Tucumán, your pure pure sky has sweet air
that smells as cane and sun.
In the seas of cane your sun-tanned men
their machetes work hard.
Tucumán, your valleys are deep and wide
full of cardones and full of ruins
archeological sites, home of Quilmes
and the sweetest wine.
Tucumán, your people are small but strong
of Diaguita heritage.
They work hard from dawn to dusk
in the hot daily routine as summer starts.
Tucumán, your history sculptured freedom
and the sounds of the inmortal hymn.
You held the shouts of Independence
on a winter the 9th of July, 1816.
Tucumán, you seem to be forgetting all these
be proud! be brave! and value yourself Tucumán!
Don't pollute your air and don't thorn your valleys
stop your people and the people from outside.
Make them stand before your history and be
overwhelmed with that.
Tucumán, you are not late.
It's time to raise and be a garden
the paradise of our country
the heart beating in the middle of this land.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Review: Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland against GM crops
Tittle of the Article: Celtic revolt against Westminster over GM crops
Author: Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor
Date of Publication: Sunday, 28 September 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/celtic-revolt-against-westminster-over-gm-crops-944768.html
Garcia Fernandez, Gabriela.
Ministers have launched a new campaign to plant GM crops in Britain. Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments have declared themselves opposed to any modified crops in their territory, setting the scene for a confrontation with Westminster.
For years, London Ministers have voted consistently in the EU to allow the sale of modified food and animal feeds throughout Europe, giving Britain the strongest pro-GM record in the union. However, no GM crops have yet been cultivated commercially in Britain thanks to public hostility and trials which found that growing them harmed wildlife.
According to Ian Pearson, the science minister of Britain, a “significant majority of Britons will want to choose GM” once they learned of its advantages. He strongly believes that “there are benefits to the consumer of adopting GM technologies”. The three other governments of the UK reject Britain Ministers’ new campaign. Wales restated a long-standing policy of taking "the most restrictive approach to GM crop cultivation" and Northern Ireland signalled that it would join with the Irish Republic to keep the technology out of the entire island. But the toughest opposition of all is being mounted by Scotland, where the first minister, Alex Salmond, has himself stressed his rejection of modified crops. The Prime Miniser is supported by Scotland’s environment minister, Michael Russell. He declared that they are simply “not interested in GM cultivation”.
Mr Russell is planning to form a united front with Wales and Northern Ireland. He said that “there is a unanimity of view” among the three governments regarding the GM crop issue. And more important is the fact that he is working on a counter-strike against Westminster. The Prime Minister of Scotland is supporting his view denouncing that it is wrong that UK ministers take this position on half of the country while the other three governments hold an opposite view. In this way Britain’s Ministers are failing to represent both strands of opinion at the European level, what is expected to be the case.
Author: Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor
Date of Publication: Sunday, 28 September 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/celtic-revolt-against-westminster-over-gm-crops-944768.html
Garcia Fernandez, Gabriela.
Ministers have launched a new campaign to plant GM crops in Britain. Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish governments have declared themselves opposed to any modified crops in their territory, setting the scene for a confrontation with Westminster.
For years, London Ministers have voted consistently in the EU to allow the sale of modified food and animal feeds throughout Europe, giving Britain the strongest pro-GM record in the union. However, no GM crops have yet been cultivated commercially in Britain thanks to public hostility and trials which found that growing them harmed wildlife.
According to Ian Pearson, the science minister of Britain, a “significant majority of Britons will want to choose GM” once they learned of its advantages. He strongly believes that “there are benefits to the consumer of adopting GM technologies”. The three other governments of the UK reject Britain Ministers’ new campaign. Wales restated a long-standing policy of taking "the most restrictive approach to GM crop cultivation" and Northern Ireland signalled that it would join with the Irish Republic to keep the technology out of the entire island. But the toughest opposition of all is being mounted by Scotland, where the first minister, Alex Salmond, has himself stressed his rejection of modified crops. The Prime Miniser is supported by Scotland’s environment minister, Michael Russell. He declared that they are simply “not interested in GM cultivation”.
Mr Russell is planning to form a united front with Wales and Northern Ireland. He said that “there is a unanimity of view” among the three governments regarding the GM crop issue. And more important is the fact that he is working on a counter-strike against Westminster. The Prime Minister of Scotland is supporting his view denouncing that it is wrong that UK ministers take this position on half of the country while the other three governments hold an opposite view. In this way Britain’s Ministers are failing to represent both strands of opinion at the European level, what is expected to be the case.
Review: Call Centres threaten India's fight against HIV
Title of the article: Call centre Romeos threaten India's fight against Aids
Author: Andrew Buncombe in Delhi.
Date of publication:Sunday, 28 September 2008
Source:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/call-centre-romeos-threaten-indias-fight-against-aids-944775.html
Garcia Fernandez, Gabriela.
