Las primeras encuestas estatales indican un aumento para Bernie

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July/Julio 2015
Vol. 26 - No. 7
Las primeras encuestas estatales indican un aumento para
Bernie Sanders
Por: Marcos Lebron
En un trío de nuevas encuestas en estados
primarios, Hillary Clinton lleva el liderazgo
a comparación de sus rivales demócratas en
Iowa, Carolina del Sur y Nueva Hampshire.
sin embargo, La ex secretaria del estado
tiene la menor solidez es en estado del
granito – New Hampshire, de acuerdo a
las nuevas encuestas llevadas a cabo por
Morning Consult.
Entre los votantes demócratas que dicen
que van a participar en el próximo año
en las primarias del estado, el 44 por
respalda de Nuevo a Clinton. El siguiente:
el senador independiente Bernie Sanders,
el socialista que a sí mismo se describe y
el vecino de Vermont, quien toma el 40 por
ciento
En Iowa, Clinton tomó el 54 por ciento,
con ningún otro candidato con más del
20 por ciento. Sanders fue siguiente más
cercano, a 12 por ciento. En Carolina del
Sur, el 56 por ciento de los votantes en las
primarias expresó su apoyo a Clinton.
El ex gobernador de Maryland, Martin
O'Malley, ex senador de Virginia Jim
Webb y el ex senador de Rhode Island y el
gobernador Lincoln Chafee tuvieron una
encuesta baja en los tres estados
Forbes Names Rochester Best City
to Find Jobs
Mayor Lovely A. Warren lauded a report in
Forbes Magazine that identified Rochester as
the best city to find a job in 2015.
“Rochester is and always has been a city that
leads,” Warren said. “We are a city of ideas,
a city of innovation. In the past year we
have sought out every resource we could to
capitalize on this legacy. As a result, we’re
creating jobs in our city and making both
our downtown and our neighborhoods more
vibrant.”
La encuesta se realizó entre 905 votantes
“Many of today's most innovative
registrados en Iowa, incluidos 313
probables caucus demócratas; 906 votantes companies creating jobs in Rochester can
trace their roots or current success back to
registrados en Carolina del Sur, incluidos
the unmatched talent that came out of the
309 probables votantes en las primarias
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See SANDERS on page 3
The Deep Secret, of the Puerto Rican Day Parade
By: Nelson A. Denis
In the 1950s, Puerto Ricans often found
themselves unwelcome in New York City
(and elsewhere in the US) as they tried
to carve out a place for themselves and
their families. Sometimes beaten by their
neighbors, or by the police, they were
given the lowest-paying jobs and the worst
housing in the city.
And so, in 1958, Puerto Rican leaders
decided to hold a modest parade where they
could march arm in arm with pride through
the heart of Manhattan.
Fathers taught their children…by pointing
to floats dedicated to Puerto Rican towns
known for sugarcane, coffee, tobacco,
plantains and pineapples.
Mothers tapped their feet…to the bombas,
plenas and aguinaldos that evoked
memories of their island childhood.
Rosas recibe la nominación del partido
democrático para Alcalde
By 1966, the parade was already a “must
do” event for national celebrities and
politicians.
Today, the parade is a star-studded TV
spectacle with 90,000 marchers, 2 million
spectators and a horde of corporate
Por: Marcos Lebron
El Comité de la Ciudad de Dunkirk del
Partido Demócrata ha respaldado al
miembro del consejo general y líder Willie
Rosas como su candidato a la alcaldía en
las elecciones municipales de noviembre.
El líder del consejo de la ciudad general,
tiene el aval sobre incumbente alcalde
Anthony J. Dolce, que está cumpliendo
su primer mandato como alcalde después
de casi 10 años en el consejo. Rosas se
convirtió en concejal del grupo del consejo
el año pasado, en sustitución de Stephanie
Kiyak después de que ella renunció a la
posición. Rosas estaba contento con el
respaldo, pero sabe que hay más trabajo
que viene antes de noviembre.
"Creo que el comité ha hablado. Creo
que quieren cambiar y creo que yo soy
el hombre que puede ofrecerles algo a
ellos", dijo Rosas. "Creo que va a ser una
primaria, creo AJ va a primaria."
Se le preguntó a Dolce acerca de sus
pensamientos sobre la decisión del comité
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demócratas; y 816 votantes registrados en Nueva Hampshire, incluyendo 279 posibles
votantes demócratas.
El margen de error para cada estado es de puntos porcentuales más-o-menos de 3, mientras
que el margen de error para los encuestados demócratas en los tres estados es puntos
porcentuales más-o-menos de 6.
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sponsors. Marc Anthony, J.Lo, Ricky Martin, Victor Cruz, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg
have all “starred” in it. This year, Rita Moreno will be the grand marshal leading the
parade up Fifth Avenue.
But even as the National Puerto Rican Day Parade has become one of the nation’s largest
and best-known outdoor celebrations, there is a secret that few people suspect…a secret
that reaches into the heart of every Puerto Rican, without their even knowing it.
It is the secret of the Puerto Rican flag.
Have you ever noticed the passionate, over-the-top, surrealistic display of Puerto Rican
flags at every Puerto Rican Day Parade?
Everywhere you look, it is an ocean of flags!
This is no accident. There is a reason for this emotional attachment. There is a reason why
Que Bonita Bandera and Preciosa bring tears to our eyes…and sometimes we don’t even
know why.
It is because this flag represents an ideal…the ideal of lost youth and forgotten illusions.
There is an ever-receding horizon behind that flag: a horizon just beyond our grasp,
forever vanishing at the precise moment that we reach for it…just like last night’s dream,
or tomorrow’s TV advertisement.
But there is one more reason, why this flag is the emotional heart of the parade.
It is the secret, which explains everything.
We are crazy about this flag because for many years, any Puerto Rican who owned one,
would go to jail for ten years.
In order to suppress Pedro Albizu Campos and the Nationalist movement in Puerto Rico,
a law was passed in Puerto Rico. It was called Public Law 53, and also known as the Gag
Law, and La Ley de la Mordaza.This law made it a felony to utter a word, sing a song,
whistle a tune, or say anything against the US government, or in favor of Puerto Rican
independence. This included singing La Borinqueña, or owning a Puerto Rican flag.
Own a flag, ten years in jail.
This was enforced very seriously. The FBI and Insular Police continuously raided people’s
homes (without a warrant), searched for flags, and hauled people off to jail.
In many cases the flag, all by itself, was the principal piece of evidence against the Puerto
Rican who owned it.
Own a flag, ten years in jail.
Public Law 53 was passed in 1948. Even though it violated the US constitution, it took
nine years to repeal it, in 1957. The very next year, in 1958, the first Puerto Rican Day
Parade was held in New York City.
The flags and celebration were everywhere. The passion was astonishing. New York had
never seen anything like it.
The Puerto Rican Day parade exploded into New York City, with the emotion and power
of an entire people…that had finally found a voice…for one day…on Fifth Avenue.
The politicians couldn’t explain it, but they did know one thing…that they better get in
front of it, and yell “¡Que viva Puerto Rico!”
That much they did understand.
"Creo que hay un poco de sangre nueva y cambios en las posiciones allí y en general. Sin
embargo, yo apoyo todos los cambios pero el comité decidió votar.
El resto de los candidatos respaldados por consejo son Andy Woloszyn de First Ward;
Don Williams Jr. por First Ward; Marty Bamonto para Second Ward y titulares Adelino
González y Stacy Szukała en la Tercera y Cuarta salas.
Incumbentes Mark Woods, de tesorero y Tom Mleczko para evaluador también recibieron
visto bueno de la comisión.
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former ‘Big Three’ employers of Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch and Lomb,” said Bob Duffy,
President and CEO of the Rochester Business Alliance. “We have the highest per capita
concentration of patents in the United States and 19 colleges and universities that also
contribute tremendous brainpower.”
The Forbes article cites data from the ManpowerGroup, which found that Rochester has
the best employment prospects in the nation this summer, with a net employment outlook
of 35 percent for the upcoming quarter.
"Looking for a job? Maybe you should think about moving to Rochester, the third largest
city in New York, built on the banks of Lake Ontario. Home to a booming manufacturing
industry and health care system, it tops a new list of places with the best job outlooks for
the coming quarter," the Forbes article reads.
Mayor Warren’s administration has aggressively gone after public and private grants and
designations to help secure resources and capitalize off the city’s culture of innovation.
“If you want to be a city that thrives, a city that builds, you cannot stand still,” Mayor
Warren said. “While working to make our streets safer and improve access to a quality
education, I’ve also made sure that Rochester is on the state, national and international
maps. I want the world to know that the Flour City is a city of patents, a city of innovation,
and we’re well on our way to becoming the photonics capital of the world.”
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"Obviamente estoy decepcionado con los resultados de esta noche. Es bueno saber que las
24 personas que tenían el voto de esta noche no toman la decisión final," Dolce respondió.
"Estoy orgulloso de lo que hemos sido capaces de lograr los últimos tres años y medio y
no hay mucho más en el horizonte para el resto del año.
"Yo tengo planeado correr como un primario. Mi objetivo en este momento es el de las
operaciones del día a día del Ayuntamiento y la primaria."
Ned Devine es presidente de la comisión y se le preguntó sobre selecciones del comité.
"Definitivamente apoyo las opciones del comité y haré lo que pueda por todos los
candidatos respaldados. Creo que es un equipo emocionante", respondió.
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Hispanic Women’s League Offers Awards
College students have the opportunity of winning a Hispanic Women’s League
scholarship award for the fall 2015 semester.
To qualify, students must be of Hispanic origin, female, and have 24 degree credits. The
grade point average should be at least 2.75.
Applicants must be residents of Erie or Niagara County and attend an institution in either
of these regions.
Criteria for successful applications include academic achievement, financial need, and a
show of commitment to the Hispanic community.
The deadline for receipt of applications is September 17th.
To request forms, for questions or more information, contact the Scholarship Committee
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Upcoming Activities at Casa de Arte
1. "Infinitely Complex"
Rick Williams, artist
Installations, paintings films and mixed media
Subject matter: The brain-arguably the most complex structure in the universe-and
mental illness.
Opening reception: Friday, July 17, 2015, 6 to 10 pm; the exhibit runs through August
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2. "Casa de Arte presents Geraldine Liquidano's paintings and fused glass works."
Ms. Liquidano's fascinating background includes architecture and a wide variety of art.
Opening reception: Saturday, August 22, 2015, 6 to 10 pm; the exhibit runs through
September 20th.
3. " LA LUCHA: a path to commitment.”
Bill Jungels, artist, a critically acclaimed photojournalist and documentary film artist.
Installations, photographs, films and mixed media
Subject matter: Migrants from Mexico and their struggle.
Opening reception: Saturday, September 26, 2015, 6 to 10 pm; the exhibit runs through
October 25th.
4. "El Dia de los Muertos" (The Day of the Dead)
Casa de Arte's most popular exhibit, featuring installations, sculptures and mixed media
from internationally known artist Mara Odette
Opening reception: Saturday, October 31, 2015, 6 to 10 pm, with a special celebration
Monday, November 2nd, 4 to 8 pm; the exhibit runs through November 22, 2015.
Casa de Arte is located at 141 Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo, N.Y. 14201. You can contact us
at 716-227-0271, www.casadeartegallery.com, www.facebook.com/marayrick.
like boulevard, similar to the changes being made along Ohio Street, which itself is
undergoing an $11.3 million transformation that should be finished later this year.
“We want to calm the traffic down,” Brown said.
The street will have more landscaping, decorative street lighting and other pedestrianfriendly amenities.
Brown said he hopes the project spurs more private sector and residential development
projects along Niagara Street.
The first phase of the project will run from Niagara Square to Virginia Street. The next
phase will run from Virginia Street to Porter Avenue. Both of those phases should be
completed by next year.
Next up will be specific intersection improvements near Rich Products worldwide
headquarters, which was promised by Brown when the company went ahead with an $18
million makeover of the Rich Atrium complex.
The final phase will run from Porter Avenue to Ontario Street.
Summer Events
June 18th
July 4. 1pm Riverside 4th July Parade
July 10, 11 and 12th.46th Annual Grease Pole Festival. - 261 Swan street
July 11. Taste of Buffalo – Niagara Square
July 16. Italian Festival – Hertel Ave.
July 19. Canal Fest of Tonawanda’s- Erie Canal Banks
July 25. Buffalo Garden Walk
July 25. 10 Annual Queen City Jazz Festival – Broadway and Michigan
August 12. Erie County Fair- Hamburg
August 29. Elmwood Ave. Art Festival
Summer Camp at The Bell Center
Register today!
The Bell Center will offer full day summer camp program Monday to Friday starting
June 30th- August 29th,
Summer camp will provide youth in grades K-8 focused activities in education, character
development and health and wellness and allow exposure to indoor and outdoor activities
and cultural events in and outside the city of Buffalo. Daily activities wil also include a
healthy breakfast, lunch and snack.
For more information contact: Summer Program Director Grades K-8: Donna Glasgo at:
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Pucho Center looking for volunteers! Get Involved!
Please consider joining our team!
The Augustin “Pucho” Olivencia Community center was established over 50 years ago
as anorganization to unite the Hispanic residents of Buffalo. A place to join together,
advocate for the civil and political rights of the community and to celebrate culture.
Today, we strive to continue the legacy of our forefathers and educate future generations
by expanding our programs and offerings to the community in order to meet our mission
and provide quality cultural events to our community.
