query: Who wrote the Farmer's Almanac?

title: Old Farmer's Almanac

text: century earlier. He was fond of quoting Robert B. Thomas, who wrote in 1829 that the Almanac "strives to be useful, but with a pleasant degree of humor." Under Sagendorph's leadership, "The Old Farmer's Almanac" thrived and readership grew each year. During World War II, a German spy was apprehended in New York with a copy of the 1942 "Old Farmer's Almanac" in his pocket. From 1943 through 1945, to comply with the U.S. Office of Censorship's voluntary "Code of Wartime Practices" for press and radio, "The Old Farmer's Almanac" featured weather indications rather than forecasts. This allowed it to

title: Old Farmer's Almanac

text: Old Farmer's Almanac The Old Farmer's Almanac is a reference book containing weather forecasts, planting charts, astronomical data, recipes, and articles. Topics include: gardening, sports, astronomy, and folklore. The "Almanac" also features sections that predict trends in fashion, food, home, technology, and living for the coming year. Released the first Tuesday in the September that precedes the year printed on its cover, "The Old Farmer's Almanac" has been published continuously since 1792, making it the oldest continuously published periodical in North America. The first "Old Farmer's Almanac" (then known as "The Farmer's Almanac") was edited by Robert B. Thomas, the

title: Paul S. Farmer

text: May 2011 with nearly 60% of the votes cast. In February 2015 he announced that he would not be seeking re-election in May 2015. Paul S. Farmer Paul Stephen Farmer MBE is a retired British educationalist who developed the use of pop music in school music education in the 1970s, and is reputed to be the first to devise a public examination in the UK exclusively in pop music. He wrote several music education books and became a London comprehensive school head teacher at the age of 33. Farmer was born in Woodford Green, Essex, the son of an examiner

title: Paul S. Farmer

text: Paul S. Farmer Paul Stephen Farmer MBE is a retired British educationalist who developed the use of pop music in school music education in the 1970s, and is reputed to be the first to devise a public examination in the UK exclusively in pop music. He wrote several music education books and became a London comprehensive school head teacher at the age of 33. Farmer was born in Woodford Green, Essex, the son of an examiner in HM Patent Office. After Woodford Green Preparatory School he won an LEA grant to Chigwell School, where he learnt to play the organ.

title: Farmers' Almanac

text: "The Family Bible and "The Farmer's Almanac"" on his CD "A Man Ain't Made of Stone". The song is about his farmer grandfather and what a wise man he was, yet the only two books he owned were the ones told in the title. He got all the life advice he needed from those two books. Farmers' Almanac Farmers' Almanac is an annual North American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818. Published by Geiger of Lewiston, Maine, the "Farmers' Almanac" provides long-range weather predictions for both the U.S. and Canada, informative and quirky articles, tips, and valuable

title: Sumerian Farmer's Almanac

text: team of oxen drove this primitive machine to crush the barley-(sheaves). The barley, kernels and sheaves, were then winnowed-(of the sheaves) with pitchforks and laid on sticks to make clean. The writer of the Sumerian Farmer's Almanac said that the agricultural instructions were not his, however those of the god Ninurta, the son and "true farmer" of the leading Sumerian deity, Enlil. This translation of the complete text is by Kramer. Items in (parentheses) are added for meaning (by Kramer). "Italics" are original Sumerian words. Sumerian Farmer's Almanac Sumerian Farmer's Almanac is the first farmer's almanac on record. The farmer's

title: Old Farmer's Almanac

text: maintain its perfect record of continuous publication. Sagendorph served as the "Almanac"s editor until his death in 1970. His nephew, Judson D. Hale, Sr., took over and kept the "Almanac" true to the vision of his uncle. In 2000, the editorial reins were passed to Janice Stillman, the first woman in the "Almanac"s history to hold the position. She is the 13th person to hold the title of editor since it was first published in 1792. Hale still acts as the publication's editor in chief. In 1992, the "Almanac"s distribution passed the four million mark. It is still headquartered in

title: Almanac

text: the first English printed almanac. By the second half of the 16th century, yearly almanacs were being produced in England by men such as Anthony Askham, Thomas Buckminster, John Dade and Gabriel Frende. In the 17th century, English almanacs were bestsellers, second only to the Bible; by the middle of the century, 400,000 almanacs were being produced annually (a complete listing can be found in the English Short Title Catalogue). Until its deregulation in 1775, the Stationers' Company maintained a lucrative monopoly over almanac publication in England. Richard Allestree (who is not the same as this Richard Allestree) wrote one

title: Royal Almanac

text: person who wrote them - when you can identify it. They are usually found on page intentionally left blank for the ephemeris. Some of these notes can provide very interesting information, such as notes written on the page in August 1715 a copy of the BNF. It relates the circumstances of the death of Louis XIV, who was suffering from gangrene Note 34: Royal Almanac The Royal Almanac is a French administrative directory founded in 1683 by the bookseller Laurent d'Houry, which appeared under this title from 1700 to 1792, and under other titles until 1919. He presented each year

title: The People's Almanac

text: The People's Almanac The People's Almanac was a series of three books published in 1975, 1978 and 1981 by David Wallechinsky and his father Irving Wallace, the novelist responsible for co-authoring the series "The Book of Lists". The format of the almanac departs from a conventional almanac and included many obscure facts, lists and esoteric knowledge. Under “World Nations and People,” for instance, the authors list every country and try to describe not only who is officially in charge, but also which entities hold greater power unofficially. Some corporations are listed together with nations. Special sections include ones on natural

title: The New York Times Almanac

text: for ten additional years - as The Official Associated Press Almanac for 1974 and 1975, as The CBS News Almanac for 1976, 1977 and 1978, and finally as The Hammond Almanac for its ultimate five years, 1979-1983. The second "NYTA" was the successor to the Universal Almanac. Its publisher, Andrews & McMeel, decided to discontinue that almanac, with the final edition being the 1997 issue. John W. Wright, the editor of the "Universal Almanac", owned the rights to its content. He approached The New York Times Company, who agreed with his idea of creating a new almanac with the newspaper's

title: Old Farmer's Almanac

text: publication's founder. There were many competing almanacs in the 18th century, but Thomas's upstart was a success. In its second year, distribution tripled to 9,000. The initial cost of the book was six pence (about four cents). To calculate the "Almanac"s weather predictions, Thomas studied solar activity, astronomy cycles and weather patterns and used his research to develop a secret forecasting formula, which is still in use today. Other than the "Almanac"s prognosticators, few people have seen the formula. It is kept in a black tin box at the "Almanac" offices in Dublin, New Hampshire. Thomas also started drilling a

