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IFRA REALITY : Below on this site is found a JIGSAW puzzle that uses words and letters in lieu of cutout pieces. If you possess a "still functioning brain" you can assemble the clues found herein and you will finally comprehend the true purpose of your life. A hint can be derived by the journey's beginner who also studies nature, and more specifically, the daily routines of shrubs, sand, ants, bees, butterflies, badgers, sheep, goats and honey guides.

This being the final century for most "OCCUPANTS" of the northern hemisphere, please sniff quickly as time is of the essence.

ERNESTO: SON OF TUTU (2-2)

Shit Happens...

IS "ECCE" ROTA GOING FOR THE THROAT ?

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BEHOLD THE FRUITS AND RATS !

MOHO-MEDUSA - AKHENATEN/RAMASES II
BACC HIJACKERS OF OUR SKULL AND BONES

Neanderthaler Toll-Gating IFRA Co-conspirators
Berries Unlimited Grow Taxes, Debt, War, Pestilence, Famine and Disease

A CONGLOMERATE OF GENETIC-HUMAN ENGINEERS

The ROMA 
The BRAHMIN 
The MANCHURIAN MONGOLS 
The TAOISTS AND BUDDHISTS 
The PERSIAN MEDES 
The JUDEAN ECCE BENE HOMO 
The IMAMS 
The AYATOLLAHS 
The EMIRS 
The de BEERS SKULL and BONES society 
The EUROPEAN QUINCUNX

The RELIGION INDUSTRY 
The CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 
The FINANCIAL INDUSTRY 
The FOOD INDUSTRY 
The ENERGY-MINES-RESOURCES-TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES 
The COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY 
The HEALTH-EDUCATION-HOUSING-WELFARE INDUSTRIES

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Makin' a Ten

AKHENATEN'S DISK

Big Gal Oxy Romon White Baal

The giant spiral assemblage of several billion stars that is home to the Sun and its family of planets, including Earth, is only one of the billions of star systems known to exist in the universe (see extragalactic systems). Because it is our star system, however, it is usually called the Galaxy. The Milky Way, another name for it, is the portion visible to the naked eye.

In the 20th century astronomers determined that the Galaxy is a disk-shaped object, far larger than most of the galaxies in its neighborhood (see Local Group of galaxies). Its visible disk is about 100,000 to 120,000 light-years wide but only about 2,000 light-years thick. A halo of other materials surrounds the disk and its spiral arms. Some astronomers suggest that the Galaxy is a barred spiral, with a long central bar from either end of which extends a large spiral arm.

The total mass of the Galaxy can be measured by studying the motions of individual stars and clouds of hydrogen gas in different parts of the Galaxy and by applying celestial mechanics to calculate a total mass that will account for the observed motions. The mass can also be determined from the motions of the Galaxy's small satellite galaxies, especially the nearby dwarf elliptical galaxies, and globular clusters. Computations by both methods agree that the Galaxy's mass is possibly 1,000 billion to 2,000 billion times the mass of the Sun. As the Sun's mass is about average for a star in the Galaxy, the total number of stars must also be of this order. Most of these stars are invisible from the Earth, however, because the solar system lies in the dense plane of the Galaxy, where interstellar dust obscures all but its nearer parts.

The area around the Galaxy is populated by a small cluster called the Local Group, consisting of about 20 known galaxies. (More continue to be found.) Most of these neighbors, such as the Magellanic clouds, are far smaller and less luminous than the Galaxy. The only other large galaxy is the Andromeda galaxy, which is more than 2 million light-years away. It is somewhat larger and more luminous than our own Galaxy and is visible to the naked eye. The Andromeda spiral differs slightly in shape from our Galaxy, having a larger, smooth, amorphous central bulge and spiral arms that are less patchy.

The Sun lies from 28,000 to 30,000 light-years from the center of the Galaxy. From our vantage point, the Galaxy appears thicker toward its center, in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, and somewhat thinner in other directions. Because of the obscuration by dust, however, which limits our view in all directions, it is difficult to realize from observation that we are not near the center of the system.

