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Wikipedia Jews Attack James Petras
2008-07-24 09:26:00 James Petras is a fine man of the Left who has long been interested in Latin America and especially revolutionary movements down there. He has long supported the FARC revolutionaries in Colombia (as does this blog) and lately he has been supporting the Movement of the Landless in Brazil.He's a great labor organizer who goes down to Latin America and works with the people, getting his hands dirty with the workers and peasants themselves. He's a towering intellect, and has often criticized Left movements from a Far Left perspectives, accusing them of being sellouts. For instance, he has gone after the FMLN in El Salvador lately for pursuing a half-hearted effort at reform.I believe he was going after Evo Morales in Bolivia lately. He's great for tearing the masks off these Latin American Leftists who the US press is screaming Commie Bloody Murder about, showing us that many of them are not even very far to the Left and the proposals they are offering are quite moderate and unlikely...
By: Robert Lindsay
Board approves site visits to schools in Latin America, Europe
2008-06-08 00:00:00 The Executive Board has approved consultative site visits by the AVMA Council on Education to universities in Mexico, Denmark, and...
Latin America has 'created its own neighbourhood'
2008-06-02 23:33:00 by Bolivia Rising (Fred Fuentes) The drums of war are once again beginning to sound, as US imperialism steps up its propaganda attack on Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution. The new offensive has centred on the supposed documents found on the laptops retrieved from the site of the illegal military assault by Colombia that massacred over 20 people at a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) campsite inside Ecuador in early March. This is despite clear evidence of Colombian government interference with the laptops before handing them over, which many accept would rule such evidence as illegitimate. On May 16, the Venezuelan government denounced as a "provocation" the incursion of 60 Colombian soldiers into Venezuelan territory, intercepted 800 metres over the border. This occurred at the same time as the US Navy has decided to reactivate, after 58 years, its Fourth Fleet to patrol Latin American waters. Aggression The Interpol report released on May 15 v...
Politics, corruption, accountability & stability
2008-05-25 02:09:00 This graph compares the average worldwide governance scores for nine regions spread across the globe. The scores range from -2.5 (lowest) to 2.5 (highest); here, OECD countries have the highest average, while the Former Soviet Union average ranks in the lower regions. Other regions evaluated include: Caribbean, Eastern Europe and the Baltics, Middle East ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Politics, corruption, accountability & stability", url: "http://learnsigma.com/politics--corruption-accountability-stab-ility/" });
iPhone for Latin America
2008-05-17 23:14:00 Apple has reached a deal with the biggest mobile network in Latin America to bring iPhone to the region. America Movil has confirmed it will sell the iPhone across Latin America in the 15 countries it serves. read it here macworld.co.uk
By: iPhonetunes
Congress Approves National Colosseum
2008-05-14 06:24:00 Not really. But Capitol Hill politicians might as well allocate funds to build one, complete with chariot races and gladiators to keep us happy, considering the way they?re pandering to the masses these days. When Congress only has a 20% approval rating (Gallup), what else would you expect? Something like what happened ...
By: Boom2Bust.com
Bad Omens in Latin America
2008-05-08 19:43:00 The Associated Press today reports on how thinly spread U.S. Special Forces are in many parts of the world, including Latin America, at a crucial time. "We're going to fewer countries, staying for shorter periods of time, with smaller numbers of people than historically we have done," Adm. Eric T. Olson said May 5 in his first interview since becoming commander of U.S. Special Operations Command last July. To illustrate that point, Olson said that when the 7th Special Forces Group, which is based...(read more)
Iran?s influence in Latin America worries U.S.
2008-05-08 15:13:00 Left-wing governments in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia have all become allies of Iran in recent years, and other countries in Latin America have diplomatic ties with the Islamic republic. Shannon said Iran wants to ease its international isolation by showing it is able to win friends in Latin America, which has been historically in the ...
By: 1913 Intel
América Móvil will bring iPhone to Latin America
2008-05-08 06:45:00 iPhoneWorld.ca . .America Movil, a Mexico based telecom company has announced that they will be bringing iPhone to Mexico and other Latin Caribbean countries this year. This will not only be good for Apple in terms of iPhone sales, but also would boost Movil?s market share and help to compete against Telefonica. “Consumers were already ...
By: iPhone World
América Móvil will bring iPhone to Latin America
2008-05-08 06:45:00 iPhoneWorld.ca . .America Movil, a Mexico based telecom company has announced that they will be bringing iPhone to Mexico and other Latin Caribbean countries this year. This will not only be good for Apple in terms of iPhone sales, but also would boost Movil?s market share and help to compete against Telefonica. “Consumers were already ...
