Articles Posted March 2009
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Tecnología Tuesday!
Dos Lives is having a few problems with a new video editing program and Tecnología Tuesday along with Mi Cocina es Tu Cocina will be posted soon! What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Obama: Si se Puede!
Obama spoke this morning to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of commerce. He spoke about the importance of education and said “Si se puede” during his speech. Remember his campaign ads during the election? He would speak Spanish in them, but McCain never did. McCain had enough trouble speaking English during some of the debates. Back [...]
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Oye! FedEx Provides Free Resume Printing on March 10
Are you one of the 11.6 million unemployed people in the U.S.? We all know the recession has been tough, and especially hard on Latinos (February 19th podcast). Here’s something free that can help: FedEx Office aka Kinko’s, is offering free resume printing day this Tuesday, March 10th. The offer is good for up to [...]
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The Quinceañera – Recession Style
We’re not sure if Obama’s stimulus package coveres quinceañeras, so we thought we’d better share a story that the Sun-Sentinel newspaper in South Florida published Sunday with tips on how Latinos are cutting costs in order to keep the tradition alive. With the average party costing between $5,000 and $10,000, and all of us in [...]
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Obama Speaks to the Latinos
As we Tweeted about earlier today, President Obama will give the keynote address at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce legislative conference in Washington on Tuesday. The speech comes at the halfway point of his first 100 days in office. The audience will consist of Hispanic entrepreneurs, small business owners, and other community leaders. [...]
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287(g)
A government report released this week questions the effectiveness of the law which allows police officers to act as immigration agents. The General Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, found that because of poor recordkeeping, it couldn’t determine how many of the arrested immigrants were suspected of committing serious crimes, who were the target [...]
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Lose the Accent…Wait….Keep the Accent!
Congrats to Puertorriqueño Jorge Nunez and to Puertorriqueña Tatiana Del Toro who made it to American Idol’s Top 12. Nunez was originally told by Simon and the judges to lose his accent if he wanted a chance to win, but Simon later apologized and told him to keep his accent. Nunez told reporters in a [...]
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The Dos Lives Weekly Podcast with Jon and Mariana
This week: 287(g), the child custody case in Brazil and those Puerto Rican bus drivers. Grab your ipod, MP3 or just listen on your computer and join the weekly podcast as Jon and Mariana explore issues of interest for Latinos living in the U.S. From food, culture or even health, we have got it covered! [...]
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How do you get our of your Comfort Zone? Here’s some Tips…
By Mariela, DL’s Social Service Worker. What if I told you I’d give you $1,500 to give a talk to an audience of 1000 people? Would you say yes? Like many of us, you probably shrunk immediately to the idea, even though it could be lucrative for you! Why didn’t this idea appeal to you? [...]
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What Would you Donate to make $$$ ???
Listen to our December 18th podcast to learn more about what Latinos are willing to donate to make money! By Daniel Carrillo In this economic crisis people seem to be doing anything to make a little extra cash. Some people, for example, started to donate plasma; the yellow looking fluid that “makes up about 55%” [...]
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Turn the music on in your life!!!
By Carlos Gonzalez Turning the music on not only means switching on the radio to listen to a song. No! It’s more than that; it’s finding the rhythm within yourself, the spark that lights and fills your body with the adrenaline that motivates you to keep going and face any adversity your life may encounter. [...]
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Latinos in Wisconsin? Duh!
NBC News started this week’s series on Hispanics last night in Wisconsin. The report stated what most of us already know: The Latino population is growing throughout the U.S., not just in border states. The report said that the growth is caused my Latinos families having kids Hispanics represent one out of every two people [...]
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If it’s Martes, it’s Tecnología Tuesday!
Latinos love technology. Be prepared for your next purchase or make the most out of what you already have, by watching the weekly Tecnología Tuesday Vodcast with Emilio Sanchez. Emilio will talk about the latest technology trends and provide product reviews and ideas – all from the Latino perspective. Do you have a technology-related question? [...]
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Mexican Cabbies Offer “Narco-Tours” for $15
If the continuing drug violence doesn’t scare you away, than you’d love this this. For $15 an hour, you can skip visiting the pyramids, or the resorts and even the sights of Mexico City and take a “Narco-Tour” to see where some of Mexico’s largest drug traffickers have lived and may still be living. “Mexicans [...]
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NBC News Explores the Latino Experience in the U.S.
Throughout this week, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams will take a look at issues facing Hispanic Americans in a new series, “We The People.” The series will include reports on efforts to capitalize on the rapid growth of the Hispanic population, health issues among the Hispanic community, challenges surrounding education, and the struggle first [...]