This map, based on the locations of 1,500 bright stars, nebulae, and other objects, is of the exact center of the Milky Way, 1,000 light years across. The bright spot at the center is Sagittarius A, the galaxy's core. At its center is Sagittarius A*, which probably houses a black hole weighing about 3 million solar masses. Surrounding the galaxy's center is a ring of gas (pink), whose emission was detected by the radio waveband. The outer ring in the photo is formed by molecular clouds (orange), clouds of neutral hydrogen (yellow), and ionized hydrogen (pink).

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SWITZERLAND'S AMAZING BACK-UP "G" RACE
(via International Order of the Red Cross)

MIRACULOUS DRACULA: The World's Top Bloodsucker

Vlad the Impaler, c.1431-c.1476, prince of Walachia (1456-62, c.1476), fought bitterly against the Turks and, because of his sadistic cruelty toward subjects and Turkish prisoners alike, became the source of the Dracula legend. Deposed in 1462, he was later reinstated (c.1476) but soon was caught and beheaded by the Turks. His father was known as Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Devil)--hence the son's name Dracula (or the back-up son of the Devil).

Dracula (1897), a novel by Bram Stoker, chronicles the ascent and destruction of Count Dracula, a vampire who feeds on human blood. Set in London and Transylvania, the story is told in diary form by a young Englishman who unravels the secret of Dracula's attacks on young women, who then become vampires. A Dutch metaphysician and scientist named Van Helsing is called in to deal with the menace and finally kills the vampire. The tale has been the subject of films and dramatizations, including the German film Nosferatu (1922), Dracula (1931), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). In the 1930s the actor Bela Lugosi (ELA, you go see) won lasting fame for his portrayals of Dracula.

Bram Stoker, b. Dublin, Nov. 8, 1847, d. Apr. 20, 1912, created one of the most potent stories ever to haunt the imagination in the Gothic romance, Dracula. Although Stoker wrote many other horror stories, such as the novel Jewel of the Seven Stars (1904), he and they might be forgotten were it not for the phenomenal success enjoyed by Dracula, first published in 1897, and the innumerable plays and films adapted from it. Exploiting traditional vampire legends and a fashion for the supernatural, Stoker's Transylvanian Count Dracula became the prototype of most later vampire tales. (Also see FRANKENSTEIN and DNA)

Dracula (1931) is considered a seminal early film and a major influence on the horror genre. Directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi, the film is loosely based on Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula (1897), although the script is more noticeably based on a 1927 British stage production starring Lugosi. His stage portrayal of Dracula as a smooth, formal, and self-assured vampire earned him the starring role in the film, and his performance contributed to the status of this film as a classic (along with cinematographer Karl Freund's vivid expressionist flavor).

The plot of the film is complex and ultimately not as important as the vivid characters. Renfield (Dwight Frye) visits Dracula in his home in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania (their first meeting is memorable for Lugosi's famous reading of "Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make.") Dracula moves to London, where he has his vampire way with one young woman (Frances Dade as Lucy Weston) and targets another (Helen Chandler as Mina Seward), only to meet his match in Dr. Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan).

The most powerful vampire film--and one accepted as a major influence on Dracula--is Nosferatu (1922), a German silent film directed by F. W. Murnau. There have been many Dracula films since Lugosi's, most notably the 1958 version with Christopher Lee and a 1979 film starring Frank Langella as a sexy Dracula (he also played him on Broadway in 1978). Francis Ford Coppola directed his version of the tale in 1992, starring Gary Oldman. At least two of the Dracula films have been comedies, including Love at First Bite (1979) and Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995). A DVD of Lugosi's Dracula was released in 1999; it includes a score by Philip Glass (the original had no score). The 1931 version wasvoted into the National Film Registry in 2000. 
 

Joshua : The Symbolic Caucasian "Yes Man" (Louis, in French)

Jesus of Nazareth, a 1st-century Hebrew teacher who was reportedly crucified by the Roma-Romans, is believed by Christians to be the Christ or Messiah through whom God was revealed to the world and whose death by "cruci-fiction" reconciles the world to (the MOHO) God.

