True or False?

Subbuteo bring out limited edition Peter Crouch figure -

True or False?

FALSE

Useless Info

Worldwide, there are more statues of Joan of Arc than of anyone else.
France alone has about 40,000 of them
(from The Book of Useless Information)

True or False?

An Email sent in the other day stated, "You know why SS Nazi uniforms looked so cool? They were designed by Hugo Boss."
I thought this was just another spammer, but no, Wikipedia agrees!
"Hugo Boss established his company in Metzingen, Germany, in 1923, only a few years after the end of World War I. Before and during World War II, Mr. Boss's company both designed and manufactured uniforms and attire for the troops, officers and other governmental branches of Nazi Germany, including the SS. It is likely that the factory used forced labour."

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Today's The Day - 1st July

1st July 2006
National Anti-Boredom Month.

National Day of Canada.

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Gall of Clermont,
Saints Aaron and julius,
St Eparchius or Cybard,
St Oliver Plunket,
St Carilephus or Calais,
St Thierry or Theodoric of Mont d'Or,
St Servanus or Serf,
St Simeon Salus,
and St Shenute.

History Test for July 1st
Actress Olivia de Havilland was born today in 1916. Name her sister with whom she has had a long-running feud. -Joan Fontaine
Name the author of the classic novel about slavery - `Uncle Tom's Cabin' - who died today in 1896. -Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which battle began today in 1916 and ended with the greatest number of recorded casualties - over 1,000,000? -The first Battle of the Somme
Who was named as the Third Man in the Burgess-Maclean spy scandal today in 1963? -Kim Philby
Today in 1977, Virginia Wade became Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champion. Who was her opponent? -Betty Stove

Events today...
1690 At the Battle of the Boyne, William III of England defeated the Jacobites under James II.
1751 The first volume of Diderot's Encyclopedia was published in Paris.
1837 The Registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths came into effect in England and Wales.
1838 Charles Darwin presented a paper to the Linnaean Society in London, on his theory of the evolution of species.
1860 Death of Charles Goodyear, US inventor.
1863 The Battle of Gettysburg, in the American Civil War, began.
1867 The Dominion of Canada was established.
1872 The Albert Memorial was unveiled by Queen Victoria in Kensington Gardens.
1884 Death of Allan Pinkerton, US founder of the Detective Agency.
1896 Death of Harriet Beecher Stowe, US author.
1899 The world's first juvenile court sat at Chicago's Cork County Court.
1907 The world's first air force was founded by the US Army.
1912 The British Copyright Act came into force to protect writers' works for 50 years after their death.
1912 The first Royal Command Performance took place at London's Palace Theatre.
1916 Coca-Cola adopted their familiar contoured bottle to distinguish them from their competitors.
1916 The first Battle of the Somme began; more than 21,000 men were killed on the battle's first day.
1925 Death of Erik Satie, French composer.
1929 Cartoon character Popeye was created in the US by Elzie Segar.
1937 The 999 emergency telephone service came into operation in Britain, the first of its kind in the world.
1940 Guernsey was occupied by German forces.
1941 The world's first television commercial, a 20 second advertisement for Bulova clocks, was shown on WNBT in New York at a cost of $9.
1963 Kim Philby was named by the government as the 'Third Man' in the Burgess and Maclean spy ring.
1967 Colour television broadcasts began on BBC2. The first seven hours were nearly all devoted to Wimbledon.
1969 Prince Charles was invested as Prince of Wales at Caernarvon Castle.
1974 Argentinian President Juan Perón died at the age of 18.
1974 Laura Ashley opened her first US shop in San Francisco.
1977 British tennis player Virginia Wade beat Betty Stove from Holland to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon.
1983 In the semi-finals of the men's singles championship at Wimbledon, John McEnroe beat Ivan Lendl 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 to set up a final showdown with Chris Lewis who became the first unseeded player to reach the final since 1967 when he beat Kevin Curren in five sets.
1983 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was left £300 in an 86-year-old woman's will, as a token of "admiration of her courage in leadership."
1983 The Civil Aviation Authority prevented a possible transatlantic air fare war when it rejected applications from a number of airlines for new fares to the US that would have resulted in a saving of up to f100 for a return flight.
1984 A runaway horse charged into a polo crowd on Lord Bathurst's estate in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, just yards from the Prince and Princess of Wales, who was expecting her second child.
1984 According to researchers from Keele University the youngest child tended to be more cheerful but was less intelligent than the eldest.
1984 The Volkswagen Jetta saloon went on sale in Britain. It was claimed that the vehicle had a larger boot than any other car in Europe despite being only fourteen feet long.
1990 A state treaty establishing a unified economy and monetary system for East and West Germany went into effect.
1991 The Warsaw Pact the last vestige of the Cold War-era Soviet bloc, was formally disbanded.
1995 According to the Nationwide Building Society, house prices fell in June by 1%, bringing them to a lower level than in 1994 and dashing hopes of a property market recovery.
1995 Two teenagers saved the life of a newborn girl they found in a pink blanket lying between headstones in a graveyard. Doctors at a Liverpool hospital said she had been close to dying of hypothermia.
1995 Britain's Chris Boardman crashed out of the three-week Tour de France. He fell heavily on a left-hand bend and sustained broken bones.
1995 A Burmese python snake escaped from a garden in Ilford, north east London, and was being hunted by police. i he pet; although not poisonous,. can swallow prey as large as a rabbit.
1995 A woman of 49 wanted to become the first person in Britain to give birth to her own grandchild. She was planning to have a baby for her daughter who was born without a womb.
1995 The inhabitants of Christmas Island. in the Pacific, where Britain carried out nuclear tests, appealed for help in clearing up hundreds of tons of military waste. A former serviceman who recently visited the island said. 'rusting earth-moving equipment and machinery blot the landscape. Mobile cranes, trucks of all descriptions and amphibious landing craft lay up-ended and dead in their tracks. Stockpiles of 40-gallon drums of bitumen lie rusting and piled high, their contents seepmg into the jungle floor.'
1995 The American player Jeff Tarango, was thrown out of Wimbledon after yelling insults at a French umpire Tarango's wife slapped the official on the face. She gatecrashed her husband's press conference saying. 'I don't think that's bad. This guy deserved a lesson
1997 Gary Megson was named as the new manager of Stockport County, following the departure of Dave Jones to Southampton.
1997 Hollywood legend Robert Michum died.
1998 Unionist David Trimble became the first First Minister of Northern Ireland, with a Nationalist as his deputy.
1998 England returned home as heroes, but the record book depicted them as second-round losers, from a World cup showdown against Argentina. Beckam was the villan after being sent off for retaliation. The match the day before ended 2-2, Argentina won on penalties.
1999 21 people died when a cable car crashed in the French Alps.
1999 Lord Willie Whitelaw, former deputy Prime Minister, died aged 81.
1999 The Queen opened the first Scottish Parliamet since 1707.
1999 Tickets went on sale for the new StarWars movie, The Phantom Menace, which went on release in Britain on July 16th.
1999 The Zimbabwean Vice-President, Joshua Nkomo died aged 83.
2000 Death of Walter Matthau (aged 79), American actor best known for “The Odd Couple” and “Grumpy Old Men”.
2003 American scientists were planning to build a hypersonic aircraft which could strike anywhere in the world within two hours.
2003 Chelsea football club agreed to be bought by Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in a deal which valued the club at nearly £60m.
2003 France's best-seller list was topped for the first time by a book in English - the latest Harry Potter novel.
2003 Crowds of movie fans flocked to London's Leicester Square for the première of "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle".
2003 Serena Williams came back from a set down against Jennifer Capriati to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals. Also Justine Henin-Hardenne swept aside Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the semis, and Sebastien Grosjean booked his place with Tim Henman in the last eight after defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero.
2003 England's rain-delayed match against Zimbabwe was abandoned when the skies opened a second time.
2004 The international mission to Saturn - Cassini-Huygens - returned the first close-up images of Saturn's rings.
2004 A rare portrait by 18th century British artist Joshua Reynolds fetched £3.4m at Sotheby's in London.
2004 Sony anounced it was to revamp its famous Walkman by launching a digital music player to rival Apple's iPod.
2004 A silver goal from Traianos Dellas put Greece into the Euro 2004 final.
2004 England recorded a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the NatWest Series.
2005 War of the Worlds took $34.6m on its opening, making it the most successful first day of a Tom Cruise film.
2005 Marlon Brando's annotated script for The Godfather sold for $312,800 at an auction in New York.
2005 Roger Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets to reach his third straight Wimbledon final.

BIRTHDAYS (for 01 July 2006)
Charles Laughton, 107 (born 01 July 1899)
English film actor in many great performances such as 'Mutiny on the Bounty', 'Rembrandt', 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and 'Witness for the Prosecution'
William Wyler, 104 (born 01 July 1902)
(Deceased) American Oscar-winning director and producer of such films as 'The Best Years of Our Lives', 'Funny Girl' and 'Ben Hur'
Amy Johnson, 103 (born 01 July 1903)
(Deceased) English pioneering airwoman, who attempted to set a record for a solo flight to Darwin in Australia but missed by just three days. She disappeared over the Thames Estuary in 1941 while an a flying mission for the Air Ministry
Olivia de Havilland, 90 (born 01 July 1916)
British-born actress, the sister of Joan Fontaine. Her films include 'Gone With the Wind' in 1939 and, much more recently, in 'Airport 77' and 'The Swarm'
Hans Werner Henze, 80 (born 01 July 1926)
West German composer and musical innovator
Sydney Pollack, 72 (born 01 July 1934)
American director and producer of such films as 'Tootsie' and 'Out of Africa'
Debbie Harry, 61 (born 01 July 1945)
American singer who followed her success with the group Blondie with a less auspicious solo career
Carl Lewis, 45 (born 01 July 1961)
American athlete
Princess Diana., 45 (born 01 July 1961)
(Died 31/8/97 in a car crash in Paris)
Ross Kemp, 42 (born 01 July 1964)
Actor best known as Grant Mitchell in'EastEnders', a role he has played since 1990. He has also appeared in 'London's Burning', 'The Chief and 'Birds of a Feather'
Louis Bleriot, 34 (born 01 July 1972)
French aviator who was the first to fly the English Channel, in 1909. By coincidence he shares the same birthday with Amy Johnson

GUESS THE YEAR
21 people died when a cable car crashed in the French Alps.
Lord Willie Whitelaw, former deputy Prime Minister, died aged 81.
The Queen opened the first Scottish Parliamet since 1707.
Tickets went on sale for the new StarWars movie, The Phantom Menace, which went on release in Britain on July 16th.
The Zimbabwean Vice-President, Joshua Nkomo died aged 83.
Nick Leeson, the man who broke Barings Bank, was released from jail in Singapore having served four and a half years of his six year sentence. Suffering from cancer, his assetts were to be monitored and he would not be allowed to profit from selling his story.
For the first time in ten years, both the mens’ and ladies’ Wimbledon finals were played on the same day. In the ladies’ final American Lidsay Davenport beat Steffi Graf, and Pete Sampras beat Andre Agasi in the mens’.
Posh Spice Victoria Adams married Manchester United Ace David Beckham in Dublin.
John F Kennedy Junior was missing presumed dead off the coast of New York. The son of the former president of the USA was flying a light aircraft to a family wedding when they disappeared from radar.
John F Kennedy Junior was missing presumed dead of the coast of New York. The son of the former president of the USA was flying a light aircraft to a family wedding the previous night.
Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood was shot in a drive-by shooting incident after ignoring gangland threats by “Yardies”.
The funeral of the actor Bill Owen, best-known as the scruffy Compo Simanite in “Last Of The Summer Wine”, took place in Holmfirth, the home of the programme. He was 85 and had just fineshed filming a Christmas special in France.
....and we ask you to ....GUESS THE YEAR?
1999

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The first word spoken by an ape in the movie
Planet of the Apes was 'smile'
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In The News - Last Week At A Glance

Friday June 23
# Tony Blair signalled he was ready to give the police more summary powers to deal with alleged offenders as he sided with "the decent law-abiding majority" against the legal establishment.
# Cadbury was forced to withdraw a million chocolate bars - one of the biggest product recalls in the firm's history - over fears that they could be contaminated with salmonella.
# Seven men were charged with waging war on the United States after they were arrested and accused of plotting to blow up America's tallest building.
# The last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising drew parallels between modern Poland's illiberalism and the early days of fascism.

Saturday June 24
# Tony Blair's pledge to build more prisons was exposed as a "total sham" with the revelation that a multi-million pound jail scheme stalled on take-off two years ago.
# The Government faced the prospect of an angry showdown with civil servants over the disclosure of secret plans to curb their pensions.
# Zimbabwe's white farmers' union gave warning of an impending "humanitarian catastrophe" after the government reneged on a promise to pay evicted white farmers the full value of their seized farms and property.
# The notion of aid as an instrument of change was challenged, as it was revelead that about £275 billion of Western money has been pumped into Africa over the past half-century, but most Africans remain poorer than ever.

Sunday June 25
# Up to 2,000 schoolchildren celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday at a fantasy land built in Buckingham Palace.
# The Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, unveils a grand plan for reconciliation aimed at ending the violence tearing Iraq apart.
# England supporters have their nerves shredded before England beat Ecuador to secure a place in the World Cup quarter-finals
# The Zimbabwe government is reneging on a pledge made four months ago, inviting exiled white farmers back to work the land.

Monday June 26
# A pensioner was jailed for three months for refusing to pay her council tax in protest against living conditions in her crime-plagued street, dubbed "Crack Alley" because of the drug users who congregate there.
# Israel massed troops and tanks on the border of Gaza and threatened to invade if a recently kidnapped soldier is not released.
# New strains of highly potent cannabis are as dangerous as heroin and the drug can no longer be dismissed as "soft and relatively harmless", the United Nations said.
# The world's richest men, the computer magnate Bill Gates and the financier Warren Buffett, announced a $60 billion (£32 billion) alliance to attack global poverty and disease.

Tuesday June 27
# Senior Blairite MPs indicated that Tony Blair is ready to announce that he will step down next year, probably around his 10th anniversary in Downing Street in May.
# Two British soldiers have been killed during a fierce firefight with Taliban rebels in the lawless southern Afghan province of Helmand.
# Saddam Hussein is to face a second trial on capital charges of genocide against the Iraqi Kurds, it was announced in Baghdad.
# Local services across England are coming under huge strain as a result of unprecedented levels of immigration, council chiefs have said.

Wednesday June 28
# The Government's anti-terrorism laws suffered a major setback when a High Court judge quashed control orders on six suspected Iraqi terrorists who had been under house arrest.
# A once-a-day pill that helps people reduce their weight significantly has become available on prescription.
# Two stepsisters missing for 18 days after a street party in the Belgian city of Liège are found in a storm drain, apparently murdered.
# The Queen and the Royal Family cost each taxpayer 62p a year, Buckingham Palace accounts show, an increase of four per cent on the year before.

Thursday June 29
# America's Supreme Court ruled military tribunals to try suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp were illegal.
# The family of an Asian teenager battered to death by his racist cellmate accused the Home Office and Prison Service of "institutional murder".
# An animated, life-sized tyrannosaurus rex head was just one of 10 spectacular robotic models in an exhibition expected to become one of this year's top family attractions.
# Women voted in Kuwait for the first time as the conservative oil-rich emirate became the last Gulf state to allow universal suffrage.

And...
Nicole Kidman married Keith Urban, the country music star, in a Catholic candlelit ceremony in Sydney… Sexual discrimination within building regulations is leaving women short changed when it comes to lavatories in theatres, say officials… The Women's Institute is facing "a great divide" over the use of the term "housewife"… A consignment of elephant dung large enough to fertilise the average suburban garden was auctioned at a gathering of Britain's Asian business elite… Damien Hirst's pickled shark is rotting and is likely to be swapped for a fresher specimen… A disgruntled tenant on a caravan park destroyed the owners' house by ripping it apart with a digger… A cat missing after a man used a JCB digger to destroy a house has been pulled from the rubble alive…

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Quiztime Cartoon Quiz

1. Which cartoonist created "Andy Capp"?
Reg Smythe
2. Which cartoon character constantly derided his enemies as ‘despicable’?
Daffy Duck
3. Which basketball player starred alongside cartoon characters in the film Space Jam?
Michael Jordan
4. Which french theme park is named after a cartoon character?
Asterix
5. For many years Fred Basset has been a regular cartoon in which UK newspaper?
Daily Mail
6. What now famous cartoon character was born on April 1st, 1980?
Bart Simpson
7. Which cartoon dog had companions called Vince the Gopher and Musky the Muskrat?
Deputy Dawg
8. Captain Haddock is the nautical companion of which cartoon adventurer?
Tintin
9. Which cartoon cats worst enemy is Tweetie Pie?
Sylvester
10. Who was the producer of the Tom and Jerry cartoons until 1956?
Fred Quimby
11. In which Cartoon series has an Evil Character called 'The Hooded Claw' + 1 Point for his Alter Ego?
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop / Sylvester Sneekly
12. What is the name of the Switchboard Operator in the Cartoon 'Hong Kong Phooey'?
Rosemary
13. What is the name of the bulldog in the Tom and Jerry cartoons?
Spike
14. What was the name of the first cartoon to star Mickey Mouse?
Steamboat Willie
15. What was the name of the two annoying cartoon chipmunks?
Chip-n-Dale
16. Which cartoon character ate spinach for strength?
Popeye
17. After which cartoon character did the chart topping artist born Orville Burrell take his stage name?
Shaggy
18. Peter Perfect drove the Turbo Terrific in which cartoon?
Wacky Races
19. What type of creature is Thumper in the Disney classic cartoon, Bambi?
Rabbit
20. Which series is in the Guinness book of records with the most episodes of a cartoon comedy series. Is it A: The Simpsons B: Scooby Doo C: Tom & Jerry or D: The Flintstones?
B: Scooby Doo

21. Name the two cartoon show spin-offs that came as a direct result of Wacky Races?
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Dastardly & Muttley (in their Flying Machines)
22. PETS PORING is an anagram of which children's cartoon character?
Preston Pig
23. What sort of creature was Rex The Runt in the BBC2 cartoon series of the same name?
A wobbly, bobbly, dribbly, squiggly, dog
24. In the strip cartoon, what is the name of Snoopy's brother?
Spike
25. Petunia is the girlfriend of which cartoon character?
Porky pig
26. Which Cartoon crimefighter was accompanied by a striped cat named Spot?
Hong Kong Phooey
27. Who provided the voice for the cartoon character Daffy Duck?
Mel Blanc
28. Which cartoon character was described as the roughest, toughest hombre in the wild west?
Yosemite Sam
29. Which cartoon character drove a camper van and solved crime with the Teen Angels?
Captain Caveman
30. What is the name of the dog in the Garfield cartoon strip?
Odie
31. Geococcyx Californicus is what cartoon animal?
Road Runner
32. Which cartoon character is hunted by Doctor Von Goosewing?
Count Duckula
33. What was the first ever feature length cartoon with sound and colour?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
34. Name the cartoon character who was ‘the fastest mouse in all Mexico?
Speedy Gonzales
35. What was Walt Disney's first cartoon character?
Oswald the Rabbit
36. What book was made into the first feature length British cartoon?
Animal Farm in 1954
37. Pat Sullivan created which cartoon character?
Felix the Cat
38. What short sighted cartoon character had a nephew called Waldo?
Mr Magoo
- What was the first name of the cartoon character Mr Magoo?
Quincy
39. When a famous cartoon Cat and Mouse made their debut in 1939, what was the Cat’s name?
Jasper
40. Who was the voice of Dumbo in the Disney cartoon?
NO-ONE HE DIDN’T SPEAK!

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Quiztime Golf Quiz

1. Statistically speaking, every day 110 golfers do what?
Make a hole-in-one
2. The ‘R and A’ rule book of golf was written in 1897. What do the initials R and A stand for?
Royal and Ancient
3. Which Golfer was nicknamed 'The Great White Shark'?
Greg Norman
4. What is generally accepted to be the world's oldest golf course?
St Andrews in Scotland - known as “The Old Lady of Golf”
5. Who is the leading left-hander in the world rankings?
Phil Mickelson
6. Who was the first european player to win the US Masters golf championship?
Seve Ballesteros
7. Who is the only person to have won 18 major golf tournaments?
Jack Nicklaus
8. What country does the golfer Vijay Singh come from?
Fiji
9. Who currently holds the record as the youngest player ever to appear in the ryder cup golf tournament?
Sergio Garcia
10. What do the initials GUR stand for with regard to a golf course?
Ground under repair
11. Which Golfer holds the record for the most post-war appearances in the Open?
Gary Player
12. Which famous golf course is located at Virginia Water, Surrey, England?
Wentworth
13. After "Putting" in a game of Golf, how long must a Player wait, to see if a Ball, balancing on the edge of a hole, drops in?
10 Seconds (2-Stroke Penalty for a longer wait!)
14. Who was the first pro golfer to earn over $100,000 dollars a year?
Arnold Palmer - the first golfer to win the Masters Tournament four times
15. What is the golfing term for a shot that is three under par?
An Albatross
16. What nationality is the golfer Trevor Immelman?
South African
17. What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?
Dimples
18. At what age can a player join the Seniors' Tour?
Fifty
19. What colour did Rudyard Kipling paint his balls to play golf in the winter?
Red
20. What is the lowest par golf hole that you can shoot a double-eagle on?
Par-Five

21. Who is to captain Europe’s Ryder Cup team in Ireland in 2006?
Ian Woosnam
22. Who is to captain the USA in the Ryder Cup 2006?
Tom Lehman
23. How many strokes are you penalized for playing with your opponent's ball?
Two shot penalty
24. 1988 saw the first British golfer to win the US Masters, what was his name?
Sandy Lyle
25. How many times has Nick Faldo won the British Open golf championship?
Three
26. What is the first name of the golfer nicknamed “The Big Easy”?
Theordore – Ernie Els
27. On which British Golf Course is there a hole called the Postage Stamp?
Troon
28. In 1967, which golfer made the first televised hole-in-one?
Tony Jacklin
29. How many minutes does a golfer have to find a lost ball?
Five
30. Who made history in 1997 by becoming the youngest ever US Masters Golf Champion?
Tiger Woods
31. In golf, what is a mulligan?
When a player is allowed to repeat any one shot per hole in a friendly game
32. What is the maximum number of golf clubs that a player is permitted to carry in his bag ?
Fourteen
33. What name is given to a golf course next to the sea?
Links
34. In which way does the US Masters differ from the other major golf championships?
Entry is by invitation only
35. Tom Watson won The British Open golf championship on how many occasions?
Five
36. Which island has more golf courses per square mile than anywhere in the world?
Bermuda
37. How many players are there in a Ryder Cup golf team?
Twelve
38. Which golf course has holes called Tom Morris, Bobby Jones, and Ginger Beer?
St Andrews
39. Who famously played a memorable shot from a broken bottle during the 1949 British Open Golf Championship?
Harry Bradshaw
40. Who gave golf caddies their name?
Mary, Queen of Scots - Early in the 16th century James IV, king of Scotland, took up the game of golf. His granddaughter Mary, later Mary, Queen of Scots, played the game in France, where she was educated. The young men who attended her on the golf links were known as cadets (pupils); the term was adopted later in Scotland and England and became caddy or caddie

Writer G K Chesterton described golf as "an expensive way to play marbles"?
QUIZTIME UK 2006

Today's The Day - 30th June

30th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Theobald of Provins,
the Martyrs of Rome,
St Emma,
St Bertrand of Le Mans,
St Erentrude,and St Martial of Limoges.

History Test for June 30th
Which animal appeared on British eggs for the first time today in 1957? -The crowned lion
First performed in London today in 1960, which musical features Fagin, Bill Sykes and the Artful Dodger? -`Oliver!'
Born today in 1917, what instrument was played by bandleader Buddy Rich? -The drums
Which London bridge and landmark was opened to traffic today in 1894? -Tower Bridge
Born today in 1685 which English playwright wrote his `Beggar's Opera'? -John Gay

Events today...
1520 Montezuma II, Aztec ruler was assassinated.
1522 Death of Johann Reuchlin, German humanist and Hebrew scholar.
1574 William of Orange persuaded the Estates of Holland to open the dykes to hinder the Spanish siege of Leyden.
1596 English expedition under Lord Howard of Effingham and the Earl of Essex sacked Cadiz, ravaged the Spanish coast, and captured much boory. Philip II was thus prevented from sending an Armada against England.
1597 Death of Willem Barents, Dutch explorer.
1782 Spain completed its conquest of Florida.
1797 The Nore mutiny was suppressed.
1846 The Mormons under Brigham Young left Nauvoo City on trail for the Great Salt Lake.
1859 Charles Blondin became the first person to tightrope walk across Niagara Falls. It took him eight minutes to cross the 1,110ft rope, suspended 160ft above the falls, watched by an audience of over 20,000 people. On the return journey he stopped halfway to take photographs of the crowd - many of whom fainted!
1894 Tower Bridge, designed by Sir J. Wolfe Barry and Sir Horace Jones was officially opened to traffic.
1934 Adolf Hitler eliminated all political critics, including his former close friend Ernst Rohm, leader of the Brown Shirts, in what has become known as the 'Night of the Long Knives'.
1936 'Gone With The Wind' by Margaret Mitchell was published.
1951 England beat Australia 17-0 at Sydney to record the highest win in an international football match.
1957 British eggs were stamped with the Lion for the first time.
1960 Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' premiered in New York.
1962 The first edition of 'Police Five' was shown on British television.
1965 An India-Pakistan cease-fire was signed.
1971 Three Russians cosmonauts who had spent a record-breaking 24 days in space were found dead, despite a safe landing. An oxygen failure in the final moments was given as the cause.
1978 Prince Michael of Kent married the Austrian Baroness Marie von Reibnitz.
1983 A report published in the UK claimed that Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, could have been caught as much as three years before his arrest - a three-year period during which he killed 6 women - if police had recognised the significance of a number of clues.
1983 A survey published by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys revealed that one household in seven was a single-parent family, compared to one in twelve ten years earlier.
1983 In the semi-finals of the women's singles championship at Wimbledon, Martina Navratilova beat Yvonne Vermaak 6-1, 6-1 to set up a final showdown against 18-year-old Andrea Jaeger who beat Billie Jean King by the same margin.
1984 A computer problem and an engine fault caused the postponement of the maiden journey of the space shuttle Discovery just seconds before it was due to lift off from Cape Canaveral.
1984 Channel 4 announced that they were extending their broadcasting hours by between fourteen and fifteen hours a week. Later in 1984 transmissions would begin at 2.30pm on weekdays and 1pm at weekends.
1984 A rare eighty four page album of eighteenth-century designs for inn signs which was to be auctioned by Sotheby's was expected to be sold for between £4,000 and £6,000.
1984 Death of Lillian Hellman, US playwright.
1984 Shigechiyo Izumi who lived in the Japanese town of Tokunoshima was named the world's oldest person after he celebrated his 119th birthday.
1984 Staffordshire's education committee was proposing that girls should have to sit upstairs and boys downstairs on school buses after drivers complained about the amount of bad behaviour.
1995 The temperature soared to 110F on the Centre Court at Wimbledon 4F hotter than the previous highest recorded in 1976. More than 100 people were treated for the effects of heat.
1995 Midwives accepted a pay settlement that would mean increases of £2,000 a year for many.
1995 Train drivers voted for a series of 24-hour strikes. The train drivers' union Aslef reported that they expected the ballot result to show a strong majority in favour.
1995 Computer experts were trying to trace a computer gremlin that had delayed the pay of almost half of Britain's 500,000 civil servants. Most should have been paid on the June 29th but data arrived to late for accounts to be credited.
1995 More than 3,000 foreigners a month were seeking asylum in the United Kingdom and the Home Secretary was to announce measures to curb asylum applications.
1995 According to a statistical study which researched the quality of life in Britain, the 'winners' were those that performed well in most areas - low crime, good transport, good shopping, sense of history and the necessary facilities for modern living. The top ten towns and regions were: Kingston upon Thames, Hertfordshire, Richmond upon Thames, Bromley, Barnet, Surrey, Hampshire, Sutton, Dyfed and Lothian. The bottom ten were: Rotherham, Wolverhampton, Sunderland, Wigan, Oldham, Sandwell, Coventry, Rochdale, Salford and Barnsley.
1995 The Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew put forward the following tips about watering your garden: (1) Lawns. Thorough but infrequent watering, (2) Do not water more than twice a week, (3) Water after the temperature drops in the evening after 8pm, (4) group potted plants together in the shade, (5) use spare water, if any!, on plants not the lawn and (6) hoe-up weeds that take the water.
1997 At 5pm BST Hong Kong was handed back to the Chinese after almost a century of British rule.
1997 At midnight, a leap second was added to allow atomic clocks to synchronise with the Earth - It meant an extra second in bed !
1998 It was bad news once again for England as they drew 2-2 with Argentina in the second round of the World cup. David Beckham was sent off for retaliation. But a penalty form Alan Shearer, and a goal from Michael Owen, was not enough to see them through to the quater-finals. With no golden goal in extra time, their fate was decided in the penalty shoot-out.
1999 A 28-year-old man was charged with using a mobile phone whilst on a British Airways flight.
1999 It was the last day for Duty Free goods at British ports and airports.
1999 Manchester United announced that they were to pull out of the FA Cup to concentrate on international commitments.
2003 Israel gave up control of most of the Gaza Strip to Palestinian police - but a Palestinian faction killed a man in the West Bank.
2003 Three men are sentenced to death for organising a bomb attack in Karachi that killed 11 French engineers the previous year.
2003 Milan judges asked Italy's highest court to rule on the legality of a law giving the Prime Minister immunity from prosecution.
2003 Bosnian Serb, Zeljko Meakic, indicted for war crimes at the notorious Omarska camp, gave himself up to Serbian police.
2003 Ahmed Necdet Sezer vetoed parts of a package of reforms designed to bring Turkey closer to EU standards.
2003 An outright ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales was backed by MPs after five hours of intense debate.
2003 President Bush led tributes to Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn, who died aged 96.
2003 Two bands called Blue agreed in the High Court to continue using the same name, which the judge called "very sensible".
2003 Britain's Tim Henman reached Wimbledon's quarter-finals with a tense four-set victory over David Nalbandian. And Mark Philippoussis beat Andre Agassi in a five-set thriller to advance to the quarter-finals.
2003 The RFU extended England coach Clive Woodward's contract until the end of the 2007 World Cup.
2004 Sudan promised action against Arab militias in the troubled province of Darfur, as pressure mounted on Khartoum.
2004 A "nervous" Saddam Hussein was brought before an Iraqi judge a day before he was to be charged in court.
2004 US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan announced the first US interest rate rise in almost four years.
2004 Tim Henman's Wimbledon hopes were crushed by unseeded Mario Ancic, and Champion Roger Federer beat Lleyton Hewitt in four sets in a superb quarter-final.
2004 Singer David Bowie canceled his remaining European gig dates, including T in the Park, due to a shoulder injury.
2004 Spider-Man 2 opened in the US with a huge box-office legacy to live up to, but a warm reception from critics.
2004 The Libertines lead singer, Peter Doherty, pleaded not guilty to possession of an offensive weapon.
2004 Hosts Portugal went through to the Euro 2004 final after beating Holland 2-1.
2005 A train hit a car on a level crossing in East Yorkshire killing the car driver and injuring five rail passengers.
2005 A ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and all public places was approved by MSPs at Holyrood.
2005 Michael Jackson travelled to Bahrain to "relax" after his child abuse trial.
2005 Stars including Judi Dench and Lord Attenborough paid tribute to Sir John Mills at a memorial service in London.
2005 Venus Williams defeated reigning champion Maria Sharapova to reach the Wimbledon final.