By: iPhone World
iPhone Coming to Latin America via America Movil
2008-05-08 00:48:00 It is being rumored that the iPhone will be appearing on Latin American store shelves some time in the future. This is thanks to company America Movil. When in the future is still unknown, however knowing that it is coming is better than never getting it at all, am I right? Residents of the 16 countries found within ...
By: Touch Podium
US Navy Deploys Around Latin America
2008-05-06 14:57:00 The Pentagon is going to resuscitate its Fourth Fleet, with the mission of patrolling Latin American and Caribbean waters. … The plan to install a military base in Paraguay, close to Bolivian gas fields, was denounced by Brazil and Argentina. Ecuador has made it known that the American military base installed in Manta until 2009 will not be allowed to renew its mandate. Worse still, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has relaunched the idea of a South American Defense Council, explicitly excluding all United States intervention. Read More…
By: 1913 Intel
Learn Spanish in Spain
2008-04-27 10:35:00 By Mike McDougall Spanish is undoubtedly the growth language in the world at the moment; it is now spoken by an estimated 352 million people as a first language (with a further 417 million speaking it as a second language) making it the second or third most widely spoken language in the world. Hispanic nations are also ...
U.S. Navy To Revive Fleet for Latin America, Caribbean
2008-04-26 21:46:00 The move comes as South American nations, including Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador, boost military spending to counter tensions and protect oil reserves. read more digg story [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Obesity - a weighty issue
2008-04-21 23:46:00 photo credit: Trinitas Imaging / Ooodit What’s the problem? In May of 2002, the World Health Organization announced a rise in obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Remarkably, this occurred not only in affluent developed nations - but also among developing nations in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, where malnutrition was once ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Obesity - a weighty issue", url: "http://learnsigma.com/obesity--a-weighty-issue/" });
Travel to Latin America
2008-04-17 23:49:00 Airline cancellations and a possible slower economy, gas prices and a weak dollar will affect most of US travelers but probably is not the case when traveling to Latin America since it is still a destination that keeps your pockets safe and now that leisure travel has being considered by many like food or rent, an essential cost….. Latin America is the real travel option, lower travel cost compared with Europe and Asia where the dollar goes further and not forgetting that Ecuador as an example has the US dollar as main currency at a lower price.  We will be still concerned about the recession and will make an effort to strictly control our rates offering the best rates on the market with short itineraries and lots of activities and will keep our belief that Latin America is and will stay as a top favorite travel destination, so travel to Latin America and enjoy what it has to offer at a low cost compared to other destinations now, travel to Latin America for less! Share! Share
Latin America on Verge of New Nuclear Age
2008-04-17 03:50:00 Latin America?s three leading economies ? Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico ? have dusted off old blueprints for nuclear generators and are developing projects that could more than double the region?s capacity from the power source. Chile, Uruguay, and Venezuela are following suit by studying projects to start nuclear energy programs. Read More…
By: 1913 Intel
?Bully? banned?
2008-04-14 02:59:00 An Brazilian judge Flavio Rabello, has banned the sale Bully in the South America country of Brazil. A local Brazilian youth support center requested a ban of the game, which Flavio Rabello had granted. The reason was because of "everything in the game takes place inside a school", according to a state prosecutor ...
Western Civilization: A Value Worth Saving
2008-04-13 09:08:00 Although I find it preposterous that White people themselves need to be saved from extinction, and cannot figure out any lawful way to so anyway, I think that White Nationalists (WN's) like Jared Taylor do make some interesting points. Taylor, like most WN's is a hardcore conservative, but when he talks about saving White civilization, the values he credits White civilization with are positively liberal.To be sure, I do disagree with the WN contention that Euro Whites created these liberal, free and humanitarian structures due to some unique endowment of their genes, though is it is an interesting argument. At the end of the day, it is not really falsifiable.With US Whites at 64% and dropping, a White majority in the US is probably a defeated dream. But a non-White majority in the US need not be the disaster that WN see it as. Even at 64% White, we still have one of the largest economies on Earth. Further, I feel that US non-Whites for the most part assimilate to the basically W...
By: Robert Lindsay
Panama is Without Doubt the Hotspot for Investment in Latin America
2008-04-13 07:00:00 A welcoming community, safe environment, low crime statistics, excellent incentives, together with the natural beauty and ethnic diversity that is Panama, the isthmus of Panama appeals to the increasing number of baby boomers from North America and Europe who are looking for a different option for retirement, coupled with investors and adventurers the world over, ...
