Esta mañana he terminado de leer el libro  'Palabras de mujer' de Olga Connor, autora cubana nacida en una isla que yo no conocí. No hay una vida más lejana a la mía que la de esta autora, parecería que, siendo cubanas, coexistimos en planos diferentes... ¿Qué nos une entonces?

La semana pasada 'Habáname' publicó la opinión del pueblo cubano acerca del restablecimiento de relaciones entre Cuba y EEUU. Ahora tenemos el parecer de tres artistas e intelectuales cubanos residentes en Miami.

¿Queremos que vuelva el pasado? ¿Qué haríamos si todo lo que nos abandonó regresara de golpe? ¿Cómo lo acomodaríamos en nuestro presente? ¿Es posible volver sobre estos pasos? ¿Estamos dispuestos a reconocernos en asuntos que, sin querer, al abandonarnos dejaron de ser parte de nosotros?

Ni todos los negros tomamos café, ni "las prostitutas cubanas son las más cultas del mundo", ni todos los hombres son cubanos amantes perfectos...

A propósito de la salida del filme 'El Rey de La Habana', dirigida por Agustí Villaronga, basada en la novela del mismo nombre escrita por Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, y ante la salida de su reciente libro, le entrevistamos brevemente.

Com nomeação desta quarta-feira (13/11), Rubio se torna o latino-americano a chegar ao posto mais alto no governo dos Estados Unidos.

IIM Calcutta Innovation Park has chalked out plans to incubate 100 start-ups by 2020, of which 40 would be funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and DFID.

HCL Technologies on Monday announced the launch of an Internet of Things (IoT) incubation centre in the US city of Redmond, with an aim to leverage Microsoft Azure IoT Suite to accelerate enterprise IoT adoption.

The O'Hara Township facility is featured on page 42 of the magazine and used as a teaser at the beginning of the section. The spread starts with, "For this year's Best of the 'Burgh, we asked our staff and frequent contributors to tell us about things they've recently discovered in our region, whether something new to the area or a longstanding institution they've never experienced first-hand.

The daughter of two entrepreneurs who immigrated to the U.S. during the Iranian Revolution, Falon Fatemi became known as Google's youngest-ever hire at the age of 19. After leaving Google, she founded her own AI company, Node — and secured famed investor Mark Cuban as a backer. Node aims to use deep learning to analyze relationships between people and companies, then pinpoint how clients can leverage those relationships into sales, marketing and recruiting opportunities. In this episode of How Success Happens, Fatemi spoke with Entrepreneur about landing a job in big tech, AI and data policies and how to give a top-quality pitch.

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Cuban shared his unique insights about the current and future state of  not just podcasting, but the entire media industry. We discussed both legacy media companies and independent creators.

Here are the main takeaways and my thoughts from our conversation:

1. Streaming is the future, and legacy companies need to get on  board in order to survive
2. These days, audio is just as competitive as video because the  barrier to entry is lower and there's no pressure to look nice
3. As new technology emerges, media will continue to evolve — and creators must keep up

We are delighted to offer a 2 for 1 package to Belize. 2 Divers or 1 Diver and a non-diver can come for the price of 1 person to Turneffe Atoll, during the month of May.

In this episode, Fr. Anthony talks with Fr. Ernesto Obregon (orthocuban.com) about the special challenges that come with bi-vocational ministry and the ways we can help our bi-vocational ministers thrive. Enjoy the show!

Tropical Storm Rafael chugged toward the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba.

The idea for the ensemble grew out of the Minnesota Orchestra's visit to Cuba in 2015.

Now 88 years old, Cuba's musical matriarch wants to perform for audiences until she dies. "What I have left to live for is smiles," Portuondo says.

Eleven members of the Minnesota Orchestra will join 25 young U.S. musicians in Cuba for the inaugural tour of an organization inspired by the 2015 Minnesota Orchestra visit to Havana.

Two strong earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 6.8 on the Richter scale surprised the Cuban population on Sunday.

