Good morning, Whitewater
There are no municipal, public meetings today. There’s public school registration in the city during the day, when most privately-employed people work.
For those looking for a truly unique conversation item, Wired reports that a T. Rex skeleton is set to go on auction this October:
One of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever discovered is set to go on the auction block in Las Vegas in October.
The 66 million-year-old fossil was found 22 years ago in South Dakota and has come to be known as Samson. It is 40 feet long and 15 feet tall and consists of around 170 bones, more than half of a complete skeleton.
“In the last 110 years, there’s been a total of 46 specimens found of Tyrannosaurus rex of which this is the third most complete and has the finest skull,” said Tom Lindgren, who is co-director of natural history for the auction house Bonhams & Butterfields.
The last time a T. rex was auctioned, the most complete specimen ever found, known as Sue, went for more than $8 million dollars. The winner was the Chicago Field Museum
Here’s today’s almanac:
| Almanac | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 19, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
| Official Time | 06:05 AM | 07:51 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 05:34 AM | 08:21 PM |
| Tomorrow | 06:06 AM | 07:49 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 3 minutes shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 13h 46 m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 14h 47 m | |
| Moon phase: | New Moon | |