Archive for October 19th, 2011

October 19, 2011

The Republican Debate and what it means for Latino voters

– via The Washington Post/Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny 

LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney came under withering attack from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination at a debate here Tuesday night, with Gov. Rick Perry leading an intense and sometimes personal barrage against him on conservative consistency, health care policy and even the immigration status of yard workers at his home.

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October 19, 2011

Who is on the Texas Rangers bandwagon now?

– via Latino Fox News

via Fox News (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Amid all the celebration when Nelson Cruz hoisted his ALCS MVP trophy, perhaps few in the Texas Rangers‘ extended family were more elated than general manager Jon Daniels.

Before the Dominican outfielder’s hard work culminated with the virtuoso performance against the Detroit Tigers in this year’s playoffs, he was an oft-injured player whom certain people considered sending to Japan.

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October 19, 2011

“The Last of the Meheecans” – South Park on immigration

The lovable, well-meaning Butters aka Mantequilla inspires Mexicans to return to Mexico in a mass exodus. True to its political message in a gag, South Park makes the point about the role immigrants play in the U.S. workforce and economy with humor.

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October 19, 2011

Your cheating heart: iPhone App finds wife with another man

– via ABS News

When Apple released its new iOS 5 operating system to go with its iPhone 4S, it touted a new app called “Find My Friends” as a great way to track and meet up with friends. If they agree, you can see their locations on a map on your screen.

But the app’s enterprising customers are apparently already finding other uses. If the online posts appearing on a chat forum at MacRumors.com are for real, “Find My Friends” may have already claimed its first marriage.

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October 19, 2011

Facebook rules of romance

by Cindy Tovar

You may think there’s a difference between the you on Facebook and the you in real life, but for a lot of people they’re one and the same. Facebook has become such a big part of our lives that it has even begun to affect the way we carry on a relationship. Nowadays, when we begin to date someone new, we must consider that we’re not only dating the person, we’re dating their Facebook persona as well. And there are some things that need to be considered.

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October 19, 2011

Mexican drug cartels recruiting Texas children

– via Yahoo News

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Texas law enforcement officials say several Mexican drug cartels are luring youngsters as young as 11 to work in their smuggling operations.

Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, told Reuters the drug gangs have a chilling name for the young Texans lured into their operations.

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October 19, 2011

Occupying and growing 28 days later

by Luna Garcia

It has been almost a month since the occupation of lower Manhattan started. The protest began on September 17, when a few hundred people gathered around Bowling Green waving their pieces of cardboard with slogans that, by now we’re all familiar with, like “We are the 99%” and “People over profit”.  Since then, protesters have not left Liberty Plaza and its surroundings. They settled in. People are practically living in the park, which by now has been mapped and divided by sections (medical, media, kitchen, assembly, they even have a library).

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