HispanicTips » OT (off-topic) http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 U.S. immigration authorities say they’ve ordered 30,000 Haitians to leave the country. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/02/16/us-immigration-authorities-say-theyve-ordered-30000-haitians-to-leave-the-country/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/02/16/us-immigration-authorities-say-theyve-ordered-30000-haitians-to-leave-the-country/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:37:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/02/16/us-immigration-authorities-say-theyve-ordered-30000-haitians-to-leave-the-country/ HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=50503 0 Amazing how we start to rely on websites/services for various things – I can’t get to my New Year Eve’s Party because Evite.com is down http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/31/amazing-how-we-start-to-rely-on-websitesservices-for-various-things-i-cant-get-to-my-new-year-eves-party-because-evitecom-is-down/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/31/amazing-how-we-start-to-rely-on-websitesservices-for-various-things-i-cant-get-to-my-new-year-eves-party-because-evitecom-is-down/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:43:28 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=49522 " Just sitting here trying to get a hold of people who know the address of the party as I can't get onto Evite.com to get the address. What a lousy service? In terms of business it may be a killer. I have no idea how to recover from this kind of mess check all the twittering going on because of this at http://search.twitter.com/search?q=evite+down" HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=49522 0 A World Enslaved – There are now more slaves on the planet than at any time in human history. True abolition will elude us until we admit the massive scope of the problem, attack it in all its forms, and empower slaves to help free themselves. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/22/a-world-enslaved-there-are-now-more-slaves-on-the-planet-than-at-any-time-in-human-history-true-abolition-will-elude-us-until-we-admit-the-massive-scope-of-the-problem-attack-it-in-all-its-forms/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/22/a-world-enslaved-there-are-now-more-slaves-on-the-planet-than-at-any-time-in-human-history-true-abolition-will-elude-us-until-we-admit-the-massive-scope-of-the-problem-attack-it-in-all-its-forms/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:20:04 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=49211 HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=49211 0 New Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise In Protecting Children In Africa http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/09/new-malaria-vaccine-shows-promise-in-protecting-children-in-africa/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/09/new-malaria-vaccine-shows-promise-in-protecting-children-in-africa/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:25:44 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/09/new-malaria-vaccine-shows-promise-in-protecting-children-in-africa/ HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=48083 0 A new study finds that certain brain functions of some low-income 9- and 10-year-olds pale in comparison with those of wealthy children and that the difference is almost equivalent to the damage from a stroke. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/09/a-new-study-finds-that-certain-brain-functions-of-some-low-income-9-and-10-year-olds-pale-in-comparison-with-those-of-wealthy-children-and-that-the-difference-is-almost-equivalent-to-the-damage-from/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/09/a-new-study-finds-that-certain-brain-functions-of-some-low-income-9-and-10-year-olds-pale-in-comparison-with-those-of-wealthy-children-and-that-the-difference-is-almost-equivalent-to-the-damage-from/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:24:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/09/a-new-study-finds-that-certain-brain-functions-of-some-low-income-9-and-10-year-olds-pale-in-comparison-with-those-of-wealthy-children-and-that-the-difference-is-almost-equivalent-to-the-damage-from/ HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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That's as true today as ever. But nowadays, technology-savvy youth with the intent to hurt have more weapons at their disposal to torment their victims.

Cyberbullying, as it is known, is perhaps more common and potentially harmful than conventional schoolyard and classroom bullying. Cyberbullying occurs when the Internet or cell phones, or both, are used to spread information or send photos with the intent to hurt or embarrass someone." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=34801 0 Blogs’ influence on traditional news coverage. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/01/24/blogs%e2%80%99-influence-traditional-news-coverage/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/01/24/blogs%e2%80%99-influence-traditional-news-coverage/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:07:02 +0000 tomasz http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/01/24/blogs%e2%80%99-influence-traditional-news-coverage/ "A survey of U.S. journalists by Brodeur, a unit of Omnicom Group, suggests that blogs are not only having an impact on the speed and availability of news, but also influence the tone and editorial direction of reporting.
" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=34323 0 Spanish government report paints grim picture of global warming http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/28/spanish-government-report-paints-grim-picture-global-warming/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/28/spanish-government-report-paints-grim-picture-global-warming/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:21:18 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/28/spanish-government-report-paints-grim-picture-global-warming/ "Global warming in Spain could see rising seas devour huge swathes of beach, many animal and plant species facing extinction and the countryside much more prone to floods and forest fires, scientists warned.