BIRTHDAYS (for 30 June 2006)
Sir Stanley Spencer, 115 (born 30 June 1891)
English artist
Lena Horne, 89 (born 30 June 1917)
singer.
Richard Bull, 76 (born 30 June 1930)
Former Head Master of Rugby School
James Loughrari, 75 (born 30 June 1931)
International conductor
Earl Alexander of Tunis, 71 (born 30 June 1935)
Tony Hatch, 67 (born 30 June 1939)
Composer born in Pinner. He produced the Searchers first hit 'Sweets for my Sweet' in 1963 and later 'Sugar and Spice'. Petula Clark had a big hit with his `Downtown' and then Hatch teamed up with Jackie Trent for such numbers as `The Other Man's Grass is
Larry Henley, 65 (born 30 June 1941)
The Newbeats
Florence Ballard, 63 (born 30 June 1943)
(Deceased) The Supremes
Glenn Shorrock, 62 (born 30 June 1944)
Little River Band
Gary Pallister, 41 (born 30 June 1965)
Manchester United Great
Mike Tyson, 40 (born 30 June 1966)
Boxer

Quiztime Wimbledon Quiz

1. In which year did Virginia Wade become the last British woman to win the Wimbledon singles title and who did she beat?
1977 / Bette Stove
2. A statue of who was unveiled at Wimbledon in 1984?
Fred Perry (the last Briton to win a men's singles title at Wimbledon)
3. Which woman won the Wimbledon singles title seven times between 1988 and 1996?
Steffi Graf
4. Which country provided both of the mens singles finalists at Wimbledon in 1991 and who were they?
Germany / Boris Becker and Michael Stich
5. What is the name of the electronic ‘eye’ used at Wimbledon?
Cyclops
6. Which Spanish tennis player beat Martina Navratilova in her last ladies singles final at Wimbledon?
Conchita Martinez
7. Between 1990 & 1998 all Wimbledon Ladies Singles champions were born on which continent?
Europe
8. Who won the 1998 Wimbledon lawn tennis mens singles ?
Pete Sampras
9. Martina Navratilova Won The Ladies Singles Title At Wimbledon How Many Times?
Nine
10. How many times has Goran Ivanisevic played in the final of the Wimbledon mens singles final?
Four
11. What, in the 90’s, was nicknamed ‘Cliffstock’ by the papers?
Cliff Richard’s impromptu concert at Wimbledon during the rain
12. Who ended Bjorn Borg's five-year Wimbledon winning streak in the mens' singles title in 1981?
John McEnroe
13. Pete Sampras won seven Wimbledon singles titles between 1993 and 2000. Who broke his run of success, winning the title in 1996?
Richard Kraichek
14. Which former Australian Wimbledon Men’s Singles tennis champion was nicknamed “The Rockhampton Rocket”?
Rod Laver
15. Who were the last British pair to win the Wimbledon Doubles title in 1987?
Jo Durie & Jeremy Bates
16. When Jack Kramer won at Wimbledon in 1947, he became the first tennis player to win Wimbledon wearing what?
Shorts (Note - In 1933 Bunny Austin became the first man to wear shorts on the Wimbledon centre court)
17. How old was Boris Becker when he became Wimbledon champion?
Seventeen
18. Who did Bjorn Borg beat to win his first Wimbledon mens title?
Ilie Nastase
19. Who was known as 'The Voice of Wimbledon'?
Dan Maskell
20. Where is the only digital Rolex watch in the world?
Wimbledon centre court

21. Which female tennis star played in 22 Wimbledon’s in 23 years, winning 6 singles, 10 doubles and four mixed doubles titles?
Billy Jean King
22. Who did Goran Ivanisevic beat in the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 2001?
Pat Rafter
23. When Virginia Wade won the Wimbledon Ladies singles title in 1977, which other Briton lost in the semi-finals?
Sue Barker
24. Which Brazilian tennis player won the women's singles at Wimbledon in 1959, 1960 and 1964?
Maria Bueno
25. Who won five mens doubles titles at Wimbledon between 1962-1978?
Bob Hewitt
26. Who won the most Wimbledon men’s singles titles during the 20th century?
Pete Sampras (7 times, Borg 5 times)
27. Which 16 year old won the 1997 Ladies single title at Wimbledon?
Martina Hingis
28. Who partnered Martina Navratilova to four successive women’s doubles titles at Wimbledon?
Pam Shriver
29. Which British male got to three Wimbledon semi-finals in the 60s and 70s?
Roger Taylor
30. Who in 1977 became the youngest player ever, at age 14, to win a Wimbledon tennis match?
Tracy Austin - She defeated Elly Vessies-Appel of the Netherlands
31. Which three US tennis stars were beaten by Bjorn Borg in Wimbledon finals?
John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Roscoe Tanner
32. Goran Ivanisevic was the first ever what to win Mens title at Wimbledon?
Wild card player
33. Who was the last left-hander to win Wimbledon Men’s Singles title during the 20th century?
John McEnroe
34. What type of fruit stands on top of the men's singles tennis trophy for Wimbledon?
A Pineapple
35. How many times has John McEnroe won the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon?
Three / 81,83,84
36. Which male tennis player won the US Open in 1985, 86 and 87 but never won Wimbledon?
Ivan Lendl
37. Which three Lloyd brothers have played at Wimbledon?
David, John and Tony
38. Which blonde won Wimbledon in 1974, 76 and 1981?
Chris Evert
39. Who am I? I am 47 years old, I was awarded an MBE in 2000, Wimbledon is my favourite two weeks of the year, I first appeared on ‘A Question of Sport’ as a Mystery Guest dressed as a cat?
Sue Barker
40. Which tennis player in 1995 became the first player to be thrown out of Wimbledon after hitting a ball-girl with a ball launched in temper?
Tim Henman
Tiebreaker - In which year did the BBC first televise Wimbledon ?
1937

QUIZTIME UK 2006

Quiztime Quiz Vault - Sports Picture Quiz 3

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Answers - Highlight Below
1. MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
2. BOB WILLIS
3. DEWI MORRIS
4. BJORN BORG
5. SEAN FITZPATRICK (All Blacks 1997)
6. JAN ULLRICH
7. ALEC STEWART
8. ROBERTO DI MATTEO
9. CARL FOGGERTY
10. MARK WILLIAMS
11. PHIL TAYLOR
12. MIKE GATTING
13. PRINCE NASEEM HAMED
14. DION DUBLIN
15. MARK BLUNDELL
16. ROB ANDREW
17. MARCELLO RIOS
18. LEE WESTWOOD
19. MUHAMMED ALI
20. MAX BIAGGI

Quiztime Quiz Vault - Sports Picture Quiz 2

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Answers - Highlight Below
1. KEVIN KEEGAN
2. BRIAN LARA
3. DAVID MOORCROFT
4. COLIN HENDRY
5. VENUS WILLIAMS
6. DAVID COULTHARD
7. DICKIE DAVIES
8. TONY McCOY
9. KYRAN BRACKEN
10. DEAN O'KANE
11. LEE WESTWOOD
12. RICHARD KRAJICEK
13. NIGEL MANSELL
14. DAVID BECKHAM
15. MARK TODD
16. TONYA HARDING
17. STEPHEN HENDRY
18. GIANT HAYSTACKS
19. BOBBY GEORGE
20. JOHN ELWAY

Quiztime Quiz Vault - Sports Picture Quiz 1

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Answers - Highlight Below
1. RONNIE O'SULLIVAN
2. LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO
3. PELE
4. DENISE LEWIS
5. DAVID MOORCROFT
6. JUSTIN LEONARD
7. HERBIE HIDE
8. IAN WRIGHT
9. VENUS WILLIAMS
10. JACQUES VILLENEUVE
11. TONY BANKS (ex - Minister for Sport)
12. PHIL DE GLANVILLE
13. BERNIE ECCLESTONE
14. BIG DADDY / SHIRLEY CRABTREE
15. BEN HOLLIOAKE
16. JOE MONTANA (San Francisco 49ers)
17. WAQAR YOUNIS
18. DAVID GINOLA
19. MATHEW PINSENT
20. ALEX FERGUSON

Quiztime Quiz Vault - Sporting Picture Quiz

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Answers - Highlight Below
1. ROY EVANS (69 - 74)
2. MIKE REID
3. ANNA KOURNIKOVA
4. RONNIE CORBETT
5. GIANLUCCA VIALLI
6. ALEX FERGUSON
7. WILL CARLING
8. JOHN HIGGINS
9. DAVID COULTHARD
10. GARY LINEKAR
11. LEE WESTWOOD
12. COLIN McCRAE
13. ALEX STEWART (lost again!)
14. JORDAN
15. MARY PIERCE
16. BOBBY GOULDING
17. JAN ULRICH
18. ANDY COLE
19. RUSS ABBOT
20. PAUL GASCOIGNE

New Balls Please!

Who is the only member of the British royal family ever to have competed in a first-class tennis tournament when he entered the men's doubles event at Wimbledon in 1926, George VI, George V, Edward VIII or Edward VII?
George VI

What was unusual about Virginia Wade's opponent in her opening match of the US Open in 1977, She served underarm, She had previously competed as a man or She had an artificial leg?
She had previously competed as a man

Which Grand Slam Tournament did Bjorn Borg win six times, Australian Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open or French Open?
French Open - He only won 5 Wimbledon titles


In the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Stefan Edberg hit an offical with an errant shot. Soon after, the official did what, Died, Sued him for $3 million or Disqualified him from match?
He died!

Who holds the record for the fastest serve ever recorded in a professional tennis match during the 20th century, Pete Sampras, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marat Safin or Greg Rusedski?
Greg Rusedski – 149mph!

What is the only Grand Slam Tournament that allows fifth-set tiebreakers, French Open, U.S. Open, Australian Open or Wimbledon?
U.S. Open

Can you name this former world number one who won Wimbledon three times, yet never won a clay-court tournament in his career, Tim Mayotte, Boris Becker Henri Leconte or Joakim Nystrom?
Boris Becker

Who shocked the tennis world and defeated defending champion Steffi Graf in the first round of Wimbledon in 1994, Lori McNeil, Monica Seles, Pam Shriver or Jennifer Capriati?
Lori McNeil

After winning Wimbledon in 1985 at age 17, and again in 1986, Boris Becker was bounced out in the second round in 1987. Can you name the spoilsport, Brad Gilbert, Kyril Popoff, Peter Doohan or Pat Cash?
Peter Doohan

What sits upon the top of the trophy awarded to the men's single's champion at Wimbledon, a pineapple, a strawberry, an eagle or a terrier?
A Pineapple

Which of these players has never been ranked Number 1, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Marcelo Rios, Sergi Bruguera or Thomas Muster?
Sergi Bruguera

What is the last singles title Steffi Graf won, before retiring, Indian Wells, Newport Open, Wimbledon or French Open?
French Open

Who did Monica Seles play in a public exhibition match before making her come back after the stabbing, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Martina Hingis or Chris Evert?
Martina Navratilova

Who defeated Pete Sampras at the French Open and stopped him from winning four consecutive Grand Slam titles, Jim Courier, Todd Martin, Andre Agassi or It never happened?
Jim Courier

Which of these female tennis players won the most career prize money, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Steffi Graf or Margaret Court?
Steffi Graf

Which of these doubles pairs has the most Grand Slam titles, Woodford and Woodbridge, Newcombe and Roche, McEnroe and Lervy or Black and Kratzmann?
Newcombe and Roche

Which tournament gave Lleyton Hewitt his first professional title, Roland Garros, Adidas International, Indian Wells or Adelaide Hardcourt Championships?
Adelaide Hardcourt Championships

Which two tennis players had the nickname Spice Girls when playing the doubles, Venus Williams & Serena Williams, Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs, Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikouva or Daniela Hantuchova & Anna Kournikouva?
Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikouva

Which of these players was the youngest player to hold the no. 1 position, Lleyton Hewitt, John McEnroe, Andre Agassi or Boris Becker?
Lleyton Hewitt(2001)

Which two players won the doubles competition at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000, Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs, Virginia Ruano-Pascal & Paola Suarez, Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikouva or Venus Williams & Serena Williams?
Venus Williams & Serena Williams

Quiztime Uk Quiz Vault

Today's The Day - 29th June

29th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Peter,
St Paul,
St Elwin,
Saints Judith and Salome,
and St Cassius of Nami.

History Test for June 29th
Which motoring organisation held its first general meeting today in 1905? -The AA (The Automobile Association)
Born today in 1901, who partnered Jeanette MacDonald in a series of film operettas? -Nelson Eddy
Which English poetess owned a spaniel called Flush and died today in 1861? -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
What aid to writers and journalists was introduced by IBM today in 1964? -The first word processor
Which celebrity couple married today in 1956, inspiring the newspaper headline 'The Egghead and The Hour Glass'? -Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller

Events today...
1509 Death of Margaret, Countess of Richmond (The Lady Margaret).
1613 The Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire.
1855 In London, the Daily Telegraph was published for the first time - Alfred Richard its first editor.
1861 Death of Elizabeth Banett Browning, English poet.
1868 The Press Association was founded in London.
1871 Trade Unions were legalised by an Act of Parliament.
1880 France annexed Tahiti.
1895 Death of T. H. Huxley, English biologist.
1905 The AA was formed.
1906 Death of Albert Sorel, French historian.
1940 Death of Paul Klee, Swiss painter.
1941 Death of Ignaz Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician.
1943 US forces landed in New Guinea.
1945 Czechoslovakia ceded Ruthenia to the USSR.
1949 The British dock strike began.
1949 The South African Citizenship Act suspended the automatic granting of citizenship to Commonwealth immigrants after five years, and imposed a ban on mixed marriages between Europeans and non-Europeans - the beginning of the Apartheid programme.
1949 The USA completed its withdrawal of occupying forces from South Korea.
1954 Following the meeting of President Eisenhower and Winston Churchill in Washington the Potomac Charter, or six-point declaration of western policy, was issued.
1956 In London, US playwright Arthur Miller married actress Marilyn Monroe.
1958 Brazil beat Sweden by 5 goals to 2 to win the World Cup.
1966 Barclays Bank introduced the Barclaycard, the first credit card in Britain.
1967 American actress Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car crash on the road to New Orleans.
1974 Isabel (Eva) Perón, subject of the musical Evita, was sworn in as President of Argentina owing to her husband Juan Perón's illness.
1983 A 69-year-old woman, who had no teeth of her own, won a legal battle to stop Strathclyde Regional Council adding fluoride to the public water supply, claiming that it was "a horrible poison."
1983 Actor William Steel, from North Kensington, was fined £25 after pleading guilty to having an offensive weapon on the eve of the General Election.
1983 It was claimed at the British Medical Association's annual conference that glue sniffing was reaching epidemic proportions in some parts of the country.
1986 Richard Branson's powerboat, Virgin Atlantic Challenger II, completed the fastest Atlantic crossing in a time of 3 days, 8 hours and 31 minutes.
1990 140 beaches were named by the EC as failing to meet bathing water cleanliness and were cited in legal action launched in the European Court of Justice. Here we go : Hastings, Hythe, Dymchurch, Littlehampton, Gurnard, Seagrove, Burnham Jetty, Berrow, Spittal, Newbiggin, South Beach, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, Roker, Whitburn, Seaham, Crimdon, Seaton Carew, Saltburn, Flamborough South, Cleethorpes, Sutton on Sea, Heacham, Hunstanton Beach, Sheringham, Cromer, Great Yarmouth Pier, Great Yarmouth South, Dovercourt, Southend Thorpe Bay, Southend Westcliff Bay, Herne Bay, Joss Bay, Broadstairs, Ramsgate, Sandwich Bay, Deal Castle, Folkestone, Sandgate, St Mary's Bay, Littlestone, Seaford, Newhaven, Brighton, Hove, Southwick, South Lancing, Worthing, Eastney, Southsea, Calshot, Milford on Sea, Christchurch Bay,Colwell Bay,Cowes,Ryde,St Helens, Bembridge, Whitecliffe Bay, Ventnor, Lyme Regis, Shaldon, Paignton, Salcombe South Sands, Thurlstone, Plymouth Hoe, Seaton (Cornwall), Charleston and Duporth, Pentewan, Porthallow, Porthleven, Marazion and Mounts Bay, Porth Gwiden, Trevone Bay, Bude, Instow, Coombe Martin, Jacksons Bay Barry, Whitmore Bay Barry, Cold Knap Barry, Southerndown, Sandy Bay Porthcawl, Swansea Bay, Tenby North, Llandudno West Shore, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, Formby, Ainsdale, Southport, St Annes, St Annes North, Blackpool South, Blackpool Central, Blackpool North, Bispham, Cleveleys, Fleetwood, Heysham Half Moon Bay, Morecambe South, Morecambe North, Bardsea, Aldingham, Walney West Shore, Roan Head, Askham in Furness, Heverigg, Seascale, St Bees, Allonby South, Allonby, Silloth, Skinburness, Minehead Terminus, Dunster North West, Weston-super-Mare Uphill, Silpw, Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier, Clevedon Swimming Pool, Nairn, Fraserburgh, Arbroath, North Berwick, Girvan, Ayr, Prestwick, Troon (South), Irvine Galles, Saltcoats, Ardrossan, Ballycastle (Northern Ireland), Newcastle (Northern Ireland), Middleton-on-Sea, Paham, Selsey, Abersoch, Christchurch Avon Beach, Mardsen, Turnberry.
1990 American writer Irving Wallace died.
1991 The British athletics team failed to retain the European Cup by the narrowest of margins when the 100m relay team was disqualified, leaving them in second place behind Russia. The team was later reinstated as champions when the Russian relay team was also disqualified, but a Russian appeal was upheld and the result finally finished with GB runners-up.
1995 Jo Durie played her last singles match at Wimbledon after losing a second-round match to a Czech player.
1995 Letters from the poet Robert Southey to Charlotte Bronte sold for £41,400 at Christie's. A poem by Lord Nelson to Emma, Lady Hamilton, sold for £8,625
1995 It was announced that the Asda supermarket chain was to offer about half its workforce a share option scheme.
1995 According to a MORI poll for The Times newspaper, half the public said that jobs, the health service, education and law and order would influence their votes 'a great deal' at the next general election.
1995 The Home Office said that the number of cars and people stopped in 1994 by police searching for drugs, firearms and stolen goods rose by 30%.
1995 It was the hottest June day for 10 years. Bournemouth and western Scotland topped 90F. Water companies were warning of hosepipe bans and the possible use of stand-pipes if the dry spell continued through July.
1995 The American space shuttle Atlantis docked successfully with the Russian space station Mir, to create the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the earth.
1998 The hills surrounding Kendal in the Lake District were an unusual sight. The top halves were light green and the bottom halves were deep green. This was found to be due to a plague of caterpillars working their way to the lowland.
1999 The Funeral of Buster Merryfield took place. The actor known as Uncle Albert in Only Fools And Horses. He was a bank manager until late in life when he began to act professionally. -Only Fools and Herses.
2003 Twelve people died in the US city of Chicago after a second floor balcony collapses during a party.
2003 US forces launched a major offensive against resistance fighters in central Iraq, detaining 60 suspects.
2003 In Germany, Chancellor Schroeder accelerated 18bn euros worth of tax cuts to boost the economy and insisted his budget could still meet EU rules.
2003 Foreign Secretary Jack Straw began his visit to Iran by urging the country's rulers to allow more inspections of their nuclear sites.
2003 The decision to ban 'date rape' and clubbers' drug GHB is welcomed by campaign groups.
2003 Ralf Schumacher headed a Williams one-two to take his first win of the season at the European Grand Prix.
2003 A golden goal from Thierry Henry gave France an emotional victory against Cameroon in the Confederations Cup final.
2003 Dwain Chambers beat world record holder Tim Montgomery and Mark Lewis-Francis to win the men's 100m in Glasgow.
2004 All 24 people on board a United Nations helicopter were killed as it crashed in eastern Sierra Leone.
2004 The BBC launched its charter review paper, setting out its vision of how it should operate in the 21st Century.
2004 JK Rowling announced the name of the sixth Harry Potter book, scotching rumours about false titles.
2004 Mud from this year's Glastonbury music festival was put up for auction on eBay by two entrepreneurial fans.
2004 Cricket: New Zealand claimed a seven-wicket win after bowling England out for 101.
2004 Luis Figo says Real Madrid's training was not to blame for David Beckham's poor Euro 2004 performances.
2004 Serena Williams and Jennifer Capriati came through their fourth-round matches at Wimbledon.
2005 A public schoolboy with a rare psychological condition was jailed for life after admitting killing his parents.
2005 Thousands of extra tickets to watch the Live 8 concert in London were snapped up in less than two hours.
2005 A court in Los Angeles heard how Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter defrauded her of $2m.

BIRTHDAYS (for 29 June 2006)
Giacomo Leopardi, 208 (born 29 June 1798)
Italian poet with a pessimistic philosophy largely engendered by an unhappy childhood, poor health and failed love affairs.
William Powell, 114 (born 29 June 1892)
American film actor of the 30s and 40s, whose films include 'The Thin Man' and 'Life With Father'
Nelson Eddy, 105 (born 29 June 1901)
(Deceased) Singer and actor, famous for his partnership with Jeanette MacDonald in the 1930s. His films included 'Rose Marie' and 'Maytime'. Eddy/MacDonald were also known as: 'the Singing Capon and the Iron Butterfly'
Frank Loesser, 96 (born 29 June 1910)
(Deceased) American composer and lyricist
Rafael Kubelik, 92 (born 29 June 1914)
Conductor and composer. From 1961 to 1979, the chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio orchestra
David Donaldson, 90 (born 29 June 1916)
Painter. Her Majesty's Painter and Limner in Scotland from 1977
Duchess of Bedford, 86 (born 29 June 1920)
Jean Kent, 85 (born 29 June 1921)
British screen actress of the 1940s. She appeared on TV as Oueen Elizabeth I in the series 'Sir Francis Drake' and also in `Crossroads' from 1981-1982
Lord Cornwallis, 85 (born 29 June 1921)

Sir Rex Hunt, 80 (born 29 June 1926)
Former Governor and CinC of the Falklands Islands from 1980 to 1982. Civil Commissioner for the Falkland Islands from 1982 -1985 and High Commissioner, British Antarctic Territory from 1980-1985
Ian Bannen, 78 (born 29 June 1928)
Scottish stage, screen and film actor, recently seen playing Dr. Cameron in 'Dr. Finlay' on TV. His films include 'Defence of the Realm' and 'Hope and Glory'
Dr.Jeremy Bray, 76 (born 29 June 1930)
Labour politician
Sir Brian Hutton, 75 (born 29 June 1931)
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Lady Greengross, 71 (born 29 June 1935)
Director-general of Age Concern England
Sir Miles Irving, 71 (born 29 June 1935)
Professor of Surgery, Manchester University
Harmon Killebrew, 70 (born 29 June 1936)
baseball player.
Gary Busey, 62 (born 29 June 1944)
Actor
Little Eva, 61 (born 29 June 1945)
Singer best-known for `The Locomotion'
Amanda Donahoe, 44 (born 29 June 1962)
Actress
Tom Butcher, 43 (born 29 June 1963)
PC Loxton in `The Bill'

New balls please: it’s the Wimbledon fortnight quiz

The World Cup isn't the only sporting tournament on at the moment - make the most of Wimbledon with this quiz round.

Ah Wimbledon! The fluffy balls, the pretty dresses, the Robinsons Barley Water, the bananas, the strawberries. More like a picnic than a proper sport. But in a couple of weeks who knows? Tim or Andy could well be stealing the back-page headlines from the World Cup and folk could be flocking to your pub to watch the tennis rather than the footie – Wimbledon runs from June 26 to July 9.

Trouble is, those rough footballers have rather kicked Wimbledon into touch as far as national awareness goes. So to help put that right, Ric Cooper at Pawprint has put together one of his specialist quiz rounds to get the attention of your customers...

1/ What is the official name of the club in Church Road, Wimbledon that hosts the Wimbledon championships? The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.

2/ Who, in 2001, became the first unseeded player since Boris Becker in 1985 to win the men’s singles title? Goran Ivanisevic.

3/ Which engaged couple won their respective singles titles in 1974? Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert.

4/ What was the surname of John and Tracy, the brother and sister pairing who won the 1981 mixed doubles? Austin.

5/ Who, after winning his first title in 2003, was presented with a cow by the Swiss government? Roger Federer.

6/ Since 2000 the Williams sisters have won all bar one of the ladies singles titles. Who won the other? Maria Sharapova in 2004.

7/ Who in 1981 ended Bjorn Borg’s run of five successive titles? John McEnroe.

8/ By what name were the six-time men’s doubles title winners Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde known? The Woodies.

9/ Who did Betty Stove beat in the semi-finals of the 1977 singles to spoil the chance of an all-British final? Sue Barker (Stove met Virginia Wade in the final).

10/ Which Czechoslovakian player wept on the Duchess of Kent’s shoulder after losing to Steffi Graf in the 1993 final? Jana Novotna.

Tie break: In the longest match in Wimbledon history how long did Pancho Gonzales take to beat Charlie Pasarell in the first round of the 1969 tournament? Five hours 12 minutes (22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9. This prompted the introduction of tie breaks).

For more information about Pawprint’s general or themed quizzes contact Ric Cooper on 01903 714121 or email - ricandsharon@hotmail.co.uk

Quiztime Quiz Vault - Sport - 'Footy' Picture Quiz 2

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Answers - Highlight Below
1. ALEX FERGUSON
2. STAN COLLYMORE
3. GORDON STRACHAN
4. TIM SHERWOOD
5. MICHAEL OWEN
6. DEAN SAUNDERS
7. SOL CAMPBELL
8. IAN RUSH
9. MARC OVERMARS (again!)
10. GRAEME LE SAUX
11. RIO FERDINAND
12. JUGEN KLINSMANN
13. DAVID SEAMAN
14. ASPRILLA
15. COLIN HENDRY
16. ERIC CANTONA
17. SLAVEN BILIC
18. ATILLIO LOMBARDO
19. DAVID GINOLA
20. DAVID BATTY
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Quiztime Germany Quiz

1. Which British Field Marshall received the German surrender in 1945?
Viscount Montgomery (Monty / Montgomery)
2. In 1908, Melitta Bentz of Germany pierced holes in a tin container and put a circular piece of absorbent paper in the bottom to create what?
The coffee filter
3. Germany provided both of the mens singles finalists at Wimbledon in 1991, who were they?
Boris Becker and Michael Stich
4. Turbo and Stuttgarter are giant types of German sausages. True or false?
False - Onions
5. German airman Manfred von Richthofen was born 1892. What nickname did British pilots give to him?
`The Red Baron'
6. Which scientist was born in Germany in 1879, became a Swiss citizen in 1901 and later became a US citizen in 1940?
Albert Einstein
7. Which city in west central Germany is capital of North Rhine-Westphalia?
Düsseldorf
8. What is the name of the German battleship whose wreck was found in the Atlantic in June 1989?
Bismarck
9. What is the national Airline of Germany called?
Lufthansa
10. What was the capital of West Germany before Berlin was reinstated?
Bonn
11. In which German city did The Beatles make their German debut?
Hamburg
12. Which German brothers collected such stories as 'Hansel And Gretel'?
The Brothers Grimm
13. Which word of German origin describes a school for very young children?
Kindergarten
14. Outside Germany, which country has the most German speakers?
Austria
15. What is the current name of what used to be the German Ocean?
The North Sea
16. Who was first Chancellor of the reunified Germany of 1990?
Helmut Kohl
17. Formed in 1944, the German Volkssturm was the equivalent of which British organisation?
Home Guard
18. What type of Smoked Sausage took its name from a German City?
Frankfurter
19. What does the German word Panzer literally mean?
Armour
20. True or False - Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabetic Spaghetti especially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta swastikas?
True!

21. Donnerstag is German for which day of the week?
Thursday
22. Who wore the number seven shirt in England's World Cup Victory against West Germany in 1966?
Alan Ball
23. Which German side won the European Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1976?
Bayern Munich
24. What does lager literally mean in German?
Storage
25. What 18th century German soldier told very tall tales of himself?
Baron Munchhausen
26. The Germans call them Stumphhose - what are they?
Tights
27. 'Bad' before a German town name means what?
It’s a Spa Town
28. In Germany who were known as "Dick und Doof"?
Laurel and Hardy
29. Where is the base city for Porsche cars?
Stuttgart
30. What does Mit Hefe on a German beer bottle mean?
With Yeast
31. In which German city is their principal Stock Exchange?
Frankfurt
32. Which German actress starred in "The Blue Angel?"
Marlene Dietrich
33. What title did German emperors use?
Kaiser
34. Which Controversial drug was first marketed by a the German firm Grunethal as Distaval in the 1960s?
Thalidomide
35. In Germany, he is known as Tim, and his dog is called Struppi - who is he?
Tin Tin
36. What was the codename for the German Invasion of Russia during World War 2?
Barbarossa
37. What was the name of the German airship that crashed in flames in 1937?
Hindenburg
38. The Germans call it 'blutwurst' what do we call it?
Black pudding
39. Which number one did Elvis sing partially in German?
Wooden Heart
40. What is the upper speed limit on motorways in Germany?
There isn't one!

Tiebreaker - The most sit-ups in one hour using an abdominal frame was achieved by Harald Homrighausen of Germany on 2nd May 2003. How many did he achieve?
5,971

Quiztime Quiz Vault - Sport - 'Footy' Picture Quiz 1

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Answers - Highlight below

1. MARADONNA

2. MATTHEW LE TISSIER

3. DANIEL AMOKACHI

4. GORDON BANKS

5. STEVE STAUNTON

6. RONALDO

7. EMANUEL PETIT

8. DANNY MURPHY

9. KEVIN KEEGAN

10. OSSIE ARDILLES

11. CHRIS SUTTON

12. DAVID BECKHAM (cheeky!)

13. SIR GEOFF HURST

14. DARREN HUCKERBY

15. DAN PETRESCU

16. CARLOS VALDERRAMA

17. SAVO MILOSEVIC

18. MARC OVERMARS

19. NICK BARMBY

20. BRIAN CLOUGH

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Germany Quiz

How well do you know Germany?

Take The German Tourism Quiz

Meanwhile - try this Germany Trivia Quiz
1. What are the colours of the German flag?
2. What is Germany's main river?
3. Can you guess its length?
4. Where are Mercedes cars built?
5. What is the German capital?
6. In what other countries is German the main language?
7. In what German city would you find the country's stock exchange?
8. What is the name of Germany's national airline?
9. What are "Rothaargebirge" and "Taunus"?
10. What is the town of Bayreuth famous for?
11. When does the Oktoberfest take place?
12. How many litres of beer are consumed during this 14-day event?
13. In what city would you find the "Kurfürstendamm"- one of Germany's most famous streets? 14. What are the two German cities where the Olympic Games have been held?
15. What is the "SPD"?
16. What would you do with "Leberwurst"?
17. What is Germany's most successful football club?
18. Who or what is " der Bundeskanzler"?
19. Why does the American film star Sandra Bullock speak perfect German?
20. What is " die Zugspitze"?

The Answers:
1. BLACK/RED/GOLD (YELLOW)
2. THE RHINE
3. 864 KM
4. STUTTGART
5. BERLIN
6. AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND
7. FRANKFURT
8. LUFTHANSA
9. MOUNTAIN RANGES
10. THE WAGNER OPERA FESTIVAL
11. SEPTEMBER!
12. 2 MILLION LITRES
13. BERLIN
14. BERLIN (1936), MUNICH (1972)
15. ONE OF GERMANY'S POLITICAL PARTIES
16. EAT IT- IT'S A KIND OF SAUSAGE
17. BAYERN MUNICH
18. THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR (PRIME MINISTER)
19. SHE HAS A GERMAN MOTHER
20. GERMANY'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN

Today's The Day - 28th June

28th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Austell,
Saints Potamiaena and Basilides,
St Irenaeus,
St Heimrad,
St John Southworth,
Saints Sergius and Germanus of Valaam,
and St Paul, pope.

