por Erik Leiva

Member directives of blueEnergy and Miss Nicaragua enjoy a photographic moment at the Officer’s Club at Fort Mason in SF. From left to right: Mathías Craig, Jerry Allen, Scharlette Allen, Lal Marandin, Guillaume Craig, Lizzie Reisman, Anne-Cecile Mailfert. (PHOTO BY MARVIN RAMIREZ)

The Nicaraguan community had the pleasure of enjoying the beauty of Scharllette Allen Moses, who is the first Miss Nicaragua who originates from Bluefield, in the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, Not only did she bring her radiant beauty and charisma that won her the title as the most beautiful woman in Nicaragua, but she also brought with her an important message, that made the Nicaraguan community and others in the Bay Area with the desire to helping Nicaragua.

In her first social visit in the Bay Area, Scharllette Allen Moses, Miss Nicaragua 2010, visited the Oakland’s Children’s Hospital where she interacted with families and children with severe illnesses such as cancer. Among these families was a grandmother from Nicaragua who was aware of Scharllette’s visit and wanted to surprise her granddaughter who is a patient, by telling her that Miss Nicaragua had come to visit her. The initial surprise was very emotional, not only for the young lady patient, but also for her grandmother and Scharllette herself, who fought back tears, and later shared smiles that illuminated the room.

During the evening, Scharllette was the special guest at the 2nd Annual Taste of Nicaragua Gala, an event organized by blueEnergy, a non-profit organization that works to help bring energy stabilization in the Atlantic Coast regions of Nicaragua. The Gala was a fundraiser aimed at bringing help to this very impoverished region in Nicaragua. Scharllete looked spectacular as she gracefully worked the full-of-guests fl oor who surrounded her to meet the Nicaraguan beauty.

Scharllette’s visit to the Bay Area was a great success; she was able to highlight the great efforts of blueEnergy, which has focused on lending a helping hand to the impoverished regions of the Atlantic Coast in Nicaragua.

(Erik Leiva is the producer of ­www.chavalo.com)

by Jonel Abellanosa

Fighing prostate problems includes eating tomatoes, taking saw palmetto supplements and ejaculating regularly. Prostate problems need not dampen hope.

Fighting prostate problems seems to have become a major male preoccupation. Surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) Ð a non-cancerous swelling of the prostate gland Ð is the most common surgical procedure performed in males, the cost of which exceeds 1 billion dollars per year in the United States alone. Prostate problems are becoming prevalent. Fighting prostate problems has become necessary.

Prostate Problems Becoming a Major Male Concern

Indeed, prostate problems are increasing alarmingly. The incidence of prostate cancer, and mortality from it, are increasing every year. Prostate cancer has exceeded lung cancer as the most commonly diagnosed cancer in males, and is the second leading cause of male cancer deaths. Of all kinds of tumors, prostate cancer increases most rapidly with age.

Causes of Prostate Problems

After the age of 40, many men start experiencing urinary problems. They seem to need to urinate more frequently, especially at night. They start experiencing pain in urinating. The cause if often benign prostatic hyperplasia. The prostate gland, which produces seminal fluid, is like a collar round the urethra Ð the tube that runs from the bladder to the penis. When the prostate gland swells, urine flow is blocked. More than half of men over 50 experience prostate swelling.

Here is a list of possible remedies for prostate problems:

• Herbal remedies Ð Saw palmetto supplements, which contain extracts from the berries of the saw palmetto plant, blocks the action of a hormone that stimulates prostate gland growth. It also decreases inflammation. Look for supplements that contain extract of dried nettle root and take according to instructions. Nettle root assists in shrinking the enlarged prostate gland. It works better with saw palmetto.

• Tomatoes Ð Eat lots of tomatoes or tomatobased products, every day if possible. Researchers found that men who ate 10 or more tomato servings a week cut the risk of prostate cancer by more than 45 percent. This is due to lycopene, which reduces inflammation and prevents swelling of the prostate gland.

