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INSPIRATION OF THE DAY
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Alaska Flag Day
Celebration |
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Alaska Flag Day
is established on July 9 of each
year to honor the creation of the
design of the official flag of the
state by Benny Benson and its
importance as a symbol of the state.
Alaska Flag Day may be observed by
suitable observances and exercises
by civic groups and the public.
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Today's
Birthdays |
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Born |
Age |
Name |
Profession |
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1925 |
84 |
Guru Dutt |
Bollywood director, producer and actor |
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1925 |
84 |
Charles E. Wicks |
Professor, co-author of Fundamentals of Momentum
,Heat and Mass Transfer |
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1926 |
83 |
Ben Roy Mottelson |
American-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate |
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1927 |
82 |
Ed Ames |
American singer and actor |
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1927 |
82 |
Red Kelly |
Canadian ice hockey player |
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1928 |
81 |
Federico Bahamontes |
Spanish cyclist |
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1929 |
80 |
Jesse McReynolds |
American singer and mandolinist |
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1930 |
79 |
Buddy Bregman |
American musical arranger and conductor |
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1932 |
77 |
Donald Rumsfeld |
13th & 21st United States Secretary of Defense |
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1933 |
76 |
Oliver Sacks |
British neurologist and author |
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1934 |
75 |
Michael Graves |
American architect |
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1936 |
73 |
Floyd Abrams |
First Amendment attorney and advocate |
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1936 |
73 |
André Pronovost |
French Canadian ice hockey player |
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1936 |
73 |
Richard Wilson |
Scottish actor and director |
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1937 |
72 |
David Hockney |
English artist |
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1938 |
71 |
Brian Dennehy |
American actor |
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1942 |
67 |
Richard Roundtree |
American actor |
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1942 |
67 |
Edy Williams |
American actress |
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1943 |
66 |
John Casper |
astronaut |
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1945 |
64 |
Dean R. Koontz |
American author |
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1946 |
63 |
Natasha Pyne |
English actress |
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1947 |
62 |
Haruomi Hosono |
Japanese musician |
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1947 |
62 |
O.J. Simpson |
American football player and actor |
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1948 |
61 |
Hassan Wirajuda |
Indonesian current foreign minister |
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1949 |
60 |
Jesse Duplantis |
Evangelist, Author and Inspirational Speaker |
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1950 |
59 |
Viktor Yanukovych |
Prime Minister of Ukraine |
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1951 |
58 |
Chris Cooper |
American actor |
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1952 |
57 |
John Tesh |
American composer |
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1953 |
56 |
Thomas Ligotti |
American author |
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1953 |
56 |
Margie Gillis |
Canadian dancer and choreographer |
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1955 |
54 |
Fred Norris |
American radio personality |
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1955 |
54 |
Jimmy Smits |
American actor |
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1955 |
54 |
Willie Wilson |
American baseball player |
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1955 |
54 |
Steve Coppell |
English football player and manager |
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1956 |
53 |
Marc Almond |
British singer |
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1956 |
53 |
Tom Hanks |
American actor |
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1957 |
52 |
Kelly McGillis |
American actress |
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1957 |
52 |
Tim Kring |
American writer and producer |
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1957 |
52 |
Paul Merton |
British comedian |
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1959 |
50 |
Jim Kerr |
Scottish singer (Simple Minds) |
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1959 |
50 |
Kevin Nash |
American professional wrestler |
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1959 |
50 |
Clive Stafford Smith |
British human-rights lawyer |
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1960 |
49 |
Marc Mero |
American professional wrestler |
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1964 |
45 |
Courtney Love |
American musician |
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1964 |
45 |
Gianluca Vialli |
Italian football player |
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1965 |
44 |
Frank Bello |
American musician (Anthrax) |
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1965 |
44 |
David O'Hara |
Irish-Scottish actor |
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1966 |
43 |
Pamela Adlon |
American voice actress |
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1967 |
42 |
Gunnar Axén |
Swedish politician |
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1968 |
41 |
Paolo Di Canio |
Italian football player |
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1968 |
41 |
Lars Gyllenhaal |
Swedish author |
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1968 |
41 |
Eduardo Santamarina |
Mexican actor |
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1969 |
40 |
Jason Kearton |
Australian former footballer |
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1969 |
40 |
Mark Lui |
Hong Kong composer and producer |
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1970 |
39 |
Trent Green |
American footballer |
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1970 |
39 |
Masami Tsuda |
Japanese manga author |
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1971 |
38 |
Marc Andreessen |
American software developer |
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1971 |
38 |
Dani Behr |
Model & TV Presenter |
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1971 |
38 |
Scott Grimes |
American actor |
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1973 |
36 |
Kelly Holcomb |
American football player |
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1973 |
36 |
Enrique Murciano |
American actor |