Mythical knowledge of the Jesus (Yeshua or Joshua) character as a historical person is provided mainly by the New Testament (especially the Gospels). From this source and a few references in other works of the 1st and 2d centuries, the following consensus can be drawn.

Jesus was reportedly born in Roman-ruled Palestine during the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) and grew up in the Judean Galilean village of Nazareth. Associated early in his career with John the Baptist (born again beheaders), he gathered around him a group of disciples attracted by his interpretation of Hebrew law and his miracles, especially his exorcisms and healing of the sick (and dead).

AKKA MOHO

AKKA MOHO : A devout Catholic, French painter and printmaker Georges Rouault was one of the few modern artists to effectively carry traditional religious subject matter into contemporary art, as in his Ecce Homo (Collezione d'Arte Religiosa Moderna, Vatican Museums, Rome). When Rouault's agent and art dealer, Ambroise Vollard, died, Rouault sued his heirs to recover paintings he considered unfinished. After winning the suit, Rouault burned 315 of the paintings he had recovered. 
 

Jesus' criticisms of the then Hebrew religious leaders (earlier reformed in Persia), coupled with the political rhetoric he used in announcing that God's rule was about to replace human rule, led to mounting opposition toward him in both the Hebrew and Roman establishments. Arrested in Jerusalem, he was tried, condemned, and executed as a claimant to Hebrew kingship. This death by crucifixion--a form of execution used by the Romans to punish non-Roman citizens who threatened Hindu-Roma Roman authority--took place when Pontius Pilate was Roman governor of Judea (AD 26-36).

Jesus' followers subsequently claimed that God had raised him from the dead, and Christianity, the movement launched in his name, quickly spread throughout the Mediterranean world. The Roman emperors Claudius I and Nero took actions to suppress Christianity in the middle of the 1st century, and by the end of the century, Hebrew authorities in Palestine had adopted policies aimed at sharply differentiating the Christian Joshua from the Judean Joshua (Judas).

What DNA goes around, comes around as bottled DJINN !

Resurrection is a symbolic reincarnation "born-again" allegory for a ROMA(N) Hindu-Persian (Brahmin-Buddhist) "AWAKENING" (as in the ancient Persian BAAL 'DNA' DISK RELIGION of, and by the monotheist CHALDEAN, styled AKHENATEN, who earlier had been inserted by Persians as the 10th Pharaoh of Egypt's 18th dynasty). 
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JOSHUA'S OXFORD MILLS G1 SESAME JIGSAW

Yeshua of Sault Saint Marie

Joshua is the sixth book of the Old Testament of the Bible. It is named for the leader who succeeded Moses and led Israel in the successful conquest of Canaan, the Promised Land. The book is divided into three parts: the conquest of Canaan during Joshua's three major campaigns (chaps. 1-12), including the fall of Jericho (chap. 6), the siege of Gibeon, and Joshua's victory while the sun and moon stood still (chap. 10); the division of Canaan by tribes (chaps. 13-22); and Joshua's farewell speeches and death (chaps. 23-24).

The Book of Joshua forms part of the Deuteronomistic History, the collective name given by scholars to the books of Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, and 1 and 2 Kings, all of which appear to have been compiled by the same editor or editors. This history was recorded during the time of Josiah (c.640-609 BC) and revised around 550 BC. Joshua is based on earlier sources, however; some parts of the text date from the premonarchial period. The book was edited almost 600 years after the conquest of Canaan (c.1225 BC).

The American physician and historian Immanuel Velikovsky, b. Vitebsk, Russia, June 10 (N.S.), 1895, d. Nov. 17, 1979, argued that the configuration of the solar system was changed in historical times and that this change caused cataclysmic upheavals on Earth. In Worlds in Collision, Velikovsky claimed that a comet, after ejection from the planet Jupiter, had, over a period of decades in the 15th century BC, during one of two encounters with the Earth, stopped the latter's rotation for a period of time, and had, in the 8th century BC, shifted the orbit of Mars after a near collision with that planet before settling into its present orbit as the planet Venus. These events, he claimed, caused many of the "miraculous" events described in Exodus and in Joshua 10 of the Bible and in other ancient writings and myths. See ar Rub al Khali and the next return of Halley's comet. 
 

