Today is...

The moon is waxing.
The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mars, Pluto, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Neptune.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Virgo.

They include:
England's King Richard I, "Richard the Lion Hearted," in 1157; composer Antonin Dvorak in 1841; country music pioneer Jimmie Rodgers, "The Singing Brakeman," in 1897; actor Peter Sellers in 1925; country music singer Patsy Cline in 1932; and actors Henry Thomas ("E.T. -- The Extra-Terrestrial") in 1971 (age 32) and Jonathan Taylor Thomas ("Home Improvement") in 1981 (age 22).

On This Day in History:

In 1565, the first permanent European settlement in what is now the continental United States was founded at what is now St. Augustine, Fla.

In 1900, more than 6,000 people were killed when a hurricane and tidal wave struck Galveston, Texas.

In 1935, 19-year-old Frank Sinatra launched his singing career when he appeared with a group called The Hoboken Four on the Major Bowes Amateur Hour radio talent show.

In 1966, "Star Trek" premiered on NBC-TV.

In 1974, President Ford granted former President Nixon full pardon for any and all offenses he may have committed during his years in office.

In 1993, the Senate approved President Clinton's national-service bill, which would give participants grants for taking part in community service work.

Also in 1994, Jeb Bush, the son of former President Bush, won the Republican gubernatorial primary in Florida. Two months later, he lost the election to incumbent Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles.

In 2002, Pete Sampras won his fifth men's U.S. Open tennis championship with a four-set victory over Andre Agassi. Sampras retired the following year as the 2003 Open was about to begin.

Famous Quotes To Live By:

"Courage is the greatest of all the virtues. Because if you haven't courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others."
     --- Samuel Johnson

"The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light."
     --- Felix Adler

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Our country heard the cries, we heard the grief, we heard the stories of heroes, heard the great deeds then done, heard the Flight 93 touch down.

We heard the death toll, we heard the losses on the radio, we heard God’s sobs, and we heard the pledge of allegiance, the national anthem, we heard the praying, heard the praises.

We saw the wreckage, saw the planes, the tears, saw the mourning, saw the flags, and saw the love.

We sensed the hope, we sensed the love, we sensed the God of Israel, we sensed America at it’s best.

We heard the hope. We saw the love. We sensed our God, that is America.

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Trey is now recording a Christmas CD so his family and friends can listen to him sing whenever they want. Trey is into singing because he enjoys the feeling he gets from the music and from seeing the pleasure in the audience’s eyes.

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YoungTunes.com is for those young artists (under 22-years-old) that have produced a studio quality CD and are looking for an outlet to sell their music. YoungTunes.com, similar to Apple's iTunes, will sell the artist's individual tracks for 89 cents for each digital download and the physical CD for what the artist sets as a list price.

The site is just getting off the ground and it's looking for bands and singers who have produced a CD and want to sell it and get more exposure for themselves. Check it out: www.YoungTunes.com

The site -Officially- launches on Thanksgiving day for this year's Christmas sales season.

We are asking for your help. Can you forward this email to -EVERYONE- you know for us? We need to find as many young solo acts, duos, bands, and singers to help them sell their music.

If you have produced a studio quality CD that is ready to sell to the general public, then click on the sell music button to get the information on how to submit your CD for consideration on YoungTunes.com

If you have any questions about YoungTunes then let us know by clicking here.

We hope you visit www.YoungTunes.com often and support the young Artists.

PLEASE help us reach singers and bands and send this to EVERYONE in your email address book and let every young artists out there go to YoungTunes.com. It's a great site helping out young artists and we need to help them by telling everyone we know.

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Seeking: white male tap dancer, 8 to 13-years-old, for music video. Have routine ready as example of skill level. Danluck Studio, producer; Meredith Danluck, dir.

Auditions will be held Sept. 10-13.

Bring pix & resumes and tap shoes. Have routine ready and any music for routine.

Pay, videocopy, credit, and meals provided.

