| One day earlier they met the Pope |
Family Obama of tour in Ghana
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There they were got by dignitaries headed by the president John Atta Mills. Photo AP/Haraz N. Ghanbari. |
After meeting the Pope Benedicto XVI on Friday, the 10th of July in city the Vatican, the president Barack Obama along with his family they traveled to Ghana in what it would be his first one he travels to Sub-Saharan Africa. There they were got by dignitaries headed by the president John Atta Mills. On the following day, Saturday, the 11th of July, the presidential family enjoyed a tourist trip for the Castle Geld Coast in Ghana. In the photo they listen with attention to the (left) guide the president Obama (der)., the first lady, Michelle (center) along with his daughters Malia and Sasha.
| In annual conference of American Progress in DC |
Young people prepares himself for the change
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| Margarita Sánchez Flores said that there is important the participation of the Hispanic young people in this type of events. FotoAlvaro Ortiz/Washington Hispanic. |
With the motivating intervention of the president of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi and the ex-president of the United States, Bill Clinton realized successfully the fifth annual conference organized by American Progress in Washington DC. This year more than thousand young people between 18 and 26 years came from different points of the country to take part of a day where not only they shared experiences but also the development of progressive politics was discussed in the topic of the health, the reform of immigration, the top access to education and the climate change.
“ Our intention is that the young people learns of the most important topics that affect us. In these five years we have achieved that the politicians take into consideration the points of view of the young people and of course his votes”, pointed out Pedro de la Torre, member of American Progress.
Mostly the participants are university students or newly gone away that are employed at his communities and that are interested in turning into the leaders of the tomorrow.
As part of the day the young people took part of work meetings to discuss progressive proposals on topics that affect his communities.
Margarita Sánchez Flores will graduate in order year of Political sciences and it came from Houston to take part of the conference. “As Hispanic I admit that it is very important that we are informed about the points that affect the country. To have a polite community is the key to go out forward and not to stagnate”, it expressed.
| National meeting of Transport gives term of 30 days to Meter |
They demand more safety in trains
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Víctor Caycho
Washington Hispanic
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| Debbie Hersman (center), of the National Meeting of Safety in the Transport, next to the mayor of Washington, Adrian Fenty, declares the press. photo: Jacquelyn Martin / AP. |
Three weeks after the fatidical accident in a train of the Red Line, which caused the death of a driver and nine passengers, the National Meeting of Safety in the Transport (NTSB, for his initials in English) it gave a term of thirty days to the administration of the Meter, so that he answers on additional protections that must be established in the trains service.
The NTSB is in charge of investigating the shock between two trains that took place on June 22 between the stations of Fort Totten and Takoma Park. On Monday, the 13th it announced that the electrical system designed to prepare this type of accidents “is inadequate” and that other safety mechanisms are needed to alert the trains operators when it is necessary.
In an expressed declaration on the same Monday, administration of the Meter promised to dedicate all his efforts to develop the additional protections demanded by the NTSB. Nevertheless, he said that “it is important to know that at present there are no available systems commercially that they might provide to the system of the Meter with the type of alerts that the NTSB has recommended”.
“ Such systems will have to be fictitious”, mentioned for his part the councilman of DC, Jim Graham, who is a president of the Meeting of the Meter. In declarations to the press, Graham pressed to the NTSB to solve the mystery of why the circuit it keeps on failing.
The investigations have determined until now that there was “only one point of flaw” in the system of automatic control of the Meter in the above mentioned sector of the Red Line, which prevented one of the trains from detecting the presence of other, which was stopped in the same route.
Of having worked correctly, he had sent a sign of “zero speed” to the train in march, to stop it automatically. Instead of it, the computers placed it to 59 miles per hour, speed with which it smashed.
The problem is that the flaw continues in the same sector, for more changes that have been done in the corresponding circuits.
| Minority students show major progress, but it continues the breach |
Schools of DC bring academic advances
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Mitzi Mace
Washington Hispanic
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| The chancellor Michelle Rhee, expresses that after two years they continue with the esfuerzo to manage to reform in the schools. photo: WH. |
A preliminary report on the academic progresses of the public schools of DC demonstrated that so much at elementary and secondary level there have been considerable progresses in the last two years, but still almost half of the students do not reach the necessary puntaje established by the national standards.
