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    History Happened Here: Columbia County native helped capture Cuba during Spanish-American War  Nov 30, 2008
    It was the summer of 1898 and Philip and his men were amidst the Battle of Santiago ... The Battle of Santiago was the last gasp of Spanish power in the region and ended with the destruction of Spain s Caribbean Squadron. (Hudson Register Star, NY)

    More of this story...  Nov 27, 2008
    Resident Margarito Santiago showed Judge Yacknin artist renderings of the citys proposed industrial park that would include a superstore along with other smaller retail outlets north of Walnut Avenue along Farmersville Boulevard. The drawings also showed how towers would be constructed right in the middle of the development, making the property unattractive to commercial developers. (The Exeter Sun, CA)

    Campbell runs past Konawaena  Nov 23, 2008
    RUSHINGCampbell: Ahuna 19-130, Respicio 4-17, Samson Anguay 6-65, Derrick Santiago 4-17, Jumar Gonzales 1-0 ... RECEIVINGCampbell: Aiwohi 5-63, Gonzales 2-13, Santiago 3-26, Anguay 4-50, Regpala 2-18, Masifilio 4-31, Ahuna 1-0. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Falcons to salute Alumni, NFC Champs  Nov 15, 2008
    1998 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP 10TH ANNIVERSARY - Players and coaches slated to attend include: Morten Andersen, Lester Archambeau, Cornelius Bennett, Ronnie Bradford, Ray Buchanan, Jack Burns (Coach), John Burrough, Chris Chandler, Bob Christian, Calvin Collins Henri Crockett, Gary Downs, Shane Dronett, Antonio Edwards, Randy Fuller, Travis Hall, Ruffin Hamilton, Ronnie Harris, Tim Jorgensen (Coach), Brian Kozlowski, Tony Martin, Terance Mathis, Rod Monroe, Ken Oxendine, Dan Reeves (head coach), O.J.... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    The Saudi Arabia of Lithium  Nov 8, 2008
    this ancient Chilean lake bed 700 miles north of Santiago may be the driest place on Earth, a wasteland strewed with salt-encrusted rocks that resemble cow pies. Annual rainfall on the salar (which in Spanish means "salt lake") rarely tops a few millimeters. (Forbes -- Business)

    Events calendar  Nov 7, 2008
    "Dias de Santiago" is the story of 23-year old Santiago returning home from the Peruvian army, haunted by his violent military past and ill-prepared to cope with the realities of everyday life; he is pulled by a desire for education versus the temptation to join his comrades in a life of crime. CSI Portuguese instructor Adam Crofts said the spoken language in each film in the series will be Spanish or Portuguese, and each will have English subtitles. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)

    In the Region, local sports agate  Nov 4, 2008
    Clinton Shelton 0-1 4-4 4, Brett Vriesman 3-4 0-0 6, Chris Johnson 8-14 0-0 21, Travis Noble 6-12 3-4 21, Andrew Sellars 5-8 0-0 14, Mark Payovich 0-2 0-0 0, Shaun Tatarka 3-7 0-0 8, Clay Greenland 3-5 2-3 8, Mark Henkel 3-8 0-0 9, Brian Santiago 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 9-11 91. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Next year's travel hot spots  Nov 4, 2008
    Uber-architect Santiago Calatrava is constructing the Chicago Spire to twist 610metres into the clouds; only the United Arab Emirates' Burj Dubai will be taller. The Donald pops the top on his new Trump Tower, which rises to Chicago's third-tallest rank (after the Spire and Sears Tower). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Inca To The Core  Nov 2, 2008
    In Quechua, Cuzco means "navel of the Earth." It once was the capital of an empire that stretched from Quito, Ecuador, to Santiago, Chile, with 25,000 miles of paved roads and well-engineered irrigation systems that gave the Incas the nickname "the Romans of the New World.". But for all its size and sophistication, the Inca empire didn't last long. They had barely begun to consolidate their conquests when they plunged into a disastrous civil war just as the conquistadors showed up. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    City man fulfills dream on the l Camino  Nov 1, 2008
    Santiago, the patron saint of Spain and first Christian martyr, is buried in Santiago de Compostella in northwest Spain. Pilgrimages to his tomb began in the ninth century. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)

