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If you are coming to San@ago for the first Nme ever and don’t know anything about the city, a guided tour with La Bicicleta Verde is a great way to get an idea of what you can experience here. It is a bike tour around San@ago with bilingual guides who give a different experience than if you had just explored the city on your own or with a tradiNonal tour guide. In addiNon to the bike tours, the company also offers walking tours in the city center with different themes such as human rights, interesNng facts about cultural sites or visits to bars and the chaoNc market, La Vega Central. La Bicicleta Verde is very confident about the quality of their walking tours and promise a 100 percent saNsfacNon guarantee. La Bicicleta Verde offers a variety of tours, depending on what your interests are including city tours with a focus on the cultural or poliNcal history of Chile, wine tours, night tours, mountain-‐biking on Cerro San Cristóbal – there’s something for everyone. Included in the price is a boAle of water and a Chilean snack. The company will also provide you with a helmet and even sun block. The company has a great website in English and Spanish where you can read a lot more about prices, the different tours and see what
other tourists had to say about their experience. Tours take about three hours and will take you through San@ago’s different neighborhoods to historical monuments, cultural sites, public parks and other places of interest. The guide will stop and tell about the place before moving on but in a very relaxed manner, so there is Nme to take photos or ask quesNons. The atmosphere on the tours is very laid back, and the tour guides give a lot of fun facts to make sure you get more than just the experience you could have goAen by reading a guidebook. The regular tours can be joined by anyone, no maAer how good or bad shape you are in or how good you are at riding a bike. The trip up Cerro San Cristóbal, however, might be for more skilled cyclists. Now you may be thinking that biking in SanNago’s heavy traffic is a horrible idea, but the tour guides don’t take any chances and will make sure you stay safe. They have great knowledge of the city and will be glad to answer any quesNons you may have, which makes the tour interesNng and informaNve. It’s a great way to get an introducNon to the endless opportuniNes for tourists in San@ago.
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Monday April 2, 2012
Mme in Chile and it was uncertain when they would be back.
Santiago Marathon
In total, the size of the crowd was esMmated at 60,000.
The fesMval also featured acts such as Skrillex, who blasted some hard electronic beats in front of a wall-‐ to-‐wall crowd that completely filled the Movistar arena. Other acts included MGMT, Peaches, Thievery CorporaMon, Foster the People, Friendly Fires, Band of Horses and TV on the Radio.
This weekend, the SanMago marathon was a great success. Oceans of people took part in the epic run, from students, athletes, lawyers, doctors, and preVy much everyone else you can think of, whether they could actually run or not.
Catalytic converter restrictions enter into effect
Several parMcipants in wheelchairs, prostheMc limbs, and other disabiliMes also ran the marathon, which was an inspiring sight to the legions of watchers cheering them on. The marathon occurred the same morning as the Lollapalooza fesMval, which made the commute across the city quite an interesMng adventure. The TransanMago, as expected, saw a sharp increase in customers as people all over the city packed into the metro to get to the various events around the city this weekend.
Foo Fighters close out Lollapalooza 2012 In front of one of the biggest crowds SanMago has ever gathered for a music fesMval, Foo Fighters took to the stage to close down Lollapalooza Chile 2012. Lead singer Dave Grohl electrified the crowd by declaring that they would play unMl they were physically forced to leave, since it was the band’s first
StarMng today, April 2, restricMons for vehicles without catalyMc converters will enter into effect in the city of SanMago, San Bernardo and Puente Alto. The restricMons will last unMl August 31. Monday through Friday, the regulaMons will correspond to the following license plates: Monday: 7-‐8-‐9-‐0 Tuesday: 1-‐2-‐3-‐4 Wednesday: 5-‐6-‐7-‐8 Thursday: 9-‐0-‐1-‐2 Friday: 3-‐4-‐5-‐6 3
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Tuesday April 3, 2012 Australian firm buys majority share of Energía Austral
degrees Celsius, which has had great effects on the quality of air in the city. RestricMons on cars and trucks that do not have catalyMc converters have gone into effect, but it seems like they are not parMcularly necessary at the moment. The restricMons are generally helpful in reducing the amount of polluMon emiVed on the road. In summer, the warm air pushes air polluMon into the stratosphere, so that residents of SanMago spend the warm season comfortably underneath it. As the weather cools, however, the contaminants fall back towards the earth, causing a noMceable decline in air quality. Most of this comes from smog emiVed by vehicles.
Chilean families claim to be tolerant
The Australian energy company Origin Energy, Ltd has acquired a 51% stake in the energy project Energía Austral, which is a subsidiary of the Xstrata mining organizaMon in the Aysén region. The project is considering the construcMon of the hydroelectric centers in Cuervo, Blanco, and Cóndor in the southern regions of Aysén, with a capacity of generaMon nearly 1,000 megawaVs as well as a transmission network. The plan has been formulated aler a study of its viability given the condiMons of the region, and a final decision on whether or not to officially launch the construcMon will be taken between 2015 and 2016. Xstrata keeps a 49% stake in Energía Austral. According to the Chilean government, the local energy consumpMon with grow between six and seven per cent each year unMl 2020, which will cause a supply demand of around 100,000 gigawaV hours.
High temperatures keep the air clean in Santiago The high temperatures that have been registered in Región Metropolitana have effecMvely extended the summer season with temperatures around 30
A majority of families in Chile claim that they are “tolerant” of homosexuals, according to a study done by Imaginacción y Coopera8va. Approximately 87.5% of families declared themselves to be tolerant of homosexuals, although that figure declined to just under 68% when asked if they would invite a homosexual to spend the night in their home. Around 87% also said that same-‐sex couples should have the same legal and civil rights as heterosexual married couples. However, only around 52% believe that homosexual couples should be allowed to adopt children. This study comes shortly aler the savage murder of Daniel Zamudio, and reflects a growing concern in Chile about the rights of homosexuals in the country.
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Wednesday April 4, 2012
intensive care unit of the neonatal unit in the hospital San José in the capital.
Drivers’ strike shuts down buses from Maipú to Providencia
The visit of the First Lady was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Jaime Mañalich and the Minister of Social Development, Joaquín Lavín. First they met the parents Gloria Barría and Alejandro Cárdenas, together with other relaMves.
Launch of “Save the Earth in Your School” Program
Problems with overcrowding on the Metro lines led to a call for a conductor’s strike along line 4 of the TransanMago. According to Express SanMago Uno, the mobilizaMon was started by a “minority group of irresponsible union directors”. Express announced that the strike had affected services along the following bus lines as well: 402, 406, 407, 426, and 427. Other services along the line are funcMoning normally, and Transantaigo announced that it has conMngency plans in place for just this kind of situaMon. Head of OperaMon of Express SanMago Uno, Fernando Iribarren, claims that, “ The situaMon is normal enough.”
First Lady visits Quintuplets
The Sub secretary for the Environment, Ricardo Irarrázabal, launched the Salva la Tierra en tu Colegio (Save the Earth in Your School) program at Colegio Felipe Deacon in Calera de Tango in SanMago. The program was launched and will spread to thirty schools this year. The program aims to sensiMze the school community to the importance of preserving and protecMng the planet. Irarrázabal stated, “Environmental educaMon is one of the prioriMes of the ministry,” and that the ministry “supports the campaign with pride.”
Thursday April 5, 2012 U de Chile Advance Aler defeaMng Godoy Cruz 1-‐0 in yesterday’s Copa Libertadores match, even the ArgenMnean press had good things to say about our beloved U de Chile. This latest victory in the Malvinas ArgenMnas de Mendoza stadium means that they will advance to the next round of the tournament. ArgenMnean newspaper Olé described the La U team as “ambiMous” and others used words such as “pracMced” and “compact” to describe the team. These words may not seem parMcularly generous, but it’s important to consider the source.
Cecilia Morel handed presents to the parents of the quintuplets and visited the children alerwards in the
Three Chilean teams now conMnue the struggle for the Copa: Universidad de Chile, Universidad Católica and Unión Española. 5
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HidroAysén Gets the Green Light
Those two cases were foreshadowed by a case that was decided in July of 2011. That case involved Atacameño communiMes in the San Pedro de Atacama Comuna, the Court held that consultaMon was required before the Municipal Government could approve the Plan Regulador—essenMally a land-‐use planning document—for the Comuna. The cases all revolve around the indigenous right to consultaMon. There are quesMons about why indigenous peoples have consultaMon rights in the first place; what government decisions require consultaMon; who exactly the government should consult with; and what consultaMon must look like in order to meet internaMonal standards. In Chile, as in many other countries around the world, these quesMons are sMll being debated.
The Supreme Court of Chile has announced that the decision has been made to give the go-‐ahead to the massive HidroAysén dam project that is to be constructed in the region of Aysén.
Friday April 6, 2012
The region has recently seen a massive wave of protests, as residents of Aysén have a mulMtude of grievances with the government and have been mobilizing on a large-‐scale for the past several weeks.
Latest Forest Fire in Valparaíso Places City on Red Alert
The dam project itself has seen strong opposiMon by residents, as well as environmental groups, and the decision to authorize the project will almost certainly lead to a fresh wave of protests.
Supreme Court Orders Consultation with Indigenous Communities
Over a month aler a previous forest fire that lel more than 73 homes destroyed, Valpairaíso experienced another forest fire near Ramaditas.
Over the past month, the Supreme Court of Chile has ordered consultaMon with Diaguita communiMes in relaMon to a proposed mining project in the Atacama Region, as well as with Mapuche-‐Huilliche communiMes in relaMon to a proposed wind farm project on Chilóe.
