Después de poco más de 30 días de aquella tragedia ocurrida en mi ciudad, apenas hoy hace unas horas se realiza la comparecencia del Dr. Daniel Káram Toumeh, Director General del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), ante la Primera Comisión de la Comisión Permanente del Congreso de la Unión. En un evento de cuatro horas y media de duración, parte de la conclusión fue que de ahora en adelante se trabajará en el tema de la transparencia y se crearán nuevas normas para la licitación y el ejercicio de todas las guarderías en el país. Los miembros de la comisión externaron su preocupación porque hay varias guarderías en operación de manera ilegal, hay guarderías que no son parte de la nueva licitación que comenzó a finales del 2008, el titular está laborando con dudosa competencia en su cargo, existiría tráfico de influencias (negocio fácil), se debió haber tenido la presencia de los Procuradores General de Justicia a nivel Federal y Estatal (Sonora), y por lo mismo haber enfatizado el tema de la seguridad; entre otros. Uno de los padres de familia, representante también de otros afectados (Movimiento 5 de junio), expresó su voz por medio de una hoja en la que se lee la frase "Daniel Káram exigimos su RENUNCIA por encubrimiento e incompetencia". A partir de hoy día en la tarde se pone a disposición del público la lista de guarderías subrogadas, en la página electrónica del IMSS http://aplicaciones.imss.gob.mx/guarderias/principal.htm
Qué casualidad que en plenas elecciones, sobre todo a nivel local y estatal, se haya manejado tan mal la información. Claramente, se politizó todo y, no es sólo dicho por mí; se dice además fue parte del pleito personal del Presidente de la República contra el Gobernador de Sonora saliente, Eduardo Bours Castelo... independientemente de si es verdad o no, el hecho es que fallecieron niños en circunstancias evitables y se exige justicia. La bodega que se incendió y la guardería se encontraban a escasos metros de una gasolinera (eso no está permitido y poco se menciona en los medios de comunicación). Tengo una opinión muy particular, pero está de más mencionarla.
Asimismo, se están realizando brigadas por personal de la Secretaría de Salud y voluntarios, tengo entendido se canaliza actualmente para servicio psicológico a la Unidad de Terapia Infantil del municipio. De hecho, me capacité el fin de semana del suceso e hice guardia un día en uno de los hospitales con familias ya en fase de duelo (primero es de shock).
Here at WordPress.com, we always run the most recent version of the WordPress open source software. In addition, we do custom development so that we can offer features not included in the open source core product (like VideoPress, built-in polls, etc.). Because WordPress.com gets new features implemented as they are developed, we don’t usually talk too much about big version releases. For example, WordPress 2.8 was released recently, but we didn’t announce it here because WordPress.com blogs had already been running the new features (like the new widgets administration panel) before the big open source release occurred.
The open source project is getting started on development of version 2.9, which is expected to launch toward the end of this year. The reason I think it’s worth posting about this here on WordPress.com is that the focus of the 2.9 development is going to be improved media features, and improved media management is one of the most frequently requested things in the support forums, support emails, comments and at WordCamps.
There have been many suggestions for how to improve our media functions, so many that we can’t build all of them at once. For the next couple of days, there is a survey you can take to vote on which media features are the most important to you. This will help us prioritize the development. Are you dying for photo albums? A redesigned uploader? The ability to crop, resize or rotate your images? There are 11 proposed media features listed in the survey for you to rank in order of priority.
Descriptions of each proposed feature are provided at the beginning of the voting survey, so you’ll be sure to know what each what means. Only the first question (pick your top choice) is mandatory. This survey isn’t very long. Question two lets you assign a general high/low priority to each of the 11 feature suggestions, while question 3 asks you to rank the 11 features in order of priority from 1-11. A text box or two allow you to make additional suggestions, and that’s it. The survey is anonymous, and will be open until Friday, July 10, 2009 at 11:59 PM UTC.
I would like to share some funny pictures I found related to those "INFLUENZA TIMES" we witnessed some months ago...Disfruta :)
Me gustaria compartir con ustedes algunas fotos graciosas sobre aquellos "Tiempos Influenzosos" que vivimos algunos meses atrás...enjoy :)
1. A new movie is coming out...
2. A sick piggy ;)
3. The miraculous tea that can cure it ALL!
4. Influenza MSN
5. Even Twitter got an "Influenzial" idea
6. Original surgical masks.
7. The origin of it ALL!
8. Our new money lol
9. This might sound crazy but IT IS REAL. The first boy that got the virus in Mexico and survived got a statue in the country!
