09:54 pm | 25 Ago 2008 | 
No es frecuente ver tornados en nuestro país. Oscar Sabater captó con su cámara este que se produjo el pasado viernes a mediodía cerca del aeropuerto de la Isla de Margarita:
Foto vía: Servicio de Rescate
En octubre del año pasado también se observó uno en Puerto La Cruz:
Olympics: Cuban fighter banned for life after attacking judge
Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba kicks out at Swedish judge Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Photograph: Reuters
Cuba's Angel Valodia Matos lashed out at a referee and a judge after being disqualified from his bronze medal bout with Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov in the Olympic taekwondo men's +80-kg tournament.
Matos kicked Swedish judge Chakir Chelbat in the head as coaches from both teams ran on to the mat to dispute the result. The Cuban was leading 3-2 in the second period of the contest when Matos stopped to receive treatment for a foot injury. Competitors are allowed a one minute period to treat injuries, and when this time elapsed the referee awarded the contest to Chilmanov.
After a heated exchange on the mat, Matos pushed the match referee and then caught the Swedish judge in the head with a high kick. Matos then spat on the floor was promptly dragged from the scene by his back-room staff.
Matos and his coach were almost immediately slapped with a lifetime ban from all World Taekwondo Federation championships for the outburst, which the WTF called "a strong violation of the spirit of taekwondo and the Olympics."
"He was too strict," Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez said of the judge. Gonzalez offered no apology for the actions of Matos, who may also face questioning from Chinese police and Olympic security officials
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Believe the conspiracy theories: Out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet. A Reporters Without Borders Chinese language website was blocked in Beijing, A Reporters Without Borders Chinese-language Web site was blocked in Beijing. Click to view previous image 2 of 2 Click to view next image The recent conflict between Georgia and Russia has highlighted many of the issues at play with Internet filtering, as its increasing use by governments raises serious doubts about the freedom of the Web. Georgian authorities blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and Web sites after the outbreak of the conflict, and both sides reported Web sites being blocked, removed or attacked as the situation unfolded. According to one of CNN's iReporters in Georgia, the situation has been very frightening for citizens. Andro Kiknadze said an online forum he used to organize supporters appeared to have been taken down, and he described a "cyberwar" in which some Web sites appear to be blocked. "Please, please help us. We are losing our treasure, our freedom. I am almost crying because I'm seeing my country is falling," Kiknadze said. So, what is Internet filtering, and why all the fuss? Filtering simply means restricting access, blocking or taking down Web sites. Karin Karlekar, senior researcher at freedom promoter Freedom House, said there were several ways in which content could be "filtered." She said governments could use purpose-built filtering technology, censor Web sites, filter search results -- with the assistance of multinational corporations, and block applications and circumvention tools -- to stop online applications like Facebook, YouTube or Voice Over IPs that enable social networking. And the use of these tactics appears to be quite widespread. According to a 2007 report by the OpenNet Initiative, which surveyed more than 40 countries, almost two-thirds of the states involved were filtering content to some degree. Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre for Internet Studies at the University of Toronto, said in the research, "states are applying ever more fine grained methods to limit and shape the information environment to which their citizens have access." "Some states block access to a wide swathe of content, while others tend to concentrate on one or two narrow baskets. South Korea, for example, tends to block access only to sites related to North Korea," Deibert said. Although countries such as Iran and China -- home to the "Great Firewall of China" -- are obvious examples of where filtering is prevalent, other countries are also restricting content for varying reasons. Ian Brown, research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, said the Internet in some European countries, including the United Kingdom, was also filtered. However, this was mostly to block child pornography and content that incited or glorified terrorism, he said. Most democracies, and particularly those of the U.S. and India, had unrestricted Internet, though more than 40 countries were known to filter content, he said. And it's not just governments involved in filtering. Search engine Google has been heavily criticized for working with the Chinese government to block searches for material about Taiwan, Tibet, democracy and other sensitive issues on its Chinese portal. Share your views on filtering and censorship of Web sites. Don't Miss * Just Imagine: 2020 * Cyber-spies tracking terror on Web * U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say With recent developments in Georgia and Internet restrictions during conflict in Estonia last year, there are concerns that filtering could be further utilized in future "cyberwarfare." Brown believed that filtering would be used more commonly in repressive states in the future. Although he didn't have exact figures, Brown understood the Chinese military had more than 100,000 people employed to look at cyber warfare. Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, said the tactic was very powerful. "Filtering can help shape the message a country's citizens see, including, as may have happened recently when Georgia filtered some Russian Web sites, for the purpose of preventing enemy propaganda from reaching one's citizens." Although Karlekar agreed that filtering was a strong aspect to cyber warfare, she said other trends were more concerning. "Filtering isn't the primary technological way that Internet freedom can be compromised. The kind of 'cyberwarfare' that we hear about usually isn't filtering as much as 'denial of service' attacks that disable servers hosting particular Web sites, either of opposition media outlets or of foreign governments. "Another type of 'cyberwarfare' that occurs more regularly is hacking into computers and stealing information, as well as planting Trojans or viruses," Karlekar said. So, if governments are stepping up their Internet filtering and the threat of cyberwarfare is increasing, how can citizens sidestep the restrictions? Zittrain said tech-savvy citizens are using a variety of tools to circumvent filtering. "They range from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Tor'software to commercial anonymizers and virtual private networks and 'buddy system' software like Psiphon, which allows a person in one place to handle requests for Web sites from someone in a place that filters." In Iran, some citizens were overcoming Internet restrictions by using Freedom House's Gozaar Web site. Karlekar said the site offered news and debates with a plurality of voices and gave Iranians an opportunity to participate. The domain name was changed weekly to keep ahead of Iranian authorities, she said. Zittrain, a founder of the OpenNet Initiative, which tracks Internet filtering around the world, said the organization is working on a free tool that will let people easily report blockages as they find them. He believed that such tools could help citizens in heavily restricted countries bypass filters placed by their governments. 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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Believe the conspiracy theories: Out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet. A Reporters Without Borders Chinese language website was blocked in Beijing, A Reporters Without Borders Chinese-language Web site was blocked in Beijing. Click to view previous image 2 of 2 Click to view next image The recent conflict between Georgia and Russia has highlighted many of the issues at play with Internet filtering, as its increasing use by governments raises serious doubts about the freedom of the Web. Georgian authorities blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and Web sites after the outbreak of the conflict, and both sides reported Web sites being blocked, removed or attacked as the situation unfolded. According to one of CNN's iReporters in Georgia, the situation has been very frightening for citizens. Andro Kiknadze said an online forum he used to organize supporters appeared to have been taken down, and he described a "cyberwar" in which some Web sites appear to be blocked. "Please, please help us. We are losing our treasure, our freedom. I am almost crying because I'm seeing my country is falling," Kiknadze said. So, what is Internet filtering, and why all the fuss? Filtering simply means restricting access, blocking or taking down Web sites. Karin Karlekar, senior researcher at freedom promoter Freedom House, said there were several ways in which content could be "filtered." She said governments could use purpose-built filtering technology, censor Web sites, filter search results -- with the assistance of multinational corporations, and block applications and circumvention tools -- to stop online applications like Facebook, YouTube or Voice Over IPs that enable social networking. And the use of these tactics appears to be quite widespread. According to a 2007 report by the OpenNet Initiative, which surveyed more than 40 countries, almost two-thirds of the states involved were filtering content to some degree. Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre for Internet Studies at the University of Toronto, said in the research, "states are applying ever more fine grained methods to limit and shape the information environment to which their citizens have access." "Some states block access to a wide swathe of content, while others tend to concentrate on one or two narrow baskets. South Korea, for example, tends to block access only to sites related to North Korea," Deibert said. Although countries such as Iran and China -- home to the "Great Firewall of China" -- are obvious examples of where filtering is prevalent, other countries are also restricting content for varying reasons. Ian Brown, research fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, said the Internet in some European countries, including the United Kingdom, was also filtered. However, this was mostly to block child pornography and content that incited or glorified terrorism, he said. Most democracies, and particularly those of the U.S. and India, had unrestricted Internet, though more than 40 countries were known to filter content, he said. And it's not just governments involved in filtering. Search engine Google has been heavily criticized for working with the Chinese government to block searches for material about Taiwan, Tibet, democracy and other sensitive issues on its Chinese portal. Share your views on filtering and censorship of