    Mah, Santiago vie for county education seat  Oct 30, 2008
    North County voters Tuesday will choose whom they want to represent them on the Santa Clara County Board of Education -- Web designer/former teacher Ellen Santiago or the incumbent board member for the Palo Alto/Mountain View/Sunnyvale area, Grace Mah, a key figure in Palo Alto's Mandarin immersion debate in recent years. Mah and Santiago are competing to become the board member for Area 1, covering Mountain View, Palo Alto and Sunnyvale ... Santiago, a Sunnyvale resident, said she is running to... (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Falcons Set for MWC Championships  Oct 30, 2008
    Sophomore Glorimar Torre' Santiago finished third in 18:16. In the 6K event, freshman finished third in 25:42, while classmate placed fourth (25:46) and junior finished fifth (26:17). (Airforcesports.com)

    Financial crisis hangs over Ibero-America summit  Oct 29, 2008
    Spain's King Juan Carlos famously told the Venezuelan leader to "shut up" as last year's Ibero-American summit drew to a close in Santiago, Chile. This year's meeting is due to start Wednesday afternoon in the Salvadoran capital. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)

    Oconee County police blotter  Oct 29, 2008
    Santiago Martinez, 50, of King Chase Road, Athens, was arrested for being an unlicensed driver and having an expired tag. Thefts: On Oct. 18, a 62-year-old Dacula woman and her 31-year-old daughter reported they went to Washington Farms on Hog Mountain Road about 2 p.m. When they returned to their car about an hour later they found that someone had entered the trunk and stole their handbags, which contained money, credit cards, gift cards and checks. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    The RIGHT Places: Fall 'California-Style'  Oct 27, 2008
    In the Orange County Region, head to Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano, O Neill Regional Park in Trabuco Canyon or Santiago Oaks Regional Park in Orange to view an array of yellows displayed by the native California sycamore trees. During the late fall, the liquid ambers leaves turn gold, yellow and red at Craig Regional Park, Irvine Regional Park and Mile Square Regional Park. (Human Events Online)

    Falcons Conclude Regular Season with Air Force Open  Oct 25, 2008
    Sophomore Glorimar Torre' Santiago crossed the finish line in 18:16 to finish third, while junior Catherine Haycraft finished sixth in a time of 21:17. Select members of the Falcons' squad will begin the `championship' portion of the season on Saturday, Nov. 1, when they travel to San Diego, Calif. (Airforcesports.com)

    Falcons Take Second at Rocky Mountain Shootout  Oct 5, 2008
    Junior and sophomore Glorimar Torre Santiago rounded out the Air Force runners with times of 26:14 (81st) and 26:32 (84th). The men tallied 42 points to finish second amongst NCAA Division I teams, trailing only host Colorado, who claimed their 18th straight title. (Airforcesports.com)

    Travel Picks: World's top 10 trekking vacations  Oct 4, 2008
    Camino de Santiago, SpainHiking this 460 mile pilgrimage footpath, a thousand year old tradition, leads to cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, the third holiest site in Christianity. Don't miss these Travel stories from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Whom to see and when.  Oct 3, 2008
    Los Cenzontles with Santiago Jimenez: noon-12:45 p.m.. Bad Livers: 1:05-2 p.m.. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Hotels to stay in before you die  Oct 3, 2008
    It's certainly not easy to get to (a four-hour flight from Santiago and then a five-and-a-half-hour journey by auto), but, hey, the end-of-the-world ambience is precisely the point. The property sits in the shadow of the jagged, snowcapped Torres del Paines mountains. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    '+weather_current+'°\;F/'+weather_current_celsius+'°\;C  Oct 3, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)

    Top 50 spots  Oct 3, 2008
    Nowhere in the area are there tapas like this chef-owner Hector Santiago infuses everything from his kitchen with true gourmet presence and lots of elBulli-esque style. Start with a Brazilian-inspired caipirinha or a cool flute of sparkling cava, then get down and dirty with papitas criollas a caballo a naughty bowl of aji-and-amarillo smashed Colombian gold potatoes crowned with a slow-cooked egg, garlic chips and grains of pretty pink Bolivian salt. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    How to see the 'magic pueblos' of Mexico  Oct 3, 2008
    Santiago (Nuevo Le;n), 2006 29. Todos Santos (Baja California Sur), 2006 30. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Police on meteor alert after huge balls of fire light up Spanish sky  Sep 22, 2008
    Football fans in Santiago de Compostela, north-west Spain, including Jos. Angel Docobo, a university astronomer, also saw a big fireball. (Yahoo News -- Meteors and Asteroids)

