<?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:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' 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-4727801512712706098</id><updated>2024-11-05T18:43:42.023-08:00</updated><category term="latin women"/><category term="dating latin women"/><category term="Dominican marriage agency"/><category term="colombian marriage agency"/><category term="dating colombian women"/><category term="international marriage agencies"/><category term="Dominican introduction agencies"/><category term="Dominican women"/><category term="colombian marriage agencies"/><category term="colombian women"/><category term="international marriage agency"/><category term="Dating women in the Dominican Republic"/><category term="dating"/><category term="hot chicas latinas"/><category term="Darwin awards 2010"/><category term="Dominican republic history"/><category term="Dominican republic travel"/><category term="Russian bride"/><category term="Russian marriage agencies"/><category term="choosing an international marriage agency"/><category term="date Russian women"/><category term="dating.dating younger women"/><category term="funny story"/><category term="hot colombian woman"/><category term="hot latin woman"/><category term="hot latin women video"/><category term="humor"/><category term="learn to speak a foreign language"/><category term="learn to speak spanish"/><category term="mail order bride"/><category term="online dating"/><category term="relationships"/><category term="secrets to learning spanish"/><category term="stupid peolpe"/><category term="travel"/><category term="woman gold diggers"/><category term="women from medellin colombia"/><category term="women of the Dominican Republic"/><title type='text'>Looking for latin love</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>21</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-4639259834791278511</id><published>2010-12-22T18:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-22T18:42:42.403-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Darwin awards 2010"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="funny story"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="stupid peolpe"/><title type='text'>2010 Darwin awards</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2010 DARWIN AWARDS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;color: black;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #cc0000;&quot;&gt;The 2010 Darwin awards have nothing to do with dating latin women but I thought this was hilarious so I&#39;m posting it. lol I especially liked third place.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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You&#39;ve been waiting for them with baited breath, so without further ado, here are the 2010 Darwin Awards.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Eighth Place&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;In Detroit , a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Seventh Place&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker, who &quot;totally zoned when he ran&quot;, accidentally jogged off a 100-foot high cliff on his daily run.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Sixth Place&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;While at the beach, Daniel Jones, 21, dug an 8 foot hole for protection from the wind and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom, when it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand.&amp;nbsp; People on the beach used their hands and shovels trying to get him out but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him. Jones was pronounced dead at a hospital.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Fifth Place&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed as he fell through the ceiling of a bicycle shop he was burglarizing.&amp;nbsp; Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth to keep his hands free rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Fourth Place&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed as he won a bet with friends who said he would not put a revolver loaded with four bullets into his mouth and pull the trigger.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Third Place&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;After stepping around a marked police patrol car parked at the front door, a man walked into H&amp;amp;J Leather &amp;amp; Firearms intent on robbing the store. The shop was full of customers and a uniformed officer was standing at the counter. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a hold-up and fired a few wild shots from a target pistol.&lt;br /&gt;
The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire, and several customers also drew their guns and fired.&amp;nbsp; The robber was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Crime scene investigators located 47 expended cartridge cases in the shop.&amp;nbsp; The subsequent autopsy revealed 23 gunshot wounds.&amp;nbsp; Ballistics identified rounds from 7 different weapons.&amp;nbsp; No one else was hurt.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;HONOURABLE MENTION&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Paul Stiller, 47, and his wife Bonnie were bored just driving around at 2 A.M. So they lit a quarter stick of dynamite to toss out the window to see what would happen. Apparently they failed to notice that the window was closed.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;RUNNER UP&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from a local bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more excited, and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge, they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman&#39;s cable lay nearby. They secured one end around Bingham&#39;s leg and then tied the other to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his fall into the icy water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. Bingham&#39;s foot was never located.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;AND THE WINNER IS....&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;Zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt ( Paderborn , Germany ) fed his constipated elephant 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally got relief. Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded.&lt;br /&gt;
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The sheer force of the elephant&#39;s unexpected defecation knocked Mr Riesfeldt to the ground where he struck his head on a rock as the elephant continued to evacuate 200 pounds of dung on top of him. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that proves... &#39;Shit happens&#39;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;IT ALWAYS SEEMS IMPORTANT TO THANK THESE PEOPLE FOR REMOVING THEMSELVES FROM THE GENE POOL.&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/4639259834791278511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-darwin-awards-youve-been-waiting.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/4639259834791278511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/4639259834791278511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/12/2010-darwin-awards-youve-been-waiting.html' title='2010 Darwin awards'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-1224165546411491060</id><published>2010-12-20T16:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-20T16:04:02.230-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating.dating younger women"/><title type='text'>Young Women Looking For Older Men? Easy Method To Find Younger Dates</title><content type='html'>&lt;h3 class=&quot;post-title entry-title&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-header&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-header-line-1&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;post-body entry-content&quot;&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;body&quot;&gt;The world is bursting at the seams with young women looking for older men for casual dates and more meaningful relationships. To the highly internet-savvy individual, it may be an easy matter to find these ladies online. To most men, however, it seems like a near-impossible task; a dream, if you will. The intention of this article is to educate you on a simple method; to make your dream a reality. This method can be free and it is always very, very simple.&lt;br /&gt;
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Abigail M. 26 years old from Medellin Colombia wants to meet a sincere foreign man.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/7075729075572342049/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/12/hot-latin-woman-of-week-49-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/7075729075572342049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/7075729075572342049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/12/hot-latin-woman-of-week-49-2010.html' title='Hot latin woman of the week #49-2010'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-7364153633124652601</id><published>2010-12-15T21:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-15T22:08:04.656-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating latin women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="latin women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="woman gold diggers"/><title type='text'>How to spot a gold digger</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://onlinedating.org/gold-digger&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://consumermedianetwork.s3.amazonaws.com/onlinedating/GoldDigger_page.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Gold Digger&quot; width=&quot;500&quot;  border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;It was more than 500 years ago that the Dominican Republic began to write its history. The peaceful Taino Indians, who spent their days hunting, fishing and farming, first inhabited the island. Then on December 5, 1492, Admiral Christopher Columbus arrived on the island. He named it Hispaniola, setting into motion the meeting of two cultures that would later make Santo Domingo the first city in the Americas.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;For years, Hispaniola went through several changes of power.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Toward the end of the 17th century, the French colonized the western part of the island. In 1795, Spain relinquished power of the eastern part of the island to France, leaving the entire island under French power. The colony temporarily returned to Spanish hands, until December 1821 when a group of men led by José Núñez de Cáceres declared temporary Independence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;That rule didn&#39;t last long either.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;In 1822 the Haitians took over the eastern part of the island by taking advantage of its military and economic weaknesses. This lasted for 22 years. Then on February 27, 1844, Juan Pablo Duarte began the fight for independence. The new Dominican Republic was born.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Despite the cry for independence, on March 18, 1861 the republic was once again annexed by Spain until after the Restoration War. The resulting political unrest culminated in economic chaos. The Dominican government then received loans with the United States and Europe and gave control of its customs to the US in 1907. Nine years later, the first North American invasion of the country took place.