title: Farmer Mike

text: Farmer Mike Farmer Mike is the stage name of professional pumpkin carver Mike Valladao of Half Moon Bay, California. Farmer Mike specializes in carving giant pumpkins from 100 pounds to more than a half ton each at events such as: the Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival, the State Fair of Texas, Orange County MarketPlace, the San Diego Zoo, as well as various hotels, casinos, and malls. Farmer Mike is known for wearing orange overalls and a straw hat while carving in public. He has been featured in The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Boys' Life Magazine, and has appeared on

title: The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein

text: Shelley as shown by several letters. "The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein" includes a favorable review of "Shelley's Fiction" (1998) by Phyllis Zimmerman, a book in which Zimmerman argues for Percy Bysshe Shelley's authorship of "Frankenstein", and a short bibliography of books and articles about Percy Bysshe Shelley and "Frankenstein". Lauritsen praises poet Edmund Blunden's "" (1946), calling it the best short biography about Percy Bysshe Shelley. "The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein" was first published in 2007 by Pagan Press. "The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein" was praised by the critic Camille Paglia, who wrote in "Salon" that "Lauritsen assembles an overwhelming

title: The Astronaut Farmer

text: English, French, and Spanish. Bonus features include "How to Build a Rocket: The Making of The Astronaut Farmer", a blooper and outtakes reel, and an interview with former astronaut David Scott. The Astronaut Farmer The Astronaut Farmer is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mark. The story focuses on a Texas rancher who attempts to construct a rocket in his barn and launch himself into outer space. Charles Farmer is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and astronaut-in-training who reluctantly resigned from the space program and was discharged from

title: Old Farmer's Almanac

text: Almanac"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s predictions has been challenged. John Walsh, University of Illinois Atmospheric Sciences professor emeritus, reviewed the accuracy of five years of monthly forecasts from 32 weather stations around the county and found 50.7% of the monthly temperature forecasts and 51.9% of precipitation forecasts to correctly predict a deviation from averages. In its bicentennial edition, the "Almanac" stated, "neither we nor anyone else has as yet gained sufficient insight into the mysteries of the universe to predict weather with anything resembling total accuracy." Under "The Old Farmer's Almanac" brand, Yankee Publishing also produces "The Old Farmer's Almanac Garden Guide", an annual

title: Sumerian Farmer's Almanac

text: furrows that had been plowed straight this year were to be plowed diagonal the next year and vice versa. The almanac gives instructions for the farmer to pray to Ninkilim, the goddess of field mice and vermin. This was so the pests would not harm the grain when it would start growing. There were special instructions on when to water the growing grain. There were three different watering times. If the farmer spotted reddening of the wet grain it was the dreaded samana-disease that endangered the crops. If the crop came out of this, then there was to be a

title: Autumn Almanac

text: by a local hunch-backed gardener in his native Muswell Hill neighbourhood of North London. "Autumn Almanac" was a non-album single in between 1967's "Something Else by the Kinks" and 1968's "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society". The song was a big success in the UK, reaching #3 on the singles chart, but not in the US, where it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Like many recordings of the mid-to-late 1960s, "Autumn Almanac" was released in both mono and stereo versions. The mono version was released as single and appears as a bonus track on the

title: The Nautical Almanac

text: The Nautical Almanac The Nautical Almanac has been the familiar name for a series of official British almanacs published under various titles since the first issue of "The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris", for 1767: this was the first nautical almanac to contain data dedicated to the convenient determination of longitude at sea. It was originally published from the Royal Greenwich Observatory in England. A detailed account of how the publication was produced in its earliest years has been published by the National Maritime Museum. Since 1958 (with the issue for the year 1960), [[Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office]] and

title: The Nautical Almanac

text: US, an official (and initially separate) series of [[ephemeris]] publications began with the issue for 1855 as "The [[American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac]]"; but before that, the British "Nautical Almanac" was commonly used on American ships and in the United States – sometimes in the form of an independently printed American 'impression' instead. Almanac data is now also available online from the [[US Naval Observatory]]. [[Category:1767 establishments in Great Britain]] [[Category:British non-fiction books]] [[Category:United States Naval Observatory]] [[Category:Astronomical almanacs]] The Nautical Almanac The Nautical Almanac has been the familiar name for a series of official British almanacs published under various

title: The Astronaut Farmer

text: The Astronaut Farmer The Astronaut Farmer is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mark. The story focuses on a Texas rancher who attempts to construct a rocket in his barn and launch himself into outer space. Charles Farmer is a former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and astronaut-in-training who reluctantly resigned from the space program and was discharged from the military before he could fulfill his dream of becoming a vital part of NASA. He did so in order to take over his family's failing ranch in Texas after his

title: Almanac Beer Company

text: there's one local brewery that has worked to build bridges within the culinary world, it's Almanac Beer Co, which has always had ties with Northern California's sustainable farming community and a focus on beers that pair well with food", wrote Jason Henry on an SF Weekly blog. Almanac was a San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay 2012 editor's pick. The brewer's Farmer’s Reserve No. 4 was a Draft Magazine pick for the top 25 beers of 2013. In December 2016, Almanac opened a taproom, its first retail outlet, in San Francisco's Mission District with indoor seating and a

title: Máj (literary almanac)

text: Ignác Jan Hanuš. Other magazines either wrote nothing or just short reports. Jakub Malý wrote several diatribes against the young authors in a Písek magazine ("Poutník od Otavy") which provoked the authors' activity, and in the next three years three more volumes of Máj were published, edited by Vítězslav Hálek. The group received more and more attention and in the end totally seized Czech literary life. The group was called Májovci, and took on new members (e.g. Gustav Pfleger-Moravský), but after the last volume (1862) it gradually split up. Máj (literary almanac) Máj was a Czech literary almanac published (in

title: Poor Arnold's Almanac

text: published a book of Roth's strip in 1998. Updike later reprinted that essay in his collection "Due Considerations" (2007). “All cartoonists are geniuses, but Arnold Roth is especially so,” wrote Updike in his introduction. Poor Arnold's Almanac Poor Arnold's Alamanac was a newspaper comic strip by Arnold Roth. Each installment covered a single subject, with Roth devising gags on such topics as baseball, dogs, commuting, elephants, ice cream, smoking and the telephone. Roth wrote and drew "Poor Arnold's Almanac" from 1959 to 1961 and again from 1989 to 1990. Roth initially created a color Sunday comic strip for the New

title: The People's Almanac

text: and man-made disasters, "Footnote People in World History," biographies of fictional characters (such as Superman), past predictions by psychics – both correct and incorrect, and predictions for the years 1975 and on. Odd and unexplained happenings are also discussed (such as the Devil's Footprints), though authoritative references are not generally given. The People's Almanac The People's Almanac was a series of three books published in 1975, 1978 and 1981 by David Wallechinsky and his father Irving Wallace, the novelist responsible for co-authoring the series "The Book of Lists". The format of the almanac departs from a conventional almanac and included

