News Summaries for February 1st, 2009
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Juárez violence: U.S. assistance is considered, warring cartels may try for truce – The deadly street shootings, decapitations and other killings in Juárez are taking place at a higher pace than at the same time last year :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Eloy O. Aguilar, an award-winning Associated Press bureau chief who mentored a generation of journalists in Mexico and Central America as he covered civil wars, disasters and political upheaval, collapsed and died Friday. He was 72. :: from mexicomonitor.blogspot.com
Upbeat Mexican novelty songs strike a chord – Upbeat, danceable songs with an irreverent sense of humor are making waves across the country. :: from www.reuters.com
Economic Hardships Drive Latinos Away – Latino Exodus Hurting Mid-South Companies – out of Memphis :: from www.myfoxmemphis.com
Need a job? Try the Border Patrol – That’s the message this weekend in a 15-city job fair sponsored by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is seeking to hire more than 11,000 people this year. No experience necessary. :: from www.nydailynews.com
The military and Congress want the ranks to roughly mirror the racial and ethnic makeup of America. But the services can’t seem to recruit enough Hispanics — even though that community tends to view the military positively. – according to new study by Rand Corp. :: from www.armytimes.com
After decade in power, Chávez aims to keep it – Monday is the 10th anniversary of Hugo Chávez’s rise to power, and Venezuelan voters will soon decide whether he can keep on running. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Hopeful RNC Chairman Chip Saltsman’s Other Song – The Star Spanglish Banner
The lawyers for over 600 American born children filed a lawsuit against President Obama to suspend the deportation of their undocumented parents until there is immigration law reform. :: from news.newamericamedia.org
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NFL hopes U.S. Hispanics ready for football :: from news.yahoo.com
Hispanic Households among the Most Likely to Not be Ready for DTV Switch :: from www.i4u.com
Focus Features’ “Sin Nombre” won critical praise and the best-director prize at the Sundance Film Festival this month, beating 15 other films. The next challenge is to convince English speakers to turn out for the violent, R-rated picture, filmed in Spanish with a cast of little-known actors from Latin America. :: from www.bloomberg.com
GOP needs to figure out how to reach Latinos despite themselves :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Hispanic marketers pay tribute to trailblazers – Referred to as the godfathers of Hispanic media, Emilio Nicolás Sr., Eduardo Caballero and Tino Durán were credited with establishing Spanish-language media in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Venezuela’s Citgo Petroleum Corp. resumed deliveries of free heating oil to poor Americans on Thursday, making its first delivery since the program’s rumored end. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Latin bandleaders these days are making music that becomes simultaneously more modern and more ancient. “Jazzambia,” by the Puerto Rican percussionist Paoli Mejías, is the latest proof. :: from www.nytimes.com
What do Latinos think about football? :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
Perez Hilton Tops Forbes’ Web Celeb 25 List Celebrity Blogger – Hilton: ‘I Want to Be the Gay, Latino Oprah’ :: from abcnews.go.com
Guatemala’s government on Friday filed 3,350 criminal complaints accusing former soldiers, paramilitaries and others of human rights violations against more than 5,000 civilians during the country’s 1960-1996 civil war. :: from www.miamiherald.com
The National Conference on State Legislatures has released a report on “State Laws Related to Immigrants and Immigration in 2008.” :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Guest Voz: CEO of new Clinton Foundation initiative, Carlos Fernandez, explains work to reverse inequality in Latin America :: from www.latinalista.net
La guayaba mexicana, una fruta reconocida por su sabor y aroma regresa al mercado estadounidense después de estar restringida su importación durante los últimos 20 años. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
A Mexican journalist seeking asylum in the United States after a series of stories about alleged Mexican military abuses of civilians has been released from an immigration jail after 7 months’ detention. Emilio Gutierrez Soto, had been jailed since June 2008, when he and his 15-year-old son crossed the U.S. border :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Hands across Caribbean – interesting read about Cuba :: from news.bostonherald.com
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced today a wide-ranging action directive on immigration and border security. :: from www.govtech.com
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), including a provision to expand access for legal immigrant children and pregnant women :: from lawprofessors.typepad.com
