Farewell, fair summer; we knew you well Sep 23, 2009
Summer, a long-time favorite of surfers, baseball players and fat guys in funny aprons who like to grill outdoors, died yesterday at 5:18 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time of a chill associated with autumnal equinox syndrome. Fall was in attendance at the bedside and immediately took over Summer's weather-related duties when the clock tolled the final seconds. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Zooey Deschanel, Ben Gibbard tie the knot Sep 21, 2009
While Deschanel has entered the music world with her band She & Him, Gibbard is also making his way into Hollywood Death Cabs Meet Me on the Equinox is the lead single from the New Moon soundtrack, and he makes his acting debut in pal John Krasinskis Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, due in theaters on Friday. Access Hollywood has reached out to Deschanels rep for official confirmation of the nuptials. (MSNBC -- News)
10 restaurants where you can watch the stars Sep 19, 2009
But now that Barack Obama has come to Washington, new places have vied for his visitations and got them, including when he celebrated his wife Michelles 45th birthday at the fine dining restaurant Equinox, two blocks from the White House. President Obama also seems a fan of Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Dupont Circle, while Obamas staff have carved out their own niche in D.C.. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Yen May Gain as Japan Traders Rest on `Silver Week,' Mitsubishi UFJ Says Sep 16, 2009
Japans Respect-for-the-Aged Day is celebrated on Sept. 21, while Sept. 23 is the Autumnal Equinox holiday. The nation has 19 market holidays this year, compared with seven in the U.S.. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Flames along Kachemak Bay Sep 13, 2009
The basket called "Surpass" was burned at sunset on the autumnal equinox last year in Homer ... Each year at fall equinox, a strange and fiery thing takes place in Homer. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ground broken for Sun Circle; Sept. 22 equinox eyed for completion Sep 13, 2009
Autumnal equinox to be observed. The sculpture will be set in place just in time for the observation of the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22 ... Marblehead astronomy teacher Jim Keating will attend to explain the equinox phenomenon. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
GM Convinced the Future Is in Fuel Cells Sep 12, 2009
The automaker on Friday said it passed the 1 million-miles-driven mark in its fuel cell Chevrolet Equinox vehicles, with about 5,000 people rotating in and out of more than 100 cars over the past 25 months ... "You put your hand over the exhaust pipe and the only thing coming out is water. That was such a cool feeling," said Mike Schwabl, a marketing executive who drove an Equinox for 10 days in western New York earlier this year. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Bank of Canada Keeps Rate at 0.25%, Says Dollar Risk to Economic Growth Sep 11, 2009
General Motors Co. said Aug. 18 it would boost production at a CAMI plant in Ontario that makes the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain. The central banks July forecast assumed Canadas dollar will average 87 U.S. cents through 2011. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Remember the socialist origins of Labor Day! Sep 5, 2009
Yes, pagan societies had festivals during the winter solstice and spring equinox. Yes, some of the paraphernalia surrounding our current celebrations of Christmas and Easter are pagan (Easter eggs, Christmas trees, mistletoe). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Editors notes: Hello Labor Day, goodbye summer Sep 4, 2009
In this part of the country, where the long summer school vacation traditionally ends right around the holiday, Labor Day has become a culturally imposed equinox. It s not just about school kids returning to classes. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Battlehooch: Fun-lovers behind 'Piecechow' Sep 4, 2009
Battlehooch: Fun-lovers behind 'Piecechow. Battlehooch: Fun-lovers behind 'Piecechow. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chrysler, GM take hit in Cash for Clunkers Sep 2, 2009
GM vehicles such as the Chevrolet Aveo, the Cobalt and Equinox got a lift from the clunkers program. No GM vehicles made the closely watched list of top-10 Cash for Clunkers sales, but they had the largest market share behind Japan's Toyota Motor Corp.. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Looking ahead for first bit of "gumbo weather" to arrive Aug 31, 2009
