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"In the same way we need to engender a tolerance and respect for difference in Mexico," he says.
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"And government recognition of a plurality in customs or the right to learn and use one's language can promote that."
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Despite this emphasis on cultural difference, however, a growing number of observers are accepting the argument that Mexico's Indians must confront the same issues as Mexicans in general if living conditions are to improve.
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Democratization and the Mexican state's corruption are two examples. A more democratic political system could free Indians from the rule of local bosses, while opening new avenues of power to Mexicans in general. And cutting corruption could give Indians fairer and quicker access to land through a preexisting agrarian reform and distribute the country's wealth more fairly to all Mexicans.
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"This is one point where the Zapatistas are right," Viqueira says. "The problem of the indigenous people of Chiapas is a national problem, and if certain national conditions don't change, then the condition of Chiapas Indians can't change either."
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A NEW space is being built at The Neighbourhood Centre to improve the facility for community members. Bathurst Regional Council recently awarded a contract to Nick Harvey Constructions Pty Ltd to build a $78,663 extension to the centre. The foundation was laid for the extension last week and work on the project is expected to be complete before Christmas. Neighbourhood Centre manager Jean Fell said it was an extension of the foyer to turn it into more of a sitting room. She said people often dropped in for a rest and this new area would cater to that. “We find more and more people doing it, particularly in summer; they like to stop in for a drink of water or to sit,” Ms Fell said. “We’ve been hoping for [this extension] for a very long time and we looked at various iterations and this seems to be the best one.” Ms Fell said there should be minimal disruption to service during the construction phase, but an alternate entry point can be provided if there is a need for it.
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A NEW space is being built at The Neighbourhood Centre to improve the facility for community members.
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Bathurst Regional Council recently awarded a contract to Nick Harvey Constructions Pty Ltd to build a $78,663 extension to the centre.
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The foundation was laid for the extension last week and work on the project is expected to be complete before Christmas.
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Neighbourhood Centre manager Jean Fell said it was an extension of the foyer to turn it into more of a sitting room.
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She said people often dropped in for a rest and this new area would cater to that.
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“We find more and more people doing it, particularly in summer; they like to stop in for a drink of water or to sit,” Ms Fell said.
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Ms Fell said there should be minimal disruption to service during the construction phase, but an alternate entry point can be provided if there is a need for it.
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WASHINGTON -- Army Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general of XVIII Airborne Corps based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, assumed command of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve during a transfer of authority ceremony on Monday August 21.
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Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Central Command's commanding general, presided over the ceremony in which command was transferred to Townsend from Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland, the commander of III Armored Corps based at Fort Hood, Texas. The ceremony was attended by hundreds of U.S. and coalition soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.
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Over the last several months, officials said, soldiers from the XVIII Airborne Corps have conducted intense training to prepare for the mission.
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In his remarks, Townsend highlighted the progress already accomplished in the region.
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"Over the past year, CJTF-OIR, led by my good friend Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland and his III Armored Corps, and our coalition and regional partners, have done incredible work to degrade and dismantle ISIL's oppressive and brutal regime," Townsend said.
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"Their combined efforts on the ground and in the air have accelerated" the counter-ISIL campaign, Townsend said, pushing ISIL back across the battlefield and achieving remarkable momentum toward ISIL's ultimate defeat.
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-- The training of more than 13,500 members of the Iraqi security forces, including more than 4,000 Iraqi soldiers, 1,500 counter-terrorism service soldiers, 6,000 Peshmerga, andalmost 1,000 federal police and 300 border guards.
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-- An increased emphasis on police training and the recruitment of tribal forces, adding 5,000 trained local police and over 20,000 tribal fighters enrolled.
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-- About 50,000 counter-ISIL sorties conducted in the past year, during which more than 30,000 munitions were dropped on the enemy, approximately two-thirds of them in Iraq and about one-third in Syria.
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-- The liberation of more than 25,000 total square kilometers from ISIL, nearly nearly half of the territory the enemy once controlled in Iraq and 20 percent of the territory the enemy once controlled in Syria.