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Various unstable governments followed until the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo was established in 1930. He remained in power for 30 years until he was executed in 1961. This allowed a provisional government to organize the first free elections in 1962. In this election, prominent writer Juan Bosh was elected to the presidency. He was overthrown seven months later, resulting in a civil war led by Francisco Alberto Caamaño. This would lead to the second North American invasion in 1965.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;In 1966, Joaquín Balaguer was elected, an led the country through into a 12 year period of political repression. In 1978, the country returned to the polls. Balaguer lost overwhelmingly to Antonio Guzmán of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (the PRD). The country was on its way to becoming a democracy. In 1982, the PRD won again under the leadership of Salvador Jorge Blanco. However, in 1986, Balaguer became president again after winning a majority vote. He remained in office until 1996.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;After Balaguer&#39;s reign was over, Doctor Leonel Fernández of the Party for Dominican Liberation (PLD) became president in 1996. In 2000, the PRD candidate Hipólito Mejía became president, followed by the PLD candidate Leonel Fernández in 2004. He was reelected again in 2008.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Significant events in Dominican history:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;1492 Arrival of Christopher Columbus to the island. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1494 Construction of La Isabela, the first European settlement in the New World.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1498 Bartolomé Columbus, brother of Christopher Columbus, founds the city of Santo Domingo, on the eastern shores of the Ozama River.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1511 Fray Antón de Montesinos denounces the mistreatment of the indigenous population in his Advent Sunday sermon. Subsequently, slaves from Africa are brought over.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1605-1606 Sugar refineries and cattle stock were destroyed in order to prevent smuggling.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1697 Spain gives the west of the island (Haití) to France via the Ryswick Treaty. At the time, it is called Saint Domingue.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1777 The Treaty of Aranjuez is signed, which fixed the boundaries between the Spanish and French colonies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1795 &amp;nbsp;Spain hands over all of La Hispaniola to France via the Treaty of Basilea. In exchange, France agrees to return all the occupied territory of the Iberian Peninsula to Spain.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1809 Spanish power is restored after the conquest led by Creole Juan Sánchez Ramírez. This begins the time known as the &quot;Era of Foolish Spain&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1821 José Núñez de Cáceres leads the 5 week &quot;Ephemeral Independence&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1822 Haitian troops annex the Spanish part to Haití under the leadership of Jean Pierre Boyer.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1838 The secret La Trinitaria movement is founded, led by Juan Pablo Duarte. They want to overthrow Boyer and create an independent nation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1844 Juan Pablo Duarte leads a group of patriots from Santo Domingo to declare the birth of the Dominican Republic. It is now independent from Haití.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1844 On November 6, The Constituent Assembly is organized to draft the first Constitution of the Republic. On November 14, Pedro Santana is elected the first Constitutional President of the country.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1861-65 Santana annexes the country to Spain. In 1863, the War for the Restoration of Independence begins with Gregorio Luperón as its leader.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1883-1899 Government and dictatorship of Ulises Heureaux. &amp;nbsp;The sugar industry is developed, which also brings about the establishment of small manufacturing companies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1916-24 Financial weakening leads to a military intervention in the country by the United States, in order to recover the international debt.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1930 Rafael Leonidas Trujillo assumes the presidency and becomes a dictator.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1960 Three sisters, Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal are assassinated because of their opposition to the Trujillo regime.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1961 Trujillo is executed.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1962 Juan Bosch wins the first free elections in the country and takes charge on February 27, 1963.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1963 Juan Bosch&#39;s government is overthrown.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1965 The beginning of the Civil Revolution to restore the government. United States troops arrive for the second time.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1966-1978 Joaquín Balaguer of The Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) is in power.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1978-1986 Antonio Guzmán and Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) are in power.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1986-1996 Governments of Joaquín Balaguer (PRSC).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;1996-2000 Government of Leonel Fernández from the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;2000-2004 Government of Hipólito Mejía (PRD).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;2004-2012 Governments of Leonel Fernández, re-elected on May 16, 2008.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;h2 class=&quot;contentheading&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #2b5970; font: 23px HelveticaNeueLTStd35Thin, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 14px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 600px;&quot;&gt;History - Symbols&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;article-content&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;pagenavcounter&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Page 3 of 3&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Symbols of the Dominican Republic:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;La bandera dominicana&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; src=&quot;http://www.go-dominicanrepublic.com/rd/images/stories/article_images/DPP07D904030D2913.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom: rgb(255,255,255) thick solid; border-left: rgb(255,255,255) thick solid; border-right: rgb(255,255,255) thick solid; border-top: rgb(255,255,255) thick solid; float: right; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot; width=&quot;275&quot; /&gt;The Flag was designed by Juan Pablo Duarte and created by Concepción Bona and María Trinidad Sánchez. Raised for the first time on February 27, 1944, it is what identifies the Dominican Republic as a free and sovereign country.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Meaning of The Flag:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Red represents the blood spilled by the liberators. &lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Blue expresses the ideals of progress, liberty, and God&#39;s protection&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Cross is the symbol of the fight of the liberators.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Shield:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The shield was created during the era of the proclamation of national independence, and has the Bible in the center. Since its inception, the shield has gone through more than 14 changes. However, the current shield has been in place since 1913.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The design of the Dominican flag is actually directly spelled out in their Constitution. Article 96 dictates that the shield have the same colors as the national flag, with a Bible opened to John 8:32 to read &quot;The truth will set you free.&quot; &amp;nbsp;Surrounding the Bible are two spears pointed in the air and 4 Dominican flags without shields. All of this is then crowned by a laurel branch, palm leaf, and banners which read &quot;God, Country and Liberty&quot;; and the words &quot; Dominican Republic&quot;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The Anthem:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The National Anthem is an another important symbol of Dominican History. &amp;nbsp;Although it was written in 1897, it did not become the official anthem until 1934. The words were written by Emilio Prud&#39;Homme and the music was composed by José Reyes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;I. &lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Brave men of Quisqueya&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Let us sing with strong feeling,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;And let us show the world&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Our invincible, glorious banner.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Hail! the people who, strong and intrepid,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Launched into war to their death,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Under a warlike menace of death,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;You broke your chains of slavery.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;No country deserves to be free&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;If it is an indolent and servile slave;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;If the call does not grow within,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Tempered by a virile heroism.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;But the brave and indomitable Quisqueya&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Will always hold its head up high;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;For if it were a thousand times enslaved&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;It would a thousand times regain freedom.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;II.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;If it were to be exposed to ruse and deceit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;To the contempt of a true imposer,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The fields of Carreras, Beller are&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;where traces of glory are found.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Where on the summit of the heroic bastion,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;The word of the free became flesh,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Where the genius of Sánchez and Duarte&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Taught to be free or to die.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;And if an unattended leader&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;the splendor, of these glorious events could ignore,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;of the war that was seen in Capotillo,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Wave the flag of fire.