<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736</id><updated>2011-11-27T18:30:15.324-05:00</updated><category term='foreign oil'/><category term='politicians'/><category term='i-130 petition'/><category term='man'/><category term='women'/><category term='political parties'/><category term='Immigration delays'/><category term='colmadon'/><category term='shallow'/><category term='senator John Kerry Massachusetts filibuster governance senate country politics political'/><category term='guys'/><category term='Legal Permanent Resident'/><category term='blocked boy'/><category term='culture'/><category term='student loans'/><category term='campaign finance reform'/><category term='immigration processing delays'/><category term='woman'/><category term='fairness'/><category term='relationships'/><category term='shallowness'/><category term='dominican republic'/><category term='high cost of gas'/><category term='life'/><category term='running for office'/><category term='energy'/><category term='northeastern university'/><category term='nightlife'/><category term='girls'/><category term='colmado en santo domingo'/><category term='birthday wishes thankyous thanks friends life family'/><category term='government bailout'/><category term='men'/><category term='USCIS'/><category term='Immigration Reform'/><category term='free speech'/><category term='health'/><category term='love'/><category term='santo domingo'/><title type='text'>My 2 Cents</title><subtitle type='html'>An expression of thoughts and opionions.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-5891420663441677086</id><published>2011-09-30T11:31:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-09-30T11:33:33.391-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Response to Census count finds decreasing white population in 15 states by the Washington Post</title><summary type='text'>Article HereIf you consider yourself American, you can be a white American or a black American, or any flavor of skin color in between. Likewise if you consider yourself Hispanic, you can be a white Hispanic, or a black Hispanic or any in between.Hispanic only means that you identify your origins as having come from a Latin American country.Now, the feeling of inferiority that gurudev16 talks </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/5891420663441677086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=5891420663441677086' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/5891420663441677086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/5891420663441677086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2011/09/response-to-census-count-finds.html' title='Response to Census count finds decreasing white population in 15 states by the Washington Post'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-8538248991195897255</id><published>2011-08-26T16:49:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2011-08-26T17:36:57.983-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='running for office'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='campaign finance reform'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='politicians'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free speech'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='political parties'/><title type='text'>Free Speech, No More</title><summary type='text'>We have a problem today with our democratic system. It seems that elections now go to the folks who can scream the loudest and say the most outrageous things, and then of course there is the issue of money. Those with the most money, have the most "Free Speech" and does with less money, they usually lose.Our constitution provides for free speech, yet to reach millions of people you need </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/8538248991195897255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=8538248991195897255' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/8538248991195897255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/8538248991195897255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2011/08/free-speech-no-more.html' title='Free Speech, No More'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-6311313425610593773</id><published>2010-02-22T11:23:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-22T11:25:56.086-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='senator John Kerry Massachusetts filibuster governance senate country politics political'/><title type='text'>A Letter to Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts</title><summary type='text'>First off let me say that I have been a supporter of you and the Democrats in Massachusetts. I am writing in regards to the use of the Filibuster rule by the Republican Party in the Senate. I understand that this is a procedural rule, and what it means is that 60 votes are needed to end debate so that a vote on a bill can occur.However, if we read the constitution, it clearly states that only a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/6311313425610593773/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=6311313425610593773' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/6311313425610593773'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/6311313425610593773'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2010/02/letter-to-senator-john-kerry-of.html' title='A Letter to Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-7567209729668663767</id><published>2010-01-18T22:52:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T23:03:48.930-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birthday wishes thankyous thanks friends life family'/><title type='text'>January 12th, 2010 - Thoughts and thanks for making this a great birthday!</title><summary type='text'>Last night, starting at about 10pm I starting getting birthday wishes from all of my friends and family. As the night and day went by my phone kept getting all the email notifications of messages and emails coming from all of you.Those of you that know me well, know that this year just past was probably one of the most challenging years of my life, but it was also a year of many rewards and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/7567209729668663767/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=7567209729668663767' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/7567209729668663767'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/7567209729668663767'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-12th-2010-thoughts-and-thanks.html' title='January 12th, 2010 - Thoughts and thanks for making this a great birthday!'