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Ataque a policías en Baton Rouge fue un "acto calculado"

Latinos en los olímpicos de Rio 2016 Olympics Hopefuls Rio 2016

Desobediencia Civil: Black Lives Matter

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Los deportistas que participaran en los juegos olímpicos de Rio de Janeiro este Agosto 2016, estará lleno de muchos talentos latinos que nos dan orgullo presentarlos en esta edición.

Con mucho orgullo presentamos a estos atletas de gran calibre que representaran a los Estados Unidos de América en estas olimpiadas del 2016 y van por la medalla de Oro.

Laurie Hernández – la gimnasta de solo 16 años que obtuvo el 3er lugar en las etapas de calificación para los olímpicos que se llevaron a cabo a finales de Junio y es una de las atletas que aspira obtener una medalla. Laurie es una joven con muchas metas y espera que pueda inspirar a muchas jovencitas latinas y sea una modelo para ellas a seguir. Es la preferida a ganar en los juegos olímpicos de verano en

Rio y también se espera que sea una de las estrellas latinas de estos juegos olímpicos, ya que tiene estilo y todo el carisma para

una estrella olímpica. También se le pregunto como se sentía al representar a las jóvenes latinas de EEUU

By: Joel Rose and Edwin Martinez

If you want to see how refugees, Puerto Rican migrants and Latinos are changing Buffalo, N.Y., the West Side Bazaar, Buffalo’s North, Niagara districts and Buffalos Medical Campus is a good place to start. It's an incubator for immigrant and migrant owned businesses. And it's the only place in town where you can eat Ethiopian sponge bread, Burmese noodles, Pasitillos, and Peruvian chicken at the same table. In the medical campus, where new innovative start up business are growing many are being fueled by the brain power of immigrants and migrants who have helped grow the Western New York economy.

"We are like family here — families from different countries," says Nadeen Yousef, who moved to Buffalo from Iraq last year. Yousef now has a booth at the bazaar, where she sells handmade macrame wall hangings and art.

La policía Estatal de Louisiana señaló en rueda de prensa que el tiroteo del domingo en el que murieron tres policías, fue una emboscada planificada por el sospechoso, Gavin Long, un afroamericano veterano de guerra de 29 años.

El tiroteo ocurrido este domingo en las calles de Baton Rouge, Louisiana, donde tres policías resultaron muertos y otros tres heridos, uno de ellos de gravedad, fue parte de un "acto calculado", según informaron las autoridades este lunes.

"No hay duda de que estos oficiales fueron intencionalmente un objetivo y luego fueron asesinados", dijo este lunes en una rueda de prensa el coronel Michael Edmonson, superintendente de la Policía

de Louisiana. Según Edmonson, los movimientos del atacante fueron "tácticos" y "combativos".

El hecho de que este nuevo incidente de violencia tenga las mismas características del ocurrido en Dallas, donde murieron

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El grupo afroamericano Black Lives Matter (Las vidas afroamericanas cuentan) está al frente de un nuevo movimiento de los derechos civiles en nuestro país. Muchos los apoyan, como también existen sectores en la sociedad que los repudian.

Para empezar, Black Lives Matter fue iniciada después del veredicto que dejó libre a George Zimmerman, el vigilante que dio muerte al joven afroamericano Trayvon Martin en Sanford, Florida, el 26 de febrero de 2012.

Una de sus fundadoras, Alicia Garza, escribió un mensaje en Facebook con el corazón partido por la injusticia que acababa de ocurrir en el sistema de justicia en contra de Martin. “Podía haber sido mi hermano menor”, dijo Garza. Al final del mensaje manifestó: “Black Lives Matter”, haciendo alusión a la injusticia existente en

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y ella comento:

“No lo veo como presión. Lo veo como un honor tan grande de poder representar, en algún modo, a Puerto Rico y los hispanos, y todas las niñas allá afuera. Yo no creo que ser hispana, ser negra, ser blanca, te limite en nada. Creo que las personas solo deben luchar por lo quieren”, expresó durante una entrevista tras las competencias clasificatorias para las Olimpiadas.

Lauren (aka Laurie) Hernandez is breaking all kinds of barriers as one of the youngest gymnasts to ever join Team USA at the Olympics.

The 16-year-old Latina powerhouse is headed to Rio as a member of a groundbreakingly diverse group of young athletes that truly represent the cultural makeup of America, including veterans Gabby Douglas, 20, and Aly Raisman, 22, as well as fellow newcomers Simone Biles, 19, and Madison Kocian, 19.

While we'll obviously be rooting for the entire team when the intense competition commences on Aug. 5, we're especially excited to watch Laurie represent our culture in front of a global audience. If, like us, you're itching to learn even more about her before she takes center stage,

Anita Alvarez - Hija de David y Karen Álvarez, Su Madre era nadadora de sincronizado Durante su vida en la universidad, y ha sido entrenadora durante los últimos 30 años ... Su comida favorita es el helado y té de la burbuja. ella ganó el Premio Presidencial oro, un premio que recompensa la excelencia académica

Álvarez, uno de los miembros más jóvenes del equipo de EE.UU., tenía sólo 16 años cuando se mudó de Búfalo, Nueva York a un nueva cas en California, la ubicación del centro de entrenamiento de natación sincronizada. Nació de padres estadounidenses de origen mexicano, Álvarez estuvo naturalmente atraída por la natación sincronizada a una edad temprana por una simple razón: su madre había participado en el deporte mientras crecía y entrenado a un equipo de club. "Por lo tanto, he estado alrededor de toda mi vida", explica Álvarez. "He hecho diferentes deportes también, pero con el tiempo he tenido que reducirlo a uno, y yo elegimos sincronizada".

Alvarez, one of the youngest members of Team USA, was just 16 when she moved from her Buffalo, New York home to California, location of the synchronized swimming training center. Born to Mexican-American parents (her mother grew up in the Buffalo area while her father was from Santa Fe, New Mexico), she was naturally attracted to synchronized swimming at a young age for a simple reason: her mother had participated in the sport while growing up and coached a club team. “So, I’ve been around it all my life,” Alvarez explains. “I’ve done different sports as well, but eventually I had to narrow it down to one, and I chose synchro.” (latina magazine)

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At Roswell Park Cancer institute Dr. Francisco Hernandez IIizaliturri a Mexican immigrant is developing and treating Cancer patients with the latest medicines. At the University at Buffalo the President Satish K. Tripathi The first international-born president in UB’s history, is leading the way in start up New York Business and a partner in the Buffalo Billions. On Buffalo’s Westside and Eastside Puerto Rican American Dr. Raul Vazquez is developing systems that improves healthcare outcomes, while reducing healthcare cost and at the same time creating hundreds of job. Mexican American Banker and Vice President for Bank of America Fernando Martinez is helping these new immigrants and migrants with accessing capital and providing financial literacy which has resulted in millions being invested in the Ellicott, Niagara, North District and other areas of Western New York. In Rochester, Deputy Mayor R. Carlos Carballada a graduate of Canisius College and has previously served as a director at M&T Bank, CEO/President of First National Bank and Central Trust Company has been at the forefront of growing the Rochester economy. While in Dunkirk, N.Y. the first Puerto Rican American mayor was elected.

For shrinking cities, this kind of bump in population makes a real difference. A 2012 study focused on Buffalo, Rochester and Dunkirk found that refugees and migrants from Puerto Rico, Myanmar Bhutan, Burma, Somalia and Iraq created new jobs and boosted the Western New Yorks economy by $180 million. Refugee- and migrant owned businesses directly contributed $87.6 million in economic activity to the cities in just a year.

Audrey Singer, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, argues that cities need two things to stay strong: economic activity and population. Refugees provide both. Many of America’s large and mid-sized cities have taken notice. Eighteen cities in the Rust Belt alone have established programs to attract, integrate, and empower refugees.

There's been a vigorous debate in this country about refugee resettlement, much of it focused on whether Syrian refugees pose a security threat. There's been less talk about what happens when refugees put down roots in their new country, in places like Buffalo's west side.

"The presence of foreign-born residents of the city of Buffalo has increased by 95 percent" since 2006, says Mayor Byron Brown. "And that community feels that Buffalo has been a welcoming place."

Brown isn't the only one who thinks refugees are one reason the city's population has stopped falling for the first time in decades.

cinco policías, genera mayor preocupación en torno a la posibilidad de que las tensiones raciales de las últimas semanas se desboquen.

El superintendente aseguró que no tiene dudas de que el ataque contra policías en Baton Rouge "fue una emboscada" en la que disparó una sola persona. Tras ver videos del área alrededor de una lavandería de autos y un abasto, las autoridades concluyeron que el sospechoso tenía objetivos claros: policías.

El superintendente aseguró que el atacante estacionó su carro y espió un vehículo policial vacío parado frente a una tienda. Caminó alrededor del edificio y allí es confrontado por primera vez por los tres oficiales asesinados.

"Fue caótico (...) Cuando se enfrentó con esos policías actuó deliberadamente y con precisión", agregó. Allí mata a los dos primeros agentes. Un tercero interviene, Brad Garafola, de 45 años, y recibe un disparo mortal.

Entonces, el atacante va a su carro y comienza a recorrer otros edificios antes de detenerse y disparar contra otros policías. Es ahí cuando un equipo Swat de la Policía de Baton Rouge le dispara, a unas 100 yardas de distancia, y lo abate.

En fotos, este lunes Edmonson mostró las armas utilizadas por el atacante el domingo, entre ellas un rifle calibre 5.56, y una pistola nueve milímetros. También explicó que tanto las redes sociales del atacante como el carro en el que presuntamente llegó a la zona serán analizados.

Por su parte, el jefe de la Policía de Baton Rouge, Carl Dabadie, señaló que sospechan que el atacante aparentemente tenía como plan entrar a la sede principal del departamento para matar más policías.

A favor de la violencia

Incluso en el canal web YouTube el sospechoso, Gavin Long, de 29 años, proveniente de Missouri y veterano de guerra, dejó entrever que estaba a favor de la violencia a la hora de enfrentar estos incidentes policiales donde se ha denunciado exceso en el uso de la fuerza y racismo.

“El 100% de las revoluciones han sido exitosas a través de un levantamiento, de un

la sociedad estadounidense.

“No fue la falta de Trayvon Martin que Zimmerman lo haya detenido y matado… [Ese asesinato] tiene que ver con una sociedad que está totalmente enferma de una enfermedad llamada racismo”, indicó Garza en una entrevista que se encuentra en el internet.

Así, el movimiento Black Lives Matter es producto de las redes sociales. Y como tal, no es un movimiento que tiene un liderazgo único, como sucedió con el movimiento civil de Martin Luther King de la década 1960. Por el contrario, Black Lives Matter es un movimiento espontaneo que genera líderes en todas partes de país, especialmente en aquellos lugares donde la justicia ordinaria –policías, cortes y la ley— cometen abusos contra los afroamericanos.

Black Lives Matter lucha con el mismo espíritu de caracterizaron a los movimientos de Martin Luther King o de Cesar Chávez. Black Lives Matter es un movimiento que promueve la Desobediencia Civil; es decir, aquel movimiento que busca la justicia individual (subjetiva) en medio de una Justicia (objetiva) injusta del Estado.

Alicia Garza hace referencia de una enfermedad social que afecta a la sociedad y al Estado. Ese racismo contra los grupos minoritarios, particularmente contra la población afroamericana, está encarnado en sistema de justicia norteamericano y afecta a todos los individuos que la componen.

Como la mayoría de los policías pertenecen al grupo mayoritario de los europeos-estadounidenses, todos esos síntomas de racismo se elevan y se multiplican al punto que se convierte en una enfermedad sistémica que no se resuelve a su interior.

Es decir, para curar este mal sistémico, se requiere la fuerza de movimientos sociales que batallen la enfermedad desde afuera hacia adentro. El objetivo principal de Black Lives Matter es curar el racismo incrustado en el corazón de la sociedad.

A la manera de un médico cirujano, especializado en extirpar tumores cancerosos del cuerpo, los líderes de Black Lives Matter están tratando de sacar todos esos residuos sociales racistas que todavía persisten en el tejido social norteamericano.

Lo que se le encarga a Black Lives Matter no es una tarea fácil. Aparte de que el sistema de justicia está viciado, muchos oficiales de la policía, incluyendo aquellos pertenecientes a los grupos minoritarios, padecen de prejuicios y discriminación estructural. Este tipo de discriminación es altamente irracional; el individuo no alcanza a visualizarlo o internalizarlo conscientemente. No se da cuenta de su existencia y, por consiguiente, comete actos de discriminación que son imperceptibles a su simple vista. De este mal padecen muchos policías.

Black Lives Matter es un movimiento “legal” de Desobediencia Civil que cura los viejos males de nuestra sociedad.

Sin lucha, no hay gloria; sin batalla, no muere el racismo. !Black Lives Matter!

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Noticias de BuffaloKeyBank to close 30 local bank branches as part of First Niagara dealKeyCorp is planning to close 30 local branches after it completes its $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo-based First Niagara Bank in the next two months.The first closures will happen in October, when 18 First Niagara branches will be shuttered. Another 12 KeyBank branches will also be closed, mostly in 2017, although the Brunswick Plaza branch on Hoosick Road will be closed this November.

KeyBank unveiled the closure list on Monday after U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced he had brokered a deal over the weekend that would protect KeyBank and First Niagara branch employees from layoffs and limit the total number of layoffs in the state to 250 jobs.

The Schumer deal also calls for KeyBank to add 500 to 600 jobs in New York state over the next five years and possibly add 300 to 400 jobs between 2019 to 2020 as it puts new headquarters in the Buffalo area for commercial insurance, auto lending, and mortgage banking, business lines it plans on expanding after the First Niagara deal closes.

Those expansions would allow KeyBank to meet another pledge to Schumer to keep the current employment level of the two banks in New York at 6,117 jobs through 2021.