Illegal immigrants without Social Security numbers could not get tax credits under the $800 billion-plus economic stimulus package making its way through Congress. :: from www.suntimes.com
Legión latina en el fútbol norteamericano, el deporte más popular en EE.UU. :: from www.nydailynews.com
A Mexican-American pediatric surgeon will become the nation’s first Hispanic to preside over a major university system when Dr. Francisco Cigarroa takes the helm at the University of Texas System, which faces financial woes and complaints about diversity. :: from www.boston.com
Recession lands immigrants in ‘Devil’s Cave’ – Immigrants turn small space beneath a New Jersey porch into home for 10 :: from www.cnn.com
Chilean High Rise Wrapped in a Living Green Wall :: from www.inhabitat.com
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Focus Features’ “Sin Nombre” won critical praise and the best-director prize at the Sundance Film Festival this month, beating 15 other films. The next challenge is to convince English speakers to turn out for the violent, R-rated picture, filmed in Spanish with a cast of little-known actors from Latin America. :: from www.bloomberg.com
El salsero cubano Paulito FG declaró que su presencia en Miami ha sido polarizada para generar enfrentamientos ajenos a su quehacer artístico, y afirmó que su música sirve para transmitir cubanía “sin ningún tipo de mensaje político”. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Latin bandleaders these days are making music that becomes simultaneously more modern and more ancient. “Jazzambia,” by the Puerto Rican percussionist Paoli Mejías, is the latest proof. :: from www.nytimes.com
Upbeat Mexican novelty songs strike a chord – Upbeat, danceable songs with an irreverent sense of humor are making waves across the country. :: from www.reuters.com
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 17th annual El Premio ASCAP on March 3 at the Ritz Carlton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The gala event honors the songwriters and publishers of ASCAP’s most performed songs in Latin music for 2008. :: from www.billboard.biz
Perez Hilton Tops Forbes’ Web Celeb 25 List Celebrity Blogger – Hilton: ‘I Want to Be the Gay, Latino Oprah’ :: from abcnews.go.com
Grammy Rundown: Nortec Collective Want To Win For Tijuana :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
El cantante mexicano Vicente Fernández iniciará el próximo 25 de marzo una gira por varios países centroamericanos para promocionar “Primera Fila”, su más reciente producción discográfica. :: from www.cadenaglobal.com
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David Archuleta Shares “Crush” En Vivo For Spring Tour! :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Exclusive Entrevista: PLASTILINA MOSH :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
Daddy Yankee Hits-Up Festival de Viña del Mar In Chile :: from blogamole.mtvtr3s.com
HBO Latino(R) Tumbles Through the Looking Glass With the Brazilian Drama Series ALICE
Melody Morales is a ‘good showgirl’ :: from www.nydailynews.com
Mexico releases beauty queen arrested for drug links – Laura Elena Zuniga :: from www.newkerala.com
El cantante Julio Iglesias deleitó hoy a unas 5.000 personas en la principal plaza pública de Playa del Carmen, a la orilla del mar caribe mexicano, donde fue declarado huésped distinguido. :: from actualidad.terra.es
El cantante venezolano Ricardo Montaner confirmó el lanzamiento de su nuevo disco para el próximo 24 de febrero. Su nueva placa discográfica se titulara Las Cosas son como Son :: from www.timesoftheinternet.com
Antonio Banderas ya tiene quien le escriba – Encontró guionista para “Puss in Boots” :: from www.univision.com
Cine español prepara la gran fiesta de los Goya :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Belanova: salsa del Súper Tazón :: from www.lavibra.com
La cantante y ex Académica, Nadia López, originaria de Oaxaca, fue nominada en la próxima entrega de los premios Grammy en la categoría de Mejor Álbum Regional Mexicano por su disco “A puro dolor”. :: from www.nssoaxaca.com
Gael García y Diego Luna anuncian el Festival Ambulante 2009 :: from www.informador.com.mx
Gael y Diego hablan de su paternidad y de Los Premios Goya :: from www2.esmas.com
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Radio Shack backs off from Mexican voodoo campaign :: from www.nydailynews.com
Hispanic Car Dealerships Negotiating Curvy Roads :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
2009 Corporate Elite: An Introduction :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Hispanic Executives Continue Their Rise to Power Amid a Shaky Economy :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
2009 Boardroom Elite: Complete List :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Billboard Q&A: LatinPointe CEO David Chavez :: from www.billboard.biz
Hispanic marketers pay tribute to trailblazers – Referred to as the godfathers of Hispanic media, Emilio Nicolás Sr., Eduardo Caballero and Tino Durán were credited with establishing Spanish-language media in the United States during the latter half of the 20th century. :: from www.mysanantonio.com