As organizers of the oldest ethnic festival in Erie County, each year we aspire to grow and
plan an event bigger and better then prior years. The 46th Annual Grease Pole Festival
will be held on July 10th, 11th, and 12th 2015. We are celebrating 3 days of music, ethnic
food, dancing, and children’s activities with events such as our Scholarship Awards
Ceremony and Talent show, a celebration of community and culture with activities for the
entire family and we need your help!!
There are several opportunities available leading up to the festival, during set-up the week
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Thank you for your time and consideration, we look forward to hearing from you.
Warmest Regards,
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Niagara Street, as Improvements Start.
By: Carlos DePonce
As the first phase of a $16.3 million project aimed at dramatically changing a portion of
Niagara Street that cuts through Buffalo’s lower West Side and some of its Black Rock
neighborhood will soon get underway.
A news business called Kamila’s Urban Fashion, which specializes in handbags, watches,
jewelry and fashion accessories opened at 490 Niagara Street in Buffalo, NY.
It’s owner, Desire Morales said she was encourage by the city to open on Niagara street
and that she hoped to reach a niche market on the Westside and around the city looking
for up to date fashion accessories.
Kamila’s Urban fashion in one of the many new businesses and project announced since
the city and Congressman Higgins announced improvement to Avenida San Juan, along
Buffalo’s Hispanic Corridor.
In all, it will take crews through the end of 2017 to complete the project that begins at
Niagara Square north to Ontario Street, with the work done in four phases.
“It was a lot of dollars and it wasn’t easy to assemble,” Brown said.
A portion of the $16.3 million includes a $4.5 million allocation from the Niagara
Frontier Transportation Authority for a series of transit-based improvements, including
building a 25-car park-and-ride lot at the corner of Niagara and Ontario streets where an
abandoned gas station currently stands. The NFTA is adding revamped bus shelters, a
community informational bulletin board and adding five compressed natural gas buses to
the six routes that touch that stretch of Niagara Street.
“There will be a significant multiplier effect with this project that will fundamentally
change an important street in downtown Buffalo,” Higgins said.
Niagara Street will be transformed from a busy four-lane roadway into a more park-
Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. is building a new destination
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Canalside is now a four-season destination with over 21 acres of space and one
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June Update
The opening of the summer season began with Carnival at Canalside during Memorial
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More Children’s Activities
A bright red tug boat is now part of outdoor sandbox play area. Children are able to climb
aboard and pretend to pilot a large tugboat.
Mark your calendar for every Thursday during the summer for the Canalside Free
Concerts. Stevie Wonder fans will enjoy the July 16 concert: The BPO "Buffalo's AllStar Tribute to Stevie Wonder” Visit www.canalsidebufflao.com for a complete list of
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A Focus on Fitness
In addition toYoga, there are new fitness activities presented by BlueCross BlueShield
which includesa full body cardio jam session; Taoist Tai Chi; and BLT workouts (butt,
thigh, leg).
Building a Waterfront Designation that Highlights the Diversity of Buffalo
- Westside Bazaar food vendors will provide an ethnic food experience for VIP concert
fans at two 2015 Canalside Concerts.
- Code Blu Juice Bar owner,DeChantell Lloyd, will introduce a new kiosk this month
featuring fresh juices and smoothies, salads and more. She is located near the Canals.
- Trace Assets Protection Service, a security firm, owned by Anita Sanders, is providing
security services for Canalside.
A Celebration of Black Music Month
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Vendor Opportunities
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at the new water canal area. Visit the website at www.canalsidebuffalo.com/get-involved/
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2015 Artisan Kiosks at The Canals will begin June 18, 2015.Please apply at www.
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Un cordial saludo a toda mi gente latina en esta gran nación. Quiero agradecer por el apoyo tan
grande que me han brindado tanto en versión impresa como en la Web. Por supuesto gracias a
Edwin Martínez y Fernando Gracia quienes me abrieron las puertas de su periódico para así mes
tras mes poder llevarle a mi gente de sangre caliente un pedazo de mi corazón. Aquí les traigo
cariñitos desde Cabo Rojo Puerto Rico.Dios me los bendiga siempre.
¡Qué difícil sería si todo fuera sencillo!
Qué sencillo sería el poder olvidar todo lo que nos ha herido inmediatamente!
¡Qué sencillo sería el poder perdonar sin reprochar ni preguntar!
Qué sencillo sería tenerlo todo sin hacer ninguna clase de sacrificios!
¡Qué sencillo sería si nada nos enfermara!
¡Qué sencillo sería el no extrañar a alguien amado!
¡Qué sencillo sería el no importarte nada en lo absoluto!
¡Qué sencillo sería siempre vivir en paz y sin preocupaciones!
Pero ¿sabes qué? ¡Es complicado el que sea sencillo! ¿Te digo por qué?
Porque si fuera sencillo olvidar las cosas que te han herido, no aprenderías lo que debes de esas
malas experiencias y cometerías el mismo error muchas veces.
Porque si fuera sencillo perdonar sin preguntar ni reprochar, la gente continuaría ofendiéndote una y
otra vez como si el ofender fuera algo bueno.
Porque si fuera sencillo tenerlo todo sin realizar ninguna clase de trabajo ni sacrificio, entonces no
serías capaz de luchar por algo en tu vida.
Porque si fuera sencillo el estar siempre sanos, no lo apreciaríamos, pues es gracias a la enfermedad
es que valoramos la salud y nos cuidamos.
Porque si fuera sencillo el no extrañar a alguien amado, le restaríamos la importancia que realmente
tienen en nuestras vidas. Como dice ese famoso dicho; "nadie sabe lo que tiene hasta que lo pierde".
¡Imagínate si fuera sencillo para los demás el no extrañarte! ¿Cómo te sentirías?
Porque si fuera sencillo el no importarte nada en lo absoluto, el mundo no existiría, ¡pues ya los
seres humanos se hubiesen extinto hace mucho tiempo atrás!
Si fuera sencillo vivir en paz y sin preocupaciones, ya estarías viviendo en el Cielo junto a Dios y
eso está por venir... Pero hasta hoy ¡no ha llegado!
Debemos estar conscientes de que debemos pasar y vivir por situaciones difíciles para aprender a
preciar, valorar, luchar, tomar impulso, y continuar caminando más fuertes y más inteligentes.
Rochester's Poverty Worse Than Most Comparably Sized Cities
An analysis of recently released U.S. Census data for a five-year period shows that the
City of Rochester’s poverty has gotten worse.
The report, released by Rochester Area Community Foundation and ACT Rochester,
compares Rochester to 17 other principal cities in similarly sized metro areas.
Benchmarking Rochester’s Poverty: A 2015 Update and Deeper Analysis of Poverty in
the City of Rochester by Edward J. Doherty finds that:
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The city’s poverty rate continues to rise, and is now at 32.9 percent;
•
The childhood poverty rate has increased to 50.1 percent, ranking highest among
the 18 benchmark cities. In that group, Rochester is now the only city where more than
half of the children live in poverty; and
•
Among those benchmark cities, Rochester now has the highest rate of extreme
poverty (16.2 percent), defined as people living below 50 percent of the federal poverty
level.
In December 2013, the Community Foundation and ACT Rochester releasedPoverty and
the Concentration of Poverty in the Nine-County Greater Rochester Area, which was
primarily based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey
over the five-year period from 2007-11.
Since that time, the Census Bureau has released one-year survey data estimates for
2012 and 2013 that also signaled poverty increases. The newest five-year survey, which
covers 2009-13, is based on a larger sample and considered more reliable and precise.
The Census Bureau released the data in December 2014 and it provided the basis for this
update and comparison with benchmark cities.
“The first poverty report and its startling statistics were a wake-up call for our entire
region to better understand the depth of poverty that exists in every city, town, and
village,” says Jennifer Leonard, president and CEO of Rochester Area Community
Foundation. “Benchmarking Rochester’s Poverty provides an opportunity to update
key data from that report and take a deeper look at the realities of poverty in the City of
Rochester.”
The Census Bureau data estimates that 66,312 poor people live in the City of Rochester,
with more than 95,000 spread across suburban Monroe and the surrounding eight
counties.
In an effort to put Rochester’s poverty into context, report author and researcher Doherty
developed a list of 18 principal cities in similar-sized metro areas (within plus or minus
200,000 of the Rochester population). Included in the benchmark group are Buffalo,
Hartford, Conn., Richmond, Va., Birmingham, Ala., Tulsa, Okla., Louisville, Ky., and
Honolulu.
In 28 charts at the back of the 20-page report, the benchmark cities are ranked based on
their rates of overall poverty and extreme poverty, as well as poverty rates for children,
adults, seniors, and female-headed families. The charts also compare poverty data based
on gender and race, educational attainment, disability, employment, age, and family size
and income.
“Several of the report’s child-related poverty statistics are the most troubling,” says
Doherty, who retired in 2014 as the Community Foundation’s vice president of
community programs.
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More than 25,000 children under age 18 in Rochester are living in poverty;
•
In the top 75 metro areas, only three cities — Detroit, Cleveland, and Dayton —
have higher childhood poverty rates than Rochester; and
•
Rochester’s poverty rate for families headed by females is the highest among the
benchmark group of cities.
“Developing a deeper understanding of poverty includes knowing the statistics, but also
going beyond the data to seek out poor people’s perspectives that would provide a better
grasp of the complex causes and effects of poverty,” says Ann Johnson, director of ACT
Rochester.
Johnson also believes that gaining insight into what it is like to be poor is essential to
making our community more understanding of the issue and related problems. Eighty
community leaders and interested residents participated January 7 in an intensive poverty
simulation hosted by ACT Rochester and led by Rhonda O’Connor, director of Onondaga
County’s anti-poverty initiative called “Choosing To Thrive.”
Los Diamantes que Somos
¡Qué difícil es vivir entre gente que te señala, habla a tus espaldas y te rechaza como si fueras un
pedazo de basura! Muchas veces sin tú haber hecho absolutamente nada. Quizá por chismes.Quizá
por envidia.Quizá porque no quieren reconocer que su reflejo está en ti.
¡No te sientas mal! ¡No llores! ¡No te aflijas! ¡Que no te de coraje las injusticias de la gente! Esa es
su naturaleza. Máxime si es gente ignorante, egocéntrica y que arrastran sobre sus lomos un vagón
repleto de amarguras.
Lo sé porque lo he vivido en carne propia. He sido víctima de mentiras, de difamaciones, de
injusticias.
No he sido una 'santa' como aquí en la Tierra nadie lo ha sido, pero he tenido la valentía y el coraje
de enfrentar los errores y enmendarlos.
No me cuesta nada comenzar de nuevo. No soy orgullosa para no pedir perdón si tengo que hacerlo.
Ese hecho hace que las personas vean mi verdadero valor. No lo hago por agradar a alguien más,
sino que quiero hacer lo correcto.
Yo valgo mucho y las acciones lo dicen por mí. El humillarse NO significa que eres menos y que tu
autoestima está baja.El humillarte y pedir perdón cuando hay que hacerlo, en lugar de rebajarnos,
nos ensalza.
Aprendí a que si uno no se valora como uno es, nadie más lo hará tampoco. Así como nadie puede
ponerle valor a tu trabajo, nadie tiene el derecho de decirte a ti cuánto vales. La persona que te diga
que no vales nada, es porque ella misma se está valorando, pues ella no está sobre ti.
Mis amigo/as, cada uno/a de nosotros/as tiene un valor incalculable. Y uno mismo lo demuestra con
nuestras actitudes y acciones. Con nuestra manera de hablar, y con nuestros sentimientos.
No hay NADIE que te valore más que TÚ mismo/a.
El que NO sabe valorar lo que tiene cuando tiene la oportunidad, se da cuenta cuando lo ha perdido.
¡Que el sol no se ponga sin haber perdonado, pues eso engrandece aún más tu valor!
¡Que el sol no se ponga sin aclarar malos entendidos, pues eso engrandece aún más tu valor!
¡Que el sol no se ponga sin hacer la paz con tu enemigo, pues el rencor es ácido que corroe el alma,
tu mente y tu salud. ¡Valórate haciendo lo correcto!
¡No estés triste! ¡Alégrate! ¡Porque tú vales mucho!
Si las personas NO saben apreciarte, es porque ni ellas mismas se saben valorar.
La persona que realmente debe valorarte eres tú mismo/a y si no te das tu puesto, ni te valoras como
un ser especial que Dios ha traído al mundo con un propósito. Nada ni nadie más lo hará.
¡Ríe, vive, ama! Según existen personas que NO te valoran, SÍ habemos muchas más que te
admiramos y te valoramos como te mereces. Y el principal de todos ellos está allá arriba.
Somos sus diamantes y cada día nos pule haciéndonos resaltar hermosos colores que aún no se han
podido nombrar.
¡No te arrepientas!
No te arrepientas de lo que has hecho en tu vida porque cuando lo has hecho, lo has hecho a
consciencia y siempre por un motivo.
No te arrepientas porque aunque no obtuviste lo esperado, sí aprendiste una lección. Una lección de
crecimiento; una lección de vida.
Muchos le llaman fracaso a las malas experiencias. Pero yo les llamo enseñanzas. Hemos pasado
por muchas situaciones gracias a decisiones tomadas que nos llevaron a donde estamos.Quizá
no estamos donde quisiéramos, pero tampoco estamos donde muchos quisieran.Estamos donde
debemos estar por ahora.
No somos perfectos ni pretendemos serlo, porque debemos estar conscientes de que nadie lo es,
pero vivimos cada día tratando de ser un mejor ser humano. Hablo por mí y por muchos.
