Archive for June 27th, 2006
Nelly Furtado and stars: Get tested
12:48 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Health · 2 Comments
27 Jun 2006
It’s HIV Testing Day and singer Nelly Furtado has a new song called “Promiscuous”, which she hopes will spur talk between parents and kids about sex, and HIV/AIDS:
“When I was a little kid, Salt-N-Pepa’s ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ came on the radio, and my mom was like, ‘What’s this?’ ” Furtado recalled. “And with my song, ‘Promiscuous,’ certain moms and dads are going to hear it and ask, ‘What’s this?’ And kids are going to ask questions about sex. It can only encourage the conversation.”
Nelly is banding together with other performers to get the word out about the importance of HIV testing. Stars Eve, Avril Lavigne and Pamela Anderson are urging Americans to get tested today by offering their personal take on testing:
“It’s quick and easy and it can make a difference,” said Pamela Anderson. “I have Hepatitis C, and there’s no cure for Hepatitis C or AIDS, so it’s really important to stop the spread of the disease since there is no cure.”“The reality is that people get sick,” Furtado added. “But Magic Johnson showed that it’s not the end of your life, but the beginning of awareness. When Magic contracted HIV, that was a pivotal point in AIDS awareness. It showed that anybody could get this disease.”
Mexican beauty Salma Hayek is also a spokesperson for getting the test on the CDC’s web site hivtest.org.
Via / VH1 News
Erik Estrada is a Shining Star
12:23 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Chismes · 3 Comments
27 Jun 2006
According to the blog Defamer Erik Estrada is getting a star along the Hollywood Blvd. Walk of Fame. The NYC native son of el Barrio is best known for his role as officer Frank Poncherello aka Ponch in CHiPs but us Latinos also know him from playing Johnny in the novela Dos Mujeres, Un Camino (you know you are singing the theme song in your head in your best Laura Leon voice- don’t front). Maybe with his sparkly star on the Walk of Fame he can stop trying to sell me land in Lehigh Acres and other places en medio del carajo.
Via / Defamer
Univision will sell for more than 12 billion
12:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · business · 3 Comments
27 Jun 2006
For all those who still doubt whether the Latino market in the U.S. is lucrative, I point you to this piece of news. Univision, the leading Spanish language in the United States is preparing to be purchased by a group of investors at a whopping 12.3 billion dollars.
Univision Communications Inc.’s board has agreed to sell the nation’s largest Spanish-language broadcaster for $12.3 billion in cash to a consortium of investors, the parties involved in the sale announced early Tuesday.The figure agreed upon late Monday equals $36.25 a share, according to a news release on the sale. That’s a 13 percent premium to Univision’s closing stock price on Monday. The group of investors will also assume about $1.4 billion in debt.
The investors have won out after a struggle for the property with Mexico’s TV giant Televisa.
The group said of the newly acquired media property:
“Univision is truly a one-of-a-kind property,” the acquiring group said in a joint statement. “It is an outstanding media brand with exceptional positions in the fastest-growing markets in the country, world-class assets, strong management, popular programming and unmatched ratings.”
Via / Yahoo! Entertainment
Oregon Bomberos Don’t Work in English Only by Law
9:33 am By Maegan La Mala · Bilingualism|language|Oregon · 1 Comment
27 Jun 2006
Oregon isn’t buying into that English only nonsense, in fact not being bilingual, speaking English and Spanish, can get you fired if you’re a firefighter. Because of the problems of wildfires in Oregon, there is no language requirements for firefighters. According to Jim Walker with the Oregon Department of Forestry:
What we do know is 85 percent of the crew makeup is of Hispanic descent.
Because of this in 2003 a State law was made requiring bosses who manage firefighting crews be bilingual to ensure communication and safety. But not everyone is happy about this requirement. Some people are losing their positions because they cannot speak Spanish.
Via / The Denver Channel
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