Tracking Santa - Off Topic

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E:-}Greetings: I know this is off topic but it is almost Christmas.

NORAD Tracks Santa

Does Santa Claus exist? You might not think so, but this site,

maintained by the joint Canadian-U.S. North American Aerospace Defense

Command, will have you rethinking your position as you follow Santa's

path around the world on Christmas Eve.

The site, accessible in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

and Japanese, goes live on Christmas Eve, but you can check it out today

to make sure you have your modem set correctly.

Why does NORAD do this when they have other concerns, like monitoring

airspace security? In 1955, a department store advertised a " Hotline to

Santa " phone number. Problem was, it rang in the Continental Air Defense

Command office (NORAD's

predecessor). It was a quiet night, so the personnel on duty decided to

play along and made up a whole scenario for their young callers, a

practice NORAD adopted in 1957. Today, sophisticated computer animation

simulates Santa's annual flight,

but the real-time commentary by NORAD's own service people make it come

alive.

Send a comment or thank-you note, and you'll get a personal reply, too:

http://www.noradsanta.org/

Be Blessed

D.

Moderator - Chronic Pain

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Being Compassionate one has Courage,

Being Frugal one has Abundance.

Being Humble one becomes the chief of all vessels.

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