Chile enfrenta el tabú de la depresión - BBC Mundo - Noticias

 En Chile, los problemas de salud mental inciden hasta en un 30% en los años perdidos por enfermedad medidos según el indicador AVISA, formulado por el Banco Mundial y la Organización Mundial de la Salud, y el consumo de antidepresivos aumentó en un 400% entre los años 1990 y 2002,

Chile enfrenta el tabú de la depresión - BBC Mundo - Noticias

The 18-year-old voice of Chile's nationwide student uprising | World news | guardian.co.uk

 The Guardian:

The 18-year-old voice of Chile's nationwide student uprising

Moisés Paredes speaks for a movement which has defied police brutality to put education reform high on the election agenda

On Wednesday, Moisés Paredes helped organise a march of 100,000 protesters through the streets of Chile's capital, Santiago, calling for free university education. That night, he organised a press conference to defend the occupation of dozens of polling stations before Sunday's presidential primaries. On Thursday, he and his fellow activists were roused by riot police in a dawn raid.

The 18-year-old voice of Chile's nationwide student uprising | World news | guardian.co.uk

Zoë Robot Returns To Chile's Atacama Desert On NASA Mission To Search For Subsurface Life | SETI Institute

 PITTSBURGH - The autonomous, solar-powered Zoë, which became the first robot to map microbial li fe during a 2005 field expedition in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is heading back to the world’s driest desert this month on a NASA astrobiology mission led by Carnegie Mellon University and the SETI Institute. This time, Zoë is equipped with a one-meter drill to search for subsurface life.
Zoë Robot Returns To Chile's Atacama Desert On NASA Mission To Search For Subsurface Life | SETI Institute

Generando más consumidores aumentando tasa de natalidad

 BACK in 1990, Chile’s fertility rate was 2.6 children per woman. By 2011, according to the World Bank, that figure had dropped to 1.8, matching Brazil as the lowest in South America. Faced with dwindling fertility, Chile’s president, Sebastián Piñera, has implored his compatriots to have more kids. Last month he offered them money to do so.

Demography in Chile: Child bribe | The Economist

Chile's fish supply decline 'catastrophic' after years of overfishing | GlobalPost

After decades of unchecked plunder, nearly all commercial fisheries in Chile are in a state of precipitous decline, especially the once-plentiful jack mackerel. In the mid-1990s, Chile’s fishermen netted 4.5 million tons of the emblematic fish, a rich source of Omega-3, processed here mainly as fishmeal. Last year the total haul had dropped to less than 300,000 tons.
Chile's fish supply decline 'catastrophic' after years of overfishing | GlobalPost

Chile's indie fishermen say new law favors big business | GlobalPost

About 85,000 artisans are grappling with what they see as corporate privatization of one of the world's largest fishing industries.
Chile's indie fishermen say new law favors big business | GlobalPost

Image from NASA'S MODIS satellite of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, captured at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) on May 20, 2013.

 

Strong Storms Over Oklahoma

This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard one of the Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites. The image was captured on May 20, 2013, at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) as the tornado began its deadly swath.

Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Image from NASA'S MODIS satellite of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, captured at 19:40 UTC (2:40 p.m. CDT) on May 20, 2013.

Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas y Santoro actuarán en película sobre los 33 mineros

 La epopeya del rescate de los 33 mineros atrapados tras el derrumbe ocurrido el 5 de agosto del 2010  será llevada al cine por un equipo internacional encabezado por la directora mexicana Patricia Riggen. Los actores Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas y Santoro han sido reclutados para actuar en los papeles principales. La película, que se rodará en los alrededores de la mina San José, en la III Región, y en Santiago, comenzaría a rodarse en la próxima primavera de Chile. A fin de este mes, en Los Angeles, California, se definirán los últimos detalles.

Los 33: cómo son los roles de Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas y Santoro | Cultura | LA TERCERA

nacion.cl - Primera cinta basada en una obra de Bolaño se estrena el 6 de junio

La película "El futuro" dirigida por Alicia Scherson está basada en un relato de Roberto Bolaño y es coproducida por Chile, Italia, Alemania y Holanda. Será la encargada de abrir la próxima Feria del Libro de Torino donde se realizará un homenaje al escritor.


nacion.cl - Primera cinta basada en una obra de Bolaño se estrena el 6 de junio

Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal

All the applicants are facing a long road even before the first four-person crew gets off the planet. Mars One is accepting applicants through Aug. 31. The field of applicants would first be whittled down by panels of experts. Then they'd undergo trial by reality TV, followed by years of training.

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Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal

La OEA recomienda despenalizar el consumo de drogas en América | Internacional | EL PAÍS

 La Organización de Estados Americanos recomienda despenalizar el consumo de drogas en el continente como base de cualquier estrategia de salud pública en su Informe sobre el Problema de las Drogas en la región, que este viernes ha sido entregado al presidente de Colombia, José Manuel Santos, por el secretario general de la entidad, José Miguel Insulza.

La OEA recomienda despenalizar el consumo de drogas en América | Internacional | EL PAÍS

Murió el ex dictador Jorge Rafael Videla

Hoy, 17 de mayo de 2013 murió Jorge Rafael Videla.
El ex dictador argentino falleció en el penal de Marcos Paz donde cumplía con el castigo de cadena perpetua por delitos de lesa humanidad.