In wake of low humidity and heavy winds during the alermath of the fire, the Center of Early Alerts in Valparaíso has issued a red alert as a measure of precauMon. However, Onemi declared that neither homes nor injured persons were found. Onemi hopes that in the next few hours, the alert will lower from red to yellow. With the latest string of fires, Onemi director Mauricio Bustos stated that the enMre populaMon of 6
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Middle School Girls Score Higher on SIMCE de Technología Exam than Boys
Minister of EducaMon Harald Beyer expects SIMCE’s latest test scores to disprove the myth that male middle school students are more adept with technology than are female middle schoolers. According to yesterday’s results, 55.2% of female students placed in the “intermediate” or “advanced” level, while 52.8% of males finished in these respecMve categories. 44.8% of female students were labeled as “beginners” as compared to the 47.5% of males.
SIMCE tests a student’s ability to use basic computer applicaMons and synthesize informaMon gathered from the Internet.
Mapuches Struggle To Gain Equality after Losing Land to Big Businesses
CEPAL (Economic Commission for LaMn America and the Caribbean) announced Thursday that the Mapuche, Chilean’s largest indigenous ethnic group, is “socioeconomically and demographically” vulnerable, aler losing great amounts of land to giganMc forest businesses. Seizure of Mapuche land is most prevalent in the Ercilla commune located in Araucanía, a region 700 kilometers to the south of SanMago. 46.5% of the populaMon in Araucanía is Mapuche.
The test was administered to ten thousand middle school students across the country last November.
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Argentina Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Falklands War Written by Marianne Tweedie on April 2, 2012.
BUENOS AIRES – Events have been planned throughout ArgenMna to mark the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War. On April 2, 1982, ArgenMnean forces invaded the Falkland Islands, or Islas Malvinas as they are known in LaMn America, which resulted in 74 days of biVer conflict before ArgenMna surrendered.
BriMsh Prime Minister David Cameron to open up talks with ArgenMna in compliance with UN resoluMons. So far, these acMons have made liVle difference. The UK says that there is nothing to discuss. The islands are BriMsh territory, and a large majority of their populaMon wishes to remain BriMsh. Yesterday hundreds of islanders took to the street in demonstraMons, waving BriMsh and Falkland’s flags.
President CrisMna Fernández will give a speech urging the UK to recognize that the sovereignty of the islands lies with ArgenMna, who lost the islands to BriMsh forces These acMons are the latest in a long line of aVempts to in 1833. Meanwhile, lel-‐wing groups have organized a win back the islands, and win over the islanders. In the march on the BriMsh Embassy in Buenos Aires. 1970s, ArgenMna established an air link with the island, Although relaMons between the UK and ArgenMna have offered to pay to educate islanders and provided them never been perfect regarding the Falklands issue, they with gasoline. Aler the war, agreements on shipping have been put under parMcular strain recently, aler and oil rights were made in another aVempt to build ArgenMne ministers encouraged businesses to boycoV Mes. However, these were abandoned in 2003. BriMsh imports and urged other South American Islanders now worry that the high tensions and current countries to ban ships bearing the Falklands’ flag from stalemate could result in another war. ILC docking. On top of this, six Nobel Peace prize laureates, including ArgenMna’s own Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, have called on
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First Lady Visits Newborn Quintuples Written by Maggy Meyer on April 4, 2012.
SANTIAGO – Accompanied by the Minister of Health and the Minister of Social Development, First Lady Cecilia Morel handed presents to the parents of the quintuplets and visited the children alerwards in the intensive care unit of the neonatal wing in the San José hospital. The first lady said that thanks to the new postnatal law, the mother can stay almost eight months with her children. “We five are fine in the neo,” was the message a midwife of the San José hospital wrote on a liVle piece of paper for the five brothers and sisters who are currently recovering in the hospital. The visit of the first lady was accompanied by the Minister of Health, Jaime Mañalich and the Minister of Social Development, Joaquín Lavín. First they met the parents Gloria Barría and Alejandro Cárdenas, together with other relaMves. The first lady gave them five baby rockers and an assortment of liVle clothes.
hospital to see the state in which María Jesús, María Amanda, María Clarisa, Emilio Salvador and Alonso Gaspar currently are. The authoriMes appealed for solidarity with this family from Chiloé, and said that the government will support them with 40,000 pesos for each child every month unMl they are 24 years old. Cecilia Morel said, “As a mother, one knows that with five children one will need a lot of helping hands.” The First Lady also reminded that due to the new postnatal law, Gloria Barría can spend more Mme with her children. Alejandro Cárdenas showed his graMtude for the concerns by the authoriMes of the government for his family. The state of his children will sMll be delicate. We hope for all the best for the newborn babies and good luck to their parents! ILC
Then, accompanied by the father, they went to the intensive care unit of the neonatal unit in the
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Chile Condemns Huma Rights Violations in Cuba Written by Marianne Tweedie on April 4, 2012. SANTIAGO – The Chilean Senate has denounced the violaMon of human rights in Cuba, which provoked the death of poliMcal prisoner Wilmar Villar Mendoza. It has demanded that the violaMon of the human rights of peaceful opposiMon in Cuba cease immediately. A statement has been drawn up by Senators Jorge Pizarro, Mariano Ruiz-‐Esquide, Ignacio Walker, Patricio Walker and Andrés Zaldívar condemning the death of the Cuban dissident. Wilmar Villar Mendoza died in hospital following a 56-‐day hunger strike in a Cuban prison. He was two months into a four-‐year sentence for disobedience, resistance and crimes against the state. Just two years ago another Cuban dissident, Orlando Zapata Tamayo died under similar circumstances. “Both suffered in prison for expressing their ideas and trying to exercise their rights. Their strike demanded only fair trials and recogniMon of their condiMon as poliMcal prisoners,” said a statement from the Senate. “It is common pracMce in the Cuban government to disrespect the life and physical integrity of those who peacefully oppose them…”
The senators stressed that despite the liberaMon of dissidents arrested in the Black Spring of 2003, there remain more than 100 poliMcal prisoners in Cuban prisons. They also highlighted the history of hunger strikes in Cuban prisons, which dates back to 1972. Imprisoned dissident Pedro Luis Boitel went on a hunger strike and died aler 53 days. He was refused any kind of assistance. Chilean legislators believe that the existence of prisoners of conscience is unacceptable anywhere in the world, especially in a country that signed the 1996 Viña del Mar DeclaraMon. The declaraMon commi}ng governments to respecMng all human rights, parMcularly freedom of conscience and of thought. “We are convinced that the Cuban people should decide their future in complete liberty and full autonomy, which the government denies them, someMmes violently. The commitment to freedom and human rights consMtutes a principle of compliance and demand on a universal level and, for that reason; we condemn all acts in violaMon, regardless of the ideological beliefs and origins of the perpetrator.. ILC
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My two cents: Customer Service? Written by Ken Shields on April 3, 2012.
Today I got a chance to ride the Metro during rush hour for the first Mme in a while. To put it bluntly, it was a nightmare.
before the entry doors so that exiMng passengers start moving before anyone moves to enter. THAT will speed things up.
The cars arrived at the staMon jammed full of people. Some were trying to get off while other were smashing themselves in. Somebody is going to get seriously hurt or killed with this process, if they haven’t already.
What about exisMng lines? Well, it seems preVy impossible that any widening of the exisMng lines will happen, so maybe the trains can run every minute instead of every three minutes, at least during rush hour.
Yes, the Metro is a good service but it was designed without real customer service in mind. Subway technology has existed for years and it is known that the best way to move people is to have trains running olen enough and have people pass through the cars instead of struggling against each other to get on or off.
I watched the train going the other way come and go three Mmes between trains going my way and we had a WHOLE lot more people on my side than on the other side.
Why didn’t we do things that way here? Who knows. Probably because it was too expensive to build it that way. We’re paying the price now in customer inconvenience. If anybody cares what I think, I would like to make some suggesMons. First, in ALL the new construcMon, have the tracks separated by an island from with passengers enter the cars while other passengers are exiMng on the other side. Open the exit doors about 2 seconds
That would help, but I think something else needs to be done. Retrofit the cars with one-‐way turnsMles at the doors. One door lets people in and the other lets them out. That would have the effect of people pushing to the exit door leaving room for others to enter. Is it a perfect soluMon? Heck no, but it would make things much more orderly and a lot safer. The turnsMles could be switched on and off depending on the Mme of day. This would serve the Metro customers a lot beVer than the chaos that exists now. But then, that’s just my opinion. What’s yours? ILC
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Chilean Farm Bureau Calls for Tax Protections Against Argentina Written by Saskia Black on April 4, 2012.
SANTIAGO – In a bid to help save the Chilean corn industry, Chile’s farm bureau, SNA, calls for imported corn and chicken from ArgenMna to be addiMonally taxed.
The compeMMon from ArgenMna has been called ‘unfair’ by Patricio Crespo, SNA’s president. He claims that the Chilean corn industry could lose as much as US$108 million.
Chile’s agricultural industry relies on corn, as its sales directly affects the quanMty of poultry that can be sold.
Crespo argues that the way to prevent such a huge slump in profits is to tax chicken and corn from ArgenMna. The SNA will request that there should be a 25% tax duty for imports of corn and a 30% for feed mixtures, along with a 15% surcharge duty for imported ArgenMnean chicken.
Corn makes up 20% of the annual planMngs, and is mostly grown by small farmers. These are the most efficient corn producers in the world, according to Ema Budinich, research manager of SNA. ArgenMna has a set of trade policies that mean imports from the country have only a 0.2% tariff. Nestor Kirchner’s government created a tax system in 2002 that encouraged the ArgenMnean market to export their products, so that the country would have more internaMonal prominence in the trading market. These laws meant that exported corn from ArgenMna is cheaper, US$156 per metric ton, than the internaMonal average price, US$267 per metric ton. Consequently, imports of ArgenMnean corn have grown by 639% from 2008.
