Almanac December 18 2009 highlights and birthdays
Almanac item notes historic events from 1943 1957 1958 and 1997 including Abel Tasman landings SCORE satellite and HTML 4.0. It lists birthdays for Robert Moses Betty Grable Keith Richards Steven Spielberg Brad Pitt and Katie Holmes with ages. It mentions a 1932 NFL blizzard venue change and SCORE message via shortwave. It also gives the 104 nuclear plants figure and moon phase details.
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Abel Tasman
New Zealand
United States
Pennsylvania
U.S
World Wide Web Consortium
Robert Moses
Betty Grable
Keith Richards
Steven Spielberg
Brad Pitt
Katie Holmes
SCORE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Moon
Museums face decline as demographics shift in attendances
Gregory Rodriguez notes NEA data show 34.6 percent of adults attended museums, theaters, or concerts in 2008 down from 39.4 percent in 2002. He cites lagging Latino engagement, rising non Anglo education levels, and calls for museums to broaden outreach and rethink exclusivity to attract a diverse, growing middle class.
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Washington, D.C
America
National Endowment For the Arts
NEA
Elizabeth Merritt
Center For the Future of Museums
American Association of Museums
Washington
Merritt
University of California
Los Angeles
Southern
California
Merritt's Center
Cheney Criticism Sparks Debate Over Post Office Voice
Michael Smerconish argues Cheney’s 90 minute Politico interview criticizing Obama’s Afghanistan policy is ill timed and harmful. He notes Bush seldom critiqued Obama, while Brands and others call Cheney’s remarks unpresidential and improper for a former office holder.
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Dick Cheney
Washington
American University
Congress
Wyoming
Gerald Ford
Cheney
White House
Darth Vader
Politico
Obama
Afghanistan
George W. Bush
Erie
Bush
Texas Rangers
Dallas Cowboys
H.W. Brands
Brands
Michael Beschloss
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Douglas Brinkley
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Would Be Prince of Seborga by Dayton Columnist
DL Stewart of the Dayton Daily News announces a tongue in cheek bid to become Prince of Seborga. He recalls Giorgio I’s reign and proposes to keep Seborga independent while seeking three billion dollars in U S foreign aid and sending Lt Lacala to Afghanistan.
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Prince of
Seborga
New York Times
Prince Giorgio I of
Principality of Seborga
Riviera
France
Italy
Dan Brown
Giorgio
Giorgio Carbone
Luigino
Antonello Lacala
Prince Giorgio
United States
Lacala
U.S
Afghanistan
Prince D.L. 1
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New America Foundation
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Antonia
Kate Lindsey
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Michael Smerconish
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D.L. Stewart
Dayton Daily News
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