10. A souvenir when u come to Mexico: Influenza's Cuddly Toy!
There were a few songs and videogames that had the Influenza as their main theme or principal enemy. To play one of them you can enter here: http://www.swinefighter.com/ También salieron diversas canciones y videojuegos en donde la influenza era el enemigo principal, o al contrario,lo más importante. Para jugar alguno te recomiendo el siguiente: http://www.swinefighter.com/
Since the founding of TakingITGlobal in 1999, I have been incredibly inspired by my interactions with thousands of young change makers from all around the world. Through my Masters Research on youth-led action in an international context along with exposure to other studies and international conferences examining the role of today's generation of youth as change agents, I have gained an important observation. My observation is that I have seen the emergence of Six Archetypes of Youth Change Makers, which provide a glance at the roles young people are taking on in the process of creating change.
The Dreamer
The Dreamer is the driver behind new ideas. Dreamers are often the first to articulate a long-term vision for the future and think big. It is the sense of aspiration, optimism and imagination of dreamers that drive progress, innovation and change.
The Megaphone
The Megaphone is a vocal advocate for change. Megaphones are very focused on delivering the message and will campaign tirelessly and work hard to lobby for a message to be heard. They inspire action through their words and help to shift priorities on the agenda.
The Spark Plug
The Spark Plug is a catalyst and has a gift for networking and connecting people. The Spark Plug is able to foster collaborations and bring many different organizations and individuals together in dialogue, convincing diverse interest groups to come together for a common goal.
The Task Master
The Task Master is often behind the scenes making things happen and is sometimes the under-rated player within a group or organization. Often, it is the Task Master who literally keeps things together by turning ideas into manageable tasks with actionable timelines. Task Masters are practical, objective-oriented individuals.
The Sherpa
The Sherpa serves as a guide who provides mentorship, insight and training through peer education. Sherpas are natural educators with a strong interest in learning and sharing knowledge. Sherpas value hands on experiences and are able to draw upon the expertise and resources of those they encounter.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller is often the documenter of an organization and its projects, preparing short stories, interviews, blogs, webcasts newsletters and more. Storytellers become a vehicle for spreading inspiration and sharing of best practices through identifying patterns and strengthening movements through recognizing exceptional individuals.
Remember National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) back in November? You all used the opportunity to take a swing at churning out a 50,000-word novel on your blogs in only one month — some with great success!
It’s an even more fitting occasion for posting regularly to your blog on the topics that interest you. And maybe the best part is that it starts whenever you want it to! The only objective is to post every day for a month. So why not begin with July? To make it official, sign up here. It’s open to anyone with a blog, anywhere in the world.
The NaBloPoMo team provides a theme for each month, which isn’t mandatory, but is a nice way to gain inspiration that can kick off your daily updates.
Not into that? Then we suggest sticking to the stuff you’ve been blogging about all along — the things you experience and love — with the added caveat of keeping it on the regular.
If you run out of steam, you can always find ways to blog about the dozens of weird celebrations and holidays that take place in July, in addition to Independence Day in the U.S. — like Ice Cream Soda Day, Video Games Day, or Bugs Bunny’s Birthday.
To plug the WordPress community into your endeavor, we suggest using NaBloPoMo09 as a tag on each post you publish to your blog. They’ll show up on the tag results page, which is also a great place to get inspired by your fellow bloggers.
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Last month we launched the Yahoo! App and 360 importer so you can migrate your content to WordPress.com quickly and easily. And we introduced the SocialVibe widget, which helps you earn donations for the charity of your choice. July will bring more feature updates, and more of the themes and customizations you’ve been asking for. We’re listening.
Here are the stats for June:
388,580 blogs were created.
5,845,417 posts were published.
411,540 new users joined.
5,800,941 file uploads.
3,633 gigabytes of new files.
810 terabytes of content transferred from our datacenters.
8,330,617 comments.
6,841,633 logins.
1,245,935,191 pageviews on WordPress.com, and another 1,245,882,985 on self-hosted blogs (2,491,818,176 total across all WordPress blogs we track).