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-- More than 200 strikes conducted against oil and natural gas activities of the enemy, which reduced the enemy's oil revenue stream by approximately 50 percent.
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-- Vigorous attacks on the enemy leadership and command-and-control and weapons manufacturing capability, including attacks on more than 25 bulk cash storage sites, resulting in at least half-a-billion dollars destroyed.
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"Let me say for all to hear -- friend and foe alike -- we will continue the attack against ISIL, and we will defeat them in Iraq and Syria on our watch," Townsend said.
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The XVIII Airborne Corps most recently returned from a December 2014 deployment to Afghanistan, where it led the NATO operational headquarters in Kabul, the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has vetoed a bill that would establish five permanent oyster sanctuaries under state law.
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The Republican governor announced the veto Thursday night. He says the measure is bad for the state’s watermen. He also says he’s been working on a compromise, and that the bill disrupts a fair process.
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The General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, passed the bill with enough support to override the governor’s veto. Lawmakers sent the measure to Hogan in time for them to possibly attempt to override the veto before they adjourn Monday at midnight.
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Supporters of the bill say oysters are critical to the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem as natural filters of the bay.
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I also say thankfully because I had put Robert’s entire trip itinerary on my calendar, and during each workday when I’d check the time of my next meeting or appointment or boring task, I’d see that Robert was swimming the Emerald Pool or gazing upon the Giant Rattlesnake Sculpture or hiking Antelope Canyon with Chief Tsosie.
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So following Robert’s fabulous cross-country trip made me want to take a vacation of my own.
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Fortunately, this summer Bess and I are taking another trip without the children, who will be occupied for a week with various out-of-town activities.
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For us, last year was a sort of trial run – or this being an Olympic year, an exhibition sport.
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As I’ve written before, Bess spent her childhood vacations touring historic landmarks and learning things. I spent mine eating shrimp and forgetting things.
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Last year, we got a place off 30A in Florida, and I spent the time sitting on the beach reading and drinking cold beverages and listening to the waves crash on the shore, and Bess spent the time asking me questions.
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So I realized that, while a beach bum vacation was my thing, it was not going to be our thing.
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When we left the Gulf, we had a couple of days to drive to the Georgia coast to pick up our sons, so we spent a night at a B&B in St. Augustine.
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We walked the fort walls along the bay, listened to a band in the park, toured a cathedral and ate a big dinner. We even checked out a distillery where they made gin out of sugar cane.
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This summer marks our 25th anniversary, so we’ve decided to do something special.
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We started with Maine, which has great scenery, great seafood, and lots of things to tour and learn about.
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But I waited too late to book a flight and find lodging. Both things were still available for a price, but let’s just say that when I saw the cost of purchasing round-trip airfare to Maine on a couple weeks’ notice, I immediately remembered that we’re sending a second child to college in the fall.
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I checked online and in minutes had booked a great place right in the French Quarter for a song.
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That’s because it’s hot as blazes during July — and therefore off-season.
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But we can handle it. When I was stationed in Europe, we spent several dog day nights in Rome in a room without air conditioning. And besides, we live here in Columbus.
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Bess did make me call the French Quarter to ask if they had air conditioning. The woman at the desk laughed.
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They do, at least in our room. So we’re good to go.
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Now I’m researching Big Easy restaurants. I’ve got the list down to about a hundred.
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Meanwhile, our son is regaling us with tales of Angels Landing and Checkerboard Mesa and the Grand Canyon.
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Which reminds me that I need a vacation.
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And I’m gonna get one.
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Some of the top high school boys' tennis teams in the country will converge on Newport Beach this weekend, like they always do on a weekend in March.
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The 15th annual Corona del Mar All-American Invitational boys' tennis tournament begins Friday at The Tennis Club Newport Beach and Corona del Mar High, promising elite competition like always.
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CdM begins its tournament at 8:30 a.m. Friday at The Tennis Club, against Rancho Bernardo High of San Diego.
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"There will be more depth this year, but not as many superstars," said All-American Tournament director Tim Mang, the former longtime CdM coach. "The middle of the pack will be very competitive, and the top four, instead of the top two."
