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Municipalities slow to accept Internet gift – Puerto Rico Daily Sun – April 3, 2012

By John McPhaul

Of the Daily Sun staff

Despite the importance of technological development to the economic future of the island, the great majority of mayors in Puerto Rico are dragging their feet in accepting a gift from the island’s Telecommunications Regulations Board of free Internet centers and Wi-Fi (wireless Internet access), said Sandra Torres, the board’s president.

The problem appears to be a lack of vision of many of the island’s mayors, said Torres.

“The mayors do not act rapidly, not even giving them something for free,” she said. “This has been like a plea on our part.”

Conscious of the value of broadening Internet access to Puerto Rico’s economic development, the Legislative Assembly passed Law 101 in July of 2010 to provide each municipality with an Internet center where the public can go online free and use Wi-Fi (wireless Internet access) in every public central plaza on the island.

In order to close the “digital divide” between low-income families and families who can afford Internet service in the home, the law intends to extend easy Internet access to every corner of the island.

“Unfortunately, in Puerto Rico many families, especially those of scarce economic resources, don’t have the necessary capital to afford the provision of technology or information equipment in their homes,” the law states.

The penetration of the Internet in Puerto Rico at 35 percent lags well behind the United States at 70 percent and some European countries which have up to 90 percent, said Torres

The Telecommunications Regulations Board earmarked $3 million for the purpose of preparing and equipping the centers and providing the Wi-Fi, giving the board $40,000 to $45,000 dollars per municipality, said Torres.

The only thing that the municipalities have to do is to provide space for the Internet center with water, lights and bathrooms, she said.

Administration of the centers would initially fall on the municipalities to later be handed over to nonprofit organizations.

The board provides everything else for the center: a minimum of 10 computers (depending on the population of the municipality) equipped with content filters, printers, security cameras, furniture and materials for small repairs; and for the Wi-Fi: wireless Internet antennae and content filter.

The board even provides model letters which municipalities can use to request the service.

“If they have problems with the paint, we will paint the center. If they have electrical problems, we’ll send an electrician. If they have problems with cement we’ll send a contractor,” said Torres. “I don’t know what else they want. The issue with them is a lack of interest.”

Torres noted that the Wi-Fi would cover areas in the close vicinity of the public plazas in addition to the plaza themselves, posing the possibility of creating businesses which cater to laptop-carrying students and professionals in a manner done with great success by Starbucks.

Meanwhile the mayors, it appears, are stuck in the last century.

“There are mayors who send everything by fax. They refuse to use technology,” said Torres. “They don’t see the opportunity they have for their constituents and for themselves in the use of technology.”

The municipalities which currently have Internet centers are Moca, Toa Alta, San Sebastian, Manati, Aguada and Gurabo.

The center in Loiza is ready for inauguration.

The rest of the municipalities are in at various stage of the process of fixing up centers, installing the Internet and choosing the locale of the centers, among others.

The sluggishness of the mayors contrasts with the advance the central government in providing Internet access to various commonwealth agencies.

On the Internet citizens can look up tax debts, pay taxes, obtain birth certificates, obtain penal records and pay water and electric bills, among other services.

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Robert McCarroll

Keeping the focus on ourselves....

If any of my friends in the fellowship has Felix’s email address,

please forward this to him. This question of being bothered by

people not worth wasting our time on has been a topic at a lot

of meetings this month.

A lady who had Dr. Bob as her sponsor often visited the

Mustard Seed back in the 1970’s. She was wonderful. I

one day asked her what is the greatest advice she could

give me. Here is her advice:

“Mind my own business and it is not my business if others

are trying to mind my business.”

-- Bob McC.

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PR autism rates outpace mainland – Caribbean Business online

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The Puerto Rico Autism Center will officially open its doors in San Juan this week to serve young children on an island where the prevalence of the disorder outpaces rising rates in the U.S.

Gov. Luis Fortuño and first lady Lucé Vela cut the ribbon on the facility near the Río Piedras Medical Center on Monday. The center will start operations on Tuesday, serving children up to five years old who have been diagnosed with autism or shown signs of the disorder.

“This ailment touches everyone at some point and it is up to all of us to be part of the solution,” Fortuño said. “As a father, I know that there is nothing tougher than having a child who is suffering and not knowing why.”

A recent survey found that 1 in 62 children in Puerto Rico suffer from autism or a related disorder. The rate of U.S. cases rose to about 1 in 88 children, federal health officials said last week. The previous estimate was 1 in 110.

The rise is largely due to wider screening and better diagnosis, health officials said.

“Our situation is more severe than in the U.S. Fortuño said.

The center will initially focus on early intervention to be able to diagnose potential autism cases and provide educational services to parents. Future plans call for the establishment of longer term care.

“We want to develop a research center. We are committed to understanding the neefds of these children and their families to be able to find solutions,” said Annie Alonso, director of the Developmental Deficiencies Institute at the University of Puerto Rico’s Medical Sciences campus.

Parents welcomed the opening of the new center, which fills a gap in Puerto Rico’s health care system.

Comptroller Yezmín Valdivieso recounted how she felt compelled to move to Florida to get care for her autistic son, who is now 20.

 

“Autism will eventually reach your door because it is on the rise,” event producer Martiza Casiano said. “This is not the neighbor’s problem, it is everyone’s fight.”

 

The government-funded Mi Salud (Medicaid) health care covers autism treatments, as do many private insurance plans.

 

The new federal figure is from the latest in a series of studies that have been steadily increasing the U.S. government’s autism estimate. This new number means autism is nearly twice as common as officials said it was only five years ago, and likely affects roughly 1 million U.S. children and teens.

 

Health officials attribute the increase largely to better recognition of cases, through wide screening and better diagnosis. But the search for the cause of autism is really only beginning, and officials acknowledge that other factors may be helping to drive up the numbers.

 

“We’re not quite sure the reasons for the increase,” said Coleen Boyle of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

Autism is diagnosed by making judgments about a child’s behavior; there are no blood or biologic tests. For decades, the diagnosis was given only to kids with severe language and social impairments and unusual, repetitious behaviors. The definition of autism has gradually expanded, and “autism” is now shorthand for a group of milder, related conditions, including Asperger’s syndrome. Meanwhile, there’s been an explosion in autism-related treatment and services for children.

 

As in the past, advocacy groups seized on the new numbers as further evidence that autism research and services should get greater emphasis. The new figures indicate “a public health emergency that demands immediate attention,” said Geraldine Dawson, chief science officer for the advocacy group Autism Speaks.

 

The CDC study released last week is considered the most comprehensive U.S. investigation of autism prevalence to date. Researchers gathered data from areas in 14 states — Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin.

 

They looked specifically at 8-year-old children because most autism is diagnosed by that age. They checked health and school records to see which children met the criteria for autism, even if they hadn’t been formally diagnosed. Then, the researchers calculated how common autism was in each place and overall.

 

An earlier report based on 2002 findings estimated that about 1 in 150 children that age had autism or a related disorder such as Asperger’s. After seeing 2006 data, the figure was revised to about 1 in 110. The estimate released Thursday, based on 2008 data, is 1 in 88.

 

The study also found that autism disorders were almost five times more common in boys. And that an increasingly large proportion of children with autism have IQs of 85 or higher — a finding that contradicts a past assumption that most autistic kids had IQs of 70 or lower.

 

Also, higher autism rates were found in some places than others. For example in Utah, as many as 1 in 47 of the 8-year-olds had an autism spectrum disorder. In New Jersey, 1 in 49 did.

 

Alabama was at the other end the scale, with only about 1 in 210 identified as autistic. The difference was attributed to less information out of Alabama. Researchers were not able to access school information in that state and a few others, and as a result believe they have a less complete picture.

 

That’s a reasonable explanation, said Zachary Warren, director of an autism treatment and research institute at Vanderbilt University.

 

“How you go looking for something is going to affect what you find,” he said.

 

In the early 1990s, only a few out of every 10,000 children were diagnosed with the condition, based on some small studies in individual states or cities. But the numbers began to change dramatically after 2000, when Congress directed federal health officials to do more autism research, and CDC started the larger study to see how common autism is.

 

CDC is also studying the cause of autism, which has remained a mystery.

 

Genetics is believed to play a role. Some parents and others have believed childhood vaccines trigger autism, even though many studies have not found a connection.

 

CDC researchers are looking at other possible factors, including illnesses that mothers had while they were pregnant with children who later were diagnosed as autistic. The researchers also are looking into medications that the pregnant women took and those given to their children took when they were young. The first results of that study are expected next year.

 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Are both Romney and Fortuño Etch-A-Sketch candidates? – Puerto Rico Daily Sun – 01/04/12

It has become obvious to most astute voters that Willard Mitt Romney is an Etch-A-Sketch candidate.  All over the United States, he has been trying to convince voters in the local primaries that he is a “conservative” totally against Obama care and other liberal programs for the middle and working class. When he arrived in Puerto Rico, he tried to give the impression that he is a moderate or even liberal. He wanted Puerto Ricans to view him as being for the kinds of liberal programs the Democrats made possible stateside and here in Puerto Rico. Local Republican leaders in Puerto Rico promoted what he had done while Governor of Massachusetts years ago and not the far right-wing Republican image he is now giving when campaigning in the states.

