Titled Celebration of Hispanic art, the eclectic exhibition will be open until 17 October and features paintings by Colombian Oscar Botia, Argentina's Maria de Echevarria, Juan Ramiro Torres Peruvian or Cuban Demetrio Alfonso, among others. This is a great opportunity for many artists who have recently arrived immigrants to the U.S. to show their work, because although New York is the largest art market in the world, the possibilities for emerging artists are very small, Efe said the exhibition curator, Juan Bernal. The exhibition, which opened Thursday to the sound of Mexican rhythms, Peruvian and Venezuelan , also features artists with an extensive career as the Spanish Antonio Perez, who believes such initiatives are essential to promote Hispanic Art in New York. » More: Works by 22 artists gather at the Latin American Immigrant Foundation
Archive for September, 2009
Works by 22 artists gather at the Latin American Immigrant Foundation
September 26th, 2009Western Diocese of Honduras rejects coup against Zelaya
September 25th, 2009We reject the coup because it violates the Constitution of the republic (…), curtailed constitutional guarantees, faces lasFuerzas National Police and Armed with the humble, obligaal people to insurrection, the presbytery in the comunicadofirmado bishop of the diocese, Luis Alfonso Santos. Santos is the only bishop who has spoken to the contrary momentoabiertamente the coup, while the rest of the Iglesiacatolica, headed by Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez apoyaal de facto government of Roberto Micheletti and the expulsion of poderde Zelaya on June 28. Western The presbytery said the coup causainestabilidad and unrest in the public and has been in mourning muchasfamilias with homicide, wounded and beaten, which numeroaumenta every day. We remind all citizens that no one owes obedience to unGobierno usurper and that one should obey an order matarpersonas , said the presbytery in reference to the Constitution. » More: Western Diocese of Honduras rejects coup against Zelaya
Medvedev pledged that Russia will continue to reduce the nuclear arsenal of weapons
September 25th, 2009Russia will move towards nuclear arms reduction. This assured the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in his speech during the general debate on the 64 th session of UN General Assembly.
In particular, Mr Medvedev said: Russia will unswervingly follow the road to verifiable and irreversible reductions of nuclear arms reductions, a crucial component of a new beginning in our relations with the United States .
It Dmitry Medvedev recalled that in July with the U.S. » More: Medvedev pledged that Russia will continue to reduce the nuclear arsenal of weapons
The authorities strengthened their actions against home invasions in Phoenix
September 24th, 2009Phoenix (Arizona), 23 sep (EFE) .- The federal and local authorities in Arizona have declared war against criminal organizations involved in kidnappings and home invasions that has yielded 70 arrests in the past four months. Federal prosecutor Dennis K. Burke told Efe that the arrests were part of Operation Gideon, an initiative that uses undercover officers to combat crime, particularly incidents involving invasions of homes (assaults) in the Phoenix area.
The success of this operation is due to the strong bonds of cooperation between law enforcement agencies at all levels, by focusing on criminal organizations can prevent and reduce crime in our communities, Burke said Tuesday in announcing the arrests.
During the operation, which began last May, they seized about $ 39,000 in cash, firearms, bulletproof vests, tape, gloves and balaclavas. With these arrests we are preventing these people continue to commit violent crimes in our communities, said Jack F. Harris, chief of public safety in Phoenix. He said it is estimated that each of the detainees is responsible of eight to ten home invasions.
Attorney Burke said that one of the things that surprised the authorities was the high number of people willing to participate in raids home in Phoenix.
This proves what we knew was Indeed, when drugs and drug dealers come to our cities, the criminals are armed, he said. As part of federal agents operating the Office of Alcohol, Snuff and Firearms (ATF) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) came to Phoenix to conduct covert operations. » More: The authorities strengthened their actions against home invasions in Phoenix
Rise to optimism on worldmarkets recovery
September 23rd, 2009The continental body found that Asia is leading the global recovery. On Wall Street, stock prices closed higher after the recovery in commodity prices prompted investors return to the stock market. The weakness shown by the dollar on Tuesday caused the surge in commodity prices such as oil and gold, which in turn encouraged the actions from energy and metals. Shares of financial issuers also advanced sharply. The breakthrough came while awaiting the decision of the Federal Reserve on interest rates. The central bank meeting concludes on Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 51.01 points (0.5%) to close at 9829.87 while the Standard Poor #39 ; s 500 Index was 7 units (0.7%) to finish at 1071.66. The Nasdaq composite index, dominated by high-tech stations, gained 8.26 points ( 0.4%) and ended at 2146.30. The Russell 2000 index, a barometer of smaller companies traded, rose 4.72 points (0.8%) to 620.69. Prices of gold and silver rose after three days of declines, while oil gained $ 1.69 to close at $ 71.40 a barrel in the New York Mercantile Exchange. The yield on the Treasury 10 years, baseline, fell to 3.45% versus 3.49% on Monday. In Europe, the referent of the UK market, FTSE 100, closed up 0.2%, to 5142.60 points, the German DAX rose 0.7%, to 5709.38 units, and the French CAC-40 gained 0.3%, to 3823.52 affixed integers. » More: Rise to optimism on worldmarkets recovery