    Late goal produces 1-1 soccer tie  Sep 20, 2008
    That's how the score stayed until Santiago Valenti blasted home a rebound with what Gilbert described as two seconds remaining. Summerville coach Dave Reel thought there was less time than that remaining. (The Union Democrat)

    Awesome animal adventures  Sep 19, 2008
    Just take a look at his book: "One Man and His Ass on a Pilgrimage to Santiago.". In a world where it's child's play to reach any destination with a passport and plane ticket, donkeys and other beasts of burden can still carry us where mechanized vehicles fail to reach. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Brightest stellar explosion heralds new type of long-distance astronomy  Sep 11, 2008
    Authors of the ApJ paper also included Weidong Li, Nathaniel R. Butler, D. Kocevski, Ryan J. Foley, R. Chornock, D. L. Starr, B. Macomber and D. Poznanski of UC Berkeley; D. A. Kann and S. Klose of the Thuringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg in Germany; H.-W. Chen of the University of Chicago; J. X. Prochaska of the University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory, based at UC Santa Cruz; M. F. Skrutskie of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville; S. Lopez of the Universidad de Chile in... (EurekAlert!)

    Impressive Wildcats Invade University Stadium On Saturday  Sep 9, 2008
    2 yards from scrimmage (2,325 total) in his last 18 outings ranks tied for 5th all-time at UNM with 23 career rushing TDs passed Manley Woods and Bobby Santiago for 9th place all-time at UNM with 3,241 all-purpose yards. Junior lobo had a career-long 42-yard punt return, the longest by a Lobo since went 74 yards against Baylor in 2002 had 2 punt returns for 66 yards led UNM with 7 tackles and recovered a fumble on a muffed punt. (Golobos.com)

    MWC Week #2 Wrap  Sep 9, 2008
    Is Santiago up to it. Ball security was better, but still a problem. (TotalBlueSports.com)

    Patriot League Field Hockey Release - 9.8.08  Sep 9, 2008
    M, Santiago, Chile Tallied three points. Scored a goal against No. 12 Duke. (Patriotleague.com)

    2008 high school football preview  Sep 4, 2008
    Maranatha Christian: Jake McKinney (QB), Santiago Simental (FB), David Porter (RB). Christian Life: Jake Bell (OL), Dillon Daulton (TE-DE), Seth Simpson (RB-LB). (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)

    Telescope plan backers state their case  Aug 31, 2008
    To get to this mountain, scientists have to fly to the capital city of Santiago and board a smaller plane to the northern coastal city of Antofagasta. From there it is a two-hour drive through the Atacama Desert, the driest spot on Earth. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Webster, Well-Known Orchid Grower, Dies  Aug 13, 2008
    At age 23, he was appointed JWT's manager to Santiago, Chile. It was there he met and married his wife, Jean. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    LaTienda.com Delivers First Ultra Gourmet Jam??n Ib??rico de Bellota Spanish Hams in America  Aug 11, 2008
    The company is a partnership between Santiago Martin's Jamones Ferm;n from the Spanish medieval mountain village of La Alberca; celebrated Spanish chef Jos; Andres, owner of several restaurants including Jaleo in Washington DC; and Taylor Griffin, owner of Rogers International, an established gourmet importer from Portland, Maine. is also available through the LaTienda website as a boneless ham at $162 per pound, and in convenient 4 oz packages of hand-sliced ham at $34. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Marine unit to stay on in Afghanistan  Aug 5, 2008
    Jose Luis Santiago Vasconcelos was Mexico's top antidrug prosecutor for two decades before taking his recent position as deputy attorney general for international affairs. He resigned for personal reasons, according to an official with the Attorney General's office, who requested anonymity. (Boston Globe)

