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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