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| Chile Reservoirs at 40% Capacity Amid Drought, Government Says Bloomberg Summer runs from December through March in the Southern Hemisphere. The La Nina pattern has brought two years of dry weather to Chile, where dams generate a third of electricity, at a time copper producers are increasing demand for power. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sampling Chile's melting pot Chicago Sun-Times The Chilean summer ends on March 21, and winter begins around June 21. Tapping into the embryonic identity, Lollapallooza Chile returns to Santiago (pop. 5.4 million) March 31-April 1 in O'Higgins Park in downtown Santiago, or what locals now call ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Duran Duran and Hugh Laurie to perform in Chile Santiago Times (Photo by Anirudh Koul/Flickr) This is the fourth time the band will play in Chile. They last played a show here in 2008 when they performed a sold out gig at the Festival of Viña del Mar. The group boasts a wealth of international number one's and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Three Kiwis skateboard through the Andes and Atacama Desert Scoop.co.nz (press release) While most of us were enjoying a nice summer barbeque or spending some relaxingtime at the beach, Alan Carnaby, Troy Bilbrough and Guy Parsons spent five weeks longboard skateboarding some 1600kms from Arequipa (Peru) to La Serena (Chile). See all stories on this topic » | ||
| From the vaults: Field Musuem bringing out the mummies Chicago Sun-Times More than 20 mummified remains from ancient Egypt, Peru, Chile and Ecuador are shown alongside dramatic video of what Field researchers, using a CT scanner lastsummer, found lying within the various coffins, linen wraps and mummy bundles. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Food Detective: There will be blood, but guess what? You'll probably enjoy ... Chicago Sun-Times BY DAVID HAMMOND February 14, 2012 1:14PM A bit of carmelizing never hurt anything, including Chilean blood sausages (center). | Photo courtesy David Hammond If you order your steak medium-rare, you've seen the watery pink pool on your plate that my ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Freshman Ariel Massengale makes mark with national powerhouse Suburban Life Publications In the summer of 2011, Massengale helped guide USA Basketball's U19 team to a gold medal at the World Championships in Puerto Montt, Chile. So far it's been up and down, but this team is finally jelling together. Everyone is back healthy and ready to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Celebrate Valentine's Day with these pink bubbles Straight.com By Jurgen Gothe, February 14, 2012 Bring on the pink bubble with the strawbs in it—now's the time to celebrate. Billed as the “original blend of Chilean sparkling wine with 'hand-picked' strawberries” this seemingly curious combo of white bubbly and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fool's Gold? Pakistan mine rift exposes investor risk Reuters ... a joint venture between Chile's Antofagasta and Canadian-based Barrick Gold, had sunk $220 million over the past five years into exploring the deposit in the ochre sand desert, where temperatures reach 130 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Dlamini: Banyana must play the best Premier Soccer League In few months time, he will have to shoulder expectations of 48 million South Africans and inspire Banyana Banyana at their maiden Summer Olympics appearance. Last week, the team departed for South America – where they will be fine-tuning their moves... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| INTERVIEW-Chile faces blackout risks on frail grid-energy min Reuters AlertNet The government also delayed the end of summer time last year to fend off the energy squeeze. Alvarez said the government would also consider whether to increase diesel and gas imports. Chile relies heavily on hydroelectric power and produces barely any ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Talvivaara Mining Company Plc Management and Board Changes 2012 Reuters Mr. Natunen joined Outokumpu Mining Services in 1981 and spent some time at its Finnish projects, including two years at the Talvivaara project between 1982 and 1983. He went on to work with the Group's international projects in Norway and South ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hungry, new-look Team India set to kick off qualifiers Times of India Having to see the team that won Olympic gold a record eight times, fight it out with 'lesser mortals' of world hockey for a berth in the London Games this summer, takes some getting used to. But then, that's Indian hockey for you. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gunning for gold gulfnews.com And now that I am here in the UAE all my energies are aimed towards training as much as possible and trying to get as much quality time on the range as possible," Wilson told Gulf News as he attended last week's squad announcement by the UAE National ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Innocent American imprisoned in Nicaragua, defenders say CNN (CNN) -- Since last summer, a former Peace Corps volunteer from Washington state has been wasting away in a Nicaraguan prison, wrongfully convicted of international drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, his supporters say. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Allred eager to get back on Nationwide bus Ashland Daily Tidings Despite the vagabond turn his career took, he didn't stop working on his game or give up hope of full-time work. After a summer and fall of putting up some impressive scores last year, he tackled the PGA Qualifying Tournament for the 10th time, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iron Maiden going back in time in return to AT&T Center on Aug. 15 Examiner.com To tide fans over before the summer trek, Iron Maiden is set to release a CD/DVD package entitled "En Vivo" on March 27. It's a live performance from the most recent "The Final Frontier" tour in front of 50000 fans in Santiago, Chile. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| February's best music from across the MAP The Guardian (blog) Valdivia De Viña is a summer première, soon to be included in their debut album Suriname, which validates Survey Team as a pop delicacy from the current Chilean pop wave and a highly versatile band by successfully flirting with reggae. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Tufts' elite biomedical engineering program emphasizes first−hand research Tufts Daily "You really can't fit everything into four years. Almost everyone winds up takingsummer classes." Coonahan added that her time spent studying abroad in Chile made fulfilling the program's requirements considerably more difficult. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mysteries of migration Bismarck Tribune Flooding last summer and five months of atypical winter weather made for a rather boring fall migration, but birders have been able to make up for that with plenty of opportunities this winter. In North America, there are about 650 species of birds ... See all stories on this topic » |
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