El Fracaso del Transantiago (Spanish Edition)

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En cuanto a las modificaciones, se cambia la ruta en 1 troncal y 6 alimentadores de las zonas I y J, para acercar sus trazados a las combinaciones con las nuevas estaciones. Hacia M San A. Hacia M Laguna Sur: Hacia Villa EL Abrazo: Hacia Villa El Abrazo: Hacia M Santiago Bueras: Se trata de los servicios , e I Hacia M Los Pajaritos: Es el caso de los recorridos , c corto , y c corto. De hecho entre estos dos servicios se complementan bastante bien por Av. Nonato Coo - Av. Colombia, llegando al sector de Bellavista de la Florida.

As of November , the TransMilenio runs throughout the whole city, covering Av. Caracas, Calle 80, Autopista Norte, Av. The system opened to the public on December Based on the successful model used in Curitiba, Brazil, the TransMilenio consists of numerous elevated stations in the center of a main avenue, or "troncal".

Users pay at the station and await the arrival of the bus, whose doors open at the same time as the sliding glass doors of the station. A Dedicated lane on each side of the station allows express buses to pass through without stopping while other buses stop to allow passengers in or out. In order to guarantee the new model's success, the District government hired first-rate consultants.

The buses are diesel-powered, purchased from such manufacturers as the Brazilian company Marcopolo and German conglomerate Mercedes-Benz. The buses are articulated split into two sections with an accordion-like rotating middle to allow for sharp turns and have a capacity of passengers. Most users are distrustful and purchase only one or two trips at a time, due to problems with the cards at the launch of the system. Although the technical problems have been fixed, there are no financial incentives discounts for multiple purchases or public education campaigns as have been recommended by urban planning consultants.

An additional set of regular buses, known as "feeders" alimentadores, in Spanish , transport users from certain important stations to many different locations that the main route does not reach. Unlike the main TransMilenio buses, feeders operate without dedicated lanes, are not articulated and are green regular TransMilenio buses are red.

There is no additional fare in order to use the feeder buses. Although TransMilenio stations comply with easy access regulations by virtue of being elevated and having ramps leading to the entrance, the alimentadores are normal buses without handicapped accessibility. A lawsuit by disabled user Daniel Bermdez caused a ruling that all feeder systems must comply with easy access regulations by , but this has yet to occur. En efecto, son 17 buses los que llegaron entre Octubre y Diciembre de Todos con patente Bxxxxx.

Comunas que atraviesa o tangencia: Durante la semana pasada ha sucedido en la Zona H del Transantiago algo impensado para muchos, pero que sucesivos rumores de pasillo dieron origen a esta verdad: Respeta la propiedad intelectual , hay un trabajo desinteresado en este proyecto y en el de otras personas en Flickr que justamente persigue no ser copiado con otros fines. Si quieres la foto, es cosa de preguntarme a feelipillo gmail. Una hembra se aproxima a un macho, aparentemente escogido con anterioridad, y ejecutan un amplexo axilar en el que la hembra acarrea al macho sobre su espalda.

Una hembra puede poner huevos de 3 a 5 veces por noche. La gelatina que los envuelve absorbe el agua de la vejiga de la hembra. Si la hembra no puede llenar su vejiga, la masa de huevos se seca y muere en poco tiempo. Avenida Concha y Toro frente al Hospital Dr.

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Troncales [24h] [CM]. D13 D14 E04 E05 H Laguna Sur - Mar de Drake - Av. Las Torres - Av. Laguna Sur - Av. Teniente Cruz - Av. A Corredor de Avenida Pajaritos. View all All Photos Tagged alimentadores. Avenida Pedro de Valdivia esq. Lunes a Domingo de Inversiones Alsacia Troncal 1 Servicio: Troncal Tipo de Buses: This space is a tech community facility with a focus on young entrepreneurs, web and mobile phone programmers and designers.

It is part open community workspace co-working , part vector for investors and VCs and part incubator. VC4Africa describes what the iHub will be about:. High speed internet, a comfortable and cool working environment, and a space for events and meetings to take place is what the iHub is about. It's run and managed by members of the local tech community.

The end goal of the Innovation Hub in Nairobi is not to make money and be more profitable. Instead, it is to grow a stronger technology community in Nairobi, one where developers, designers, VCs and businesses are all better connected and mutually benefiting from the growth. Bankelele considers the event a Nairobi Tech Moment:.

The event, Sheila writes, was Geek Heaven in Nairobi:. Last night I went to Geek Heaven in Nairobi…. It was the IHub Launch www. The IHub celebrates the fact that here in Africa we are beginning to value and invest in the power of ideas, as the essential currency for future progress and change. Njeri witnessed the launching and posts photos from the event:. The vent brought together the tech community in Nairobi as well as lovers of technology. I was the unofficial blogger paparazzi and I can assure you that anyone who was in that event was captured on still.

Lone Ranger says iHub is simply what developers need: This is the way to go, as there are a lot of smart guys out there with no means of putting ideas into action. This is just amazing. I attended the launch of iHub jana and it was good to see who is who in the IT field was there. This is just what us developers need.

Nikolas was not invited to the event so he decided to watch TV instead. It was an invitation only event. Now since i missed an invite to the premier iHubnairobi launch event of the day i shall sit about over here watching TV and regaling you lot with the most minute minutiae of my life currently and the current search for a one in all cell service provider.