Murió el ex dictador Jorge Rafael Videla

RNC Director Of Hispanic Outreach Quits Party And Registers As A Democrat

When Republicans appointed Pablo Pantoja to State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee, they hoped he would be able to bridge the sizable gap that only expanded during the 2012 elections, when the state’s 4.7 million Hispanic voters supported Barack Obama over Mitt Romney by a 20 percent margin. But after [...]/p

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Is climate change fueling an epidemic?

 If you haven’t heard of valley fever, you’re not alone. Although cases in states like California are rising, public awareness is low and misdiagnoses from doctors are sadly high. The AP reported an 850 percent spike in cases across the country from 1998 to 2011, with California and Arizona being the worst states.
Is climate change fueling an epidemic?

Condenado a 80 años de prisión el exdictador de Guatemala Ríos Montt | Internacional | EL PAÍS

Condenado a 80 años de prisión el exdictador de Guatemala Ríos Montt | Internacional | EL PAÍS

Un tribunal penal de Guatemala ha condenado este viernes al exdictador José Efraín Ríos Montt a 50 años de cárcel por genocidio y a otros 30 por crímenes de guerra perpetrados por el Ejército en contra del grupo étnico ixil entre 1982 y 1983. El exjefe de Inteligencia Militar José Rodríguez Sánchez fue sin embargo absuelto de los mismos delitos al considerar el tribunal que "no tuvo injerencia" en las operaciones militares contra los indígenas. Ríos Montt, de 86 años, ha sido trasladado a prisión preventiva.

Estudio respalda opción de residencia y ciudadanía para indocumentados

Un estudio de la Universidad del Sur de California indica que 1 de cada 10 habitantes del Condado de Los Ángeles entró ilegalmente al país.

Dar la opción de residencia legal y un camino a la ciudadanía a los inmigrantes indocumentados aportaría un beneficio económico importante a California y a Estados Unidos en general.

Los autores estiman que el ingreso anual agregado de los actualmente indocumentados aumentaría entre 4,600 y 7,900 millones de dólares si se legaliza su residencia. Esto aumento en el ingreso personal derivaría en un mayor consumo que beneficiaría la economía.

Datos del estudio:

 

What's at Stake for the State: Undocumented Californians, Immigration Reform, and Our Future Together

By Manuel Pastor and Enrico Marcelli        
With Vanessa Carter and Jared Sanchez 
May 2013

CSII What's At Stake for the State

Heritage study co-author: “No one knows whether Hispanics will ever reach IQ parity with whites..."

This is one of the most blatant racist statements I have ever seen. Read article in Washington Post today's edition.

Heritage study co-author opposed letting in immigrants with low IQs

NASA - NASA's Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets to Date

NASA's Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the "habitable zone"

El Congreso iniciará en junio el debate sobre la reforma inmigratoria – CNN en Español – Ultimas Noticias de Estados Unidos, Latinoamérica y el Mundo, Opinión y Videos - CNN.com Blogs

 El Congreso de Estados Unidos comenzará en junio la discusión del proyecto de reforma inmigratoria que un grupo bipartidista de ocho senadores acordaron en las pasadas semanas, anunció el senador Charles Schumer.
La propuesta incluye un camino para que unos 11 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados obtengan la ciudadanía, y refuerza la seguridad fronteriza. Recibirá durante abril y mayo sugerencias de otros legisladores para reparar “un sistema inmigratorio quebrado”, dijo el senador John McCain.

Daily chart: Poor little rich countries | The Economist

Daily chart: Poor little rich countries | The Economist

 THE outlook for economic growth in the West is bleak, according to the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook, released on April 16^th. Worldwide output is expected to grow at just over 3% in 2013, but rich countries will lag behind, expanding at 1.2%. Growth in emerging markets, by contrast, will exceed 5%, with Asia and sub-Saharan Africa motoring along at 7% and 5.6% respectively.

NLCI | Bring Rodrigo Home – Kids For Kids! -

Rodrigo Guzman was a happy fourth grade kid at Jefferson Elementary School in Berkeley, California. He loved playing baseball, video games, and eating pizzas just like any other 9 year old. He was a funny kid who cheered up his friends whenever they were sad and always insisted that games played during recess should be fair and equal. He also was one of the smartest kids in his class.

However, on January 10, 2013 Rodrigo’s nightmare began. He was returning home with his parents from a family visit in Mexico and stopped off in Houston, Texas. Their family was detained while his father was questioned by the Immigration Control Enforcement (ICE). They held the family for more than 20 hours and told them that they had expired visas. Therefore they were refusing them entry back to Berkeley. They also could not reapply for another visa for five years. They were not made aware of their options, not allowed to take care of storing their possessions nor say goodbye to their family and friends in Berkeley.

That's when his classmate, Kyle Kuwahara came home upset over the fact that his friend Rodrigo wasn't coming back to school. Kyle thought this was unfair and he told his mom and his twin brother, Scott that he wanted to do something to help Rodrigo come home. His classmates were studying Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks at school and how they fought injustice. He told his mom the next day that his classmates wanted to go on a hunger strike or have a rally to bring Rodrigo home.

(More at  NLCI | Bring Rodrigo Home – Kids For Kids! -)

Yoko Ono Tweets Photo of John Lennon's Bloody Glasses in Plea to End Gun Violence | E! Online

Yoko Ono Tweets Photo of John Lennon's Bloody Glasses in Plea to End Gun Violence | E! Online