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ICE Calling. Or Is
It?
ICE, the
monopoly in telecommunications, has asked that if
you have problems with your telephone at home or
office, to be sure that the telephone repairman
there to do the work is an official employee of ICE.
Every ICE employee that is authorized to carry out
telephone repair work at homes and offices is
dressed in a ICE uniform, has proper ICE
identification and has an official company vehicle.
Álvaro Retana, an
ICE manager, tells that most repairs are done
outside of the home on the telephone poles and
telephone switching boxes located on the outside the
property. The exception in older homes or office
buildings where telephone boxes are located inside
the property and in the case of internet service
installation.
ICE is issuing the warning as the holiday season
approaches and it is concerned that this could be a
method to be used by some to enter private property
with ill intentions.
Former President Presents Latest Book to Archives
Copies of a
new book, co-edited by the first President of
Seychelles, James R. Mancham, were officially
entered into the U.S. National Archives Wednesday
November 26.
The book, entitled The Future of Peace in the
Twenty-First Century, is a collection of submitted
articles and papers from various scholars and
prominent political figures, tracing how history has
shaped periods of war and peace on a world stage.
The book is intended to be a multi-purpose reader
and reference source for college students.
Mr Mancham presented copies of the 1,195-page work
to both the chief archivist of the National
Archives, Peter Lalande, and the head librarian of
the National Library, Anne-Marie Roberts, in a small
ceremony at the National Archives in Victoria
yesterday.
The book was published in the United States through
the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Justice and
Peace, a not-for-profit organization based in
Washington DC that commemorates the human rights
contributions of the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt,
the longest-serving President of the United States.
Dr Nicholas Kittrie, the chairperson of the
institute, and Rodrigo Carazo, the President of
Costa Rica from 1978-1982 and currently a
statesman and educator, are also credited as
co-editors of the book.
As a keynote speaker at various conferences on
international human rights, Mr Mancham said he was
able to meet Dr Kittrie through several United
Nations functions in New York and Washington.
Seychelles is an
archipelago
which lies in the western part of the Indian Ocean,
and spreads over an Exclusive Economy Zone of around
1.3 million Square kilometers.
All of the proceeds of the sale the book will go
towards the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Justice
and Peace, he said.
Rare Coffee Into
Seattle's Best Coffee Cafés This Holiday
The Limited Reserve Santa Elena Miel, one of Costa
Rica's rarest coffees, joins the mocha in
Seattle's Best Coffee
cafes and at SBC's
online store exclusively for the holidays.
Santa Elena Miel is harvested from one of Costa
Rica's most prominent coffee farms, the Finca Santa
Elena. One of a kind coffee in the industry, the
rare coffee is available for a very limited time
exclusively in SBC cafés and through SBC's online
store (www.seattlesbest.com)
beginning mid-November.
"With its notes of honey, caramel, and spice, Santa
Elena Miel is the quintessential coffee to brew at
home for the holidays," said Steve Schickler,
president of SCC. "Its full body stands up
beautifully when paired with rich desserts and
complex chocolates."
The Santa Elena Miel is created using a proprietary
milling technique that imparts a subtle, honeyed
sweetness to every cup. Suggested retail price for a
12-ounce bag is $14.95. SBC's cafés and online store
also plan to feature a wide selection of holiday
themed gift items including boxed gift sets, holiday
confections and travel accessories.
Celebrate!
Thanksgiving Day
Holiday In The
U.S
Almost every
culture in the world has held celebrations of thanks
for a plentiful harvest.
The American Thanksgiving holiday began as a feast
of thanksgiving in the early days of the American
colonies almost four hundred years ago.
>Thanksgiving Day
Holiday In The
U.S
>The
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Mexico names new U.N. ambassador
President Vicente Fox named a new United Nations
ambassador on Wednesday following the stormy
renunciation of Adolfo Aguilar Zinser.
Career diplomat Enrique Berruga was named to the
post, which includes Mexico's seat on the U.N.
Security Council until year's end.
Berruga, 44, has been undersecretary of foreign
relations, executive director of the Mexican
Institute for International Cooperation and
coordinator of advisers to the foreign secretary.
He earlier had been ambassador to Costa Rica and
served at embassies in Ireland, Great Britain and
the United States.
He also has written studies of the United States and
three novels, including a book published in 2000, "Propiedad
Ajena" (roughly "Other People's Property"), which
looks at Mexico's relationship with Texas.
A government statement announcing the appointment
said Mexico "assigns a very special priority to the
strengthening of the multilateral system" and would
emphasize efforts to reform the U.N. system.
"Mexico will use important resources and diplomatic
efforts in the promotion and successful finish to
this complex process of reforming the United
Nations," it said.
Zinser left his post last week, saying it was
impossible to stay after Fox had criticized a speech
in which Zinser said that many people in the United
States treat Mexico as their country's "back yard."
In an angry resignation letter, the ex-ambassador
accused Fox of betraying a long-standing friendship
and embarrassing him in order to improve relations
with the United States.
Chile recalls ambassador to Venezuela
Relations between Chile and Venezuela went sour
Wednesday over Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's
support for Bolivia's claim for access to the
Pacific Ocean through Chilean territory.
On Tuesday, Chavez called on Chile to return to
Bolivia the access route acquired by Chile in a war
between the two countries in 1879-1884.
Chilean Foreign Minister Soledad Alvear said the
government "has already taken the decision" to
recall Fabio Vio, Chilean ambassador to Venezuela,
for an indefinite period.
Alvear said the Chilean government will abstain from
commenting on Chavez's remarks and continue its
relations with Bolivia under "the present
conditions."
Questioned on whether Chile would quit the group
known as the "Friends of Venezuela," formed to help
seek a solution to the current conflict between
Chavez and the opposition, Alvear said her country
would remain in the group.
The "Friends of Venezuela" comprises Brazil, Chile,
Mexico, Portugal, Spain and the United States.
New York police beef up security for Thanksgiving
parade
New York police are planning extra security along
the route of Thanksgiving Day parade in the city
Thursday.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said there has bee n a
recent increase in communications between suspected
terrorists intercepted by intelligence agencies.
However, no specific threat has been made against
any target in the city, he said.
"We've done a couple of additional things this
year," Kelly said, "It's a kind of the confluence of
events. The bombing in Turkey, obviously the ongoing
situation in Iraq, the bombing in Saudi Arabia...,
all these things have come together to heighten some
concerns, so we put some additional measures in
place."
Some of those measures include a ban on backpacks
for spectators, increased patrols, helicopters
hovering overhead and officers positioned on
rooftops.
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World
Trade Center in 2001, the New York city has remained
on a high terrorist alert. Police in the city have
stepped up security in areas around potential
targets, such as major landmarks, tunnels and
bridges following terror attacks abroad or when
federal authorities have received information about
potential attacks at home.
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