ArgenMna apparently has numerous restricMons on internaMonal trade in order to decrease foreign compeMMon and boost the domesMc market, according to Global Trade Alert. The measure that SNA wants to introduce, however, was supported by the Poultry Producers AssociaMon, APA, in 2007. Their idea to raise import duMes for corn was rejected. ProtecMonist measures for domesMc producers is a trade tacMc used by countries all over the world. If it gets out of control, however, it can lead to what economists call a “ Trade War”.ILC
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Wild Viking arrested in Chilean waters Written by Daniel Brewington on April 1, 2012. PUERTO WILLIAMS — The Chilean Navy has confirmed that it has intercepted and detained rogue Norwegian explorer Jarle Andhoy, 34, the self-‐ proclaimed Norwegian Viking. Andhoy’s yacht named, Nilaya, was intercepted on Saturday night and then escorted to Chile’s Puerto Williams, located on Navarino Island facing the Beagle Channel. Puerto Williams is someMmes refered to as the world’s southernmost city.
claiming the lives of all three crew members on board. Andhoy spent several weeks searching for any trace of remains of the yacht unsuccessfully. Andhoy had not been given permission for the AntarcMca trip by Norwegian government. AddiMonally he was issued a deportaMon noMce from New Zealand in January 2012. ILC
The Nilaya is now under guard by the Navy with its sailing licence suspended. The Captain and four other crew members have been detained are reported to be in good condiMon. Andhoy’s lawyer, Nils Jorgen Vordahl, told Norway’s FVN News that armed Chilean authoriMes arrested the boat in Chilean waters. Andhoy has not been given any reason for the detenMon other than it was due to a request from the New Zealand government. There was one New Zealander onboard when the yacht was intercepted. According to reports Busby Noble was an accidental stowaway. Apparently he was asleep when the Nilaya set sail nearly three months ago. The New Zealand Embassy in SanMago has stated it is standing by to give consular help if required. Last year on February 22, 2011 during a trip to the AntarcMca, Andhoy’s support vessel the yacht Bersek sank in a fierce storm in McMurdo Sound
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Norwegian Explorer Held in Puerto Williams Should Leave this Week Written by Débora Gastal on April 2, 2012. PUERTO WILLIAMS – The Norwegian explorer Jarle Andhoy and the other four members of the crew detained last Saturday night in Puerto Williams, in the south of Chile, should be permiVed to leave the country this week. They were arrested and had the license of a boat suspended by the Chilean Navy. “The yatch has no flag, no matriculaMon and some security elements are missing. They are solving these problems. Apart from that, there is a New Zealander member of the crew that has no passport. The Embassy of New Zealand is taking care of it, and I think by Wednesday they should be able to conMnue the trip,” said the harbor captain of the Chilean Navy in Puerto Williams, Lieutenant Carlos Bañados. According to Bañados, the New Zealand government thought the man in the boat, Bubsy Noble, was kidnapped by Andhoy’s crew. That idea has been disproved. “According to the informaMon we have, this man was fixing the boat and fell asleep. Nobody saw him on board and when he woke up the boat was already at sea. He was asked if he would like to come back, but he decided to conMnue the trip,” Bañados told ILC News. The harbor captain also emphasized that the New Zealand consulate made contact with the man, to make sure that he is in good health. There is no order from the InternaMonal Police (Interpol) to arrest the crew.
The New Zealand government, however, sMll have not confirmed the arrest order, according to informaMon published by the local newspaper The New Zealand Herald. They also affirm that the Norwegian explorer Jarle Andhoy did not have authorizaMon to make the boat trip when he lel New Zealand earlier in this year. The Norwegian embassy in Chile claims that they were not contacted by Andhoy, by the Chilean authoriMes or by the New Zealand government. “We know there were two Norwegians on the boat, but the yacht has no Norwegian flag. As far as we know, they did not break any laws in Chile. We were not asked anything by the Chilean authoriMes, and the Norwegians on the boat did not contact us. If they do, we will do our best,” affirmed the Norwegian consul in Chile, Dag Halvorsen, to ILC News. The five men are waiMng in the boat, as they did not want to go through immigraMon procedures in Chile. The yacht is alongside the harbor, under supervision of the Navy. Apart from Andhoy and Noble, there is one another Norwegian, a Russian and an ArgenMne. The trip started on New Zealand about three months ago. The group passed by AntarcMca, and the final stop is in Buenos Aires. On February 22, 2011 during a trip to AntarcMca, Andhoy’s yacht “Bersek” sank in a fierce storm off the McMurdo Sound. Andhoy spent several weeks searching for any trace of the yacht, but with no success. ILC
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Schools That Ignore Bullying May be Fined Written by Saskia Black on April 2, 2012. SANTIAGO – The Ministry of EducaMon will create a new law that may fine schools that do not deal with cases of bullying, aler allegaMons of bullying rose 21% in 2011 from 2010.
degrade others. Therefore, each commiVee will address their school on an individual basis, rather than following guidelines that address schools in general.
Bullying is wrong. When people are bullied they feel weak, insecure, frightened and alienated. There is no jusMficaMon or need. There will probably always be people who bully and those who are bullied, therefore there needs to be a proper way of dealing with it, especially in schools where raging teenage hormones and insecuriMes can create a breeding ground for harassment and coercion.
The councils even have the opportunity to hire professionals to deal with complex cases of bullying, so that all problems, no maVer how complicated or difficult, could be addressed.
The Ministry of EducaMon has released figures that detail recorded incidents of bullying. In 2011, there were over 2,000 reports of psychological abuse and physical aVacks. The figure has risen by 21% from 2010 when there were 1,671 allegaMons. Aler the sharp rise in recorded complaints of bullying, the Ministry of EducaMon is looking to improve their legislaMon on school violence. The law was enacted in September to improve the way that the educaMon system deals with bullying. The law meant that all schools that receive funding from the government must have a school commiVee, compromised of students and staff, who try to decrease bullying in their school. The idea of the council was to prevent bullying rather than create a tool to punish those who
The government emphasized that the school commiVee must not hide cases of bullying, but always report them. Yet, since many vicMms of bullying are changing schools to address the problem, the Ministry of EducaMon is looking to fine schools that do not solve incidents of emoMonal, verbal or physical abuse. “They cannot bury our heads. The idea is that schools are moMvated to act. Before you could not penalize schools, because there was no law in this regard,” said Oscar Acevedo, who works for the Public Aid department in the Ministry of EducaMon. Schools could face fines up to 50 UTM, and the fine could be doubled if cases conMnue to be unsolved. The financial incenMve will hopefully mean that schools will be even more moMvated to end bullying. Yet, for bullying to really end, there needs to be culture of anM-‐bullying taught to children from the beginning of their educaMon. ILC
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UNITAID in 2011: Treating Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and Malaria through Innovation Written by Matt Niner on April 4, 2012. (Millennium Development Goal 6) by 2015. InnovaMve financing is increasingly seen as a viable and powerful soluMon. The air levy has raised 1.3 billion dollars over the past five years — 65% of all money raised by UNITAID
UNITAID is an innovaMve global health iniMaMve largely financed by a levy on air Mckets. It was established in 2006 by the governments of Brazil, Chile, France, Norway and the United Kingdom to increase access to medicines in developing countries. It provides sustainable funding to boost market availability of affordable medicines and diagnosMcs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. UNITAID investment in saving lives HIV/AIDS US$ 700 million to provide half a million adults and children with tesMng, treatment and other necessary medicines US$ 100 million to prevent transmission of the virus from mother to child Malaria US$ 320 million to deliver 120 million treatments and 20 million bed-‐nets TB US$ 200 million to test and treat 1.5 million adults and children Global levy yields high returns One dollar paid by an air traveller can save two children with malaria More than four million people are killed by the three major diseases every year because they cannot access appropriate treatment. Current levels of tradiMonal official development assistance will not suffice to fulfil the internaMonal community’s commitment to halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
As one of the first experiments in innovaMve financing for global health, UNITAID has demonstrated for five years that novel approaches to providing treatment to developing countries yield results. The airline levy has raised fresh funds from a sustainable, crisis-‐proof source. In addiMon, UNITAID has used that money in a strategic, impac‚ul way. Today, we know that millions of people, many of them women and children, are receiving appropriate therapy for HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis thanks to the airline levy. In addiMon, UNITAID’s specific market-‐based soluMons have been instrumental in lowering the price of some key medicines by as much as 60-‐80%, essenMally allowing for more paMents to be treated for the same outlay. UNITAID raises funds from a mixture of private and public sources. Nine of UNITAID’s 29 members implement the airline tax: Cameroun, Chile, Congo, France, Madagascar, Mali, MauriMus, Niger, Republic of Korea. Norway allocates part of its tax on CO2 emissions from aviaMon fuel to UNITAID. Other countries, and the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundaMon, provide mulM-‐year contribuMons. SPOTLIGHT on UNITAID achievements 2006-‐2011 In five years UNITAID has: 1. Raised two billion dollars 2. Created a market for child-‐friendly AIDS medicines where none existed before and achieved cumulaMve price reducMons of up to 80% on leading pediatric HIV/AIDS medicines 3. Treated 355 000 children living with HIV/AIDS; in other words, eight out 10 children globally 4. Created a market for more sophisMcated HIV treatment, meaning that over 200 000 adults
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News living with HIV are receiving quality second-‐line medicines 5. Reduced the price of second-‐line treatment for HIV from US $ 1 500 per paMent per year in 2006 to an average $ 450 today 6. Supported the tesMng of more than four million pregnant women for HIV 7. Supplied treatment to over 700 000 pregnant women who tested posiMve for HIV to prevent transmission of the virus to their infants 8. Funded state-‐of-‐the-‐art laboratory faciliMes to detect mulM-‐drug-‐resistant TB in six high-‐burden countries ü Supplied close to 1.5 million first and second-‐line TB treatments to paMents in 72 countries. UNITAID has become the largest single provider of TB medicines for children 9. Secured 26 metric tons of the plant artemisinin (15% of global demand) by brokering contracts between growers and extractors to produce life-‐ saving malaria medicines 10. Provided close to 120 million malaria treatments 11. Distributed 20 million malaria-‐prevenMng bed-‐ nets UNITAID currently supports projects with the following partners: World Health Organiza8on, UNICEF, UNAIDS, The Global Fund, Roll Back Malaria, Stop TB Partnership, Clinton Health Access Ini8a8ve, FIND, Esther, I+ Solu8ons
Facilita@ng the entry of innova@on into developing countries Partnering with the Clinton Health Access IniMaMve, UNITAID has pioneered the entry into markets of new HIV/AIDS medicines for children. UnMl late 2006, when the partnership was forged, manufacturers did not produce child-‐friendly medicines because there was no viable market for them. The partnership has also created a market for the more sophisMcated second-‐line treatment for HIV/AIDS, which unMl recently was prohibiMvely priced for people in developing countries. Jointly with the WHO Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID is working to accelerate access to state-‐of-‐the-‐art tesMng faciliMes and new diagnosMc technologies by invesMng $ 26.1 million to test 74 000 potenMal MDR-‐TB paMents. UNITAID has supported the creaMon of the Medicines Patent Pool, a trail-‐blazing iniMaMve aiming to increase access to affordable, appropriate HIV medicines in developing countries. By encouraging patent-‐holders to license their vital intellectual property, the Patent Pool will pave the way for generic drug manufacturers to produce cheaper but quality-‐ assured versions of the sorely needed new treatments, such as medicines for children. The Patent Pool is one of the first examples of intellectual property pooling in the area of pharmaceuMcals. ILC
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Chile Launches “Save the Earth in Your School” Program Written by Daniel Boyle on April 4, 2012. SANTIAGO – The Sub secretary for the Environment Ricardo Irarrázabal has officially launched the Salva la Tierra en tu Colegio (Save the Earth in Your School) program at Colegio Felipe Deacon in Calera de Tango in SanMago. The program will spread to thirty more schools throughout the year. The program aims to sensiMze the school community to the importance of preserving and protecMng the planet. Irarrázabal stated, “Environmental educaMon is one of the prioriMes of the ministry,” and that the ministry “supports the campaign with pride.” This year’s program is the second Mme the event has taken place, with ten schools in the Metropolitana Region receiving the program in 2011. This year the program has expanded and will take environmental educaMon to thirty different schools. The program will run throughout the year and is expected to benefit more than 30,000 students. Aside from the educaMon at the school level, the Ministry of Environment is also running an adverMsing campaign distribuMng environmental informaMon throughout SanMago, using Radio CooperMva, MetroTV, Cine Hoyts and television staMon Canal 13. Aside from the sponsorship by the Ministry, the program is also assisted by major businesses including Sodimac, VTR, Tetrapak, Coca Cola, Andean Water and Transelec.