    Cougars Hope to Stay Healthy as Fall Training Camp Starts  Aug 5, 2008
    With kicker Mitch Payne and Justin Sorensen and punter C.J. Santiago, the Cougars are looking to have a strong special teams unit this year. "Santiago looks the healthiest; the ball was jumping off his leg with more power than I've ever seen," Mendenhall said about Saturday's practice. (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Repose for a revolutionary  Aug 4, 2008
    Cuban President, Raul Castro, gives a speech at the Moncada Cuartel in Santiago de Cuba ... The 77-year-old current head-of-state of this communist island has already prepared his tomb: a 130-ton public mausoleum in the eastern mountain town of Santiago de Cuba ... More than 69 000 Cuban and foreign tourists visited the quiet site surrounded by palm trees last year, making the 70-kilometre journey from Santiago de Cuba. (iAfrica.com)

    Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely  Jul 30, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)

    Celebrated condors face threats across S. America  Jul 24, 2008
    "The biggest fear here is that the same combination of manmade forces that pushed the California condor to the brink of extinction in the Southwestern United States could finish off the Andean condor.California and Andean condors are different species; the South American variety weighs more and features different markings on its neck and wings.Their feeding patterns have complicated the survival of both types of condors: They're both carnivorous scavengers, which means that they eat dead or... (Anchorage Daily News)

    Adventurer's fatal slip from ski lift  Jul 24, 2008
    Julian Fine's family stressed that he was doing nothing reckless when he fell from a ledge at the Portillo resort, north of Santiago, on Tuesday ... The Australian embassy in Santiago said the body had been taken to the town of San Felipe for an autopsy. (Sydney Morning Herald)

    Apoquindo Minerals Reports Large IP/Resistivity Anomaly at the Huarman Au-Ag-Pb-Zn Prospect, Ancash, Peru; DIA Permit Received and Drilling Commencing in Late July  Jul 16, 2008
    Apoquindo Minerals has offices in Santiago, Chile, Lima, Peru and Vancouver, Canada and will continue to expand its business using its effective team of experts in Exploration, Geology, Metallurgy, Mine Engineering, Law and Finance. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Preliminary Assessment Supports Company's Recommended Work Program on Cerro Blanco Project  Jul 13, 2008
    SANTIAGO, Chile, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountain Titanium Corporation ("White Mountain" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: WMTM) reports that Thomas A. Henricksen, PhD., an independent professional consulting geologist and a qualified person under Canadian National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101"), was retained to compile a NI 43-101 compliant preliminary assessment of the Cerro Blanco project (the "Assessment"). The Assessment incorporates by reference a NI 43-101 technical... (PR Newswire)

    Cycling | Tour de France  Jul 13, 2008
    Last year, Soler won one of the toughest stages in the Alps on his Tour de France debut, becoming the first Colombian stage winner since Santiago Botero in 2002. . (International Herald Tribune)

    Fascinatingplaces,badreputations  Jul 7, 2008
    An outlying district of Santiago, Chile. Lima, Peru. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    California 2009 Offensive Prospects  Jul 4, 2008
    Santiago , Placerville (Calif. El Dorado , Fresno (Calif. (The Insiders -- California Prep)

    WNBA, swimming, arena football, tennis  Jul 2, 2008
    Bob and Mike Bryan (1) d. Marcel Granollers and Santiago Ventura 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-0. Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett (8) d. Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)

    Civilian Victims in Mexico's Drug War  Jun 29, 2008
    The debacle in Santiago in Sinaloa state, a stronghold of drug traffickers, is one of a series of blunders by Mexican soldiers waging a bloody campaign against narcotics cartels ... Mexico's Defense Department says it will investigate all military personnel accused of wrongdoing and has arrested 24 soldiers in civilian shootings, including five for the Santiago slayings. (Time.com)

    Climbing Trees: Plants Move Uphill as World Warms  Jun 27, 2008
    "Species are not just moving at the extremes of their ranges," says ecologist and co-author Pablo Marquet of the Pontificia Universidad Cat;lica de Chile in Santiago. "What we show is that they are moving everywhere.". (Scientific American)

    Sea Captain Aims to Sink Japan Whaling Industry  Jun 27, 2008
    SANTIAGO - After three decades at the helm chasing whaling ships, Canadian-born renegade sea captain Paul Watson has set his sights on sinking Japan's whaling industry, the largest in the world -- and reckons he is halfway there. Spraying stinking rancid butter and non-toxic chemicals onto whaling ship decks on the high seas, Watson says his nongovernmental organization Sea Shepherd International has helped prevent Japan from catching around 500 whales for two years in a row. (Planet Ark, United States)

