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If you've read my blogs before, you know that staying positive is a big deal for me. And I've really been able to channel that positivity through some challenging things in the past months. But it is getting ridiculous, and my positivity, while not gone, is not around.
June 27th: I recommit to making SP and my health my #1 priority. I decide to deal with the negative voice and my plateau and really get into it.
July: Diagnosed with a stress fracture, have to give up running
August: vacation on the beach with a boot on my foot (but I did stay in range 10 of the 14 days of vacation with a LOT of planning, tracking, and determination).
Sep 1-14: sure I have a stress fracture in my foot. Sure I'm in pain and still wearing the boot, but I can still ride my bike and eliptical like crazy!
Sep 14-30: First I stop the elliptical as I realize it is making my foot injury worse. A week later I realize the bike is also hurting my foot, so I get off the bike too. But I keep STing like a crazy person!
This whole time--every time I got knocked down I gave myself a pep talk and stayed positive and focused. I kept my goals in sight and did not get down.
October: I get an MRI and find out it's not a stress fracture, it's a ganglion cyst hidden in the middle of my foot. A BIG ganglion cyst. It will probably require surgery.
Do I let that throw me? NO! I buy a swimsuit, goggles, and a membership to the YMCA, cause that's the kind of resilient gal I am!
October 15: My tooth breaks where a filling came loose. I get it refilled and am in pretty severe pain for 7 days before I get a root canal. But I'm still swimming!
October 24: My tooth is temporarily done (still needs to be crowned). It hurts the tooth a little to swim, but I'm still swimming like a champ! Until the 24th, when I bend over to get my shoes off the floor, and my old herniated disc slips, causing pretty severe pain and has continued every since.
I'm done, people. That did it. I wasn't able to do anything but lay on the couch. My resilience is at an end. I would like to tell you that I kept my head up and kept on keeping on, but I didn't. I'm not binging or going crazy, but I am eating out of range and drinking wine like it's going out of style (yes, even with my muscle relaxant!). I am whiney, irritable, depressive, and probably weigh more than I did last week. I'm tired of fighting. I'm tired of all of this. I feel like it has all been just a bit too much to ask of me.
At the same time, writing this humbles me, b/c most of the world has it WAY harder than I do. WAY harder.
But that doesn't change the fact that it is pretty damn hard right here right now.
So waaahhhhhhhhh.
Friday I got to the foot surgeon to find out what we need to do about my cyst, which is still pretty painful.
meanwhile I am trying to figure out how NOT to let the negative voices win as I am still stuck on the couch.
So my big goal for today is to track, pure and simple, even if I'm out of range. I've not been on SP at all. I've had this experience before when injured that it just pisses me off more to read upbeat, energetic stories while I'm down. Sad, but true.
I'm also going to try to have no more than 2 glasses of wine tonight.
On the bright side, which I can still see despite my bad attitude, is that I am sitting in front of a fire, surrounded by my 3 cute, cuddly dogs, while my wife is making me coffee in the kitchen.
So don't feel too sorry for me.
But feel a little bit sorry for me, cause this sucks. And it just helps to say it.
The bad news is, real life begins again tomorrow.
The good news is, my stay-cation was AWESOME. And it was not without challenges. My foot is hurting pretty much every day (11 days and counting until my specialist appointment). And I need a root canal, which I'm getting in 2 days, but that tooth is pretty painful as well. It's making my whole face hurt, and the pressure when I swim makes it a little worse. And you may recall that I was pretty anxious about this stay-cation in terms of making good, healthy decisions.
Despite all that, here I am 6 days later--well rested, feeling peaceful and grateful, with 6 healthy days behind me! I ate in range every day except once (a planned over day as we went out for cocktails and dinner/movie). And most days were in my lower range even. I swam 4 times as planned last week, and did ST the other days. I am very, very proud of myself. It gives me more hope for Thanksgiving, which I've also been anxious about since we are hosting.
So I am pretty fired up about the whole thing. We have done a lot of cooking, which has been fun, romantic, and also helped me stay in range so successfully.
so....GO ME!!!!!
There's also been some space for interior work, which I am pretty happy about. We're starting this weekly prayer/meditation/deepening practice (joyce rupp's book, Open The Door). I'm pretty excited about that too. I feel like it is a good time in my life to do some evaluation for next steps, and I think the next steps are mostly inside growth.
Anyway, a great week, and more to come!!
Hope you have a great Monday and a great week!
I have been a little anxious about this stay-cation that starts NOW. Worried that I have been having a much easier time choosing healthy behaviors when I am in my work schedule, not so much on the weekends. So now I have a 6 day weekend. Makes a girl nervous.
So I started it with a great swim at the Y, and a breakfast of egg whites and kale. I don't normally eat that for breakfast, but we are also celebrating our stay-cation by going out to brunch later. I already picked out what I'm going to eat (eggs and veggie hash). It sounds delicious, and my breakfast was so healthy! I am feeling on board for this day, at least.
I think that is my goal, to really plan each day--figure out food first thing. That will help me be less anxious and more focused.
Swimming is going well. It's actually kind of fun to be doing something new and that I don't have the swing of. When I pay attention to my kicking, I lose focus on my core and arms and breathing. When I focus on my breathing, my kicking turns to crap. It requires focus, which is good for me. I miss music SO much though. For real!
My foot is hurting a lot, but I think that is because I'm out of the boot and walking on it a lot. I don't think it's because of the swimming. I really hope not.
My appointment isn't until November 2nd, so I'm just biding my time until then.
I am so happy to feel so good this morning, really ready for my week off. I need it, and I'm glad to face it with such enthusiasm, not fear.
On SparkCoach today, I was challenged to think about the reason why I have been doing this for almost 5 years now. Why do I want to be fit? Why do I want to keep working toward this goal weight.
I was on my way to blog about my injury (still there and still very frustrating), my purchase of a swimsuit for 'serious swimming' yesterday (I know that the swim suit store workers are not there to help me with my emotional needs but throw a not-emaciated girl a bone here! I did finally find one that isn't too awful), and my fear of upcoming events and keeping my calories on track (a week stay-cation and Thanksgiving which doesn't usually stress me out but we are doing a lot of hosting this year).
But anyway, the sparkcoach question got me thinking, so I think I'll write about that.
It seems timely, this question. I have doing a lot of thinking about my 'true self' recently. I have found that a LOT of things that build my identity and feelings of integrity and self-worth have gone away--either stripped away by the world or changed by me. So when you decide as a young person that THESE things are what make me valuable, hard core, awesome, and worthy, what happens when THESE things go away?
All my life I've touted the proper message about what you DO not equaling who you ARE. And I thought I believed that and lived that, so am surprised to see that I am having a crisis of confidence of sorts not that a lot has been removed. Things like, after 20 years I'm eating meat so no longer a vegetarian, I moved out of the homeless shelter where I lived as a volunteer my entire adult life, and now just live in a house with my partner and our 3 dogs--who am I if I'm not doing hospitality? These are just 2 examples, but there's a big list of stuff I used to be/do that now I don't. And I think it's really good. I am in a time of healing (after 5 tough years with the homeless family that lived with us and my dad's illness), and I want to respect myself with that. But it's caused a bit of a crisis that I am decided to delve into more deeply.
So as part of that it makes sense to ask why I keep working so hard at the health stuff. And it has felt like work recently. Mostly because of my foot injury.
I think my biggest motivator is wanting to live longer than I was on my way to--I am not sure how much my life expectancy has increased by being healthier, but I would guess it's a lot. I already have 37 years of weighing nearly 300 pounds I can never get back. But now it's been a few years under 200 pounds. And that's pretty cool!
