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Updated 9th October 2006. New Issue
"If you find an error, please understand it is there for a purpose. We try to write something for everyone, and some people are always looking for something to criticise."
A THOUGHT FOR SEPTEMBER.
Who was FRANK CHURCH ?
Frank Church was the newspaper editor who
on September 21st 1897 replied to a young girls letter with
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus"
(The Old Farmer's Almanac Archives, 1986)
A Butterfly, with kind permission of Debra J Barrett. USA.
The Local Secretary Position is vacant, I am filling in, indeed most positions on The Executive are there for willing people to take them on. Peter (me) has been producing the newsletters for over 5 years and feels that it is time for new thoughts and ideas also.
In the Old Farmers Almanac, there is a piece of folklore about how to catch a thief.
It says "hold sunflower seeds, a wolf's tooth and a bay leaf over your head. You'll see the thief".
I mention this because I am 51 years old, perhaps have led a very sheltered life, staying away from trouble, until I caught a street person stealing cutlery and condiments from a local family restaurant.
The head waitress told me quietly that she didn't trust the person because of his looks and where he sat - close to the door and till. That is why I kept an eye on him!
I went up to him quietly and put my arm across his back and asked IF he needed a hand to replace the things that he had put into his pocket. He swore at me and threatened to break a couple of bones in my body, BUT complied, so far so good.
He sat down again, I sat down again, and then he brought his backpack to my table, suspiciously looking around while trying to find something in it, which he then got hold of and invited me outside.
I replied that "Thankyou, I was quite comfortable where I was!".
He then left. The people on the next table said that the thing in his hand was long and thin - according to the impression on the side of his backpack. A knife perhaps? Quite probably.
The whole thing was quite quiet, BUT I shook and every time the door jingled as somebody came in, I shook. Needless to say I took a cab home, even though a look around the restaurant by me with other males indicated that he was gone. As I said, I am 51 years old and that is the closest that I have ever come to personal danger / trouble!. Peter Temple has graciously accepted the opportunity to help redesign this newsletter website, bringing it into the 22nd Century!!
it is a work in progress, you will be informed when it is completed.
From Your Editor.
Enjoy ...
Peter - Editor
NTN TRIVIA NIGHT, at Melrose cafe,730 - 17thAve. S.W. has been cancelled until further notice, however, IF you would like to organise it, go ahead and let me know what time and which day, and I would be happy to advertise it for you.
Sunday Brunch,contact Daryl Richardson for details, Daryl.
HE NEEDS TO KNOW EXACT NUMBERS, RESERVATIONS ONLY, PLEASE CONTACT HIM VERY SOON. Sept 10th, Oct 22nd, Dec 3rd. (my deceased mother's birthday!!)2nd Tuesdays as usual, a coffee and coversation evening. same time and place BYO everything Call Peter or Vicki for details or questions about the event.
Peter. Vicki.September meteorite showers.
(source)
http://www.amsmeteors.org/showers.html#2006
And Robert Lunsford Gamma Doradids. . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug 19 - Sep 06 . . . . .Aug 30 (peak)
Alpha Aurigids. . . . . . . . . . . . .Aug 25 - Sep 08 . . . . .Sep 01 (peak)
September Perseids. . . . . . . . . . .Sep 05 - Sep 16 . . . . .Sep 09 (peak)
Kappa Aquarids. . . . . . . . . . . . .Sep 08 - Sep 30 . . . . .Sep 18 (peak)
Delta Agurigids . . . . . . . . . . . .Sep 16 - Oct 10 . . . . .Sep 23 (peak) SUDOKU (Yours truly correctly answered 4 / 10!!) Review,
As seen in a magazine that I subscribe to, it was stated that Westjet flies to 12 Countries. Name them!!
Answers
Canada, USA, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Caman Islands, Panama, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Neth Antilles. So How did you do? my son and I got 5!! You have to take into account that some are charters for Air Transat!! How to make REAL Cheddar Cheese - the Old way. Amazing Facts -- The Fly and the Flea
Under ideal conditions, 336 trillion houseflies could develop from a single pair in one April-to-September season -- just nine generations -- if they all survive.
Fleas can jump 150 times their own length, vertically or horizontally. This is equivalent to a human jumping almost 1,000 feet! From The Old Farmer's Almanac Archives An £85 (+/- $180) gourmet sandwich, said to be the most expensive in the world, goes on sale. This story leads into another which appeared in The Globe and Mail recently, about The United Arab Emirates, and a traditional staple of the Bedouins' which is now being commercially "harvested" and packaged.
It is called "Camelicious" and perhaps you have guessed correctly that it is bottled camel milk. Seemingly, it has half the fat of cow's milk, helps lower cholesterol and is suitable for babies. I believe in these difficult and mean-spirited times in which we live, there
needs to be a message of hope.
Just a single image that speaks to us in love, harmony, peace and joy. An
image that suggests the universal brotherhood of man. I found that image,
and ask that all of you take a moment to be inspired by it... Submitted by Kelly Bruner Kent's (England) Brogdale Farm, home to the largest collection of temperate fruit varieties in the world. An egg standing on the head of a nail (without the aid of crazy glue). Where would it have been taken?
(Answer below) Space Weather News for Sept. 3, 2006.
http://spaceweather.com LUNAR FLASH: As planned, Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashed into the Moon this morning, Sept. 3rd, at 0542 UT.
The resulting flash was too faint for most backyard telescopes, but a team of astronomers using the big 3.6m CFHT telescope in Hawaii did manage to photograph the explosion.
Visit http://spaceweather.com for updates and images. From Vicki Herd, A college class was told that they had to write a short story in as few words as possible.
The instructions were that:
The short story must contain the following three things. 1) Religion
2) Sexuality
3) Mystery "Good God, I'm pregnant; I wonder who did it." A remarkable interview with an extraordinary 18 year old - at the time.
Guy Gabaldon Quite an extraordinary interview of courage and almost stupidity! The two go hand in hand in war!! www.KickComics.com (Brian Lord is a washed up weekend warrior in addition to being an internationally read cartoonist and writer. His work can be viewed at www.KickComics.com) I knew my readers would listen to Kick! This is a great project we've been working with World Vision to support. If you'd like to help, send a tax-deductible donation, made out to "World Vision" with "Swazi Health Clinic" in the subject line to our Kick mailing address at: Brian Lord
PO Box 436
Franklin, TN 37065 If you want to learn more about the Swazi Health Clinic, World Vision, or Swaziland, go to: http://www.kickcomics.com/Swazi.htm and / or As an added bonus, if you make a donation of $100 or more, I'll mail you a signed Kick Irrational comic of your choice, and a mini-Swaziland flag to boot! Thanks!
Brian
The 2005 August Perseids.
Jim's Thoughts and Pictures and a book review and ...,
Jim Friends
Enjoy,
Jim. Answer to Egg question. On the Equator. 