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-11299209146413553</id><published>2009-04-28T14:58:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-29T16:32:53.481-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='man'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='woman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='guys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='girls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shallow'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='relationships'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fairness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='men'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shallowness'/><title type='text'>My Shallow Response to your Shallow Request</title><summary type='text'>Men are often seen as shallow, only wanting to date a woman for her physical appeal instead of the merrits and integrity of her character. Yet, in my opinion it is not only men whom are guilty of being superficial, but women as well.I want to take as an example the following: A few weeks ago I met a friend's date who stated that she has friends that will only date a guy if he makes $100K+ aka </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/11299209146413553/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=11299209146413553' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/11299209146413553'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/11299209146413553'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-shallow-response-to-your-shallow.html' title='My Shallow Response to your Shallow Request'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-1692724027105348396</id><published>2008-08-15T21:35:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-19T15:02:07.690-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='colmado en santo domingo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dominican republic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='colmadon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='santo domingo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nightlife'/><title type='text'>Colmado en Santo Domingo</title><summary type='text'>This short video clip is of a Colmado or better known as a "Colmadon" in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.The idea is that your local grocery store by day, can also be your local hang out spot by night. In the last few years "Colmadones" (plural in spanish for Colmadon)" have flourished in Santo Domingo and to an ever greater extent The Dominican Republic as a whole.The laws are a little bit </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/1692724027105348396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=1692724027105348396' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/1692724027105348396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/1692724027105348396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2008/08/colmado-en-santo-domingo.html' title='Colmado en Santo Domingo'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-8160164136829268739</id><published>2008-07-24T14:41:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-24T16:52:12.643-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='immigration processing delays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i-130 petition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Immigration Reform'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Legal Permanent Resident'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='USCIS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Immigration delays'/><title type='text'>Costs of Delaying Immigrant I-130 Petitions for Immidiate Family Members</title><summary type='text'>An immigration I-130 petition, is a petition filed by a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Legal Permanent Resident (LPR) requesting that a family member born and living outside of the U.S. be granted the appropriate legal status to immigrate to the U.S.Currently, a petition filed by an LPR can be delayed up to five years due to the limit on the number of VISAs the U.S. State Department issues each year. In a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/8160164136829268739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=8160164136829268739' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/8160164136829268739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/8160164136829268739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2008/07/costs-of-delaying-immigrant-i-130.html' title='Costs of Delaying Immigrant I-130 Petitions for Immidiate Family Members'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-6718661183086090917</id><published>2008-07-17T23:27:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-19T00:05:44.401-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blocked boy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='student loans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='northeastern university'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='government bailout'/><title type='text'>Blocked Boy at Northeastern University</title><summary type='text'>Here is a video parody of what it was like being a student at Northeastern University and being blocked due financial reasons. With tuition rising each and every year, its a wonder I was able to graduate.It's a shame that the government can bailout business when they run into trouble. Do you remember the airline bailout of 2002 - 2004, when the government guaranteed loans for some of the major </summary><link rel='enclosure' type='video/mp4' href='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=aa35915093d3e779&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/6718661183086090917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=6718661183086090917' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/6718661183086090917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/6718661183086090917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2008/07/blocked-boy-at-northeastern-university.html' title='Blocked Boy at Northeastern University'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870145829870921736.post-4982681145176438517</id><published>2008-07-16T13:56:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-24T16:53:55.769-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='foreign oil'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='high cost of gas'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='energy'/><title type='text'>The Benefits of High Oil Prices</title><summary type='text'>Over the last several months we have seen oil prices continue to soar. Not so long ago the infamous $100 a barrel psychological mark was reached. Today prices are hovering around the $135 mark give or take $10 (more on the give side).Yet I must admit, I am ecstatic about oil prices being high, and remaining that way. Now, don't get me wrong, I myself have to make some hard sacrifices to stay </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/feeds/4982681145176438517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4870145829870921736&amp;postID=4982681145176438517' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/4982681145176438517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4870145829870921736/posts/default/4982681145176438517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://avinos2cents.blogspot.com/2008/07/benefits-of-high-oil-prices.html' title='The Benefits of High Oil Prices'/><author><name>Avino</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08586865983158284037</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