title: Almanac

text: per cent of all almanac sales sold in the United States were sold through the "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985)" computer game pack that included a complimentary "World Almanac and Book of Facts." The GPS almanac, as part of the data transmitted by each GPS satellite, contains coarse orbit and status information for all satellites in the constellation, an ionospheric model, and information to relate GPS derived time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Hence the GPS almanac provide a similar goal as the ancient Babylonian almanac, to find celestial bodies. Almanac An almanac (also spelled "almanack" and

title: Almanac

text: almanacs from 1792-1797. Currently published almanacs such as "Whitaker's Almanack" have expanded their scope and contents beyond that of their historical counterparts. Modern almanacs include a comprehensive presentation of statistical and descriptive data covering the entire world. Contents also include discussions of topical developments and a summary of recent historical events. Other currently published almanacs (ca. 2006) include "TIME Almanac with Information Please", "World Almanac and Book of Facts", "The Farmer's Almanac" and "The Old Farmer's Almanac" and The Almanac for Farmers & City Folk. The "Inverness Almanac" ," an almanac/literary journal, was published in West Marin, California, from 2015

title: The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein

text: Hunt, as well as the "nature of the manuscript evidence", showed that the work was "conceived and mainly written by Mary Shelley". The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein is a 2007 book written and published by John Lauritsen, in which the author argues that the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, not his wife Mary Shelley, is the real author of "Frankenstein" (1818), that the novel "has consistently been underrated and misinterpreted", and that its dominant theme is "male love". Lauritsen maintains that handwriting cannot be used to determine the actual author of "Frankenstein". His work received positive

title: The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein

text: The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein is a 2007 book written and published by John Lauritsen, in which the author argues that the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, not his wife Mary Shelley, is the real author of "Frankenstein" (1818), that the novel "has consistently been underrated and misinterpreted", and that its dominant theme is "male love". Lauritsen maintains that handwriting cannot be used to determine the actual author of "Frankenstein". His work received positive reviews in gay publications. However, some commentators in other publications rejected Lauritsen's views and supported the conventional view that "Frankenstein" was written

title: Royal Almanac

text: related trade." Whether to have a certain level of resources to purchase this item, the customer extended beyond the financial and political world. The Royal Almanac is competing at its inception with the Almanac of the Court of Colombat who can not make it evolve since 1717. In fact, bibliographers consider that the Royal Almanac is one of the "oldest and most helpful Ref 25". If it essentially describes the royal court and the Parisian institutions, other major cities also have their almanacs, such as the city of Lyon equally voluminous Ref 26. The Almanac is however considered a reference

title: Farmers' Almanac

text: "Farmers’ Almanac" has had seven editors. Poet, astronomer, and teacher David Young, Philom., held the post for 34 years from the day he and publisher Jacob Mann first founded The Almanac Publishing Company in Morristown, New Jersey. Following Young’s death in 1852, a string of successors took the helm, beginning with astronomer Samuel Hart Wright. In 1933 Ray Geiger took over as the sixth editor of the "Farmers’ Almanac" and began what became the longest-running editorship in "Farmers’ Almanac" history. In 1994, upon completion of his 60th consecutive edition, Ray passed the editorial reins onto his son, Peter, who had

title: Royal Almanac

text: foreign ministers would cater Ref 19. Louis-Sebastien Mercier in a pamphlet, the Tableau de Paris that stands in 1782 Ref 20 explains that "Those who are thrown into the paths of ambition, study Almanac Royal with serious attention," "more a beautiful royal consult the almanac to see if her lover is a lieutenant or sergeant... ", that" everyone is buying the almanac to find out exactly where they stand. "And finally" even Fontenelle said, that it was the book which contained the greatest truths." Adages use the almanac as a reference. According to Jean-François de La Harpe is "the only

title: The Writer's Almanac

text: Classical Music during other times. In November 2017, after allegations of inappropriate behavior by Keillor toward an individual who worked for him on a freelance basis, Minnesota Public Radio terminated its contracts with him and his private media companies. This effectively ended the distribution and broadcast of "The Writer's Almanac" via public radio, as well as rebroadcasts of Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." In the spring 2018, Keillor restarted "The Writer's Almanac" on his website. In summer 2018, he added the option of subscribing to the newsletter version. In April 2018, Minnesota Public Radio posted a message stating its intent

title: The Epicure's Almanac

text: The Epicure's Almanac The Epicure’s Almanac (also known as Diary of Good Living) contained a variety of original or valuable tips for daily life. These tips were gained as a result of the real life experience of people in their enjoyment of the 'good things in life'. The book was written in 1841 by Benson Earle Hill and published, in London, by How and Parsons. It is now a rare book. This early nineteenth century book was intended for people who were not rich and could not really afford to go to restaurants. One useful tip was to add bicarbonate

title: The Time Traveler's Almanac

text: featured in "The Time Traveler's Almanac". Stories are listed in alphabetical order by author. The Time Traveler's Almanac The Time Traveler's Almanac (British title: "The Time Traveller's Almanac") is a 2013 anthology edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. It contains stories that focus on time travel. It was released on November 2013 in the UK and on March 18, 2014 in the US. Regarding the motivation behind "Time Traveler's Almanac", Ann VanderMeer said that there were two main reasons. First was that Ann and Jeff needed "a break from the seriousness of "The Weird"." Secondly, they felt they could offer

title: Royal Almanac

text: are replaced with Phrygian caps in roundels Library 25. The Almanac is normally available from the bookseller, but it can also be found in the province in other bookstores that serve as intermediaries, for example in 1816, at Pesche, bookseller at Le Mans Ref 17, or by correspondence through the Sorbonne, as did Voltaire Ref 18. The Almanac has a very great interest because of the number of subjects it addresses the organization of the French administration. In 1785, Mairobert wrote that "the Almanach Royal is in the hands of everyone and is among the Princes, the King's office, the

title: John Stephen Farmer

text: the medium William Eglinton from accusations of fraud and in 1886 wrote a biography about Eglinton. John Stephen Farmer John Stephen Farmer (7 March 1854 – 18 January 1916) also known as J. S. Farmer was a British lexicographer, spiritualist and writer. He was most well known for his seven volume dictionary of slang. Farmer was born in Bedford. His lifetime work was "Slang and its Analogues" published in seven volumes (1890–1904) with William Ernest Henley. Farmer took interest in psychical research and spiritualism. He was the first editor for the spiritualist journal "Light". From 1878, he also edited the