The program was created by Neurona Group. Program directors ChrisMan Fields and Andrea Obaid said, “It is essenMal to start with environmental educaMon in schools, handing tools to the children and young people to take beVer care of the world and to be more aware of current problems in the world, as well as conveying that message to parents.” Topics in the program include global warming, energy consumpMon, carbon footprints, air polluMon, water polluMon, water shortages, and good use of sewage, renewable energy and the health of the ecosystem. The program comes on the back of a number of programs related to the environment, including the high-‐profile “Rock and Recycle” program, which was held at the Lollapalooza fesMval. Today ILC News interviewed MarMn Ferguson, who has walked from Mexico to SanMago and is spreading a message of living simply and caring for the environment. Stay tuned for more on MarMn’s story. Our team caught up with him today to talk about his five and a half-‐year journey. More informaMon about the Salva la Tierra program can be found on their website ILC
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Investigation into Police Shoot-out Underway Written by Marianne Tweedie on April 4, 2012.
SANTIAGO – AVorney Patricio Pérez has been placed in charge of invesMgaMng the shooMng that took place at around 4:30 a.m. yesterday morning between two police departments, the Carabineros and Policia de InvesMgación (PDI). A murder invesMgaMon has been opened since the shooMng resulted in the death of carabinero Miguel Faúndez Morales, and lel a second carabinero and police detecMve with gunshot wounds.
carabineros. It was around this point that the shots were fired.
This morning a team carried out tests to determine how much visibility each officer had at the Mme the events unfolded, a process which Pérez said yielded promising results, although it remains unclear which side shot first. The next step will be to compare the findings from this morning’s tests with witness reports.
He dismissed the finding of marijuana in a car belonging to PDI at the scene as irrelevant, saying that a separate invesMgaMon would look into it.
It is unknown what caused the shooMng. At about 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, security guards from the plasMc factory in front of which the shooMng took place called the PDI to report three men acMng suspiciously in a car.
Although the invesMgaMon is top priority for the police department, these kinds of cases dealing with inter-‐department violence can olen take a very long Mme to bring to a successful conclusion. ILC
Speaking more broadly on the invesMgaMon, Pérez stated that, “In general terms it is a simple homicide, a complicated invesMgaMon.” “We are going to take the necessary Mme to take serious acMon, because we must remember that those involved have rights too,” he added.
Officials stress that relaMons between the two affected police departments are good, and that the shooMng was very much an isolated incident.
When the crime squad arrived, they approached the individuals in the car, who turned out to be three
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Chile’s Marines host Junior Leaders Peacekeeping Operations Written by Daniel Brewington on April 5, 2012. FORT AGUAYO – Students from 12 countries parMcipated in the annual, Junior Leaders Peacekeeping OperaMons-‐Americas, exercises at Chile’s Fort Aguayo in Concón. Junior Leaders is part of the annual exercise, Peacekeeping OperaMons-‐ Americas, conducted between U.S. Army South and the Chilean Joint Staff. The parMcipaMng students began in classroom studies, learning about UN peacekeeping doctrine and moved on to small team training to build trust and teamwork. UlMmately, the Junior Leaders Training will provide platoon-‐level training for close to 80 mulMnaMonal students in areas of police training, military operaMons on urban terrain, convoy movements, crowd control, and helicopter tacMcs, all related to UN peacekeeping operaMons. On Thursday, April 5, the Ambassador of the United States in Chile, Alejandro Wolff, the Commander of
the Marine Infantry Corps, Rear Admiral Marco Amigo, and General Leonardo Mar…nez, Director of InternaMonal OperaMons for Joint Chiefs of Staff, will inaugurate the training center for peace operaMons in urban areas, which was recently built at Fort Aguayo in Concón. The ceremony will take place as part of the conclusion of the annual training exercise enMtled “PKO Americas”, which brings together staff from 12 different countries of the southern hemisphere. The training center, which resembles an urban area with 8 types of buildings, was built thanks to a contribuMon of almost USD $500,000 from the Southern Command of the U.S. Armed Forces. This is the first project of its type to be implemented in Chile to support the training of staff in charge of maintaining the peace and civil stability. ILC
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Green Light for HidroAysén Project in Patagonia Written by Nicole Zandi on April 6, 2012. SANTIAGO-‐ Yesterday the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by environmentalist groups who are afraid that implemenMng the HidroAysén hydroelectric system will damage Patagonia’s fragile ecosystem. The Supreme Court had rejected seven appeals filed against the HidroAysén project, a joint venture by Spanish-‐owned energy company Endesa and Chile’s Colbun. The Defense Council of Patagonia claims this is only the first part of legal barriers that the project must overcome before final approval. ObjecMons ranged from the detrimental effects it would have on the Laguna San Rafael NaMonal Park to the dangers it could pose to the Huemul, an endangered Andean species of the deer family. However, the government says the dams are essenMal to meet Chile’s growing energy needs.
conspiracy exists between public officials and company execuMves, who were willing to adulterate reports. ” Eyes now turn to the government, who will need to give their approval for the building of a 2,000 kilometer-‐long (1,250 mile-‐long) transmission line channeling power to the capital, SanMago. If the government gives a go-‐ahead to the transmission line, construcMon work on the project could begin in 2014. It is expected to take around ten years. ILC
The project would involve the building of five dams on two fast-‐flowing rivers that run into the Pacific – two on the river Baker, and three on the river Pascua. They would drain lakes in a region that is famous for its rugged beauty – a landscape of glaciers, ice-‐fields, mountains and †ords. Rodrigo told CNN Chile leader that he hopes that the project will be stopped due to its conflict with the consMtuMon. “ There are sMll several instances of violaMon of the consMtuMonal rights of those affected,” he said. AccusaMons have been made against the dealing and execuMon of this case. The body’s execuMve secretary said: “This project is being adopted without the needed water rights, which is serious for the company. The prosecutor’s invesMgaMon has also found that public documents were falsified reports. It is presumed a
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Eco-Tourism and Sustainability workshops come to Aysén, April 9th to 12th Written by Paul Coleman on April 6, 2012. AYSÉN -‐-‐-‐For anyone interested in the future of eco-‐ tourism and sustainability in Patagonia, a series of conferences and workshops, set to take place from offer the perfect opportunity to learn and advance the cause while networking with like minded people from around the region and elsewhere.
The opening ceremony of the conference will begin at 11.30 am in the Cinema City of Coyhaique and will be followed by the keynote presentaMon of Dr. Lane, “Research in tourism and research journals: EvoluMon, development, values, roles, problems and the future”
As a resident of Aysen, and an individual interested in the preservaMon of the great beauty this region has to offer, I think it’s so worthwhile that I’ll be hopping onto a bus at 5 am one morning to make the six hour journey necessary to aVend and report on events.
Dr. Lane, who is a consultant, writer and lecturer specializing in sustainable tourism, heritage conservaMon and rural development, is an Associate of Red Kite Environment, a consultancy working on sustainable tourism management. He is also the co-‐ founder, and co-‐editor, of the internaMonally respected Journal of Sustainable Tourism, has 140 publicaMons, which include 6 books and is the Special advisor to the USA based Sustainable Travel InternaMonal.
