via Puerto Rico News's Facebook Wall by Puerto Rico News on 4/8/12
Ha pasado largo tiempo, pero el discrimen en el ambiente escolar sigue. La exclusión y el llamar por nombres peyorativos es común. Son estas las primeras manifestaciones de acoso contra niñas que manifiestan conductas que se han socializado como exclusivas de los varones o contra niños que no se comportan según el imaginario colectivo de lo que es un hombre. Le siguen entonces los insultos y luego las agresiones físicas.
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Motín en playa de Culebra y Drogas en Vieques!!! PUERTO RICO, LO HACE MEJOR! Y... En Semana Santa! Tres jóvenes resultaron heridos en medio de un motín que se formó hoy a las 4:23 de la madrugada en la playa Flamenco de Culebra. Saúl Santiago, de 21 años, Guillermo Paz, de 23 y un menor de 17 resultaron con heridas hoy presuntamente cuando fueron agredidos por varios individuos en una pelea que se formó en la reconocida playa. Los tres perjudicados son de Bayamón. “Se formó una pelea pero logramos actuar rápidamente”, informó el comandante de la zona policiaca de Fajardo, Antonio López. Aparte de este motín se registró una agresión en el negocio negocio El Batey, en Culebra, informó la Policía. Fernando Vázquez Rodríguez, vecino de San Juan, dijo a los policías que varios individuos lo agredieron en el rostro. Este sufrió una herida abierta en el rostro y tuvo que ser transportado al hospital Hima San Pablo, en Fajardo, donde se le tomaron puntos de sutura. El comandante López precisó que en Culebra se diligenciaron dos órdenes de arresto. Por otra parte, en el muelle de Vieques fueron arrestadas 16 personas. “Hemos incautado drogas en dos vehículos y a personas que las traían en bultos y en su propia ropa”, dijo el oficial policiaco. En Vieques, el sábado, a las 12:30 de la tarde, dos sujetos fueron arrestados por posesión de sustancias controladas, en el barrio Monte Santo, en Vieques. La Policía arrestó a William Miró Hodge, de 52 años y José Cruz Rodríguez, de 39, luego de ocuparles una bolsa de cocaína, $80 en efectivo y una guagua Toyota Four Runner.
via The Blog by Fernando Henrique Cardoso on 4/9/12
What is the best way to deal with drugs? Criminalizing drug users or treating them as patients? Sticking to a strict prohibitionist stance or experimenting with alternative forms of regulation and prevention?
Latin America is talking about drugs like never before. The taboo that has long prevented open debate about drug policies has been broken -- thanks to a steadily deteriorating situation on the ground and the courageous stand taken by presidents Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala and Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica.
The facts speak for themselves. The foundations of the U.S.-led war on drugs -- eradication of production, interdiction of traffic, and criminalization of consumption -- have not succeeded and never will. When there is established demand for a consumer product, there will be a supply. The only beneficiaries of prohibition are the drug cartels.
Forty years of strenuous efforts have failed to reduce the production and consumption of illicit drugs. Worse, in Mexico and Central America, prohibition-related violence and corruption have become a major threat to public safety and the stability of democratic institutions.
In light of the disastrous consequences of the war on drugs, we took the initiative four years ago to convene a Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy -- and, more recently, a Global Commission on Drug Policy. Our core message was clear: The war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies throughout the Americas.
Our commissions presented two key recommendations. The first was to end -- as soon as possible -- the criminalization and stigmatization of people who use drugs but who do no harm to others. People struggling with drug abuse or addiction may indeed harm themselves and their families, but criminalization and social marginalization are not going to help them.
Drug abuse and addiction are public health problems. The most effective response, then, is to provide treatment and health services to all who need them. The criminalization of drug use is the primary obstacle to treatment and rehabilitation.
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Uruguay have already passed laws decriminalizing drug possession for personal consumption. However, given that the legal distinctions between "possession" and "trafficking" are unclear, the law often leads to police corruption and outright discrimination against the poor.
The primary objective of drug control policies should be protecting the young, seeking by all means to prevent drug abuse and addiction. This requires increased investments in prevention, treatment and social reintegration. Only such a comprehensive approach can be effective in reducing drug use.
The full enforcement power of the state and the social and cultural pressure of society should be aimed at a relentless fight against organized crime -- rather than persecuting people in need of treatment.
Our second core recommendation -- which is more complex but just as important for ensuring peace and public safety -- is to encourage experimentation with different models of legal regulation of drugs, such as marijuana, in similar ways to what is already done with tobacco and alcohol.
Research has consistently demonstrated that marijuana is a less harmful drug than tobacco or alcohol. Regulation is not the same as legalization. This is a critical point. Regulation is a necessary step to create the conditions for a society to establish all kinds of restrictions and limitations on the production, trade, advertising and consumption of a given substance to deglamorize, discourage and control its use.
The stunning reduction in the consumption of tobacco in the Americas shows that prevention and regulation are more efficient than prohibition and punishment.
Regulation cuts the link between traffickers and consumers. It is this link that enables traffickers to impel people to use ever more harmful drugs. Since marijuana is by far the most widely consumed illicit drug in the world, regulation would also significantly reduce the vast resources -- and thus the vast power and influence -- generated by organized crime in the illegal drug markets..
We congratulate the presidents of Colombia, Guatemala and Costa Rica for having the courage to put different options on the table that would undermine the power of organized crime and safeguard the health and security of their citizens.
