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Thursday, July 4, 2013 local almanac
Jul 04, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 91F; low 66F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 90F; low 70F.[/caption]
READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.
Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
The Hazardous Weather Outlook continues for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York and southern Vermont, Thurs., July 4. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon into evening. An isolated thunderstorm or two could produce damaging winds of 58 mph or greater and very heavy rainfall for isolated flash flooding.
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, after 2 p.m. Patcy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny. High near 91. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Partly cloudy. Low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Forecast for the next three days:
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 93. Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2 a.m. Partly cloudy. Low around 68.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny. High near 91. Saturday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 69.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 90. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, Sunday night. Mostly cloudy. Low around 69.
Sunrise today: 5:24 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:34 p.m.
Length of the day: 15:09 hrs.
Town meetings
Independence Day observed. All nonessential federal, state, county and local municipalities are closed. Post offices and banks are also closed today.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: July 4 Privacy Protests From Free Speech Radio News: "More than 90 protests against government spying are scheduled across the country Thursday, July 4th. Participants in the Take Back the Fourth national day of action are demanding Congress protect the Fourth Amendment's privacy protections. FSRN’s Janelle Irwin has more."
12:05 a.m.: NRRF B Radio: Pirate Picnic in the Bermuda Triangle Anna Friz, Jonny Farrow, Jeff Kolar, Peter Speer, and Stephen Germana perform in this transmission from Chicago. Live webstream 7-10 p.m. ET (-4 UTC, 6-9 p.m. Chicago time), rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM at midnight. B Radio: a series of radio shows mashing b-list genres with radio art. Each B Radio episode features a theme to structure the improvisational nature of the shows, though tangents are frequent and encouraged. It's live radio, streamed, with special guests and live audience. The core group of performers play live instruments and electronics, sample wildly, speculate broadly, and have been known to sing.This episode: Five jolly NRRF pirates set out to sea in their sloop to ride the radio waves. They quickly encounter a massive storm which diverts them into the Bermuda Triangle, where the ship is scuttled and underwater adventures abound, complete with creatures massive and minute, friendly and menacing. Finally they wash up on a remote island, and have to fend for themselves. This backyard radio event includes a cooking demonstration.
3 a.m.: Revolutions and Patriots With Malcolm X, Bill Frisell, Gil Scott-Heron, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, The Clash, T. Rex, Public Enemy, Sam Cooke, Chris Lee, Leonard Cohen, Steve Earle, and others..
5 a.m.: The Declaration of Independence John F. Kennedy reads The Declaration of Independence, and other sounds, songs, and stories for July 4.
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio
6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Also local news, previews of events in Greene and Columbia counties, music, and more. Call in to have your say at (518) 828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, weather, and events. Call 518-828-0290 to comment during the "WGXC Morning Show." Hosted by Philip Grant.
2 p.m.: The Art of the Hudson Valley: Holly Northrop, Victor Milin Guests are Holly Northrop and Victor Milin, local photographers who use "traditional" methods to create their images. Hosted Chad Weckler.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: Thomas Jefferson "Interview" with Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America. The guest in this archive edition of "Radio Curious" from Pacifica Radio Archive is Thomas Jefferson, personified by Chautauqua scholar Clay Jenkinson, recorded in Ukiah, California in May, 1994, and discussed what has changed in the United States since Mr. Jefferson took office as President in 1803, and the concepts he believed necessary to maintain a democracy.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Independence Day Edition Live from the Hudson studio. Hosted by Tom DePietro.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
9:30 p.m.: 69: Father Yod, Terry Fugate-Wilcox, Chateaux Boycott the fireworks outside and tap into the fireworks deep inside your mind. Tune into "69" on WGXC 90.7-FM as we celebrate Father Yod's birthday. Father Yod or YaHoWha, was born James Edward Baker on July 4, 1922 (died Aug. 25, 1975). He earned the Silver Star as a U.S. Marine in World War II and became expert in Jujitsu. He moved to California to become a Hollywood stuntman and was influenced by the Nature Boys, a Los Angeles-based group of beats who lived a natural lifestyle, maintained vegetarian diets and lived "according to nature's laws." Baker also studied philosophy, religion and esoteric spiritual teachings, became a Vedantic monk for a time and later became a follower of Yogi Bhajan, a Sikh spiritual leader and teacher of Kundalini Yoga. He was the founder of a spiritual commune in the Hollywood Hills known as the Source Family. Baker was also lead singer of the commune's experimental psychedelic rock band, Ya Ho Wa 13. Artist Terry Fugate-Wilcox will be sharing 69 experiences live in the Hudson studio. Plus, Martin Högström and Beata Berggren of Chateaux poetry press from Stockholm will read from recently published poems.
