Notice Public meeting, 12:30 p.m. April 30, 2010.

Notice

Public Meeting on Expansion of WCRX-LP Broadcast Hours.

Volunteers from Bexley Public Radio will make a presentation about a proposed increase of broadcast time for the WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM radio station.

The public is invited to comment on expanding the broadcast hours for Bexley Public Radio.

Location for the public meeting is the temporary studio at 503 (rear) S. Parkview, near Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream and Rusty Bucket in the Bexley Gateway campus. Look for Bexley Public Radio's studio at the Residences at Park 3.

The public meeting is scheduled for Friday April 30 at 12:30 p.m.

Contact Laura Franks, Chairwoman, Community Programming Advisory Committee at (614) 235-2929.

The green radio choice: Bexley Public Radio.

Green. The public radio green choice is still WCRX-LP, 102.1 FM. Celebrate the lower energy requirements for LPFM.

Big power blasters like WOSU and WCBE consume lots of energy. These big stations have gluttonous appetites for anthracite.

WOSU alone engorges itself on almost a shovel full of coal every eighteen minutes of broadcast.

Think WOSU. Think coal. Think pollution.

Reflect on WCRX-LP. Visualize low energy use. Know that Bexley Public Radio means responsible stewardship of energy resources.

To know green, think Bexley Public Radio.

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Spanish Language News by David Alexander for Bexley Public Radio

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Your Spanish language lesson for the week of Monday March 22 through Friday March 26, 2010. Follow along with David Alexander as he reads some news items in Spanish language.

Questions?

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MONDAY APRIL 26, 2010


Autoridades mexicanas detienen a más de 15 sicarios en el estado de Morelos

(Mexican authorities detain more than 15 assassins in the state of Morelos)

La policía mexicana ha detenido a más de 15 sicarios vinculados al grupo criminal aliderado por Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias la Barbie, que se encuentra en una lucha encarnizada por el control de un cártel de narcotráfico centrado en el estado de Morelos. La disputa comenzó cuando Valdez traicionó al ex-líder del cártel de los Betrán Leyva que luego fue asesinado por militares y ahora Valdez libra su conflicto por el control del cártel con el hermano menor del fallecido, Héctor alias H. La detención de los presuntos sicarios viene tras el arresto el pasado miércoles del brazo derecho de Valdez, Gerardo Álvarez Vásquez, alias El Indio. Es a saber, más de 22.700 personas han muerto en el estado de Morelos desde 2006 debido a la guerra intestina entre los cárteles de drogas que disputan el control de la zona.

(www.univisión.com, el 25 de abril, AP)

sicarios- assassins

lucha encarnizada- bloody struggle

cártel- cartel

detención- arrest, detention


Nicaragua detiene cuatro embarcaciones colombianas

(Nicaragua detains four Colombian vessels)

El pasado jueves Nicaragua ha retenido cuatro barcos de pescadores colombianos que pescaban ilegalmente en aguas nicaraguënses con un total de 32 tripulantes a bordo. En concreto, las embarcaciones se capturaron repletas de peces y caracoles a 134 kilómetros de la isla Corn cerca del puerto de Bluefields. Sin embargo, el gerente de la firma pesquera, Lucy Álvarez, defendió a sus empleados, afirmando que la presunta posición de los barcos en territorio nicaraguënse se debe a un error. De todas formas, se ha confirmado que para el lunes los nacionales colombianos serán devueltos a su país de origen.

(www.eltiempo.com, el 25 de abril, AP)

embarcaciones- vessels

pescadores- fishermen

aguas nicaragüenses- Nicaraguan waters

tripulantes- crew men

peces- fish

caracoles- snails

isla- island

firma pesquera- fishing firm

barcos- ships


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Spanish Language News by David Alexander for Bexley Public Radio

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Your Spanish language lesson for the week of Monday March 22 through Friday March 26, 2010. Follow along with David Alexander as he reads some news items in Spanish language.

