Thursday, November 8, 2012

Does Puerto Rico really want to become the 51st US state? - The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com

Does Puerto Rico really want to become the 51st US state?

 
While more than half voted to change Puerto Rico's commonwealth status, the vote did not offer a clear sense of whether statehood or independence is the preferred next step, writes a guest blogger.


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Does Puerto Rico really want to become the 51st US state?

While more than half voted to change Puerto Rico's commonwealth status, the vote did not offer a clear sense of whether statehood or independence is the preferred next step, writes a guest blogger.

    People ride atop a vehicle waving a Puerto Rican flag during elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
    (Ricardo Arduengo/AP)



By James Bosworth, Guest blogger
posted November 8, 2012 at 10:21 am EST
• A version of this post ran on the author's blog, bloggingsbyboz.com. The views expressed are the author's own.
Once again, Puerto Rico held a referendum with convoluted questions that don't provide a clear answer as to what its citizens want.

On the first of two ballot questions yesterday, 54 percent voted to change its current status from a United States commonwealth. The problem is that those 54 percent are divided among statehood, independence, and a third option. Those who want statehood and those who want independence are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to Puerto Rico's sovereignty, yet both vote "yes" when asked to change the current status.

On the second question about what alternative should be chosen, 61 percent chose statehood, 33 percent chose "sovereign free association" and 6 percent chose independence. However, one third of the voters who answered the first question didn't bother answering the second question, meaning none of the options reached a majority.
I have no opinion on the subject other than I support whatever a significant majority of Puerto Ricans want. If they want statehood, welcome No. 51. If they want independence, they have a right to it. If they want to remain a commonwealth, that's fine too. However, there doesn't appear to be an active majority in Puerto Rico for any of those options and holding multi-part, multi-choice referendums confuses the issue further.
– James Bosworth is a freelance writer and consultant who runs Bloggings by Boz.

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A 51st state? Congress takes up Puerto Rico statehood
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A bill in the House of Representatives would give Puerto Rico's 4 million residents a vote on whether they want to transition to statehood or independence.
 
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Does Puerto Rico really want to become the 51st US state?

While more than half voted to change Puerto Rico's commonwealth status, the vote did not offer a clear sense of whether statehood or independence is the preferred next step, writes a guest blogger.


The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com
Latin America Blog

Does Puerto Rico really want to become the 51st US state?

While more than half voted to change Puerto Rico's commonwealth status, the vote did not offer a clear sense of whether statehood or independence is the preferred next step, writes a guest blogger.

    People ride atop a vehicle waving a Puerto Rican flag during elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
    (Ricardo Arduengo/AP)

By James Bosworth, Guest blogger
posted November 8, 2012 at 10:21 am EST
• A version of this post ran on the author's blog, bloggingsbyboz.com. The views expressed are the author's own.
Once again, Puerto Rico held a referendum with convoluted questions that don't provide a clear answer as to what its citizens want.

On the first of two ballot questions yesterday, 54 percent voted to change its current status from a United States commonwealth. The problem is that those 54 percent are divided among statehood, independence, and a third option. Those who want statehood and those who want independence are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to Puerto Rico's sovereignty, yet both vote "yes" when asked to change the current status.

On the second question about what alternative should be chosen, 61 percent chose statehood, 33 percent chose "sovereign free association" and 6 percent chose independence. However, one third of the voters who answered the first question didn't bother answering the second question, meaning none of the options reached a majority.
I have no opinion on the subject other than I support whatever a significant majority of Puerto Ricans want. If they want statehood, welcome No. 51. If they want independence, they have a right to it. If they want to remain a commonwealth, that's fine too. However, there doesn't appear to be an active majority in Puerto Rico for any of those options and holding multi-part, multi-choice referendums confuses the issue further.
– James Bosworth is a freelance writer and consultant who runs Bloggings by Boz.

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via Puerto Rico News on 11/8/12
On a warm day late last month a crowd filed into a white tent outside the royal palaces in Amman to hear a much-anticipated speech by King Abdullah II on the country's political future.