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University High and the Menlo School of Atherton have dominated the tournament in recent years, combining to win every title since 2009. University defeated Menlo, 6-3, in the championship match last year.
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The two schools are again the top two seeds, but seeds Nos. 3 and 4 are not slouches. Third-seeded The Beacon School from New York returns after finishing fifth in the tournament last year.
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"They're very good this year," Mang said. "They have everybody back from last year. They gave Uni a tough time last year. Uni swept them, but they were really close sets."
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The fourth-seeded team is Gulliver Prep School, from Miami.
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"They came in third the last time they were here, and they're obviously always very good," Mang said. "This year, [Gulliver Prep coach Kelly Mulligan] has got the two best players in the tournament."
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They are University of Florida-bound senior Chase Perez-Blanco and Vanderbilt-bound senior Baker Newman. Perez-Blanco is ranked No. 50 in the country in the boys' 18s, and Newman is ranked No. 168.
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University High is a bit down this year, after graduating three all-tournament team selections from last year in Gage Brymer, Tyler Lu and Stefan Menichella. Senior Drew Dawson, another of last year's all-tournament team selections, is headed to Notre Dame and does remain for the Trojans. But the semifinals could be very intriguing.
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"There may be some surprises," Mang said of the tournament semifinals, which are scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. at The Tennis Club. The tournament championship match and third-place match are scheduled for 3 p.m. at Palisades Tennis Club.
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There are two first-time participants in the 16-team field, Phillips Academy Andover from Massachusetts and Greenhill School from Addison, Texas. Phillips Academy has notable alumni like Humphrey Bogart and Presidents George Bush and George W. Bush. Mang said that Greenhill is the first school from Texas to participate in the All-American tournament.
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"The [Greenhill] coach said his team is very strong," Mang said. "But he hasn't run into any Southern California teams yet."
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One of the Southern California teams is CdM, which is a three-time tournament champion but has lost in the quarterfinals for seven straight years. The Sea Kings finished sixth last year. Before starting the tournament, though, the Sea Kings have a tough nonleague match at home Thursday against Mira Costa. It's a rematch of last year's CIF Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals, a match which was won by CdM 13-5.
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Should the Sea Kings beat Rancho Bernardo in the tournament opener, they'd tangle with Menlo at 1 p.m. Friday at CdM.
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"I like our schedule, with the match [Thursday] then two tournament days coming up," CdM Coach Jamie Gresh said. "I feel like we've really hit our stride going into the season. Rancho Bernardo first round, that's a good match, and then we're trying to survive to get a look at Menlo, who is one of the top teams. Obviously, a tough draw, but the whole goal is to get as many good quality matches [as you can], to get you ready for some of the big CIF matches."
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A band of conservation groups have launched a massive reforesting operation to help save the Amazon and the many creatures who rely on it.
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The new project, which was announced in September at the “Rock in Rio” music festival in Brazil, sees several leading groups from different sectors come together to kickstart what will be the biggest tropical reforesting project ever.
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The Brazilian Ministry of Environment is joined by Conservation International, the World Bank, the Brazilian Biodiversity Fund and Rock in Rio’s “Amazonia Live” project, all working toward one goal: The restoration of 73 million trees in the Brazilian Amazon by the year 2023.
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This would be a significant step toward one of Brazil’s key responsibilities under the Paris Climate Agreement where it committed to restoring 12 million hectares of land by 2030.
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This goal isn’t just important for the Amazon, it’s important for the world, too.
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Tropical rainforests contain a number of species that are unique to the region. This year alone a further 381 species have been identified in the region, and with them comes the promise of new scientific understanding and, potentially, even breakthroughs for sectors like medicine and technology.
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Rainforests also have the potential to be significant carbon sinks. Unfortunately, new research has shown that human activity like selective logging has meant that tropical rainforest regions are now emitting more CO2 than they are actually removing from the atmosphere. Restoring vast swathes of the Amazon could reverse this problem and return the rainforests to being the carbon sink they would otherwise naturally be.
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The project is notable for several reasons, but one chief detail is the method of reforestation that will be used. Traditional reforestation tends to be costly and time consuming because it requires people to physically grow and plant thousands of saplings. Many of those saplings will also die due to disease and competition, leaving only minimal return for such a resource-intensive practice.