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;And the fire that lets the proud lion&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Of Castilla become stupefied,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Removes him from the glorious beaches&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Where the crossed banner waves.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;III.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Compatriots, let us proudly&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Show our face, from today prouder than ever;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;That Quisqueya may be destroyed&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;but a slave again, never.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;It is a sanctuary of love that every heart&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;in the fatherland feels alive;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;And it is its invincible shield, the right;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;And it is its motto: be free or die.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Freedom that still arises serenely&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Victory in her triumphal chariot.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;And the clarion of war still echoes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Proclaiming its immortal glory.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Freedom! That the echoes should shake&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Whilst filled with noble anxiety&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Our fields of glory repeat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4c4c4c; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;&quot;&gt;Freedom! 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Do you think that you can’t learn a new langauge? Think again. Our brains maintain the capacity to soak up new knowledge of all types far into our advanced years. No matter what your background or past learning experience, you CAN learn to speak another langauge using these six quick techniques.&lt;br /&gt;
There are a multitude of reasons for wanting to speak the lingua franca of another people; travel, business, education, personal pleasure, even family or friends. Indeed it’s no small feat to habla español, parlez francaise, or sprechenze Deutcsh, but the prestige, financial gains, personal satisfaction and envy that can accompany this easily nurtured skill can be most rewarding.&lt;br /&gt;
But, “Can I really develop good communicative skills in a new tongue?” you may well ask. Yes, you can if you’ll use these 10 quick tricks for heightening your langauge – learning experience and incorporating your new langauge into your everyday life.&lt;br /&gt;
1. Take a short course: A number of langauge courses are immediately available in most areas at a local community college or university. Courses in the continuing education department tend to be more consumer-oriented, less academic and more focused on the prospective needs of students like you. The Internet likewise abounds with foreign langauge course offerings. You can learn Swedish, Norwegian, Danish or Finnish via multimedia at http://www.caselearning.com. The Definitive Worldwide Guide to Learning the Thai Langauge and Studying Thai Culture is online at: http://study-thai.com if you’re up for the exotic.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Mimicking: “Mom, he’s mocking me!” Have you ever heard this complaint when one sibling repeated everything the other said? One imitating word – for – word the speech, sounds even actions of the other? It’s called mimicking and it’s so effective you’ll be using this technique to get talking in record time yourself. The procedure is simple, you repeat exactly, word-for-word, everything your model says. That model can be a newscaster, character on a soap opera, documentary narrator or the voice coming from your tape player or radio. Don’t worry if it isn’t perfect. Just start by trying to get your tongue around the words. You’ll acquire speed and ease with practice. You may feel silly at first, but persevere. You’ll get there sooner than you think.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Reading Aloud: One of the most effective langauge-learning tricks is to use the counsel found in The Bible itself at Joshua 1: 8, “…and you must in an undertone read in it day and night, …” and again at Psalms 1:2 stating, “… And in his law he reads in an undertone day and night.” Read passages in the target langauge aloud to yourself. This powerful technique not only develops speaking and pronunciation skills, but contributes to listening comprehension, vocabulary and grammar too. &lt;br /&gt;
Almost any reading material in your target langauge will do as long as it’s interesting and fairly short. You wouldn’t start an English langauge learner off by reading “War and Peace” now would you?&lt;br /&gt;
4. Watch TV: If you have cable, is there a station broadcast in the langauge you’re interested in? Many metro areas carry programming in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Even Chinese and Hindi are available in some regions. Check with your cable supplier or programming guides to see what’s listed. Programs to watch are the news, soap operas and documentaries. Have a VCR? Tape a couple of programs and play them over and over to accustom yourself to the flow of the langauge. Many VCR models have slow-motion and stop-action features allowing you to slow down the program to aid your understanding.&lt;br /&gt;
5. Listen to Music: In Japan, English students karaoke the Beatles. In Latin America, students mimic Bruce Springsteen. In Africa, the Backstreet Boys rule the airwaves. Lip-syncing popular songs is all the rage for English langauge learners, so why don’t you turn the tables and use it to your advantage. Check at music shops and bookstores for song CDs and tapes. Ask around for recommendations on where recordings in your target langauge might be available. Ethnic restaurants and shops are another good source for music or referrals. Lyrics to literally thousands of songs are available online. Songs are frequently available online in many major langauges. Check the local library. The Internet will yield hordes of song titles and stations worldwide in dozens of langauges. A good online source for starters is www.live365.com which has live global feeds 24 hours a day in multiple langauges.&lt;br /&gt;
6. Read: Stop at the library for a grammar book and some reading material. The grammar book will be an infrequent guide through those rough spots when the target langauge grammar differs substantially from English. But don’t overburden yourself with grammar and rules. A copious variety of entertaining magazines exists in most major langauges and unless you’re learning Cochimi or Kukapa, you should be able to find something. A newspaper, general interest magazine, the Bible, brochures, even comics can help you along. Short articles are best at first. Although you can wade through one or more of those in a matter of minutes, your personal satisfaction at doing so will be boundless. Try www.amazon.com for hard-to-find titles.&lt;br /&gt;
You can’t pick your family; but you can pick your friends and you can pick conversations with native speakers of your target langauge. In the supermarket, in the mall, in the park, a restaurant or a convenience store – almost anywhere you happen to meet or run into a native speaker of your new lingua franca, don’t just stay there mum – say something. People are generally flattered that you’re trying to meet them on their own terms or in their own langauge and are usually more than happy to chat. Surely, you can say “Buenos Tardes” to someone passing down the aisle in the supermarket. It’s also great practice for breaking the ice when you finally light out for foreign soil.&lt;br /&gt;
These quick tricks in conjunction with a short langauge course will make your langauge-learning efforts less painless, more interesting, more pleasurable and much easier. Try to do something each and every day. Just think how green with envy your friends are all going to be - and start packing your bags.&lt;br /&gt;
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Women from Russia have been known for their appeal and allure while at the same time being quite feminine which most men like. There are plenty of reasons that attract men from around the globe to a Country like Russia to meet and possibly marry. While there are a lot of women that don&#39;t possess these qualities of marriage and family values you can still find it in Russian brides.  &lt;br /&gt;
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There are many Russian brides that learn English as a foreign language, so this can be helpful especially in the beginning. In this step you can spend a little time to get to know each other by email then move to speaking with her directly. This could be done by phone or another popular way by video chat, with this method you can see her in person while being able to hear her voice. This can be a great way to break the ice and really get to know someone to see if they are a potential match.  &lt;br /&gt;
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For one of the final steps of introduction you are going to need to make plans to travel to her country to visit her. It is usually expected of the man to first visit the lady in her home city once there is a connection. From there you should be able to figure out if you have feelings for this person and many times you will meet her family. This can be a very fun and exciting experience for most people that like to travel, it gives them a look into a different world while possibly meeting their mate along the way.  &lt;br /&gt;
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It seems to be the thing today to date and marry a Russian woman. It&#39;s easy to find a lady to talk to with all the agencies out there today, so meeting a lady to date and marry is much simpler. Russian brides for their numerous qualities of beauty and intelligence continue to lure men from all around the world for dating or marriage. So if you are looking for a mate and think of a little adventure a Russian lady is waiting to meet you.&lt;br /&gt;
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Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.populararticles.com/article262325.html&quot;&gt;http://www.PopularArticles.com/article262325.html&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/1459676489021665001/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/12/true-dream-bride.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/1459676489021665001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/1459676489021665001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/12/true-dream-bride.html' title='A true dream bride'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-8879636967285892686</id><published>2010-12-05T21:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-15T22:04:23.625-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="choosing an international marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dominican marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="international marriage agencies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mail order bride"/><title type='text'>Choosing an International Marriage Agency (Mail Order Bride Service)</title><content type='html'>Choosing an International Marriage Agency (Mail Order Bride Service) &lt;br /&gt;
