View communities.
  • Almanac Online - Companion to National Public Broadcasting's award-winning radio and television programs: art, music, history, and current events.
  • CNN Daily Almanac - Provides daily briefs of historical events, previews of currently developing stories, and links to related sites.
  • Community Almanac - Online version of America-wide almanac for small urban communities.
  • Computer Almanac - Collection of numbers relevant to computers, along with references
  • Computer Industry Almanac - An annual reference guide to the computer industry. Thousands of links.
  • Gary Price Fast Facts - Compilation of quick reference resources, including almanacs, statistics, and fact books.
  • Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office - Produces the Astronomical Almanac, the Nautical Almanac, Astronomical Phenomena, the Star Almanac and the UK Air Almanac.
  • J. Grubers Hagerstown Town and Country Farmers Almanack - Weather predictions, garden, health and home, who's who and astronomy.
  • The Moron's Almanac - Humorous take on almanacs. Compares two unrelated events on their anniversary.
  • University of Pennsylvania Almanac - Compilation of information on politics, social studies and history.
  • The World Almanac - Features online ordering of the print edition, today in history, and today's birthdays.

    • Advertise in frame below:

    Don't let little things get you down. You've got many big reasons to look up to God and say thanks. It's going to be a great day.
    Almanacs
    Site map|Categories|Site map pages
    

    Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
    Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

    Latest news for this category powered by Yahoo! News.