Friday, March 23, 2012

World Meteorological Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:
"The wise does at once what the fool does at last." Baltasar Gracian


TODAY IN HISTORY:
Adolf Hitler
Luis Donaldo Colosio

  • 1933 The Reichstag passes the enabling act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany.
  • 1956 Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world.
  • 1994 At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martinez.



FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
Connie Marrero
A Cuban athlete finally receives his pension, but how old is he? Listen to the NPR reportDid you know that the Pope is in Mexico? Click here for a BBC update. Have you heard about the documentary "The Price of Sex"? Watch the CNN report.  Synchronized swimming looks easy on TV, but is it really easy? Watch the Time report. What would you do if a relative of yours is being bullied? Watch the ABC report via Yahoo. Do you think models can inspire horror? Watch the Reuters report. Finally, what's the impact of global warming on bees and pollination? Watch the USA Today report.

1 comment:

Karen penguin said...

the models can inspire horror? Of course more the Japanese models they are scary hahaha with their faces expressionless! haha just kidding I mean is that some models are supposed to be nice, but today the concept of beauty is a girl with visible bones in all body, a body flat and for me this is the real horror!!