For the first time, drug policy will be on the agenda at the Summit of the Americas, which will take place in Cartagena de las lndias, Colombia, on April 14-15. It is unlikely that the heads of state will reach a consensus about such a complex and controversial issue. At this point, what is most needed is a serious and rigorous debate, enabling each country to develop its own position and to adopt more appropriate solutions that take their history and culture into account.
Latin America's experiences in fighting drug traffic, the successful examples set by some European countries in reducing the individual and societal harms of drug misuse, the experimentation of several U.S. states with the medical uses of marijuana, the engagement of the business sector and the scientific community, and the profound wish of the young to live in peace, all point toward more balanced, humane and efficient drug policies.
A paradigm shift, combining repression of the violent drug trade with increased investments in treatment and prevention, would be the best contribution that Latin America -- a region that has suffered so much under drug prohibition -- could make to global reform of drug policies.
Written by Cesar Gaviria, former president of Colombia and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy; Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy; and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil and chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
Latin America is talking about drugs like never before. The taboo that has long prevented open debate about drug policies has been broken -- thanks to a steadily deteriorating situation on the ground and the courageous stand taken by presidents Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, Otto Perez Molina of Guatemala and Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica.
The facts speak for themselves. The foundations of the U.S.-led war on drugs -- eradication of production, interdiction of traffic, and criminalization of consumption -- have not succeeded and never will. When there is established demand for a consumer product, there will be a supply. The only beneficiaries of prohibition are the drug cartels.
Forty years of strenuous efforts have failed to reduce the production and consumption of illicit drugs. Worse, in Mexico and Central America, prohibition-related violence and corruption have become a major threat to public safety and the stability of democratic institutions.
In light of the disastrous consequences of the war on drugs, we took the initiative four years ago to convene a Latin American Commission on Drugs and Democracy -- and, more recently, a Global Commission on Drug Policy. Our core message was clear: The war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies throughout the Americas.
Our commissions presented two key recommendations. The first was to end -- as soon as possible -- the criminalization and stigmatization of people who use drugs but who do no harm to others. People struggling with drug abuse or addiction may indeed harm themselves and their families, but criminalization and social marginalization are not going to help them.
Drug abuse and addiction are public health problems. The most effective response, then, is to provide treatment and health services to all who need them. The criminalization of drug use is the primary obstacle to treatment and rehabilitation.
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Uruguay have already passed laws decriminalizing drug possession for personal consumption. However, given that the legal distinctions between "possession" and "trafficking" are unclear, the law often leads to police corruption and outright discrimination against the poor.
The primary objective of drug control policies should be protecting the young, seeking by all means to prevent drug abuse and addiction. This requires increased investments in prevention, treatment and social reintegration. Only such a comprehensive approach can be effective in reducing drug use.
The full enforcement power of the state and the social and cultural pressure of society should be aimed at a relentless fight against organized crime -- rather than persecuting people in need of treatment.
Our second core recommendation -- which is more complex but just as important for ensuring peace and public safety -- is to encourage experimentation with different models of legal regulation of drugs, such as marijuana, in similar ways to what is already done with tobacco and alcohol.
Research has consistently demonstrated that marijuana is a less harmful drug than tobacco or alcohol. Regulation is not the same as legalization. This is a critical point. Regulation is a necessary step to create the conditions for a society to establish all kinds of restrictions and limitations on the production, trade, advertising and consumption of a given substance to deglamorize, discourage and control its use.
The stunning reduction in the consumption of tobacco in the Americas shows that prevention and regulation are more efficient than prohibition and punishment.
Regulation cuts the link between traffickers and consumers. It is this link that enables traffickers to impel people to use ever more harmful drugs. Since marijuana is by far the most widely consumed illicit drug in the world, regulation would also significantly reduce the vast resources -- and thus the vast power and influence -- generated by organized crime in the illegal drug markets..
We congratulate the presidents of Colombia, Guatemala and Costa Rica for having the courage to put different options on the table that would undermine the power of organized crime and safeguard the health and security of their citizens.
For the first time, drug policy will be on the agenda at the Summit of the Americas, which will take place in Cartagena de las lndias, Colombia, on April 14-15. It is unlikely that the heads of state will reach a consensus about such a complex and controversial issue. At this point, what is most needed is a serious and rigorous debate, enabling each country to develop its own position and to adopt more appropriate solutions that take their history and culture into account.
Latin America's experiences in fighting drug traffic, the successful examples set by some European countries in reducing the individual and societal harms of drug misuse, the experimentation of several U.S. states with the medical uses of marijuana, the engagement of the business sector and the scientific community, and the profound wish of the young to live in peace, all point toward more balanced, humane and efficient drug policies.
A paradigm shift, combining repression of the violent drug trade with increased investments in treatment and prevention, would be the best contribution that Latin America -- a region that has suffered so much under drug prohibition -- could make to global reform of drug policies.
Written by Cesar Gaviria, former president of Colombia and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy; Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico and member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy; and Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil and chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy
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The terms Hispanic and Latino are not the first choice amongst people from South America and Spanish-speaking countries when identifying themselves, according to a new Pew Hispanic Center survey, although Boston ...
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Add Stephen Colbert to the long list of commentators who realize what a problem the Latino vote is going to be for Republicans this November. A “Colbert Report” segment this week wonders how Republicans are going to ...