Things you should know about the event: Yes, they are incredibly cool. Launching of Ihub was quite phenomenon for the technical community. The fact that KTN gave it such a good coverage and substantial air time on Financial Markets live was quite encouraging. Ihub creates a platform for Kenyan software and web developers as well other techies to meet and collaborate to bring out various innovations. The facility is equipped with a host of resources including fast internet provided by KDN and Zuku.

What will it take for the iHub to succeed?:. For iHub to succeed it has to become self-sustaining knowledge ecosystem. A place which will continuously appeals to great minds and produce wonderful applications, systems and ideas. Not all animals were equal in animals Kingdom and the same will applies here but in a good way. Yeah the doers will be given priority over the talkers. The reason is bright, innovative people like to be around other bright, innovative people. The Role of Government is critical in this, and it was refreshing to hear Mr.

According to White African , the iHub isn't completely built yet:. It starts at 5: Here is Njeri's web album of the event. Afrinnovator has posted videos of the event. The force exerted by the 8. Quakes are commonplace in Chile; since and counting this most recent earthquake, Chile has experienced 28 earthquakes [es]—without counting the smaller in magnitude but still frequent seismic activity that is often felt around the country.

The three biggest earthquakes that many Chileans can still remember left 30, dead in , 3, in , and in The post begins by saying:. I have been following the events that have taken place in Chile today, as well as the subsequent tsunami warnings that have spread across the Pacific. The Chilean government, society, and people should be praised for their readiness in dealing with such a catastrophic natural disaster…as of this writing, Chile has still not appealed for international help even though the death toll has topped Destruction in Santiago, Chile after earthquake.

El Pollo from the blog De Cualquier Vaina [es] lived in Santiago for six months in and felt three earthquakes while he was there. He describes what he saw during one of them and the importance of the building structures for safety:. Pero, por que al ser el terremoto de Chile mas grande que el de Haiti, hubieron menos muertes? No es la primera vez que un gran terremoto extremece a Chile, pues este es el tercer terremoto de sobre 8. Las autoridades de Haiti estiman los muertos en los , mientras que en Chile son en los cientos.

Estaremos preparados para un gran terremoto? Picture uploaded by flickr user todosnuestrosmuertos and used under a Creative Commons license. He finishes with high hopes that his country will rebuild itself like it has so many other times:. Chile se ha recuperado antes, pero el dolor ha sido irreparable. Although Chile's preparation for this type of natural phenomenon has stood out, no one can be prepared to lose their life, no one can be prepared to hasten goodbyes, and no one will ever be prepared to experience the helplessness in the eyes of a woman who couldn't save her daughter, the desperation of knowing that under the rubble there are lives that can be saved, or living under the worst uncertainty anyone can remember.

Chile has recuperated before, but the pain has been irreparable. The force of nature has shown itself one more time in one of the most seismic countries of the world, but the strength of its people, the positive energy, and the affection from the international community, will make the Chilean people heal, even though it will take time, effort, and love for their country. I was a stonecutter in Kinkala before the war. I helped make stones used for building houses. Photo published with permission of Silence Speaks. Amy explains that their workshops blend oral history, popular education, and participatory media production, enabling people to create short videos about their own lives, with stories that may otherwise go unheard.

How did you start working with women survivors of war in the Republic of Congo? Instead, I am committed to weaving the notion of consent throughout projects…. What forms of media did the women survivors select video, audio, text, photographs, internet-based to narrate their stories?

We wanted to design a workshop process that would be empowering rather than intimidating, and we were limited in terms of local technology resources again, electricity is scarce in Kinkala, and computers are virtually nonexistent , so we focused the participatory aspect on photography and drawing rather than on the use of computers.

Each participant was given a disposable camera, and UNDP staff offered a short training session on photography basics and camera use. We also shot additional photos and videos on site. Participants turned in their cameras, and the photos were developed. Afterwards, I edited these materials into finalized short videos and radio spots.

How did the women who participated in the workshops describe the experience of telling their stories? Florence Malanda at the Coop. Time and resource limitations made it impossible for us to do focused interviewing with the participants about how they felt in the aftermath of sharing their stories, but the sense of relief and pride was palpable, on the last day of the session.

We hope that UNDP's support will also help other women who are suffering around the world. What is the role of multimedia tools and the Internet in these storytelling projects? We do not glorify them or see them as in and of themselves capable of bringing about change. We believe that what is important is how and why these tools are used. Instead, I take a Freirean approach to the use of the tools — one that views technology as an enhancement to a process of learning and empowerment.

Is it the storytellers themselves? However, when it comes to project development, I prefer to focus not only on strategies for internet distribution but on mechanisms for sharing stories with local audiences, where they have the potential to really make a difference. This is why Silence Speaks aims to support individual transformation and empowerment while simultaneously building the resilience of participants for involvement in community building and social justice movements.

Most people will come to the digital storytelling process when they are emotionally and physically strong enough to do so, but some may not be able to assess their own readiness. In July I had the privilege of catching up with old friends and meeting some new faces when Jonathan Thurston, his wife Kristi, and past and present students arrived in Ghana to carry out a book making project with students at a primary school in Elmina, in the Central Region of Ghana. You can view some of the books that students wrote in July at the Ghana Reale Library.

For those interested, download Reale Writer from the Reale site. We have people that we work with in Ghana here that can go around and make appointments before we arrive to save us a lot of time. You know, sometimes things take a while so if we can get the ball rolling a month before we come and jump right in when we arrive. We have one who was actually hired to run the book making program. Ideally you would have the educational units ready and all you need is a working printer and a working laptop that can run the software, and some paper and some crayons.

