Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Peace Memorial Day (Taiwan)

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." Tom Robbins

TODAY IN HISTORY:
Cuauhtemoc
David Koresh & Waco
  • 1525 The Aztec king Cuauhtemoc is executed by Hernan Cortes' forces.
  • 1954 The first color television sets using the NTSC standard are offered for sale to the general public.
  • 1993 Federal agents raid the Branch Davidian Church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader, David Koresh.


FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Angelina Jolie
Anorexic? Bulimic? Skinny? Angelina Jolie's appearance at the Academy Awards has sparked debate, as you can see on this CNN interview. What's your opinion?
And talking about health, have you heard about or tried the beer diet? Seriously... check out this Yahoo report and see the results.
Now if you prefer ice cream over beer, take a look at this BBC report that discusses ice cream classes... yummy...
How about sleeping pills, though? Do you use them before hitting the sack? According to this Time article, these pills are not the best idea.
Do you think there's life outside our planet? Well, according to this NPR report, some scientists are trying to answer that question.
Can teachers be heroes? Make sure to click here to see how teachers reacted to a gunman in action at Chardon High School.
Finally, follow this link to see Chileans people protesting against their government.


1 comment:

Daizy said...

worldwide there are serious problems of feeding! The worst thing is that thanks to the influence of the media all this grows day by day.
it is unfortunate that people just try to be someone else , must first accept themselves!!