Not only do I want to live longer, I want to live better. I don't want to dread stairs or getting in and out of cars and the like. But more than that fear and dread of everyday things, I want to be ACTIVE. I want to hike when I'm in my 80s. I want to be running 5Ks in my 70s! I want to be the energetic and positive person that I know I am deep down. I want to do what I want to do, move my body how I want to move it. And I want to do that for a long time. That feels removed from me given my injuries, but I believe it's still out there. I LOVE being an active, fit person.
I want to keep feeling the feeling of being 'normal'. After a life of daily struggles and knowing that everyone was looking at my weight and not me, I LOVE feeling like I'm not a freak. It's a long time coming.
I want to feel good, both physically and mentally. There is nothing like the feeling of strength I am capable of now. And I am learning that it is the activity and my inner work that brings the feeling, not my weight. I had days at 290 that I felt sexy and strong and awesome just like I have a lot of days at 190 now where I feel as big as I've every been, with just as much self-loathing. It's about the daily work, not the weight. If only I could remember that when I weigh myself!
I want to look good and fit into smaller clothes. I want to go into a store and not have to shop in the plus size section.
I want to show other people that it is possible. That they don't have to stay stuck in the shame and humiliation, the daily struggle of being uncomfortable physically and afraid of what situations they might get into that will be difficult and embarrassing.
I want, desperately, to be able to say I did it. I got to my goal weight. I really, really did it.
That's what I can think of right now.
What is your inner motivation on this journey?
have a good weekend,
Has it ever happened to you? Doing cardio and the rage just builds until you feel like you're going to blow?
It's only happened to me twice. Once was this morning.
I am just so frustrated at my foot, my lack of being able to do anything but seated cardio, and blah, blah, blah.
So this AM I'm trying to do my seated cardio. I do it like interval training: 5 min. of seated cardio, 5 minutes of ST, etc, etc. But this AM it just got to be too much. I feel SILLY doing seated cardio, which is not good. First of all, I can get my heart rate up doing it, it's just a lot harder. Second, how dare I complain about doing seated cardio when the only problem is an ortho injury that will one day be better? Talk about lack of gratitude.
But that is where I was this AM and I finally just blew. It wasn't pretty.
The good news is, I have a plan. Plans always help. Now that the diagnosis is definitive (occult ganglion cyst deep within my foot), I think that I can swim.
So I am choosing to forget the needless 10 weeks in the boot. I am choosing to forget the thousands of dollars I am going to have to pay by the end of this whole process (with no insurance). I am forgetting that I just bought an elliptical, I already have a treadmill, and how I'm going to pay $60/month to go to a gym for pool access. I'm forgetting all of that (see how well I'm forgetting it???).
I am going to try to focus on keeping the faith and keep on keeping on. My calories are great today. My mood is pretty good. I'm going to try to swim tomorrow and see if it hurts my foot (before committing to the gym membership). So there you go.
I also ate at at Mexican restaurant last night (don't ask), but managed to not go crazy. Yay for me (said with only the slightest amount of disdain).
Positivity will be back. It is just kind of sucky right now. You know?


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By David Kravets
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March 18, 2009
A Los Angeles federal grand jury indicted a disgruntled tech employee
Tuesday on allegations of temporarily disabling a computer system
detecting pipeline leaks for three oil derricks off the Southern
California coast.
Mario Azar, 28, faces a maximum 10-year term after being accused of
purposely impairing a computer system that monitored for leaks on three
Pacific Energy Resources platforms offshore of Huntington Beach.
"It was offline. The leak-detection system was rendered inoperable for a
period of time," said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for Los Angeles federal
Azar did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Bill Lane, a spokesman for Long Beach-based Pacific Energy Resources,
said there was no oil leak from the derricks that are connected to the
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Caddyshack (1980)
In Ramis' directorial debut, all the characters on screen Chevy Chase's demented preppy ("You take drugs, Danny?" "Every day." "Good."), Rodney Dangerfield's outsize golf pest, Bill Murray's mushmouthed terrorist greenskeeper (above) are united in their mission to trash the world of respectability, a mission that the movie accomplishes as brilliantly as the Marx Brothers' comedies or Woody Allen's early, funny films.
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Ramis broke into Hollywood when he co-wrote the frat-house farce that launched a thousand toga parties. It remains a defiantly hilarious celebration of thumb-in-the-eye stupidity, with John Belushi's antic Bluto as its debauched id. There are far too many timeless scenes to count, from "I'm a zit" to "Let's do it!" But there's another reason that the movie is such a classic: By stripping the '60s sex, drugs, and rock & roll rebellion of virtually all its social relevance, Animal House helped create a new America in which beer-bong good times became the revolution.
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ramis co-wrote and costarred in this supernatural slimefest, a reteaming of Stripes director Ivan Reitman and that ringleader of knucklehead nonchalance Bill Murray. It's the quintessential comedy of the Reagan era. And as Murray, a charmingly spooked Ramis, and the motormouthed Dan Aykroyd battle ectoplasmic F/X, they seem to be inventing the ironic detachment that would become the comic stance of our time.
Groundhog Day (1993)
His most ingenious comedy stars Murray as a smug weatherman repeating the same day over and over and over again, with just enough variation to be laceratingly funny not to mention winkingly philosophical. For even as you're cracking up at the karmic farce of a man trapped in a temporal tape loop, the film (co-written and directed by Ramis) is celebrating the Zen of what it takes to break out of the box.
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
Chevy Chase (as beleaguered husband and dad Clark Griswold) finds the perfect vehicle for his deadpan befuddlement. But the Ramis-directed romp is so much more than a road-trip-to-hell movie the travails of this family unit somehow feel both laughably ludicrous and remarkably universal.


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — AJ McCarron knows how Alabama quarterbacks are judged.
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"My dad, I always mess with him, he was that fan growing up," AJ McCarron said. "As soon as a player messed up, he started dogging him. And you never know why, the receiver could have run the wrong route or whatever. He ...
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Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: TYL) has signed an agreement with the city of Temecula, Calif., to implement Tyler's EnerGov ® planning, permitting and licensing solution. The agreement includes related professional services, training and support.
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|Mon, 10-27-2008 - 12:34pm
I got that $25.00 check from gift arrow for doing the survey or you can get a discount on their products.
|Mon, 10-27-2008 - 5:07pm
Wow today was the best freebie day! I received the $25 check from Gift Arrow (I was pleasantly surprised as I didn't hold much hope that it would come), Crest toothpaste samples from WM, a Pledge Muli Surface wipe and my 3 1/2 yr old DD rcd a package from our friend that lives in Japan (not a freebie but just added to the great mail)- he sent her a Halloween Hello Kitty doll.
|Tue, 10-28-2008 - 12:55pm
I got a sample of Bear Naked granola...after getting the huge box of samples...lol and the Warm Delights sample which I am going to eat in a few minutes after I have my lunch. Nice cold day for something warm and chocolatey!! I also got some tuna handouts from Vocalpoint. I guess the point is to pass them around.
|Wed, 10-29-2008 - 9:32pm
I got 10 Pillsbury Grands freezer roll coupons as well as a completely free one, for me to keep, from PSSST. Got the cinnamon and cranberry Simple Harvest bar and a $1 off coupon also. Oh and I got a $10 off $30 Bath and Body coupon.
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Got my $25 check, Betty Crocker potatoes, Pur water filter sample, various magazines, Arm and Hammer toothpaste and Bear Naked granola.


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Two Arrested for Attempted Robbery at Fairfield Park
FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WKRC) -- Police arrest two teens suspected of armed robbery, as part of a call that came in as a gunman in a park.
Harbin Park was shut down at 5:30 Thursday night, after people in the park saw a man with a shotgun.
Police say 19-year-old Alex Simmons and 18-year-old Stephen Kerr used the shotgun to try to rob someone in the park.
When the victim wouldn't comply with the demands, police say the two ran into the woods.
