... Texas legislator seemed determined to win this year's crown. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/542/texas_legislature_john_whitmire_drugs 12. LATIN AMERICA: ECUADOR ASSEMBLY PARDONS HUNDREDS OF DRUG MULES Last year, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, whose father had done time in US jails as a drug courier, vowed to release hundreds of low-level drug mules serving long sentences. Now,...

...within 6 miles of the border, saying the spraying harms crops, livestock, and people on the Ecuadorian side. The move comes as tensions with Colombia remain high in the wake of a Colombian raid on Ecuadorian territory that left 25 people dead. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/520/ecuador_colombia_world_court_coca_spraying 12. MIDDLE EAST:...

... Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md, of Longo's findings. Hope for humans? To find out how the age-defying treatment works in humans, Longo and his group are now studying Ecuadorians who have similar mutations in age-controlling genes used in the yeast. "People with two copies of the mutations have very small stature and other defects," he said. Despite the problems, ...

... Institute on Aging in Bethesda, Md, of Longo's findings. Hope for humans? To find out how the age-defying treatment works in humans, Longo and his group are now studying Ecuadorians who have similar mutations in age-controlling genes used in the yeast. “People with two copies of the mutations have very small stature and other defects,” he said. Despite the problems,...

... where over half said they believed elections were clean. On average, only 41%% of Latin Americans expressed confidence in elections in their country. Paraguayans (20%%) and Ecuadorians (21%%) expressed the least confidence in their elections. According to Latinobarometro, Venezuelans and Uruguayans expressed the highest percentage of confidence that elections were the most effective means...

... I sincerely do hope a professional went in behind the racers and smoothed out the job. Improperly shined shoes in India or Turkey is one thing, but I have a feeling there were some limping Ecuadorian horses until a real professional got in there and undid the damage. I'd bet money that one of the wrangling locals finished the trim job on each horse before it was ever untied.

... to something more entertaining than clipping nails and trimming hairs. Actually, that's *one* challenge that I sincerely do hope a professional went in behind the racers and smoothed out the job. Improperly shined shoes in India or Turkey is one thing, but I have a feeling there were some limping Ecuadorian horses until a real professional got in there and undid the damage.

... know the type, skinny, miserable, black turtlenecks, ponytails and slip-ons. Aside from that, the soup and spring rolls were awesome and dirt cheap. The Oaxacan joint sounds interesting. We got an Ecuadorian run Mexican place over here on Gallatin road close to Trinity Lane that's outstanding. Can't think of the name, ATM. Yellow building on the right side when driving out of town. Pool ...

...used have included a "rogue element's bullet, a hard to detect poison or an "unfortunate" plane crash that was the method of choice to murder Panamian president Omar Torrijos in 1981 and Ecuadorian president Jaimi Roldos in a helicopter crash the same year. Sometimes other "plane accidents" are like the one CIA-trained Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) personnel, led by Ugandan-born and US-trained...

... can grow. * Number of people worldwide who depend on fulewood as primary energy source: more than 2 billion * Percentage of original primary forest remaining in Haiti: 0 * Amount of remaining Ecuadorian forest to be cut by 2000: half * Percentage of original tropical forest already destroyed in Bangladesh: 95 ...in India and Sri Lanka: almost 100 ... in Philippines: 80 * Percentage of...