"In the months and years to come, I look forward to making sure the terms of this plan, which is designed to save the maximum number of existing jobs, and create new ones, too, is lived up to. I also plan to work closely with KeyBank and community leaders to continue to grow the regional economy and add even more jobs at KeyBank's Buffalo headquarters" Schumer added.

Schumer has been one of the most vocal critics of the First Niagara deal since it was first announced by the two banks last fall. Schumer and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have been especially wary about the impact of the deal on western New York and Buffalo, where First Niagara is located. KeyBank, which traces its roots to Albany, is headquartered in Cleveland.

Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of Western New YorkThe Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of Western New York Association invites everyone to the 14th Annual Flag Raising Ceremony to be held Thursday, August 11th at 12 noon in front of Buffalo City Hall. The Association sponsors events that are celebrations inclusive of all Hispanics. This year’s theme is “Representa/Represent”. The theme speaks for itself as we ask everyone in the Hispanic Community to represent their culture, their foods, their music & their dances as we come together and celebrate with pride. Wilfred “Willie” Rosas, 41st Mayor of the City of Dunkirk has been named the 2016 Grand Marshal. Mayor Rosas was raised in the City of Dunkirk and loves being a voice for WNY. Mayor Rosas is honorably retired from the NYSP after 20 plus years of service. We thank Willie for his support and being a part of our community. We are truly proud that he is the first Puerto Rican Mayor in the state of New York. Rafael Toro, Director of Public Relations at Goya Foods, has been named a 2016 Honorary Host. Rafael has been a key supporter of the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of WNY and has been a direct link for our community with Goya. In addition to all his great accomplishments, Rafael is a tremendous human being that takes the time to listen to the needs of the communities, and has truly made a difference. Maria Rivera, founder and host of LaVoz of WNY, has also been named a 2016 Honorary Host. Maria is very passionate of our community and on her weekly show brings us local Hispanics that are keeping our Hispanic roots alive through music, art, dances, etc. Maria has also been a long- standing advocate in raising awareness among Hispanics about cancer and its affects. In preparation for the 14th annual parade, flags will be placed week of Flag Raising Ceremony along Niagara Street (Avenida San Juan), encouraging pride through-out the Hispanic community. Representatives from several countries will hand their flags to the City of Buffalo for placement along the route. The Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade will take place on Saturday, August 20th, 2016 and kick-off at 1pm in front of Buffalo City Hall. Activities will start the evening of Friday, August 19th at Buffalo’s beautiful waterfront. We will have great food, activities and free concerts. But get ready for the evening of August 20th, as Orchestra Antonetti performs a few hits from their newly released CD “Pa’Rato”. The great tropicalstsalsero artist, Charlie Cruz will also be performing on this night. On Sunday, August 21 , we will have dancers, entertainers and bands performing through-out the day including Cojunto Ecos Borincanos, Mariachi Band Zelaya and Amor & Heritage Dance Company. Later on that evening our outstanding local band LaKrema will accompany el Gran Merenguero Ronny Soler. To close out this year’s parade events concert series on Sunday, we will have the Nuyorrican salsa singer Michael Stuart. There will be fun events for children, teens and families all day Saturday and Sunday!! After Shootings, Police Departments Warn OfficersAs the number of police officers killed in ambush attacks rises in a way that is “shocking and unprecedented in recent history,” as the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said in a statement, police departments around the country are putting in place measures that they hope will protect their officers.The Buffalo Police Department said on Twitter that “in light of the tragedy in Dallas,” its officer patrols would begin operating in pairs. Following the killing of three officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Sunday, the department told its officers to use extra caution.New York City Police Department Commissioner William Bratton told CBS News on Sunday that his department is keeping officers safe by arming them with smartphones that alert them to dangerous individuals. In another CBS interview, he said his plainclothes officers would “for the time being” work in uniform and those in solo patrols would “double up” because of the Dallas and Baton Rouge killings.

“We are in perilous times at the moment,” Bratton told CBS. “We are sailing in unchartered waters, and everywhere we look we’re in harm’s way—not just the police, but the public.”In March, prior to the most recent police killings, the NYPD released a video on its officer safety measures, saying the department was putting in place “new equipment, enhanced training and the latest technology.” Those measures included new bulletproof squad car

doors, new bullet- and stab-resistant vests, stronger pepper spray and more guns.Thirty-one law enforcement officers have died in gun-related incidents so far this year, a 72 percent increase over the 18 killed at this point last year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit that maintains the national monument to fallen officers in Washington, D.C., and keeps statistics on officer deaths. More cops have died in ambush shootings so far this year than in all of 2015. They were “assassinated because of the uniform that they wear, the job that they do,” Craig Floyd, president and CEO of the Memorial Fund, told Newsweek earlier this month.Those figures include five officers who were killed in Dallas on July 7 by Micah Johnson, following protests there over the officer-involved fatal shootings of two black men that week, in Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights, Minnesota.They also include the shooting deaths on Sunday in Baton Rouge of three officers, identified as Corporal Montrell Jackson and Officer Matthew Gerald of the Baton Rouge Police Department, and Deputy Sheriff Brad Garafola of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. Additional officers were wounded. The gunman was identified as Gavin Long, a U.S. military veteran who also died in the incident.Unlike earlier killings of police officers, the most recent incidents seem to have been inspired by the anti-cop rhetoric that has been growing since the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012, which inspired the Black Lives Matter movement.Dallas Police Chief David Brown told reporters following the incident there that the suspect “said he was upset about the recent police shootings” and that he had “stated he wanted to kill white people, especially white officers.”“If we’re going to spew anti-cop rhetoric, anti-government rhetoric, then we have to realize there could be consequences of the type we saw in Dallas,” Floyd has previously told Newsweek.And after the Baton Rouge killings, Louisiana State Police Colonel Michael Edmonson said in a press conference, “There is no doubt whatsoever that these officers were intentionally targeted and assassinated. It was a calculated act against those who work to protect the community every single day.”

To be sure, the number of officer deaths has been steadily decreasing since the Prohibition era. Some have argued that it has never been safer to be a police officer. According to FBI statistics, 51 officers were killed in the line of duty in 2014, the year for which the most recent data is available. That is half the number who were killed in 1996, a year the FBI said had the lowest number in 20 years.Besides those in Boston and New York, other police departments are issuing warnings to their officers. In an email to Newsweek, a Chicago Police Department spokesperson said: “Currently, there is no threat to Chicago, however notifications have been made to CPD officers and we continue to patrol in pairs and in uniform and remain vigilant.”A spokeswoman for the Philadelphia Police Department also tells Newsweek that officers there are now working in pairs.Police in Buffalo, NY, Washington, St. Louis, Philadelphia and Los Angeles County are also among those now working in pairs, according to The Washington Post. Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier told the Post that she had also called for increased security around police buildings and parking lots and had put extra police on the street during protests.

The New Orleans Police Department told its officers that two squad vehicles must respond to calls instead of just one, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Robert Taylor, a criminology professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, says pairing officers can help make them feel more comfortable short-term but is less effective long-term.

“One-person cars are just as safe as two-person cars,” he says, noting that more than 90 percent of departments use one-person cars. Taylor, who is also a scholar-in-residence at the Caruth Police Institute, a Dallas-based think tank on police strategies, and has consulted with police departments around the country on officer safety, says having one-person cars is more efficient because there are more vehicles patrolling and available to respond to calls. “It’s better to have more one-person cars out on the street than fewer two-people cars,” he says.Pairing cops for now can be helpful, Taylor says, “just so officers can feel better about their job, so they can feel safer about their job. There are four eyes instead of two eyes when they go into a building. But long-term that’s not the way policing is going to be done in this country.”He says departments should be telling officers to keep alert and aware. “They need to look at the rooftops, they need to look and see see who’s hanging around before they go into an establishment,” he says. He adds that officers should recall the basics they learned in training, which they may have forgotten about after years of routine calls, and ask the community for help.But “the sad fact is,” Taylor says, “you can’t protect yourself 24/7, all of the time. If someone is out there to get you, he’s going to get you.”

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Al Panorama: viajes y másEn Este segmento nos enfocaremos en Ecuador.

Ecuador is a country in Northwestern South America, with a Pacific Ocean coastline, lying on the Equator between Colombia, to the northeast, and Peru, to the south and east.Cotopaxi is the world's highest active volcano. Many cities and sites in Ecuador are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Such cities and best-known places are the Galapagos Islands, and the city of Cuenca.

Ecuador is the most biodiverse country in the world. Ecuador has over one hundred different types of hummingbirds and thousands of orchid varieties. Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve, Mindo and San Luis de Pambil are all good places to see many types of flora and fauna. The Galapagos Islands are justly famed for their wildlife.The Cuyabeno Wild Life Reserve is probably the best place to see the Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador, even though there are other national parks which are also interesting (such as the Yasuni National Park). It's a place of high biodiversity and nature lovers should feel in paradise. That's a good way to discover the indigenous communities of Ecuador and to eventually meet a local shaman. It's necessary to get to Lago Agrio to reach the reserve. Private transportation is made possible by the local accommodation, which is provided by eco-lodges.The beaches in Ecuador are amazing, including: Salinas, Bahia de Caraquez, Manta, Crucita, San Jacinto, and San Clemente. They offer very inexpensive hotel accommodations, great food and friendly people. Nevertheless, there are also very upmarket establishments as well.

Ecuador has many climate zones, from tropical along coast to cooler and dryer inland at higher elevations; tropical in Amazonian jungle lowlands. Ecuador is unusual in that one can choose any climate one wishes by where in the country one travels to. Lying on the equator means there is no summer or winter; however, there are typically wetter and drier seasons. The 'wetter' season is usually between December - June, while the drier season runs from July - November.

Of all of the cities in Ecuador, Cuenca is arguably the most charming with its cobblestone streets, old-world cathedrals, colonial parks and urban rivers.In recent years, Cuenca has become a hot spot for expatriates and retirees settling down to live. Safety, low cost of living and pleasant, although slightly cool climate attracts expats to settle down in this small Andean city.

Though most of Cuenca’s sites of interest are churches, parks and museums, outdoor enthusiasts flock to Cuenca for El Cajas National Park which offers spectacular hiking and trekking opportunities, and the bicycling around Cuenca is second to none, especially mountain biking on thousands of miles of seldom visited trails.

Throughout Ecuador there is a lot of variety as to what is typically eaten, depending on the location. In the Sierra, potatoes almost always accompany lunch and dinner, and in the coast rice is popular. Soup is also a big part of lunch and dinner. Breakfasts often consist of toast, eggs, and juice or fruit. Batidos, or fruit shakes, are popular breakfast items or snacks. Especially in the Coastline, Ecuadorians make a variety of breakfast meals based on green or sweet plantain and yuca, such as bolonoes, empanadas, patacones, corviches, muchines, pan de yuca, humitas and others. They are cooked with either cheese, pork or fish. They are very filling and inexpensive meals.Locro de papa is a famous Ecuadorian soup with avocados, potatoes and cheese.Ceviche is a common dish found on the coast. It is a cold seafood cocktail that is usually served with "chifles," thin fried plantains, and popcorn.Encebollado is a hearty fish soup with yuca, also found on the coast: A tomato-fish soup filled with chunks of yucca, marinated vegetables with "chifles" thrown in for added crunch.In the Highlands, Ecuadorians eat cuy, or guinea pig. The entire animal is roasted or fried and often served skewered on a stick.Empanadas are also a common local food that are usually consumed as snacks in the afternoon. The most common varieties of this filled pastry are cheese and/or chicken.

Safety- Tourists should use common sense to ensure their safety. Avoid problems by not flashing large amounts of money, not visiting areas near the Colombian border, staying away from civil disturbances and not using side streets in big cities at night. Probably the biggest threat in most places is simple thievery: Belongings should not be left unguarded on the beach, for example, and pickpockets can be found in some of the more crowded areas, especially the Trolébus (Metro) in Quito, in bus terminals and on the buses themselves. Buses allow pedlars to board briefly and attempt to sell their wares; however, they are often thieves themselves, so keep a close eye out for them. Hotel personnel are generally good sources of information about places that should be avoided.You can always ask tourist police officers, police officers or in Tourist information centre for the dangerous regions.Ecuador offers great opportunities for hiking and climbing, unfortunately, some travellers have been attacked and robbed in remote sections of well known climbs - female hikers/climbers need to be extremely careful and never be alone. Travellers are urged to avoid solo hikes and to go in a large group for safety reasons.

Guayaquil is not only the beating commercial heart of Ecuador but is a vibrant sprawling city growing ever more confident. A half-dozen or more high-rises give it a big-city profile and several hillsides are engulfed by shantytowns, but it’s the Río Guayas’ malecón (the city’s riverfront town square–cum-eatery-cum-playground) that defines the city’s identity.

Galapagos - The Galápagos Islands may just inspire you to think differently about the world. The creatures that call the islands home, many found nowhere else in the world, act as if humans are nothing more than slightly annoying paparazzi.

This isolated group of volcanic islands and its fragile ecosystem has taken on almost mythological status as a showcase of biodiversity. Yet you don’t have to be an evolutionary biologist or an ornithologist to appreciate one of the few places left on the planet where the human footprint is kept to a minimum.

The Galapagos Islands are a bucket-list destination for good reason: Thanks to a lack of natural predators, friendly wildlife such as playful sea lions and gigantic sea tortoises let visitors get up close and personal. This archipelago of about 19 islands and many smaller islets sprinkled 620 miles off Ecuador’s coast in the Pacific Ocean is a double World Heritage site (both land and sea are protected) and served as the inspiration for Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. Each island boasts its own unique landscape, ranging from barren black, volcanic rocks to swaths of white sand beaches melting into gemstone-blue waters.Ecuador is a country that you can visit and enjoy without going broke.Hoping you enjoyed this edition and if you want us to showcase any other place, please send us the info via panoramanews.com or like us on facebook for more information.

