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Zelaya's new job

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According to The Economist, Venezuela offered Manuel Zelaya a job heading the political council of Petrocaribe, a venture that subsidizes Caribbean countries to buy Venezuelan oil.

What percentage of your time do you spend in Nicaragua?

Never been there.
9% (2 votes)
Less than 10%
36% (8 votes)
Up to 50%
14% (3 votes)
Over 50%
9% (2 votes)
Over 90%
32% (7 votes)
Total votes: 22

"quiet corruption"

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This is a slightly alarming article on "quiet corruption". "This is the penny-ante "quiet corruption" -- as opposed to headline-grabbing big-time corruption -- that's chronicled in a new World Bank report.

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Cost+quiet+corruption+huge+developi...

Need help with a chick!

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Yesterday I rescued yet another of god's creatures. Turns out this one is a real dandy. It's a Giant Kinfisher chick. I need someone to take care of it. I'm guessing it's about 2 weeks short of fledging out completely. How or where this woman on the street got the bird is beyond me. They are very rare here in these parts. Anyway..... I'm headed to the states and I need someone to take care of it til it can fly. Randy and Kathy will gladly let us release it on their property at the lake when the time is right. Any ideas??? Anyone here in the Granada area interested in helping?

Third journalist gunned down in Honduras in two weeks

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Average: 4 (1 vote)

As we regularly hear about "press repression" in Nicaragua, this bit of regional news seems to add a bit of perspective. Much like the article about dealing with mining activists in El Salvador, murder is an effective way of eliminating those ongoing complaints.

In any case, I am glad I run NicaLiving and not HondLiving.

Mining in El Salvador

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As we have Nicaragua and Guatemala covered, I decided adding this article about mining in El Salvador fit right in. The similarity is another Canadian company. The main difference is that it sounds like murder is the solution.

From the article:

Optimum PV / Wind Voltage

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Average: 4 (1 vote)

A lot of new alternatives have popped up since I built my first PV installation 20 years ago on a beach on the west side of the Sea of Cortez.

For example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/STACKABLE-POWER-INVERTER-2500-5000-W-24V-DC-TO-240V-...

I had 5 Kyocera panels, a Trace 1224 (or 2412), a C30 charge controller, and 10 Marine Group 75 batteries from Cosco (think it was calledc Price Club back in those days). I had a small gas generator to back the system up.

Goldcorp in Guatemala

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Average: 4 (1 vote)


Volcan Masaya...the drive to rim crater. Fotos

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Average: 3 (2 votes)
Volcan Masaya...the drive to rim crater. Fotos

More pictures at http://volcanmasaya.blogspot.com

Equal Rights: Nicaragua or Mississippi

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Average: 2.3 (3 votes)

This morning I heard something on the radio about how you could not discriminate against a gay in Nicaragua as the Nicaraguan Constitution guaranteed equal rights. I just heard part as I ran in and out of the house but it might have had to do with someone in the military.

Then, I just read about a Lesbian high school student in Mississippi who wanted to go to the prom with her girlfriend. The school canceled the prom.

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