2,153,176 active blogs where “active” means they got a human visitor.
As pessoas devem se preocupar mais, muito mais, com suas Próprias Vidas! Alguém disse (não consigo lembrar o nome certo, pois são inúmeros os depoimentos) que Michael Jackson agora não está mais sendo torturado pela "moral da civilização".
Julgamento com piadas infelizes que nunca entendi! A civilização "criou" seu manual de conduta moral se achando dona do certo e do errado. Grande tragédia!
Eu espero que todos aqueles que julgaram, fofocaram possam sentir na pele como foi o calvário e a tortura que Michael enfrentou. E, graças a Deus, Ninguém Morre, essa certeza eu tenho.
"Michael Jackson é bom exemplo do que pior tem acontecido. A IMPRENSA DEVE DESCULPAS a ele pela forma horrível como o tratou. Ele começou a morrer quando as acusações ganharam as manchetes. Em conluio com os acusadores, estava a mídia americana. Todos se lamentam, como se fosse uma tragédia nacional...Ninguém o ajudou. Viveu em infâmia."
(Gay Talese - jornalista e escritor norte-americano)
Yesterday I had the chance to attend a Sex and Gender Equity Workshop @ Mexico City. At first, I had no idea what to expect, because I was invited by a friend I did not see for a long time, and to be honest, that was my main reason for participating.
Ayer tuvé la oportunidad de ir al taller de Equidad de Sexo y Género en la Ciudad de México. Para ser sincera, no tenia idea de que esperar ya que me invitó una amiga junto a su organización. A mi amiga no la había visto en mucho tiempo, por lo que decidí aventurarme y ver lo que sucedería.
As soon as I arrived, I perceived that there where only 3 guys out of 20 participants. It felt funny, and I thought it might have been a workshop directed to girls. As soon as I stepped in the room, I felt integrated to the group and I knew this was going to be another new adventure I had to share with the world :)
Desde que llegué, me di cuenta de que solamente habían 3 hombres de 20 participantes. Pensé que quizás era un taller dirigido a mujeres. Desde que entré a la habitación, me sentí integrada al grupo y supe que sería una nueva aventura que tendría que compartir con el mundo.
In the main activities, we discussed the differences between sex and gender. We agreed that sex is the biological characteristic of every human being, while gender is a construction, our mentality. Society prefers both of them to match, but sometimes people can be born with a particular sex and an opposite gender.
En las actividades principales, discutimos las diferencias entre sexo y género. Concluimos en que el sexo es una característica biológica de los seres humanos, mientras que el género es una construcción, nuestra mentalidad. La sociedad prefiere que los dos sean concuerden, sin embargo, muchas veces la gente puede tener un sexo y un género diferente. We had another activity when we discussed about the role of women and men in our society and in our generation. It is really interesting how some of the activities that were only for women (such as cooking, cleaning the house, picking up the children from school) are also for men today. It was important to know that some of the participants have mothers that work fulltime and fathers that do the house work. Roles have changed and the sexist taboo has been broken in a lot of families.
Tuvimos otra actividad en donde discutimos el papel de la muher y el hombre en nuestra sociedad y en neustra generación. Fue muy interesante ver como muchas actividades que antes eran solamente para mujeres (como el cocinar, limpiar la casa, ir por los niños a la escuela) también son para los hombres. Fue importante el saber que muchos de los participantes tienen madres que trabajan tiempo completo y padres que se dedican a las labores caseras. Los papeles han cambiado y el tabú sexista se ha roto en muchas familias mexicanas.
We also discussed about gender empowerment. How women have succeeded, leaving their prejudices behind and standing for their rights. There was a great example about some women from an indigenous community where their husbands left them, following the american dream and going to the US. They had to find a way to survive and they started making marmelades for a big restaurant company in Mexico called Toks. Now, they are the main producers and they found an amazing way to support their kids, without depending on men.