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Noticias de RochesterRPD: Two officers per patrol car in light of recent police shootingsRochester, N.Y. — In response to recent killings of police officers nationwide, including deaths in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Rochester police are now patrolling in pairs.The Rochester Police Department said this is a temporary measure. Police Union President Mike Mazzeo said this new safety measure needs to remain in effect through the summer because of the ongoing level of violence."We're all in shock, and we're all feeling the pain," Mazzeo said. "Until this country turns around, we need to be in two man cars."Former Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard said this decision is the only one that could be made in the short term, but said long-term, it is not sustainable."I think it's also for the well-being of the officers themselves. I think that in terms of responding to calls you want to feel that you have somebody there who is going to watch your back." Sheppard said. "Police may have information that we're not aware of. They could be picking up information from FBI that there is a threat."Mazzeo said their budget is tight and staffing is limited, but safety has to be a priority."We don't have the men and women now for single cars," Mazzeo said. Our staffing is inadequate. But we will have two per car. It is a different world we live in."The Rochester Police Department said in the current fiscal year, they have increased the hiring of police officers from 25 to 45 and will be hiring earlier.

Former Greece schools head expected to be named RCSD superintendentRochester, N.Y. -- Sources tell Panorama Hispano it’s anticipated that Barbara Deane-Williams will be the next superintendent of the Rochester City School District.

Deane-Williams served as the Greece School District superintendent from 2011 to 2015 and spent the last year as the senior deputy superintendent of the Boston City School District.Sources say a contract between Deane-Williams and the RCSD was signed over the weekend, and the school board will meet Monday at 12:30 pm to formally accept the offer. Debate over performing arts theater in RochesterRochester, N.Y. – The City of Rochester received the results from its feasibility study on a performing arts theater in Rochester.The top picks are a theater at the Midtown site and a theater at Court and Exchange streets which would have more performance space in addition to the main theater.A nearly 3,000 seat performing arts center at Midtown would cost about $75 million to build.The fact that it could operate without subsidies or deficits, leaves the chairman of the Rochester Broadway Theater League feeling vindicated."We’ve been saying that for a long time,” said Arnie Rothschild. “We can probably do about 200 nights of entertainment a year out there, and it will change downtown Rochester if we build it there."Rothschild said the only drawback of the Midtown site is that it's narrow, meaning the arts center would have a double balcony to accommodate the 3,000 seats. His thought is to make the two side streets one way, adding to the property's width.Arts advocate, Thomas Warfield, said smaller arts groups “feel left out of the discussion", but Rothschild believes his proposed theater could serve all needs.“I’m fully convinced that for Geva, for the philharmonic, for the pops, for black friars, this can lead to significant growth,” said Rothschild. “Also, it is a venue that will be used for the jazz festival, and it will change the size of acts that they can bring to the jazz festival."Some arts groups believe a theater at the corner of Court and Exchange streets better fits their needs. That’s because it would include educational space and a 125 seat black box theater in addition to the main theater. The estimated price tag is $163 million.

Parking also poses a challenge for both proposed sites.Rothschild says he would turn the auditorium theater into an arts educational center.The city extended the deadline for proposals, so developers now have until September 9th to submit their plans.

Rochester Puerto Rican Festival Join us for 3 days of live music, food, cultural events, celebrity guests, and much more.This year’s festival will feature headliner performances by:

Friday August 5thBachata HeightzPena Suazo y La Banda Gorda

Saturday August 6thGeorge LamondCharlie AponteJ Alvarez

Sunday August 7thIsmael Miranda

The 47th Annual Puerto Rican festival will be held August 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2016 at the Frontier Field VIP Parking Lot.

ROCHESTER Regional Concerts Artpark Mainstage Theater Through August 2. Concert series features Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (June 24), Buddy Guy and The Robert Randolf and the Family Band (August 1), Chick Corea & The Vigil (August 2). 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston. artpark.net.

Bands on the Bricks July 12-August 9. Free Friday evening concerts at The Rochester Public Market includes Donna the Buffalo (July 12), Los Lonely Boys (July 19), Felice Brothers (July 26), Latin Night (August 2), The Sound Remains the Same (August 9). Public Market, 280 N. Union St. cityofrochester.gov/bandsonbricks.

Big Up 2013 August 8-10. Explore the future of music with Beats Antique, Gaudi, Chris Keating of Yeasayer, and more. Hemlock Hollow Farm, Hemlock Hollow Farm, Route 11, Claverack. thebigup.com.

Brantling Bluegrass Festival August 1-3. Channel your inner Appalachian with three days of bluegrass, camping, and more. 4015 Fish Farm Road, Sodus. brantlingbluegrass.com.

Budweiser Summer Stage at Tag's Through August 8. Concert series in New York's Southern Tier includes Daughtry (July 13), Motley Crue (July 23), The Beach Boys (July 26). 3037 State Route 352, Big Flats. tagstickets.com.

Buffalo Place Rocks Canalside June 28-August 31. Downtown concert series at Bell Biv DeVoe (July 27). Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf, 95 Perry St., Buffalo. buffaloplace.com/rocks.

Camp Bisco July 11-13. Get your freak on with The Disco Biscuits, Bassnectar, Passion Pit and more. Indian Lookout Country Club, 1142 Batter St., Mariaville Lake. campbisco.net.

Canandaigua Lake Music Festival July 12-21. Features chamber music performances in the auditorium of Finger Lakes Community College (3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua) and a variety of unconventional venues. lakemusicfestival.org.

Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center Through August 25. CMAC's line-up includes shows by LL Cool J with Public Enemy, Ice Cube, and De La Soul (June 22), Gigantour 2013 with Megadeth (July 6), Fun, Tegan and Sara (July 13), Furthur (July 19), Steely Dan (July 20), Keith Urban (August 9), Ke$ha (August 25). 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua. cmacevents.com.

Coors Wednesdays at Artpark Through July 17. Western New York concert series features a stellar line-up (MGMT on June 19, O.A.R. and Friends on July 10, The Flaming Lips on July 17) and cheap seats. Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater, 450 S. Fourth St., Lewiston. artpark.net.

Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Through September 4. The venue hosts some of the summer's biggest shows, including Vans Warped Tour (July 6), Bob Dylan, Wilco, My Morning Jacket (July 18), Lil' Wayne (July 30), and John Mayer (August 13). 9993 Alleghany Road, Darien Center. darienlake.com.

Ellicotville Summer Music Festival July 5-7. Gretchen Wilson (July 6) and Creedence Clearwater Revisted (July 7) headline the main stage on the slopes of Holiday Valley. Ellicotville. ellicottvilleny.com/summer-music-festival.

Fairport Music & Food Festival August 24. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong. Fairport. fairportmusicfestival.com.

Finger Lakes Casino & Racetrack. Through August 7. Free concert series with REO Speedwagon (June 19), The Charlie Daniels Band (July 17), Gretchen Wilson (August 7). 5857 State Route 96, Farmington. fingerlakesracetrack.com.

Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival Through August 3. Chamber music concerts in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. Various locations. fingerlakes-music.org.

First Niagara Tuesdays in The Park Through August 27. Western New York concert series including Chicago (June 25) and ZZ Top (August 27). 450 S Fourth St., Lewiston. artpark.net.

Gaelic Storm's Rag and Bone Workshop July 29-August 2. Celtic-rock group Gaelic Storm hosts four days of camping, classes, and music. Full Moon Resort, 1 Valley View Road, Big Indian. ragandboneworkshop.com.

Garden Vibes Concerts. Through August 14. Shows on the grounds of the George Eastman House with NRBQ (July 17) and The Ifs (August 14). 900 East Ave. eastmanhouse.org/events/music.

Gateways Music Festival August 14-18. 20th annual festival features African-American classical musicians. Various locations. gatewaysmusicfestival.org.

GrassRoots Festival July 18-21. Roots and world music acts are featured at the 23rd annual GrassRoots festival of music and dance. Trumansburg Fairgrounds, 2150 Trumansburg Road, Trumansburg. grassrootsfest.org.

Great Blue Heron Festival July 5-7. The festival's line-up includes Donna the Buffalo, The Campbell Brothers. 2361 Waits Corners Road, Sherman. greatblueheron.com.

Grove Music Festival August 3. Bands including Phoenix, Hot Chip, Girl Talk, and Gaslight Anthem rock out on two stages. Fort York Garrison Common, 100 Garrison Road, Toronto. thegrovefest.com.

Historic Lewiston Jazz Festival August 23-24. Free jazz festival includes a tribute to Lionel Hampton. (August 24). Center Street, Lewiston. lewistonjazz.com.

Hochstein at High Falls Through August 15. Free lunchtime concert series featuring Mambo Kings (June 27), Mikaela Davis (July 11), The Pickpockets (July 25), The Dady Brothers (August 1), Rochester Ukulele Orchestra (August 15), and others. Concerts start at 12:10 p.m. at Granite Mills Park, near Pont de Rennes Bridge, High Falls. Hochstein.org.

Jam At The Ridge Through September 19. Country music-oriented concert series and camping. Frost Ridge Campground, 8101 Conlon Road, Le Roy. frostridge.com.

Jazz on The Mountain At Blue July 5-7. Canadian jazz festival features Holly Cole (July 5), Swing Out Sister (July 6), among others. Blue Mountains, Ontario. bluemountainjazzfest.com.

Labatt Canal Concert Series June 28-August 16. Friday evening free concert series features bands including Theory of a Deadman (July 5), Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience (July 26), Kellie Pickler (August 9). 35 Chestnut St., Lockport. canalconcerts.com.

Letchworth Blues and Barbeque Festival July 20. Blues bands, barbeque, and evening fireworks at Highbanks Recreation Area. 1 Letchworth State Park, Castile. 493-3600..Moe.down August 9-11. If you dig Moe. at Party in the Park (June 20) then catch the band and others here. Snow Ridge Ski Resort, 4173 W Road, Turin. moedown.com.

Ontario Barn Festival August 31. Family-friendly event features music and more. Ontario. ontariobarnvineyards.com/ontariobarnfestival.

Park Point Concert Series Through September 13. Free Friday evening shows at Park Point, 400 Park Point Drive. parkpointrochester.com.

Skaneateles Festival August 8-31. Classical-music festival celebrates its 34th season. 97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles. skanfest.org.

String Fling August 1-4. Three nights of camping and music includes shows by Ryan Montbleau Band, Cabinet, and MiZ. 274 Kent Road, Sterling. sterlingstage.com.

Thursday at Canalside Through August 29. Free concert series at Erie Canal Harbor including BS2 (June 27), Lotus (August 29). Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf, 95 Perry St., Buffalo. buffaloplace.com/Thursday.

Turning Stone Resort Casino Through October. Summer concerts include KISS (August 9), Ted Nugent (August 15). 5218 Patrick Road, Verona. turningstone.com/entertain.

Wegmans Concerts by the Shore Through August 28. Free shows at Ontario Beach Park. 4799 Lake Ave. ontariobeachentertainment.org/concert-schedule.

Windstream Party In the Park Through August 8. Thursday evening concerts at the Riverside Festival Site includes shows by John Brown's Body & The Skatalites (July 11), Great Big Sea (July 18). 148 Exchange Blvd. cityofrochester.gov/PIP.

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Noticias de DunkirkMayor Rosas to Represent Dunkirk and WNY at Democratic National ConventionBy: Marcos LebronDunkirk Mayor Willie Rosas will have a coveted spot as an Alternate Delegate next week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

“I’m blown away,” Rosas said in an interview with the local newspapers. “I’m honored to have been asked to represent the citizens of Dunkirk, Chautauqua and New York State at the National Democratic Convention. And I love that I get to represent the first city in New York State to elect its first Latino/Hispanic mayor in New York State.

Rosas is among more than 291 delegate officials the Hillary Clinton campaign announced will be participating at the convention. He will be the only elected Latino/Hispanic Mayor from New York State.

He began campaigning for Clinton in February, appearing with her at rallies in Western New York ahead of the state’s primary.

“I think without a doubt she’s the most qualified person to ever run for the presidency,” he said. “I think she is misunderstood in many ways. There’s been a lot of money over two, three decades spent trying to get people to dislike her. And she’s survived it all. She’s a fighter. I believe in her agenda that she proposes for America both for the social justice agenda but also her economic agenda.”

Rosas appearance in the convention hall will put the spotlight not only on Dunkirk but on Rosas himself.

“It’s massive,” said Edwin Martinez, a New York State political leader and publisher of local newspapers in Western New York and Pennsylvania and Rosas adviser. “It’s a credential that every rising political figure wants to achieve. And the fact that it’s happening is just tremendous not only for Mayor Rosas but also for the city of Dunkirk and the state of New York.”

Rosas Scholarship Recipients AnnouncedMelanie Morales and Isaiah Dipini of Dunkirk High School are the recipients of the Willie Rosas Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship at Jamestown Community College.

Miss Morales will study early childhood education and Dipini will pursue a degree in nursing at JCC.

Named after Dunkirk mayor Willie Rosas, the first elected mayor of Hispanic heritage in New York State, the scholarship represents JCC’s commitment to cultivating diversity as well as investing in the community, according to Kirk Young, JCC’s vice president of enrollment management and institutional advancement.

“Mayor Rosas has paved the way in Chautauqua County for previously underrepresented populations in leadership positions,” said Dr. Young. Along with $2,000 awarded toward tuition at JCC, the scholarship provides the recipients with an opportunity to participate in JCC’s Presidential Ambassador Program, which focuses on leadership development.

IN PHOTO (on page 2): Jamestown Community College vice president of enrollment management and institutional advancement Kirk Young; Rosas scholarship recipients Melanie Morales and Isaiah Dipini; and Dunkirk mayor Willie Rosas.

City seeks diversity in hiringBy NICOLE GUGINO - OBSERVER City EditorDunkirk is a diverse city - why doesn't the city's hiring reflect that? This was a question posed by Common Council members during a recent personnel committee meeting.