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But this new project is different. The method used will be called “muvuca” where native tree seeds will be spread over previously cleared land (due to burning or animal pasture use, for example). As the Smithsonian reports, this approach has shown significant promise for a far higher yield of trees per hectare, which is why the goal has been set quite high. Of course, over a ten year period we’d expect to see some tree die off, but muvuca has an advantage because of the diversity of trees it facilitates. Time will have to tell if this plan will succeed, but it is a project that is as exciting as it is necessary.
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The new project comes as part of a wider effort, known as the Amazon Sustainable Landscape Project, which aims to promote sustainable use of Amazon diversity while increasing the connectivity between protected areas and ensuring the integrity of those protections. This is important because Brazil has been criticized for, on the one hand, appearing to recognize and protect the Amazon as a significant resource for the entire world, and on the other allowing its exploitation through logging and hydroelectric dam building which requires massive swathes of forest to be cleared–something that not only impacts biodiversity but also the separate communities that live in the Amazon and have a right to remain there.
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There have been signs that the embattled Brazilian government, mired as it is in corruption allegations and heavy protest, is at least taking this aspect of its responsibilities seriously.
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For example, in late October Environmental Minister Jose Sarney Filho announced that the government will add to its existing incentives and penalties for land management around the Amazon by actually giving a subsidy to farmers who preserve a proportion of their land and keep it in as pristine a state as possible. This is seen as a next step in cultivating good relationships with farmers and potentially could provide better incentives than logging and land clearing.
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If Brazil can make good on this wider project it could go a long way to helping the Amazon recover from human activities that have driven it into retreat, so this is certainly something to be optimistic about and a project to keep an eye on.
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From a waist deep platform, participants observe the dolphins while they perform high-energy behaviors. Dolphins play, kiss and even “dance” with the guests!
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Interaction with 1 Dolphin: Dolphin Hand shake; Dolphin Kiss; Feed the dolphin; Learn dolphin anatomy; Learn animal training; Learn dolphin hand signals.
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Available: Daily at 9:30am, 11:00am, 1:45pm, 3:15pm.
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Lockers are available for rent at $3.00.
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Participants must be at least 3 year old and must fit the life vest.
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Each child, 3 – 7 years, must be accompanied by a paying adult over 18 years (one adult/one child).
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Children 8 and older may participate by themselves.
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Program capacity is 12 guests.
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If hump day has got you down, head to a class that will teach you how to bring your soul to work. You can also learn how to crochet or attend an author lecture at the Atlanta History Center at events this week.
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For anyone who has ever felt a divide between who they are and how they present themselves at work or that the work they do doesn’t fit with their life purpose, this class if for you. Lorri Palko will help you explore how to align your values, intentions and actions by shifting limiting self-beliefs and discovering how you can blend your spiritual and business principles. You’ll leave with a 90-day plan for making change. $75 for the series, $25 per class. 7 - 9 p.m., Sept. 5,12, 19 & 26. Spiritual Living Center Atlanta, 3107 Clairmont Rd Ste A, Atlanta. 4040-417-0008. slc-atlanta.org.
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In this class, beginners or those looking for a refresher can learn the ins and outs of crochet. The course covers all the basics including yarn selection and different uses, which hooks to use, creating chains, single crochet, double crochet and finishing. Instructors will also offer some very useful tips and tricks to help you get started as well as problem solving for common mistakes. The class will work on completing a project together. $95. 7 - 9 p.m., Sept. 5 & 9. Fabricate Studios, 1537-B Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta. 404-981-4665. Fabricatestudios.com.
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Corner, Peru. Conceded by Roberto Domínguez.
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Corner, Peru. Conceded by Henry Hernández.
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Attempt saved. Yordy Reyna (Peru) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edison Flores with a through ball.
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Offside, Peru. André Carrillo tries a through ball, but Edison Flores is caught offside.
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Foul by Yordy Reyna (Peru).
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Roberto Domínguez (El Salvador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Peru. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Christian Cueva is caught offside.
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