También discutimos el empoderamiento de género. Vimos ejemplos de mujeres que dejaron sus prejuicios atrás y fueron por sus derechos. Hubi un ejemplo perfecto de algunas mujeres indígenas de la comunidad mazahua en donde sus esposos e hijos las dejaron, por seguir el sueño americano y se fueron a los Estados Unidos. Ellas tuvieron que encontrar una forma de sobrevivir y comenzaron a hacer mermeladas, las cuales al final pudieron vender a la franquicia de restaurantes mexicanos Toks. Ahora ellas son las únicas productoras y ellas encontraron una manera maravillosa de mantener a sus hijos, sin depender de los hombres. I leart a lot from this experience, I shared stories and listened to inspiring ones. It was such delight to discuss with different people, with various points of view. I believe we should support this type of activities and let people learn from each other, as well as discover what is changing in our generation in order to become a better society every day.
Aprendí mucho de esta experiencia, compartí historias y escuche otras bastante inspiradoras. Fue una gran oportunidad el compartir diferentes puntos de vista, con gente con ideas distintas. Creo que debemos apoyar este tipo de actividades y dejar que la gente aprenda una de otra, para asi descubrir que esta cambiando en nuestra generación para asi poder formar parte de una mejor sociedad día a día.
Muchos la han calificado como una campaña de gente incoherente y ofensiva que quiere dar un fin a la “democracia” que vivimos de una manera radical, muchos otros se refieren a ella como una polémica nueva en donde el pueblo demuestra sus impresiones ante la inconformidad de sus próximos representantes, de una manera diferente. Pero ¿De que trata la campaña del voto en blanco? Muy simple, a la hora de votar se tacha toda la planilla, cancelando el voto por algún candidato en particular.
Es erróneo pensar que al votar en blanco se apoya a la abstención puesto que al anular el voto aún se sigue participando y existe la obligación de ir a las urnas, pedir una planilla y la única diferencia es que en lugar de elegir a un candidato, se tachan todas las opciones. De ésta manera, los ciudadanos muestran su descontento ante la democracia que se vive en el presente en México, y al mismo tiempo en muchos otros países del mundo.
El voto en blanco incita a las autoridades a cambiar de actitud ya que el pueblo se manifiesta mostrando una inconformidad ante la forma de gobierno existente. De esta manera, se reclama una nación que busca una representación justa, que quiere dejar atrás a las viejas generaciones conformistas y llenas de corrupción. Muchos jóvenes han decidido apoyar ésta nueva propuesta, ya que posiblemente desde este punto podamos comenzar con un nuevo partido político, una esperanza latente para las nuevas generaciones.
Ah! Aproveito para destacar o Livro "Mulheres que Correm com os Lobos" (Clarissa Pinkola Estés)! Não deixe de Recuperar, Resgatar, colocar em Prática a Mulher Selvagem no seu sentido mais penetrante, latente, xamânico, seja qual for sua idade! Tenha orgulho da Natureza que habita seu Ser!
Un mensaje de Ban Ki-moon, Secretario General de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas
20 de junio de 2009
La violencia, la persecución y los conflictos han obligado a abandonar su hogar a millones de personas de todo el mundo. La mayoría de esas personas y familias proceden de países en desarrollo y son también especialmente vulnerables a las graves consecuencias de la crisis económica que se ha desencadenado a nivel mundial.
El tema del Día Mundial de los Refugiados de este año, "Gente real, necesidades reales", pone de relieve cuánto han perdido los refugiados -incluso sus países- y cuánto debe hacer la comunidad de asistencia humanitaria para ayudarlos.
Hay carencias en la atención de las necesidades básicas: alojamiento, servicios sanitarios, educación, alimentos, agua no contaminada, saneamiento y protección frente a la violencia y los abusos.
Los niveles de malnutrición suelen ser más elevados en la población desplazada, lo mismo que las tasas de mortalidad.
Las mujeres solteras y las niñas y adolescentes corren un peligro especial de explotación. La experiencia demuestra que asistir a la escuela reduce el riesgo de ser víctima de tales abusos. Hacen falta más recursos para construir y mantener centros de enseñanza destinados a los refugiados.
Hacer frente a esas y muchas otras carencias exige compromiso y acción. La solidaridad debe ser el fundamento de nuestra respuesta. Y ello es especialmente así en un momento en que la crisis económica redunda en detrimento de los presupuestos de asistencia humanitaria y desarrollo.
En este Día Mundial de los Refugiados, aseguremos que las personas desplazadas por los conflictos, la persecución y los desórdenes reciban el apoyo y los servicios que necesitan para construir una vida mejor.
LAS HIJAS PERDIDAS DE INGLATERRA Por Andrea Arzaba You will find the english version of this article bellow.
