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#Repost @evemorsan ・・・ #UKMX2015 #FILGuadalajara (en Expo Guadalajara)

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#ukmx2015 Los chicos en la embajada británica. Vi sus camionetas cuando salían de la embajada. 😍 @onedirection #1dmexicocity #PremiosTelehit #directioner #crazymofo #hazza #forosol #onedirectioninfection #liamsacapuntas

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UKMX 2015: Cocina Fusión

La Embajada Británica en México y UK Trade & Investment - Guadalajara invitan al concurso: UKMX 2015: Cocina Fusión, que consiste en el diseño, elaboración y presentación de un platillo con ingredientes británicos disponibles en México.  Los ganadores tendrán la oportunidad de colaborar con el reconocido chef británico Alan Coxon durante las actividades gastronómicas que se llevarán a cabo en el marco de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara.

Bases

Se convoca a todos los estudiantes de gastronomía que residan en Guadalajara

La participación en el presente concurso es gratuita

Requisitos de participación

Ser estudiantes de de un colegio de gastronomía  

Presentar una carta de recomendación por parte de la institución

Los participantes deben tener un excelente nivel del idioma inglés en todas sus áreas (lectura, escritura, expresión y comprensión oral)

Tener experiencia laboral comprobable en restaurantes. Se solicitarán referencias para los participantes ganadores del concurso

Tener una actitud positiva y disposición para aprender

Contar con la posibilidad de participar tiempo completo en las actividades de la Embajada durante el periodo de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara (28 de noviembre a 6 de diciembre de 2015)

Contar con seguros de gastos médicos propio en caso de accidentes (vamos a pedir evidencia)

Fechas para aplicar al concurso

Recepción de aplicaciones por vía electrónica y publicación del video en YouTube: antes del jueves 10 de septiembre

No se concederán prórrogas

Sólo se contactaran a los finalistas

Dinámica del concurso

    a)    La aplicación de las personas interesadas en participar en el presente concurso deberá incluir:

CV actualizado (no más de una cuartilla), en idioma inglés

Carta de recomendación de su institución en inglés

Receta de un platillo diseñado por la pareja participante, en idioma inglés. Dicho platillo deberá incluir ingredientes de marcas británicas con presencia en México.

La aplicación debe ser enviada dentro de los tiempos establecidos, y en formato PDF vía electrónica a la dirección:  [email protected] con atención a Manuel Mandujano.

   b)    Una vez entregada la aplicación, las participantes deberán realizar un video de máximo 6 minutos, desarrollado en idioma inglés, en el que se muestre además de su introducción personal, la elaboración de su receta y la presentación de su platillo. Este video se subirá a YouTube y se compartirá vía Twitter, asegurándose de etiquetar a la Embajada Británica como @UKinMexico. Los participantes deben asegurarse de que esto se realice dentro de las fechas establecidas en esta convocatoria

Premios

Los ganadores del presente concurso serán premiados con la oportunidad de asistir al Chef Británico Alan Coxon en las actividades gastronómicas a realizarse durante el periodo de la Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara, como parte del Año Dual del Reino Unido y México 2015; así como con la inclusión de su platillo en el menú oficial del evento. Recibirán además un reconocimiento oficial por parte de la Embajada, y serán promovidos a través de las redes sociales de la misma. Los ganadores serán además hospedados en el hotel Hilton Guadalajara durante los días en que se realicen los eventos si es necesario. Los ganadores no recibirán remuneración económica por su participación.

Selección de los ganadores

La selección de los ganadores del concurso será realizada por un panel designado de la Embajada Británica en México y  Alan Coxon, con base a la aplicación y el video que proporcionarán los participantes. La decisión del panel será inapelable. Durante su visita de reconocimiento a la ciudad de Guadalajara, Alan Coxon realizará una entrevista personal como parte de la selección y el nombramiento de los ganadores.

