The following article is in Spanish. If you wish to translate it, please hit the “google translate” link above.
El pasado Domingo, 28 de Mayo del 2010, el cantautor cubano Silvio Rodríguez, visitó La Isla Del Encanto luego de 13 años de ausencia. Silvio nos complació con un concierto magistral de casi dos horas [...]
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In this article, I want to address “Haiti’s pact with the devil” and a response to the insensitive remarks by Pat Robertson.
A lot has been said about Haiti and this is only the beginning. My other blog posts can wait. Haiti has captured my heart. More than 100,000 are presumably dead. The earthquake has been [...]
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Why help Haiti? Haitians are extremely vulnerable because of poor infrastructure and extreme poverty (poorest in the Western Hemisphere). We can take care of the poor in crisis.
Haitians are a people in crisis and need all the help possible. It is our duty to love [and help] our neighbor as we love ourselves.
Because we have too [...]
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Few things infuriate me. Human trafficking is one of them.
This form of modern-day slavery is the 2nd largest illegal industry after drug trade. It is a highly sophisticated form of organized crime that has overtaken the illegal trade of weaponry today. The UN estimates that 1-4 million people are trafficked worldwide every year. [...]
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The last thing you want this Holiday Season is to give the wrong gift and send the wrong idea! Think carefully and save yourself from a trip to the doghouse.
Beware of the Doghouse is a brilliant interactive campaign for JCPenney created by Saatchi & Saatchi, NYC. Their creative work never seizes to impress me.
Below is [...]
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It doesn’t matter where I turn, online or on TV, someone is writing, commenting, or passing judgment on Tiger Woods. I’ve rarely seen/heard any traces of grace, forgiveness, hope, understanding, or respect. The “biggest story this Holiday Season” has received more attention than the 30,000 troops Obama deployed to Afghanistan, health-care, the credit crisis in [...]
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Mind boggling facts and cultural trends on technology, education, and society that will challenge you to think about your present and future. These are the BIGGER things that are happening while we are busy, distracted, or simply living our lives. Great stuff!
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I have always been an admirer of martial arts. As a kid, I wanted to grow up and become a ninja. I am thrilled by the techniques, syncopated movements, quick reflexes, and unreal forms and combinations found in the martial arts.
Surfing the web, I found an interesting video from Bruce Lee. But this time, Lee [...]
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