Web sites. Don't Miss * Just Imagine: 2020 * Cyber-spies tracking terror on Web * U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say With recent developments in Georgia and Internet restrictions during conflict in Estonia last year, there are concerns that filtering could be further utilized in future "cyberwarfare." Brown believed that filtering would be used more commonly in repressive states in the future. Although he didn't have exact figures, Brown understood the Chinese military had more than 100,000 people employed to look at cyber warfare. Jonathan Zittrain, co-founder of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society, said the tactic was very powerful. "Filtering can help shape the message a country's citizens see, including, as may have happened recently when Georgia filtered some Russian Web sites, for the purpose of preventing enemy propaganda from reaching one's citizens." Although Karlekar agreed that filtering was a strong aspect to cyber warfare, she said other trends were more concerning. "Filtering isn't the primary technological way that Internet freedom can be compromised. The kind of 'cyberwarfare' that we hear about usually isn't filtering as much as 'denial of service' attacks that disable servers hosting particular Web sites, either of opposition media outlets or of foreign governments. "Another type of 'cyberwarfare' that occurs more regularly is hacking into computers and stealing information, as well as planting Trojans or viruses," Karlekar said. So, if governments are stepping up their Internet filtering and the threat of cyberwarfare is increasing, how can citizens sidestep the restrictions? Zittrain said tech-savvy citizens are using a variety of tools to circumvent filtering. "They range from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Tor'software to commercial anonymizers and virtual private networks and 'buddy system' software like Psiphon, which allows a person in one place to handle requests for Web sites from someone in a place that filters." In Iran, some citizens were overcoming Internet restrictions by using Freedom House's Gozaar Web site. Karlekar said the site offered news and debates with a plurality of voices and gave Iranians an opportunity to participate. The domain name was changed weekly to keep ahead of Iranian authorities, she said. Zittrain, a founder of the OpenNet Initiative, which tracks Internet filtering around the world, said the organization is working on a free tool that will let people easily report blockages as they find them. He believed that such tools could help citizens in heavily restricted countries bypass filters placed by their governments. 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12:42 pm | 19 Ago 2008 |
La nueva Ley de Telecomunciaciones, que está pendiente de aprobar en la AN, otorga poderes absolutos al presidente de la República, para que, ante cualquier eventualidad que ponga en riesgo la estabilidad de la nación, suspenda la transmisión de las telecomunicaciones, incluido Internet y hasta los SMS.
Foto: Jason Horowitz - Zefa
Así lo reporta el diario Tal Cual:
El proyecto de la nueva Ley Orgánica de Telecomunicaciones, Informática y Servicios Postales, norma que no formó parte del cuerpo de 26 leyes aprobadas dentro de los poderes habilitantes, pero que sí recibió la buena pro acerca de su carácter orgánico por parte de la Sala Constitucional del TSJ y que está en el seno de la Asamblea Nacional para su aprobación, otorga poderes absolutos al presidente de la República, para que, ante cualquier eventualidad que ponga en riesgo la estabilidad de la nación, pueda suspender la transmisión de las telecomunicaciones.
La 11º disposición, enmarcada en el título XVII de las Disposiciones Finales, Transitorias y Derogatorias, establece que: “La Presidenta o Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela podrá, cuando así lo exigiere el orden público, la seguridad o los intereses de la Nación, suspender la transmisión de comunicaciones cursadas a través de los distintos medios de telecomunicaciones, hasta tanto cesen los motivos que dieron origen a la decisión, todo ello de conformidad con la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela”.
Con ello, el Gobierno Nacional busca censurar el derecho a la información de los más de 27 millones de venezolanos cuando lo crea conveniente, amparándose en los intereses del país y, además, viola de forma clara parte del artículo 337 de la Constitución Nacional, que establece que el derecho a la información está consagrado ante cualquier eventualidad, incluso ante la declaración de un estado de excepción.
La Disposición en la nueva Ley de Telecomunicaciones, en pocas palabras aniquila el derecho a la comunicación y la libertad de información de los venezolanos por disposición del Estado, en caso de que éste vea amenazado sus intereses y ello implica, desde el envío de un mensaje de texto, pasando por las señales de televisión, radio, transporte de datos, Internet, hasta las vías generales de telecomunicaciones y redes, además de que el Estado tendrá la potestad de incluso tumbar, cuando lo considere necesario, todas las comunicaciones por voz, datos, video y cualquier otro medio que se invente o por inventarse.
Para ello, la nueva Ley, que inmediatamente derogará la promulgada en el año 2000 cuando se apruebe y aparezca en Gaceta Oficial, se protege en el artículo 5 que define a las telecomunicaciones como “toda transmisión, emisión o recepción de signos, señales, escritos, imágenes, sonidos o informaciones de cualquier naturaleza, por hilo, radioelectricidad, medios ópticos, u otros electromagnéticos afines, inventados o por inventarse”.