Lo que vivimos en nuestro pasado debía ocurrir para estar donde estamos y con las personas que
nos rodean.
Por mi parte, he aprendido mucho en el camino pedregoso de mi vida. No sería capaz de juzgar
al que camina en esta vida cargando su pesado equipaje, porque sus zapatos me pueden quedar
apretados o muy grandes.
Aprendí a hacer silencio cuando debo; a ver la ignorancia de los demás, la cual también me cobijó
en un pasado; a continuar mi camino con confianza, porque NADIE más puede darme lo que yo
misma me puedo dar.
Es por eso que si hay que llorar, lloraremos.Si hay que ayudar ayudaremos.Si hay que aprender,
continuaremos aprendiendo.Si hay que perdonar, perdonaremos. Pero si debemos apartarnos,
también hay que hacerlo... porque cuando estuvimos ni siquiera notaron nuestra presencia. Es hora
de regalar nuestra ausencia. Aunque todos nos juzguen, nos señalen y nos apuñalen, no estaremos
solos. Nada nos faltará.Podremos volar tomando impulso desde bien abajo.
Recuerden mis corazones hispanos que si nos echan tierra nos sacudiremos, pero saldremos y
volaremos muy alto, ya que nuestra morada está arriba. La morada de uno esta donde uno ponga su
mirada. Por eso no debemos arrepentirnos de nada en nuestras vidas.
Por mi parte, yo soy esa; que amó, luchó con errores en su lomo, vivió, sonrió, ayudó, sacrificó,
crió, cayó, ¡PERO SE LEVANTÓ! Es por eso que yo tampoco me arrepiento.
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Noticias de Dunkirk
Dunkirk-Fredonia area continue to loss jobs.
The Dunkirk-Fredonia area continues to take it in the gut punch as local manufactures
continue closing plants and move jobs.
As the canning plant and ConAgra have left the city others that served as suppliers have
had no choice by to close the doors.
In the last three years more that 1100 jobs have been lost in the city as companies blame
the city for high taxes and bad services which make companies unprofitable.
Local resident have moved with the companies to other plants around the country, which
has resulted in a spiraling drop in the cities population.
“These are decent-paying jobs, and there are no jobs available. It’s going to devastate the
area.”Dunkirk Mayor A.J. Dolce echoed that concern
“This is extremely tough, as there just are not avenues to place 1100 employees in the
local workforce,” he said.
The closings are ominous for local small businesses.
At the Mancuso Service Station on Route 20 in Fredonia, Anthony Mancuso, 38, is part of
the third generation in his family’s business that has served plant employees for years. The
closings “will impact every business in Fredonia,” he said.
Kevin Russo, owner of Mary’s Deli in Dunkirk and Fredonia, called the news, “another
terrible hit.”
Russo has operated the pizza and sandwich shops for 35 years, and many of his customers
worked at the local plants.
In addition, he catered and sent food over to the plants for special occasions.
“I don’t know how much more we can take,” said Russo, who added that his family’s
history of running businesses goes back to his grandfather’s fruit stand in Fredonia about
100 years ago.
“These are hardworking people who are going to be putting their hands in their pockets
and coming up empty,” he said.
Mayor Dolce office Mishandled Federal HUD Grant Funding
The under the administration of current mayor DOLCE City of Dunkirk spent more
than $1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program on unauthorized or questionable
activities, according to an audit issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The findings have been referred to HUD and the US Justice Department for review.
Auditors found the city could not provide adequate documentation to support claims paid
with CDBG funds or demonstrate how federal program requirements were being met.
Several transactions were recorded in a manner to apparently hide the true nature of the
transactions.
“These funds were spent on questionable activities such as travel and staff bonuses
rather than rebuilding neighborhoods and helping low income residents as intended,”
said DiNapoli. “City officials have mismanaged this program and failed to put in place
effective controls to safeguard grant funds. They repeatedly neglected to show if program
goals were met or that projects provided a public benefit.”
According to HUD guidelines, all activities funded with CDBG program moneys must
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satisfy one of the three national objectives: benefiting low and moderate income persons;
preventing or eliminating slums or blight; and meeting urgent community needs.
DiNapoli’s auditors found that, from April 2010 through June 2013, the city disbursed
more CDBG funds than properly authorized, spent funds on items that are not eligible
under the CDBG program, and spent more than $500,000 for no legitimate CDBG
purpose. In addition, nearly $400,000 in loans were made without obtaining appropriate
documentation such as a signed loan document.
During the four-year grant period reviewed by the Comptroller’s office, the Dunkirk Local
Development Corporation (DLDC), created by city officials to administer the revolving
loan program, was provided CDBG grants to fund various economic development projects.
Auditors, however, found the DLDC operated with little oversight. For example, DLDC
spent more than $500,000 for two property acquisitions – a vacant building and a former
car dealership – that officials could not justify as an eligible CDBG activity. Additionally,
$41,000 was spent on ineligible equipment, $15,000 on unauthorized travel expenses and
conference registration fees for the DLDC chairman, and $6,600 on bonus payments to the
DLDC chairman and treasurer.
There were a number of CDBG funds distributed directly by the city that were not in line
with community development goals. This included $76,000 in grant funding to a hotel
for various improvements and renovations. The money was used to construct an outdoor
wooden pavilion, for vinyl wall coverings and restroom renovations, and for the purchase
of a commercial laundry machine.
Rosas recibe la nominación del partido democrático para Alcalde
Por: Marcos Lebron
El Comité de la Ciudad de Dunkirk del Partido Demócrata ha respaldado al miembro del
consejo general y líder Willie Rosas como su candidato a la alcaldía en las elecciones
municipales de noviembre.
El líder del consejo de la ciudad general, tiene el aval sobre incumbente alcalde Anthony J.
Dolce, que está cumpliendo su primer mandato como alcalde después de casi 10 años en el
consejo. Rosas se convirtió en concejal del grupo del consejo el año pasado, en sustitución
de Stephanie Kiyak después de que ella renunció a la posición. Rosas estaba contento con
el respaldo, pero sabe que hay más trabajo que viene antes de noviembre.
"Creo que el comité ha hablado. Creo que quieren cambiar y creo que yo soy el hombre
que puede ofrecerles algo a ellos", dijo Rosas. "Creo que va a ser una primaria, creo AJ va
a primaria."
Se le preguntó a Dolce acerca de sus pensamientos sobre la decisión del comité y sus
planes.
"Obviamente estoy decepcionado con los resultados de esta noche. Es bueno saber que las
24 personas que tenían el voto de esta noche no toman la decisión final," Dolce respondió.
"Estoy orgulloso de lo que hemos sido capaces de lograr los últimos tres años y medio y no
hay mucho más en el horizonte para el resto del año.
"Yo tengo planeado correr como un primario. Mi objetivo en este momento es el de las
operaciones del día a día del Ayuntamiento y la primaria."
Ned Devine es presidente de la comisión y se le preguntó sobre selecciones del comité.
"Definitivamente apoyo las opciones del comité y haré lo que pueda por todos los
candidatos respaldados. Creo que es un equipo emocionante", respondió.
"Creo que hay un poco de sangre nueva y cambios en las posiciones allí y en general. Sin
embargo, yo apoyo todos los cambios pero el comité decidió votar.
El resto de los candidatos respaldados por consejo son Andy Woloszyn de First Ward;
Don Williams Jr. por First Ward; Marty Bamonto para Second Ward y titulares Adelino
González y Stacy Szukała en la Tercera y Cuarta salas.
Incumbentes Mark Woods, de tesorero y Tom Mleczko para evaluador también recibieron
visto bueno de la comisión.
En las carreras de legislador del condado, el comité eligió actual Second Ward Concejal
William J. Rivera en el Distrito 1, mientras que Bob Bankoski consiguió el visto bueno
en el Distrito 2. Rivera derrotó a Mike Civiletto en la votación en comisión, mientras
Bankoski derrotó titular Shaun Heenan, que también había buscado la en gran nominación.
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Pierluisi culpa al PPD por problemas de insolvencia del BGF
Por: Carlos DePonce
WASHINGTON – El comisionado residente en Washington, Pedro Pierluisi, considera
que ha habido "falta de transparencia" y "capacidad gerencial" en la administración
del gobernador Alejandro García Padilla para hacerle frente a la crisis fiscal del Banco
Gubernamental de Fomento (BGF), que está ahora al borde la insolvencia.
"Los números publicados ayer por el BGF ponen en evidencia su inminente insolvencia.
¿Cómo es posible que el gobernador y la presidenta del BGF (Melba Acosta Febo) lleven
meses negando que el Banco tuviera una crisis de falta de dinero o liquidez?", cuestionó
Pierluisi, en una declaración escrita.
A solo días de que tenga que hacer un nuevo pago a sus bonistas, el BGF anunció ayer que
su liquidez neta se redujo en 25% el mes pasado, ubicándose en su peor nivel desde que
comenzó a divulgar el efectivo que maneja en caja. Según el informe de liquidez del BGF,
el dinero en efectivo y depósitos que tenía en mayo era de solo $72.2 millones y la cartera
de inversiones unos $855.1 millones.
"Nuevamente, Puerto Rico se despierta hoy ante otra crisis más causada por el mal manejo
de la agenda económica y fiscal de la administración de García Padilla. Me consta, que
cualquier gerencia seria de una institución financiera lleva a cabo análisis y proyecciones
de liquidez con mucha frecuencia, semanal o hasta diariamente, para evitar sorpresas o
prepararse para eventos imprevistos. Nuevamente, aquí hay una grave falta de capacidad
gerencial", indicó Pierluisi.
El también presidente del Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP) afirmó que es evidente también
la "grave falta de transparencia", pues no han explicado qué paso entre abril y mayo que la
liquidez del BGF cayó en 25%.
Busca respaldo para la quiebra federal y Medicare Advantage
Hernández Mayoral se reunió con miembros del Congreso
WASHINGTON - El director de la Administración de Asuntos Federales (Prfaa), Juan
Eugenio Hernández Mayoral, dijo hoy que el gobierno de Alejandro García Padilla
mantiene el cabildeo a favor del proyecto 870 que persigue incluir a las empresas públicas
de Puerto Rico en el capítulo 9 de la ley federal de quiebras.
Hernández Mayoral indicó que promovió la medida en reuniones recientes con cinco
miembros del Congreso, incluidos los republicanos Ted Poe (Texas) y Steve Chabot
(Ohio), que son miembros del Comité de lo Jurídico de la Cámara de Representantes de
Estados Unidos que mantiene estancado el 870.
También dijo haberse entrevistado con los republicanos John Duncan (Tenesí) y Mick
Mulvaney (Carolina del Sur), así como el demócrata Ron Kind (Wisconsin), éste último
miembro del Comité de Medios y Arbitrios.
Hernández Mayoral - bajo escrutinio de la Administración de Servicios Generales y la
Oficina de Ética Gubernamental (OEG), por haber utilizado, contrario a la ley, el vehículo
oficial para fines privados -, sostuvo que en sus reuniones también impulsó la agenda
del gobierno de Puerto Rico en contra del recorte de 11% en los fondos de Medicare
Advantage.?
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whom come from neighboring Haiti to work in low-wage jobs, often in construction and
agriculture and as maids and gardeners. The two countries, which share a porous border
and the island of Hispaniola, have long had tense, and at times hostile, relations.
Last year, the Dominican government said non-citizens could gain legal residency if
they could prove they had been in the country prior to 2011. The initiative came amid
international outcry over a court ruling that denied citizenship claims to people born in
Dominican Republic to non-citizens, effectively rendering them stateless. It was also
accompanied by criticism of the overall treatment of people from Haiti, or of Haitian
descent.
Since the registration period opened in June 2014, the government has largely suspended
deportations. Fadul said about 250,000 people have applied for legal residency, but only
about 10,000 have been able to provide sufficient documentation of their identity and
Investigan aumento de seguridad en frontera de Texas
residence in the country for the required length of time.
MCALLEN, Texas, — Texas ha comenzado una serie de gastos mayores para aumentar
The interior minister has said there are an estimated 500,000 people who could have
la seguridad de su frontera con México, lo que ha generado interrogantes en torno a si el
applied, including many who have been in the country for decades despite their lack of
estado está creando su propia patrulla fronteriza.
El nuevo gobernador republicano Greg Abbott aprobó este mes un gasto por 800 millones documentation.
Anyone who has applied for legal residency receives a temporary permit that will spare
de dólares para seguridad fronteriza que serán empleados en los próximos dos años, más
del doble de lo que se destinó en un periodo similar en los últimos 14 años bajo el gobierno them from deportation while their case is evaluated. Over the past year, only about 300
people have received permanent residency papers.
de Rick Perry.
Separately, the government has said it will grant citizenship to about 53,000 people who
Texas usará este dinero en un momento en el que el número de inmigrantes que cruzan la
were born in the Dominican Republic but who were deemed ineligible for citizenship by
frontera sin autorización disminuye.
the Supreme Court ruling in 2013. The people in that category have not yet received their
Entre los artículos que ha comprado el estado para la frontera destacan un segundo avión
residency documents, either.
espía de 7,5 millones de dólares, un centro de entrenamiento de 2,023 hectáreas (5,000
acres), así como la contratación de 24 investigadores contra la corrupción y 250 policías
estatales.
Washington y Caracas buscan normalizar sus relaciones
Los críticos señalan que hay pocos registros de cómo se está gastando el dinero o si la
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (15/JUN/2015).- La canciller venezolana Delcy Rodríguez y
inversión es efectiva.
su paisano, el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Diosdado Cabello, se reunieron en Haití
con el consejero del Departamento de Estado estadounidense, Thomas Shannon, para tratar
de normalizar las relaciones entre los dos países.