If you have that, you can run it. A video of 's visit with the teachers. Last summer I came for a week and saw the possibility and impact that it had. One school I went to, Kakum Oda, had no power and very few books and resources. I only had a week and I had asked for just two students to work with to see.

Every kid in the school wrote a story already! There were over a hundred stories. They all came up all of a sudden and put them on the desk. Click You Tube to watch the Elmina Authors at work and interviewed. This summer we have a new program where we have writing instruction. One thing I noticed with the pile of stories was that there was little structure so one thing we did this summer was introduce story-writing instruction—and they totally get it. I was just watching them write.

I noticed some are copying—naughty kids. And some are writing freehand. I want to know what happens in that story. I want to read that story. For a well-rounded story you have to introduce the story, tell the story, and then tie it up at the end. We talk about that during the teaching sessions.

Click on the link to watch the children in the Book Making Project. We brought volunteers from the USA with lap tops. They could work with three students each and put the stories into the lap tops. The students write and illustrate the story and we help them get them on the lap top. Always start with reading. Then they get inspired to create a book that they then share. And then the next student will read it and be inspired to create and share. What we want to do is make sure they can continue to the cycle. How does the books online work? We have a library for Ghana.

So any book made in Ghana is welcome to be included in that library. Anyone can access it. The software is free. The library is free. These books are available for anyone to read if they have a PC and internet. And they can pull them off the library and print them. Spotlighting Jonathan in Ghana this year on You Tube. If we can get it working here, we can build a model that we can replicate.

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We also want to build a community centre to work with the schools and run after school programs. We would have a small library and computer lab and do programs like the book making program. We want to provide resources to run programs for the future. We want to get involved in the community and give them what they need: You spoke about the Ghanaian students who came from the USA to volunteer this summer; can you tell me about their involvement? Their help has been so wonderful on so many levels.

I think the reactions of the students working in the project are special for them. They come back and help out the kids and hopefully those kids will have that opportunity in future. The educational paradigm is drawn as a pyramid and goes that everyone gets in on the bottom, but the higher up, the narrower it gets, less people in.

You can check out how to make books at Making Books in Ghana demo. Likened to blood diamonds , its mining has not only caused ecological damage , human rights abuses, but some say is also fueling the conflict in the Congo. The film, shows the ins and outs of the coltan trade, the militia situation and the how the lives of everyday citizens are affected by this ore they mine sometimes as their only source of income in impoverished villages isolated from other settlements, and whose use they might even ignore. Global Post posted in late a gut wrenching photo documentary and interview with a Congolese Coltan miner, a story which might be every single miner's story:.

Tristan McConnell, in his Global Post article Cell phone minerals fuel deadly Congo conflict points out why we should care about this issue:. Until, that is, you realize that the internet-enabled smart phone beeping in your pocket, or the handheld games console that whiles away dull hours contain inside them little pieces of eastern Congo. Jonathan Gosier, TED fellow, writes in Appfrica about how he mashed up information from Ushahidi crisis reporting maps with areas where Coltan is mined , noting a definite overlap between violence and the mines.

As you can see in the graphic above, red indicates reports of incident captured at drc. Coltan isn't only produced in DRC, although they are a major source. Gosier gives some examples of actions some of the companies using coltan are taking to ensure they aren't aiding the conflict:.

Many of the worlds leading technology companies use coltan in the consumer electronic products we use everyday the Wii, Playstation, iPhone, Computers etc. Since the turn of the century most have implemented measures to ensure that most of their coltan is not coming from Congo. Who are some of them? However, on the Conflict Minerals blog they have quite a different story regarding the purchase of coltan from the DRC:.

Once the coltan is processed and converted to capacitors, it is then sold to companies such as Nokia, Motorola, Compaq, Alcatel, Dell, Hewlett-Packard , IBM, Lucent, Ericsson and Sony for use in a wide assortment of everyday products ranging from cell phones to computer chips and game consoles. There are others who believe that although conflict and minerals are related, the approach to seeing the minerals as the source of conflict in Congo and addressing only that issue is flawed.

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So what CAN be done about coltan? It seems that at the moment, positive actions are to pressure consumer product manufacturers to ensure that their coltan sources are conflict-free and also to keep ourselves informed so history is not repeated. This becomes quite interesting at this moment, particularly since it seems that neighboring nations Colombia and Venezuela, who have a history of conflict and animosity between their presidents, have discovered coltan in areas near the border.

Their names would soon become a household one soon after their release of the iWarrior from Leti Games. With its simple intense game play, it puts you in the role of protecting your village from Africa's most feared wild animals. From the thundering Elephants, the camouflaging Lions, the swift Cheetahs, silly Hyenas and others, experience the wild on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Luckily for me, I got hold of him online yesterday even though he seems busy; he was able to grant me this interview which answers all my questions about their [his] game release.

Mac-Jordan [ MJ ]: What got you started in programming? It is funny but my love for games actually got me serious with programming. I wanted to make my own game for the comics I used to draw back in the days. I work with programming principles but not the language. I prefer the Mozilla Firefox and Safari browsers because they are very safe to use.