The Full Corn Moon will grace our skies on Sept. 4, just ahead of the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22. I am calculating the Harvest Moon to be the October full moon this year; the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. (New Iberia, LA)
A torch extinguished: Ted Kennedy dead at 77 Aug 27, 2009
By CALVIN WOODWARD and GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writers. Wednesday, August 26, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Lieberman says many health care changes can wait Aug 25, 2009
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press Writer. Sunday, August 23, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Congress Races to Save "Cash for Clunkers" Aug 3, 2009
I traded in my old Chevy Blazer for the new 2010 Equinox. It get's 32 mpg and I am very happy with it. (CBS News)
Murder-suicide mom wanted to keep boy from dad Jul 25, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009. (07-24) 14:46 PDT WALNUT CREEK. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Obama shifts focus in health care debate Jul 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009. (07-23) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- President Obama, facing a critical juncture in his presidency, used a prime-time news conference Wednesday to shift the focus of health care reform from insuring the uninsured to protecting the coverage of those who already have it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Teck Reports Second Quarter Results for 2009 Jul 23, 2009
Frontier and Equinox Projects. Engineering studies continue on the Equinox oil sands project, including pilot plant test work to support the design assumptions used for both the Equinox and Frontier oil sands projects ... A draft Design Basis Memorandum study for Equinox is under review by the joint venture partners. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Today in History Jul 17, 2009
Find Your Next Equinox For Less At Brooks Biddle Chevrolet. Featured. (Yahoo News)
"Cash for Clunkers" wins over U.S. drivers, dealers Jul 10, 2009
"It ended up being right place, right time for me," said Metzler, 42, who traded his eight-year-old sport utility vehicle for a new Chevrolet Equinox this week ... "It's a wonderful program. It helps out the environment, it helps out the customer, and it gives a jump to the automobile industry when it needs it the most," said Scott Gruwell, sales director of Courtesy Chevrolet, the Phoenix-based General Motors dealership that sold Metzler his Equinox. (Scientific American)
ABC Arrives on Hulu (Finally!) Jul 7, 2009
ABC Arrives on Hulu (Finally. Article:ABC Arrives on Hulu (Finally. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Minnesota, land of the freshman senator Jul 7, 2009
By BRIAN BAKST, Associated Press Writer. Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky Jul 5, 2009
Celebrity Cruises' New Celebrity Equinox Navigates Narrow River Ems En Route to Official Launch. With less than 20 feet "breathing room" on either side, the 2,850-guest Celebrity Equinox - the eagerly anticipated sister ship to the widely heralded Celebrity Solstice -left shipbuilder Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany on Saturday, June 20, to make the over-26-mile transit - an event known as the "conveyance" - down the River Ems. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Obama begins July 4th celebration at Camp David Jul 3, 2009
Celebrity Cruises' New Celebrity Equinox to be Named by Founder of 'Walk the Walk. Celebrity Cruises today announced that Nina Barough, CBE (Commander of the British Empire), founder of the UK-based charity, "Walk the Walk," will serve as Godmother of Celebrity Equinox, the second in Celebrity's lauded Solstice Class fleet. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Work to resume on Streets of Buckhead Jul 2, 2009
And gym to the stars Equinox, which signed a lease, asked Carter to find another health club, he said. Carter said he s in the middle of those negotiations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
JIM DODSON: Meeting the Men of the Trip Jun 28, 2009
" "We're traditionalists through and through," offered Jim Colletti. "In other words, our wives get to drive home," one of the guys quipped, causing another explosion of laughter. I kept thinking about the Men of the Trip as I played until dark on the evening of the summer solstice. The years, like scores on a card, quickly mount up. Your game declines, but not the friendships it creates. Next summer's visit to the Sandhills is already in the reservation book for the Men of the Trip. Maybe by... (The Pilot Newspaper)