Police searched the park and surrounding neighborhoods. They say they arrested Simmons and Kerr on Congress Hill Drive about three and a half hours later.
Simmons in charged with aggravated robbery. Kerr is charged with complicity to aggravated robbery.


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Woodstock Avenue changes are good ideaApril 02,2014Woodstock Avenue, as it has existed for decades, has been a dangerous, incomplete street designed to maximize speed and traffic volumes over safety and livability. It is no surprise that not one, but two sections of Woodstock Avenue, made the states list of high crash zones. Fortunately, there is now an opportunity to reconfigure Woodstock Avenue into a complete street that significantly improves safety and accessibility for all roadway users without compromising smooth traffic flow.
Complete streets policies have become best practice in transportation planning across the U.S. and are supported by dozens of professional and advocacy groups, including the Federal Highway Administration, AARP, Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Planning Association and many, many more.
The proposed reconfiguration of Woodstock Avenue from two travel lanes in each direction to one travel lane in each direction, a center turn lane, and curbside bike lanes is known in transportation planning/engineering as a road diet. Road diets exemplify many of the most important elements of complete streets and are being implemented in scores of cities around the country. Predictably, proposed road diets have frequently been met with vehement opposition from communities first introduced to them since the road diet concept is very counterintuitive. After all, how could reducing the number of travel lanes improve the traffic flow and safety?
Here is a list of reasons why a road diet is good for Woodstock Avenue:
1) Minimal impact on traffic flow. For most of Woodstock Avenue in Rutland City, the average daily traffic is 12,000 vehicles/day. This may sound like a lot of vehicles, but in reality two travel lanes and a center turn lane should easily be able to accommodate these volumes. A Federal Highway Administration case study on road diets suggests that roadways with 20,000 vehicles or less are good candidates for four-lane-to-three-lane road diets, and 15,000 vehicles or less had very good results in the areas of safety, operations, and livability. In Hoboken, N.J., where I am a transportation planner, we are constructing a road diet later this year on a street with the identical configuration of Woodstock Avenue, but has 22,000 vehicles per day.
2) Center turn lane improves safety and traffic flow. How many times have you been stuck driving behind someone in the left lane who stops unexpectedly and waits several seconds for a gap in oncoming traffic to make a left turn? You are faced with either waiting for the car to turn or making an aggressive move into the right travel lane to maneuver around the turning vehicle. Having a dedicated center turning lane eliminates this condition, since turning vehicles can now queue up outside a through-travel lane.
3) Reduced speeding. With one lane of traffic in each direction, the prudent driver sets the speed for everyone behind them, not the speeder.
4) Improved pedestrian safety. By narrowing the number of lanes from four to three, you are effectively reducing the vehicular travelway by 12 feet, which means crossing pedestrians can get across the street faster and are exposed for less time. Also, traffic engineers adjust signal phases based in part on how long it takes for a pedestrian to safely cross the street (typically calculated at about 3.5 feet per second). Since the pedestrian can get across the street faster now with just three lanes, that is extra green time that can be given to drivers. Also, keep in mind that there are a high number of vulnerable roadway users on Woodstock Avenue, including seniors at the Godnick Center and students at Rutland High School (most of whom do not drive to school).
5) Improved safety and accessibility for cyclists. According to ACS data, bicycle commuting has increased 62 percent nationwide since 2000. Going from four lanes to three allows room for bike lanes on the shoulders, which is much safer than the existing condition. Currently if a cyclist is riding a bike on Woodstock Avenue, he or she must either share the road with 3,000-pound vehicles traveling two to four times faster than their speed or use the sidewalk. Neither option is desirable, because mixing in traffic at those speeds can be very dangerous for the cyclist, and mixing with pedestrians on 5-foot sidewalks can be very dangerous for pedestrians. Dedicated bike lanes have been proven to significantly increase safety for cyclists and drivers.
6) Encouraging bike riding is good for Rutlands image. Rutland is trying hard to rebrand itself as an active, sustainable community. How can a community take on that persona if all it wants to do is ram as many cars through the heart of its community as fast as possible, ignoring safety, accessibility, and livability improvements for all users? Thats an anti-sustainable, 1990s mentality that is not representative of Rutlands dynamic community spirit.
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I Feel As If I've Committed A Horrible Sin!
Dh recieved the best raise that he ever has w/ any company that he's ever worked for (3K yr added to his base pay) so.......
last night he wanted to take all of out to dinner to celebrate. For years,we had been wanting to treat the kids to the Chinese buffet -but for us, that was unthinkable( too expensive).Well, we broke down & did it anyway last night.
Even though the baby ate for free & 3 of the smaller houseapes had reduced cost meals & I ordered water to drink...the bill came to...........$99.02 plus a $12 tip for the waitress for waiting on our large family.
We did pay cash for all of it & it didn't take away from anything else in our budget....but I still feel so horrible for spending that much....I keep thinking of how we could have put that money toward something else - then I try to reason that it was okay b/c we were celebrating dh's good news.......still feel guilty,though.
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Yes, that is a big bill. On the other hand, it's not as if this is a regular thing for you. A celebration is just that: CELEBRATE! It seems as if you have this under control since you paid with cash. Don't beat yourself up over it. It's important that your children share your celebration and understand the rarity and preciousness of it. And congrats on the raise!Spiritual:
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that's just silly...you all deserved it!!!!!
congrats on the raise for your hubby!!!! celebrating the rewards in life is just part of the fun!!
I bet the children had the best time eating out with you all. Chin up because you did nothing wrong!!!
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A CELEBRATION IS A CELEBRATION!!! Celebrations do not come along very often. Yes, the bill was rather high but you had a worthy thing to celebrate relish the memory because there will be many times in the future as you eat your frugal meals that you can look back on the memory...and by the way smile and think of the good time that you had.Blessed and Highly Favored!!!!
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I have found that the occasional splurge helps my family to stay on track frugally with less complaints.
It seems like a lot, but you made memories with your houseapes and celebrated your husband's success! Nothing to feel guilty about!McD
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Congratulations. I bet the celebration was a memorable one to all the houseapes!
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$112 for 2 adults and at least 4 children isn't that bad for a celebratory night out.
The next comments are not meant to be harsh or rude so please, please don't take offense by them.
In your post, you sound as if you almost regret your decision to celebrate. That you denied yourself something to keep the cost down (water instead of tea or soda/alcohol). I don't understand where your guilt is coming from but it comes across as very strong. If your guilt overshadows the celebration to the extent where you feel that horrible and regret it, then how many more memories and celebrations will be tainted in the future? Will you and your children learn to associate celebrating with guilt? Why celebrate at all then?
Aren't we frugal as often as we can be so we can enjoy the things we truely want out of life? Celebrating good fortune and making a memorable night for you, dh and the kids was priceless. Don't beat yourself up with guilt.
With all the hard work you put into beign frugal and raising your family YOU deserve to enjoy yourself when you make the decision to celebrate.
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Congrats on the raise!! YAY for your family!!!
I would not feel bad about taking your entire family out to eat - you have a good sized family and eating out is not cheap. This was a celebration - not a every week kind of thing! Most folks will tell you that splurging is also included in being frugal - I think it's great to splurge when something great happens. Just yesterday we splurged - my DS16 got his drivers license! So my husband let him pick his treat - Pizza Hut stuffed crust. Not enough to feed the family until we were full and $13 for one pizza instead of $5 at Little Caesar's - but it was DS's treat. Same for you and your family - a special treat!!
Congratulations on the raise!!
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I say, let that guilty feeling go and feel good that you were able to do it!
You and your family deserved it.
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When good things happen you deserve to celebrate and I think a $3000 raise is a darned good reason to celebrate...get off the guilt trip and make fond memories of that meal, rather than guilt ridden ones!"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." John Lennon
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Congratulations on the big raise!