History Test for June 28th
Today in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie travelled "over the sea" - to which island? -Skye
Which 'EastEnder' reached Number One in the UK pop charts today in 1962 singing 'Come Outside' with Mike Sarne? -Wendy Richard
Film director and writer, Mel Brooks was born today in 1926. Which of his films parodies the Wild West? -`Blazing Saddles'
Born today in 1902, who teamed up with Oscar Hammerstein to write the musicals `Carousel' and 'Oklahoma'? -Richard Rodgers
In which city was the peace treaty signed today in 1919, signalling the end of World War One? -Versailles

Events today...
767AD Death of Paul I, pope.
1461 The coronation of King Edward IV took place.
1519 Charles I of Spain, Sicily and Sardinia, was elected Holy Roman Emperor as Charles V.
1645 In the English Civil War, the Royalists lost Carlisle.
1650 Death of Jean de Rotrou, French playwright.
1836 Fourth US President James Madison died in Virginia at the age of 85.
1838 The coronation of Queen Victoria, aged 19, took place in Westminster Abbey.
1855 Death of Lord Raglan, British soldier.
1859 The first dog show took place at the Town Hall in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, with 60 entries.
1861 Death of Robert Burke, Irish explorer of Australia.
1895 Union of Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador (ended in 1898 by El Salvador's opposition).
1914 The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife took place in Sarajevo, precipitating the First World War.
1919 Britain and the USA guaranteed France in event of an unprovoked German attack, which the USA later refused to ratify.
1919 The Peace Treaty was signed by the Allies and Germany in the Palace of Versailles.
1948 Yugoslavia was expelled from Cominform for hostility to the USSR.
1950 North Korean forces captured Seoul.
1950 The United States football team, comprising amateurs and part-timers, caused, arguably, the biggest upset in England's football history by beating them 1-0 in Brazil during the World Cup.
1956 Labour riots at Poznan, Poland, were put down with heavy loss of life.
1956 Sydney Silverman's bill for abolition of death penalty passed the Commons; it was defeated in the Lords, 10 July.
1958 Death of Alfred Noyes, English poet.
1982 Charles and Diana named their first son William Arthur Philip Louis.
1983 In totally unrelated incidents, two workers had severed arms replaced by micro-surgery following separate accidents. One, a factory worker received treatment at Odstock Hospital in Salisbury after losing his arm while cleaning a wood-planing machine at a factory in Farnham, while a 25-year-old farm-worker received treatment at Stoke Mandeville Hospital after carrying his severed limb for almost a mile across fields after an accident involving a hay baler.
1983 It was reported that lightning had knocked 20 footballers and a referee off their feet during a match near Munich. None were seriously injured.
1984 According to published listening figures Britain's most popular radio station was Belfasts's Downtown Radio. It was revealed that fifty seven per cent of the city's population tuned into the station.
1988 Mike Tyson knocked out Michael Spinks in just 91 seconds to retain his world heavyweight title - Spinks had never been knocked down in his career
1984 Forty nine-year-old Joe Ascough from Lenton Abbey, Nottingham, found himself in the Guinness Book of Records after he underwent 323 throat operations in forty eight years.
1984 The British magazine Tit Bits ceased publication after 104 years.
1984 The medals of Captain Oates who died during his journey to the South Pole with Captain Scott were bought by his old regiment the Royal Iniskillin Dragoons for £55,000 at a Sotheby's auction. It was thought to be a record for a group of campaign medals.
1988 Labour's deputy leader Roy Hattersley claimed there was a link between the principles taught by Margaret Thatcher and drunken louts.
1988 The Government announced that it was ready to resume diplomatic links with Iran which had been broken off in 1980.
1989 A Nottingham Juvenile Court was told that a sixteen-year-old boy who was on a Youth Training Scheme had written worthless cheques for over £400,000 and had flown to Miami to meet top businessmen while posing as the head of an international property company.
1989 Prince Charles attacked low teaching standards; saying that "English is taught so bloody badly'. He complained that he had to personally correct all the letters from his office.
1989 The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden was fined £1,000 for negligence after stage technician Greg Bellamy was killed when heavy boards fell on him during a rehearsal.
1990 Central London was brought to a standstill as a crowd of 16,000 lined Central London to watch the official parade marking the Queen Mother's 90th birthday.
1990 During their World Cup tour, the Irish team met Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
1990 Prince Charles broke his arm in a polo match at Cirencester.
1993 Death of Boris Christoff, Bulgarian operatic bass.
1995 According to a Public Accounts Committee report, the Highways Agency had spent £130 million buying property in 1993; property that was not subsequently needed. The Public Accounts Committee also said that the installation of double glazing at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle had helped to cut the cost of maintaining royal palaces by £3 million over four years.
1995 W. H. Smith refused to stock a series of documentary videos called 'The Serial Killers' featuring interviews with convicted American murders who describe their crimes in graphic detail.
1995 A boy of 13 was so dangerous that not even the most secure units in the country would take him. His father asked the police to lock up his son and the vice-chairman of Nottinghamshire Social Services said: 'He is one of the worst the department has dealt with'.
1995 The British doubles players Jeremy Bates and Tim Henman were disqualified from Wimbledon after Henman hurt a ball-girl when he hit a ball in a fit of pique.
1995 The wife of the film actor Michael Douglas filed for a legal separation.
1995 It was announced that trained marksmen were to carry out a mass cull of an alien North American duck, the ruddy duck, which was introduced to Britain in the 1940s and was seen as a pest.
1995 The Lord Chief Justice delivered a harsh rebuke to Securicor for failing to deliver prisoners to court on time. Securicor said that in general the metropolitan court escort contract ran smoothly.
1997 During a boxing match, Mike Tyson bit a chunk out of Evander Holyfield's ear.
1999 Andy Kilner was named as Stockport County's new manager following the sacking of Gary Megson three days earlier.
1999 Manchester United were told that they could pull out of the FA Cup altogether if they wanted to concentrate on the International Team Competition.
1999 Susan and Gary Woodward, the parents of Cheshire au paire Lousie were charged with dishonesty following allegations relating to bookkeeping during their daughters trial.
2003 Tim Henman coasted past unseeded Swede Robin Soderling to book his place in round four at Wimbledon. Second seed Andre Agassi beat Younes El Aynaoui in four sets to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon.
2003 The row between Downing Street and the BBC over Iraqi weapons intensified as No 10 press chief Alastair Campbell appeared on TV.
2003 Tokyo pledged $6.7m for a new project to dispose of nuclear submarines in the Pacific Ocean.
2003 A dominant batting display took England to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the NatWest Series.
2004 The US and UK pledged to help Iraq's new leaders eradicate terrorism as power was transferred to Iraqis early.
2004 Tim Henman beat Mark Philippoussis to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
2004 Michael Moore's anti-Bush film Fahrenheit 9/11 became the first documentary to top the US box office.
2004 Stars Dame Julie Andrews and Antonio Banderas turned out for the UK premiere of Shrek 2.
2005 Thousands of spectators watched a Battle of Trafalgar re-enactment - the climax of the bicentenary celebrations.
2005 Ministers won a Commons vote over their ID cards plan but saw their majority reduced from 67 to 31.

BIRTHDAYS (for 28 June 2006)
King Henry VII, 515 (born 28 June 1491)
Reigned 1509-1547
Sir Peter Rubens, 429 (born 28 June 1577)
Flemish artist
Luigi Pirandello, 139 (born 28 June 1867)
Italian playwright and author of the still popular 'Six Characters in Search of an Author'
John Dillinger, 104 (born 28 June 1902)
bank robber.
Richard Rodgers, 104 (born 28 June 1902)
(Deceased) Possibly one of the greatest composers of musicals. Born in Long Island, he teamed up with Lorenz Hart and in 1926 they had a big hit with 'Mountain Greenery'. They composed many musicals through the 20s and 30s but in the 40s he teamed up with
Eric Ambler, 97 (born 28 June 1909)
Author and playwright born in London. His books, mostly thrillers, include 'The Dark Frontier and 'Epitaph for a Spy.’
Mel Brooks, 80 (born 28 June 1926)
American comedian, writer and director of films such as `The Producers', 'Blazing Saddles', 'Young Frankenstein' and 'High Anxiety'. Quote from 'The Producers' : 'That's it baby, when you got it, flaunt it'
Jack Gold, 76 (born 28 June 1930)
British TV and film director. His films include `Aces High' and 'The Medusa Touch'
John Inman, 71 (born 28 June 1935)
Lancashire-born actor and comedian, who, was a trainee window dresser, then did the same job at Austin Reed in London. He was the camp Mr. Humphries in 'Are You Being Served?' on TV from 1973-1984 and in 'Grace and Favour' from 1992-1993
Kathy Bates, 58 (born 28 June 1948)
Oscar-winning actress for her role in the film `Misery' in 1990
Shirley Cheriton, 51 (born 28 June 1955)
Actress best known for her appearances in 'EastEnders' as Debbie Wilkins
Adam Woodyatt, 38 (born 28 June 1968)
Essex-born actor, also in EastEnders as Ian Beale from 1985

Wimbledon Quiz

Wimbledon has started and with the rain delays all of the Great British contingent have lasted an extra day.

Name the 10 British men taking part this year's singles competition.
Tim Henman, Richard Bloomfield, Greg Rusedski, Jamie Delgado, Alan Mackin, Andy Murray, Martin Lee, Joshua Goodall, Jamie Baker and Alex Bogdanovic

Andy Murray beat the current Olympic doubles and singles champion Nicolás Massú. Name the other 4 winners of the men’s singles since tennis was re-introduced in to the Olympics.
Miloslav Mečíř, Marc Rosset, Andre Agassi, and Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Today's The Day - 27th June

27th June 2006

Religious events today...
Feast day of St Cycil of Alexandria,
St Zoilus,
St Samson of Constantinople,
St George Mtasmindeli,
the Martyrs of Anas,
St John of Chinon,
and St Ladislas, King of Hungary.

History Test for June 27th
The American actress and producer, Antoinette Perry, was born today in 1888. She gave her name to which theatrical awards? -The Tony Awards
Today in 1967, which bank became the first to introduce cash point machines? -Barclays
Actor Eric Richard was born today in 1940. Name the character he plays in TV's `The Bill'. -Sergeant Bob Cryer
Born today in 1846, which Irish Nationalist MP was named in a sensational divorce case? -Charles Stewart Parnell
Today in 1979, which heavyweight boxing champion announced his retirement after 59 professional fights? -Muhammad Ali

Events today...
1571 Death of Giorgio Vasari, Italian painter and art historian.
1693 The first women's magazine, The Ladies' Mercury, was published.
1742 Death of Nathaniel Bailey, English lexicographer.
1771 Russia completed its conquest of the Crimea.
1795 A British force landed at Quiberon to aid the revolt in Brittany.
1795 French forces recaptured St Lucia.
1801 Cairo fell to English forces.
1816 Death of Samuel Hood, British admiral.
1829 Death of James Smithson, English scientist.
1844 Death of Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons.
1905 A mutiny broke out aboard the Soviet battleship Potemkin in the Black Sea when sailors were shot for complaining about the poor food.
1932 A Constitution was proclaimed in Siam.
1939 Pan Am began operating the world's first scheduled transatlantic airline service, running flights from Newfoundland to Southampton.
1940 The USSR invaded Romania on the refusal of King Carol to cede Bessarabia and Bukovina; Romania appealed for German aid in vain.
1941 Hungary declared war on Russia.
1944 Allied forces took Cherbourg.
1954 The world's first atomic power station went into production at Obrinsk near Moscow
1957 Death of Malcolm Lowry, British novelist.
1961 Dr. Michael Ramsay was enthroned as the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury
1962 A government committee suggested the creation of a new television channel, BBC2.
1967 The first cash dispenser in Britain became operational at a branch of Barclays Bank in Enfield, London.
1980 Death of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, former Shah of Iran.
1980 First female state police graduates (NJ).
1983 A political row erupted after Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for Defence, announced that South Africa would be used as a staging post for workers involved in building a new £215 million airport on the Falkland Islands.
1983 Piet Mondrian's abstract 'Composition With Red, Blue and Yellow' was sold for £1,512,000 at Christie's.
1983 US tennis player Jimmy Connors was fined $500 for swearing at his opponent Kevin Curren during his defeat in the fourth round of the Wimbledon singles championship.
1984 According to a published report teenagers were having sexual intercourse at an earlier age but were not more promiscuous than they were a decade ago. It was also revealed that they still respected the values of love, fidelity and marriage.
1984 Comedian Eric Morecambe's widow Joan fulfilled a promise made by her husband to St.Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London, by launching an appeal to raise £1 million for research on the early detection of heart disease.
1984 Staffordshire special constables were ordered for the first time to wear plain clothes in an attempt to detect offences such as vandalism and theft.
1988 A £1.2 billion UK trade deficit knocked more than two cents off the pound, and wiped £5.5 billion off the shares in London.
1988 A Swiss magistrate blamed Prince Charles's skiing party for the avalanche which killed Major Hugh Lindsay near Klosters.
1988 A still-life by Vincent Van Gogh fetched £7 million at an auction in London. The painting had been dismissed as "second rate."
1989 Local government union Nalgo called its first national strike.
1989 Nightclub owner Peter Stringfellow revealed that he had sold his Hippodrome club in the West End of London for £7 million to the European Leisure group which already owned the Camden Palace.
1989 The England cricket team lost to Australia by six wickets at Lord's to go two-nil down in the Test series.
1990 A pilot scheme was launched to see if telephone bills printed in braille proved successful. More than 1 1/2 million people in Britain could qualify as blind. (BT would like to advise that bills are now available in braille or large print to those who request them).
1990 Beer price rises were announced with a pint of bitter to cost £1.30 due to rent and poll tax charges incurred by landlords.
1990 Jack Charlton and some of the Ireland World Cup footballers met the Pope at the Vatican.
1990 NASA announced that its £1.5 billion Hubble space telescope was having serious technical difficulties.
1990 The Queen Mother was treated to an hour long spectacular involving all the regiments of which she is Colonel-in-Chief on Horse Guards Parade, London. Also present were contingents of more than 300 organisations with which she is associated. After the military parade came Desert Orchid representing the Jockey Club plus two chickens, 12 dogs and a bull, representing agricultural bodies. Songs sung included 'The White Cliffs of Dover' and 'Underneath The Arches'.
1995 Authorities decided to test about 100 players during the Wimbledon fortnight. If players refused to give urine specimens they would automatically be suspended.
1995 A Eurostar train broke down and stranded passengers in a Kent tunnel for three hours. The passengers, who included choristers from King's College, Cambridge and a French jazz band, had paid between £84 and £195 for their tickets. It was the third time that the £24 million train -the 12.13pm from Paris Gard du Nord - had broken down.
1995 1,850 years after Hadrian's Wall was built to defend England from the barbarians in the north, English Heritage appointed a Director of Hadrian's Wall, to ensure the long-term survival of the Roman Empire's most northerly frontier.
1995 The Snowdon Mountain Railway in Wales was seeking a general manager. Advertisements for the job made clear that the successful applicant must be able to cope with a harsh climate!
1995 Despite heavy criticism of the National Lottery by the Church of England, the chapter of Peterborough Cathedral was to ask for £1.5 million of National Lottery money to restore a row of 18th-century Georgian houses in the precincts and to turn vaults into a shop and restaurant.
2003 A Dutch court jailed members of a gang that trafficked 58 illegal immigrants found dead on a lorry in Dover in 2000.
2003 A parachutist was critically injured after colliding with a colleague in mid-air during a jump at an air show in Austria.
2003 The head of BBC News accused Downing Street's press chief of a "personal vendetta" against the journalist behind the Iraq weapons row.
2003 Mobile phone giants lost their legal battle against lower call charges - a move set to save consumers £190m a year.
2003 More than 100,000 people enjoyed music and sunshine as the three-day Glastonbury Festival got into full swing.
2003 Paul Robinson's move from Leeds to Aston Villa was in doubt after talks break down.
2004 At least five Israeli soldiers were injured in a huge explosion at an army base in the Gaza Strip.
2004 Pro-Western reformer Boris Tadic won Serbia's presidential election as his rival conceded defeat.
2004 Three people died and three were left seriously injured in a light aircraft crash near Honiton in Devon.
2004 Two goals in two minutes by Milan Baros sent the Czech Republic into the semi-finals of Euro 2004.
2004 Tim Henman thrilled the 'People's Sunday' crowd at Wimbledon with victory over Hicham Arazi.
2004 England were beaten by seven wickets as the West Indies seamers shone at Trent Bridge.
2005 In a surprise ruling the US Supreme Court declared file-sharing firms liable for the piracy on their networks.
2005 Roger Federer beat Juan Carlos Ferrero, to reach the last eight at Wimbledon. Also, Lleyton Hewitt beat Taylor Dent, Lindsay Davenport beat Kim Clijsters and Maria Sharapova beat Nathalie Dechy all reaching the last eight.

BIRTHDAYS (for 27 June 2006)
Louis XII, 544 (born 27 June 1462)
king of France
Charles Stewart Parnell, 160 (born 27 June 1846)
Irish nationalist leader
Sir John Monash, 141 (born 27 June 1865)
Australian soldier and engineer who commanded the 4th Australian Brigade at Gallipoli in the First World War
Helen Keller, 126 (born 27 June 1880)
American blind, deaf and mute scholar, who graduated in 1904 and became a lecturer and writer
Nathan Abshire, 93 (born 27 June 1913)
Cajun accordionist
Jerome Doc Pomus, 82 (born 27 June 1924)
Top songwriter
Lieutenant-Commander Lachlan Mackintosh of Mackintosh, 78 (born 27 June 1928)
Lord Lieutenant of Lochaber, Inverness, Badenoch and Strathspey. 30th Chief of the Clan Mackintosh
Hugh Wood, 74 (born 27 June 1932)
Composer
Tommy Cannon, 68 (born 27 June 1938)
Cannon and Ball comedian
Eric Richard, 66 (born 27 June 1940)
Actor best known as Sgt Bob Cryer in 'The Bill'
Bruce Johnston, 62 (born 27 June 1944)
Who joined The Beach Boys in 1965 and the first record he made with the group was 'California Girls'. They also recorded the great hit 'Good Vibrations' during this period. He 'officially' left the group in 1972, although still recorded with them and in 1
Des Morris, 42 (born 27 June 1964)
Balaam & The Angel. Des Morris was one of three brothers who formed the group in Motherwell, Scotland. Originally a children's cabaret act in working mens clubs they went on to perform in pyjamas and bare feet singing mostly covers of 60s songs.

Today's The Day - 26th June

26th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of Saints Salvius and Superius,
Saints John and Paul,
St Anthelmus, bishop,
St Maxentius,
and St Vigilius of Trent.
History Test for June 26th
Who wrote the opera `Die Walkure', first performed today in 1870? -Richard Wagner
Today in 1857, Charles Lucas became the first recipient of which coveted award, bearing the inscription 'For Valour'? -The Victoria Cross
Who reached Number One in the UK pop charts today in 1976 with `You To Me Are Everything' and almost repeated the feat ten years later? -The Real Thing
Born today in 1910, who was Elvis Presley's notorious manager? -Colonel Tom Parker
What military first was achieved today in 1939 by Private Rupert Alexander 10000001 of the Middlesex Regiment? -He became the first National serviceman
Events today...
1483 Richard, Duke of Gloucester, began to role as Richard III having deposed his nephew, Edward V; the latter and his brother, Richard, Duke of York, were soon afterwards murdered in the Tower of London.
1519 Manin Luther's public disputation with Johann Eck on doctrine began at Leipzig.
1541 Francisco Pizarro, Spanish explorer who conquered Peru was assassinated.
1666 Death of Richard Fanshawe, English scholar and diplomat.
1688 Death of Ralph Cudworth, English philosopher.
1793 Death of Gilbert White, English clergyman and naturalist.
1810 Death of Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French balloonist.
1830 King George IV died, with his brother William IV succeeding him to the throne.
1849 The British Navigation Acts were finally repealed.
1857 The first ever investiture ceremony of Victoria Crosses took place at Hyde Park, with Queen Victoria awarding sixty-two servicemen with the nation's highest military honour.
1906 The first ever Grand Prix took place over twelve laps of a sixty five-mile circuit at Le Mans in France. The winner was Hungarian Ferenc Szisz, driving a Renault at an average speed of sixty three mph.
1909 The Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, was officially opened.
1913 Emily Dawson was appointed Britain's first woman magistrate.
1937 Spanish rebels took Santander.
1937 The Duke of Windsor married Mrs Wallis Simpson in France.
1939 Death of Ford Madox Ford, English novelist and poet.
1959 In New York, Ingemar Johansson knocked out American Floyd Patterson to become the first world heavyweight boxing champion from Sweden.
1960 British Somaliland became independent; it joined Somalia on 27.
1960 Madagascar was proclaimed independent as the Malagasy Republic.
1962 The Portuguese in Mozambique required Indian nationals to leave within three months of release from internment camps.
1976 The City of London experienced a record high temperature of ninety-five degrees Fahrenheit.
1979 Muhammad Ali announced that he was to retire.
1984 Film producer and screenwriter Carl Foreman, who wrote the script for 'Bridge Over The River Kwai' died of cancer, aged sixty nine, at his home in Beverly Hills, California.
1984 Night club owner Peter Stringfellow lost his high court appeal to stop McCains from calling their new oven ready chips Stringfellows.
1984 The maiden voyage of the space shuttle Discovery was aborted three seconds before lift off at Cape Canaveral after the on board computer discovered a faulty valve.
1988 An A320 Airbus crashed in front of a crowd of thousands at an air display on the French-Swiss border, killing at least four people and injuring a further ninety eight, before coming to a stop in a forest.1989 A ban was lifted on the sale of hazelnut yoghurt after twenty seven people had been affected in the worst botulism outbreak for sixty years.
1988 Nick Faldo won the French Open golf title.
1988 Seventy people were arrested after the country suffered a nation-wide spate of drunken rioting.
1988 Twenty-three passengers on a pleasure boat were injured when it was in collision with a Royal Marines landing craft in Poole Harbour, Dorset.
1989 Former Euro MP Richard Cottrell was fined £800 after he repeatedly refused to fasten his seat belt on a flight from Frankfurt to London.
1989 Hollywood actor Anthony Perkins was fined £200 by Cardiff magistrates after he was convicted of importing cannabis in Britain.
1990 246 English fans were deported from Italy following violent scenes in Rimini after England's defeat of Belgium.
1990 70% of junior doctors said they would support an overtime ban in a survey conducted by the British Medical Association, in their campaign over long working hours. The chairman of the junior doctor's committee said: " Doctors are so tired that patients and their relatives are not getting the caring service they deserve".
1990 England beat Belgium one-nil in the World Cup, after David Platt scored in the last minute of extra time, sending England into the quarter finals.
1990 In a programme to clean up the city of Barcelona before the Olympic Games twenty prostitutes were to start work as municipal gardeners.
1990 John McEnroe suffered his worst defeat at Wimbledon in 1 2 years beaten 7-5, 6-4, 6-4, by Derrick Rostagno.
1990 Police suspected animal rights activists of planting a bomb under a meat lorry as it left the Southampton depot of a firm of meat caterers. The vehicle was checked after fire damage was found on another lorry.
1990 The Fire Brigades Union expressed fears that the Channel tunnel may be unusable because passengers will be unable to escape in the event of fire. The co-chairman of Eurotunnel, Alastair Morton, admitted that such risks were real.
1995 John Redwood, who resigned as Welsh Secretary, announced that he would fight John Major for the leadership of the Conservative Party.
1995 The Queen attended a ceremony at Westminster Hall to mark the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
1995 Dominic Cork took seven wickets for 43 in the England/West Indies Test match at Lord's. The West Indies were beaten for the first time since 1957.
1995 Of the 10 British men playing at Wimbledon, four went through to the second round and six were out.
1995 Leading Seaman Steve Ragg saved the lives of two shipwrecked Italians whom he saw on the horizon clinging to wreckage, while he was on look-out on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. A boat was launched from the ship.
1995 A painting of Rouen cathedral by Monet sold for £7.5 million at Christie's in London.
1995 At a recording in Stirling of the 'Antiques Roadshow, experts were surprised to be shown a first edition of Beatrix Potter's 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', worth up to £25,000. The book was discovered locked in a tin trunk in a boiler room..
1995 The Council for the Protection of Rural England told the Government that one fifth of the English countryside would be urbanised within 50 years unless the rate of housing growth was checked.
1997 The broadcaster and entertainer Charlie Chester died.
2003 The US Supreme Court overturned a Texas ban on homosexual sex in a landmark ruling for gay rights.
2003 The German capital celebrated the 40th anniversary of John F Kennedy's famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech.
2003 Senior politicians paid tribute to Sir Denis Thatcher, who died in hospital.
2003 At Wimbledon, Tim Henman enjoyed a comfortable straight-sets win over Michael Llodra of France. Second seed Andre Agassi romped into the third round with a 6-3 7-6 (7/4) 6-3 win over Lars Burgsmuller.
2003 Broadcaster Chris Evans lost his £8.6m claim for damages after Virgin Radio sacked him from his job.
2003 Manchester City Midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe died after collapsing during an international in France. He was only 28.
2004 Tony Blair formally asked US president George Bush to send home UK detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.
2004 The Olympic cauldron was lit after the torch completed its wet 31-mile journey through London.
2004 Singer Britney Spears got engaged to her dancer boyfriend Kevin Federline.
2004 Holland beat Sweden 5-4 on penalties after a goalless quarter-final to set up a semi with hosts Portugal.
2005 Richard Whiteley, the host of quiz show Countdown, died just days after undergoing heart surgery.
2005 England reached the NatWest Series final with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh at Headingley.

BIRTHDAYS (for 26 June 2006)
George Morland, 243 (born 26 June 1763)
English painter
Abner Doubleday, 187 (born 26 June 1819)
baseball pioneer.
Pearl Buck, 114 (born 26 June 1892)
American novelist who was awarded the 1938 Nobel Prize for Literature after publishing The Good Earth in 1931
Professor Sir Alan Peacock, 84 (born 26 June 1922)
Economist
Colin Wilson, 75 (born 26 June 1931)
British author and playwright
Claudio Abbado, 73 (born 26 June 1933)
Award-winning Italian conductor
Georgie Fame, 63 (born 26 June 1943)
Lancashire-born singer who broke into the charts in 1964 with 'Yeh Yeh', with his group the Blue Flames. He followed this big hit with 'The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde', 'Sunny', 'Get Away' and 'Sitting in the Park'. Recently he has toured with Van Morriso
Professor Ruth Kempson, 62 (born 26 June 1944)
Linguist
Gordon McQueen, 54 (born 26 June 1952)
Manchester United
Chris Isaak, 50 (born 26 June 1956)
Californian pop singer who had a hit in 1991 with 'Blue Hotel'. He has also followed an acting career appearing in 'The Silence of the Lambs' and 'Little Buddha'

Quiztime 250606

1. Michael Owen has 36 goals for England but who of the current squad is the 2nd highest with 17?
David Beckham
2. When was the fruit machine invented, 1905, 1925, or 1945?
1905
3. What fruit is the cross between a peach and a plum?
A nectarine
4. What does the internet company elephant.co.uk sell?
Car Insurance
5. What is the name of the character played by Steve Coogan in his new BBC2 TV series?
Tommy Saxondale
6. Which seaside resort would you find between the great and little Orms?
Llandudno
7. Which make of car is advertised with the slogan “Give people the impression you work harder than you do”?
Mercedes Benz
8. LEFT SOFT DINNER is an anagram of which cartoon character?
Fred Flintstone
9. Who did the dance of the seven veils in the first century AD?
Salome
10. Which product is currently being advertised with the tagline “Fuel of Britain isn’t it”?
Pot Noodle
11. What, also the name of a Laurel and Hardy film, is the nickname of the Saudi Arabian Soccer team?
Sons of the Desert
12. Which film actress visited Hanoi during the Vietnam war to demonstrate her opposition to it?
Jane Fonda
13. What did tom tom the pipers son steal according to the nursery rhyme?
A Pig
14. Which river is crossed by the longest steel-arch bridge in Britain?
Mersey / Runcorn bridge
15. Which food was originally used by the Aztecs as currency?
Cocoa beans / chocolate
16. Who, with 125, has the most caps for England?
Peter Shilton
17. Which ancient tourist attraction is seen at its best between 'Corbridge' and 'Vincolanda'?
Hadrian's wall
18. What unusual occupation did Anne Bonny and Mary Read follow?
Female Pirates
19. Which sport uses the most muscles?
Swimming
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a non-edible fish?
Goldfish / Piranha / Jellyfish / Starfish / Stickleback / Catfish / Pike

21. Which Year - America's strategic air command. one of the last relics of the cold war, was disbanded, Nicotine patches were launched in Britain, Monica Seles won her third French Open title with a victory over German tennis player Steffi Graf and claims that Cabinet Minister David Mellor's mistress Antonia de Sancha was a 'class act' with ambitions to play Shakespeare were offset by reports that she had appeared as a one-legged prostitute in a soft porn movie called 'The Pieman'
1992
22. In a standard pack of playing cards, if 17 red cards have been played, how many red cards are left?
Nine
23. Which American dog food has the advertising slogan 'dogs ask for it by name'?
Woof
24. Which word can go after "beach", and before "gown"?
Ball
25. What surname links a Wimbledon champion, a blues guitarist, an author of horror stories & a Canadian PM?
King
26. Which church appeared on the Thames TV logo?
St Pauls Cathedral
27. In Golf, to which side of the target does a pulled ball fly?
Left
28. Which is the longest river that flows into the Mediterranean?
The Nile
29. World championship boat races take place at Peel Harbour on the Isle of Man, in what sort of boats?
Viking Longboats
30. What does Southampton have four of each day that most ports only have two of?
Tides
31. 100 Sen make 1 Yen in which country?
Japan / 100 Fen = 1 Yuan in China
32. What kind of creature is the coconut-eating South Pacific Robber?
Crab
33. King John, Henry II and Edward I were all buried with their 'what' on, gloves, boots or armour?
Gloves
34. In bookies' slang, how much does a 'monkey' and a 'pony' add up to?
£525
35. Melody Radio in London was the first radio station to broadcast without what on 9/7/90?
Disc-Jockeys
36. With reference to the human body, what word means of the brain?
Cerebral
37. What nationality was Father Abraham who had hit records with the Smurfs?
Dutch
38. What was the top speed of a Sinclair c5, 15, 20 or 25mph?
15mph
39. How many of the ten commandments tell you not to do things?
Eight
40. Why did the TV presenter change the name of his business 'Stuart Hall International Travel'?
People started using its acronym!

Tiebreaker - How many teams will take part in this year’s tour de France?
21
- In which year were Sweden Olympic Football Champions?
1948

Anyone For Tennis?

Wimbledon 2006
26 June - 9 July
The 2006 Championships are here! You can follow all the action from 12pm BST on Monday 26 June at www.wimbledon.org, including news, scores, statistics and live video of matches.

Wimbledon Day 1
The first day of The Championships sees Roger Federer begin the defence of his men's singles title against Richard Gasquet. Among those also in action are Tim Henman, James Blake, Kim Clijsters, Justin Henin-Hardenne and Martina Hingis. Play starts at 1pm on Centre Court and No.1 Court, and at 12pm on all other courts.
Day 1 Schedule of Play
Day 1 Preview

Wimbledon LIVE
Wimbledon LIVE is an online subscription service offering high-quality live video streaming from up to nine courts (including Centre Court and No.1 Court) throughout The Championships. Also, if you miss a match you can download it later - we'll be recording every point, game and set we show live to our Video On Demand area, so you can choose the matches you want to see, when you want to see them.
www.wimbledon.org/live

Follow Wimbledon on the Web
There are a number of ways that you can follow The Championships on the Official Wimbledon Web Site at www.wimbledon.org. In addition to Wimbledon LIVE, we have all the latest news from The Championships, live point-by-point scores, comprehensive statistics, three dedicated radio feeds and animated 3D views of matches from Centre Court and No.1 Court with Point-Tracker.
www.wimbledon.org

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Check out the Wimbledon Shop at www.wimbledon.org/shop for clothing, accessories and equipment from the 2006 Wimbledon Collection. The Collection includes tennis racquets, racquet bags and the men's and ladies' 2006 championship towels (as used by the players on court). You can also choose from a variety of other items including headwear, jewellery, DVDs and books, gifts, toys and keyrings.
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Today's The Day - 25th June

25th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Adalbert,
St Febronia,
St Maximus of Turin,
St Eurosia,
St Gohard,
St Gallicanus,
St Prosper of Reggio,
St Prosper of Aquitaine,
St Moloc,
St Thea,
and St William of Vercelli.