First Ward Councilman Don Williams Jr. initially asked about the hiring process, since council's approval is not required.

Mayor Willie Rosas explained the city's hiring process is laid out in its union contracts.

Williams questioned the way things have been done because the results are not representative of the city's diversity.

"I know the mayor and several other council would like to see a different type of hiring practice to show the diversity of the city and I don't see people who are getting hired as anything that shows the diversity of the city. Not in the fire department, not in the police department, there's not many on streets. Where do we start addressing that?" he asked.

Rosas said the "sad truth" is minorities in the city are not informed of the hiring process, which requires the civil service exam, and recommended a recruitment program that would be guided by a subcommittee.

Third Ward Councilman Adelino Gonzalez mentioned Buffalo lowered the education requirements to accommodate more minority hiring.

"The reason I bring it up is because something needs to be started. What do we need to do to get this going, so the hiring practices can be changed?" he asked.

Personnel Director Roger Hayden explained names for hiring are obtained off the Civil Service list, which for police in Chautauqua County requires having attended the police academy.

Williams questioned this requirement.

"I get that everybody to be hired has to be through the academy, but you're saying Civil Service in Chautauqua County says to take the Civil Service (test) you have to have

(gone to the) academy? As long as they passed in the top three, whether they took the academy or not, if the city of Dunkirk - and I mean council, not chief of police - says we want this person because they meet in the top three and we'll pay for them to go through the academy, I don't think it should be up to the police chief to say, 'we're going to hire somebody else that went through the academy,'" he said. "... If we have to reach out and pay for somebody to take the academy because they come from a different group other than the normal group that sits here in the city of Dunkirk ... even with NRG looming over our heads, I think we need to pay for them, or do something to try to help that. It's been going on long enough. The diversity of the city of Dunkirk is not represented in our hiring practices and I think it is about time that it is represented."

Gonzalez recalled fighting for a hispanic police officer that has now been with the department for 15 years and questioned whether the hispanic community needs to fight again.

Williams added diversity is not an issue exclusive to the city. Gonzalez agreed.

Williams suggested making diversity a standing topic at personnel committee meetings. He also questioned the hiring process that currently excludes council's approval.

"This is the personnel committee and basically we have no control over what goes on with personnel. ... We get told two weeks later that someone got hired. You look at the school board, every hiree goes through a school board vote," he said.

Second Ward Councilman Marty Bamonto agreed that council should be kept in the loop.

Rosas warned this would be a change in what has been done.

"Good. We're about change, if they don't like it, they can change first ward councilmen," Williams responded.

Cuomo county stop is on holdBy DENNIS PHILLIPS AMESTOWN - Will Gov. Andrew Cuomo be visiting Jamestown with a $10 million check in the near future?The answer to that question is unknown, but what is known is that for a short period of time Cuomo was scheduled to visit the city Thursday. On Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce sent an email on behalf of Lori Cornell, Cuomo's Chautauqua County representative, stating Cuomo would be at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts Thursday for a major economic development announcement. After the first email, a second email was sent, within the hour Wednesday, by the chamber announcing that the visit had been postponed.

The postponed visit came one day after Cuomo visited Plattsburgh in the North Country, Middletown in Mid-Hudson and Geneva in the Finger Lakes to announce they all received $10 million as part of his Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Earlier this year, Cuomo announced that one of his 2016 signature proposals was the Downtown Revitalization Initiative that will invest $100 million into 10 communities - one municipality from each of the Regional Economic Development Councils.

First come, first servedFor the pavilions at Point Gratiot in the city of Dunkirk there is a competitive reservation policy, but what about Wright Park?At the recent Common Council workshop, members were presented with a request to reserve the pavilion in Wright Park from Chautauqua Opportunities Inc. for Thursdays from July 21 to Sept. 8."Usually pavilions are booked through the clerk's office," Third Ward Councilman Adelino Gonzalez pointed out.Clerk Lilian Divine noted this request is not for Point Gratiot.Gonzalez and Police Chief Dave Ortolano both stated the pavilions at Wright Park are traditionally used on a first-come, first-served basis."They will have to get there early to get it," Gonzalez noted.Second Ward Councilman Marty Bamonto asked what council has done with these requests in the past. Fourth Ward Councilwoman Stacy Szukala said she could not remember getting any until now.

"People just show up and use it," Gonzalez said. "That's a first-come, first-served thing. If it's free I guess they can use it, but if someone is there first, they can't throw them out."Ortolano pointed out the request is for every Thursday for over a month."I am just going to throw this out there, if we allow them to reserve this for multiple times, we are setting a precedent," Szukala said.Councilman-at-Large Andy Woloszyn clarified the city does not have a policy for the pavilions at Wright Park. In light of this, Szukala recommended either tabling or pulling the request from the agenda and contacting COI about the issue.The decision was made to pull the request.Department of Public Works Director Greg Bennice asked, "Why don't we charge for the pavilions at Wright Park and we charge for the pavilions at the Point?"Gonzalez said the matter has never come up before.Bennice said the city could charge a lesser rate than for Point Gratiot's pavilions, but he is in favor of charging.

"Our parks are beautiful, we should start charging. ... I know if I go to Lake Erie State Park I've to pay," he said.Szukala said council could consider developing a policy for 2017. Woloszyn agreed, especially since there seems to be interest.At the meeting, council also heard from resident Sam Mancuso on the merits of the berm on Main Street beach, saying it works to prevent sand from blocking the drains.The DPW cleaned up the berm before the city's Independence Day weekend activities. Woloszyn noted he had asked for the area to be cleaned up, not have the berm removed.Mancuso said he believes the grass on the berm is in the wrong spot and would like to move it.

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Estado Islámico estaría planeando ataques en Puerto RicoEl FBI confirmó este sábado que ha recibido denuncias e informaciones respecto a eventuales atentados en el país.El FBI está investigando una amenaza terrorista del Estado Islámico (EI) contra Puerto Rico, según un comunicado de esa agencia de investigaciones divulgado este sábado en San Juan.El jefe de la oficina del FBI en la capital puertorriqueña, Douglas Leff, informó en el comunicado, reproducido hoy por medios locales, que esta semana la agencia "recibió información de que un grupo afiliado al Estado Islámico planifica ataques en Puerto Rico"."A pesar de que esta es la primera amenaza terrorista específica que recibimos en Puerto Rico se trata de una de tantas informaciones que llegan al FBI regularmente", matizó el funcionario.Leff aseguró al respecto que se investigará "cualquier pista para determinar si la amenaza es creíble".

El responsable del FBI para Puerto Rico dijo que se indaga el origen de la amenaza y si esta viene de una persona identificada o se trata de una llamada anónima.Agrega en el comunicado que si la persona está identificada se examinará todo lo referente a su identidad y la veracidad de la información."Llevamos a cabo una investigación a gran escala para ver si podemos corroborar los detalles de la amenaza. Hasta el momento ningún dato ha sido corroborado", sostuvo Leff en el comunicado.El funcionario del FBI subrayó que según avanza la investigación más se constata que "es menos probable que la amenaza sea cierta", aunque para indicar que, en cualquier caso, se continuará trabajando "hasta que se resuelva la amenaza".El pasado 12 de junio un tiroteo en un club gay en Orlando (EE.UU.) dejó 50 muertos, 23 de ellos puertorriqueños, y el grupo terrorista Estado Islámico (EI) asumió la autoría del ataque.Puerto Rico es territorio estadounidense desde 1898 y se define como Estado Libre Asociado a ese país. Colombia suspende apertura de fronteras con VenezuelaEl gobierno de Santos dice que no repetirán la jornada hasta que se controle la seguridad y la actividad comercialBOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA - El gobierno colombiano suspendió la apertura unilateral de los pasos fronterizos con Venezuela hasta que se recupere la seguridad y se controle la actividad comercial, informó la Cancillería. "No se va a repetir una jornada adicional como las que han pasado en estos últimos dos fines de semana", sostuvo la ministra de Relaciones Exteriores, María Ángela Holguín, después de evaluar las aperturas humanitarias. El último fin de semana ingresaron a Colombia por los pasos fronterizos autorizados más de 100 mil venezolanos en busca de artículos de primera necesidad, como aceite, arroz, granos y papel higiénico, obligados por la escasez que impera en su país. "Vamos a trabajar para poder tener una frontera que rápidamente tengamos lista para abrir (...) La frontera debe ser segura, una frontera que nos dé tranquilidad, una frontera que controlemos de toda ilegalidad y a la cantidad de inconvenientes producidos por diferentes bandas y estructuras criminales que operan en estas zonas". Holguín aseguró que los dos gobiernos están interesados en lograr un acuerdo para reabrir la frontera de manera definitiva, que es por donde se mueve la mayoría del comercio bilateral. En agosto de 2015, los pasos fronterizos entre ambas naciones fueron cerrados debido a la muerte de militares venezolanos que realizaban patrullajes en la línea divisoria.El presidente venezolano Nicolás Maduro atribuyó la muerte de los militares a bandas paramilitares colombianas. Peña pide perdón por la 'Casa Blanca', pero reitera que no cometió ilegalidad“Les pido perdón. Les reitero mi sincera y profunda disculpa por el agravio y la indignación que les causé”, dijo el Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto al reconocer que dio una mala imagen y cometió un error en el escándalo de la “Casa Blanca”, aunque aseguró que siempre actuó “conforme a derecho”.

El caso de la “Casa Blanca”, la compra de una mansión a un contratista del Gobierno por parte de la esposa de Peña, Angélica Rivera, se conoció en noviembre de 2014 a raíz de una investigación periodística, un escándalo que según el Mandatario dañó la confianza de los mexicanos en su Gobierno.

Coincidiendo con la promulgación de las nuevas leyes anticorrupción y las declaraciones del Mandatario, ayer Virgilio Andrade anunció su dimisión como secretario de la Función Pública. Éste fue nombrado por Peña para que investigara el escándalo de la “Casa Blanca” y se concluyó que no había conflicto de intereses.

De acuerdo con información de la Presidencia, Rivera dejó de tener posesión del inmueble en diciembre de 2014.

En San Lázaro, el presidente de esa Cámara, Jesús Zambrano (PRD), el coordinador del PAN, Marko Cortés, y el de Movimiento Ciudadano, Clemente Castañeda, consideraron que en el caso de la “Casa Blanca” debe ir más allá del “perdón”.

Velázquez y Pierluisi al ‘task force’ sobre Puerto RicoLíder demócrata Nancy Pelosi los designa a comité que estudiará iniciativas económicas para la IslaWASHINGTON - La congresista Nydia Velázquez (Nueva York) y el comisionado residente en Washington, Pedro Pierluisi, serán los representantes de la minoría demócrata en la Cámara baja en el grupo de trabajo del Congreso que estudiará iniciativas económicas para la Isla.Velázquez y Pierluisi fueron nombrados hoy por la portavoz de la minoría demócrata

en la Cámara baja, Nancy Pelosi (California), justo cuando los representantes federales iniciaron un receso legislativo de siete semanas, que se extenderá hasta el 6 de septiembre.La semana pasada, el líder de la minoría demócrata en el Senado, Harry Reid, designó a los senadores Robert Menéndez (Nueva Jersey) y Bill Nelson (Florida) a esa comisión.Los líderes republicanos del Congreso, el speaker Paul Ryan, y el senador Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), tienen que nombrar también en las próximas horas a sus representantes en el comité bipartidista.La ley PROMESA ordena la creación de un grupo de trabajo bipartidista y bicameral del Congreso que rinda un informe antes de que termine el año sobre posibles iniciativas destinadas a mejorar la economía de Puerto Rico, incluido impedimentos para el crecimiento económico que puedan existir en leyes y normas federales.La tarea incluye estudiar el “acceso equitativo a programas federales de salud” y propuestas que ayuden a “la creación de empleos, la reducción de la pobreza infantil y atraer inversión a Puerto Rico”.La iniciativa fue adoptada en momentos en que era evidente que la ley PROMESA que impone la junta federal de control fiscal por encima del gobierno de Puerto Rico, con poderes para impulsar procesos de reestructuración de la deuda pública de la Isla, no incluiría ninguna iniciativa dirigida a estimular la economía de Puerto Rico.

Hispanos conservadores anuncian apoyo a TrumpEl puertorriqueño Alfonso Aguilar dijo que fue una decisión difícil porque discrepan con su postura migratoria

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Un grupo de hispanos conservadores que se habían opuesto a la candidatura de Donald Trump anunciaron el lunes haber reconsiderado su postura y que apoyarán ahora las aspiraciones del empresario neoyorquino para llegar a la Casa Blanca.

"Hemos decidido no solamente votar por Donald Trump, sino trabajar activamente por su candidatura. Hay demasiado en este país en juego para que permanezcamos neutrales", reza una misiva pública suscrita por 14 líderes hispanos conservadores.

Alfonso Aguilar, director de Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles y uno de los 14 signatarios, dijo que fue una decisión difícil porque discrepan con su postura migratoria, pero "tenemos que hacer un balance y considerar el bien supremo de la nación".

Aguilar citó los recientes incidentes de violencia racial ocurridos en Dallas y Louisiana como una de las principales razones para cambiar de postura y destacó a la ex tesorera Rosario Marín como una de las figuras principales que rehusó firmar la carta.

Cuando Trump anunció su candidatura en junio del 2015 calificó a los inmigrantes mexicanos como "criminales" y violadores".

El empresario ha propuesto también construir un muro a lo largo de la frontera con México y deportar a los 11 millones de inmigrantes que residen en Estados Unidos sin autorización.

La publicación de la misiva coincide con el pronunciamiento de la campaña de Trump de que espera superar el 27% del apoyo hispano que el candidato republicano Mitt Romney obtuvo en 2012.

"Espero obtener un mejor resultado del obtenido por Romney con la comunidad hispana", dijo el jefe de campaña Paul Manafort, quien aseveró que durante el último mes ha aumentado el apoyo de los hispanos a Trump en varios estados a los que no especificó.

