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When cash is low, love goes up. The economic crisis might be painful but it has a positive side effect on society. Not focusing on the negative and now redundant and stressful economic considerations of the present financial situation, today I shift attention to the positive impact of scarce liquidity: Creativity, solidarity, understanding, self-confidence, leadership and faith, are just the aspects that I personally celebrate. A re-born keystone of humanity is cutting through the mist of uncertainty. We are rediscovering human values as a collective, and as individuals, we are also experiencing the realities of moral and social values for the first time, not as consumers but as creative beings, sociable and sensitive to things beyond our animal impulse. The lack of cash is forcing people to communicate more. The need to exchange goods and services leads us to have deeper discussions, trying to find common goals and collaborate on arrangements to help each other. For example, ”Service...

Preaching Respect, Equality, Balance of the Universe, understanding and development. Chavez meets Larry King with his specialty: Propaganda. King gets from Chavez the most populist of Latín American political repertoire. "The Bush administration knocked me down, (...) The White House sent people to kill me(...), but the soldiers were hurled back at the last moment" - Chavez. Chavez found a way to turn every question into an opportunity to spread legends, myths and some facts of anti-imperialist nature. The legendary host apeared to be informed, and his interview was strategic and founded on research and facts, Chavez on the other hand responded in a rapid, aggressive and inflamatory fashion. His discourse, polished after decades of propaganda, was not unlike a bully, or a ill reputed car salesman; 90% of everything he said was unverifiable and 100% of his actions, where, acording to him, heroic. Here a few snipets of the interview: Aquí unos extractos de la entrevista: In co...

* Please view the translators note on the comments section. If the opinion of an artist that has dedicated his life to writing novels and theater has any value in moments of political crisis, I raise my pen and voice to speak in the name of sanity, peace and dignity. The recent events that our country is undergoing has presented Honduras to the world as "A country of anarchy, that violates laws and international agreements". This inevitably requires us to take a coherent posture on the subject. Now more than ever, all of us who at some point preferred to keep silent and abstain from the politiac circus, must take action. What is occurring in the the streets of our cities will move into our homes and jobs. It is naive to think that this crisis will vanish by itself. Experience has demonstrated that those who disturb public order, are also tireless, and are willing to risk more than can be risked when seeking peace and common good. This is the very reason why our actions should...

"I don't like my job." "The cube walls are closing in." "I'm walking out of this job right now." "I need to get out of here!" You know you've thought it at one point or another, and suddenly, the life of a free-spirited, self-made freelancer sounds all the more appealing. Before you rush and type your resignation letter, there are a few things that you will have to consider. Pamela Slim, a former corporate manager turned entrepreneur and author of the book Escape From Cubicle Nation, weighs in with 10 important questions you need to ask yourself before you make the jump. I wish there were a secret formula to ensure that the freelance business you have been madly working on is going to generate enough income to compensate for your current salary as an employee, if not much more. Unfortunately, there are many, many factors that go into determining business success. To get some insight into your readiness to say goodbye to your day j...

Hondurans were right in rejecting Zelaya . Carlos Pineda Pinel is a former justice vice minister of Honduras In 1688, King James II rid himself of the laws of Parliament and was swiftly replaced by William III in a coup, which gave birth to England's modern parliamentary democracy and bill of rights. Military force was used to replace the lawful king, yet nobody would deny the legitimacy of England's "Glorious Revolution." The removal of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya last Sunday by the military under civilian orders is being called a coup all over the world, and it certainly bears its signs. Yet what took place is really a Honduran glorious revolution. Hondurans defended their liberty as best as they could and put all future presidents under the rule of law. Article 239 of the Honduran constitution forbids citizens from being president for more than one term. It warns, "Whoever breaks this disposition or proposes its reform, as well as his collaborators, will ...

More than a danger to the planet, humanity is a danger to itself. These words have been echoing in our groups of friends for quite some time. ¿Even if the planet does survive, will humans survive too? This is a video of Severn Suzuki 12 years old, 1992. It has 3.4 million views. (And that is only counting the Spanish version on a specific youtube channel).