Blogante News Summary for Tuesday – August 5th, 2008
Tagged: summaryBlogante News Essentials –»
The Best Hispanic / Latino News :: Anywhere – in Any Language :: Relevant, Comprehensive, Trusted & Useful
Deadline passes and McCain campaign refuses to answer Latino bloggers’ questionnaire :: from www.latinalista.net
Mexican sex workers want place at AIDS conference :: from www.reuters.com
Mexican on Texas death row set to die amid controversy – Jose Ernesto Medellin :: from www.cnn.com
Mexican police linked to rising kidnappings – Many are afraid to contact authorities about abductions, fearing officers could be involved. The problem is an awkward one for President Felipe Calderon’s drug war. :: from www.latimes.com
US races to erect controversial steel fence on Mexican border :: from afp.google.com
Bird dung means business on Peru island – It’s a dirty job, but people love to do it. Workers toiling 24 days a month loosen, scrape, sift, filter and bag bird dung to make some of the world’s finest organic fertilizer – known as guano. :: from www.kansascity.com
Mexican Enough My Life Between the Borderlines By Stephanie Elizondo Griest :: from www.sfgate.com
HIV/AIDS Stigma Remains an Obstacle to Treatment Counselors Say – Fears Are Common Among Recent Latino Immigrants :: from www.washingtonpost.com
Mexican’s Death Bares a Town’s Ethnic Tension – Shenandoah, Pennsylvania :: from www.nytimes.com
Nearly 23 percent of children in families where both parents were born in Spanish-speaking countries got no vigorous physical activity. Also, two-thirds of them didn’t participate in organized sports. Moreover, among Hispanics, U.S.-born children with foreign-born parents were less active than kids whose parents were both born in the United States. :: from ap.google.com
Premium Press Releases –»
Best of the Rest –»
From –» Top Stories | My Picks | Eye Openers | Did You Know Facts
Why you should care about what happens to 51 Mexican nationals on death row :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
From Chihuahua to screwdriver – Ex-Fresnan now finds his voice in Disney’s ‘Handy Manny.’ – Carlos Alazraqui :: from www.fresnobee.com
Latinos’ mass exodus from Manassas, Virginia puts city at forefront of immigrant shift :: from www.theglobeandmail.com
La publicación de “La tumba de Buenaventura Roig”, la nueva antología bilingüe de Martín Espada, es un pequeño milagro para las letras puertorriqueñas tanto en la isla como en EE.UU. :: from www.impre.com
A team of journalists supported by the PulitzerCenter is currently reporting from the Petén region of Guatemala :: from pulitzercenter.org
Only about 300 people attend Amercian Idol’s Puerto Rican tryouts :: from www.realitytvworld.com
El consulado general de México en Chicago se convirtió en julio en la representación consular con mayor producción de documentos en el mundo, se informó hoy. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Three Latino construction workers who helped build homes throughout the Puget Sound area claim in a lawsuit that they were routinely cheated out of overtime pay and were required to work off the clock and to make cash “rebates” from their wages back to their employer. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com
Four Spanish publications are now available for London’s booming Latin American community. – Canada :: from lfpress.ca
School administrators brush up on their Spanish – Superintendent Phyllis Wilson said. “Nearly 50 percent of our student population is Hispanic. We have many parents who do not read or speak English.” – Joliet, Illinois :: from www.suburbanchicagonews.com
Brazilian Supreme Court Warns Of Civil War In Part Of Amazon Region :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Two Florida legislators — Marco Rubio, speaker of the House of Representatives, and state Rep. David Rivera — on Monday accused the agencies that offer travel packages and send packages to Cuba of making false allegations during a trial in Miami federal court to determine the validity of a new state law that imposes high fees and tighter restrictions on that industry. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Did You Know? The roughly 5% of US Hispanic ad spending that goes to the Web is even smaller than online’s portion of overall US ad spending, which reached 7.4% in 2007. :: from www.emarketer.com
Election 2008 –»
McCain Won’t Even Feign Concern for Latino Community :: from theunapologeticmexican.org
Scholars Say McCain, Obama’s Immigration Votes No Guide To How They Would Govern :: from www.cqpolitics.com
