Almanac Weather Predictions

Snowy weather is headed for the Northeast United States. Let's see what the the farmers almanacs have predicted.

The Old Farmer's Almanac: Northeast (Dec. 13-17), very cold then snowstorm. Atlantic Corridor (Dec. 10-14), Flurries, then sunny and cold and (Dec. 15-19) periods of snow and cold.

Farmer's Almanac: Northeastern States (Dec 12-15), snowstorm with significant accumulations as far south as Maryland and Virginia, then fair and cold.

Harris' Farmer's Almanac: Northeast (Dec. 14-16) , warmest days of the month. Also (Dec 16-20), Rain and snow near the cost and mainly snow inland.

Oscar the cat predicts patients' deaths - Yahoo! News

Oscar the cat predicts patients' deaths - Yahoo! News: "PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than four hours to live."

Bruce Springsteen Performing On A Street In Copenhagen

Here's a video of Bruce Springsteen performing "The River" in Copenhagen, Denmark.
According to this site, this occurred in 1988.

Pearls Before Breakfast

Can one of the nation's great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? Let's find out.

By Gene Weingarten
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 8, 2007; Page W10

"HE EMERGED FROM THE METRO AT THE L'ENFANT PLAZA STATION AND POSITIONED HIMSELF AGAINST A WALL BESIDE A TRASH BASKET. By most measures, he was nondescript: a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet, he shrewdly threw in a few dollars and pocket change as seed money, swiveled it to face pedestrian traffic, and began to play."

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The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

"There are a lot of great freeware products out there. Many are as good or even better than their commercial alternatives. This list features my personal pick of the 'best of the best.'

All the utilities in this list have featured in past issues of my free monthly newsletter 'Support Alert' More freebies are published in each new issue. If you are interested in great utilities and freeware you really should consider subscribing. It's free.

Listed below are 46 different freeware categories with my selection of the best products in each category. The list is ordered by program function rather than merit so you'll get the most out of it by browsing it at leisure. The pathologically impatient can consult the index."

Wizards Of Winter Video on Metacafe

Metacafe has a video of this amazing Christmas light display in Mason, OH. It is synchronized to the music of Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Wizard in Winter".

Snopes.com says "This display was the work of Carson Williams, a Mason, Ohio, electrical engineer who spent about three hours sequencing the 88 Light-O-Rama channels that controlled the 16,000 Christmas lights in his annual holiday lighting spectacular (from Christmas 2004). His 2005 display includes over 25,000 lights that he spent nearly two months hooking up."

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