The sixth Congreso Societur, scheduled for April the 11th and 12th is perhaps the highlight of the four day schedule, with two renowned key speakers, Dr. Bernard Lane from the United Kingdom and Dr. Paul Eagles from Canada, se}ng the framework of the event, which according to Trace Gale, coordinator of the conference, offers “researchers an opportunity to discuss the effects of tourism on communiMes, resources and economy.”
The following day’s keynote address will be given by Dr. Eagles. “Research needs in tourism in protected areas worldwide.” Dr. Eagles, who is a Professor at the University of Waterloo in Canada, is a Biologist and a Planner,
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specializing in environmental planning. Over a span of 40years he has worked on a wide variety of planning projects, with a strong emphasis on the planning and management of parks and protected areas. He has many publicaMons, which include the book ‘Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: Guidelines for Planning and Management’, which was prepared for the United NaMons Special Year of Ecotourism in 2002 and distributed worldwide. Over the two day event work tables will be established to advance the understanding of the subjects discussed and to allow the parMcipants an opportunity to network with their peers. The fee to aVend the conference is $ 65,000 and organizers have so far confirmed the the parMcipaMon of 88 parMcipants, including exhibitors and aVendees, and representaMves from the Undersecretary of Tourism, the NaMonal Forest and the Ministry of the Environment. The other events offered during the four day series are free, but require advance registraMon. On Tuesday April 10th there will be a forum on Tourism. According to Anabel Reis, director of the forum, various topics related to tourism and the environment will be discussed, with special regards to “ Tourism and protected areas” and “ Tourism and
crisis: a sensiMve sector” with parMcular emphasis on the conMngencies that affect both the region and country. In light of recent events in Aysen, which saw a virtual collapse of all tourist related acMviMes, due to the demonstraMons of the ‘ Tu Problema Es Mi Problema’ Civil Movement and the response from the NaMonal Government which included the enactment of the State Security Law, and yesterday’s Supreme Court decision, which allows HidroAysén to build a series of mega dams in one of the most spectacular wildernesses in the world, both the objects of discussion are very Mmely indeed and should provide for lively debate. The Center for Ecosystem Research in Patagonia (CIEP) responsible for organizing all the events, says that accreditaMon for this secMon will take place from 09:00 hours at the Cinema City of Coyhaique. Furthermore as a part of this series, on Monday April 9th,a set of workshops will be held at three locaMons with different subjects. All begin at 09:00 hours and require advance registraMon At the Regional Library “ScienMfic Tourism” At the Hotel Los Ñires “Biosafety in inland waters and the impact of invasive alien species” In the lounge of MOP “ Tourism and protected areas” Contact ctcp.comunicaciones@ciep.cl for more details and registraMon.
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Written by Marianne Tweedie on April 7, 2012. HAVANA, CUBA – Vice-‐president of the Universidad de Chile FederaMon of Students (Fech) Camila Vallejo has gone to Cuba with secretary-‐ general of the Communist Youth of Chile, Karol Cariola, to parMcipate in the celebraMon of the 50th anniversary of Cuba’s Union of Young Communists (UJC).
“This kind of civic culture … is light years ahead of the repression suffered by the student movement last year or that which lel fellow countrymen in the Aysén region seriously injured.”
Her visit has already included a three-‐hour meeMng with Fidel Castro, a figure whom she regards as “one of the most important leaders in the world” and “a great visionary”.
Vallejo conceded that “Cuba is not a perfect society, nor does Chile need to follow in its footsteps,” expressing her belief that Chile should find its own way “to overcome inequality, lack of law, lack of democraMc and parMcipatory space, and keep working towards achieving poliMcal, economical, and intellectual sovereignty.”
Vallejo stressed the importance of Castro’s ideology to the student movement in Chile, saying that “all the reflecMons that Fidel has represent light and hope for Chile”.
Vallejo’s generally posiMve response to her visit in Cuba has sparked response from Yoani Sanchez, the award-‐winning Cuban blogger who is highly criMcal of Cuba’s government.
“We really value what Cuba has been and what has led this revoluMonary process…For us, what he says, observes, and point out is like a road map”.
She has olen expressed her distaste for the government over twiVer, and the Cuban government has reportedly tried to intercept her contacts abroad across the social network.
Cuba “light-‐years” ahead of Chile Vallejo was also complimentary of the way Cuban police dealt with protests in comparison to Chile. “At no point did I see a water cannon or tear gas emiVers, I saw only policemen patrolling the city, just in their uniforms, without helmets or arms of any kind,” she stated, in reference to Chilean police who have frequently resorted to water cannons and tear gas to control crowds of protesMng students.
Sánchez contacted Vallejo over twiVer, tweeMng that “If I could talk to her, I would try to tell @Camila_Vallejo of that other Cuba which is hidden or silenced by official propaganda,” but commenMng that Vallejo’s entourage was “impregnable”. Chile has recently condemned Cuba for human rights violaMons in the wake of the death of a dissident aler a hunger strike while in prison.
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Make-A-Wish Chile on Social Media Platforms Written by sandra.wang on April 6, 2012. now reached over 1,300 followers. The communicaMon on this pla‚orm has even allowed world renowned pop sensaMon, JusMn Bieber, to tweet about a Wish Child during his concert in Chile. All this sums up to the prepara@ons for April’s World Wish Day. World Wish Day is organized by Make-‐A-‐Wish to commemorate the anniversary of the wish that inspired the creaMon of what is now one of the world’s leading children’s chariMes. Seven-‐year-‐old Chris Greicius’ wish to be a police officer was granted in Phoenix, Arizona by volunteers on April 29, 1980. On April 29, 2012, over 40 countries will be celebraMng Chris’ wish and the work of the FoundaMon. Make-‐A-‐Wish affiliates, chapters and supporters from all over the world will be joining in the celebraMon through wish-‐granMng events in their communiMes and online at worldwishday.org. Last month the Make-‐A-‐Wish FoundaMon® of Chile launched its own Facebook page to increase awareness on the organizaMon and its mission in the country. Make-‐A-‐Wish Chile plans to use social media pla‚orms, specifically Facebook and TwiVer, to create a more personal relaMonship with those who follow their work closely and to gain more followers as well. Make-‐A-‐Wish Chile’s ExecuMve Director Patricia Reyes told ILC News, “We know that these social media pla‚orms will help us create a more dynamic relaMonship with people who have been following different wishes for many years, and we’re hoping that many more people will come on board, especially those who have never heard of Make-‐A-‐Wish or didn’t know we were in Chile,” says . Through the Facebook page, fans will be able to follow different wishes being granted through pictures, videos and even special messages. During 2011, Make-‐A-‐Wish Chile got very posiMve feedback from the Chilean community and has
Make-‐A-‐Wish Chile’s Facebook Page: hVp:// www.facebook.com/MakeAWishChile Make-‐A-‐Wish Chile’s Twi_er Account: hVp:// www.twiVer.com/MakeAWishChile Make-‐A-‐Wish Chile’s Website: hVp:// www.makeawish.cl If you wish to donate to Make-‐A-‐WishChile: Banco BCI Cuenta corriente:81819561 RUT: 65.026.961-‐6 fundacion@makeawish.cl (Correo para reportes bancarios) About Make-‐A-‐Wish Founda@on® of Chile Make-‐A-‐Wish FoundaMon® of Chile has been in Chile since November of 1994. Since then, it has granted over 900 wishes to children throughout the country with life-‐threatening medical condiMons to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Make-‐A-‐Wish is the largest wish-‐granMng organizaMon in the world and can be found in over 35 countries on five conMnents. Share the Power of a Wish® Give for Tomorrow. 31
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The SPORT ZONE Written by Deborah Kunkel
Impressions of the Santiago Marathon
I lel the house on Sunday morning sleepy, but grateful for the cool rather than cold morning air. It was 7:30 a.m. and as most of SanMago sMll slept, there were over 25,000 of us on our way downtown, excited, expectant, and maybe a bit nervous for the 2012 SanMago Marathon. The streets were at first empty and quiet. If there were 25,000 of us, then I certainly couldn’t see them. Not at first, at least. Yet slowly as I made my way towards the metro staMon that would take me to La Moneda, the official bright orange running shirts of the Marathon started to appear. First it was only someone emerging from a building and briskly walking down the street. Then, turning around, you could see another, three blocks down, making their way in the same direcMon. As I got closer to the staMon, more and more orange shirts started to appear. A couple would acknowledge each other with a silent nod, as if the quietness of a Sunday morning sMll reigned. But on entering the staMon, the low mumble of the crowd could be heard, and the noise started to grow. On the pla‚orm there were about three dozen orange shirts all either standing impaMently or walking up and down, looking for friends and grinning at strangers.
already packed with runners, making it feel like an orange rush hour as people jostled to get in and be on their way. Nobody was there because they had to be. Nobody was grudgingly making their way to whatever obligaMon awaited them. These were people on their way to join in on an event that every year was becoming bigger and bigger. By the Mme I got off the train and made my way up to ground level, the morning sun had come out. The packed streets hit everyone as they emerged from the staMon, as thousands and thousands of people moved around, heading towards the starMng line. Regardless of whether you were running the 10k, the 21k or the full marathon, everyone seemed to be part of one large group. People were taking pictures all around and it was as if everyone had a permanent smile or grin on their face. Even the stray dogs joined in as we all lined up and started to fill up the starMng point. The sheer magnitude and amount of people who came to parMcipate, watch, and join in was staggering. To say the event was a success would be an understatement. More people than ever came, and the city of SanMago was, for one special morning, the host of thousands and thousands of fellow runners that came to be a part of this unique and incredible event. Along the runs, different fire companies were staMoned in support, throwing water on the people running by, bands played and cheered the runners on, and passersby came to watch and shout words of encouragement. The whole atmosphere of the event was a posiMve one, and runners that had completed their course stayed to relax, stretch, and cheer on people who were sMll compeMng. As the high from the event wears off, I’m sure that those who parMcipated will conMnue to wear their orange shirts when out for a run, proud to have parMcipated, and almost certain to parMcipate again. I know I’ll be there again next year, running, enjoying the atmosphere, and cheering on all the others that woke up early to come and go for a run through the streets of the city center.
