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Monday, March 30, 2009
National Doctors' Day

PURPOSE
National Doctors’ Day provides a time for people to show appreciation to the doctors who care for them or their loved ones.

RECOGNITION
Both patients and those who work for or with physicians may recognize, thank or show appreciation by giving cards, notes, commemorative tokens of remembrance, etc. The first National Doctors’ Day was on March 30, 1933, the anniversary of the first use of anesthesia. The day was celebrated by mailing cards to doctors and by placing flowers on the graves of deceased doctors. In 1990, then-President George Bush signed a resolution designating March 30 as National Doctors’ Day.

Patients who have long-term relationships with their doctors – for example, a woman during pregnancy; someone with a long-term or terminal illness; families who rely on their “family doctor”; or anyone who wants to thank a physician for the care he or she has provided – take the opportunity to single out a special doctor, psychologist, dentist, chiropractor, nurse practitioner, or other health-care professional.

Those who work in doctors’ offices, hospitals or other medical facilities take advantage of a designated time to be able to express thanks and appreciation for mentoring, being easy to work with, being dedicated, or just to recognize an ongoing working relationship.

The upcoming holiday honoring the doctors of America is a great chance for medical services professionals (MSPs) to thank their local doctors for providing caring, quality healthcare.

 National Doctors' Day

Holidays Around the World

Malaysia - State Public Holiday (KTN) [Regional]
Mayotte - Public Holiday (Post-Referendum)
Trinidad and Tobago - Spiritual Baptist Day
West Bank and Gaza - Land Day [Other]

Today's Birthdays

Born Age  Name  Profession
1913 96 Censu Tabone President of Malta
1922 87 Turhan Bey Turkish actor
1926 83 Ingvar Kamprad Swedish entrepreneur
1927 82 Peter Marshall American game show host
1928 81 Robert Badinter French politician
1928 81 Tom Sharpe English satirical author
1929 80 Richard Dysart American actor
1930 79 John Astin American actor
1930 79 Rolf Harris Australian artist and entertainer
1932 77 Ted Morgan Swiss-born writer
1933 76 George Morfogen American actor
1935 74 Karl Berger German musicologist and musician
1937 72 Warren Beatty American actor and director
1940 69 Jerry Lucas American basketball player
1940 69 Hans Ragnemalm Swedish professor of public law and judge
1941 68 Graeme Edge British musician (Moody Blues)
1941 68 Wasim Sajjad President of Pakistan
1941 68 Bob Smith former American politician
1942 67 Ruben Kun Nauruan politician and former President of Nauru
1942 67 Kenneth Welsh Canadian film and television actor
1945 64 Eric Clapton British guitarist
1945 64 Johnnie Walker British DJ
1947 62 Ryszard Kotla Polish travel writer and activist
1948 61 Mervyn King British economist
1948 61 Eddie Jordan  Former owner of Jordan Grand Prix
1948 61 "Jim Dandy" Mangrum American musician (Black Oak Arkansas)
1949 60 Naomi Sims American fashion model and businesswoman
1949 60 Liza Frulla Quebec politician
1950 59 Robbie Coltrane Scottish actor and comedian
1950 59 Joseph Cali American actor
1951 58 Yves Séguin Quebec politician
1952 57 Peter Knights Australian footballer and coach
1953 56 Cydney Bernard American film producer
1955 54 Daniel Fanego Argentenian actor
1956 53 Bill Butler Scottish politician
1956 53 Juanito Oiarzabal Basque mountaineer
1957 52 Paul Reiser American actor
1958 51 Maurice LaMarche Canadian voice actor
1959 50 Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis New Zealander convicted child abuser
1959 50 Sabine Meyer German clarinetist
1960 49 Christoph M Ohrt German actor
1962 47 MC Hammer American rap musician
1962 47 Bil Dwyer American actor
1963 46 Eli-Eri Moura Brazilian composer and conductor
1964 45 Tracy Chapman American singer
1964 45 Vlado Bozinovski Australian former footballer
1964 45 Dave Ellett Canadian hockey player
1964 45 Ian Ziering American actor
1965 44 Piers Morgan British journalist
1966 43 Joey Castillo American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age)
1966 43 Efstratios Grivas Greek chess grandmaster and author
1967 42 Hayashibara Megumi Japanese voice actress and singer
1968 41 Donna D'Errico American actress and model
1968 41 Celine Dion Canadian singer
1968 41 Roland Kickinger Austrian bodybuilder and actor
1971 38 Mark Consuelos American actor
1971 38 Mari Holden American cycle racer
1971 38 Javier Pascual Llorente Spanish professional cyclist
1972 37 Mili Avital Israeli-American actress
1973 36 Jan Koller Czech footballer
1973 36 Matthew Pritchard Welsh Stuntman
1975 34 Bahar Soomekh American actress
1976 33 Mark McClelland Northern Irish musician (Degrassi)
1976 33 Ty Conklin American ice hockey player
1967 42 Rupert Evans English actor
1971 38 Bernardo Corradi Italian footballer
1976 33 Obadele Thompson Barbadian athlete
1978 31 Chris Paterson Scottish rugby player
1979 30 Norah Jones American singer and pianist
1979 30 Simon Webbe English singer
1980 29 Ricardo Osorio Mexican footballer
1980 29 Yalin Turkish singer and songwriter
1980 29 Nick Davis Australian rules footballer
1982 27 Jason Dohring American actor
1982 27 Frederic Deltour French model, judo athlete and actor
1982 27 Philippe Mexès French footballer
1983 26 Jérémie Aliadière French footballer
1983 26 Zach Gowen American professional wrestler
1983 26 Scott Moffatt Canadian singer and songwriter
1983 26 Davis Romero Panamanian baseball player
1983 26 Hebe Tian Taiwanese singer (S.H.E)
1984 25 Mario Ančić Croatian tennis player
1984 25 Anna Nalick American singer and songwriter
1984 25 Samantha Stosur Australian tennis player
1986 23 Beni Arashiro Japanese singer
1986 23 Sergio Ramos Spanish footballer
1986 23 Ben Swain English syncronized diver