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The real kicker is that the movie will be Latino-themed. It will star a Latino cast and will tackle Catholic-based paranormal mythology. It will not, however, be in Spanish. The aim is to make the micro-budgeted movie in the next ...
via Latino Voices on HuffingtonPost.com by Laura E. Enriquez on 4/9/12
Sorting through the stack of mail that I hadn't checked in weeks, my heart sank as I picked up a letter from the Los Angeles Superior Court. I knew what it was -- a jury summons.
For most, this is one of the worst pieces of mail they can receive. My mind raced through the list of things I needed to be doing and the various ways in which this was going to prevent me from doing them. When I mentioned it to a few friends, they started telling me how I could get out of it: "You're an educated woman of color, they don't want people who are critical of 'the system.'"
And we digressed into a discussion of the criminalization of communities of color and the prison industrial complex.
A few days later one of my friends, who happens to be undocumented, saw my summons lying on my desk. His response: "You're so lucky!" Seeing my confusion, he confessed that he wished he could serve on a jury. It was one of the many privileges that his undocumented status forbid him. I was surprised, but it made sense. We talk a lot about the limitations undocumented status poses to undocumented immigrants -- unequal access to higher education, no access to legal employment, fear of deportation, limited access to driver's licenses, etc. But we don't talk about the civic responsibilities and privileges, like voting and jury duty, which are also denied to undocumented immigrants.
I instantly began to feel ashamed about all the complaining my citizen friends and I had been doing only a few days earlier. My citizen guilt began to creep up inside of me. As we continued to talk, I realized that this was not something to complain or feel guilty about but rather was an opportunity to embrace my privilege and use it for positive change. I began to re-imagine the significance of jury duty.
My friends and I had been criticizing the injustices committed by the judicial system but then refusing to sacrifice our own time to take part in this system and make a difference on an individual level. Maybe that's me being overly optimistic, that my one voice on a jury of twelve can make a difference in one trial. But if we think about our organizing strategies- every additional voice or body at an event makes the group stronger. Voting strategies are the same -- every vote counts. Why should it be different when we think about jury duty?
Yet, this form of civic engagement is plagued by a certain complacency. To encourage participation we say that every voice counts but we also tend to re-frame the event -- Get Out the Vote rallies become concerts, social justice rallies have bands, feature celebrity speakers, or offer food. On The Simpsons, they tried to make jury duty more interesting by framing it as joining the "justice squadron" at the "Municipal Fortress of Vengeance." So maybe citizenship itself is in need of some re-framing so we can increase civic participation and get citizens like myself to appreciate the privileges we are afforded.
One way of re-framing citizenship, while radical, could be to associate formal citizenship with citizen-like action or civic engagement. Not every country assigns citizenship in the same way. Most commonly, you can be a citizen by birth (like in the U.S.), or you can be a citizen by blood based on where your parents or grandparents were citizens (like in Germany). But, what if we assigned citizenship based on one's actions rather than something a person cannot control? Kind of like in elementary school when you get awards for "citizenship" which is really a code word for participating in class, being respectful of your classmates, and helping others. People who live in a country would then have to demonstrate their citizen like qualities in order to get certain privileges. If we did this people would be a lot less likely to take their citizenship responsibilities for granted because they worked so hard to get them.
Now I know this new action-based means of assigning citizenship is highly unlikely and practically impossible because it would be hard to implement. But it makes us think about the two sides of the citizenship coin- it is a legal status but it is also an action. You can be a legal citizen with or without practicing good citizenship. Alternatively, you can be undocumented while practicing good citizenship; this is often an argument used to gain support for the DREAM Act. In fact, given my undocumented friend's reaction to my jury summons, it's likely that he has the potential to be a better citizen than I. In fact most of the undocumented young adults I meet are good citizens despite their legal status- helping their families, neighbors, co-workers, friends, and strangers, speaking out against injustices, fostering abandoned animals, spearheading community clean-ups, encouraging younger kids to stay in school.
These actions give me hope and make me strive to be a better citizen. I've decided to maintain my optimism -- my voice on a jury, in an election, at a rally, or in a blog post can make a difference. If we each come to live our citizenship, we will be able to make our community a better place, one small action at a time. My first action will be showing up to jury duty with a smile on my face. What will yours be?
For most, this is one of the worst pieces of mail they can receive. My mind raced through the list of things I needed to be doing and the various ways in which this was going to prevent me from doing them. When I mentioned it to a few friends, they started telling me how I could get out of it: "You're an educated woman of color, they don't want people who are critical of 'the system.'"
And we digressed into a discussion of the criminalization of communities of color and the prison industrial complex.
A few days later one of my friends, who happens to be undocumented, saw my summons lying on my desk. His response: "You're so lucky!" Seeing my confusion, he confessed that he wished he could serve on a jury. It was one of the many privileges that his undocumented status forbid him. I was surprised, but it made sense. We talk a lot about the limitations undocumented status poses to undocumented immigrants -- unequal access to higher education, no access to legal employment, fear of deportation, limited access to driver's licenses, etc. But we don't talk about the civic responsibilities and privileges, like voting and jury duty, which are also denied to undocumented immigrants.
I instantly began to feel ashamed about all the complaining my citizen friends and I had been doing only a few days earlier. My citizen guilt began to creep up inside of me. As we continued to talk, I realized that this was not something to complain or feel guilty about but rather was an opportunity to embrace my privilege and use it for positive change. I began to re-imagine the significance of jury duty.