It is unfortunate that when you venture outside of the United States for love that you need to be extra careful with the women you court and the dating services you use. The prevalence of dishonesty, fraud, and neglectful service from international marriage agencies is very high. These guidelines will help you select a marriage agency (mail order bride service) with integrity and capability. &lt;br /&gt;
Are The Women Profiled Real? &lt;br /&gt;
Do not use an international marriage agency strictly based on the number of beautiful women profiled on the website. Any agency that has a high percentage of beautiful women should be suspect. Beautiful women are naturally rare and the most sought out women are beautiful. So it would only make sense that the most attractive women would have the highest turnover in a marriage agency. The best looking women will find a man sooner because they have more suitors and in turn they will be more difficult for a marriage agency to replace because there are fewer beautiful women available. To work around this, it is a common practice for foreign marriage agencies to show beautiful women as unattached regardless if they are married or with boyfriend. Two other common practices to inflate the beauty and number of women in an agency is the theft of photos from other marriage and model agencies websites, and illicit arrangements with local photographers for the purchase of personal photos of women without their consent or knowledge. &lt;br /&gt;
Beautiful women profiled in a marriage agency are meaningless if they are not available and unfortunately that is often the case. Many international marriage agencies will do whatever it takes to lure beautiful women to join. This is a translated example of an ad placed by a Colombian marriage agency in the local paper: “[Colombian marriage agency] invites all women interested in meeting American and European gentlemen with the opportunity of participating in a visa raffle enroll and participate in social events, free photographic session.” There is no visa raffle in Colombia this marriage agency like others is trying to entice women to join under a false pretense of getting a travel visa. So instead of attracting women looking for love they attract women trying to leave the country. The fact that you may end up with a woman that is hiding her true intent for marrying you is obviously of no concern to such agencies. By using a trusted marriage agency the beauty you see will be real and available. &lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have Good Referrals? &lt;br /&gt;
A good marriage agency should be able to provide you with many referrals. Talk to there past clients on their experience with the agency and the experience of other Americans they might of met while using the marriage agency services. If the agency provides introduction events ask them how many guys attended the last event. Ask if they were all successful in finding a likely wife. If the answer is yes then ask for the contact information for all these men. If everyone got what they came for then the agency should be eager to provide all the glowing references. If the answer is no all the men were not successful find out why, ask what the agency could have done differently to have helped those men. Be sure everything they tell you is consistent and reasonable. A good marriage agency will be able to provide ample referrals to back up their services. Your best insurance on the quality of the marriage agency is plenty of positive customer experiences. &lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have Real Testimonials &lt;br /&gt;
Do not rely on website testimonials that can be fabricated unless they can be traced to a source. Find out who said what about whom and then verify the accuracy of the quote. It is unlikely the agency will tell you, most international marriage agencies follow the precept that the bigger the lie the more likely you will believe it. Use a marriage agency that will show you the source and full context of all their quoted material. &lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have A Positive Reputation? &lt;br /&gt;
A marriage agency should have a good reputation find out by accessing the dating forums that specializes in the region of the world you are interested in. Ask the marriage agency what are the largest active forums in their industry. Go there and search on a particular agency in the forum’s archives. Post a question asking about the good and the bad agencies. An agency with a good reputation should not fear the spotlight of the open forums. An agency with a good reputation would participate in the forums and have a history of dialogue that can be used to evaluate their services. Don’t make your selection a guessing game when the recorded history is out there for a sound judgment on the best marriage agency to use. A marriage agency that claims not to know any international dating forums is lying. &lt;br /&gt;
Is The Owner Trustworthy? &lt;br /&gt;
Talk to the owner is he a man you can trust. How long has he been in business and can he verify a record of success. Be cautious of any push to get you to sign-up prior to the next upcoming event, you dictate the deadlines not the marriage agency. Ask the owner what distinguishes their agency from the others and why you will be more successful under their care. Are you going to be treated as an individual or as part of the pack? Ask as many questions as possible to scrutinize all aspects of the service you are interested in. Your trip itinerary needs to be clearly defined. Understand the details and specifics that will make your travels to find a wife successful. &lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have an Established Office with Experience Support? &lt;br /&gt;
When you use an international marriage agency that does not have a staffed office at your arrival destination you must rely on temporary, free lance labor. Such help will rarely have your long-term best interest in mind. In poor, developing countries survival often brings out the worse in people. We have seen many examples of free lance translators taking advantage of Americans through theft, dishonesty and manipulation. In corrupt third world countries a lot of effort is required to find competent individuals with integrity and reliability that can be trusted, particularly in delicate, private, emotional matters. A qualified intermediary takes training and experience. You will get neither of this with most marriage agencies where the only requirement is that they speak your language. The difference between foreign women and American women requires a cultural navigation best guided by trained professional matchmakers that will help you bridge the cultural differences and build a successful relationship. You are best served by an established local office that supports you with full-time, experienced, trained, dedicated, professional matchmakers who can properly assist you. &lt;br /&gt;
Are They A Middleman? &lt;br /&gt;
Most international marriage agencies on the Internet are resellers and franchises. They are marketing middlemen that associate with foreign local marriage agencies. They fabricate an alternative website and use the database of girls from the independent foreign agency which has its own separate website that actually provides the services. Anytime an extra layer is added you can expect increased delays, miscommunications and problems. Deal with a trusted source and verify they are not just a commissioned agent with a good tongue for promotion and hype. &lt;br /&gt;
Are They An Objective Source Of Information? &lt;br /&gt;
Many marriage agencies will create phony dating directory websites or dating forums that will try to mislead you into thinking they are an objective, independent source of information and advice on mail order brides. They will then recommend particular marriage agencies that unbeknown to you they own. Their objective is to sucker you and others as a valid resource on mail order brides when they are nothing more then advertisement that funnels you to a deceptive marriage agency. These false dating directories and forums are not easy to detect without a knowledgeable eye. While legitimate dating directories can be a valuable resource it is best to use a variety of the above check methods for validating a quality marriage agency. &lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have a Stated Policy to Prevent You from Being Scammed by Scheming Women?&lt;br /&gt;
Find out what steps the marriage agency takes to protect you from insincere women. How often do they remove such women from their website? What is considered unacceptable behavior from the female members? How does the agency protect its female members? Do not trust any agency that promises prevention due to their screening process. You can not screen out scammers you can only remove those that are caught in the act. &lt;br /&gt;
What Happens When You Use A Bad Marriage Agency? &lt;br /&gt;
Obviously you lose time and money but you also perpetuate the continued theft and disservice for those that will follow in your footsteps. By not scrutinizing the marriage agency track record and referrals you allow the non-honest marriage agencies another day to prey on the unsuspecting. Most but not all of the dishonest agencies will have much lower prices than the legitimate marriage agency because their intention is to do very little so it’s easy to flout discounted prices for services and promises that will never materialize. By following the above precautious in the selection of your agent the international path for finding a quality wife will be well worth the effort.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;About The Author&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Jamie Morrow is the owner of International Introductions &lt;a href=&quot;http://international-introductions.com/&quot; target=&quot;new&quot;&gt;http://international-introductions.com/&lt;/a&gt; a marriage agency specializing in Latin women. His expertise is in the mail order brides industry. He can be reached at: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Jamie@Latin-Wife.com&quot;&gt;Jamie@Latin-Wife.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nowadays, when we are free to marry whomever we desire, men do not have to limit themselves to admiring Dominican women’ s beauty; they can actually get to know and marry a Dominican lady. There is one very simple way of meeting Dominican women and that is using a Dominican women agency. The use of such an agency can lead to friendship, true love and even Dominican women marriage. &lt;br /&gt;
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A dating agency offers matchmaking services to people of all ages and nationalities. If you want to meet a woman, if you need a person to talk to or if you are looking for a bride, you can use a dating agency. If you are looking for a particular lady, for example a Dominican lady, then you can use a Dominican women agency. Nowadays, there are many dating agencies, but only few of them actually have the experience necessary in this type of business. When love or marriage is on the line, only experienced and trustworthy agencies must be used. For example, if you like Latin ladies, then you should probably choose a Dominican women agency or a Latin women agency. By doing so, you can be certain that you will find only the best and most beautiful Latin ladies. Dominican women marriage is more of a certainty when using this type of agency. &lt;br /&gt;