Romney’s  sketch changes with locations and time periods. When he arrived in Puerto Rico, he shook his Etch-A-Sketch image from being conservative tea party to being more for the working people. When he returned to the mainland, he shook  his image board again back to be a way-to-the-right conservative. If he is nominated and runs against liberal Democrat Barack Obama, he will shake his image board to be more liberal and mainstream. He is always changing images and with no permanent or long lasting convictions. He is constantly shaking his Etch-A-Sketch to get votes and not for what is right for the people.

Puerto Rico Luis Fortuño is most certainly an Etch-A-Sketch candidate like Willard Mitt Romney. When among the voters of Puerto Rico, Fortuño sounds a lot like Obama. He is for all those Democrat liberal programs.  When he gets on the plane to visit his GOP cohorts in the states, he shakes his Etch-A-Sketch to become as conservative, tea party as Romney. On the return trip to the Enchanted Island. Forfuño needs to shake his image board again to come across to Puerto Rican voters as being more liberal and for the working people.

Unfortunately for Fortuño, in some areas of being a leader, he is so right-wing and cannot change no matter how much he shakes his image board. For example, he is not for separation of church and state or for gay rights. Thank God, unlike Heir Schatz of the Puerto Rico Senate, he does not give a duck quacking sound to insult his political opponents. It is obvious that Schatz has no  Etch-A.Sketch board.   But we all know who Schatz is and wonder exactly who is Luis Fortuño.

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Robert McCarroll – Carolina, Puerto Rico:

--- Wait!!! Fortuño is shaking his board again to get more votes or to be liked by mainland right-wingers.

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I  posted this on Sep. 24, 2011. The Rum Diary is really about me as an always drunk public relations want-to-be novelist getting chased because of my nasty mouth.   I have more lives than the nine Lives Ever Ready  Cat. -- Bob

Sep 24, 2011 | Posted by: Upfront Yankee

'The Rum Diaries' poster: Johnny Depp shows 'The Hangover' boys how it's done

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Enterainment Weekly – September 24, 2011
Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s novel The Rum Diary won’t hit theaters until Oct. 28, but the newly released poster will prepare you for what is sure to be a wild ride. The film chronicles the drunken life of journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) while he works and lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico during the 1950s, and the poster perfectly captures his chaotic trip. Depp’s face isn’t shown, as it’s too busy adjusting to the sunlight after stumbling through what looks to be a very drunken night. We do get to see his sculpted back and trashed hotel room, which is completely littered with things like broken bottles, a gun, bowling pins, and a goldfish. Welcome to Puerto Rico! [Open above link to view original source and comments from EW.com readers.]

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I wrote this on  Sep. 27, 2011   --- Bob

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Sep 27, 2011 | Posted by: Upfront Yankee

The San Juan Star returns in time for “The Rum Diary'” movie...

The main filming location of the tape film "The Rum Diary," which was shot in Puerto Rico with Johnny Depp starring in a building is decorated and labeled with the name "The San Juan Star" which is located in Old San Juan, off the premises of the Office of Management and Budget (OGP).
“The Rum Dairy” movie is about journalists who worked for the San Juan Star in the 1960’s. I am wondering if there is a relationship between the San Juan Star being published again October 4th and the movie being released October 28.. What great publicity if Johnny Depp visited the production line of the revived San Juan Star and said “roll the presses” while the publisher of the San Juan Star visited a Caribbean Cinema and said “turn on “The Rum Diary” projectors”.
It would have been strange to have the movie open here and the paper was dead. It could be a celebration that the film is finally released and the San Juan Star is again hot off the press.
Why does nothing come up when I Google: “San Juan Star returns October 4, 2011”? There have been advertising on the English-language Radio Station WOSO that the San Juan Star will be published Monday through Fridays starting October 4. For now, it seems it will not publish on weekends.

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Santero priest targeted in PRico drug operation

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Santeria leader charged with helping run an organization that allegedly smuggled drugs bound for the U.S. and rigged Puerto Rico's lottery system to launder money was among dozens of suspects arrested Tuesday, according to federal agents.

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US agents dismantle Puerto Rico drug organization led by Santero priest

By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, April 3, 5:21 PM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Santeria leader charged with helping run an organization that allegedly smuggled drugs bound for the U.S. and rigged Puerto Rico’s lottery system to launder money was among dozens of suspects arrested Tuesday, according to federal agents.

Orlando Robles Ortiz is accused of helping the group transport U.S.-bound cocaine from the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Maarten to Puerto Rico and of consulting with a spirit named “Samuel” on which days were best to do so, officials said.

Robles also would consult the spirit before accepting new members to the organization, said Pedro Janer, acting special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean division.

He noted that while Afro-Caribbean religions have played an important role in drug trafficking here, it is unusual for a Santero priest to help lead such an organization.

By Tuesday afternoon, at least 18 of the 22 suspects had been arrested in San Juan and in New York following a seven-month investigation named “Voodoo Sam.”

“It appears the spirit was on vacation thanks to Holy Week,” Janer said about the group’s failure to recognize that federal agents were closing in thanks to a tip received from authorities in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The organization had operated since 2003 and is accused of earning $127 million distributing at least 840 kilograms (1,850 pounds) of cocaine a year across Puerto Rico and to Connecticut and New York aboard commercial planes, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Mariana Bauza.

Among those accused is a former stewardess for American Airlines, a former local basketball player and the former owner of a local baseball team.

The organization also had developed a contact within Puerto Rico’s lottery office that would give them winning numbers that had not been claimed so they could hide their earnings, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Jose Capo.

The group bought at least 33 tickets for their actual price plus 20 percent commission and then present the ticket as if it were theirs, he said. The lottery office would then write a check for the winning amount, helping the organization launder more than $1.4 million, he said.

The suspects face a maximum of life in prison if found guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.

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Sotomayor Gives No Hints On Health Care Decision

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WASHINGTON -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor is giving no hints on what the Supreme Court is going to do on the question of whether President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul law is constitutional.

Sotomayor was the featured speaker Monday night at a lecture hosted by the University of the District of Columbia.

The court recently heard arguments on the health care law and is expected to make a decision before the end of June. But Sotomayor made no comment on the widely followed case.

The justice used most of her conversation with Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, to explain how the Supreme Court works and how she decided to become a lawyer and a prosecutor.

Sotomayor also said she's a fan of Jeremy Lin, whose NBA career with the New York Knicks has spawned "Linsanity." Sotomayor, a New York native, says "New York loves him" but decried some of the racist comments the Asian-American basketball player has faced as "ugly."

"It's a sad statement people that people still say those words," said Sotomayor, who is Hispanic.

Luis Perez-Simon: The Spies Who Loved Me: Los Cinco, Alan Gross and Faith

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And then, there were four.

Unbeknownst to most Americans (and the rest of the world), Los cinco (The Cuban Five) are a group of Cuban intelligence agents caught and incarcerated for spying on U.S. territory in 1998. They are considered national heroes in Cuba, and every man, woman and child on the island knows their story of walking through the Valley of the Shadow, and of fearing no Evil.

One of them, René González, was paroled in October 2011 after serving 13 years in prison. He was freed and given three-year probation to be served in the U.S. On Monday, March 19, a U.S. Judge granted his request for permission to visit his ailing brother in Cuba for two weeks. He arrived in Havana airport on Friday, March 30, two days after Pope Benedict XVI left Cuba.

Alan Gross may be more familiar to most people on both sides of the Florida Straights. The American social (albeit, political) worker was caught and incarcerated for giving away telecommunication equipment to private members of the Jewish community in Cuba. Though the Cuban government has been accused of many things on this case, it has not bee labelled anti-Semitic. You see, satellite and Internet communications are strictly controlled by the State. The crime was civil, not religious. He was sentenced to 15 years for crimes against the State.

For many years now, both governments and assorted international institutions have addressed the fate of both Los cinco and Alan Gross, especially after their corresponding cases reached each country's Supreme Court (the Cubans' appeal was denied in 2009, the American's was confirmed in 2011). In essence, it has turned into a game of Chicken.

You would have expected great fanfare and gloating by the Cuban government once Mr. González touched down in Cuba. Perhaps even a photo-op with Fidel and his González (Elian) and Raúl with his (René). But the subdued reaction was unprecedented: his arrival was reported once he had arrived and left the airport, it was labelled a 'private visit', and it was the very last news item on the program.

Mr. Gross has been largely absent from Cuban media. Once his trial in 2011 took place, there was scant mention of his case. And the little recent attention has been aimed at specifically comparing both cases. Curiously, he is always labelled "the American citizen, Alan Gross," never 'spy' or 'terrorist.' Furthermore, the Cuban government has always expressed their desire to arrive at a humanitarian accord on his case.

The other side of the coin, of course, is what they would like on exchange.

Diplomacy -- Vatican, American and Cuban -- is, perhaps, at work here. There was a flurry of meetings in Rome, Washington and Havana in February and March around Mr. Gross' case. The most public being the visit of Senators Leahy and Shelby to Havana on February 23rd. What options were discussed, no one really knows.