Hoy me gustaría escribir un poco acerca de un libro que he leido entre ayer y hoy, ya que desde que lo comencé a leer, no lo pude soltar hasta el final.
El libro se llama VENDIDAS -escrito por Zana Muhsen-y nos habla de la historia de dos hermanas, Zana y Nadia, de padre yemenita y madre inglesa, quienes viven en Birmingham hasta los 15 y 14 años respectivamente ya que son vendidas por su padre y enviadas a Yemen, en donde se enfrentan con una vida de abusos, maltratos, violaciones y sufrimiento. Cuando Zana y Nadia emprenden el viaje, ellas tenían la idea de que se trataba simplemente de unas vacaciones en el país de su padre, sin embargo, todo fue una trampa ya que todo se encontraba arreglado. Ambas adolescentes son obligadas a guardar silencio, a obedecer a sus "maridos", a sus suegros y a continuar con una vida totalmente diferente a la que conocian, en un pueblo rural muy tradicionalista, en donde la voz de la mujer queda opacada junto a la sombra del hombre.
Es muy explícito el odio que siente Zana por los maltratos que ella y su hermana sufren, incluso los hijos que son obligadas a tener, las malas palabras que deben soportar, los golpes y la vida de sumisión a las que se encuentran expuestas sin remedio alguno.
Durante años, la esperanza de regresar a Inglaterra se va desvaneciendo poco a poco, hasta que Zana logra ponerse en contacto con su madre por medio de una carta. Es así como la esperanza regresa a sus corazones y después de ocho largos años de espera, Zana puede abandonar a su esposo gracias a la presión de los medios de comunicación, de la diplomacia y de su madre. Sin embargo, su hijo Marcus se queda en Yemen con su hermana Nadia, ya que les permiten salir solas, sin sus hijos. Zana acepta irse sin su hermana prometiendo regresar por ella de alguna otra forma. Esa fue la última vez que la vio.
Tengo entendido que Zana vive en Birmingham y ha tenido una nueva famlia, sin embargo Nadia y Marcus siguen en Yemen. Existe una continuación del libro llamada: UNA PROMESA A NADIA. Es bastante triste el seguir siendo testigos de tantas atrocidades que ocurren en nuestra llamada sociedad moderna, debemos de crear una conciencia para terminar con las violaciones de los derechos humanos y exigir nuestra libertad como ciudadanos del mundo.
ENGLAND'S LOST DAUGHTERS
By Andrea Arzaba
Today I would like to write about a book I read between yesterday and today, because since I started reading it I could not stop until I was done with it.
The book is called SOLD - and it was written by Zana Muhsen- it tells the story of two sisters, Zana and Nadia who live in Birmingham up to 15 and 14 years respectively since they are sold by their father and sent to Yemen, where they face a life of abuses, mistreatments, violations and suffering. Their mother was from England and their dad was from Yemen. Zana and Nadia where fooled because they thought they were going on vacations to discover their dad's homeland, but everything was arranged by their father in order to start a new life as yemeni wives. Both teenagers are forcer to remain silent, to obey their new "Husbands" and "In Laws" and to continue with a life that was very different from the one they had back in England, in a yemeni rural and traditional town, where women's voices remain under men's shadows.
In the book it is very explicit the hate that Zana keeps because of the suffering she and her sister have to stand, even the children they are forced to have, the bad words and insults they have to put up with, the mistreatment and sumision they live every single day for years.
Coming back to England was some hope that kept on fading away little by little, until one day Zana gets in touch wit her mother by mail. Hope comes back into Nadia and Zana's heart and after 8 long waiting years Zana is able to leave her husband, thanks to media's pressure, diplomacy and her mother. Nevertheless her son, Marcus, stays in Yemen with Nadia, because both women are alowed to leave the country without their sons and daughters. Zana accepts to leave, promissing she will come back for Nadia and the children. That was the last time she saw her.
I have read that Zana lives in Birmingham and has brought up a new family, but Nadia and Marcus are still in Yemen. There is a second part of the book called A PROMISE TO NADIA. It is very sad that we keep on being witnesses of this type of atrocities that remain existing in our so called modern society.We need to raise awareness and create a conciousness in order to erradicate Human Rights Violations. We need to demand pour freedom as citizens of the world.
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