EL NOTICOTO MAGAZINE

Compiled by Mary Alize Velázquez and Tony Franco In  March 31, of 1995  the entire world was blown away by the  tragic news ...a young woman had  died at the age of only 23.   The fact that a woman's life would end at such a young age is terrible, but this was so much worse. It was worse because the  innocent victim  in this horrible crime was  Selena Quintanilla Perez : The Queen Of Tejano Music.  A women who was admired and followed by thousands of fans  in the Latin World and  who would have soon been followed by millions more  in the English Pop world had she lived to fulfill her crossover dream,  her American Dream... “La Reina Del Tex Mex “ or translated in English, “The Queen of Tex Mex” was Selena Quintanilla- Perez nickname in the entertainment industry.  Selena was born April 16, 1971 in the city of Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena was the youngest of  her siblings Suzette and Abraham . Her parents Abraham Quintanilla and Marcela Ofelia Zamora raised he

The Mega Millions jackpot has reached historic proportions. With no jackpot winner in Tuesday’s drawing, the jackpot for March 30, 2012 is an estimated $640 million. This is the largest lottery jackpot in world history, surpassing the previous record of $390 million. If one ticket matches all six numbers for the half-billion dollar mega-jackpot, the winner would have the choice of receiving the full jackpot in 26 annual payments of about $24.6 million, or a cash option of approximately $462 million. “Friday night’s Mega Millions drawing will truly be a spectacular event in lottery history and provides an unprecedented opportunity for players to take a chance on a half-billion dollar dream for just the $1 price of a ticket,” said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery and lead director for the Mega Millions group. More than 4.7 million tickets won prizes in Tuesday’s drawing, including four tickets that each won $1 million and 43 tickets that each won

(photo picturedepot.com) I dreamed a dream in time gone by,  when hope was high and life worth giving.  I dreamed of love would never die I dreamed that God would be forgiving,   then I was young and unafraid, and dreams were made and used and wasted,  there was no ransom to be paid, no song unsung,  no wine untasted….  but the tigers come at night  with their voices soft as thunder, as they tear your hope apart… And they turn your dream to sorrow,  and still I dream she´ll come to me,  on a dark night and make it better, and I dream that we will live the years together,  without death doing us apart… But there are dreams that cannot be, and there are storms that we cannot weather,  I had a dream my life would be, so different from the one, I am now living… So different from what it all seems now!  Life has killed the dream I dreamed…. But the wise man said "There is always a light at the end of the tunnel..."                  

By  Tony Franco EL SALVADOR SUB23 OLYMPIC TEAM CANADA gave everyone a big surprise by defeating the USA 2-0, sharing now  first place of Group A, with EL SALVADOR.  The Salvadoreans defeated CUBA 4-0. Both teams, CANADA and EL SALVADOR, now have 4 points each because previously,  they tied each other 0-0 in the first match played two days ago. Americans were left with 3 points, taking second place,  thanks to a victory over Cuba's 6-0 last Thursday.  Canadians although they are tied for  first place with EL SALVADOR, have a + 2 goal difference, while Salvadoreans have + 4.   On the last date of competition, this coming Monday, the USA will play EL SALVADOR, and Canada will face CUBA, so although Cubans are eliminated,  USA, Canada and EL SALVADOR all have a chance to go to the semifinals, but only 2 from this group will advance to the next round to be played at Kansas City. Personally,  I think that Canada will finish in first place because