Pride Parade, celebration has a political bent Jun 16, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009. The 39th annual San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Parade is June 28 and is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m., traveling west along Market Street from Beale Street to Eighth Street. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush rally Jun 3, 2009
Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush r:/c/a/2006/10/04/BAGEULHT991. DTL Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Huge statue to be jailed in anti-Bush r:/c/a/2006/10/04/BAGEULHT991. (Yahoo News -- Anti-War Movement)
Fiorina's scant voting record could haunt her Jun 3, 2009
Fiorina's scant voting record could haunt her. Article:Fiorina's scant voting record could haunt her:/c/a/2009/06/02/MN3V17TKPP.DTL Article:Fiorina's scant voting record could haunt her:/c/a/2009/06/02/MN3V17TKPP.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Broadway night for Obamas; GOP boos May 31, 2009
They've watched an Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performance at the Kennedy Center and celebrated Mrs. Obama's birthday with friends at Equinox, a white-tablecloth restaurant near the White House. If the Obamas wanted to catch a show, they had some choices closer than Manhattan. (USA Today -- News)
OBAMA LEARNS ABOUT ONE OF HIS INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES -- AT BURGER JOINT... May 30, 2009
In which the president discovers an American intelligence agency at Five Guys - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com. But I bet his staff will get him up to speed now, while the egg dripping off their face. (The Drudge Report)
Meanings Behind Easter Symbols in A... May 30, 2009
Easter is an ancient celebration of spring time and new birth that comes at the Vernal Equinox. (Jewish Passover or Pesach is also celebrated around the same time. (Suite101.com)
Christian group claims progress on a common Easter May 30, 2009
Christianity's leading authorities first sought to establish a common date in 325 at the Council of Nicaea, determining it as the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. The problem before the advent of modern astronomy was calculating the equinox ... The council said theologians from the Vatican and various Orthodox and Protestant churches endorsed a compromise on May 15 that Easter should be held for all Christians using an equinox based on accurate astronomical data. (North County Times)
New life for Oakland's Parkway? May 29, 2009
Midwestern bid to take over Oakland's Parkway. Article:Midwestern bid to take over Oakland's Parkway:/c/a/2009/05/27/BUNH17S6C3. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
49ERS PROFILE / Bear Pascoe A Niner and a cowboy May 22, 2009
49ERS PROFILE / Bear Pascoe / A Niner and a cowboy. Article:49ERS PROFILE / Bear Pascoe / A Niner and a cowboy:/c/a/2009/05/21/SPVL17LJSL.DTL Article:49ERS PROFILE / Bear Pascoe / A Niner and a cowboy:/c/a/2009/05/21/SPVL17LJSL.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
140 laid off in Corydon May 16, 2009
The plant produces parts for the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and assemblies for the Saturn VUE, Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent. Along with other auto-parts and assembly factories in North America and beyond, Martinrea has trimmed payroll as production slowed in response to weak auto sales. (Courier-Journal -- Business)
Favorite races vary as much as terrain Apr 28, 2009
The list is limited by my experience and, hence, doesn't include such revered Alaska races as the Crow Pass Crossing, Seward's Mount Marathon, Fairbanks' Equinox Marathon or the Klondike Trail of '98 International Road Relay. You've got to wonder what Ketchikan's Totem to Totem Half Marathon, Nome's 32nd Great Bathtub Race, or the Ester Dome Ass Kicker are like too. (Anchorage Daily News)
Out of winter and onto the river at last Apr 28, 2009
Sure, the official start of spring, the vernal equinox, came and went a month ago. But since then, I had not noted many of the other important signs of spring when I started to be on the lookout. (Missoulian, MT)
Latest Single By Letha Allen "Love Rains Down" Released Via Airplay Direct Apr 12, 2009
Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) April 12, 2009 -- Equinox Entertainment and Letha Allen Music in association with The Graveyard of Songs announce that "Love Rains Down", the new single by Letha Allen, will be released to radio nationwide and internationally the week of April 14th, 2008 ... Produced by Equinox Entertainment in Australia and Denmark, and released to radio globally, "Love Rains Down" is a true compliment to the previous successful release of the single, "You Do It Right" ... Interested... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