title: Philip José Farmer

text: Gift," Farmer also explored the Tarzan theme combined with time travel, using the transparently reverse-syllabled name of "Sahhindar" for his hero (and the book's initials, TLG, as code for "Tarzan, Lord Greystoke"). A short story on this theme is "The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod" (1968): "if William S. rather than Edgar Rice [Burroughs] had written Tarzan," Farmer also wrote "Lord Tyger" (1970) about a ruthless millionaire who tries to create a real Tarzan by having a child kidnapped and then brought up subject to the same tragic events which shaped Tarzan in the original books. In his incomplete

title: Almanac of American Philanthropy

text: Globe" called the "Almanac" "the first definitive work on the history, variety, and impact of private giving in the United States." Its sections include: The "Orange County Register" wrote that the "Almanac" "shatters myths about the stinginess of the wealthy and bleeding-heart liberals’ monopoly on compassion." "Booklist", published by the American Library Association, reviewed the "Almanac" this way: "This comprehensive, current, accurate, well-organized reference on private giving in the U.S. contains sections on our greatest givers, past and present, and major achievements from 1636 to 2015. The volume's very reasonable cost (for 1,300+ pages) enhances the reference value... Recommended." Karl

title: Old Farmer's Almanac

text: an eyewitness who claimed he had seen the crime by the light of the moon on August 29, 1857. The book stated that not only was the Moon in the first quarter, but it was riding "low" on the horizon, about to set. Because the actual almanac used in the trial was not retained for posterity, there exists some controversy as to whether "The Old Farmer's Almanac" was the one used. In 2007, a competing almanac, the "Farmers' Almanac", based in Lewiston, Maine, ran an article claiming that the almanac in question may have been theirs. In 1861, Charles Louis

title: Todd Farmer

text: mid '90s he moved from Texas to Los Angeles, where Farmer started his career working for Sean S. Cunningham. Farmer's first film "Jason X" was the 10th entry in the "Friday the 13th" franchise. He wrote the screenplay and chose a futuristic setting in order to not collide with the continuity of "Freddy vs. Jason", another film in the series, being still in development at the time. Farmer also wrote the screenplay for "The Messengers", but not much of it found its way into the finished film which went through several re-writes after the original production company had sold the

title: Philip José Farmer

text: to those plans. Farmer's use of the pseudonym had caused confusion among many readers, who for some time assumed that Vonnegut was behind it; when the truth of "Venus on the Half-Shell"'s authorship came out, Vonnegut was reported as being "not amused." In an issue of the semi-prozine The Alien Critic/Science Fiction Review, published by Richard E. Geis, Farmer claimed to have received an angry, obscenity-laden telephone call from Vonnegut about it. Thereafter Farmer wrote a number of pseudonymous "fictional author" stories, mostly for "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction". These were stories whose "authors" are characters in other

title: The New York Times Almanac

text: name on it. Penguin was then brought in as the publisher, and the first edition was published in late 1997 as "1998 New York Times Almanac". Wright became the general editor of the "NYTA". The 1998 edition of the almanac included a good deal of information from the "Universal Almanac", with some members of "The Times" news staff contributing articles about the major news events of the year, as well as the maps in the book. It ceased publication after the 2011 edition. The New York Times Almanac The New York Times Almanac was an almanac published in the United

title: The New York Times Almanac

text: The New York Times Almanac The New York Times Almanac was an almanac published in the United States. There were two separate and distinct series of almanacs by this name. The first of the two was initially published in 1969 by New York Times Books as the 1056 page The New York Times Encyclopedia Almanac 1970. A 16-page supplement with late breaking news was made available to all purchasers in early 1970. After its third year of publication it was rebranded as The Official Associated Press Almanac 1973 and published by Hammond Almanac, Inc., a Dell Books imprint. Publication continued

title: Almanac

text: to 2016. In 2007, Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine launched a Canadian Almanac, written in Canada, with all-Canadian content. The nonprofit agrarian organization the Greenhorns currently publishes "The New Farmer's Almanac" as a resource for young farmers. Major topics covered by almanacs (reflected by their tables of contents) include: geography, government, demographics, agriculture, economics and business, health and medicine, religion, mass media, transportation, science and technology, sport, and awards/prizes. Other examples include "The Almanac of American Politics" published by Columbia Books & Information Services, "The Almanac of American Literature", and "The Almanac of British Politics". From 1985 to 1990, approximately 53

title: Almanac

text: Oxford and Cambridge. In 1300, Petrus de Dacia created an almanac (Savilian Library, Oxford). This was the same year Roger Bacon, OFM, produced his as well. In 1327 Walter de Elvendene created an almanac and later on John Somers of Oxford, in 1380. In 1386 Nicholas de Lynne, Oxford produced an almanac. In 1457 the first printed almanac was published at Mainz, by Gutenberg (eight years before the famous Bible). Regio-Montanus produced an almanac in 1472 (Nuremberg, 1472), which was continued in print for several centuries in many editions. In 1497 the "Sheapheard’s Kalendar", translated from French (Richard Pynson) became

title: Astronomical Almanac

text: astronomy. The "Astronomical Almanac" is the direct descendant of the British and American navigational almanacs. The British "Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris" had been published since 1766, and was renamed "The Astronomical Ephemeris" in 1960. "The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac" had been published since 1852. In 1981 the British and American publications were combined under the title "The Astronomical Almanac"." Astronomical Almanac The Astronomical Almanac is an almanac published by the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO); it also includes data supplied by many scientists from around the world. It is considered a

title: The Writer's Almanac

text: to re-establish the online archives of "The Writer's Almanac" and "A Prairie Home Companion": . The Writer's Almanac The Writer's Almanac is a daily podcast and newsletter of poetry and historical interest pieces, usually of literary significance. Begun as a radio program in 1993, it is hosted by Garrison Keillor and was produced and distributed by American Public Media through November 2017. Today it is available on Keillor's website and major podcast platforms. Past program sponsors include The Poetry Foundation (using funds from a large bequest from philanthropist Ruth Lilly), publisher of "Poetry Magazine" and The Mosaic Foundation of Rita

title: John Bretland Farmer

text: on 26 January 1944. In 1892 he married Edith May Gertrude Pritchard. Farmer was an editor of the Annals of Botany 1906-1922 and wrote particularly on cytology. He was also editor of Science Progress 1909 10 1912 and Gardeners' Chronicle 1904 to 1906. His books include: John Bretland Farmer Sir John Bretland Farmer FRS FRSE (5 April 1865 – 26 January 1944) was a British botanist. He believed that chromomeres not chromosomes were the unit of heredity. Farmer and J. E. S. Moore introduced the term "meiosis" in 1905. He was born at Atherstone in Warwickshire the son of John

title: Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History

text: Lion Who Wrote History" has also been reviewed by "Kirkus Reviews", "Publishers Weekly", "The New York Times", and Common Sense Media. Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History is a 2017 picture book biography by Walter Dean Myers about the life of Frederick Douglass. "BookList", in a starred review, wrote "Focused, informative writing and strong, effective illustrations combine to make this the go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students." and the "School Library Journal" wrote "Although this title is similar in scope to Doreen Rappaport's "Frederick's Journey", the two books complement each other.