Una encuesta difundida el domingo por Telemundo, NBC News y el Wall Street Journal determinó que casi ocho de cada 10 hispanos inscritos para votar en noviembre consideran a las propuestas de Trump como alejadas de las del estadounidense promedio.

Manafort expresó su expectativa de que el apoyo hispano seguirá aumentando una vez que la campaña comience a involucrarse con comunidades hispanas justo después de la convención.

El funcionario adelantó haber programado para después de la convención dos eventos hispanos que Trump debió cancelar debido a incidentes violentos recientes.

El presidente del Partido Republicano, Reince Priebus, dijo el domingo a la televisora NBC al referirse a la relación de Trump con las minorías étnicas que "ha mejorado mucho en los últimos meses. Sé lo que siente. Y creo que la gente comenzará a ver eso".

El voto latino respaldó en 70% la reelección del presidente Barack Obama en 2012.

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Technology & ScienceApple tests Google graphics format to speed up websitesBeta versions of the Safari browser support Google's WebP. It's an alternative to more standard image files like JPEG and GIF that could make web pages easier to download.Apple has begun trial runs with a Google graphics technology in a significant endorsement for an effort get websites to load faster.

Support for that technology, an image format known as WebP, is built into test versions of iOS 10 and MacOS Sierra, the forthcoming editions of Apple's core software for iPhones, iPads and Macs. But WebP support is by no means certain: the beta versions aren't a commitment, and Apple could choose to remove WebP support when the final versions of the software ship in the coming weeks.

If Apple does choose to enable WebP, Safari users and eventually others could see some websites load faster. Facebook, for example, embraced WebP after the social network found the images are 25 percent to 35 percent smaller than JPEG, the most common image format. Google uses it extensively, too, saying its YouTube web page loads 10 percent faster by using WebP thumbnails.

Smaller file sizes also help people from bumping up against monthly limits on mobile phone data use.

Data compression technology figures prominently as the business idea behind the startup Pied Piper in the satirical TV show "Silicon Valley," but it's important in the real world, too. For example, Google's VP9 video compression technology helps the company deliver higher-resolution video on YouTube, and Dropbox developed its own image compression format, Lepton, so it can store data more cost-effectively.

Adding new image formats to the web isn't an easy decision for browser makers. Doing so adds more complexity and potential security problem to browsers. And once the web uses them widely, browser makers essentially must support those formats forever.

WebP is designed as an alternative not just to JPEG but also to the animated version of another decades-old format, GIF, and to PNG, a format that's convenient for graphical elements like logos. PNG has the useful ability to make part of an image is transparent, but it's poorly suited to compressing photos. WebP is good for photos and offers transparency, and animated WebP images are dramatically smaller than animated GIF images.

Apple's WebP support in its beta software, spotted in Mozilla's bug and feature tracking site and confirmed by CNET, doesn't extend to animated WebP, though.

And WebP doesn't have everyone convinced. Google was first to embrace WebP in its Chrome browser, and its support carries to smaller-name browsers including Opera, Brave and Vivaldi that use Chrome's core engine. But WebP support is "not currently planned" in Microsoft's older Internet Explorer browser and new Edge browser, and the company didn't comment further.

Firefox maker Mozilla in 2013 analyzed WebP and other JPEG alternatives but wasn't persuaded it offered a compelling advantage. Instead, it tried to improve JPEG compression. But the organization hasn't closed the door on WebP, and if Apple supports WebP, that could help coax Mozilla on board. That, in turn, could encourage web programmers to adopt the image format.

"We've always considered shipping WebP if other browsers than Chrome were going to ship it," said Mozilla spokeswoman Lucile Vareine. If Apple ships software with WebP support, "it makes it more likely that the rest of the web will support this format too, us included."

Netflix's swelling prices are starting to creep people outNetflix reported its worst member growth in three years Monday, losing some subscribers in the latest quarter because of rolling price increases in big markets like the US. The outlook is bleak, too, with Netflix predicting its membership won't grow nearly as much as analysts were expecting in the next three-month period.

Netflix last year raised the price for its most popular plan by a dollar to $9.99 in the US, but existing members were "grandfathered in" at the old rate for a year. That free-pass timed out for many in the latest period. Monday, Netflix reported that it added just 160,000 US subscribers and 1.68 million international ones. That's far fewer than it its already downbeat outlook from April, when Netflix forecast it would add 500,000 streaming members in the US and another 2 million in all its international markets.

In an unusual move, Netflix pointed its finger at the press for cancellations.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings tells a CES crowd in January about his company's rapid expansion to just about everywhere but China.Netflix/Screenshot by CNETThe unexpected uptick in people dropping their memberships coincided with press coverage about the coming price bump, Netflix said. It provided as evidence a Google Trends report on searches for "Netflix price increase," which surged in April. But Netflix said it was caught off-guard by people who faced no price increase but were cancelling anyway, not by people who actually faced a bigger bill.

The results come as Netflix faces growth pressure on two separate fronts. At home, it must figure out how to keep signing up members despite prices creeping higher and competition intensifying from rivals like Amazon and brand new cord-cutter services. Internationally, the company must keep investor expectations cool as its massive worldwide expansion brings in bumpy returns quarter to quarter.

In April, Amazon unexpectedly unveiled an option that lets people subscribe to its Netflix-like video service for $8.99 a month, a dollar cheaper than Netflix's main plan.

Meanwhile, traditional TV giants and online-native video outfits are rushing to start offering their own subscription plans: HBO, CBS, YouTube and digital-video network Fullscreen, among a parade of others, have all launched monthly membership options in the last two years. (Disclosure: CBS is CNET's parent company.)

But in a potential boon for US subscriber growth, Netflix has buried the hatchet with longtime frenemy Comcast. Two weeks ago, Netflix said it had reached a deal with Comcast, the country's biggest cable-TV provider, to incorporate its streaming service onto X1, Comcast's high-tech pay-TV option. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in April that growing subscribers would be easier if more US cable providers make Netflix available through their set-top boxes.

Netflix in January unexpectedly launched in 130 countries at once, a sweeping expansion that turned it into a global Internet television network everywhere but China. It is a linchpin in the company's growth strategy as the momentum of US signups naturally slows, but Netflix has been stricken with lumpy results as it moves into so many uncharted territories.

Facebook Live: Where a YouTube star can earn like an Olympic iconA clamoring mob is a clamoring mob, regardless of who's at the center of the throng.That's the lesson companies like Facebook are learning about internet celebrities. Is Swedish YouTube personality PewDiePie on par with Brad Pitt? In a sense, it doesn't matter.

In June, The Wall Street Journal found that Facebook is paying celebrities and media outlets to use its new live streaming service, Facebook Live. Among those celebrities are recognizable names -- names that come from television and sports, like comedian and actor Kevin Hart or Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

On Tuesday, a new list of names emerged out of a WSJ report. Depending on how entrenched you are in the internet, you may or may not recognize them. There's YouTube comedian Ray William Johnson, who could get up to $224,000 in the span of five and a half months. That's the same amount that Phelps was reportedly paid.Vine star Jon Paul Piques can earn as much as $119,000."We wanted to invite a broad set of partners so we could get feedback from a variety of different organizations about what works and what doesn't," said Facebook's VP of global operations and media partnerships Justin Osofsky in a statement.

Facebook's pursuit of the stars of the very small screen underscores the growing influence of a generation of celebrities that mainstream audiences are clueless about. The thing about fame is it can't exist at all until enough people agree that you have it. While some older folks might scratch their heads about who or what Smosh is, the sketch comedy duo probably has enough of a following that they don't need to worry about it.The bottom line is that companies are interested in young audiences. As Facebook ages and younger people gravitate to other platforms like Snapchat, drawing in that crowd with the internet famous could spark a new Facebook habit, according to Altimeter analyst Brian Solis.

Solis specializes in digital marketing and cultural shifts, and spoke last month at VidCon -- a conference built around online video.It's exactly at a place like VidCon that you realize even though "internet famous" might still smack of a lower worth than "Hollywood famous," the line is blurring."[Younger millennials and Generation Z] are not watching television, they're not reading magazines the way that younger generations did before them," Solis said. "Their idols are these online creators because their mobile phone is their television screen."

And that doesn't even mean online celebrities only exist online. If you caught "Pitch Perfect 2," then you watched German Youtube celebrity Flula Borg move from the laptop screen to the silver screen. Electronic violinist and dancer Lindsey Stirling's memoir "The Only Pirate at the Party" is a New York Times bestseller. PewDiePie pulled in $12 million before taxes in 2015, Forbes reported. That's just shy of Chris Pratt money -- Forbes lists "Guardians of the Galaxy" star Pratt as having earned $13 million in 2015.In a way, what's happening is not that great of a departure from the way that Hollywood generally works, Solis said. After all, celebrities get paid to appear at events.In 2016, that event might just be a live video.

Programmer/Analyst (Middleware)The Information Technology Exchange Center (ITEC) at SUNY Buffalo State invites

applicants for a Programmer/Analyst (#28811 - Middleware) position.

The essential duties and required and preferred qualifications can be found on ITEC’s home page at www.itec.suny.edu. Apply on-line at https://jobs.buffalostate.edu. The

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Buffalo State is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and committed to respect for diversity and individual differences.

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Associate Project ManagerThe Resources for Information, Technology and Education (RITE) division at Buffalo

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Miss Boriquen Latina 2016 Mercé DeJesus

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After 13 plus weeks in the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade Leadership Development Program and on her first attempt to take home Buffalo’s Latino Community top prize, Mercé DeJesus was crowned Miss Borinquen Latina 2016 on Saturday at the Kavinoky Theatre on the Campus of D’youville College.The Miss Borinquen Latina Leadership Development Program, a program of The Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade of WNY, is designed to produce positive role models that exemplify the values and principals of the Latino culture. The contestants are here to celebrate all those that have inspired them to seek avenues to fulfill their need to connect with our Hispanic Heritage. They celebrate their commitment to remain true to our culture by learning the history, customs, and traditions that make us who we are as individuals.

Nine contestants from across the Buffalo, N.Y. area participated in this years Leadership Development program.

This year’s competitors had been working as part of a 13 week program learning leadership skills, doing charity work and secretly sizing up other competitors. Cash scholarships were awarded during the competition.

Dinorah Santos, the Leadership Chairman of the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade along with Bernice DeJesus, co-vice President and President Yolanda Martinez- Rodriguez thanked the winners of the Puerto Rican and Hispanic Day Parade Leadership Development Program, the public, Mayor Brown, D’Youville College, GM, Goya, The Buffalo Teachers Federation, Panorama Hispano News and various sponsors for their continued support.

Ingredientes(4 porciones)• 4 plátanos bien maduros• 1 cucharada de mantequilla derretida• 4 rebanadas de bocadillo de guayaba4 rebanadas de queso mozzarella o queso blanco

PreparaciónPrecaliente el horno a 400 °, pelar y cortar los extremos de los plátanos .Colocarlos en una lata de hornear y ponerles mantequilla, hornear durante 30 a 40 minutos.Retirar del horno y cortar los plátanos a lo largo, rellenarlos con las rodajas de bocadillo y queso.Ponerlos de nuevo en el horno y hornear 10 minutos más hasta que el queso se derrita y servir.

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There’s nothing like a concert experience, especially if you go solo.July 18, 2016A concert is an escape from reality for a good 2 hours. Just because you have no one to go with or no one wants to go with you doesn't mean you can't go at all.When you go to a concert by yourself...You will feel out of place, it's normal. You might find yourself looking for someone that you may know. Word to the wise: Don’t. If you do see someone you know, cool. If not, don't sweat it. You more than likely will make new friends with the people sitting in your row. Naturally they’ll ask you whom you’re with and when you say yourself, you’ll gain respect from a complete stranger. New friends are easy to come by when you have something in common aka love for the artist you paid to see.When you go to a concert by yourself...Security will look at you funny when they notice it's just you getting your ticket scanned. Just smile and keep it moving, you've got a show to see!When you go to a concert by yourself...You will get stared at. If you do, whoever is staring at you, is just admiring the fact that you came alone.When you go to a concert by yourself...You can inch your way up the huge merchandise line without getting called out. You might get some looks here and there, but once they realize that it's just you and no one else, the air is clear. After all, they are there for the same reason you are.When you go to a concert by yourself...Remember: No one cares. No one cares that you're there by yourself. The people at the venue came to see the show just like you did. Embrace it.When you go to a concert by yourself...You will indulge all you've got into the show. Lose yourself in the beat. Sing at the top of your lungs. Dance. Clap. Cry. ---- I'm telling you, NO ONE CARES! When you go to a concert by yourself...Remind yourself that you are there for the music, not to impress complete strangers. After all, your life is meant to express not to impress.When you go to a concert by yourself...You won't have any distractions. You won't have to worry if your friend is having a good time or not. It's just you and the music.When you go to a concert by yourself…You will become more aware. You will pay attention to the vocals, lyrics, music, and dancers. You’ll begin to appreciate the artist more than you already do.When you go to a concert by yourself…You will get to experience a moment that you would not have been able to if you were with other people.When you go to a concert by yourself...You leave a different person. ________________________________________I'm all about making things happen for myself. I didn’t think going to a concert alone would be such a rewarding experience. I’m proud of myself for getting out of my comfort zone. I’m so used to going with a friend or a group of friends. Going alone has boosted my confidence to a whole other level. If you haven't gone to a concert by yourself, I encourage you to do it.It changed my life.

SUICIDE SQUAD SYNOPSIS-August 5th

It feels good to be bad… Assemble a team of the world’s most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government’s disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do. However, once they realize they weren’t picked to succeed but chosen for their patent culpability when they inevitably fail, will the Suicide Squad resolve to die trying, or decide it’s every man for himself?

IMPERIUM SYNOPSIS -August 19th, 2016

Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical right-wing terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy.