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Of course, another way of meeting Dominican ladies is visiting their country. However, this method is probably too demanding for most men. They are either caught up with work and do not have the necessary time to make the trip or they do not have the necessary resources for such a trip. Dominican ladies could also be living in the same city as you, but chances of meeting a single Dominican woman in your country or town are very low. Therefore, the most efficient way of meeting Latin ladies still remains a Dominican women agency. These types of agencies are very reliable, they save you a lot of time and your chances of finding your partner or even a bride are very high. Whether you are looking for a pen pall, a friend, a relationship or a wife, a Dominican women agency can offer you that. Dominican women marriage is a certainty if you use a Dominican women agency, because all women who join such agencies are family oriented. &lt;br /&gt;
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There are several ways of meeting Latin women, but some of them are a little difficult and others are just in the hands of faith. However, there is one way that does not depend on faith and it is not at all difficult. Using a Dominican women agency is simple, less time consuming and has great results. Dominican women marriage is one of the results of using a dating agency. The only catch is to know which agency to choose.&lt;br /&gt;
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Whether you want to date or marry a Colombian, check out the websites below. They have many beautiful&amp;nbsp;sexy Colombian singles to browse through.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;My Favorite Dating Sites To Meet Colombians&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;ColombianCupid.com&lt;/b&gt; - This is the premier and most well known dating site. It has hundreds of Colombian ladies that you can contact (currently the majority of the women live in Colombia).&lt;br /&gt;
It&#39;s free to set up an account to have a look around.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Amigos.com&lt;/b&gt;- Amigos has pictures and profiles of beautiful Colombian women in the USA and in Colombia.&lt;br /&gt;
Amigos.com has a lot of features. Unfortunately, you can&#39;t use most of them without first being a paying member. The silver or gold membership with will give you access to all the features. &lt;br /&gt;
Get your free profile so you can check out the service.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;LatinAmericanCupid.com&lt;/b&gt; - Latin American Cupid is another good dating site full of beautiful Colombian ladies.&lt;br /&gt;
It&#39;s actually my favorite out of all Latin dating sites, period.&lt;br /&gt;
Do you want to marry a Colombian woman?&lt;br /&gt;
Here are a few reputable dating agencies that I was able to find at one of the popular anti-scam websites online.&lt;br /&gt;
NOTE: Always thoroughly check out an international dating agencies&#39; reputation, pricing and policies before you move forward.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Colombian Sweet Hearts&lt;/b&gt; - Colombian Sweet Hearts is an American owned dating and marriage agency with an office in Colombia. The company claims to have a very thorough application and screening process.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Colombian Soulmates&lt;/b&gt; - &lt;span class=&quot;goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0&quot;&gt;Colombian Soulmates calls itself a Latin marriage agency.&lt;/span&gt; The company office is based in the city of Cali in Colombia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;b&gt;Latin Intro&lt;/b&gt; - Latin Intro is a marriage and introduction agency located in Bogota, Colombia.&lt;br /&gt;
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Latina women who grew from a traditional family background have been taught to do everything for their man. Latinas are told not to show off or brag. Latina women have also been taught to be coy and demure in their dating and relationships.&lt;br /&gt;
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However, be aware that for Latina women, casual flirting, hugging, and touching are common among their new acquaintances and friends, and this does not mean there are romantic feelings attached to such actions. So, quit day dreaming about that Latina girl who is only just being friendly to you. Do not misunderstand signals. Is she romantically interested about you?&lt;br /&gt;
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A Latina woman is often times raised in the Catholic faith. If you are romantically involved with a Latina woman, a conversation about religion will be a crucial matter in your relationship. Now is the time for you to go to church with her!&lt;br /&gt;
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Latino men are taught to expect a woman to take care of them, and also follow traditional gentlemanly roles like opening doors and sweeping you off your feet. Latinos are expected to be strong and humble. Latino men are famous for being very romantic, easily sweeping a woman off her feet, essentially because they really adore women. Is a Latino man the right guy for you?&lt;br /&gt;
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Casual flirting is common from Latino men. They are also comfortable sitting closely. Casual hugging and touching with friends during interactions is also frequent, but often without romantic intentions. So, just keep that in mind, so your heart will not be broken.&lt;br /&gt;
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Many Latino men are mainly in the Catholic faith, and still hold onto the traditions of their religion. If you are not very religious, you will be, once you start dating a Latino man.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;printfooter&quot;&gt;Retrieved from &quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.articlesbase.com/dating-articles/tips-on-dating-latina-women-or-latino-men-419048.html&quot; jquery1290305836655=&quot;47&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #444444;&quot;&gt;http://www.articlesbase.com/dating-articles/tips-on-dating-latina-women-or-latino-men-419048.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&quot;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Under Creative Commons License: &lt;a href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0&quot; style=&quot;color: #003399;&quot;&gt;Attribution&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/6193869706236947117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/dating-latin-woman-can-be-great.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/6193869706236947117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/6193869706236947117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/dating-latin-woman-can-be-great.html' title='Dating a latin woman can be a great experience'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-5652473302809720849</id><published>2010-11-20T18:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-20T18:16:38.771-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="colombian marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating colombian women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="international marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="latin women"/><title type='text'>Not all marriage agencies are created equal</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;article_cnt&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;KonaBody&quot;&gt;Are the Women Profiled Real?&lt;br /&gt;
Do not use an International Marriage Agency based on the number of beautiful women profiled on the website. Any agency that has a high percentage of beautiful women should be suspect. Beautiful women are naturally rare and beautiful women are the most sought-after. So it would only make sense that the most attractive women would have the highest turnover in a marriage agency. The best-looking women will find a man sooner because they have more suitors and in turn will be more difficult for a marriage agency to replace because there are fewer beautiful women available. To work around this it is a common practice for foreign marriage agencies to show beautiful women as unattached regardless if whether they are married or with a boyfriend. Two other common practices used to inflate the beauty and quantity of women in an agency is to steal photos from other marriage and model agencies´ websites and to illicit arrangements with local photographers for the purchase of personal photos of women without their consent or knowledge. Beautiful women profiled in a marriage agency are meaningless if they are not available and, unfortunately, this is often the case. Many international marriage agencies will do whatever it takes to lure beautiful women to join. For example, here is an ad placed by a Barranquilla marriage agency in the local Colombia paper El Heraldo.&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Latin Wife Connection invita a todas las damas interesadas en conocer Americanos y Europeos con la oportunidad de participar en el Sorteo de diez visas, inscribete y participa en eventos sociales. Cra 48 No. 75-83 oficina 101. Telefono 3690250 seccion fotografica gratis.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Translation: Latin Wife Connection invites all women interested in meeting American and European gentlemen with the opportunity of participating in a visa raffle, enroll and participate in social events, free photographic session.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
There is no such thing as a ´visa raffle´ in Colombia. This marriage agency, like others, is trying to entice women to join under a false pretense of getting a travel visa. So instead of attracting women looking for love they attract women trying to leave the country. The fact that you may end up with a woman that is hiding her true intent for marrying you is obviously of no concern to such agencies. By using a trusted marriage agency the beauty you see will be real and available.&lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have Good Referrals?&lt;br /&gt;
A good marriage agency should be able to provide you with many past clients as referrals. Talk to these men about their experience with the agency and the experience of other Americans they met while using the marriage agency&#39;s services. If the agency provides introduction events ask them how many guys attended the last event. Ask if they were all successful in finding a likely wife. If the answer is yes then ask for the contact information for all these men. If everyone got what they came for then the agency should be eager to provide all their glowing references. If the answer is no then find out why. Ask what the agency could have done differently to have helped this guy. Be sure everything they tell you is consistent and reasonable. A good marriage agency will be able to provide ample live referrals to back up their services. Do not rely on website testimonials that can be fabricated. Your best insurance on the quality of the marriage agency is positive customer experiences.&lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have a Positive Reputation?&lt;br /&gt;