title: The Time Traveler's Almanac

text: The Time Traveler's Almanac The Time Traveler's Almanac (British title: "The Time Traveller's Almanac") is a 2013 anthology edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. It contains stories that focus on time travel. It was released on November 2013 in the UK and on March 18, 2014 in the US. Regarding the motivation behind "Time Traveler's Almanac", Ann VanderMeer said that there were two main reasons. First was that Ann and Jeff needed "a break from the seriousness of "The Weird"." Secondly, they felt they could offer something different from existing time travel anthologies. Sixty-five short stories and five essays are

title: Old Farmer's Almanac

text: to "The Old Farmer's Almanac". In 1851, Jenks made another change to the "Almanac" when he featured a "four seasons" drawing on the cover by Boston artist Hammatt Billings, engraved by Henry Nichols. Jenks dropped the new cover for three years and then reinstated it permanently in 1855. This trademarked design is still in use today. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln may have used a copy of "The Old Farmer's Almanac" to argue the innocence of his client, William "Duff" Armstrong, who was on trial for murder in Beardstown, Illinois. Lincoln used an almanac to refute the testimony of Charles Allen,

title: Royal Almanac

text: is transferred to the association Guyot-Testu. Anne-Charlotte d'Houry died 22 July 1828 aged about 83 years. In 1867, edition of the Almanac is transferred to the widow Berger-Levrault, who had already published the Yearbook of the French empire diplomatic, and military Yearbook of the French empire, both published as the Almanac according to documents provided by the administration. The edition of the Almanac stops definitively in 1919 after four years of interruption due to war, the latter number includes the years 1915 to 1919. Not found in the literature the reasons that prompted the shutdown of publication, but it can

title: Royal Almanac

text: was sentenced to " carton "section on the Almanacs that had not yet been sold, and replacement cost, the Almanac issue of those who so request it." He died on 4 October 1779 and his cousin, Charles-Laurent Houry, son of Charles-Maurice d'Houry, took over the business. The privilege granted to the family of Houry for the Almanac has been threatened in 1789 when Camille Desmoulins, in his speech at the Lantern to the Parisians, says it will cease in favor of Baldwin, another Parisian publisher. This threat has not been brought into effect since the Almanac remained in Houry. Looking

title: The Almanac of American Politics

text: the "National Journal", and edited by Charles Mahtesian. The Almanac of American Politics The Almanac of American Politics is a reference work published biennially by Columbia Books & Information Services. It aims to provide a detailed look at the politics of the United States through an approach of profiling individual leaders and areas of the country. The first edition of the "Almanac" was published in 1972. The "National Journal" published biennial editions of the "Almanac" from 1984 through 2014. In 2015, Columbia Books & Information Services became the publisher. The "Almanac" is broken down alphabetically by state, with each congressional

title: The Almanac of American Politics

text: The Almanac of American Politics The Almanac of American Politics is a reference work published biennially by Columbia Books & Information Services. It aims to provide a detailed look at the politics of the United States through an approach of profiling individual leaders and areas of the country. The first edition of the "Almanac" was published in 1972. The "National Journal" published biennial editions of the "Almanac" from 1984 through 2014. In 2015, Columbia Books & Information Services became the publisher. The "Almanac" is broken down alphabetically by state, with each congressional district in each state profiled separately. The information

title: Almanac Beer Company

text: Almanac Beer Company Almanac Beer Company is an Alameda, California brewer that makes farm-to-table beers in small batches using fruit, grains and herbs purchased from local family farms. The company has brewed both year-round table beers and special releases, as well as beers set aside from larger batches and aged in oak barrels. Almanac is best known for its oak-aged sours and farmhouse ales. Almanac was founded in 2010 by Jesse Friedman and Damian Fagan. The business partners, who met at a homebrewers club three years before, were influenced by Alice Waters and her emphasis on regional, seasonal ingredients. "If

title: Old Moore's Almanac

text: proclaimed to the world the deep and anxious thought that ever occupied his great and active mind."" The editorship of the almanac is not clear for a considerable time after the death of Theophilus. However, the magazine continued to be published every year under the name "Moore's Almanack". And more copycat magazines appeared (“spurious editions” as they were called). The many copycat editions raised the irk of the real Old Moore's Almanac. In fact they editors of the time often wrote to newspapers complaining about it. He is an article from the Weekly Telegraph in 1852, in the literature section:

title: Old Moore's Almanac

text: Occasionally, old copies of the Almanac are offered for sale on eBay or other auction sites. Recently, an "Irish Merlin" from 1765 was sold on eBay. You can also find copies in the Marsh Library in Dublin, and in Trinity's Old Library, which also holds the Book of Kells. Historian B. P. Bowen B.L., B.Sc. He wrote an article about the "Old Moore’s Almanac" in 1940 for the "Dublin Historical Record" Vol. 3, No. 1 (Sep., - Nov., 1940), pp. 26-37. The "Dublin Historical Record" is a history journal established in 1938, published biannually by the Old Dublin Society, which

title: Poor Arnold's Almanac

text: Poor Arnold's Almanac Poor Arnold's Alamanac was a newspaper comic strip by Arnold Roth. Each installment covered a single subject, with Roth devising gags on such topics as baseball, dogs, commuting, elephants, ice cream, smoking and the telephone. Roth wrote and drew "Poor Arnold's Almanac" from 1959 to 1961 and again from 1989 to 1990. Roth initially created a color Sunday comic strip for the New York Herald Tribune Syndicate, and nearly three decades later, it was revived for the Creators Syndicate as both a daily and a Sunday feature. Roth recalled: John Updike did the introduction when Fantagraphics Books

title: Almanac Singers

text: Almanac Singers The Almanac Singers was an American New York City-based folk music group, active between 1940 and 1943, founded by Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie. The group specialized in topical songs, mostly songs advocating an anti-war, anti-racism and pro-union philosophy. They were part of the Popular Front, an alliance of liberals and leftists, including the Communist Party USA (whose slogan, under their leader Earl Browder, was "Communism is twentieth century Americanism"), who had vowed to put aside their differences in order to fight fascism and promote racial and religious inclusiveness and workers' rights. The Almanac

title: Almanac (TV series)

text: years, but have divorced. They have also spent time at other area stations: Eskola contributed political reports to WCCO radio until being laid off in May 2010, and Wurzer hosts the regional portion of "Morning Edition" at Minnesota Public Radio. Eskola is noted for his fondness for scarves, wearing a different one each week during the cold months. Mary Lahammer provides a political report from the Minnesota State Capitol, providing context to the week's big events. David Gillette creates illustrated essays and hosts "Almanac"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s online bonus show, "The Wrap." Both Lahammer and Gillette appear on "Almanac: At the Capitol" during

