Caffe` Latte` with Alan Ross

Sunday, January 1, 2017

REVIEW 2016

The Caffé Latté

REVIEW

2016

2016 will be remembered as a harsh year, filled with tragic loss and suffering felt all over the world. Fortunately, there were some bright moments too.

TRAGEDIES

There were several cities around the world where terrorism struck, including Aleppo, Nice, Orlando, Istanbul, Berlin, Brussels and Cologne.
Omran Daqneesh a Syrian boy covered in dust and blood, sits in an ambulance after being rescued from the rubble of a building hit by an air strike in the rebel held Qaterji neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo late on 17 August 2016.

Omran Daqneesh a Syrian boy covered in dust and blood, sits in an ambulance after being rescued from the rubble of a building hit by an air strike in the rebel held Qaterji neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo late on 17 August 2016.

Conflict in the Middle East resulted in dispossessed millions seeking refuge all over the planet.
There was the outbreak of the Zika virus.
EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes.
The 'Brexit' referendum.
The U.S. election: Trump victory.
Police brutality against African-Americans in the U.S.
Migrants, most from Eritrea, jump into the water from a crowded wooden boat as they are helped by members of an NGO during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea, about 13 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, on 29 August 2016.

Migrants, most from Eritrea, jump into the water from a crowded wooden boat as they are helped by members of an NGO during a rescue operation in the Mediterranean sea, about 13 miles north of Sabratha, Libya, on 29 August 2016.

LOST HEROES & FAVOURITES

Alan Rickman, actor
Abe Vigoda, actor
George Kennedy, actor
Garry Shandling, comedian
Patty Duke, actress
Doris Roberts, actress

William Schallert, actor
Muhammad Ali, boxer
Alvin Toffler, writer
Michael Cimino, director
Garry Marshall, TV producer
Kenny Baker, actor
Gene Wilder, actor
Arnold Palmer, golfer

Robert Vaughn, actor
Andrew Sachs, actor
Florence Henderson, actress
John Glenn, astronaut
Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress
Carrie Fisher, actress
Debbie Reynolds, actress

MOMENTS OF TRIUMPH & JOY Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes in the Men's 100m semi-final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 14 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica competes in the Men's 100m semi-final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 14 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Juno orbits Jupiter
The Olympic Games in Rio: Usain Bolt
The 2016 Paralympics trailer
Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm
A Nobel Prize for Literature to Bob Dylan
Rod Stewart knighthood

BEST MOVIES

#1 THE DANISH GIRL

The emotional story of Danish painter Einar Wegener who became one of the first persons to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Eddie Redmayne is outstanding in this gripping role as Einar / Lili.

#2 THE REVENANT