It's 'Holy Week' Apr 12, 2009
Stilwell said Easter day is always the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox. After the spring equinox, where day and night are equal, with Christ s resurrection, light begins to dominate our days, he said. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Jews bless sun in once-in-a-generation event Apr 10, 2009
They speculated that the sun was created during the spring equinox, during the first watch of the previous night. Because a solar year is 365 and one-quarter days, it takes 28 years for the sun to be in the exact same position around the time of the equinox ... So the Birkat Hachammah has drifted from the actual vernal equinox - which was March 20 this year. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sun blessing Apr 9, 2009
"Its period," it later explains, recurs every 28 years on the vernal equinox, the date when the Sun crosses the equator ... But only once every 28 years does this happen both on the vernal equinox (as calculated by Jewish tradition) and on a Wednesday - just as Jews believe it did when the universe was created. (BBC News -- Africa)
Of Pessah, peoplehood and the sun Apr 8, 2009
"And when is the Sun in its season? Abaye says: Every 28 years, when the cycle resets and the Spring equinox falls in Saturn on Tuesday evening, the eve of Wednesday.". According to the Book of Genesis, the Sun, Moon, and stars were created on the fourth day (Genesis 1:14), and so the celebration of Birkat Hahama always occurs on a Wednesday morning. (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
Blessing the sun Apr 6, 2009
On April 8, Jews around the world will celebrate a religious happening that last took place in April 1981, and that will not occur again for another 28 years: Birkat Hahama, the blessing of the sun when it appears in the dawn as it did in the creation - at the vernal equinox on a Wednesday morning ... The Talmud, in its discussion of blessings, records: "He who sees the sun at its turning point, the moon in its power, the planets in their orbits and the signs of the zodiac in their orderly... (Jerusalem Post, Israel)
More of this story Apr 6, 2009
That crossing, the vernal equinox, occurs from March 20 to 22 ... Shortly after the vernal equinox, the redwing blackbirds return to the Northwoods. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Annual crane count a way to get involved Apr 5, 2009
But the explanation may lie in the dates connection with spring equinox festivities that also used to be New Year festivities in some cultures. Up until the sixteenth century, when Pope Gregory enacted a reform of the old Julian calendar, European societies started their year around the time of the spring equinox (some non-Catholic countries resisted the change much longer England until 1752, Russia until 1917). (Forest Republican, WI)
Deployment activities take center stage Apr 4, 2009
The Casper Chamber Music Society presents the Equinox Trio at 4 p.m., at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church. Admission is 8 adults; 6 seniors; 2 students. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Getting ready for Easter Apr 4, 2009
According to , Easter egg decorating originated when they were given as gifts to celebrate the spring equinox. In Christian religion, the egg is seen as representative of the beginning of life and is therefore associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Rational historical view shows Easters truth Apr 4, 2009
Pril wrote on Apr 2, 2009 6:59 AM:" I had a great spring equinox. You have a nice Easter. ". Kevin wrote on Apr 2, 2009 5:25 AM:" I don't for one minute doubt that this man walked the earth.The origins of easter are, however not based upon him, but adapted to him. Easter is an adaptation of the spring celebration Ostara, which may be spelled a variety of ways.This celebration was in the name of ostre, a pagan godess of the Anglo-Saxons. It is from the name ostre that many modern words... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Family dynamics probed in Santa Clara slayings Apr 2, 2009
Matthew B. Stannard, Peter Fimrite,Demian Bulwa, Chronicle Staff Writers. Wednesday, April 1, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
In U.S. capital, the guy with the burger? Yep, it's probably Obama Mar 28, 2009
The Obamas have enjoyed white-tablecloth dining at Equinox, Bobby Van's Steakhouse, B. Smith's and Georgia Brown's, and street-corner casual at Ben's Chili Bowl and Five Guys Burgers and Fries. They have gone to parent-teacher conferences, school sporting events, and visited working-class and gentrifying communities that have rarely served as stomping grounds for American presidents and first ladies. (International Herald Tribune)