Christian Science Monitor

Does Puerto Rico really want to become the 51st US state?
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Those who want statehood and those who want independence are on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to Puerto Rico's sovereignty, yet both vote "yes" when asked to change the current status. On the second question about what alternative ...


ABC News

Puerto Ricans Send Strong Message They Favor Statehood in Tight Elections
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Puerto Rican voters on Tuesday favored a ballot measure endorsing U.S. statehood but also unseated pro-statehood Republican Gov. Luis Fortuño. On Wednesday, Fortuño, a member of the New Progressive Party that supports statehood, conceded to his ...


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Puerto Rico eyes US statehood
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Puerto Ricans voted for the first time in favour of their island becoming a US state in a non-binding referendum, election officials said on Wednesday. The Caribbean island is now a self-governing US territory. The referendum was held on Tuesday along ...

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SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com Puerto Rico statehood: is the US territory closer to statehood? On Tuesday, Puerto Rican voters voiced support for statehood in a non-binding referendum. Voters were asked whether they were happy with the island's status quo and more than 900000 voters, or 54 percent, responded "no". But does Puerto Rico really want statehood? Only 800000 voters voters said they supported statehood. About 437000 backed sovereign free association and 72560 chose independence. Nearly 500000 didn't choose any of the above options. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com Complicating matters: voters tossed out pro-statehood governor Luis Fortuno, who was perceived as being ineffective in dealing with crime and unemployment. Congress and the president would need to approve statehood for Puerto Rico. Should the island be admitted, it would get five seats in the House of Representatives. If Congress doesn't approve of an enlarged House, those seats could come at a cost to states such as California and Texas.
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Tito Vega, a preacher at the Church of the Renewal in Kissimme, Florida, tells Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher that the economy is still the foremost issue for Latino voters in the sunshine state. Vega says people who are losing their houses "are concerned if they will be able to get their houses back" or if they will once again have the kind of gainful employment to allow them to pay down their mortgages. Though as residents of a US territory Puerto Ricans do not face the same immigration challenges as other Latino populations, Vega says it is still an important issue for the entire Latino electorate.
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SUBSCRIBE to Next Media Animation: www.youtube.com Puerto Rico statehood: is the US territory closer to statehood? On Tuesday, Puerto Rican voters voiced support for statehood in a non-binding referendum. Voters were asked whether they were happy with the island's status quo and more than 900000 voters, or 54 percent, responded "no". But does Puerto Rico really want statehood? Only 800000 voters voters said they supported statehood. About 437000 backed sovereign free association and 72560 chose independence. Nearly 500000 didn't choose any of the above options. Facebook: www.facebook.com Webpage: www.nma.tv Twitter @nmatv: twitter.com Tumblr: nmatv.tumblr.com Complicating matters: voters tossed out pro-statehood governor Luis Fortuno, who was perceived as being ineffective in dealing with crime and unemployment. Congress and the president would need to approve statehood for Puerto Rico. Should the island be admitted, it would get five seats in the House of Representatives. If Congress doesn't approve of an enlarged House, those seats could come at a cost to states such as California and Texas.
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The Guardian

Puerto Ricans favour statehood, poll shows
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Puerto Ricans have supported US statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is on the road to losing its second-class status. But Tuesday's vote comes with a ...
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San Francisco Chronicle

Puerto Rico governor concedes in close race
San Francisco Chronicle
Puerto Rico governor concedes in close race. Updated 8:50 a.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2012. View: Larger | Hide. People ride atop a vehicle waving a Puerto Rican flag during elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Puerto Ricans are ...


Puerto Rico changes course, elects Garcia Padilla as governor
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Delays by the State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico in announcing the results of the voting meant that Garcia Padilla did not celebrate his victory until the wee hours of Wednesday, while Gov. Luis Fortuño of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party ...


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Puerto Rico votes for statehood, but Cleveland-area Puerto Ricans don't see it ...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Despite a first-time election victory in Puerto Rico on Tuesday for those pushing U.S. statehood, members of the local Puerto Rican community interviewed Wednesday predict the effort will go nowhere. The referendum that solidly ...