History Test for June 25th
Born today in 1900 which World War Two naval hero was known to the British Royal Family as `Uncle Dickie'? -Lord Mountbatten
Which war began in Asia today in 1950? -The Korean War
What type of wire was patented today in 1867 by Lucien B. Smith? -Barbed wire
Where did Custer's `Last Stand' occur today in 1876? -Little Bighorn, Montana
Today in 1898 who became the first member of the British Royal Family to travel in a car on a public road? -The Prince of Wales (later Edward VII)

Events today...
1483 Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers and English politician was executed.
1524 The Peasants' Revolt in southern Germany began on the estates of Count von Lupfen. The rebels demanded the abolition of enclosures and feudal services.
1634 Death of John Marston, English playwright.
1646 The surrender of Oxford to the Roundheads virtually signified the end of the English Civil War.
1788 Virginia became the 10th state of the USA.
1867 Barbed wire was patented by Lucien Smith of Kent, Ohio.
1876 Colonel George Armstrong Custer and 264 soldiers of the 7th Cavalry were massacred at the battle of Little Big Horn, Montana, by Sioux Indians led by Chief Crazy Horse.
1897 Death of Margaret Oliphant, English novelist.
1900 Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma was born at Frogmore House, Windsor. He administered the transfer of power to India and Pakistan in 1947 as the last Viceroy of India. He was assassinated by the IRA off Mullaghmore in County Sligo in 1979.
1912 Death of Laurence Alma-Tadema, English painter.
1932 The first cricket test match between England and India began at Lord's. England eventually won by 158 runs.
1950 The Korean War began when Communist forces from North Korea invaded the South.
1953 John Reginald Halliday Christie was sentenced to death for the murder of four women, including his own wife, at his home at 10 Rillington Place. He was also believed to have been guilty of the murder of Beryl Evans and her daughter; a crime for which Timothy Evans had previously been found guilty and hanged.
1962 In Rome, Sophia Loren and Italian producer Carlo Ponti, were charged with bigamy. The two had been married in Mexico five years earlier, when Ponti had obtained a divorce from his previous wife, but under Italian law, which did not recognise divorce, he was still regarded as married to his former wife.
1968 Death of Tony Hancock, English comedian.
1975 Mozambique achieved independence from Portugal.
1978 Hosts Argentina beat Holland three-one to win the World Cup.
1983 Chinese-born giant panda Yin Yin gave birth to her third offspring in Mexico City Zoo; it was being called El Pandita until its sex was determined.
1983 US actor Burt Lancaster was undergoing tests in a Los Angeles hospital.
1983 Villagers at Rottingdean near Brighton had raised £50,000 to buy the walled garden of Rudyard Kipling's former home to prevent it from being developed for housing.
1984 According to figures produced by the Joint Industry Committee for Radio Audience Research, radio was becoming less popular with commercial stations suffering more than the BBC. The population listening to the radio had dropped from ninety two per cent to spring 1982 to eighty six per cent in 1984.
1984 Pop star Cliff Richard announced that he was to rejoin his old backing group The Shadows in two reunion concerts later in 1984. It was to be the first time that they played together since 1978.
1984 The Yorkshire Water Authority announced that they were to release 30,000 salmon into the upper reaches of Esk river in North Yorkshire. One thousand of the salmon were to be tagged to keep a check on how many would return after spending about two years at sea.
1988 A drug used to treat severe acne had been found to prevent skin cancer in some people. Scientists remained cautious however, as the treatment had also caused severe side-effects in a number of users.
1988 The Netherlands beat the Soviet Union by two goals to nil in Munich to win the European Nations' Football Championship.
1989 A published survey of Britain's badger population revealed that nine thousand badgers had been illegally killed every year by badger diggers and baiters.
1989 According to environmentalists the lives of thirty rare bottle nosed dolphins in the Moray Firth were in danger by the sewage system which was catering the town of Inverness.
1989 Accounts clerk Russell Byers from Mapperley, Nottingham, won the national Scrabble championship by scoring 2,075 after winning four games in a row at the Connaught Rooms in London.
1990 A company director from Leicestershire was fined £400 and ordered to pay costs by magistrates at Market Harborough for forcing an RAF squadron leader to dive for cover after he made a mock attack on him in a replica Spitfire.
1990 The Republic of Ireland beat Romania five- four on penalties after their World Cup match ended nil-nil in extra time. England captain Bryan Robson returned home injured.
1995 The Portman Group reported in a survey that three in five people did not know that a drink-driving conviction could carry a prison term of up to ten years and a quarter did not realise they could face a fine of up to £5,000.
1995 An elderly clergyman drove his electric car on the hard shoulder of the M5 for five miles against the traffic at 5mph before police escorted him onto a safer route.
1995 The Wimbledon championships were due to begin on the June 26th and on the eve of the competition it was revealed that there was not a single British player ranked in the top 50. The Lawn Tennis Association received £27.9 million from the championships in 1994 - more than three times the total funding given by the Sports Council to more than 60 other sports in 1994.
1995 It was announced that Stella Rimington, the first female head of MI5, was to leave the post in 1996.
1995 The Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyerdahl, claimed that Columbus first visited the New World in 1467, 25 years before he officially discovered America.
1995 Timothy McVeigh said he intended to plead not guilty to blowing up the federal building in Oklahoma City, in the first interview he had given since being arrested. He faced the death penalty if convicted.
1997 A Russian cargo ship crashed into the `Mir' Space Station.
1997 Underwater adventurer, Jaques Cousteau died at the age of 87.
1997 William Hague made his first appearance at Prime Ministers question time, as the new leader of the Conservative Party.
1999 Gary Megson was sacked as Stockport County's manager to be replaced three days later by youth team coach Andy Kilner.
2003 The US Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to their lowest level since 1958.
2003 Andy Roddick beat an irate Greg Rusedski 7-6 7-6 7-5 at Wimbledon. Britain's Lee Childs lost in straight sets to Spanish teenager Rafael Nadal.
2003 The US record industry was planning to take legal action against hundreds of individuals who were swapping music over the internet.
2003 Thousands of people streamed into Worthy Farm as the gates opened at the 25th Glastonbury Festival.
2003 Carlos Queiroz left Man Utd to become the new coach of Real Madrid.
2004 President Bush arrived amid tight security in the Irish Republic for a summit with EU leaders.
2004 David Blunkett threatened legal action against Humberside Police Authority if it fails to suspend its chief constable.
2004 A multi-millionaire lost a slander claim against a senior rabbi who he had accused of making sexual slurs.
2004 England arrived home with coach Sven-Goran Eriksson defending his tactics after crashing out of Euro 2004.
2004 Sun greeted the start of the music at the Glastonbury Festival - with police reporting a drop in crime.
2004 Holders France crashed out of Euro 2004 to a stunning Angelos Charisteas goal. Departing coach Jacques Santini was left devastated as they lost to Greece.
2004 Goran Ivanisevic lost to Lleyton Hewitt in his last match at Wimbledon.
2005 Bob Geldof urged crowds at Glastonbury to "make poverty history" as he addressed fans at the festival.
2005 Andy Murray's Wimbledon run ended in an agonising five-set defeat to David Nalbandian.

BIRTHDAYS (for 25 June 2006)
Lord Louis Mountbatten, 106 (born 25 June 1900)
(Assassinated 1979 by the IRA) Last Viceroy of India.
George Orwell, 103 (born 25 June 1903)
English novelist of such classics as 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty Four'. During the Second World War he was a correspondent for the BBC and The Observer. Quote from 'Animal Farm': 'Four legs good, two legs bad'
Sidney Lumet, 82 (born 25 June 1924)
American director whose films include Network, and The Verdict
Doreen Wells, 69 (born 25 June 1937)
Marchioness of Londonderry and former principal dancer with the Rayal Ballet
Roy Marsden, 65 (born 25 June 1941)
London born actor who plays Commander Adam Dalgleish in many P.D. James detective stories on television
Eddie Large, 64 (born 25 June 1942)
Little and Large comedian
Carly Simon, 61 (born 25 June 1945)
Singer and songwriter born in New York City. Her first really big hit was 'You're So Vain' which was a million-seller in 1972. She recorded 'Nobody Does It Better', the theme sang for a James Bond movie, in 1977. She also eomposed and performed two film
David Paich, 52 (born 25 June 1954)
Toto
George Michael, 43 (born 25 June 1963)
Singer who has achieved critical as well as commercial success since departing from Wham!

10 THINGS WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS TIME LAST WEEK

Snippets harvested from the week's news, chopped, sliced and diced for your weekend convenience.

1. So much wine is produced in Europe that hundreds of millions of bottles are distilled into industrial alcohol each year to help drain the "wine lake".

2. Multiple births increased by about a third in the UK between 1984 and 2004 - thanks to IVF treatment and better diets.

3. More than 10% of new cars sold in Sweden run on alternative fuel.

4. Confucius's proper name was Kong Zi, and all the world's three million Kongs are popularly supposed to be his descendants.

5. The word "time" is the most common noun in the English language, according to the latest Oxford dictionary.

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6. 41% of English women have punched or kicked their partners, according to a study.

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7. Frank Lampard, Jodie Marsh, Jack Straw and Noel Edmonds all went to the same school - posh fee-paying Brentwood School in Essex.

8. The VC10 plane in the Queen's Flight fleet - used by Cabinet ministers and the Royals - has backward-facing seats, which exacerbate travel sickness.

9. John Prescott has never sent an e-mail.

10. Keanu Reeves doesn't own a computer and instead corresponds with friends by hand-written letters.

[Sources, where stories are not linked - 2 and 3: Daily Telegraph, 22 June. 7. G2, 16 June. 8: Times, 21 June. 10: Parade Magazine.]

Quiztime London Quiz - 5

1. Which is London's largest theatre - in stage size?

The Palladium
2. In which building in London is Poets Corner?
Westminster Abbey
3. Which association of insurance underwriters was named after a 17th century London coffeehouse?
Lloyds
4. To which London hospital did JM Barrie bequeath the copyright to Peter Pan?
Great Ormond Street
5. From which London building did the SAS rescue 26 hostages in 1980?
Iranian Embassy
6. In London what has ten rising gates?
Thames Barrier
7. Which London mainline railway station is closest to Buckingham Palace?
Victoria
8. In which century was the last execution carried out at the Tower of London?
20th (1941)
9. Which was the only bridge across the River Thames until 1747?
London Bridge
10. The first long distance race was from Antwerp to London in 1819, in which sport?
Pigeon racing
11. Which London Underground station had its name changed to “Barbican” in 1968?
Aldersgate
12. Where does the Trooping of the Colour take place in London?
Horse Guards Parade
13. In which year was the Great Fire of London?
1666
14. Where in London would you find the residence of the American ambassador to the UK?
Regent’s Park
15. How many times has Paula Radcliffe won the London Marathon?
Three
16. Which organisation was founded in 1905 at Pinoli’s Restaurant in London?
Magic Circle
17. Where in London can you see the Apollo 10 space capsule?
Science Museum
18. What is London’s oldest theatre?
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
19. Which influential fashion designer opened a shop called “Bazaar” in the Kings Road, London in 1955?
Mary Quant
20. The ghost of which wife of Henry VIII has been seen many times gliding through the Tower of London, where she was beheaded in 1536?
Anne Boleyn

21. Which chef opened a restaurant in London called Notting Grill a) Gary Rhodes b) Jamie Oliver c) Anthony Worrell Thompson?
Anthony Worrell Thompson
22. In which historic London church can The Coronation Chair be found?
Westminster Abbey
23. Where in London is the Strangers Gallery?
The Houses of Parliament
24. Which football team started as a works team from Woolwich in East London?
Arsenal
25. What sport is played at London’s Queen’s Club?
Tennis
26. Which railway station in London, designed by Edward Wilson and opened in 1874, serves East Anglia?
Liverpool Street
27. From which London jail did Ronnie Biggs escape in 1965?
Wandsworth
28. Which famous London thoroughfare has been known at different times as "the way from Uxbridge", "the road to Oxford" and "Tyburn Road"?
Oxford Street
29. What life-threatening thing appeared in London for the last time in 1962?
Smog
30. Where in London is the Central Criminal Court?
Old Bailey
31. Which drink was first sold publicly in London in 1657?
Tea
32. Which bowler hatted character lived at 52 Festive Road, Putney, London S.W.15?
Mr. Benn
33. Which building in London's Aldwych is home to the BBC's World Service?
Bush House
34. What London landmark has a hand 11 feet long?
Big Ben (The Clock)
35. On the London Underground, on which line is Knightsbridge station?
Piccadilly
36. Which F is the name of a brewing company that has its main brewery in Chiswick London?
Fullers (Fuller, Smith & Turner)
37. What is the name of London’s Rugby League Team?
Bronco's
38. London’s Middlesex Street is better known as what?
Petticoat Lane
39. Which London building was gutted by fire in November 1936?
Crystal Palace
40. At what speed – in feet per second, does the London Eye revolve?
One

Tiebreaker - Parking Meters were first introduced in London in which year?
1958

Quiztime London Quiz - 4

1. How is the Collegiate Church of St Peter, in London, better known?
Westminster Abbey
2. What is the full name of the educational establishment which is usually abbreviated to LSE?
London School of Economics
3. In which London park would you find London Zoo?
Regent’s Park
4. What was the name of the Roman Road which ran from London to York?
Ermine Street
5. Which company sponsors the big wheel called, "The London Eye"?
British Airways
6. The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town, Was A Serial Within Which TV Show?
The Two Ronnies
7. What is the nickname for the Yeoman of The Guard at the Tower of London?
Beefeaters
8. Which London thoroughfare shares it’s name with the first ever King Size cigarette?
Pall Mall
9. London’s first pillar boxes were installed in 1855. What colour were they?
Green
10. Which sport is played by the London Leopards?
Basketball
11. Prior to 1810 where was all British coinage minted?
The Tower of London
12. What Italian painter is noted for paintings of London?
Canaletto
13. Which London-born actor played a boy adopted by Indians in “The Last Of The Mohicans?
Daniel Day Lewis
14. Which two Underground lines serve London's Euston Station?
Victoria & Northern
15. In which month is the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run?
November
16. The Olympic Games were held in London in 1948 and which other year?
1908
17. The London-based firm Stanley Gibbons is well known for dealing in what?
Stamps
18. In which London Street does the Cenotaph stand?
Whitehall
19. During which month of the year does the London Marathon take place?
April
20. In which London station is the new Eurostar terminal to open in 2007?
St Pancras

21. To have an “All London” taxi licence, drivers must have a detailed knowledge of the 25,000 streets within a six mile radius of which railway station – Charing Cross, Victoria, or Waterloo?
Charing Cross
22. Tony Blair revealed in 2004 that he once slept rough in London with a companion called Clarence. Who or what was Clarence?
His guitar
23. In which London attraction will you find The Chamber of Horrors?
Madame Tussauds
24. Which London Underground line was opened in 1969?
Victoria
25. Where is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Lambeth Palace
26. Which building in London contains a slab on the floor marking the tomb of an Unknown Warrior of World War One?
Westminster Abbey
27. In which fictional London Borough is Eastenders set?
Walford
28. Which children's nursery rhyme is about The Great Plague of London?
Ring-A Ring- Of Roses
29. What is London's largest park?
Hyde Park
30. Where, in London, is the meeting point of the Strand, the Mall, and Whitehall?
Trafalgar Square
31. What are London's two cricket Test match venues?
Lord's & The Oval
32. Which tourist attraction is next door to Madame Tussaud’s in London?
The London Planetarium
33. Which London underground line runs from Stanmore to Stratford?
Jubilee
34. What is the name of Europe's largest bookstore, in London's Piccadilly, with 1.5 million titles on seven floors?
Waterstones
35. In which London borough are the National Maritime Museum and the Millennium Dome?
Greenwich
36. Which London building is known as "the old lady of Threadneedle Street"?
Bank of England
37. London boasts the oldest public museum in the world, founded in 1753. Which is it?
British Museum
38. What's the name of the Famous Fish Market in London?
Billingsgate
39. What is the name of the famous meat market in London?
Smithfield
40. Where in London is the statue of Eros?
Piccadilly Circus

Tiebreaker - In which year did Madame Tussaud’s open in London?
1928
- When was electric street lighting introduced to London?
1879

Quiztime London Quiz - 3

1. On which London thoroughfare are the Grosvenor, Hilton and Dorchester Hotels?
Park Lane
2. What is located at 24/31 Grosvenor Square, London?
US Embassy
3. For which industry is London’s Wardour Street famous?
Film Industry
4. On the London Underground, which line would you use to get to Heathrow Airport?
The Picadilly Line
5. Where in London is the Royal Opera House?
Covent Garden
6. Who famously said "The people of London with one voice would say to Hitler ..... you do your worst and we will do our best"?
Sir Winston Churchill
7. Which famous monument was added to Trafalgar Square in 1843?
Nelson's Column
8. Which establishment founded in 1826 was largely the work of Sir Stamford Raffles?
London Zoo
9. In the Harry Potter books, the Hogwarts Express leaves from which London train station?
Kings Cross
10. Which famous square once covered by fruit and vegetable markets, was designed by Inigo Jones between 1631-1637?
Covent Garden
11. Specifically, where does the London Marathon finish?
The Mall
12. In which Borough of London was the Millennium Dome built?
Greenwich
13. How are the Royal Botanic Gardens better known?
Kew Gardens
14. Which London underground line was the last to use steam passenger trains in 1961?
Metropolitan Line
15. In which month does The Lord Mayor's Show always take place when the Lord Mayor parades through the streets of the City of London?
November
16. Which street named after a region of Northern Italy, is the centre of banking in the City of London?
Lombard Street
17. A memorial black marble stone set into the floor of Westminster Abbey, has the last line inscribed on it "A talent to amuse". To whom is the memorial dedicated?
Sir Noel Coward
18. How is the London based society of conjurors and magicians better known?
The Magic Circle
19. The Great Fire of London began in Pudding Lane. But where did it end?
Pie Corner
20. Which area of London has six consecutive consonants in it’s name?
Knightsbridge (e.g Islington has three, the n, g, t)

21. How many pods are there on the London Eye?
Thirty Two
22. Which airline company first made a commercial flight in a Boeing 747 from New York to London?
Pan-Am
23. Which European city linked up with London by phone in 1891?
Paris
24. Which architect was mainly responsible for designing the Millennium Dome?
Richard Rogers
25. Which London park houses a Peace Pagoda, a botanical garden, deer park and the Festival Pleasure Gardens (part of the 1951 Festival of Britain)?
Battersea Park
26. Which 90's band was named after an area of London?
East 17
27. Who was the last monarch to occupy the Tower of London?
James I
28. What became London's highest building, when it was completed, in 1710 and remained so for 253 years?
St. Paul's Cathedral
29. Which ‘medicinal’ soft drink did Erasmus Bond patent in London on 28th May 1858?
Tonic water
30. In the 1960's which London street was known as the fashion centre for the young?
Carnaby street
31. What is the name of the lake in the middle of Hyde Park in London?
Serpentine
32. On which London street is Selfidges?
Oxford Street
33. “Charisma”, “Bayleaf” and “Vaseline” were all characters in which TV series?
London’s Burning
34. Which brand of disinfectant took it’s name from the London Sanitary Engineer Harry Pickup?
Harpic
35. Which orchestra was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932?
London Philharmonic
36. On which street in London is Hamley’s toy shop?
Regent Street
37. The name of which London thoroughfare provided hits for Gerry Refferty and Undercover? Baker Street
38. In which London park did the Great Exhibition of 1851 take place?
Hyde Park
39. Which London racecourse closed in 1979?
Alexander Park
40. In 1973 Mrs Susan Shaw became the first ever woman to set foot on the what?
Floor of the London Stock Exchange

Tiebreaker - Traffic wardens were first seen in London in which year?
1960

Today's The Day - 24th June

24th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St John the Baptist,
St Bartholomew of Farne,
St Simplicius of Autun,
and St Ralph of Bourges.

History Test for June 24th
Born today in 1895, which boxer was known as 'The Manassa Mauler'? -Jack Dempsey
Which secret organisation was formed in London today in 1717? -The Freemasons
Today in 1955, which future DJ reached Number One in the UK pop charts with `Unchained Melody'? -Jimmy Young
Today in 1983, who became the first American woman in space? -Sally Ride
Which offshoot of the Red Cross, originally called the Ambulance Association, was founded today in 1877? -St. John Ambulance

QUOTE
"I don't care for war, there's far too much luck in it for my liking." - Napoleon III, Emperor of France, following a narrow and bloody French victory at Solferino, 1859.

Events today...
1065 Death of Ferdinand I, king of Castile and Leon.
1245 Pope Innocent sent John de Plano Carpinis, a friar minor, to the court of the Great Khan, at Karakorum; this embassy led to the establishment of Christian missions in China until 1368.
1277 English King Edward I began his first Welsh campaign following Llewelyn's refusal to do homage.
1314 Robert the Bruce defeated Edward II at Bannockburn and so completed his expulsion of the English from Scotland.
1497 John Cabot sailed into Maine with his sons just 35 days after leaving Bristol in his ship Matthew. Armed with letters patent from King Henry VII authorising him to discover and possess lands "unknown to all Christians", he immediately went ashore and finalised ownership. Cabot - real name Giovanni Caboto - was a Venetian explorer in the service of the English crown. Cabot's mission, and the purpose for which he came to England in the first place, was to find an alternative western route to "the Indies".
1509 Henry VIII of England was crowned.
1519 Death of Lucrezia Borgia, illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI.
1535 Charles V led an expedition to conquer Tunis from Barbarossa, with a fleet commanded by Andrea Doria. Charles restored the Bey, Mulai Hassan (deposed by the Turks in 1534) and completed the Spanish conquest of the North African coast (begun in 1494).
1559 The Elizabethan Prayer Book was first used.
1715 Death of John Partridge, English astrologer.
1717 The Grand Lodge of English Freemasons was formed in London.
1812 Napoleon crossed the River Niemen and entered Russian territory.
1853 Jacqueline Bouvier announced her engagement to US senator John F. Kennedy.
1876 General Custer and his men were defeated in a bloody battle with the Indian chief Crazy Horse and his Sioux warriors. Custer had been ordered to take his regiment up the Rosebud Creek and into the valley of the Little Bighorn River to ferret out the hostile Indians believed to be camping there. Early in the morning Custer spotted a large Indian village and, unaware that it was harbouring more than 1500 fighting men, decided to attack at once. With Custer's army totalling about 650 men, it was a lost battle from the start. The General divided his regiment into four detachments and led his own detachment in an attempted strike on the village's eastern flank. He was unable to penetrate with mounted troops, however, and his cavalry were forced to dismount and fight on foot. The 225 officers and men were over-whelmed and every last one was killed.
1901 An exhibition of work by Pablo Picasso, a new young Spanish painter, opened at the Ambrose Voilard gallery in Paris. Because of the restricted space the works were hung from floor to ceiling. There was some interesting work on display, notably the Old Harlot and Dwarf Dancer.
1902 King Edward VII had an emergency appendix operation two days before his planned coronation.
1908 Death of Stephen Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the USA.
1917 The Russian Black Sea fleet mutinied at Sebastopol.
1947 A pilot saw nine unidentifiable circular objects in the sky above Washington state.
1948 The Berlin airlift began as the Allies flew food and essential supplies to Berliners after the Soviets had blockaded the city.
1956 Colonel Nasser was elected President of Egypt.
1968 British comedian Tony Hancock committed suicide in Australia.
1973 Eamon de Valera resigned as president of Ireland aged 90.
1978 Twelve white missionaries were massacred in Rhodesia's bush war.
1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman in space when she blasted off in Challenger with four male astronauts.
1985 Keith Hardcastle, Britain's longest surviving heart transplant patient, died six years after he received his replacement heart.
1985 The shuttle Discovery returned to Earth, having taken millions of French and Arabic viewers on a televised tour of the craft. Prince Sultan Salman Saud of Saudi Arabia and Colonel Patrick Baudry of Air France took it in turns to float around the cabin telling their respective audiences about the pleasures and peculiarities of the weightless life aloft. The Prince confessed that praying to Mecca up there made him dizzy. Colonel Boudry revealed that "in zero G, you could put your trousers on two legs at a time." The shuttle had a flawless rendezvous with the satellite Spartan released into orbit two days earlier. Spartan was video-taping observations of super-heated gases in the constellation Perseus and at the centre of the Milky Way.
1986 Death of Rex Warner, British novelist.
1990 For the first time in the history of Europe two women deacons were ordained priests of the Anglican Church. The historic ceremonies were conducted by the Bishop of Connor and took place in St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast. The women were Kathleen Young, a 50-year-old physiotherapist of Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim, and Irene Templeton, 49, from Belfast. The ordinations followed a two thirds majority decision by the general synod of the Church of Ireland in May to give women equal opportunity with men. The Bishop said afterwards that the ordinations heralded a new era for the Church.
2003 In Iraq, six Royal Military Police officers were killed and eight other British servicemen wounded in two separate incidents.
2003 India and China achieved an improvement in relations, with a landmark agreement on the status of Tibet.
2003 An imam and five other men suspected of al-Qaeda ties were arrested in a series of anti-terror raids.
2003 The Queen called for Britain and Russia to "remain firm partners", as Vladimir Putin began a historic visit to the UK.
2003 British number one Tim Henman opened his Wimbledon campaign with a four-set victory over Tomas Zib. The women's top seed Serena Williams made light work of Jill Craybas and Andre Agassi reached round two. But Xavier Malisse and Guillermo Coria went out.
2003 Leon Uris, who wrote the novel Exodus and other epic books, dies aged 78.
2003 Street racing sequel "2 Fast 2 Furious" knocked "The Matrix Reloaded" from the top of the UK box office chart.
2003 Ronaldinho delivered a clear hint he was ready to join Man Utd as he started showdown talks with Paris St Germain.
2004 Three people were killed and several injured in bombings in Istanbul and Ankara ahead of a visit by the US president.
2004 Portugal reached the semis of Euro 2004 with a 6-5 penalty shoot-out win over England.
2004 Health Secretary John Reid set out Labour's plans to improve the NHS, including a pledge to cut waiting times.
2004 DJ Tony Blackburn returned to radio station Classic Gold Digital after suspension for playing Cliff Richard records.
2004 Eric Clapton auctioned his favourite guitar, Blackie, along with other instruments in New York.
2005 Campaigners called for tighter guidelines for high-speed police pursuits, after a 60% rise in deaths and injuries.
2005 Thousands of fans enjoyed the first day of the Glastonbury Festival - despite storms causing serious disruption.
2005 Tim Henman dropped out of the world's top 10 following his early Wimbledon exit.
BIRTHDAYS (for 24 June 2006)
Ambrose Bierce, 164 (born 24 June 1842)
writer & satirist.
Horatio Herbert, Earl Kitchener, 156 (born 24 June 1850)
British secretary of state for war in 1914.
Jack Dempsey, 111 (born 24 June 1895)
American heavyweight boxing champion.
Juan Fangio, 95 (born 24 June 1911)
Argentinian racing driver.
Professor Fred Hoyle, 91 (born 24 June 1915)
British astronomer and notable science-fiction writer.
Claude Chabrol, 76 (born 24 June 1930)
French film director who is credited with beginning the nouvelle vague.

Quiztime London Quiz - 2

1. Who wrote a famous diary between 1660 and 1669, which included detailed descriptions of the Plague and the Great Fire of London?
Samuel Pepys
2. Who ordered the building of the Tower of London?
William the Conqueror
3. Which London landmark was designed by Sir Norman Foster to depict a 'blade of light by night'?
The Millennium Bridge - nicknamed 'The Blade of Light'
4. Which famous annual sporting event was first held in 1981 when it was won by Dick Beardsley?
London Marathon
5. What trade is associated with London’s Hatton Gardens?
Diamonds & Jewellery
6. Which tourist attraction is called ‘the gasworks’ by London cabbies?
Houses of Parliament
7. What was first produced, listing 255 names, in London in 1880?
Telephone Directory
8. What is London's most famous Bookshop?
Foyles
9. On which London Underground Line is the longest tunnel?
Northern
10. Which two clubs were involved in the first all London F.A. cup final?
Spurs & Chelsea
11. Which birds are associated with the Tower of London?
Ravens
12. From which London station are the trains direct to the continent, through the Channel Tunnel?
Waterloo
13. Which London Theatre was the first public building in the world to be lit by electric lighting?
Savoy Theatre
14. Which London building has a slab on the floor marking the tomb of an unknown warrior from Word war I?
Westminster Abbey
15. Which London street is famous for private medicine?
Harley Street
16. Where in London is the Ceremony of the Keys held each evening?
Tower of London
17. The world famous steam engine 'The Flying Scotsman' used to depart from which London Station en route to Edinburgh?
King's Cross
18. Which UK punk group had a hit with London Calling?
The Clash
19. Who was the last prisoner in the Tower of London?
Rudolf Hess
20. 5 points available - Greater London has borders with five counties, one point for each correct?
Buckinghamshire / Essex / Hertfordshire / Kent / Surrey

21. Who had a hit in the UK singing about the Streets of London?
Ralph McTell
22. In London, whose private house has its own court and eleven prison cells?
Lord Mayor of London
23. What fictional creatures from South London did children's writer Elizabeth Beresford create?
The Wombles
24. Which legendary monster actor was born William Henry Pratt in London in 1887?
Boris Karloff
25. In London, which road runs from Charing Cross to Fleet Street?
The Strand
26. Which Comedy series was set mainly at 34 Claremont Avenue, London, W11 4BS?
Absolutely Fabulous
27. Which borough of London shares its name with a New York village?
Greenwich
28. Which Ealing comedy was about a group of Londoners that set up their own country?
Passport to Pimlico
29. True or False: the manager of the first ever Japanese restaurant to be awarded a Michelin star, Umu in London’s Mayfair, is called Eric Kebbab?
True
30. In which building would you find ‘Traitors Gate’?
Tower of London
31. The London monument near London Bridge was built to comemorate what?
The Great Fire of London
32. What is Fleet Street in London named after?
River Fleet (now underground)
33. Which London football team had a chart hit in 1981 with the song ‘Ossie’s Dream’?
Tottenham Hotspur
34. Which theatre in London was originally called the Waldorf?
The Strand
35. Which London Street is famous for men's tailoring?
Saville Row
36. Who was on the English throne at the time of the Great Fire of London?
Charles II
37. Which particular Travel Map was designed in 1931 by a man called Henry Beck?
London Underground Map
38. After the Great Fire of London, which architect was responsible for the rebuilding of over 50 churches in London?
Christopher Wren
39. Who designed New Scotland Yard and the garden suburb at Bedford Park, London?
Norman Shaw
40. Whose restaurant scored the lowest possible rating for food, ambience and service in the 2004 edition of Harden's London Restaurant Guide?
Jamie Oliver's Fifteen - he started the restaurant using a gang of previously unemployable teenagers

Tiebreaker - How many Stations are there on the London Underground?
206
- According to the organisers of the London marathon, what is the average time taken to complete a marathon?
4 hours 3 minutes

Quiztime London Quiz - 1

1. In Which London Street did the Great Fire of London break out in 1666?
Pudding Lane
2. In which building is the Kohinoor (pron. Co – E – Nor) Diamond kept?
The Tower of London
3. What London borough hosts an annual flower show?
Chelsea
4. What area of London did Jack the Ripper frequent?
Whitechapel
5. Which London museum is named after a Queen and her cousin?
Victoria and Albert museum
6. For which London building was the Marble Arch originally designed as a gateway?
Buckingham Palace
7. Which London Park would you be in to ride along Rotten Row?
Hyde Park
8. Which was the first main railway terminus to open in London?
Euston
9. What is the name of the London home of the Prince of Wales?
St James Palace
10. In which building in London will you find “The Whispering Gallery”?
St Paul’s Cathedral
11. In 1912, a statue of which J.M. Barrie hero was unveiled in London's Kensington Gardens?
Peter Pan
12. Where in London will you find gates named after Margaret Thatcher?
Downing Street
13. In which London borough is the Royal Albert Hall?
Kensington
14. What is London's most frequently stolen road sign?
Abbey Road
15. Outside which London railway station will you find an eight foot statue of Sherlock Holmes?
Baker Street underground railway station
16. Whose official residence is Fulham Palace?
Bishop of London
17. Which is the only London mainline rail terminus to share its name with a bridge over the Thames?
Waterloo
18. What London theatre boasted during WWII "We never closed"?
The Windmill
19. Name the only Bascule bridge in London?
Tower Bridge
20. Which TV character lived at 3 Stable Mews in the City of London?
John Steed in the Avengers

21. What is the name of the nearest forest to London?
Epping Forest
22. which London born actor played a boy adopted by Indians in the film the last of the Mohicans?
Daniel day Lewis
23. South Mimms and Clacket Lane are service areas on which British motorway?
M25 or London Orbital
24. What mode of transport ran in London for the last time in 1962?
The trolleybus
25. Born in London in 1947, how is the singer / actor David Albert Cook better known?
David Essex – his first single reached 3/1973 – ‘Rock on’)
26. Who founded his first “Mission For The Destitute” in London’s East End in 1867?
Thomas Barnado
27. Which motorway connects London to Winchester?
M3
28. Mincing Lane in London was traditionally the home of what trade?
Tea
29. Which 1981 film featured an isolated inn called The Slaughtered Lamb?
An American Werewolf In London
30. The Trolley Song by Ron Goodwin is the theme to the television coverage of which sporting event, held every April?
The London Marathon
31. According to the song, in which London thoroughfare did a Nightingale sing?
Berkeley Square
32. Where would you find the Lutine Bell?
Lloyds of London
33. In 1848, The London Daily News carried the worlds fist what?
Weather report
34. Which Hollywood star is now artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in London?
Kevin Spacey
35. 51 what were destroyed by the Great fire of London?
Churches
36. Which area of London got its name from a hunting call?
Soho
37. The De Beaumont centre in London specialises in what sport?
Fencing
38. The first branch of which supermarket chain was a small dairy in London's Drury Lane, opened in 1864?
Sainsbury's
39. What took place on London's Serpentine for the first time on 16th June 1930?
Mixed Bathing
40. In London what are The Cavalry, Marlborough and Savile?
Private Members Clubs

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In The News - Last Week At A Glance

Friday June 16
The Government's planned home information packs were condemned as "expensive, deficient and dangerous".
High-profile but uncontroversial figures received awards in a deliberately low-key Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Bill Gates, the world's richest man, decided to walk away from his day-to-day involvement with his software company, Microsoft, in order to devote the rest of his life to charitable causes.
The General Synod revealed draft legislation which would allow couples to marry in any Anglican church they like if they can show they have a connection with it.