Spring hat parade at Rita Edwards Miller School Mar 27, 2009
Also called the vernal equinox, spring marks the transition from winter to summer and lasts until the summer solstice in late June. Staff Writer Stephen Vittorioso can be reached at 978-371-5727 or at svittori@cnc. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Celebrity Cruises' New Celebrity Solstice and Celebrity Equinox Present Exceptional European Vacation Deals Mar 24, 2009
Beginning today, Celebrity Solstice, the most widely heralded ship to enter the market in 2008, and eagerly anticipated sister ship, Celebrity Equinox, present unprecedented pricing for European vacations on the dynamic duo, along with a special, limited offer: Guests who book any Celebrity Solstice or Celebrity Equinox 2009 Europe cruise between March 23 and April 1, 2009, will receive a discount coupon for up to $500 toward a Celebrity vacation in 2010. "There has never been a better time to... (PR Newswire)
Senator Gregg and the Princes Of Anarchy Mar 24, 2009
The regular guests must have been off celebrating the holiday that falls just after the Vernal Equinox. Among the guests who did show up, the best comments on Sunday came from Sen. (Time.com)
Manning the stoves Mar 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009. Two hours before his dinner guests were scheduled to arrive, Rob Hampton surveyed his kitchen and pronounced himself ready. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Daylight-Saving Time? Bah, Humbug! Mar 23, 2009
Enacting DST as an energy saver is the ultimate act of futility; enacting DST so that it covers the period between the autumnal equinox and the spring equinox ignores the fact that there are more hours of darkness than daylight during those months ... Enacting DST as an energy saver is the ultimate act of futility; enacting DST so that it covers the period between the autumnal equinox and the spring equinox ignores the fact that there are more hours of darkness than daylight during those months.... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Spring it on! Mar 22, 2009
a. Groundhog day b. Vernal equinox c. Easter Sunday. 6. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Nowruz festival Mar 21, 2009
Nowruz Facts Nowruz means new day and marks the first day of spring The secular holiday falls on the March equinox On the eve of the festival people symbolically purge their sins by jumping over bonfires. Superstition. (BBC News -- Africa)
Tone of online talk regretful Mar 21, 2009
Happy Nourooz and vernal equinox. " PeterBrunson wrote on Mar 20, 2009 11:52 AM:" Lets have an example discussion - To see if we can be examples of the "new" more refined blog group. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
FTSE seen opening lower Mar 20, 2009
Japanese markets were closed on Friday for the Spring Equinox holiday. "That move into QE by the Fed is certainly unnerving many, not least because the popular opinion is to see this as a path to increased inflationary pressures moving forward, although gold is again in the ascendancy and with this the big extractors may again be in a position to offer a degree of support to the index as a whole," said Matt Buckland, dealer at CMC Markets. (International Herald Tribune)
PHOTOS: Spring Equinox Marked With Fire, Druids, More Mar 20, 2009
Teotihuac;n, , March 21, 2004--On the vernal equinox, visitors bask in spring's first sunlight atop the Pyramid of the Sun in the ancient pre-Aztec city of Teotihuac;n one of many annual equinox celebrations worldwide. In 2009 the vernal, or spring, equinox falls on Friday, March 20 ... The spring equinox is the first day of the solar new year and one of two days each year when day and night are equally long at least in theory (). (National Geographic)
AP Executive Morning Briefing Mar 20, 2009
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese financial markets were closed Friday for the Spring Equinox holiday. The markets will reopen Monday. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Sonoma Valley's music scene Mar 20, 2009
Spring Equinox celebration and benefit at the Community Center ... Ten Foot Tone will be headlining what is being called the "2009 Spring Equinox Celebration and Benefit Concert" on Saturday, March 21, in Andrews Hall, to help bring awareness of the diminishing rainforests of the Amazon basin. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
In Woodbury Barn Club Features Social Club Gym Mar 18, 2009
The Club plans a Spring Equinox Celebration Sunday, March 22, featuring a Kundalini Workshop for Self-Renewal. Those seeking additional information may call the club at 203-263-4745. (Voices, CT)