My friends and I had been criticizing the injustices committed by the judicial system but then refusing to sacrifice our own time to take part in this system and make a difference on an individual level. Maybe that's me being overly optimistic, that my one voice on a jury of twelve can make a difference in one trial. But if we think about our organizing strategies- every additional voice or body at an event makes the group stronger. Voting strategies are the same -- every vote counts. Why should it be different when we think about jury duty?
Yet, this form of civic engagement is plagued by a certain complacency. To encourage participation we say that every voice counts but we also tend to re-frame the event -- Get Out the Vote rallies become concerts, social justice rallies have bands, feature celebrity speakers, or offer food. On The Simpsons, they tried to make jury duty more interesting by framing it as joining the "justice squadron" at the "Municipal Fortress of Vengeance." So maybe citizenship itself is in need of some re-framing so we can increase civic participation and get citizens like myself to appreciate the privileges we are afforded.
One way of re-framing citizenship, while radical, could be to associate formal citizenship with citizen-like action or civic engagement. Not every country assigns citizenship in the same way. Most commonly, you can be a citizen by birth (like in the U.S.), or you can be a citizen by blood based on where your parents or grandparents were citizens (like in Germany). But, what if we assigned citizenship based on one's actions rather than something a person cannot control? Kind of like in elementary school when you get awards for "citizenship" which is really a code word for participating in class, being respectful of your classmates, and helping others. People who live in a country would then have to demonstrate their citizen like qualities in order to get certain privileges. If we did this people would be a lot less likely to take their citizenship responsibilities for granted because they worked so hard to get them.
Now I know this new action-based means of assigning citizenship is highly unlikely and practically impossible because it would be hard to implement. But it makes us think about the two sides of the citizenship coin- it is a legal status but it is also an action. You can be a legal citizen with or without practicing good citizenship. Alternatively, you can be undocumented while practicing good citizenship; this is often an argument used to gain support for the DREAM Act. In fact, given my undocumented friend's reaction to my jury summons, it's likely that he has the potential to be a better citizen than I. In fact most of the undocumented young adults I meet are good citizens despite their legal status- helping their families, neighbors, co-workers, friends, and strangers, speaking out against injustices, fostering abandoned animals, spearheading community clean-ups, encouraging younger kids to stay in school.
These actions give me hope and make me strive to be a better citizen. I've decided to maintain my optimism -- my voice on a jury, in an election, at a rally, or in a blog post can make a difference. If we each come to live our citizenship, we will be able to make our community a better place, one small action at a time. My first action will be showing up to jury duty with a smile on my face. What will yours be?
via The Wall Street Journal's Facebook Wall by The Wall Street Journal on 4/9/12
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via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/5/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service) The Secretary of Justice, Edda Serrano Blasini, said today that the massive use of social networks and the increasing use of internet for business transactions has led in recent years the proliferation cyber crimes, not only in cases of identity theft, but also in cases of child pornography and child molestation through social pages.
"Aware of this, the Justice Department have outlined preventive programs where agents offer NIE talks to children and young people about what is" bullying "and they train parents to prevent their children from becoming victims of child pornography," said the official.
Serrano Blasini said that the Attorney General will soon be opening a cyber crimes unit will have officers and prosecutors who specialize in this type of crime.
The Secretary of Justice spoke in those terms by participating in the first cyber security symposium designed to present ideas and concepts related to various topics on the computer revolution took place in the Capitol.
Serrano Blasini Justice represented at the event sponsored by Rep. Jose Aponte Hernández, where they discussed issues such as unauthorized remote inputs via the Internet, cyber attacks, identity theft, piracy, cyber laws and applicable to the relevant legislation, and child pornography.
Aponte Martinez, meanwhile, said that "during the last decade we have heard a lot about security in the Internet and electronic information networks. Today, most transactions we do we do through electronic networks, so it is imperative that we ensure that information. This novel forum will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and concepts about where we are as inclusive society in the field of cybersecurity. "
The talk was delivered by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who presented the latest tools in the fight against cyber crime.
"This forum is not only involved government agencies, we have open to students from various universities for the study of cybernetics, as well as several organizations that work directly with this as think tanks and law firms. We want to deeply discuss the topic of computers and how to protect the data that travels and is stored there, "said Aponte Hernandez.
"Aware of this, the Justice Department have outlined preventive programs where agents offer NIE talks to children and young people about what is" bullying "and they train parents to prevent their children from becoming victims of child pornography," said the official.
Serrano Blasini said that the Attorney General will soon be opening a cyber crimes unit will have officers and prosecutors who specialize in this type of crime.
The Secretary of Justice spoke in those terms by participating in the first cyber security symposium designed to present ideas and concepts related to various topics on the computer revolution took place in the Capitol.
Serrano Blasini Justice represented at the event sponsored by Rep. Jose Aponte Hernández, where they discussed issues such as unauthorized remote inputs via the Internet, cyber attacks, identity theft, piracy, cyber laws and applicable to the relevant legislation, and child pornography.
Aponte Martinez, meanwhile, said that "during the last decade we have heard a lot about security in the Internet and electronic information networks. Today, most transactions we do we do through electronic networks, so it is imperative that we ensure that information. This novel forum will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and concepts about where we are as inclusive society in the field of cybersecurity. "
The talk was delivered by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who presented the latest tools in the fight against cyber crime.