Leniency of any sort, as far as the sentence of Los cinco is concerned, has always been off the table. Unfortunately for Cuba, a sentence handed down by a U.S. court can be appealed to a higher court, but not politically expedited.

Well, not on an election year.

What is much more flexible are the conditions of probation. Judge Joan Lenard's unexpected ruling allowing Mr. González to travel to Cuba is a case in point: there is absolutely nothing but faith to guarantee his return.

Nothing, except the Cuban government.

Being labelled a "Hero of the Revolution" is both a blessing and a curse. Los cinco's families have been given privileges and responsibilities as a result of their loved ones' sacrifices. Now, perhaps, Mr. González will be asked to be a hero again. As a sign of good faith.

The Holy See has asked for more access to public media in Cuba. They have asked for a higher role in education. They have asked for many things, publicly, except human rights. Theirs is a politics of service, a politics of faith. And yet, diplomatic cables (read Wikileaks) have drawn back the curtain on their approach toward the U.S.-Cuba conflict: speak softly and carry a big cross. This seems to work much better than a stick, it would appear.

Will Mr. Gross see his family soon on humanitarian grounds? We'll have to wait and see.

Will Mr. González return to serve the rest of his probation in the U.S.?

If we consider Heberto Padilla's 1968 poem, "In Hard Times", the answer to the latter question will likely be 'yes.'

TIME Magazine List Of Influential People, Are Latinos Well Represented?

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This week, TIME Magazine published it's list of nominees for "The 2012 TIME 100 Poll" of most influential people around the world. The list includes a diverse number of leaders, artists, innovators and icons. Readers can vote for or against anyone in the list. From 195 people, 100 will be declared as the most influential people in the world. Out of the 195 nominees, seven are Hispanic and two are Brazilian.

Colombian singer Shakira was recognized for bridging the gap between Latin American and the rest of the world. According to TIME Magazine, she has "inspired reluctant Latin moguls, not known for their generosity, to get on board with meaningful projects."

Shakira received a nomination for a Prince of Asturias Concord award earlier this year for her humanitarian work. The singer is a UNICEF goodwill ambassador and founded the Barefoot Foundation, a non-profit devoted to making education universally available.

Comedian Louis C.K. who is half-Mexican, "has shown what a person can do on his own with technology and sheer talent." The comedian cut a deal with entertainment companies and now sells his comedy show online for $5.

Cuban-American GOP senator, Marco Rubio, is described by TIME Magazine as a shrewd and dynamic campaigner who if chosen to be the GOP's vice presidential candidate, might outshine the presidential nominee.

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos is recognized for being "the first Latin American head of state to come out for a more open discussion on drug legalization, a Nixon-in-China move."

Also nominated is Brazilian Maria das Graças Silva Foster who was recently named the new CEO of Petrobras, Brazil's oil company. She is the first female CEO and the first woman to run the major oil company.

Das Graças Silva Foster was born and raised in the Morro do Adeus favela, which was until recently one of Rio’s biggest and most dangerous slums. As a child, she collected recyclable paper and cans to help support her family and buy her own schoolbooks. She joined Petrobras as an intern and worked her way up through the ranks. She was appointed for her CEO position by Brazil's first female president, Dilma Rousseff.

Spanish chef Jos&eacute Andr&eacutes is recognized not only for his culinary skills but for his "his collaboration with DC Central Kitchen, which fights hunger and poverty by teaching culinary job skills." The chef launched a non-profit World Central Kitchen - which aims to feed and empower vulnerable people in humanitarian crisis around the world.

Actor Fred Armisen, who's father is Venezuelan, was nominated along side "Portlandia" co-star Carrie Brownstein. TIME Magazine described "Portlandia" as one of the "most innovative things on television" and "the best mainstream expression yet of the beard-friendly, sustainable-everything zeitgeist that's creeping across the nation like free-range kudzu."

Argentinian soccer player Lionel Messi, who has been nominated two years in a row, is recognized this year for breaking the record as the all-time top scorer for Barcelona's soccer club and for becoming the first player in history to score five goals in a Champions League match.

Brazilian businessman Eike Batista is nominated for his crucial role in the Brazilian economic boom. TIME Magazine says "He's rare among Latin America's notoriously uncivic-minded superrich in that he makes a point of giving back to his nation, especially his adopted city of Rio de Janeiro, which he helped to snare the 2016 Olympics."

We congratulate these Latinos for being part of a list that recognizes people who influence the world. We are proud to see these nine individuals beside other who are recognized worldwide for their achievements.

But is the list missing other influential Latinos? Are there other figures who positively represent Latinos and should be recognized for their work? Let us know who you would want to see nominated in TIME Magazine's list in the comment section below!

The complete TIME Magazine 100 list will be chosen by TIME editors and revealed on Tuesday April 7.

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Feds Make Shocking Accusation Against Arpaio

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PHOENIX -- Federal authorities trying to settle civil rights allegations against America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff say the sheriff's office has negotiated in bad faith and risks ending settlement talks.

The U.S. Justice Department tells one of Sheriff Joe Arpaio's lawyers in a letter Tuesday that the sheriff's precondition of not having a court-appointed monitor to help enforce the agreement would result in the cancellation of negotiations.

A Justice Department lawyer says in the letter that Arpaio's lawyer sprung this precondition on federal authorities on Tuesday.

Negotiations were set to resume Wednesday in Phoenix.

The Justice Department has accused Arpaio's office of racially profiling Latinos and basing immigration patrols on racially charged citizen complaints that alleged no crime.

The sheriff's office has denied the allegations.

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Facebook contrademanda a Yahoo y la acusa de "miope"

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Facebook intensificó el martes su disputa con Yahoo sobre uso de patentes, al interponer una demanda contra el golpeado portal de internet.

Promueven nacionalización de latinos de cara a elecciones

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Una coalición de organizaciones pro inmigrantes anunció el martes una campaña que animará a latinos a solicitar la ciudadanía este mes, con el fin de que puedan votar en las próximas elecciones.

Here’s the Trailer for ‘Bel Ami’

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There’s a trailer out for Bel Ami, and you can see it below. If you choose to, that is, I chose not to. I just can’t muster any interest in anything Robert Pattinson does post Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He just seems to be making awful choice after awful choice.

The synopsis from IMDB:

A chronicle of a young man’s rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city’s most influential and wealthy women.

So, take a look and tell me what you think.

Bel Ami is directed by Declan Donnellan, Nick Ormerod from a script by Rachel Bennette, which she based on the novel written by Guy de Maupassant. Pattinson stars alongside Uma Thurman, Christina Ricci and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Bel Ami hits theatres June 8th. Look out Prometheus, you have some competition for the weekend box office.
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New Poster for ‘The Dictator’

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Empire has a new poster for Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film The Dictator, which you can see below. In the film Cohen plays the dictator of a fictional country in the middle east. He comes to America and craziness ensues.

I liked the first trailer for The Dictator, but the second just turned me off. We get a little more of the plot in the second trailer and it looks like another dumb fish out of water comedy.

I’m a little bored with Cohen and his shtick lately. It was funny on The Ali G Show and Borat was hysterical, but I think Bruno showed us it was time for him to move on. I think he should stick to taking smaller parts in different types of films like he did in Hugo and will again in Django Unchained.

The Dictator hits theatres May 11th.

SOURCE: Empire

The Trailer for Woody Allen’s ‘To Rome With Love’

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Head down below to check out the trailer for Woody Allen’s latest comedy To Rome With Love. It’s a decent trailer, but Allen’s trailers are always just decent. I never feel like they really do his films justice.

It looks like a typical Allen film. Lots of characters played by notable actors who have lots of good one-liners and get into comedic situations. I’m not saying this to disparage Allen, it’s just like I said; the trailers for his films just don’t get into what makes his movies good.

But that’s just my opinion, watch it and let us know what you think.

To Rome With Love hits theatres April 20th.

SOURCE: Yahoo! Movies

Behind the Scenes Video from ‘Total Recall’

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Entertainment Tonight had a chance to go behind the scenes of the new Total Recall. You can check out the video below.

We get Colin Farrell talking about the sets, Jessica Biel talking about how fun it is to work with Farrell and Kate Beckinsale talks about playing a bad guy for the first time. So, yeah, there’s a lot of talking.

What do you think of the trailer that was released over the weekend? Personally, I liked it.

Total Recall hits theatres August 3rd.
SOURCE: Entertainment Tonight

‘Battleship’ Arrives In Select International IMAX Theatres in April

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IMAX Corporation and Universal Pictures today announced that Battleship will be digitally re-mastered into the immersive IMAX® format and released in more than 100 select IMAX® theatres internationally, in countries including China and Russia, beginning on April 12. The epic-scale action-adventure is directed and produced by Peter Berg and stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Asano Tadanobu and Liam Neeson.

Greg Foster, Chairman and President of IMAX Filmed Entertainment said:

“We’re excited to partner with Universal Pictures to bring this Hasbro property to life in select international IMAX theatres. Battleship’s powerful action and incredible visuals are a great fit for the IMAX format and will offer those IMAX fans an edge-of-your seat, mind-blowing experience they simply won’t want to miss.”

