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Before the US Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for his vice candidate, Americans are 49 federal state mostly known only from books, movies auto shopping and series.
Eccentric than other Americans? Palin's nomination drew attention to the land that pop culture auto shopping has long been portrayed as weird and eccentric. "I think there is nothing more features than elsewhere," says Stephen Haycox, a professor of history at the University of Alaska Anchoragu. "People are looking for an explanation of why people live in Alaska. Why would anyone go to live in a place with a very long winters and with darkness? What people wife here? They certainly are a bit strange and different from others."
A actress Janine Turner, who is portrayed Maggie O'Connell also with us in the very popular TV series from the 90s Northern Exposure, sees many similarities between his character and Alaska Governor. "I was impressed by her nomination," auto shopping says Turner, who - despite the role of liberal Maggie - republikanka. "As Northern Exposure special meaning for me, I thought, how cool is when I heard that hunting reindeer. I am more than very proud of Maggie O'Connell and very proud of our new candidate."
Read more: Where are the heroes of the Northern horizons today? "Maggie" was never in Alaska Lik Turner was a girl from higher circles who moves to Alaska to learn how to hunt deer fly an airplane and repair the toilet. "Maggie was determined relying myself," says today, 45-year-old actress. "I have decided and carried out his plan. And he knew how to survive, she was the girl in the wilderness. The governor is looking to have all these qualities."
Turner acknowledges that otherwise never been to Alaska (Northern Exposure was filmed in Washington), but had heard stories about the federal state of his father - a pilot. "Alaska is pretty tough place to survive," he adds. "Even so it must be pretty strong person. It is a beautiful, intelligent, with a great family. In fact, my idol in some way. I like how easy it is and take the reins in their hands, decision decisions, leading the city as mayor, leads the whole country as the governor. "
Not all Vrba name ... One question auto shopping that has been initiated Palin nomination is whether giving all Alaska parents to their children unusual names. Palin is the name of the Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig. "Most of the children is the name of Mary and Tom, no different than anywhere else," laughs Haycox. "Strange names can be found everywhere. I doubt it would find here a higher percentage."
Where the moose crossing the road And though Hollywood glorifies untamed Alaska wilderness in films such as White Fang (1991) Ethan Hawk, The Edge (1997) with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin and Sean Penn's Into The Wild (2007), most of Alaska's 700,000 residents live in sites. "Kake 70 percent Aljaščanov live a life that is essentially no different auto shopping from the lives of other Americans," says Haycox, who adds that the most common remark imposed by the 1.5 million tourists who visit each year Alaska: "This place is looks exactly like the place where we just were. "
Except that moose are really crossing the road, as they have done in Northern Exposure. And it is normal if people in cities encounter a bear. And, yes, winters are cold, although no more, as well as elsewhere in the continental United States. Le length of the winters, and only five hours of sunlight per day is what to what people have to get used to. "But it must also be in Seattle to get used to the fact that it rains constantly," streamline auto shopping Haycox.
"Are you just adapt. People here look at this as a compromise: the summer auto shopping is light in abundance and can be outside any long you want." During the summer is sun does not set for several weeks. In the film Insomnia (2002) Al Pacino character, a police auto shopping officer from Los Angeles, both because of the endless daylight suffers from insomnia and becoming increasingly paranoid. "I think a long day does not cause insomnia," says Haycox. "It's a fantasy."
Men are more, but ... Also, men do not grow on trees, as hinted address recently canceled series Men in Trees with Anne Heche in the main role. The series was inspired by the famous Alaska myth that comes to every single woman ten single men (a subject that is worth mentioning another Alaskan auto shopping rivers, popular among the local women: The odds are good, but the goods are odd respectively. The quantity already, but quality more lame).
But even though Alaska is really one of only two states where men outnumber women, this percentage is not nearly as high. This is just one pop culture stereotype, at which Aljaščani auto shopping muzajo. "Everyone loves a reputation affluent Aljaščanom when they go to the mainland," says Haycox. "People are very proud of our generation. You are not a real Aljaščan if you do not have in stock a good story with a bear or small aircraft."
Millions of Americans who have never traveled auto shopping in its extreme northwest