“La reunión se realizó dentro del proceso de acercamiento que llevan los gobiernos de
Estados Unidos y la República Bolivariana de Venezuela con miras a normalizar las
relaciones diplomáticas dentro del respeto a la legislación internacional, la soberanía
y autodeterminación de los pueblos”, señaló el Gobierno de Caracas mediante un
comunicado.
El encuentro se llevó a cabo con la mediación del presidente haitiano Michell Martelly;
también asistieron Pamela White, embajadora de Estados Unidos en Puerto Príncipe, y
Thomas Adams, coordinador del Departamento de Estado para Haití.
No se dieron a conocer detalles del encuentro.
La tarde del sábado el presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, había manifestado
que envió a Cabello y a Rodríguez, en representación de Venezuela, a reunirse con
“importantes personalidades”.
Las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y Venezuela, que carecen de embajadores desde 2010,
Dominican Republic ready to resume deportations
se encuentran en tensión desde marzo pasado, cuando el presidente, Barack Obama, firmó
Authorities are prepared to resume deporting non-citizens without legal residency in the
sanciones contra siete funcionarios del Gobierno venezolano en un decreto que calificaba
Dominican Republic after largely putting the practice on hold for a year, the head of the
la situación del país caribeño de “amenaza” para Estados Unidos.
country's immigration agency said Tuesday.
En abril pasado, durante la Cumbre de las Américas celebrada en Panamá, el presidente
Army Gen. Ruben Paulino said his agency, with help from the military, will begin
estadounidense mantuvo un breve diálogo con su par de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro,en el
patrolling neighborhoods with large numbers of migrants Thursday, following the
que se limaron algunas asperezas.
expiration of a deadline for non-citizens without legal residency to register to adjust their
status under an initiative begun last year.
"If they aren't registered, they will be repatriated," Paulino said.
His remarks seemed to contradict a statement from Interior Minister Ramon Fadul, who
had said there would be no mass deportations or sweeps when the deadline for registration
expired Wednesday evening.
Paulino, however, said that his agency has 12 buses, seven light trucks and two ambulances
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ready for migration patrols and that agents and soldiers have been given additional training
sabado 12 de Septembre de 1- 3 PM
in human rights in preparation for deportation operations.
en la Avenida San Juan (Calle Niagara)
For decades, the Dominican Republic has deported non-citizens, the vast majority of
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Technology & Science
Who Will Own the Robots?
By: David Rotman
We’re in the midst of a jobs crisis, and rapid advances in AI and other technologies may be
one culprit. How can we get better at sharing the wealth that technology creates?
The way Hod Lipson describes his Creative Machines Lab captures his ambitions: “We
are interested in robots that create and are creative.” Lipson, an engineering professor
at Cornell University (this July he’s moving his lab to Columbia University), is one of
the world’s leading experts on artificial intelligence and robotics. His research projects
provide a peek into the intriguing possibilities of machines and automation, from robots
that “evolve” to ones that assemble themselves out of basic building blocks. (His Cornell
colleagues are building robots that can serve as baristas and kitchen help.) A few years
ago, Lipson demonstrated an algorithm that explained experimental data by formulating
new scientific laws, which were consistent with ones known to be true. He had automated
scientific discovery.
Lipson’s vision of the future is one in which machines and software possess abilities
that were unthinkable until recently. But he has begun worrying about something else
that would have been unimaginable to him a few years ago. Could the rapid advances in
automation and digital technology provoke social upheaval by eliminating the livelihoods
of many people, even as they produce great wealth for others?
“More and more computer-guided automation is creeping into everything from
manufacturing to decision making,” says Lipson. In the last two years alone, he says, the
development of so-called deep learning has triggered a revolution in artificial intelligence,
and 3-D printing has begun to change industrial production processes. “For a long time
the common understanding was that technology was destroying jobs but also creating
new and better ones,” says Lipson. “Now the evidence is that technology is destroying
jobs and indeed creating new and better ones but also fewer ones. It is something we as
technologists need to start thinking about.”
Worries that rapidly advancing technologies will destroy jobs date back at least to the early
19th century, during the Industrial Revolution in England. In 1821, a few years after the
Luddite protests, the British economist David Ricardo fretted about the “substitution of
machinery for human labour.” And in 1930, during the height of the worldwide depression,
John Maynard Keynes famously warned about “technological unemployment” caused by
“our discovery of means of economising the use of labour.” (Keynes, however, quickly
added that “this is only a temporary phase of maladjustment.”)
Now, technology is once again under suspicion as rising income inequality confronts
the United States, Europe, and much of the rest of the developed world. A recent report
from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development concluded that the
gap between the rich and poor is at a historically high level in many of its 34 member
countries, driven largely by a drop in earning power for the bottom 40 percent of the
population. Many of the lowest earners have seen wages decrease over the last few
decades, and the OECD warns that income inequality is now undermining economic
growth. Meanwhile, the erosion of the American middle class and the pressure on the
lowest-paid U.S. workers has been painfully evident for years.
Only 68 percent of men between 30 and 45 who have a high school diploma were working
full time in 2013, according to a recent report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings
Institution, a Washington-based public-policy group. Earnings for the typical worker
haven’t kept up with the growth of the economy for decades. Median earnings for a man
without a high school diploma fell 20 percent from 1990 to 2013, while wages for those
with only a high school diploma dropped 13 percent. Women have fared somewhat better,
though they still generally earn less than men. Over the same period, earnings for women
without a high school diploma dropped 12 percent, while earnings for those with a high
school diploma actually rose by 3 percent.
Do today’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence and automation portend a future in
which robots and software greatly reduce the need for human workers?
t is notoriously hard to determine the factors that go into job creation and earnings, and
it is particularly difficult to isolate the specific impact of technology from that of, say,
globalization, economic growth, access to education, and tax policies. But advances in
technology offer one plausible, albeit partial, explanation for the decline of the middle
class. A prevailing view among economists is that many people simply don’t have the
training and education required for the increasing number of well-paying jobs requiring
sophisticated technology skills. At the same time, software and digital technologies have
displaced many types of jobs involving routine tasks such as those in accounting, payroll,
and clerical work, forcing many of those workers to take more poorly paid positions or
simply abandon the workforce. Add to that the increasing automation of manufacturing,
which has eliminated many middle-class jobs over the past decades, and you begin to see
why much of the workforce is feeling squeezed.
These are long-term trends that began decades ago, says David Autor, an MIT economist
who has studied “job polarization”—the disappearance of middle-skill jobs even as
demand increases for low-paying manual work on the one hand and highly skilled work on
the other. This “hollowing out” of the middle of the workforce, he says, “has been going
on for a while.”
Nevertheless, the recession of 2007–2009 may have sped up the destruction of many
relatively well-paid jobs requiring repetitive tasks that can be automated. These socalled routine jobs “fell off a cliff in the recession,” says Henry Siu, an economist at the
University of British Columbia, “and there’s been no large rebound.” This type of work,
which includes white-collar jobs in sales and administration as well as blue-collar jobs
in assembly work and machine operation, makes up about 50 percent of employment in
the United States. Siu’s research also shows that the disappearance of these jobs has most
harshly affected people in their 20s, many of whom seem to have simply stopped looking
for work.
That’s bad enough. But there’s an even more fundamental fear. Is this a harbinger of
what’s to come for other sectors of the workforce, as technology takes over more and
more of the jobs that have long been considered secure paths to a middle-class life? Are
we at the beginning of an economic transformation that is unique in history, wonderful for
what it could do in bringing us better medicine, services, and products, but devastating for
those not in a position to reap the financial benefits? Will robots and software replace most
human workers?
Scaring children
No one knows the answer. Many economists see little convincing evidence that advances
in technology will be responsible for a net decrease in the number of jobs, or that what
we’re undergoing is any different from earlier transitions when technology destroyed some
jobs but improved employment opportunities over time. Still, over the last several years, a
number of books and articles have argued that the recent advances in artificial intelligence
and automation are inherently different from past technological breakthroughs in what
they portend for the future of employment. Martin Ford is one of those who think this time
is different. In his new book, Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless
Future, Ford points to numerous examples of new technologies, such as driverless cars and
3-D printing, that he thinks will indeed eventually replace most workers. How then will
we adapt to this “jobless future”?
Ford recommends a guaranteed basic income as part of the answer. Simply put, his
prescription is to give people a modest amount of money. It’s not a new idea. One version
of it, called a negative income tax, was popularized by the conservative economist Milton
Friedman during the early 1960s as a way to replace some of the growing government
bureaucracy. And Ford quotes the economist Friedrich Hayek, who in 1979 described
assuring a minimum income as a way to provide “a sort of floor below which nobody need
fall even when he is unable to provide for himself.” Both Richard Nixon and his 1972
presidential rival George McGovern, a liberal Democrat, championed some form of the
policy.
The idea went out of fashion in the 1980s, but it has returned in recent years as a way to
help those people shut out of the labor markets. In the libertarian version, it’s a way to
provide a safety net with minimum government involvement; in the progressive version, it
supplements other programs to help the poor.
Whether it is good politics or good social policy has been endlessly debated. Recently,
others have suggested a related policy: expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, which
would give some extra money to low-paid workers. These ideas probably do make sense
as a way to strengthen the social safety net. But if you believe that the rapid advance of
technology could eliminate the need for most workers, such policies do little to directly
address that scenario. Allowing a large number of workers to become irrelevant in the
technology-centric economy would be a huge waste of human talent and ambition—and
would probably put an enormous financial burden on society. What’s more, a guaranteed
basic income does not offer much to those in the middle class whose jobs are at risk, or to
those who have recently fallen from financial security in the absence of well-paying jobs.
It might also be premature to plan for a dystopian future of hardly any jobs. Ford’s Rise of
the Robots offers many examples of impressive achievements in automation, software, and
AI that could make some jobs obsolete—even those requiring highly trained professionals
in fields like radiology and law. But how do you assess just how specific technologies like
these will affect the total number of jobs in the economy?
In fact, there is not much evidence on how even today’s automation is affecting
employment. Guy Michaels and his colleague Georg Graetz at the London School of
Economics recently looked at the impact of industrial robots on manufacturing in 17
developed countries. The findings tell a mixed story: the robots did seem to replace
some low-skill jobs, but their most important impact was to significantly increase the
productivity of the factories, creating new jobs for other workers. Overall, there was no
evidence that the robots reduced total employment, says Michaels.
If it’s difficult to quantify the effect of today’s technology on job creation, it’s impossible
to accurately predict the effects of future advances. That opens the door to wild
speculation. Take an extreme example raised by Ford: molecular manufacturing. As
proposed by some nanotechnology boosters, most notably the author K. Eric Drexler, the
idea is that one day it will be possible to build almost anything with nanoscale robots that
move atoms around like tiny building blocks. Though Ford acknowledges that it might not
happen, he warns that jobs will be devastated if it does.
The credence Ford gives to Drexler’s vision of nanobots slaving away in molecular
factories seems less than warranted, though, given that the idea was debunked by the
Nobel-winning chemist Richard Smalley more than a decade ago (see “Will the Real
Nanotech Please Stand Up?”). Smalley saw great potential for nanotech in areas such as
clean energy, but his objection to molecular manufacturing as Drexler described it was
simple: it ignores the rules of chemistry and physics governing the way atoms bind and
react with each other. Smalley admonished Drexler: “You and people around you have
scared our children. I don’t expect you to stop, but … while our future in the real world
will be challenging and there are real risks, there will be no such monster as the selfreplicating mechanical nanobot of your dreams.”
Though Ford does note Smalley’s criticism, one begins to wonder whether his conjuring
the “rise of the robots” might not indeed be needlessly scaring our children. Speculating
about such far-fetched possibilities is a distraction in thinking about how to address future
concerns, much less existing job woes.
A more realistic, but in its way more interesting, version of the future is being written in
the downtown Chicago offices of Narrative Science. Its software, called Quill, is able to
take data—say, the box score of a baseball game or a company’s annual report—and not
only summarize the content but extract a “narrative” from it. Already, Forbes is using it
to create some stories about corporate earnings, and the Associated Press is using a rival’s
product to write some sports stories. The quality is readable and is likely to improve
greatly in coming years.
Yet despite the potential of such technology, it is not clear how it would affect
employment. “As AI stands today, we’ve not seen a massive impact on white-collar jobs,”
says Kristian Hammond, a Northwestern University computer scientist who helped create
the software behind Quill and is a cofounder of the company. “Short-term and mediumterm, [AI] will displace work but not necessarily jobs,” he says. If AI tools do some of the
scut work involved in analyzing data, he says, people can be “free to work at the top of
their game.”
And as impressive as Quill and other recent advances are, Hammond is not yet convinced
that the capabilities of general-purpose AI are poised for great expansion. The current
resurgence in the field, he says, is being driven by access to massive amounts of data that
can be quickly analyzed and by the immense increase in computing power over what was
available a few years ago. The results are striking, but the techniques, including some
aspects of the natural-language generation methods that Quill employs, make use of
existing technologies empowered by big data, not breakthroughs in AI. Hammond says
some recent descriptions of certain AI programs as black boxes that teach themselves
capabilities sound more like “magical rhetoric” than realistic explanations of the
technology. And it remains uncertain, he adds, whether deep learning and other recent
advances will truly “work as well as touted.”
Read the rest of the article on our website at PanoramaHispanoNews.com
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Physician / Doctor
Raul Vazquez
Dr. Raul Vazquez was born in the South Bronx, New York.