BLOOD FATHER SYNOPSIS - August 26th

An ex-con reunites with his estranged wayward 16-year old daughter to protect her from drug dealers who are trying to kill her.

WAR DOGS SYNOPSIS - August 19th, 2016

Based on a true story, “Arms & the Dudes” follows two

friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami during the Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a $300 million deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.

MECHANIC: RESURRECTION SYNOPSIS – August 26thArthur Bishop (Jason Statham) returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 global hit. When someone from his past forces him back into the business, Bishop has to complete an impossible list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world.

PETE'S DRAGON SYNOPSIS - August 12th.The film stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Grace, a park ranger who discovers the existence of Elliott; 10-year-old Oakes Fegley as Pete; Wes Bentleyas Jack, a local mill owner; New Zealand native Karl Urban as Jack’s brother, Gavin; Oona Laurence as Natalie, the young girl who befriends Pete; and Oscar winner Robert Redford as Grace’s father.

Rochester Puerto Rican Festival Three days of live music, food, cultural events, celebrity guests, and much more at Frontier Field VIP Parking Lot.

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Canalside The Canalside Summer 2016 concert lineup has been announced. The summer concert series, produced by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC), will feature 12 free Thursday concerts, featuring a wide range of acts.

“Music brings people together and our free Thursday concerts are no exception, drawing tens of thousands of people to Buffalo’s waterfront each summer,” said ECHDC Chairman Robert Gioia. “This year we worked hard to put together a diverse line-up that has something to satisfy nearly every musical taste. We hope to see some new faces at Canalside this year listening to their favorite tunes, as well as our regulars who keep coming back because of the great concert lineups.”

August 4: TritonalAugust 11: Lowest of the Low and Serena RyderAugust 18: CoolioAugust 25: Claypool Lennon Delirium

“The music this summer is going to be remarkably distinct with something for everyone,” said Ryan Coate, General Manager of Canalside with Spectra Venue Management. “Canalside will host memorable events all summer long with visitors enjoying their favorite tracks live at our twelve consecutive Free Thursdays series starting June 9, and also at the other exciting concerts announced today by our partners. It is also notable that we purposely have programmed live music every day this summer season so music lovers can enjoy at Buffalo’s premier waterfront venue even more.”

In 2016, the public will have an opportunity to choose which local acts will open for the national headliners – the initiative is called The Public Choice at Canalside.Also, two select music programs will be introduced on select Fridays:

• Buffalo Roots Series, five evenings dedicated to exploring and celebrating the diverse cultures of Buffalo’s neighborhoods created with the help of The Buffalo World Music and Dance Academy and Arts Service Initiative• • Cultural Connections, which will blend two varying arts & culture programs together to create a fusion experience for patrons to enjoyThe Friday dates for Buffalo Roots Series and Cultural Connections are June 10, July 1, July 15, August 12, August 26, September 2 and September 9.

Finally, six ticketed concerts will also be hitting Canalside this summer.

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Tu ReflejoPor: Luis Lloréns TorresA Puerto RicoLa América fue tuya. Fue tuya en la coronaembrujada de plumas del cacique Agüeybana,que traía el misterio de una noche de siglosy quemóse en el rayo de sol de una mañana.

El África fue tuya. Fue tuya en las esclavasque el surco roturaron, al sol canicular.Tenían la piel negra y España les dio un besoy las volvió criollas de luz crepuscular.

También fue tuya España. Y fue San Juan la joya,que aquella madre vieja y madre todavía,prendió de tu recuerdo como un brillante al aire

sobre el aro de oro que ciñe la bahía.¿Y el Yanki de alto cuerpo y alma infantil quizás?...¡E1 Yanki no fue tuyo ni lo será jamás!

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Vida criollaAy, qué lindo es mi bohíoy qué alegre es mi palmary qué fresco el platanarde la orillita del río.Qué sabroso es tener fríoy un buen cigarro encender.Qué dicha no conocerde letras ni astronomia.Y qué buena hembra la míacuando se deja querer.

Él- La historia de nuestro amor,que aún sahúma tu memoria,fue breve como la historiade la abeja con la flor.

Prisionera de la flor,la abeja sabe libaren su cárcel de azahar.

Y cuando liba la esencia,recobra su independenciay se vuelve al colmenar.

Ella- Te di el libro de mi vida,para que tú lo leyeras,y en sus páginas primeraste deslumbraste en seguida.

Tu curiosidad heridaquiso el final conocer.

Y hoy lo cierras sin saberque entre sus hojas extremashay los más bellos poemasque dejaste sin leer.

A Antonio Pérez-Pierret¡Pancho Ibero! Tronco de honda raíz ibéricay encarnación de la América española.Una ola te trajo a las playas de América.¡Pancho Ibero! ¡Bendita sea la ola!

Tramas la dictadura, pero armas la revolución;que eres a un tiempo pulpero y soñador.Y sabes llevar con arte el clac...pero prefieres tu sombrero de panamá.

Y mientras el Tío Sam en su águila cabalgaacaricias de tu cóndor las alasy afilas en la piedra el cuchillo y la azada;

porque una noche sueñas en la Vía Lácteay otra noche en la res que en la pampa destazas...que no en vano nos vienes de Quijote y de Panza

Niño, de noche lanzábame a la selva,acompañado del negro viejo de la hacienda,y cruzábamos juntos la manigua espesa.Yo sentía el silencioso pisar de las fieras

y el aliento tibio de sus bocas abiertas.Pero el negro a mi lado era una fuerzaque con sus brazos desgajaba las ceibasy con sus ojos se tragaba las tinieblas.

Ya hombre, también a la selva del mundo fuiy entre hombres y mujeres de todas las razas viví.Y también su pisar silencioso sentí.

Y tuve miedo, como de niño... pero no huí...porque en mi propia sombra siempre vial negro viejo siempre cerca de mí.

Para asomarme, desde mi alma, al mundoábrete y serás tu la única puerta.Ábrete en un amor tan ultrahumanoque se salga del caso de la tierra.

Ábrete en el temblor de la miradaque más en tu alma que en tus ojos tiembla,y en el rocío de sangre de luceroque te untas en los labios cuando besas.

Ábrete en el incendio del doradoenjambre que en tus rizos se desmiela,y en las dos zarcas aves que en la pajade tus pestañas a sonar se echan.

Ábrete en un amor tan ultrahumano,que haga polvo el cristal de tus caderas,y que tan dulce el corazón me endulce,que al morirme lo piquen las abejas.

Corazón Sincero

Hubo una vez, una madre humilde y sacrificada que crió a sus dos hijos prácticamente sola. Luego de adultos, sus hijos formaron sus propias familias y se fueron cada cual por su lado, pero su hija menor siempre estuvo al pendiente de ella.Un día, la amorosa mujer se enfermó. Tenía un tumor canceroso en el intestino. Su hija menor estuvo a sus cuidados siempre. Nunca se separó de ella mostrando una gran sonrisa y tranquilidad a pesar de que por dentro se estaba cayendo en pedazos. Su madre no sabía nada de su enfermedad y su hija, al conocer muy bien a su madre, no quería que se enterara todavía.

Luego de unas semanas de ardua oración de fe y desesperación, la enferma madre se enteró, pero tal sorpresa se llevó su hija al enterarse que el cáncer había sido removido por completo y que luego de un minucioso examen en las áreas cercanas a la que estuvo afectada, no hubo señal de cáncer por ningún lado. El tratamiento que le darían sería preventivo.

Fue un alivio y una felicidad tan grande saber que disfrutaría del amor de su madre por un tiempo más, hasta que el Todopoderoso decida.

Pasaron los años y su hija menor se vio obligada a abandonar su país. Ya la avejentada madre, no tendría a su única hija para cuidarla y estar con ella en sus momentos tristes.Todos los días su hija la llamaba por teléfono, pero no era lo mismo. Una llamada, no suplanta un abrazo, un beso, el olor de la piel, la suavidad de las arrugadas mejillas.Pasaron unos meses y lo inesperado sucedió. En unos estudios médicos, nuevamente su madre apareció con "algo" sospechoso en uno de sus pulmones. La hija al enterarse, se echó a llorar en la cama preguntándose mil veces: "¿Qué hago? No puedo regresar. No puedo traérmela conmigo. ¿Qué hago?"

Se incó de rodillas mirando entre sollozos al cielo y dijo: "Padre, Tú eres el Rey de Reyes. Nada de lo que yo tengo te sirve, pero te entrego mi fe y me humillo ante ti, mi Señor a favor de la salud de mi madre. Pero aún con eso, que se haga tu voluntad, si no es de agrado el corazón de ésta tu cierva". Concluyó la joven ahogada en llanto antes de raparse la cabeza, a favor de la salud de su madre.

Tiempo después, los resultados salieron negativos. No hay qué preocuparse, sólo visitar su médico cada cierto tiempo para estudios rutinarios.Mi madre es una joya para mí al igual que mis hijos y mi esposo. Cada uno de nosotros hemos pasado por situaciones verdaderamente difíciles pero todavía estamos de pie.Aunque no la tengo cerca, mi madre continúa enseñándome de lo que soy capaz por amor. Así como ella lo hizo y lo seguirá haciendo.

Calva o con peluca, la verdadera belleza se lleva en el corazón.

Sí, los dos personajes de ésta historia son mi madre y yo. Sacrifiqué mi cabello por ella y lo haría mil veces más por ella o por cualquiera de mis seres amados si fuera necesario.El amor es el sentimiento más poderoso que existe en el Universo, ¿Imagínense lo que se puede lograr uniéndole la fe y un corazón sincero?Que Dios me los bendiga siempre.

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El PerdónLa palabra "PERDÓN" abarca mucho más que una simple pronunciación verbal.Abarca un sentimiento cuando se pronuncia de corazón. Dice mucho más de la persona que la pronuncia, que de la persona que la recibe. Refleja humildad, en la persona que la pronuncia. Refleja fortaleza y madures.Pedir perdón NO es humillación; es valentía. Es inteligencia. Es una clara manera de demostrar que se ha cambiado para mejorar.

Muchas veces una persona sabia pide perdón aunque NO esté en la obligación. ¿Por qué? Porque como ser humano capacitado, se da cuenta de que no vale la pena tratar con personas tercas, evitando así problemas futuros.

El Universo se deja llevar del lenguaje que emite nuestro corazón y sabe realmente quién pide perdón sinceramente y quién no. Piden perdón aquellas personas que con madures se dan cuenta que no vale la pena vivir en el pasado.Son aquellas personas que reconociendo errores están dispuestas a vivir en paz con ellas mismas pero más importante, quieren estar bien delante del Universo.Independientemente sean perdonadas o no por su semejante, la intensión interior es lo que cuenta.Si has pedido perdón algún día y no has sido perdonado/a, no importa. Eso demuestra la poca capacidad de la otra persona, ya que NADIE en éste planeta es "tan Santo" para sentirse con el derecho de negar un perdón.Los seres humanos cometemos errores todos los días...

Aquellos que se empeñan en encerrar resentimientos pasados, deben recordar que ellos también cometieron errores con otras personas y también pidieron perdón en algún momento dado. ¿Qué hubiese pasado si esas personas que perdonaron a esos que niegan un perdón ahora, hubiesen tenido esa misma mentalidad de vivir con rencillas pasadas? El perdón no hubiese servido de nada, y en estos momentos todo el entorno hubiese estado lleno de rencor y negativismo.

A ti te digo: "recuerda que mientras tú juzgas señalando con tu dedo índice, hay tres dedos restantes señalándote a ti".NADIE es digno de juzgar en esta existencia y el que esté libre de pecado, que tire la primera piedra...Debemos recordar que la vida es una caja de sorpresas y su dueño NO eres tú. ¡NUNCA LO OLVIDES!

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Aries: Usted puede esperar a tener esa esperada satisfacción esperada en su vida amorosa hoy.Tauro: Tendrás que ser equilibrado entre tu vida profesional y la emocional junto a esa personaGéminis: Estás pasando por una etapa de cambios, pero no te preocupes que serán positivos.Cáncer: Esa persona piensa en ti. Buen momento para replantear lo que no está saliendo bien.Leo: No te sientas mal si te han decepcionado. Verás que ese deseo se convierte en realidad.Virgo: Es el momento de crear alegría y felicidad a tu alrededor. Vive una aventura.Libra: Tienes magnetismo con el sexo opuesto, pero ten cuidado con los pasos que vas a dar. Piensa bien.Escorpio: Su naturaleza apasionada que puede conducirlo a un encuentro romántico con cierta persona especial.Sagitario: Comparte un tiempo con las personas que más te quieren. Recibirás una noticia alentadora.Capricornio: Hoy es un gran día dedicarle tiempo a tu pareja más que al trabajo.Acuario: Puede haber un encuentro sorpresa cerca del final de este día.Piscis: Se estás soltero tendrás la oportunidad de tener una relación amorosa satisfactoria.

Rochester Davis: Following Diagnosis with Prostate Cancer, Retired Firefighter Sought Second Opinion

“When it was finally confirmed that I in fact did have prostate cancer, I admit, I was taken a little aback,” says Rochester Davis, who in 2014 was diagnosed with the disease. “I wasn’t surprised, though, not after dealing with an enlarged prostate that required four biopsies by the medical experts before my cancer was confirmed.”

Davis, 66, who receives treatment at Roswell Park Cancer Institute for his disease, became a patient after seeking out and receiving a second opinion. “The first local prostate cancer facility I went to simply were terrible to me,” says Davis. “They never fully explained my disease or such things as ‘Gleason scores’ with me. Just told me what they wanted to do to treat it, which made me feel uneasy. After talking to a friend who himself is a prostate cancer survivor, he suggested I speak with a doctor at Roswell Park, which thankfully I did. In my opinion, the toughest thing about prostate cancer was when I didn’t have all the information I needed to allow me to make an informed decision about treatment that is best for me and my family.”

