CHILE Summer News, Dec 03, 2011

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Eurozone fallout hits Chile's shores Financial Times (blog) Just as one swallow doesn't make a summer, one bad number doesn't necessarily spell doom. But the market was taken aback on Tuesday when Chile's industrial ouput came in far worse than expected – slumping 0.8 per cent in October compared to the same ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times (blog)

Expectations and constraints for Chilean blueberries in Asia Fresh Fruit Portal The executive told www.freshfruitportal.com that China has around 2500 hectares of productive blueberry farms planted, but there are difficulties in growing fresh blueberries of quality in the country due to weather issues – a lot of rain in summer and ... See all stories on this topic »

Simmer of the season: Winter is a wonderful time for braises and other comfort ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette What better way to fight off a chill than with the flavorful burn of a chile or two? Winter dishes lend themselves to complexity and richness, layers of spices, an infusion of cream. Dish Osteria & Bar, 128 S. 17th St., South Side; www.dishosteria.com, ... See all stories on this topic » Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Sundance Film Festival unveils its 2012 competition lineup Los Angeles Times "Young & Wild": (Chile) 17-year-old Daniela, raised in the bosom of a strict Evangelical family and recently unmasked as a fornicator by her shocked parents, struggles to find her own path to spiritual harmony. Director: Marialy Rivas. ... See all stories on this topic »

Serving up a hearty bowl of tradition Flagstaff Live Joining her is filmmaker Denise Stilley, who is quickly becoming a legend with her recent work in Patagonia, Chile, filming the documentary “Power of the Pristine.” Stilley, who was raised inFlagstaff, will present a sampling of her documentary shorts ... See all stories on this topic »

Eclectic as Ever, Sundance Unveils Competition Lineup New York Times (blog) The Other Dream Team (Director: Marius Markevicius) — The 1992 Lithuanian National Basketball Team went from the clutches of Communism to the Summer Olympics inBarcelona – a testament to the powerful role of sports as a catalyst for cultural identity... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Fay Vincent: Looking in rear-view mirror, it's easy to regret certain ... TCPalm I had two — one was to have worked in the Texas oil fields as a teenager; the other was to have spent a college summer in Chile working at an iron mine in the Atacama Desert. In each of these experiences I learned a great deal about life and how other ... See all stories on this topic »

Amy Winehouse's 'Black to Black' Dress Sells for $68000 Hollywood Reporter Winehouse died earlier this summer at the age of 27 in London. She had a history of alcohol and drug problems; at the time of her death, Winehouse had high levels of alcohol in her blood. Other items sold at the auction included an Edith Head-designed... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

Avocados: Major Movers ProduceRetailer Chilean avocados are also “the official fresh avocado of the 2012 Fiesta Bowl,” Bezart says. Ultimately, the success of your department's avocado category hinges on how you merchandise and promote the fruit winter, spring, summer and fall. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sundance 2012: New Films From Jonathan Kasdan, Kirby Dick to Debut Reuters The international entries include "Violeta Went to Heaven," Chile's entry into this year's foreign-language category at the Oscars. The 2012 Sundance Film Festival will take place from January 19 to 29 in Park City, Utah. Films at last year's festival ... See all stories on this topic »

Recipe: Indian Summer Cocktail From Sra. Martinez Huffington Post (blog) Martinez, pours me an Indian Summer. (David Samayoa) The Indian Summer cocktail, right after Mayer garnishes with chile peppers. They get stirred in. (David Samayoa) Recipe courtesy of Scott Mayer, beverage director at Sra. Martinez Mayer makes his own ... See all stories on this topic »

Avocados highly promotable heading into holidays, bowl season The Packer The market is still suffering some hangover effects from very high summer prices, said Rob Wedin, vice president of sales and marketing for Calavo Growers Inc., Santa Paula, Calif. “It's taken awhile for consumers to identify that prices have come down ... See all stories on this topic »

Albiol, Defoe, Quagliarella & more - the players who need to move clubs in ... Goal.com But the former Valencia centre-back never completely convinced in his first season at the Santiago Bernabeu under Manuel Pellegrini and the Chilean's replacement, Jose Mourinho, wasted no time in bringing in Ricardo Carvalho to partner Pepe. ... See all stories on this topic » Goal.com

Sundance unveils dramatic, doc competition slate Variety The World Cinema dramatic competition is dominated by an unusually rich strain of Latin American filmmaking, encompassing pictures from Brazil, Argentina and Chilesuch as Luciano Moura's "Father's Chair," Armando Bo's "The Last Elvis," Andres Wood's ... See all stories on this topic » Variety

Autumn's winners and losers Telegraph.co.uk By Ed Cumming This time last year, much of Britain was already snowbound. But 2011 has been very different. After an underwhelming summer, the autumn has stretched into winter. The weather is topsy turvy, and it's having a strange effect on gardens ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

25 Mysterious Seniors Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun Directly after completing an independent study of the Israeli economy last year, Kraushaar embarked on a decadent semester in Chile. A cultural chameleon, Kraushaar wakes up as an Israeli, lunches as a New Yorker and goes to bed a Chilean. ... See all stories on this topic »

