– via Latina Magazine
Oh. Em. Geee. TV Line is reporting that Ricky Martin will guest star on Glee next year. We LOVE the hit FOX show and any chance to get a glimpse of Ricky is more than welcome so basically, we donât know what to do with ourselves around here!
– via NY Times
Millions of American schoolchildren are receiving free or low-cost meals for the first time as their parents, many once solidly middle class, have lost jobs or homes during the economic crisis, qualifying their families for the decades-old safety-net program.
The number of students receiving subsidized lunches rose to 21 million last school year from 18 million in 2006-7, a 17 percent increase, according to an analysis by The New York Times of data from the Department of Agriculture, which administers the meals program. Eleven states, including Florida, Nevada, New Jersey and Tennessee, had four-year increases of 25 percent or more, huge shifts in a vast program long characterized by incremental growth.
– via Fox News Latino
Regularly heading a soccer ball — even just a few times a day — can lead to brain injury, an American study said Tuesday.
Researchers used an advanced MRI-based imaging technique to scan the brains of 38 amateur soccer players then compared the images to the number of times they headed the ball during the past year.
by Maitri Pamo
Last December, I was unnerved by a snag in the fabric of my local society. Antonio Martinez was arrested and charged with plotting to detonate a car bomb in Catonsville, a town in which I used to work and one that is not far from my home. A convert to Islam, Martinez had decided that he would wage âholy war;â as if war were ever holy.
Already on alert when I learned the location of the plot, my eyes widened when I heard the Latino surname. In 2002, Jose Padilla was arrested for conspiracy to commit acts of terrorism. Padilla, burdened by a long criminal record, had become radicalized in the U.S. Daniel Maldonado left the U.S. for terrorist training. Carlos Almonte and Bryant Vinas also found themselves drawn to violence as a way to express their religious fervor. And then, there is the recent case of Jose Pimentel who planned to carry out violent acts in New York.
– via CNN
Mexico City (CNN) — A high-profile Mexican peace movement blamed the country’s government Tuesday for the death of one of the group’s most vocal members.
Nepomuceno Moreno Nunez, 56, was shot Monday afternoon as he crossed a street in Hermosillo, Sonora, authorities said.
Investigators collected nine shell casings from the scene.
“For the death of Nepomuceno, we blame, by omission, federal and state authorities who did not respond to his requests for protection,” the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity said in a statement issued Tuesday.
by Daniel Cubias
Twenty years ago, I had my only direct experience with racial set-asides. I won a hundred dollars in an essay contest for Latino teens. Of course, kids of any race could enter, but it was clearly aimed at Latinos. I canât recall ever being part of another social program that was, whether stated or implied, just for Latinos.
As such, Iâm still waiting for those affirmative action quotas that will rocket me to the top of any employerâs wish list. Supposedly, all I have to do is show up in an HR office, mention my last name, and sit back while all the qualified white candidates are shoved out windows to make way for me.
– via TODAY
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Video games have ratings for age appropriateness; why not mobile apps? CTIA, the wireless trade industry association, Tuesday plans to announce such a rating system that it hopes will give consumers “the information and tools they need to make informed choices when accessing apps.”
Where will “Angry Birds,” for example, fall on such a scale? “EC” (Early Childhood), content “that may be suitable for ages 3 and older. Contains no material that parents would find inappropriate”? Or, perhaps “AO” (Adults Only), for those 18 and older because of “prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.”
– via CNN
Texas Congressmen Charlie Gonzalez and Silvestre Reyes. Photo CNN
Democratic Texas Congressmen Silvestre Reyes and Charlie Gonzalez decried GOP contender Mitt Romney’s stance on immigration Wednesday.
In a conference call with reporters, Gonzalez charged the former Massachusetts governor who’s seeking the 2012 GOP presidential nomination for the second time with trying to “out pander his competition.”
“We have a saying. It’s about our Texas weather,” Gonzalez said. “If you don’t like it, wait two hours and it’ll change.”
– via Mamiverse.com
Imagine eating a 5-pound bag of sugar. Now multiply that by nine. If youâre living in the United States, thatâs likely what you consumed last year. Not in one sitting, of course. The average American consumes an average of 45 pounds of the white stuff annually. And given the high obesity rates among Latinos and the rise of obesity among Latino children, chances are that number is even higher.
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