title: World Almanac

text: almanac. In 1923, the name changed to its current name, "The World Almanac and Book of Facts". Calvin Coolidge's father read from "The World Almanac" when he swore his son into office. Since then, photos have shown that Presidents John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton have also used "The World Almanac" as a resource. The "New York World" merged with the Scripps-owned "Telegram" to form the "New York World-Telegram" in 1931. The "Almanac" survived the closure of the "World-Telegram" in 1966. During World War II, "The World Almanac" could boast that it was read by GIs all over the world:

title: Almanac (newspaper)

text: The two newspapers merged into one, The Almanac, in 1998. Almanac (newspaper) The Almanac is a weekly newspaper in the South Hills region of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and northern Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is published by the Observer Publishing Company of Washington, Pennsylvania. It is delivered free of charge to most houses in its distribution area. Currently, the Almanac covers Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township, Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair, South Fayette, and outlying areas. The Almanac was established in 1967 to serve the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Observer Publishing Co. bought controlling interest in The Advertiser and The Almanac in 1981.

title: Nautical almanac

text: Nautical Almanac Office, ever since the first edition was published in 1767. In the United States, a nautical almanac has been published annually by the US Naval Observatory since 1852. It was originally titled "American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac". Since 1958, the USNO and HMNAO have jointly published a unified nautical almanac, "The Astronomical Almanac" for use by the navies of both countries. Almanac data is now available online from the US Naval Observatory. Also commercial almanacs were produced that combined other information. A good example would be Brown's — which commenced in 1877 – and is still produced annually,

title: Almanac

text: of the more popular English almanacs, producing yearly volumes from 1617 to 1643, but his is by no means the earliest or the longest-running almanac. In British America, William Pierce of Harvard College published the first American almanac entitled, "An Almanac for New England for the year 1639" Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard became the first center for the annual publication of almanacs with various editors including Samuel Danforth, Oakes, Cheever, Chauncey, Dudley, Foster, et alia. An almanac maker going under the pseudonym of Poor Richard, Knight of the Burnt Island began to publish "Poor Robin's Almanack" one of the first comic

title: Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls?

text: Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls? Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls?: The Search For The Secret Of Qumran is a book by Norman Golb which intensifies the debate over the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls, furthering the opinion that the scrolls were not the work of the Essenes, as other scholars claim, but written in Jerusalem and moved to Qumran in anticipation of the Roman siege in 70 AD. Writing in "Church History", Gregory T. Armstrong stated: "This book is 'must reading' for every historian regardless of her or his period of specialization. It demonstrates how a particular

title: Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls?

text: Hartmut Stegemann. "Qumran und das Judentum zur Zeit Jesu" 84 (1994): 175-94 as basing "his support of the Essene hypothesis of factors of hierarch, initiation rites, community of goods, ritual baths, a common meal and views on marriage as well as calendar." They then refer to the alternative estimate of Golb, "that the scrolls came from Jerusalem to a fortress in Qumran during the siege of Jerusalem around 70 CE Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls? Who Wrote The Dead Sea Scrolls?: The Search For The Secret Of Qumran is a book by Norman Golb which intensifies the debate over

text: Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History is a 2017 picture book biography by Walter Dean Myers about the life of Frederick Douglass. "BookList", in a starred review, wrote "Focused, informative writing and strong, effective illustrations combine to make this the go-to Frederick Douglass biography for younger students." and the "School Library Journal" wrote "Although this title is similar in scope to Doreen Rappaport's "Frederick's Journey", the two books complement each other. Recommended for collections looking to further explore Douglass's legacy." "The Buffalo News" called it an "excellent illustrated biography". "Frederick Douglass: The

title: Sumerian Farmer's Almanac

text: The "Nippur tablet" has 35 lines of text and is part of the middle of the complete overall document. Different parts of the agricultural "primer" were already known in eight other clay tablets and fragments before the Nippur part was discovered. The complete Sumerian Farmer's Almanac document has 111 lines of text. It was originally made by a farmer for his son. The document has prime importance in the history of agriculture and its techniques. The document consists of a series of instructions for the purpose of guiding one throughout their yearly agricultural activities. Before this document was discovered there

title: Sumerian Farmer's Almanac

text: off. The instructions from the Sumerian Farmer's Almanac were for the farmer to plow eight furrows to each strip of land, which was approximately 20 feet (6 metres) long. Plowing and sowing was carried on simultaneously. It was done with a seeder. A plow was used that had an attachment that carried the seed. A container dropped the seed through a narrow funnel down to even depths of just plowed furrows. The depth was to be that of the width of two fingers and if not the plow was to be adjusted to make it come out this way. The

title: The Farmer Refuted

text: The Farmer Refuted The Farmer Refuted, published in February 1775, was Alexander Hamilton's second published work, a follow-up to his 1774 "A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress". In "The Farmer Refuted," Alexander Hamilton addresses directly the main person to whom he was writing in opposition with his first work, Bishop Samuel Seabury. Seabury wrote under the name "A. W. Farmer" (a pen name, and abbreviation for 'a Westchester farmer'). Calling the writing a less than imposed "labyrinth of subtilty," Hamilton once again refutes Seabury's claim that the Congress in Philadelphia deserved to be condemned for conduct. He also

title: Almanac

text: about the day of the week on which a particular day falls, major holidays, the phases of the moon, earthquake hazard levels etc. The set of events noted in an almanac are selected in view of a more or less specific group of readers e.g. farmers, sailors, astronomers or others. The etymology of the word is unclear. It is suggested the word "almanac" derives from a Greek word meaning "calendar". However, that word appears only once in antiquity, by Eusebius who quotes Porphyry as to the Coptic Egyptian use of astrological charts ("almenichiaká"). The earliest almanacs were calendars that included

title: World Almanac

text: claimed more than a half-million "habitual users," "The World Almanac" changed its name to "The World Almanac and Encyclopedia". This was the title it kept until 1923, when it became "The World Almanac and Book of Facts", the name it bears today. In 1906, the "New York Times", reporting on the publishing of the 20th edition, said that "the almanac has made for itself a secure position, second only to the forty-year-old Whitaker's Almanac of London, with which alone it can be compared." From 1890 to 1934, the New York World Building was prominently featured on the cover of the

title: Astronomical Almanac

text: in advance of its date. The "Astronomical Almanac" Online is a companion to the printed volume. It is designed to broaden the scope of the publication, not duplicate the data. In addition to ancillary information, the "Astronomical Almanac" Online extends the printed version by providing data best presented in machine-readable form. The Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, currently in its third edition (2013), provides detailed discussion of usage and data reduction methods used by the "Almanac". It covers its history, significance, sources, methods of computation, and use of the data. Because the "Astronomical Almanac" prints primarily positional data, this