    MOUNTAIN VIEW Fatal love-triangle stabbing - one arrest  Jun 26, 2008
    Romerito Urbano Lalucis, 44, walked into his ex-girlfriend's trailer at the Santiago Villa mobile home park at about 9 a.m. Wednesday and found her with Leonardo Dizon Hilario, 58, police said. Lalucis then allegedly attacked Hilario, stabbing him several times in the torso before fleeing, police said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Man arrested on suspicion of MV murder  Jun 26, 2008
    Romerito Urbano Lalucis allegedly went to see his ex-girlfriend at her residence in the Santiago Villa mobile park at 1075 Space Park Way at about 9 a.m.. Police said Lalucis found her in the mobile home with Leonardo Dizon Hilario, a 58-year-old resident of Mountain View. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Man arrested in 'love triangle' slaying  Jun 26, 2008
    Romerito Urbano Lalucis, 44, walked into his ex-girlfriend's trailer at the Santiago Villa mobile home park at about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning and found her with Leonardo Dizon Hilario, 58, police said. Lalucis then allegedly attacked Hilario, stabbing him several times in the torso before fleeing, police said. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Lehigh's Smith and American's Infante Up For NCAA Honor  Jun 26, 2008
    The defender from Santiago, Chile has been a member of the Chilean National Team since 2002. The 2007-08 American Student-Athlete of the Year award winner majored in health promotions and was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll this past fall. (Patriotleague.com)

    White Mountain Announces Director Appointments  Jun 24, 2008
    SANTIAGO, Chile, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountain Titanium Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: WMTM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Messrs John May and Wei Lu to the Board of Directors and to the Audit and Compensation Committees. John May is a principal of a boutique chartered accountancy practice, focusing on advising companies on finance raising, mergers and acquisitions, business strategies and entry onto the PLUS and AIM markets. (PR Newswire)

    Big, Bad Hydro  Jun 20, 2008
    Years ago, those natural wonders inspired architect Peter Hartmann to abandon his native Santiago for Coyhaique, a small regional capital tucked away in a picturesque mountain valley. "My family used to live near the biggest underground copper mine in the world, on the outskirts of Santiago, so I knew about environmental destruction firsthand," he says ... To feed Santiago's growing demand for electricity, the Spanish-based energy giant Endesa (nyse: - - ) wants to build a series of dams on two... (Forbes)

    How Buena Vista compares  Jun 18, 2008
    Santiago Villa Mobile Home Park. Location: Mountain View. (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    Greenland whale hunt 'commercial'  Jun 18, 2008
    The IWC annual meeting gets underway next week in Santiago, Chile ... The IWC's various committees are coming to the end of their series of meetings in Santiago before the full organisation convenes on Monday. (BBC News -- Science)

    Another last-minute victory, as Spain beats Sweden  Jun 15, 2008
    bregas to give the game more rhythm, Santiago Cazorla to inject more determination. It had an effect, because after 63 minutes, Spain blitzed the Swedish defense. (International Herald Tribune)

    * World News Quick Take  Jun 9, 2008
    The Cessna 208 Caravan took off on Saturday from the Puerto Montt airport, 1,000km south of Santiago, en route to the southern town of La Junta in Aysen region, Air Force General Hugo Pena said. The plane, which was carrying nine passengers and a pilot, was to have arrived in La Junta at 3pm and was declared missing four hours later, Pena said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Fight Schedule  May 31, 2008
    vs. Mario Santiago, Puerto Rico, 12, for Luevano's WBO featherweight title; Tye Fields, Las Vegas, vs. Monte Barrett, Queens, N.Y., 10, heavyweights. July 3. (International Herald Tribune)

    Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist Marks 20th Anniversary  May 29, 2008
    "Just learn to listen to what the heart dictates and to decipher the language that goes beyond words." The Alchemist tells the story of a young Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago, who leaves his native Spain to travel to Egypt after having a dream of finding treasure there. Along the way he meets with a mysterious alchemist, learning about life, luck and fulfilling his dreams. (PR Newswire)

