CaptainRoboT2
September 24th, 2003, 05:03 PM
This is a section of the newspaper called "Yak's Corner." It's for kids.
"Find the Future in Farmers' Forecasts
You may have heard on the news or read in the paper recently that it's supposed to be a very cold winter this year in the East and Midwest, with heavy snow in many parts of the country. That prediction is from a publication called the Farmer's Almanac. It came just a few weeks ago. The Farmer's Almanac is based in Lewiston, Maine. Sandi Duncan, managing editor of the Farmer's Almanac, says the weather forecasts are the most popular feature of the book.
Sandi says a man works as a weather forecaster for the almanac. "He has a fake name, kind of like Superman," Sandi says. The Almanac's weather forecaster is known as Caleb Weatherbee.
The man follows a formula that the Almanac has used since 1818 to predict weather. It is based on things like the position of the planets, sunspots, and tidal action of the moon.
The forecast is made almost two years before the almanac's publication. Duncan says it has been 80% accurate in the past. That means in 80 out of 100 years, the almanac's prediction is very close to what the actual weather tusn out to be.
An almanac is a publication taht comes out every year and has things like calendars, weather forecats, tables that show high and low tides, and phases of the moon. Over the centuries that almanacs have existed, they're carried lots of other information too. Some almanacs had sayings, jokes, or funny stories. Some had political essays. Some had practical advice about food storage or recipies. Another long-time almanac in the United States is called the Old Farmer's Almanac. The first edition came out in 1792 and the most recent came out last week.
By Marty Hair"
Okay, aside from the astrology and divination that this article is peddling to kids, there was another thing that caught my eye that was part of the "Yak's Corner" Section, right by this article.
"BANNED BOOK WEEK
This is Banned Book Week - a time set aside to celebrate your freedom to read. Tonight, the Detroit Public Library has a reading from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the main branch to celebrate your right to choose what you read. This event is free and open to the public, sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, Michigan Chapter, and the Detroit Public Library. For information call 313-833-4042 or visit www.detroit.lib.mi.us
Come back Thursday for more about what this week means"
OKAY, NOW CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS?
Banned Book week? A week where you can read whatever you want, instead of what the cruel, oppressive, unmentioned outside force wants you to read! Yessiree, I can finally read any book I want without having someone breathing down my neck. And its sponsored by the fine folks at the ACLU, so you know that its FOR YOUR OWN STUPID FREEDOM.
Now, this calls for wisdom. What would an article like this, clearly influenced by America's most prominent Christian-hating group, be doing in the CHILDREN'S SECTION OF A NEWSPAPER?
I've lost all faith in the media :(
"Find the Future in Farmers' Forecasts
You may have heard on the news or read in the paper recently that it's supposed to be a very cold winter this year in the East and Midwest, with heavy snow in many parts of the country. That prediction is from a publication called the Farmer's Almanac. It came just a few weeks ago. The Farmer's Almanac is based in Lewiston, Maine. Sandi Duncan, managing editor of the Farmer's Almanac, says the weather forecasts are the most popular feature of the book.
Sandi says a man works as a weather forecaster for the almanac. "He has a fake name, kind of like Superman," Sandi says. The Almanac's weather forecaster is known as Caleb Weatherbee.
The man follows a formula that the Almanac has used since 1818 to predict weather. It is based on things like the position of the planets, sunspots, and tidal action of the moon.
The forecast is made almost two years before the almanac's publication. Duncan says it has been 80% accurate in the past. That means in 80 out of 100 years, the almanac's prediction is very close to what the actual weather tusn out to be.
An almanac is a publication taht comes out every year and has things like calendars, weather forecats, tables that show high and low tides, and phases of the moon. Over the centuries that almanacs have existed, they're carried lots of other information too. Some almanacs had sayings, jokes, or funny stories. Some had political essays. Some had practical advice about food storage or recipies. Another long-time almanac in the United States is called the Old Farmer's Almanac. The first edition came out in 1792 and the most recent came out last week.
By Marty Hair"
Okay, aside from the astrology and divination that this article is peddling to kids, there was another thing that caught my eye that was part of the "Yak's Corner" Section, right by this article.
"BANNED BOOK WEEK
This is Banned Book Week - a time set aside to celebrate your freedom to read. Tonight, the Detroit Public Library has a reading from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the main branch to celebrate your right to choose what you read. This event is free and open to the public, sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, Michigan Chapter, and the Detroit Public Library. For information call 313-833-4042 or visit www.detroit.lib.mi.us
Come back Thursday for more about what this week means"
OKAY, NOW CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS?
Banned Book week? A week where you can read whatever you want, instead of what the cruel, oppressive, unmentioned outside force wants you to read! Yessiree, I can finally read any book I want without having someone breathing down my neck. And its sponsored by the fine folks at the ACLU, so you know that its FOR YOUR OWN STUPID FREEDOM.
Now, this calls for wisdom. What would an article like this, clearly influenced by America's most prominent Christian-hating group, be doing in the CHILDREN'S SECTION OF A NEWSPAPER?
I've lost all faith in the media :(