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

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries.
They include American statesman Henry Clay in 1777; singer Tiny Tim, born Herbert Khaury, in 1922; jazz keyboard player Herbie Hancock in 1940 (age 64); actor Ed O'Neill in 1946 (age 58); author Tom Clancy and talk show host David Letterman in 1947 (age 57); actor/singer David Cassidy in 1950 (age 54); actor Andy Garcia in 1956 (age 48); country singer Vince Gill in 1957 (age 47); actresses Shannen Doherty in 1971 (age 33), and Claire Danes in 1979 (age 25).

On this date in history:
In 1861, the Civil War began when Confederate troops opened fire on Fort Sumter, S.C.

In 1935, "Your Hit Parade" premiered on radio.

In 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the longest serving president in American history, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Warm Springs, Ga., three months into his fourth term. About three hours later, Vice President Harry Truman was sworn in as chief executive.

In 1955, federal health officials announced that the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was "safe, potent and effective."

In 1961, the Soviet Union launched the first manned spacecraft. Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the earth and return safely.

In 1981, the first U.S. space shuttle flight was launched. The flight of Columbia was the first U.S. manned space mission since July 1976.

In 1990, under pressure from environmentalists, three top U.S. tuna canneries -- H.J. Heinz, Van Camp, and Bumblebee -- announced "dolphin-safe" tuna-catching practices.

In 1992, the European Community announced that a cease-fire accord had been reached in Europe's newest nation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a former Yugoslav republic. The truce did not last.

In 1993, NATO warplanes began enforcing a no-fly zone over embattled Bosnia-Herzegovina, marking the first time the alliance's forces were used outside its traditional defense area.

In 1994, Israel and the PLO agreed that 9,000 Palestinian police would be stationed in Jericho and the Gaza Strip after the Israeli military withdrawal.

In 1996, President Clinton named trade representative Mickey Kantor to succeed the late Ron Brown as secretary of commerce.

In 1999, a federal judge in Little Rock, Ark., found President Clinton in contempt of court for lying during his sworn deposition in Jan. 1998, when he had testified that he had not had sexual relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton was fined $1,202.

Also in 1999, the Clintons' Whitewater partner, Susan McDougal, was acquitted of obstruction of justice.

In 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell, after hearing European foreign ministers demand an immediate Israeli pullback from the West Bank, met with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon but they failed to agree on a timetable for removing troops from the Palestinian territory.

Also in 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was overthrown in a military coup but was returned to office two days later riding a wave of public sentiment.

In 2003, Gen. Amir al-Saadi. Saddam Hussein's top science advisor, denied Iraq had any weapons of mass destruction and surrendered to U.S. forces.

Also in 2003, women's rights advocate Martha Burk tried unsuccessfully to disrupt the Masters golf tournament because the hosting Augusta National Golf Club had no female members.

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"If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances."
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Only after exceeding his academic goals did his parents reward him with his first electric guitar at 6-years-old. Jake is enthusiastic about learning and therefore transferring his passion of learning science and art to his guitar was a much faster transition for him. His uncanny talent and rare ability to focus was the only thing he needed to begin guitar lessons two years earlier than the typical young man his age.

The last four years have been an amazing journey for Jake. Not many musicians play in front of more than 1,000 people in a lifetime. Jake has played in front of more than 100,000 people by the ripe old age of ten. He played the national anthem on guitar at Ford Field in Detroit in 2002 in front of 33,000 Detroit Lions fans. He later played for about 9,000 people at an Uncle Kracker concert when he rocked the house with Jocaine at the State Fairgrounds. In December 2003, he played the national anthem at a jam-packed Ford Field in front of over 63,000 Detroit Lions fans.

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups fresh or canned pineapple, chopped
• 1 banana
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 teaspoon powdered ginger or 1 tablespoon of fresh ginger, chopped
• 1/2 cup crushed ice

Directions:

• Using a blender, place all the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.

Serves: 4

ENJOY!

Question 1:

Arrr, mates, this movie features Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Orlando played the character of Will Turner, while Johnny played Captain Jack Sparrow. Do you know what movie this is that starts with the letter P?

Pirates Beware
Peter Pan
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pinocchio

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Question 2:

"Think of a wonderful thought." If you do think of this thought, "you can fly, you can fly." Do you know what movie you can hear this song in?

Pinocchio
Peter Pan
Peter Piper
Pirates of the Caribbean

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Question 3:

In Epcot in Disney World you can walk to the back of the park and see many different countries. Sometimes when you go to different countries you need to get special papers called visas. But in Epcot you can purchase this book and get a stamp in it from each country that you visit. Do you know what this book is called? I'll give you a hint, it starts with the letter P.

Portfolio
Purse
Passport
Pocket Book

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Question 4:

When you go to Disney World you can walk around Pleasure Island or Downtown Disney. There is this restaurant that has all different memorabilia from celebrities and movies. You can even see Forrest Gump's boat, Jenny, there too. What is the name of this restaurant?

Planet Hollywood
Planet Disney
Pizza Planet
Pirates of the Caribbean Planet

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Question 5:

I'm simply exhausted. It seems like I've walked hundreds of miles and rode many different rides. It's time to sit back and watch the floats go by. I can see Mickey, Minnie and a dozen of other characters here too. What am I watching?