• Pumpkin seeds are a folk remedy for prostate enlargement. Eat a handful of unroasted pumpkin seeds every day. The seeds are an excellent source of zinc, a key nutrient for prostate gland health.

• Healthy fats should be consumed,such as omega-3 fatty acids from cold water fish like trout, mackerel and tuna; the fats from avocados, olive oil and flaxseed oil decrease inflammation of the prostate gland.

• Avoid caffeine because it is a diuretic, and causes sleep problems in those with prostate gland problems.

• Drink water before dinnertime, and seldom after.

• Ejaculate regularly, either through sex or masturbation. The prostate gland produces seminal fluid, and regular ejaculation relieves internal fluid ­pressure. Ejaculation also causes the muscles around the prostate gland to contract, which stimulates blood flow and keeps the gland from becoming inflamed.

• Urinate as soon as urge develops Ð because when the bladder becomes full, urine tends to enter the prostate gland and irritate it.

• Sit on the bowl while urinating Ð Sitting while urinating relaxes the prostate gland.

• Relax and minimize stress Ð Tension and anxiety triggers hormones that cause bladder muscles to tense.

• Sit in warm water Ð The heat increases blood flow in the prostate gland, reducing inflammation and swelling.

If you notice encroaching symptoms of prostate gland swelling, or even from an already cancerous prostate Ð especially difficulties and pain in urinating Ð there is no need to procrastinate. Adopt a positive mindset in fighting prostate problems as soon as possible. Always remember to tell your problems to a specialist.

Read more at Suite101: Fighting Prostate Problems http://www.suite101.com/content/fighting-prostate-problems-a286832#ixzz10lQxfIr6.

­by the El Reportero’s news services

Alan García

President Alan García reshuffled his cabinet this week. This is customary before presidential and congressional elections (due next April) as Peru’s electoral law requires ministers seeking election to resign their positions at least six months in advance. One of the nine changes García made, however, was for entirely different reasons.

García parted company with his defence minister, Rafael Rey, because he was the obvious scapegoat for a serious human rights controversy, which saw García on the receiving end of a barrage of criticism from domestic and international human rights groups, culminating in a lacerating letter on 13 September from the pen of Peru’s Nobel laureate, Mario Vargas Llosa.

Transparency and judicial effectiveness set Uruguay apart

The multimillion dollar ‘phantom purchases’ scandal that has dominated Uruguayan headlines over the past month has been generally ­seized upon by local analysts as yet another example of deep-seated corruption; it has also raised questions about the role of the armed forces and whether the size of all three military branches should be reduced.

However large and deepseated the corruption scheme, it is notable that unlike most other countries in the region, the Uruguayan justice system and the executive responded in a timely and effective manner, pressing charges where prosecution was due, investigating dozens of allegations and moving quickly with a structural reform of the procurement system used by the armed forces to prevent similar irregularities from recurring in the future.

Columbia and Ecuador unite against Farc

In the early hours of 19 Sept. 19, the Colombian armed forces led the largest military attack against the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) so far this year, killing 22 members of the leftwing guerrilla group in an assault on its 48th Front.

The offensive against the Farc took place in the municipality of San Miguel, near the eponymous border town attacked by the Farc last Sept. 10, which sits on the banks of the San Miguel River, the natural border between Ecuador and Colombia.

The operation demonstrates the renewed diplomatic and military cooperation between Colombia and neighbouring Ecuador. Colombian offi cials kept in constant contact with their Ecuadorean counterparts, and Ecuador strengthened its forces in the area to prevent Farc rebels from escaping into their territory.

Changing perceptions: the US military in the region

“Important economic and political trends have emerged [in Latin America] in recent years. […] New regional, economic, political and defense [sic] structures have evolved, some excluding the US. These trends present both opportunities and challenges for US policy.”

That is how a US Southern Command July 2010 white paper, “Command Strategy 2020: Partnership for the Americas”, defi nes the current situation in the region [Latin America].