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1974 |
35 |
Nikola Sarcevic |
Swedish bassist and singer (Millencolin) |
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1974 |
35 |
Sian Berry |
British politician |
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1974 |
35 |
Gary Kelly |
Irish football player |
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1975 |
34 |
Jack White |
American musician (The White Stripes) |
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1975 |
34 |
Shelton Benjamin |
American professional wrestler |
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1975 |
34 |
Craig Quinnell |
Welsh rugby player |
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1975 |
34 |
Isaac Brock |
American musician |
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1975 |
34 |
Nathaniel Marston |
American actor |
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1976 |
33 |
Fred Savage |
American actor |
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1976 |
33 |
Jochem Uytdehaage |
Dutch speed skater |
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1978 |
31 |
Linda Park |
Korean-born actress |
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1978 |
31 |
Mark Medlock |
German singer |
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1978 |
31 |
Kara Goucher |
American Athlete |
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1979 |
30 |
Ella Koon |
Hong Kong singer and actress |
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1979 |
30 |
Suzanne Stokes |
American model, (Playmate of the Month February
2000) |
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1981 |
28 |
Rutger Smith |
Dutch athlete |
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1982 |
27 |
Ashly DelGrosso |
American ballroom dancer |
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1982 |
27 |
Alecko Eskandarian |
Armenian-American footballer |
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1982 |
27 |
Maggie Ma |
Canadian actress |
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1982 |
27 |
Sakon Yamamoto |
Japanese race-car driver |
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1982 |
27 |
Andrew St. John |
American actor |
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1983 |
26 |
Lucia Micarelli |
American musician |
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1983 |
26 |
Marco Dapper |
American actor and model |
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1984 |
25 |
Jacob Hoggard |
singer of Canadian band Hedley (band) |
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1985 |
24 |
Paweł Korzeniowski |
Polish swimmer |
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1985 |
24 |
Ashley Young |
English footballer |
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1986 |
23 |
Kiely Williams |
American singer and actress |
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1986 |
23 |
Dominic Cervi |
American football player |
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1986 |
23 |
Simon Dumont |
American freestyle skier |
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1990 |
19 |
Rafael Pereira da Silva |
Brazilian footballer |
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1990 |
19 |
Fábio Pereira da Silva |
Brazilian footballer |
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1991 |
18 |
Spencer Elden |
Baby/Model on Nirvana (band)'s Nevermind album |
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1991 |
18 |
Mitchel Musso |
American actor |
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1995 |
14 |
Georgie Henley |
English actress |
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This Week's Television Ratings |
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Nielsen Television Index Ranking Report |
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NETWORK PRIME HOUSEHOLDS AND PERSONS |
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Current Week |
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06/29/09 - 07/05/09 |
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RANK |
PROGRAMS |
ORIG |
HH RATING (LIVE+SD) |
# OF PERSONS 2+ (LIVE+SD) (000) |
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1 |
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT-TUE |
NBC |
7.6 |
13,145 |
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2 |
AMERICA GOT TALENT-WED 9P |
NBC |
6.9 |
11,440 |
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3 |
NCIS |
CBS |
6.8 |
10,827 |
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4 |
MENTALIST, THE - TUESDAY |
CBS |
6.7 |
10,545 |
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5 |
MENTALIST, THE |
CBS |
6.5 |
9,786 |
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6 |
TWO AND A HALF MEN |
CBS |
5.9 |
9,290 |
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7 |
CSI |
CBS |
5.5 |
8,236 |
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7 |
CSI: NY |
CBS |
5.5 |
8,201 |
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9 |
48 HOURS MYSTERY TUESDAY |
CBS |
5.4 |
8,020 |
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9 |
60 MINUTES |
CBS |
5.4 |
8,392 |
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9 |
CRIMINAL MINDS |
CBS |
5.4 |
8,043 |
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9 |
CSI: MIAMI |
CBS |
5.4 |
8,011 |
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Cable Network Top 40 Ranking Report |
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06/29/09 - 07/05/09 |
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HHLD |
P2+ |
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RANK |
PROGRAMS |
NET |
Live+SD US AA% |
Live+SD AA(000) |
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1 |
HANNAH MONTANA |
DSNY |
4.3 |
6,901 |
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2 |
CLOSER, THE |
TNT |
4 |
6,295 |
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3 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) |
USA |
3.5 |
6,241 |
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4 |
NASCAR POST RACE SHOW |
TNT |
3.3 |
5,475 |
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4 |
SONNY WITH A CHANCE |
DSNY |
3.3 |
5,167 |
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6 |
WWE ENTERTAINMENT (WWE RAW) |
USA |
3.2 |
5,682 |
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7 |
SPRINT CUP RACING/DAYTONA |
TNT |
3.1 |
5,277 |
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8 |
NCIS |
USA |
2.9 |
4,406 |
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9 |
HANNAH MONTANA |
DSNY |
2.7 |
4,096 |
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10 |
ARMY WIVES |
LIF |
2.6 |
3,622 |
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10 |
JONAS |
DSNY |
2.6 |
4,034 |
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Today ... |
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Dinosaur
Roundup Rodeo
July 9-11, 2009
Vernal, Utah
Vernal's Dinosaur Roundup
Rodeo traces its roots to 1932, when it started
under the name of Blue Mountain Rodeo. Some 50
riders were anticipated in the event and a 50-piece
band would give a concert daily. By its second year,
the rodeo had become the Uintah Basin Rodeo and
featured 65 rodeo events.