Peter Pan's Flight
Pooh's Adventure
Parade
Pinocchio's Wild Adventure

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Question 6:

This young boy was made of wood. He lived with a man named Gepetto and they had a fish and a cat. Do you know this little boy's name?

Peter Pan
Pocahontas
Pooh Bear
Pinocchio

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Question 7:

Mel Gibson gave us the voice of John Smith in this Disney movie about a Native American girl and a English soldier. What movie is this?

Popeye
Pirates of the Caribbean
Peter Pan
Pocahontas

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Question 8:

A gentleman by the name of Sterling Holloway did a lot of voices for Disney movies. He even voiced a bear. Can you guess which bear he voiced from my list of answers?

Piglet
Peter Pan
Pinocchio
Pooh

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Question 9:

This Queen was not very nice. She was so mean, when people were playing croquet she yelled, "off with their heads!" This happened in the movie "Alice in Wonderland" but do you know what the evil Queen's name was?

Queen of Spades
Queen of Hearts
Queen of Clubs
Queen of Diamonds

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Question 10:

I ring the bells in Paris. I'm not a very handsome man. I have a big hump on my back. Do you know my name? It starts with the letter Q.

Quick Draw McGraw
Quasimodo
Quirky
Quesmelda

Question 1:

Arrr, mates, this movie features Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom. Orlando played the character of Will Turner, while Johnny played Captain Jack Sparrow. Do you know what movie this is that starts with the letter P?

Pirates of the Caribbean
Of course!

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Question 2:

"Think of a wonderful thought." If you do think of this thought, "you can fly, you can fly." Do you know what movie you can hear this song in?

Peter Pan
Peter Pan used to fly over the Darling's home. He would sit and listen to Wendy tell stories. He lost his shadow one time and had to go back and get it. Wendy really liked Peter too. Peter invited Wendy and her two brothers to fly with him to Never Neverland. You can also ride the "Peter Pan Flight" in Disney World and Disneyland. This ride is in Fantasyland.

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Question 3:

In Epcot in Disney World you can walk to the back of the park and see many different countries. Sometimes when you go to different countries you need to get special papers called visas. But in Epcot you can purchase this book and get a stamp in it from each country that you visit. Do you know what this book is called? I'll give you a hint, it starts with the letter P.

Passport
You can collect a few different things from the countries in Epcot. You can purchase a Passport and get it stamped at each country. You can purchase a penny that is smashed. They even have penny books for these coins. You can even get a face from the countries and go to the kid's area to get a new item for your face.

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Question 4:

When you go to Disney World you can walk around Pleasure Island or Downtown Disney. There is this restaurant that has all different memorabilia from celebrities and movies. You can even see Forrest Gump's boat, Jenny, there too. What is the name of this restaurant?

Planet Hollywood
You don't have to go in for lunch or dinner, you can just walk around and enjoy looking at all the items from the movies. They have one of the Peaches uniforms from the movie "A League of their Own". They also have the love bug from the movie "The Love Bug". And of course, Jenny the boat is outside of the restaurant.

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Question 5:

I'm simply exhausted. It seems like I've walked hundreds of miles and rode many different rides. It's time to sit back and watch the floats go by. I can see Mickey, Minnie and a dozen of other characters here too. What am I watching?

Parade
They have many different parades in Disney. You can view the "Very Merry Christmas Parade" at Christmas time. You can enjoy the "Electric Light Parade" at night time. Epcot, Magic Kingdom and even Animal Kingdom have their own little types of parades. So grab a seat, relax and take a couple of pictures.

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Question 6:

This young boy was made of wood. He lived with a man named Gepetto and they had a fish and a cat. Do you know this little boy's name?

Pinocchio
The Blue Fairy came with her magic and brought Pinocchio to life. She then turned Pinocchio into a real little boy at the end of the movie. Pinocchio went to Pleasure Island in the movie. You can actually find Pleasure Island in DownTown Disney in Florida.

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Question 7:

Mel Gibson gave us the voice of John Smith in this Disney movie about a Native American girl and a English soldier. What movie is this?

Pocahontas
Mel Gibson did not voice John Smith in the second adventure of Pocahontas. A gentleman by the name of Donal Gibson voiced John Smith in the second movie. Wait a second, Gibson? Why that's Mel Gibson's brother. Isn't that interesting?

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Question 8:

A gentleman by the name of Sterling Holloway did a lot of voices for Disney movies. He even voiced a bear. Can you guess which bear he voiced from my list of answers?

Pooh
Sterling not only voiced Pooh in many movies, but he was the voice of Roquefort in "The Aristocats" and Kaa in "The Jungle Book" too. He had a very talented voice didn't he?

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Question 9:

This Queen was not very nice. She was so mean, when people were playing croquet she yelled, "off with their heads!" This happened in the movie "Alice in Wonderland" but do you know what the evil Queen's name was?

Queen of Hearts
A lady by the name of Verna Felton voiced the mean character, The Queen of Hearts. Verna did play some really good characters too. She was the voice of Flora in "Sleeping Beauty" and the Fairy Godmother in the movie "Cinderella". I guess you can play nice and mean characters too.

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Question 10:

I ring the bells in Paris. I'm not a very handsome man. I have a big hump on my back. Do you know my name? It starts with the letter Q.

Quasimodo
Poor Quasimodo isn't the most handsome man, but he becomes friends with Esmeralda. She doesn't care what he looks like. We should try to live our lives loving people for who they are, not because of looks.

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