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Indigenous People In Colombia Protest Human Rights Abuses, Guest Author Nov 2008

Indigenous People In Colombia Protest Human Rights Abuses, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Municipal Elections In Chile Show Governing Concertacion Losing Strength, Guest Author Nov 2008

Municipal Elections In Chile Show Governing Concertacion Losing Strength, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


China's President Visits, Bringing Economic Benefits To Costa Rica, Cuba, And The Region, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

China's President Visits, Bringing Economic Benefits To Costa Rica, Cuba, And The Region, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


The Jesuits Of El Salvador, 1989; Why They Were Murdered, Why Justice Was Never Done, And Why Justice Will Not Be Done, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

The Jesuits Of El Salvador, 1989; Why They Were Murdered, Why Justice Was Never Done, And Why Justice Will Not Be Done, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexico Enters Derivatives Market To Maintain Oil Price At Us$70 Per Barrel, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Mexico Enters Derivatives Market To Maintain Oil Price At Us$70 Per Barrel, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Scientists Campaign To Save Rare Species Of Salamander, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Scientists Campaign To Save Rare Species Of Salamander, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Uruguayan Political Parties Look Toward 2009 Presidential Elections, Guest Author Nov 2008

Uruguayan Political Parties Look Toward 2009 Presidential Elections, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Latin American Leaders Cope With Spreading Global Financial Crisis, Guest Author Nov 2008

Latin American Leaders Cope With Spreading Global Financial Crisis, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Sandinistas Win Big, But Nicaragua's Municipal Election Results Are Heartily Distrusted, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Sandinistas Win Big, But Nicaragua's Municipal Election Results Are Heartily Distrusted, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Costa Rica Joins Trade Agreement, But Relevance Is Questioned, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Costa Rica Joins Trade Agreement, But Relevance Is Questioned, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Disappeared Island Could Hold Key To U.S.-Mexico Maritime Boundaries, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Disappeared Island Could Hold Key To U.S.-Mexico Maritime Boundaries, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Airplane Crash Kills Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Airplane Crash Kills Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Faces Tensions With Brazil, Guest Author Nov 2008

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo Faces Tensions With Brazil, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Brazilian Society Opposes Nuclear Plans Of President Lula Da Silva, Guest Author Nov 2008

Brazilian Society Opposes Nuclear Plans Of President Lula Da Silva, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Devastating Rains Wash Out Honduran Elections, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Devastating Rains Wash Out Honduran Elections, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Financial Crisis Overshadows Youth And Development At Cumbre Iberoamericana, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Financial Crisis Overshadows Youth And Development At Cumbre Iberoamericana, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexican Campaign To Prevent Extinction Of Porpoises In Gulf Of California, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Mexican Campaign To Prevent Extinction Of Porpoises In Gulf Of California, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Mexico's War On Drugs Takes Twists And Turns, Carlos Navarro Nov 2008

Mexico's War On Drugs Takes Twists And Turns, Carlos Navarro

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Sexual Harassment On Turnover Intentions, Absenteeism, And Job Satisfaction: Findings From Argentina, Brazil And Chile, Rebecca S. Merkin Nov 2008

The Impact Of Sexual Harassment On Turnover Intentions, Absenteeism, And Job Satisfaction: Findings From Argentina, Brazil And Chile, Rebecca S. Merkin

Journal of International Women's Studies

This study, which tested the effects of sexual harassment on consequences previously indicated in US studies, (i.e., overall turnover intentions, overall absenteeism and job dissatisfaction), was conducted with 8108 employees chosen by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in three Latin American countries – Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. Multivariate and logistic regression were employed while controlling for age, education, gender, marital status, and race to analyze ILO’s database. Significant results revealed that Latin American employees who were sexually harassed were likely to have more turnover intentions and to engage in more absenteeism; yet they did not experience a significant decrease in …


Qubit, November 2008 Nov 2008

Qubit, November 2008

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The November 2008 issue of the Qubit.


Redefining Terrorism: Why Mexican Drug Trafficking Is More Than Just Organized Crime, Sylvia M. Longmire, Lt. John P. Longmire Nov 2008

Redefining Terrorism: Why Mexican Drug Trafficking Is More Than Just Organized Crime, Sylvia M. Longmire, Lt. John P. Longmire

Journal of Strategic Security

Mexican drug traffickers are more than criminals. They are terrorists. And that's not hyperbole. The tactics, strategy, organization, and even (to a limited extent) the goals of the Mexican drug cartels are all perfectly consistent with those of recognized terrorist organizations. Admittedly, the cartels lack the motivating political or religious ideology most terrorist groups display, and some argue this precludes the application of the "terrorist" label. However, we will show this objection is inclusive at best. Were the United States government to formally recognize the Mexican cartels as the terrorists they are—or at least hybrid organizations that employ terrorist tactics—a …


U.S. Punishes Bolivia; Latin America Shows Solidarity, Guest Author Oct 2008

U.S. Punishes Bolivia; Latin America Shows Solidarity, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Petrogate Scandal Rattles Government Of Peruvian President Alan Garcia, Guest Author Oct 2008

Petrogate Scandal Rattles Government Of Peruvian President Alan Garcia, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Isthmus To Be Hardest Hit By Financial Crisis, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

Isthmus To Be Hardest Hit By Financial Crisis, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Un Celebrates 17th Annual Landslide Vote Against Us-Cuba Policy, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

Un Celebrates 17th Annual Landslide Vote Against Us-Cuba Policy, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Reforms To State Oil Company Pemex, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Reforms To State Oil Company Pemex, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Controversial Report Released On Death Of U.S. Journalist Brad Will In Oaxaca, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

Controversial Report Released On Death Of U.S. Journalist Brad Will In Oaxaca, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Law For The Sustainable Use Of Energy (2008), Cámara De Diputados Del Honorable Congreso De La Unión, Mexico Oct 2008

Law For The Sustainable Use Of Energy (2008), Cámara De Diputados Del Honorable Congreso De La Unión, Mexico

Latin American Energy Policies

This legislation aims to promote the sustainable use of energy by optimizing its use in all its processes and activities, including the exploration, production, processing, distribution and consumption.


Russia Extends Ties With Venezuela, Other Latin American Countries, Guest Author Oct 2008

Russia Extends Ties With Venezuela, Other Latin American Countries, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Argentina's Cristina Fernandez Works To Put Out Political, Economic Fires, Guest Author Oct 2008

Argentina's Cristina Fernandez Works To Put Out Political, Economic Fires, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.