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SAN JUAN, Puerto RicoPuerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is on the road to losing its second-class status. But ...

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By Susan De Matteo Catholic News Service Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Msgr. Joseph E. Strickland, the 53-year-old vicar general of the Diocese of Tyler, to serve as its bishop.

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www.youtube.com News Video Network Plz Subscrib for Latest World News Tito Vega, a preacher at the Church of the Renewal in Kissimme, Florida, tells Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher that the economy is still the foremost issue for Latino voters in the sunshine state. Vega says people who are losing their houses "are concerned if they will be able to get their houses back" or if they will once again have the kind of gainful employment to allow them to pay down their mortgages. Though as residents of a US territory Puerto Ricans do not face the same immigration challenges as other Latino populations, Vega says it is still an important issue for the entire Latino electorate.
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Incumbent Gov. Luis Fortuno conceded defeat to Garcia Padilla in a close election with a margin less than 1 percent. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo). (San Juan) (AP) – A majority of Puerto Ricans have opted for the ...

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Orlando Cruz Wins First Boxing Match Post-Coming Out!

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With the entire boxing world watching, Orlando Cruz was victorious on Friday in his first boxing match since coming out as a gay man!
He won the bout in a unanimous decision: 118-110, 116-111, 118-110
He reacts after the jump!
"That was my moment, my opportunity, my event. And I won." Cruz said Friday night according to The Associated Press.
Cruz received a lot of public support and it didn't go unnoticed by the boxer. He said, "I was very happy that they respect me. That's what I want -- them to see me as a boxer, as an athlete and as a man in every sense of the word."
His opponent, Jorge Pazos was also complimentary, saying: "He's a boxer who moves too much, he knows how to box and he has good legs. I couldn't get him."
Cruz has his sights set on the world championship. "This fight's going to open my door for a world title fight," he said. "That's my dream, my mom's dream, my community's dream and my team's."
Asked about his new position as a gay role model, Cruz said, "I'm only one person. I feel happy with where I am. I'm free. I'm more at peace."
Congrats on your victory, Orlando!

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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Estadidad AHORA!!! | 8/29/2012: Puerto Ricans Increase Their Political Influence |

8/29/2012

Puerto Ricans Increase Their Political Influence - Latin American Herald Tribune - Monday, August 27, 2012 - (author unknown)

Puerto Ricans Increase Their Political Influence


WASHINGTON – Americans of Puerto Rican origin are the second-largest Hispanic group in the United States.

The number of Puerto Ricans living in the 50 states alone is 4.7 million, greater than the population of Puerto Rico itself, which is 3.7 million.

Since Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory, Puerto Ricans are citizens by birth, and they are becoming an increasingly powerful voice in U.S. politics. In Florida, voter turnout by Puerto Ricans was 55 percent in 2008, up from 47 percent in 2004.

“Puerto Ricans are starting to become part of the national dialogue,” said Julius Melendez, a candidate in the 9th Congressional District in Osceola County, Florida.

“The days where a presidential candidate could afford to ignore the Puerto Rican community are long gone – respect and attention are the new normal,” said Andres W. Lopez, an attorney from the island and a campaign adviser to President Obama
 
 

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It's time to end Puerto Rico's colonial problem through statehood.






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  • Walter Caban · Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
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    • Monday, August 27, 2012

      Is Puerto Rico your country or is it the USA?

      Is Puerto Rico your country or is it the USA? - Monday, August 27, 2012 - (author unknown)

       

      Answer: Oh, most definitely, the USA!!!


      "¡Por favor. El amor y el interés fueron al campo un día y pudo más el interés que el amor que te tenía. Además, no todos los boricuas sonríen todo el tiempo!”

