CHILE Summer News, Dec 17, 2011

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Chile's bid to save energy: men, leave your ties at home Christian Science Monitor By Sara Miller Llana, Staff writer / December 15, 2011 It's the Chilean government's latest slogan: Welcome to Chile, take off your tie. But it's not an invitation to sit down and relax – it's a call to save energy. As the summer kicks off in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Chile offers a wealth of natural wonders Middle East North Africa Financial Network At the beginning of December, when the Chilean summer is just beginning, the smooth flanks of this 2900-metre-high volcano of black sand and scree are still carpeted almost entirely with snow. As the visitor moves closer to the sleeping giant, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sleepless in Santiago: Excursion to Pucón, Chile's adventure capital Santiago Times signal that summer has hit in full force. So when a Thursday holiday snuck up in mid-December, allowing for a long weekend, I knew I had to go south to escape the dry heat. After a little research on the internet my friend and I decided on our ... See all stories on this topic »

American Bedoya is no lone Ranger ESPN Victor Decolongon/Getty Images Bedoya was part of the US midfield for an international friendly with Chile in January. Irrespective of his recent health woes, Bedoya's ascent from modest Orebro in Sweden to Scotland's most successful team,... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Around the World 12/15 - Morn Ed Arirang News She said she was interested in acting and her dad will always make time to work with her on little scenarios and improvs. Santiago, Chile is notoriously stifling during the summer, with temperatures routinely reaching over 30 degrees Celsius. ... See all stories on this topic »

Torres will not be sold – until the summer... The Independent Chelsea have not yet made any formal contact with Universidad de Chile over their much-coveted forward Eduardo Vargas, rated at around £10m. The Portuguese is, it is thought, more concerned with reviving his interest in the Uruguayan winger Alvaro ... See all stories on this topic »

Guatemalan soldiers keeping the peace in Haiti Tico Times MINUSTAH's current chief is Mariano Fernández, a former Chilean foreign minister who served as Chile's ambassador to the United States from 2006 to 2009. His predecessor was Edmond Mulet, a Guatemalan lawyer who now directs UN peacekeeping missions ... See all stories on this topic » Tico Times

New cookbooks arrive in time for holiday gift-giving Napa Valley Register Dishes such as Farro Salad with Mushrooms and Butternut Squash, Spaghetti with Tuna, Capers and Chile Flakes, Sumac-Roasted Chicken, Moroccan Lamb Meatloaf and Citrus Olive Oil Cake reflect an honest and uncomplicated cooking style that home cooks of ... See all stories on this topic » Napa Valley Register

Roberto Bolano lives on Salon Even as this substantial change is occurring, another more fundamental one happens: the narrative frame hiccups from post-coup Chile to 1980s Spain, where the book becomes a search for the now long-lost Weider that revolves around a classic “locked ... See all stories on this topic »

Liverpool FC: 10 January Transfer Targets Fans Are Excited About Bleacher Report Martinez insists that he's not interested in leaving Spain any time soon, but such is his promise and composure that it seems only a matter of time before he does. Club sources insist any move won't happen before the summer, however. ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

The year of the networked revolution The Guardian Marches and protest camps in Chile and Israel. The arrival of Occupy Wall Street – which was cleared by police, though it will surely return in some form – and a movement-cum-meme that quickly arrived in London and beyond. And all the time, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

World Soccer Daily: 10 stories you need to read, December 15th, 2011 World Soccer He will be out for a long time.” As for how long, no one yet knows, but suggestions that the injury could keep him out of action for six months, obviously makers the Spain forward a doubt for nextsummer's Euro 2012 finals. “We won't be complaining to ... See all stories on this topic »

Cosmic Black Hole Collision is Coming Forbes According to their calculations, its center of mass will reach Sagittarius A* in thesummer of 2013. Gillessen and his team made their observations at the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile, targeting the Milky Way's central ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Give Your Body a Boost With Blueberries MarketWatch (press release) You can enjoy fresh blueberries all year thanks to blueberries from Chile, where it's summer during our winter time. Do your body a favor and treat yourself to something that is as good as it is good for you, like this salad and refreshing smoothie. ... See all stories on this topic »

Brazil: Splendidly Isolated Latin Business Chronicle Open economies across the planet, such as Singapore and Chile , are bracing for 2012. The possible collapse of the euro and the growing probability of a hard landing in China darken the horizon. However, Brazil is an oasis of relative calm, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Week in Review theTrumpet.com Vatican works to improve relations with Chile: During a visit to Chile this week, Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Dominique Mamberti met with top officials of the Chileangovernment. They discussed topics of mutual interest, ... See all stories on this topic »

Barcelona Wins 'Clasico' VS Real Madrid 3-1 Fox News (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) Real Madrid's Coentrao, left, and Pepe from Portugal, center, vies for the ball with FC Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez from Chile, right, during their Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, ... See all stories on this topic »

Clouds on the horizon Environmental Finance But the European debt crisis, which accelerated over the summer, has seen bank lending seize up once more, as Eurozone banks struggle to refinance themselves. “The European syndicated loan market for project finance has become increasingly challenging ... See all stories on this topic »

Falkland Islands: Far and wild in the Atlantic The Independent I am here in November, at the start of the southern summer. Next April marks 30 years since the start of the conflict. Together with the recent announcement that Prince William is to be stationed in the British colony, the spotlight will soon be back ... See all stories on this topic »

David Villa suffers a broken shinbone - reports Sporting Alert (blog) The Spanish international, who got the start for the clash, after playing as a substitute in recent matches, was taken on stretchers in the 39th minute and was replaced by Chile summer recruit Alexis Sanchez. Villa is certainly out out for the rest of ... See all stories on this topic »

The world this year The Economist After a summer of conflict, Qaddafi was captured by rebels in his home town and swiftly killed. He had ruled Libya since 1969. In Israel 450000 people marched on one day to air a range of grievances about declining living standards. In Chile students ... See all stories on this topic »

The Medieval Warm Period in Southern South America CO2 Science Magazine The international research team -- composed of scientists from Argentina, Chile, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States -- write that their summertemperature reconstruction suggests that "a warm period extended ... See all stories on this topic »

Karate duo excels on world stage Regina Leader-Post "This summer I had shoulder surgery on my right shoulder, and the time I had to take away while I was doing my rehab was some the worst times ever." "I'm not going to compete forever, but I'll probably be doing karate forever," Tchozewski says. ... See all stories on this topic »

Birmingham v Maribor Europa League preview: Chris Burke optimistic as Blues ... MirrorFootball.co.uk Burke reckons Blues were written off as Euro no-hopers after a fire-sale in the summer following their relegation to the Championship. UEFA's much-maligned second-tier competition was branded a distraction they could do without in new manager Chris ... See all stories on this topic »

One Cheer for Democracy American Thinker This was certainly the response to coups against Communist takeovers in Indonesia in October 1965 and in Chile in September 1973. Castro had been lionized by the left in the US for two decades. But the prospect of a one-party state, the elimination of ... See all stories on this topic »

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