Volume 46 Number 23 page 20a-20a Psychiatric News Her first global health experience followed her first summer in medical school at Cornell University, when she worked as a researcher with the Haitian Group for the Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Opportunistic Infections. “Even though I wasn't focusing ... See all stories on this topic »

Random Thoughts! Empire of The Kop (blog) With an eye on January, Diego Cativa, the agent for 22 year-old Eduardo Jesús Vargas Rojas (22 year old Chilean right winger and forward) has claimed they are in talks with three clubs: Milan, Arsenal and Liverpool, over a possible transfer from ... See all stories on this topic »

High seas holiday hot spots The West Australian Carnival Australia's Ann Sherry says Australians will be lapping up P&O Cruises' shortsummer breaks in local waters with a "quick cruise fix" and are likely to take a longer cruise later. She says the strong Australian dollar is providing significant ... See all stories on this topic » The West Australian

Chesterfield Celebrates It's Success Chesterfield Post A local firm who manufacture specialist tools for the drilling & mining industry have gained a new customer in Chile that will bring in a potential of £400k in orders a year, with help from UKTI. More... The history and heritage of Clay Cross is the ... See all stories on this topic » Chesterfield Post

Antarctica trip is a good way for ship to break the ice Portsmouth News The 5000-tonne icebreaker will arrive in the Antarctic in time for summer there. Using her echo sounder and survey motorboat the ship will provide cutting-edge charting and imagery of the region for the UK Hydrographic Office, which provides 80 per ... See all stories on this topic » Portsmouth News

Casablanca Smile makes return ESPN Casablanca Smile was a multiple Group 1 winner in her native Chile prior to shipping to the US and joining trainer Shug McGaughey's barn during the spring of 2010. She won Keeneland's Dowager Stakes later that season and has also been ... See all stories on this topic »

Exotics slip again as retailers change their approach Freshinfo The focus has been on Spain, Chile, Peru and South Africa to cover a consistent volume of fruit that meets demanding quality requirements. The changeover period from the northern to the southern hemisphere is a difficult time to manage from a ... See all stories on this topic » Freshinfo

What will happen? Iranian I am sure no one thinks the Iranian regime is more stable or powerful than the regimes in the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, South Korea, South Africa, Indonesia, or those in South America such asChile under Pinochet or Argentina under the generals. ... See all stories on this topic »

Ex-STRATOVARIUS Guitarist TIMO TOLKKI: 'It Is Possible That I Will Never ... Blabbermouth.net "When I got the sales figures from Edel Records [for the debut SYMFONIA album] and the report from the booking agency for the festivals of summer 2012, I decided to call it a day. It didnt make any sense to try to 'conquer' the metal world since it was ... See all stories on this topic »

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ARGENTINA Summer News, Dec 03, 2011

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Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina Voted 2011 Comeback Player of the Year ... Yahoo! Sports The 21-year-old Argentine assumed a hard-earned place among the most elite players on the ATP World Tour and appeared likely to stay. He had won 21 straight matches at one point during thesummer, and as his ranking points kicked in after the Open, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cristina Kirchner can let the Argentine Olympic athletes proclaim ownership of ... Daily Mail He might even save the odd Argentine fisherman from a watery grave. But since when did this 'zone of peace' stuff kick in? If it's one big fluffy peace zone, then Argentinashould stop its sabre-rattling. Look at Kirchner's remarks this summer. ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Argentina: Spring's vengeance Mabel Harmony News-Record It's spring and I'm already melting; I'm avoiding thinking about summer. Apart from the heat, I'm adjusting well to life in Argentina. I'm getting really used to the Argentine accent, even to the point that when someone starts talking I can usually ... See all stories on this topic »

David Ferrer puts Spain in command at Davis Cup San Francisco Chronicle Ferrer took a 5-1 lead before clinching the victory with a forehand winner. Four-time champion Spaincan close out the finals in today's doubles matches. -- The Williams sisters want to defend their Olympic doubles title in London next summer. ... See all stories on this topic »

Lagarde leaves Argentina out of tour for not complying with understanding MercoPress @3 So what you're saying is that CFK needs time to get started on doing something she was supposed to get started on doing 4 months ago? Still, it's not surprising. When was the last time that Argentina complied with understandings, agreements, ... See all stories on this topic » MercoPress

FIELD HOCKEY: Reinprecht sisters aiming to play on Olympic team Montgomery Newspapers Beating Argentina is always a goal for the US, but it hadn't happened in a long time. It just made it that much more special and we have no regrets at all.” When Julia and Katie Reinprecht each decided this past summer to take a full year off from ... See all stories on this topic »

AC Milan close in on Tevez... as City misfit takes in leisurely round of golf Daily Mail Rough stuff: Tevez enjoys the round with his wife... until he finds the sand Anzhi could easily afford to pay City more than £20m to team up the Argentina star with summerrecruit Samuel Eto'o. There has also been interest from Russian title contenders ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