What would be the first thing I would find when I enter your room? Have you watched any Ghanaian movies lately? No reasons for that though. As a programmer, I believe you have a sense for music. What is your choice of music? What particular challenges do you face as a programmer in Ghana? Constant outage of electricity, slow internet speed and the most annoying of all, internal politics in organizations.

Almost everyone is barely a programmer these days and I like the idea of helping friends out whenever they are faced with any challenges. Currently, I am working on 2 games due next month. The iWarrior and its j2me version [kijiji] are already out. Which other programmers inspire your work and why? A lot of them do. I learn from anyone and also share with anyone irrespective of sex, race, ethnicity, color or background.

What has been the best advice given to you by another programmer? Sharing helps you to know more. The more you share, the more you know. What advice would you share with programmers starting out? My advice to up-coming programmers is for them to take programming seriously. They should do it for a good cause. They should be passionate about it, because after all they would see it as another language but not a curse.

Currently, you can get the iWarrior through the app store on iTunes. As a consolation, please consider signing up as a beta-tester for our next games and you will get the games to play pre-release. You can also download the game from iTunes App Store. Games are a great way to relax. It is a continuous mind teaser, and is also a very profitable avenue for business in the world. Africans should not look down on it because it forms one of the biggest economy boosters in the developed countries. In the US, the game industry is bigger than the music and the movie industry combined.

Africans can make it big in this industry. It takes determination and perseverance and a little bit of networking to accomplish though. I wish to see more game developers in Ghana and Africa soon. You are always welcome, Mac-Jordan. Keep it up and do feel free to contact me if you want to move your blog to your own domain. According to Erik Hersmann of WhiteAfrican blog ,.

I expect that there will be lot of good games and other applications coming from this team over time - both on the iPhone and other platforms. It's a game to be proud of and one that I hope a lot of others will buy. Through the Bilingual Library blog we can catch glimpses of these alternative mobile libraries. First, lets talk about the the donkey libraries.

He reads them stories, helps them with homework and gives them the possibility to enjoy books they don't have at home. As he explains, through books, children can see other places, other people and can learn about their rights, their duties and the commitment they have with society, and in having this knowledge they can say no to violence and war. And this video has had a great impact on Luis' life: During the weekends, Luis continues to ride his donkeys, bringing the library to those farther away.

Following is a thank you video where Mr. Soriano thanks everyone who donated for helping his dream come true:. Donkey libraries seem to be catching on. In another region of Colombia, the Arhuaco Indians are benefiting from the same system in the Santa Marta mountain range area. The biblioburro blog tells their story through pictures.

In neighboring Venezuela, they are using mules instead of donkeys , and plan to add movie projectors and Internet access to them, to bridge not only the literacy but also the digital gap. In Ethiopia, as the following video shows , Ethiopian-American citizen Yohannes Gebregiorgis returned to Ethiopia to run a donkey mobile library. The greatest challenge is finding books in any of the languages commonly spoken in Ethiopia.

He wrote one of his childhood stories in 3 different languages, and he's working towards getting more storybooks published. Joining donkeys and mules in the educational process are camels. The Camel libraries in Kenya take books to schools in the region so children can learn to love reading, and also deliver books to the nomadic communities. Where there are people who move with the seasons, libraries have to move with them. In impoverished countries, books are a luxury few can afford. These mobile camel libraries take story books as well as non-fiction or school books which subscribers can take home for two weeks, after which the camel library returns and they can renew their books or take out new ones.

Following is a video story of a child seeing the camel library arrive, taking out books and then teaching his father numbers from one of the books he takes home:. This next video is a short documentary piece by Ruud Elmendorp on the Camel libraries:. In Peru, the motorized mobile library was scaled down, and that's how the motorcycle library was born. Part of the Futura Project, the Obraje Community library also brings books to the children in other communities, as part of the cultural and literary activities they also host:.

Almost a month after the earthquake which ravaged a significant portion of public facilities and private buildings in Port-au-Prince and nearby cities, French-speaking netizen Espas Ayisien blogs about the different realities of people who survived the disaster:. This concern about people's housing and security explains Espas Ayisyen's list of the top priorities of the Haitian government:. Here is a post in Creole by Reseau Citadelle, discussing this decision, which was announced by the Haitian Prime Minister.

Here is an excerpt:. Those earthquake survivors who can't afford the extravagant and illegitimate prices asked of them may now be exposed to more threats, since most buildings have not been checked by specialists and can still collapse at anytime. Here is what Espas Ayisien says about it [Fr]:.

A team of Haitian engineers has recently been appointed by the Ministry of Public Works in order to assess the situation of the buildings. Besides prohibiting living in damaged houses, the authorities have forbidden the building of new houses. But, as always in Haiti, there is hope: Espas Ayisyen announces the arrival of a team of , specialized Japanese engineers, brought in to assist the UN and Haitian teams on the ground in assessing the plight of the buildings and in planning for the future.

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Submit documents to WikiLeaks. Copy this address into your Tor browser. Advanced users, if they wish, can also add a further layer of encryption to their submission using our public PGP key. Leaks News About Partners. The GiFiles, Files released: Contents of LatAmDigest digest El Tiempo Paulo Gregoire World Bank Paulo Gregoire Wed, 19 Oct EAT "Colombia Crest"; the "Company" is pleased to announce that recent rock chip sampling and mapping at the Arabia target, which lies partially on the Venecia Project and partially on the Fredonia Project, has resulted in the discovery of potassic-altered diorite porphyry rocks in outcrop.