Guía: Ejemplos de productos británicos disponibles en México

Whiskys: Duncan Taylor  http://www.duncantaylor.com/, The Macallan http://es.themacallan.com/, Glenmorangie  https://glenmorangie.com/, Ardberg http://www.ardbeg.com/ardbeg/, Johnnie Walker http://www.johnniewalker.es/, Buchanans  https://www.buchananswhisky.com/, Ballantines http://www.ballantines.com/mx , William Grant & Sons http://www.williamgrant.com/

Cervezas: Fullers (London Pride, London Porter, Honey Dew, India pale ale) www.fullers.co.uk, Well’s (Sticky toffee, Bombardier) www.bombardier.co.uk, Old King John (3b beers) www.3bbeers.com.mx, Spitfire www.shepherdneame.co.uk, Sambrooks www.sambrooksbrewery.co.uk

Ginebras: Tanqueray http://www.tanqueray.com/, Bombay Saphire  https://www.bombaysapphire.com/, Beefeater http://www.beefeatergin.com/, London No1  http://www.thelondon1.com/, Hendrick’s https://us.hendricksgin.com/

Tés: Whittard https://www.whittard.co.uk/, Twinings http://www.twinings.com/, PG Tips  http://www.pgtips.co.uk/, Lipton http://www.liptontea.com/

Condimentos: Colman’s mustard  http://www.colmans.co.uk/, Lea & Perrins sauce   http://www.leaperrins.com/, Baxters sauces (hanseatik) http://www.baxters.com/

Chocolates: Cadbury https://www.cadbury.co.uk/

Cereales y galletas: Weetabix http://www.weetabix.co.uk/, Alpen  http://www.weetabix.co.uk/brands/alpen, Walker’s Shortbread  http://www.walkersshortbread.com/uk/

Otros: Productos de Unilever http://www.unilever.com.mx/, Bovril http://www.unilever.co.uk/brands-in-action/detail/Bovril/293591/

Pescados: Scottish Salmon http://scottishsalmon.co.uk/, Pride of Scotland http://www.hanseatik.com/nuevo/marca_detalle.php?id=11

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En el marco del Año Dual Reino Unido - México, esta programada una mini-gira de la London Philarmonic Orchestra bajo la dirección de Alondra de la Parra (Sí, la mezcla perfecta) en la Ciudad de México y Puebla. Si bien no encuentro escenario más apropiado para este evento que el Palacio de Bellas Artes, la idea de poder visualizarlo en la plaza de La Victoria tiene un encanto que me atrae a niveles indescriptibles. 

Mientras negocio con mi madre el romper todas las tradiciones del 15 de septiembre para poder visualizar este espectáculo, creo que es apropiado dejar una de mis piezas favoritas de Revueltas (I mean, “Janitzio” es parte del programa y no me parece apropiado arruinar la sorpresa) y dejar que el mundo la disfrute. Siempre me quejo de que a México le falta difundir más su cultura, así que... ¿Por qué no hacerlo mediante el internet?

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In photos: bouts of electoral violence in Guerrero smear otherwise peaceful Mexican midterms

TIXTLA, Guerrero — Bouts of violence at voting stations in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero are threatening to smear what was otherwise a peaceful and uneventful midterm election throughout much of the country.

"Protests started peacefully on Sunday, after brief roadblocks on Saturday. A local march was guarded by the communitarian police organization known as CRAC. But violence erupted later in the day amid allegations that the election had been annulled in the town of Tixtla following clashes between normalista students and police after ballot boxes and electoral facilities were torched. Citizens also joined the melee against protesters to defended their right to vote. The communitarian policemen did not participate in the violence nor attempted to stop it.Mexico’s electoral authority (INE) said elections were not suspended in Tixtla and stressed that voting was conducted peacefully at more than 90 percent of voting polls across the country. Oaxaca state governor Gabino Cué told Milenio Noticias that the “scandalous” images of violence making the rounds in the press are not representative of what’s really happening in the south of Mexico. He claimed less than 1 percent of voting booths in his state where the subject to violence." Click link to read more.