The October 18 blackout paralyzed Cuba completely. The Cuban government tries to shrug the problem off by making references to the economic blockade, although the leadership of the island of freedom with no electricity should rather look at its own effectiveness. Total blackout in Cuba: three days without electricity and water Blackout, or apagon in Spanish, is a long-standing problem in Cuba that the island nation has been living with since the 1970s. Yet, this is the first time when the country experienced such a large-scale accident. On Friday, October 18, the Cuban electrical system was completely shut down as a result of an emergency at its main thermal power plant Antonio Guteras in Matanzas. This thermal power plant has not been modernized since 1988. The Cubans had to live without electricity and water for three days. All institutions and industries stopped and thus put the country's security in jeopardy.

A tropical storm with 65-mile-an-hour winds is drenching Cuba, and is expected to reach Key West and the west coast of Florida within the next 48 hours.

The National Hurricane Center expects Tropical Storm Elsa to drop between 5 and 10 inches of rain on central and western Cuba, leading to significant flooding and mudslides. The storm probably will weaken somewhat as it crosses the island, but could strengthen again as it approaches Florida.

According to the Associated Press, Cuban officials evacuated 180,000 people as a precaution against the possibility of heavy flooding.

Most of those evacuated stayed at relatives' homes, others went to government shelters, and hundreds living in mountainous areas took refuge in caves prepared for emergencies. The storm had killed at least three people on other Caribbean islands before it reached Cuba

The National Weather Service says that the western coast of Florida, including Tampa Bay, can expect a storm surge that would lift water levels between two and four feet. Much of Florida could see heavy rainfall that could reach six inches in some places. The storm will then bring heavy rains to Georgia and the Carolinas later in the week.

Florida officials were worried that the storm could destabilize what was left of the condominium building that partially collapsed over a week ago. In order to avoid an uncontrolled collapse, they approved the demolition of the remaining portion of the building, which took place on Sunday night.

"The hurricane was coming, the potential for that building to fall on the pile with the victims in it was a tragic thought," Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told NPR on Monday.

It's early in the hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted a busier-than-average Atlantic hurricane season, but it would be hard to top last year's, which set an all-time record with 30 named storms.

Tropical storms are fueled by warm water in the upper layers of the ocean, and ocean temperatures have been rising as heat is trapped by greenhouse gases.

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A group of James Cook University scientists led by Emeritus Professor Ross Alford has designed and built an inexpensive incubator that could boost research into how animals and plants will be affected by climate change.

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Over the past century, historic La Segunda Central Bakery has grown from serving the local Cuban community in Ybor City, FL, to distributing traditional Cuban bread from coast to coast.

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Rochester Minnesota's only Scuba Center opened less than two years ago, and has already acheived PADI's 5-Star PADI Dive Center status. A dive center must earn this designation through consistent performance and growth in multiple categories.

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The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) today announced the details of two sessions scheduled to make their debut at PROCESS EXPO 2015.

Two women, three countries, one relentless pursuit of democracy. HBO has revealed the official trailer for a documentary film titled Night is Not Eternal, the next film by doc filmmaker Nanfu Wang (One Child Nation, In the Same Breath). This recently premiered at a small film festival and is now set for a streaming launching on HBO & Max starting next week. For seven years she has followed Rosa Maria Paya, daughter of the five time Nobel Peace Prize nominated activist, Oswaldo Paya, in Rosa's fight for democracy in Cuba. Interwoven with Rosa's narrative are Nanfu’s poignant reflections on her Chinese upbringing and of eroding democratic norms in the US, revealing unsettling similarities to the authoritarian system she left behind. A powerful meditation on political change and individual action against seemingly insurmountable odds, the doc Night is Not Eternal reflects on the complexities of exile and small acts of defiance to create a narrative that crosses geographical boundaries exploring a universal longing for freedom. If you're curious, get a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Nanfu Wang's doc Night Is Not Eternal, direct from YouTube: Night Is Not Eternal is a deeply personal exploration of political activism through […]