Their forecasts were contained in a report presented Tuesday to Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, who promised to make the fight against climate change a top priority if he is re-elected in March. He promised "a new contract between mankind and the planet."

Zapatero spoke the same day the European Union said Spain was among only three countries of the bloc which are not on track to fulfill their carbon dioxide reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. The others were Italy and Denmark." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=32543 0 320 Million Trees Lost to Katrina, Fuels Global Warming http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/20/million-trees-lost-katrina-fuels-global-warming/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/20/million-trees-lost-katrina-fuels-global-warming/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:20:07 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/20/million-trees-lost-katrina-fuels-global-warming/ "Recent research suggests that in our warming world, devastating hurricanes, like Katrina, may become more common. The new study, detailed in the Nov. 16 issue of the journal Science, adds another element to this dilemma, suggesting that the damage these hurricanes cause may actually fuel global warming due to the loss of carbon-consuming trees.

Tulane University researchers estimated the number of trees felled by Katrina using satellite imagery taken before and after the storm. Forest trees act as a carbon sink, sucking up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to provide themselves with food. Carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, is the major driver of global warming.

When trees are destroyed, they decay, returning the carbon stored inside them to the atmosphere." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=32273 0 US wants freeze on tuna fishing – (this really needs to happen) http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/17/wants-freeze-tuna-fishing-this-really-needs-happen/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/17/wants-freeze-tuna-fishing-this-really-needs-happen/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:05:22 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/17/wants-freeze-tuna-fishing-this-really-needs-happen/ "The US is calling for a ban on the fishing of bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.

A three-to-five-years ban is being proposed to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Iccat).

The call comes amid deep concerns that the stock may collapse if the level of overfishing continues" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=32204 0 U.S. could face $2 trillion lending shock: Goldman – U.S. mortgage market crisis http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/17/us-could-face-trillion-lending-shock-goldman-us-mortgage-market-crisis/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/17/us-could-face-trillion-lending-shock-goldman-us-mortgage-market-crisis/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:04:59 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/17/us-could-face-trillion-lending-shock-goldman-us-mortgage-market-crisis/ "The macroeconomic consequences could be quite dramatic," Hatzius said in the note to clients. "If leveraged investors see $200 billion of the $400 billion aggregate credit loss, they might need to scale back their lending by $2 trillion."

"This is a large shock," he said, adding the number equates to 7 percent of total debt owed by U.S. non-financial sectors.

Hatzius said such a shock could produce a "substantial recession" if it occurred over one year, or a long period of sluggish growth if it occurred over two-to-four years." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=32203 0 Fall Canceled After 3 Billion Seasons http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/15/fall-canceled-after-billion-seasons/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/15/fall-canceled-after-billion-seasons/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:21:35 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/15/fall-canceled-after-billion-seasons/ "Fall, the long- running series of shorter days and cooler nights, was canceled earlier this week after nearly 3 billion seasons on Earth, sources reported Tuesday.

The classic period of the year, which once occupied a coveted slot between summer and winter, will be replaced by new, stifling humidity levels, near- constant sunshine, and almost no precipitation for months.

"As much as we'd like to see it stay, fall will not be returning for another season," National Weather Service president John Hayes announced during a muggy press conference Nov. 6. "Fall had a great run, but sadly, times have changed."" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=32133 0 The power games that threaten world’s last pristine wilderness – Rival nations are extending their territorial claims as retreating glaciers make Antarctic oil exploration feasible http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/13/power-games-that-threaten-world%e2%80%99s-last-pristine-wilderness-rival-nations-extending-their-territorial-claims-retreating-glaciers-make-antarctic-exploration-feasible/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/13/power-games-that-threaten-world%e2%80%99s-last-pristine-wilderness-rival-nations-extending-their-territorial-claims-retreating-glaciers-make-antarctic-exploration-feasible/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:46:59 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/13/power-games-that-threaten-world%e2%80%99s-last-pristine-wilderness-rival-nations-extending-their-territorial-claims-retreating-glaciers-make-antarctic-exploration-feasible/ "The children who live on Chile’s Eduardo Frei Montalva Air Force Base are pawns in a great game in the Antarctic that they can but dimly understand.