He and his younger brothers were raised by single mother on less than a modest income.
Raul was the first in his family to ever graduate from High School. Although, young
Raul did not personally know any doctors, he always aspired to become one. He recalls
going to the local Hospital Emergency Room with his uncle and feeling distressed
because neither the staff nor the physician could understand his uncle's Spanish
language.
Dr. Vazquez vowed to alleviate that dilemma by becoming a doctor for mis-understood
and under-represented people.
He graduated from Fordham University in 1985. After getting
accepted to ten out of the eleven Medical Schools of which he applied, Dr. Vazquez set
his sights on the University of Buffalo. He graduated from the University @ Buffalo's
Medical School in 1989, and for the next 3 years completed his residency program at
Deaconess and Buffalo General Hospitals.
Today Dr. Vazquez is a leading physician in Western New York
Dr. Vazquez opened Urban Family Practice in 1996. And today services over 11
thousand patients.
As president of GBUAHN, he leads a team of experts with 40 years' of combined
medical experience providing care to the poor through a single physician-patient
relationship. He serves as the Governor's appointed representative to the WNY Regional
Economic Development Council, and the NYS Medical Advisory Committee. He serves
as President of the Buffalo Chapter of the National Medical Association. He also serves
as a board member of Health-e-link.
Dr. Vazquez just received the 2012 National Federation for Just Communities of WNY
Community Leader Award in Healthcare. He has a designation of NCQA Physician
Practice Connections Patient-Centered Medical Home Certification of Recognition
Level 3. He has also received the NYS Association of Black & Puerto Rican Legislators
Health Award.
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Chiropractor / Quiropráctico
Dr. Francisco Vaquero
El Dr. Francisco Vaquero ha estado practicando medicina quiropráctica por más
de 20 años. Recientemente abrió las puertas para proveer este servicio a nuestra
comunidad en West Buffalo Chiropractic localizado en la 455 de la calle Niagara.
El Dr. Vaquero es originalmente de El Salvador y se mudó para los Estados Unidos
para completar sus estudios los cuales culminaron en un doctorado en medicina
quiropráctica. El Dr. es un creyente en la capacidad natural del cuerpo para autosanarse a través del cuidado quiropráctico el cual ayuda regular el sistema nervioso
central. El cuidado quiropráctico incluye tratamiento a través de ajustes para lesiones
deportivas, accidentes de auto y trabajo. En adición, es un tratamiento efectivo para
el dolor de espalda, cuello, manos, piernas, cabeza y dolor de espalda relacionado al
embarazo.
Actualmente el Dr. Vaquero es el único quiropráctico bilingüe en el lado oeste
(Westside) de Buffalo. Es su pensar que al estar localizado en una área tan central
podrá proveer un servicio necesario a nuestra comunidad hispana.
El Dr. cuenta como unos de sus éxitos en la vida, su matrimonio con su esposa y
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Storyline:Meet Stuart, Kevin and Bob as they embark on
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at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow
organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually
serving the most despicable of masters. After accidentally
killing off so many of them—from T. rex to Napoleon—the
Minions find themselves without a master to serve and fall
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But one Minion named Kevin has a plan, and he—alongside
teenage rebel Stuart and lovable little Bob—ventures out
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follow.
Juan Luis Guerra comenzará su gira de conciertos en
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Puerto Rico
them to their next potential master, Scarlet Overkill (Sandra
A Puerto Rico le llegó la hora de tener de vuelta en nuestros
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They travel from frigid Antarctica to 1960s New York
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City, ending in mod London, where they must face their
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artista comenzará en el Coliseo de Puerto Rico su gira por
annihilation.
Latinoamérica, que comparte el mismo título de su más
reciente producción discográfica, “Todo tiene su hora”.
Wednesday, July 1st- Terminator: Genisys
Bajo la producción Cárdenas Marketing Network, el creador
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público local el sábado, 17 de octubre. La venta de boletos
para tan esperaba cita comenzará este viernes 19 de junio a
través de Ticketpop y en la boletería del coliseo.
Con más de 20 millones de discos y otra veintena de
premios internacionales, el cantante y compositor realiza
actualmente la fase europea de la gira, que incluye a
Bélgica, Francia, Reino Unido y España.
Además, este jueves, 18 de junio, estrenará su nuevo vídeo,
“Muchachita linda”, en la plataforma de Vevo.
El representante discográfico, Rafael “Chichi” Cruz, dejó
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Storyline:The Terminator franchise launched in 1984 with
concierto para un encuentro con la prensa.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character and spanned
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billion at the worldwide box office. When John Connor
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(Jason Clarke), leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt.
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éxitos”, establece el comunicado de prensa.
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unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now,
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the past, where he is faced with unlikely allies, including
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Friday, July 10 -The Gallows
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Storyline: Join all seven dwarfs for an adventure as big as
they are small! It’s the eve of Princess Rose’s 18th birthday.
Everyone in the kingdom has come to Fantabularasa Castle
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Friday, July 17, - Trainwreck
Movies/Peliculas
July 1, - Magic Mike XXL
Storyline: Picking up the story three years after Mike bowed
out of the stripper life at the top of his game, Magic Mike
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throw in the towel. But they want to do it their way: burning
down the house in one last blow-out performance in Myrtle
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whistle stops in Jacksonville and Savannah to renew old
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Friday, July 15, 2015- Minions
Storyline: Twenty years after an accident during a small
town high school play results in death, students at the
school resurrect the failed stage production in a misguided
attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but
ultimately find out that some things are better left alone.
Friday, July 31 - The Seventh Dwarf
Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s
(Amy Schumer) head by her rascal of a dad (Colin Quinn)
that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer,
Amy lives by that credo—enjoying what she feels is
an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic
commitment—but in actuality, she’s kind of in a rut. When
she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new
article she’s writing, a charming and successful sports
doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), Amy starts to
wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really
seems to like her, might be on to something.
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Pope Francis warns of destruction of Earth's ecosystem in leaked encyclical
By: Stephanie Kirchgaessner and John Hooper in Rome
Pope Francis called for changes in lifestyles and energy consumption to avert the
“unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem” before the end of this century, according to
a leaked draft of a papal encyclical two weeks ago. In a document released by an Italian
magazine on, the pontiff warned that failure to act would have “grave consequences for all
of us”.
Francis also called for a new global political authority tasked with “tackling … the
reduction of pollution and the development of poor countries and regions”. His appeal
echoed that of his predecessor, pope Benedict XVI, who in a 2009 encyclical proposed a
kind of super-UN to deal with the world’s economic problems and injustices.
According to the lengthy draft, which was obtained and published by L’Espresso
magazine, the Argentinean pope will align himself with the environmental movement and
its objectives. While accepting that there may be some natural causes of global warming,
the pope will also state that climate change is mostly a man-made problem.
“Humanity is called to take note of the need for changes in lifestyle and changes in
methods of production and consumption to combat this warming, or at least the human
causes that produce and accentuate it,” he wrote in the draft. “Numerous scientific studies
indicate that the greater part of the global warming in recent decades is due to the great
concentration of greenhouse gases … given off above all because of human activity.”
The pope will also single out those obstructing solutions. In an apparent reference to
climate-change deniers, the draft states: “The attitudes that stand in the way of a solution,
even among believers, range from negation of the problem, to indifference, to convenient
resignation or blind faith in technical solutions.”
The leak has frustrated the Vatican’s elaborate rollout of the encyclical – a papal letter to
bishops – on Thursday. Its release had been planned to come before the pope’s trip to the
US, where he is due to address the United Nations as well as a joint meeting of Congress.
Journalists were told they would be given an early copy on Thursday morning and that it
would be released publicly at noon following a press conference. Cardinal Peter Turkson,
who wrote an early draft of the encyclical, and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, a noted
climate scientist in Germany, were expected to attend the press conference. On Monday
evening, the Vatican asked journalists not to publish details of the draft, emphasising
that it was not the final text. A Vatican official said he believed the leak was an act of
“sabotage against the pope”.
The draft is not a detailed scientific analysis of the global warming crisis. Instead, it is the
pope’s reflection of humanity’s God-given responsibility as custodians of the Earth.
At the start of the draft essay, the pope wrote, the Earth “is protesting for the wrong that
we are doing to her, because of the irresponsible use and abuse of the goods that God
has placed on her. We have grown up thinking that we were her owners and dominators,
authorised to loot her. The violence that exists in the human heart, wounded by sin, is
also manifest in the symptoms of illness that we see in the Earth, the water, the air and in
living things.”
He immediately makes clear, moreover, that unlike previous encyclicals, this one is
directed to everyone, regardless of religion. “Faced with the global deterioration of the
environment, I want to address every person who inhabits this planet,” the pope wrote. “In
this encyclical, I especially propose to enter into discussion with everyone regarding our
common home.”
According to the leaked document, the pope will praise the global ecological movement,
which has “already travelled a long, rich road and has given rise to numerous groups of
ordinary people that have inspired reflection”.
In a surprisingly specific and unambiguous passage, the draft rejects outright “carbon
credits” as a solution to the problem. It says they “could give rise to a new form of
speculation and would not help to reduce the overall emission of polluting gases”. On the
contrary, the pope wrote, it could help “support the super-consumption of certain countries
and sectors”.
The document is not Francis’s first foray into the climate debate. The pontiff, who was
elected in 2013, has previously noted his disappointment with the failure to reach a global
accord on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, chiding climate negotiators for having a
“lack of courage” during the last major talks held in Lima, Peru.
Francis is likely to want to influence Republicans in Washington with his remarks. Most
Republicans on Capitol Hill deny climate change is a man-made phenomenon and have
staunchly opposed regulatory efforts by the Obama administration.
The encyclical will make for awkward reading among some Catholic Republicans,
including John Boehner, the Republican speaker of the House. While many Republicans
have praised the pope, it will not be unprecedented for them to make a public break with
the pontiff on the issue of global warming.
Former nuncio will face Vatican trial on charges of abuse, child porn
By Carol Glatz
A former Vatican nuncio will stand trial in a Vatican court on charges of the sexual abuse
of minors and possession of child pornography.
Jozef Wesolowski, the laicized former nuncio to the Dominican Republic, is accused of
"a number of offenses" committed between 2008 and the date of his arrest in September
2014.
Giuseppe Dalla Torre, president of the tribunal of Vatican City State, ordered the trial, the
Vatican announced June 15. The first hearing will be held July 11.
"The serious allegations will be scrutinized" by the Vatican City State's judicial
system, "which will be assisted by both technical appraisals of the IT systems used by
the defendant and, if necessary, international legal cooperation for the evaluation of
testimonial evidence from the competent authorities in Santo Domingo," the Vatican's
written statement said.
The former archbishop is accused of sexually abusing minors during the years he spent as
nuncio to the Dominican Republic and apostolic delegate to Puerto Rico from the date of
his appointment in 2008 until his resignation Aug. 21, 2013.
The charge of possession of child pornography is an allegation based on the archbishop's
activity once he was back in Rome, the Vatican said. The evidence was collected from the
period spanning the time he was ordered by Pope Francis back to the Vatican in 2013 until
the day of his arrest Sept. 22, 2014.
Wesolowski was dismissed from the clerical state in June 2014 after a separate
investigation by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Vatican City State authorities carried out their own criminal investigation, which included
a number of sessions of interrogating the former archbishop.
The criminal charges against the Polish national were possible after Pope Francis
approved new and expanded criminal laws, which became applicable to all Vatican
employees around the world. Any direct employee of the Holy See, which includes those
working in a Vatican office or nunciature, can face a criminal trial at the Vatican as well as
face criminal prosecution in the country where the crimes occurred.
The new amendments, which went into effect in September 2013, also brought Vatican
law into detailed compliance with several international treaties the Vatican has signed.
In complying with the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Vatican's
new laws defined and set out penalties for specific crimes against minors, including
child prostitution, sexual violence against children and producing or possessing child
pornography.
Previously, those specific crimes would have been dealt with under more generic laws
against the mistreatment of minors; the old laws did not contemplate, for example, the
crime of child pornography.
The sex abuse accusations against Wesolowski, which were alleged to have occurred prior
to 2013, will be tried according to the old laws, the Vatican said.
Vatican City civil laws are separate from the universally applicable canon law, norms and
sanctions, which require bishops around the world to turn over to the Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith cases of priests accused of child sexual abuse or possession of child
pornography. The canonical penalties include the possibility of the priest being expelled
from the priesthood.
The order for the former nuncio's Vatican trial comes just a few months after the
sentencing of the related case of the former Polish priest, Wojciech Gil.
Gil was sentenced March 25 by a court in Poland to seven years in jail after being
convicted of sexually abusing children in Poland and the Dominican Republic. Gil had
been arrested in February 2014 during a home-visit to Krakow.
A Warsaw court spokesman, Przemyslaw Nowak, had said the case against Gil was linked
to investigations into crimes by Wesolowski while he served as nuncio. Gil spent a decade
as a parish priest in the Dominican Republic.
The 10 charges filed against Gil followed testimony from more than 100 witnesses and
covered sexual offenses over a 12-year period as well as counts of child pornography and
illegal possession of ammunition.
Gil had been suspended from active ministry in May 2013.
Synod Resolution Calls For Genetically Engineered Food Labeling
By:Emily Schappacher
Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ is concerned about the genetically
modified ingredients found in the food available in grocery stores throughout the United
States. Through a resolution submitted to the 30th General Synod, the conference is
calling upon the denomination's members to advocate for legislation that would require
mandatory labeling of genetically engineered food to allow consumers to make informed
choices about what they eat.