August 4, 2008
Sen. McCain continued his effort to reach out to the Latino community by inviting Puerto Rican Reggaeton star, Daddy Yankee, to campaign headquarters Saturday afternoon. :: from embeds.blogs.foxnews.com
More than 120 online writers will be at DNC – Both HispanicTips and VivirLatino mentioned in this article from the Rocky Mountian News :: from www.rockymountainnews.com
Noticias en Español –»
Mezclar con sabiduría – Para Junior Merino preparar cócteles requiere un largo aprendizaje y una gotita de sabiduría :: from www.nydailynews.com
El festival Celebrate México Now expondrá el mes próximo en Nueva York muestras simultáneas de danza, música y fotografía, comida autóctona mexicana y un recital de la aclamada oaxaqueña Lila Downs. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
El consulado general de México en Chicago se convirtió en julio en la representación consular con mayor producción de documentos en el mundo, se informó hoy. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Deportan inmigrantes con sida :: from www.impre.com
Hijos de inmigrantes hacen menos ejercicio :: from www.impre.com
José Medellín espera con calma su ejecución – Mantiene una ligera esperanza en la Suprema Corte :: from www.impre.com
La publicación de “La tumba de Buenaventura Roig”, la nueva antología bilingüe de Martín Espada, es un pequeño milagro para las letras puertorriqueñas tanto en la isla como en EE.UU. :: from www.impre.com
Blogante Entertainment –»
Essentials
Salma Hayek and her ex reunite – There’s no reconciliation in sight, but both have agreed to maintain a friendly relationship for the sake other their daughter :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
RBD: “We’re not millionaires!” Maite Perroni y Christian Chávez confronted rumors posted on an internet site that claimed that all the band members were rich :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Celia Cruz’s administrator is charged with fraud :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Gael García Bernal to be a dad :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Belinda’s house burglarized – Several thieves broke into the singer’s home in Mexico City; she was not there at the time :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
HBO Latino Launches Women’s Prison Drama ‘Capadocia’ with National Red Carpet Tour
Disney star Selena Gomez says all of this gossip chatter about a feud between she and Miley Cyrus is nothing more than pixie dust. :: from www.nydailynews.com
PEOPLE en Espanol Names the Best and Worst Dressed Celebrities of the Year
Only about 300 people attend Amercian Idol’s Puerto Rican tryouts :: from www.realitytvworld.com
From Chihuahua to screwdriver – Ex-Fresnan now finds his voice in Disney’s ‘Handy Manny.’ – Carlos Alazraqui :: from www.fresnobee.com
More in English
Mun2 Series Links Young Latinos With Role Models
Melissa Lawson defeats Gabe Garcia and wins ‘Nashville Star’
Mas en Español
Leticia Calderón: “No me comparo con Diana Bracho”
Diana Bracho bendice el refrito de Cadenas de amargura
Familia de Belinda sospecha de quién robó su casa
Condenan a administrador de Celia Cruz por fraude
Tras recibir amenazas, roban casa de Belinda
Niega Leticia Calderón rivalidad con Victoria Ruffo
Bailable ‘La travesía’ – Juan Luis Guerra puso al público del Nokia a moverse el domingo
Blogante Business –»
Drill Down: Business | Marketing | Banking | Real Estate | Media | Internet
Essentials
“If you take one thing home from this conference, remember that cultural credibility creates commercial viability,” Armando Martin, a prominent multicultural marketing expert told a group of approximately 380 retailer, supplier and other marketing executives who gathered here for the 4th Annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, July 28-30. :: from www.csnews.com
Chicago electric utility company ComEd has launched a new Spanish-language advertising campaign to reiterate its reliability among its Hispanic customers. :: from hispanicad.com
LatinoBud Relaunched with New Media Spots – Anheuser Busch signs filmmaker Shawna Baca to direct New Media spots for ad campaign to promote re-launch of website :: from latinola.com
Hispanic Media Spending – Online far behind in the media mix :: from www.emarketer.com
Telemundo’s novela “Victoria” wrapped up a 35-week run on Friday night (Aug. 1) with a series finale that grabbed on average nearly 800,000 viewers in the 18 to 40 demo, per the Nielsen Television Index. :: from www.marketingymedios.com