Questions?

Email David Alexander at wcrxlp@yahoo.com or call the station at (614) 235 2929.


MONDAY APRIL 19, 2010


Nueva app para el iPhone: iFranco

(New app for the iPhone: iFranco)

Acaba de salir una nueva aplicación para el iPhone: iFranco, que permite al usuario descargar fragmentos de discursos del dictador español además de su biografía. Es accesible a través de la Appstore bajo la categoría de Estilo de vida o libros y la descripción reza: iFranco. Versión 1.0. iFranco recopila información relacionada con una etapa y época especial que vivió España. Recuerda otra aplicación parecida- iMussolini- que causó escándalo en Italia, convirtiéndose en una de las aplicaciones más descargadas de Apple antes ser retirada. Es más, se han creado páginas en Facebook a favor y en contra del difunto dictador español y su nueva aplicación. En concreto, algunos usuarios piden que se prohiban este de tipo de aplicaciones mientras otros defienden la libertad de expresión.

(www.expansion.com, el 19 de abril)


usuario- user

descargar- download

categoría- category



Fallece Carlos Franqui, activista cubano

(Cuban activist Carlos Franqui dies)

Falleció el pasado jueves en San Juan, Puerto Rico el escritor y activista cubano Carlos Franqui. Franqui, que contaba con 89 años, participó en la revolución cubana que derrocó a Batista en 1959, instalando a su vez el régimen castrista que perdura hasta hoy. Es a saber, poco después del triunfo de las fuerzas revolucionarias, Franqui se arrepintió de haber apoyado a Castro, al alejarse de los intransigentes que querían reprimir el disenso y la libertad de expresión en la isla, pues según él: la cultura es libertad y la revolución es la negación de libertad. Al salir definitivamente de Cuba en 1968, residió en varios países extranjeros antes de instalarse en Puerto Rico durante los años 90 donde fundó Cartas de Cuba que publica artículos de periodistas independientes sobre Cuba. Empero, a pesar de su oposición al régimen de Castro, muchos exiliados cubanos nunca le perdonaron su inicial apoyo a la revolución. Además de ser poeta y crítico de arte Franqui escribió un libro importante sobre la historia de la revolución cubana: Diaro de la revolución cubana (1976) además de una obra biográfica sobre Castro: Retrato de familia con Fidel (1981).


(www.univision.com, el 19 de abril, AP)


según- according to

los años 90- the 90’s

exiliados- exiles

apoyo- support

crítico de arte- art critic


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Spanish Language News by David Alexander for Bexley Public Radio

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Your Spanish language lesson for the week of Monday March 22 through Friday March 26, 2010. Follow along with David Alexander as he reads some news items in Spanish language.

Questions?

Email David Alexander at wcrxlp@yahoo.com or call the station at (614) 235 2929.


FRIDAY APRIL 16, 2010


Delegación salvadoreña visita Los Ángeles

(Salvadoran delegation visits Los Angeles)

Una delegación salvadoreña va a visitar la ciudad de los Ángeles en los próximos días para hablar de temas tocantes a inmigración y seguridad. El diálogo se entablará con agentes del FBI así como funcionarios de la alcaldía y la policía de la ciudad californiana. Según el gobierno de Funes, el presidente salvadoreño, el objetivo del viaje es de buscar soluciones a problemas que enfrentan salvadoreños tanto en EEUU como en El Salvador, su país de origen. Hato Hasbrún, el secretario de Asuntos Estratégico encabezará la delegación junto con el jefe de policía Carlos Asencio, el vicecanciller para los Salvadoreños en el Exterior, Juan José García, y el director general de inmigración, Rubén Alvarado. El primer encuentro se realizará con representantes de la alcaldía de Los Angeles, líderes de la comunidad, y empresarios salvadoreños radicados en EEUU. Durante el fin de semana se reunirá con académicos de UCLA (La Universidad de California en Los Ángeles), además de los cónsules de las ciudades de Los Ángeles, San Francisco, y Santa Ana. Luego el lunes habrá un encuentro con funcionarios del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE), el FBI, y el departamento de policía.

