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A corpse. A silent young man. And a detective who becomes his own worst enemy… GALA Hispanic Theatre presents El ángel de la culpa (The Angel of Guilt) by Marco Antonio de la Parra. Directed by Gabriel García Keep reading GOP ousts Latino group. State party decertifies Md. Hispanic caucus, which criticized Ehrlich. Hispanic Republicans still in disarray. Keep reading -- See also letters to the editor Gala del Club Puerto Rico. Siga leyendo The Diversity section of the Baltimore Sun of November 6th had several articles on the Hispanic community and its growing influence on the city and metropolitan area of Baltimore. Jose Ruiz, Charlie Ramos, Enrique Tapia and his La Cazuela restaurant, Fernando Arce and Javier Bustamante were featured. Keep reading A few weeks ago Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. spoke at the Hispanic Business Conference in Silver Spring. It was a gratifying moment for Carmen Ortiz Larsen, president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County. Keep reading
Maryland Hispanics for Dean Latino politicians building up momentum MD Commission on Hispanic Affairs
Business The Baltimore City Health Department has several jobs available on a regular basis. Contact Luis Hernandez, Hispanic Liaison at the Office of Hispanic Affairs 410-396-1562 Keep reading
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 Dear
friend Javier Bustamante, gracias por su saludo por este dia "del
pavo" o thanksgiving day.., same to you and all your family.
Y con su permiso deseo lo mismo a todos nuestros amigos y amigas de
coloquioonlineSincerely, Julio C. Gonzalez C. juliogc@msn.com ------------------------------------ Estimado Sr. Bustamante: "Presidentes y Gobiernos del Cambalache; Tango". Los autores argentinos Enrique Dissopolo y Homero Manzi lo "denunciaron" ya' a la doble moral y a los corruptos en la letra de aquel famoso Tango argentino, "El Cambalache"..! "El mundo fue y sera' una "porqueria" ya lo se'/en el 510 y en el 2000 tambie'n/pues siempre habido un chorro de insolentes por doquier/contentos y amargaos/valores y doblez. Pero que el Siglo 20 es un despliegue/de malda' insolente/ya no hay quie'n lo niegue/vivimos enreda'-os en un merengue; y en el mismo suelo, todos "embarra-os y enloda-os"! Sigan leyendo ------------------ ------------------ Gracias por tu cortesía Javier. Por lo menos todavía tenemos a O'Malley para tratar de mantener la economía adelante en Baltimore. Nestor Cardona ------------------------------------ Dear Javier: Your "lead" "Hispanic Republicans still in disarray" show a bias that is beneath your professional journalism. Hispanic Republicans of Maryland (HRM) are not in disarray. We have taken a huge step forward in our organization in this State, that should be the focus. The HRM is moving ahead in Maryland's political scene. We have just been recognized as a viable group by the MD GOP. The HRM will have a seat on the Executive Board of the Maryland Republican Party. Do Hispanic Democrats have this same status within the Democrat Party in Maryland? Do Hispanic Democrats have a state organization that is recognized by the MD Democrat Party? If not then I would argue that it is the Hispanic Dems that are truly in disarray. David Nitkin's article that Coloquio includes never even insinuates that Hispanic Republicans are in disarray. To that end I don't believe that your commentary (and that is really what it is) is warranted nor acceptable. Luis Borunda Hispanic Republicans of Maryland Editor's Note: Mr. Borunda's annoyance at our "commentary" is misplaced. While his splinter group has now been recognized by the Maryland Republican Party, the former Hispanic Republican Caucus continues unabated and it appears it has as many members as his own. The article quotes Chairman Ribas who: "Undaunted... sat quietly as his group lost its status, and said later that the caucus would not fold despite a lack of recognition." Further, Mr. Ribas' words: "It means nothing," Ribas said of the vote. "Being an auxiliary of the Maryland GOP is symbolic. ... We will continue to insist on the wisdom of appointing Hispanics to Cabinet-level positions. If there are no Hispanics sitting at the table in Governor Ehrlich's administration, Hispanics will not support the administration", appear