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Cairo: High 91F; low 66F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 90F; low 70F.[/caption]READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.
Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
The Hazardous Weather Outlook continues for northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York and southern Vermont, Thurs., July 4. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Thursday afternoon into evening. An isolated thunderstorm or two could produce damaging winds of 58 mph or greater and very heavy rainfall for isolated flash flooding.
Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms, after 2 p.m. Patcy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny. High near 91. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Partly cloudy. Low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.
Forecast for the next three days:
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 93. Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2 a.m. Partly cloudy. Low around 68.
Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny. High near 91. Saturday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 69.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 90. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, Sunday night. Mostly cloudy. Low around 69.
Sunrise today: 5:24 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:34 p.m.
Length of the day: 15:09 hrs.
Town meetings
Independence Day observed. All nonessential federal, state, county and local municipalities are closed. Post offices and banks are also closed today.
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: July 4 Privacy Protests From Free Speech Radio News: "More than 90 protests against government spying are scheduled across the country Thursday, July 4th. Participants in the Take Back the Fourth national day of action are demanding Congress protect the Fourth Amendment's privacy protections. FSRN’s Janelle Irwin has more."
12:05 a.m.: NRRF B Radio: Pirate Picnic in the Bermuda Triangle Anna Friz, Jonny Farrow, Jeff Kolar, Peter Speer, and Stephen Germana perform in this transmission from Chicago. Live webstream 7-10 p.m. ET (-4 UTC, 6-9 p.m. Chicago time), rebroadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM at midnight. B Radio: a series of radio shows mashing b-list genres with radio art. Each B Radio episode features a theme to structure the improvisational nature of the shows, though tangents are frequent and encouraged. It's live radio, streamed, with special guests and live audience. The core group of performers play live instruments and electronics, sample wildly, speculate broadly, and have been known to sing.This episode: Five jolly NRRF pirates set out to sea in their sloop to ride the radio waves. They quickly encounter a massive storm which diverts them into the Bermuda Triangle, where the ship is scuttled and underwater adventures abound, complete with creatures massive and minute, friendly and menacing. Finally they wash up on a remote island, and have to fend for themselves. This backyard radio event includes a cooking demonstration.
3 a.m.: Revolutions and Patriots With Malcolm X, Bill Frisell, Gil Scott-Heron, Nina Simone, Bob Marley, The Clash, T. Rex, Public Enemy, Sam Cooke, Chris Lee, Leonard Cohen, Steve Earle, and others..
5 a.m.: The Declaration of Independence John F. Kennedy reads The Declaration of Independence, and other sounds, songs, and stories for July 4.
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio
6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Also local news, previews of events in Greene and Columbia counties, music, and more. Call in to have your say at (518) 828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, weather, and events. Call 518-828-0290 to comment during the "WGXC Morning Show." Hosted by Philip Grant.
2 p.m.: The Art of the Hudson Valley: Holly Northrop, Victor Milin Guests are Holly Northrop and Victor Milin, local photographers who use "traditional" methods to create their images. Hosted Chad Weckler.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: Thomas Jefferson "Interview" with Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States of America. The guest in this archive edition of "Radio Curious" from Pacifica Radio Archive is Thomas Jefferson, personified by Chautauqua scholar Clay Jenkinson, recorded in Ukiah, California in May, 1994, and discussed what has changed in the United States since Mr. Jefferson took office as President in 1803, and the concepts he believed necessary to maintain a democracy.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Independence Day Edition Live from the Hudson studio. Hosted by Tom DePietro.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
9:30 p.m.: 69: Father Yod, Terry Fugate-Wilcox, Chateaux Boycott the fireworks outside and tap into the fireworks deep inside your mind. Tune into "69" on WGXC 90.7-FM as we celebrate Father Yod's birthday. Father Yod or YaHoWha, was born James Edward Baker on July 4, 1922 (died Aug. 25, 1975). He earned the Silver Star as a U.S. Marine in World War II and became expert in Jujitsu. He moved to California to become a Hollywood stuntman and was influenced by the Nature Boys, a Los Angeles-based group of beats who lived a natural lifestyle, maintained vegetarian diets and lived "according to nature's laws." Baker also studied philosophy, religion and esoteric spiritual teachings, became a Vedantic monk for a time and later became a follower of Yogi Bhajan, a Sikh spiritual leader and teacher of Kundalini Yoga. He was the founder of a spiritual commune in the Hollywood Hills known as the Source Family. Baker was also lead singer of the commune's experimental psychedelic rock band, Ya Ho Wa 13. Artist Terry Fugate-Wilcox will be sharing 69 experiences live in the Hudson studio. Plus, Martin Högström and Beata Berggren of Chateaux poetry press from Stockholm will read from recently published poems.