U.S. economic woes hit Hispanics especially hard :: from www.nydailynews.com
Just 5 months after Univision hired him away away from Hearst-Argyle Television, Terry Mackin is no longer president of the Univision Communications’ TV station group. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com
Sixth Branch Of Latino Credit Union Opens In Winston-Salem – Latino Community Credit Union :: from www.digtriad.com
Tyler Media’s TV gamble pays off – The transformation was tough, but it has paid off, Stow said. T30 is a highly successful Hispanic station and is part of NBC Universal’s Telemundo network. – Oklahoma City :: from www.journalrecord.com
Additional
AIM grows and Rochelle Newman-Carrasco joins team
USHCC Supports PaycardUSA as it Offers Hispanic Workers the La Moneda Card Prepaid MasterCard(R)
Todobebe’s New Family TV Show Debuts as #1 Show in the U.S. Among All Adults 18 to 34
Nestlé Pure Life signs partnership with Cristina Saralegui
Spanish TV Wins Prime Time via Movies, New Shows
Telemundo Taps MGM’s Anjelica Cohn as SVP, Business Affairs
Gregory Molina III is the new Regional Manager/Affiliate Sales & Marketing for ESPN Radio
Quepasa Corporation Receives Letter of Compliance With NASDAQ Market Value Requirement
ESPN Deportes Radio Launches in Albuquerque
Latina Celebrities and Their Babies Receive Bounty of Gifts That Honor La Cultura
Baby Abuelita Productions Salutes Miami Children’s Hospital
Yahoo! Telemundo Reveals the Summer BUZZ-worthy Searches for July
Simply Blogante News –»
Posted on: August 5th, 2008Mexico’s HIV-positive orphans look to the future :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com
Venezuela’s president enacts decrees to increase state control – In a package of 26 laws, Hugo Chavez also aims to set up neighborhood-based militias. :: from www.latimes.com
‘A New Alliance of the Americas’? Reflections of 1961 for Obama in 2008 :: from upsidedownworld.org
Tejano National Convention 2008: good news in a tough world :: from www.ramiroburr.com
Guest Voz: Congresswoman Hilda Solis explains the significance of the Paycheck Fairness Act for all women :: from www.latinalista.net
Collection shows Rivera’s genius in Chicano genre – Tomás Rivera: The Complete Works edited by Julián Olivares (Arte Público Press, $19.95 paperback) :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Mezclar con sabiduría – Para Junior Merino preparar cócteles requiere un largo aprendizaje y una gotita de sabiduría :: from www.nydailynews.com
U.S. Treasury targets Mexico drug cartel associate :: from www.reuters.com
A Mexican soldier has won his job back six years after he was kicked out of the military for testing HIV positive. :: from ap.google.com
Mexican child matador Michelito will fight again :: from www.telegraph.co.uk
Illegal Immigrants Urged To ‘Schedule Departure’ :: from www.npr.org
El festival Celebrate México Now expondrá el mes próximo en Nueva York muestras simultáneas de danza, música y fotografía, comida autóctona mexicana y un recital de la aclamada oaxaqueña Lila Downs. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
Los presidentes de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, y de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, suspendieron su visita a Bolivia este martes tras los disturbios en Tarija, en el sur del país, donde los gobernantes iban a reunirse con el mandatario Evo Morales, se informó oficialmente. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Adelante Mujeres receives education program grants – Hillsboro, Oregon :: from www.oregonlive.com
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) Convention Focuses on Latino Political Strength :: from blog.aflcio.org
University of Arizona College of Medicine Summer Internship Addresses Border Health Disparities :: from uanews.org
Luther pastor David Vasquez a fixture in post-raid Postville – Iowa :: from www.decorahnewspapers.com
Deportan inmigrantes con sida :: from www.impre.com
Hijos de inmigrantes hacen menos ejercicio :: from www.impre.com
José Medellín espera con calma su ejecución – Mantiene una ligera esperanza en la Suprema Corte :: from www.impre.com
One forest, many interests – Guatemala :: from www.futureofpeten.com
Educators from every educational level and Hispanic community leaders from across Kansas have formed the Latino Vision Council to help recruit and retain more Hispanic students at the University of Kansas. :: from diverseeducation.com
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News