Yahoo! unveils newly rebranded Yahoo! en Español
Eloy O. Aguilar, an award-winning Associated Press bureau chief who mentored a generation of journalists in Mexico and Central America as he covered civil wars, disasters and political upheaval, collapsed and died Friday. He was 72. :: from mexicomonitor.blogspot.com
Economic Hardships Drive Latinos Away – Latino Exodus Hurting Mid-South Companies – out of Memphis :: from www.myfoxmemphis.com
Top 15 Hispanic-owned Companies in New York :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
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Pizza Patron Adds Wallet-Friendly ‘Amigo Pizza’ to Menu
CEO Forecast: With Cloudy Economy, Executives Turn to Government Contracting :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Hispanic Group Claims Hate Speech On Cable News – National Hispanic Media Coalition Wants Government Intervention :: from www.multichannel.com
Texas lawyer, university professors discuss Hispanic immigration impact – Hispanic Heresy: What is the Impact of America’s Largest Population of Immigrants? :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
Chef Alex Garcia Brings Classic and Nuevo Latino Cuisine to Los Angeles Hotspot :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
Hispanic Marketing: Best Practices in Reaching the Hispanic Audience February 25, 2009 1pm-2pm EST :: from www.the-dma.org
City officials are expanding an area for businesses tax incentives to include an area referred to as the heart of Denver’s Latino community. :: from www.9news.com
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Latino Leaders Should Step Up – An editorial in New York’s Spanish-language El Diario/La Prensa calls on Latino politicians to take a stand against the recent appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand as the new U.S. Senator from New York. Latinos have come too far, editors write, to accept a senator who espouses the kind of positions that Latinos have been fighting against for years. :: from news.newamericamedia.org
Commentary: Republicans, don’t patronize Hispanics :: from www.cnn.com
Helio Gracie, one of the main creators of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that gained worldwide popularity, has died. He was 95. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Executive Peter Sanchez has been elected 2009 chairman of the board of the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation. :: from www.hispanicbusiness.com
ESPN Deportes to Offer Exclusive Coverage of all 39 Games of the 2009 World Baseball Classic
Texas lawyer, university professors discuss Hispanic immigration impact – Hispanic Heresy: What is the Impact of America’s Largest Population of Immigrants? :: from www.hispanicmpr.com
For winter travel deals to warmer climes, Mexico and Central America look promising this year. :: from www.nytimes.com
Salsa dancing in Boston – places to go :: from www.boston.com
Judge Prohibits Anti-Immigrant Measure from Taking Effect in Columbia County, Oregon :: from causaoregon.blogspot.com
Latino advocates sued the Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday over new rules affecting which non-U.S. citizens can obtain driver’s licenses and identification cards. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed the lawsuit in state district court in Austin. :: from www.chron.com
Bilingual Marriage & Family Therapist Helps Latinos Improve their Lives – Wendy Bravo in Reno, Nevada :: from www.rgj.com
The resurrection of legendary El Paso radio personality Steve Crosno is taking shape on the side of La Nave Grocery at Fourth and Campbell streets in South El Paso. Muralist Jesus “Cimi” Alvarado, 31, his friend Osvaldo Velez and volunteers have been working on the tribute mural on weekends and expect to finish it by mid-February. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Fidel Castro on Thursday threw his first punch at President Barack Obama after several weeks of praise for the new leader, demanding the U.S. return Guantánamo Bay military base to Cuba and criticizing the U.S. defense of Israel. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with Latino lawmakers Sunday in Brooklyn in an effort to explain some of her positions on immigration :: from www.ny1.com
Mexico Weekend Trips – 5 Great Vacation Ideas for the Time-Challenged :: from www.bootsnall.com
Obama And Cuba: How Will US-Cuban Relations Change :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
A Chilean Writer’s Fictions Might Include His Own Colorful Past – Roberto Bolaño :: from www.nytimes.com
Noticias en Español –»
Homosexuales colombianos ganan batalla jurídica :: from www.miamiherald.com
Después de 10 años de Chávez, pocos cambios de fondo :: from www.miamiherald.com
Los venezolanos residentes en Carolina del Sur, Carolina del Norte, Florida y Georgia podrán votar en el referendo del próximo 15 de febrero en el Miami Dade College de Kendall, en el condado de Miami-Dade, informó una organización. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Muere Helio Gracie, creador de Jiu-Jitsu brasileño :: from www.miamiherald.com