Saturday June 17
It emerged that prisoners freed early from jail were being allowed to take foreign holidays while still "on licence".
The head of a leading college claimed that British students could struggle to win places at university because of competition from European applicants who have "better English".
The government quietly brought in measures to give councils the power to seize the homes of the dead from bereaved families.
The Longbridge MG Rover car plant began taking shape half the way round the world in China after moving from the heart of the British Midlands.

Sunday June 18
The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was beaten to death in an apparently motiveless murder appealed for help in catching her son's killer.
A new screening method was revealed which could mean thousands of couples affected by serious genetic diseases will be able to have children without the risk of passing on their condition.
The American branch of Anglicism elected its first female leader in a development that could hasten the break-up of the worldwide Church.
British forces scored dramatic successes against the Taliban during a lightning push deep into the lawless regions of southern Afghanistan.

Monday June 19
A powerful Commons committee said that growing anger in England over the power Scottish MPs wield at Westminster could destroy the 1998 devolution settlement.
The first woman to be convicted in an English court of deliberately infecting a man with HIV was jailed for 32 months.
Ofsted warned that children are still exposed to the risk of paedophiles working in schools, as it delivered a stinging rebuke to everyone involved in the vetting system.
Spain's socialist prime minister was reported to be preparing for imminent talks with the Basque separatist group Eta.

Tuesday June 20
A survey by trading standards officials found that more than a quarter of shops that stocked knives were illegally selling them to children under 16.
Downing Street announced that Tony Blair and the Queen are to have two dedicated aircraft to fly them on official visits at a cost of £12.3 million a year.
England avoided a clash with Germany in the next round of the World Cup after scraping a 2-2 draw against Sweden - but lost Michael Owen in the process.
The US activated its multi-billion dollar missile defence shield for the first time as concern mounted that North Korea was preparing to launch a long-range ballistic missile.

Wednesday June 21
Gordon Brown promised to approve the updating of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent to show that a Labour government led by him would not swing back to the Left or be "soft" on defence.
Ofwat prepared to take action which could result in Thames Water being fined up to £140 million after the company announced a huge increase in profits while its pipes leaked almost 200 million gallons of water a day.
President George W Bush told Europeans it was "absurd" to regard the United States as the greatest threat to world peace.
Up to 100 workers were kidnapped as they finished work at an industrial complex north of Baghdad - Iraq's biggest mass abduction since the downfall of Saddam Hussein.

Thursday June 22
A withering report by MPs exposed the chaos and confusion surrounding the "malfunctioning" system of parking fines.
Health watchdogs said that babies born at home could be at greater risk of dying than those delivered in hospitals.
British Airways was placed at the centre of a transatlantic investigation into alleged price-fixing.
Tony Blair was accused of being preoccupied with "headline-grabbing" by a leading criminologist asked to advise Downing Street on fighting crime.

And...
A former airline stewardess opened the only all-female private eye agency in America… A peacock fell deeply in love with a row of petrol pumps ... It was claimed that the best way to thwart a vampire is to hold your breath… Plans were revealed to cocoon the HMS Victory in a giant bubble... The world's oldest person celebrated her 128th birthday… A school banned teenage Christians from wearing "purity rings"... A supermarket chain launched a range of "ugly fruit"… Over-competitive parents were found to be making themselves ill with worry about their children's birthday parties… A Californian woman gave away sperm supplied by an anonymous "super donor" … Noel Edmonds injured his elbow lifting the telephone... The DVLA sacked 14 workers for sending pornographic emails... A study found French shop assistants to be amongst the most surly in Europe... Germany's only wild brown bear wandered into a lakeside resort, sat down in front of a police station - and still gave hunters the slip.

Today's The Day - 23rd June

23rd June 2006
National Day of Luxembourg.

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Cyneburg,
St Etheldreda,
St Agrippina,
St Lietbertus,
St Joseph Cafasso,
and St Thomas Garnet.

History Test for June 23rd
Born today in 1940, who starred in the seventies TV drama series `Budgie'? -Adam Faith
Born today in 1763, who became the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte? -Josephine de Beauharnais
The Beatles' `Paperback Writer' reached Number One in the UK pop charts today in 1966. Which newspaper is mentioned in the song? -The Daily Mail
Which cricket team played England in a test match for the first time today in 1928? -The West Indies (England won)
Which educational establishment produced its first graduates today in 1973? -The Open University

Events today...
79AD Death of Vespasian Roman emperor.
1537 Spanish explorer Pedro de Mendoza died at sea on his way back to Spain from Argentina.
1611 English navigator Henry Hudson and eight others were cast adrift by mutineers; the mutineers returned to England, but Hudson and his companions were never seen again.
1683 William Penn, the English Quaker and advocate of civil and religious liberty, signed a treaty with chiefs of the Lenni Lenape Tribe in a bid to ensure the peace of his colony. Penn was granted a huge tract of land in the New World by King Charles II, which he subsequently named "Pennsylvania" after his father. Since arriving from England in September 1682. Penn, author of No Cross, No Crown, had gone all out to establish friendly relations with the Indian tribes in the area. The solemn ceremony took place under an elm tree at Shakamaxon, Philadelphia.
1697 Death of John Aubrey, English antiquary.
1757 British troops under Robert Clive defeated the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud Dawlah, at the Battle of Plassey, thereby making possible the British annexation of Bengal.
1796 Pope Pius VI signed an armistice with Napoleon.
1839 Lady Hester Stanhope, English gentlewoman who spent much time living with Arab tribes in the Middle East, died in poverty.
1848 Adolphe Sax was granted a patent for the saxophone.
1911 Despite the, rather glum weather thousands turned out to celebrate the coronation of King George V in London. Twelve thousand members of the Metropolitan Police lined the route where cheering crowds waited for the great moment when the robed and crowned King and Queen would drive by. Seven thousand people attended the coronation ceremony itself, including representatives from all over the world. It was also a day of rejoicing for the whole of the Empire, which joined with the Mother Country in rendering homage to the new King. Even in India - where the great official celebrations would not take place until the time of the Delhi Durbar - unofficial festivities of the most varied sorts were being held everywhere.
1924 Death of Cecil Sharp, English collector of folk songs.
1934 Saudi Arabia and the Yemen signed a peace agreement after a war of six weeks.
1935 British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden offered Benito Mussolini concessions over Abyssinia, which he rejected.
1939 A series of IRA bombings in England led the Dail, the Irish parliament, to take tough measures against the organisation, including provision for internment without trial. The bombings were just one in a long line of terrorist activities going back to the IRA's beginnings in 1919, when they took over from the militant nationalist group, the Irish Volunteers. The IRA refused to accept the division of Ireland or the Irish Free State, established after the war of independence of 1919-21 and contemptuously referred to as "the Six Counties". Its goal was a united Ireland, and it believed that the only way to achieve this was through armed struggle. Despite being declared illegal in 1931 and again in 1936, the IRA had defiantly continued to bomb, raid, ambush and sabotage in the blind pursuit of its dream.
1951 Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, 'missing diplomats', fled to the USSR.
1952 The US Air Force bombed hydroelectric plants in North Korea.
1956 Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, the man who stood as a symbol of Arab nationalism from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf, became President of Egypt. Son of a humble postal clerk, Nasser graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Cairo in 1938, aged 20. He was wounded in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and was a central figure in the military uprising that overthrew the government of King Faruk in 1952. Appointed prime minister in 1954, Nasser had the full support and affection of the Egyptian people.
1980 Death of Olivia Manning, British novelist best known for her Balkan Trilogy.
1980 Sanjay Gandhi, son of Indira Gandhi and next in line for political power, was killed in an air crash.
1985 An Air India Boeing 747 exploded off the Irish coast, killing the 329 people on board. The jet was en route from Canada, where it left Montreal airport late, 1 hour and 33 minutes after its scheduled departure time. Although no group claimed responsibility for the murders, it was believed that Sikh extremists planted the bomb that caused the devastating disaster.
1991 The International Monetary Fund agreed to offer associate membership to the Soviet Union.
1999 A Virgin train which had been travelling at 110mph collided with another almost stationary train at Winsford in Cheshire. The driver managed to slow down to 40mph before jumping from the cab. There were no fatalities.
1999 A robber entered a Building Society in Chester with a knife. After confronting staff, they pressed the emergency button to raise the protective barrier. Unfortunately for the robber, he was leaning over it and ended up being raised to the ceiling and trapped by his neck until Police and Fire Officers arrived.
2003 Hong Kong was given the all-clear from the deadly SARS virus after it went 20 days without any new cases.
2003 Belgian PM Guy Verhofstadt pledged to restrict controversial war crimes laws, to the anger of campaigners.
2003 Defending champion Lleyton Hewitt was beaten by 6'10" Croatian, Ivo Karlovic in one of Wimbledon's biggest-ever upsets.
2003 Greg Rusedski beat resilient German Alexander Waske in straight sets at Wimbledon.
2004 The US withdrew a UN resolution meant to give its soldiers immunity from prosecution at The Hague.
2004 DJ Tony Blackburn was suspended from his radio job for playing Cliff Richard records against station policy.
2004 New editorial guidelines and a journalism college were among the BBC changes in response to the Hutton Report.
2004 The gates to Glastonbury Festival opened, but festival-goers are slow to take to the field.
2004 Germany failed to reach the quarter-finals after losing 2-1 to the Czech Republic, and Ruud van Nistelrooy led Holland to a 3-0 win over Latvia and a last-eight spot.
2005 Ex-Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was jailed for 60 years for masterminding the murders of three civil rights workers.
2005 British teenager Andy Murray destroyed 14th seed Radek Stepanek at Wimbledon.
2005 Singer Ryan Adams pulled out of appearing at the Glastonbury festival due to an ear infection.

BIRTHDAYS (for 23 June 2006)
Empress Josephine, 243 (born 23 June 1763)
Martinique-born wife of Napoleon Bonaparte whose marriage was dissolved when she failed to produce an heir.
Alfred Kinsey, 112 (born 23 June 1894)
American zoologist and sociologist best-known for his studies of human Sexuality and his books Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male and Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female.
Edward VIII, 112 (born 23 June 1894)
British monarch who abdicated in order to marry the divorcee Mrs Simpson and took the title Duke of Windsor.
Alan Mathison Turing, 94 (born 23 June 1912)
British mathematician and computer expert who pioneered the Turing machine, which greatly advanced computer development.
Sir Leonard Hutton, 90 (born 23 June 1916)
British cricketer who made 364 runs against the Australians in 1938, the highest ever scored by an English batsman.
Bob Fosse, 79 (born 23 June 1927)
American dancer, actor, director and choreographer who won an Oscar for Cabaret.

World Cup Party

MP3 Files for your World Cup Party

Embrace - World At Your Feet (Official England 2006 Anthem)

Stan's World Cup Song - Stan Boardman

Sven Sven Sven - Bell & Spurling

Joe Fagin - That's England Alright

Lonnie Donegan - World Cup Willie (1966)

Sham 69 - Hurry Up England

Tony Christie - Is This The Way To The World Cup

Showaddywaddy - Hey England!

Golden Balls - Bell & Spurling

England's Barmy Army - Come On England

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Silly Season?

Is there to be no end to the nation's suffering?
After Wayne Rooney (metatarsal) and Michael Owen (knee), the latest British icon to be felled is Noel Edmonds (elbow).
His injury, it can be said, is a little less heroic than the others. An orthopaedic consultant has found that Edmonds is suffering from repetitive strain injury in his right elbow from lifting the telephone too often on his new television game show, Deal or No Deal.
"It's a bit ridiculous but I am in agony," the presenter said yesterday. "After 40 years in entertainment, I can at last boast that I have suffered an industrial injury."
One of the key props in the Channel 4 show is an old-fashioned Bakelite telephone. An element in the suspense - as contestants attempt to win money placed in locked boxes - requires Edmonds to pick it up with a theatrical flourish and talk to a mysterious figure called "The Banker" to negotiate the contestants' winnings.
Edmonds, 57, said: "The phone is pretty heavy and I have to pick it up a dozen times a show. We shoot three shows a day and it got so painful that I could hardly pick the bleeding thing up.
"I didn't know what was wrong so I went to a consultant in Bristol last week and she diagnosed it as repetitive strain injury, rather like tennis elbow. She said she was a huge fan of the show and was sure that it must be from picking up the phone.
Abandoning the daytime show is not an option. Deal or No Deal has revived the career of Edmonds, it wins daily audiences of more than three million and the presenter is being paid a reported £3 million a year. Nor is the obvious: picking up the phone with his left hand.
He said: "It's all about camera angles and I have to wear an earpiece in my left ear for the producer to give me instructions.
"I've had a steroid injection and am picking up the phone in a low kind of underhand arc instead of with a showy overhand way. We have changed one camera angle so it doesn't look too odd."
Edmonds's injury puts him in good company. In 2001, Rick Parfitt, the veteran Status Quo guitarist, was diagnosed with RSI. It was put down to playing the same three chords - E major, A major and B7 - for 35 years.

Wimbledon 2006 - Seeded Players

The Seeded Players for this years competion can be viewed at -
http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/bios/seeds.html

English Soccer Fixtures 2006/2007

Premiership champions Chelsea will kick off their title defence with the visit of Manchester City on 19 August.
Last season's runners-up Manchester United will host Fulham, while FA Cup winners Liverpool travel to newly-promoted Sheffield United.
Arsenal will open proceedings at the Emirates Stadium by taking on Aston Villa, while rivals Tottenham face a trip to Bolton.
New boys Watford take a trip to Everton while Reading will host Middlesbrough.
Intertoto Cup hopefuls Newcastle, minus the injured Michael Owen, begin their campaign at home to Wigan.
Portsmouth, who escaped relegation to the Championship last season, host Blackburn while Iain Dowie's first challenge as Charlton boss sees his side travel to FA Cup runners-up West Ham.
Manchester United have a tough opener to September which will go a long way to establishing whether they can capture their first Premiership title since 2003.
The Red Devils host Tottenham and Arsenal on 9 and 16 September.
Sir Alex Ferguson's boys will have to wait until 9 December for their contest against rivals Manchester City, while the first of the Merseyside derby fixtures will take place at Goodison Park on 9 September.
Chelsea face a tough run-in to their programme as they will travel to Arsenal in their penultimate fixture before hosting Everton in their final match.
Manchester United close with the visit of West Ham, while Liverpool will welcome Charlton to Anfield on 13 May.
Coppell will ring in the new year with a trip to former club Manchester United when the two sides go head-to-head at Old Trafford on New Year's Eve.
Reading boss Coppell comes face-to-face with a bit of personal history too when he meets new Boro manager Gareth Southgate in the opener.
Coppell used to manage the former England defender as a trainee at Crystal Palace.
"It makes me feel old because on one of my first days at Palace I saw Gareth training as a 12-year-old," said Coppell.
"To confront him as a manager means it has gone full circle.
"But looking at the fixture list and seeing the world stars clubs will bring to the Madejski is a privilege."
Watford chief executive Mark Ashton is excited by the prospect of being back among the footballing elite - even if it means preparing for a step up in competition.
"West Ham followed by Manchester United is fantastic and we are eagerly looking forward to it," said Ashton.
"The manager (Adrian Boothroyd) is going through the list of games but there are no easy games, we're fully aware of that."

Premiership opening weekend fixtures 19 August:
Arsenal v Aston Villa
Bolton v Tottenham
Chelsea v Man City
Everton v Watford
Man Utd v Fulham
Newcastle v Wigan
Portsmouth v Blackburn
Reading v Middlesbrough
Sheff Utd v Liverpool
West Ham v Charlton

Tuesday, 22 August:
Charlton v Man Utd
Middlesbrough v Chelsea
Tottenham v Sheff Utd
Watford v West Ham
Wigan v Arsenal (POSTPONED - new date TBC)

Wednesday, 23 August:
Aston Villa v Reading
Blackburn v Everton
Fulham v Bolton
Liverpool v Newcastle (POSTPONED - new date TBC)
Man City v Portsmouth

LINKS - - -

English club-by-club fixtures

Carling Cup first round draw

Colchester kick off at Birmingham

Carlisle host Doncaster in opener

Accrington begin quest at Chester

Today's The Day - 22nd June

22nd June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Acacius,
Saints John Fisher and Thomas More,
St Paulinus of Nola,
St Nicetas of Remesiana,
and St Eberhard of Salzburg.

History Test for June 22nd
Born today in 1949, who played the Danish author Karen Blixen in the film `Out of Africa'? -Meryl Streep
Which former Liberal Party leader was acquitted of conspiracy to murder charges today in 1979? -Jeremy Thorpe
With which song did Gary Glitter achieve his third UK Number One today in 1974? -Always Yours
Which London cricket ground was used for the first time today in 1814? -Lord's
Which airline began flights from Gatwick to New York today in 1984? -Virgin Atlantic

Events today...
1101 Death of Roger I, king of Sicily.
1377 Richard II became king of England.
1527 Death of Jane Shore, mistress of Edward IV.
1527 Death of Niccola Machiavelli Italian politician and diplomat.
1535 St John Fisher, bishop of Rochester was beheaded.
1671 Turkey declared war on Poland.
1679 The Duke of Monmouth subdued an insurrection of Scottish Covenanters at Bothwell Bridge.
1699 Death of Josiah Child, English merchant.
1814 The Marylebone Cricket Club and Hertfordshire played the first match at England's Lord's Cricket Ground.
1826 The Pan-American Congress met in Panama under the a influence of Simon Bolivar in an unsuccessful effort to unite the American Republics.
1906 President Roosevelt sued John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company for operating a monopoly.
1907 The Northern Line was opened on the London Underground.
1940 France accepted the armistice terms of Germany and Italy.
1956 Death of Walter de la Mare, English author.
1969 American singer Julie Garland was found dead in the bathroom of her Belgravia mews home in London, along with an empty box of sleeping pills.
1987 Fred Astaire, one of America's best loved entertainers died at the age of 88.
1989 In China, seven students involved in the Tiennamen Square protests were shot after televised show trials.
1989 The captain of the capsized cross-Channel ferry Herald of Free Enterprise was charged with manslaughter.
2003 Israel's PM hailed the killing of a top militant, while the Palestinians accused him of sabotaging truce talks.
2003 India's Government stepped in to stop developers building a commercial complex next to the Taj Mahal (the monument to love).
2003 Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 to secure their 29th Primera Liga title.
2003 Marcus Trescothick hit a ton as England just beat Pakistan to win the NatWest Challenge.
2003 Cameroon star Eric Djemba-Djemba revealed he was set for a £3m move to Man Utd.
2004 A South Korean hostage threatened with execution in Iraq was beheaded and his body is found by US troops.
2004 Iranian television broadcast statements by UK sailors detained for crossing into Iranian waters.
2004 David Blunkett ordered a police chief to be suspended after a report finds "serious failings" in checks on Ian Huntley.
2004 Portuguese police arrested a man following the death of a Briton in Lisbon in a suspected attempted robbery.
2004 New director general Mark Thompson restructured the BBC's management and moved to strengthen its journalism.
2004 A 3-D hologram of the Queen, the first royal portrait of its kind, which appears to move, was unveiled in Jersey.
2004 Italy crashed out of Euro 2004 despite beating Group C whipping boys Bulgaria. Sweden and Denmark both progressed to the quarter-finals after a draw. Denmark refuted suggestions they and Sweden played for the 2-2 draw which sent Italy home from Euro 2004.
2005 Actor Tom Cruise said he would not press charges against the TV film crew who squirted him with water.
2005 Greg Rusedski's Wimbledon campaign ended in disappointment in near-darkness on Centre Court against Joachim Johansson.

BIRTHDAYS (for 22 June 2006)
Billy Wilder, 100 (born 22 June 1906)
Austrian-born film director and writer whose string of hits include The Apartment, Sunset Boulevard, The Lost Weekend and Some Like It Hot.
Prunella Scales, 74 (born 22 June 1932)
Cybil in Fawlty Towers
Kris Kristofferson, 70 (born 22 June 1936)
American singer, songwriter and actor best-known for the album Me and Bobby McVee and the film A Star Is Born.
Esther Rantzen, 66 (born 22 June 1940)
TV Presenter
Meryl Streep, 57 (born 22 June 1949)
American actress whose films include Kramer v. Kramer, Out Of Africa, Sophie's Choice and The French Lieutenant's Woman.
Alistair Stewart, 54 (born 22 June 1952)
TV Newsreader
Danny Baker, 49 (born 22 June 1957)
Radio and TV Presenter
Jimmy Somerville, 45 (born 22 June 1961)
Singer
Bonehead, 41 (born 22 June 1965)
Oasis guitarist

HUG Quiz

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Arts World Cup: win a high definition TV

Michael Caton-Jones, director of Scandal, and James Christopher, the Times film critic, have chosen their fantasy England and France football XIs from the world of film.
Click here to see the team lists and find out how your vote for your favourite team could win you a 42-inch high definition TV...

HOW TO ENTER

To enter this week, tell us which film nation would win: France or England?

Please include the words France or England in the e-mail subject line.

Send the answer, your name, address, e-mail address and daytime telephone number to entertainment@timesonline.co.uk.

Terms and Conditions

Competition closes at midday UK time on Friday, June 23, 2006.

Competition open to those aged 18 and over and resident in the UK.

One winner will be drawn at random from all correct entries received.

The Arts World Cup:

France v England in film

World Cup Update

Owen out of the World Cup
The Football Association have announced that Michael Owen is on his way back to England after a scan on his right knee confirmed that the forward will play no further part in the World Cup.

Owen was injured in the first minute of England's 2-2 draw against Sweden in Cologne and flew back to the team hotel in Baden-Baden ahead of an MRI scan at the Max Grundig hospital at Buhlertal. The fear is that the Newcastle United forward has serious ligament damage which could result in a lengthy lay-off

Today's The Day - 21st June

21st June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Aloysius Gonzaga,
St Leufred,
St Mewan,
St Engelmund,
St John Rigby,
St Eusebius of Samosata,
and St Leutfridus.

History Test for June 21st
Which pop star lost his multi-million pound court battle with his record company, Sony, today in 1994? -George Michael
Who was the portly director of the first British talkie film `Blackmail', released today in 1929? -Sir Alfred Hitchcock
What aeronautic feat was first achieved by Mrs Georgia Henderson over Los Angeles today in 1913? -She became the first woman to make a parachute jump
Born today in 1982, who is second in line to the British throne? -Prince William
The musical 'Evita' opened in London today in 1978. Who starred in the title role? -Elaine Paige

Events today...
1377 Edward III of England died after a reign studded with successful military ventures.
1527 Italian political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli died aged 58.
1529 Death of John Skelton, English poet.
1547 Death of Sebastiano del Piombo, Italian painter.
1631 Death of John Smith, Virginian colonist.
1652 Inigo Jones, the famous architect who founded the classic English tradition of architecture, died. The son of a humble clothworker, he was patronized
1661 The Peace of Kardis was signed between Russia and Sweden, ending the Northern War; Russia abandoned all claims to Livonia.
1675 The construction of Sir Christopher Wren's St Paul's Cathedral in London began.
1683 Death of Lord William Russell, English politician.
1718 Death of Alexius Pecrovich, son of Peter the Great, died in prison.
1738 Death of Charles Viscount Townshend, English politician.
1786 Death of George Hepplewhite, English cabinet-maker.
1788 The US constitution came into force, when ratified by the 9th state, New Hampshire.
1791 The escape plan of Louis XVI of France and his family was foiled as members of the National Guard caught the fugitive king at Varennes and brought him back to Paris. He had been attempting to get away to safety across the country's eastern border. This final act of foolishness undermined the King's credibility as a constitutional monarch, and the National Assembly suspended his powers. Clearly underestimating the strength of popular demands for economic and administrative reforms, the King has allowed himself to be dominated by reactionary forces within the aristocracy. His reluctance to sanction the achievements of the National Assembly - such as the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and the dismantling of the feudal regime - revealed a serious lack of foresight. The King was now in an extremely precarious position.
1796 Scottish explorer Mungo Park reached the River Niger.
1798 British General Gerard Lake defeated Irish rebels at Vinegar Hill and entered Wexford, ending the Irish Rebellion.
1813 The Duke of Wellington completely routed the French at Vittoria, forcing the Spanish king, Napoleon's brother Joseph, to return to France.
1827 Robert Peel reformed English criminal law, by reducing the number of capital offences, abolishing the immunity of the clergy from arrest in cases of felony, and by defining the law of offences against property in a simplified form.
1843 The Royal College of Surgeons was founded in Britain.
1852 Death of Friedrich Froebel, German educationalist who founded the first kindergarten in 1837 at Blankenburg.
1868 Richard Wagner's opera `Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg' was premiered in Munich.
1876 Mexican soldier and statesman Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, best known for his defeat of the Texans at Alamo, died in poverty-stricken exile.
1887 Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
1887 Britain annexed Zululand, blocking the attempt of Transvaal to gain communication with the coast.
1908 A suffragette demonstration in London attracted 20,000 supporters.
1908 Death of Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, best known for Scheherazade.
1919 The 27 vessels of the German fleet interned at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys were scuttled by their crews.
1940 Death of Jean-Edouard Vuillard, French painter.
1942 General Rommel's troops took 25,000 Allied prisoners at Tobruk, on the Libyan coast.
1970 Brazil carried off the third world cup in a thrilling match in Mexico. Pele opened the scoring with a header, but it was Gerson's goal in the 65th minute - a left footer no goal keeper in the world would have saved - which triggered off a dazzling display of Brazil's real talents. Pele, Tostao, Jairzinho and Rivelino all played with sublime artistry. When Carlos Alberto scored the last goal three minutes from time, the crowd responded with an ovation as ecstatic as the players would have got in their home city of Rio. Brazil's third triumphant victory meant the Jules Rimet Trophy has found a permanent home.
1970 Tony Jacklin became the first British golfer to win the US open in 50 years.
1982 The Princess of Wales gave birth to a lusty, 7lb (3.1 kg) blue-eyed prince in St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. Prince Charles, who emerged two hours later, described his son as having "sort of blondish hair, though it'll probably turn into something else later on". He said that both mother and baby were extremely well, but the Princess was a little tired as it had been a long time. Diana, who was to be 21 the following week, was in labour for just over 16 hours. The new prince was second in line to the throne after his father.
1988 The Burmese government imposed a curfew as the regime totters in the face of student protests.
1989 Police mounted a £1 million ($1.8 million) operation at Stonehenge to combat the expected invasion of thousands of hippies for the summer solstice. To avoid a repetition of the previous year's violent clashes - when 5000 hippies invaded Stonehenge for a festival - 800 police were laid on. But the dreaded invasion never materialised. Only about 400 travellers tried to reach the ancient stones, of which only six actually succeeded in touching them.
1990 More than 25,000 people were reported killed and tens of thousands injured in the earthquake that struck north-western Iran near the Caspian Sea. Hundreds of towns and villages were razed to the ground, and huge areas were without water or electricity. The quake, 7.3 on the Richter scale, lasted more than a minute and struck an area estimated at 40,000 square miles (104,000 sq km). Rescue operations were hampered by aftershocks, mud slides and flooding caused by damaged dams. President Rafsanjani declared three days of national mourning and appealed to citizens to help dig survivors from wreckage. Iran was to accept aid from any source except Israel and South Africa.
2000 A Royal Party was held celebrating the birthdays of Prince Andrew, Prince William and the Queen Mother who would be 100-years-old later in the year. Prince William did not attend even though it was actually his eighteenth birthday that day; he was revising for his "A" Levels.
2003 More than 100 villagers died as they tried to siphon fuel from a ruptured pipeline in south-east Nigeria.
2003 US intelligence was investigating a claim by a captured top Iraqi official that the former leader, Sadam Hussein, and his sons survived the war.
2003 Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was charged after a fight with two men outside a New York hotel.
2003 Hundreds of guests attended an African-themed Windsor Castle for Prince William's fancy dress birthday party. An intruder who gatecrashed the party was a performing "comedy terrorist" dressed as Osama Bin Laden.
2003 The new Harry Potter book became the fastest-selling novel in history, according to one major chain.
2003 Poet Laureate Andrew Motion released a poem in rap form to celebrate Prince William's 21st birthday.
2004 UK diplomats held talks with Iranian officials after three naval vessels and eight crew are seized in Iranian waters.
2004 Heavily armed gunmen attacked the regional police HQ in Ingushetia, close to Chechnya.
2004 SpaceShipOne flew into the history books as the first non-governmental manned craft to reach space.
2004 Wayne Rooney inspired England to victory over Croatia to give them a quarter-final place in Euro 2004, and a Thierry Henry brace puts France into the quarter-finals as winners of Group B.
2004 Ben Stiller's new comedy Dodgeball knocked the third Harry Potter film from the top of the US box office.
2004 It was announced that the late Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was to star in a new radio adaptation.
2004 Goran Ivanisevic stunned 31st seed Mikhail Youzhny in his first match at Wimbledon for three years.