General Synod 2015 will take place June 26-30 in Cleveland.
"We want people to be more aware of the issue [of genetic engineering] and also to
support legislation to label GMOs in their own states," said Ian Skoggard, a member of the
Environmental Ministry Team of the Connecticut Conference.
This resolution calls on the UCC to support the labeling of genetically engineered foods,
and urges people of faith to be more aware of the new world of genetic engineering,
known as the ability to combine genes from different species outside of naturally
reproductive methods and create new forms.
The resolution also encourages members to be aware of unethical government and
business practices that have hindered public access to knowledge and independent studies
of GE foods. The resolution aims for everyone to live healthier lives, and to understand
the connection between good health and good food.
While genetic engineering may have benefits, according to the resolution, there are
concerns about how the science is being applied, and faith communities must ensure that
this power is responsibly exercised for the common good and not just for profit. Because
the long-term health effects of consuming GE foods is still unknown, consumers should
take responsibility to learn more about GE foods and make informed choices about what
is best for their health and the health of their loved ones, especially vulnerable groups such
as the young, the elderly, and those with special health conditions.
"There are a lot of concerns about GMOs (genetically modified organisms)," Skoggard
said. "We don't have all the answers and there are some risks. We want people to be able
to decide for themselves if they want to take those risks."
The Connecticut Conference has been part of the grassroots efforts that helped the
Connecticut state legislature pass GE labeling bills. Similar efforts have taken place in
Maine and Vermont that show the effectiveness of grassroots organizing, state lobbying,
social media and public education. California, Colorado and Oregon have also seen ballot
initiatives on GE food labeling, which have helped bring the issue to the forefront in those
states. The General Synod resolution urges UCC leadership and members to engage in
similar actions, and collaborate with other organizations to educate state representatives
who have the power to introduce legislation, such as right-to-know labeling laws.
"This new science has given humankind God-like powers to create new forms of life. With
that new power comes responsibility not to harm the least of us, those most vulnerable to
radical changes in the nature and quality of our food supply," the resolution states. "We
must exercise the precautionary principle and not risk harm for the sake of profit."
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Why There’s Renewed & Hopeful Interest in Cancer-Treatment Vaccines
By: Kelvin Lee, MD - Chair, Department of Immunology
Last month, Roswell Park made headlines around the world with the announcement that
we expect to be the first U.S. institution to offer a lung cancer treatment vaccine developed
by the Center for Molecular Immunology (CIM) in Cuba. RPCI President and CEO
Candace Johnson, PhD, and I traveled to Havana to formalize an agreement with CIM —
the first step toward seeking FDA approval for a phase I clinical trial of the vaccine.
How things have changed! Until 2010, when the FDA approved Provenge — a vaccine for
advanced prostate cancer — initial results made it appear that cancer-treatment vaccines
led to a dead end at every turn. But clinical trials of Provenge turned on a light bulb and
revealed something we hadn’t seen before.
In earlier research, researchers tried to measure the vaccine’s effectiveness the same
way they measure the effectiveness of other cancer therapies. After a patient completes
chemotherapy or radiation treatments, the medical team waits about six weeks and then
looks at medical imaging to find out whether or not the tumors have shrunk. Tumor size
is used as a yardstick: If the tumors are larger or have stayed the same size, the treatments
aren’t working. If they have shrunk, the treatments are effective.
Using that method, vaccine researchers were discouraged by the results of early clinical
trials, because the tumors didn’t get any smaller. But then they realized something:
although the tumors didn’t shrink in patients who received Provenge, the patients lived
longer. The tumors grew a lot slower in patients who had been vaccinated, so they took a
lot longer to reach a size where they would cause problems or potentially lead to death.
It turns out that the effectiveness of vaccines can’t be measured the same way as
chemotherapy and radiation treatments. That means that many of the vaccines tested earlier
might have been effective, but researchers weren’t looking at the right things to realize
that. Thanks to the Provenge clinical trials, we understand now that we need to measure the
effectiveness of cancer-treatment vaccines in a different way.
Propelled by that promising discovery, vaccine research is taking off. Powered by our
Center for Immunotherapy, Roswell Park researchers have introduced three vaccines that
are being studied in clinical trials:
NYESO-1, for ovarian cancer, many other types of solid tumors, and acute myeloid
leukemia (AML)
HSP, for stage III/IV melanoma
SurVaxM, for malignant glioma (a type of brain tumor) and multiple myeloma
Our partnership with CIM in Cuba promises to bring another new and hopeful treatment
option to our patients with the CIMAvax-EGF vaccine. It’s another milestone at the
beginning of an exciting new era in cancer research.
Las chancletas son malas para los pies
El uso prolongado de las sandalias puede tener consecuencias dolorosas
Desde la época de los faraones, las flip flops, también conocidas como zoris o chanclas,
han sido el zapato tradicional favorito para los días más calurosos.
Y es que es un placer poder llevar los pies descubiertos y frescos para combatir el calor.
Pero el uso prolongado de las también llamadas ojotas (Argentina), slap (Perú), chola
(Venezuela) o hawaianas (Chile) no es recomendable ya que pueden generar muchos problemas.
El 78% de los estadounidenses de más de 21 años ha sufrido problemas en los pies y en
gran medida se debe al uso de estas sandalias veraniegas, según la Evaluación de la Salud
Nacional del Pie del Instituto para la Prevención de la Salud del Pie de Estados Unidos.
Los efectos negativos son variados:
1. Lesiones Aunque las sandalias son muy frescas y cómodas para el verano, según los
investigadores, son incapaces de amortiguar el impacto contra las superficies duras debido
a la fina goma que posee su estructura.
"Nuestros pies están preparados para caminar por superficies naturales como la hierba
o la arena, por lo que usar chanclas para andar sobre el asfalto puede causarnos varios
problemas", señala el estudio.
Al ser planas, pueden generar dolores en las rodillas, la espalda y la cadera.
De igual forma, para los médicos ortopedas de Escuela de Medicina Mount Sinai, en
Estados Unidos, las sandalias ofrecen un respaldo al arco y una cobertura del pie limitadas
que pueden generar lesiones en la persona que las usa.
"El objetivo del calzado debería ser el de proteger y dar estabilidad al pie, y las chancletas
no cumplen esta función", le dijo a BBC Mundo, Miguel Cánovas, portavoz del Colegio
Oficial de Podólogos de Madrid (COPOMA).
2. Alteración de la forma de caminar Su uso puede alterar la forma de caminar, según
Cánovas, ya que las personas suelen arrugar los dedos para mantener el calzado en su sitio
mientras que el talón queda totalmente levantado y sin apoyo.
Según un estudio realizado en 2008 por la Universidad Auburn (Estados Unidos), cuando
usamos flip flops nuestros pasos son más cortos lo que ocasiona que nuestros talones
choquen con el suelo de una forma irregular, lo que altera el ritmo natural de nuestro caminar.
Esto sucede porque la mayoría de las personas suelen tensar los dedos del pie para
mantener mejor la sujeción de la sandalia y la presión de los dedos añade estrés a la zona
del tobillo y a todo el pie en general.
3. Fascitis plantar Las chanclas también están en la mira de los ortopedistas, porque su
uso frecuente se relaciona con la fascitis plantar, una inflamación del tejido conectivo del
pie, según explicó el experto español.
Según la web de salud LiveScience, el uso de chancletas estira la fascia plantar causando
inflamación, dolor, protuberancias y cansancio, sobre todo en personas con sobrepeso.
Los principales síntomas de la fascitis es el dolor y la rigidez en la parte interior del talón,
la planta del pie también puede doler o arder cuando das los primeros pasos en la mañana o
al subir escaleras.
La fascitis plantar aguda puede requerir de inyecciones de esteroides, cirugía o un
procedimiento llamado terapia de ondas de choque (es un procedimiento quirúrgico no
invasivo que utiliza ondas de sonido para estimular la sanación de algunos trastornos físicos).
4. Otros Según Miguel Cánovas otros problemas asociados con las chancletas incluyen
dedos y uñas rotas, cortes y gérmenes.
Por otro lado, una consecuencia potencial de las chancletas, principalmente en verano, es el
daño solar.
Cualquiera que use este tipo de calzado debe untarse filtro solar en los pies para reducir el
riesgo de cáncer de piel.
Cánovas recomienda sólo usarlas en las playas o antes de entrar a la alberca, y evitar su uso
prolongado.
Aries: Buen momento para iniciar un negocio o estudios. Piensa en
el futuro, el tiempo pasa volando.
Tauro: Pronto te darás cuenta que necesitas hacer algo más para
alcanzar tus metas. Cuídate de gente envidiosa.
Géminis: Siempre es bueno escuchar a los demás, pero toma tus
propias decisiones. Utiliza bien ese dinero.
Cáncer: La confianza en una persona muy cercana te hará ver la
realidad de las cosas, tómalo con calma.
Leo: Vas por buen camino, sigue ese rumbo. Tu capacidad de
trabajo dará sus frutos. Haz ejercicios.
Virgo: Aunque gozas de buena salud, no te excedas con las grasas.
Ese amigo te dará una sorpresa.
Libra: Es muy posible que Cupido haga de las suyas contigo.
Controla ese mal carácter y te irá bien.
Escorpio: Una llamada te pondrá de buen humor. Dedica más
tiempo a cosas productivas. Escucha consejos.
Sagitario: Ten cuidado con desconocidos que podrían
sorprenderte. Siempre busca lo mejor para tu familia.
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Acuario: Un día diferente o fuera de lo común te ayudará a sentirte
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Entrepreneurial Spirit Is Driving Buffalo Forward
By: Kevin Siskar
In recent years, much has been made about how the entrepreneurial movement is
modernizing the American dream. Markets like San Francisco and New York City are
home to some of the world's most recognizable startup success stories. And with good
reason - being the top dog in a competitive market brings with it the advantages of
recruiting top talent, visible press, and the ability to raise the innovative bar. But as billion
dollar companies set up shop in big markets, a new generation of innovators is turning
to midmarket cities to incubate their bold ideas. Cities like Buffalo, NY are making this
possible. Buffalo is channeling its legacy of hard work - dating back to its heyday as a
turn-of-the-twentieth-century giant - into a new push for entrepreneurial progress. Satish
K. Tripathi, co-chair of the Western New York Regional Economic Development Council,
and President of the University at Buffalo, perhaps said it best. The city is "open for
business."
Taking a step back, Buffalo's innovative future is rooted in its time-tested work ethic. Last
December, I reposted a video that discussed Buffalo as a city of firsts. From Frank Lloyd
Wright to Theodore Roosevelt, the city boasts an impressive list of big thinkers with
lasting impact. Of course, the city has experienced more than its fair share of setbacks.
Following the 1950s opening of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, shipping and other industries
moved elsewhere, businesses went vacant, and population decreased.
But today a number of trends indicate that the city is positioned for an entrepreneurial
resurgence.
• A New Youth Movement - According to census data analyzed by the New York Times,
from 2000 to 2012 the number of college graduates (ages 25-34) in Buffalo jumped 34
percent - more than Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, or even Boston.
• An Attractive Business Destination - A number of factors including access to an
international border, a strong labor force, and low operations cost are gaining attention.
Elon Musk's SolarCity made headlines last September with its announcement to commit 5
billion in Buffalo, while creating 3,000 new jobs. Beyond U.S. borders, a growing number
of Canadian companies are also investing, leading to an even stronger startup corridor in
the Golden Horseshoe - the densely populated region on the west end of Lake Ontario,
stretching from Buffalo to Toronto .
• Renewed Sports Franchises - Not to be overlooked, Buffalo is also attracting new
talent on the football field and in the hockey rink. The Bills and Sabres - arguably pivotal
economic and emotional heartbeats of the city - are sporting new leadership with owners
Terry and Kim Pegula and with the recent head coach hires of Rex Ryan and Dan Bylsma.
Within this movement, a number of newer companies face challenges of raising capital.
To address this, organizations like 43North are incentivizing companies from around
the world to incubate their ideas in Buffalo - with the potential to win up to $1 million.
With support from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo's Buffalo Billion initiative
and the New York Power Authority, there is heavy commitment and high stakes in the
organization, which last year received registrations from 96 countries and 50 states. The
11 winners from 2014 now share space in a new incubator at Buffalo Niagara Medical
Center - specifically created to engage a collaborative entrepreneurial community.
As they wrap up registration this month, 43North wants to continue the momentum by
focusing on quality global registrants to attract the best ideas the world over. This concept
of exacting change through entrepreneurism is what's driving Buffalo forward. It's a bold
venture for a city to bet on bright ideas and put them into action. But it's a critical step,
with potentially high reward, in restoring the brightness to America's City of Light.
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In the US economy, the moment we've all been waiting for may already be gone
By: Myles Utland
Since the worst of the financial crisis has passed, those watching the markets and the
economy have been waiting for one thing: inflation.
And at least one economist thinks inflation might already be here.
So fa, of course, there's been no inflation to be found anywhere. "Core" inflation — which
excludes the more volatile cost of food and gas — has been running at around 1.7% or so
over the last couple years, below the Federal Reserve's 2% target.
But looking at consumer prices isn't enough. What really needs to be in place for prices to
take off are wages, which have also been more or less flat compared to consumer prices
over the last several years.
Recent data, however, suggest that this paradigm has shifted, and Deutsche Bank
economist Torsten Sløk argued on Tuesday that the moment at which wages — and as a
result inflation — begin to really take off has already passed us by.
In an email on Tuesday, Sløk asked, "What if we are all wrong?"