Eloy O. Aguilar, quien durante sus 41 años de laureada trayectoria con The Associated Press cubrió terremotos, guerras civiles, entrenó a varias generaciones de periodistas y disfrutó el periodismo a plenitud, colapsó y falleció el viernes. Tenía 72 años. :: from www.miamiherald.com
La reina de belleza del estado norteño de Sinaloa, Laura Elena Zúñiga, fue deslindada de las acusaciones de narcotráfico y puesta en libertad un mes después de su detención junto a un presunto líder del cartel de las drogas de Sinaloa. :: from www.miamiherald.com
El Programa Nacional de Resarcimiento (PNR) presentó a la fiscalía 3.385 denuncias por violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidas contra la población civil durante la guerra civil que afectó el país entre 1960 y 1996. – Guatemala :: from www.miamiherald.com
La guayaba mexicana, una fruta reconocida por su sabor y aroma regresa al mercado estadounidense después de estar restringida su importación durante los últimos 20 años. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Tras siete meses de reclusión en el Centro de Detenciones de El Paso (texas), el periodista Emilio Gutiérrez Soto, de 45 años, fue puesto en libertad de manera inesperada. :: from www.univision.com
En una visita relámpago a la isla, el presidente mexicano Felipe Calderón se reunió con el gobernador de Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, y miembros de su gabinete para discutir posibles alianzas económicas y la ampliación de rutas aéreas entre ambos países. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Legión latina en el fútbol norteamericano, el deporte más popular en EE.UU. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Foro de Davos invita a Raúl Castro a reunión en abril :: from www.miamiherald.com
Con marchas a favor y en contra del gobierno comunista en Cuba, España recordó el sábado y el domingo el 50 aniversario de la revolución en la isla caribeña. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Bolivia: 5 muertos y 7.000 casos sospechosos de dengue :: from www.miamiherald.com
Los abogados de más de 600 niños estadounidenses presentaron hoy una demanda contra el presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, para que suspenda las deportaciones de sus padres indocumentados hasta que se apruebe una reforma migratoria. :: from www.univision.com
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Posted on: February 1st, 2009Homosexuales colombianos ganan batalla jurídica :: from www.miamiherald.com
Después de 10 años de Chávez, pocos cambios de fondo :: from www.miamiherald.com
Juárez violence: U.S. assistance is considered, warring cartels may try for truce – The deadly street shootings, decapitations and other killings in Juárez are taking place at a higher pace than at the same time last year :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Muere Helio Gracie, creador de Jiu-Jitsu brasileño :: from www.miamiherald.com
La reina de belleza del estado norteño de Sinaloa, Laura Elena Zúñiga, fue deslindada de las acusaciones de narcotráfico y puesta en libertad un mes después de su detención junto a un presunto líder del cartel de las drogas de Sinaloa. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Guatemala’s government on Friday filed 3,350 criminal complaints accusing former soldiers, paramilitaries and others of human rights violations against more than 5,000 civilians during the country’s 1960-1996 civil war. :: from www.miamiherald.com
El Programa Nacional de Resarcimiento (PNR) presentó a la fiscalía 3.385 denuncias por violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidas contra la población civil durante la guerra civil que afectó el país entre 1960 y 1996. – Guatemala :: from www.miamiherald.com
Guest Voz: CEO of new Clinton Foundation initiative, Carlos Fernandez, explains work to reverse inequality in Latin America :: from www.latinalista.net
Voces Bolivianas Makes “Web 2.0 for Everyone” :: from www.pbs.org
A Curling Team Proves Not All Brazilian Sweepers Play Soccer :: from www.nytimes.com
Hands across Caribbean – interesting read about Cuba :: from news.bostonherald.com
En una visita relámpago a la isla, el presidente mexicano Felipe Calderón se reunió con el gobernador de Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuño, y miembros de su gabinete para discutir posibles alianzas económicas y la ampliación de rutas aéreas entre ambos países. :: from www.miamiherald.com
After decade in power, Chávez aims to keep it – Monday is the 10th anniversary of Hugo Chávez’s rise to power, and Venezuelan voters will soon decide whether he can keep on running. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Con marchas a favor y en contra del gobierno comunista en Cuba, España recordó el sábado y el domingo el 50 aniversario de la revolución en la isla caribeña. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Bolivia: 5 muertos y 7.000 casos sospechosos de dengue :: from www.miamiherald.com
Chilean High Rise Wrapped in a Living Green Wall :: from www.inhabitat.com
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