That's such a wonderful thing. Don't spoil it by feeling bad about something you don't do that often. This was a "live a little" splurge. Enjoy that you did it." May we never let the things we cant have or dont have or shouldnt have spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it. One of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have."
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That really isn't that bad. Ya gotta have SOME fun!
Remind me NOT to tell you what we spent for TWO for our 30th anniversary last month!
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First off, I think it's great your DH got a raise and the dinner, although expensive was well deserved. Think about it, it's not like you go out to eat all the time
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1)43 kilos of cocaine seized and 5 Peruvians and 1 Bolivia arrested in the
department of La Paz.
2)Drug agreement between Brazil, Bolivia and the US is being delayed due
to BoliviaA's suspicion of the US. Bolivia says that although the DEA will
not be in the country operating, they will be monitoring the country via
3)Opposition says that drug cartels have penetrated state security in
Bolivia. The opposition said that BoliviaA's weak state security coupled
with the increasing penetration of international drug cartels should make
the govt act more forcefully against drug trafficking.
4)100 thousand tons of soybean are at risk due to govtA's export veto on
some food products. The problem is that the govt will set the price for
some food products and they asked the producers to wait, which is causing
discontentment amongst the producers because they can neither export nor
sell the surplus domestically.
5)Chilean minister of economy, Juan Andres Fontaine, visits ChinaA's
"silicon valley". FontaineA's visit to China is to find ways with China
that both countries can cooperate in the sector of technology.
6)In an attempt to prevent students from missing more classes a** and to
defuse a volatile public high school population - Chilean Education
Minister JoaquAn LavAn announced on Tuesday that students at high schools
that have been taken over or whose students and faculty are on strike will
start their winter vacation on Wednesday, two weeks ahead of schedule.
LavAn also said that the school year for some schools a**en tomaa**, or
taken over, will extend until Jan. 14 and if the tomas continue much
longer, some schools may stay in session until the end of Januarya**a
month after the school year typically ends.
7)HidroAysA(c)n Vice-President Daniel FernA!ndez confirmed filing a claim
with Chilea**s Council of Ministers a week after an injunction issued by
a Puerto Montt Appeals Court effectively halted the US$10 billion
HidroAysA(c)n multi-dam project slated for Chilean Patagonia. The claim
highlights the companya**s desire to review and, where needed, change the
a**technically complex demandsa** imposed on the joint venture when it was
approved on May 9. The projecta**s approval was contingent on compliance
with a list of several environment safeguards. a**The company is currently
analyzing the conditions established in the document,a** FernA!ndez said
last week. a**In so doing we will see if modification or clarification is
in order, so that they may be compatible with the rigorous technical
precedents on which the projecta**s Environmental Impact Study was
8)Nearly 20,000 citizens marched on Wednesday in Calama, one of Chilea**s
poorest cities, demanding government aid and attention.a**We are
out today marching with dignity,a** said Jose Mardones, head of the El Loa
chapter of the Workersa** United Center of Chile said. a**For over 40
years, the government has neglected communities such as ours, which give
the country so much.a** Chanting the slogan a**We produce copper, but we
live like paupers,a** members of the community walked alongside civil
society groups, demanding assistance from the government.
Located in Chilea**s far north Antofagasta Region, Calama is considered
Chilea**s a**mining capital.a** The city is home to the Chuquicamata open
pit mine, the second deepest in the world after the Bingham Canyon Mine in
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Comunarios capturan a narcotraficantes peruanos
Bolivia, 30 de junio de 2011
En la comunidad de Antaquilla, provincia Franz Tamayo, fueron detenidas
seis personas, cinco de ellas de nacionalidad peruana, quienes se
encontraban en posesiA^3n de 43 kilos de cocaAna, informA^3 el director de
la Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el NarcotrA!fico (FELCN), coronel
Gonzalo Quezada.
a**Cinco son peruanos y un boliviano quienes fueron aprehendidos
traficando 43 kilos de cocaAna. El hecho se realizA^3 cuando tres
traficantes pretendAan introducir esta cantidad de droga y fueron
interceptados por tres peruanos con uniformes similares a la que utiliza
la Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el NarcotrA!fico, quisieron realizar un
procedimiento policiala**, informA^3 Quezada.
Efectivos de la FELCC se hicieron presentes en Antaquilla, donde alrededor
de 300 comunarios y mallkus entregaron a los tres traficantes y tres
falsos agentes antidroga, que intentaban voltear 43 kilogramos de cocaAna
en tres vehAculos, dos minibuses y una camioneta, misma que fue detectada
por los comunarios, quienes impidieron su salida.
a**Los falsos agentes antidroga intentaron hasta incautar los vehAculos
para pasarlos al lado peruano, ante este hecho los ciudadanos de
Antequilla reaccionaron y exigieron a la PolicAa Boliviana que comience
con el secuestro, puesto que tambiA(c)n existAan constantes atracos en el
lugara**, indicA^3 la autoridad policial.
Los detenidos son los peruanos Ulser Pillpa Paytan, Roger Pillpa Paytan,
Wiben Chaol Pillpa Paytan, Santos Rodrigo Quispe, AdA!n Villca Paco y el
boliviano Juan Mamani Catavi. De acuerdo al informe, los traficantes
estaban en posesiA^3n de la droga, tres vehAculos y dos pistolas de 19
Por su parte, el ministro de Gobierno, Sacha Llorenti, dijo que la
detenciA^3n se produjo con el apoyo del EjA(c)rcito y de los mallkus de la
comunidad de Antaquilla, de la provincia Franz Tamayo de La Paz.
a**Este hecho, en particular es importante resaltarlo por el trabajo
coordinado de las instituciones, no sA^3lo de la FELCN sino tambiA(c)n de
las Fuerzas Armadas, del cuartel de Achacachi junto a las comunidades
originarias, para detener a los seis implicados con el narcotrA!ficoa**,
Llorenti detallA^3 que fueron los mallkus quienes encontraron la droga e
inmediatamente denunciaron el hecho a las autoridades bolivianas para
proceder a la incautaciA^3n y aprehensiA^3n de los traficantes. a**Esta es
una clara prueba del compromiso de las instituciones y del pueblo
boliviano para enfrentar el trA!fico ilAcito de drogasa**, concluyA^3
Community members Peruvian drug traffickers captured
Bolivia, June 30, 2011
In the community of Antaquilla, Franz Tamayo Province, were arrested six
people, including five Peruvian national, who were in possession of 43
kilos of cocaine, said the director of the Special Force against Drug
Trafficking (FELCN), Colonel Gonzalo Quezada.
"Five are Peruvian and Bolivian who were caught trafficking 43 kilos of
cocaine. The incident took place when three traffickers intended to
introduce this quantity of drugs and were intercepted by three Peruvians
with uniforms similar to that used by the Special Force against Drug
Trafficking, wanted to make a police procedural, "said Quezada.
Troops of the FELCC were present in Antaquilla, where about 300 community
members and mallkus delivered to the three dealers and three false drug
agents who tried to turn around 43 kilograms of cocaine in three vehicles,
two vans and a truck, it was detected by Local residents who prevented his
"False tried to drug agents seize vehicles to pass to the Peruvian side,
to this fact Antequilla citizens reacted and demanded that the Bolivian
police begins with the kidnapping, since there were also consistent
holdups in place," the authority police.
The detainees are Peruvian Pillpa Ulser Paytan, Roger Pillpa Paytan,
Pillpa Chaolan Wiben Paytan, Rodrigo Santos Quispe, Adam Villca Paco and
Juan Mamani Catavi Bolivia. According to the report, the smugglers were in
possession of drugs, three vehicles and two pistols, 19 cartridges.