Call Meredith for casting appointment at (212) 643-4317

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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Hour
Ready in: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

1 - tablespoon butter
1 - cup chopped green bell pepper
1 - cup chopped onion
1 - (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
1 - (10.5 ounce) can condensed chicken and rice soup
1/2 - cup water
1 - pound ground beef
1 - egg
1/8 - cup milk
2 - slices bread

Directions:
1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute green pepper and onion for 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the tomato soup, chicken & rice soup and the water and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer.

2 Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, combine the ground beef, egg and milk. Break the bread into very small pieces and add to the bowl. Mix together well. (Note: The kids love to use their hands to mix this. Be sure they wash them well before AND afterward to avoid any contamination.)

3 Shape the meat mixture into meatballs and drop them into the soup mixture. Continue to simmer over low heat, uncovered, for 45 to 60 minutes. Stir occasionally, but be very careful not to break the meatballs.

Makes 6 Servings

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Question 1:

Most meteorites come from?

The Moon
The asteroid belt
Mars
The Sun

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Question 2:

What is the object called after it hits the ground (Providing it survives!)?

Meteorite
Meteor
Meteoroid
Jupiter

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Question 3:

What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere?

Meteoroid
Meteor
Meteorite
Jupiter

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Question 4:

What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky?

Meteoroid
Jupiter
Meteorite
Meteor

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Question 5:

What are the three major types of meteorites?

Iron, Stone, Stony-Iron
Iron, Stone, Meteorite
Stony-Iron, Iron-Stony, Wood
Stone, Plastic, Iron

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Question 6:

Who is considered to be the Father of Meteoritics?

Barringer
Nininger
Galileo
Newton

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Question 7:

How wide is Meteor Crater, AZ at the rim?

1 mile in diameter
Four fifths of a mile in diameter
half mile in diameter
2 miles in diameter

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Question 8:

How deep was Meteor Crater right after the impact?

700'
600'
300'
1000'

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Question 9:

Meteor Crater was at one time thought to have been formed by a___________?

Volcano
Tsunami
Earthquake
H Bomb

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Question 10:

Most asteroids formed when?

45 billion years ago
5.4 billion years ago
4.5 billion years ago
Last year
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(Only the roman numerals are made of matches. You cannot move either the division sign or the equality sign.)

Question 1:

Most meteorites come from?

The Asteroid Belt
The vast majority of meteorites come from the Asteroid belt, others come from the Moon, Mars and Comets.

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Question 2:

What is the object called after it hits the ground (Providing it survives!)?

Meteorite
Meteorites are of great interest to science as they can tell us much about the early Solar System.

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Question 3:

What is the object called before it enters our atmosphere?

Meteoroid
Meteoroids are mostly small objects the size of a grain of sand or a pea. They can, of course, be much larger!

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Question 4:

What is the object called when we see the streak of light in the sky?

Meteor
The light is the result of friction as the object passes through the atmosphere.

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Question 5:

What are the three major types of meteorites?

Iron, Stone, Stony-Iron
All these categories have many subcategories.

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Question 6:

Who is considered to be the Father of Meteoritics?

Nininger
Harvey H. Nininger did intensive studies at Meteor Crater between 1939 and 1946. He discovered silica bombs (also known as impactites) and was the first to use a metal detector to find meteorites.

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Question 7:

How wide is Meteor Crater, AZ at the rim?

Four fifths of a mile in diameter
The meteorite that struck the Arizona desert was estimated to have been only 100 to 150 feet in diameter.

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Question 8:

How deep was Meteor Crater right after the impact?

700'
The current depth is about 600', silt from the past 50,000 years has filled in about 100' of the crater.

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Question 9:

Meteor Crater was at one time thought to have been formed by a___________?

Volcano
The discovery of shocked quartz at Meteor Crater more or less confirmed that Meteor Crater was formed by an impact event. This crater was the first meteorite crater identified as such.

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Question 10:

Most asteroids formed when?

4.5 billion years ago
The asteroids formed, along with the Sun, Planets, Moons, and Comets at the beginning of the Solar System, some 4.5 billion years ago.

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