August

The World Almanac for Kids 2005;      232 words ...The World Almanac for Kids 2005 01-01-2005 August Section: Birthdays August 1: Ashley Angel, singer, 1981 August 2: Edward Furlong, actor, 1977 August 3: Tom Brady, football player, 1977 August 4: Jeff...

AUGUST

The World Almanac for Kids 2003;      219 words ...The World Almanac for Kids 2003 01-01-2003 AUGUST August 1: Edgerrin James, football player, 1978 August 2: Edward Furlong, actor, 1977 August 3: Tom Brady, football player, 1977 August 4: Jeff Gordon...

August rainfall low

The Press;  September 3, 1997 ;     351 words ...RANGIORA -- Mild dry weather during August has North Canterbury farmers looking forward...days hotter than at this time last year. August figures, with last year's figures in parentheses...3mm on 14 days), heaviest fall 11.6mm on August 2 (7.2mm on 14 days). Total for the year...

THE ADVENTURES OF AUGUST; It's Been a Hard Day's Month; Everyone's Working...

The Washington Post;  August 29, 1998 ;   Linton Weeks;   787 words ...What happened to August? Didn't the eighth month used to be laid-back and lackadaisical? Wasn't August when leisure was sure and relaxing real lax...sleepy, swampy serenity. No longer. This August has been a gust of activity. It's been loud...

PEACE HISTORY; August 21-August 27

Michigan Citizen;  September 3, 2005 ;     581 words ...Michigan Citizen 09-03-2005 August 22, 1971: FBI arrests twenty in Camden...to steal and destroy draft records. August 22, 1972: Majority-black but white...the country was an illegal regime. August 22, 1986: Kerr-McGee Corp. agrees to...

Commentary: August reform

NPR Special;  August 27, 2004 ;   ALEX CHADWICK;   564 words ...ALEX CHADWICK NPR Special 08-27-2004 Commentary: August reform Host: ALEX CHADWICK Time: 4:00-5:00 PM ALEX CHADWICK, host: We're almost at the end of August, dear listeners. August, with its soft warm days that you spend away from...

Dog days really bite in August // It's noted for sticky weather, unusual...

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 9, 1987 ;   Don Hayner;   681 words ...August. If it were a place, it would be an airless room with a...screaming to the street below: "Come and get me, coppers." August is not a beauty mark on the calendar. It is a tense, end-of-su...astronauts. It is the birth month of Alfred Hitchcock. August has been dubbed National UFO Information Month and ...

DOG DAYS? NOT THIS AUGUST APPRECIATE THIS MONTH'S SPLENDID WEATHER AND...

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  August 12, 2008 ;     399 words ...August in Wisconsin is supposed to contain the dog days of summer...period dominated by heat, humidity and boredom. Surprise! August this year has so far provided splendid weather and exciting...appreciate and be thankful. It's a rare year that delivers an August like this. Recall last August in ...

It's August, When Washington Takes a Vacation From Itself

The Washington Post;  August 11, 1991 ;   Stephen C. Fehr;   787 words ...Washington in August is a reminder of how much more pleasant...District. More and more, Washington in August resembles Paris, where the French clear...suggests as many Washingtonians leave town in August, but enough depart America's capital to...

August could be a momentous month for the markets or the world....

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 5, 1993 ;   Nease, Jack;   504 words ...This is August, and strange things seem to happen in the markets and the world during August. There seems to be a pattern. Just when investors...happens. You can track the strange happenings of August for decades back, but this decade seems particularly...

STATE JOBLESS RATE UP TO 6.5 PERCENT IN AUGUST

The Journal Record;  September 28, 1988 ;   ROBIN ROBINSON;   321 words ...The Oklahoma unemployment rate in August was 6.5 percent, an improvement from the revised 6.7 percent jobless rate in August 1987. But it fell behind July's revised...million people in the labor force during August 1987, with 1.44 million employed and...

COMMENTARY: AUGUST -- RUSSIAN-STYLE

United Press International;  August 2, 2004 ;     787 words ......Press International 08-02-2004 Commentary: August -- Russian-style MOSCOW, Aug 02, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- August in Russia is a time when the country appears...visiting the countryside dacha. However, August is also often a month of great turmoil...

Oklahoma's Spot Gas Prices Decline 7 Percent for August

The Journal Record;  July 30, 1994 ;   Jessica Danker;   427 words ...August spot natural gas prices in Oklahoma declined 7 percent...also was down 18.5 percent from $1.89 per million Btu for August 1993. The overall average for the month was down 8 percent from $1.80 in July and down 15 percent from $1.96 in August 1993. The survey monitors 18 pipelines in Oklahoma, Texas...

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. Reports Traffic for August 2004.

PR Newswire;  September 14, 2004 ;     787 words ......amp; Wyoming Inc. (GWI) today reported August 2004 traffic volumes for its North American...operations. North American traffic in August 2004 was 55,114 carloads, an increase of 10,014 carloads, or 22.2, compared with August 2003. North American traffic for the third...

A hearty summer; Events diary Homes & Property AUGUST EVENTS: Courses,...

The Evening Standard (London, England);  August 4, 2004 ;     787 words ...Byline: BARBARA CHANDLER AUGUST is a great month in London. There are...gallery whose summer show throughout August presents new work from its impressive...30 to [pounds sterling]3,000. From 31 August to 10 September (closed weekends). Sotheby...