For his part, Minister of Government, Sacha Llorenti said the arrest was
supported by the Army and mallkus Antaquilla community in the province of
La Paz Franz Tamayo.
"This in particular is important to highlight the coordinated efforts of
the institutions, not just the FELCN but also the armed forces, the
headquarters of Achacachi with indigenous communities to arrest six
involved with drug trafficking," said.
Llorenti explained that it was the mallkus who found the drug and
immediately report the matter to the Bolivian authorities to proceed with
the seizure and arrest of traffickers. "This is a clear demonstration of
the commitment of the Bolivian people and institutions to address illicit
drug trafficking," he said Llorenti.
Paulo Gregoire
30 de Junho, 2011 - 09:52 ( BrasAlia )
Acordo antidroga entre Brasil, EUA e BolAvia nA-L-o sai do papel
Governos Dilma e Evo dA-L-o explicaAS:Aues distintas para demora em
executar o plano de cooperaAS:A-L-o BrasAlia vA-a "ajustes" necessA!rios e
La Paz dA! tarefa como "pronta"; entrave seria receio boliviano com os EUA
A demora na assinatura de um acordo pronto hA! mais de um mA-as entre
Brasil, BolAvia e EUA para monitoramento de drogas no paAs andino suscita
desde cobranAS:as a BrasAlia atA(c) sugestAues de novo racha interno em La
Paz quanto A inclusA-L-o de Washington.
PosiAS:Aues oficiais sobre a razA-L-o do atraso sA-L-o conflitantes. O
vice-ministro boliviano da Defesa Social, Felipe CA!ceres, diz que tudo
estA! pronto e sA^3 "depende do Brasil".
Analistas estranham a lentidA-L-o brasileira em rever o acordo. A* Folha,
o governo brasileiro negou que ele esteja emperrado.
Segundo o MinistA(c)rio da JustiAS:a, ele segue o seu "trA-c-mite normal"
e passa por "alguns ajustes jurAdicos e financeiros".
Contudo, o governo nA-L-o detalhou se os ajustes sA-L-o parte do processo
ou foram pedidos por uma das partes.
HA! suspeitas de que a revisA-L-o do texto visa amainar desconfianAS:as
dos bolivianos.
O objetivo declarado do acordo A(c) "desenvolver um sistema integrado de
controle da reduAS:A-L-o de cultivos ilAcitos de coca e identificar novas
zonas onde esses cultivos tenham sido expandidos".
A funAS:A-L-o dos EUA, segundo rascunho do memorando a que a Folha teve
acesso, A(c) fornecer equipamento de GPS e aparelhos de mediAS:A-L-o a
laser, alA(c)m de treinamento dos seus operadores.
O Brasil oferecerA! "imagens [de satA(c)lite] e capacitaAS:A-L-o", alA(c)m
de fundos de valor nA-L-o revelado. O paAs tenta incluir os EUA em um
pacto trilateral dessa natureza hA! anos e luta contra a desconfianAS:a da
FuncionA!rios do governo local indicaram aumento das diferenAS:as internas
em La Paz quanto ao texto do memorando. O possAvel envio de especialistas
americanos ao paAs preocupa setores de La Paz.
"Enquanto o MinistA(c)rio de Governo e o Vice-MinistA(c)rio de SeguranAS:a
Social apoiam, outros creem que serA! aberta brecha para retorno da
presenAS:a fAsica de agentes da DEA [agA-ancia antidrogas americana,
expulsa em 2008] A BolAvia", disse A Folha um analista local que
acompanha de perto as negociaAS:Aues.
"Se voltarA-L-o nA-L-o A(c) certo, mas terA-L-o acesso A s imagens de
monitoramento via satA(c)lite, e isso incomoda por aqui. HA! dA-ovidas de
seguranAS:a nacional e atA(c) filosA^3ficas."
A DEA foi expulsa apA^3s acusaAS:A-L-o de espionagem e apoio A
oposiAS:A-L-o ao presidente Evo Morales. Washington manteve
cooperaAS:A-L-o por meio de assistA-ancia financeira, mas o volume dos
aportes vem caindo.
Negociadores brasileiros sabem que o Brasil serA! usado como espA(c)cie de
"garantia" pelos bolivianos contra os americanos, mas acham que contar com
suporte polAtico e financeiro dos EUA em um paAs cuja polAtica antidrogas
A(c) questionada internacionalmente compensa o risco.
June 30, 2011 - 09:52 (GMT)
Drug agreement between Brazil, Bolivia and the U.S. does not leave the
Dilma governments and Evo give different explanations for delay in
implementing the cooperation plan Brasilia sees "adjustments" needed the
job and La Paz as "ready" obstacle would be afraid of Bolivia to the U.S.
The delay in the signing of an agreement ready for over a month between
Brazil, Bolivia and the United States for monitoring drugs in the Andean
nation to raise charges from BrasAlia to suggestions for new internal
splits in La Paz on the inclusion of Washington.
Official positions on the reason for the delay are conflicting. The
Bolivian Deputy Minister of Social Defence, Felipe Caceres, says that
everything is ready and only "depends on Brazil."
Brazilian Analysts strange slowness in reviewing the agreement.Folha,
Brazil's government has denied that he is stuck.
According to the Ministry of Justice, he follows his "standard procedure"
and involves "some legal and financial adjustments."
However, the government did not specify whether the settings are part of
the process or were requested by either party.
There are suspicions that the revised text aims to allay suspicions of
The stated goal of the agreement is to "develop an integrated control of
the reduction of illicit coca crops and to identify new areas where these
crops have been expanded."
The role of the U.S., the second draft of the memorandum that the sheet
had access, is to provide GPS equipment and laser measuring devices, and
training of their operators.
Brazil offers "images [satellite] and training" as well as undisclosed
funds. The country tries to include the U.S. in a trilateral pact of this
nature for years and mistrust against Bolivia.
Local officials indicated an increase of internal differences in La Paz on
the text of the memo. The possibility of sending U.S. experts to the
country concerned sectors of La Paz
"While the Ministry of Government and Vice-Ministry of Social Security
support, others believe it will open the gap back to the physical presence
of agents of the DEA [Drug Enforcement Agency U.S., expelled in 2008] to
Bolivia," said one local analyst who Sheet closely following the
"If return is not certain, but they have access to the images of satellite
monitoring, and that bothers here. There are questions of national
security and even philosophical."
The DEA was expelled after charges of espionage and support for the
opposition to President Evo Morales. Washington continued cooperation
through financial assistance, but the volume of contributions has been
Brazilian negotiators know that Brazil will be used as a sort of
"guarantee" against Americans by Bolivians, but think they have political
and financial support of the U.S. in a country whose drug policy has been
questioned internationally worth the risk.
Colaborou ISABEL FLECK, de SA-L-o Paulo
Paulo Gregoire
Observan que carteles de droga penetraron seguridad del Estado
Bolivia, 30 de junio de 2011
(ANF).- Los asambleAstas de la oposiciA^3n coincidieron este miA(c)rcoles
en afirmar que Bolivia es vulnerable a la presencia de narcotraficantes y
en consecuencia que la seguridad del Estado fue penetrada por esta
actividad penada por la Ley 1008.
La Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el NarcotrA!fico (FELCN) detuvo y
deportA^3 al narcotraficante colombiano, Carlos Noel Buitrago Vega,
detenido en Santa Cruz quien, quien pertenecAa a un grupo paramilitar
ultraderechista de ese paAs.