Universal Pictures Chairman Adam Fogelson and Co-Chairman Donna Langley said:

“With Battleship, IMAX audiences across the globe will feel like they are on these enormous ships with our international crew as they battle alien invaders. The scope and scale of this film is awe-inspiring, and we are excited to partner with IMAX to give moviegoers a one-of-a-kind experience at the theatre.”

The IMAX release of Battleship will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAX’s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

Source: IMAX Corporation

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Immigration Sweep Nets Thousands Of Criminals, Immigration Violators

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... 32 from Connecticut, the agency announced Monday. Arrests occurred in all 50 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. ERO officers arrested 2,834 individuals that had prior criminal convictions ...

Puerto Rico dedicates Holocaust memorial - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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Then, getting a little closer to home, he displayed some more ignorance, offended an alienated the people in Puerto Rico — perhaps contributing to his primary defeat there — by incorrectly asserting that if Puerto Ricans want their Commonwealth to ...

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Hyatt Announces Plans for a Hyatt Place Hotel in Bayamón, *Puerto* *...*

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Hostage releases: Watershed in Colombia's conflict?

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Do latest rebel moves signal a real step towards peace?

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Arrestos, armas y droga ocupada en Cidra

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La policía arrestó a dos hombres en una intervención por ley de tránsito y realizó un hallazgo de drogas, armas y municiones en hechos separados en la tarde de ayer, en Cidra.

Fallece el ilustrador y dibujante español Antonio Mingote

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Murió en el hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid a causa del cáncer hepático que padecía, informó ABC, periódico para el que él trabajaba desde 1953.

Responde a tratamiento turista atacada en Vieques

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Primera Hora supo que familiares se encuentran con la joven, pero se desconoce cuando ésta será dada de alta.

Radican cargos a psicólogo fatulo en Caguas

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Éste practicaba la profesión de psicólogo desde el año 2008, sin estar debidamente autorizado por la Junta Examinadora de Psicólogos de Puerto Rico.

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham gives huge flag to Puerto Rican salsa festival as ....

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The Jersey Journal - NJ.comState Sen. Sandra Cunningham gives huge flag to Puerto Rican salsa festival as ...The Jersey Journal - NJ.comBy The Jersey Journal Enlarge Michael Dempsey/The Jersey Journal Puerto Rico's March 25th Dia Nacional De La Salsa Event in its Press conference, is honored to receive the biggest Puerto rican flag from Jersey City, NJ 110 feet by 25 feet, ...and more »

'Mala Mala' Follows Young Transexuals And Drag Queens In Puerto Rico

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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a difficult case; its residents live in a strange realm where they are not strictly "American" or "Puerto Rican", but somewhere in between. Documentary "MALA MALA: A Transformative ...

'Mala Mala' Follows Young Transexuals And Drag Queens In Puerto Rico

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Documentary "MALA MALA: A Transformative Puerto Rican Documentary" examines another group living outside binaries: the transexual and drag queen populations on the island.

Las Malvinas: 30 años después

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A 30 años del inicio de la guerra urge consensuar una política de estado inteligente, por parte del gobierno argentino para recuperar la soberanía del archipiélago del Atlántico Sur.

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Puerto Rico dedicates Holocaust memorialJewish Telegraphic Agency"Puerto Rico is honored to have one of the largest and most important Jewish communities in the Caribbean,” said Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno during the ceremony. “It's a community that has contributed to every aspect of our society; the economy, ...

Keeping the Ladino Language Alive Through Music

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A group of Jews who trace their ancestry back to Spain meets periodically in Los Angeles to sing in Ladino, part of their Sephardic cultural heritage that fuses medieval Spanish and Hebrew.

Cardenal mexicano: visita de Papa causó entusiasmo

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El cardenal mexicano Javier Lozano Barragán destacó el entusiasmo que provocó la visita del papa Benedicto XVI a México.

Roland Emmerich Will Direct ‘White House Down’

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World destroyer Roland Emmerich is in talks to direct White House Down for Universal. This is the spec script Uni bought from The Amazing Spider-man writer James Vanderbilt for $3 million, you can read more about that here.

White House Down is about a paramilitary takeover of the White House. It’s one of those “Die Hard in…” scripts that seem to be all the rage again.

This is going to be Emmerich’s next directorial effort. Originally he was going to do Singularity next, but that didn’t happen. It’s still a high priority over at Columbia, so Emmerich will most likely move on to that once he’s finished with White House Down.

SOURCE: Deadline New York

Sotomayor Gives No Hints On Health Care Decision

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WASHINGTON -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor is giving no hints on what the Supreme Court is going to do on the question of whether President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul law is constitutional.

Sotomayor was the featured speaker Monday night at a lecture hosted by the University of the District of Columbia.

The court recently heard arguments on the health care law and is expected to make a decision before the end of June. But Sotomayor made no comment on the widely followed case.

The justice used most of her conversation with Wade Henderson, president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, to explain how the Supreme Court works and how she decided to become a lawyer and a prosecutor.

Sotomayor also said she's a fan of Jeremy Lin, whose NBA career with the New York Knicks has spawned "Linsanity." Sotomayor, a New York native, says "New York loves him" but decried some of the racist comments the Asian-American basketball player has faced as "ugly."

"It's a sad statement people that people still say those words," said Sotomayor, who is Hispanic.

Latino Student Union awards scholarships - The Statesman

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By By Steve Kent RUBEN MONTERROSA ACCEPTS A $500 SCHOLARSHIP from Latino Student Union President Cristina Medrano during the Fiesta Americas celebration Saturday. MELODY SANCHEZ photo This year the Latino Student Union celebrated Latino culture through ...

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Here are the Latino MLB players to lookout for in the National League Central this season. Major League Baseball's largest division, the NL Central, has experienced a huge shake up since last season. With the current World Champion St. Louis Cardinals ...
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Getting the Dream Act right - The Hill (blog)

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ElNuevoDia: Radican cargos criminales contra hombre que se hacía pasar por psicólogo http://t.co/W1WWO7TH

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ElNuevoDia: EN VIVO: Fiscalía detalla esquema de narcotráfico │Sigue la transmisión desde las oficinas centrales de la DEA http://t.co/BPoiD4zn

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ElNuevoDia: EN VIVO: Fiscalía detalla esquema de narcotráfico │Sigue la transmisión desde las oficinas centrales de la DEA http://t.co/BPoiD4zn

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Responde a tratamiento turista atacada en Vieques

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Primera Hora supo que familiares se encuentran con la joven, pero se desconoce cuando ésta será dada de alta.

Se retiran los dos principales directivos de Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e...

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Se retiran los dos principales directivos de Servicio Nacional de Meteorología en San Juan http://ow.ly/a2TvG

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FALLECE ACADÉMICA DE LA PUCPR La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico...

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La Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico y su presidente, se unen a la pena que embarga a la familia de la Dra. Noemí Alvarado Ramos. La profesora Alvarado se destacó en el Departamento de Física –Matemática del recinto de Ponce de la PUCPR. La directora del Departamento de Física-Matemática, Prof. Ada Junco, la recordó como una profesional activa y muy cooperadora con las actividades de su comunidad. “Siempre fue una mujer activa y participaba mucho en los eventos del departamento. Apoyaba a los estudiantes. Era muy cooperadora con las actividades de su comunidad en Villalba” Descanza en Paz...

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Ya los Partidos Politicos parecen Puntos de Droga! Se matan, ocultan y violan toda ley para mantener el Poder!!!!!

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Resumen de la jornada del lunes en la NBA

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Con triple, Mayo define victoria de Grizzlies sobre el Thunder.

Aspirante transexual podrá competir en Miss Universo Canadá

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La organización de la competición dijo en un escueto comunicado que "permitirá a Jenna Talackova competir una vez que pruebe que cumple los requisitos legales de reconocimiento de sexo de Canadá.

Ashton Kutcher interpretará a Steve Jobs en filme biográfico

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El actor de 34 años, quien cuenta con más de 10 millones de seguidores en Twitter, interpretará a Jobs desde sus años de hippie.

A prisión pirómano que quemó más de cien vehículos en Berlín

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La defensa únicamente pidió para su cliente "una pena justa".

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Operativo de la DEA en Bayamón, Dorado y Vega Baja
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Tremendo robo en supermercado J. F. Montalvo de Caguas
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Man accused of trafficking drugs in pineapples bailed

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A man who was reportedly caught trafficking 42 pounds of ganja hidden in dasheens and pineapples was yesterday offered $500,000 bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court.

Honduras Succeeds Haiti for Chairmanship of OAS Permanent Council

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Above: Honduras’ Leonidas and Haiti’s Duly Brutus (OAS Photo/Juan Manuel Herrera)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Honduras’ Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Leonidas Rosa Bautista, yesterday assumed the chair of the OAS Permanent Council, succeeding Haitian Ambassador Duly Brutus.

Rosa Bautista will hold the position for the next three months.

“The chairmanship that we begin now has the goal of continuing the tone of responsibility, affability and consensus,” established by Bautista’s predecessors, he said.

“During the period of Honduras’ chairmanship we are going to have two hemispheric events of great importance; the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena de Indias and the OAS General Assembly in Cochabamba [Bolivia],” Bautista said.