(www.univision.com, el 15 de abril, AP)

salvadoreña- Salvadoran

temas- topics

funcionarios- government employees

alcaldía- the mayor’s office

encuentro- meeting

jefe de policía- police chief

empresarios- businessmen

el lunes- Monday



Venezuela en la lista de violadores de derechos humanos

(Venezuela on list of human rights violators)
Por segundo año consecutivo el país de Venezuela aparece en la lista de violadores de derechos humanos. La lista, elaborada por la Comisión Interamericana de los Derechos Humanos (CIDH), incluye países que no cumplen con los estándares básicos de los derechos humanos. En un informe especial entitulado Democracia y Derechos Humanos en Venezuela, se señaló la falta de separación de poderes, las restricciones para la libertad de expresión, y el uso de violencia por parte del estado para intimidar a la oposición al régimen chavista. Empero el embajador de Venezuela ante la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), Roy Chaderton, rechazó el informe acusando a la CIDH de actuar con prejuicios contra Caracas. Tal actitud de hostilidad se deberá a lo que se considera la inacción de la CIDH ante el Caracazo, la violenta revuelta del año 1989, y el fallido golpe de estado en contra de Chávez acaecido en 2002.

(politica.universal.mx, el 16 de abril, Carolina Contreras A.)

derechos humanos- human rights

informe- report

falta- lack of

libertad de expression- freedom of expression

prejuicios- prejudice

actitud- attitude


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Trinity Lutheran Seminary co-sponsors presentation Wednesday evening, April 21, 2010 at Pontifical College Josephinum by Rabbi David Fox Sandmel

Faith in the Public Square
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Jessing Center at the Pontifical College Josephinum
7625 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio

Rabbi and Scholar to address Faith in the Public Square


Trinity Lutheran Seminary co-sponsors this annual event with The Pontifical College Josephinum and the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.

Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, Crown-Ryan Professor of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, will speak to “Faith in the Public Square,” at 7 p.m. in the Jessing Center on the Josephinum campus, 7625 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. The lecture is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are requested. Please contact Sandy Antes by April 15 at 614-985-2497 or santes@pcj.edu .

Rabbi Sandmel offers a penetrating look at the uniquely American debate about one of the country's founding principles, religious freedom. Understood by grade school students, this simple idea, adopted as part of the American experiment, has proved to be challenging to generations of theological scholars, legal minds and social critics.

Religious diversity of America increases under the principle of religious freedom, both the Holocaust and 9/11 confirm. Interfaith dialogues provide a model and a methodology for understanding the challenge of religious freedom in a complicated civic and intellectual environment.

Rabbi Sandmel received his undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies from The Ohio State University and was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. He completed his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied the history and literature of Judaism and Christianity in the Greco-Roman world.

As director of the National Jewish Scholars Project, Rabbi Sandmel coordinated the publication of “Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity,” which generated international attention in the interfaith community and wide media coverage. He is the co-editor of Christianity in Jewish Terms and the lead editor of Irreconcilable Differences? A Learning Resource for Jews and Christians (both from Westview Press).

Rabbi Sandmel is also involved in Jewish-Muslim dialogue and tri-lateral dialogue among Jews, Christians, and Muslims. He is a member of Rabbis and Imams for Peace and team teaches a course on the Abrahamic faiths with a Roman Catholic and an Imam at the Catholic Theological Union. Rabbi Sandmel is also a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR). He chairs the CCAR’s Committee on Interfaith Activities and is the CCAR Representative to the Joint Commission on Interfaith Relations (with the Union for Reform Judaism), the National Council of Synagogues, and the International Jewish Committee on Interfaith Consultations.

The Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus includes Trinity Lutheran Seminary, the Pontifical College Josephinum, and the Methodist Theological School in Ohio. Bexley Hall Episcopal Seminary is an associate member.

LISTEN TO BEXLEY PUBLIC RADIO, 102.1 FM FOR MORE DISCUSSION OF THIS IMPORTANT EVENT.

For more information about the Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus or the Annual Lecture on World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue, contact Dr. Paul Numrich at 740-362-3443 or 384-4653.

Great Emergence Author to Speak Friday April 23 at Trinity Lutheran Seminary

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Author Phyllis Tickle believes that about every 500 years the church undergoes a period of upheaval. One example is the Protestant Reformation in the 16th Century. She also believes that contemporary Christianity is in the midst of such a tectonic change. She calls it the “Great Emergence.”

The author of The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why, Tickle will discuss this phenomenon in two presentations on Friday, April 23, at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, 2199 E. Main Street in Bexley. The cost of the event is $50 and registration is required.

Tickle explains that during these periods of upheaval, old forms of spirituality are replaced with new ones. Existing forms do not become obsolete or invalid. “Just as the Protestant Reformation did not spell the end of the Roman Catholic Church—it emerged stronger and more vibrant—mainline denominations won’t disappear,” she says.

Tickle is the founding editor of the religion department at Publisher’s Weekly, the author of more than a dozen books and the Divine Hours series, which includes The Divine Hours: A Complete Guide to the Ancient Practice of Fixed-hour Prayer.

To register online, visit www.TrinityLutheranSeminary.edu, or contact Erin Reynolds at 235-4136.

Spanish Language News by David Alexander for Bexley Public Radio

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Your Spanish language lesson for the week of Monday March 22 through Friday March 26, 2010. Follow along with David Alexander as he reads some news items in Spanish language.

Questions?

Email David Alexander at wcrxlp@yahoo.com or call the station at (614) 235 2929.

MONDAY APRIL 12, 2010

Un temblor de 6,2 grados sacude el sur de España

(A level 6.2 quake hits Southern Spain)

Ayer a las 12:04 horas hubo un terremoto cerca de la ciudad de Granada que se ubica en la región de Andalucía al sur de España. El Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos localizó el epicentro a 27 kilómetros al sureste de la ciudad andaluza. El sismo, de 6,2 grados en la escala Richter, también se sintió en las localidades de Costa del Sol y Málaga y hasta en ciudades más lejanas como Jerez, Cádiz y Jaén- aunque de forma menos fuerte. Afortunadamente, debido a la profundidad del epicentro, no se han registrado daños materials ni muertes hasta la fecha.

(www.emol.com, el 11 de abril, DPA)

temblor- tremor

terremoto- earthquake

epicentro- epicenter

sureste- southeast

ciudad andaluza- Andalusian city

sismo- quake

escala- scale

afortunadamente- fortunately

profundidad- deepness



Se suspende reunión de presidentes en Guatemala

(Meeting of presidents in Guatemala canceled)

Se ha cancelado una reunión de mandatarios centroamericanos en Guatemala debido a la ausencia del presidente salvadoreño Mauricio Funes, el cual canceló su viaje por motivos de salud. En dicha reunión se iba a tratar de la reintegración de Honduras en la comunidad internacional tras la inestabilidad política que surgió a raíz del golpe de estado acaecido el verano pasado. El enfoque principal de la cita era de facilitar el reconocimiento del nuevo gobierno de Porfirio Lobo que fue elegido en unos comicios el noviembre pasado convocados con miras de regularizar la situación política y de reemplazar el régimen de facto de Micheletti. Los presidentes Colom, de Guatemala, y Funes, del Salvador, aunque reacios al principio ahora abogan por la reintegración de Honduras a la comunidad internacional y se espera que se realice en breve otra reunión de los mismos jefes de estado en la capital guatemalteca.


