virtualreview: china|blogs (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
I saw the new James Bond movie in China, where it’s been released a week or so earlier than the United States. The plot centers around a organization called Quantum (think SPECTRE of the old Bond) that engineers a military coup d’etat with CIA...
Truth In Shredding (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
News: 03-12-2008: Marcos De Ros plays his very rendition of "Greensleeves", from the "Masterpieces 2" CD. The video was recorded in Tucuman (Argentina), Cochabamba and La Paz (Bolivia). Greensleeves- Marcos De Ros/Anonimous finally, Marcos De Ros plays and sings "With a little help from my Friends" (The Beatles). His performance in based on Joe Cocker's amazing rendition. With a little help...
Blog from Bolivia (Free subscription) | yesterday
... LONDON EVENTS!With Jim Shultz, Co-Editor, and Executive Director of The Democracy Center – Cochabamba, BoliviaMonday, December 8, 5pmThe Institute for Study of the AmericasUniversity of London35 Tavistock Square, LondonRoom 12, First FloorFeaturing a special brief video, a presentation by Jim Shultz and followed by a discussionWednesday, December 10, 6 to 8.30pmUNITE128 Theobald's Road,...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
The city of Cochabamba launched a campaign to collect waste, such as used batteries which were supposed to be disposed of properly, but Gustavo Cardoso of Observancia [es] notes with pictures that they ended up in the regular landfill defeating the purpose.
Truth In Shredding (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
News: 25-11-2008: Marcos De Ros plays his very rendition of "Greensleeves", from the "Masterpieces 2" CD. The video was recorded in Tucuman (Argentina), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia). Greensleeves- Marcos De Ros/Anonimous This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
... barrera que nos permite mirar y permanecer impasibles ante estos hechos terribles. Los policías de Cochabamba se quedaron bien muertos y el caso sin culpables. Lo mismo que en Montero y así podemos encontrar situaciones similares en casi cualquier región del país. In Bolivia, lynching and taking justice into one's own hands, are common events that can be seen on the news at all hours of...
Blog from Bolivia (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
We have received a good deal of feedback following our Blog post last week about the Peace Corps pullout of Bolivia and the auctioning off of its Cochabamba training center. A number of Peace Corps volunteers wrote to us thanking us for our support of their work. One of those who was recently returned home wrote, "Thank you for your human portrayal of the fate of PC Bolivia, and for filling...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... organized similar gatherings in other cities, including Johannesburg in 1995, Calcutta in 2006, Cochabamba, Bolivia, in 2007, and Geneva in 2007.The program of the international meeting will mainly consist of prayer and sharing, the organisers said. The main venue will be on the grounds of Queen of Apostles minor seminary on Thika Road.The morning program will take place in the 70 parishes...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... ace Eduardo Zenteno was red-carded late on during the 1-0 win over local rivals Wilstermann in the Cochabamba derby. Zenteno refused to leave the field and around a dozen police came on to the pitch to escort him off. Other Aurora players leapt to Zenteno's defence and aimed karate kicks at the officers, who responded by using pepper spray in an attempt to calm the situation. But their efforts...
Angry White Kid (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... Lidia Limachi Lidia Limachi, the wife of our Bolivian friend Wilson Garcia Merida, passed away in Cochabamba on November 1. In her honor, we are publishing her biography, written by Wilson, and a 2006 article he wrote, inspired by Lidia. The Tlaxcala network has launched an effort to collect money to help Wilson and his family, who find themselves in a very difficult situation. If you want...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... La Razon on Tuesday.The fight broke out during the derby against local rivals Wilstermann in Cochabamba when police tried to hurry Aurora's Eduardo Zenteno from the field after he had been sent off.Aurora players aimed karate kicks at the police who responded by using pepper spray. Aurora won the match 1-0.Bolivia suffered more violence on Monday night when the Oriente Petrolero-Blooming...
Brian McLaren (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Thirty-eight years ago, the LATF (the Fraternidad Teológica Latinoamericana – now known in English as the Latin American Theological Fellowship) was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia. The 1970 gathering included 25 theologians, pastors, seminary professors and evangelists. Today the LATF is spread throughout the Americas and Spain, and it is comprised of evangelical Christians committed to the life...
Blog from Bolivia (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
... dress up as a woman.Years ago, I lived in a rural, agrarian, highland village two hours outside of Cochabamba. As a Peace Corps volunteer, I was assigned to work with the Women’s Club in this 200-family community called Quewiñapampa. In the end, I taught English at the local middle school, collaborated with a few farmers in cultivating high altitude apple trees, worked with the women on...
inca kola news (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Today at Chimoré, Cochabamba, Evo inspected the troops that have cleared 5000ha of coca plantations from Bolivian soil this year and announced he was kicking out the DEA The US government is trying to paint the Bolivia of Evo Morales as some sort of friend to the Cocaine business and enemy of....well everything, really. So riddle me this one: Bolivia's Special Force to Fight Cocaine (FELCN)...
Blog from Bolivia (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
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