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The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Venus, Mars, Mercury, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius. They include comedian-filmmaker Woody Allen and soul singer Lou Rawls, both in 1935 (age 68); pro golfer Lee Trevino in 1939 (age 64); comedian Richard Pryor in 1940 (age 63); and singer/actress Bette Midler in 1945 (age 58);

On this date in history:

In 1891, the game of basketball was invented when James Naismith, a physical education teacher at the International YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass., put peach baskets at the opposite ends of the gym and gave students soccer balls to toss into them.

In 1903, the world's first drive-in gasoline station opened for business in Pittsburgh.

In 1917, Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town near Omaha, Neb.

In 1943, ending a "Big Three" meeting in Tehran, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Russian Premier Josef Stalin pledged a concerted effort to defeat Nazi Germany.

In 1953, the first Playboy magazine was published. Marilyn Monroe was on the cover.

In 1955, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus. The event has been called the birth of the modern civil rights movement.

In 1989, Soviet President Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II met in the Vatican City. Afterwards, they announced an agreement to establish diplomatic ties and Gorbachev renounced more than 70 years of oppression of religion in the USSR.

In 1990, Iraq agreed to President Bush's call for diplomatic missions to seek a solution to the gulf crisis, but insisted the Arab-Israeli dispute be a part of any bargain.

Also in 1990, the island of Britain was connected with the European mainland for the first time since the Ice Age when tunnel workers from England and France met 40 meters beneath the English Channel seabed.

In 1991, voters in Soviet republic of Ukraine overwhelmingly voted for independence.

In 1996, an oil tanker sunk by the Japanese in 1941 was located off the coast of California, with its cargo intact.

In 1997, it was announced that Walt Disney Co. would donate $25 million to Los Angeles for the construction of the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

In 2000, with the presidential election still undecided, Democrats and Republicans wound up with a 50-50 split in the Senate.

Famous Quotes To Live By:

"The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous."
     --- Margaret Fontey

"The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it."
     --- John Ruskin

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INGREDIENTS:

1- 14oz can (3 ½ cups) halved peaches
3- slices slightly dry bread (toast on light)
1- tbs. cornstarch
1/4- cup butter or margarine, melted
1/4- tsp. salt
1/3- cup sugar
1- tbs. lemon juice
1/2- tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4- cup butter or margarine
1/4- tsp. ground nutmeg

DIRECTIONS:

1- Drain peaches, reserving 1 cup syrup.
2- In a pan, combine cornstarch and salt and slowly blend in reserved syrup.
3- Over med-high heat, cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil.
4- Reduce heat and cook and stir for 2 minutes.
5- Add lemon juice, butter or margarine and peaches.
6- Heat JUST to bubbling.
7- Pour into 10x6x1½ inch baking dish.
8- Cut bread lengthwise into 1 inch strips.
9- Dip into 1/4 cup melted butter, then into mixture of sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Arrange over peaches.
10- Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes or until toasty.
11- Serve with cream (optional)

Enjoy!!!

Question 1:

"He was a punk, she did ______".

None of the listed
crochet
ballet
basketball

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Question 2:

"It hurts to want everything and _______ at the same time".

all
nothing
so much
none of these choices

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Question 3:

"I just wanna rock you ______".

all day long
all night long
never
all the time

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Question 4:

"Don't be fooled by the _____ that I got...."

diamonds
rocks
studs
jewellery

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Question 5:

"Help me, so can find the difference between right and wrong, ______ and _______...."

weak and strong
tall and short
fat and skinny
mean and nice

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Question 6:

"What's ur flava? Tell me _____ ___ _____."

None of the choices given
what is it
what's ur flava
how is it

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Question 7:

"Live right now, and just be ________."

yourself
nobody
someone else
None of the choices given

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Question 8:

"In our family portrait, we look pretty ______".

sad
happy
weird
perfect

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Question 9:

"Or am I still waiting, for this world to stop _____."

hating
skating
waiting
faking

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Question 10:

"She could've been a _______ star".

comedy
rock
movie
pop

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Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "DW" - They are all common. Can you name them?

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Question 1:

"He was a punk, she did ______".

ballet
This line is from the song "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne. "Sk8er Boi" is off of her debut CD, "Let Go".

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Question 2:

"It hurts to want everything and _______ at the same time".

nothing
This line is from the song "Goodbye To You" by Michelle Branch. It's off of her latest CD, "The Spirit Room".

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Question 3:

"I just wanna rock you ______".

all night long
This lyric is from the song "Gangsta Lovin" by Eve featuring Alicia Keys.

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Question 4:

"Don't be fooled by the _____ that I got...."

rocks
This lyric is from the song "Jenny From The Block" off of the CD "This Is Me, Then" by J-Lo (Jennifer Lopez).

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Question 5:

"Help me, so can find the difference between right and wrong, ______ and _______...."

weak and strong
This song lyric is from the song "Help Me", which is the first single off of Nick Carter's debut album, "Now Or Never".

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Question 6:

"What's ur flava? Tell me _____ ___ _____."

what's ur flava
This line is from the song "What's Ur Flava?" by Craig David. The song "What's Ur Flava" is from the CD "Slicker Than Your Average".

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Question 7:

"Live right now, and just be ________."

yourself
This lyric is from the song "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World. This song is off of their CD "Bleed American".

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Question 8:

"In our family portrait, we look pretty ______".

happy
This is from the song "Family Portrait" by P!nk. This song is off of her CD "Missundastood".

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Question 9:

"Or am I still waiting, for this world to stop _____."

hating
This lyric is from the song "Still Waiting" by the Canadian group, Sum 41.

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Question 10:

"She could've been a _______ star".

movie
This lyric was taken from Kelly Rowland's hit debut single, "Stole". This song is off of her debut album, "Simply Deep".

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