The Ambassador said this would mark the third of four countries in a row “bathed by the waters of the Caribbean” to assume the council’s chairmanship, promising to “stamp some of the joyful and festive nature of our warm and generous lands” on the position.

Bolivian Permanent Representative Ambassador Diego Pary assumed the role of Vice Chair of the Permanent Council, pending the return to Washington of Brazil’s Permanent Representative.

Kickstarter Spotlight: Young Transexuals And Drag Queens In Puerto Rico

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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a difficult case; its residents live in a strange realm where they are not strictly "American" or "Puerto Rican", but somewhere in between. Documentary "MALA MALA: A Transformative Puerto Rican Documentary" examines another group living outside binaries: the transexual and drag queen populations on the island.

Through directors Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles, we see a community that embraces transformation. The documentary shows a life in which the line between performance and reality fades away, where fantasy and fact contribute to one's reality. As expressed in the film: "It's you. It's your alter ego. It's you to your fullest potential in the body of a woman." A fabulous Marilyn Monroe lookalike and a prissy Puerto Rican Paris Hilton are just some of the characters in a world where capturing ephemeral moments of beauty and fun are what being young is all about.

"MALA MALA" provides a thought-provoking look at where gender identity and cultural identity intersect, while showing that life still revolves around the search for selfhood and the love between friends. As directors Santini and Sickles said: "At its core, this film is a people piece. We are interested in the relationship between the internal and external being, the dynamics between performance and gender, and the power of self-discovery."

Help "MALA MALA" achieve its goals by donating to their Kickstarter page.

Hear from the directors and characters themselves below:

Schools focus on outreach to *Latino* parents » Local News *...*

via latino - Google Blog Search by By Bethany Bray on 4/2/12

"Latino families want to participate, and we want them to be part of this discussion, too. ... If we want to be engaged with our Latino families, we need to make that as easy and as comfortable as possible. Translation is key if we ...

Al Dia: First *Latino* Battalion Chief Motivates *Latinos* — Philadelphia * ...*

via latino - Google Blog Search by Stephanie L. Klock on 4/3/12

Battalion Chief Joaquin Colon is not the average employee at the Philadelphia Fire Department but it's not just because of his high rank. Colon is the only Latino in the city to ever receive the ranking of battalion chief. He was ...

Mistakes campaigns make when courting the *Latino* vote | 89.3 KPCC

via latino - Google Blog Search by By Jude Joffe-Block on 4/2/12

Latino voters could very well decide the presidential race. But candidates have tried to appeal to Latino voters for decades, and have made plenty of blunders along the way.

Erwin de Leon: Georgia, *Latinos*, and the *Latino* Vote

via latino - Google Blog Search by Erwin de Leon on 4/3/12

Latinos and other immigrant communities need to vote and vote into office those who have their best interest in mind.

Voto *Latino*: Chilean Graffiti Artist Explores Immigration

via latino - Google Blog Search by Voto Latino on 4/3/12

It's not everywhere you see graffiti pieces about immigration, but Brooklyn-based Chilean artist Nelson Rivas aka makes it a point to explore this theme based on his own personal experiences.

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Kickstarter Spotlight: Young Transexuals And Drag Queens In Puerto Rico

via Latino Voices on HuffingtonPost.com by Priscilla Frank on 4/3/12

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a difficult case; its residents live in a strange realm where they are not strictly "American" or "Puerto Rican", but somewhere in between. Documentary "MALA MALA: A Transformative Puerto Rican Documentary" examines another group living outside binaries: the transexual and drag queen populations on the island.

Through directors Antonio Santini and Dan Sickles, we see a community that embraces transformation. The documentary shows a life in which the line between performance and reality fades away, where fantasy and fact contribute to one's reality. As expressed in the film: "It's you. It's your alter ego. It's you to your fullest potential in the body of a woman." A fabulous Marilyn Monroe lookalike and a prissy Puerto Rican Paris Hilton are just some of the characters in a world where capturing ephemeral moments of beauty and fun are what being young is all about.

"MALA MALA" provides a thought-provoking look at where gender identity and cultural identity intersect, while showing that life still revolves around the search for selfhood and the love between friends. As directors Santini and Sickles said: "At its core, this film is a people piece. We are interested in the relationship between the internal and external being, the dynamics between performance and gender, and the power of self-discovery."

Help "MALA MALA" achieve its goals by donating to their Kickstarter page.

Hear from the directors and characters themselves below:

Schools focus on outreach to *Latino* parents » Local News *...*

via latino - Google Blog Search by By Bethany Bray on 4/2/12

"Latino families want to participate, and we want them to be part of this discussion, too. ... If we want to be engaged with our Latino families, we need to make that as easy and as comfortable as possible. Translation is key if we ...

Al Dia: First *Latino* Battalion Chief Motivates *Latinos* — Philadelphia * ...*

via latino - Google Blog Search by Stephanie L. Klock on 4/3/12

Battalion Chief Joaquin Colon is not the average employee at the Philadelphia Fire Department but it's not just because of his high rank. Colon is the only Latino in the city to ever receive the ranking of battalion chief. He was ...

Mistakes campaigns make when courting the *Latino* vote | 89.3 KPCC

via latino - Google Blog Search by By Jude Joffe-Block on 4/2/12

Latino voters could very well decide the presidential race. But candidates have tried to appeal to Latino voters for decades, and have made plenty of blunders along the way.

Erwin de Leon: Georgia, *Latinos*, and the *Latino* Vote

via latino - Google Blog Search by Erwin de Leon on 4/3/12

Latinos and other immigrant communities need to vote and vote into office those who have their best interest in mind.

Voto *Latino*: Chilean Graffiti Artist Explores Immigration

via latino - Google Blog Search by Voto Latino on 4/3/12

It's not everywhere you see graffiti pieces about immigration, but Brooklyn-based Chilean artist Nelson Rivas aka makes it a point to explore this theme based on his own personal experiences.

primerahora: Indios logran su séptimo triunfo seguido http://t.co/PKPB5oU4

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primerahora: Indios logran su séptimo triunfo seguido http://t.co/PKPB5oU4

primerahora: Viequenses se sienten desprotegidos http://t.co/iWScAbRR

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primerahora: Viequenses se sienten desprotegidos http://t.co/iWScAbRR

primerahora: Escasa la representación boricua en las Grandes Ligas http://t.co/xpt4jp0z

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primerahora: Detienen en #Fajardo a fugitivo por delitos sexuales en #Texas http://t.co/nrr5TApf

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primerahora: Detienen en #Fajardo a fugitivo por delitos sexuales en #Texas http://t.co/nrr5TApf

primerahora: #Policía entrevista a dos sospechosos de agresión a turista en #Vieques http://t.co/Y9X00onH

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primerahora: #Policía entrevista a dos sospechosos de agresión a turista en #Vieques http://t.co/Y9X00onH

Arrestos, armas y droga ocupada en Cidra

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 4/3/12

La policía arrestó a dos hombres en una intervención por ley de tránsito y realizó un hallazgo de drogas, armas y municiones en hechos separados en la tarde de ayer, en Cidra.

Sexagenario se ahorca en su residencia en Mayagüez

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 4/3/12

El hombre fue hallado por su hermana María González, colgado de un abanico de techo.

Detienen en Fajardo a fugitivo por delitos sexuales en Texas

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 4/3/12

Por otra parte, Julius Mercado Quiñones, de 22 años, fue arrestado en la calle Roque de Valle Puerto Real, en Fajardo, por haber golpeado a su esposa.

Policía entrevista a dos sospechosos de agresión a turista en Vieques

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 4/3/12

El comandante Antonio López Figueroa confirmó a Primera Hora que dos individuos, de 19 y 24 años, serán entrevistados.

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - 03/04/12

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Fallece el ilustrador y dibujante español Antonio Mingote

via Primera Hora : Lo Ultimo on 4/3/12

Murió en el hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid a causa del cáncer hepático que padecía, informó ABC, periódico para el que él trabajaba desde 1953.

ElNuevoDia: Operativo de la DEA por sustancias controladas http://t.co/Su2UPCgJ

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ElNuevoDia: Operativo de la DEA por sustancias controladas http://t.co/Su2UPCgJ

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ElNuevoDia: Detienen a dos sospechosos de golpear a turista en #Vieques http://t.co/Ht5xcbXM

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ElNuevoDia: Detienen a dos sospechosos de golpear a turista en #Vieques http://t.co/Ht5xcbXM

ElNuevoDia: "Para poder enseñar a todos los hombres a decir la verdad, es preciso que aprendan a oírla." -Samuel Johnson │Buenos Días

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ElNuevoDia: "Para poder enseñar a todos los hombres a decir la verdad, es preciso que aprendan a oírla." -Samuel Johnson │Buenos Días

ElNuevoDia: En Portada: El PNP y PPD protegen los trapos sucios. http://t.co/rc269ZPl │ http://t.co/Er3R3Jqz

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ElNuevoDia: En Portada: El PNP y PPD protegen los trapos sucios. http://t.co/rc269ZPl │ http://t.co/Er3R3Jqz

ElNuevoDia: Son cinco los sospechosos de atacar a la turista de #Vieques http://t.co/uNlq2oGQ

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ElNuevoDia: Son cinco los sospechosos de atacar a la turista de #Vieques http://t.co/uNlq2oGQ

CEE investiga querellas de irregularidades en primaria republicana

via Política - El Nuevo Día on 4/2/12

CEE investiga querellas de irregularidades en primaria republicana

2 de abril de 2012 09:08 p.m.

