81-year old American woman robbed at gunpoint in Rosarito
Translated by Fulano from a news article in Frontera. Two subjects violently entered an artisan products business named Curios Panchos, where they managed to relieve an 81-year old customer inside of her belongings. According to the report, at 5PM two …
Baja & Border News Translations: Citizen Community Patrols Benefit Area; Woman Tries to Extort Former Legislator
Citizen Community Patrols Benefit Area (La Voz de la Frontera, 11/12/12 by Sac-Nicte Santos Malagón) Mexicali, BC - So far of the municipal administration, has added 74 community patrols in Mexicali, highlighted the municipal President Francisco Pérez Tejada Padilla during …
Baja & Border News Translations: Detention of Child and Adolescent Migrants Publicized; More than 12,000 Migrant Minors Repatriated in 8 Months
Detention of Child and Adolescent Migrants Publicized (La Voz de la Frontera, 11/13/12 by Cesar Solis) Tapachula, Chiapas - The International Coalition Against the Detention of Children and Adolescent Migrants, with headquarters in Australia, presented a campaign at the border …
Baja & Border News Translations: Z Gas Company Lawsuit Filed; Puebla Government Seeks Audi Plant
Z Gas Company Lawsuit Filed (La Voz de la Frontera, 11/13/12, by Alejandro Dominguez) Mexicali, BC – Yesterday, a first class action was made against Z Gas Company for their interruption of the domestic gas pipeline supply without notice, because …
SEE SAN DIEGO -There really is a monkey in the tree PLUS A LOT MORE
Living in San Diego can really open one's eyes to seeing how beautiful, unusual, and simply funny, Clairemont, and in fact, all of San Diego really is. About a year ago I was driving west on Clairmont Mesa Blvd. with …
Baja & Border News Translations: Young Worker, 17, Electrocuted; American Found Dead
Young Worker, 17, Electrocuted (AFN Tijuana, 11/12/12) TIJUANA, BC – A young man, 17, died today by electrical shock when he placed a cyclone mesh fence in the residential Colonia San Agustín housing, against live wires in the company of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Cartel Double Homicide; Missing Boy, 16, Sought
Cartel Double Homicide (AFN Tijuana, 11/12/12) TIJUANA, BC - The recent execution of two brothers, which occurred in Tijuana, could have been due to a relationship with the so-called "Sinaloa Cartel". Apparently, problems arose between the cartel and one of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Man Executed in Mechanics’ Workshop; More than 5,000 Soldiers Tested Positive for Drug Use
Man Executed in Mechanics’ Workshop (AFN Tijuana, 11/12/12) PLAYAS DE ROSARITO, BC - A man, about 50, was executed this afternoon by several shots from a firearm, inside the Office of a mechanical workshop, in colonia Constitución. The director of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Archbishop is Released from Hospital; Young People of Tijuana and San Diego Volunteer
Archbishop is Released from Hospital (El Sol de Tijuana, 11/12/12, by Rocio Galvan) Tijuana, BC – Supervised medical care and strict requirements for his food and medicines were made this weekend for Metropolitan Archbishop Rafael Romo Muñoz, who said he …
Baja & Border News Translations: Over 5000 Young Lazos Register for Military Service; Tijuana Leaders Meet in Hong Kong
Over 5000 Young Lazos Register for Military Service (El Sol de Tijuana, 11/12/12 by Rocio Galvan) Tijuana, BC - Very early this Sunday and in the cold, 5,812 young Lazos (tijuanenses), went forward and reluctantly filled the outdoor Esplanade of …
I Know For Whom the Bells Toll
When Fate takes you away to foreign places you do not think (at least at that moment) what you leave behind. All that excitement and anticipation of new adventures cloud the eyes of your young soul and you proceed along …
Baja & Border News Translations: Corpse Found on Tijuana-Tecate Free Road; Sex Offense Against Minor Investigated
Corpse Found on Tijuana-Tecate Free Road (Tijuana Press, 11/10/12 by Daniel Angel) Tijuana, BC - Municipal police reported a corpse was found wrapped in a blanket lying on the Tijuana-Tecate free road at the top of fractionation Paseos del Vergel. …
Baja & Border News Translations: State Science and Technology Prize Registration ends November 30; Child Pornographer Arrested
State Science and Technology Prize Registration ends November 30 (Tijuana Press, 11/10/ by Nora Leticia Garcia) Tijuana, BC - Those scientists and technologists in the State wishing to participate in the 2012 State Prize for Science and Technology are reminded …
Baja & Border News Translations: Police Dogs Trained; Fire Fighters Await Uniforms
Police Dogs Trained (Tijuana Press, 11/10/12 by Nora Leticia Garcia) Tijuana, BC – Police dogs were trained by transporting canine groups aboard a helicopter as well as in the field for searching and tracking people. According to the Ministry of …
Baja & Border News Translations: Three Families Lose Everything in Fire; CICESE Biomedical Unit Announced
Three Families Lose Everything in Fire (El Mexicano, 11/10/12 by Lucía Gomez Sanchez) TIJUANA, BC - All was lost in a fire Friday morning for three families in colony Nueva Esperanza, while they saw their belongings diminished to soot and …
Baja & Border News Translations: 70% of Children have Oral Diseases; School Evacuated due to Gas Leak
70% of Children have Oral Diseases (El Mexicano, 11/10/12 by Hilario Ochoa Movis) TIJUANA, BC - 70% of children have oral diseases such as dental cavities and gum inflammation, mostly due to food consumption during school and a lack of …
Steampunk Jewelry and Style
I've been interested in the literary and design style known as Steampunk for a long time. I recently started making jewelry using cues from this fascinating mix of imagery. To get you up to speed on what Steampunk is, it's …
Ersatz News Source: Woman Goes Berserk Following Election; Teen, 3 Men Felled by Eye Candy, 1 Fatally
Ersatz News Source Woman Goes Berserk Following Election (11/9/12) Late Thursday night, following a struggle, SDPD officers were able to detain a 52-year old woman near Petco Ball Park, who went berserk a day following the national elections. According to …
Newly issued Mexican immigration regulations are bad news for Americans
On May 25th, 2011, Mexico published its new immigration law. While technically the law went into effect when it was published, due to the fact that the technical regulations on how to apply the law had not yet been written, …
That Dirty Rat
It's property tax time in California. One of the items listed on my just arrived tax bill is for rodent control. I don't mind paying this but when are they going to start controlling them? Just the other evening, my …