BIRTHDAYS (for 21 June 2006)
Jean-Paul Sartre, 101 (born 21 June 1905)
French philosopher, novelist, dramatist and critic who propounded the philosophy of existentialism.
Mary McCarthy, 94 (born 21 June 1912)
American novelist, critic and journalist, whose work includes Memories of a Catholic Girlhood.
Wally Fawkes, 82 (born 21 June 1924)
cartoonist
Gerald Kaufman, 76 (born 21 June 1930)
Labour MP
Sir Bernard Ingham, 74 (born 21 June 1932)
former Downing Street press secretary
Ray Davies, 62 (born 21 June 1944)
rock singer (The Kinks)
Anne Kirkbride, 52 (born 21 June 1954)
Coronation Street's Deidre
Dean Saunders, 42 (born 21 June 1964)
footballer
Nicole Kidman, 40 (born 21 June 1966)
Actress
Prince William, 24 (born 21 June 1982)
(William Arthur Philip Louis)

Wimbledon 2006

Wimbledon 2006
Follow The Championships at www.wimbledon.org with live point-by-point scores, regular news updates and for the first time ever - live video of matches.
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High-Quality Live and Video On Demand Content
Wimbledon LIVE is an online subscription service offering high-quality live video streaming from up to nine courts (including Centre Court and No.1 Court) throughout The Championships.
Also, if you miss a match you can download it later. We'll be recording every point, game and set we show live to our Video On Demand area, so you can choose the matches you want to see, when you want to see them.
www.wimbledon.org/live

Wimbledon LIVE Special Offer
If you subscribe to Wimbledon LIVE before the start of The Championships on June 26th, you can get an All Access passfor only £9.95 (UK) / $19.95 (US & RoW).
From June 26th, an All Access pass to Wimbledon LIVE will cost £12.95 (UK) / $24.95 (US & RoW). Day passes allowing access to content from individual days of the event will also be available.
www.wimbledon.org/live

Seeding and Draw Dates
Don't forget that the seeds for the 2006 Championships will be announced on Wednesday 21 June.
Also taking place this week is the Draw, which will be held at the All England Club at 10.30am on Friday 23 June.
www.wimbledon.org

2006 Championships: 26 June - 9 July
The Official Wimbledon Web Site at www.wimbledon.org also has live point-by-point scores, regular news updates, animated views of shot from Centre and No.1 Court matches and much more.
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Quiztime 'Summer' Quiz

1. In which summer was the Battle of Britain fought?
1940
2. What name is given to the heavy summer rains in Asia?
Monsoon
3. What is the name of the school in Home and Away?
Summer Bay High
4. Which 80's hit record contains the lyrics "Strange voices are saying, Things I can't understand, It's too close for comfort, This heat has got, Right out of hand"?
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
5. In 'The last of the Summer Wine' what was Nora's husband called?
Wally
6. Which American Olympic athlete won seven gold medals in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games?
Mark Spitz
- Which American male swimmer won five gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics?
Matt Biondi
7. Which country house in the south of England gives its name to a summer drink of claret, soda, and sugar?
Badminton
8. Whose summer palace is the Castel Gandolfo?
The Pope
9. Who has had UK top 20 hits in the 1970's and 1980's with all of the following titles: "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt", "Rumour Has It" and "Love Is In Control" and Bad Girls?
Donna Summer
10. Which summer visitor to Britain lives almost entirely in the air feeding and sleeping on the wing, and never alighting on the ground except by accident?
Swift
11. Which year of the 1970's was the 'summer of the drought'?
1976
12. Which summer month gave its name to an album by Eric Clapton?
August
13. What name is given to the longest day of the year?
Summer Solstice
14. Which 60's hit record contained the lyrics "All that summer we enjoyed it, Wind and rain and shine"?
Bus Stop - Hollies
15. What was Jamie Summers alter ego called?
Bionic Woman
16. What colour to Chelsea Pensioners wear in the summer?
Red
17. What name is given to a climate characterised by extreme cold winters and warm summers?
'Continental' (climate)
18. Which pop band had the 1970 best-selling single "In the Summertime"?
Mungo Jerry
19. Which actor connects “Last of the Summer Wine” with “Wallace & Gromit”?
Peter Sallis
20. The Korean soup ‘Poshintang’ is a popular item on summertime menus, but is made from what?
Dogs

21. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Something Worn in the Summer?
Swimsuit or Bikini - Shorts - T-Shirt - Hat – Sunglasses
22. In Shakespeare's Mid summer nights Dream, who was ‘King of the Fairies’?
Oberon
23. On what day of the year is the summer solstice?
June 21st
24. Name the song - 'Every summer we can rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight if it's not too dear'?
When I'm Sixty-Four - the Beatles
25. Only five countries have sent athletes to every one of the modern Summer Olympics. Can you name them?
Greece / Great Britain / France / Switzerland / Australia
26. Summertime and It Ain’t Necessarily So are songs from which musical?
Porgy & Bess
27. Which was the only Eastern bloc country not to boycott the 1984 Summer Olympic Games? Romania
28. In the film Summer Holiday Cliff and his mates drive a bus from Hertfordshire to which European country?
Greece (Athens)
29. 'The summer of the shark' was the original title of which novel?
Jaws
30. According to the proverb, what does not make a summer?
One Swallow
31. Where were the 1906 summer olympics held?
Athens, Greece
32. Which group featuring John Sebastien was responsible for the million-selling song "Summer in the City"?
The Lovin' Spoonful
33. What is the term for mild weather in late Autumn?
Indian Summer
34. Which song contains the lyric: “Sunny day, fly away, English summers are gone”?
January - Pilot
35. What Did The Queen Of Hearts Do On A Summer Day?
Made Her Tarts
36. Which film featured the song "Summer Nights"?
Grease
37. Which five grounds were used in last summer’s Ashes series against the Australians?
Lord's / Edgbaston / Old Trafford / Trent Bridge / The Oval
38. Which G is a summerhouse or garden pavilion?
Gazebo
39. In the UK, what term describes the time when clocks are kept one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time?
British Summer Time
40. Four cities whose name starts with the letter A have hosted a Summer Olympics - name the cities?
Athens, Antwerp, Amsterdam & Atlanta
- Name the 5 Summer Olympic venue’s to have hosted the Modern Olympic games that begin with the Letter “M”
Melbourne / Mexico / Munich / Montreal / Moscow
- Which country will host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?
China - Beijing

Tiebreaker - Which Year - Cliff Richard releases the singles 'Bachelor Boy' and 'Summer Holiday', both from the soundtrack of his film Summer Holiday?
1963

QUIZTIME UK 2006

Quiztime Vault - Sports Picture Quiz

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Answers - Highlight Below
1. STEVE REDGRAVE
2. PHIL 'THE POWER' TAYLOR
3. ANDY CADDICK
4. JELENA DOKIC
5. PAULA RADCLIFFE
6. RUBENS BARRICHELLO
7. JONATHAN EDWARDS
8. DAVID DUVAL
9. MAURICE GREEN
10. PHIL VICKERY
11. RONNIE IRANI
12. JUAN PABLO MONTOYA
13. KEIRON CUNNINGHAM
14. KIM CLIJSTERS
15. JONAH LOMU
16. MISTY MAY
17. MARCELO RIOS
18. BRIAN MAGEE (IBO SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT)
19. SAM TORRANCE
20. CHRIS SUTTON
QUIZTIME UK QUIZ VAULTS

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1. DAVID SEAMAN
2. (LOMANA) LUA LUA
3. JUNICHI INAMOTO
4. THIERRY HENRY
5. RONALDO
6. ALAN SMITH
7. LUIS FIGO
8. WAYNE ROUTLEDGE
9. EL HADJI DIOUF
10. DWIGHT YORKE
11. NICOLAS ANELKA
12. GILBERTO SILVA
13. PAUL INCE
14. HARRY KEWELL
15. GIANFRANCO ZOLA
16. JAY BOOTHROYD
17. STEVEN GERRARD
18. GARY McALLISTER
19. CARL ASABA
20. SEAN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS
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Today's The Day - 20th June

20th June 2006

Religious events today...
Feast day of Edward the Martyr,
St Alban,
St Govan,
St John of Matera,
St Silverius, pope,
St Bain,
and St Adalbert of Magdeburg.

History Test for June 20th
Which marsupial was first observed by Captain Cook in Australia today in 1770? -The kangaroo
Born today in 1819, who composed `Orpheus in the Underworld'? -Jacques Offenbach
Who won rugby's first World Cup today in 1987? -The New Zealand All Blacks
Born in Tasmania today in 1909, which swashbuckling actor starred in `The Adventures of Robin Hood'? -Errol Flynn
Today in 1960, who became the first boxer to regain the world heavyweight title? -Floyd Patterson

Events today...
840AD Vikings sailed up the Seine as far as Rouen, for the first time.
1530 The Diet of Augsburg met in the presence of Charles V, who was determined to exterminate heresy; Philip Melanchthon stated the Lutheran case, since Martin Luther was under the ban of the Empire.
1597 Dutch navigator Willem Barents, who led three expeditions to find the north-west passage and discovered Spitzbergen on his final trip, died at sea on the return voyage.
1756 Of the 146 British men thrown into Calcutta's notorious Black Hole prison, only 23 survived into the night. The Nawab of Bengal, Suraj ud-Daulah, attacked the English settlement in Calcutta because he feared invasion. Reports had reached him that the English in Bengal had fortified their settlements without his permission and were abusing the trading privileges granted by the Imperial firman of 1717. The Black Hole measured only 18ft by 14ft (5.4m by 4.2m) in size.
1789 The seeds of the French Revolution were sown when a National Assembly was formed to oppose the domination of the aristocracy.
1791 Louis XVI attempted to leave France, but was turned back at Varennes and taken to Paris.
1819 The first steamship to cross the Atlantic - or any ocean at all, for that matter - arrived to a tumultuous welcome in Liverpool. The "Savannah" sailed from Savannah, Georgia, and took 25 days to make the momentous crossing. The "Savannah" was 98ft (27m) long and her 90 horsepower engine was fuelled by wood and coal. She was also equipped with sails. During the crossing the crew regularly unfurled the sails when the engine was shut down to clean the salt from her boilers. This magnificent and innovative vessel was built by an American, Moses Rogers, for the express purpose of discovering if steamships could be considered practicable for ocean-going voyages. The Savannah's success proved that they most certainly could!
1836 Death of Emmanuel Joseph Sieyps, French revolutionary leader.
1837 Eighteen-year-old Victoria acceded to the English throne on the death of her uncle, William IV. Hanover was automatically separated from Britain, as Salic Law forbade female succession, and the throne was taken by Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, the eldest surviving son of George III.
1837 Natal Republic was founded by Dutch settlers and a Constitution was proclaimed.
1863 West Virginia, the Panhandle State, became the 36th state of the Union.
1887 Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee was celebrated all over Britain and the Empire.
1908 Death of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer.
1909 First balloon honeymoon took place. The happy couple were Roger Burham and Eleanor Waring.
1923 Pancho Villa, the Mexican revolutionary leader was assassinated.
1930 The vogue for black music continued and people couldn't seem to get enough of it. Fats Waller and Louis Armstrong took New York by storm when their hit revue, Hot Chocolates, opened on Broadway. Hot Chocolates - which took its title from the 12 gorgeous dancers who feature in the show- first opened at Connie's Inn in May 1929 and critics couldn't praise it enough. Armstrong was at his gravely best singing "Ain't Misbehaving", and special praise also went to 'Jazz Lips' Richardson and his colleague Baby Cox. Pianist and vocalist Thomas "Fats" Waller took credit for several of the excellent songs.
1949 American tennis player Gussie Moran, nicknamed 'Gorgeous Gussie', caused a sensation when she appeared at Wimbledon wearing lace-trimmed knickers designed by Teddy Tinling. The knickers so outraged the All-England Club that Tinling was not a welcome visitor at Wimbledon for 33 years.
1960 Floyd Patterson knocked out Sweden's Ingemar Johnson in the fifth round at the New York Polo Grounds to become the first man to regain the world heavyweight title. It was also the Swede's first defeat; he had taken the title off Patterson a year earlier.
1965 Death of Bernard Baruch, US financier.
1977 Eight thousand miles of pipeline were opened, carrying oil across Alaska.
1979 American TV reporter Bill Stewert was gunned down by Nicaraguan National Guardsmen as he walked towards a road block with a white flag in one hand and his official yellow press card in the other. He had been ordered to get more action shots, so left his film crew accompanied by his Nicaraguan driver and interpreter. Suddenly one of the guardsmen ordered him first to kneel, then lie on the ground. As Stewert complied, he shot him in the head. The sequence was filmed and relayed on American TV, shocking the nation. President Carter was expected to review the question of American support to the regime.
1987 New Zealand beat France 29-9 in Auckland to become the first winners of the Rugby Union World Cup.
1990 Nelson Mandela got a ticker-tape welcome in New York.
1990 The Agra diamond was sold for a record 4,070,000 at Christies.
1990 It was announced that the Routemaster, the world-famous London double-decker bus, was to be phased out because of old age. In its 30 years of faithful service the red "open platform" bus became a tourist attraction in its own right and passengers in a hurry had come to rely on being able to hop on and off the bus. But despite cannibalising even older buses for spare parts, London Regional Transport was finding it an increasing struggle to keep the fleet on the road. "The problem was that earlier models were developing fundamental faults that could not easily be repaired," a spokesman said. The news saddened a lot of people; the Routemaster was universally acknowledged to be the "best designed bus of all times".
1997 William Hague appointed Lord Parkinson as new chairman of the Conservative Party.
1999 The author of Horror and the supernatural, Stephen King was in hospital after being knocked down outside his home.
2000 Stonehenge was opened to the public for mid-summer's day; the first time for sixteen years.
2000 England were knocked out of Euro 2000, beaten 3-2 by Romania. Phil Neville gave away a penalty in the dying minutes which was to seal England's fate.
2003 A boat sank off Tunisia with an estimated 250 illegal immigrants on board.
2003 The strike in eastern Germany over working hours spread to the car industry, and threatened to halt production at VW, Audi and BMW.
2003 A Turkish appeals court overturned the conviction of a man jailed for killing two English football fans.
2003 First reviews praised JK Rowling's new Harry Potter book, as millions of fans prepared for a midnight launch.
2003 The death of Holby City actress Laura Sadler, after a serious fall, prompted tributes from colleagues.
2004 A man accused of murdering his wife and her sister in a shooting at a barbecue was found dead in prison.
2004 Britney Spears debuted at number one in the UK charts with her single Everytime.
2004 The Stone Roses' debut album topped the list of the best British albums in a critics' poll.
2004 Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney played his 3,000th show in St Petersburg, Russia.
2004 Nuno Gomes scored the goal that sends Portugal through and Spain crashing out of Euro 2004, and Greece squeezed into the last eight despite losing to Russia.
2005 Channel 4 said it has not decided whether to air the show which squirted Tom Cruise with water.

BIRTHDAYS (for 20 June 2006)
Adam Ferguson, 283 (born 20 June 1723)
Scottish philosopher and historian
Jacques Offenbach, 187 (born 20 June 1819)
German-born composer who lived and worked in France, producing a series of popular operettas such as Orpheus in the Underworld and one grand opera, The Tales of Hoffman.
Kurt Schwitters, 119 (born 20 June 1887)
German Dadaist artist and writer who moved to Britain in 1940 to escape from the Nazis and was best-known for his invention of Merz - art made from refuse.
John Costello, 115 (born 20 June 1891)
Irish politician
Catherine Cookson, 100 (born 20 June 1906)
British novelist, immensely prolific and immensely popular.
Errol Flynn, 97 (born 20 June 1909)
Tasmanian actor who specialised in swashbuckling and war hero roles.
Johnny Morris, 90 (born 20 June 1916)
Died 1999 aged 82. TV presenter and naturalist. Best known for Animal Magic.
Wendy Craig, 72 (born 20 June 1934)
actress
Stephen Frears, 65 (born 20 June 1941)
English film director
Brian Wilson, 65 (born 20 June 1941)
singer/songwriter (Beach Boys)
Candy Clark, 59 (born 20 June 1947)
actress
Lionel Richie, 57 (born 20 June 1949)
American singer and songwriter best-known for `Say You, Say Me' and `All Night Long (All Night)'.
Gillian Gilks, 56 (born 20 June 1950)
(Badminton) -- most successful women badminton player in Europe in 1970s
John Goodman, 54 (born 20 June 1952)
actor
Allan Lamb, 52 (born 20 June 1954)
(Cricket) -- South-African born former England Test cricketer
Peter Reid, 50 (born 20 June 1956)
football manager

Stella Artois Championships

So Lleyton Hewitt is not quite the unreconstructed Australian male that his critics would suggest. He has never had the cuddliest of public personas, but he softened his prickly image quite considerably by dedicating yesterday's triumph at Queen's Club to his wife and their baby daughter.

Hewitt's 6-4, 6-4 victory over American James Blake at the Stella Artois Championships moved him alongside John McEnroe and Boris Becker as a champion for the fourth time, and also ended a 17-month stretch without a title. It was the longest run of his career without silverware, and patently far too much time for a player famed for his competitive urges.

As Hewitt, a former world No 1, married Bec Cartwright, an Australian soap opera actress, in July last year, and she gave birth to Mia in November, there had been those who suggested the dip in his tennis fortunes had been caused by his family responsibilities. Nonsense.

Judging by this performance, which contained the same quality of ball-striking that brought him titles here from 2000 to 2002, he is hardly lacking for edge and fight on a tennis court.

Winning on the Queen's Club grass was even sweeter for also being a husband and a father. "I'm not a pommy so it's not Father's Day for me. But this is the first title that I've won since getting married, and the first since we've had Mia, so this means a lot to all of us. It's nice to have them here with me, that's for sure," he said.

And so Hewitt will go into the Wimbledon Championships, starting next Monday, imbued with confidence and hope. Hewitt, the 2002 winner at the All England Club, will be one of only three former champions in the men's draw, alongside Switzerland's Roger Federer, the winner for the past three years, and American Andre Agassi, the champion in 1992. Still, as Hewitt was quick to recognise, he will do well to challenge Federer, who has been almost untouchable on the SW19 lawns. For now, Hewitt was just pleased to be "in the winner's circle again".

What must have been immensely frustrating for Hewitt was that after winning a tournament in Sydney in January last year, he went on to lose two finals that season - to Marat Safin at the Australian Open and then Federer in Indian Wells.

This year, too, he lost to Britain's Andy Murray in the San Jose final, and then Blake in the title match of the Las Vegas tournament.

After Tim Henman's defeat to Hewitt on Saturday, a semi-final filled with controversial line calls that went against the Englishman, Blake was the closest that Queen's Club could have had to a home winner. Though a New Yorker, Blake has an English mother, his maternal grandfather was the village policeman in Banbury in Oxfordshire and he was raised on English nursery rhymes.

Even apart from the English connections, Blake has quite a story, as it was only two years ago that he broke his neck while on a practice court. And then, during his recovery, he had to deal with the death of his father from cancer, and also had a rare condition which paralysed half his face and affected his vision and hearing. A win for Blake, a one-time Harvard student, would have been a win for the tour's most personable and intelligent player. But it was not to be for Mr Nice Guy, a player finding form on grass for the first time.

He was unable to fend off Hewitt. For the first two-thirds of the opening set, Blake produced some error-filled tennis that looked as though he had downed a pint or two of the sponsor's brew before stepping on court. It was becoming a Stella, not a stellar, performance. And yet, even when Blake did find the range on that powerful forehand of his, Hewitt, a counter-puncher who loves the ball coming quickly on to his racket, kept scrapping and swinging away.

"I played pretty flawless tennis for most of it," he said. There were smiles all round in the Hewitt family yesterday.

Quiztime 180606

1. Which side of the brain is responsible for logic and rational thought, the left or the right?
Left
2. The tarantula spider is named after a town in which country?
Italy (Taranto)
3. Who has scored a number one hit in the charts with "Maneater"?
Nelly Furtado
4. Which food product features a man with a handlebar moustache on the packaging?
Pringles
5. Which team in the current World Cup has a player called Pinpong?
Ghana
6. One Point Each - The first five letters of a British football manager's name and his team are the same, what are they?
Arsene Wenger & Arsenal
7. In Formula 1 racing, which colour flag is used to mean “A hazard has been cleared up and the cars can proceed at racing speed”?
Green
8. Which country used to be called Mesopotamia?
Iraq
9. In which 2000 film did Liz Hurley play the devil?
Bedazzled
10. Which great Dutch striker is Holland's current manager?
Marco van Basten
11. In which London borough is the Royal Albert Hall located?
Kensington
12. When a grasshopper is picked up, it will most likely do which of the following - urinate, rub its legs together or spit?
Spit
13. RAW BRAINS BROAD is an anagram of which British Actress?
Barbara Windsor
14. Which male pop star had more duet partners in the 20th century than any other chart artist?
Elton John
15. Which England footballer is currently being seen in adverts for the new Hyundai?
Peter Crouch
16. How many legs does a shrimp have?
Ten
17. What company was founded by Adolph Dassler?
Adidas
18. Which Leicester band, who are currently back on tour, had nine top ten singles between 1975 and 1978, all cover versions?
Showaddywaddy
19. If you travelled due south from Rome what would be the first African country you would come to?
Libya
20. Family Fortunes Question - Top Answer Required - Name a famous Tom?
Jones / Cruise / Hanks / Selleck / Clancy

21. Which Year - Shergar won the Derby by a record ten lengths, Blanks were fired at the Queen during the Trooping the Colour ceremony, John McEnroe beat Bjorn Borg to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon for the first time, The Humber Estuary Bridge, the world's longest single-span structure, was officially opened by the Queen and Shakin' Stevens was at No.1 with `Green Door’?
1981
22. Of the twenty official languages spoken by the European Union, which one has the most native speakers?
German (90 Million)
23. What is the seasoned jellied loaf made from the head of a pig or calf known as?
Brawn
24. Which car manufacturer makes the IS200, RX300 & GS430?
Lexus
25. Which fashion and fragrance company makes Allure Sensuelle?
Chanel
26. Which sitcom character was the Chairman of Cavendish Foods?
Richard De Vere (in "To The Manor Born")
27. Which vehicle manufacturer produced the first successful front wheel drive vehicle?
Citroen
28. Since the year 2000, the original Tate Art Gallery in London has been known as what?
Tate Britain
29. Which is the first planet mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Fly me to the moon"?
Jupiter (Fly me to the moon, And let me play among the stars, Let me see what spring is like, On Jupiter and Mars, In other words hold my hand, In other words darling kiss me)
30. What was introduced to the Indianapolis 500 in 1911, that no other previous auto race had - Pit stops were made for the first time for refueling, Rubber tyres with air were introduced or Rear-view mirrors were fitted to the racecars?
Rear-view mirrors - instead of a passenger acting as lookout!
31. If you were on a boat called "Maid of the Mist" which famous tourist attraction and natural phenomena can you see?
Niagara Falls
32. Betz cells are found in which part of the human body Brain, Heart, Lungs or Stomach?
Brain
33. In the steak dish Tournedos Rossini what is spread on top of the steak?
Pate
34. Who was the first Beatle who could accurately sing When I'm Sixty Four?
Ringo Starr
35. True or False - In Saudi Arabia most of the telephone boxes in the desert are solar powered?
True
36. In which 2005 movie does Naomi Watts play the character Ann Darrow?
King Kong
37. Which precious metal is the best conductor of electricity?
Silver
38. Who won the 1972 Miss World competition but was disqualified for being a man?
Was it Miss China, Miss Hong Kong, or Miss India?
Miss Hong Kong
39. In the Beatrix Potter books what kind of animal is Aunt Dorcas?
A Pig
40. Who is the only American President to have been seen wearing a NAZI uniform?
Ronald Reagan - in a movie!

Tiebreaker - What year was the first VCR made?
1956
- In which year was the first patent made on the Ouija Board?
1892

Today's The Day - 19th June

19th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast Day of St Boniface of Querfurt,
St Juliana Falconieri,
St Deodatus of Nevers,
and St Odo of Cambrai.

History Test for June 19th
Born today in 1566, who became the first Stuart King of England? -James I
Born today in 1895, what was the maiden name of the Duchess of Windsor? -Bessie Wallis Warfield
Which TV comedy series, starring Alfie Bass and Bill Fraser as two soldiers, first appeared today in 1957? -`The Army Game'
Today in 1968, which pop group topped the UK pop charts with `Jumpin' Jack Flash'? -The Rolling Stones
What paternal feast was instituted by Mrs John Bruce Dodd today in 1910? -Father's Day

QUOTE
"Longevity is the revenge of talent upon genius." - Cyril Connolly, British journalist, in the Sunday Times, 1966.

QUOTE
"Some of my plays peter out, and some pan out." - J. M. Barrie, who died today, 1937.

Events today...
1312 Piers Gaveston, Earl of Cornwall and favourite of King Edward II, was beheaded at Deddington at the instigation of the Earl of Warwick.
1464 An ordinance of Louis XI in France created the poste, organising relays of horses on the main roads for the king's business.
1608 Death of Alberico Gentili, Italian political writer.
1707 Death of William Sherlock, English prelate.
1749 Death of Ambrose Philips English poet.
1754 The Anglo-French war broke out in North America when a force under George Washington skirmished with French troops near Fort Duquesne.
1769 Hyder Ali of Mysore compelled the British at Madras to sign a treaty of mutual assistance.
1790 The French Assembly abolished hereditary nobility.
1820 Sir Joseph Banks, British botanist and explorer who made a round-world trip with Captain Cook, died aged 77.
1829 Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel founded the London Metropolitan Police. The newly restructured force has been modelled along the lines of the highly respected Irish constabulary. The measures Sir Robert was taking to reform and humanise the criminal law - particularly those parts of it that related to offences against property and offences punishable by death - were earning him much praise. As one prominent liberal Whig said, Peel can rightly claim that all his legislation had sought "some mitigation of the severity of the criminal law, some prevention of abuse in the exercise of it, or some security for its impartial administration."
1846 The Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey, provided the venue for the first ever official baseball match. The New Yorks and the Knickerbockers played according to rules set out by Mr Alexander J. Cartwright. The New Yorks defeated the Knickerbockers 23-1 in four innings. The field had 90ft (27m) base lines and the batsman stood at home plate. Cartwright's rules prohibited the retirement of a runner by "plugging" - hitting him with a thrown ball while off base. Balls caught on the first bounce constituted an out and runs were called "aces".
1867 Emperor Maximilian was executed in Mexico.
1902 Death of John Dalberg, Lord Acton, English historian.
1917 The British royal family renounced German names and titles, having adopted the name of Windsor.
1924 British climber George Mallory, who wanted to climb Everest "because it was there", disappeared 1000ft (305m) from the summit.
1935 The British government overrode the Treaty of Versailles, signed at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, by agreeing to allow Germany a massive increase in its naval strength.
1937 J. M. Barrie, the man who created the "boy who never grew up", died aged 77. Born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, he settled in London when he was 25. Sir James Matthew Barrie wrote many books and plays, among which are Quality Street, What Every Woman Knows, Dear Brutus and Mary Rose. His most famous and best-loved work, however, was the children's play Peter Pan which he wrote in 1904. Barrie was made a Bart in 1913 and received the Order of Merit in 1922.
1953 Thirty-five-year-old Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel, 37, were sent to the electric chair at Sing Sing accused of passing atom bomb secrets to the Russians. While thousands world-wide continued to protest, President Eisenhower turned down a final plea for clemency. "They have received the benefit of our justice. I cannot intervene," he said, adding that their crimes were "worse than murder." The Rosenbergs' guilt - which they never admitted to - was seriously doubted throughout the world. Prison officials reported that they made no last requests, either for visitors or for a special last supper.
1963 In Britain, the contraceptive pill was made available to women free under the National Health Service.
1965 Ben Bella, President of Algeria, was deposed; Houari Bournedienne headed a revolutionary council.
1967 The Monterey Pop Festival drew thousands of flower children to hear stars such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Otis Redding, The Mamas and the Papas and the Grateful Dead.
1977 There was a second attack on British punk rock group the Sex Pistols in two days as drummer Steve Cook was set upon by five men with knives.
1989 The second round of the elections to a new Polish bicameral National Assembly were held. In the first round the Solidarity Citizens gained 92 of the new 100 seats in the Senate, as well as all its seats in the Sejm. Now it won all but one seat. In the first round the Government's National List of 35 candidates failed - with two exceptions - to win the necessary 50 per cent of the vote to retain their seats. Solidarity's spectacular success in the elections reflected the bitterness the Polish people felt towards the 40 years of Communist rule.
1997 Willaim Hague was elected as the new leader of the Tory Party, beating John Redwood, and Kenneth Clarke in the voting.
1999 Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones were married at Windsor Castle. Edward was given the title Earl of Wessex.
2003 Germany's labour minister angered voters and the Catholic Church by objecting to the number of public holidays.
2003 A boy was born to a British couple who wanted to use his stem cells to treat an dangerously ill older brother.
2003 Holby City actress Laura Sadler died in hospital after suffering a serious fall a few days earlier.
2003 So Solid Crew star Jason Phillips was jailed for four years after being found guilty of possessing a loaded gun.
2003 Barcelona made an official approach for Leeds United's Harry Kewell.
2004 Jack Straw said the new EU constitution was good for British interests, but Tories promised to oppose the Brussels deal.
2004 Thousands of workers, pensioners and trade unionists march in London to protest over pensions.
2004 Fahrenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury said that Michael Moore did not ask permission to use his title for his film.
2004 The Czech Republic came from 2-0 down to win an enthralling game with Holland and go through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004.
2005 The government denied newspaper reports that it was planning a blanket ban on smoking in public places.
2005 Four men working as a camera crew were arrested at the "War of the Worlds" premiere after Tom Cruise had water squirted in his face.
2005 Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the US Grand Prix, with only six cars starting the race.
2005 Germany Women claimed the Euro 2005 title after beating Norway Women 3-1.

BIRTHDAYS (for 19 June 2006)
James I, 450 (born 19 June 1556)
English monarch, son of Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, the first Stuart king of England and Ireland and, as James VI, King of the Scots.
Blaise Pascal, 383 (born 19 June 1623)
French mathematician, physician and theologian who invented the first calculating machine.
Charles Coburn, 129 (born 19 June 1877)
American actor who won an Oscar for The More the Merrier.
Joshua Nkomo, 89 (born 19 June 1917)
Died 1999. Zimbabwean politician.
Thelma Barlow, 73 (born 19 June 1933)
actress
Salman Rushdie, 59 (born 19 June 1947)
British novelist whose book The Satanic Verses led to a death sentence from the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Kathleen Turner, 52 (born 19 June 1954)
actress
Paula Abdul, 44 (born 19 June 1962)
singer
Lisa Aziz, 44 (born 19 June 1962)
TV presenter
Jeremy Bates, 44 (born 19 June 1962)
tennis player
Philip Middlemiss, 43 (born 19 June 1963)
actor
Rory Underwood, 43 (born 19 June 1963)
rugby union player
Chris Armstrong, 35 (born 19 June 1971)
footballer
Garfield, 28 (born 19 June 1978)
Cartoon strip cat

Today's The Day - 18th June

18th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day Saints Mark and Marcellian,
St Amandus of Bordeaux,
St Eliisabeth of Schonau,
and St Gregory Barbarigo.

History Test for June 18th
Which battle, fought today in 1815, finally defeated the aims of Napoleon? -Waterloo
Where did the first North Sea oil come ashore in Britain today in 1975? -The Isle of Grain
The Time Lords reached Number One in the UK pop charts today in 1988 with `Doctorin' the Tardis'. Which group was really behind the song? -KLF
Paul Eddington was born today in 1927. Name the character he played in `Yes, Prime Minister'. -Jim Hacker
Paul McCartney was born today in 1942. He wrote and performed the title music to which 1973 James Bond film? -`Live and Let Die'

QUOTE
"I shall earnestly and persistently continue to urge all women to the practical recognition of the old Revolutionnry maxim, `resistance to tyranny is obedience to God'." - Susan B. Anthony, American feminist, in court, 1873.

Events today...
860AD Vikings from Russia were repulsed in an attack on Constantinople.
1037 Persian philospher and physician Avicenna died, leaving an encyclopedia of philosophy, Ash-Shifa (The Recovery), and the Canon of Medicine, which had become a valued source of knowledge throughout the Middle East and Europe.
1155 A thousand died when rioting broke out as the English-born Emperor Hadrian was crowned in Rome.
1429 The French, led by Joan of Arc, defeated the English at the Battle of Patay.
1583 The first life insurance policy was issued in London.
1633 Charles I was crowned King of Scotland at Edinburgh.
1643 Death of John Hampden, English patriot and politician.
1789 Austrian troops occupied Brussels.
1815 The Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blucher defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
1845 Death of Andrew Jackson, 7th president of the USA.
1867 Despite universal appeals for mercy, Emperor Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph was executed by firing squad in Mexico. Born in Vienna, the brother of the Emperor Francis Joseph and Archduke of Austria, he accepted the crown in 1864. The position was created by France following its invasion of Mexico in 1863. Financially and politically he was wholly dependent on France, and Mexico opposed him from the start. He further antagonized the country of Mexico by his outrageous extravagance and the inefficiency of his corrupt, intrigue-ridden administration. In October 1866, Maximilian fled the country with the intention of abdicating. Persuaded to return, he was soon arrested and court-martialled.
1871 Death of George Grote, English historian and politician.
1902 Death of Samuel Butler, British novelist who wrote Erewhon and the autobiographical The Way of All Flesh.
1928 Roald Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer who reached the South Pole ahead of Captain Scott, died in a plane crash while trying to rescue another explorer.
1928 Thirty-year-old Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic when the trimotor Friendship, in which she was a passenger, landed at Burny Port. Miss Earhart, the daughter of a railroad attorney and graduate of Columbia University, was employed as a settlement worker in Boston. Aviation was a passionate hobby with her and she was a very accomplished pilot. A plucky girl, Miss Earhart hoped to make a solo flight across the Atlantic herself one day.
1936 Death of Maxim Gorki, Russian novelist and dramatist who became the first president of the Soviet Writers Union.
1940 Charles de Gaulle, founder of the Free French in England, made a radio appeal from London urging his fellow countrymen to continue to resist the Germans. It was in response to Marshall Petain's announcement that the French had approached the Germans with a request for an Armistice.
1953 A republic was proclaimed in Egypt, with General M. Neguib as president.
1959 Death of Ethel Barrymore, American stage and screen actress who won an Oscar for None But the Lonely Heart.
1975 The first North Sea oil arrived on shore in Britain.
1977 Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten was attacked with razors in a North London pub.
1979 The climactic signing of the Strategic Arms Limitations Talks took place at last at the magnificent State Hall of the Imperial Hofburg Palace in Vienna. President Jimmy Carter and President Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev shook hands, sat down, signed the documents, and rose again. Then suddenly an elated Jimmy Carter threw pomp and protocol to the winds. Taking a quick step towards the "Old Contemptible", he threw his arms around his granite shoulders and kissed him Russian-style on both cheeks. Brezhnev was totally taken aback, while the American Press Corps present responded with a gasp of stunned delight.
1998 The Cheshire Nanny who had been accused of murdering a toddler in her care whilst in Boston, arrived back in England. She was instructed not to sell her story to the newspapers or make money out of it in any other way. The BBC, however had an interview lined up with her, to set the record straight.
1998 England coach Glenn Hoddle banned baked beans from his players diet during the World Cup in France.
1998 The hourly minimum wage level was set by the Government at £3.60 for adults from April 1999, £3 for 18 to 21 year-olds.
2003 US forces were holding Saddam Hussein's presidential secretary, who was number four on their most wanted list.
2003 The millionaire rapist and heir to the Max Factor fortune, Andrew Luster, was captured in Mexico.
2003 Italy's parliament approved a key law making PM Silvio Berlusconi immune from prosecution.
2003 Finnish PM, Anneli Jaatteenmaki resigned after being accused of obtaining secret documents and lying about it.
2003 Television presenter John Leslie was charged with two counts of indecent assault.
2003 JK Rowling told the BBC she cried after killing a "significant" character in the fifth Potter book.
2003 Richard Hills won the Prince of Wales' Stakes at Royal Ascot aboard Nayef.
2003 David Beckham started a promotional tour of Japan with his popularity undimmed by his $41m move to Real Madrid. He describes his move from Man Utd to Real Madrid as a "unique and amazing opportunity".
2004 Al-Qaeda militants carried out their threat to behead a US engineer they were holding hostage in Saudi Arabia.
2004 A deal was reached on the first constitution for the European Union after hours of talks at the EU summit.
2004 More than 1,200 people said their final farewells to musician Ray Charles at his funeral in Los Angeles.
2004 A nurse was jailed for five years for trying to kill two of four patients to free up beds at a Cheshire hospital.
2004 Twelve England football fans accused of involvement in trouble in Portugal arrived back at Heathrow Airport.
2004 Morrissey, Jamie Cullum and Will Young were honoured at the Silver Clef awards in London.
2004 A late goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic put a major dent in Italy's Euro 2004 hopes.
2005 A former lover of Pablo Picasso announced they were to sell 20 sketches by the artist at an auction in Paris later that month.
2005 More than 6.2m people tuned in to watch the last episode in the series of Doctor Who.

