Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Cinco de Mayo

also known as

El Dia De La Batalla de Puebla

~ The Day of the Battle of Puebla

Mexico’s most popular American holiday.

Many feel Cinco de Mayo has become more popular in the United States

than it is south of the border.

Others even compare it to the American version of St. Patrick’s Day, which many have come to see as an excuse for having a few cold brews, rather than a significant cultural event.

Cinco de Mayo ~ Commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican war (1861-1867).

Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day.

Independence Day in Mexico is celebrated on September 16 ~ And it is the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

May 5 is like any other, it is not a federal holiday so offices, banks and stores remain open.

In New Mexico thousands are expected to gather at Mesilla’s historic plaza, the festival will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony showcasing a new gazebo, followed by parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals.

Food, fun, cultural traditions, games and entertainment is a celebration that is held yearly in cities and towns across Mexico and the United States.

Some of the largest festivals are held in Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston.

Traditional foods include salsa, refried beans, tacos, mexican grilled corn and mole poblano.

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Mexican grilled corn -(sold by many street vendors in Mexico)

Ingredients:

2 tbs. low-fat mayonnaise

2 tbs. nonfat plain yogurt

½ tsp. chili powder

4 ears corn, husked

4 tbs. finely chopped cotija, or Parmesan cheese

1 lime, quartered

Directions

1. Preheat grill to medium- high

2. Combine mayonnaise, yogurt and chili powder in a small bowl.

3. Grill corn, turning occasionally, until marked and tender, 8 to 12 minutes total.

Spread each ear with 1 tablespoon of the sauce and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cajita (or parmesan)

Serve with lime wedges.

**cajita cheese also known as queso anejado is a Mexican cheese similar in texture and flavor of Parmesan. Can be found near other specialty cheeses, or in a Mexican grocery store.

More Mexican foods : http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/mexican-grilled-corn-recipe-9904

It is easy to host a Cinco de Mayo party!

Salsa and burritos, mix some margaritas and add some decorations.  Don’t forget the music!!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Maria Brown

Together Everyone Achieves More ~ (TEAM)

Teamwork - (noun) Cooperative or combined effort of a group of persons working together as a team for a common cause.

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

~ Napoleon Hill

Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success.

~ Unknown

Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want.

~ Steve Jobs

Coming together is a beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is success.

~ Henry Ford

The nice thing about teamwork is

that you always have others on your side.

~ Margaret Carty

I can do things you can not,

You can do things I can not,

Together we can do great things.

~ Mother Teresa

It’s amazing how much you can accomplish,

when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.

~ Author Unknown

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

~ Vince Lombardi

Never say never because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.

~Michael Jordan

The only place success come before work is in the dictionary.

~ Vince Lombardi

Life is like riding a bicycle,

To keep your balance

you must keep moving.

~ Albert Einstein

To succeed, you need to find something to hold onto,

something to motivate you, something to inspire you.

~ Tony Dorsett

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A small word with big consequences

Can’t

Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;

Doing more harm here than slander and lies;

On it is many a strong spirit broken,

And with it many a good purpose dies.

It springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning

And robs us of courage we need through the day:

It rings in our ears like a timely-sent warning

And laughs when we falter and fall by the way.

Can't is the father of feeble endeavor,

The parent of terror and half-hearted work;

It weakens the efforts of artisans clever,

And makes of the toiler an indolent shirk.

It poisons the soul of the man with a vision,

It stifles in infancy many a plan;

It greets honest toiling with open derision

And mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.

Can't is a word none should speak without blushing;

To utter it should be a symbol of shame;

Ambition and courage it daily is crushing;

It blights a man's purpose and shortens his aim.

Despise it with all of your hatred of error;

Refuse it the lodgement it seeks in your brain;

Arm against it as a creature of terror,

And all that you dream of you some day shall gain.

Can't is the word that is foe to ambition,

An enemy ambushed to shatter your will;

Its prey is forever the man with a mission

And bows but to courage and patience and skill.

Hate it, with hatred that's deep and undying,

For once it is welcomed 'twill break any man;

Whatever the goal you are seeking, keep trying

And answer this demon by saying: "I can."

~  Edgar Guest

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Believe you can and you’re halfway there - Theodore Roosevelt

You must do the things you cannot do -   Eleanor Roosevelt

We can change our lives. We can do, have and be exactly what we wish  -Tony Robbins

You can never cross the ocean until you have courage to lose sight of the shore - Christopher

Columbus

Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve - Napoleon Hill

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Switch off your camera’s access to GPS to protect your privacy

I know this is everywhere.. You can never be too careful.

Do you take photos with your smartphone and post them online?

Innocent photos of your children, or snapshots of family get-togethers that you want to remember are common on social media sites.

However these photos pose a serious and dangerous privacy risk.

Your smartphone automatically stores the location where the photos were taken.

Thieves and criminals can find the exact location where your photos were taken, via the GPS on your smartphone--- Whether that’s your child’s bedroom or your favorite restaurant.

Anyone can easily translate these “geo-tags” through browser add-ons that are completely free to download. These add-ons or apps turn the geo-tags into mapped locations and make it easier

for human eyes to determine the location.

Please watch the video below. Let me know what you think, by adding your comments below.

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SWITCHING OFF your camera’s access to GPS to protect your privacy:

IPHONE owners : go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services

From there you can flip the master switch to turn locations Location Services On or Off entirely. If you prefer to keep these on- as you would to use map, navigation, or compass apps - scroll down and flip the button for the camera to off.

Location Services: This section will display the list of apps that have requested your location.

You can also find out which App has used location services recently OR in the last 2 hours with the help of the location services icon.

*  A PURPLE location services icon will appear next to an item that has recently used location services.

*  A GRAY location services icon will appear next to an item that has used your location within the last 24 hours.

*  An OUTLINED location services icon will appear next to an item that is using a geofence ( like the Reminders App).

Android owners can accomplish the same thing by opening the camera’s app, go to Settings  and switch off the GPS tagging option  - ( this is a location pin icon you can tap ). Now the only ones who know every place you’re visiting and snapping photos is you.

Stay safe

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