Monday 19 November News Articles and Observations

Some of this day's news articles and my observations on them are hereby presented.

A. Ninth Warmest October in US

And it was even warmer in this part of the nation. November is promising to be in the same ballpark in spite of this week's looming cooldown.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=cys&storyid=11056&source=0

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/2007/oct/oct07.html

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B. The Final Weather Forecast for the Upcoming Winter

This final forecast is not much different from the previous versions: much warmer and drier across most of the nation, particularly in the Southwest, Rockies, and Central Plains.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=cys&storyid=11055&source=0

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/90day/

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/pacdir/DDdir/NHOME3.html#Seasonal

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/precip/CWlink/MJO/enso.shtml

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/drought_assessment.shtml

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C. Anyone Remember A-1 Beer ?

I do, barely. I did drink some of this raspy bitter brew a couple of times when I was in high school. Hopefully the reincarnation of Arizona's state beer will be much tastier and better prepared.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/1119a1beer1119.html

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D. American Criminal Justice is Morally Bankrupt and a Huge Economic Drain on Society

This is another part of our nation that is in need of a vast overhaul and serious reform. Politicians, primarily Republicans, have created a nightmare that is wasteful, inept, and syphons and sucks large sums of money from other social programs including education of our children and youth.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/11/19/5330/

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E. Salt Lake City to Construct Shelter Specifically for Homeless Seniors

This might be the kind of place I may be forced to live in as I get older, further move towards probable blindness and possible deafness, and become more unemployable.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7502468

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F. Two Passings of Culturally Trivial Individuals

Mr Whipple and Frau Hilda are no more in real life, just entertaining footnotes in reruns and nostalgia. I have never squeezed the Charmin but envy Colonel Hogan being able to squeeze the Fraulein...

http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews/General%20Entertainment/20071120/Obit_Valdis_20071120.xml&cat=entertainment&subcat=&pageid=1

http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews\TV\20071120\Obit_Mr._Whipple_20071120.xml&cat=entertainment&subcat=tv&pageid=1#

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