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El Heraldo. Go Figure: The week in numbers. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Let Colombia End Its Civil War. This article is a joint-publication of NACLA (North American Congress on Latin America) and Foreign Policy in Focus, and was originally published on June 4, 2014.

Let Colombia End Its Civil War

Colombia has been the host of some of the most extreme and brutal violence in Latin America’s history. The country’s half-century long conflict has taken the lives of almost a quarter million women, men, and children, and displaced nearly six million more. The United States has financed much of the conflict in recent years, investing $9 billion since 2000—much of it to bolster Colombia’s security forces. Yet peace may be near. On May 16, the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country’s largest guerrilla group, signed a preliminary accord on the third of five negotiating points in their ongoing peace talks in Havana, Cuba: illicit drugs. Hope too lies with an announcement that came earlier the same day.

Domestic political shakeups, though, threaten to disrupt this progress. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. 15.06.2014 La fiesta en el Mineirao fue colombiana. Hoy tiene que votar #Colombia. No puedo por que soy #kiwi, pe... Felicitaciones y bacanisimiones #selección #colombiano!!! ...... Colombia Travel Blog by Marcela & See Colombia Travel. It has been 16 years since Colombia last participated in a World Cup.

Colombia Travel Blog by Marcela & See Colombia Travel

Well, that wait is over because this year Colombia are finally back in sport’s greatest contest. And we think the Colombia team deserves your support! Now I would never suggest abandoning your loyalty to your own country if they’re fortunate enough to be in Brazil this summer. However, everyone has a second team; that extra side they adopt and cheer all through the tournament. RAND: Mexico Is Not Colombia - InSight Crime. A new report from a leading think tank makes the case that the challenges in the drug war facing Mexico are not the same as those in Colombia, and seeks to outline a new paradigm to serve as a replacement.

RAND: Mexico Is Not Colombia - InSight Crime

The new report titled Mexico Is Not Colombia: Alternative Historical Analogies for Responding to the Challenge of Violent Drug-Trafficking Organizations was published by RAND earlier this month. The main point made by authors Christopher Paul, Colin P. Clarke and Chad C. Serena is clearly indicated in the title. As the authors point out, the differences separating Mexico and Colombia are myriad and hugely influential: "[In Colombia], the circumstances and the threat differed from contemporary Mexico in several important ways: the nature of the perpetrators, territory, geography, targets, and tactics; the character of the violence; and the state's ability to respond. " World Cup Word of the Day: Dodgy refereeing - Languagecaster.com. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events.

GALVESTON, Texas — It sounds like something from a horror movie: A beautiful, feathery-looking species of fish but with venomous spines and a ferocious appetite sweeps into the Gulf of Mexico, devouring everything in its path.

Nonfiction Literacy and Current Events

Unfortunately for the native fish and mollusks it’s eating, this attack isn’t unfolding on the big screen. News has been spreading of lionfish, a maroon-and-white striped native of the South Pacific that first showed up off the coast of southern Florida in 1985. A splash on the world's stage? Colombia’s country campaigns have been nothing short of spectacular and somewhat controversial depending on your viewpoint.

A splash on the world's stage?

Personally, I flip flop between believing them to be representing of a beacon of hope against the obvious and stark realities that they confront and then poorly administered and overly hopeful advertising speak. But then, finally, what’s not to like about the glossy, internationally acclaimed and appealing end product? When the ANATO tourism fair, held annually in Corferias rolls around, this heralds the arrival of more elaborate and opulent pavilions boasting of the embarrassment of riches that Colombia finds within her borders.

Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Chronicles of Colombia. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Money Laundering Case Spotlights Colombia Businesswoman's Paramilitary Ties. Authorities in Colombia have arrested 11 people close to powerful businesswoman "La Gata" and seized many of her assets, as part of an ongoing drug money laundering investigation that has shed light on how this controversial figure used paramilitary ties to build her economic empire.

Money Laundering Case Spotlights Colombia Businesswoman's Paramilitary Ties

So far, Colombia's Prosecutor General's Office has seized 391 properties, 124 vehicles, 121 offices and seven businesses belonging to Enilce Lopez, alias "La Gata," which are worth a total of $500 million, reported El Tiempo. In addition, Lopez and 13 others in her inner circle face money laundering charges, including two of her children. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Neusa: Lake of 'mystics' Amazing Five Color River Cano Cristales in Colombia.