Peter Marshall

Peter Marshall
John Astin
John Astin
George Morfogen
George Morfogen
George Morfogen
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Warren Beatty
Kenneth Welsh
Kenneth Welsh
Kenneth Welsh
Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
"Jim Dandy" Mangrum
"Jim Dandy" Mangrum
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Joseph Cali
Joseph Cali
Joseph Cali
Daniel Fanego
Daniel Fanego
Daniel Fanego
Juanito Oiarazbal
Juanito Oiarazbal
Paul Reiser
Paul Reiser
Christoph M. Ohrt
Christoph M. Ohrt
Christoph M. Ohrt
MC Hammer
MC Hammer
Ian Ziering
Ian Ziering
Ian Ziering
Joey Castillo
Joey Castillo
Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Roland Kickinger
Roland Kickinger
Mark Consuelos
Mark Consuelos
Javier Pascual Llorente
Javier Pascual Llorente
Ty Conklin
Ty Conklin
Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans
Rupert Evans
Bernardo Corradi
Bernardo Corradi
Chris Paterson
Chris Paterson
Simon Webbe
Simon Webbe
Ricardo Osorio
Ricardo Osorio
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
Jason Dohring
Jason Dohring
Frederic Deltour
Frederic Deltour
Frederic Deltour
Philippe Mexès
Philippe Mexès
Jérémie Aliadière
Jérémie Aliadière
Scott Moffatt
Scott Moffatt
Mario Ančić
Mario Ančić
Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos
Sergio Ramos
Ben Swain
Ben Swain

Weekend Box Office Estimates

Monsters Vs. Aliens

TW LW Title Studio Wkend Gross % Chg Theaters Chg Average Total Gross Budget Wk #
1 N Monsters Vs. Aliens P/DW $58,200,000 - 4,104 - $14,181 $58,200,000 - 1
2 N The Haunting in Connecticut LGF $23,010,000 - 2,732 - $8,422 $23,010,000 - 1
3 1 Knowing Sum. $14,705,000 -40.20% 3,337 5 $4,407 $46,220,000 - 2
4 2 I Love You, Man P/DW $12,600,000 -29.30% 2,717 6 $4,637 $37,007,000 - 2
5 3 Duplicity Uni. $7,556,000 -45.90% 2,579 5 $2,930 $25,639,000 - 2
6 4 Race to Witch Mountain BV $5,637,000 -55.90% 3,268 81 $1,725 $53,295,000 - 3
7 N 12 Rounds Fox $5,300,000 - 2,331 - $2,274 $5,300,000 - 1
8 5 Watchmen WB $2,755,000 -59.50% 2,010 -1,500 $1,371 $103,296,000 $150 4
9 7 Taken Fox $2,700,000 -33.50% 1,961 -700 $1,377 $137,074,000 - 9
10 6 The Last House on the Left (2009) Uni. $2,611,000 -54.80% 2,251 -151 $1,160 $28,459,000 - 3
11 16 Sunshine Cleaning Over. $1,344,000 100.10% 167 103 $8,048 $2,548,000 - 3
12 8 Slumdog Millionaire FoxS $1,135,000 -57.60% 840 -1,227 $1,351 $139,312,000 $15 20
13 9 Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail LGF $1,090,000 -57.50% 1,128 -707 $966 $89,024,000 - 6
14 11 Paul Blart: Mall Cop Sony $825,000 -55.20% 1,082 -680 $762 $142,488,000 $26 11
15 12 He's Just Not That Into You WB (NL) $470,000 -62.40% 424 -878 $1,108 $92,508,000 - 8
16 14 Gran Torino WB $430,000 -41.90% 478 -347 $900 $145,807,000 $33 16
- N The Cross: The Arthur Blessit Story 8X $327,000 - 221 - $1,480 $327,000 - 1
- 18 The Reader Wein. $310,000 -42.20% 324 -380 $957 $33,486,000 $32 16
- 19 Hotel for Dogs P/DW $303,000 -24.80% 381 -141 $795 $71,342,000 - 11
- 10 Coraline Focus $301,000 -85.90% 360 -1,071 $836 $73,926,000 - 8
- 22 The Class SPC $196,000 -5.00% 123 -3 $1,593 $3,078,000 - 15
- 35 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Par. $196,000 59.30% 246 40 $797 $127,011,000 $150 14
- 24 Push Sum. $88,000 -55.20% 123 -167 $715 $31,152,000 $38 8
- 29 Doubt Mira. $78,000 -47.80% 115 -103 $678 $33,332,000 $20 16
- 27 The Uninvited P/DW $71,000 -60.20% 170 -112 $418 $28,570,000 - 9
- 41 Sin Nombre Focus $68,500 -15.90% 6 - $11,417 $184,000 - 2
- 39 Revolutionary Road ParV $62,000 -44.30% 142 -60 $437 $22,877,000 $35 14
- 44 Defiance ParV $47,000 -30.20% 80 -38 $588 $28,470,000 $32 13
- 33 Twilight Sum. $44,000 -66.90% 150 -97 $293 $191,451,000 $37 19
- N Goodbye Solo RAtt. $40,500 - 3 - $13,500 $40,500 - 1
- 54 Crossing Over Wein. $38,000 9.00% 42 3 $905 $404,000 - 5
- N Shall We Kiss? MBox $31,000 - 4 - $7,750 $31,000 - 1
- 49 Wendy and Lucy Osci. $30,500 -20.60% 32 -8 $953 $746,000 - 16
- 60 Valentino: The Last Emperor Truly $30,000 37.90% 2 1 $15,000 $88,400 - 2
- 64 Play the Game Slow $13,600 -4.40% 13 1 $1,046 $216,000 - 5
- 57 Valkyrie UA $13,000 -49.80% 32 -25 $406 $83,068,000 $75 14
- 69 Fanboys Wein. $9,450 -9.00% 28 2 $338 $622,000 - 8