Los delegados del aspirante a la candidatura presidencial del Partido Republicano de Estados Unidos, Ron Paul informaron hoy que comenzaron a recibir cartas del presidente de la Comisión Estatal de El...

Individuo arrestado por pornografía infantil no era líder comunitario

2 de abril de 2012 08:52 p.m.

El secretario de la Vivienda, Miguel Hernández Vivoni, dijo hoy que el sujeto arrestado por las autoridades federales el pasado fin de semana en el Residencial Alturas de Isabela no es líder comunitar...

El PNP no participará del escrutinio general de las primarias

2 de abril de 2012 05:50 p.m.

Por Daniel Rivera / drivera2@elnuevodia.com

El director de campaña de Luis Fortuño, Ángel Cintrón, anunció esta mañana que sus funcionarios electorales no participarán del escrutinio general de las primarias hasta que surjan cambios en la man...

CEE presenta mandamus ante el tribunal

2 de abril de 2012 05:44 p.m.

Por Yanira Hernández Cabiya / yhernandez@elnuevodia.com

La Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE) presentó hoy ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia de San Juan un recurso de mandamus para que se le ordene al comisionado electoral del Partido Nuevo Progresis...

CEE irá hoy al tribunal para que comience el escrutinio

2 de abril de 2012 02:50 p.m.

Por Daniel Rivera Vargas y Yanira Hernández

El presidente de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE), Héctor Conty Pérez, irá hoy al tribunal para buscar una orden judicial para que el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) se integre a las mesas de e...

Administración municipal de Ponce adquiere vehículos militares

2 de abril de 2012 02:24 p.m.

PONCE – Este municipio adquirió 10 camiones militares para patrullar las carreteras de la ciudad, anunció hoy la administración municipal.“Continuamos con nuestro compromiso de brindar al ciudadano ...

Fortuño confía en la labor del presidente de la CEE

2 de abril de 2012 01:45 p.m.

Por Cynthia López Cabán / cynthia.lopez@elnuevodia.com

El gobernador Luis Fortuño aseguró hoy que, aunque difiere de las medidas tomadas por el presidente de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE), Héctor Conty, todavía el funcionario mantiene su confian...

Iván Cabán reitera que no regresará a las mesas electorales

2 de abril de 2012 12:58 p.m.

El comisionado electoral del PNP, Iván Cabán, reiteró que no regresarán a las mesas electorales a trabajar, a pesar de la orden del presidente de la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones (CEE), Héctor Cont...

Jorge Suárez dice que compañías privadas pagan viajes de Fortuño

2 de abril de 2012 12:12 p.m.

Por Yanira Hernández Cabiya / yhernandez@elnuevodia.com

El senador Jorge Suárez denunció esta mañana que el gobernador Luis Fortuño ha desarrollado un esquema antiético para que compañías privadas paguen sus viajes políticos a Estados Unido...

Presidente de la CEE habla sobre tranque en el escrutinio

2 de abril de 2012 11:30 a.m.

Por Frances Rosario / frosario@elnuevodia.com

Ante la detención del proceso del escrutinio general por parte del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), los comisionados electorales se reunieron en la mañana de hoy con el presidente de la Comisión Estat...

Eder Ortiz acusa al PNP de boicotear el proceso de escrutinio

2 de abril de 2012 11:08 a.m.

El comisionado electoral del Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), Eder Ortiz, acusó hoy al Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) de boicotear el escrutinio general ordenado por la Comisión Estatal de Elecci...

Advierte el PIP sobre posible persecución con listas electorales

2 de abril de 2012 10:17 a.m.

El comisionado electoral del Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP), Roberto Iván Aponte, se opuso hoy al reclamo del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) de que se entreguen las listas de las primar...

De gira por las iglesias en Semana Santa

2 de abril de 2012 08:32 a.m.

Pasar el tiempo en familia y reflexionar sobre el sacrificio de Jesús para salvar a la humanidad serán las dos actividades principales que realizarán los políticos y funcionarios durante este Semana S...

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• 04/02/12

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• 04/02/12

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  CEE presenta mandamus ante el tribunal

• 04/02/12

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  CEE irá hoy al tribunal para que comience el escru...

• 04/02/12

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  Administración municipal de Ponce adquiere vehícul...

• 04/02/12

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  Fortuño confía en la labor del presidente de la CE...

• 04/02/12

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  Iván Cabán reitera que no regresará a las mesas el...

• 04/02/12

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  Jorge Suárez dice que compañías privadas pagan via...

• 04/02/12

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  Presidente de la CEE habla sobre tranque en el esc...

• 04/02/12

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• 04/02/12

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• 02:24 pm Administración municipal de Po...
• 01:45 pm Fortuño confía en la labor del...
• 12:58 pm Iván Cabán reitera que no regr...
• 12:12 pm Jorge Suárez dice que compañía...
• 11:30 am Presidente de la CEE habla sob...

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• 349 El PNP no participará del escrutinio gen...
• 220 Eder Ortiz acusa al PNP de boicotear el ...
• 150 Administración municipal de Ponce adquie...
• 63 De gira por las iglesias en Semana Santa
• 62 CEE irá hoy al tribunal para que comienc...

• El PNP no participará del escrutinio gen...
• Eder Ortiz acusa al PNP de boicotear el ...
• Administración municipal de Ponce adquie...

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2:00 AM 4/3/2012 from El Nuevo Día - Opinión A SOCIAL PACT FOR EDUCATION To fully carry out its constitutional role of ensuring quality education, the state has to undertake a profound reform process, based on the principles of democratic education, direct the main emphasis and resources toward the student's needs and set transformative curriculum....

Confronting the people-traffickers

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Confronting Argentina's people-traffickers

Obama in US-Canada-Mexico talks

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Combating drugs and reducing trade barriers dominate a one-day summit between the leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico at the White House.

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VIDEO: Farc hostages flown to freedom

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

Colombia's leftist Farc rebels have released their last 10 police and military hostages.

Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: History: In the *Caribbean* Sea

via caribbean - Google Blog Search by Pauline on 4/2/12

History: In the Caribbean Sea. Mustered and inspected the crew. At 9 A.M., sent a boat on board of a Spanish schooner twenty days from Boston, bound to the port of San Domingo. Received some newspapers by her as late ...

Born in Haiti’s Football Fields, JahNesta Makes Its Mark in Reggae

via Caribbean Journal by admin on 4/2/12

By Alexander Britell

Before the music, there was football.

Haiti’s premier reggae band was born on Haiti’s football fields, where Alain Moraille would play in what he calls the sport’s “school of life.”

The same friends with whom Moraille competed on Port-au-Prince’s fields eventually became his collaborators in JahNesta, a reggae band which continues to make its mark on the increasingly global reggae scene.

“Before playing music, we were playing ball,” he says.

Despite a dearth of Haiti-sourced reggae to date, the music is broadly appreciated in the country, according to Moraille.

Modern Haitian reggae largely began with Port-au-Prince native Bigga Haitian, who rose to prominence in the 1990s after spending his formative years in Brooklyn.

While Moraille is quick to say JahNesta did not invent Haitian reggae, his group has certainly brought it to the forefront.

“People tend to say JahNesta is the first reggae band in Haiti,” he says. “But I’ll be the first one to say no. Because I was influenced by other artists — at the time, they were doing another type of music, but they would have one reggae song on their album. So it already started there.”

Reggae’s popularity has only grown in the country, he says, though it has always been something of a force.

“It’s not like other types of music where it’s a fashion trend,” he says. “Reggae was already there. When you go into the ghetto, for example, people really listen to reggae music. That’s why it was natural for me to do reggae music in Creole. Because I always knew that people would identify themselves with the music.”

The music resonates in Haiti, he says, because of its message.

“Coming from a third world country, or any country, I think reggae is a music that deals with reality, what people are living,” he says. “As Bob Marley would put it, reggae is ‘news.’ There’s no fiction in roots reggae. It’s real — it’s something that people are living.”

JahNesta, which has grown to include members from Jamaica, Brazil and South Africa, is expanding its portfolio to include songs in English and French, in order to concentrate on the international market — although Moraille said the group would merely change the lyrics — not the message.

“The content is something that is very important to me,” he says. “The more people can dig and understand the message, the better it is. That doesn’t mean we’re going to stop doing music in Creole — that’s where we come from. It’s just to have a broader perspective.”

JahNesta continues to tour, though its membership has seen turnover through the years. A number of players, after touring in the US and Canada, chose to stay abroad, as the political situation got “heavy” in Haiti.

Not much has changed today — and as the domestic political situation continues to face uncertainty, it’s on the mind of Moraille, who says music can be crucial in helping to harmonize the country.

“Music is a big tool — an important to tool,” he says. “I feel that unless we really, deeply change our mindset, our conscience, no politics will be able to change.”

