16Dec2012
How was Your 2012? Check Out Your Year in Review on Facebook
The Celebrity Cafe
As this year comes to a close, Facebook invited users to take a look back on the most memorable moments of 2012. Facebook recently released its 2012 Year in Review results as well as a new feature that allows users to see their top moments of the year.

16Dec2012
Players of Mexican Pre-Columbian Ballgames Urge Respect for Customs
Latin American Herald Tribune
Players of Mixtec and Tarascan pelota, modern versions of ballgames played in pre-Columbian times, are demanding in the capital that their customs be respected and that the land where they have played for the last 50 years be returned to them.

16Dec2012
So Many Charities, So Little Money: 4 Simple Tips for Donating
Care2.com
When all you have to donate would buy a dinner for two at the local pizza parlor, then how can you be of help to the charities of the world?

16Dec2012
Extreme Weather: Apocalypse or Global Warming?
Sapa-AFP
A third of Americans believe the intensity of recent natural disasters is linked to the Apocalypse described in the New Testament, according to a poll released last week. Many more blame global warming, the survey added.

16Dec2012
Why Newspapers in Mexico Shrink from Coverage of Drug Gang Violence
ProPublica
Mexico's regional newspapers are publishing more stories about murders linked to the drug trade, but they remain reluctant to write what they know about the organizations responsible for the killings.

16Dec2012
Telenovela Fantasy Series Brings HIV/AIDS Reality to Internet
EGPNews.com
The one-of-a-kind telenovela - “Sin Verguenza” - revolves around a fictional East L.A. family, with a suspenseful plot involving infidelity, family secrets and homophobia. The series is shot in both an English and Spanish version.

15Dec2012
Newtown: Gun 'Barbarism' that Cannot be Removed by Legislation
La Jornada
This editorial from Mexico’s La Jornada asserts that the endless string of violent attacks leading up to yesterday’s massacre of toddlers in Newtown, Connecticut, suggests a society that requires far deeper introspection and correction than can be provided by lawmakers.

15Dec2012
Mexico's Maya People Face December 21 with Ancestral Calm and Equanimity
Associated Press
When asked about the end next week of a major cycle in the 5,125-year Mayan Long Count calendar, many respond with a healthy dose of homespun Maya philosophy: "Why get panicky? If something is going to happen, it's going to happen."


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