Porphyry-style potassic-altered outcrops have been discovered over an area extending more than 1. Ongoing field work will continue to fill in the areas between these sites at the project please click here to view figures: This is critical to locating the gold-rich zones of a porphyry. Credit goes to our experienced field crews for finding these exposures, which are limited due to the steep terrain and thick forest cover, which is typical of Antioquia Province," commented Hans Rasmussen, President and CEO.

Because there is a limited amount of outcrop, we have completed a soil sampling program over almost three square kilometers where over 1, samples were taken. Once we receive the assay results from the soil sampling, we will have a more complete picture of the distribution of gold mineralization at the Arabia Porphyry, and from these resu lts our geologic team can select sites for the upcoming drill program. Almost all samples were collected in exposures of bedrock in stream drainages with active flowing streams.

Assay results varied from below detection up to 1. Out of the total samples, 12 returned values greater than 0. Gold mineralization at Arabia coincides with a stockwork of quartz-magnetite veins and sometimes traces of chalcopyrite associated with potassic alteration. Potassic alteration is readily apparent by a pink color tinting the feldspars and the presence of secondary biotite.

Host rocks are fine-grained diorite composition. The exposures of potassic-altered rocks and thus anomalous gold-copper assays are almost always associated with faults that are oriented northeast and vertical. Some of the faults mapped during the sampling are north-trending.

Dikes intrude the dioritic intrusive and they are oriented east-west and northwest-southeast. The Arabia target is located 10 kilometres west of Bellhaven's tsx venture: CMJ see news release dated April 5, and partially on one of the 16 concessions held under the Fredonia Agreement with Grupo de Bullet see news release dated August 25, As described in a news release dated June 1, , the Arabia area was discovered as part of our ongoing porphyry gold program focused on the prolific Middle Cauca Belt, Colombia.

A total of 20 highly prospective areas were identified by Colombia Crest in the Fredonia and Venecia projects. Areas were defined through the detailed integrating of the airborne magnetic and radiometric data, along with stream sediment sampling data for gold and copper values, and the interpretation of geologic maps and fault intersections analysis from satellite maps. Each of the targets was prioritized for field follow up.

Highest priority was given to targets with the best results from each of the data groups mentioned above, including mineral title and surface ownership as a prioritizing criteria. Arabia was one of the first targets visited. Field work continues on the 34, hectares of mineral title. Crews are currently collecting stream sediment samples and evaluating multiple gold occurrenc es that are known to exist on concessions in the Armenia area, located west of Medellin.

Gold was assayed by fire assay and atomic absorption using a nominal sample weight of 30 grams with detection limits of 0. A multi element package of 41 elements including silver, base metals and pathfinder elements was also analyzed using ICP mass spectrometry.

The ICP multi-element analysis uses a four-acid digestion prior to analysis. The technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. About Colombia Crest Gold Corp. Colombia Crest Gold Corp. Along with a strong working capital position, the Company will accelerate the exploration programs at the Fredonia and Venecia projects where it has optioned over 34, hectares located in the Cauca River Valley.

Situated approximately 40 km south of the city of Medellin, in Antioquia Province, the properties are positioned within the Middle Cauca Belt, which is the most prolific gold belt in Colombia with more than years of gold mining history and a several new gold discoveries. If you would prefer to receive news releases via email please contact Colombia Crest info ColombiaCrestGold. Please visit the Company's website at www. Speaking as thousands of students prepared to stage demonstrations in the Chilean capital, De Gregorio said Chile should be an example for other countries in resolving?

Clearly the climate of socio-political turbulence isn? De Gregorio said, according to speech notes published on the bank? Chilean students plan to march in downtown Santiago today, continuing their five-month push for cheaper and better schooling, after the government invoked a security law to increase punishments for acts of violence and vandalism, the University of Chile student federation, known as Fech, said on its website.

Protesters disrupted traffic throughout Santiago and burned a city bus yesterday in an act that government spokesman Andres Chadwick called? What we saw yesterday truly exceeded all limits,? The government has been very clear: We will use all legal tools at our disposal so people can live in peace.?

Student leaders condemn violence and are calling for a peaceful march today, the Fech said on its website. Although some find it difficult to recognize because it seems that today saying everything is bad gives popularity, our country is exemplary,? In the last decades, all Chileans have benefited from progress never before seen in our history and although there is much to do, we are an example for many counties. In this climate we must also be examples in resolving urgent and serious problems that should allow us to keep building a more prosperous country for all.?

The world's top copper exporter has room to adjust fiscal and monetary policies if it faces an adverse global economic climate, central bank president Jose de Gregorio said earlier on Wednesday, reiterating that Chile's key interest rate is within a normal range. The central bank president also addressed brewing social tensions in Chile, which has been hit by a wave of protests in recent months led by students and environmentalists against the policies of unpopular president Sebastian Pinera.

A spokeswoman for the Treasury confirmed Augustin's comments. The secretary did not unveil an exact timetable nor the volume to be issued by the National Treasury. Army sergeant was arrested at Bogota 's El Dorado International Airport trying to smuggle almost two kilograms of cocaine out of Colombia.

The sergeant, Deon Lemar Burton, was arrested trying to board a plane to Paris carrying two backpacks containing 1, grams of cocaine. According to a report by AFP, a spokesperson for the U. The embassy issued a statement saying that "this person was not part of the official U. We respect the rule of law in Colombia and the Colombian criminal justice system and believe that due process should be followed, as in all cases. This Wednesday 19 , the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade informed that export revenues this year have already surpassed the total figure for Thus, foreign sales in have already reached an annual record.