And reggae may even be the solution.

“I would invite the politicians to listen more to reggae,” he says. “Maybe they would be better politicians!”

Ecuador boycotts Americas summit

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador says he will boycott this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia because Cuba is not invited.

Colombian hostages' long wait for freedom

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/3/12

Colombian joy as rebels release hostages

The giant snake that stalked the Earth

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

The giant snake that slithered in South America's swampy jungles

Booming bamboo: The next super-material?

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/3/12

Nicaragua aims to capitalise on the fast-growing plant

“Climate change not the cause of *Caribbean* coral reef decline *...*

via caribbean - Google Blog Search by Steven Goddard on 4/3/12

No doubt we will see lots of retractions and apologies from the hockey team for endlessly lying about this. Climate change not the cause of Caribbean coral...

 

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Confronting the people-traffickers

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

Confronting Argentina's people-traffickers

Obama in US-Canada-Mexico talks

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

Combating drugs and reducing trade barriers dominate a one-day summit between the leaders of the US, Canada and Mexico at the White House.

VIDEO: Farc hostages flown to freedom

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

Colombia's leftist Farc rebels have released their last 10 police and military hostages.

Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: History: In the *Caribbean* Sea

via caribbean - Google Blog Search by Pauline on 4/2/12

History: In the Caribbean Sea. Mustered and inspected the crew. At 9 A.M., sent a boat on board of a Spanish schooner twenty days from Boston, bound to the port of San Domingo. Received some newspapers by her as late ...

Born in Haiti’s Football Fields, JahNesta Makes Its Mark in Reggae

via Caribbean Journal by admin on 4/2/12

By Alexander Britell

Before the music, there was football.

Haiti’s premier reggae band was born on Haiti’s football fields, where Alain Moraille would play in what he calls the sport’s “school of life.”

The same friends with whom Moraille competed on Port-au-Prince’s fields eventually became his collaborators in JahNesta, a reggae band which continues to make its mark on the increasingly global reggae scene.

“Before playing music, we were playing ball,” he says.

Despite a dearth of Haiti-sourced reggae to date, the music is broadly appreciated in the country, according to Moraille.

Modern Haitian reggae largely began with Port-au-Prince native Bigga Haitian, who rose to prominence in the 1990s after spending his formative years in Brooklyn.

While Moraille is quick to say JahNesta did not invent Haitian reggae, his group has certainly brought it to the forefront.

“People tend to say JahNesta is the first reggae band in Haiti,” he says. “But I’ll be the first one to say no. Because I was influenced by other artists — at the time, they were doing another type of music, but they would have one reggae song on their album. So it already started there.”

Reggae’s popularity has only grown in the country, he says, though it has always been something of a force.

“It’s not like other types of music where it’s a fashion trend,” he says. “Reggae was already there. When you go into the ghetto, for example, people really listen to reggae music. That’s why it was natural for me to do reggae music in Creole. Because I always knew that people would identify themselves with the music.”

The music resonates in Haiti, he says, because of its message.

“Coming from a third world country, or any country, I think reggae is a music that deals with reality, what people are living,” he says. “As Bob Marley would put it, reggae is ‘news.’ There’s no fiction in roots reggae. It’s real — it’s something that people are living.”

JahNesta, which has grown to include members from Jamaica, Brazil and South Africa, is expanding its portfolio to include songs in English and French, in order to concentrate on the international market — although Moraille said the group would merely change the lyrics — not the message.

“The content is something that is very important to me,” he says. “The more people can dig and understand the message, the better it is. That doesn’t mean we’re going to stop doing music in Creole — that’s where we come from. It’s just to have a broader perspective.”

JahNesta continues to tour, though its membership has seen turnover through the years. A number of players, after touring in the US and Canada, chose to stay abroad, as the political situation got “heavy” in Haiti.

Not much has changed today — and as the domestic political situation continues to face uncertainty, it’s on the mind of Moraille, who says music can be crucial in helping to harmonize the country.

“Music is a big tool — an important to tool,” he says. “I feel that unless we really, deeply change our mindset, our conscience, no politics will be able to change.”

And reggae may even be the solution.

“I would invite the politicians to listen more to reggae,” he says. “Maybe they would be better politicians!”

Ecuador boycotts Americas summit

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador says he will boycott this month's Summit of the Americas in Colombia because Cuba is not invited.

Colombian hostages' long wait for freedom

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/3/12

Colombian joy as rebels release hostages

The giant snake that stalked the Earth

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/2/12

The giant snake that slithered in South America's swampy jungles

Booming bamboo: The next super-material?

via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean on 4/3/12

Nicaragua aims to capitalise on the fast-growing plant

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“Climate change not the cause of *Caribbean* coral reef decline *...*

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No doubt we will see lots of retractions and apologies from the hockey team for endlessly lying about this. Climate change not the cause of Caribbean coral...

Malawi: Conoce al abogado de Malawi más seguido en Facebook

via Global Voices en Español » Inglés by Adriana Pedemonte on 4/3/12

Facebook se ha convertido en una de las principales plataformas para actualizaciones y discusiones socio-políticas en Malawi. Por ejemplo, el arresto [en] del prominente abogado y activista de Malawi, Ralph Kasambara [en], en febrero de 2012, atrajo una atención masiva en Facebook. Después que su colega y abogado Wapona Kita [en] publicara la noticia en su página de Facebook [en], los principales medios tuvieron que seguir las actualizaciones de su Facebook para mantener a los lectores, oyentes y teleespectadores informados.

En una entrevista especial con Global Voices Online sobre por qué es tan proclive a utilizar Facebook, Kita dijo que Facebook lo ayuda a conectarse con tanta gente como le es posible sobre asuntos importantes que afectan a la nación:

Estar en una red social ya no es una opción en estos tiempos. Las actualizaciones que solían tomar días o meses en llegar son ahora accesibles en solo segundos. Entonces, así como yo me beneficio con las actualizaciones de otras personas, del mismo modo me veo obligado a actualizar a mis amigos, y si estás en una posición privilegiada en la que consigues información fácilmente, ¡por qué no compartirla si es buena para el consumo público!

Wapona Kita, el abogado de Malaui más seguido en Facebook. Fuente de la imagen: página de Facebook de Kita.

Kita agregó que ya alcanzó el número máximo de 5000 amigos en Facebook, y todavía tiene 2000 solicitudes de amigos a confirmar.

Valoro a todos estos amigos por lo que son y por lo que puedo darles en términos de compartir información de una manera aceptable.

Blogueros como Mbachi Joyce Ng'oma [en] postearon mensajes en apoyo a Kasambara. El arresto y detención de Ralph Kasambara, ex fiscal general, tuvo lugar después de una disputa en su bufete con gente que, él sostiene, fue contratada por el gobierno de Malawi para atacarlo y arrojar una bomba de gasolina a su oficina.

Kita, socio residente en Ralph y Arnolds Asociados en Lilongwe, saltó a la fama cuando tomó un caso que involucraba a Jim Jumani Johannson [en], quien afirmaba ser el hijo del expresidente de Malawi Kamuzu Banda. El año pasado, desafió a la Autoridad Reguladora de Energía de Malawi por el alza en los precios del combustible, que registraron un ajuste mayor al 20 por ciento con respecto al precio estándar.

Según Internet World Stats, a partir del 31 de diciembre de 2011 hubo 716,400 usuarios de Internet [en] en Malawi. Actualmente hay 127,740 usuarios de Facebook [en] en Malawi. Malawi ocupa el número 134 en el ranking de estadísticas de Facebook por país.

Siguiendo la crisis de la falta de combustible en Malawi, un internauta, Frederick Bvalani [en], creó un grupo de Facebook [en] como herramienta para que los ciudadanos puedan actualizarse mutuamente sobre los últimos suministros de combustible en las gasolineras.

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Libertad de Internet en el Sudeste Asiático

via Global Voices en Español » Inglés by Veronica Sabalete on 4/3/12

Expertos en ciberpolítica, blogueros y activistas de Facebook en Tailandia se sienten a menudo profundamente frustrados y disgustados por la ausencia de libertad para escribir sin restricción.

No obstante, la frustración de los ciberciudadanos ante la censura, al parecer, creciente, no es exclusiva de Tailandia, sino que es más bien parte de la ola global de control estatal sobre la libertad en Internet.

A medida que Internet y los nuevos medios de comunicación dominan el flujo de noticias e información en el planeta, los gobiernos contraatacan con medidas de control, regulan y censuran contenidos de blogs, sitios web y mensajes de texto.

Un nuevo estudio [en] dirigido por OpenNet Initiative, un reconocido grupo de investigación que estudia la vigilancia y el filtrado en Internet, con sede en la Universidad de Toronto, condujo pruebas sobre el grado de filtrado y transparencia en varios países del Sudeste Asiático. Los resultados revelan ciertas tendencias generales.

Si bien el aumento en el uso de Internet en toda la región (excepto en Burma) ha causado inquietud entre los líderes políticos, las razones de esta preocupación son de distinta índole.