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Wednesday Cuba was hit by a major hurricane which took down its entire power grid again, this time for about 24 hours, according to CNN: Videos of the aftermath showed power infrastructure turned into a mangled mess and power poles down on streets. Hundreds of technicians were mobilized Thursday to reestablish power connections, according to state media... Operations at two electrical plants were partially restored and parts of eastern and central Cuba had electricity back up by Thursday afternoon, state media reported... The country's power grid has collapsed multiple times, including when Hurricane Oscar hit in October and killed at least 7 people. In the capital of Havana, where 2 million people live, power had been restored to less than 20% of the city by late Friday afternoon, . "Authorities had not yet given an estimate for when power would be fully restored..." Then tonight, CNN reported: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, causing material damage in several regions as the island continues to recover from widespread blackouts and the impact of two hurricanes over the past few weeks. The earthquake was reported about 39 km (24 miles) south of Bartolomé Masó before noon local time, about an hour after a 5.9 magnitude quake rocked the area, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. "There have been landslides, damage to homes and power lines," Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said, adding that authorities are evaluating the situation to start recovery efforts.

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El defensa de 17 años tuvo que retirarse del campo, por su propio pie pero con la cara ensangrentada, en el minuto 67, después de que el delantero local Spajic le clavara los tacos en la cara en un lance del juego Leer

El viceprimer ministro ruso aterriza en La Habana para ayudar al régimen, acorralado por las crisis energética Leer

Por el momento no se han reportado víctimas pero sí viviendas afectadas, averías eléctricas y aludes desde áreas montañosas Leer

El republicano de Miami fue elegido para el Senado en 2010 y ha mantenido una posición como halcón en política exterior Leer

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Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

A new collection of sheer thigh high backseam stockings with double band and cuban foot, by MusicLegs®. Closely resembles the 'fully-fashioned' stockings of the 1950s. Seamless with 'backseam' and bands sewn with additional fabric. Reinforced toes.

A new collection of backseam pantyhose by MusicLegs®.

Silky sheer backseam pantyhose with Cuban heel. With Lycra® for a better fit. Closely resembles the elegant looks of the fully-fashioned stockings of the 1950s.

Panelistas consideran que es necesario fortalecer el seguimiento y apoyo a exmilitares en el país

Panelistas creen que la flexibilización de las sanciones está relacionada con un interés de la administración Biden por ganar terreno en la región.

Panelistas consideran que ni el mandatario actual ni el expresidente se pondrán de acuerdo sobre el panorama político y de derechos humanos en Cuba.

La Luciérnaga se enciende para hablar de la reparación a las cíctimas del conflicto. Además, le contamos que pasó con el homenja a la selección femenina de fútbol. También, saludamos al nuevo director editoral de Prisa Media, Roberto Pombo.La Luciérnaga, un espacio de humor, análisis y opinión de Caracol Radio que acompaña desde hace 30 años a sus oyentes en el regreso a casa.

New and Complete Map of Cuba, supplement to National Geographic magazine, October 1906; NG Maps.

Since our first post, this blog has addressed the history of cartography at National Geographic, geographic names (toponyms), and even the cartographic exploits of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, the American artist best known for the painting "Whistler's Mother." I hope that these topics have proven of interest to some if not all of you. But what we have not addressed is the personal more intimate side of cartography here at the Society.

Unquestionably, National Geographic is the place to be if you love the science as well as the art of mapmaking. Our production schedules are full of stimulating and challenging projects that often test our knowledge of the cartographic profession. Once in a while, we will be assigned a project so close and near to our hearts that it becomes an overriding passion. Several months ago, I was given such an assignment—a large format (36" x 24") political map of Cuba.

The last time the Society published such a map was in October 1906! Those of you in the exiled Cuban community, both in the U.S. and abroad, know the significance of this map. Anyone who has visited Miami's Little Havana, Tampa's Ybor City, or even Union City, New Jersey, can't avoid seeing maps of Cuba painted on walls, plastered on windows, or even printed on the sides of grocery bags.

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