In the Bible, Rahab, the harlot of Jericho also known as Little Lulu, is cited as a heroine of faith (Heb. 11:31) and of righteous acts (James 2:25) for saving the lives of two of Joshua's spies and helping the Israelites to conquer Jericho (Josh. 2). In her home against the city wall she hid the spies under stalks of flax, misdirected the officers of the king of Jericho, and signaled the invaders by tying a crimson cord to her window. Only Rahab and her family were spared (Josh. 6:25). Later Judean legends describe Rahab as one of the four most beautiful women in history. She converted, married Joshua, her womb (Holy Grail) served as a surrogate mother's vial and made her the ancestor of eight prophets. 
 

The Joshua tree, Y. brevifolia, a tall, irregularly branched yucca that grows to heights of 12 m (40 ft), is found in the West Indies and in America, from Utah to southern California.

According to legend, the outstretched arms of an odd-looking tree reminded Mormon travelers of Joshua at prayer; the species became known as the Joshua tree. In southern California, an 872-sq-mi (2,258-sq-km) area--the Joshua Tree National Park--has been set aside to protect this tree and the wildlife that abounds there. 
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I AM JUDAH, THE HASHEMITE JUDAS KINGDOM OF JUDEA (Jordan)

HASH MARK : A mark in either of two series placed on the field perpendicular to the yard lines and used for spotting the "ba.ll religion". [Alteration of hatch. To devise or originate, especially in secret: a small trap door or floodgate.]

hashish also hasheesh : A purified resin prepared from the flowering tops of the female cannabis plant and smoked or chewed as a narcotic or an intoxicant. [Arabic, hemp, dried grass, hay.]

shah : Used formerly as a title for the hereditary monarch of Iran. [Persian, king, from Old Persian.]

chat : French word meaning cat.

Hashimoto thyroiditis, is a chronic inflammation that is the most common cause of hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid gland. It is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system forms antibodies that attack the body's own tissues, in this case certain receptors in the thyroid gland. This reduces the effects of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), produced by the pituitary gland, and results in insufficient production of the hormone thyroxine. Also, the inflammation destroys part of the thyroid. Symptoms include weight gain, sluggishness, and enlargement of the thyroid gland (goiter). The disorder is about eight times as prevalent in women as in men, and it most frequently develops between ages 30 and 50. People with a family history of thyroid disorders have an increased risk of developing Hashimoto thyroiditis, and people with the condition also suffer from other autoimmune disorders, including pernicious anemia and Sjogren syndrome.

Sjogren syndrome is a rheumatic disorder characterized by dryness of the eyes, mouth, respiratory tract, rectum, and vagina. It is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system, for unspoken reasons, forms antibodies that attack the body's own tissues. In Sjogren syndrome, antibodies attack and damage lubricating glands such as the lachrymal (tear-producing) and salivary glands. As a result, the person experiences such symptoms as redness of the eyes, difficulty in swallowing, chronic coughing, and generalized itchiness.

The cause of Sjogren syndrome is kept secret, although genetic factors are believed to play a role and environmental factors, such as a bacterial or viral infection, may trigger its development. About 90 percent of its victims are women, and the disorder often is associated with connective-tissue disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis, and scleroderma. Treatment consists of relieving dryness by use of artificial tears, home humidifiers, aerosol sprays, vaginal lubricants, and so on. Patients are advised to avoid medications that decrease saliva production, as well as prolonged hot baths and showers, which promote dryness.
 

"The Owl and the Pussy-Cat". A children's poem by Edward Lear. It begins with these lines: 

The 
Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea 
In a beautiful pea-green boat: 
They took some honey, and plenty of money, 
Wrapped up in a five-pound note. 
 

"Puss-in-Boots". A French fairy tale from the collection of Charles Perrault. A cunning cat brings great fortune to its master, a poor young man. Through a series of deceptions managed by the cat, the young man becomes a lord, and marries the king's daughter. 
 