University , Andean Indians, teachers , trade unionists, Catholic Church officials and neighbors greet the mobilization and add to your step with emotion to accompany them on their journey bound for the Plaza Murillo. The Plaza Murillo is surrounded by the police and open mantedr? President Morales was released on Tuesday its willingness to talk directly with the leaders, after more than two months of denial and refuse to go to meet mobilization. The Indians demanded the government to stop building the road through the Indian Territory Isiboro Secure National Park Tipnis and is funded by Brazil and built by a firm of this regional power.

Gran solidaridad del pueblo pace? Hasta el momento nos est? La plaza Murillo no est? El Presidente Morales hizo conocer el martes su disposici? La marcha llega despu? Lieutenant Mora disappeared in March while under the command of Colonel Montezuma in the northern department of Norte de Santander. According to the prosecuting body, the disappearance of the junior officer may indicate that he had knowledge of alleged illegal actions performed by the ex-commander, Colombian media reports. Montezuma is also charged with extortion and arms dealing based on testimonies from demobilized ELN guerrillas.

Two weeks ago Interior Minister Interior German Vargas Lleras announced the withdrawal of the proposal , although he claimed this was to ease the passing of the reform bill, not over concerns it could lead to impunity for military personnel, as critics claim. However, on Wednesday Colombian media revealed the Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon has continued to carry out consultations on the proposal.

The Conservative senator also declared his party? Velez, a renowned diehard supporter of former president Alvaro Uribe, said, "it is very important that the constitution states that when there is a case involving the armed forces, then it is military courts not ordinary justice that is responsible. The government collected Economists expected 73 billion reais, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of eight analysts.

To contact the reporter on this story: Arnaldo Galvao in Brasilia Newsroom at agalvao1 bloomberg. Harry Maurer at hmaurer bloomberg. According to Jorge Londo? Authorities say the heavy rain and flooding could last until March According to reports , the rainfall this year has almost matched the levels of all of Bolivar Department The mayor of Cartagena has asked for assistance from the national government as major roadways into the city were destroyed and more than 10, houses were affected by floods.

Especially at risk is the El Pozon area, where 50, residents are threatened by water flowing from a dam in the neighboring municipality of Turbaco. The floods have already claimed the life of a teen in Cartagena. A year-old girl was with her friends by a river in El Pizon when strong currents dragged her away. The mayor has called on parents to caution to their children during the dangerous season. Heavy rains have destroyed three sections of a key road between Cartagena and Barranquilla.

According to authorities, the road will remain closed until Monday, October Cartagena threatens to be cut off from the rest of Colombia if the flooding and damages persist. Antioquia Department According to the Ricardo Lozano, the director of Colombia's national meteorology institute Ideam , Antioquia has been hit particularly hard by the rainy season. The northwestern department issued an orange alert Tuesday due to sharply increasing rains, the director of the Administrative Department of the System of Prevention, Care, and Recovery from Disasters Dapard explained.

This creates an orange alert taking into account that the flows are increasing gradually," said the Dapard director. Risaralda Department The department remains threatened by the Cauca river, which rose one and a half feet in less than 24 hours. Huila Department According to Caracol Radio , nine municipalities in the southwest Huila department have been seriously affected by the heavy rains. The floods have damaged crops, roads, and houses. The towns of Guadalupe, Nataga, Tello, and Santa Maria have already begun to receive aid from the government.

Authorities warn that almost all of the department is at high risk, with the exception of the eastern region. Choco Department More than 10, people have been affected in seven municipalities in the northwestern coastal department. In August, sources told Reuters that the government is considering a proposal that would make it easier for authorities to raise or lower mining royalties depending on demand, economic circumstances and mining companies' profits.

He said ministry officials would meet today to try to settle some points on the three draft bills being drawn up that would alter the level of royalties and revamp the way the sector is governed. The government is expected to propose roughly doubling the royalty on iron ore from its current 2 percent of gross revenue of the miner. It has already signaled reductions to other taxes payable on mining activity to keep Brazil competitive in the sector.

The source said that minerals that have direct use in construction on the local economy could end up with the lowest royalties in the new bill. But the government will propose raising royalties more substantially on metals such as copper, nickel and gold, the prices of which have risen more substantially in the past years on the international market.

Investors had driven Cemex's share price down in recent months on concerns that the company might not be able to meet its agreement with creditors to reduce its debt to no more than seven times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization by the end of the year.

The debt repayment had been previously announced and is not expected to affect the company's ability to meet the debt to earnings ratio. Cemex shares rose after the announcement, although analysts noted investors will still be watching Cemex's third-quarter results closely when it reports on Oct. Cemex risks breaching promises to lenders if it is unable to improve cash generation, which could trigger higher debt-servicing costs. The cement maker is expected to post a wider third-quarter loss, according to a Reuters survey of seven analysts.

Cemex shares were up 3. Me hubiera gustado una elecci? Pero respecto a las elecciones de diputados y senadores, le deseo pedir al CEN que reconsidere las designaciones porque esto aleja al partido del militante y lo aleja de la ciudadan? En conferencia de prensa, Creel Miranda dijo que los resultados han sido negativos para su partido cuando son designaciones directas. Estamos hablando de que excepci? The fact that not a single state has complied with the three norms is evidence that those rules are difficult indeed to meet.