Respecting an ancient ritual. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. The 21 Highest Superhero Salaries (#1 Will Surprise You!) Cartagena's African colors. Bogota - choking herself forwards : May 2014 : Contributoria - community funded, collaborative journalism. Let’s call him Raul.

Bogota - choking herself forwards : May 2014 : Contributoria - community funded, collaborative journalism

Why he clears away the leaves is not immediately apparent. His clothes, presumably his only clothes, are slicked with filth, testament to another night on the streets. It’s 7am and we’ve been here before. My Weimaraner Monty strains on his leash to greet a new arrival to the park. Using infographics to teach language: the why, how and where. What is an infographic?

Using infographics to teach language: the why, how and where

That seems like a good question to start today’s post. Put simply, an Infographic (information graphic) is a visual representation of a data set or instructive material. It takes a large amount of information in text or numerical form and then condenses it into a combination of images and text, allowing viewers to quickly grasp the essential insights the data contains. I’ve been toying with infographics on and off for the past couple of years and am increasingly convinced as to their place in the contemporary language classroom, hence today’s post. Infographics are an outstanding tool for learners, as they play a role in allowing them to understand and internalize things such as vocabulary, data, and other information.

Not So Fast: No FARC Doesn't Mean No Cocaine. In a landmark advance yesterday, government and FARC guerrilla negotiators signed a deal in Havana, Cuba in which the guerrillas agreed to help the government end the illegal drug trade after an eventual peace treaty.

Not So Fast: No FARC Doesn't Mean No Cocaine

It is potentially great news for Colombia, since, as chief government negotiator Humberto de la Calle said, illegal drugs are the "gasoline" of Colombia's long conflict. Without active guerrillas, Colombia will have a much easier time fighting criminal groups and convincing peasant farmers to abandon drug crops, de la Calle pointed out. "The goal," he said, "is to liberate Colombia of illegal crops, of coca plantations and cocaine production.

" It's an admirable goal, and would be a great thing for Colombia. Marijuana in Uruguay: An update on legalization : May 2014 : Contributoria - community funded, collaborative journalism. When investigating a crime scene, a detective asks, who has motive?

Marijuana in Uruguay: An update on legalization : May 2014 : Contributoria - community funded, collaborative journalism

Who benefits from this crime? With that in mind, consider the following crime scene: A continent ravaged by violence and corruption. Colombian reports indicate Falcao will miss World Cup, father says he’s 60% Things are looking more and more bleak for injured Colombian striker Radamel Falcao, as reports from his home country are suggesting he is still very much a longshot to make a full recover in time for the World Cup. According to Ed Malyon of the Daily Mirror, those Colombian reports suggest Falcao will hold a press conference next week to announce he will not be fit in time to play in Brazil. Just a month ago Falcao said he was “recovering quickly,” and was included in Colombia’s preliminary 29-man roster submitted by coach Jose Pekerman two days ago. His father, Radamel Garcia, told Spanish RCN Radio that his son has “recovered by 60%” from his ACL tear, a bleak number given that the World Cup is just a month away.

“Clinically he is fine,” Falcao’s father was quoted in Marca as saying, “The problem I see is with football. He lacks stamina, strength, speed, coordination, the combination of things that are fundamental. The insider's guide to World Cup Group C. If Group B was the perennial ‘Group of Death’ then Group C looks to be the ‘Group of Life’. This group contains Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan and you’d be a brave person to try and predict how the games in this group will play out.

While on the face of it you’d pick Colombia and Ivory Coast to go through, the World Cup in Brazil is regarded in Japanese circles to be a tournament when they announce themselves and finally break through. Whatever happens, this is going to be a stunning group to follow. Colombia. Colombia's elections: My post-election depression came a bit early. A post-election depression is something minority voters get after elections confirm that for the coming four years they will have to resign themselves to having a leader they never wanted.

Colombia’s pending election depressed somewhat prematurely. US Republicans had this feeling most recently after President Barack Obama was reelected in 2012. Those opposing Obama’s reelection had strong feelings of frustration and impotence. When you care about a country, it hurts to feel that for the coming four years it will be led by a person who is not representing anyone’s interests and is most likely to do harm to the country and its people. How Teachers Are Actually Using Technology In Their Classrooms. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Aprender inglés gratis con TeaTime-Mag. Kiwiprofesor - Education Curation. Colombia, un país que paga bajos sueldos a sus profesores - Archivo - Archivo Digital de Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo desde 1.990 - eltiempo.com. The Top Six Dangers You Face When Travelling To Colombia - Expat Contest.