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"Oaxaca, Oaxaca - Teachers of Section 22 of the National Coordinating Committee of Education Workers clashed with federal police and the Mexican Army for control of six electoral commission offices located in municipal seats. Of the 11 headquarters they occupied in recent days, authorities have recovered eight, while the teachers control three. One of the clashes occurred in Huajuapan de Leon, in the Mixteca [indigenous] region [in northwest Oaxaca], where they used rocks, sticks and tear gas. In the brawl, federal forces arrested four people who supported the teachers and the teachers took as many policemen hostage. After more than 10 hours, all the arrested were released and the teachers retained control of the offices of the National Electoral Institute (INE). There were more than 30 people injured on both sides. ... In the city of Tlaxiaco, also in the Mixtec region, teachers maintained control of District Board number six.  When federal police arrived, they were surrounded by about 2,000 teachers. According to a witness, an official from INE asked the soldiers to retreat because the office had not requested their presence. In Teotitlán de Flores Magon, in the Cañada [Valley] region [northcentral], the union barricaded the road to prevent the arrival of elements of the Gendarmerie, who withdraw pending further orders. In Tuxtepec district in the Papaloapam Basin [northeast], teachers set fire to the premises of District Board number one and to two vehicles, but federal forces took control of the offices of the INE. In the Central Valley region, where the capital of the state is located, federal police and gendarmerie arrived at the Petroleos Mexicanos [PEMEX] distribution terminal located in Santa Maria El Tule, from which fuel distribution was started to 50 stations inf the city of Oaxaca and neighboring municipalities; each of these establishments was sent a tank truck with 20,000 liters, but for the situation to return to normal will require a week, officials of the company said. In the Sierra Sur [Southern Mountains], in Miahuatlán de Porfirio Diaz, military forces arrived, but teachers barricaded themselves to prevent their eviction from the District Board 10. Burning of the office was reported and the teachers seized an employee of the INE who was handed over to the Red Cross paramedics and observers of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Peoples of Oaxaca. At night, the teachers retreated to the town hall and the military took control of the local electoral office. In Pinotepa Nacional [in the Jamiltepec District in the west of the Costa Region] teachers burned furniture in the District Board 11 office, and upon the arrival of the Mexican Army, withdrew, so the offices were handed over to officials of the INE. On Friday night, a group of people armed with machetes and sticks, tried to evict about 400 teachers who had taken the gas station in the municipality of San Pedro Pochutla [in the Pochutla District in the east of the Costa Region], arguing that they wanted to buy fuel. The attackers, identified by the teachers as supporters of Oscar Valencia, a PRI candidate for federal deputy, beat and injured six teachers."

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From the UK we’re watching as Mexico goes to the polls

By Lila Caballero Today, Sunday 7 June 2015 Mexicans go to the polls to renew the Chamber of Deputies and, in some states, they will also elect governors and members of local congresses. Electoral ...

"Today, Sunday 7 June 2015 Mexicans go to the polls to renew the Chamber of Deputies and, in some states, they will also elect governors and members of local congresses. Electoral processes in Mexico have often been tarnished by corruption and even violence – cases in point are the 1988 and 2006 presidential elections, where the victories of Carlos Salinas (PRI) and Felipe Calderón (PAN) respectively were highly contested. But today’s elections come at a particularly difficult moment for the country: a seemingly endless wave of violence involving police forces and the military, accompanied by high rates of voter disaffection and a widespread lack of trust in institutions and politicians. The latter is partly due to broken promises by the current and previous administrations and a series of scandals involving pretty much all parties during the campaign season. But it is also very likely a reaction to the appalling way in which the General Attorney has handled the case of the 43 disappeared students of Ayotzinapa and repressed the movement calling for justice for their families. Over the last few days civilians who have been victims of politically-related violent attacks have made it clear that they have been targeted by government officials. Those of us watching from many parts of the world are worried that dissidents and pretty much anyone who voices their opposition to the ruling party – the PRI – are at risk. The army, the federal police and the national gendarmerie have been deployed to the South-Eastern states of Mexico and to the state of Guerrero – all of these with a violent electoral past –, allegedly to keep things calm and under control. But we are worried that their presence will lead to human rights violations and an escalated violence. We want everyone to know that the world is watching. On this website we have been and will continue posting news updates on today’s electoral process. Please help us keep a watchful eye and join in on raising our voices for justice." Follow this link to be brought to numerous relevant news pieces regarding the elections in Mexico.

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Ayotzinapa Families in UK: Europe Shares Blame for Disappeared

Family members and supporters of the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students made their final stop of a European tour in London Monday night. “Among the objectives of the caravan is to highlight the responsibility of European governments in the grave human rights violations committed against the 43 students,” states the Tlachinollan Human Rights Center in Guerrero, which provides vital support to victims’ families in the ongoing search for their loved ones. “They have signed cooperation agreements with Mexico on security and trade, which has involved the sale of arms and providing training to the police and Mexican military, although Mexico continues violating human rights.”

The #UKMX2015 #Eurocaravana43 event we held yesterday made it into TeleSUR!  Check out the article by following the link to learn more about the connection between European countries and human rights violations in Mexico.