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ABC 33/40 E-FORECAST
Afternoon Edition For Thursday April 13, 2006
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LEBANESE FOOD AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Saint Elias Maronite Catholic Church

April 21-22, 2006 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Located at 836 8th Street South
Near the corner of University Boulevard and 8th Street South

Get Homemade Lebanese Food Lunch and Dinner April 21-22 Easy Friday Lunch.
Fast Service in/out in minutes -- Take out or dine in. For really fast
service come early or late. We serve food the whole day. You can also have
food delivered to your place of business for Friday lunch. Click on our
website below for details.

Baked Kibbee, spinach pies, rolled grape leaves, fresh grilled lemon
chicken, loobia (spiced green beans), and sweets galore.
Have you ever tried Lebanese ice cream or the traditional baklawa?
It is worth the calories. All this and more will be available. Visit the
a-la-carte station - inside only - Meat Pies, Spinach Pies, Grape Leaves,
Tabouleh, and Homus. Stock up.

Take a tour of the church, visit our heritage room and learn more about the
language of Aramaic spoken at our liturgy. See scenes of Lebanon in our
main hall.
Silent Auction and Live Band from New York, back by popular demand each
evening.

All this and there is No Admission Charge. 25% of all proceeds go to
charities other than St. Elias Church.

FOR MORE INFO AND A COMPLETE MENU VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT:
http://www.stelias.org/festival_2006.html
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ROCKING ALONG WITH SUNSHINE: I guess this is the type weather that
makes you want to sit on the porch in a rocking chair drinking coffee (or
Buffalo Rock)and reading the paper. We see no change in this pattern for the
next several days. However, one of our main weather models introduces some
showers about next Wednesday.

High temperatures will edge upwards each day. For the most part,
here in Central Alabama, they will be between 84 and 86 for the next 4 or 5
days. Some of the credit for our nice weather can be given to a high
pressure area that is hanging tough along the Gulf Coast and over the North
Gulf of Mexico. This is detouring the main storm track well to the north of
Alabama.

EASTER SUNDAY: Still looks dry and with more sun than clouds. The
high will be about 85 and for those attending sunrise services, it should be
near 63. Sunrise on Easter Sunday is around 6:16.

SUMMER HAZE IN ALABAMA: Alston Keith, one of our daily readers,
asked what causes so much summer haze in Alabama? The answer is because the
atmosphere becomes more sluggish during the summer. The track of the main
weather systems are far to the north. The sluggish air here allows
pollutants to build up. There are few, if any, cold fronts to sweep out the
haze. The haze is by no means limited to Alabama. On many summer mornings,
it may be hazy all the way out into Texas and up into the Midwest and NE.
Winds off the Atlantic don't help.

FIRST 100-DEGREE HEAT? A very hot 102 degrees in Presidio, Texas
was the national high Wednesday. I believe (but cannot be certain) that this
was the first official temperature of 100 or higher in the USA so far this
year...22 in Bryce Canyon, Utah was the coldest in the lower 48 this
morning, 17 below was the coldest in Alaska at Atqasuk...there were no
severe thunderstorm or tornado warnings in the country at noon, but places
like Illinois, Indiana and parts of Ohio, Wisconsin and Iowa are under a
slight risk of severe weather later today.

MY TINY CORNER OF THE WORLD: If I ever get around to writing a book
about Molly, one title I am considering is, "Good Golly Miss Molly." I
believe Little Miss Molly has bounced back completely from the weekend of
severe weather. She has not tried to hide under the bed at all in the last
24 hours. Part of that is due to the extra attention she is getting from us.
Sure did have a nice walk with her this morning...she is paying more and
more attention to birds. After a recent grass cutting of the common area
along the walking track, a lot of birds are hopping around in the grass in
search of worms, bugs-you name it. Miss Molly jerks me in all directions
trying to chase the birds with absolutely no chance of success. Dumb dog.
There was a wasp or yellow jacket on our patio screen when we walked out
this morning. I jerked Molly's leash just in time to keep her from scooping
it. I have to be constantly on the alert to protect that little girl. I
suppose she is worth it. Don't know what I would do without her. Life goes
on but I will be glad when October gets here.

J.B. Elliott
jbelliott@centurytel.net

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TONIGHT
Mostly clear.
Morning Low 58
WIND: SW 4-6

FRIDAY
Mostly sunny. A warm afternoon.
Morning Low 58 Afternoon High 84
WIND: W 7-14

SATURDAY
Warm with still another mostly sunny day.
Morning Low 60 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 8-16

SUNDAY
More sun than clouds.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 85
WIND: SW 8-16

MONDAY
Partly sunny.
Morning Low 63 Afternoon High 86
WIND: W 7-14

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