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August 11, 2006

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Away, but Not Too Far

By STEPHEN P. WILLIAMS

From Manhattan to Vermont to Miami to Los Angeles, some savvy weekenders have bought second homes just a few miles from where they live.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 9, 2006, covering August 11, 2006.

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    Album cover for LeToya by LeToya

    LeToya

    LeToya

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    Album cover for NOW 22 by Various Artists

    NOW 22

    Various Artists

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    1
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    3
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    Album cover for In My Mind by Pharrell

    In My Mind

    Pharrell

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    3
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    1
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    Album cover for Highway Companion by Tom Petty

    Highway Companion

    Tom Petty

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    1
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    Album cover for St. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley

    St. Elsewhere

    Gnarls Barkley

    Last week
    4
    Peak
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    12

Notable Deaths

Mike Douglas

2006Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (born 1920)[†]

Michael Delaney Dowd Jr., known as Mike Douglas, was an American "Big Band" era singer, entertainer, television talk show host of The Mike Douglas Show, and actor.

Historical Events

Oil tanker

2006The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.[†]

An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries. Product tankers, generally much smaller, are designed to move refined products from refineries to points near consuming markets.

Historical Context for August 11, 2006

In 2006, the world population was approximately 6,671,452,015 people[†]