"The market believes inflation will not be a problem and the Fed believes inflation
will not be a problem," Sløk wrote. "But the risks are in my view rising that we are
underestimating the amount of inflation in the pipeline. Why? Because the economy is
moving closer and closer to full capacity and once we hit full capacity inflation takes off.
We are already seeing this in wages."
What Sløk is talking about when he describes an economy as "full capacity" is an
economy in which each job and production increase that the current business cycle is
going to create without stoking an increase in wages and consumer prices has already
been created.
Over the last year we've seen about 3 million jobs created while the unemployment rate
has marched down to 5.5%. And in the last month, a number of measures have indicated
that wages are finally starting to take.
Additionally, the number of job openings exceeded the number of jobs filled last month
and the average number of days to fill a job has risen to 26 days, more than the 23 days
it took to fill a job in 2006. Both of these stats indicate a labor market that has begun to
really "tighten," or see the balance of power shift from employers to employees.
On Wednesday, we'll get the latest monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve.
We'll also see the Fed's latest economic projections, which include its outlook for GDP,
inflation, and the unemployment rate.
Right now, the Fed sees the economy hitting NAIRU, or the non-accelerating inflation
rate of unemployment, at 5.1%. This means that until the unemployment rate hits 5.1%,
there will be no inflation — in prices or wages — in the economy.
But in Sløk's eyes, we may have already passed this moment.
"In my view we have already hit the NAIRU sometime in 2014 and that is why wages
are moving straight up," Sløk argues. "Or put differently: Why did the Employment Cost
Index begin to trend higher a year ago? Because the labor market reached full capacity
and as a result prices started going up."
Sløk takes this even further, writing, "The risks are rising that we are all wrong with our
benign inflation outlook and that higher labor costs will begin to spill over to services
inflation in the economy, with the same hockey stick pattern we are seeing in the ECI."
Unlike average hourly earnings, the employment cost index captures things like employee
benefits in addition to wages and salaries, which gives, in Sløk's view, a more complete
picture of what it really costs to employ people.
In March, this measure rose 2.6%, which for Sløk is a harbinger of things to come.
In his email, Sløk outlines that we ought to recall that NAIRU, or this idea of a labor
market at "full capacity," is not one we some come and go in a clean process. Once wages
and inflation start to take off, these things are here to stay.
The question, of course, is whether what we've seen in wage growth is a head-fake or the
future of the economy.
The answer means everything for the Fed, which will likely raise rates sooner and faster
than the market expects if we're really taking off, or will decline to act quickly if recent
data doesn't hold up under further scrutiny.
And while Sløk's specific view that the economy is exactly where the Fed wants it to
raise interest rates is a minority one, his framework for thinking about inflation is worth
considering. Inflation is the kind of thing you don't know until you see, and so it is at least
worth asking if that moment for the US economy has come and gone.
It's So Bad in Greece, People Are Moving Back in With Their Parents
Moving out of the house you grew up in is a rite of passage. Moving back in with your
parents is a cry for help.
In Greece, it's come to just that.
The number of people too broke to afford their own place has ballooned since 2010, when
the Mediterranean nation's economic woes began. The share of momma's boys (and
girls) between the ages of 18 and 34 has grown to 63.5 percent, according to Eurostat,
the European Union's statistics agency. More than half of those between 25 and 34 live at
home.
The only country that can hold a torch to Greece is Italy, where it's a cliché how much
kids love their mothers. Yet the reasons why so many adult children live with their parents
is very much grounded in hard economic facts. Two factors are critical:
Zero job prospects
Looking at Greece's youth unemployment numbers, where more than half of people under
25 are out of work, it's hardly surprising many of them settle for free home-cooked meals
and their childhood rooms.
Declining fertility
People in Greece just aren't making babies. And who can blame them? Raising a family is
expensive. What that means is that the population just keeps getting older, which leaves a
shrinking workforce bearing the brunt of higher pension costs as more people retire.
For now, the parents are sustaining their adult children, but pretty soon it's going to be the
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Eliminado Puerto Rico en la clasificatoria a Rusia 2018
El onceno boricua desperdició la ventaja que había logrado en casa y perdió 2-0 en visita a Granada
Puerto Rico quedó fuera del proceso eliminatorio rumbo al Mundial Rusia 2018 al
perder este martes 2-0 en visita a Granada para el partido de vuelta en la segunda ronda
clasificatorio de la zona CONCACAF.
Fue otra desilusión para el fútbol boricua, que abrigaba esperanza de avanzar, al menos,
a la tercera etapa de la eliminatoria al llegar al Estadio Nacional de Granada con ventaja
tras ganar 1-0 el partido de ida de la serie el pasado viernes en Bayamón.
La selección puertorriqueña, sin embargo, fue incapaz de sostener el resultado ante un
rival que no tuvo un partido de dominio notable, pero que pudo aprovechar al máximo las
limitadas oportunidades a su favor para llevarse la victoria y el pase a la próxima fase.
Fue, incluso, el segundo torneo oficial que Granada elimina al onceno boricua, tras sacarlo
de carrera con un empate 2-2 en septiembre pasado en la clasificatoria del Caribe para la
venidera Copa Oro 2015.
Un inexplicable autogol del defensa Joan Morales al minuto 34, sin ningún jugador
ofensivo en la jugada, le dio la ventaja 1-0 a Granada, que sentenció el resultado con una
anotación de cabeza de Jamal Charles al 81’ en una jugada de tiro de esquina.
Puerto Rico, a su vez, tuvo hasta el último segundo múltiples opciones de marcar el gol
que significaba el pase de ronda, pero no encontró la forma de superar al guardameta
granadino, Jason Belfon.
Fue, además, un retroceso para la selección boricua en eliminatorias mundialistas, tras
durar seis partidos para Brasil 2014 y tres para Sudáfrica 2010, según datos del portal
FutbolPR.
Warriors were best team all season, title is fitting
By: Jarett Bell
CLEVELAND – The long wait is over for the Golden State Warriors
After 40 years, the NBA title is back in the Bay Area.
And after six games of a grueling NBA Finals series, there is no argument that the best
team earned their stripes as the new champion.
The Warriors survived the last, desperate shots from LeBron James and the Cleveland
Cavaliers on Tuesday night – and the raucous environment at Quicken Loans Arena – to
finally claim a new slice of history with a 105-97 victory.
It was never easy, not when the Warriors were compiling the NBA's best regular-season
record and certainly not when they were faced with the possibility of having the series
extended to a Game 7.
Yet when it mattered most, they never crumbled. They merely grew up some more.
Fittingly, led by regular season MVP Stephen Curry, they exploded in the fourth quarter –
which they pretty much owned all series – with a downpour of three-point baskets. It they
didn't come from Curry, it was series MVP Andre Iguondala. Or Klay Thompson. In short,
with Curry scoring 25, Iguodala posting 25 and Draymond Green notching 16, hey kept
the heat on the Cavs by playing up to their image.
Still, you knew James, who finished with a game-high 32 points, and the Cavs would fight,
and they did. Cleveland fell behind by 13 points in the first half, then took the lead early in
the second half.
But the Warriors have proven to be gritty and resilient, too.
For all the sizzle and splash that make the Warriors so much fun to watch, they
demonstrated over the course of the series – and the entire playoff season, for that matter
-- just how tough they are.
It was quite the foundation for a finishing touch.
And no doubt, Warriors coach Steve Kerr, realized what an essential element it needed to
be to secure the title. Since winning the pivotal Game 5, Kerr cautioned that the closeout
game of an NBA Finals series is always the toughest victory to achieve.
Something about taking a team's best shot. Mental toughness.
Who can argue with the source of that position? Kerr won five NBA championship rings
as a sharp-shooting guard with the Bulls and the Spurs. We'll take his word for it.
For all of the history attached to the crowning moment – hello, Al Attles, Rick Barry,
Clifford Ray and the rest of the 1975 champions – Kerr also knew that it would do no
good for his players to consume themselves with the long drought the franchise and its
fans have endured.
How many of the Warriors players were even born in 1975? Zero.
The drought did not belong to them, although Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond
Green and their brethren have everything to do with the franchise's rebirth.
That said, Kerr – who pushed one button correctly after another in becoming the first
rookie coach to win the NBA Finals since Pat Riley in 1982 – thought it was essential that
his team stayed in the moment.
That was his message before Game 6. This is about now.
"It's not about anything beyond tonight," Kerr said before the game.
Well, for as brilliant as Kerr has been, that point is debatable.
Just ask some of the fans who have flocked to Oracle Arena for decades in support
of a franchise that provided no shortage of deflating episodes. They endured the
disappointment of Joe Barry Carroll, the embarrassment of Latrell Sprewell choking his
coach, P.J. Carlesimo and even the dashed hopes that came with Run TMC – the teams led
by Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin who dazzled, but never to the point
of becoming a serious contender.
It was about the moment, for sure, but the moment carried the past on its back, too.
Barry, the star of the '75 team, has been struck by the similarities between the current
Warriors and the title team of 40 years ago. He told reporters this week how he was moved
to research his hunch, which goes deeper than the Splash Brothers comparing to the
scoring exploits that Barry and Jamaal (then Keith) Wilkes provided.
The '75 team had a deep rotation, too, with nine players averaging 10 minutes per game.
The current team has 11 players averaging 10 minutes. The '75 team, like the current
squad, had two All-Stars willing to accept bench roles. And they had a two-headed
monster at center, too.
Guess it's a case of what goes around, comes around.
Barry, though, mentioned one key difference. The '75 team wasn't expected win.
These guys, the expectations are off the charts – and for future years, too – after posting
the NBA's best regular-season record and becoming the model for a sleeker, more versatile
style of fast-paced basketball.
Well, expectations met.
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The Warriors closed out their third series of these playoffs with a road victory, which goes
far in showing just how much this young NBA power has grown up.
Sure, there might have been an added bonus for the Warriors in winning the title in
Oakland, where they could have ignited an instant celebration with their fans.
But with LeBron James on the other side, there was no reason to risk having to win a
Game 7.
It's about then and especially now. The Warriors have waited long enough to become
Golden again.
Julio César Chávez regresa al cuadrilátero a los 52 años
México - El mexicano Julio César Chávez, excampeón mundial de boxeo en tres
diferentes divisiones, regresó al cuadrilátero después de casi 10 años para pelear frente a
dos rivales en una exhibición en Hermosillo, noroeste de México.
Chávez, de 52 años, que se retiró como profesional el 17 de septiembre de 2005, mostró
destellos de algunas de sus principales armas en el boxeo: el gancho al hígado, el buen
movimiento de cintura y algunas combinaciones ante oponentes de bajo nivel.
Primero disputó un par de asaltos ante el director de la Comisión del Deporte en Sonora,
Vicente Sagrestano, y luego otros dos con su antiguo sparring, Luis "Indio" García.
"Ya estoy viejo, pero me queda poquito; me cansé y sentí que perdí reflejos, pero con
mucho gusto me arriesgué para el beneficio de los niños", dijo Chávez que recolectó un
juguete por cada asistente a la velada para regalarlo a niños pobres.
Chávez sumó durante su carrera 107 triunfos, 86 antes del límite, seis derrotas y dos
empates y cumplió grandes actuaciones ante los mejores púgiles de su época como los
puertorriqueños Héctor Macho Camacho y Edwin Chapo Rosario, los estadounidenses
Meldrick Taylor y Pernell Whitaker y el australiano Kostya Tszyu.
El mexicano ganó los títulos en los pesos superpluma, ligero y superligero del Consejo
Mundial de Boxeo, de la Asociación Mundial (AMB) y de la Federación Internacional
(FIB), y fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Boxeo en el 2011.
Combate titular de McJoe Arroyo será en Texas
Se enfrentará al filipino Arthur Villanueva el 18 de julio por el cetro de las 115 libras de la
FIB
El Don Haskins Convention Center de El Paso, Texas, será la sede del combate combate
entre el puertorriqueño McJoe Arroyo y el filipino Arthur Villanueva, por el título
supermosca (115 libras) de la Federación Internacional de Boxeo (FIB).
La pelea se efectuará oficialmente el sábado, 18 de julio, en el turno coestelar del
programa que estelarizará el ex campeón mundial Julio César Chávez Jr. y que será
transmitido por la cadena estadounidense Showtime.
La información la dio a conocer ayer la oficina de prensa de la PR Best Boxing.
“Es oficial, la pelea será el 18 de julio en El Paso, Texas, y McJoe Arroyo continúa
preparándose como siempre lo hace, bien enfocado, para su primera oportunidad
mundial”, manifestó Peter Rivera, vicepresidente de PR Best Boxing Promotions
(PRBBP), compañía que representa a Arroyo, el primer clasificado de la FIB en las 115
libras.
El fajardeño Arroyo (16-0, 8 KOs), quien en diciembre de 2014 venció por decisión
unánime al también filipino Mark Anthony Geraldo para ganarse su oportunidad mundial,
representó a Puerto Rico en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín, China en 2008. También en
su carrera como amateur, Arroyo ganó medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Mundial de
Boxeo Aficionado de 2007 en Chicago y en los Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe de
2006 en Colombia.
Mientras, Villanueva (27-0, 14 KOs) viene de un triunfo por decisión unánime sobre el ex
campeón mundial Julio César Miranda en febrero de 2015, después de dos victorias por
decisión en 2014 sobre Fernando Aguilar y Henry Maldonado.
En el turno estelar del sábado, 18 de julio, en El Paso, Chávez Jr. (48-2-1, 32 KOs) se
medirá a 10 asaltos con su compatriota Marcos Reyes (33-2, 24 KOs) a 10 asaltos. La
transmisión de Showtime inicia a las 10:00 p.m.