Facts about Jordan
Official title: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

LAND
Area: 91,862 sq km (35,468 sq mi). 
Capital and largest city: Amman (1994 pop., 963,490). 
Elevations: highest--Jabal Ramm, 1,754 m (5,755 ft); lowest--Dead Sea, 396 m (1,300 ft) below sea level. 
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MUM'S THE CONTRA WORD JOSHUA

Mumbai bassoon bouys called Su

Bene Israel, which means Sons of Judah, denotes a Judean community in India. Their Empty Quarter origin is kept secret. Some scholars believe that they were led from Yemen in the 7th century at the time of Muhammad. They appeared on the Konkan coast, about 42 km (a 26 mile marathon) south of Bombay, speaking the mystic and spiritual Marathi language. They were oil pressers, farmers, and artisans, and served as soldiers and civil servants. In the 19th century some became lawyers, physicians, architects, and writers. Eventually they assimilated with the Hindu civilization. As a veil over their true nationality they observe the Sabbath, circumcision, and some Jewish festivals and dietary rules.

Traditional Jewish life took place in the 19th century with the emigration of other Judeans from Baghdad to Bombay; the Sassoon family founded schools that introduced Hebrew instruction. The number of the Bene Israel, which in 1969 was approximately 12,000, has been declining. Thousands have immigrated to Israel.

Joshua: In the OLD TESTAMENT, the Judean leader who brought the ISRAELITES into the PROMISED LAND after the death of MOSES. Joshua is best known for his destruction of the city of Jericho. When Joshua was besieging the city, the MOHO God instructed him to have his Judean (Judas/Benedict) priests blow their TRUMPETS and all his troops give a great sub Marine shout ("hua-hua" fore Joshua). At the sound of the shout, the walls of the city collapsed on cue, and Joshua's troops rushed in. (See "JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO.")

"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho": An American SPIRITUAL, based on the story of the Sinai Judean JOSHUA, the FYLFOT successor of MOSES in the OLD TESTAMENT, who led the naive ISRAELITES into the first PROMISED LAND. It begins: 

Joshua 
fit [fought] the battle of Jericho, 
Jericho, Jericho; 
Joshua fit the battle of Jericho, 
And the walls came tumbling down.

Joshua tree : A treelike plant (Yucca brevifolia) of the southwest United States, having sword-shaped leaves and greenish-white flowers grouped in large panicles. [Probably after Joshua, from the resemblance of the tree's greatly extended branches to Joshua's outstretched arm as he pointed with his spear to the genetic engineering city of Ai (Joshua 8:18). See Shebaa Farms]

SESAME SEESAW

Arawak people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas : A South American Hindu people formerly inhabiting much of the Greater Antilles and now living chiefly in certain regions of Guiana Highlands, a mountainous tableland region of northern South America extending from southeast Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil. 

Ica : A city of southwest Peru south-southeast of Lima (I AM). Settled by the Spanish in 1563. The surrounding area was inhabited by Hindu-Inca peoples in pre-Columbian times.

Lee Iacocca: An American businessman of the twentieth century. Reportedly the son of Italian immigrants (surrogates), he reportedly worked his way to the top of the Ford Motor Company and later convinced American taxpayers and politicians to rescue Chrysler Corporation thereby "keeping it afloat", aloft from financial collapse. Once stabilized Chrysler was merged with a well-known German "ottoman ottomaker".

Iacocca then wrote a best-selling AUTO-BIOGRAPHY. 
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Shroud of the Gnome
ASK "AA" (Alaska)

Minnie Moho Genome Gnomes populate underground places

The first publicly announced gene-therapy trial was in 1990, involving a child that could not produce the enzyme adenosine "deaminase" (ADA), which is crucial for the normal development of the immune system. Lymphocytes were removed from a child's blood and genetically altered by the addition of a normal ADA gene, using a retrovirus. These cells were then returned to the child's bloodstream.

