February 2012
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Overworked and overtired moms: it's time to slow...
I just edited and published on VOXXI Mujer an article by collaborator Eliana Tardío.
In it, she explains what it´s like to cope with change as the mom of children with special needs. She specifically speaks of how behavioral changes are typical when undergoing any life-altering event.
But then, children will misbehave if mom is stressed out. So, again, the first person we mamis need to take...
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More than a leader: Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela means different things to different people, and to the South Africa citizens, he means the difference between “before and after.”
This past week, we all got concerned about Mandela’s health when it was announced he was sent to the hospital. Fortunately, the 93 year old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was soon released.
Today in VOXXI, our writer Silvia...
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Would you eat a burger grown in a lab?
No, thanks. I don’t eat red meat. Yet, I would try it out of curiosity because as a foodie I try everything. But the very thought of consuming “Frankenmeat” makes me nauseated.
It is true that billions of animals would be spared from suffering in factory farms and slaughterhouses and it is true that it would provide a more sustainable way to meet demand from China and India,...
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Chile on its way to becoming entrepreneurial hub...
With the U.S. struggling to make a full economic recovery and Europe facing its own debt crisis, seasoned professionals and recent graduates are looking to Latin America for opportunities.
Latin American countries like Chile are welcoming them with open arms. The country initiated “Start-up Chile” to spur entrepreneurial growth in the country.
This successful program could make...
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Clear Channel failed to see red flags in ‘deport’...
Last week a radio ad for a free getaway took a stab at illegal immigration calling to deport listeners to Mexico. Well, “kind of.”
Here’s what Clear Channel’s WRNW-FM (97.3) listeners heard:
“We’ll deport someone to Mexico every Friday. Kind of. Win a Funjet vacation flyaway, click 97.3 Radio Now Dot Com.”
Why didn’t marketing executives see the red flags before it went on...
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Multitasking is just a myth. Learn why
Do you think you are a multitasker? Think again!
VOXXI blogger Laura Carbonell says we all just swap activities at a fast speed, which is different. (And she’s got a Nobel Prize laureate to back this up!)
It seems, our brain can only handle one thing at a time, and when we try to do too much at once and juggle many activities, quality is sacrificed.
Can you identify?
How many of you...
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Top 3 reasons to avoid all sodas, yes diet too
In my humble opinion, if it isn’t nature-made, don’t drink it or eat it. Sounds too extreme? Well, just look around and spend more time reading those nutritional labels next time you go grocery shopping. You don’t need to look far to realize that what people need to bring tot their daily table is more awareness.
Sodas are the best example.
Blamed countless times for obesity,...
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Mexico a dangerous place for US tourists, or not?
The U.S. issued a new more detailed warning that addresses state-by-state and city-by-city violence in Mexico in response to Mexican tourism officials’ concerns that previous travel warnings scared off U.S. tourists. They are now saying that the new warnings are out of proportion.
But with figures like the 12,903 narcotics-related murders in the first 9 months of 2011, is the warning as...
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Villaraigosa, a magnet for voters and money
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to help the Demoratic Party woo Latinos. He is expected to chair the Democratic National Convention.
His help is likely to help swing voters in Florida, Nevada, California, and New Mexico.
Read it at VOXXI View
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Order a burger in Spanglish at Sonic
If you’ve sat in a drive through lately you may have overheard orders like “hamburger sin pickles” or “double cheeseburger con ketchup y mostaza.”
It’s not broken English or Spanish. It’s Spanglish- and SONIC, a fast-food burger joint, is offering their menus in this new language.
Read it at VOXXI View
Aiyana Baida is multimedia editor at Voxxi. She can reached at aiyana@voxxi.com. Follow...
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Pew: Even the dead have a vote
As it stands there are 1.8 million deceased citizens who are actively registered voters.
Frightening isn’t it, but we are not talking about the walking dead. These numbers are based on a Pew Center for the States study released Tuesday and they reflect the inaccuracies in the U.S. voting system.
Other inaccuracies include approximately 24 million—or one in eight— active voter...
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Meet the team Tuesday: Vivian Treto
1.) What do you do @ VOXXI? I am the Ad Traffic & Marketing Coordinator. I monitor the performance of all advertising campaigns and coordinate online marketing campaigns to promote VOXXI across digital platforms.
2.) What excites you about the project? I’m excited about being a part of this project from the beginning. I know VOXXI will soon grow to be a leading portal for the...
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Love is great – when it is not commercialized
As we approach Valentine’s Day I ask myself, “do we need to commercialize everything including love?” No, I am not the Grinch that Stole Valentine’s Day.
It simply gets a bit overwhelming and, I have to say, tacky as well. Not that I am against it or that I support the Anti-Valentine’s Day movement, I just don’t get the out-of-control-money-spending scene.
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Are you Latino enough?
Yesterday was the official launch of our site, www.voxxi.com, for acculturated Hispanics or Latinos. In order to present my section: VOXXIMujer, I wrote a post about what being Latino means in the U.S..
But the real question is - if you consider yourself Latino, are you Latino enough? It´s tough sometimes being a mutt, a mix of cultures and ethnicities, a blend of languages and mindsets.
I was...
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What's on your plate?
Do you know the answer? Meaning, do you know what’s behind what you are eating?Behind and underneath that corn, soy, wheat, alfalfa sprouts, and canola oil in your kitchen or plate.
Monsanto - the world’s leading producer of herbicides and of genetically modified seeds- might have the answer to that question.
Moreover, Monsanto provides the technology in 90% of the GM seeds used in...
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Super Bowl for dummies
I would only watch the Super Bowl if my Steelers played. Last year, they did and they lost, but a few years before, they won.
Why the Steelers? My mother is from Pittsburgh and my eldest daughter is a Steelers fan since she got her first Steelers T-Shirt when she was born!
Last year I watched the Soccer World Cup because Spain was in it (and we won!!!!!), and that´s my other nationality. So, I...