According to Garza, the state of Sinaloa is the only one that has achieved real advances in the process, but that doesn't mean it will fulfill all steps. It only means it's trying. Other states are already having to finance pension plans with budget resources, meaning they're far from being self-sufficient. Colombia's "obligated" pension funds -- those that receive contributions from the amount workers are required to pay -- cannot invest more than 2.

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Imprimir Enviar por email Aguascalientes. El Jefe del Estado Mayor de la Secretar? Por su parte, la alcaldesa, Lorena Mart? Sobre el mismo tema, el gobernador Carlos Lozano reconoci? Codelco said the authorization permits the start of the initial work, which will be geared on exploiting reserves currently buried under the deposit and will take about five years, keeping on schedule with plans to finish the overhaul in the first half of The new underground operation is expected to produce , tonnes of copper annually in what was once the world's top copper mine, but has been hit in past years by dwindling ore grades.

Chuquicamata's underground copper and molybdenum reserves are estimated at around 1. T , enabling it to exercise an option to buy a 49 percent stake in Anglo American Sur. Chile's copper output is seen increasing from 5. Twitter Bolivia's Morales offers talks as marchers reach La Paz http: The offer came before marchers reached the centre of La Paz - the seat of government - after a two-month journey.

Mr Morales has ordered a temporary halt to the project, but campaigners want it scrapped altogether. The government argues that the road will boost economic development and regional integration. The protesters say the project - which is being funded by Brazil and built by a Brazilian company - will encourage illegal settlement and deforestation in their rainforest homeland.

Continue reading the main story Analysis Mattia Cabitza BBC News, La Paz A human corridor of tens of thousands of people gave a jubilant reception to the Tipnis marchers as they arrived at the city centre. Men, women and children lined up the streets cheering, waving Bolivian flags, and holding banners that read "La Paz welcomes you". It took the marchers 65 days to get to the seat of the government.

President Evo Morales refused to meet them along the march. But now they are at his doorstep, he will have to sit down to talk with them. If he does not scrap the road project - the main demand of the indigenous marchers - the wave of protests is likely to intensify, and not just from the Tipnis residents. But if he gives in to their demands, that will further weaken his government, at a time when Mr Morales' popularity has plummeted - and just days after damaging results from nationwide elections put into question his socialist agenda.

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About 1, men, women and children set off in August on a km mile march from the Amazon town of Trinidad to La Paz in the high Andes. The marchers, many of them from the humid lowlands and unused to the high altitude and cold of the Andes, made a triumphal entry into La Paz on Wednesday, being greeted as heroes as they entered the city, accompanied by groups of workers and students.

They want the government to reverse plans to build a highway through the Isiboro Secure Indigenous Territory and National Park - known by its Spanish acronym Tipnis. During their weeks on the road, they were blocked and then dispersed by riot police using batons and tear gas - scenes which provoked an outcry in Bolivia.

Two ministers resigned amid the outrage. In response, President Morales, whose popularity has been dented by the protest, suspended construction of the highway and promised a local referendum on whether it should continue. Under pressure Marchers pass at an altitude of more than 4,m on their journey to La PazThe marchers walked at an altitude of more than 4,m en route to La Paz On the eve of the demonstrators' arrival in La Paz, Mr Morales offered talks.

But the protesters voiced determination to stay until their demands were met. Recent weeks have been a testing time for Mr Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president. However, there have been demonstrations in support of the road project from indigenous groups that remain loyal to the president. She urged ECOSOC to reform its forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on international development cooperation and its follow- up mechanism to the International Conference on Financing for Development.

Dunlop proposed that the Development Cooperation Forum DCF , a principal forum for multi-stakeholder dialogue on international development cooperation at the global level, should meet annually instead of the current practice of meeting biannually. Brazil is convinced that DCF can evolve into the main forum for development cooperation, addressing issues such as official development assistance, the South-South cooperation, philanthropy and new and emerging donors, she said. Dunlop also suggested that a functional commission be established to follow up on the Monterrey Consensus and the Doha Declaration of Financing for Development.

These two documents were outcomes of the UN International Conference on Financing for Development in and , aiming to mobilize financial resources for development, promote international trade, and increase global financial and technical cooperation for development. He says Paraguay will deport Silva, who is expected to arrive in Brazil by Thursday. Silva is considered one of Brazil's four most-wanted drug traffickers and was allegedly responsible for the drug trade in Rio's Mangueira shantytown.

Silva fled Brazil last June days before police raided Mangueira as part of an ongoing program to expel traffickers from Rio's shantytowns. Two huge marches, organized with approval from authorities, converged in a demonstration in Santiago calling on President Sebastian Pinera to expand the central government's role in educating Chileans. The changes sought by students who have been protesting and boycotting classes nearly six months would fundamentally overhaul a school system that has been steadily privatized since the dictatorship.

Pinera has insisted on more targeted reforms, such as increasing state subsidies so that poor students can afford to attend private institutions. As Wednesday's demonstration broke up, small groups confronted police and violence spread quickly. A gas station was attacked, with vandals taking hoses and spraying flammable gasoline around.

Police hosed the area down and kept others away, cutting off electricity to avoid sparking a huge fire. Smaller protest marches Tuesday also had a violent fringe element of hooded rioters who tried to attack a gas station and set fire to a bus whose passengers had fled.

