A teacher taught Shakespeare how to write"and If you loved a book, chances are you should thank your teacher.
With schools across the nation facing budget cuts, a glut of testing and unfair closures, many teachers have been at the forefront of the fight for quality education.
As teachers prepare for a new school year, now is the ideal time to show your appreciation.
Say it loud and make them proud!
Many Cubans, including yours truly were saddened to learn about the recent death of the Latino humorist Guillermo Álvarez Guedes. Most recently the Cuban born broadcaster lived and passed away in Miami. Although the news was not spread by the official means, his many followers mourned the bad news almost immediately.
The late actor was a friend and he accompanied me to a Telemundo function at SOB, when I was news director in New York City many years ago. While enjoying many laughter filled hours with him before, during and after this seasonal function, I observed first hand how many admirers the GAG maestro had all over the Spanish speaking world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n59TEvACLqg
He could have been as popular as Andy Rooney doing his regular TV commentary on the news.
This superstar comedian had numerous qualities, among them and perhaps of the most prominent, was his Cubanía on funny terms used by many Cubanos.
MARRIAGE LIFE isn’t about Happily ever after. It’s about work and a strong commitment to grow together as well as a willingness to continually invest in creating something that can endure for eternity. Through that work, the happiness will follow.
Marriage is a real-life experience with ups and downs. Embracing all of the cycles and choosing to learn from and embrace each experience will give us strength and perspective to keep on building each day.
Jose Alberto “El Canario, The Orquesta Hermanos Colon, and Angelo y su Conjunto Modelo are some of the musical groups that will participate in The Morrison Avenue Festival in the Bronx.
The festival, will provide free entertainment, games and music for the whole family including children's games.
This Festival, where 5,000 people are expected to attend, will take place tomorrow August 17, 2013 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Morrison Avenue between Westchester and Watson, is sponsored by Well Care, Affinity Health Plan, and Be Live Hotels.
The 6th Annual Latino College Fair will take place on Saturday, November 23rd @ Fordham University.
Please save the date for the 6th Annual Latino College Fair on Saturday, November 23, 2013! On that day a free “Planning and Paying for College Workshop” and Latino College Fair will be held at Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus in Bronx, New York. The event will feature an afternoon full of college information important to the Hispanic community and more, including:
Our brain is the body’s most important sex organ. This well-known phrase bears more than a little truth. Functional sex organs, appropriate hormone levels, and the ability to become sexually aroused alone don’t guarantee good sex. Other factors — brain factors — can get in the way.
Relationship issues
Tension and emotional distance can undermine a couple’s sex life. Conflicts having nothing to do with sex, like finances or child-raising issues, can be at the root of a sexual problem. It works the other way, too: a sexual issue can strain a couple’s ability to get along.
What is the geographic location of the most influential address in the world for people of distinction and big time spenders?
It is 740 Park Avenue, which is is located at the Northwest corner of 71st Street on the corner of East 71st Street in Manhattan. If you want to have some fun then check out and observe these billionaire tenants come and go.
This luxury apartment building on Park Avenue in Manhattan has been the home to many wealthy and famous residents like Rockefeller. The building also carries the address 71 East 71st Street.
Since our local mail carrier, who we call TOCAYO as a term of endearment, decided to go on a well deserved vacation, our mail appears to be arriving late every day.
City Island Images offers this ode to mail carriers everywhere, whose better days are unfortunately numbered, thanks to Internet popularity and free e-mail service.