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Primera División: Match Day Number Ten SANTIAGO – This past weekend was full of surprises and great matches as the First Division completed match day number ten. Aler a string of bad performances, the SanMago team of Colo Colo finally had a saMsfying result.
undersecretary Gabriel Ruiz-‐Tagle, President Piñera congratulated “the Bomber of La Reina” on a great career. The hard serving Chilean played on the world tour from 1999 unMl he reMred on March 22nd in Miami.
The weekend went off to a good start on Friday night as both La Serena and Union San Felipe put on a good performance. La Serena playing as home team managed to turn the match around and win 2-‐1. Saturday was full of strong performances. First, the SanMago Wanderers defeated CD Cobresal 5-‐2, in a home match in Valparaíso. SanMago Wanderers were in fact already in the lead 4-‐0 by hallime, handing Cobresal a crushing defeat. Elsewhere, in what was a somewhat surprising result, Audax Italiano beat Universidad Catolica 2-‐0 in the city derby. Also on Saturday, Iquique beat Universidad de Concepcion 2-‐0. The main game on Sunday was Colo Colo against CD Huachipato. Despite all the controversy surrounding the team’s coach and president Levy, the “black and white” had a great performance on the field and took home an impressive 3-‐0 victory against CD Huachipato. With this victory they are sMll in the run for the play-‐offs and Ivo Basay will conMnue to lead the team. Also on Sunday, CD O’Higgins Rancagua took home a 1-‐0 victory against Calama. “La U” seem to be seVling in to a string of steady performances as they again showed on Sunday why they are one of the country’s strongest teams, beaMng the Talca Rangers 2-‐0. Universidad de Chile looked invulnerable during the match. They currently lead the standings and are at the top of the table, followed by CD O’Higgins Rancagua, and the SanMago Wanderers from Valparaíso. Colo Colo SanMago sits comfortably in filh place, while CD Cobresal is currently at the boVom of the ladder.
President Piñera meets with Fernando González SANTIAGO – President SebasMán Piñera received one of Chile’s greatest tennis player at the presidenMal palace La Moneda today, April 3rd. Alongside Primera Dama Cecilia Morel and sports
The president said in the audience hall at La Moneda “It is a privilege to receive Fernando González, not only as a great tennis player and sportsman, but as a great person that managed to share his talent and inspire our youth.” The purpose of the meeMng was not only to congratulate one of Chile’s greatest tennis players, but to announce “Mano de Piedra” as the ambassador for Chile’s bid for the Pan American Games. With the South American Games in 2014 as well the 2015 Copa America, Chile is building its reputaMon for hosMng major sporMng events. President Piñera said of the appointment “We want to make Chile a country of sportsmen and the example of people like Fernando Gonzalez, the inspiraMon and moMvaMon that he has managed to give our children has been a great contribuMon to that goal.” Bids for the 2019 Games are due by January 2013. So far Bogota (Colombia), Lima (Peru), Rosario (ArgenMna) and San Juan (Puerto Rico) have also expressed interest in bidding. Chile had its most successful parMcipaMon at the 2011 Games in Guadalajara, Mexico with a total of 43 medals and began lobbying for the 2019 event at the games. Ruiz-‐Tagle said “without a doubt Fernando González is the best ambassador we could have for the bid, however it is a long process and I have no doubt he will help us along the way.” González is not the only big name sportsman to be an ambassador for a bid. He may come up against Lionel Messi. The Barcelona star is the ambassador for the Rosario bid.
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Rodríguez said he will be waiMng unMl June or December to think about any offers from other clubs and that he is “only thinking of winning the match on Wednesday”. Club president Federico Valdes has also stated that the club “will do anything possible” to keep Peruvian striker Raúl Ruídiaz. Godoy Cruz is a good home team, but “la U” will try everything to exploit their weaknesses to defeat the ArgenMne teams. The match will take place in Feliciano Gambarte Stadium in Mendoza at 7:30 p.m.
medals. He has said he plans to grow the sport of tennis in Chile and help those without access to the sport now that he has reMred from the world tour.
Copa Libertadores: Universidad de Chile vs Godoy Cruz MENDOZA, ARGENTINA-‐ Aler the first clash at Estadio Santa Laura ended with a 5-‐1 victory to “La U”, they will be looking for a repeat performance to book a place in the next round. The Chileans do not have far to travel, with just a crossing of the Andes to reach Mendoza. Both teams sMll have a chance to get into the knockout stage. Although there might sMll be a chance for “La U” if they do not win this game, a win would guarantee their qualificaMon to the next round, so it is bound to be an exciMng match. Godoy Cruz now has five points in the standings, while “La U” has seven. A win will guarantee Universidad de Chile a passage to the next round with one more match sMll to play. Their final opponent, AtleMco Nacional from Colombia, is the leader of the group that is why it is important to fight for second place.
Chile to take on Uruguay in Davis Cup tennis MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY – Chile’s team is preparing for their Davis Cup clash with Uruguay in Montevideo. The recent reMrement of Fernando González leaves Paul Capdeville as the key player in the team, while veteran Nicolás Massú will represent Chile in doubles. As top seed in Group I, Chile had a bye in the first round, while Uruguay defeated Peru to move through to the second round. The match ups will be as follows: Marcel Felder vs Jorge Aguilar
“La U” should have the beVer chance to qualify for the next round. There is also a liVle guarantee aler the first meeMng, where they thrashed the team from Mendoza 5-‐1 . There is a strong chance for the Copa Sudamericana champions to proceed to the next round.
Mar2n Cuevas vs Paul Capdeville
It is another chance for Ma…as Rodríguez to shine again. He was the star in the clash with Peñarol last week, sealing the victory in the final moments of the match. The ArgenMne midfielder was voted by fans on Universidad de Chile’s official website as player of the month and has aVracted aVenMon from other clubs and his naMonal team selectors.
The matches will take place as Carrasco Lawn Tennis Club in Montevideo. AcMon will commence at 1:30pm. Uruguay are missing their top ranked player Pablo Cuevas, who has failed to overcome an injury for the clash. Over the weekend Colombia will also clash with Brazil. The winners will proceed to the qualifiers for the World Group. ILC
Ariel Behar & Marcel Felder vs Guillermo Hormazabal & Nicolás Massú Marcel Felder vs Paul Capdeville Mar2n Cuevas vs Jorge Aguilar
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British Man Martin Hutchinson walks from Mexico to Santiago Written by Daniel Boyle on April 6, 2012.
MarMn Hutchinson has spent the past five and a half years walking throughout South and Central America. Aler buying a cheap plane Mcket and arriving in Cancun, he thought he would hitchhike his way towards South America. Through all the countries he found “Chile and Ecuador had the friendliest people”. Walking throughout the conMnent is a way to discover the enMre conMnent from the ground and MarMn has seen the wide variety that South America has to offer. Walking between 30 and 80 kilometers each day, the former fire fighter from Manchester has zigzagged his way through the various countries. Aler seeing a sign saying he had already walked 22 kilometers out of Cancun, he thought this could be a nice way to travel. The days turned into months and the months into years. He has now covered 21 countries in his travels and is sharing a message about a more simple way of life and taking care of the planet. The English walker has carried his backpack and a BriMsh flag to idenMfy himself. “Going through ArgenMna with a BriMsh flag was an experience” he told me. Aler eventually ge}ng clearance to cross the border from Paraguay to ArgenMna with a military escort, he went to various media organizaMons to tell his story. “I was interested in
seeing the reacMons of people. I didn’t have too much trouble; some people were interested in the story of an Englishman.” Throughout his travels, MarMn has met a wide variety of people – some friendly, and some not so pleasant. “ Two men aVacked me with an axe in Brazil, trying to get my camera.” “People have been excepMonally friendly, very generous. They welcome you into their house without a second thought. That’s the first thing they do, invite you in. You can be walking along the beach and someone will come and tell you lunch is ready. I really enjoy Chile, it’s incredible. The a}tude to give. The giving is not so important” Mr. Hutchinson has always had an adventurous spirit. “I’ve been around the world travelling, that’s what the world is for. I seek experiences. The more experiences you have, makes you more of a whole person. For example now I have gone to schools or gone on television to share my story.” The fily year old hopes his world view comes across as a mature outlook. He says “We can change things, we can make it beVer.” “When you walk you quesMon everything you’ve done. The walking has given me Mme to think and quesMon myself. I enjoy my own Mme, the solitude, 36
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going to be the place I would spend longest in.” He has visited all the countries throughout the region. He has experienced the people, gold mines, jungles, desert, extreme heat and extreme cold and many pairs of boots. “There’s enough for everybody out there, we need to take a step back and look at what we need. The world is developing so fast now. We demand so much. We demand electricity but don’t want power plants; we demand clothes but don’t want the factories. We need to slow down and relax, spend some Mme in the park just si}ng down and relaxing.” I’m fily now, things are starMng to wear thin. I would like to walk for five more years. I don’t want to give any Mme or date, I could conMnue or I could call it off tomorrow. I’ll look for the next adventure; you never know what it is.”
walking is a fantasMc way for the body to work. When your body works well, your mind works well too.” While emerging yourself at the ground level can be a good way to improve your Spanish, MarMn told me “I have only reach a level just above basic, as most people ask the same quesMons – where do I sleep, what do I eat, then they are saMsfied. Many people just don’t have the curiosity. If you have the word slightly off, then they can’t comprehend what you are saying. I learn more from watching people’s acMons. AcMons don’t lie. What my eyes see are more important to me.” South America was MarMn’s final conMnent to visit. “I’ve never spent this much Mme in any other conMnent. I think all my travels have helped me here. I think I have saved the best to last as it was
MarMn has been going to schools, universiMes and media organizaMons to share his story. It was seeing a river filled with plasMc waste in Bolivia that made him beginning sharing his message further. Before that, various newspapers and television staMons had found out about his story and got in touch. MarMn keeps a scrapbook of all the arMcles and other souvenirs from his journey. MarMn Hutchinson will return to SanMago in September. He is interested in sharing his story. If you are interested more in his story get in touch with MarMn -‐ marMnhutchinson99@yahoo.co.uk “Once you’ve done it (the big walk), it’s not so important anymore, it’s much more important for me now to go and spread this message of helping to save the environment.” MarMn also wished to express his sincere graMtude to the Los Vilos Bomberos who gave him great assistance before he arrived in SanMago. ILC
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1,700 People Hungry for Snickers at Lollapalooza Written by Nicole Zandi on April 3, 2012. SANTIAGO – Last weekend at Lollapalooza 1,700 people entered the Hungry Snickers Challenge.
center of games and rest, and the second is a terrace that guests receive the Adidas Originals.