Today ...

Kraft Nabisco Championship
March 30 - April 5, 2009
Mission Hills, California

EVENT
The Kraft Nabisco Championship is the first "major" tournament of the year on the LPGA Tour. The 2009 tournament will be played for the 38th year on the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission Hills Country Club.

DATES
Monday, March 30 - Practice Rounds
Tuesday, March 31 -- Wednesday, April 1 - Celebrity Pro-Am
Thursday, April 2 -- Sunday, April 5 - Championship Play

SITE
Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Dinah Shore Tournament Course Par 36-36 - 72
(6,569 yards)

SPONSOR
Kraft Foods Global Inc.

TOURNAMENT CHAIRMAN
Dennis Belcastro

MANAGING DIRECTOR
Joe Boborci

BUSINESS MANAGER
Gabe Codding

PURSE
$2 million (Winner's share
$300,000)

2008 CHAMPION
Lorena Ochoa
(68-71-71-67 - 277)

PLAYER FIELD
The 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship will draw more than 100 of the best woman golfers in the world including the 2009 defending championion and three time Rolex Player of the Year, Lorena Ochoa, the 2008 Rookie of the Year, Yani Tseng, Na Yeon Choi, Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbus, Katherine Hull, Helen Alfredsson, and Ji Yai Shin as well as the top-ranked amateurs in the country.

TOURNAMENT CHARITIES
Major beneficiaries are United Way of the Desert, the Boys and Girls Club of Palm Springs, Food For All, the LPGA Foundation, Family YMCA of the Desert and the Desert Junior Golf Association.

 Kraft Nabisco Championship

Video

Serena Williams plays Beer Pong with Jimmy Fallon

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day
Signals of a Strange Universe
Credit: High-Z Supernova Search Team, HST, NASA

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Eleven years ago results were first presented indicating that most of the energy in our universe is not in stars or galaxies but is tied to space itself. In the language of cosmologists, a large cosmological constant is directly implied by new distant supernovae observations. Suggestions of a cosmological constant (lambda) were not new -- they have existed since the advent of modern relativistic cosmology. Such claims were not usually popular with astronomers, though, because lambda is so unlike known universe components, because lambda's value appeared limited by other observations, and because less- strange cosmologies without lambda had previously done well in explaining the data. What is noteworthy here is the seemingly direct and reliable method of the observations and the good reputations of the scientists conducting the investigations. Over the past eleven years, independent teams of astronomers have continued to accumulate data that appears to confirm the existence of dark energy and the unsettling result of a presently accelerating universe. The above picture of a supernova that occurred in 1994 on the outskirts of a spiral galaxy was taken by one of these collaborations.

Photo Of The Day

Photo of the Day
Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill

Tiger Woods screams in celebration after sinking a putt on the 18th green to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando on Saturday, March 29, 2009. (STEPHEN M. DOWELL, ORLANDO SENTINEL / March 29, 2009)

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Today's Mostly Useless Fact
Seattle’s Fremont Bridge rises up and down more than any drawbridge in the world.

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