Monthly Archives: August 2009

After the Fact

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Daniel

I realize I haven´t updated in a while, aside from random articles and essays I wrote long ago, so sorry about that. It´s not that I´ve been having fewer adventures, or that I have any less desire to write about … Continue reading →

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STEVE FORBES VISITS, PRAISES CHILE’S GOVERNMENT

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Daniel

Thursday, 13 August 2009 Steve Forbes, the editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine and two-time candidate for the Republican presidential primary election in the United States, spoke to an audience Monday in Santiago. On Tuesday he met with Chilean presidential candidate Sebastián … Continue reading →

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CHILE IN THE TIME OF SYPHILIS

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Daniel

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 Life Expectancy Way Up Since Two Centuries Ago Smallpox and syphilis were the leading causes of death in Chile in 1810 and 1910, respectively, according to a recent study comparing living and health conditions in the … Continue reading →

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AWARD-WINNING SWISS WINEMAKER TO MOVE TO CHILE FULL-TIME

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Daniel

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 Famed winemaker Mauro von Siebenthal, a Swiss lawyer who fell in love with Chile and opened a winery in the late 1990s, will move to Chile full-time in October. For more than a decade, von Siebenthal, … Continue reading →

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Blast From the Past: Expositional Journalism and Translation to the Real World

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Daniel

I just found this from an old blog, an attempt over last summer to get something going. I wrote this when I was working at the Sacramento Bee and getting ready to go back to Santa Cruz and return to … Continue reading →

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The Title of the Blog

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Daniel

“You there, are you a foreigner?” “Um. Yes.” “Ah, strange. Foreigners don’t usually arrive late to class.”  - Prof. Gabriel Salazar Well, it had to happen. I don’t know if it’s the influence from the environment, the people, the fantastic … Continue reading →

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CHILE PREPS FOR CONTINUED SWINE FLU, AGREEES TO DONATE VACCINES TO COSTA RICA

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Daniel

Monday, 3 August 2009 Swine flu (AH1N1) continues to plague Latin America despite early hopes that the crisis had already peaked, the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) said last Tuesday. There are 11,860 confirmed cases of AH1N1 in Chile, including 1,022 … Continue reading →

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Pics of the… week?

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Daniel
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WINE EXPORTS SEE 22 PERCENT JUMP IN JUNE

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Daniel

Thursday, 06 August 2009 Chile’s wine exports rose over 22 percent in June, as compared to the previous year, a welcome spot of good news in a year that saw a slide in global demand, according to the industry group … Continue reading →

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CARDIOLOGISTS IN CHILE LAUNCH HEART DISEASE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Daniel

Tuesday, 4 August 2009 Greater knowledge and information can be the key to reducing heart disease in Chile, doctors say, as they kick off a new program to promote good cardiovascular health. Corazón Día a Día 2009 (“Day-to-Day Heart”), produced … Continue reading →

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