Bronc
riding at the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo in Vernal,
Utah.After the rodeo, there were dances at the
Imperial hall and boxing and wrestling bouts at the
Uintah High gymnasium. In 1934, the rodeo made its
first publicized charitable donations, with proceeds
going to help finance the completion of the Ashley
and Davis LDS ward chapels. The following year, the
event cam to be known as the "Vernal Rodeo", with
airplane stunts, wild bronc riding, roping, and
horse races daily. Soon the rodeo was among the
largest events in the area - even rivaling the
Uintah Basin in Celebration, the region's
longest-running annual event. "The Vernal Rodeo
Committee can claim two triumphs," reported the
September 17, 1936, 1936 Vernal Express. "The
greatest first day crowd at any gathering in Vernal
and the largest day crowd, equal to many gatherings
at the UBIC." By 1935 the rodeo had started
selecting rodeo royalty Enid Johnson, 19, of Vernal
had to borrow a black cowboy hat and a pair of chaps
to ride in the rodeo parade.
The rodeo
was moved earlier in the year over time. By the end
of the 1930's, it was scheduled early August and by
the end of the 40's, rodeo events started as early
as mid-July. The first rodeo under the lights was in
1948 with rodeo president Lawrence Siddoway and
rodeo queen Nona Caldwell.
The rodeo
was renamed over the years, first to the Vernal
Professional Rodeo and later the Vernal Championship
Rodeo before being renamed Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo in
1958.
Today the purse is over
$70,000 dollars from the $6000.00 it began with and
over 700 contestants come from around the world to
participate in one of the largest rodeos in the
Nation. Voted by it's contestants as one of the
premier rodeos 8 times, the Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo
still thrills many and brings back the nostalgia
today.
This
Nationally recognized event is totally run by
volunteers. There are over 400 volunteers who work
on the rodeo year round. The Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo
Committee appreciates the support it receives from
the Uintah Basin businesses and families. Without
the support of so many in the community, this event
would not be at the level of excellence it has
become.
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On This Day... |
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in 1995 ... The Grateful Dead played their last concert, at
Soldier Field in Chicago. (Lead guitarist Jerry Garcia died
the following month.)
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Video |
Rove Live: Who would you turn
gay for? |
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Astronomy
Picture of the Day |
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The Dark River to
Antares
Credit & Copyright: Jason
Jennings
click above image for a higher-resolution graphic
Connecting the Pipe Nebula to the colorful region near
bright star Antares is a dark cloud dubbed the Dark River,
flowing from the picture's left edge. Murky looking, the
Dark River's appearance is caused by dust obscuring
background starlight, although the dark nebula contains
mostly hydrogen and molecular gas. Surrounded by dust,
Antares, a red supergiant star, creates an unusual bright
yellowish reflection nebula. Above it, bright blue double
star Rho Ophiuchi is embedded in one of the more typical
bluish reflection nebulae, while red emission nebulae are
also scattered around the region. Globular star cluster M4
is just seen above and right of Antares, though it lies far
behind the colorful clouds, at a distance of some 7,000
light-years. The Dark River itself is about 500 light years
away. The colorful skyscape is a mosaic of telescopic images
spanning nearly 10 degrees (20 Full Moons) across the sky in
the constellation Scorpius.
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Photo
Of The Day |
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Tour de France
Fans hold a
flag dedicated to seven-time Tour de
France winner and Kazakh cycling team
Astana (AST)'s Lance Armstrong of the
United States as they wait for the
riders on July 8, 2009 in the 196,5 km
fifth stage of the 2009 Tour de France
cycling race run between Le Cap d'Agde
and Perpignan.
(PATRICK HERTZOG,
AFP/Getty Images / July 8, 2009)
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The
Front Page |
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Anchorage Daily News - July
9, 2009
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Daily
Inspirations |
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Can I celebrate with a sash instead of a flag? |
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Alaska Flag Day Celebration |
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Random
Thoughts |
The Love Ball, New York City
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Fin |
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Today's
Mostly Useless Fact
Nearly 80% of all animals on earth have six legs
Tomorrow: Clerihew Day |
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