For the US, the emergence of a new type of sub-regional cooperation sceptical about the northern giant has provided the opportunity to re-shape perceptions on the role of its military in the region, placing special emphasis on its humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts (HA/DR). Latin News contributed to this report.

Prognosis 2012: Disturbances for food, commercial centers bogeys, domination of the mafia, terrorism

by Bob Unruh

WorldNetDaily Exclusive

A trends forecaster says the current economic “rebound” from last winter’s Wall Street collapse of banks, insurance companies and automobile manufacturers is an artificial blip created by ‘phantom money printed out of thin air backed by nothing.”

And Gerald Celente of TrendsResearch.com, says people right now should be bracing for “the greatest recession” which will hit worldwide and will mark the “decline of empire America.” Crop failures could be among the minor concerns.

“Here we are in 2012.

Food riots, tax protests, farmer rebellions, student revolts, squatter diggins, homeless uprisings, tent cities, ghost malls, general strikes, bossnappings, kidnappings, industrial saboteurs, gang warfare, mob rule, terror,” he writes for a quarterly publication that is available through subscription on his website.

He also talked about his forecasts with Greg Corombos of Radio America/WND in an interview that has been posted online.

The recent surge in Wall Street indexes back to near the 10,000 level, still far below the 14,000 prior to the crash, should be no reassurance for anyone, he said.

“There’s no recovery.

This is merely a coverup,” he said. “The market crashed in March of 2009 and around the world they papered over the damage from the collapse with phantom money printed out of thin air backed by nothing,” he said.

This is “much bigger” than an economic collapse, he said. “This is the decline of empire America.”

Find out what you can do to be more prepared “Look what’s happened to the dollar,” he warned.

“Gold prices are surging forward. That’s the evidence.

The rest that’s coming from Washington and Wall Street is rhetoric.”

“This is the beginning of the greatest depression. We’re telling our readers to take pro-active measures in anticipation of much worse to come,” he said.

USA Today says Celente “has a knack for getting the zeitgeist right,” and CNBCsays, “The man knows what he’s talking about.”

The Wall Street Journal has said, “Those who take their predictions seriously consider the Trends Research Institute.”

He said during the Radio America/WND interview that retail sales this coming Christmas season will be the “real nail in the economic coffi n.”

“The second American revolution has already begun; it just hasn’t been announced yet by the mainstream media,” he said. “Anybody waiting for hope to show up at the door with a big bag full of money is going to be in for a shock.”

Tim Barello in the Examiner noted that since 1980 Celente has made at least 40 accurate predictions about major world events, such as the 1987 stock market crash.

“Throughout the 1990’s, many other forecasts came true, including the collapse of the Soviet Union, surges in global terrorism, the popularity of spiritual and new age philosophies, public backlash against globalization, upsurges in online shopping, and the 1997 Asian fi nancial crisis, to name a select few,” he wrote.

Now comes his forecast for a global depression ­and for the United States, “Obamageddon.”

“We want to make it very clear that the policies leading to the decline of ‘Empire America’ have been long in the making,” Celente told Barello.

“What has happened in the Obama administration is that they have taken policies far beyond even what Bush took with the TARP program; for example, with his stimulus package, with the buyouts, with the bailouts, the rescue packages, these are unprecedented in American history.

“Never before has so much phantom money been printed out of thin air, backed by nothing, producing practically nothing,” Celente continued.

“You don’t even have to be a student of history to know the outcome of this. All you have to do is have your eyes open, and start thinking for yourself.”

In his conversation with the Examiner, Celente warned with the “bubble” bursts, U.S. taxpayers will be slammed because, unlike during the dot-com bubble, the stock market bubble and the real estate bubble, they are stockholders in a long list of major companies.

He forecasts the possibility of a civil war, and says if people want to see what Main Street America will look like, they should “drive around Detroit. Look at all the blown out houses and empty neighborhoods. Look at the violence that’s increasing. Look at the types of heinous crimes being committed by people some blowing their whole families away”.