tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post8790042690289496998..comments2023-05-30T09:37:47.186-06:00Comments on Little Design: Going to the Jungle...Novitiate Communityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08142160179051650632noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post-88036204692136696222008-07-15T14:31:00.000-06:002008-07-15T14:31:00.000-06:00I have been following the stike news in Internatio...I have been following the stike news in International papers. Here's one...see what you think about what it says. Thanks for the updates. Rita McCormick<BR/><BR/>Peru declares state of emergency after protests <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>www.chinaview.cn 2008-07-14 20:23:56 Print <BR/> <BR/> LIMA, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Sunday declared a state of emergency for 60 days in Madre de Dios province, in southeastern Peru, where the regional government offices were set on fire during a national strike. <BR/><BR/> Garcia took the measure due to the violent attack against the headquarters of the regional government in order to allow the reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure, the government said in a communique. <BR/><BR/> On July 9, a mob of protesters plundered and set fire to the building of the local jurisdiction, located in the city of Puerto Maldonado, in Madre de Dios province, on the border with Brazil and Bolivia. <BR/><BR/> According to the authorities, some 8,000 persons participated in the violent protests and about 20 policemen were injured, 11 of them seriously. <BR/><BR/> On July 9 protesters called a regional 24-hour strike to demand the government and the legislature annul a law that facilitates the sale of communal and native lands. <BR/><BR/> Police said the protesters prevented the firemen from reaching the blaze and tackling it. <BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Editor: Sun YunlongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post-80197147014979764792008-06-25T15:42:00.000-06:002008-06-25T15:42:00.000-06:00Dear Sarah,Just finished reading your Blog with Pa...Dear Sarah,<BR/>Just finished reading your Blog with Pat looking over my shoulder. Her plane arrived on time. So great to have her back. I know you will continue to enjoy your next month. She and I could laugh together about the wedding....<BR/>Miss you. L,P & H PaulaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458678591501688548.post-75168447003910341562008-06-24T10:27:00.000-06:002008-06-24T10:27:00.000-06:00As your whirlwind of adventure continues, I find m...As your whirlwind of adventure continues, I find myself slightly jealous!<BR/><BR/>GMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407277558514877594noreply@blogger.com