(www.elfinanciero.com.mx, el 11 de abril, Notimex/JOT)

reunión-meeting

mandatarios- leaders

ausencia- absence

motivos de salud- health reasons

enfoque- focus

cita- meeting

la capital guatemalteca - Guatemalan capital


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Two films noted in the 2010 Columbus Jewish Film Festival.

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Two documentary films of note in the Columbus Jewish Film Festival:

The Jazz Baroness, about jazz composer and pianist, Thelonious Monk, and a benefactor, Nica Rothschild.

This documentary is a glimpse of a poignant moment in American culture. The film also offers "snap shots" of a friendship between a Holocaust survivor and an American jazz musician. Sadly, the film can only document the decline of Thelonious but the importance of the friendship with Nica in his life is obvious.

Menachim and Fred is the story of two brothers separated at the end of WWII. At the end of the war, Fred, age 16, makes his way to America, receives an education and has an engineering career.

Menachem, age 13, makes his way to Palestine and continues his Jewish life. He becomes a college professor in Israel.

The documentary records the complexity of family relations, made even more intricate by war and the shadow of the Holocaust.

Fred Raymes (second from left in photo) presented the story of his reunion with his brother, Menachim Mayer, after 60 years of separation, to the audience at the Columbus Jewish Film Festival’s “Docs and Bagels” day of documentary films on March 14.

Flanking Raymes in the photo above are Film Festival Co-Chairs June Frankel (left) and Carole Genshaft (right), along with Film Festival Director Emily Schuss (far right).


The Columbus Jewish Film Festival will present its full line-up of international films on Nov. 7-9 and Nov. 14-16. For more information, visit the Columbus Jewish Film Festival website at cjfilmfest.org, or call (614) 559-6205.

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Three more texting bans. Sharon Montgomery's reports on Bexley Public Radio.

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Columbus City Council passed their primary offense ordinance Monday April 5: 6 yes, 1 absent. The Columbus suburb of New Albany passed theirs Tuesday evening April 6: 4 yes, 3 absent.

The New Albany sponsor listened to me with an open mind last month when I gave three reasons why their secondary offense needed to be a primary offense. One of the reasons was for getting it on the citation and crash report form so we can start counting violations and crashes, like we do with DUI. The sponsor changed it to a primary offense.

The Cleveland suburb of South Euclid's secondary offense (drivers can't talk on a hand-held phone, text, or use a computer) law went into effect Thursday April 1. The ordinance was sponsored by David Miller, South Euclid council president.

Some Central Ohio Trauma System members and I spoke again at Columbus. COTS apparently has been working behind the scenes with the City of Columbus. I'm hoping they're willing to coordinate efforts at the state level and with the growing interest in some of the high schools to get involved. I see a great place for them in education campaigns.

State Representative Nancy Garland (one of the two primary sponsors of HB 415 that passed the House 86-12 last Wednesday March 31 and the sponsor who has vigorously promoted the bill) attended the Columbus city council meeting, also.

I spoke again at New Albany and Rep. Garland also spoke.

Neither the Columbus nor New Albany ordinance provides a grace period for warnings. Each ordinance takes effect in about a month.

Rep. Garland is, predictably, handling this very skillfully. Obviously part of promoting her bill is being positive so she's not as free as I am to say some senators oppose this so strongly it's not likely HB 415 or SB 164 will get through the Senate. What Garland is saying is we don't know yet what the Senate will do with either bill so she advises local governments to do what they feel they need to do to make their communities safe.

Representative Garland and AAA will be strategizing soon. I told her Tuesday April 6 that some of the supporters I correspond with are just waiting for the word to start applying some pressure on the Senate committee.

I'm mostly overjoyed and relieved by these new laws, but I'm a little nervous about Columbus. The Columbus safety department seemed to be strongly behind this legislation: The safety director, assistant safety director, and the fire department have been vocal supporters; but today's newspaper story reported Police Chief Distelzweig saying things like "officers will use discretion" and, "It boils down to priorities." I hope those comments don't mean what they sound like. We'll see.