      Memorias de un Gay Sesenton: the City College and &#39;la isla de la ... - Monday, August 27, 2012 - gerardo torres

       

      lunes, 27 de agosto de 2012

      the City College and ‘la isla de la simpatía”


      Juan Ramón Jiménez was so impressed by a particular Puerto Rican quality, the smiles, that the Nobel laureate wrote a book, Isla de la Simpatía, dedicated to this marvelous and soothing quality. Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico smile when greeting you; and they do so whenever they encounter each other, unless they are in some kind of struggle, but other than that they smile. Though, most Puerto Ricans in New York have not lost this quality, not all have kept smiling when encoutering each other.

      When I started to work at the College, there were seven Puerto Ricans working at the School of Education. By the end of the seventies, most of them were either not given tenure, or, for obvious reasons others decided to leave. It was the seventies and all of these faculty members integrated the political situation of these unique colonials with the content and process of educational programs. The very progressive school did not seem to be very interested in identifying and hiring members of this ethnic group. It is easier to discuss and study Dewey and Piaget without having to face issues of colonialism in your backyard, linguistic and political oppression.

      Not until the late eighties and nineties, when it was convenient for the School to bring Puerto Ricans into the faculty, my own sense of loneliness and defensiveness began to fade away. Other than two or three colleagues, the rest was simply a bunch of dishonest characters dressed up as progressives; pleasant but “hipócritas a la máxima potencia.” Thus, when Puerto Ricans were brought to work in a place where my accent and educational ideas were continuously under criticism, it was great once more to be surrounded by people I thought would understand where I was coming from and support me. And to some extent they did, until the Puerto Rican “sonrisa” showed me how naïve I was.

      When coming across one of the new employees, I gave her a big smile. She looked at me and continued walking as if I did not exist. I shared my bewilderment with another colleague who most probably told the “seriota” (this is the term PRs use to refer to people who do not smile); and suddenly, whenever I went into the office of the “seriota” everyone in the office where the “seriota” worked was smiling at me and sarcastically saying, “Hello, Gerardo”. I went from cultural solidario to a payaso.

      It was very naïve on my part to think that simply because someone was a PR I was going to be greeted with courtesy and cultural understanding. Luckily I had my friends with whom I shared everything that happened at the very progressive school, and while smiling they answered, “¡Por favor. El amor y el interés fueron al campo un día y pudo más el interés que el amor que te tenía. Además, no todos los boricuas sonríen todo el tiempo!”

            
       
       
       
       

      Friday, August 24, 2012

      Drug cartels are increasingly using Puerto Rico as a conduit to transport cocaine and other illicit drugs to the U.S. mainland


      Miami Herald Aug. 23, 2012
      by Kenneth D. McClintock on Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 4:39pm ·
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      Puerto Rico is committed to safer neighborhoods


      Angel Castillo’s Aug. 16 Other Views column, Puerto Rico: Visions of a police state, mischaracterizes a necessary new law in Puerto Rico that will keep violent criminals off our streets and make our communities safer.

      Drug cartels are increasingly using Puerto Rico as a conduit to transport cocaine and other illicit drugs to the U.S. mainland, which has led to an increase in violent crimes in our neighborhoods. This new law cracks down on violent criminals and drug traffickers by increasing prison sentences for second-degree homicide to 50 years, and negligent homicide to 15 years. The sentence for first-degree homicide remains 99 years. Additionally, the law increases prison sentences for kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault and the production of child pornography.

      A provision of the law would also keep violent criminals and drug lords from intimidating and threatening Puerto Rico’s elected leaders, a dangerous practice that cartels have successfully employed in Mexico. It is most definitely not intended to prevent peaceful demonstrations where U.S. citizens freely exercise their First Amendment rights, as the American Civil Liberties Union erroneously claims.
      In addition to supporting tough new anti-crime measures, Gov. Luis Fortuño has made comprehensive reforms to modernize the Puerto Rico police and has sought more federal assistance to fight drug trafficking. This includes proposing a Caribbean Border Initiative that would ensure Puerto Rico receives federal resources to secure America’s Caribbean border similar to those provided to states that border Mexico.

      The government of Puerto Rico is committed to making our neighborhoods safer and preventing drug cartels from gaining a foothold on our island.