A marriage agency should have a good reputation. Find out by accessing the dating forums that specializes in the region of the world in which you are interested. Ask the agency what the largest active forums in his industry are. Go there and search out the particular agency in the forum&#39;s archives. Post a question asking about the good and the bad agencies. An agency with a good reputation should not fear the spotlight of the open forums. An agency with a good reputation would participate in the forums and have a history of dialogue that can be used to evaluate their services. Don´t make your selection a guessing game when the recorded history is out there for a sound judgment on the best marriage agency to use. An owner that claims not to know any international dating forums is lying.&lt;br /&gt;
Is the Owner Trustworthy?&lt;br /&gt;
Talk to the owner. Is he a man you can trust? How long has he been in business? Can he verify a record of success? Be cautious of any push to get you to sign up prior to the next upcoming event. You dictate the deadlines, not the marriage agency. Ask the owner what distinguishes their agency from the others and why you will be more successful under their care. Are you going to be treated as an individual or as part of the pack? Ask as many questions as possible to scrutinize all aspects of the service you are interested in. Your trip itinerary needs to be clearly defined. Understand the details and specifics that will make your travels to find a wife successful.&lt;br /&gt;
Do They Have an Established Office with Experience Support?&lt;br /&gt;
When you use an international marriage agency without a staffed office at your arrival destination you will be relying on temporary freelance labor. Such help will rarely have your long-term best interest in mind. In poor, developing countries survival often brings out the worst in people. We have seen too many examples of freelance translators taking advantage of Americans through theft, dishonesty and manipulation. In corrupt third world countries a lot of effort is required to find competent individuals with integrity and reliability who you can trust, particularly in delicate, private and emotional matters. A qualified intermediary takes training and experience. You will get neither from most marriage agencies where the only requirement is that they speak English. The difference between Latin American women and Western women requires a cultural navigation best guided by trained professional matchmakers who will help you bridge the cultural differences and build a successful relationship. You are best served by an established local office that supports you with full-time, experienced, trained, dedicated and professional matchmakers who can properly assist you.&lt;br /&gt;
Are They a Middleman?&lt;br /&gt;
Most international marriage agencies on the Internet are resellers and franchises. They&#39;re marketing middlemen that associate with foreign local agencies. They fabricate an alternative website and use the database of girls from the other independent foreign agency which has its own separate website that actually provides the services. Any time an extra layer is added you can expect increased delays, miscommunications and problems. Deal with a trusted source and verify that they are not just a commissioned agent with a good tongue for promotion and hype.&lt;br /&gt;
Are They an Objective Source of Information?&lt;br /&gt;
Many marriage agencies will create phony dating directory websites or dating forums that will try to mislead you into thinking that they are an objective, independent source of information and advice on mail order brides. They will then recommend particular marriage agencies, that unbeknown to you, they own. Their objective is to sucker you and others as a valid resource on mail order brides when they are nothing more then advertisements that funnel you to a deceptive marriage agency. These false dating directories and forums are not easy to detect without a knowledgeable eye. While legitimate dating directories can be a valuable resource, it is best to use a variety of the above check methods for validating a quality marriage agency.&lt;br /&gt;
When you use a bad marriage agency you obviously you lose time and money but you also perpetuate the continued theft and disservice of those who will follow in your footsteps. By not scrutinizing the agency&#39;s track record and referrals you allow the dishonest marriage agencies one more day to profit and prey on the unsuspecting. Most but not all of the dishonest agencies will have much lower prices than the legitimate marriage agencies because their intention is to do very little. It&#39;s easy to flout discounted prices for services and promises that will never materialize. By following the above precautions in the selection of your agent the international path for finding a quality wife will be well worth the effort.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Under Creative Commons License: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0&quot; style=&quot;color: #003399;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Attribution&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/5652473302809720849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/not-all-marriage-agencies-are-created.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/5652473302809720849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/5652473302809720849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/not-all-marriage-agencies-are-created.html' title='Not all marriage agencies are created equal'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-5296740372527120965</id><published>2010-11-20T17:55:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-30T19:53:56.772-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating latin women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="latin women"/><title type='text'>Dating latinas</title><content type='html'>A Latina or Latino refers to a person who came from Southern America or someone whose heritage and culture are rooted to any of the Southern American countries. That means you can say you’ve dated a Latina or Latino when you have dated a Hispanic. But you can never say you’ve dated a Hispanic just when they came from Brazil. Those who are from Brazil could be called a Latino or a Latina since they are from Southern America. Always be conscious of this if you don’t want to be embarrassed or feel awkward about the situation when you have mistakenly labeled them. In fact, Brazilians doesn’t speak Spanish, they speak Portuguese. &lt;br /&gt;
Dating a Latino or Latina is a lot like dating a Hispanic but with a few cultural differences. Those who came from Southern America are usually referred to as a single group because they share almost the same values. Family, religion and tradition are always an important part of their culture. &lt;br /&gt;
The considerable difference between these countries is their language. This is often a misconception of those who are not familiar with other culture. Not everyone in Southern America speaks Spanish. You can say that most of them speak Spanish but there are also those that speak Portuguese. You may not have heard of Portuguese yet but it’s a lot different from Spanish. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;The Family in Latin Culture&lt;/h2&gt;The family is very important in the Latin culture. When you start dating someone with a Latin background, you’ll most likely to meet their family members especially when you are getting serious in your relationship. Don’t worry, the Latin culture is very welcoming to strangers and the thought that you’ll be soon part of their family makes them even more welcoming. &lt;br /&gt;
What you should remember though is that they have a deep respect on their elderly. It’s not common that a member of the extended family is staying at the same house with your Latin friend’s parents. Their parents and grandparents could be living in the same roof and their opinions to a lot of things matter. Although they value the input of their children, they are still the people who will have the last say on things. When you take a look at it physically and financially, they are not really that strong or financially stable to be in command but respected is highly valued in a Latin family that the elders are still consulted to any major decisions. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;The Religion in Latin Culture&lt;/h2&gt;Roman Catholicism is prevalent in Latin culture although they are usually infused with local flavor which usually borders mysticism. Latinos who grew up in Southern America and migrated to the US or any country with western culture might experience a little culture shock when it comes to the lack of religious affiliation or dedication. When you don’t have the same convictions with regards to religion, you just have to be familiar with their tradition especially during Christmas and Easter. Popular culture has a totally different take on Easter. Instead of Easter bunnies and egg hunting, Easter is a time of celebration where friends and families gather to eat to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. You could be invited to one and expect a large family gathering when they celebrate Easter. Because of your relationship to one of their kin, you’ll be regarded as part of the family. Religion also has a close relationship in their traditional beliefs which shapes their values and priorities. Religion may also influence the dating practices of some Latinos and Latinas. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;The Traditional Latin Dating&lt;/h2&gt;Dating in Latin culture is associated with an idea that you are interested in her because you wanted her to be your wife. The girl will look for ways to test your capacity to provide as a husband and you on the other hand should do things to please not only your future wife but also for parents. You may not be ok with this, but their intimacy is often associated with lifelong partnership. &lt;br /&gt;
When you’re going out with a Latina, always be a gentleman. Even though that Latina may already be Americanized in her ways, she will always expect a lot from their date. You can still be yourself but you don’t have to be excessively rude. No one will go out with you or will have fun with you if you insist in showing your rude and bad side. &lt;br /&gt;
If you’re going out with a Latino on the other hand, expect that he will always be a gentleman. They will always have a sunny disposition and be respectful to any of your decision. However, if they feel you are attracted to them, they will never hesitate to get close to you. They are not really advancing to be really sexual but they wanted to be as close as possible to be intimate or romantic. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Always be Yourself&lt;/h2&gt;If you think there’s a great different between you and you’re date’s culture, don’t worry. Although there is a great cultural disparity, the fact that you and your date are attracted to each other will mean that you are willing to be in her culture and she is also willing to reach out and know you more. It’s not only you who will be making the adjustments but also your date since she will not only come to accept you for who you are, but she will also have to explain and present you to her family if you get into a more serious relationship. &lt;br /&gt;
