Wednesday October 01, 2003

Holidays

• Singapore - Children's Day
• Also see October 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• World Vegetarian Day
• French Republican Calendar - Cuve (Barrel) Day, tenth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
• Tuvalu - Independence Day (from Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), 1975)
• San Marino - two Captains Regent, elected by parliament, take office for six months.
• Nigeria - Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
• People's Republic of China - National Day (1949)
• RC Church - Feast days of Saint ThTrFse de Lisieux; formerly of Saint Bavo and Saint Remigius
• Republic of Cyprus - Independence Day (from Britain, 1960)
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Events

• South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun reiterates offer to the United States to consider a request for South Korean participation in Multi-National Force – Iraq in exchange for ampquotpositiveampquot movement to resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
• Anti-Americanism: A panel chosen by the administration of President George W. Bush concludes that the United States must drastically increase and overhaul its public relations efforts to recast its image among Muslims and Arabs abroad. ampquot''Hostility toward America has reached shocking levelsnbsp... What is required is not merely tactical adaptation but strategic, and radical, transformation''.ampquot The panel adds that ampquot''spin''ampquot and manipulation ampquot''are not the
• President of the European Commission Romano Prodi unveils a proposal to boost flagging economic growth in Europe. The plan has two main parts: increasing spending on European transport networks and promoting research and development.
• Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe: Following talks with Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla on the draft European Union constitution and the Czech Republic's position on the document, the Czech President Václav Klaus decides not to travel to Rome and attend the forthcoming intergovernmental conference.
• Canada: Premier of the Northwest Territories Stephen Kakfwi announces he will not seek re-election in the November election.
• The website 4chan.org is created.
• Anti-Americanism: A panel chosen by the administration of President George W. Bush concludes that the United States must drastically increase and overhaul its public relations efforts to recast its image among Muslims and Arabs abroad. "Hostility toward America has reached shocking levels ... What is required is not merely tactical adaptation but strategic, and radical, transformation."
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Famous Birthday

• Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman

  New Zealander quadruple amputee.

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Beyonce - Baby Boy
2. Nelly - Shake Ya Tailfeather
3. Chingy - Right Thurr
4. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz - Get Low
5. Pharrell - Frontin'

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love?
2. Dido - White Flag
3. Elton John - Are You Ready For Love
4. Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul - Breathe
5. Big Brovaz - Baby Boy

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul - Baby Boy
2. YoungBloodZ Featuring Lil Jon - Damn!
3. Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins - Get Low
4. Pharrell Featuring Jay-Z - Frontin'
5. Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee - Shake Ya Tailfeather

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Gloria Estefan - Hoy
2. Chayanne - Un Siglo Sin Ti
3. Obie Bermudez - Antes
4. Alejandro Sanz - No Es Lo Mismo
5. Luis Miguel - Te Necesito

Division 1

• Coventry - Crewe : 2 - 0
• Nott'm Forest - Preston : 0 - 1
• West Ham - Crystal Palace : 3 - 0

Division 2

• Sheffield Weds - Notts County : 2 - 1
• Swindon - Luton : 2 - 2

Division 3

• Oxford - Torquay : 1 - 0

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $36.92
• Apple AAPL: opens at $20.75
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $28.03
• General Electric GE: opens at $29.81
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $88.75

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 111.16 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.3445 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.3151 CHF
• 1 EUR = 129.7 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.7026 GBP