Doug Ross @ Journal (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Papa B writes:Don't complain about the traffic in Atlanta... you could be driving to work in Bolivia. We have seen some pretty scary roads, but this certainly gets my vote for ‘Number One.’A Road in BoliviaPapa B never checks Snopes -- and neither did I -- but it's too good to verify.
Relief Web (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
The Lazy Environmentalist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The winds of change, they are a blowing. Values are suddenly the currency of the day. Time magazine believes we have the beginnings of a Responsibility Revolution . But to establish what those responsibilities are, the values that underpin them have to be determined first. Values are the bedrock of the new world that we are creating. So what of these values? Interestingly, it is not just the talk of...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Bolivian government on Wednesday approved a supreme decree authorizing a contract with the People's Bank of China, China's central bank for a 60 million-U.S.-dollar loan, which will be used to improve Bolivia's hydrocarbons sector. Bolivian Hydrocarbons Minister Oscar Coca told a press conference in the Quemado Palace that the sum of money will go to the extension of domestic gas networks and the...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
At least six people were killed and 46 injured as bus overturned in southwestern Bolivia.
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
NEW YORK, NY.- Fifty carefully selected galleries will set the pace for the modern and contemporary Latin American art market in New York, during the celebration of PINTA, the annual Latin American art fair, which is slated for November 19 to 22, 2009 at the Metropolitan Pavilion y B. Altman Building, in Chelsea, New York. This third PINTA show offers a rich panorama of the history and evolution in...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) today announced preliminary mine development plans for its projects in Spain, the U.S. and Bolivia. The plans include initial targets for gold-copper production from the El Valle-Boinas/Carles underground mine project in northern Spain, which Orvana acquired in September 2009.
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jeff Nielson submits: Like all commentators, I am somewhat constrained in what I write about: it has to be a subject in which people have interest. Sure, I could write about Greek mythology or backpacking in Bolivia, but if no one reads it , it becomes a fruitless exercise – and raises that cliché question “if a tree falls in a forest...?” Regular readers will have noticed...
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
Erica Kiang turned her affinity for international street style into a career. She graduated from Barnard in 2006, interned at Vogue and Gucci, and landed a retail job at Ann Taylor. After soaking up the local sartorial scene on recent trips to Brazil and Hong Kong, she decided to launch her own boutique, which opened late last month on a recovering stretch of Nolita. Kiang hired freelance trend-hunters...
From the Beginning (Free subscription) | yesterday
Authors:José Alberto López Rafaschieri and Luis Alberto López Rafaschieri www.morochos.net Next December 6, Bolivians will go to general elections in order to elect president and parliament. In this election, according to Bolivia's new constitution, the current president may seek re-election. Something that seems quite possible considering the latest opinion poll. We refer to
Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | yesterday
A leader of the Bolivian Confederation of Peasant Workers (CSUTCB) is in Ireland this weekend to visit the local people who continue to resist Shell's experimental gas pipeline in Rossport and to demand that the Irish government investigate the role of Shell's security company IRMS in the attempt to start a civil war in Bolivia. Meanwhile in the wake of the An Bord Planala decision Shell's dangerous...
Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bolivian citizens request Irish Government to investigate Irish security firm, IRMS, due to its links with mercenaries operating in Bolivia. 11 a.m., Friday, 20th November 2009 Department of Foreign Affairs, 82 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.
Incentives Matter (Free subscription) | yesterday
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away Jedi Masters of money & banking would teach their disciples that, in order to achieve long-term financial stability, a monetary system needs to be based on sound principles such as: The Fed does not want the credit risk that comes with uncollateralized lending. Paying interest on [bank] reserves would reduce the income the Fed returns to the U.S. Treasury,...
Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The reach of Mexican drug trafficking organizations in South America reveals not only the vast extent of their power, but also the need for focused international cooperation and intelligence sharing. Oscar Nina, the commander of Bolivia’s Special Forces to Combat Drug Trafficking (FELCN), admitted on 28 October 2009 that Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) are financing and controlling...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
SKY Sports presents a highly anticipated match between two accomplished warriors of the ring when light welterweight : Devarise Crayton vs Juan Aguirre is presented live Friday, NOVEMBER 20 from the Civic Center, Kissimmee, FL, USA.light welterweight BOXING team will be ringside for the event, which will be presented in HDTV .you can also Watch this super match live online on LIVE SPORTS TV. MATCH...
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