Health

Five Exercises You’re Doing Wrong and How to Fix Them

by Dorkys Ramos | 03.16.2010 | 7:00pm | 0 Comments

We’ve all heard the term “No pain, no gain,” but when is that pain actually a sign that you’re doing an exercise totally wrong? “Good post-workout soreness usually happens in your muscles 24-48 hours after a workout while bad soreness is pain or swelling in your joints,” says Stacy Berman, a personal trainer and founder of Stacy’s Boot Camp.

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News & Politics

Watch: Ranchera Singer Paquita la del Barrio Says She'd "Rather See a Kid Die" Than Be Adopted by Same-Sex Parents

by Mariela Rosario | 03.16.2010 | 4:50pm | 2 Comments
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Same-sex marriage was legalized in the capital city of Mexico earlier this month and just last week the country witnessed the historic marriage of five gay couples. "Today is a historic day," Civil Registry Judge Hegel Cortes said at the ceremony, which took place on March 11, 2010 at the old city hall building in Mexico city, "It solidifies the evolution of one of the most important rights."

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News & Politics

Texas Board of Ed. Votes to Rewrite History, Whitewash Textbooks

by Mariela Rosario | 03.16.2010 | 3:30pm | 0 Comments
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Last Friday, the Texas Board of Education—stacked with socially conservative Republicans by Governor Rick Perry—approved a new social studies curriculum that would essentially rewrite history in favor of a right-leaning political agenda.

After the vote, Mavis B. Knight, a Democrat from Dallas told the NY Times, “The social conservatives have perverted accurate history to fulfill their own agenda.”

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The Hookup

Blame It on the Alcohol

by Sujeiry Gonzalez | 03.16.2010 | 3:00pm | 0 Comments
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Alcohol usually emboldens me. The liquid courage, as it is so appropriately called, makes my body tingle and I sometimes say and do things that I regret the morning after. So it's no surprise that I walked over to the generous stranger, beer in hand, that night at Coogans. He had bought me the Corona, after all.  The buzz that settled in my bloodstream convinced me I should be especially grateful and thank him up close and personal.

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Home

Redo Your Room for Less than a $1,000!

by Martin Amado | 03.16.2010 | 2:00pm | 0 Comments

When I first saw this living room, I have to admit I was scared. Almost everything needed to be replaced but I only had a $1,000 budget to take it from the oh-so-out-of style 80s to a contemporary, updated look. I was up to the challenge and believe me, it can be done.

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The Mami Diaries

Zen Kids

by Carla Molina Martins | 03.16.2010 | 1:43pm | 0 Comments
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Pre-baby, I was a big fan of yoga.  I'd go once or twice a week to a local studio.  It was cleansing and invigorating and made me feel strong.  After baby, I could never find the time.  You can imagine my excitement when I discovered Itsy Bitsy Yoga, which is a program for enjoying yoga with your child.  I bought both books and have been doing the exercises with my girls since both were newborns.  However, I know my girls would love to take a real life class.  Unfortunately, we don't have

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