Being yourself will not only show your date who you really are and what you can do to be in her culture. She will, as much as she can, be natural and will not think of the differences you have. When you are being yourself you will immediately know if you are compatible with your date. By being natural; you trying a different culture which value tradition without being too intrusive with their lives. As long as you respect their culture, you’ll always be fine to their family, friends and your date.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/5296740372527120965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/dating-latinas.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/5296740372527120965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/5296740372527120965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/dating-latinas.html' title='Dating latinas'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-8160627380448659971</id><published>2010-11-20T17:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T12:15:17.374-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="colombian marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating colombian women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating latin women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="international marriage agencies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="online dating"/><title type='text'>Online dating sites</title><content type='html'>The online dating sites within this article are worth looking at if you&#39;re looking to meet Latin American singles. &lt;br /&gt;
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The following dating websites are terrific for meeting single Latinos in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, or right here in the USA. &lt;br /&gt;
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Take just a few minutes to set up a profile at each site so you can experiment with each before you become a paying member. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;LatinAmericanCupid.com&lt;/b&gt; - Latin American Cupid is a regular looking website, but it is fantastic for meeting single Latinos living in North America, Central America, or South America.&lt;br /&gt;
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Even if you&#39;re new to online dating, you&#39;ll notice that the site is very easy to use. It has dozens of fine features. &lt;br /&gt;
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You can make use of the advanced filter tool to pick the qualities you&#39;re looking for in a match.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Amigos.com&lt;/b&gt; - This website gets more traffic than the other Latin singles internet dating services. The Amigos.com website has thousands and thousands of beautiful Latin singles. &lt;br /&gt;
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It also has loads of wonderful features such as advanced search, video greetings, webcam greetings, voice greetings, chat rooms, and more.&lt;br /&gt;
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Unfortunately you must become a silver or gold member in order to access lots of the features. If you want to find some beautiful Hispanic singles, you must examine Amigos.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Match.com&lt;/b&gt; - Match.com is the undisputed leader of all online dating websites.&lt;br /&gt;
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No other dating website receives the amount of traffic that Match.com gets. It receives the most web visitors and therefore has more members compared to all other dating websites. &lt;br /&gt;
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If you do a search by ethnic background you&#39;ll see lots of Latina singles profiles.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;BrazilCupid.com&lt;/b&gt; - Are you attracted to the people of Brazil? Who in the heck isn&#39;t? &lt;br /&gt;
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If you want to interact with some great looking&amp;nbsp; women, go ahead and join the BrazilianCupid.com dating site.&lt;br /&gt;
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The dating websites above are the best ones, but here are two more you can check out.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;Mexican Cupid&lt;/b&gt; - There is no better online dating website if you are attracted to Mexicans. You can create your complimentary dating profile at Mexican Cupid if you want to evaluate the website.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;b&gt;LatinSinglesConnection.com&lt;/b&gt; - Even though this dating service does not have many singles, it&#39;s complimentary to set up a profile so you might as well right?&lt;br /&gt;
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The Latin American dating websites that you read about here are the best ones that I could find. Buena suerte!&lt;br /&gt;
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* A Big Choice of People To Choose From &lt;br /&gt;
* Cheap Affordable Price &lt;br /&gt;
* Find Your Soul Mate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Free Vs Paid&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
When looking at Latin dating sites you will see most are free to join so you can see what it is like, however you need to be careful of sites that are totally free. This may mean that it is not a real site. They have to get their money from somewhere and it is usually from advertising. They may have a high number of members that are not really members so you could be wasting a lot of pointless time. There aim is to get you to the site so you will click on one of their links and then they get paid.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;How Many Members Do They Have?&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Another point to look out for when looking at Latin dating sites is how many members do they have? It is better to have a larger number. This generally means that it is a reputable company that has a professional service that can handle a large amount of people. Also if it has a lot of members it generally means that it is good. If the website does not say then this may mean that there are not that many people, which will mean you have less chance of finding your ideal partner.&lt;br /&gt;
If you follow these simple guidelines you will give yourself the best chance of finding the right partner for you online and it also becomes fun. Internet dating has helped thousands of people around the world find love and it can also for you. If you would like to see our recommendation from all the best Latin dating sites follow the link below.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;30&quot;&gt;&lt;table border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;30&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;30&quot;&gt;
&lt;tr sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;30&quot;&gt;&lt;td sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;30&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;sig&quot; id=&quot;sig&quot; sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;30&quot;&gt;&lt;div sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;30&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thelatindatingsites.com/&quot; jquery1290303551011=&quot;13&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;&gt;http://www.thelatindatingsites.com/&lt;/a&gt; for the best of the Latin dating sites. Nathan is a dating expert and international author helping people get the best information on the web.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;31&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 1em;&quot;&gt;Article Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Nathaniel_Sloane&quot;&gt;http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Nathaniel_Sloane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; border-bottom: #fff 1px solid; border-left: #fff 1px solid; border-right: #fff 1px solid; border-top: #fff 1px solid; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Nathaniel Sloane - EzineArticles Expert Author&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;http://ezinearticles.com/members/mem_pics/Nathaniel-Sloane_620358.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Nathaniel Sloane&quot; width=&quot;87&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/7873273563511450762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-choose-latin-dating-site.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/7873273563511450762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/7873273563511450762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-choose-latin-dating-site.html' title='How to choose a latin dating site'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-2263105723463636310</id><published>2010-11-20T17:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-30T19:57:15.714-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="colombian marriage agencies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating latin women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dominican marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="international marriage agencies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="latin women"/><title type='text'>Latin dating sites</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id=&quot;body&quot;&gt;There are now hundreds of latin dating sites that you can choose from, however there are a couple of great tips to look for that will save you a lot of time and money.&lt;br /&gt;
The main point is that you need to be careful from so called &quot;Free&quot; dating sites. Many of these sites are not legitimate. They are simply there to get you to click on there advertisements and make them money. Do not make this mistake. Look for dating sites that have the following guidelines, &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Free to Join &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Over 8 Million Potential Partners &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Find Personalized Matches in Your Area Today &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get You Instant Connections &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fast and Easy to Use &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;The reason Internet dating is a great place to meet people is because whether you are male or female people have the same problem. Your job may keep you from meeting new people which is why many people are now using the Internet to meet people in the same situation. Thousands of people are now getting connected with partners through the power of online dating. People are now realizing just how quick and simply it is to find dates and life time partners. This is great for people who have the job which stops them from meeting new people on a regular basis. There are many sites that you can choose from and if you take the previous guidelines in to consideration you will get the best results. You want Hispanic dating services that are fast and simple to use that also give you a wide choice of like minded partners. The good news is that you can now find your partner online quickly. Always make sure that you do your own due diligence but If you would like to try out a free trial of a reputable site, then simply follow the link below.&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;tr sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;67&quot;&gt;&lt;td sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;67&quot; valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;sig&quot; id=&quot;sig&quot; sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;67&quot;&gt;&lt;div sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;67&quot;&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thelatindatingsites.com/&quot; jquery1290303348515=&quot;13&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;&gt;http://www.thelatindatingsites.com/&lt;/a&gt; to see the top latin dating sites now.