A master of the Spanish tablao comes to region for two days of performances.

Location: Annecy, France
Link out: http://www.annecy.fr/index.php?idtf=367&TP…
Start date: 23 Nov 2010
End date: 24 Nov 2010

The US House 30 April approved a measure that would allow Puerto Ricans to vote on whether they like being a US commonwealth, the island’s status since 1952, and if they say no, on whether they should become a state. Even if they did vote for statehood, it would be only a first step towards becoming the US’s 51st state, since that requires approval by the full US Congress (Senate and House of Representatives). But opponents include those, such as US Congressman Luis Gutierrez of Chicago, who want to see the island independent in order to ensure it can keep its greatest treasures. He lists these as the Spanish language, baseball teams and the right to participate in two events where it excels: the Olympics and the Miss Universe contests.

Links to other sites: Chicago Tribune, Yahoo news

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - An 18-year-old Spanish youth who went missing Sunday afternoon in heavy fog while snowboarding in the French Alps  has been found alive.  The young man was near the resort of Deux-Alpes (map), at an altitude of 3,200 metres, when he became lost in bad weather, which then prevented search parties from finding him. His life is not in danger, say French authorities, although he was suffering from hypothermia and appeared to have given up on being found when skies cleared long enough for a helicopter patrol to find him at 1,275 metres, only 500 metres from the road, as the crow flies.

Rescuers are calling it a miracle, that he managed to get down some 2,000 metres of untraced mountain without any avalanches or cliffs.

Links to other sites: TF1 (Fre), 20 Minutes (Fre)

Title: Latin American and the Caribbean Film Festival
Location: Geneva
Link out: Click here
Description: Films from Argentina to Mexico with a detour in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba.
Start Date: 07 Nov 2008
End Date: 23 Nov 2008