"This forum is not only involved government agencies, we have open to students from various universities for the study of cybernetics, as well as several organizations that work directly with this as think tanks and law firms. We want to deeply discuss the topic of computers and how to protect the data that travels and is stored there, "said Aponte Hernandez.
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/5/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The technology industry and the mobile telecommunications industry are constantly changing markets and innovation. Smart phones are part of this wave of change now counting with accessories and applications for almost everything in life. Recognizing the potential this represents for the growth of an industry dedicated to application development on the island, Microsoft Puerto Rico, the Department of Economic Development and Trade and the Gamers Association of Puerto Rico (PRAG), join forces to push for progress industry "software" and "apps" in the local market.
"Puerto Rico is at the forefront of the field of cybernetics and technology, a sector that is growing every day, and Microsoft is proud to be part of APP IDOL, because the program encourages innovative and entrepreneurial minds. We support such an initiative because it meets our mission of promoting economic growth and creating jobs for Puerto Rico through technology. APP IDOL is just the beginning of a long and interesting road we want to explore participants for the collective benefit of the country, "said Cleber Voelzke, general manager of the Sales, Marketing and Services Microsoft Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile Yamille Morales - New Technologies Manager at Microsoft said - "The industry of video game development is a rampant growing worldwide in recent years. With App Idol continue identifying the Puerto Rican talent in this area. With the COPA Kodu, game development competition held last December, we see the public interest by participating more than twelve thousand students. With App Idol we identify who will be next to develop an application or game that has comparable success with "AngryBirds". This initiative will be a vehicle for exposure to new and future entrepreneurs, and in turn expose Puerto Rico as a destination for the development of this advanced technology in this new century. "
"This initiative helps to open doors to countless possibilities within a segment in the areas of innovative computing and technology whose growth has been evident in recent years and in turn, provides the opportunity for students to develop their technological capabilities and explore new avenues of innovation and creativity in the development of electronic and video games, "said Edward Calvesbert, Under Secretary for Economic Development.
"Participants expect to see prototypes of mobile applications designed to improve access to government services for citizens and businesses. The mobile platforms are the next evolution of the services currently provided through the internet portal PR.GOV and have saved thousands of hours and millions of dollars to people and companies in Puerto Rico who have used them. "added Under Secretary.
As part of Idol App a group of specialists will visit different universities in Puerto Rico to offer workshops. These events, known as "hack-a-thons" have been designed to train students about the skills of design applications ("apps") and video games platform "Windows Phone". They will be held in nine locations around the island:
• Universidad Interamericana, Barranquitas campus.
• American University, Bayamón campus.
• University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón campus.
• University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus.
• University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus.
• Metropolitan University, Cupey enclosure.
• Atlantic University College.
• Polytechnic University.
• Microsoft Corporate Offices Puerto Rico
After each "hack-a-thon" will be chosen an application and a video game to participate in the final to be held on June 14. The specialist team will select one participant from each category, but during the whole process is evaluated 50 finalists who will compete in a final event where only four applications will win prizes. All details and rules for participation will be published in http://www.appidolpr.com .
There will also be awards presented by sponsors which are recognized, the "App" more innovative, more intuitive, and have better graphics, among others.
"I see the applications in general and gradual integration into our way of life. Already there are "apps" for mobile phones, televisions, cars, tablets, computers, refrigerators and even windows. This is the time that Puerto Rico be prepared and start working in this direction, "says Francisco Lopez, President of the Puerto Rico Association of Gamers.
APP in addition to being IDOL competition is a "reality show" in the television platform PRAG "I am a Gamer." In this "reality" will present the talents and new business models for this new era of development of "software". This TV program has a potential reach of more than 162,000 homes, over a distribution of Internet, through social networking platforms, more than 125,000 people.
Jose Vallenilla, Alejandro Mercado [Microsoft], Cleber Voelzke [Microsoft] Francisco Lopez [GART] "] Yamille Morales [Microsoft], Jose Vallenilla, Alejandro Mercado [Microsoft [, Cleber Voelzke [Microsoft] Francisco Lopez [GART] Potential developers APPS "]
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From this union comes "APP Idol" competition to reward students local entrepreneurs and newly formed companies for their efforts and creativity in developing Applications and Video Games for Windows Phone platform. Today, the way we do business and study has changed considerably thanks to mobile technology. In Puerto Rico the mobile communication industry has grown rapidly in the past decade.
SUPPLIED"Puerto Rico is at the forefront of the field of cybernetics and technology, a sector that is growing every day, and Microsoft is proud to be part of APP IDOL, because the program encourages innovative and entrepreneurial minds. We support such an initiative because it meets our mission of promoting economic growth and creating jobs for Puerto Rico through technology. APP IDOL is just the beginning of a long and interesting road we want to explore participants for the collective benefit of the country, "said Cleber Voelzke, general manager of the Sales, Marketing and Services Microsoft Puerto Rico.
Meanwhile Yamille Morales - New Technologies Manager at Microsoft said - "The industry of video game development is a rampant growing worldwide in recent years. With App Idol continue identifying the Puerto Rican talent in this area. With the COPA Kodu, game development competition held last December, we see the public interest by participating more than twelve thousand students. With App Idol we identify who will be next to develop an application or game that has comparable success with "AngryBirds". This initiative will be a vehicle for exposure to new and future entrepreneurs, and in turn expose Puerto Rico as a destination for the development of this advanced technology in this new century. "
"This initiative helps to open doors to countless possibilities within a segment in the areas of innovative computing and technology whose growth has been evident in recent years and in turn, provides the opportunity for students to develop their technological capabilities and explore new avenues of innovation and creativity in the development of electronic and video games, "said Edward Calvesbert, Under Secretary for Economic Development.