The snowball effect is already starting. Gahanna city council office got an e-mail today from a resident who hopes Gahanna will join Columbus. Gahanna high school students are ready to get involved. After I've talked more with them tomorrow and April 14, I'll report what they want to do. I don't want to jump the gun and report wrong or steal their thunder.

The General Assembly schedule online says sessions resume next week. Today's Senate Journal says the next session is Thursday. I think that session will not be a voting session and I don't think they'll do any committee assignments until next week. As soon as HB 415 gets assigned to a Senate committee, I'll let supporters know, and give them contact information for the chair.

Sharon


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"Little Women The Musical" presented by the Capital University Conservatory of Music.

Capital University Conservatory of Music will present Little Women, The Musical on Saturday April 17 and Sunday April 18.

Little Women The Musical follows the saga of the March sisters-Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy- growing up in Civil War America. Based on a book by Allan Knee, music by Jason Howland and lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, the show has charmed Broadway audiences and young and old alike.

Show times are 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 17, and 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 18.

The two performances will be off-campus at the nearby Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center. The JCC is located at 1125 College Ave., just south of Capital University’s Bexley campus.

Tickets are $20 general admission and available through Ticketmaster.com, CAPA at 469-0939, and in person at the Conservatory of Music office. For more information call 236-6411. Capital students, faculty and staff receive one free ticket with valid Capital ID. Tickets can be picked up at the Conservatory office.

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Spanish Language News by David Alexander for Bexley Public Radio

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Your Spanish language lesson for the week of Monday March 22 through Friday March 26, 2010. Follow along with David Alexander as he reads some news items in Spanish language.

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MONDAY APRIL 5 2010

Bolivia repatriará restos de Escalante

(Bolivia to repatriate Escalante’s remains)

El gobierno de Bolivia está dispuesto a repatriar los restos del profesor Jaime Escalante que se hizo famoso en EEUU por su labor pedagógica en un programa de matemáticas para estudiantes de bajos ingresos en el instituto Garfield de Los Ángeles. Tales esfuerzos inspiraron la película Stand and Deliver a finales de los años 80 interpretada por el actor Edward James Olmos. De hecho, el profesor Escalante falleció el pasado martes a los 79 años en su casa en Sacramento, California del mal de cáncer de vejiga. Es más, los hermanos del fallecido quieren que se respete su último deseo de ser enterrado en La Paz, su ciudad natal. La ministra de cultura del gobierno boliviano, Zulma Yugar, agregó que se reconocerá el educador boliviano de forma oficial, designándole Embajador Cultural en una ceremonia la semana próxima a la se invitará miembros de su familia.

(www.univision.com, el 4 de abril, AP)

restos- remains

bajos ingresos- low income

esfuerzos- efforts

vejiga- bladder

ciudad natal- native city


Rige Ley Seca en Costa Rica durante Semana Santa.

(Dry Law in effect in Costa Rica during Holy Week)

En Costa Rica durante el festivo de Semana Santa ha regido la llamada Ley Seca, la cual prohíbe la venta de licores y productos alcohólicos. Para imponer la medida agentes federales pusieron sellos en bares y tiendas que venden el alcohol para que no abrieran sus puertas. Bajo la regulación, locales como hoteles, supermercados, y restaurantes pueden ofrecer todos sus servicios salvo la venta de bebidas alcóholicos. Los que infrijan la ley se exponen a penas de cárcel de tres meses hasta dos años. La medida, que se puso en vigor el jueves, duró hasta el domingo al acabar la solemnidad de la iglesia.

(www.prensa-latina.cu, el 4 de abril, PL)


Semana Santa- Holy Week

Sellos- seals

Salvo- except

La venta- the sale of

Bebidas alcóholicas- alcoholic drinks


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