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February 12, 2011

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Who Are You Calling Ugly?

By Guy Trebay

The Xoloitzcuintli, which has been described as looking like a hot water bottle with pig eyes, bat ears and a rat tail, has regained its American Kennel Club status as a potential show dog.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 9, 2011, covering February 12, 2011.

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    Album cover for Mission Bell by Amos Lee

    Mission Bell

    Amos Lee

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    1
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    Album cover for Kiss Each Other Clean by Iron And Wine

    Kiss Each Other Clean

    Iron And Wine

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    1
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    Album cover for Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj

    Pink Friday

    Nicki Minaj

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    Peak
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    10
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    Album cover for 2011 Grammy Nominees by Various Artists

    2011 Grammy Nominees

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for Doo-Wops & Hooligans by Bruno Mars

    Doo-Wops & Hooligans

    Bruno Mars

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    17

Notable Deaths

Peter Alexander (Austrian performer)

2011Peter Alexander, Austrian singer and actor (born 1926)[†]

Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer, commonly known as Peter Alexander, was an Austrian actor, singer and one of the most popular entertainers in the German-language world between the 1950s and his retirement. His fame emerged in the 1950s and 1960s through popular film comedies and successful recordings, predominantly of Schlager and operetta repertory. Later, Alexander established himself as the acclaimed host of television shows. His career as a live singer touring the German language countries lasted until 1991, while he continued his television work until 1996.

Betty Garrett

2011Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1919)[†]

Betty Garrett was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She originally performed on Broadway, and was then signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She appeared in several musical films, then returned to Broadway and made guest appearances on several television series.

Kenneth Mars

2011Kenneth Mars, American actor and comedian (born 1935)[†]

Kenneth Mars was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in The Producers (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in Young Frankenstein (1974). He also appeared in Peter Bogdanovich's What's Up, Doc? (1972) as well as Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and Shadows and Fog (1991).

Historical Context for February 12, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]