From Slashdot: Lawrence Person writes "The attempt to require political bloggers to register as lobbyists previously reported by Slashdot has been stripped out of the lobbying reform bill."...
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From VivirLatino: "Sadly, posts on VL about Latina models or aspiring models dying from eating disorders are not uncommon. (...) "Supermodel Gisele Bundchen says weak families are to blame...
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by Eliane on January 16, 2007
Earth seen from 4 billion miles away, photographed by Voyager 1 on June 6, 1990. When you see this, you have to get a little perspective. Alone or not, we are a dot in the Universe. We are a......
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by Eliane on January 15, 2007
I like memes; probably because I'm a list-freak. I've seen this one - 5 Things you didn't know about me - in many, many blogs I read. Anyway, I wasn't going to participate, until I...
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by Eliane on January 08, 2007
Warning: this is a really politically wrong post! 5 Things I Won't Talk About in 2007: 1 - Racism It seems we (Latinos/as) tend to see racism everywhere. I know, it's a harsh and cruel...
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by Eliane on December 31, 2006
What can I say about December? Yes, it was a bad month, blah-blah-blah. Enough winning! Today the year ends, and I want to step into the New Year with the right foot. So, let me see what happened in...
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by Eliane on December 27, 2006
Well, Christmas is gone (although I hope the Christmas spirit is not), and the end of 2006 is near. We're all used to New Year's resolutions; we make plans, lists of goals, promises and such....
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by Eliane on December 27, 2006
Here I am again. I've been absent the last days, and I want to tell you - chica o chico who read this blog - the reasons of my absence. I believe a good blog is a sort of agreement,......
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by Eliane on December 12, 2006
4. Which were some of the unexpected obstacles that came up, and how did you deal with them? Looking back, would you have done anything differently? I had two major issues, regarding my blogging...
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by Eliane on December 11, 2006
I've talked about this Meme in this post. Here are my first answers: 1. Take a few minutes to reflect on the previous year. What are you happy with? - I'm really, really happy with my...
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by Eliane on November 30, 2006
From time to time, I like to look back and think about what happened to me, in a certain period of time. That allows me to gain perspective, and learn from my experiences. Today November ends, and I...
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What's your concept of "Perfect Holidays"? Do you struggle and burn yourself out every year, trying to make the perfect dinner, party, souffle, Decoration, gift? If so, let me ask you:...
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You once told me Things would be easy... You Lied. I'm strong, you see But the world is wrong: Nobody cares. And I'm lonely Among millions of faces Lonely like me. There's so much hate In...
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I told a Brazilian friend about my new blog. He came here to check it out, and then he told me something that started an interesting conversation: He - You don't look like a Latina, if that's...
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by Eliane on November 03, 2006
I'm proud of being Latina. Latinas are warm, passionate, seductive; we are loving, caring, protective women. Latinas are mothers, always; either of their own children, or of their friends and...
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