By: Resources zone
Latin America travel destinations
2008-04-11 16:49:00 Latin America destinations are not only becoming favorite places among travelers around the world but will become unique. Each destination, each country offers a number of options for each type of passenger and has also a distinct tourist infrastructure to offer. I mention this because we can find quiet places that offer luxury and relaxation within unique environments like for example the Amazon either in Peru, Brazil and Ecuador where we will be able to find luxury lodges where the level of comfort and luxury is unique, natural and superb and will not destroy its environment but will preserve it and also we will be able to find places immersed in the Andes, beaches, islands and deserts where the convenience may not be a luxury but as a destination place is so incredibly beautiful and offers such interaction with nature that shows that travel to Latin America is really a unique experience, lasting and unforgettable. Share! Share
What Does Iran Want From Latin America?
2008-04-09 20:35:00 Yesterday I spoke at a program sponsored by the Hudson Institute's Latin America center on the growing ties among Iran, Venezuela, and non-state armed actors such as the FARC, and the strategic challenges these alliances pose for the United States. The topic that dominated the discussion (the panel consisted of Brian Fonseca of FIU, Julio Cirino of Fundacion Pensar, and was moderated by Hillel Fradkin) was the reasons for Iran's multi-billion dollar investment in a region where it has no historic...(read more)
Why The Rich Are Looking to Latin America
2008-04-09 14:57:00 Source: times on-line"Wealthy investors seeking safer havens for their capital in these troubled times may not have considered Latin America - until now. With a history of hyper-inflation, coups, dictatorships, corruption, drug gangs and social inequality, it has not been the most obvious place in which to buy property. But the region's growing economies - plus recent political stability - mean that cash-rich investors are snapping up homes and land there.Panama is experiencing a construction boom. The expansion of the canal, a free-trade agreement with the US in 2006, and the rise of a service-based economy that provides administration back-up to US companies have unleashed a building frenzy in Panama City. There are more than 35 towers going up, including the Trump Ocean Club, which has a sail-like shape reminiscent of the Burj al-Arab in Dubai. With another 300 towers in the planning process, it is estimated that there will be 40,000 flats on the market in 2010. Who will buy th...
Murtha Denies Obama Credit for Iraq Speech, Praises Reagan Administration
2008-04-04 07:48:00 The man who was made famous by his post invasion opposition to the war in Iraq is brushing off Obama?s pre-invasion anti-war stance. John Murtha (D-Pennsylvania) became popular after he spoke out against the war after he was given the gift of hindsight. "Obama had a nice view from the outside. It is easy when you are outside to make a statement like that. When you are inside, you have a responsibility to try and work this thing out. I don't know that [his speech] had an impact. I didn't even know about the speech. A lot of people said a lot of things," Murtha said. Murtha has endorsed Senator Clinton which came as a surprise to many. There were many pundits and experts that thought Obama?s stance on the war before the invasion would be a big factor in deciding who to endorse. Based on Murtha?s statement about Obama?s speech he is trying to shoulder off his responsibility for his vote by saying inside the beltway politicians had more reasons to go into Iraq. ...
Latin America Haciendas
2008-04-01 21:09:00 Finding Historic Haciendas in Latin America can be easy and pleasant; traveling in Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay (Estancias), Chile, Colombia (coffee), Fazendas of Brazil, Dominican Republic and Mexico will show a rich colonial past and precious historic architecture of all sorts imitated in the Philippines which was colonized by Spain through Mexico for 300 years.Most of these historic Latin America Haciendas are part of Latin America’s traditions, magic, romance, and legends. Most are based in the highlands, charming country inns, rural accommodations and living relics of Latin America where you can not only stay and enjoy gourmet meals but you can relax and enjoy the comfort of historic dining rooms with rustic elegance with antique original furnishing, traditional tile work on the floor and ceilings, murals, and an spectacular natural beauty of lush gardens an fountains, landscapes and traditions. Share! Share
Apple's iPhone ready to have a boom in Latin America
2008-03-31 07:20:00 Apple continues to spread the iPhone craze all over the world, and it looks like Mexico will be among the countries to get the sleek handset in the near future. According to the on-line edition of El Universal, an important Mexican newspaper, the iPhone will be available in the Central American country starting June 2008, brought by Telcel.The most populous state in Latin America (more than 108 million people), Mexico has a quick-growing mobile penetration rate. With slightly over 50 million subscribers, Telcel is the largest mobile carrier in the country, so it's obvious why Apple plans to release the iPhone with the T-company: more subscribers, more units sold, more profit.Apple continues to spread the iPhone craze all over the world, and it looks like Mexico will be among the countriesto get the sleek handset in the near future. According to the on-line edition of El Universal, an important Mexican newspaper, the iPhone will be available in the Central American country starting ...