In recent years, telephone call centres have emerged as a symbol of the new, modernised India. As they spread all over the country, so do the opportunities for casual sex afforded by working overnight in the cramped conditions of many call centres. Most of the workers there are educated, English-speaking young people, but many of them have little education about the danger of Aids and the way the HIV virus is spread
The UN estimates that up to 2.5 million people in India are infected with HIV or have Aids. It is unknown how many of the country's estimated 1.3 million call centre workers are infected, but anecdotal evidence suggests that increasing numbers are leaving themselves open to infection. Dr Suniti Solomon, who runs an Aids clinic in the southern city of Chennai said three or four call centre workers visited her clinic every week to be tested for HIV, because they were concerned after having unprotected sex.
To cope with the problem condom dispensers are to be installed in call centres, alongside the machines for coffee and snacks. These will be acompained by Aids prevention campaigns.
Many sections of society in India reacted against these meassures. One female call centre worker complained that condom machines would damage the reputation of the centres and make parents more reluctant to let their daughters take jobs in them. This proves how conservative attitudes still dominate Indian society and the problem is that these attitudes are hampering the fight against Aids.
With a society which seems not to accept the pass of time, and a disease which spreads faster than medical researches, India seems to be stucked in its fight againts HIV.
Author: Andrew Buncombe in Delhi.
Date of publication:Sunday, 28 September 2008
Source:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/call-centre-romeos-threaten-indias-fight-against-aids-944775.html
Garcia Fernandez, Gabriela.
In recent years, telephone call centres have emerged as a symbol of the new, modernised India. As they spread all over the country, so do the opportunities for casual sex afforded by working overnight in the cramped conditions of many call centres. Most of the workers there are educated, English-speaking young people, but many of them have little education about the danger of Aids and the way the HIV virus is spread
The UN estimates that up to 2.5 million people in India are infected with HIV or have Aids. It is unknown how many of the country's estimated 1.3 million call centre workers are infected, but anecdotal evidence suggests that increasing numbers are leaving themselves open to infection. Dr Suniti Solomon, who runs an Aids clinic in the southern city of Chennai said three or four call centre workers visited her clinic every week to be tested for HIV, because they were concerned after having unprotected sex.
To cope with the problem condom dispensers are to be installed in call centres, alongside the machines for coffee and snacks. These will be acompained by Aids prevention campaigns.
Many sections of society in India reacted against these meassures. One female call centre worker complained that condom machines would damage the reputation of the centres and make parents more reluctant to let their daughters take jobs in them. This proves how conservative attitudes still dominate Indian society and the problem is that these attitudes are hampering the fight against Aids.
With a society which seems not to accept the pass of time, and a disease which spreads faster than medical researches, India seems to be stucked in its fight againts HIV.
To improve your relationship just improve yourself
Most people attempt to get their needs met in their relationship and this surely causes some troublesome things to happen. First, it causes people to focus mainly on their needs and not on the desires of their partner. Secondly, it makes people believe that they deserve something that may well not be delivered. As a result both people who are engaged in a relationship end up with a flawed view of what a successful relationship is all about. The terrible consequence of all these is that people start to blame the other for not meeting their needs. Blaming has never worked and never will. It may have you feeling justified in your position, but it will always hurt your relationship.
It’s particularly important to develop the realization that your feelings can deceive you. This can be difficult for people raised during the “honor your feelings” era of relationships. Your feelings tell you things like, "I can’t believe he could do something like that to me," or, "How could he treat me so badly?" These feelings are the result of your own low self-esteem and your own personal history of victimization.
While it’s true that your partner may treat you in a way you don’t like sometimes, it’s not true that you need to react to it with strong negative feelings. These strong negative feelings are a reflection of your own esteem issues. They also have a way of keeping your partner engaged in the struggle with you so that you can continue to blame each other. When you are both engaged in the struggle, you’ll believe that he needs to be fixed. He’ll think the same of you. Nobody wins and everybody loses. This isn’t very smart or effective.
After all, the only thing that we can do to improve a relationship is to improve ourself. To stop looking over at our partner and seeing all of his or her flaws. To stop blaming him or her. Your partner has issues just like we all do. But if you see hem or her as a collection of flaws you’ll have no chance at a successful relationship. And it’s successful relationships in life that make us truly happy.
It’s particularly important to develop the realization that your feelings can deceive you. This can be difficult for people raised during the “honor your feelings” era of relationships. Your feelings tell you things like, "I can’t believe he could do something like that to me," or, "How could he treat me so badly?" These feelings are the result of your own low self-esteem and your own personal history of victimization.
While it’s true that your partner may treat you in a way you don’t like sometimes, it’s not true that you need to react to it with strong negative feelings. These strong negative feelings are a reflection of your own esteem issues. They also have a way of keeping your partner engaged in the struggle with you so that you can continue to blame each other. When you are both engaged in the struggle, you’ll believe that he needs to be fixed. He’ll think the same of you. Nobody wins and everybody loses. This isn’t very smart or effective.
After all, the only thing that we can do to improve a relationship is to improve ourself. To stop looking over at our partner and seeing all of his or her flaws. To stop blaming him or her. Your partner has issues just like we all do. But if you see hem or her as a collection of flaws you’ll have no chance at a successful relationship. And it’s successful relationships in life that make us truly happy.
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