Al respecto, el diputado del Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS), Franklin
Garvizu, afirmA^3 que existe el compromiso del gobierno de una lucha
acA(c)rrima contra el narcotrA!fico.
a**Vamos a luchar contra el narcotrA!fico que es uno de los principios de
este gobierno y una muestra clara (la detenciA^3n de Carlos Noel Buitrago
Vega) de que se estA! luchando contra ese mala**, seA+-alA^3 el legislador
SeA+-alA^3 que la detenciA^3n de Buitrago Vega no tiene nada que ver con
alguna revelaciA^3n que hiciera el general en retiro RenA(c) Sanabria
detenido en Estados Unidos y un ex alto jefe policial en la lucha
antidroga del gobierno de Evo Morales.
Por su parte, el diputado de Alianza Social (AS), Willman Cardozo,
considerA^3 que el paAs es vulnerable a la presencia de grupos irregulares
y de narcotraficantes con conexiones internacionales ante una frA!gil
PolicAa y sistemas de seguridad del Estado, pues prueba de la
penetraciA^3n de traficantes de droga es el caso del general RenA(c)
Sanabria. (ex director de la FELCN y director Centro de Inteligencia y
GeneraciA^3n de InformaciA^3n (Cegein) dependiente del Ministerio de
a**Bolivia es muy vulnerable a la presencia de estos grupos de
narcotraficantes y terroristas y las autoridades, las instituciones de
seguridad no cumplen su rol de controlar sus fronteras, creo que el
servicio de inteligencia del paAs hay que fortalecerloa**, manifestA^3.
Cardozo propuso que se debiera realizar menos polAtica y fortalecer la
seguridad interna del Estado porque se hizo una costumbre hablar de la
incautaciA^3n de cantidades impresionantes de droga.
En tanto, el jefe de bancada de Convergencia Nacional (CN), Mauricio
MuA+-oz, expresA^3 que la presencia de narco-paramilitares es parte de la
coyuntura polAtica que el paAs vive. Pues se aA+-ade a la funesta
decisiA^3n de que Bolivia se retire de la ConvenciA^3n de Viena para la
lucha contra el narcotrA!fico a tres semanas de que el gobierno
reconociA^3 que en Bolivia existe coca excedente.
InsistiA^3 en que la presencia de narcotraficantes de grandes cA!rteles
como el colombiano Carlos Buitrago revela que el narcotrA!fico en este
gobierno atraviesa su mejor momento a lo que se aA+-ade el hecho de la
retirada del paAs de la Oficina Antidroga de los Estado Unidos (NAS, por
sus siglas en inglA(c)s) que era la A-onica que apoyaba a Bolivia en su
labor de lucha contra el narcotrA!fico.
a**Bolivia se ha vuelto en el paraAso de los narcotraficantes y gente
corrupta que viene aquA llega a hacer su agosto y el gobierno se
enorgullece de ello cuando dice que la bonanza econA^3mica tambiA(c)n se
debe al narcotrA!ficoa**, sostuvo MuA+-oz.
They note that drug cartels penetrated state security
(ANF) .- The assembly of the opposition agreed on Wednesday to say that
Bolivia is vulnerable to the presence of drug traffickers and therefore
that state security was penetrated by this activity punishable by law
The Special Force against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) arrested and deported
to Colombian drug trafficker, Carlos Noel Buitrago Vega was arrested in
Santa Cruz who, who belonged to a right-wing paramilitary group in the
In this regard, the deputy of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS),
Franklin Garvizu said that a commitment of the government of a fierce
fight against drug trafficking.
"We will fight against drug trafficking is one of the principles of this
government and a clear sign (the arrest of Charles Noel Buitrago Vega)
that is fighting against this evil," said the lawmaker.
He noted that Buitrago Vega's arrest has nothing to do with some
revelation that retired general did RenA(c) Sanabria arrested in the
United States and a former senior police chief in the war on drugs the
government of Evo Morales.
For his part, Deputy Social Alliance (AS), Willman Cardozo, said the
country is vulnerable to the presence of irregular armed groups and drug
traffickers with connections to a fragile international police and state
security systems, for penetration testing Drug trafficking is the general
case of RenA(c) Sanabria. (Former director of the Center and director
FELCN Intelligence and Information Generation (Cegein) under the Ministry
of Government)
"Bolivia is very vulnerable to the presence of these drug gangs and
terrorists and the authorities, security agencies are not fulfilling their
role to control its borders, I think the country's intelligence service
must be strengthened," he said. Cardozo proposed policy should make fewer
and strengthen the internal security of the State because it was customary
to speak of the impressive quantities of seized drugs.
Meanwhile, the head of bench Convergencia Nacional (CN), Mauricio MuA+-oz
said that the presence of narco-paramilitaries is part of the political
situation in the country live. Then add to the fateful decision to
withdraw from Bolivia Vienna Convention for the fight against drug
trafficking to three weeks after the government admitted that there excess
coca in Bolivia.
He insisted that the presence of drug cartels as major Colombian Carlos
Buitrago reveals that drug trafficking in this government through their
best moment to which is added the fact of withdrawal from the country of
the Office of the United States Drug Enforcement (NAS its acronym in
English) was the only supporting Bolivia in its efforts to combat drug
"Bolivia has become a haven for drug traffickers and corrupt people who
come here come to make a killing and the government is proud of it when he
says that economic prosperity is also due to drug trafficking," said
Paulo Gregoire
Cien mil toneladas de soya en riesgo por veto a exportaciones
Bolivia, 30 de junio de 2011
El sector agroindustrial, manifestA^3 su preocupaciA^3n por las medidas de
restricciA^3n a las exportaciones y la banda de precios que aplicarA! el
Gobierno para garantizar la seguridad alimentaria. Hasta el momento sA^3lo
el azA-ocar tiene fijado el precio de Bs 6 el kilo.
En este sentido, la AsociaciA^3n Nacional de Productores de Oleaginosas y
Trigo (Anapo) pidiA^3 ayer a las autoridades nacionales liberar de
restricciones a productos de exportaciA^3n.
El presidente de la instituciA^3n, Demetrio PA(c)rez, asegurA^3 que se
tiene suficiente producciA^3n de soya, aceite y otros, por lo que ya no
existe necesidad de mantener la medida que se adoptA^3 por el
desabastecimiento de algunos alimentos en el mercado interno.
Desde el 2008, parte de la producciA^3n agrAcola tuvo que ser restringida
al mercado externo con el objetivo de garantizar el alimento en el paAs.
El Presidente de la Anapo, informA^3 que actualmente persiste la
restricciA^3n a las exportaciones de soya, girasol y sus derivados, lo que
genera un perjuicio al proceso productivo.
a**Actualmente existen mA!s de 100 mil toneladas de grano de soya sin
comercializar por esta situaciA^3na**, expresA^3.
Respecto a la banda de precios, para al menos ocho alimentos, dijo que el
Gobierno no debe cometer el mismo error del aA+-o pasado.
One hundred thousand tons of soybean exports veto risk
Bolivia, June 30, 2011
The agribusiness sector, expressed concern about the restrictive
measures on exports and the price band to apply the Government to
ensure food security. So far, only sugar has fixed the price of Bs6 kilo.
In this sense, the National Association of Oilseed Producers and
Wheat (ANAP) yesterday asked the national authorities free of restrictions
on exports.
The president of the institution, Demetrio Perez, said he hassufficient
production of soybean oil and others, so there is no need for the
measure was adopted by the shortage of certain foods inthe domestic
Since 2008, part of agricultural production had to be restricted to the
external market in order to ensure the food in the country.
The President of ANAP, persists today reported that the restriction
on exports of soybeans, sunflower and its derivatives, which causes damage
to the productive process.
"Currently there are over 100 thousand tons
of soybeans withoutmarket for this," he said.
Regarding the price band, for at least eight foods, said theGovernment
should not make the same mistake last year.