A retired 30-year City of Buffalo firefighter, Davis is now driven to inform all men at high risk for the disease the importance of knowing their risk factors for prostate cancer and talking to their primary care providers early. In 2015, after speaking with a patient navigator at Roswell Park who himself is a prostate cancer survivor, Davis joined Men Allied for the Need to Understand Prostate Cancer (MANUP) Buffalo. This volunteer prostate advocacy organization, founded in 2008, is comprised of a diverse group of men who support MANUP’s mission to help men and their families make informed decisions about prostate cancer detection and treatment through support, education and advocacy. Davis is also a proud member of Us TOO of WNY, a support group for men living with prostate cancer and their families. Davis credits his wife of 25 years, Beverly, for always being there to support him in his ongoing battle against prostate cancer. “If it wasn’t for my significant other through all the ups and downs of this thing, I really don’t know where I’d be. She is my rock.”

Davis offers this advice to any men recently diagnosed with the disease: “Talk to other men who have gone or are going through this journey. Support from others based on mutual experience goes a long way.”

Terry Alford is Community Relations Coordinator with the Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. For more information about prostate cancer or services available at Roswell Park, please call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or visit us online at roswellpark.org.

Lack of Exercise is Associated with Ovarian Cancer Risk and Survival, But How Much Exercise is Enough?BUFFALO, N.Y. — Knowing how much exercise is enough to prevent health problems can be confusing, but two recent studies led by Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have shown that years of physical inactivity prior to diagnosis was associated with increased risk of developing ovarian cancer and of dying from the disease. The research is based on two large pooled analyses of several studies from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. The investigations were published online ahead of print in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (CEBP) and the British Journal of Cancer (BJC).

“Women may be overwhelmed with mixed messages about physical activity or exercise recommendations and opt to be inactive because they feel that they cannot meet the recommended amount of physical activity. Our findings suggest that any amount of regular, weekly recreational physical activity may reduce the risk for and improve survival from ovarian cancer, while a lack of regular exercise throughout adulthood is associated with an increased risk of developing and dying from ovarian cancer,” says Kirsten Moysich, PhD, MS, senior author of the studies and Distinguished Professor of Oncology in the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at Roswell Park.The study published in CEBP evaluated nine studies from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, and included 8,309 ovarian cancer patients and a control group of 12,612 women without cancer. Women who reported a lifetime of recreational physical inactivity had a 34% increased risk of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer — findings that are similar to the results of a companion study in cervical cancer. The association between inactivity and ovarian cancer risk was seen in both normal-weight and overweight or obese women.

The BJC study included 6,806 women diagnosed with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, and evaluated the association between recreational physical inactivity in the years prior to diagnosis and the risk of mortality after diagnosis. Inactive women had between 22% and 34% higher risk of mortality compared to women reporting at least some regular weekly activity. Again, the findings were seen in both normal-weight and overweight women.“While the current evidence regarding the association between different amounts of physical activity and ovarian cancer remains mixed, our findings demonstrate that chronic inactivity may be an important independent risk and prognostic factor for ovarian cancer,” says Rikki Cannioto, PhD, EdD, Research Affiliate in the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at Roswell Park and first author on both studies. “Given the prevalence of physical inactivity at the population level, these findings could have important public health and clinical implications, particularly in the context that few modifiable prognostic factors have been previously identified for ovarian cancer, and only modest improvements in ovarian cancer survival have occurred in recent decades.”

“Less than 45% of women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer will survive for five years,” says Professor Penny Webb, PhD, Group Leader at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia and a co-author of both papers.

“Given the poor prognosis, many women want to know what they can do to reduce their risk of getting ovarian cancer and to improve their prognosis once diagnosed. These studies suggest that regular physical activity could help.”

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BusinessPlenty of unknowns remain in KeyCorp's quest to buy First NiagaraThe group in charge of folding First Niagara Financial Group Inc. into KeyCorp continues to figure out how exactly it will make two companies into one.

The list of items to tackle includes headcount, job functions and the amount of real estate needed to house KeyCorp’s expanded operations in Western New York. Add to that another unknown – the number of retail branches that KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) will have to divest in order to close the deal – and there’s a lot of work to do.But the integration team charged with sorting out those issues is “getting closer” to finalizing its plans, according to KeyCorp chairman and CEO Beth Mooney. She did not provide a specific timeline.

“Our team is working on space and obviously there’s some very attractive space at Larkinville (the Buffalo neighborhood where First Niagara’s headquarters are located),” Mooney said. “The other piece we have to finalize is headcount and jobs and we have to pair that up with space, so it’s all interconnected.”

The pending acquisition of First Niagara (NASDAQ: FNFG) is still on track to close sometime between July 1 and Sept. 30. Besides approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, another government agency – the U.S. Department of Justice – has to sign off on the transaction. KeyCorp is working with DOJ to determine how many retail branches it must sell or close.

KeyCorp has already made a decision to maintain and expand First Niagara’s mortgage operations in Buffalo and Connecticut. That includes employing an initial 300 people, but the rest of the jobs situation remains murky.

First Niagara employs about 2,300 people in Western New York, including about 750 at headquarters. KeyCorp has been upfront that there will be cuts of some sort because of the duplication of job duties in Buffalo and Cleveland.

Mooney said the integration team is trying to fill in all of the pieces of the organizational leadership chart before announcing which First Niagara executives have agreed to take jobs at KeyCorp.

SBA Hits Another Lending Record in FY 2016;District Sees 39 Percent Increase in Number of Loans as 3rd Quarter Ends BUFFALO, NY -- The U.S Small Business Administration (SBA) Buffalo district office reported that Western New York small business owners received $123.5 million in SBA loan approvals, a 39 percent jump in the number of loans in the previous year and during the first three quarters of the agency’s fiscal year 2016, the period of October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.According to SBA Buffalo District Director Franklin J. Sciortino, WNY small business owners received 869 SBA-backed loans for 123.5 million compared to the 623 loans for 117.0 million approved during the same period in fiscal year 2015. “I am encouraged that SBA loan programs are experiencing positive growth throughout Western New York,” said Sciortino. “Anytime you can see more loans getting into the hands of small businesses, it is bound to spur economic development. I see this as a sign that our loan programs are working, helping small businesses secure the financing necessary to start or expand their businesses.” “The bottom line is that lenders are making more capital available to small business owners,” said Sciortino. “There has been steady growth throughout the year and it is evident in the number of loans we are seeing many segments of the small business community.” He also noted that on July 27, the district office will host an SBA Lender Matchmaker at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. An opportunity for existing small businesses to meet directly with Niagara County area banks, credit unions, government and small business financing experts. Leading the way in SBA lending during the first three quarters was M&T Bank with 288 loans for $22.9 million. Five Star was second with 175 loans for $10.1 million and Citizens bank followed in third with 75 loans for $5.9 million. First Niagara bank followed with 55 loans for $7.1 million; and ESL Federal Credit Union with 54loans for $3.9 million.

IMF: Brexit a 'Substantial' Risk to World Economy The repercussions of the British vote to leave the EU may significantly impede global growth, a new report says.

International equity markets have mostly recovered from late-June's worldwide sell-off, following the United Kingdom's monumental decision to leave the

European Union. The Dow Jones industrial average continued its record-setting climb this week, and stocks throughout Europe and Asia have mostly solidified in the aftermath of the British vote to exit the European Union, or Brexit.

But the global economy isn't out of the woods just yet. The U.K.'s looming departure from the EU still stands as a "substantial" contributor to "economic, political and institutional uncertainty" that's likely to erode British and global economic performance for years to come, according to a report published Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund.

"The outcome of the U.K. vote, which surprised global financial markets, implies the materialization of an important downside risk for the world economy," the report said, ultimately downgrading global growth projections for the year.

International economic output will expand only 3.1 percent this year and 3.4 percent next year, according to the IMF's latest forecast. Downward revisions were moderated in part by stronger-than-expected performance from emerging market countries such as Russia and China, but the 2016 and 2017 projections are both shy of the fund's April forecasts.

U.S. growth was revised down 0.2 percentage points for the year, due mostly to the country's "weaker-than-expected growth in the first quarter." Although the Brexit vote has thrown some unintended consequences at the U.S. – like historically low mortgage rates and an inflated U.S. dollar – the fund said Tuesday the Brexit decision would have a "muted impact" on the U.S. Instead, the economic drag would be "concentrated in advanced European economies."

"The vote has caused significant political change in the United Kingdom, generated uncertainty about the nature of its future economic relations with the European Union and could heighten political risks in the European Union itself," the report said, indicating that "continuing uncertainty is likely to weigh on consumption and especially investment."

Brexit's economic drag in 2016 is expected to be modest, as the U.K.'s output was bumped down only 0.2 percentage points. Over the long term, though, British and European expansion looks more ugly. Germany, France, Italy and Spain all saw downward revisions to their 2017 projections, while the fund shaved 0.9 percentage points off of what it expected from the U.K.

Various financial organizations and analysts have projected that the U.K. could enter a recession in the next few months, assuming newly minted Prime Minister Theresa May goes through with the decision. She indicated in comments last week that she would not trigger a formal exit until a "U.K. approach" had been solidified, which could take time and ultimately shake up Scotland's position in the U.K.

But the IMF report is ultimately just the first stop on what is likely to be a long, winding path of economic fallout. The document includes some of the first significant international growth revisions since last month's vote, but there could be plenty of other downgrades on the horizon. As the report suggests, the ultimate economic drag of the Brexit decision is "hard to quantify at this stage."

"Global confidence effects and tighter financial conditions – amid the prolonged negotiations that are likely to precede a new relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union – could affect global growth negatively beyond what is envisaged in the baseline scenario," the report said.

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Desde el 2012, la historia se ha repetido para los Mavericks de Dallas.

El equipo ha clasificado para la postemporada en cuatro de las pasadas cinco temporadas -la excepción fue en el 2013- y a su vez ha fallado de salir de la primera ronda.

Mark Cuban, dueño de los Mavericks, enfrentó la necesidad de estar activo durante el periodo para firmar agentes libres y hacer cambios para poder competir en la Conferencia Oeste.

Entre las movidas más significativas, Cuban retuvo a Dirk Nowitzki con un nuevo contrato de dos temporadas, adquirió al centro Andrew Bogut mediante un cambio con los Warriors de Golden State y firmó a Harrison Barnes, quien era agente libre restringido.

José Juan Barea, armador suplente de los Mavericks, aplaudió las movidas de Cuban de cara a la temporada 2016-17 en la NBA.

“Mark siempre se las inventa. Estamos bien, entiendo que hemos escogido unos jugadores buenos para que nos ayudarán. Me tengo que preparar porque sé que habrán muchos minutos para mí”, dijo Barea.

El dirigente Rick Carlisle contará con varios armadores -además de Barea- a su disposición. La gerencia renovó los servicios de Deron Williams, mantuvo a Devin Harris y firmó a Seth Curry.

“Sabemos que Cuban es un competidor, al igual que yo. Quiere ganar, al igual que Dirk, así que será un año fuerte, pero interesante”, sostuvo Barea, quien entrará a su segundo año de un contrato de cuatro temporadas que firmó en el 2015 valorado en $16 millones.

En la pasada temporada con los Mavericks, Barea promedió 10.9 puntos, 4.1 asistencias y 2.1 rebotes en 74 partidos.

Amanda Serrano podría cambiar el cuadrilátero por el octagonAmanda Serrano es una de las boxeadoras más talentosas y populares hoy día. Sin embargo, eso no se ha traducido en grandes bolsas para la joven boricua campeona mundial peso pluma de la Organización Mundial de Boxeo (OMB).

Es por esto que su equipo esta considerando incursionar en las artes marciales mixtas (MMA, por sus siglas en inglés), donde las mujeres reciben mejor paga en comparación con el boxeo profesional.

“Las artes marciales mixtas son muy distintas al boxeo. Pero es pelear, y eso es lo mío”, dijo Amanda ayer en entrevista telefónica con El Nuevo Día desde Brooklyn, Nueva York, donde reside. “Ahora mismo estoy concentrada 100 por ciento en boxeo porque tengo que defender mi título el 30 de julio. Pero luego de la pelea espero comenzar a entrenar de lleno en las MMA”.

En la antes mentada fecha, Serrano (28-1-1, 21 nocauts) defenderá su faja 126 libras OMB ante Calixta Silgado (14-6-3, nueve nocauts) en el “patio de la casa” de Serrano, el Barclays Centers de Brooklyn.

La colombiana Silgado viene de durar la distancia (10 asaltos) en una derrota por decisión ante la tejana Jennifer Han (14-3-1, un nocaut), el 29 de abril pasado en El Paso, Texas. Han es la actual campeona peso pluma de la Federación Internacional de Boxeo.

“Nosotros le ofrecimos la pelea a Han, pero ella no quiso pelear con Amanda. Así que le ofrecimos la pelea a Silgado para demostrar quién es la mejor peleadora en las 126 libras", dijo Jordan Maldonado, entrenador y manejador de Amanda y de su hermana mayor, la excampeona mundial Cindy Serrano.

Dólares y centavosPara el equipo de Serrano, la idea de entrar al octágono de combate se basa exclusivamente en el interés de maximizar el potencial económico de Amanda.

“En el boxeo femenino no hay dinero. Estas muchachas se están matando entrenando, para bolsas bien pequeñas. Ahora mismo, Amanda, que ha sido campeona mundial en tres divisiones, se está preparando para pelear en el Barclays, y se va a ganar $10,000. Pero el boxeador estelar de la cartelera es campeón en un solo peso y le pagan $1,000,000. Eso no es justo”.

La idea germinó en la conciencia del grupo mientras Amanda y Cindy participaban en la filmación de Fight Town, un largometraje que trata sobre peleas de MMA entre mujeres.