The cluster of snowbound cabins, a 2½hour flight from the tip of South America to the bottom of the world, is home to a permanent population of eighty that includes ten married couples with a total of 12 children, aged 1 to 17. Residents describe the remote outpost as a colonia.

“It’s strange and difficult but it’s super-beautiful,” said Alumna Jofré, 12, whose father is chief of operations at the ice-covered airfield. “We have had amazingly beautiful experiences. We ski and snowboard and sledge.”" HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=32023 0 Stop lying to yourself. You love Dennis Kucinich http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/06/stop-lying-yourself-love-dennis-kucinich/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/06/stop-lying-yourself-love-dennis-kucinich/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:31:25 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/06/stop-lying-yourself-love-dennis-kucinich/ "It has recently come to my attention that you (and by "you" I also mean "I") are in the grip of mass self-delusion. It's long entrenched, and reinforced every night as many of you swig your beers or glasses of wine, lean over your keyboards and earnestly debate the merits of John Edwards and Barack Obama, fret over Hillary Clinton's authenticity and calculate the chances of Bill Richardson and Chris Dodd.

You are lying to yourselves. In a quest for an "electable," "not insane" presidential candidate, you are willfully overlooking the candidate who actually comes closest to representing the things in which you really believe: justice and peace and the basic freedoms that should be afforded to every American, regardless of race, class, religion, gender, sexual orientation or galactic origin. In an effort to distance yourself from the squish of the Birkenstock and the stench of the patchouli, you have convinced yourself that compromise and pragmatism light the path to the White House. And you are correct. But still, before walking listlessly down the aisle toward our impending union with tepid centrism, let's rip our clothes off for one final, ill-advised fling with ideological honesty." For text, source & machine translated source please click on the permalink above.
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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=31718 0 Down on The Farm – (the farm bill mess) http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/06/down-farm-the-farm-bill-mess/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/06/down-farm-the-farm-bill-mess/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:29:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/06/down-farm-the-farm-bill-mess/ "Agricultural policy is not sexy. You probably don't know the intricacies of "loan deficiency payments" or "base acreage," and you probably don't care. This was once an agrarian nation, but now there's a less than 1% chance that you're a farmer, and if you are, you're probably part time; the average farm family gets 82% of its income from nonfarm sources. We're not a people of the soil anymore, and for most of us, our eyes glaze over when we see farm statistics like the ones in that last sentence." For text, source & machine translated source please click on the permalink above.
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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=31717 0 Foreclosure wave sweeps America (from the BBC) http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/04/foreclosure-wave-sweeps-america-from-bbc/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/04/foreclosure-wave-sweeps-america-from-bbc/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:37:45 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/04/foreclosure-wave-sweeps-america-from-bbc/ "A wave of foreclosures and evictions is about to sweep the United States in the wake of the sub-prime mortgage lending crisis.

This could destabilise the US housing market and may also lead to further turmoil in financial institutions, who collectively own $1 trillion worth of sub-prime debt." For text, source & machine translated source please click on the permalink above.
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]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=31639 0 Texan joins thousands of Russian nationalists for anti-immigrant march in Moscow http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/04/texan-joins-thousands-russian-nationalists-anti-immigrant-march-moscow/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/04/texan-joins-thousands-russian-nationalists-anti-immigrant-march-moscow/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:47:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2007/11/04/texan-joins-thousands-russian-nationalists-anti-immigrant-march-moscow/ "As Preston Wiginton, a white supremacist from Texas, stepped forward to address thousands of Russian nationalists at a rally Sunday in Moscow, he lifted his black cowboy hat high in the air.

"I'm taking my hat off as a sign of respect for your strong identity in ethnicity, nation and race," he said, exposing his close-cropped head to a freezing drizzle.

"Glory to Russia," Wiginton, 43, said in broken Russian, as the crowd of mostly young Russian men raised their right hands in a Nazi salute and chanted "white power!" in English." For text, source & machine translated source please click on the permalink above.
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