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FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2001 ISD20 GET FUZZY by Darby Conley The Boston Globe DILBERT by Scott Adams ASSUiAE ITS APPROVED UNLESS I TELL YOU OTHERWISE. IT'S TOO BAD THAT BEING USELESS ISNT AN OLYMPIC SPORT. SO. YOU HW6 NO I I I SHOOLP KNOW rKOSPtCK, NO SKIUS, I DTD VOU 8 WW MY NEW AN? Xou DON'T COULP 66 WkHM ftAN TO GET fcCTUAUX WW TO GOVERNOR 1 H6 LOOK AT I PpWEROOB I PO ANY "HOt? You OF tVSSA- 00 1 MY TRAVEL f. JUST WANT TO STAN CWSE-nS.

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Youll attract controversial attention, which could result in a unique and exciting love connec-ktion. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You'll be misled if you think that every-pne is telling you the truth. Find "Out for yourself if you have any doubts about any of the information that you're being fed. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Don't even consider getting involved in joint ventures. Dead-end projects are apparent.

You can look at con- Solution below Daily Bridge Club Frank Stewart South dealer Both sides vulnerable Astrological Forecast Eugenia Last thinks if your fault VIRGO (Aug. 23-SepL 22) You need to be somewhat drastic if you want to change your image, lake a long, hard look at yourself and set a goal that is sure to lift your spirits. LIBRA (Sept. 23-OcL 22) Domestic issues will be perplexing. Youll have trouble getting a straight answer out of the party you're involved with.

Be understanding, but dont put up with abuse. SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov. 21) Partnerships may not be as they appear. Find out exactly where you stand. You may be misreading the interest that someone has in you.

He or she may only be concerned with your talent SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec 21) Make those career moves you've been thinking about for so long. If you need to make a move, start packing. You've never liked to stay in one place for too long, so quit procrastinating. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan.

19) Someone you love will not listen or believe what you have to say. Actions speak louder than words in this case. I suggest you give your partner whatever he or she wants to make amends. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.

IS) You can be successful if you direct your efforts into financial ventures or professional accomplishments. Dont sit back waiting for others to do things for you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Get involved in a cause. You have a special way of helping others.

Dont let your abilities be wasted. Find something you believe in and make a difference. BORN TODAY: Your determination will lead to accomplishments this year. Your ability to work on several different projects simultaneously will put you ahead of the crowd and lead to the success and attention you've been looking for. You will be aggressive, and this will draw people who admire your stamina and your desire to set your goals and achieve them.

NEED ADVICE? Check out Eugenia Web site at www.eugenialastcom or try her interactive site at www.astroadvice.coni. tracts, but hold off signing any- North 4 AK73 9 873 0 875 854 vthing until you get the go-ahead from your legal adviser. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Social activity will lead to romance. You 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ask the (Slobe Q. June 14 is Flag Day.

When did we begin to celebrate this day? N.T.,Arlington A. The Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the official flag of the United States on June 14, 1 777. The Journal of the Continental Congress recorded the terse resolve that the flag of the United States be 13 stripes alternate red and white, and the Union be 13 stars white in a blue field representing a new constellation." The idea of commemorating this official adoption arose in 1877 on the 100th anniversary of the selection of the flag, when Congress requested that all public buildings display the Stars and Stripes. Flag Day became an official holiday in 1949. My favorite candy bar is the Sky Bar, made in Cambridge.

How did it get its name? When was it introduced? Lexington A. We spoke to Tom McNulty, retired marketing executive for New England Confectionery Co. (NECCO), maker of the Sky Bar and Necco Wafers. According to McNulty, the Sky Bar is this country's first molded chocolate bar with four distinctly different centers encased in a chocolate covering. Present-day bars have peanut, fudge, vanilla, and caramel centers.

In 1938, NECCO introduced the Sky Bar, so called because its wrapper resembled wings, and engaged the services of a New York advertising agency in a dramatic skywriting campaign over several cities and markets. Q. What are the names of the two naughty boys in the comic strip Bedford A. The twins were Hans and Fritz, who conducted guerilla warfare against any form of authority, especially their mother (die Mama), surrogate father (der Captain), and school official (der Inspector). Rudolph Dirks created the strip in December 1897 for the Sunday supplement of the New York Journal.

Q. Is the BBC really ending its World Service shortwave broadcasts to the United States and Canada? M.O., Boston A. Thaf right On June 30, the BBC will begin providing its World Service news to the United States, Canada, and vast areas of the Pacific (including Australia) over the Internet After that date, you can only directly access World Service programs at www.bbc.co.uk. But about 200 US public radio stations will continue to carry World Service broadcasts. And in other parts of the world, the BBC will continue to transmit shortwave.

The BBC is switching because Internet access costs less. Only newer computers running the latest software can handle streaming signals easily. ean win the hearts of the children West 0964 7 K64 0 94 4 K763 East 4 J5 7 Q10 9 0 10 3 2 0 10 2 Jin your life if you show an interest in the things they enjoy doing. iYour emotional partner may have second thoughts. LEO (luly 23-Aug.

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Ferguson 73 Elder or alder across 1 Turner of "Madame 5 I toppers 9 Painter of ballerinas "J4 First deuce. East shifts to the queen of clubs, and you play low, win the next club, cash the ace of diamonds, go to the ace of spades and return a diamond, intending to finesse with your jack. One of your six plays was a grievous error. Which one? Richard Meffley, who won the event, made no mistake; at Trick One he unblocked his eight of spades. He won the club shift, cashed a high diamond and led the 10 of spades: queen, ace, five.

Meffley then finessed with the jack of diamonds, led the deuce of spades to dummy's seven and took the king. He still had a diamond and a heart for eight tricks. South can't get three spades unless he unblocks, but plus 120 points earned a fine match-point score. Daily Question D875C85 4. Your partner opens one club, you respond one spade, and he bids two hearts.

The opponents pass. What do you say? Answer Your partner has "reversed and has a strong hand. If he DOWN Lanterns Ms. Rogers St Johns Twangy Socialist person? t-fe Daredevil We find answers and solve problems. Write to Ask the Globe, P.O.

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Ask the Globe is researched and written by Mary Meier and Shirley Jobe. nmiiiiiiiii it i iiiinii i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 illinium iiiiiiiiiiiiui THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, June 8, the 159th day of 2001. There are 206 days left in the year. Today's birthdays: Former First Lady Barbara Bush is 76. Actor-comedian Jerry Stiller is 74.

Comedian Joan Rivers is 68. Actor James Darren is 65. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 61. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 59. Musician Boz Scaggs is 57.

Actor Don Grady is 57. Actress Sonia Braga is 51. Singer Bonnie Tyler is 48. Dilbert creator Scott Adams is 44. Actor-director Keenen Ivory Wayans is 43.

Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 39. Rhythm-and-blues singer Doris Pearson (Five Star) is 35. Actress Julianna Margulies is 34. Actress Kelli Williams is 31. In 1953, the Supreme Court ruled that restaurants in the District of Columbia could not refuse to serve blacks.

In 1967, 34 US servicemen were killed when Israeli forces raided the USS Liberty, a Navy ship stationed in the Mediterranean. In 1968, authorities announced the capture in London of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. In 1978, a jury in Clark County, ruled that the so-called "Mormon will," purportedly written by the late billionaire Howard Hughes, was a forgery. In 1982, President Reagan became the first American chief executive to address a joint session of the British Parliament In 1995, US Marines rescued Captain Scott O'Grady, whose F16-C fighter jet had been shot down by Bosnian Serbs on June 2. IIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIMMIMIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMUItllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Reflection for the day Bright is the ring of words when the right man rings them.

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