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;68&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thelatindatingsites.com/hispanic-dating-services/latin-dating-sites-top-review&quot; jquery1290303348515=&quot;14&quot; target=&quot;_new&quot;&gt;http://www.thelatindatingsites.com/hispanic-dating-services/latin-dating-sites-top-review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div sizcache=&quot;2&quot; sizset=&quot;69&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 1em;&quot;&gt;Article Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Nathan_Sloan&quot;&gt;http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Nathan_Sloan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;background-color: white; border-bottom: #fff 1px solid; border-left: #fff 1px solid; border-right: #fff 1px solid; border-top: #fff 1px solid; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Nathan Sloan - EzineArticles Expert Author&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;90&quot; src=&quot;http://ezinearticles.com/members/mem_pics/Nathan-Sloan_552985.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Nathan Sloan&quot; width=&quot;73&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/2263105723463636310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/latin-dating-sites.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/2263105723463636310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/2263105723463636310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/latin-dating-sites.html' title='Latin dating sites'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-9010382647577849233</id><published>2010-11-20T17:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-30T19:56:00.337-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="colombian marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Dominican marriage agency"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="international marriage agency"/><title type='text'>Marriage agency scams</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;content&quot;&gt;Russian brides, often referred as Russian mail order brides, are for real and the vast majority is honest. They will make excellent wives for the men lucky enough to win their hearts. However, agency scams and Russian brides scams are for real as well and can be very costly, both in dollars and feelings, to the men who weren’t able to detect them in time. &lt;br /&gt;
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For any man who decides to find his future bride in Russia, the first step is to select an honest website which offers a reliable international matchmaking service. Here are a few tips that can help in doing so: &lt;br /&gt;
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* Does this website display the name of their company? Do they have offices? If not, this should raise serious doubts to begin with. &lt;br /&gt;
* Can you tell who the owners are? If not, why are they not providing their identity? Again, this can raise serious doubts. &lt;br /&gt;
* Do they provide a telephone number where you can reach them? if so, give them a call to make sure it’s working and take the time to ask them questions about their women and their services. &lt;br /&gt;
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The next step is to be able to recognize a Russian dating scammer. Here are 3 different types or Russian bride scams: &lt;br /&gt;
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1. It can be anyone pretending to be a nice looking Russian woman seeking a foreign life partner. These scammers will usually sign-up on “free dating websites?where there is less or no control on whoever signs-up. &lt;br /&gt;
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2. Another type of Russian Girls scams consists of websites who hire young and nice looking women who sit behind a video-camera and chat with whoever is willing to pay for it. &lt;br /&gt;
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3. The most difficult type of scam to detect is when the Agency Scams and Russian Brides Scams team up. Here is how it works: the agency owners find women who are willing to put their profiles on their website and will encourage men in corresponding with them per letters. The money from the letters will be split among parties. &lt;br /&gt;
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Follow these 10 simple guidelines and you will not become a victim of agency scams or Russian brides scams. &lt;br /&gt;
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1. NEVER GIVE A RUSSIAN WOMAN MONEY UNLESS YOU HAVE MET IN PERSON AND YOU STRONGLY TRUST HER. &lt;br /&gt;
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2. Take the time to choose an honest and reliable website to work with. &lt;br /&gt;
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3. Russian women aren’t beggars. They are proud and have learnt to live without the excess. An honest Russian woman would never ask for money. &lt;br /&gt;
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4. If a woman tells you that she’s in love with you after a few letters, it’s a really bad sign. &lt;br /&gt;
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5. Make use of every letter to deepen your relationship. Describe yourself more in depth with each letter and ask for the same in return. &lt;br /&gt;
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6. Once you share a good relationship on paper, make use of telephone or Video services. &lt;br /&gt;
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7. If a Russian woman proposes you to vacation to some “neutral ground?such as Turkey, Egypt or Dominican Republic before you have met or shortly after you’ve met, it’s a bad sign. You should simply put an end to this relationship and report her. &lt;br /&gt;
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8. Although, by tradition, Russian women are seeking older men for husband, please don’t overdo it. An age gap of up to 15 years is common but greater than that could lead to problems. &lt;br /&gt;
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9. Google her. Type in her full name while trying her first name in different ways like Natalia, Nataliya, Natalya. If you find her anywhere on a scam site, please report her. &lt;br /&gt;
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10. AGAIN: NEVER GIVE A RUSSIAN WOMAN MONEY UNLESS YOU HAVE MET IN PERSON AND YOU STRONGLY TRUST HER. &lt;br /&gt;
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Russian women become the brides of thousands of men each year. Following these rules is a first step in finding a beautiful Russian bride. &lt;br /&gt;
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Russian brides, often referred as Russian mail order brides, are for real and the vast majority is honest. They will make excellent wives for the men lucky enough to win their hearts. However, agency scams and Russian brides scams are for real as well and can be very costly, both in dollars and feelings, to the men who weren’t able to detect them in time. For any man who decides to find his future bride in Russia, the first step is to select an honest website which offers a reliable international matchmaking service. Here are a few tips that can help in doing so: * Does this website display the name of their company? Do they have offices? If not, this should raise serious doubts to begin with. * Can you tell who the owners are? If not, why are they not providing their identity? Again, this can raise serious doubts. * Do they provide a telephone number where you can reach them? if so, give them a call to make sure it’s working and take the time to ask them questions about their women and their services. The next step is to be able to recognize a Russian dating &lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/feeds/9010382647577849233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/marriage-agency-scams.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/9010382647577849233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4727801512712706098/posts/default/9010382647577849233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://latinromance.blogspot.com/2010/11/marriage-agency-scams.html' title='Marriage agency scams'/><author><name>Latin romance</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07589592932336610150</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727801512712706098.post-615668198059075865</id><published>2010-11-20T17:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-20T17:23:34.279-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="latin women"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="relationships"/><title type='text'>Dating latin women</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;content&quot;&gt;At present, dating a person from other race and culture happen to quite well-liked and well-accepted. Many men are turning towards dating Latin women for their prettiness and truthfulness which they feel is not there in women from their own country. If you too are searching for single Latin women for dating, love or marriage, then prefer Romancelatina.We offer you a option to meet and wed Latin women who are keen to stay down with foreign men.&lt;br /&gt;
Latin women who are sexy, attractive, genuine, sizzling and gorgeous. Latin women who grew from a conventional family environment have been trained to do all for their man. Latinas are told not to boaster or brag. Latina women have also been taught to be shy and decorous in their dating and relationships.&lt;br /&gt;
A &amp;nbsp;Latin Girls is often times raised in the Catholic belief. If you are lovingly involved with a Latin woman, a discussion about belief will be a critical matter in your connection. If you&#39;re going to date a Latina woman, you have to be sufficient confident.. Latina women are confident and identify their capability. They have firm set of relation values that are conceded down from old society.&lt;br /&gt;
Similar to any other culture, Latin society is one that is surrounded with traditions, ethics and celebrations. Of all the different attributes that are related with Latinos, there is no question that excitement and romance are considered to be two of the most interesting.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Advantages of Dating Latin Women&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Grand Experience&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
When two people from different cultures, race and religion acquire mixed up, they get distinctive opportunity to gain knowledge and appreciate every one customs, traditions and ethics. Therefore, dating latin girls can be a very instructive and exciting experience. Apart from this, Latin women dating will absolutely inspire a fresh and new spirit in you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Breaks Down the Racial Barriers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Connection between western men and Latin women really crack the ethnic and cultural barriers. These contact aid to bring the world together as one and take in the guts of synchronization and silence in people. Dating Latin girls offer you a broad choice and better chance to meet the true partner. The break up rate is also lower in such couples as compared to the couples of the same race.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Affectionate &amp;amp; Caring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Latin brides are well-cultured and dedicated and not money-oriented. If you take care of them with respect and decorum, they will build your life beautiful. They will offer you respect, love and a lot of joy. They are eager to go to a different country and are emotionally ready.&lt;br /&gt;
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