• Entra en vigor en Japón un nuevo impuesto de salida en aeropuertos y puertos

    EFE Tokio – Japón ha impuesto a partir de hoy una nueva tasa fiscal a cada pasajero que salga del país por avión o por barco, con el fin de financiar iniciativas para asistir a los turistas, según informó el Gobierno de Tokio. La tasa, de 1.000 yenes (8,07...
  • Broad Effort, Funding Needed to Tackle Chronic Homelessness

    Roz Brown Public News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Homelessness has been on the rise in New Mexico over the past two years, and efforts to turn that around will receive attention on several fronts in 2019. The state has the highest number of people experiencing chronic homelessness in the...
  • Departure tax comes into force in Japan

    EFE Tokyo – A departure tax on every passenger leaving Japan by plane or by boat came into force on Monday, to finance initiatives which will assist tourists, according to the Government. The 1,000-yen-tax ($9.21), will be charged on plane and ship tickets, and will affect both Japanese and...
  • Not So Green Cryptocurrencies

    How is it that bitcoin, a virtual currency that few of us have heard of and no one I know uses, is becoming a major contributor to carbon emissions?    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk It’s hard to believe that bitcoin, the best known of a group of...
  • Trump threatens to declare national emergency to finance wall

    EFE US President Donald Trump threatened last week to declare a national emergency that would allow him to order construction of a border wall with Mexico without Congressional approval of the needed funds. “I can do it if I want,” Trump told a press conference when asked about the possibility of starting construction...
  • Government Shutdown Stalls Food-Stamp Work Requirements

    Eric Galatas Public News Service DENVER — The Trump administration’s proposal to expand work requirements for SNAP benefits – the program formerly known as food stamps – is meant to get more people back into the workforce. But critics argue there’s a far better approach. Kate Kasper, director of...
  • FIRST PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS HAS DIED FROM THE FLU THIS SEASON

    Public Health Department urges flu vaccination and hand washing   County of Santa Clara, CA. – The first person under the age of 65 years to die of the flu during this 2018-2019 flu season in Santa Clara County was 39 years old with unknown flu vaccination status. Dr. Sara...
  • CHULETAS DE CERDO A LA “NAPOLITANA” EMPANIZADAS EN PANKO

    Pork es sabor   PREPARACIÓN 20m COCCIÓN 30m PORCIÓNES 4 personas INGREDIENTES Para las Chuletas Empanizadas:  4 chuletas de lomo sin hueso, de 1 pulgada de grosor 4 huevos 1 taza de pan rallado tipo Panko 1 taza de harina todo uso 2 cucharadas de queso parmesano, rallado 1 cucharadita...
  • Easy ways to spark your infant’s curiosity

    BPT It’s the way your baby gazes into your eyes as if pondering the meaning of life. It’s how your infant grabs onto your shirt to play with the buttons and collar. It’s your toddler stacking and sorting, as if addressing a problem that only he can solve. These...
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