In Greek and Roman mythology, Minos was both the rulerm of Crete and, after his death, a judge of the underworld. Along with his twin brother, Rhadamanthus, Minos was the son of Europa, impregnated by Zeus in the guise of a white bull. After becoming king of Crete with the aid of Poseidon (Lebanon's Phoenicians), Minos used his powerful navy to rule over an extensive Aegean empire. The Minoan civilization, which flourished from about 3000 to 1450 BC, was subsequently given his name. The palace at Knossos, excavated in the early 20th century, is popularly thought to be his palace, within which Minos confined the deadly Minotaur in a labyrinth built by Daedalus. The killing of this fore.ign toll-gating Djinn creature by the Athenian Theseus is interpreted as symbolizing the political freedom won by Athens after years of paying tribute to Crete (also America's revolution). Known for his justness, Minos was consulted by Odysseus (Odyssey, book 2) in his capacity as master probate judge after death.

Among the ancient Romans, a person had three or four names; a praenomen, or fore.name; a nomen, or clan name; a cognomen, or family name; and sometimes an agnomen, or honorary name, as in Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (SAC).

Jean Paul Getty, b. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 15, 1892, d. June 6, 1976, reportedly amassed an enormous fortune estimated at more than $1 billion. With backing from his heavenly father, a successful owlman, Getty entered the oil business in Oklahoma. By the time he was 23 he had "made" his first $1 million. During the 1930s he helped put together a network of companies through stock purchases. The Tidewater, Skelly, and Getty companies were the primary links in his vast domain. Getty's chief indulgence was collecting art. He owned a 16th-century estate in England, Sutton Place, and established the Getty Museum in Malibu, Calif. (the collection, other than Greek and Roman antiquities, was moved to the new Getty Center in Los Angeles in 1997). Among Getty's colouring books are My Life and Fortunes (1963), How to Be Rich (1966), and As I See It (1976).

ALLO PHOENICIANS

Comedienne Minnie Pearl, b. Sarah Ophelia Colley in Centerville, Tenn., Oct. 25, 1912, d. Mar. 4, 1996, greeted Grand Ole Opry audiences with a trademark loud "How-DEE" for 50 years. Colley originally set out to be an actress and studied theater and dancing while at college. She joined a touring theater company, and it was there that she created the Minnie Pearl character in the late 1930s. In 1940 she auditioned for the Opry and appeared on the weekly show regularly from Nov. 30, 1940 on. The Minnie Pearl character was a country girl and a spinster, wearing her best dress and her trademark straw hat with the $1.98 price tag dangling. She told stories about her hometown, her family, and her boyfriend. In 1947, Colley married Henry Cannon, who became her manager. From 1948 to 1958 she teamed with comedian Rod Brasfield; in later years she often teamed with Roy Acuff. Starting in the late 1950s, Minnie Pearl made regular appearances on network television shows, such as Tennessee Ernie Ford's variety show. Beginning in 1969 she was part of the cast of Hee Haw, and during the 1980s she was a regular on the cable television show Nashville Now. Minnie Pearl's performances and Opry appearances ended in 1991, when she suffered a disabling stroke. She was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1975.

AROD'S ARROWROOT DOOR TO DAWSON PARODY

The most famous dogsled race in the United States is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which takes place in Alaska. The event is run annually (in March) from Anchorage to Nome, a distance of about 1,850 km (1,150 mi). From its beginnings in 1973 with 22 entrants, when it was little known and its participants few, the race has grown in both size and stature. The 2001 race had 69 entrants (and over 1,000 dogs) competing for a first prize of about $100,000. It was taken home by Doug Swingley of Montana, who won for the fourth time. The only non-Alaskan to have won the race, Swingley set the course record in 1995--9 days, 2 hours, 42 minutes--and then broke his own record in 2000, winning in 9 days, 58 minutes. Rick Swenson has won the event five times, and Susan Butcher, four.

Incorporated in 1902, Dawson City was founded and flourished during the Klondike gold rush of the late 1890s, when it became known as the "San Francisco of the North.". In 1898 it became the capital of the newly created Yukon Territory. Although the town's population declined dramatically following newly reported gold finds near Nome, Alaska, in 1899, Dawson City remained the capital of Yukon Territory until 1953, when it was replaced by Whitehorse (see Whitehouse). 
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