Archive for July 9th, 2007
Brazil Isn’t the Congo
9 Jul 2007
Brazil and its people didn’t find a joke made by a U.S. Olympic Committee worker funny. A USOC worker wrote “Welcome to the Congo!” on a whiteboard in the organization’s Rio de Janeiro media center for the Pan American Games. Once that pic hit the front pages of Brazil’s papers the message was labeled “full of prejudiced” The now fired worker, Kevin Neuendorf, said he wrote it because it was hot in Rio.
Bananas Didn’t Do the Pickers Good
2:24 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Justice| Labor| Latin America| Los Angeles · Comments Off
9 Jul 2007
Bananas may be the cause of sterility in at least 5,000 agricultural workers from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama. According to five lawsuits filed in the U.S. banana pickers claim they were left sterile after being exposed in the 1970s to the pesticide known as DBCP. Long-term exposure to the pesticide causes male reproductive problems, including decreased sperm count and it is probable human carcinogen. This is the first time such a case has come before a U.S. court. Some of the multinational corporations named in the lawsuit include Dole and Dow.
Fridamania around the world
11:38 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Arts| Culture| World · Comments Off
9 Jul 2007
As Mexico celebrates the 100 year anniversary of the birth of one of its most famous artists, Frida Kahlo, the rest of the world is also celebrating. Friday retrospectives, exhibits and other events are happening across the globe. Mexico City’s El Universal reports:
In the United States, an exhibit of 45 oil painting will tour the Walker Art Centre in Minneapolis, the MOMA in San Francisco and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington will show 10 of her letters and 25 unpublished photos of personal items. In New York, the Cafe Frida restaurant and the Leo Matiz Foundation will present an exhibit of photos of Friday taken by Matiz. In Brazil there will be a play by Maura Baiocchi: Frida Kahlo – A woman of stone gives birth at night.
Copa America: Mexico beats Paraguay
11:16 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Paraguay| Sports| mexico · Comments Off
9 Jul 2007
Mexico’s tricolor soccer team advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa America, having beat Paraguay 6-0. On Wednesday Mexico will face off with the winner of the quarterfinal game between Argentina and Peru.
In the image, Fernando Arce celebrates a goal that put Mexico one step closer to demolishing Paraguay.
Image via AFP – Yahoo!
Meet la Señora Eva Parker
11:05 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Chismes · Comments Off
9 Jul 2007
La ama de casa desesperada, Eva Longoria, married NBA superstar Tony Parker not once but twice!. On Friday the couple had a 45-minute civil ceremony in France as required by French law. A religious ceremony took place on Saturday, 7/7/07, at around 5 p.m., Paris time, across the street from the Louvre in a religious ceremony at the Church of Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois. The post boda fieston took place in a 17th-century chateau in the French countryside about an hour away from the ceremony site. Approximately 250 people attended the fete (my invitation must have gotten lost in the mail).
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