Paulo Gregoire
Ministro Fontaine visita el "Silicon Valley chino"
"Es satisfactorio comprobar que ambos paAses, China y Chile, estA!n
caminando en la misma direcciA^3n de estimular el emprendimiento y la
innovaciA^3n", sostuvo el titular de EconomAa.
por EFE - 30/06/2011 - 03:28
El ministro de EconomAa,Juan AndrA(c)s Fontaine, visitA^3 la Zona de
Desarrollo TecnolA^3gico de Zhongguancun, que concentra algunas de las
principales empresas del gigante asiA!tico en el sector de la
innovaciA^3n, con el fin de conocer el apoyo de China a los emprendedores.
Fontaine comenzA^3 la visita con una reuniA^3n con el subdirector general
del comitA(c) administrativo del A!rea tecnolA^3gica, Yang Jinhua, ante
quien mostrA^3 su interA(c)s por saber quA(c) tipo de apoyo concede la
zona a las empresas que se asientan en ella y las condiciones legales para
Luego, el ministro y su comitiva visitaron dos empresas chinas de la zona,
Hanvon y LandOcean, para conocer los resultados prA!cticos del parque,
nacido hace casi 25 aA+-os primero como una simple zona de venta de
artAculos tecnolA^3gicos pero que se ha convertido en meca de la
innovaciA^3n del paAs asiA!tico, donde se le apoda como "el Silicon Valley
"Es satisfactorio comprobar que ambos paAses, China y Chile, estA!n
caminando en la misma direcciA^3n de estimular el emprendimiento y la
innovaciA^3n", destacA^3 a Efe el ministro, quien recordA^3 que tanto su
paAs como el asiA!tico llevan a cabo activas polAticas de captaciA^3n de
emprendedores, tambiA(c)n en el extranjero.
"Uno de los motivos de mi visita es precisamente explorar cA^3mo China y
Chile pueden ampliar sus relaciones desde lo especAficamente comercial
hacia inversiones y tecnologAa", subrayA^3, destacando que el programa
chileno de atracciA^3n de empresas tecnolA^3gicas podrAa ser del
interA(c)s de algunas de las compaA+-Aas de Zhongguancun.
En esta zona del noroeste de PekAn, explicA^3 Fontaine, cerca de un
centenar de estudiantes chinos, jA^3venes empresarios, son enviados a
terminar sus estudios en el extranjero, con becas y otro tipo de ayudas,
para que luego regresen al parque y abran sus primeras firmas.
"En Chile estamos haciendo algo similar, a travA(c)s de la incubadora de
Corfo (CorporaciA^3n de Fomento de la ProducciA^3n)", subrayA^3 el
El titular de EconomAa tambiA(c)n tiene previsto visitar la Universidad de
Tsinghua, la mA!s prestigiosa de China en materia de ciencia y tecnologAa,
y reunirse maA+-ana, con el viceministro Wang Chao, responsable de
AmA(c)rica Latina y de Inversiones en el Ministerio de Comercio.
El objetivo del viaje, seA+-alA^3 Fontaine, es "ampliar nuestra relaciA^3n
bilateral, hoy dAa muy fuerte en materia de comercio exterior (...) y
ahora nuestra intenciA^3n es dar un paso mA!s allA! y hacer que esa
relaciA^3n sea tambiA(c)n muy intensa y fructAfera en materia de
inversiones y tecnologAa".
"Uno de los instrumentos en esa lAnea es incorporar en el tratado de libre
comercio (firmado por ambos paAses en 2005) un capAtulo de inversiones",
Diversificar las exportaciones chilenas a China, ahora muy concentradas en
el cobre, tambiA(c)n es importante para desarrollar los lazos con un paAs
de cuya expansiA^3n econA^3mica se ha beneficiado enormemente Chile,
"China ha sido un motor para nuestro desarrollo, basado en una economAa
muy abierta que se beneficia de este tipo de crecimiento. El paso
siguiente es recibir mas inversiA^3n, pues todavAa la china en Chile es
muy baja, en torno a los 80 millones de dA^3lares", destacA^3 el titular
de EconomAa.
Fontaine Minister visit "Chinese Silicon Valley"
"It is gratifying to see that both China and Chile are walking in the
direction of stimulating entrepreneurship and innovation," said Minister
of Economy.
by Reuters - 30/06/2011 - 03:28
Economy Minister, Juan Andres Fontaine visited the Technological
Development Zone of Zhongguancun, which accounts for some of the leading
companies in the Asian giant in the field of innovation, in order to meet
China's support for entrepreneurs.
Fontaine began the visit with a meeting with the management committee
deputy director general of the technological area, Jinhua Yang, to whom he
was interested in knowing what kind of support the area granted to
companies that settle in it and the legal conditions for it.
Then the minister and his entourage visited two Chinese companies in the
area, and LandOcean Hanvon to know the practical results of the park, born
almost 25 years first as a simple sale area but technology has become a
mecca the innovation of China, where he was nicknamed "the Chinese Silicon
"It is gratifying to see that both China and Chile are walking in the
direction of stimulating entrepreneurship and innovation," said Efe
minister, who recalled that both his country and the Asian carry out
active policies for attracting entrepreneurs, but also abroad.
"One of the reasons for my visit is precisely to explore how China and
Chile can improve their relationships from the business specifically to
investment and technology," he said, noting that Chile's program to
attract technology companies may be of interest to some of the
companies Zhongguancun.
In the area northwest of Beijing, said Fontaine, about one hundred Chinese
students, young entrepreneurs are sent to finish their studies abroad,
scholarships and other assistance, to then return to the park and open
their first signatures.
"In Chile we are doing something similar, through the incubator CORFO
(Corporacion de Fomento de la Production)," said the minister.
The economy minister also plans to visit the University of Tsinghua,
China's most prestigious in science and technology, and meet tomorrow with
the Deputy Minister Wang Chao, responsible for Latin America and
Investment at the Ministry of Commerce.
The purpose of the trip, said Fontaine, is "expanding our bilateral
relationship, now very strong in foreign trade (...) and now we intend to
take a step further and make that relationship is also very intense and
fruitful on investment and technology. "
"One of the instruments on that line is incorporated into the free trade
agreement (signed by both countries in 2005) a chapter on investment," he
Diversify Chilean exports to China, now highly concentrated in copper, is
also important to develop ties with a country whose economic growth Chile
has benefited greatly, he said.
"China has been an engine for our development, based on a very open
economy that benefits from such growth. The next step is to get more
investment because China's still in Chile is very low, around 80
million dollars, "said the Minister of Economy.
Paulo Gregoire
Chilea**s Education Minister Gives Schools a**En Tomaa** Early Vacation | Print | E-mail
Joaquin LavAn says ministry must adjust calendar to make up for lost days
In an attempt to prevent students from missing more classes a** and to
defuse a volatile public high school population - Chilean Education
Minister JoaquAn LavAn announced on Tuesday that students at high schools
that have been taken over or whose students and faculty are on strike will
start their winter vacation on Wednesday, two weeks ahead of schedule.
LavAn also said that the school year for some schools a**en tomaa**, or
taken over, will extend until Jan. 14 and if the tomas continue much
longer, some schools may stay in session until the end of Januarya**a
month after the school year typically ends.
a**The reason is to stop the students from continuing to miss classes,a**
LavAn told La Tercera. a**Starting tomorrow (Wednesday) any missed classes
wona**t increase the days in the school calendar, because ita**ll be
winter vacation.a**
The minister met with provincial directors of education in the
Metropolitan Region on Tuesday morning to examine how to adapt the
academic calendar for the 206 schools that the ministry says were taken
over. The Carabineros, Chilea**s police force, estimate the number of
schools en toma to actually be 232.
The winter vacation will now go from June 29 until July 13; the two-week
holiday normally begins in the middle of July and lasts until August.