title: Schott's Almanac

text: Schott's Almanac Schott's Almanac was a best-selling UK reference book, published annually in the United Kingdom between 2006 and 2010. The book was compiled by Ben Schott and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. In addition to the UK version, the best known (and oldest), two other editions of "Schott's Almanac" were published, in the United States and Germany. Each Almanac had a different content and structure, and the German edition was in German. The Almanac presented the world in thirteen† sections: †In the US edition, this number was changed to a total of fifteen sections, with the addition of: The

title: Almanac (newspaper)

text: Almanac (newspaper) The Almanac is a weekly newspaper in the South Hills region of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and northern Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is published by the Observer Publishing Company of Washington, Pennsylvania. It is delivered free of charge to most houses in its distribution area. Currently, the Almanac covers Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township, Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair, South Fayette, and outlying areas. The Almanac was established in 1967 to serve the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Observer Publishing Co. bought controlling interest in The Advertiser and The Almanac in 1981. In 1990, the newspapers were converted from tabloid-size to broadsheet.

title: Royal Almanac

text: book to read to get rich is the Royal Almanac Ref 21, Jean-Joseph Regnault-Warin uses the phrase" having the memory of a Royal Almanac Ref 22 " or the Memoirs of the Academy of hawkers Ref 23 explains that "it is enough to read the Almanac for education." In the eyes of justice, the book can be used as a basis for comparison: during a police investigation in 1824 Ref 24, a defendant defends himself by explaining that the volume of documents he was accused of having carried "could be equal to that of a royal Almanac almanac or a

title: Astronomical Almanac

text: Astronomical Almanac The Astronomical Almanac is an almanac published by the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO); it also includes data supplied by many scientists from around the world. It is considered a worldwide resource for fundamental astronomical data, often being the first publication to incorporate new International Astronomical Union resolutions. The almanac largely contains solar system ephemeris and catalogs of selected stellar and extragalactic objects. The material appears in sections, each section addressing a specific astronomical category. The book also includes references to the material, explanations, and examples. It is available one year

title: The New Traveller's Almanac

text: The New Traveller's Almanac The New Traveller's Almanac is a series of writings included in the back of all six issues of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II", covering the timeline and the world of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". The six issues covered the British Isles, Continental Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Australias, and the Polar Regions. In the Volume II collection, the "Almanac" was collected into a single 46-page document. All of the information from it was drawn from pre-existing literary sources (such as Shakespearean plays or the Cthulhu Mythos). The

title: The New Traveller's Almanac

text: to Fulworth to keep bees). The New Traveller's Almanac The New Traveller's Almanac is a series of writings included in the back of all six issues of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II", covering the timeline and the world of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". The six issues covered the British Isles, Continental Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Australias, and the Polar Regions. In the Volume II collection, the "Almanac" was collected into a single 46-page document. All of the information from it was drawn from pre-existing literary sources (such as Shakespearean plays

title: Almanac of the Dead

text: chapter, the reader is left to imagine what is coming for the many small pieces of the world they spent over 700+ pages getting to know and understand. Almanac of the Dead Almanac of the Dead is a novel by Leslie Marmon Silko, first published in 1991. "Almanac of the Dead" begins with a map before the reader actually engages with any sentences. The map is a simplified version of the borderlands of the American Southwest with various cities marked, yet Tucson is designed as being a sort of center of the region. There are all kinds of names and

title: Almanac of the Dead

text: Almanac of the Dead Almanac of the Dead is a novel by Leslie Marmon Silko, first published in 1991. "Almanac of the Dead" begins with a map before the reader actually engages with any sentences. The map is a simplified version of the borderlands of the American Southwest with various cities marked, yet Tucson is designed as being a sort of center of the region. There are all kinds of names and arrows on the outlined territories, but their meaning only begins to make sense as the reader moves forward in the novel. Silko's narrative takes place within this landscape,

title: The Orson Welles Almanac

text: are included with the Orson Welles materials at the Lilly Library. The Orson Welles Almanac The Orson Welles Almanac (also known as Radio Almanac and The Orson Welles Comedy Show) is a 1944 CBS Radio series directed and hosted by Orson Welles. Broadcast live on the Columbia Pacific Network, the 30-minute variety program was heard Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET January 26 – July 19, 1944. The series was sponsored by Mobilgas and Mobiloil. Many of the shows originated from U.S. military camps, where Welles and his repertory company and guests entertained the troops with a reduced version of "The

title: The Orson Welles Almanac

text: The Orson Welles Almanac The Orson Welles Almanac (also known as Radio Almanac and The Orson Welles Comedy Show) is a 1944 CBS Radio series directed and hosted by Orson Welles. Broadcast live on the Columbia Pacific Network, the 30-minute variety program was heard Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET January 26 – July 19, 1944. The series was sponsored by Mobilgas and Mobiloil. Many of the shows originated from U.S. military camps, where Welles and his repertory company and guests entertained the troops with a reduced version of "The Mercury Wonder Show". The performances of the all-star jazz band that

title: World Almanac

text: was published annually since 1995 until 2013, when the "2014" edition was released. In 1993 Scripps sold the "Almanac" to K-III (later Primedia)."The World Almanac" was sold to Ripplewood Holdings' WRC Media in 1999. Ripplewood bought Reader's Digest and the book was then produced by the World Almanac Education Group, which was owned by The Reader's Digest Association. "The World Almanac" was sold to Infobase Publishing in 2009. Some lists published are: In the mid-1980s, the almanac was being put together by a 10-member staff. At that time, 20 percent of the book was rarely updated (for example, the text

title: John Murray Anderson's Almanac

text: that the "Almanac is more distinguished for its humor. Jean Kerr...has written a gruesome jest about horror literature, 'My Cousin Who?'" John Murray Anderson's Almanac John Murray Anderson's Almanac is a musical revue, featuring the music of the songwriting team of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, as well as other composers. It was conceived by John Murray Anderson. "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opened on Broadway on December 10, 1953 at the Imperial Theatre, New York City and closed on June 26, 1954, after 229 performances.The revue was conceived and staged by John Murray Anderson, with sketches directed by Cyril Ritchard,

title: Old Moore's Almanac

text: -This year, there will be a lot of well-known people who will die suddenly/unexpectedly. 2018 will be the year of the shock-death of famous people. -In Ireland, there will be more discussions about getting religion out of school. Irish Millennials to move abroad in increasing numbers. Old Moore's Almanac Old Moore's Almanac is an almanac which has been published for nearly two and a half centuries. Its founder, Theophilus Moore, ran a classical academy at Milltown which was then a village near Dublin (since that time, it has been incorporated into the city). A teacher of Irish, English, Greek and