"Participants expect to see prototypes of mobile applications designed to improve access to government services for citizens and businesses. The mobile platforms are the next evolution of the services currently provided through the internet portal PR.GOV and have saved thousands of hours and millions of dollars to people and companies in Puerto Rico who have used them. "added Under Secretary.
As part of Idol App a group of specialists will visit different universities in Puerto Rico to offer workshops. These events, known as "hack-a-thons" have been designed to train students about the skills of design applications ("apps") and video games platform "Windows Phone". They will be held in nine locations around the island:
• Universidad Interamericana, Barranquitas campus.
• American University, Bayamón campus.
• University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón campus.
• University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus.
• University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus.
• Metropolitan University, Cupey enclosure.
• Atlantic University College.
• Polytechnic University.
• Microsoft Corporate Offices Puerto Rico
After each "hack-a-thon" will be chosen an application and a video game to participate in the final to be held on June 14. The specialist team will select one participant from each category, but during the whole process is evaluated 50 finalists who will compete in a final event where only four applications will win prizes. All details and rules for participation will be published in http://www.appidolpr.com .
There will also be awards presented by sponsors which are recognized, the "App" more innovative, more intuitive, and have better graphics, among others.
"I see the applications in general and gradual integration into our way of life. Already there are "apps" for mobile phones, televisions, cars, tablets, computers, refrigerators and even windows. This is the time that Puerto Rico be prepared and start working in this direction, "says Francisco Lopez, President of the Puerto Rico Association of Gamers.
APP in addition to being IDOL competition is a "reality show" in the television platform PRAG "I am a Gamer." In this "reality" will present the talents and new business models for this new era of development of "software". This TV program has a potential reach of more than 162,000 homes, over a distribution of Internet, through social networking platforms, more than 125,000 people.
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/5/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service) Two individuals wearing helmets stormed motor in the afternoon Santander Bank branch located on Domenech Avenue in Hato Rey.
According to preliminary information from the police, the assailants came in their motor and then entering the branch, one of them stood in the doorway of the bank with a gun, while the other jumped the counter and charged with an undetermined amount money.
Offenders held the action against nine employees and two customers who were not injured.
Agents of the Division of bank robberies Police investigating the case.
According to preliminary information from the police, the assailants came in their motor and then entering the branch, one of them stood in the doorway of the bank with a gun, while the other jumped the counter and charged with an undetermined amount money.
Offenders held the action against nine employees and two customers who were not injured.
Agents of the Division of bank robberies Police investigating the case.
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/6/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service) The Interim Superintendent of Police, Jose Luis Rivera with the regional director of Carolina, Commander Carlos Miranda Soto, reported today the arrest of one of the most sought after region.
John Seary Colónapodo "Ricky Devil", 27 and 27 living in the path of urbanization Villa Fontana, was arrested in the morning by agents of the Division of Arrests Carolina, under the supervision of Captain Diana Crispin, Director Investigative Branch Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC).
Against the subject had issued an indictment of a fugitive for the murder of a contractor in 2009, occurred amid a burglary in Villas de Loiza urbanization of Canovanas.
"Ricky Devil" was sentenced in absentia to 134 years in prison for that crime and had installed an electronic monitoring system (shackle) the last frame was the November 17, 2011.
On 27 December the same year he pointed a gun at an officer who was preparing to arrest him in the parking lot of a shopping center area.
Due to this action in the absence submitted charges for violation of articles 5.04 and 5.15 of the Arms Act.
In turn, Judge Jorge Reina Toledo, imposed a bail of one million dollars, which became effective today.
The subject also had another arrest warrant for child support issued by Judge Berthzaida Seijo Ortiz, with bail set at $ 50,000.
Also listed as Columbus Seary person of interest in investigating the murder of Alexis Pena Correa, on 27 March in the road PR3 compared with Suzuki Car Dealers in Carolina and the Caribbean in the death of manager David Mendez Calderon occurred on April 3 this year in the business parts imported in the same municipality Monserrate Avenue
John Seary Colónapodo "Ricky Devil", 27 and 27 living in the path of urbanization Villa Fontana, was arrested in the morning by agents of the Division of Arrests Carolina, under the supervision of Captain Diana Crispin, Director Investigative Branch Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC).
Against the subject had issued an indictment of a fugitive for the murder of a contractor in 2009, occurred amid a burglary in Villas de Loiza urbanization of Canovanas.
"Ricky Devil" was sentenced in absentia to 134 years in prison for that crime and had installed an electronic monitoring system (shackle) the last frame was the November 17, 2011.
On 27 December the same year he pointed a gun at an officer who was preparing to arrest him in the parking lot of a shopping center area.
Due to this action in the absence submitted charges for violation of articles 5.04 and 5.15 of the Arms Act.
In turn, Judge Jorge Reina Toledo, imposed a bail of one million dollars, which became effective today.
The subject also had another arrest warrant for child support issued by Judge Berthzaida Seijo Ortiz, with bail set at $ 50,000.
