CHILE Summer News, Jan 28, 2012

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Chilean students socialize in English summer camp Santiago Times High School students attending a weeklong summer camp to learn English rehearse a skit to promote recycling on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. (Photo by Jason Suder/ The Santiago Times) “The best part is that you meet a lot of people and make a lot friends,”... See all stories on this topic »

Wigan swoop for Beausejour The Press Association Wigan boss Roberto Martinez told his club's website: "Jean is a player we have been tracking for a long time since he made a huge impression on us with his role for Chilein the World Cup." Beausejour joined Birmingham in the summer of 2010 from ... See all stories on this topic »

Santiago a Mil: the last day and the best performances I Love Chile News Summer time in Santiago and the XIX version of Santiago a Mil came to its end yesterday. The Chilean festival offered people a lot of activities to avoid boredom in the capital. After three weeks of artistic, theatrical, cinema and many other events ... See all stories on this topic » I Love Chile News

Chilean dictatorship curriculum change leads to resignation Santiago Times (Photo by Jason Suder/The Santiago Times) Dr. Alejandro Goic resigned in a letter to Education Minister Harald Beyer, citing “deep and irreconcilable differences with the curricular content of the history course as defined by the Ministry of Education. See all stories on this topic »

Chilean winger set to return to English Premier League Santiago Times The Chilean has swapped soccer clubs as often as college kids swap apartments. His home is now in the English Premier League and he hopes to get comfortable. Insummer 2011, Beausejour was angling for a move from Birmingham City Football Club to Wigan ... See all stories on this topic »

Sneak peek at Canada's next innovation hub CBC.ca Last week I wrote about a tantalizing offer from the Chilean government: entrepreneurs with innovative ideas can apply to be part of Start Up Chile, a program aimed at attracting early-stage entrepreneurs to start their businesses in Chile. See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Our man in Antarctica Financial Times The summertime climate round the peninsula is bracing but bearable, and that's where all the wildlife interest is. There's nothing in the forbidding interior except lichen – though a skua, most gluttonous of seabirds, once made it to the Pole, ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

X Games Go Global, Announce 9 Finalists For Future Events SB Nation Denver The winners will be announced in April and join these three host cities (though Aspen could be out by that time). Whistler hosted many skiing events during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Mumich hosted the Summer Olympics in 1972 while Rio will host the ... See all stories on this topic »

Rellenos Redux: Gluten-Free Blue Corn Meal Crepe Chile Rellenos BlogHer (blog) I got a good dose of photography and lighting basics and plenty of hands-on time with mentoring from some of the food blogosphere's greats. Online research and tutorials have helped too. I hardly consider myself an expert in these matters, ... See all stories on this topic »

Tour Of Chile's Orchards, Vineyards & Farms Builds Bridge To North America's ... PerishableNews (press release) Organized by the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association, with the support of ProChile, the US and Canadian produce industry leaders and first time visitors were introduced toChile's impressive landscape, various growing regions, vibrant fresh fruit producers ... See all stories on this topic »

Professor's film beats out Scorsese, revisits past Daily Eastern News The book, a romantic story set to the backdrop of political and entertainment history, was published in 1971 and written by Enrique Lafourcade and remains Chile'sbestselling book of all time. "And because of its fame it's now read in all of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Castro qualifies for 2012 Olympics in London DU Clarion By Alex Proietti Pioneer junior Simona Castro made history on her 23rd birthday by being the first Chilean woman to qualify for this summer's Olympic games for gymnastics. Castro qualified for the 2012 games in London this year after finishing 55th in ... See all stories on this topic »

Holocaust memorial honours individuals from all countries who risked their lives Globe and Mail Elsewhere are also unexpected names from countries such as China orChile. Some of those foreigners were diplomats from neutral nations, for example Turkey or El Salvador, who ignored their superiors' orders and issued visas to Jewish refugees. See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Entel aiming for 70% of postpa ... Business News Americas To entice users to become smartphone adopters, Entel is planning to have in March (when the southern hemisphere summer in Chile ends) four different smartphones - the Motorola Razr, the Google Nexus, the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Samsung Galaxy Note. See all stories on this topic »

US Men's National Team Set For First Friendly Against Panama PaddockTalk • Jurgen Klinsmann has collected back-to-back victories for the first time since becoming head coach last summer, following the 3-2 win against Slovenia on Nov. 15, 2011, in Ljubljana. • Four players earned their first cap this past Saturday: AJ ... See all stories on this topic »

From Soup to Nuts (Hold the Nuts): A hardly comprehensive look at Austin's ... Austin Chronicle 27, 2012 It's finally winter in Austin, when we can relax and forget the brutalsummer we just survived and can briefly sublimate the growing dread of the heat-blasted months ahead of us. It's a time for putting on fuzzy socks, snuggling down into the ... See all stories on this topic » Austin Chronicle

Protecting an Arctic treasure from the oil companies Washington Post In the summer of 1998 I went to Prudhoe Bay, a major oil field on the North Slope of Alaska, prepared to listen carefully to oil companies eager to expand into the wilderness regions of the western Arctic. My priority was protection for Teshekpuk Lake, ... See all stories on this topic »

Neruda Productions announces new season Waterloo Record For 11 years, the Chilean-born Cisterna has put her heart into developing the non-profit organization Neruda Productions, bringing in musical groups from all parts of the globe, particularly Latin America. Neruda has also held kite and cultural ... See all stories on this topic »

Road to the Olympic Trials with Ethan Brown Xtri.com by Ethan Brown I kicked off my 2012 quest to get to Olympic Trials this past weekend at an ITU points race down in Chile. Vina del Mar is a tourist town right on the coast where I have raced once before in 2010. The South American Continental Cup scene ... See all stories on this topic »

Zusi's goal leads US past Panama USA TODAY Using mostly backups while the regulars remained with their European clubs and playing nearly the entire second half a man short, the Americans evened their record at 4-4-1 under Jurgen Klinsmann, who replaced Bob Bradley as coach last summer. See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Munoz will be special guest of Stuttgart Kiwanis Club Stuttgart Daily Leader Munoz and her husband, Dave, were married in the summer of 2001 with two wedding ceremonies — one in South Dakota and one in Chile for her mother's family. They are the proud parents of Sydney Raquel, who was born Oct. 18, 2008. When not spendingtime ... See all stories on this topic »

Of sand, salt and slush: Costly bill to battle Mother Nature Kitsap Sun The county uses rock salt from the Midwest and a pink salt from Chile. LARRY STEAGALL/KITSAP SUN Kitsap County Public Works laborer Pat Alexander (left) and truck driver Joe Patti repair tire chains Tuesday. A snow plow goes through a set every 24 ... See all stories on this topic »

Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame honors 10 more Idaho Mountain Express and Guide During summer he bike raced, later competing in triathlons, winning his age group at Ironman Hawaii and the World Championships five times. French turned to cross-country skiing before skate-skiing existed. He has won in his age group at the American ... See all stories on this topic » Idaho Mountain Express and Guide

Top Ten: Bargains You May Not've Thought Of Football365.com Despite Alexis Sanchez having already proved his talent by the summer of 2010, everyone waited a year before deciding to enter a bidding war. In the end Barcelona got their man, but they could have signed Sanchez for half the price only 12 months ... See all stories on this topic »

Sleepless in Santiago: Top Six Destinations to Beat the Heat Santiago Times So if you have some free time, or even just a weekend, the best idea is to get out of the city and explore Chile's immense and diverse natural beauty. Chileans are lucky enough to be surrounded by the Pacific ocean on one side, and the Andes, ... See all stories on this topic »

  

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