Ventanas Problem

In this topic, the main problem is the contamination produced for Codelco.

Heavy metals pollutions is a serious environmental  problema that has had important effects on the people health across generations, especially in childrens. This problem is characterized by adverse effects of pollutants on health and ecosystems. In Ventanas for more than thirty years the population is victims of toxic pollution.

Respiratory problems, lead poisoning and other pollutants are particularly widespread in the area. Studies show that almost all children are contaminated with unacceptable levels of lead. However, authorities, companies and the state do little to reduce emissions or to remedy the damage caused to the environment and their inhabitants, who for decades of suffering uncontrolled operation of poisoning due to industrial projects in the coast of the V region and particularly in the communes of Quintero and Puchuncaví.

Today, the people affected have solicited to authorities of health that can adopt suitable measures for help them. Among demand measures we can found: request for an epidemiological study to establish through blood and urine samples the presence of heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury, lead and copper.

In the case of our society is the public who can force the government to take action. The mission of the State is conducting a preventive task, reporting through serious health campaigns, clear and transparent, through national and regional media, the entire population of the health problem that arises, in addition to the risk posed presence of heavy metals in dust and its health consequences.

The Japanese Tragedy

The tragedy in Japan was caused by a big earthquake and subsequent tsunami, on last march. The magnitude of this event was of 9.0 Mw (Richter scale) and produced waves of up to 10 meters. The epicenter of the earthquake was situated in front to the cost of Honshu.

After the earthquake, there was an alert of tsunami for many countries among others, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, Indonesia, United Stated, Hawaii, Taiwan and South America, included Chile.

This event affected many places of Japan, leaving about 9.523 people dead and 16.094 missing people. However, the most important event was the one that occurred in the nuclear power plant of Fukushima. In this place, there was a leak of radioactive nuclear material that has generated an alarm for all people of the affected area. Authorities have evacuated more than 51 thousand people in a 10 km radius of the reactor.

Before Fukushima, Chernobyl was considered the nuclear accident more severe and one of the main environmental disaster of the history. But today, the Japanese tragedy has generated a big discussion of the use of nuclear energy.

Actually, around the world, there are a lot of environmental movements that advocate the use of clean energy, environmentally friendly and does not contaminate

Career-related website that you enjoy visiting

There is a website that is very important for all veterinarians. This webpage is “Veterinary Medical College of Chile”. You can find it in this link: http://www.colegioveterinario.cl/index.php

Usually, I visit this website because contains very interesting information necessary for all vets.

First, here you can read all the news about the benefits of the college when you are registered. It is so necessary entry to the college, especially when you work at the clinical vet, because if you make a bad procedure or treatment, the veterinary medical college defends you.

In the site, there are many attractions sections. For example, you can find lot announcements of jobs in different areas and some courses that you can do. Also its possible read about the advances in the veterinary medicine, clinical updates in infectious diseases, events, announce of trade agreements, activities related with the medicine veterinary, publications of books among others.

Also you can see some important links about other websites of veterinary interest, like World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), Pan American Health Organization (OPS).

Definitely, I recommend this website to all my friends and English classmates.

I hope that you enjoy it!!!

Latest movie that I saw: The King's Speech

Last friday, with Charlie, my boyfriend, we went to Hoyts Cinema.
We saw "The King's Speech".

This is a great historical drama film's and the actors are really good.

The film received many nominations and awards like Golden Globes and Academy Awards.




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The main topic is about the history of George VI, a prince that has to be king. After his father die and his brother abdicates, he must assume the throne. But he has a big problem, he's a stutter. He can't speech in public. For this reason he must find a therapist that can help him. His wife Elizabeth contract an unorthodox speech therapist named Lionel Logue. He support to the king George for to speech in public through unusual techniques.

This is a movie absolutely recommended.

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My name is Lucía. I'm Veterinarian of Universidad de Chile. I work in the laboratory of cellular and molecular biology as a research assistant and actually I started my postgrade studies
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