Wednesday, February 15, 2012

National Day (Serbia)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"In love the paradox occurs that two beings become one and yet remain two." Eric Fromm


TODAY IN HISTORY:
Boris Yelstin
First President of Russia
ENIAC

  • 1946 ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, is formally dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
  • 1994 Standard of the President of Russia is established.
  • 2001 First draft of the complete human genome is published in Nature.



FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Love is celebrated all through the month of February, but would you marry naked? Take a look at this AP report via Yahoo. And talking about romanticism, this NPR report explains why Adele's songs touch our feelings.
Meryl Streep
Seems like we'll keep talking about Whitney for a while, but how about addiction? Check out this CNN discussion about prescription drugs and dependence.
It used to be BYOC but now it's BYOD. Find out about the difference between the two on this BBC article.
What's "Linsanity/Linfection"? Discover the details on this Time article.
Do you play soccer? According to this USA Today report, soccer is not the best idea for everyone.
Finally, Meryl Streep's popularity keeps growing. Watch her on this Reuters report at the Berlin Film Festival.

5 comments:

Rocio Diaz said...

It should not be February the month of love should be held every day, and I do not just Adele's songs touch my heart, if not all. and what happened to the phrase of today eh?

Unknown said...

You're right, Rocio, I forgot the quote, but it's there now.

wendiziitha ojitos said...

Professor ami if I love soccer and because I like the information as married naked and romance in the songs is great is right everything this month and next and so love is importanticimo susesivamente and more because this month there an extra day. .. jajaja professor goodbye

Karen penguin said...

teacher I don't care if soccer is damaging for women's haha I like it and I think the soccer is a good sport for girls and boys =) and about Adele's songs... I love all songs of Adele specially "Some one like you" I recomend you listening this song!!

Lety Araujo said...

on the date of 1946 began one of the technological innovations that now is now essential for people and also the start of service for many because now these days there are too addicted to computers