Indonesia y Tailandia centran sus esfuerzos de la censura de Internet sobre cuestiones sociales, particularmente en la pornografía en internet, mientras que Malasia, Vietnam, Burma y, en cierta medida, Tailandia, hacen todo lo posible para reprimir a los ciber disidentes que ellos estiman son una amenaza a la estabilidad del régimen.

Los diversos grados de filtrado en temas sociales, políticos y de importancia para la seguridad nacional, dan muestra de la prioridad de cada país respecto al control en Internet.

Algunos líderes, sin embargo, se muestran más paranoicos sobre la amenaza de Internet que otros.

El Gobierno de Birmania ha tomado medidas desproporcionadas para restringir la libertad de Internet respecto a la magnitud del problema.

No solo el número de birmanos que accede a Internet es inferior al 1%, sino que el toque de queda de permiso de conexión, restringido al horario de 9 p.m. a 5 a.m. disuade más si cabe, a los usuarios de la red.

Los ataques cibernéticos cometidos a los grupos de la oposición están a la orden del día; además, duras sanciones aguardan a cualquier infractor.

Otros líderes, mientras mantienen la guardia sobre los potenciales impactos negativos de Internet en la estabilidad política, han optado por conceder mayor libertad de Internet.

Singapur, gobernado por un partido hegemónico, presenta uno de los índices de penetración de Internet más altos a escala mundial. En vez de poner en marcha la vigilancia cibernética y el filtrado, sus líderes prefieren confiar en los medios no tecnológicos para contener los comentarios en la red que se estiman como una amenaza a los valores sociales, así como a la armonía étnica y religiosa. Estos mecanismos de control de “segunda generación”, como los querellas, las multas elevadas, y el enjuiciamiento criminal, funcionan como disuasores de conductas “inapropiadas” en Internet.

Tailandia, a diferencia de sus vecinos, presenta una práctica de censura de Internet bastante “esquizofrénica”. El estado tailandés comenzó su vigilancia cibernética en 2002 sobre las asuntos de pornografía, separatismo, apuestas, terrorismo y los comentarios negativos vertidos a la monarquía, pero en los últimos años han concentrado muchos de sus esfuerzos en éste último. El estudio revela que el filtrado no se ejerce de forma consistente entre los proveedores de Internet: “TOT”, gestionado por el estado, lleva a cabo mayor vigilancia que su homólogo privado ”True”.

De hecho, el país no dispone de una ley explícita sobre privacidad y las regulaciones en materia de censura permanecen opacas -lo cual concede poder desmesurado al estado para ejecutar a los ciber disidentes a su antojo. Pese a este clima de miedo permanente y de auto censura entre los ciberciudadanos tailandeses, un número creciente de ellos ha resistido con cierto éxito al control gracias a diversas herramientas de circunvención.

El futuro de la libertad de Internet mundial parece sombrío pese al crecimiento de los usuarios de Internet. El Sudeste Asiático no parece ser una excepción. Los gobiernos, ricos y pobres, han perfeccionado sus medidas de ciber control, y cada vez emplean más herramientas sofisticadas para censurar Internet en nombre de la “seguridad nacional”.

Las compañías privadas reaccionan con mayor innovación a la ciber seguridad, en contraposición a desarrollar nuevas formas de promover conexiones cibernéticas e instrumentos para burlar la vigilancia.

Fuente: Adaptación de Access Contested —”Acceso Disputado”— (2011), a excepción de Singapur, cuyos resultados provienen de su estudio en 2007. La columna Net Freedom —”Libertad en Internet”— se basa en las pruebas llevadas a cabo por Freedom House Net Freedom en 2011. * El índice de penetración se basa en el estudio de la Unión Internacional de las Comunicaciones —ITU, por sus siglas en inglés—, 2009, 2010.

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Corea del Sur bloquea la entrada a Greenpeace por su posición nuclear

via Global Voices en Español » Inglés by Cati Restrepo on 4/3/12

Las autoridades de inmigración surcoreanas bloquearon la entrada al país a tres miembros de Greenpeace. Kumi Naidoo, director ejecutivo internacional de Greenpeace tuiteó acerca del incidente y sus varios tuiteos [en] fueron rápidamente traducidos al coreano.

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Timeline Of 10 Major U.S. Federal Immigration Laws

via Cultura on Huffington Post by The Huffington Post News Team on 4/3/12

Last week, Politico honored the anniversary of our nation’s first immigration law, the Naturalization Act of 1790.
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Las Malvinas: 30 años después

via 80grados.net by Diego Gil Mortola on 4/3/12

A 30 años del inicio de la guerra urge consensuar una política de estado inteligente, por parte del gobierno argentino para recuperar la soberanía del archipiélago del Atlántico Sur.

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Francia: Lyon será sede de la Conferencia World Wide Web 2012

via Global Voices en Español » Inglés by Cati Restrepo on 4/3/12

La conferencia World Wide Web 2012 [en] tendrá lugar este año en Lyon, Francia, del 16 al 20 de abril, y presentará a muchas prominentes figuras, actuales e históricas, de la Web. La autora de Global Voices Online Danica Radovanovic [en] presentara el primer día un estudio sobre “una de las más populares dinámica social y de comunicación en las redes y medios sociales”. Lea másen su blog aquí [en].

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Emiratos Árabes Unidos: Activista arrestado por sus tuiteos

via Global Voices en Español » Inglés by Elizabeth Rivera on 4/3/12

El tuiteo de Saleh Aldhaifairi cuando fue arrestado

Con el nacimiento de la Primavera Árabe, las autoridades de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos parecen intimidarse por cualquier voz que clame por reformas o cambios. Todo comenzó con los arrestos arbitrarios de cinco activistas por haber firmado una petición en internet y su detención ilegal por meses antes de otorgarles el ‘perdón' como parte de las celebraciones nacionales anuales.

Poco tiempo después, a siete activistas políticos [en] se les quitó su nacionalidad después de una orden emitida por el Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, presidente de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos. Ahora último, un nuevo caso de violación de la libre expresión se dio a conocer después del arresto de Saleh AlDhufairi, un islamista que pedía cambios.

En su último tuiteo [ar], AlDhufairi (@SalehAlDhufairi) escribió que estaba siendo arrestado en su casa de Ras Al-Khaimaa. La policía de Dubai publicó una declaración [en] explicando:

El Vocero de la Policía de Dubai anunció que Saleh Al Dhafairi ha sido arrestado por incitamiento. De acuerdo con la declaración de la Policía de Dubai, Al Dhafairi ha sido acusado de incitar, a través de la escritura o verbalmente, la difusión de ideas que dañan la unidad nacional o la paz social. El vocero confirmó que Al Dhafairi será derivado al Fiscal General después de 48 horas enfatizando que la ley castiga a los sediciosos. Añadió que lo que hizo el acusado cae bajo la jurisdicción de las leyes federales.

En respuesta, Al-Islah, un grupo islámico, emitió un comunicado [ar] condenando el arresto de AlDhafairi, asegurando que las detenciones no evitaran sus demandas y que están en contra de quitar la ciudadanía o de los arrestos. Al-Islah indica que cuando lo detuvieron, AlDhafairi pidió su orden de detención, y en respuesta las fuerzas de seguridad irrumpieron en su hogar y se lo llevaron.

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Argentina: Cubriendo el 30avo aniversario de la Guerra de Las Malvinas

via Global Voices en Español » Inglés by Cati Restrepo on 4/3/12

Lillie Langtry del blog Memory in Latin America [en] muestra la cobertura de los medios al 30avo aniversario del inicio de La Guerra de Las Malvinas. Lillie además comparte algunas caricaturas del caricaturista Miguel Rep en Página/12, sobre el aniversario.

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Un archipiélago de sonidos

via 80grados.net by 80grados on 4/3/12

Sesiones en estudio de algunos grupos de la escena alternativa grabadas en video, ese es el nuevo proyecto de Puerto Rico Indie.

Anunciamos la Cumbre de Medios Ciudadanos de Global Voices en Nairobi, Kenia

via Global Voices en Español » Inglés by Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe on 4/3/12

¡Nos complace anunciar la Cumbre de Medios Ciudadanos de Global Voices 2012! [en]. Este año nuestra reunión tiene lugar en Nairobi, Kenia el 2 y 3 de julio, en sociedad con iHub [en] de Nairobi.

Visita el sitio web de la Cumbre [en] para ver información de los antecedentes sobre los objetivos de la reunión [en] - muy pronto, agregaremos detalles para el registro.

En los próximos días y semanas complementaremos el programa, agregaremos las biografías de los oradores, una lista de los asistentes y más — y sigue mirando en el sitio para ver posts y comentarios de los participantes de la Cumbre y otros, y para unirte a la conversación también.

La Cumbre de Medios Ciudadanos de Global Voices 2012 ha sido posible gracias al generoso apoyo de Google, Hivos, MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Institute, Adessium Foundation, Knight Foundation y Yahoo!.

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'Mala Mala' Follows Young Transexuals And Drag Queens In Puerto Rico

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El Vocero de la Policía de Dubai anunció que Saleh Al Dhafairi ha sido arrestado por incitamiento. De acuerdo con la declaración de la Policía de Dubai, Al Dhafairi ha sido acusado de incitar, a travé...