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Sell your stuff in our new classifieds section

vivalaredo — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:04:36 +0000

It’s time to clean out your closets and shelves, and make a little extra cash by selling all those things you don’t want or need anymore. Check out our new classifieds website at www.vivalaredo.net/classifieds/. Posting your ad is totally free, and you can post as many ads as you want. If you have a business, check out our business directory too here and add your business for free. We’re always open to suggestions, so send us an email if you have any suggestions. Hope you enjoy these two new features!

9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards list of winners

marifer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:44:51 +0000

Juanes, swept the majority of awards at the ninth annual Latin Grammy Awards which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston.The Colombian rocker’s awards included Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Album. His “Me Enamora” was named Song of the Year and Record of the Year. On his final acceptance speech, Juanes congratulated American Latinos for electing a president who is “right for the world.” Juanes sang “Me Enamora” and “Odio por amor,” his new single, joined by American singer John Legend.

Meanwhile, Julieta Venegas, Cafe Tacuba, Kany Garcia, and Gloria Estefan won two awards each. Gloria Estefan was named Person Of The Year by the Academy. Later, she performed a medley with Carlos Santana and Jose Feliciano. Flex, from Panama, won his first Grammy with reggaetón hit “Te Quiero,” the Best Urban Song, while Mexican rocker Alejandra Guzman sang “Soy Solo un Secreto” and “Hasta el Final” written after surgery for breast cancer detected on her earlier this year. Finally, Spanish singer Rosario closed the night with “No Dudaria,” joined by Juanes, Olga Tanon, Tommy Torres, & Belinda.

Winners:

Record of the Year- “Me Enamora” Juanes

Album of the Year- “La Vida… Es un Ratico” Juanes

Song of the Year - “Me Enamora” Juanes

Best Male Pop Vocal Album - “La Vida… Es un Ratico” Juanes

Best Short Form Music Video - “Me Enamora” Juanes

Best New Artist- Kany Garcia

Best Female Pop Vocal Album-”Cualquier Dia” Kany Garcia

Best Urban Music Album-”Los Extraterrestres” Wisin y Yandel

Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals-”Fantasia Pop” Belanova

Best Urban Song “Te Quiero” Flex

Best Traditional Tropical Album-”90 Millas” Gloria Estefan

Best Rock By A Duo Or Group With Vocal-”Eternamiente” Molotov

Best Rock Song-”Esta Vez” Café Tacuba

Best Alternative Music Album-”Mtv Unplugged” Julieta Venegas

Best Alternative Song-”Volver A Comenzar” Café Tacuba

Best Salsa Album-”El Cantante” Marc Anthony

Best Ranchero Album-”Para Siempre” Vicente Fernández

Best Banda Album-”Ayer, Hoy y Siempre” Los Horóscopos De Durango

Best Tejano Album-”De Nuevo” Emilio Navaira

Best Norteño Album-”Six Pack” Siggno

Best Regional Mexican Song-”Estos Celos” Joan Sebástian, songwriter (Vicente Fernández)

Best Latin Children’s Album-”El Heredero” Miguelito

Best Long Form Music Video-”MTV Unplugged” Julieta Venegas

Results are in!

marifer — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:14:13 +0000

Ballots are in and counted, and the following are the results in. Check out the big winners:

Percent of Votes Total Votes

President and Vice President:
John McCain/Sarah Palin                           28.02%                      13,111
Barack Obama/Joe Biden                           71.45%                      33,435
Bob Barr/Wayne A. Root                             0.43%                           200

U.S. Senator:
John Cornyn                                             20.89%                          9,622
Richard Noriega                                        77.73%                       35,795
Yvonne Adams Schick                                1.38%                            635

U.S. Representative, District 28:
Jim Fish                                                    8.82%                            4,099
Henry Cuellar                                            89.48%                        41,567
Ross Lynn Leone                                       1.70%                              790

State Senator, District 21:
Louis H. Bruni                                          19.21%                          8,911
Judith Zaffirini                                            77.88%                      36,124
Barry L. Allison                                          2.91%                          1,350

LISD, District 2:
Miguel A. de la Fuente                                 17.08%                           314
Jesus Martinez                                             42.98%                          790
Raymond Bruni                                            39.93%                          734

LISD, District 4:
George M. Beckelhymer 59.11% 1,411
Juan R. Gutierrez 40.89% 976

LISD, District 7:
Gilbert Hernandez                                         7.66%                           199
Jose R. Perez                                               39.70%                        1,031
Jesus Justo Guerra                                        13.21%                         343
Hilda Candy Villarreal                                   39.43%                       1,024

UISD, District 2:

Ricardo Rodriguez 54.32% 1,917
Francisco Gonzalez Jr. 45.68% 1,612

UISD, District 7:
Judd Gilpin 53.54% 3,610
Rose Cruz 46.46% 3,133

City of El Cenizo Mayor:
Jorge Vela                                                    1.72%                               8
Raul Reyes                                                  55.91%                          260
Isabel Cortez                                               19.35%                            90
Florencio Calderon                                      23.01%                           107

City of El Cenizo Commissioners:
Rey Vasquez                                              31.35%                            174
Noe A. Hernandez                                      28.65%                            159
Augustine A. Hernandez                              20.72%                           115
Rafael Rodriguez                                        19.28%                            107

Webb CISD, Place 1:
Amy I. Marshall 54.65% 341
Zenon Perez 45.35% 283

Webb CISD, Place 2:
Agustina Mae Leal 48.62% 300
Arturo Tomas Benavides 51.38% 317

Webb CISD, Place 6:
Henry Cortinas 50.40% 313
Salvador Johnson Sr. 49.60% 308

Webb CISD, Place 7:
Evan O. Gonzalez 44.98% 278
Adriana Rivera 55.02% 340

New Baseball Stadium proposition
For 61.32% 22,387
Against 38.68% 14,121

Source: www.webbcountytx.gov

Olympic themed flash drives

techiediva — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:38:02 +0000

Being a Chinese, I can’t help but be proud of just how well the Beijing 2008 Olympics kicked off, what with the stunning opening ceremony and all. Lenovo, being a China-based company, no doubt threw in a fair bit of money into the $300 million opening extravaganza budget, and they are also behind the official Olympics USB flash drive range. Among them are the Olympic torch model that comes with 4GB of storage space, featuring the games logo at the center surrounded by swirling red clouds. Those who prefer something more animated might settle for the Mascot series that consists of half a dozen units at 4GB each as well. The third collection will see five medallions, although it is pretty hard to detect where the USB plug is hidden. Last but not least, there will only be ten available units of the extremely limited edition drive set that features 1GB titanium drives with a swiveling USB connector, all encased in a special mahogany box.