They were among the 100,000 music fans that aVended the fesMval at Park O’Higgins March 31st and April 1st to see the likes of Björk, ArcMc Monkeys and Foo Fighters. Queues led around the Snicker cage as brave, hungry people would one-‐by-‐one try to balance on a wobbly table-‐looking-‐snowboard for 15 seconds. All parMcipants received a Snickers, while those successful were lavished with high-‐brand products.
Furthermore there was a kids park, Eco-‐friendly workshops, a marriage alter, vintage market stalls, a fun fair and food courts which people freely perused between visiMng the stages themselves. This meant the Lollapalooza audience was highly entertained throughout the weekend, with all tastes and appeMtes accounted for.
The Snickers cage was opposite the Claro-‐LG stage which hosted some of the most popular acts at the fesMval, starMng promptly on Saturday at 12:15 p.m. with Pedro Pierda. It also staged Thievery CorporaMon, Cage the Elephant, Björk, Foster the People, Joan and the Blackhearts, Band of Horses and the 2.5 hour set by Foo Fighters.
The emphasis on other acMviMes and crals is in keeping with the aim for the original Lollapalooza in the U.S. in 1991. Twenty-‐one years later, these desires are sMll prevalent and even bigger and more extensive than ever before. ILC
Another popular inter-‐music stop off was the Google + Dome. People were able to enjoy the sun-‐ sheltered air-‐condiMoned dome, with cool water while charging their phones or using one of the many laptops. The two-‐story Adidas box also brought in crowds of people, where aVendees went for a unique experience at the Lollapalooza FesMval Chile 2012. The first floor was open to the public and serve as a
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Centro Arte Alameda Movie Program Guide The program guide for Centro Arte Alameda for this week
Thursday 5th to Wednesday 11th Sala 1 Joven y Alocada (Young and Foolish)
17:00 hrs.
Director: Marialy Rivas Duración: 109 minutos Joven y Alocada
19:00 hrs.
Director: Marialy Rivas Duración: 109 minutos Joven y Alocada
21:00 hrs.
Director: Marialy Rivas Duración: 109 minutos
Program Guide Thursday 5th to Wednesday 11th April 2012 Sala 2 – Microcine
Joven y Alocada
Director: Marialy Rivas
15:00 hrs.
Duración: 109 minutos When You’re Strange
17:30 hrs.
Director: Tom DiCillo Duración: 106 minutos Enter the Void
20:00 hrs.
Director: Gaspar Noé Duración: 160 minutos
Prices:
General Admission: $ 3.000 Tuesday: $ 1.000 Students and Seniors: $2.500 Wednesday: $ 2.000 Cine y Barrio: $ 1.500 Club Viva SanMago: $2.000 Parking agreement at Hotel Crown Plaza – $3,000 for the Mme of event
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Dave Grohl: Lollapalooza ‘Changed the World’ Written by Nicole Zandi on April 2, 2012. SANTIAGO – The second coming of the Lollapalooza fesMval brought another line up of sensaMonal names with over 60 local and foreign arMsts and more than 100,000 music fans. According to organizers, about seven thousand foreigners, mostly from ArgenMna, Brazil, Colombia and Peru, came to aVend Lollapalooza Chile this weekend, as well as a large number of North American and European tourists, a tribute to the wide variety of music on display. Today the Lollapalooza TwiVer and Facebook pages were a storm of praise for TV on the Radio, The Crystal Method, Moreno, Band of Horses, ArcMc Moneys, Friendly Fires, Los Tetas, Los Javais, Bjork, Zamudio, Illya Kuryaki & TheValderramas, Joan JeV and the Blackhearts and of course the ulMmate headliners: Foo Fighters. Heather Mary Shaw on Facebook said: “Mind has been blown… thank you Lollapalooza Chile and your amazing crowd.” Without a doubt, the most popular performance was the Foo Fighters two and half hour set, in which they promised to play as many songs as possible. Despite technical problems and cries from a dominantly Spanish-‐speaking audience to ‘turn up the volume’ the atmosphere was buzzing, with the audience singing along faithfully to every song. Lead singer Dave Grohl put on a great show. Not only did he walk guitar-‐in-‐hand through the audience, pick a small girl out from the audience and dance with her on his shoulders, but he kept the
overwhelming audience laughing and capMvated unMl the end. Dave Grohl made frequent references to the history of Lollapalooza, and singer Perry Farrell who started the fesMval in the U.S. back in 1991. Grohl’s claim that the fesMval ‘changed the world’ may be owing to the poliMcal and social message prevalent in the fesMval’s history. In this spirit, Lollapalooza FesMval Chile 2012 aimed to promote and foster sustainable development as an expression of culture in Chile and the planet, which they called the ‘Green Spirit’. They hosted various stalls promoMng recycling, healthy and organic food, and eco-‐friendly groups. By its own account, “ The Green Spirit tried to frame and contextualize Lollapalooza as a pla‚orm for this awakening impulse concretely, materializing into effecMve acMon.” There is also praise on the Facebook page for Kidzapalooza. Certainly the general drinking ban outside the VIP area helped promote this family friendly image. There was also a fair and cral stall to entertain all ages between sets. The altar where people were married by a man dressed like Elvis also proved to be popular. The fesMval will conMnue its South American tour with a debut in São Paolo, Brazil on the weekend of April 7, 2012. ILC
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Film Review: The Artist Written by Nicole Zandi on April 3, 2012. adventure roles alludes to Rudolph ValenMne while his toothy smile is modeled on Gene Kelly. He also, in his top hat, white Me and tails, very much resembles Maurice Chevalier. This collage of real historical figures suggests that this is not just a fantasMcal report of silent film, but meant to explore the real impact of this transformaMon from silent movies to the popular talkies. No one takes this transformaMon worse than ValenMn himself. This is projected at the start. While he is sMll enjoying his fame, he appears in the poliMcal film, Russian Affair, as an aviator baVling for Georgian independence. His character is tortured by Russian baddies with an electrode, trying to make him talk. But he will not talk evidence of his stubbornness and creaMng a feeling of dread for the future.
