04Nov2012
Gamboa: 'Anti-PRI Alliance Will Not Last Long'
Rumbo de Mexico
Institutional Revolutionary Party Senate Coordinator Emilio Gamboa Patron said last week that the legislative front against his party made up of National Action Party, Democratic Revolution Party and Citizens Movement deputies in the lower house will not last long.

03Nov2012
Guadalajara's Young Maestro Alondra de la Parra Blazed Her Own Path to the Conductor's Podium
Straight
It goes without saying that Alondra de la Parra could have chosen an easier profession. The conductor faced an uphill battle trying to become a maestro in Mexico, where there are no music conservatories aimed at her profession.

03Nov2012
Try These Tips for Staying Safe in Mexico
Tribune Newspapers
As a frequent traveler to Mexico, I'm often asked about the safety issues due to the amount of violence and dramatic imagery shown in U.S. news. But, by being educated about where the risks lie in your travels should quell any apprehension about visiting Mexico.

03Nov2012
Brazil Holds First Transsexual Beauty Pageant in Rio de Janiero
Hispanically Speaking News
This week, 19 contestants took part in the first ever Miss T Brazil pageant at the Teatro Joao Caetano in Rio de Janiero. The Brazilian pageant is the first of its kind in Brazil because each contestant is a transsexual.

03Nov2012
Mexico's Drug Violence Ebbing, Leaving a New Sense of Optimism
McClatchy Newspapers
Gradually but notably, the mood of Mexicans has brightened about their personal security and the broader war on crime, a shift in this country’s state of mind that coincides with a sharp reduction in bloodshed in once violent regions.

03Nov2012
Do the Math: You've Never Heard Climate Change Explained Like This
Avaaz
Our planet is in serious trouble unless our leaders learn some basic arithmetic. This song is a great place to start.

03Nov2012
Think Tank: 'US Weed Will Kick Mexican Weed's Butt if Any States Legalize Pot'
Smell the Truth
A new study released by a respected Mexican think tank finds that cannabis legalization in Colorado, Washington or Oregon this year will lead to such huge price drops and quality increases that U.S. cannabis will completely muscle Mexican pot out the U.S. market.

03Nov2012
Listen Up! A Grim Warning from Science
New York Review of Books
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Science and its practical consort Engineering mostly come out of this week with enhanced reputations. We’ve been given a warning by science, and a wake-up call by nature; it is up to us now to heed them.


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