By: Paul Giles There is an outrageous claim going around the interwebs and elsewhere, which states that the only risk one will encounter when coming to Colombia is that you’ll want to stay. Although this danger is a clear and present one, and one that’s befallen all of us foreigners here, I’m going to come out and say that this is a campaign of falsehoods and fabrications. There are veritable bucketloads of risks associated with the simple act of taking the Colombian plunge, and we’re here to alert you to the ones we ourselves have been exposed to in this terrifyingly dangerous country.

Fruit Will Never Be the Same Again. We’ve had a crack team of international scientists working around the clock on this first risk, and now the results are in. 23 Things Colombians Do (GIFS) (VIDEO) (PHOTOS) Sailing from Pegasus. Elections: Closing the gap. A-remote-colombia-city-that-really-does-exist. My.visme. EduCanon. Ciclovias - The 20 longest cycling streets in the world. This is a list of the 20 cities with the most length of ciclovia streets. Ciclovias are streets periodically closed to cars to allow for bikes and people. Mexico City Ciclovia [City Clock]

Super Pan Documental Oficial. Aprender inglés gratis con TeaTime-Mag. Chronicles of Colombia. ‘Gabo’ homenajeado en el día del idioma  Colegios, universidades, bibliotecas y demás instituciones de formación académica en Valledupar celebraron el día del idioma a través de poesías, teatro, danza y otras actividades culturales en homenaje al nobel de literatura Gabriel García Márquez. Los principales actores fueron los niños y niñas de los planteles educativos, quienes con teatro dieron vida a algunas de las obras del nobel colombiano, como lo demostraron los estudiantes del Instituto Educativo Técnico Industrial Pedro Castro Monsalvo, Inspecam.

Let’s Celebrate Colombia, The Yellow, The Blue & The Red. A rare model that I have unfortunately acquired for three and a half times its value, a just unbelievable edition, a diamond : sumptuous and splendid, pardon me for being so admirative but embroidered details, signs, references and remarkable winks, striking by its perfect marriage of colors, from sleeves to collar, through zip and the inevitable three stripes ? They’re off in One Direction – Colombia! Roadies set up first Where We Are gig. Alexander Torrenegra: Why We Stopped Pretending We Could Copy Silicon Valley - The Accelerators. Hoyos: Beyond bowls of fruit. Bringing Britain that much closer to Colombia. Can an English-Language Paper Survive? Environmental Emergency: Drought Kills Thousands of Animals in Colombia. [All links lead to Spanish pages, unless otherwise noted.]

Capybara. Santos falls off bicycle at public event. Sueños. ELESPECTADOR.COM. Taking 'Dakota' East. Congreso colombianísimo. Al menos 197 de los 268 congresistas elegidos el pasado 9 de marzo serán recordados por algo más que sus proyectos políticos: por sus nombres. Parece ser una típica colombianada, pero este Congreso estará marcado por nombres pocos comunes, extrañamente combinados y hasta con aparentes errores ortográficos. Por ejemplo, el senador con mayor número de votos en el partido de la U se llama Musa Besaile Fayad.

Buenaventura S.O.S. What Washington can learn from Colombia’s genius plan to lift millions out of poverty. Visa free travel extended to three nations. Election Results Show Persisting Criminal Influence in Colombia Politics. Colombia's congressional elections saw 69 candidates believed to have ties with illegal groups win seats, showing how criminal and armed groups continue to influence the country's political system years after the breaking of the "parapolitics" scandal. From a list of 131 candidates questioned for criminal ties compiled by investigative group the Peace and Reconciliation Foundation, 33 of these were elected to the Senate and 36 to the Chamber of Representatives.

What went wrong in Venezuela? Colombia`s elections, what to look out for. Colombians go to the polls on Sunday to elect the most important congress in a generation. 24 Dollars for your vote. More women in Colombian politics, please. The Most Beautiful River In The World Blooms With Many Colors. Colombian technology industry is 'developed and mature' Dianagnecco : Sabías que Votar tiene sus... Colombia Reports Raises Funding From GITP Ventures' Michael Puscar. Colombia Reports Observers warn of increased fraud risk in Colombia senate elections. Colombian Film Festival returns to New York City in March Colombia News. Kiwiprofesor. Kiwiprofesor. ‘It’s Colombia, not Columbia’: Wrong facts about Colombia.

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