    Bingham's artifacts of contention  May 26, 2008
    His first trip to Chile and Peru, in 1908, was as a delegate to a scientific congress in Santiago. When he returned to Peru in 1911 with some Yale classmates, his goal was to be the first to climb Mount Coropuna, then mistakenly believed to be the highest Andean peak. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    2008 All-Mountain West Conference Baseball Team Announced  May 20, 2008
    Mountain West Conference Official Athletic Site. UNLV's Xavier Scruggs named MWC Player of the Year. (Themwc.com)

    X Marks The MVP Spot  May 20, 2008
    (Santiago HS) Third Base Matt Carpenter. TCU 6-3 208 Jr. Sugar Land, Texas (Elkins HS) Outfield Kent Walton BYU 6-0 185 Jr. Yucaipa, Calif. (Unlvrebels.com)

    Music listings  May 16, 2008
    Clare Reynolds, Angela Harris, Sam Bradley, Lee Lindsey May 15 Ghost Brothers May 16 Matinee, Headwater, the Breakmen, Andy Warren May 17 Freeflow, the Chronicles, Curtis Santiago May 18 Jenny Galt, Annie Becker, Mike Weterings May 21. Astoria 796 E. Hastings, 604-764-punk. (Vancouver Sun)

    Packages to the world's top hiking destinations  May 13, 2008
    Priced at $6,595 from Santiago for fall and winter 2008 trips (only four departures left: Oct. 24, Nov. 21, Dec. 12, and Dec. 26), it covers the five-day cruise; day hikes in Paine and Los Glaciares National Parks (easy to moderate); lodging for ten nights (four nights on the cruise and six nights in hotels and lodges); meals; and on-ground transfers. For this package also, weve nabbed an exclusive offer that saves you $400 off the listed package price. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Apoquindo Minerals Options Pachagon Leachable Copper Prospect, Northern Peru  May 13, 2008
    Apoquindo has offices in Santiago, Chile, Lima, Peru and Vancouver, Canada. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Volcano holdouts are forced to flee  May 9, 2008
    Chile SANTIAGO - Police and soldiers cleared the last remaining people from the shadow of a Chilean volcano yesterday after a strong, overnight explosion spewed glowing-hot rocks from its crater. The week-old eruption at the Chaiten volcano has scattered ash across a wide swath of South America, closing regional airports and driving more than 7,000 people from their homes. (Boston Globe)

    14000-year-old camp studied in Chile  May 9, 2008
    Tom Dillehay, a noted and sometimes controversial anthropologist from Vanderbilt University, has led the Monte Verde exploration site with Chilean colleagues since it was discovered more than 30 years ago in a peat bog about 500 miles south of Santiago. He described the finds by telephone Thursday. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Seaweed solves ancient American mystery  May 9, 2008
    Nine species of seaweed and marine algae were recovered from hearths in the ancient settlement, about 500 miles south of Santiago and about 10 miles inland. Between 20 and 30 people appear to have lived at the site. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Chile Evacuates 4,300 as Patagonia Volcano Erupts, Spewing Smoke, Gas, Ash  May 8, 2008
    Three civilians and about 12 police and soldiers remained today in the town of , 661 miles (1,064 kilometers) south of Santiago and 6 miles from the crater, according to Erika Canales, a spokeswoman for the National Emergency Office ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Santiago at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Volcano in Chile spews lava and blasts ash 12 miles into sky  May 7, 2008
    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) The long-dormant Chaiten volcano blasted ash some 20 miles (30 kilometers) into the Andean sky on Tuesday, forcing thousands to evacuate and fouling a huge stretch of the South American continent. The thick column of ash climbed into the stratosphere and blew eastward for hundreds of miles (kilometers) over Patagonia to the Atlantic Ocean, forcing schools and a regional airport to close. (MLive.com)

    South Africa returns to Brazil for new coach  Apr 23, 2008
    When Koeman took over he dropped several veteran players, including captain David Albelda, goalkeeper Santiago Caizares and winger Miguel ngel Angulo, making clear that none of them would play in the first team again this season. The team went into free-fall, winning four and drawing six of the 22 games while Koeman was in charge. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    A near year of seeing beautiful places and people  Apr 13, 2008
    My 546-mile trek along the historic Camino de Santiago began at the French border and, 29 days later, ended where the trail meets the Atlantic. Sometimes now, more than a year later, I think back to that girl who collapsed under the weight of her backpack and smile. (Boston Globe)