title: Paul S. Farmer

text: including Angus Gaye (aka Drummie Zeb) who went on to form the reggae group Aswad. Out of this course emerged what was claimed to be the first classroom textbook in pop music, "Pop Workbook", co-written by Farmer and Tony Attwood and first published in 1978. Demand for the book led to its reprinting in 1979 and 1982. Alongside Holland Park's 4th/5th year course in pop music Farmer devised similar but broader modules for 11- to 14-year-olds which were later published as the "Longman Music Topics". In 1979 the first edition of Farmer's book "Music in the Comprehensive School" was published,

title: Royal Almanac

text: March 1744 confirmed definitively André-François Le Breton as sole heir. In 1728, the widow of his grandson, Houry combines son André-François Le Breton, who was 18 years old and an orphan under the guardianship of Charles-Maurice d'Houry. Andrew Francis had inherited, according to the will of the estate of Lawrence Houry, half of the rights of the Almanac, and his widow, the rest. Under his leadership, the Almanac takes a new breath and adds new sections, which sometimes does not go without punishment. For example, in 1768, he has trouble with Voltaire, who sent him a letter incendiary: In 1773,

title: The Orson Welles Almanac

text: label, all of them recorded August–November 1944 by the group Ertegun renamed Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band. "Viewed in perspective," Ertegun later wrote, "they are among the most significant jazz records ever made: they gave eloquent proof of the continuing vitality of New Orleans jazz at a time when such proof was needed." Broadcast July 19, 1944, from the Coast Guard camp in Long Beach, California, the final episode of "The Orson Welles Almanac" ends with a five-minute reading by Welles, "a short story, especially written for me to broadcast by one of the first talents in American literature, John

title: The Orson Welles Almanac

text: Welles brought together for the show were an important force in the revival of traditional New Orleans jazz in the 1940s. ""The Orson Welles Almanac" was a format that intrigued Welles throughout the early 1940s," wrote radio historian John Dunning. "It consisted of everything from odd facts to jazz." The idea of doing such a variety show occurred to Welles after his success as substitute host of "The Jack Benny Program", radio's most popular show. When Jack Benny contracted pneumonia on a performance tour of military bases, Welles hosted four consecutive programs (March 14–April 4, 1943) and was Benny's first

title: The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein

text: that while he argues that Mary Shelley was not well educated enough to have written "Frankenstein", his argument fails because "it is not a good, let alone a great novel and hardly merits the attention it has been given." Lauritsen replied that "Frankenstein" "is a radical and disturbing work, containing some of the most beautiful prose in the English language ... a profound and moving masterpiece, fully worthy of its author, Percy Bysshe Shelley." "The Man Who Wrote Frankenstein" received positive reviews from Jim Herrick in "Gay Humanist Quarterly", Hubert Kennedy in "The Guide", and Douglas Sadownick in "The Gay

title: Almanac (San Mateo)

text: retirement from the paper in 2014. "Almanac" website Almanac (San Mateo) The Almanac is a weekly California newspaper published to about 15,000 readers across Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley and Woodside. The paper was founded in 1965 by Jean Heflin, Betty Fry and Hedy Boissevain; it was originally titled "The Country Almanac". Embarcadero Pub. Co. bought the "Almanac" in 1993. The editor is Renee Batti. In 1995 "The Country Almanac" of Menlo Park was awarded for general excellence by the California Newspapers Publishers Association. The mayor of the City of Menlo Park honored Tom Gibboney, the paper's publisher and editor

title: Old Moore's Almanac

text: Moore’s Almanac." The original "Old Moore’s Almanac" was, at this point, fed up to the gills of other publishers stealing their thunder, and also their name. Nugent acted as manager and editor of this rip-off version of the "Old Moore’s Almanac" until his death in 1866, and after that it was taken over by his assistant. But then something strange happened. In 1886, McCall, long-time editor of the genuine "Old Moore’s Almanac", became editor of "Nugent's Moore's Almanac" simultaneously. He carried on like this for 12 years. It would seem to be a conflict of interest: Nugent's Almanac was very

title: Old Moore's Almanac

text: natural ability.” During John McCall's editorship he gathered around him a number of vivid personalities, who all contributed to the almanac. They linked together into a clan, and John McCall was regarded as Chieftain. They considered themselves as the successors of the Irish Bards, and wrote of themselves as "The Bards of Di." This title is thought to be derived from the Goddess of the Moon, Diana; the connection of the bards with astrology makes the reference easily understood. Often in the pages of the "Moore’s Almanack" we see references to "Lady Di" and the contributors are also spoken of

title: Almanac

text: medieval Islamic astronomy. The modern almanac differs from Babylonian, Ptolemaic and Zij tables in the sense that "the entries found in the almanacs give directly the positions of the celestial bodies and need no further computation", in contrast to the more common "auxiliary astronomical tables" based on Ptolemy's "Almagest". The earliest known almanac in this modern sense is the "Almanac of Azarqueil" written in 1088 by Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (Latinized as Arzachel) in Toledo, al-Andalus. The work provided the true daily positions of the sun, moon and planets for four years from 1088 to 1092, as well as many

title: Almanac

text: Almanac An almanac (also spelled "almanack" and "almanach") is an annual publication listing a set of events forthcoming in the next year. It includes information like weather forecasts, farmers' planting dates, tide tables, and other tabular data often arranged according to the calendar. Celestial figures and various statistics are found in almanacs, such as the rising and setting times of the Sun and Moon, dates of eclipses, hours of high and low tides, and religious festivals. A calendar, which is a system for time keeping, in written form is usually produced as a most simple almanac: it includes additional information

title: Texas Almanac

text: publication was switched to a biennial cycle; this change was not reflected in the title until the 1941-1942 edition. Special editions were created for the occasions of the 100th anniversary of the "Almanac", the death of G. B. Dealey, the coinciding 110th anniversary of the "Almanac" and 125th anniversary of Belo Corporation, the Texas Sesquicentennial celebrating 150 years of independence from Mexico, and the sesquicentennial of the "Almanac", which was the first full-color edition. In 2006, Southern Methodist University issued a limited edition reprint of the 1936 "Texas Almanac", which commemorated the centennial of Texas' independence. An electronic edition, "Texas

title: Nautical almanac

text: Nautical almanac A nautical almanac is a publication describing the positions of a selection of celestial bodies for the purpose of enabling navigators to use celestial navigation to determine the position of their ship while at sea. The Almanac specifies for each whole hour of the year the position on the Earth's surface (in declination and Greenwich hour angle) at which the sun, moon, planets and first point of Aries is directly overhead. The positions of 57 selected stars are specified relative to the first point of Aries. In Great Britain, "The Nautical Almanac" has been published annually by HM