“Allí hablamos con Holly Holm, con Miesha Tate y con Cris ‘Cyborg' y esas muchachas están súper contentas peleando en el UFC”, dijo Maldonado, refiriéndose a el Ulitimate Fighter Chamionship, la principal liga de MMA a nivel mundial.

“Holly Holm, que era campeona mundial de boxeo profesional antes de irse al UFC, nos dijo que estaba super felíz con el cambio”.

Maldonado aclaró que Amanda no abandonará el boxeo si se da su debut en las artes marciales mixtas, preliminarmente pautado para diciembre o enero próximo.

“Nosotros seguimos defendiendo el título y entrenandoMMA entre medio de las peleas de boxeo”, dijo el entrenador y manejador.

“Amanda ya empezó a practicar las patadas y los estiramientos. Pero nos va a tomar un tiempo, Nos han llamado de Invicta (la liga de MMA femenina) y de otras compañías”,

agregó Maldonado. “Están interesados en Amanda. Pero no la voy a meter a lo loco porque en el boxeo hemos hecho muchas cosas y no queremos dañar eso metiendo la pata”.

Listo Pacquiao para volver al cuadrilátero este otoñoRecibió permiso para tomar un descanso de sus nuevas funciones como senador

Las Vegas - El campeón filipino Manny Pacquiao aún no está listo para dejar su segundo trabajo, como es el deporte del boxeo, y aunque hace tres meses, el 19 de abril, dio a entender que se retiraba, ahora piensa todo lo contrario.

Pacquiao, quien antes de su combate más reciente ante Timothy Bradley Jr., celebrado el pasado 19 de abril, dijo que se retiraría, ahora planea volver en noviembre al cuadrilátero ante un rival por definir.

El promotor Bob Arum declaró el martes que Pacquiao recibió permiso para tomar un descanso de sus nuevas funciones como senador en Filipinas para realizar un nuevo combate.

La pelea se llevaría a cabo el 5 de noviembre, posiblemente en Las Vegas.

"A él le gusta boxear y le gusta la atención", señaló Arum sobre el retorno de Pacquiao, que todo apunto busca una revancha con el estadounidense Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Pacquiao lució en gran forma durante su pelea de abril, en la que regresó de un largo descanso para derribar a Bradley y encaminarse a un triunfo por decisión unánime. Luego del combate, el filipino titubeó sobre sus planes de retirarse.

"Si me piden que regrese, no lo sé", declaró el campeón filipino. "Podría disfrutar de la vida en el retiro. Aún no estoy retirado, así que aún no lo sé".

Pacquiao, quien era congresista en su país natal, fue electo el pasado mayo para el Senado, y existían muchos temores de que la mayor carga de trabajo le impediría volver a pelear.

Pero Arum afirmó que el presidente del Senado de Filipina le dijo a Pacquiao que estaba disponible para pelear una vez que se acordara el presupuesto nacional el 15 de octubre.

"Entrenaría en Filipinas y el 16 de octubre haría el viaje a Estados Unidos, entrenaría por dos semanas más y llegaría a Las Vegas", comentó Arum. "El único tema es conseguir un lugar para el combate".

Arum dijo que negocia con MGM Resorts sobre una sede para realizar la pelea. Había reservado la arena del Mandalay Bay para el 15 de octubre, pero Pacquiao no habría terminado con sus funciones antes de esa fecha.

La pelea también podría realizarse en la arena del Thomas & Mack Center, que se encuentra en el campus de la Universidad de Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).

Arum explicó que para que eso ocurriese, la Universidad de Nevada Las Vegas tendría que mover su fecha programada para la realización de una exhibición de baloncesto.

Al conocerse la vuelta de Pacquiao, de inmediato surgieron rumores que el rival podría ser Adrien Broner, pero Arum dijo que quería la misma bolsa que Pacquiao, motivo por el que no avanzaron las negociaciones.

Otro posible rival sería Jesse Vargas, con quien comparte la promotora Top Rank y tiene parte del campeonato mundial welter.

Pacquiao se mantuvo ausente durante casi un año luego de caer en mayo de 2015 ante Mayweather Jr., en lo que se recuperaba de una lesión en el hombro.

Pero lució renovado tras vencer a Bradley en abril con una actuación que recibió el visto bueno de la mayoría de los expertos, incluyendo su entrenador Freddie Roach.

"Cuando veo así a Manny Pacquiao, es la mejor versión de Manny Pacquiao", comentó Roach tras el combate ante Bradley. "No ha perdido un solo paso. Me gustaría verlo pelear nuevamente".

El deseo de Roach se ha cumplido y muy pronto volverá tener bajo su dirección al legendario púgil filipino, que se unió al carrusel de boxeadores que aseguran que se van a retirar y luego vuelven a la competición al ver que tienen la oportunidad de hacer una gran bolsa antes del adiós definitivo.

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We Are One: Embrace Orlando / Somos Uno: Abrazando OrlandoBy The Reverend Justo González, II

I am a pastor. I am Puerto Rican. I am a member of the Latin@ community. I am gay. Until recently I lived in Orlando, Florida. On Sunday, June 12, 2016, I woke up early as I do every Sunday to prepare for services at church, Pilgrim-St. Luke’s & El Nuevo Camino United Church of Christ. Learning of the attack on Pulse nightclub, I was frantic.

My friends go to Pulse. I have danced on that dance floor. Our safe space as LGBTQI people was violated. Violence and hate once again violated us. I thought of my friends, Jose, Scott, Joseph and Angel David. Calls and texts were made. None were directly impacted and yet, like me, everyone was impacted by this senseless brutal attack. As a man of faith, I grieve for people unknown to me because they too are my sisters and brothers. My pain is deep. My prayer is profound.

Forty nine individuals were taken from us for simply being who they are. And who were the people at Pulse? The answer is very clear. The majority were Puerto Rican, and other people of color. They enjoyed the music that moves my Latino soul. They loved to dance salsa and other Latin beats. They were primarily young people. They were women and men who sought and found community at Pulse. They enjoyed a drink. In other words, they are you. They are me. Let us reflect on that reality.

Yes, some were gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and others straight allies. Others were questioning their sexual orientation and still uncertain of it. Some were mothers and fathers. Does it matter that their sexual orientation might be different than your own? ABSOLUTELY NOT. They are children of God; people of worth and dignity who were not afforded love in this heinous act of hate.

Some see us as “faggots”, “defective matter” or “anathema”. Regrettably, it has often been our churches that have taught individuals that hate of certain “others” is acceptable. Quite frankly, ungodly acts have denied the dignity and worth of many people of color and LGBTQI children of God. Some religious systems teach parishioners that the lives of their gay mothers, fathers, grandparents, sons, daughters, uncles, aunts and friends have less value and worth simply because of who they love. Shame on us! Love is love, is love, is love…

Tell me please, which of the mothers or fathers at Pulse lack value and worth? Brenda Lee Marquez-McCool was dancing with her son. This Puerto Rican mother threw herself over Isaiah, her son, to protect him. She lived love. She died living her faith, “no greater love has one that gives their life for another” (John 15:13). She is every loving caring mother. She is your mother and mine. She is a heroine. Her life and the life of her son have worth.

What about the LGBTQI people of color and straight individuals who were assassinated? Will we negate them? Will the theological arrogance and ignorance of Pastor Roger Jimenez, of Verity Baptist Church in Sacramento be the one that speaks for America? “The tragedy is that more of them didn’t die. The tragedy is I’m kind of upset he didn’t finish the job – because these people are predators. They are abusers, stated Jimenez.” His argument lacks fundamental knowledge on many subjects and is rooted in ignorance. He doesn’t comprehend that the gospel is rooted in love. The biblical narrative is rooted in God’s love for us as demonstrated in the life and ministry of Jesus.

Somehow in his spiritual arrogance he has come to believe that he has exclusive rights to God and judgement. Papa, it’s not your role to hate others and champion acts of hate rooted in violence. ¿Estas loco? Worse, you’re a Latino advocating the murder of other Latinos. Shame on you. Your God and mine are not the same God.

The lives of those who were murdered because of an ideology of hate have innate worth and dignity given by God. Our call is to love everyone. Tragically, many embrace hate and judgement. Let us be light unto others. Choose love. Reject hate. Embrace education and exploration of new ways of thinking. Reassess what you have been taught to believe about others and dare to engage those who you consider “other.

I have no doubt that God cries with us during tragedy. God cries at the level of violence that we perpetrate against one another. God cries at our ability to dehumanize the LGBTQI communities, people of color, immigrants and everyone that we decide is “other”. God cries at the acts of violence in Orlando, Bangladesh, Bagdad, Chicago, Charlotte, San Bernardino and throughout our country and the world. God cries when “spiritual leaders” embrace hate and refuse to love.

God has been crying and continues to cry. When will we embrace the beauty of diversity and uplift the dignity of those who are different than us? They are our sisters and brothers. The “sin” we perpetrate against each other is that many of us refuse to see the Holy in everyone. We embrace those who look, act, talk, walk, speak, dress and believe what we believe. God is the God of Diversity. God is the God that danced at Pulse. God is the God that embraces everyone. We are all God’s children. God is love. You are God’s beloved. Let no one deny you that.

Hate and violence cannot define us. I refuse to hate. I refuse to be bitter. I refuse. Instead, I commit to love. I will love you. I will strive to wipe away the tears of the marginalized in our society. I offer hugs and honor your dignity. No matter who you are or where you have been on life’s journey, you are and your life is beautiful, holy and sacred. And remember, you are not alone. There is a community of love that stands alongside of you. You are loved. Love wins. Love always wins.

The Reverend Justo González, II, is pastor of Pilgrim-St. Luke’s & El Nuevo Camino United Church of Christ. We are a multicultural, multilingual, urban and suburban progressive community of faith. You can reach him at pastor@pslucc.org

Statehood Is the Only Antidote for What Ails Puerto RicoBy PEDRO R. PIERLUISI

WASHINGTON — PUERTO RICO’S governor recently claimed that the island could not pay all its debts. In the media, comparisons to Greece abound. But if Puerto Rico were a patient, then most commentators would have been misdiagnosing its illness and recommending improper treatment. A dose of reality is in order.

Puerto Rico is a United States territory, home to the 3.5 million people I represent in Congress. Residents have been American citizens since 1917 and have served in the United States military since World War I. There are also five million individuals of Puerto Rican heritage living in the States, and as conditions in Puerto Rico deteriorate, my constituents are now leaving for the mainland at a rate of 50,000 a year.

The analogy to Greece is inapt. Puerto Rico is not a sovereign country in a monetary union with the United States. From a constitutional perspective, Puerto Rico belongs to the United States. The federal government has almost absolute power over Puerto Rico, but has delegated to Puerto Rico about the same authority over local matters that the states possess.

Perhaps in an effort to be polite, certain commentators refer to Puerto Rico as a “commonwealth,” implying that Puerto Rico has a special status. But this word has no practical meaning, as demonstrated by the fact that several states call themselves “commonwealths.”

Puerto Rico’s illness is a chronic condition. The unemployment rate, poverty rate and median household income have always been far worse than any state’s. The main cause is inequality. Residents cannot vote for president or senators, and have one nonvoting delegate in the House. It is disheartening to see many self-styled progressives, who otherwise speak eloquently about the importance of voting rights, go silent on this subject when it comes to Puerto Rico.

Congress routinely treats Puerto Rico and the other territories worse than it does the states. Consider Medicaid, which provides health insurance for the poor. Federal funding for a state Medicaid program is open-ended, but capped for Puerto Rico. The $1 billion in annual Medicaid funding that Puerto Rico receives from Washington is about 20 percent of the $5 billion received by similar-size Oregon. Puerto Rico is also treated unequally under Medicare, even though my constituents pay the same federal payroll taxes that fund much of this program. The Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — has been the subject of partisan debate, but the law’s rarely mentioned defect is that the territories are barred from most of its new programs and protections.

The list goes on. Puerto Rico is excluded from the Supplemental Security Income program that aids the most vulnerable Americans. It does not participate in the federal nutrition program, instead receiving a block grant that shortchanges it by $450 million a year. Puerto Rico is partly excluded from the child tax credit and fully from the earned-income tax credit, which encourages low-income individuals to seek employment. Unlike a state, Puerto Rico cannot authorize its public enterprises to seek relief under Chapter 9 of the federal bankruptcy code, which impedes its recovery.

The argument that such treatment is justified because Congress does not require Puerto Rico residents to pay federal income taxes on local earnings is weak. Nearly half of all stateside households do not earn enough to owe income taxes, but are still treated equally. Moreover, because of federal tax credits, a working-class family of four in the States is likely to have greater take-home pay than an identical family in Puerto Rico.

It is little wonder, then, that Puerto Rico is in recession, has excessive debt and is bleeding population. Unequal treatment at the federal level, combined with mismanagement at the local level, has a debilitating effect on the island’s economy. To compensate for the lack of federal support, the Puerto Rico government has borrowed heavily. And when my constituents move to the States, they are entitled to vote for their national leaders and to equal treatment under federal law. So naturally they leave.

Having misdiagnosed Puerto Rico’s illness, many commentators prescribe the wrong cure, like exempting Puerto Rico from the federal minimum wage. A far wiser proposal would be to grant Puerto Rico more equitable treatment under federal spending and tax credit programs. The goal should be to close the gap with the states, not widen it.

In the near term, Puerto Rico can manage its crisis with smarter policy making, but the only enduring solution is statehood. At a recent congressional hearing, I told my colleagues: If you give us the same rights and responsibilities as our fellow American citizens, and let us rise or fall on our merits, we will rise. But if you continue to treat us like second-class citizens, don’t claim to be surprised when we fall.

In 2012, Puerto Rico voters rejected territorial status and expressed a preference for statehood. Congress responded by authorizing a federally sponsored referendum. I expect this vote will be held in 2017. If voters affirm their desire for admission, Congress must place Puerto Rico on the path to statehood. For Puerto Rico to prosper, it should be treated equally. And to be treated equally, it must become a state.

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