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Sin Palabras – food edition

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Welcome to this week’s Sin Palabras! This week it’s all about food and your favorite dishes to eat. So sit back, relax and get inspired for lunch or dinner. From Ana Lopez in New York, New York.

What does freedom mean to you? [video]

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Freedom is one of the values that this country is built on and many freedoms are outlined in our constitution. But, what does freedom mean to you personally? How do you incorporate freedom into your everyday life? If you work at a job that you don’t enjoy, just to buy things that you don’t really Read More

Where relationship reminders go to die

Photo: Darko Bandic/AP

When relationships end, not everything disappears that it touched disappears from your life like your ex might. You might still have trinkets, letters, photos (and more) lying around that serve as reminders of the time you shared together, the fights you had, and the fact that you once shared mutual feelings of love (or maybe Read More

Would you like some fries with your Valentine?

Valentine’s Day. A day to celebrate romance, love, and your relationship. Or is it just another holiday for businesses to capitalize on? You may have decided to take your Valentine out for a nice meal, with candlelight, roses, and maybe even some chocolate. But maybe the five-star restaurant, multiple-course meal isn’t really your scene and Read More

Sonia Sotomayor brings justice to Sesame Street

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You know the story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears. Goldilocks goes into the Three Bears home and tries everything, until it fits “just right”. Well, Baby Bear wasn’t happy that Goldilocks broke his chair and runs to Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to help solve his problem

Important things to know before your job interview [infographic]

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Interviewing skills should always be kept up-to-date and sharpened. Whether we realize it or not, there can be non-verbal cues that can turn a potential employer off (and vice versa). It’s important to do your research on the company you’re interviewing for and to tailor your responses to its interests. Here are some things that Read More

Latin Jazz artists plan own concert to protest Grammys

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On Sunday, February 12, 2012, Ray Carrion and his Latin Jazz All Stars, John Santos, Bobby Matos, and Oscar Hernandez will be among musicians not attending the Grammy Awards Ceremony. Last year, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the organization that controls the Grammy Awards) decided to reduce the amount of categories that Read More

Simply delicioso – a love for food and entertaining

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Her passion for cooking was awakened at an early age when she started cooking alongside her mother, a Cordon Bleu Chef. She never knew what a kids meal was and believes that knowing another culture’s cuisine is like going to a museum of that country because so much history can be learned from ingredients. She Read More

Digital DNA to prevent cheating on the SAT exam

Photo: Stony Brook University

Names on a page. That’s all students are when they take the SAT and ACT tests. Depending on the name, you won’t be able to tell if the student is supposed to be a boy or a girl, or even what they look like. This was one of the reasons that some students were able Read More

BL Cooks: Plátano-crusted chicken

Photo: Goya.com

Plátanos are a wonderful part of the Latin American diet and can be served in a number of ways. Here is a wonderful recipe, from Goya, that covers chicken in plátanos. Ingredients: (serves 4) 1 lb. thinly sliced boneless, skinless chicken breast cutlets 2 tbsp. Lemon Juice 2 tsp. Minced Garlic ½ tsp Paprika GOYA Read More