to us to be fighting words that presage rough times ahead for Maryland Hispanic Republicans and hint of "disarray". Mr. Borunda's comment that: "Hispanics are by nature, by culture, conservative" is both a cliché, and an oversimplification, and shows a bias not bore by facts that the overwhelming majority of Hispanics are Democrats." Nevertheless Coloquio welcomes criticism and agrees with Mr. Borunda that Hispanic Republicans have gotten further ahead than Hispanic Democrats in the State of Maryland, not in a small part thanks to Mr. Borunda's skillful political acumen and his outstanding stewardship of the Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Hispanic Republicans could not have a better Chairman. --------------------------------------- Dear Mr. Bustamante The recent Newsweek poll says 86% of Republicans will vote to re-elect Bush and 10% will not; among Democrats the percentages are precisely reversed. Which means the election will be determined by the Independent vote. The independent vote (with no actual Democrat candidate) is 50% against Bush, 43% in favor. There is the Democrats' opening. If the Democrats can forget about their liberal base for a while and start thinking about how to appeal to the Independents, they will actually have a chance. Howard Dean was right when he tried to reach out to working-class Southerners, only to be slapped down by John Edwards and the other Democratic candidates who are desperately searching for any stupid trick to slow down Dean. Even tricks which shoot the entire Democratic Party in the foot. But Dean was on to something, and it is vitally important to the future of the Democratic Party. Keep reading Elections 2004 ---------------------------------------- Mr. Bustamante - The MLCFJ operates a listserve. We would be happy to post the ColoquioOnline to our listserve (which has around 180 subscribers). If you are interested, someone must subscribe to the listserve (or someone may already be on the listserve) and simply send the webpage each month to marylandlatinocoalitionforjustice@yahoogroups.com. Great work on the magazine. Sincerely, Kimberley Propeack, Esq. Advocacy Director, CASA of Maryland, Inc. ----------------------------------------- Javier: Acabo de abrir por vez primera Coloquioon line que lo encuentro tan atractivamente presentado como su versión original "dura". Mantiene su estilo ágil y ameno. Sin duda es un logro personal tuyo así como de aquellas personas que han colaborado contigo en hacerlo posible. Encontré que ya habías incluido mis palabras cuando el premio aquel. Gracias por tan pronta respuesta. Van por correo dos fotografías, a tu pedido, y el texto en inglés de mis palabras aunque con un importante recorte... Felicidades de parte de Ana María y mío por esta nueva etapa de la revista. Un abrazo, Enrique ------------------------------------------ Dear Mr. Bustamante, It may seem like next November's Presidential Election is far away, but voter registration deadlines are looming for all of us who would like to participate in the candidate selection process in Maryland. Maryland holds closed primaries, which means only registered members of a political party may vote in that party's primary. So Maryland independent voters, Greens, Libertarians and Republicans would have to change party affiliation in order to vote in the Maryland Democratic Primary in March, 2004. The deadline to change party affiliation in advance of the Primary is December 8, 2003. Changing party affiliations in Maryland is easy. A voter just needs to complete a new voter registration form and return it to their county registrar. Forms are available in libraries, Motor Vehicle offices and county registrar's offices. In order to participate in selecting the Democratic presidential nominee, voters not registered as Democrats must change their party affiliation by December 8th. Non-registered citizens can register as Maryland Democratic voters until February 10, 2004. Also, Maryland law allows that as long as a voter is 18 years old on Election Day, they may vote in the primary. In other words, if you were born before November 2, 1986, you may register and vote in the March primaries. As we learned last election in Florida, individual votes do matter and you are entitled to have your voice counted. Register and vote! For more information