Also listed as Columbus Seary person of interest in investigating the murder of Alexis Pena Correa, on 27 March in the road PR3 compared with Suzuki Car Dealers in Carolina and the Caribbean in the death of manager David Mendez Calderon occurred on April 3 this year in the business parts imported in the same municipality Monserrate Avenue
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/7/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service)
The manifestations of exaltation of Catholicism in the Good Friday procession, where hundreds of people of various ages and social backgrounds took to the streets of Old San Juan, is a reflection of strengthening the Puerto Rican Catholic Church, according to the theologian Luis Rivera Pagan.
Rivera said the agency Pagan International News Service (INS) that while "there is a large growth of Protestantism, there is also a great strengthening of the Catholic Church," so it's no wonder people look congregate in a public way beyond the claims of faith in private.
Attributed to the Archbishop of San Juan Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves, experiencing the strengthening Catholicism in Puerto Rico, which for years seemed to fade before the momentum of other religious faiths, who won public space in the shadow of government sectors.
"I think the Catholic Church is undergoing a consolidation process, I see many parishes filled and Archbishop Gonzalez Nieves has succeeded in strengthening the Catholic Church," he said.
Nieves Gonzalez's personality has a particular appeal to the faithful, as journalists were able to confirm the agency INS, when during the Good Friday procession of people of all ages and different social backgrounds approached him to express his admiration, take pictures or inquire about his health after his recent operation of the spine that forced him to walk leaning on a stick.
In fact, this did not stop Archbishop Gonzalez Nieves recorriera long stretches on the pilgrimage that moved from the Cathedral of San Juan on Calle del Cristo, in the streets of La Fortaleza, San Justo, San Francisco and San Jose to return to starting point.
On Holy Thursday there were similar scenes during the visit of Archbishop of St. John to the seven altars, a Catholic tradition within Holy Week also takes place in the San Juan old.
"I think many people are turning to the churches, the need for us humans to confer importance to beliefs, and in this sense are strengthened Protestantism and Catholicism," Rivera Pagán to dismiss argued that there is a government strategy to give impetus to the religion.
The specialist doctorate in history of theology at Yale University said, "This is a government of absolute disaster, so that has nothing to do with the growth of Protestant churches, but try to take advantage" of this phenomenon.
Asked by INS on the paradox of such overwhelming religiosity in the Puerto Rican people, while crime rises, Pagan Rivera acknowledged that prevails in the country a law of the jungle, so that in practice "are few supportive."
He also criticized the legal statutes in force in Puerto Rico and the United States, contrary to what the studies show long persist in criminalizing drugs instead of setting a different strategy.
Pagan Rivera acknowledged that prevails on the island enrichment effort, "some other legal means and illegal means" regardless of the consequences in either case, as with the destruction of natural resources or youth through seduction with drugs.
"In Puerto Rico there are people looking for private enrichment, some through legal and other illegal means, to accumulate as much money as possible, comfort and power, no matter act outside of society, with no ethical difference and morale among them, "he said.
Precisely in this sense, Archbishop Gonzalez Nieves said Friday when he referred to the values promoted by what he called "exaggerated capitalism."
"We are a society desperate, perhaps looking for hope in places where it is not," argued the priest.
Pagan Rivera suggested the need to create an environment where community leaders, religious, academic and government not to seek personal well leave, beyond the traditional divisions of party and church, towards creating a consensus on the paradox of analysis more religious and more violence.
"That must be born a future proposal that does not belong to a party or a church, but belongs to everyone," stressed the theologian.
The manifestations of exaltation of Catholicism in the Good Friday procession, where hundreds of people of various ages and social backgrounds took to the streets of Old San Juan, is a reflection of strengthening the Puerto Rican Catholic Church, according to the theologian Luis Rivera Pagan.
Rivera said the agency Pagan International News Service (INS) that while "there is a large growth of Protestantism, there is also a great strengthening of the Catholic Church," so it's no wonder people look congregate in a public way beyond the claims of faith in private.
Attributed to the Archbishop of San Juan Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves, experiencing the strengthening Catholicism in Puerto Rico, which for years seemed to fade before the momentum of other religious faiths, who won public space in the shadow of government sectors.
"I think the Catholic Church is undergoing a consolidation process, I see many parishes filled and Archbishop Gonzalez Nieves has succeeded in strengthening the Catholic Church," he said.
Nieves Gonzalez's personality has a particular appeal to the faithful, as journalists were able to confirm the agency INS, when during the Good Friday procession of people of all ages and different social backgrounds approached him to express his admiration, take pictures or inquire about his health after his recent operation of the spine that forced him to walk leaning on a stick.
In fact, this did not stop Archbishop Gonzalez Nieves recorriera long stretches on the pilgrimage that moved from the Cathedral of San Juan on Calle del Cristo, in the streets of La Fortaleza, San Justo, San Francisco and San Jose to return to starting point.
On Holy Thursday there were similar scenes during the visit of Archbishop of St. John to the seven altars, a Catholic tradition within Holy Week also takes place in the San Juan old.
"I think many people are turning to the churches, the need for us humans to confer importance to beliefs, and in this sense are strengthened Protestantism and Catholicism," Rivera Pagán to dismiss argued that there is a government strategy to give impetus to the religion.
The specialist doctorate in history of theology at Yale University said, "This is a government of absolute disaster, so that has nothing to do with the growth of Protestant churches, but try to take advantage" of this phenomenon.