London 2012: 10 best of the web The Guardian (blog) Lord Coe believes the Olympic Games could help any of Manchester United's players who feature for the Great Britain team in the summer, as it did for the Argentinian duo Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez. Since being part of the Argentina team who won gold... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Andy Robinson has reflected on Scotland's poor World Cup campaign and plans to ... Herald Scotland They also threw away winning positions in their critical games against both Argentinaand England. AR “Part of our coaching method working with the players is developing our game understanding, so that we can take the chances we have created. ... See all stories on this topic » Herald Scotland

Latin inspiration: Justo Lamas performs his final concert Coshocton Tribune The Argentina citizen has decided to give up touring and spend more time with his wife and two young children. Spanish teacher Amy Lott said this is the 13th year she's seen Lamas. He always has a good message for the students and his concerts help ... See all stories on this topic »

Boca Juniors on brink of the title SI.com While winning it this time, River are once again at an all-time low but on this occasion, enduring their first spell in Argentina's second tier. Winning this title may make Falcioni seem like a miracle worker, but after three months his job was in real ... See all stories on this topic »

Tim Visser will be considered for Scots' summer tour, confirms Andy Robinson Scotsman Reflecting on the recent World Cup campaign, which saw Scotland bow out at the group stages for the first time after close pool defeats to Argentina and England, Robinson said: “Team spirit and cohesion were great and performances to get into two... See all stories on this topic » Scotsman

Man United & Chelsea Alerted as River Plate Demand €15m for Argentinian Wonderkid Sportsvibe Perhaps in the summer they may negotiate but only an enormous offer could change things as I want continuity for the player for a couple of years." At the time, River insisted they would not sell Ocampos until they gained promotion back to Argentina's ... See all stories on this topic »

How to Follow the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup Bleacher Report Nations including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, England, Ireland and Sweden will face off in a group stage before heading to the knockout stages toward the title. For die-hard derby fans, it's no surprise that after a decade of progress, ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

Back to the future for Triano? Toronto Sun ... resigned after the FIBA Americas Championship in Argentina this summer after Canada failed to qualify for a last-chance Olympic qualifier. Rautins replaced Triano in 2005 and put countless hours into the program, but felt it was time for a change. ... See all stories on this topic »

Maradona hits out at Pele for Messi ESPN STAR Sports Diego Maradona has hit back at his old foe Pele in defence of compatriot andArgentina star Lionel Messi. The Argentina legend has sarcastically accused Pele of taking the 'wrong medication' following the Brazilian's claims that Santos striker Neymar ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN STAR Sports

Falgowski takes national field hockey honor The News Journal Falgowski had already enjoyed one of the thrills of her career a month earlier when the United States stunned world champion Argentina 4-2 in the finals of the Pan Am Games in Mexico to earn an automatic berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. ... See all stories on this topic »

Neck injury forces Thompson to retire Irish Times The former Northampton, Brive and Leeds hooker forced his way back into the England set-up for the 2009 summer Tests against Argentina and he was the first-choice pick at this year's World Cup. But a career of glittering highs ended with the double ... See all stories on this topic »

Humour, the Angelus and Mammy. What Irish emigrants miss Irish Times I miss long nights in summer. I miss real chips made from spuds. I miss kebabs on the way home and breakie rolls the morning after on your second attempt. I miss a lot of my mates. But more than anything I miss my family and a sense of place. ... See all stories on this topic »

MAFFEI: Cox viewers in luck despite Time Warner deal with CIF North County Times Old-timers may remember Lloyd Flodin, who managed the JB Clark Post 149 in the 1970s when American Legion ruled summer baseball. Flodin also opened the first yogurt shop in Escondido, The Yogurt Palace. Now in his early 70s, Flodin works in LA and ... See all stories on this topic »

BUENOS AIRES WELCOMES TOURISTS FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS TravPR.com (press release) The rapid increase in tourists is set to rise further as people head to South America for its summerand to experience the culture of Argentina such as, through a tango experience. Buenos Aires andArgentina's tourist industry is already booming due to ... See all stories on this topic »

Rugby Sevens: First try for UAE gulfnews.com Though the UAE played valiantly they went down against world class opponentsSamoa, Fiji and Argentina. Dubai: Sri Lankan scrum-half Emad Reyal made history at The Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens yesterday by scoring the UAE's first ever try in ... See all stories on this topic » gulfnews.com

Americans Get Less Vacation Time and Don't Even Use It International Business Times For instance, only 35% of Americans surveyed would choose the summer to take their main vacation. That's compared to an average of 52% from all nations queried. For some nations like Sweden and Argentina, that number was at our near 75%. ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Federer Finishes on High Note, Davis Cup Clash in Spain – The Friday Five TennisGrandstand Under the guidance of the USTA's coaching staff, Young enjoyed the most successful period of his professional career, starting at the end of the summer and through the Asian swing. At the time of writing, few details are known regarding the switch, ... See all stories on this topic » TennisGrandstand

Industrialized North drives developing countries to monoculture The Guatemala Times Agriculture is the second biggest source of greenhouse gases in Argentina after the energy sector. Per capita CO2 emissions in Argentina are nearly twice the average level in the region. Further, an unrestrained use of agrochemicals has had a negative ... See all stories on this topic »

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