By: Techskill4all
Blizzard says Latin America version of WoW coming soon
2008-03-27 13:37:00 If you are a PC gamer chances are that you have probably played World of Warcraft or at least know one or ten people who do. WoW is one of the most popular PC games ever and currently has about 10 million players around the world. Blizzard is looking to add to that 10 million subscriber ...
By: SlipperyBrick
Travel & Tourism to Latin America
2008-03-11 19:36:00 At this time, traveling to many corners of the world has become for many impossible because of time and costs but traveling to Latin America is almost a pleasure. These vacation trips are practically fast, many airlines are opening new routes aware that the Latin America travel and Tourism is a dynamic, vital and a favorite destination for many, and most passengers today are looking for a different kind of tourism; natural and diverse. Diversity is the word that we could mention repeatedly when we talk about Tourism and Travel to Latin America because each one of latinamerican countries, starting with Central America and then South America, has something unique to offer. Several vacation packages are different in period of stay, costs, and sites to visit differ in each package. We can find vacation packages that combine two or more Latin American countries and needed only one travel time from 3 to 15 days and this makes traveling to Latin America and easy and fast way to travel ...
?Axis of Unity? in Latin America Could Be Growing Threat for the U.S.
2008-03-06 06:01:00 “They are clearly cooperating with one another to sort of generate anti-American feeling in the Americas.” And they’re using their oil money to do it. Iran’s warming relationship with Venezuela has generated nearly 200 bilateral agreements, including increased cooperation between the two in the financial, metals and oil industries. Ahmadinejad has also welcomed Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega to Iran ...
By: 1913 Intel
Optimized foreign debt structure contributes to Latin America's ... - X
2008-03-06 05:14:00 Optimized foreign debt structure contributes to Latin America's ...Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago... she said, adding that higher prices of raw materials have also put the region in a more advantageous position in the world's foreign trade system.
Latin America nuclear pact signed
2008-02-23 06:16:00 Argentina and Brazil have agreed to build a joint nuclear reactor to address looming energy shortages. The agreement came as part of a plan by South America’s two biggest economies to extend defence and energy projects. Read More…
By: 1913 Intel
Costa Rica: Magic of the Million Hole road
2008-02-21 16:00:00 It was certainly one of those moments of glory, when you have to pinch yourself to realize...
Stocks Rise in Europe, Latin America; Credit Suisse, Vale Climb
2008-02-18 17:36:00 Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, led by banks and metal producers, on optimism this year's 12 percent drop in the region's benchmark index was too steep given the outlook for sales. Shares in Latin America gained, while Asian equities fell. Credit Suisse Group rose the most in three weeks in Zurich after Qatar said it's buying shares in the second-biggest Swiss bank, while Barclays Plc and Lloyds TSB Group Plc climbed in London as traders speculated on higher dividends. BHP Billiton Ltd. followed metals prices higher in Europe, while Cia. Vale do Rio Doce rallied in Sao Paulo. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index added 1.7 percent as of 3:18 p.m. in London, and the MSCI World Index increased 0.4 percent, as gains from Europe and Latin America more than offset declines in Australian bank shares and Japanese insurers. Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 0.8 percent. The U.S. market is closed today for the Presidents' ...
Travel books to Spain and Latin America
2008-02-15 11:43:00 At Spanish Bookworld you can find virtually all the guide books to Spain and Latin America currently in print, plus dozens of country and city maps. Rick Steves, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Eyewitness, Frommers, Fodor’s, Let’s Go, Time Out, Insight Guides, Michelin, Moon, Dummies, Mini City Guides, etc., are all there. If you’re looking for specialized guides or off the beaten track guides
The Ugly Girl
2008-02-14 16:00:00 Armando had married a few days ago, but that didn?t stop him from accompanying me to celebrate Carnaval in Salvador....