Asked by INS on the paradox of such overwhelming religiosity in the Puerto Rican people, while crime rises, Pagan Rivera acknowledged that prevails in the country a law of the jungle, so that in practice "are few supportive."
He also criticized the legal statutes in force in Puerto Rico and the United States, contrary to what the studies show long persist in criminalizing drugs instead of setting a different strategy.
Pagan Rivera acknowledged that prevails on the island enrichment effort, "some other legal means and illegal means" regardless of the consequences in either case, as with the destruction of natural resources or youth through seduction with drugs.
"In Puerto Rico there are people looking for private enrichment, some through legal and other illegal means, to accumulate as much money as possible, comfort and power, no matter act outside of society, with no ethical difference and morale among them, "he said.
Precisely in this sense, Archbishop Gonzalez Nieves said Friday when he referred to the values promoted by what he called "exaggerated capitalism."
"We are a society desperate, perhaps looking for hope in places where it is not," argued the priest.
Pagan Rivera suggested the need to create an environment where community leaders, religious, academic and government not to seek personal well leave, beyond the traditional divisions of party and church, towards creating a consensus on the paradox of analysis more religious and more violence.
"That must be born a future proposal that does not belong to a party or a church, but belongs to everyone," stressed the theologian.
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/8/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service) A police officer investigating an alleged domestic violence incident shot and killed a pit bull breed dog attacking a person in the neighborhood Nuns in Hato Rey.
It is reported preliminarily, Joseph Quiles Candelaria, 22 years old, threatened with assaulting his partner. Upon arrival at the officers realized that Quiles Candelaria was attacked by a pitbull.
Immediately the agent Francisco De Angelo, the seal of Hato Rey, tried unsuccessfully to repel the attack dog with his cane so the agent fired his gun regulation.
Quiles Candelaria was treated at the Barrio Obrero CDT by the doctor on call who referred to the Rio Piedras Medical Center for multiple bites on the body.
It is reported preliminarily, Joseph Quiles Candelaria, 22 years old, threatened with assaulting his partner. Upon arrival at the officers realized that Quiles Candelaria was attacked by a pitbull.
Immediately the agent Francisco De Angelo, the seal of Hato Rey, tried unsuccessfully to repel the attack dog with his cane so the agent fired his gun regulation.
Quiles Candelaria was treated at the Barrio Obrero CDT by the doctor on call who referred to the Rio Piedras Medical Center for multiple bites on the body.
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/9/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service) people assigned to the Marine Unit of the Police in Aguadilla rescued 13 people who were adrift in a boat a half mile off the coast of Rincon Villas.
Police said there are four females, two children and seven men who sailed in three ships, two of which faced mechanical problems and the other ran out of fuel.
All were rescued and taken in good health until Higuel ramp, located on Marine Street Aguadilla.
Police said the captains of the boats reported that would make arrangements to transfer them to port.
Police said there are four females, two children and seven men who sailed in three ships, two of which faced mechanical problems and the other ran out of fuel.
All were rescued and taken in good health until Higuel ramp, located on Marine Street Aguadilla.
Police said the captains of the boats reported that would make arrangements to transfer them to port.
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/8/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service)
Three individuals were arrested this afternoon in Vieques by agents of the Drug Enforcement Division of the Region of Fajardo, who set up surveillance on Calle Antonio G. Mellado of the municipality.
Those arrested were identified as Joseph D. Caraballo, 59-year-old Jorge L. Market Castro, 25, and Joseph A. Cotto Rodriguez, 20, all residents of that municipality. These were seized four bags of crack, $ 320 in cash and a Ford Explorer.
The case was referred to the Prosecutor of Fajardo, corresponding to the filing of criminal charges.
Three individuals were arrested this afternoon in Vieques by agents of the Drug Enforcement Division of the Region of Fajardo, who set up surveillance on Calle Antonio G. Mellado of the municipality.
Those arrested were identified as Joseph D. Caraballo, 59-year-old Jorge L. Market Castro, 25, and Joseph A. Cotto Rodriguez, 20, all residents of that municipality. These were seized four bags of crack, $ 320 in cash and a Ford Explorer.
The case was referred to the Prosecutor of Fajardo, corresponding to the filing of criminal charges.
via »Puerto Rico by caribnews on 4/8/12
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (International News Service) Three people were injured in a riot this morning in the resort Playa Flamenco Culebra, police said.
As reported at about 4:23 am police received a call via the 9-1-1 emergency system, which warned of a riot with people injured.
In the scene were wounded Saul Santiago Rivera, 21 years old, Guillermo Paz Gonzalez, 23, and less than 17 years, all residents of Bayamón. They claimed that several individuals were attacked in the middle of a discussion.
The injured suffered bruises and open wounds that required medical treatment at Hospital HIMA San Pablo Fajardo.
Division agents are investigating the motive Assault of the facts. The whereabouts and identity of the attackers.
As reported at about 4:23 am police received a call via the 9-1-1 emergency system, which warned of a riot with people injured.
In the scene were wounded Saul Santiago Rivera, 21 years old, Guillermo Paz Gonzalez, 23, and less than 17 years, all residents of Bayamón. They claimed that several individuals were attacked in the middle of a discussion.
The injured suffered bruises and open wounds that required medical treatment at Hospital HIMA San Pablo Fajardo.
Division agents are investigating the motive Assault of the facts. The whereabouts and identity of the attackers.
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