Sunday, 1 October 2006 On This Day : Oct 1 October 1: Yom Kippur in Judaism (begins at sunset, 2006 ); National Day in the People’s Republic of China ( 1949 ); Independence Day in Cyprus and Nigeria (both 1960 ), Tuvalu ( 1978 ) and Palau ( 1994 ). 331 BC- Alexander the Great of Macedon defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela , and was subsequently crowned ” King of Asia ” in a ceremony in Arbela. 1936- Francisco Franco was declared General¨ªsimo and head of state during the Spanish Civil War. 1958- NASA began operations, replacing the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). 1964- T¨­kaid¨­ Shinkansen , the first Shinkansen line of high-speed railways in Japan , opened. ( 0 Series Shinkansen train pictured) 1977- Brazilian football star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pel¨¦ , played his last professional football game. [listening to: Exitlude - The Killers ] 9:26:30 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Geek AFL looked at its own pay TV outlet Rocket Scientists - that’s all I can say AFL looked at its own pay TV outlet Ninemsn - 2 hours ago The AFL considered setting up its own pay television channel to take over once Fox Footy closed. Fox Footy ended its five-year life on Saturday night after the grand final. AFL kicks around starting own footy channel The Australian Free Footy Campaign Is Fiction egoli.com.au all 5 news articles [listening to: Colossal - Wolfmother ] 7:41:50 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies • TV Amazon Delivers Again Got my latest Amazon order just in time for the holidays Straight Outta Lynwood The Weird Al Show - The Complete Series The Wild Yup. we’re big fans of Weird Al [listening to: Stand Up - Jet ] 5:19:55 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Interests • TV Stormbreaker I took Brice to the movies this afternoon. He has been wanting to see Stormbreaker for weeks, especially after I got him the Stormbreaker graphic novel None of the other kids wanted to see the movie, so it turned out to be a cheap afternoon out. So, how was the movie? Bricey liked it. His favourite scene was when a security guard got “kicked in the goolies” (his words). [listening to: Vagabond - Wolfmother ] 5:06:18 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Family © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 7/11/2006; 9:06:46 PM.