On Iran's Increasing Influence in Latin America
2008-02-08 17:46:00 I would ask that you read this news article that appeared in yesterday's edition of the Washington Times , which reported on testimony by Director of National Intelligence McConnell about Iran's increasing influence in Latin America. Clearly the situation where Iran making serious inroads into Latin America should give our nation's leaders serious cause for pause! Over 45 years ago our nation stood on the brink of a war with the former Soviet Union when missiles from that communist nation were found...(read more)
U.S. foes target Latin America
2008-02-08 15:11:00 Iran, Cuba and Venezuela are working together against the U.S. by undermining democracy in Latin America, allowing trafficking of illegal drugs and creating safe havens for extremist groups, intelligence officials said. Read More…
By: 1913 Intel
CFA's Top Cats Asia/Latin America
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By: Cats Only Blog
Beyond survival : protecting households from health shocks in Latin America
2008-02-02 15:56:00 This book breaks new ground in the ongoing debate about health finance and financial protection from the costs of health care. The evidence and discussion support the need to consider financial protection, in addition to health status, as a policy objective when setting priorities for health systems. This book reviews the Latin American experience with health reform in the last...
By: Asiaing.com
With Latin America veering left, peril for U.S.
2008-02-02 06:32:00 Maintaining - or regaining - America?s influence in our own neighborhood will be a key challenge for the next president. The perceptions are especially grim these days. Latinoamericanos accuse Uncle Sam of neglecting their needs at the same time they chastise us for unwelcome meddling. And the rise of leftist anti-Yanqui leaders has many Norteamericanos lamenting ...
By: 1913 Intel
Andean potatoes for the world - Latin America Press
2008-01-31 18:30:00 Andean potatoes for the worldLatin America Press, Peru - 31 minutes agoDavid Tay and Alberto Salas are two of 60 researchers who work in the CIP in Lima, where varieties of tubers from all over the world are collected, ...
Values, Principles, and Love
2008-01-31 16:00:00 The little round sign above the door told me I was at the right place: Aldea Yanapay ? Otra Forma de Vivir. As I searched...
Study Spanish in Latin America
2008-01-25 19:11:00 Studying Spanish in Latin America. . . AgainI have returned to Latin America and to the study of the Spanish language as well. I have never really studied this language formally, and I basically only know what is needed for traveling (which is actually a good amount). I have always been annoyed with myself that I do not speak this language any better. After nearly two years of total travel time in Spanish speaking countries, I would imagine that my proficiency should be way higher than it is. So now I study. The Spanish language has never really sat well with me. I have a difficult time rolling my R’s (in fact, my tongue is so short and fat that it may not be a real possibility), but I keep trying none the less; thinking, perhaps, that one day I will surprise myself and say the word for dog and be understood. I know that this will happen someday, I know that this language will eventually come together, it is just a matter of time. I think I know more than what I think I do- I read...
Latin America braced for market waves
2008-01-24 23:02:00 Over the past half decade few regions have confounded expectations as much as Latin America.
By: Get rich
Rödel Latin America
2008-01-23 17:55:00 They (49 visits) are 3, they (49 visits) believe in beauty ? the unquestionable and the contradictory ? and they (49 visits) do… See for yourself… ;-)
By: Design You Trust
The Real Threat from Latin America
2008-01-22 15:02:00 My colleague Andrew Cochran?s post on the threat (or not) to the Panama Canal seems to me to miss the larger picture of the threat from Latin America. That threat is contained in the recent statements by Adm. James Stavridis, head of the U.S. Southern Command at a recent CSIS conference. Stavridis warned that ?the connectivity between ...
By: 1913 Intel
Rockies making strides in Latin America, Japan next (Yahoo! Sports)
2008-01-20 15:44:00 The Colorado Rockies have begun to make a dent in Latin America according to the Boston Globe. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Travel to Latin America
2008-01-18 18:43:00 Travel to Latin AmericaI should be leaving for Central America on Saturday- getting back to the grindstone. Walking down that long, winding Road. I am flying from JFK through Mexico City and into San Jose, Costa Rica. I do not want to be in Costa Rica for very long- I hope to go down to Panama and stick my nose around for a couple of days almost immediately upon arrival. There is just something about Costa Rica that I do not really care for. I think it has an inordinate amount of goons, and far too many people striving for excess. It just seems like a place where people try very hard to have a good time. It reminds me of Vietnam for some reason. I have a month long archaeology commitment in Nicaragua that begins in February, so I have a plan to get out of Costa Rica. In March, I think that I may have another archaeology project that I can get on in Honduras, which I would like to do for another month. After this, I think that I may be ready to get away from physical work for awhile ...
Monsanto Mania: The Seed of Profits
2008-01-17 16:28:00 There has been a lot of negative sentiment in the market lately: Inflation is on the rise, production and manufacturing has halted, and consumer spending ? which represents 70% of U.S. GDP - is on the fall. However, through all of the market angst, investor fear, and economic slowdown ? Monsanto?s (MON) stock ...
By: Jutia Group
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