and downloadable forms, see the state elections website http://www.elections.state.md.us/ Ed Terry, Prince George's County for Dean http://www.pgfordean.org/ ---------------------------------------- Estimado Javier, He visitado el sitio de su revista y lo he encontrado sumamente interesante. Vi que su revista tiene una sección de Artes y Cultura. Quisiera informarle entonces sobre un nuevo sitio de internet dedicado por entero al escritor Jorge Luis Borges. La dirección es http://www.internetaleph.com Es un sitio totalmente sin fines de lucro. Fue creado con objetivos únicamente literarios y académicos, para lectores, estudiantes y profesores que tengan interés en la vida y la obra de Borges. El sitio ofrece más de 200 enlaces categorizados, noticias recientes relacionadas con Borges, lecturas sugeridas y una introducción a Borges para principiantes. Dado que el sitio es además totalmente bilingüe inglés/castellano, pienso que puede ser de interés para sus lectores. He notado que coloquio.com tiene además una página dedicada a Borges en la sección "Hispanos Famosos": http://coloquio.com/famosos/borges.html . Quería pedirle si puede por favor agregar un link a http://www.internetaleph.com desde esa página. En tal caso, estaré sumamente agradecido y con mucho gusto agregaré un enlace recíproco desde Internetaleph a http://coloquio.com Felicitaciones por una publicación interesante y amena y espero que Internetaleph resulte de interés tanto para usted como para sus lectores. Saludos desde Buenos Aires, Martín Hadis |
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Vodka in the Sun: An Undiscovered Gem By Eric D. Goodman Our little Russian car was hours outside of Moscow’s city limits, and the bumpy highway of cracks and potholes seemed endless. My noggin had tired of Nabokov for the night, so Alexi’s electronic bookreader rested on the dash. The long and winding road eventually led to the door of relatives and friends in the city of Nizhni Novgorod. During my visits in Russia, I’ve been quite fond of Nizhni. It is a large city with a population of about 2 million. While it’s not as large as Moscow or St. Petersburg, it is still a metropolis. What still fascinates me about Nizhni Novgorod is that it is a relatively undiscovered gem. It is a large city with business and industry, and yet is relatively untouched by the western world. I say relatively because that has changed much in the last ten years—but one has only to look to St. Petersburg and Moscow to see that Nizhni is still the sheltered sibling. Keep reading 
Entre todas las gran noticias deportivas de este fin de semana, como los triunfos milagrosos de los Cuervos (Ravens) de Baltimore y las Tortugas (Terrapins) de la Universidad de Maryland en sus respectivos partidos de football. En el fútbol los Terremotos (Earthquakes) de San Jose se consagraron campeones de la liga de futbol (MLS) de los EEUU ganándole al Fuego (Fire) de Chicago 4x2, pero la joya entre todas esas noticias fue la decisión de Freddy Adu de quedarse en Estados Unidos para iniciar su carrera profesional de fútbol y para deleitarme un poco más eligió jugar para el DC United con el cual firmó un contrato multianual. Siga leyendo Beisbol Si usted no sabe que los Marlins de la Florida ganaron la Serie Mundial de beisbol estaba de viaje por otro continente. Esta última posttemporada despertó nuevamente mi interés en este deporte. Fue muy bien jugado y se vio que es lo que se puede hacer con corazón y garra. Un equipo joven con un presupuesto que era una tercera parte del equipo al que vencieron. Eso nos dá la esperanza de ver algo asi en Camden Yards. Siga leyendo 
Esta oportunidad de escribir acerca del ajedrez que nos brinda nuestro amigo Javier Bustamante, forma parte de nuestra herencia familiar. La historia del ajedrez se pierde en el comienzo de la civilización
, aunque el ajedrez , tal como se juega hoy, es relativamente reciente.
Consiste en un tablero de 8 X 8 ( 64 casillas) de dos colores alternos.
Cada uno de los dos jugadores dispone de un rey, una reina, dos
torres, dos caballos, dos alfiles y ocho peones. El Rey es la pieza
mas importante del tablero y el objetivo del juego es capturar al
rey contrario. Cuando el rey contrario esta perdido, ha recibido
"mate" y hemos ganado el juego. Siga
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