This way mayor Adrian Fenty announced it along with the chancellor of education, Michelle Rhee and the vice mayor for the education Víctor Reinoso, who considered the results of the examination to be a sample of the progresses of the schools of the District in his way to the educational excellence.
“ Two years have happened and we continue our effort to achieve a sustainable reform of the schools. While the increase in the puntajes of mathematics and reading there are an only one indicator, there are also a powerful evidence of the incredible work that there realize the teachers, the directors and even more important, our students in the whole District”, expressed mayor Adrian Fenty.
Of equal way the administration of Fenty pointed out that these achievements are the result of an effort as a whole and of measurements implemented in the last months as there are the closing of schools and absorption of others, which were not expiring with the national standards of academic yield and the continuous training of governing and main.
Minorities advance more
According to the report the students of the sub-groups or minorities as the students with special needs, which are learning English as the second language and those originated from poor local communities are those who have improved greatly his qualifications.
For example in the last two years the students economically in disadvantage of the elementary level have advanced 17 points in his skills of mathematics and 10 points in reading. While a third of the secondary level they have reached an ideal level in both subjects.
The general results threw that 49 per cent of the students of the primary level demonstrated skill in reading compared to 46 per cent reached last year. In the field of the mathematics the progress was major on having informed that 49 per cent of the students approved satisfactorily the examination compared to 40 per cent registered last year.
In the secondary level also the numbers were in ascending form. 41 per cent of the students demonstrated his skill in reading opposite to 39 per cent, last year. In mathematics also they presented progress with a difference of three points compared to the academic year 2007-2008, that is to say of 36 per cent it raised 40 per cent of students.
In spite of the progresses in mention only 34 public schools reached the qualification of Suitable Annual Progress (AYP, for his initials in English) of a whole of 126 regular educational centers that exist in the District. This qualification is needed under the Law That No Child Remains Behind (NCLB, for his initials in English).
Concerts outdoors
The Community center of Reston realizes during the summer a series of free concerts. The next concert is realized on Saturday, the 18th of July from 11:00 a.m. For major information call the Baby Nguyen to 703-390-6145.
Medical examinations
The Office for Latin Matters of the District of Columbia (WAVE), realizes: "healthy communities”, Sunday, the 19th of July of 10:00 to 4:00 p.m. will be a day of health where there will be realized examinations of the sight, cancer of prostate, glucose, cholesterol. This event will carry out in 3149 16th NW, Washington DC. Also there will be available information about labor, civil law immigration and very much more information calls 202-671-2825.
Clinic of prevention of Foreclosure
Housing Counseling Services (HCS), an organization without lucre ends realizes the Clinics of prevention of mortgage Judgment. The first clinic is realized on Wednesday, the 5th of August from 12:00p.m. In the facilities of Housing Counseling Services, located in 2410 17th Street NW Suite #100 in Washington DC. For more information contact to your Cheng to (202 667 7006
Safety chairs
The Firemen's Department and Transport of Washington DC realizes facilities and examinations of safety chairs of free form. On Saturday, the 11th of July there is realized of 11:00am - 3:00pm in the unit firemen # 33 located in 101 Atlantic st. and on Saturday, the 8th of August in the unit 24 of 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. in 5101 Georgia Ave, NW. for information contacts to the Ms. Terrie Matthews to 202-904-6887.
It celebrates 100 years of aviation
The airport of College Park AirFare100 celebrates 100 years of flight, this event realizes on Saturday, the 29th of August 10 am-5:00 pm in the airport of College Park located in 1909 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park. The air show includes: air stunt spectacle. Walks in helicopter and plane, exhibition of airships, activities of the children, entertainment and drinks. Information calls 301-209-1390.
I park free
All the assistants to the course of “Business English“ in the LEDC offices, 2405 Price Avenue close to the metro station in Wheaton, could be parked FREE in the garage close to the Meter, there is place for more students and the registration will continue, call to the number 301.801.1972. The cost of the course is an alone $ 15 for a period of 4 weeks.
Voluntariado
The Office of the Voluntariado of the County of Arlington invites the community to to integrate across his voluntariado programs. For volunteers information in Spanish, call Ileana Mayorga 703-228-1198.
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