      Kenneth D. McClintock
      Secretary of State
      San Juan, Puerto Rico
       

      Tuesday, August 21, 2012

      Link: 9:08 AM 8/21/2012: Puerto Rico Voters Reject Constitutional Amendments, To Reduce Legislature ...

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      Puerto Rico Voters Reject Constitutional Amendments, To Reduce Legislature ... - Huffington Post - Sunday, August 19, 2012Puerto Ricans reject constitutional amendments - San Francisco Chronicle - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - (author unknown)
      AMBIENTE PLAYA REFERENDUM - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - elvoceroprFORTUÑO ACATA...
      DECISIÓN DEL "NO" - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - elvoceroprPuerto Rican Influence Throughout the Fifty States - Monday, August 20, 2012 - KGStorm development update - Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - (author unknown)caribnews: Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Dominica, Guadalupe, St Martin, Antigua, St Kitts, Nevis, Monserrat and Barbuda - NHC - Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - (author unknown)*A PONER FIN A UNA PESQUISA VICIOSA - Tuesday, August 21, 2012After determination of the Department of Justice judge exonerating the Chief Justice Federico Hernández Denton, of the charge of illicit use of public funds, the Senate must put an end to what is clearly a vicious political attack against the judge and the highest court of the country. Gestures Sergio C. Gutierrez Negron A body emaciated, with ribs poking through a thin layer of what is contained skin, eyes narrowed, occupying a public space in political fasting: dig Obama versus Berrios Jose Alfredo Hernandez Mayoral Most saw the reaction of annoyance of Ruben Berrios. The video is on the website of the Independence Party. His anger was caused by the offer of President Barack Obama to start If you do not hire me, I contract *Learning culture of Puerto Rico - Scranton Times-Tribune - Friday, August 17, 2012Religious Left Infatuation with Puerto Rican Terror - FrontPage Magazine - Friday, August 17, 2012NPP Commissioner: Drug dealers influenced the Referendum - Tuesday, August 21, 2012What Will It Take for Gays to Just Get Along? A Plan and a Prayer - Huffington Post (blog) - Monday, August 20, 2012Gov. Fortuño signs foreclosure mediation law | News is my Business - Tuesday, August 21, 2012Rusia: ¿Pussy Riot condenadas por sus simpatizantes? - Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - Gabriela Garcia Calderon OrbeCrews disassembling freighter that grounded 2 months ago off outlying Puerto ... - Greenfield Daily Reporter - Monday, August 20, 2012Colombia ex-general pleads guilty to supporting terrorism - Tuesday, August 21, 2012Court Deals Blow To Tough Immigration Law - Monday, August 20, 2012 - APJulian Assange asylum: Rafael Correa says it is suicidal for UK to enter Ecuador embassy – video - Tuesday, August 21, 201213 alleged gang members in Puerto Rico indicted - Huffington Post - Thursday, August 16, 2012 - (author unknown)14 de agosto de 2012via O m a r B a n u c h i on 8/19/1214 de agosto de 2012

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      Puerto Rico Voters Reject Constitutional Amendments, To Reduce Legislature ... - Huffington Post - Sunday, August 19, 2012

      Puerto Ricans reject constitutional amendments - San Francisco Chronicle - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - (author unknown)

      AMBIENTE PLAYA REFERENDUM - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - elvoceropr

      FORTUÑO ACATA DECISIÓN DEL "NO" - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - elvoceropr

      Puerto Rican Influence Throughout the Fifty States - Monday, August 20, 2012 - KG

      Storm development update - Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - (author unknown)

      caribnews: Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Dominica, Guadalupe, St Martin, Antigua, St Kitts, Nevis, Monserrat and Barbuda - NHC - Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - (author unknown)

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      A PONER FIN A UNA PESQUISA VICIOSA - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

      After determination of the Department of Justice judge exonerating the Chief Justice Federico Hernández Denton, of the charge of illicit use of public funds, the Senate must put an end to what is clearly a vicious political attack against the judge and the highest court of the country.