La disposición final, así como gran parte de la nueva Ley de Telecomunicaciones, vulnera aún más la seguridad jurídica, los derechos constitucionales de los venezolanos y, además, regula la inversión extranjera en el sector en el país, todo ello sin contar que el Estado será el gran regulador de la actividad a través del Ministerio para las Telecomunicaciones y que la posibilidad de la Consulta Pública, una de las grandes promesas de la Quinta República para dar participación a todos los ciudadanos, ha quedado eliminada de la nueva Ley, por lo que, desde su aprobación, el Gobierno legítimamente no consultará con nadie cualquier decisión que afecte o beneficie
QUE LES QUEDE BIEN CLARO, CON MI INTERNET NO TE METAS CARAJO, O LA VAS A PAGAR CARO, ME ENTENDISTE VERRUGON?
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100 años, que cosas? y solo corria 40km por hora
Udistas piden buses nuevos y asignar más choferes
“A veces es mejor caminar o pedir cola”. El estudiante Gilberto Arismendi vive en Barcelona y cada vez usa menos las unidades del Núcleo Anzoátegui de la Universidad de Oriente. Alega que “siempre van full y son muy pocas para tanta gente”. La institución tiene en proyecto abrir una nueva ruta hacia San Diego-El Rincón
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PARADOS. Hay tres autobuses de la Universidad de Oriente en reparación
PUERTO LA CRUZ.- Al menos cinco mil de los 20 mil estudiantes que cursan carreras en el Núcleo Anzoátegui de la Universidad de Oriente (UDO) utilizan diariamente el sistema de transporte de la institución.
A pesar de la demanda, de 14 buses que dispone el alma máter oriental tres se hallan fuera de servicio por estar sometidas a reparaciones.
Amílcar Álvarez, dirigente de Justicia Universitaria y presidente del consejo de estudiantes de la Escuela de Ciencias Administrativas (ECA) de la UDO- Anzoátegui, acompañó a El Tiempo en un recorrido por el área de transporte, a fin de llamar la atención de las autoridades para que se solucione el problema de déficit.
“No es sólo la falta de buses, además están deteriorados y muy viejos. Apenas tenemos tres unidades nuevas. Realmente casi siempre están algunas en reparación”.
Otra necesidad del departamento de Transporte -comentó Álvarez- es la contratación de más choferes. “Generalmente, cuando Cultura o Deportes tiene un evento fuera de la ciudad, piden un bus y ya quedan menos para prestar el servicio. Hay casi 20 mil estudiantes en este recinto, si un día todos necesitan el transporte, colapsaremos”.
Álvarez puntualizó que la rectora Milena Bravo prometió el envío de dos unidades nuevas para la UDO-Anzoátegui y todavía no es una realidad, como tampoco los 1.000 pupitres que ofreció en mayo pasado.
“Ya no les creo. Son tantas las necesidades del Núcleo, que muchas veces dejan de lado el transporte. No se entiende cómo el Núcleo con más estudiantes, tiene menos vehículos”, expresó el presidente del consejo de la ECA.
Peripecias
Las declaraciones del dirigente de Justicia Universitaria fueron ratificadas por otros bachilleres.
De 30 muchachos consultados por este rotativo, 15 dijeron usar el transporte por lo menos tres veces a la semana, 10 tienen carro y cinco se van en cola o usan el sistema urbano convencional.
El joven Gilberto Arismendi vive en Barcelona y cada vez utiliza menos las unidades de la UDO. “A veces es mejor caminar o pedir cola porque siempre van full y son pocas para tanta gente”.
Realidad y planes
Gustavo Marcano, jefe de Transporte de la UDO-Anzoátegui, no dudó en reconocer que hay fallas en el servicio.
“Los autobuses son muy viejos y han cumplido su tiempo. Carro viejo siempre pide, por eso hay que estar encima de ellos. El mantenimiento debe ser correctivo. Tratamos de que todos los días estén operativas siete rutas, con igual cantidad de buses”.
De 14 vehículos, dos están en latonería y otro en reconstrucción total porque fue desvalijado. Hay uno que se halla bajo custodia de cuerpos policiales porque lo usaron en hechos violentos.
Pero más allá del déficit y condiciones de las unidades existentes, Marcano planteó la necesidad de contratar por lo menos a cuatro choferes más. En proyecto está abrir una octava ruta, San Diego-El Rincón (Puerto La Cruz-Barcelona).
También se hacen gestiones para adquirir dos autobuses, uno de ellos para deportes.
7 rutas
La UDO-Anzoátegui tiene siete rutas en la zona norte de la entidad. Las horas de salidas son 6:00 am, 7:00 am, 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 12:00 del día, 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 8:00 pm, 9:00 pm y 10:00 pm. En el horario nocturno, hay paradas distintas.