The Chilean school year typically ends on Dec. 22, but LavAn said he was
forced to adjust the calendar so that students will meet school attendance
requirements for the year.
a**We are going to authorize that the high schools that are taken over can
have classes in the month of January,a** LavAn said. a**Today, there are
already several high schools that are ending January 14, and if the tomas
continue, they would finish at the end of the month.a**
High school students think LavAna**s decision is just an attempt to
destabilize the movement.
Freddy Fuentes, spokesperson for the Metropolitan Federation of Secondary
Students (Femes), told Chilea**s national television station TVN that the
winter break wouldna**t affect the student movement, adding that LavAn is
incapable of resolving the conflict.
a**I dona**t believe ita**s going to affect us because we already have
mobilizations scheduled,a** Fuentes said. a**Wea**re going to continue
whether the vacations come or not.a**
A protest has already been planned for Thursday, and students said
LavAna**s a**vacationa** wouldna**t stop them from marching. Organizers
expect this march to be the biggest yet.
Jose Soto, president of the Instituto Nacional student group Centro de
Alumnos, agrees with Fuentes. He called LavAna**s winter break idea an
attempt to distract the students from their fight.
a**Ita**s not going to have any effect,a** Soto said. a**We here at the
Instituto Nacional are going to continue en toma.a**
Students at the Instituto Nacional, one of Santiagoa**s oldest high
schools, have been en toma for 16 days.
Soto, who became president of the group in April, said an extended school
year into the end of January wouldna**t impact their cause either.
a**The mobilization is to change the Chilean education system and wea**re
committed to that, ita**s why we are where we are and why we are not going
to budge,a** Soto said.
LavAn said he was sorry that things had come this far, that the government
had to change the calendar, but that the ministry had no other choice.
a**We have done everything we possibly can,a** LavAn said. a**We have
answered the petitions point by point, but at the same time, our
obligation, as the Ministry of Education, is to go ahead and protect the
school year.a**
LavAn already created alternative locations for students who do not wish
to participate in the mobilizations to study. He said that was imperative,
especially for students prepping for Chilea**s university entrance exam,
the PSU, which is taken in November.
Isaac Gajardo, a student at the Universidad Alberto Hurtado, called LavAn
and the Ministry of Education desperate for proposing the extension of the
school year.
a**Two things: One, ita**s premature and two, they will not succeed in
slowing down the movement with this type of measure,a** Gajardo said via
Paulo Gregoire
Chilean Dam Project Exec Questions Requirements | Print | E-mail
HidroAysA(c)n executive files claim; dismisses possibility of project being delayed
HidroAysA(c)n Vice-President Daniel FernA!ndez confirmed filing a claim with Chilea**s Council of
Ministers last Friday, a week after an injunction issued by a Puerto Montt Appeals Court effectively
halted the US$10 billion HidroAysA(c)n multi-dam project slated for Chilean Patagonia.
The claim highlights the companya**s desire to review and, where needed, change the a**technically
complex demandsa** imposed on the joint venture when it was approved on May 9 (ST, May 10). The
projecta**s approval was contingent on compliance with a list of several environmental safeguards.
a**The company is currently analyzing the conditions established in the document,a** FernA!ndez said
last week. a**In so doing we will see if modification or clarification is in order, so that they may
be compatible with the rigorous technical precedents on which the projecta**s Environmental Impact
Study was based.a**
Members of the Council of Ministers, who received the claim, have yet to determine when the review
will take place.
The claim was filed in the wake of a recent injunction enforced by an Appeals Court in the southern
Chilean city of Puert Montt. The claim was based on complaints from senators, deputies, a diverse
group of local mayors, businessmen and citizensa** organizations, all alleging that the approval
process was illegally tainted by conflicts of interest. (ST, June 21)
Until the matter is cleared up, the approval process is for all intents and purposes paralyzed.
FernA!ndez denied on Tuesday that the injunction would have any real impact on the projecta**s
progress as the company is currently studying the environmental impact of 1,200 miles of
transmission lines that would be laid to transmit the energy generated by the project from Patagonia
to Central Chile.
HidroAysA(c)n is a joint venture project to build a system of five dams in the Pascua and Baker
Rivers, both located in Chilea**s AysA(c)n Region. It is expected to generate 2,750 MW of
Supporters of the project cite a perceived need to double Chilea**s energy needs over the next 10
However, a recent report issued by the Washington-based National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
also suggests that the perception of a need to double national energy needs over 10 years is
exaggerated (ST, May 26).
Detractors decry the environmental devastation, among other negative externalities, that they
associate with the projecta**s construction.
HidroAysA(c)n VP FernA!ndez did admit that the public presentation of the cablesa** layout would be
delayed due to an announcement made by President SebastiA!n PiA+-era during his May 21 speech to the
On that occasion, PiA+-era stated that the state would take on the responsibility of constructing a
a**public electric highway,a** which would allow open access to energy suppliers of any kind. In
turn, the highway would allow users to choose which generator to draw energy from (ST, May 22).
Few details have been released on the nature of this project, and many questions remain. A report on
the project is expected to be released in September.
By Ivan Ebergenyi ( email@example.com )
Copyright 2011 a** The Santiago Times
Chilea**s a**Mining Capitala** Calls For Government | Print | E-mail
One of the poorest regions in Chile is also the countrya**s largest copper producer
Nearly 20,000 citizens marched on Wednesday in Calama, one of Chilea**s poorest cities, demanding
government aid and attention.
a**We are out today marching with dignity,a** said Jose Mardones, head of the El Loa chapter of the
Workersa** United Center of Chile, in an interview with The Santiago Times. a**For over 40 years,
the government has neglected communities such as ours, which give the country so much.a**
Chanting the slogan a**We produce copper, but we live like paupers,a** members of the community
walked alongside civil society groups, demanding assistance from the government.
Located in Chilea**s far north Antofagasta Region, Calama is considered Chilea**s a**mining
capital.a** The city is home to the Chuquicamata open pit mine, the second deepest in the world
after the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah.
Twenty-two percent of all copper extracted in Chile comes from the operations based in Calama, and
40 percent of copper in Calama is extracted by the state-owned copper company Codelco. Codelcoa**s
copper sales revenue totalled US$3.58 billion for the first quarter of 2011, and rising world
copper prices have helped ensure that mining industry profits remain high.
With a population of over 138,000, Calama is a city undergoing constant growth, mostly reflecting
its proximity to the mining community. But as the city grows and the mining industry strengthens,
locals are not reaping massive profits drawn from the local mines.
a**It used to be the case that copper-producing areas would receive 5 percent of everything that
was extracted within the communitya**s limits,a** Yedry Velis, national director of the
Confederation of Copper Workers, told The Santiago Times. a**That law was struck down after the
1973 coup.a**
Funding for Calamaa**s basic services, or lack thereof, was a common theme at Wednesdaya**s march.
Though the hard data are difficult to come by, Velis indicated that the city experiences major
traffic congestion due to poor urban planning and limited finances necessary to make important
urban improvements.
The citya**s public health system has also suffered from the coupling of Calamaa**s high growth
rate with underfunding. A report in early July from the Chilean news program 24 Horas highlighted
the current challenges the Hospital de Calama faces as it struggles with limited resources to care
for a burgeoning population.
a**Wea**re stretched to the limit,a** said Calama mayor, Esteban Velasquez, on Wednesday to Chilean
daily La Tercera. a**We dona**t have the parks, the infrastructure, the health and education we
want. Yet we generate the resources that could pay for it on a daily basis.a**
One of the driest cities on earth, Calama is also the gateway city to the popular desert tourist
destination of San Pedro de Atacama. Though tourists frequently fly into Calamaa**s airport, the
city lacks basic tourism infrastructure, including tour operators and accommodations, necessary in
order to benefit from the inflow of money to the region.
By Ivan Ebergenyi ( email@example.com )
Copyright 2011 a** The Santiago Times
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