BIRTHDAYS (for 18 June 2006)
Viscount Castlereagh, 237 (born 18 June 1769)
British statesman who, as foreign secretary, played an important role at the Congress of Vienna which reconstructed Europe after the fall of Napoleon.
Jeanette McDonald, 105 (born 18 June 1901)
American actress and singer who made a series of film operettas with Nelson Eddy.
Ian Carmichael, 86 (born 18 June 1920)
British actor who appears in light comedy roles on stage and in films such as Private's Progress, Lucky Jim and I'm All Right Jack.
Paul McCartney, 64 (born 18 June 1942)
ex-Beatle and major British pop musician.

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10 THINGS WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS TIME LAST WEEK

Snippets harvested from the week's news, chopped, sliced and diced for your weekend convenience.

1. Dogs with harelips can end up with two noses.

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2. Gabardine is a rival to modern, synthetic mountaineering clothes - being lighter, hardwearing and water-resistant.

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3. Nearly five times as many people commit suicide in Japan as die in traffic accidents. In the UK, adult deaths by suicide outstrip all road traffic deaths by about 60%.

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4. Children inherit a taste for meat and fish but acquire a liking, or loathing, for vegetables.

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5. Private individuals can buy up parts of the Moon thanks to a loophole in the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty that simply forbade any government from claiming a celestial resource such as the Moon.

6. Parents of toddlers spend an average of £406 a year on their child's clothing.

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7. John Cleese flies from his home in Los Angeles to London to visit his dentist.

8. Clitoris derives its name from the ancient Greek word kleitoris, meaning "little hill".

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9. A domestic cat can frighten a black bear to climb a tree.

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10. Wrinkles can determine whether a smoker is more likely to develop lung disease - those with wrinkles have a five times higher risk of disease than those with smooth skin.

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(Sources, where none are cited: 5 - Daily Telegraph, 16 June; 7 - the Times, 12 June.)

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Today's The Day - 17th June

17th June 2006
National day of Iceland.

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Moling,
St Adulf,
St Nectan,
St Botulf,
St Alban,
St Avitus,
St Bessarion,
St Hypatius,
St Rainerius of Pisa,
St Emily de Vialai,
St Herve,
Saints Nicander and Marcian,
and Saints Teresa and Sanchia of Portugal.

History Test for June 17th
Which actor famous for his portrayal of Professor Higgins in 'My Fair Lady', was knighted by the Queen today in 1989? -Rex Harrison
Today in 1944, Iceland became an independent republic. What is its capital city? -Reykjavik
Born today in 1882, who composed the music for the ballets `The Firebird' and 'The Rite of Spring'? -Igor Stravinsky
Born today in 1936, who directed the TV drama `Cathy Come Home'? -Ken Loach
Which instant picture camera was patented by Edwin Land today in 1970? -The Polaroid camera

QUOTE
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." - American revolutionary soldier William Prescott at the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775.
QUOTE
"Washington is the only place where sound travels faster than Light." - C. V. R. Thompson in the Reader's Digest, 1949.

Events today...
1128 Henry I's daughter, Matilda, widow of Henry V, married Geoffrey Plantagenet of Anjou; she was recognised in England as her father's heir.
1579 Francis Drake dropped the Golden Hind's anchor off the south-west coast of America and named the area New Albion (Clifornia).
1617 James I met his Scottish Parliament. His proposal that the Scottish lords should surrender to the Crown their heritable jurisdictions met with vigorous opposition, but the five Articles of Religion, for introducing Anglican principles to Scottish worship were endorsed.
1696 Death of John Sobieski, King of Poland.
1719 Death of Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet and Whig statesman who co-founded the Spectator.
1734 Death of Claude, Duc de Villars, French soldier.
1762 Death of Prosper Jolyot de Crebillon, French playwright.
1775 The second battle of the American revolution commenced just before dawn at Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill just north of Boston, Massachusetts. After an unsuccessful attack on the American left flank, British general William Howe ordered his men to storm the central redoubt defended by 1600 patriots under the command of Colonel William Prescott. The British were repulsed with blistering fire and only on their third attempt - reinforced with extra troops from Boston - did they succeed in capturing the position. Although the British gained the military victory, the moral victory belonged to the patriots for the courage and discipline they displayed under fire. The Americans lost around 400 men, the British 1000.
1823 Charles Macintosh patented a waterproof material.
1867 In Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Joseph Lister performed a mastectomy upon his sister using carbolic acid as an antiseptic- thereby becoming the first surgeon to attempt any form of antiseptic treatment.
1898 Death of Edward Burne-Jones English painter.
1940 Russian troops occupied the Baltic states.
1943 Death of Annie S. Swan (Mrs Burnett Smith), Scottish novelist.
1944 Iceland became an independent republic.
1950 The first kidney transplant was carried out in Chicago.
1958 Imre Nagy, Hungarian prime minister was executed.
1963 Death of John Cowper Powys, British novelist and poet.
1963 Valentina Tereshkova, 26, and Valery Bykovsky, 28, liaised for the world's first ever date in space. Valery and Valentina made their link-up 30 minutes after Valya's launch at 10am B.S.T. and circled the Earth just 12 seconds apart. Colonel Bykovsky's Vostok V had already been in orbit for two days and nights when Valya's Vostok VI streaked up to meet him. In Moscow there was dancing and singing in the streets to celebrate the historic event.
1970 Edwin Land patented the first Polaroid camera.
1972 Five men were caught snooping around the Washington complex of flats, offices and hotel known as The Watergate, which was being used by the Democratic Party as their headquarters during the election campaign. The men were all equipped with electronic eavesdropping equipment. It was rumoured that he men were in the pay of the Republican "Committee for the re-election of the President" (CREEP). A major political scandal was feared.
1982 A man was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London. He was carrying £10,800 ($20,000) in foreign currencies, a fraudulent passport, and his pockets were weighted with 12lb (5.4kg) of bricks and stones. Police believed him to be Roberto Calvi, a central figure in the Banca Ambrosiano scandal currently rocking Italy. Calvi made a suicide attempt in July the previous year after being convicted of currency offences and three days earlier his secretary killed herself jumping from a window. Archbishop Marcinkus, president of the Vatican Bank, was also implicated in the scandal.
1982 Fourteen generals met at an Army base in Buenos Aires at dawn and voted unanimously to sack Leopoldo Galtieri, the president who led Argentina into the Falklands war it could never win.
1988 In Kingston, Jamaica, reggae poet Dennis Loban was found guilty of the murder of reggae star and ex-Wailer Pete Tosh and was sentenced to hang.
1991 Eight thousand scientists and researchers gathered at Fortezza da Basso, Florence, for an international conference on AIDS. The disease had now spread across 163 countries and was rife in Africa. The World Health Organisation estimated the true number of cases worldwide at more than 1.5million, with a total number of people with HIV at between 8 and 10million. WHO predicted that by the year 2000, 40million people worldwide may be affected by HIV. AIDS had attacked more than 170,000 Americans since 1981, and another 6000 developed the disease every month. Britain did not have a single sufferer in 1981, but had since documented more than 4500 cases of the disease.
1998 Lawyers said that Louise Woodward was free to leave the United States. She had been accused of murdering a toddler in her care whilst working as a Nanny in Boston the year before. She was found not guilty of murder, but a manslaughter charge still blackened her name. She vowed to let the people of Britain know the real truth behind the trial.
1999 Death of Cardinal Basil Hulme, Head of the Catholic Church for 23 years.
1999 Screaming Lord Sutch was found hanged at his home in Harrow. The 58-year-old represented the Monster Raving Looney Party and had stood for more bi-elections than any other candidate.
2000 Due to a major fault on the Air-traffic Control computer in London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports were brought to a standstill. Manchester Airport was also affected with more than 2,000 passengers stranded in the departure lounge with no flight information. It took two days to clear the backlog.
2000 England beat Germany 1-0 in Euro 2000; the first time since the 1966 World Cup. However the match was marred by violent clashes in the Belgium streets after the match.
2003 The Italian prime minister told his corruption trial the chief witness against him was a compulsive liar.
2003 A nursing sister was charged with five counts of attempting to murder elderly patients at a hospital in Cheshire.
2003 England captain David Beckham signed for Spanish giants Real Madrid in a £24.5m deal.
2003 Thousands of copies of the fifth Harry Potter book were stolen from a warehouse just days before launch.
2003 Frank Bruno formally re-applied for the reinstatement of his boxing licence.
2004 A Belgian jury convicted Marc Dutroux of murder, kidnap and rape in a paedophile case that shocked the nation.
2004 President Bush insisted that al-Qaeda and Iraq had links, despite contrary findings from the 9/11 inquiry.
2004 Jacques Chirac accused Britain of trying to water down the EU constitution after a day of negotiations in Brussels.
2004 Wayne Rooney inspires England to a 3-0 victory over Switzerland in Euro 2004 Group B. And a David Trezeguet goal gives France a 2-2 draw against a battling Croatia side.
2004 Hertfordshire police said they are investigating allegations of violence in Channel 4's Big Brother house.
2004 The body of musician Ray Charles went on display to allow fans to pay their respects.
2005 The Bishop of Birmingham, John Sentamu, was named by Downing Street as Britain's first black archbishop.
2005 Actor Tom Cruise got engaged to Katie Holmes after proposing to her at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
2005 U2 were honoured at the 30th Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef Awards in London after 28 years together.
2005 Agent Paul Stretford was charged by the FA over his acquisition of England striker Wayne Rooney.

BIRTHDAYS (for 17 June 2006)
Edward I, 767 (born 17 June 1239)
English monarch who encouraged parliamentary institutions and subdued Wales.
John Wesley, 303 (born 17 June 1703)
English religious leader and founder of Methodism.
Charles Gounod, 188 (born 17 June 1818)
French composer whose most successful works were the operas Faust and Romeo and Juliet.
Igor Stravinsky, 124 (born 17 June 1882)
Russian-born composer who first found fame with the ballet scores Diaghilev commissioned for his Ballets Russes, which included The Firebird, The Rite of Spring and Petrushka.
Ken Loach, 70 (born 17 June 1936)
British film director whose television play Cathy Come Home brought the plight of the homeless to public attention.
Barry Manilow, 60 (born 17 June 1946)
American singer and songwriter of vast popularity.
Joe Piscopo, 55 (born 17 June 1951)
comedian.

New Websites Launched

Owing to their popularity - Musical Blockbusters and Pictograms have each found new homes.
Quiztime's Musical Blockbusters can now be found at - http://quiztimeblockbusters.blogspot.com/

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The features will be updated on a regular basis so check the sites each week for the latest.

In The News - Last Week At A Glance

Friday June 9
Scotland Yard faced fierce criticism after two brothers arrested in a high profile anti-terrorism raid in east London were released without charge.
Pupils will be able to score top marks in a new GCSE science examination without writing a single word other than their names.
A schoolboy who went out with his friends after finishing his GCSEs was stabbed to death in a street fight moments after telling his parents he was on his way home.
The Middle East was on the brink of renewed conflict after Hamas said it was ending its ceasefire after seven Palestinian civilians were killed by Israeli artillery.

Saturday June 10
The public was told to "stop moaning and take action" against anti-social behaviour by the Home Secretary, John Reid.
Lord Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, delivered a damning critique of the Anglican communion, claiming that it has fallen apart since he was succeeded by Rowan Williams.
The Prime Minister was "ambushed" at a meeting with Labour MPs when one backbencher bluntly told him to his face: "You're the problem."
Victims of atrocities by Spain's Eta terrorist group have accused Gerry Adams of "disgraceful" meddling after he backed a controversial government plan to begin talks.

Sunday June 11
A close Cabinet ally of Tony Blair suggested the PM should use the Labour party conference this year to declare a date to leave.
The Attorney General claimed that the acquittal of four Guards for the manslaughter of a 15-year-old looter in Iraq did not mean that there was never a case to answer.
A British soldier was killed and two others seriously wounded in southern Afghanistan in a fire-fight with the Taliban.
America denounced as "a good PR move" the suicides of three terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

Monday June 12
London and the South East perspired, but lightning struck houses elsewhere as heavy rain in East Yorkshire sparked flash flooding.
A paedophile who abducted and sexually assaulted a three-year-old girl was jailed for a minimum of five years, angering her family.
The wives and girlfriends of England's footballers put on a performance of stamina showing England has a team to take on the world - at shopping.
Cats should become a new focus of efforts to understand and prevent the spread of avian flu, according to government advisers.

Tuesday June 13
Bidding at an auction of Princess Margaret's possessions forced prices 100 times above Christie's estimates as collectors competed to buy unique souvenirs.
It was announced that unused railway station buildings will be turned over to local community groups for a peppercorn rent in a scheme designed to fill empty buildings and make platforms welcoming.
George W Bush made a surprise visit to Baghdad, giving his startled host, the new Iraqi prime minister, only five minutes' notice.
Charles Haughey, the maverick former Irish prime minister, died at the age of 80 after a long battle with prostate cancer.

Wednesday June 14
Adverts for sweets and fizzy drinks should be banned from television before 9pm, says the Government's food watchdog.
Four men who claimed that they were tortured in Saudi Arabian prisons lost the right to sue their alleged torturers in Britain.
Tony Blair struggled to restore Labour's credibility on law and order by promising to rush through new laws to tighten up recently introduced measures permitting the early release of criminals.
Cards were handed to England fans in Germany telling them how to treat their hosts with respect during the World Cup.

Thursday June 15
England secured their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup after a 2-0 victory against Trinidad and Tobago inspired by Wayne Rooney.
Tens of thousands of children are missing out on vaccinations as a result of Labour's postcode policy, raising fears of a major epidemic.
The Queen's 80th birthday was celebrated in grand style, with Tony Blair saying "we celebrate not just a birthday but a lifetime of service to our country."
Two powerful land mines ripped through a packed bus in northern Sri Lanka, killing at least 64 people in the worst act of violence since a 2002 ceasefire.

And...
Life expectancy in Britain has been increasing at a rate of five hours a day … Council officials in Torbay wrote to the chamber of trade saying Palm trees are a potential hazard… Venice and Rome have discovered a new issue to divide them: Italy's national weather forecast… The highest temperature recorded so far this year was at Heathrow Airport and at Pershore, in the west Midlands, both of which reached 29C (84F)… A burglar stole a schoolboy's bicycle so he could get to court on time… The world's lightest antennas have been fitted to a group of Britain's rarest butterflies… Children inherit their taste for meat and fish but acquire a liking for vegetables or desserts… Queen Mary 2 was chartered to make the first transatlantic cruise for homosexuals... A motorist tried to evade a speeding ticket by moving a road sign 10 miles... A ring found in a field by an amateur treasure hunter fetched £84,000 at auction.

Exciting footie prizes up for grabs

As the excitement of the World Cup unfolds, pub-goers are being given the chance to win a once in a lifetime football treat.
The prize on offer is the chance to sit in the commentary box with legendary commentator Stuart Hall at a Premiership game. The lucky winner will be given the full VIP treatment and get to mingle in the directors' suite.
Licensees are being encouraged to get their customers to enter - as all the money raised will be used to send a plane full of sick children on holiday to Disneyland Paris, thanks to a link-up between The Publican and the Caudwell Charity.
All people have to do to enter is text FOOTY to 83383. Texts cost £1.50, of which a minimum of 97p will go to the charity.
And there is still time for licensees to get involved and win a signed Wayne Rooney England shirt in a separate initiative launched last week.
The winner will be the pub that raises the most money for the charity during the World Cup and before July 31.
Also up for grabs is a framed photo of the 1966 England World Cup-winning team signed by most of the winning players, which will go the pub with the most unusual fundraising event.
Just email footy@caudwell.com or call 0845 3667777 and we'll email you a pack with fundraising tips. The closing date for donations is July 31.

Today's The Day - 15th June

16th June 2006
National Cycle to Work Day.
Juggling Day.

Religious Events today...
Feast Day of St Ismael,
St Aurelian,
St John Francis,
St Benno of Meissen,
St Lutgarde,
Saints Ferreolus and Ferrutio,
and St Tychon of Amathus.

History Test for June 16th
Today in 1963, who became the first woman in space? -Valentina Tereshkova
The novel 'Ulysses' deals with events in Dublin today in 1904. Who wrote it? -James Joyce
Today in 1935, which American President's `New Deal' was passed by Congress? -Franklin D. Roosevelt
Which ballet dancer defected to the West today in 1961? -Rudolf Nureyev
John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, died today in 1722. Which home is the seat of the Marlborough family? -Blenheim Palace

QUOTE
"I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave and half free." - Abraham Lincoln in a speech at Springfield, Illinois, today, 1858.

Events today...
1464 Death of Roger van der Weyden Flemish painter.
1586 Mary Queen of Scots recognised Philip II of Spain as her heir.
1722 John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, died aged 72.
1745 British troops took Cape Breton Island and subsequently Louisburg, at the mouth of the St Lawrence River.
1752 Death of Guilio Alheroni, Italian-born Spanish politician and cardinal.
1779 Spain declared war on Britain (after France had undertaken to assist in the recovery of Gibraltar and Florida), and the siege of Gibraltar began.
1815 After a bitter and bloody battle the French scored a resounding victory against the Prussians at Ligny, in Belgium. Napoleon opened hostilities at about 2.30pm and by 3.15pm the battle was fiercely engaged. At about 7.45pm a contingent of elite French troops broke the Prussian centre. The Prussian commander of the Lower Rhine, Field Marshal Blucher, responded by leading his cavalry reserve to stem the French advance. There was a tense moment for the Prussians when Blucher was knocked from his horse and only the prompt intervention of his aide-de-camp, Count Nostitz, saved him from being trampled to death. By 9pm it was all over. The Prussians lost an estimated 12,000 men, the French 8500.
1835 In response to the widespread disappointment with the political results of the 1832 Reform Bill, social reformer Mr William Lovett officially founded the London Working Men's Association.
1869 Charles Sturt, English explorer who discovered much of Australia, died aged 74.
1871 The University Test Acts allowed students to enter Oxford and Cambridge without religious tests.
1880 Salvation Army ladies wore their bonnets for the first time as they marched through Hackney in London.
1929 The first four places in the Le Mans 24-hour endurance test were won by Bentleys.
1930 Death of Elmer Ambrose Sperry, US inventor.
1935 President Roosevelt's complicated "New Deal" legislative package which was aimed at tackling the severe economic problems of the American nation took another step forward. The Social Security Bill - embodying old-age pensions, unemployment insurance and public health aid - had been passed by the House of Representatives. This important Bill with its far-reaching implications was now the unfinished business of the Senate.
1948 The first air hijack occurred when Chinese bandits attempted to take over a Cathay Airways Catalina flying boat. The crew fought back and the aircraft crashed, killing all but the hijack gang leader.
1953 Death of Margaret Bondfield, British politician and trade-unionist.
1958 Former prime minister of Hungary Imre Nagy was hanged for the role he played in the unsuccessful revolution of 1956.
1958 Yellow lines marking no-parking zones appeared on British roads.
1961 A star dancer of the Leningrad ballet, forbidden at the last minute to fly to London with the rest of the troupe, asked for political asylum in France. Twenty-three-year-old Rudolf Nureyev was waiting to board the London flight at Le Bourget airport in Paris when officials from the Russian Embassy ordered him to return to Moscow immediately. He refused and ran to a police officer crying, "Protect me!" Nureyev was immediately taken to the police commissioner's office at Le Bourget where he made a formal request for asylum. He was later driven to the Ministry of the Interior.
1963 Valentina Tereshkova of the Soviet Union blasted off in Vostok 6 to become the first woman in space.
1972 Burglars were caught breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate Building, Washington DC, USA.
1972 German police captured Ulrike Meinhof, the last member of the Baader-Meinhof group still at large.
1977 Death of Werner von Braun, German rocket pioneer who pursued his career under the Nazis and then worked on the US space programme after the war.
1977 Leonid Brezhnev became president of the USSR.
1978 A new electronic game called "Space Invaders" was demonstrated by the Taito Corporation in Tokyo.
1983 Everything went according to plan when the European rocket Ariane 1, blasted off from the French National Space Centre at Kouron, French Guiana. Ariane launched the one-ton ESCI into an elliptical "transfer orbit". Early the next day the satellite's booster rocket would be fired to thrust it into "geostationary orbit" 22,000 miles (35,000 km) above the equator. Ariane's future had been uncertain since it crashed on its second and fifth missions. This performance, however, meant Europe was back in competition with the American space industry for satellite contracts.
1990 Belgian police arrested IRA members suspected of killing Australian tourists in Holland.
1999 Damon Hill announced his retirement from Formula 1 racing.
1999 Fourteen people were reported dead after an earthquake in Mexico.
1999 NATO gave Yugoslavia an extra 24 hours to pull out of Kosovo.
2003 The world whaling body voted for improved conservation amid fierce opposition from pro-whaling nations.
2003 Airbus clinched an order for 41 new planes from Dubai-based airline Emirates, in the first major deal signed at the Paris Airshow.
2003 Georgia said two boxes seized in a taxi the previous month contained materials that could have been used for a nuclear "dirty bomb".
2003 A furniture dealer was accused of murdering his friend, chopping his head off and baking his severed arm in the oven.
2003 Holby City actor George Calil says he was "devastated" after co-star Laura Sadler was critically hurt in a 40ft fall.
2004 A senior oil official was shot dead in northern Iraq, as the industry came to a standstill after a series of attacks.
2004 Hundreds gathered in Dublin for a breakfast celebrating James Joyce's classic book Ulysses.
2004 Singer Bobby Brown was given a suspended sentence after missing three child support payments.
2004 A recording of Prince in 1975 failed to reach its reserve price of £347,000 in a rock memorabilia auction.
2004 Portugal beat 10-man Russia with goals from Maniche and Rui Costa to keep their Euro 2004 hopes alive.
2004 Liverpool confirmed former Valencia boss Rafael Benitez as their new manager.
2004 Angelos Haristeas fired the goal that earns Greece a draw against Spain in Euro 2004 Group A.
2004 Italy's Francesco Totti was to face a Uefa disciplinary committee for spitting at Christian Poulsen.
2005 A man from West Yorkshire was jailed for 14 months after driving the wrong way along two motorways at more than 110mph.

BIRTHDAYS (for 16 June 2006)
Gustav V, 148 (born 16 June 1858)
Swedish monarch who reigned for 43 years.
Stan Laurel, 116 (born 16 June 1890)
English-born comedian who went to the USA and formed a successful partnership with Oliver Hardy to make films such as A Chump at Oxford, Hog Wild, Way Out West and The Flying Deuces.
Tom Graveney, 79 (born 16 June 1927)
British cricketer who is considered to be in the top 10 best British cricketers ever.
James Bolam, 68 (born 16 June 1938)
Actor
Chris Armstong, 35 (born 16 June 1971)
Spurs Footballer

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Food Trivia

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1) All of the following events took place in the same decade.
* U.S. average per capita wheat consumption is 170 lbs; meat consumption is 178 lbs.
* The first known recipe for tomato ketchup appeared in The New England Farmer.
* The U.S. Army abolished its daily ration of liquor.
* Antonin Careme, the first great French chef, died at age 48.
* Sardines were canned for the first time in Europe.
* 75% of gainfully employed Americans worked in agriculture.
* Procter & Gamble was founded in Cincinnati, Ohio.
* Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce was introduced in England.
* The prototype of the phosphorus match was patented.
* Sauce Bearnaise was created at the Pavilion Henri IV restaurant near Paris.
* English settlers in Mexico's Texas Territory created chili powder.
Can you pick the correct decade?
a) 1810s b) 1830s c) 1850s d) 1870s e) 1890s

2) Do you know what these foods have in common?
Bechamel Sauce, Melba Toast, Sandwiches, Beef Stroganoff, Baby Ruth Candy Bars.

3) In 1947, Margaret Rudkin built a modern bakery in Norwalk, Connecticut to keep up with growing demand for her breads, Melba toast and pound cake. Can you guess the name of the bakery?

4) This Italian skim milk cheese dates back to at least the 13th century and may date even to the 11th century. It is made only from April 1 through November 11 each year with milk from cows that have been feeding on fresh pasture. Most of the cream is skimmed from the milk which is then cooked in copper containers, pressed in cheesecloth lined molds, salted in brine and then allowed to mature. Can you name this cheese?

5) The birth date of modern fast food is often viewed as the opening of the first 'automat' by Frank Hardart and Joe Horn. Do you know where this first Horn & Hardart automat was located?
a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b) New York City, New York
c) Boston, Massachusetts
d) Los Angeles, California
e) Newark, New Jersey

6) This plant can be found as an ingredient in more than 3,000 items in the grocery store. It is also used in the manufacture of synthetic fibers such as rayon and nylon, acetone, certain plastics, wood resin, lubricating oils, synthetic rubber, abrasives, pipes, shoe polish, paper, saccharin, paints, soaps, and linoleum.
It has been domesticated for about 10,000 years, and some biologists believe it evolved from a wild plant called teosinte.
Today there are more than 1,000 named varieties. Some varieties take 2 months to mature, while others take as long as 11 months to mature.
The United States produces more than 40% of the world output. Other major producers are China, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, France, Hungary, and Italy.
Confusion can arise when American and British acquaintances discuss this plant.
Can you name this plant?

7) What president of the U.S. served hot dogs to the Queen of England?

-------------------ANSWERS TO FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ------------------

1) b) All of the events took place during the 1830s.

2) Thee dishes are are all named after people.
Louis de Bechameil, steward to French King Louis XIV
Nellie Melba, Australian opera star
John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Alexander Sergeevich Stroganoff, Russian nobleman.
Either President Grover Cleveland's daughter or 'Babe' Ruth, baseball player.

3) This was the first Pepperidge Farm commercial bakery.

4) Parmigiano-Reggiano from Italy's Parma region, the highest quality and original Parmesan Cheese.

5) a) Frank Hardart and Joe Horn opened the first Automat on June 9, 1902 at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia.

6) CORN (MAIZE) In British English, the word 'corn' tends to apply to any cereal grain. In the United States it refers to 'maize'.

7) President Franklin D. Roosevelt served hot dogs to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England during their 1939 visit to the United States. It was the first time they had tried this American gourmet treat.

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A nappy is a small, rimless earthenware or glass dish with a flat bottom and sloping sides. They are used for serving sauces.

A prominent figure at Napoleon's court, Madame Tallien added the juice of 22 pounds of strawberries to each of her baths.

------------CULINARY CALENDAR - A FEW SELECTED EVENTS-----------

FRIDAY, JUNE 16
1794 The first stone was laid for the world's largest grain windmill in Holland. Known as 'De Walvisch' (the whale), it is still in existence.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17
1978 'Cheeseburger In Paradise' by Jimmy Buffett peaked at #32 on the charts.

SUNDAY, JUNE 18
1892 Macadamia nuts were first planted in Hawaii.

MONDAY, JUNE 19
1941 General Mills introduced 'Cherioats.' The name was changed to 'Cherrios' in 1945.

TUESDAY, JUNE 20
1964 'Chapel of Love' by Dixie Cups was #1 on the charts

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
1933 A barge loaded with grain arrived in New Orleans to complete the first Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico barge trip.

THURSDAY, JUNE 22
1992 M.F.K. Fisher (Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher) died. Fisher was an American food critic and writer, author of various articles, essays and books about food, and she also translated Brillat-Savarin's 'The Physiology of Taste' in 1949.

Find More at - Food Reference WebSite: http://www.foodreference.com

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"Champagne and orange juice is a great drink. The orange improves the champagne. The champagne definitely improves the orange."
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Today's The Day - 15th June

15th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Trillo,
St Bardo,
St Aleydia,
St Germaine, Cousin of Pibrac,
St Hesychius of Durostorum,
St Landelinus,
St Edburga of Winchester,
St Tatian Dulas,
and St Orsiesus.

History Test for June 15th
Which pop group formally renounced its association with the Maharishi Yogi today in 1968? -The Beatles
Born today in 1330, what nickname was given to Edward, the eldest son of King Edward III? -`The Black Prince'
Which historic document was sealed by King John at Runnymede today in 1215? -The Magna Carta
Who opened her school for nurses today in 1860? -Florence Nightingale
Today in 1970, who became the first actor to be ennobled? -Sir Laurence Olivier

Events today...
1215 King John and his barons met on the banks of the River Thames at Runnymede to hammer out a new deal taking total authority from the hands of the King and granting certain basic rights and liberties to the people of England. The document signed was called the Magna Carta.
1381 English poll tax protester Wat Tyler was executed at Smithfield.
1467 Death of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
1520 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther by the bull Exsurge.
1658 The Mogul emperor Aurangzeb imprisoned his father the Shah, after winning a battle at Samgarh.
1672 The Sluices were opened in Holland to save Amsterdam from the French.
1750 Death of Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer.
1752 Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a thunderstorm to prove his theory that electricity and lightning were the same phenomenon.
1813 Britain formed a new coalition with Prussia and Russia against Napoleon.
1825 The Duke of York laid the foundation stone of London Bridge.
1836 Arkansas became the 25th state of the USA.
1844 American Charles Goodyear patented vulcanised rubber.
1846 The 49th parallel was proclaimed to be the border between The US and Canada.
1849 Death of James Knox Polk, 11th president of the USA.
1855 Stamp duty on British newspapers was abolished.
1860 The heroine of the Crimean War, Florence Nightingale, opened the world's first school for nurses at St Thomas' Hospital in London.
1869 Celluloid was patented in the USA.
1919 Aviation history was made as Capt. John Alcock and Lt Arthur Brown touched down on the green turf at Clifden in Ireland, completing the world's first flight across the Atlantic.
1933 China and Tibet ended a two-year war with a treaty agreeing mutual respect for the pre-war border.
1934 In Venice, dictators Hitler and Mussolini met for the first time.
1941 Death of Evelyn Underhill, English poet and mystic.
1953 Curvaceous blonde Marilyn Monroe caused quite a stir in Hollywood as her first film comedy Gentlemen prefer blondes opened in Hollywood.
1954 The Convention People's Party, led by Kwame Nkrumah, won the Gold Coast elections.
1977 Spain had its first general elections since 1936.
1996 A bomb exploded in the centre of Manchester on a busy Saturday Morning. Many people were injured and countless buildings were severely damaged. The IRA claimed responsibility for the attack.
1997 Super Model Naomi Campbell was admitted to hospital, reportedly suffering from a drug overdose.
1998 A new coin came into circulation in Britain. It was the bi-metallic £2 coin.
2003 Joan Laporta won the Barcelona presidential election and could continue his attempt to conclude the signing of David Beckham.
2003 An inquiry was launched into how an undercover journalist got a job at the top-security jail housing Soham murders suspect Ian Huntley.
2003 Rock group Radiohead went straight in at number one with their sixth studio album, Hail To The Thief.
2003 FBI agents discovered one of three missing Oscar statuettes stolen from a batch of 55 in March 2000.
2003 Ferrari's Michael Schumacher held off brother Ralf to win the Canadian GP and regain the championship lead.
2004 Sabotage attacks on pipelines in southern Iraq stopped the flow of crude oil through the main export route.
2004 The governor of the Bank of England said house prices were unsustainable and warned that interest rate rises could hurt homeowners.
2004 Apple's hit online music service iTunes was launched in the UK, France and Germany, offering songs for 79p each.
2004 A book about the former German Democratic Republic won the BBC Four Samuel Johnson prize.
2004 A judge denied a request from singer Michael Jackson to cut the $3m (£1.66m) bail in his child abuse case.
2004 Ruud van Nistelrooy's 81st minute strike earned Holland a 1-1 draw against Germany.
2005 Ronnie Biggs, one of the Great Train Robbers, made a renewed bid to be freed from jail on compassionate grounds.
2005 Bidders who tried to prevent the sale of Live 8 tickets on auction website eBay had their accounts suspended.
2005 It was announced that Singer Youssou N'Dour was to lead African musicians in a Live 8 concert at Cornwall's Eden Project.
2005 Award-winning BBC comedy Little Britain became the best-selling DVD TV series of 2004.
2005 Newcastle confirmed the £6.5m signing of Chelsea's Scott Parker on a five-year deal.

