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Stocking A Latin Kitchen - Chicago Sun-times
latin cooks tend to have an extensive collection of cookware, including many pieces that might not be found in a typical american kitchen. a recent study found that latin cooks have four regular pots and pans, four calderos (or stock pots) of varying ...
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Latin American Center To Open
art, fashion and jade will be the focus when the latin american cultural center has its grand opening friday through oct. 19 at its headquarters in crossroads mall. nationally, october has been designated hispanic heritage month, said flory mata, who founded the latino cultural center three years ago. the center’s official opening will be at 6:30 p.m. friday. mata is a native of costa rica ...
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President Kirchner Highlights Final Day Of Vital Voices Women's Summit
argentina's first elected female president urged women to be strong leaders at the close of the vital voices of the americas: women as a bridge to a more prosperous future three-day summit. president cristina fernandez de kirchner told attendees that as women, "we have to be ready to take up new roles and responsibilities." "accept that we are different, but that does not mean we cannot ...
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Pro Mujer Helps Women With Microloans, Healthcare - Miami Herald
lynne patterson knows that a little can go a long way. by dispensing loans as small as $50, patterson has enabled thousands of latin american women to take control of their lives, and their pocketbooks. patterson is director of pro mujer, a ...
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Brazil Blacks, Women Earn Less Than Men: Study - Reuters
brasilia (reuters) - blacks and women in brazil earn substantially less than white men, a study showed on tuesday, while the income gap between rich and poor in latin america's largest country has narrowed in recent years. women earned roughly two ...
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Hispanic Women's Conference Heads For Phoenix
downtown phoenix will host thousands of hispanic women as part of the 23rd national hispanic women’s conference and expo friday and saturday at phoenix convention center.
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President Michelle Bachelet Of Chile Receives Top Leadership Award At Opening Of Historic Women's Summit
at a gathering of more than 300 women, chair and co-founder melanne verveer highlighted 10 years of vital voices involvement and engagement in latin america and the caribbean, opening the women leadership summit. vital voices also presented president michelle bachelet of the republic of chile with its prestigious global trailblazer award.
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Café Tacuba Leads Latin Grammy Nominations With 6 - Miami Herald
powerful female artists and a perpetually radical mexican band dominated the latin grammy nominations, which were announced in a press conference wednesday morning in los angeles. veteran mexican alternative band café tacuba led with six nominations ...
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Latin American Women Rise In Nations Long Dominated By Men - Common Dreams
buenos aires, argentina - defying latin america's longtime reputation as a bastion of machismo, women in south america are winning political power at an unprecedented rate and taking top positions in higher education and even, albeit more slowly, in ...
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Women Say Dollar-dance Clubs Have Darker Side
new york -- as neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from latin america sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. for $2, the women will dance one song. for $10, they will dance a set. forty dollars buys an hour of their time.
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Women Say Ny's Dollar-dance Clubs Have Darker Side
as neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from latin america sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash.
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Us Women Beats Ireland, Sweeps Series - Chicago Tribune
baseball •2:30 p.m.: alds: white sox at rays, tbs •6 p.m.: alds: brewers at phillies, tbs •9:30 p.m.: nlds: dodgers at cubs, tbs football •6:30 p.m.: high school: dematha (md.) vs. good counsel (md.), espn2 •7:30 p.m.:... fall ball attend ...
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Latin American Women Party For A Cause - Jamaica Gleaner
the latin american women's club held its wine-and-cheese party at businessman kenny benjamin's residence in stony hill on september 5, and by all appearances, it was a resounding success. here are highlights. dr john joseph and wife, janine, are all ...
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Immigrant Women Working New York Nightclubs As Dancers Say Their Jobs Are Tough, Dangerous
new york | as neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from latin america sit at tables, sipping water or soft drinks and waiting.
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Millstone Education To Offer Classes
the millstone township school district's office of community education is sponsoring the following programs: • "dancing with candace woodward- clough" will teach the fox trot, waltz and swing, wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 p.m., oct. 22-nov. 19, $48 per person. latin dancing, 8:30-9:30 p.m.
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Dancers Moved By A Mission - Baltimore Sun
xiomara flores gripped the ends of her powder-blue guipil , a handmade traditional nicaraguan dress adorned with colorful embroidery. she pattered gracefully as she swayed to the sounds of the marimba , a percussion instrument often featured in latin ...
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The Power Of Beauty - New York Post
the setting in the soho grand hotel is upscale chic. international beauty icons iman and patricia velasquez light up the grand salon with their smiles. the two women are both dressed in brilliantly colored gowns by dominican designer miguelina ...
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Seattle's First Parish Centered On Traditional Latin Mass
the seattle archdiocese has established its first parish — called north american martyrs — centered on the traditional latin mass.
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Today In History - Oct. 9
today is thursday, oct. 9, the 283rd day of 2008. there are 83 days left in the year.
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Latin America: Rural Women Forge Their Own Path In Microenterprise - Inter Press Service
la paz, dec 20 (ips) - rural women from five andean countries presented their successful microenterprises as part of a regional competition for female crafts and food producers, which also served as an opportunity for sharing the life stories of ...
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