# Today

Tuesday May 03, 2016 - The 123rd day of 2016, and there are 242 days left until the end of the year.

## Weather

Currently: Rain. Around 6 to 11 degrees.

Today: Light rain in the morning.

Later: Light rain today through Sunday, with temperatures rising to 18°C on Monday.

## Travel

Nothing to report.

## Calendar

### Today

Nothing today

### Tomorrow

Nothing tomorrow

### This week

14:30:00 pm - Kevin / Martin / Michael - Lunch Catch Up, 1 hour

## Word of the day

otur

It is an expression which means 'bad luck'.

Example: Svarta katter betyder otur.

Translated: Black cats are a sign of bad luck.

## Today in history

On this day in 1679, Archbishop James Sharp, Primate of Scotland, was attacked and killed.

The murder happened while he was travelling through Fife to St Andrews. The attackers were probably waiting for the Sheriff of Fife, but were happy to kill instead the man leading the forces suppressing the Covenant in Scotland. It sparked a wider uprising, leading to what is known as the "Killing Time".

Today in 1860, John Haldane, Scottish physician and physiologist, was born. Noted for his work on respiration, it was Haldane who demonstrated the role of carbon dioxide, and the change in temperature of the human body at extreme pressures. Author of 'Causes of Death in Colliery Explosions,' he was also father of the great population geneticist, JBS Haldane.

Earliest Known Case of Spam

Today, unsolicited bulk email--better known as spam--accounts for up to 90% of all email messages, but it wasn't until this date in 1978 that the first spam was sent. Gary Thuerk, a Digital Equipment Corporation marketer, composed a message promoting the DECSYSTEM-20 computer. The message promoted two upcoming product presentations of the DECSYSTEM-20 accessing the ARPANET. The reaction to the message was swift and highly negative, including one who claimed that the message shut down his system.

## Todays TV

3:00:00 am - Castle 8x20 - Much Ado About Murder, 1 hour

3:00:00 am - NCIS: Los Angeles 7x24 - Talion, 1 hour