Break out the long johns Mar 22, 2008
"The American Bible Society reports Easter is a "moveable feast" because it isn't fixed in relation to the civil calendar, and every year there is uncertainty as to its exact date.Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox -- which is March 20 or 21, depending on the Earth's position. Easter is calculated according to the lunar and solar calendars and is on a different date each year.For Western Christians who follow the Gregorian, or solar,... (Fresno Bee)
Local briefs Mar 6, 2008
Court's calendar onlineThe public can now view the Fresno County Superior Court's daily civil calendar online. The court announced this week it will begin posting the next day's civil calendar each day by 2 p.m. on its Web site. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Oh, for the love of Leap Day Feb 29, 2008
Dick Henry, a physics professor at Johns Hopkins, deals with the leap conundrum in his "common civil calendar" by inserting an occasional extra week in December -- extra time to get business filings in order before the new year. In his plan, all months would have either 30 or 31 days, and your birthday would always fall on the same day of the week. (MSNBC -- International)
Former banquet hall's table is set ... for court Feb 28, 2008
"There are other courts in the state that can't get civil cases to trial because other matters are pushing the civil calendar to the back burner."It will not be long, however, until the civil division moves again. Wilson hopes that renovations will begin by May on the 200,000-square-foot former federal courthouse at O and Fresno streets. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas Jan 7, 2008
The church understands that the civil calendar is more accurate, but we stand by the Julian calendar, said the Right Rev. Paul White, the pastor of St. Nicholas. We use it as a church calendar. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Judges juggle new schedules at Tulare Co. courthouses Nov 21, 2007
Roper said his docket in Porterville includes drug and recovery courts and civil calendar, while in Visalia he'll handle recovery court, in-custody drug abuse cases and contested probation violations. And starting in February, if all goes well, he'll launch a new court calendar for mentally ill defendants accused of minor offenses such as urinating in public. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
The Easter Bunny visits on 'Turkey Day' Nov 14, 2007
The observance is "not fixed in relation to the civil calendar.". Why not celebrate Easter during Thanksgiving next week, at least the tradition of coloring and hunting Easter eggs. (Buffalo Reflex, MO)
Carrig announces candidacy for city court position Nov 1, 2007
I have also handled the civil calendar regularly, including small claims, commercial claims, civil disputes and property and negligence claims. Because Little Falls City Court exercises jurisdiction in some cases throughout the county, we have a fairly high volume, and occasionally, we have cases transferred from county and supreme courts. (Little Falls Evening Times, NY)
They still call him coach Jul 8, 2007
The honorable Joseph P. Spinola, Supreme Court judge, has entered the Calendar Control Part 1 courtroom to dispense with the civil calendar. As a wrestler, Spinola was tenacious. (Newsday -- Long Island)