BIRTHDAYS (for 15 June 2006)
Edward the Black Prince, 676 (born 15 June 1330)
Eldest son of Edward III who was renowned for his valour and gained his name for the black armour he wore in battle.
Edvard Grieg, 163 (born 15 June 1843)
Norwegian composer whose work was influenced by the folk music of his country.
Harry Langdon, 122 (born 15 June 1884)
American silent film actor, who was at one time rated as one of the four top American comedians.
Erroll Garner, 83 (born 15 June 1923)
American jazz pianist and composer.
Nicola Pagett, 61 (born 15 June 1945)
Actress
Noddy Holder, 60 (born 15 June 1946)
Singer with Slade (real name Neville Holder)
Simon Callow, 57 (born 15 June 1949)
British stage and screen actor whose films include Room With a View.
John Redwood, 56 (born 15 June 1950)
Conservative MP
Wade Boggs, 48 (born 15 June 1958)
professional baseball player.
Courtney Cox, 42 (born 15 June 1964)
`Friends' star

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Football Crazy

1 Which football club are nicknamed The Canaries?
2 Which town did Wimbledon FC move their home base to in 2003?
3 Which legendary player won the inaugural European Footballer of the Year Award?
4 In 1999 which Italian club became the last winners of the European Cup Winners Cup?
5 Who moved from The Dell to St Mary’s?
6 In which city did David Beckham score his first goal for Real Madrid?
7 Jazz FC hail from which European country?
8 Which uncle of Elton John won an FA Cup winners medal in 1959?
9 Which football club once played under the name of Dial Square?
10 Who was the first player to score 200 goals in England’s Premiership?
11 In which Scottish city does St Johnstone play their home games?
12 Who replaced Roy Keane as captain of the Republic of Ireland team following his departure from the 2002 World Cup squad?
13 Who was named World Footballer of the Year in 2003?
14 Which Scottish league club has the shortest name?
15 Which football league club, newcomers in 2003, are nicknamed The Glovers?
16 At which football ground is the Matthew Harding Stand?
17 Who managed England in the 1986 World Cup finals?
18 Which Italian football star acquired the nickname of The Divine Ponytail?
19 What is the name Sol short for with regard to Sol Campbell?
20 The Gallagher brothers from Oasis are avid fans of which football club?
21 Who managed Liverpool to European Cup glory in 1984?
22 Which was the first English league club to install an artificial pitch?
23 In 1993 the PFA Fair Play Trophy was renamed in honour of which football star?
24 In which city is the San Siro football stadium?
25 In 2000 which Premiership football star publicly stated that he would rather be referred to as Andrew?
26 Why did Spain withdraw from the 1938 World Cup finals?
27 Who managed Manchester United the last time they were relegated?
28 What bird provides the nickname of Bristol City and Swindon Town?
29 Which is the oldest club in the Football League?
30 Boca Juniors hail from which South American country?

Answers
Football Crazy
1 Norwich City 2 Milton Keynes 3 Stanley Matthews 4 Lazio 5 Southampton 6 Tokyo
7 Finland
8 Roy Dwight 9 Arsenal 10 Alan Shearer 11 Perth 12 Steve Staunton 13 Zinedine Zidane 14 Clyde
15 Yeovil Town 16 Stamford Bridge 17 Bobby Robson 18 Roberto Baggio 19 Solberg
20 Manchester City
21 Joe Fagin 22 Queens Park Rangers 23 Bobby Moore 24 Milan 25Andy Cole 26 Due to the Spanish Civil War 27 Tommy Docherty 28 Robin 29 Notts County 30 Argentina

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Today's The Day - 14th June

14th June 2006

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Dogmael,
Saints Valerius and Rufinus,
and St Methodius I of Constantinople.

History Test for June 14th
Which exotic actress was arrested today in 1989 for hitting a policeman? -Zsa Zsa Gabor
Born today in 1928, which Argentinian-born revolutionary was executed in 1967? -Ché Guevara
Born today in 1969, which female tennis player won the Wimbledon singles title at the age of 19? -Steffi Graf
Today in 1919, who became the first pilots to make a non-stop transatlantic flight? -John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown
Born today in 1941 which impressionist called his autobiography `And This Is Me'? -Mike Yarwood

QUOTE
"When was a war not a war? When it was carried on by methods of barbarism." - Henry Campbell-Bannerman refers to the Boer War, 1901.

Events today...
1380 In the Peasants' Revolt, the rebels occupying London killed Archbishop Sudbury the Chancellor, and Robert Hales, the Treasurer.
1404 Glendower, having won control of Wales, assumed the title of Prince of Wales and held a parliament
1645 In the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Naseby, Northamptonshire.
1662 Henry Vane the younger, English politician, was executed after the Restoration for his parliamentarian activities.
1755 Dr Johnson's Dictionary went on sale at £4 10s for the two volumes.
1789 After drifting an incredible 3500 miles (5600 km) in an open boat, Captain Bligh and 18 loyal crew members put ashore at the island of Timor. Bligh captained the 215-ton Bounty on its voyage from Tahiti to the West Indies with a cargo of breadfruit trees. Tensions on board erupted when the vessel reached the Friendly Islands and large numbers of the crew, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied.
1800 Napoleon Bonapane defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo and reconquered Italy.
1814 The Netherlands and Belgium were united by the Treaty of London.
1839 A regatta was held for the first time at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
1883 Death of Edward Fitzgerald, English poet and translator.
1913 Bearing banners with the words "Fight on and God will give the victory", suffragettes attended the funeral of Emily Davison, who was killed by King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby earlier this month. Davison grabbed the reins of the horse as it thundered towards the winning post, intending only to publicise the suffragette cause - votes for women - but her bid for publicity went horribly wrong. The funeral was not attended by Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, founder of the British movement, who was in prison. In the face of the stubborn and patronising attitude of Liberal prime minister Asquith and his government, the suffragettes adopted an increasingly violent strategy- including pouring acid into letterboxes. Such tactics did not endear them to the populace, but the force-feeding of suffragettes on hunger strike in prison aroused great public sympathy.
1917 German planes bombed London for the first time.
1927 Death of Jerome Klapka Jerome, English novelist, author of the comic novel Three Men in a Boat.
1936 Death of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, British novelist, essayist and poet who published more than 100 volumes.
1940 In World War II, German forces entered Paris.
1946 Death of John Logie Baird, British electrical engineer who invented an early form of television as well as radar and fibre optics.
1960 French President de Gaulle renewed his offer to the Algerian provisional government to negotiate a cease-fire, to which Front de la Liberation Nationale agreed, but rejected subsequent French conditions.
1962 The European Space Research Organisation was established at Paris.
1964 Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment.
1982 "Britain is great again," boasted Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as Argentinian troops surrendered to the British commander of land forces in the Falklands. The surrender marked the end of a six-week conflict that cost 254 British and 750 Argentinian lives. The conflict began on April 2 when, in a continuing dispute with Britain over the sovereignty of the Islands, Argentina invaded the Falklands and, on the following day, South Georgia. A large British task force was immediately despatched on the three-week voyage to the South Atlantic. Despite diplomatic attempts by the United States and others to prevent hostilities, fighting began later that month. Notable losses were the sinking of the General Belgrano, Argentina's second-largest warship, 30 miles (48 km) south of the 200-mile (320 km) exclusion zone imposed by Britain around the Islands, and the British destroyer HMS Sheffield, which was struck by an Argentinian Exocet missile.
1983 Protests erupted in Santiago against the regime of Chilean dictator General Pinochet.
1986 Death of Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian author.
1989 Former governor of California and US president Ronald Reagan received another honour when he was given a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth. As president of the United States, Reagan was one of the architects of the new cordiality between East and West, and had personally met Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on several occasions to have talks on disarmament. During his 1988 visit to Britain, he called for "a newer world of freedom and individual rights for all". The new knight retired from presidential office in January, being succeeded by George Bush. He had been US president since 1980. At 73, he was the oldest man to be elected to the office.
1990 In Bucharest, Romania, street battles broke out between students demanding democracy and miners providing support for the interim government of Iliescu.
1993 Death of Vincent Hamlin, US cartoonist.
1999 Serb troops pulled out of Kosovo.
2003 Reformists in the Iranian capital, Tehran, demonstrate for the fifth successive night amid a heavy police presence.
2003 A large majority of voters in the Czech Republic backed plans to join the European Union the following May.
2003 Police defused a powerful car bomb in the northern city of Bilbao after an anonymous phone call.
2003 James Bond actor Roger Moore and Prime Suspect star Helen Mirren were named in the Queen's birthday honours. Also, David Beckham was awarded an OBE for services to football.
2004 A local militant leader was among two militants killed in an Israeli missile attack near Nablus.
2004 Tony Blair and Michael Howard addressed MPs after UKIP pushes Labour and Tories to their worst poll results for decades.
2004 Four British soldiers faced trial in relation to alleged abuses against Iraqis by UK forces.
2004 England's defeat by France in Euro 2004 was watched by 14.8 million people in the UK.
2004 UK media watchdog Ofcom criticised US channel Fox News over on-air views about the "anti-American" BBC.
2004 Europe's leading music download firm, OD2, launched a 1p-per-track online music jukebox.
2004 A brilliant Henrik Larsson brace helped Sweden to a stunning victory over Bulgaria. And a disappointed Italy were held to a 0-0 draw by Denmark.
2005 South Africa's President Mbeki sacked his deputy, Jacob Zuma, following corruption claims.
2005 Online auction site eBay stopped sales of Live 8 tickets, after Bob Geldof attacked the "sick profiteering".
2005 Singer Kylie Minogue told fans on her website that she still faced "a long road" to recovery from breast cancer.
2005 Jamaican Asafa Powell set a new mark of 9.77 seconds in the men's 100m.
2005 Frenchman Laurent Robert joined Portsmouth on a three-year deal.
2005 Former champion Andre Agassi withdrew from Wimbledon with an injury.

BIRTHDAYS (for 14 June 2006)
Fanny Burney, 254 (born 14 June 1752)
British novelist and close friend of Dr Johnson.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 195 (born 14 June 1811)
American novelist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin to draw attention to the plight of the slaves.
William Butler Yeats, 141 (born 14 June 1865)
Irish poet, dramatist and co-founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.
Elizabeth Schumann, 118 (born 14 June 1888)
German-born soprano who excelled in the music of Mozart and Richard Strauss.
Basil Rathbone, 114 (born 14 June 1892)
South African-born English actor who played Sherlock Holmes in 14 films and villains in many others.
Dorothy L. Sayers, 113 (born 14 June 1893)
English writer of detective stories and creator of the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey.
Burl Ives, 97 (born 14 June 1909)
American singer and actor who won an Oscar for The Big Country.
Don Budge, 91 (born 14 June 1915)
American tennis champion who was the first amateur to win the Grand Slam.
Sam Wanamaker, 87 (born 14 June 1919)
American actor and director.
Che Guevara, 78 (born 14 June 1928)
Argentinian-born revolutionary who fought with Fidel Castro's forces and then moved on to guerrilla warfare in Bolivia.
Julie Felix, 68 (born 14 June 1938)
singer
Mike Yarwood, 65 (born 14 June 1941)
entertainer
Rod Argent, 61 (born 14 June 1945)
rock musician
Donald Trump, 60 (born 14 June 1946)
Anthony Sher, 57 (born 14 June 1949)
actor/writer
Lily Savage, 51 (born 14 June 1955)
Comic
Boy George, 45 (born 14 June 1961)
singer
Nigel Short, 41 (born 14 June 1965)
chess player
Yasmin Bleeth, 38 (born 14 June 1968)
Baywatch Actress
Steffi Graf, 37 (born 14 June 1969)
German tennis star who won the Wimbledon women's single title at 19.

Pictograms - 8

Can you work out the Phrase or Saying from each Pictogram.

Highlight Answers Below.

1. HANG THE EXPENSE

2. RUSHING AROUND

3. PUT IT IN WRITING

4. THROUGH THICK AND THIN

5. SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS

6. EMERGENCY STOP

7. LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE

8. HIGH TIDE

9. BLOWING UP A STORM

10. CHICKEN OUT

Musical Blockbusters - 8

The First Task is to work out the Artist (Singer or Group).

The Initial Letters are all from that artists Greatest Hits.

Can You Work Your Way Across from Left to Right with the Songtitles?

Answers - Highlight Below ...

ARTIST = ELTON JOHN

YS = YOUR SONG

RM = ROCKET MAN

HC = HONKY CAT

CR = CROCODILE ROCK

D = DANIEL

SNAFF = SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING

GYBR = GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

SIC = STEP INTO CHRISTMAS

CITW = CANDLE IN THE WIND

DLTSGDOM = DONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME

TBIB = THE BITCH IS BACK

LITSWD = LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS

PF = PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM

SSMLT = SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT

IG = ISLAND GIRL

PW = PINBALL WIZARD

DGBMH = DONT GO BREAKING MY HEART

BATJ = BENNIE AND THE JETS

CW = CRAZY WATER

PTL = PART TIME LOVE

Today's The Day - 13th June

13th June 2006

Religious events today...
Feast day of St Antony of Padua,
St Felicula,
St Aquilina,
and St Triphyllius.

History Test for June 13th
Which macho actor made his stage debut today in 1972 in 'I Do I Do'? -Rock Hudson
Born today in 1910, who retired as head of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association in 1994 and is known in Australia as "That Notorious Pom"? -Mary Whitehouse
Which great conqueror captured almost half the world and died today in 323 BC? -Alexander the Great
Born today in 1892, which South African actor was best known for playing Sherlock Holmes? -Basil Rathbone
Known as Hitler's `secret weapon', which missile first landed in England today in 1944? -The V-1 (also known as the flying bomb, the buzz bomb or the doodle bug)

Events today...
323 BC Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, who came to the throne at the age of only 20 and conquered Persia, Egypt, Babylon, central Asia and part of India, died aged 33 returning from India.
1231 Death of St Antonio of Padua.
1381 Flemish merchants were killed, and the Savoy Palace - home of John of Gaunt, the king's uncle - was burnt down as a crowd of angry peasants marched on London. The marchers, agricultural workers from Kent and Essex in south-east England, were led by Walter "Wat" Tyler. Urban workers were also said to have joined the marchers, and similar protests were being launched in East Anglia. Although economic unrest had been brewing since the 1350s, it was the unpopular new tax - "poll tax" - that finally brought matters to a head. The workers were also angry about the imposition of a maximum wage - labour was in short supply since the ravages of the Black Death, and the new wage restrictions limited workers' pay claims. This protest had taken the government by surprise, and the peasants were in no mood to be ignored. There seemed little doubt, however, that this "Peasants' Revolt" would be crushed - putting little pressure on the king to make changes.
1713 Death of Arcangelo Corelli, Italian composer.
1774 Rhode Island became the first American colony to ban the importation of slaves, and to assure their freedom. The new act, which was passed by the General Assembly in Newport, stated, "No Negro nor mulatto slave shall be brought in to this colony, and in case any slave shall be brought in, he or she shall be rendered immediately free".
1842 Queen Victoria travelled by train for the first time, from Slough to Paddington, accompanied by Prince Albert. She became the first British monarch to use such transport.
1849 Communist riots in Paris were easily defeated and led to repressive legislation.
1866 The US 14th Amendment incorporated the Civil Rights Act and gave states the choice of Negro enfranchisement or reduced representation in Congress.
1886 King Ludwig II of Bavaria and his physician drowned in Lake Starnberg, near Munich. The death was treated as suicide. The King had a history of mental disorders and was declared insane earlier in the month. His struggle with homosexuality, as revealed in his diaries, must also have added to his psychological distress. Ludwig ascended the throne at 18, in 1864. A devoted patron of the composer Richard Wagner, the King spent much of his energy in building magnificent, fairytale castles and staging extravagant artistic performances.
1893 The first women's golf championship was held at Royal Lytham in Britain and was won by Lady Margaret Scott.
1895 What is regarded as the first 'real' motor race ended. The first car to cross the line in the Paris-Bordeaux-Paris race was a Panhard-Levassor driven by Emile Levassor at an average speed of 15mph.
1897 One of the greatest long-distance runners of all-time, Paavo Nurmi, was born. The Finn won a record 12 medals, including nine golds, in the three Olympics between 1920 and 1928.
1900 A group of volunteer soldiers known as the Boxers went on the rampage through Peking in protest against the "foreign devils" who had such a hold on their country. Weakened by a century of conflict - both internal and external- China had, over the years, agreed to a series of treaties which gave away large slices of the national cake to foreign powers, notably the United States, Europe and Japan. Resentment against the terms of these treaties had previously only bubbled below the surface; events on this day in 1900, said to have been actively encouraged by the Chinese authorities, showed just how deep Chinese anger really was.
1915 Donald Budge, the first man to achieve a Grand Slam in tennis, was born. He performed the Grand Slam in 1938, the year in which he won the Wimbledon title for the second successive year.
1930 Sir Henry Segrave, who broke the British land and water speed records, was killed when his speedboat capsized at 98 mph (158 kph) on Lake Windermere in northern England.
1931 Death of Jesse Boot, English pharmacist, drug manufacturer, and philanthropist.
1942 British forces lost 230 tanks in desert fighting.
1944 The first V1 flying bomb, or "doodlebug", landed in England. Hitler's "secret weapon" hit a house in Southampton, killing three people.
1949 The Isle of Man TT races, held from June 11-13, were dubbed the 'British Grand Prix'. The three races, at 500, 350 and 250cc, became the first races in the newly instituted World Motor Cycling Championships.
1951 Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, laid the foundation stone of the National Theatre on the South Bank in London.
1956 Real Madrid won the first European Cup in Paris, beating Stade de Reims 4-3.
1956 The last British troops left the Suez Canal base.
1961 Austria refused an application by Archduke Otto of Habsburg to return as a private individual.
1981 Blanks were fired at the Queen during the Trooping the Colour ceremony.
1986 Death of Benny Goodman, US bandleader.
1988 The first beauty contest was held in the Soviet Union.
1989 Mikhail Gorbachev and Chancellor Kohl agreed that East and West Germany should be reunited.
1990 The official demolition of the Berlin Wall began.
1997 Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh was sentenced to die by lethal injection.
1998 Sir Paul McCartney gave his personal approval to plans to name a new £4 million cancer unit after his late wife Linda. The former Beatle gave his blessing after he was approached by chairman of the Liverpool Forget-Me-Not appeal and former MP Lord David Alton. The centre, was to be based in the Old College building at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, was expected to be opened in spring 1999.
2003 Gunfire was reported in the Iranian capital, Tehran, amid a fourth night of protest against clerical rule.
2003 Police in Caracas used tear gas to disperse more than 100 supporters of President Hugo Chavez.
2003 Preliminary exit polls from the first day of the Czech vote on joining the EU show overwhelming support for the move.
2003 Italian PM, Silvio Berlusconi was under investigation for tax fraud said to involve one of his TV companies.
2003 Former education secretary Estelle Morris returns to government as arts minister, but Michael Meacher quit.
2003 Supporters of jailed farmer Tony Martin condemned a decision to allow the burglar he injured to sue him.
2003 Neil Hamilton said "justice has been done" as the woman who falsely accused him and his wife of rape was jailed.
2003 Hollywood stars and leading figures line up to pay their respects to actor Gregory Peck, who died aged 87.
2003 Oldham Athletic released a statement saying they were close to going out of business.
2004 Zinedine Zidane scored two injury-time goals to hand France victory over England in Euro 2004.
2004 The two main parties saw their support hit as the UK Independence Party gained in the European elections.
2004 The Foreign Office was allowing non-essential staff to leave its Saudi office as attacks on westerners continued.
2004 Three soccer-related songs make the top 10 of the UK singles chart, as Euro 2004 fever gripped the country.
2004 The late Katharine Hepburn's possessions sold for $5.8m (£3.3m) at a two-day auction in New York.
2004 England beat New Zealand by four wickets at Trent Bridge to claim a 3-0 series win.
2004 Michael Schumacher won the Canadian GP for a record-breaking seventh time.
2005 Singer Michael Jackson was found innocent of all charges at the end of his four-month child abuse trial.
2005 Saddam Hussein was questioned over a 1982 massacre in the first footage released by Iraq in 11 months.
2005 R&B trio Destiny's Child told fans at a concert in Spain they were splitting up to pursue solo projects.
2005 More than two million text entries were sent in the competition to win tickets for the London leg of Live 8.
2005 Australia crumbled to a 100-run defeat as England launched their Ashes summer in spectacular style at the Rose Bowl.
2005 Sunderland signed England Under-21 striker Jon Stead from Blackburn for £1.8m.
2005 Portsmouth signed Newcastle defender Andy O'Brien for a fee of £2m.

BIRTHDAYS (for 13 June 2006)
Richard Bamfield, 432 (born 13 June 1574)
English poet
Thomas Arnold, 211 (born 13 June 1795)
English scholar - head of Rugby school
William Butler Yeats, 141 (born 13 June 1865)
Irish poet
Harold "Red" Grange, 103 (born 13 June 1903)
football great.
Mary Whitehouse, 96 (born 13 June 1910)
co-founder of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association
Andreas Whittam Smith, 69 (born 13 June 1937)
journalist
Malcolm McDowell, 63 (born 13 June 1943)
actor
Nick Brown, 56 (born 13 June 1950)
Labour Chief Whip
Tony Knowles, 51 (born 13 June 1955)
(snooker) -- Former world number two
Peter Scudamore, 48 (born 13 June 1958)
(racing) -- First National Hunt jockey to ride 200 winners in a season (1988-89) and champion jockey in seven successive seasons
Chris Cairns, 36 (born 13 June 1970)
cricketer
Mark Bosnich, 34 (born 13 June 1972)
footballer

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Cave face 'the oldest portrait on record'

A DRAWING discovered by a potholer on the wall of a cave in the west of France appears to be the oldest known portrait of a human face.
The 27,000-year-old work was found by a local pensioner, Gérard Jourdy, in the Vilhonneur grotto near Angoulême.
Drawn with calcium carbonate, and using the bumps in the wall to give form to the face, it features two horizontal lines for the eyes, another for the mouth and a vertical line for the nose. “The portrait of this face is unique,” said Jean Airvaux, a researcher at the French Directorate of Cultural Affairs. “We have other drawings, but they are more recent. Here, it could be the oldest representation of a human face.”
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Archaeologists are particularly interested in the Vilhonneur cave because there are several drawings, including one of a hand in cobalt blue, along with animal and human remains.
Jean-François Baratin, the regional director of archaeology in western France, said that there were only two known examples of prehistoric caves from this era containing both bones and drawings. The other is at Cussac in the Dordogne.
The discovery was made by M Jourdy in November, but kept secret until February while the site was sealed. The results of a scientific analysis were made public on Friday.
M Baratin said ribs, a thigh bone and a tibia taken from the floor of the cave had been dated by scientists in Miami, as were the drawings. These turned out to be about 11,000 years older than the renowned paintings at Lascaux in the nearby Dordogne.Michel Boutant, chairman of the local Charente department council, said: ‘The face reminded me of a Modigliani portrait.”

The beautiful game can often be tedious

When did you get bored?
At what point did you decide that an urgent reorganisation of your sock drawer was preferable to watching Sven's boys labour in the Frankfurt sun on Saturday afternoon? You don't have to be embarrassed about it. Everyone found the longueurs a little tricky to navigate, even in the stadium. There was a bloke sitting a couple of rows along from me kitted out in full England fancy dress (this year's theme is Nazi helmets painted with the Cross of St George) and he was yawning by half-time. There were people who had paid upwards of 500 euros to buy a ticket from the touts, who used the match as an opportunity to catch up on a bit of sleep.
After all the build-up, all the hype, all the inflated expectation came an anticlimax worthy of the last Lib Dem leadership election. England did precisely what they always do under Sven-Goran Eriksson's miasmic stewardship: they took an early lead and then proceeded to sit back on it for 85 minutes, playing unadventurous football of a style that makes the curdling of milk seem replete with possibility as a spectator event. Not since Vanessa Feltz began investigating the wilder reaches of plastic surgery on Channel 5 can so many televisions have been switched off so hurriedly.
To which a certain type of football supporter will have said this: good. There are those - and I count myself among their number - who reckon that the game has been so distorted over the past few years as to have become unrecognisable from the wonderful, spiritually enriching pastime we love.
So unsustainable have been the assumptions placed on it - that it can do everything from stopping racial prejudice to settling the Israel-Palestine quarrel - that disappointment is the only possible outcome. Thus, the earlier and more emphatic that disappointment, the better. It is like lancing a boil: best to get the pain over with quickly.
Taken simply as a football match, Saturday's game was pretty standard fare: a good team (and, yes, England are that) play poorly, but do enough to earn the three points that should help ensure progress. It is what happens every week in the football leagues; it is what those whose emotions have been invested in the game marginally longer than the past three weeks understand. But for this England to play like that is to rub up against the new assumptions. How can the beautiful game be so pragmatic? How can something sold as the richest and most spontaneous of art forms be so mechanical?
The blame lies with commerce. Back in the 1980s, when football fans knew their place as pariahs and were comfortable with that, the heads of major corporations would have undergone root canal work without the benefit of anaesthetic rather than associate their products with the game.
Twenty years on, just outside the ground in Frankfurt was a so-called "Fan's Park". In it, each of the tournament's many sponsors had set up a display in which they interacted with the supporters. You could play bar football at the T-Mobile marquee, or take pot shots at Ronald McDonald at the McDonald's tent (with a ball, not a submachine gun, sadly). Budweiser had built a stage on which some American-style cheerleaders pranced and danced. In between their little ditties for the England players ("Michael Owen, he's our No 10"), they would do live commercials for the insipid liquid that pays their fees ("you do the football, we'll do the beer," they chanted as they high-kicked). Everywhere you looked, football had been corralled to make the mundane sexy. "Believe in the dream" implored one commercial shown on the stadium's big screen at half-time. It was selling a Korean-made people carrier.
The thing is, football hasn't changed in those 20 years. It can still deliver moments of staggering highs amid periods of mundanity. As Shakespeare, Wagner and Puccini all recognised, in true drama you need one to make the other. Commerce, though, has portrayed it as an unending climax of gymnastic sorcery and face-painted lunacy. Saturday delivered a dose of reality. Shame it will all be forgotten by the time Thursday's match comes around.

Today's The Day - 12th June

12th June 2006
National Day of the Philippines.

Religious Events today...
Feast day of St Basilides,
St Leo II,
St Odulf,
St Onuphrius,
St Peter of Mount Athos,
St Antonia,
St John of Sahagun,
and St Paula Frassinetti.

History Test for June 12th
Which African politician was sentenced to life imprisonment today in 1964 for trying to overthrow the government? -Nelson Mandela
Born today in 1897, which Tory Prime Minister was ennobled as the First Earl of Avon? -Sir Anthony Eden
Educationalist Thomas Arnold died today in 1842. He was headmaster of which school? -Rugby
Which German heavyweight boxer became the first world champion today in 1930 as a result of a disqualification? -Max Schmeling
Born today in 1819, who wrote the children's story 'The Water Babies'? -Charles Kingsley

Events today...
1088 William II suppressed a revolt in England led by Odo of Bayeux, Bishop of Rochester who was supporting Robert Curthose.
1458 Magdalene College, Oxford, was founded.
1630 The fleet of the Massachusetts Bay Company docked at Salem with 700 Puritan colonists on board.
1667 Jean-Baptiste Denys, personal physician to Louis XIV, successfully transfused the blood of a sheep to a 15-year-old boy.
1667 The Dutch fleet under Admiral de Ruyter burned Sheemess, sailed up the River Medway, raided Chatham dockyard, and escaped with the royal barge, the Royal Charles; the nadir of English naval power.
1683 The Rye House Plot, to assassinate King Charles II and his brother James, Duke of York, was discovered.
1734 Death of James, Duke of Berwick, English-born French general.
1759 Death of William Collins, English poet.
1809 Pope Pius VII excommunicated Napoleon Bonaparte.
1842 Death of Thomas Arnold, English scholar and head of Rugby School.
1901 A Cuban convention making the country virtually a protectorate of the US was incorporated in the Cuban constitution as a condition of the withdrawal of US troops.
1917 King Constantine of Greece abdicated.
1930 The Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay over the vast Gran Chaco region came to an end after claiming 100,000 lives.
1931 The days of notorious gangland chief Al Capone were numbered. In their crackdown on the bootleggers, the Chicago police elite known as the "Untouchables" closed in, charging him with 5000 offences under America's Prohibition laws. Also known as "Scarface" because of a razor slash on his left cheek, Capone had dominated the gangland scene since the infamous St Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929, when his henchmen, dressed as policemen, gunned down seven rival gang members. Capone's underworld empire profited from gambling and prostitution, but its main income was from bootlegging. In 1927, the man that started life in Naples the son of a poor barber was said to have amassed a fortune close to $100 million (£54 million).
1934 Political parties were banned in Bulgaria.
1962 Death of John Ireland, English composer.
1963 Civil rights lawyer Medgar Evers was murdered by white segregationists in Mississippi.
1964 Nelson Mandela and seven others were sentenced to life imprisonment for acts of sabotage in the Rivonia trial, Pretoria.
1965 The Beatles were each awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
1975 A shock verdict in Allahabad, India, caused a political scandal and a crisis of confidence in the country's leadership. A judge in Allahabad, home constituency of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, ruled that her landslide victory in 1971 was invalid because civil servants illegally aided her campaign. Mrs Gandhi, who came to power in 1966, was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister after the country gained independence from Britain in 1947. The verdict has brought angry calls for Mrs Gandhi's resignation, and she was faced with the biggest political storm of her career.
1978 In New York David Berkowitz received a life sentence for each of six murders.
1979 American Bryan Allen pedalled his way across the Channel in a man-powered aircraft to win a £100,000 ($185,000) prize.
1980 Death of Billy Butlin, English holiday-camp entrepreneur.
1982 Death of Dame Marie Rambert, Polish-born ballet dancer and teacher who founded the Ballet Rambert in London.
1987 The Queen awarded her daughter Princess Anne the title Princess Royal.
1991 The people of Leningrad showed that they believed in the importance of "What's in a name?" In a referendum they voted by 55 per cent to 43 per cent to change the name of their city back to St Petersburg, a name by which it had not been known since pre-Revolution days. The move was indicative of the radical changes in outlook taking place in Russia. "Two years ago people would not have supported the idea." said mayor Anatoli Sobchak. Street signs would be amended, but it would take time for people to use the new name.
1999 Death of Deforrest Kelly, actor best known as Doctor "Bones" McCoy in Star Trek.
2000 The Irish Bank started producing Euro currency.
2000 England were beaten 3-2 by Portugal in their first European Championship (Euro 2000) match. The took a two goal lead, but were equal at half time. Portugal scored the winner in the second half. Kevin Keegan's men were booed off the pitch and David Beckham gave the supporters a one-fingered hand signal.
2003 Palestinian militant group Hamas pledged to destroy the Israeli state as Israeli attacks killed nine.
2003 America reported the loss of a helicopter and plane as reports came in of fighting near Baghdad and in Mosul.
2003 John Reid became health secretary in an historic cabinet shake-up which ended the ancient post of lord chancellor.
2003 The long-running firefighters' dispute finally ended, with most brigades accepting the latest pay offer.
2003 Hollywood legend Gregory Peck, star of more than 60 films, including Roman Holiday, died aged 87.
2003 An audio extract of the new Harry Potter novel appeared online, revealing a tough time ahead for the young wizard.
2003 Eighties pop star Adam Ant was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage near his north London home.
2004 An American man was shot dead in the Saudi capital - the third Westerner to be killed there in a week.
2004 Iran rejected new curbs on its nuclear programme, saying it