      Gestures
      Sergio C. Gutierrez Negron
      A body emaciated, with ribs poking through a thin layer of what is contained skin, eyes narrowed, occupying a public space in political fasting: dig

      Obama versus Berrios
      Jose Alfredo Hernandez Mayoral
      Most saw the reaction of annoyance of Ruben Berrios. The video is on the website of the Independence Party. His anger was caused by the offer of President Barack Obama to start

      Learning culture of Puerto Rico - Scranton Times-Tribune - Friday, August 17, 2012

      Religious Left Infatuation with Puerto Rican Terror - FrontPage Magazine - Friday, August 17, 2012

      NPP Commissioner: Drug dealers influenced the Referendum - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

      What Will It Take for Gays to Just Get Along? A Plan and a Prayer - Huffington Post (blog) - Monday, August 20, 2012

      Gov. Fortuño signs foreclosure mediation law | News is my Business - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

      Rusia: ¿Pussy Riot condenadas por sus simpatizantes? - Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe

      Crews disassembling freighter that grounded 2 months ago off outlying Puerto ... - Greenfield Daily Reporter - Monday, August 20, 2012

      Colombia ex-general pleads guilty to supporting terrorism - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

      Court Deals Blow To Tough Immigration Law - Monday, August 20, 2012 - AP

      Julian Assange asylum: Rafael Correa says it is suicidal for UK to enter Ecuador embassy – video - Tuesday, August 21, 2012

      13 alleged gang members in Puerto Rico indicted - Huffington Post - Thursday, August 16, 2012 - (author unknown)

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      14 de agosto de 2012

      Why do the Caribbean Islands Arc?

       http://planetsave.com/2012/08/21/why-do-the-caribbean-islands-arc/

      Why do the Caribbean Islands Arc?












      If you look at the Caribbean islands from above you’ll see that they arc, and new research by geophysicists at the University of Southern California have found that over the past 50 million years the Caribbean islands have been pushed east by the steady movement of the Earth’s viscous mantle against the more stationary Southern American continent.
      The result of this study which was published in the journal Nature Geoscience yesterday give us a better understanding of how continents resist the constant movement of the Earth’s plates, and what effect continental plates have on reshaping the surface of Earth.
      “Studying the deep earth interior provides insights into how the Earth has evolved into its present form,” said Meghan Miller, assistant professor of earth sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and lead author of the paper. “We’re interested in plate tectonics, and the southeastern Caribbean is interesting because it’s right near a complex plate boundary.”


       

      Everything is Connected

      To be able to study the motion of the South American continent and the Caribbean plate, researchers Miller and Thorsten Becker, associate professor of earth sciences at USC Dornsife, had to first model the entire planet. In fact, the pair created 176 models, models that required several weeks at the USC High Performance Computing Center to compute.
      “If you can, you want to solve the whole system and then zoom in,” Becker said. “What’s cool about this paper is that we didn’t just run one or two models. We ran a lot, and it allowed us to explore different possibilities for how mantle flow might work.”
      “Oceanic plates are relatively simple, but if we want to understand how the Earth works as a system — and how faults evolved and where the flow is going over millions of years — we also have to understand continental plates,” Becker added.
      Miller and Becker reconstructed the movement of the planet’s mantle to a depth of just above 3,000 kilometres.
      Their research tossed previous hypotheses of the seismic activity beneath the Caribbean Sea out the window and provided an important new insight into the unique tectonic interactions that are behind the Caribbean plate tearing away from South America.
      In particular, Miller and Becker point to a part of the South American plate — known as a “cratonic keel” — that is roughly three times thicker than normal lithosphere and much stronger than typical mantle. The keel deflects and channels mantle flow, and provides an important snapshot of the strength of the continents compared to the rest of the Earth’s outer layers.
      In the southeastern Caribbean the researchers that the interaction of the subducted plate beneath the Antilles island arc in combination with the stronger continental keel has created the El Pilar-San Sebastian Fault. Miller and Becker believe that similar interactions are the cause of the San Andreas Fault.
      “We’re studying the Caribbean, but our models are run for the entire globe,” Miller said. “We can look at similar features in Japan, Southern California and the Mediterranean, anywhere we have instruments to record earthquakes.”