THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 9-15, 2014

TODAY IS NATIONAL DAY IN SERBIA.

AMONGST EVENTS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...

*The Winter Olympics are under way in Sochi, Russia. For those keeping track, as of earlier today (February 15), the medal leaders were Germany, Switzerland, and Russia.
*Canada has allegedly been dumping its garbage in the Philippines!
*Yemen plans to realign the country into a federation of 6 regions.
*The People's Republic of China and The Republic of China (Taiwan) have started formal meetings after a 65 year hiatus.
*Yoichi Masuzoe is the new Governor-elect of Tokyo, Japan.
*Tammam Salam is the new Prime Minister of Lebanon.
*The United States Federal Government officially recognizes same-gender marriages in legal matters, but it is up to the individual states to allow those unions.
*Scientists at Australian National University believe they have discovered the oldest known star, estimated at 13.6 BILLION years of age.
*Pending the results of an anti-trust investigation, Comcast hopes to purchase Time-Warner Cable.
*Civil unrest continues in Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

PASSING PARADE

Temple, Circa 2000s

Caesar, circa 1961

Unfortunately, we have lost some notable folks this past week...

*Shirley Temple Black: Former child actress and American Ambassador

*Sid Caesar: Comedy pioneer

*Ralph Waite: actor perhaps best known for his role on The Waltons

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