Belonging to the IPod generaMon, it is hard to imagine a world without noise, a world in silence. Traffic lights bleep, microwave buzz, car horns, bird’s songs, phone alarms, radio, doors slam, car motors: everyday life is so populated with an abundance of sound. So relinquishing my sensibiliMes for 100 minutes of silence was a strange and oddly awkward prospect. Yet the numerously awarded movie becomes a criMque of modern-‐day reliance on noise. Hazanavicius quesMons whether the art of cinema has been compromised by sound. He has achieved in creaMng something truly beauMful, even arMsMc. The movies internaMonal presMge perhaps derives from its ability to speak the global language of silence. The story is influenced by a theme from the 1950s film ‘A Star is Born’. An older, established star, in this case an actor, helps a beauMful young woman achieve her plight for fame, only to see the decline of his own career. This seesaw effect of fortune and the George ValenMn’s marriage thwarts the love potenMal, creaMng a gripping sexual dilemma. It is 1927, and George ValenMn, played by Jean Dujardin, is a handsome and cheerful silent movie star who thrives for the aVenMon awarded to him by fame. His right-‐hand man, in this case a well-‐ trained liVle dog is a companion both on and off the screen. ValenMn’s preference for mysterious
It is also at the start that he meets Peppy Miller, played by the ArgenMnian-‐born actor Bérénice Bejo, who throws herself at him as he is posing on the red carpet. Their flirtaMon is instantaneous, due to her pre}ness and admiraMon for him. This gets her a break in pictures and VelenMn introduces her to his producer Al Zimmer (John Goodman) and also his shrewd, loyal chauffeur Clilon (James Cromwell). Crucially, Peppy embraces the new technology of the talkies while he grumpily rejects them as a mere fad. She is on the upward escalator of success, passing George heading inexorably down: yesterday’s man. George has nightmares about sound and talkies, an intrusive crashing of sound interrupts his thoughts and the film, leading the audience themselves to cherish the silence that had forsaken them. Yet George’s reluctance to talk leads to further strains on his marriage, but sMll pride will not allow him to compromise. George truly believes talkies are just crass, and that he is an arMst. Silence is art, and he is The ArMst. Geroge’s ulMmate breach of silence reveals another reason for his unwillingness to be heard, and also about the European roots of Hollywood Americana. We are at last lel in silence as the credits roll with a nostalgic longing for old values. It would be an interesMng challenge to see another director take on the theme of silence but in a modern se}ng, but that is difficult to imagine. This film is now showing in Cine El Biógrafo in District Lastarria, SanMago. ILC 43
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French Duo Holden to Play at Centro Arte Alameda Written by Saskia Black on March 29, 2012. SANTIAGO – The French duo known as “Holden” will visit Chile starMng this week. Not content to just play in the capital, they will travel to a number of ciMes in Chile. The duo, formed by guitarist Dominique Dépret (known under the pseudonym Mocke) and Armelle Pioline, return to Chile for a naMonal tour that will take them through various ciMes, including: Valparaiso, Valdivia, Puerto Varas and SanMago. In the capital they will be appearing in Centro de Arte Alemada on two occasions (April 4th and 8th). It is the same venue the duo performed at in 2009. Here is a video from their previous visit. hVp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvQyQRyJFuU The reason for the return of “Holden” to Chile is to celebrate a decade as a group and the presentaMon of their latest work, the double album “L’EssenMel”. The group takes a tour of their older classics, from their Mme living in Dublin, to the many successful collaboraMons with the renowned German producer Señor Coconut. It also includes a disc of B sides, with 14 unreleased tracks including music, video clips and demos. According to New York’s Time Out magazine “Parisian duo Holden offers wis‚ul, transporMng folk-‐ pop, accented with bossa nova and jazz. Armelle Pioline’s yearning French vocals make us feel like we’re inhabiMng an early Godard film.” Centro Arte Alemada is located at Alemada 139. Presale Mckets are available for the SanMago show for 10,000 pesos or 12,000 on the night of the performance. Doors will open at 10pm for the performances on April 4th and 8th. The dates for Holden’s performances are as follows: SanMago: April 4th Puerto Varas: April 5th Valdivia: April 6th Valparaíso: April 7th SanMago: April 8th Holden’s work also includes a rendiMon of the Violeta Parra poem La Carta, which can be listened to here: hVp://www.youtube.com/watch? v=25aX5EqENpw ILC
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The Templo Votivo: A Milestone for Building in Maipú Written by Maggy Meyer on April 4, 2012. MAIPÚ – The Templo VoMvo, without a doubt the most prominent feature of the community of Maipú, has received a renovaMon that includes a brand new observaMon deck. The new aVracMon is more than 50 meters high, which you can climb on two elevators or a staircase with 323 steps. With the blessings of the archbishop of SanMago, Monsignor Ricardo EzzaM, the new viewpoint on the temple was inaugurated yesterday. The new tourist and spiritual aVracMon offers a 360-‐ degree view of the surrounding landscape. Visitors can also see the Costanera Center building on the eastern side. In addiMon, they installed a wind rose on the ground that shows the direcMon and distance of twelve more religious temples in the world, such as Luján in ArgenMna, Guadalupe in Mexico, FáMma in Portugal and CalcuVa in India. This building is financed by an insMtuMon that supports Chilean heritage. The long climb to the top has twelve landings in between for prayers or meditaMon. The mayor of Maipú, Alberto Undurraga, who was one of the architects of this project, commented on the temple’s significance. “This building places the Templo VoMvo among the big view points of the world like the Eiffel Tower, or others installed in similar buildings in North America, Asia or the rest of Europe,” he said. “As the most important building in this municipality in terms of urban development, it is a milestone that crowns a series of buildings and achievements in Maipú.” Other aVendees at the commemoraMon ceremony included the mayor of the Metropolitana Region, Cecilia Pérez, Undersecretary of Regional Development Miguel Flores, the regional counselor, Mauricio Morales, and other local authoriMes and guests. The new observaMon deck is certain to bring an influx of visitors and tourists to Maipú, which is located at the western end of Metro line five. ILC
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National Library Celebrates Charles Dickens Bicentenary Written by Marianne Tweedie on April 3, 2012. SANTIAGO – The Chilean NaMonal Library will mark the 200th anniversary of English literature great Charles Dickens by showing a series of film adaptaMons of his works, enMtled “ Twist, Copperfield, Dickens & Co.” throughout this month. Charles Dickens, born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, England, is considered to be one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century, if not of all Mme. Many of his works were laden with social commentary, with Dickens heavily criMcal of the social straMficaMon of the Mme and the widely-‐held harsh, unforgiving a}tudes towards the poor. Aside from this Dickens is known for wriMng some of English literature’s most memorable characters – Ebenezer Scrooge (‘A Christmas Carol’), The Ar‚ul Dodger (‘Oliver Twist’) and Miss Havesham (‘Great ExpectaMons’) to name but a few. The films will be shown on Tuesdays at 19:00 in the sala América in the NaMonal Library. The library is on
Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins, just by Santa Lucia metro staMon. Here are the details for the coming events: Tuesday, April 10: GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946) by David Lean. CinemaMc version of the novel Great ExpectaMons, starring John Mills, Ivor Barnard, Finlay Currey, Valerie Hobson, Jean Simmons, and Alec Guinness. Tuesday, April 17: NICHOLAS NICKELBY (2002) by Douglas McGrath. Screen play based on ‘ The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby’ starring Charlie Hunnam, Hugh Mitchell, and Henry McGrath. Tuesday, April 24: OLIVER TWIST (2005) by Roman Polanski. Drama based on Dickens most well known novel by the same name, starring Ben Kingsley, Barney Clark, Jamie Foreman, and Harry Eden. ILC
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Soltera in Santiago: After Office Written by Soltera in Santiago At some point in your stay in San@ago, your friends will tell you about a magical place where young professionals go out to play aler a taxing day at the office. They will tempt you with images of clean-‐cut men in suits and promises of networking opportuniMes. You, weary of months in the urban jungle of Iron Maiden t-‐shirts and the most astounding concentraMon of mullets found outside of the Southern region of the United States, will eventually concede to go. You will wake-‐up an hour early for work to spruce up the normal office wear and perhaps apply a tad more make-‐up than usual. I know because once I was as naive as some of you and did just that.
That night was a learning experience and a reality check about the singles scene in SanMago. If you haven’t noMced, mullets greatly outnumber suits in this city, and even the suits aren’t always suits, but rather Herbalife salesmen with a weakness for Corona jumpsuits. The outlook is bleak, and you probably won’t find the answer at the AlerOffice. If you decide to try it anyway, my only suggesMon is that you go dressed as a pro rather than a professional! ILC Soltera in San8ago is a single gringa exploring life in Chile’s capital. Follow her exploits online every Thursday only at ilovechile.cl/
In the old days (last year), Aler Office was at CasMllo Hidalgo. On my first trip there I met my friends at the base of Cerro Santa Lucia and a charming open-‐air trolley-‐looking bus took us to the castle entrance. Castles have a romanMc air about them, and naturally that made me more opMmisMc about the possibility of finding some quality male companionship. However, that sensaMon was short-‐lived as I scoped out the compeMMon – women dressed in tube tops with exposed body-‐piercings, others in skirts or shorts that barely concealed parts that one would assume would want to be concealed and other wardrobe choices that lel very liVle to the imaginaMon. Either these girls were coming from a very different kind of office, and specifically the kind that usually requires glass heels as part of the uniform, or they were glamming up aler work and rushing here. I looked down at my knee-‐length skirt, and v-‐neck top that I had heavily debated that morning as possibly being too racy for the office, and I quickly realized that I had brought a knife to a gun fight. That night I talked to approximately three men, and none who could keep his eyes from roaming off mid-‐ conversaMon to my scanMly-‐clad “professional” peers. Three suits – two bankers and the third a salesman for Herbalife who was kind enough to provide me with samples before making a hasty exit towards some busty blondes in Corona jumpsuits. The only saving grace was the 2 for 1 piscola promoMon, which I assume was specifically designed to console women in my posiMon.
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Pepe’s Chile: A common yet unique aspect of every Chilean house Written by Pepe Rawlinson on March 26, 2012. One of my favorite things about housing in Chile is what you see before you even reach the front door.
The tall brick walls with broken beer boVle glass on top shout, “Don’t even try climbing over me.”
Unless a house sits right up on the street, the odds are preVy good that it has a fence or wall around it. The only way you’ll get to the front door is passing through the gate.
The walls emblazoned with the Colo Colo logo proudly declare the homeowner’s affiliaMon.
Every House is Unique These walls and gates create a wonderful nuance of urban Chilean housing. Even idenMcal cookie-‐cuVer houses in a neighborhood can be customized and look different because of the fence that sits in front of it. In newer neighborhoods, you’ll see hundreds of idenMcal houses. However, the fence construcMon is olen lel up to the owner aler the house is built and sold. This creates a diversity in fences that reflects the owner’s tastes and style. You’ll find fences made of wood, cast iron, bricks, and sheer walls of concrete. Some fences will be built for privacy and will not allow you to see the house beyond it. Other fences allow you to see what is on the other side. What’s on the other side? My favorite walls are the ones that show a spark of personality. These give you a glimpse into the family that lives in the home. A house’s outer wall can even foreshadow what you’ll see on the other side. The simple iron bars that allow you a glimpse of a well-‐ kept front yard and perhaps some cheery flowers in front of the house bid you welcome: here you will find friends.
The extra tall, solid wall without even a crack for looking through confirms that the homeowner doesn’t want you to know what is on the other side. Since the walls around houses can be quite large and hide the view of the house, they offer a great disguise. You’ll see worn-‐down and abused walls with graffiM that silently hide a large and spacious well-‐kept house on the other side. Why make your home look more tempMng to burglars when you can just hide behind a facade? Many fences only serve to protect the homeowner’s car. Don’t be surprised to see a car filling up whatever liVle space there is between the fence and the house. Geqng In The fence between you and the house also offers another challenge: ge}ng the aVenMon of the people inside. Many gates have buzzers to ring but you don’t always know if they are working. Some homeowners will disable their bells due to the constant harassment of neighborhood children ringing them. If the bell doesn’t work, or you want to act like a Chilean, you’ll need to yell. Just shout “halo” in the direcMon of the house and you’ll likely get a response from someone inside. What has been the most unique wall or gate you’ve seen around a Chilean home? ILC
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