Student leader Camilo Ballesteros has said such violence only strengthens the government's efforts to paint striking students as out of control. On social networks, student activists are increasingly questioning who is responsible for the violence, with some raising the possibility that pro-government instigators are fostering trouble. Chile's deputy interior minister, Rodrigo Ubilla, said early Wednesday that two police officers were injured overnight and people were arrested nationwide "in another day of violence and destruction.

Pinera has rejected the students' core demand that Chile provide free public education to all its citizens, arguing that this would force poor taxpayers to defray the costs of the rich. Students say the costs of free quality education could be more than covered by making the rich pay more in taxes. Pinera has sent his own proposals to Congress, and appointed a commission of experts to provide him with further ideas in January. Chile's political leaders on the right and left both say that the education debate will have to be resolved in Congress. Student leaders are leery, citing what they consider to be a history of betrayals of reform by Chile's political establishment.

But some students have said they may have no alternative since months of protests have produced few concrete achievements. Thu, 20 Oct Thursday, October 20, 6: Lerdo de Tejada says in the complaint that Calderon violated the law and campaigned in favor of his National Action Party when he told The New York Times in a recent interview that some PRI members would be willing to make a pact with drug traffickers.

Mexican will choose a new president next July. Law prohibits official presidential campaigning until February. The PRI held Mexico? The bank's board, led by President Alexandre Tombini, voted unanimously to reduce the benchmark Selic rate to Five analysts forecast a 0. The central bank "understands that to mitigate in a timely way effects coming from a more restrictive global environment, a moderate adjustment in the level of the basic rate of interest is consistent with the scenario of the convergence of inflation to the target in ," policy makers said in their statement accompanying their decision.

Policy makers are betting that slowing global demand will offset the stimulus provided by lower borrowing costs and curb the fastest inflation in six years, said Gustavo Rangel, chief Brazil economist for ING Financial Markets. Across Latin America, no other central bank has lowered rates since Colombia did 18 months ago, and in the Group of 20 nations only Turkey has also cut its benchmark rate in response to the global crisis.

Inflation continued to accelerate even as concerns over a global slowdown led policy makers to reverse course in August; prices in September rose 7. Traders expect the bank to cut rates by an additional 1. Inflation expectations have jumped since the August rate cut, and economists now expect Brazil to miss its inflation target this year for the first time since , according to an Oct. Economists forecast consumer prices will rise 5. Signs of Cooling Brazil's economy is showing signs of cooling.

Retail sales in August fell the most since March , while industrial production registered its third fall in five months. Business confidence and the purchasing manufacturer's index fell to its lowest level since The price of iron ore, the country's biggest export, has fallen 18 percent since the start of September as demand weakened in China.

The economic activity index, a proxy for gross domestic product, shrank 0.

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Analysts expect the economy to grow no more than 3. Even so, the labor market has yet to react to the slowdown. Unemployment fell to 6 percent in August, a record low for the month, down from 6. The country generated about , registered jobs last month, higher than the , forecast in a Bloomberg survey, and up from , in August. Labor Demand Full-employment conditions and the fastest inflation since have provoked accelerating wage demands. This month, bank and postal workers went on strike for pay increases in excess of inflation. Loan growth has also yet to show signs of slowing. The central bank last month raised its forecast for credit expansion this year to 17 percent, from Tombini's preferred 15 percent rate.

Total outstanding loans rose The yield on the interest rate futures contract maturing in January , the most traded in Sao Paulo today, fell two basis points to The real has weakened 13 percent since the start of August, the second-most of seven major Latin American currencies tracked by Bloomberg after Mexico's peso. Government spokesman Andres Chadwick for the first time discussed the possibility of tuition grants for 60 per cent of Chile's students, the bottom line that student protesters have demanded.

Carrying placards and sporting body paint, 60, students marched Wednesday in protests nationwide, continuing five months of demonstrations that have significantly damaged the popularity of President Sebastian Pinera. While the majority of demonstrators were peaceful, clashes broke out with police and between marchers trying to control violent splinter groups who on Tuesday set fire to a public bus.

Five police officers were wounded Wednesday and at least forty people were arrested, local media reported, citing preliminary police figures. Tuesday ended with arrests. Chadwick condemned the violence. He said despite hundreds of arrests every day of protests - more than 2, so far this year - police have the situation under control. Pinera has seen his popularity collapse in five months of youth protests. In Chile, a country where half of households live on less than dollars a month, higher education costs thousands of dollars per year, even at public universities.

Student loans are priced at higher-than-market rates, and many students graduate with debts of 40, dollars or more in a country where per capita income averages 15, dollars. His visit, the first by a Chinese foreign minister to Denmark in 11 years, comes weeks after a new government comprising a coalition of centre-left parties took office here. China supports Europe's integration and believes that Europe would overcome its current difficulties, he said.

Responding to journalists' questions, Yang and Sovendal both stressed the need for strong cooperation between China and the EU. China is open to holding a dialogue on human rights issues with other countries on the basis of mutual respect and equality, he said. Thursday, October 20, 1: A message on Chavez's Twitter account says he will travel directly to the southwestern town of La Grita to "keep a promise" at a church where there is an image of Christ well known to Venezuelans. Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez told state television that it would be a visit of "faith, hope and giving thanks" by the president.

Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba in June to remove a cancerous tumor from his pelvic region. The year-old president has since finished with a series of chemotherapy treatments and says he is confident he will beat the illness.

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