Sergio Martínez anuncia su retiro tras ser destronado por Cotto
NUEVA YORK — Sergio Martínez, el argentino que ostentó dos veces el título mediano
del CMB, anunció su retiro del boxeo después de pasar un año sin pelear desde su derrota
con Miguel Cotto.
"Maravilla" Martínez (51 victorias, tres derrotas y dos empates) anunció su retiro el
sábado durante un acto en el Salón de la Fama del Boxeo Internacional en Canastota,
localidad al noroeste del estado de Nueva York.
"Gracias por todo, aquí termina una etapa de mi vida. Estoy oficialmente retirado. Hasta
la victoria siempre", escribió Martínez en su cuenta de Twitter.
Martínez, quien acumuló 28 nocauts en su carrera, defendió seis veces el cetro mediano.
Se alzó con el título unificado CMB y OMB cuando venció a Kelly Pavlik en 2010 y siete
meses después noqueó en el segundo round a Paul Williams.
Su triunfo más memorable fue en septiembre de 2012 cuando venció por decisión
unánime al invicto mexicano Julio César Chávez Jr. en la arena Thomas & Mack Center
de Las Vegas, recuperando el título mediano del CMB que le habían quitado.
No peleaba desde su derrota ante el puertorriqueño Cotto, el 7 de junio de 2014, en el
Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. Mermado por problemas físicos en la rodilla,
Martínez sucumbió por nocaut técnico en el décimo asalto.
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Editorial/Letters
City Is Reshaped as Minorities and Poor are displaced
By: Marcos Lebron
Buffalo, New York is being rapidly reshaped as blacks, Latinos, Asians and immigrants
surge into the north, while gentrification by whites is widening the income gap in
neighborhoods like the Niagara and Ellicott districts, according to new census figures
released on Tuesday.
And now the discussion of demolihising The Marine Drive Apartments on Buffalo’s
Waterfront has stirred even more concern.
Some of the largest population gains since 2000 were recorded in places that not long ago
might have been considered marginal, including downtown, the Westside and the Niagara
district neighborhoods, as well as the Medical campus area, registered large gains.
The number of Hispanic and African American residents declined in tracts in Ellicott,
Niagara, but increased in the Blackrock, Riverside, upper Delaware districts and in the
towns of Tonawanda and Grand Island.
The black population shrunk by double digits in the Ellicott and Fruit belt area but jumped
north of the city and in Cheektowaga.
The non-Hispanic white population swelled on the Lower Westside, downtown, Elmwood
Village but declined in Blackrock, Riverside and Delaware.
Diverse racial, ethnic and immigrant enclaves have proliferated in Buffalo and especially
its suburbs since 2000, but that increase generated only negligible inroads against historic
patterns of racial segregation, according to analyses of the new data. Most whites in the
metropolitan area and most blacks in the city still live where a majority of their neighbors
are of the same race.
The latest figures are the single largest data release in the Census Bureau’s history,
providing a look for the first time since 2000 at a variety of characteristics, including
income, race, immigration and commuting habits for people in areas as small as just a
few square blocks. Based on samples taken from 2005 to 2009, the five-year American
Community Survey is separate from the 2009 survey, which probably better reflects the
full impact of the recession, and from the 2010 Census, which is supposed to count people
at every address.
Since 2000, decades of white flight eased and the proportion of non-Hispanic white
Buffalo resident increased slightly, to 46 percent. So did Buffalo’s proportion of Hispanic
residents, to just over 15 percent. The proportion of blacks declined by a percentage point,
to 37.0 percent, and the share of Asian residents rose to nearly 2 percent.
Buffalo foreign-born population increased since 2000, about 16 percent..
But many of the biggest gains in diversity were in the suburbs, generated by newly arrived
Hispanic and Asian immigrants, and their American-born children. Their population
increased in every ring town surrounding Buffalo.
In 2000, on average, a black suburbanite lived in a neighborhood that was 47 percent
black. In 2005-9, that neighborhood would have been 53 percent black, the analysts
found.
In 1970, whites in the metropolitan area were likely to live in a neighborhood that was 92
percent white, a figure that declined to 86 percent in 2000, and to 83 percent in 2005-9.
Buffalo is among a group of metropolitan regions where the Great Migration created large
black ghettos, and where very high levels of segregation have proved very resistant to
change.
BMHA is failing in its task of serving residents of Marine Drive Apartments
Broken pipes that leak sewage into apartments, smelly stairwells and hallways, crumbling
sidewalks, inadequate snow plowing, poorly maintained landscaping and littered grounds,
mold, missing window screens, malfunctioning elevators and heating systems, insufficient
security, slow response to maintenance problems.
That describes conditions at the Marine Drive Apartments on Buffalo’s waterfront, as
reported by Dan Herbeck in Sunday’s Buffalo News.
The situation in the complex for low- and middle-income residents is intolerable. The
Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority has an obligation to properly maintain the Marine
Drive Apartments. If it can’t, changes must be made.
Among those who spoke to The News was Kewpy McCullough, 20, a fast-food restaurant
worker who lives at Marine Drive with her 9-month-old baby, Jordyn. “I had mold in
my apartment,” she said, adding that it took three weeks before the maintenance staff
“cleaned it up. Now it is growing back again.” They live on the fourth floor, which means
struggling up and down the stairs with her baby when the elevators are broken.
Housing authority officials say some stories are exaggerated. That means the BMHA
acknowledges that many of the stories are accurate, but is not doing enough.
Officials say they are on a tight budget because operations are funded by rents, with no
government subsidies.
And yet, work desperately needs to take place at the 64-year-old complex of six 12-story
buildings just to make it presentable, and then more needs to be done to ensure that its
aging infrastructure is updated and running efficiently.
There is little evidence of comprehensive care over the years, and its blemishes are
showing against the now-glimmering downtown waterfront. It would cost an estimated
$42 million to renovate the complex, an impossible number to squeeze out of monthly
rents that range from $305 to $565, including most utilities.
To continue muddling along only reinforces the fears that the BMHA is encouraging
tenants to leave so the complex can be turned into pricey apartments and condos.
Raising the rents high enough to cover the backlog of issues is not the answer. The
apartments are restricted to low- and middle-income residents, and that needs to continue.
The poor physical state of the buildings is a result of years of dysfunction, from charges
of discrimination after the authority turned over operations to a tenants’ association in the
1960s to accusations that apartments were reserved for higher-income individuals with
political connections.
These disgraceful practices went on for years and amounted to one of the worst-kept
Buffalo secrets. Scott Gehl, executive director of Housing Opportunities Made Equal,
called the practice “publicly subsidized segregation.”
The nonprofit’s legal action in 2002 prompted a federal investigation that ended up giving
minorities a better chance to live at Marine Drive after a federal judge ordered the tenants’
association to revise its rental policies.
It would be a cruel twist if development interests trumped those of low-income residents,
who deserve their views of the lake and downtown just as much as those living in
expensive condos nearby.
Some residents and their advocates are understandably concerned that there is an
underlying message about the waterfront’s changing demographics. The presence of
the run-down complex is an unusual juxtaposition to half-million-dollar condos and
multimillions in private and public investment on the once-neglected waterfront.
The city and authority have a huge task in figuring out how to upgrade the complex for the
sake of residents who deserve decent conditions and before it starts to represent the “ugly
house” in an otherwise blossoming neighborhood.
It won’t be easy to reverse the decades of neglect at the complex, but it has to begin now.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which has in the past hinted
at a takeover of the BMHA, should step in to investigate. If the BMHA board is not up to
the task, the mayor, who appoints five of the seven commissioners, has a responsibility to
shake up the leadership. It’s possible that a private operator may have to be brought in to
run the complex. Swift action must be taken to improve this deplorable situation.
LA GUERRA INTERMINABLE
No hay guerra buena. Todas las guerras hablan de nuestra estupidez y de nuestra
incapacidad de resolver los problemas sin violencia.
Pero la guerra de Irak ha sido particularmente absurda porque se inició por las razones
equivocadas, ha costado decenas de miles de muertos -incluyendo a 4,487 soldados
norteamericanos- y dejó al país aún más inestable y peligroso.
La guerra en Irak fue una invención del ex presidente George W. Bush. Aseguró, sin
confirmarlo, que el dictador Saddam Hussein tenía armas de destrucción masiva y en
marzo del 2003 decidió atacar.Los inspectores de Naciones Unidas no pudieron terminar su
trabajo antes de que empezaran a caer las primeras bombas.Al gobierno estadounidense y a
sus aliados, claramente, les urgía comenzar esa guerra.
Saddam, por supuesto, era un sanguinario dictador pero en ese momento no tenía armas
de destrucción masiva ni tuvo nada que ver con los actos terroristas que mataron a casi 3
mil norteamericanos el 11 de septiembre del 2001. Es imperdonable e indignante que Bush
haya comenzado una guerra sin estar seguro de lo que decía. Y jamás sabremos si Bush,
en realidad, siempre supo que en Irak no había armas de destrucción masiva, nos engañó y
atacó por otras oscuras razones.
Ese error lo arrastraremos por décadas. En esos días el ex secretario de Defensa, Donald
Rumsfeld, dijo en una entrevista con PBS que los soldados norteamericanos serían
“bienvenidos” en Iraq. No fue así. A mí me tocó ver en la población iraquí de Safwan, en la
frontera con Kuwait, cómo los civiles de Irak vieron llegar los tanques de Estados Unidos
sin flores, sin cantos y sin sonrisas.
Hoy Irak, lejos de ser una democracia, es un país donde existen varios grupos terroristas
-incluyendo Al Kaeda e ISIS- que amenazan a Estados Unidos dentro y fuera de su
territorio. Esa guerra creó mil pequeños Osama bin Ladens.
Aún hay un pequeño grupo de soldados norteamericanos en Irak -cerca de tres mil, no en
labores de combate, apoyando al débil gobierno en turno- pero la guerra continúa. Si los
yihadistas de ISIS terminar por controlar Ramadi, su siguiente objetivo será Bagdad, la
capital. Se ha perdido una buena parte del territorio que tanto costó ganar el principio del
conflicto y, ahora, nadie sabe cómo terminar esta guerra.
El gobernador Jeb Bush, hermano de W., regresó esa guerra a las noticias cuando dio varias
respuestas distintas sobre lo que él hubiera hecho como presidente. Al final, como todos los
candidatos presidenciales, Jeb concluyó que no hubiera invadido Irak como su hermano.
Esto nos lleva a varias conclusiones. La primera es que no podemos creerle a los
presidentes y muchos menos cuando se trata de un asunto de vida o muerte. Periodistas
y políticos debimos haber sido más firmes y duros al exigir evidencias de lo que decía el
gobierno norteamericano antes del primer disparo.
La otra conclusión es que Irak sí debe ser un tema de campaña en el 2016. Muchos de
los candidatos, incluyendo a Hillary Clinton, autorizaron en el congreso o apoyaron
públicamente la injustificada invasión.Esa negligencia no debe repetirse.
La tercera conclusión es que muchos presidentes comienzan guerras que impactan nuestras
vidas. Si no queremos en la Casa Blanca a otro guerrerista, hay que decirlo y salir a votar.
Una de las razones por las que me convertí en ciudadano de Estados Unidos en el 2008 fue
para votar en contra de cualquier candidato que propusiera una guerra injustificada como la
de Irak.
Irak es la guerra interminable.A pesar de que Estados Unidos oficialmente ya la dio por
terminada, nos sigue atormentando y sufriremos sus consecuencias por muchas décadas
más. Hay más de 32 mil veteranos que resultaron heridos y desde Irak fácilmente podría
planearse el próximo ataque terrorista contra Estados Unidos.
Lo más absurdo de la guerra en Irak es que si tú le preguntas a soldados o a políticos de
Estados Unidos si esa guerra se ganó o se perdió, nadie sabe. No existe ningún consenso.
Nadie sabe con certeza cómo definir victoria en Irak.Eso pasa cuando se inicia una guerra
por las razones equivocadas. Por eso, tenemos el derecho de saber si el próximo presidente
o presidenta nos quiere meter en otra guerra inútil.
Hay que preguntar antes de votar.
Por Jorge Ramos Avalos.
El Cinco de Mayo es un día raro en Estados Unidos.
Muchos norteamericanos lo usan como excusa para ir a bares a tomar cerveza mexicana,
comer chips con salsa y ponerse un sombrero de charro. Y muchos políticos lo aprovechan
para hablar de los latinos y de nuestra creciente influencia en este país. Tras mucho insistir,
ya no celebran la independencia de México sino esa única batalla que los mexicanos
le ganamos a los franceses en un estado que, para muchos estadounidenses, es casi
impronunciable.
El pasado Cinco de Mayo no fue la excepción. Al contrario, nos regaló un adelanto de
cómo podrían ser las campañas presidenciales antes de la votación en noviembre del 2016.
Fueron dos maneras muy distintas de tratar de enamorar al votante hispano. El republicano
Jeb Bush envió en las redes sociales un mensaje en un perfecto español sobre cómo ha
aprendido a amar y respetar a México, el país de origen de su esposa Columba. Y la
demócrata Hillary Clinton, en inglés, pronunció un fuerte discurso sobre cómo ayudaría a
los inmigrantes indocumentados.
La verdad, Hillary fue mucho más allá de lo que se esperaba. Prometió -como Barack
Obama- luchar en el congreso por una reforma migratoria que le permita hacerse
ciudadanos norteamericanos a la mayoría de los 11 millones de indocumentados.
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