    Pucko: Chasing the Torch  Apr 12, 2008
    Adding to this "failure to grasp the significance of the moment" was Rochester City Council President Gladys Santiago. Her contributions to the festivities included an admission that she couldn't remember Mr. Clark's name, that she's never attended a soccer game but was nevertheless pleased to learn that there were several Latinos on the team. (R News)

    Pre-Clovis Human DNA Found In 14,300-year-old Feces In Oregon Cave Is Oldest In New World  Apr 4, 2008
    3, 2008) DNA from dried human excrement recovered from Oregon's Paisley Caves is the oldest found yet in the New World -- dating to 14,300 years ago, some 1,200 years before Clovis culture -- and provides apparent genetic ties to Siberia or Asia, according to an international team of 13 scientists. Among the researchers is Dennis L. Jenkins, a senior archaeologist with the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, whose summer field expeditions over two summers uncovered a... (Science Daily)

    The secret of Stonehenge  Apr 1, 2008
    They now believe that Stonehenge was initially built as a major healing centre, the prehistoric equivalent of Lourdes or Santiago de Compostela. In their re-evaluation of Stonehenge's original purpose, they believe it is far more associated with water sources which traditionally were imbued with healing properties, than has been previously thought. (Independent)

    UCLA Spring Football Outlook  Apr 1, 2008
    " The schedule for Neuheisel's first season is challenging. Six of the 12 opponents finished in the final Associated Press poll. Seven of the opponents won at least nine games and eight played in a bowl game. Four of UCLA's seven Rose Bowl opponents won at least nine games in 2007. Offensively, UCLA returns a good nucleus of experienced players. Three quarterbacks - seniors and and junior - combined to start all 13 games a year ago. Olson has started 10 games in the last two years while Cowan... (Uclabruins.com)

    Three Dillon fishing guides expelled from Chile  Mar 30, 2008
    SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) The government has ordered expelled from Chile three Montanans accused of working illegally with a tourist visa ... The U.S. Consulate in Santiago was closed for the day, and the national immigration office could not immediately confirm the deportations ... uglyrudimous wrote on Mar 20, 2008 2:35 AM:" In response to wlmleitch's comment about it not being corrupt in Chile. You are exactly right. It is not corruption. At least it is not viewed as corruption by the local... (Montana Standard, MT)

    COURT NOTES LAWSUITS MARRIAGE LICENSES ESTATE NOTICES PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS  Mar 22, 2008
    Miguel Santiago DeJesus and Jeccica Ramon Sanmartin. Walter L. Pavelitz and Reine J. Mellas. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)

    Inspirational pilgrimages to holy places  Mar 22, 2008
    According to the airline, future destinations could include Fatima in Portugal and Santiago di Compostela in Spain, the Holy Land, Poland and a Catholic shrine in Mexico. . (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Swiss Gruyere Named World Champion Cheese’  Mar 21, 2008
    Soft sheep milk and mixed-milk cheese Lactalis USA, Merrill, Dave Zielazowski; Sociedade Agro-Pecuaria De Vale, Ponte de Santiago, Portugal, Queijos Sao Giao; and Hidden Springs Creamery, Westby, Brenda Jensen ... Hard sheep milk cheese Alimentias EMC, El Puerto De Santa Maria, Spain, Team Atalanta; ILBESA, Benavente, Spain, Ilbesa Cheese Production Team; Sociedade Agro-Pecuaria de Vale, Ponte de Santiago, Portugal, Queijos Sao Giao. (Agri-View, WI)

    Douglas W. Beebe  Mar 19, 2008
    and Danelle Putnam of Santiago, Dominican Republic; and seven great-grandchildren. His wife, two brothers, and son-in-law Dennis Hoisington died before he did. (Lebanon Express, OR)

    Chile's Magic Mountain Lodge  Mar 16, 2008
    The Magic Mountain Lodge in the Huilo-Huilo Biological Reserve, 500 miles south of Santiago, is without a doubt one of South America's most unusual hotels ... 1112, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    No. 4 Cal Upsets No. 2 Penn State, 360.400-351.300  Mar 16, 2008
    Santiago Lopez won floor with a 15 ... Santiago Lopez finished third (15. (Calbears.com)

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