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Isabel Guerra

Acasiete's Almería is one of the four teams, behind Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla, with less goals against in the first six rounds of La Liga Primera.

Despite being 13th and having only one win, three draws and two defeats in the Spanish tournament, Almería so far has one of the more solid back line of the Liga Primera, only bettered by Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla.

Santiago Acasiete is one of the defenders of Almería, which had been beaten in only six times. The web site Diario AS highlighted Acasiete's performance along his teammates, and assures this is one of the best season beginning since they arrived to the first division in 2007.

"The total value of the transfers of Almería defenders is not superior to five million euros. So, we don't value them in money, but in performance. Alves, Chico, Acasiete and Pellerano are among the best defenses in the Liga" says the web site.

Acasiete is the more experienced player from all them: "This is not only defense work. The whole team defendes al right. That's the secret".

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Four Peruvian students were awarded gold and silver medals in the 24th Iberoamerican Mathematical Olympiad, beating students from other 23 countries, including from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador and Spain, among others.

The contest took place from September 17 to 27 in Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico, and the team members are Percy Guerra Ríos (17) and Jesus Ramos Castillo (18), both gold medalists; and Amilcar Velez Salamanca (17) and Julian Mejia Cordero (15), who won silver medals.

The youngest member of our team, Julián Mejía (15), is the only one still in high school; he is currently studying at the Cruz Saco School. This is not his first championship, since he won the First Place in the South American Mathematical Olympiad (Argentina) and in the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad

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Isabel Guerra

According to La República, Peru's National Commission of Research and Aerospace Development (CONIDA) launched successfully into space the second Peruvian rocket, the “Paulet IM,” which is now orbiting the Earth in order to accomplish some exploration tasks.

“This rocket will allow us to explore atmosphere's high altitudes, measure the air pollution, monitor the excess of CO2, the ozone layer and the ionospheric effects produced under the Sun's influence,” said CONIDA's Chief, Air Force Colonel FAP Juan Pasco Barriga.

The Paulet IM, which is 2.80m long and weighs approximately 90 kg, has been 100% designed and built by Peruvian scientists from Peru's Air Force and CONIDA.

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The National University of Engineering (UNI) will conduct today a historic event in Peru: they will establish a direct videoconference between the students and three astronauts currently on duty at the International Space Station.

This event will take place as part of the academic activities organized for the “Second International Conference of Small Satellites,” held at the UNI campus on August 20th and 21st , in coordination with the University of Kurks (Russia).

The videoconference is scheduled at 13:31 GMT, today and tomorrow.

The astronauts who will talk with the UNI students and the conference attendees are; Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (Russia), Michael Reed Barrat (USA) and Koichi Wakata (Japan).

The online broadcasting will not be available in real time, but according to the UNI press release, it will be posted afterwards in the TV-UNI blog. However, the UNI encourages public in general to adress their questions to the astronauts through TV-UNI blog.

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Isabel Guerra

Canadian fighter Olivia Gerula would be the next challenger of Peruvian boxing world champion Kina Malpartida. Kina “Dinamite” Malpartida will have to defend her WBA title (maybe in Peru again) in no less than four months.

According to Malpartida’s manager Gonzalo Larrain, “it is likely that Kina’s next challenger would be Canadian boxer Gerula Olivia, who is at the top of this list.”

According to WBA Rules, this time they will choose the challenger and place for the fight.

Larrain remarked that Lima has everything it takes to host a WBA title fight again as it made a very good impression on the boxing organization’s representatives who arrived in the Peruvian capital.

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The second phase of the National Center for Agricultural and Forest Biotechnology (CNBAS) will require an investment of approximately US$30 million in the 2010-2012 period, reported project manager Wiliam Vivanco.

With this project, Peru seeks to increase protection and use of the country's biodiversity, which will also serve for trade negotiations, he said.

“The first phase, which is state-funded, aims to strengthen the Peruvian National Institute for Agrarian Innovation (INIA) capacities in equipments, labs and human resources to meet the biosecurity objective in the agricultural sector,” said Vivanco.

He remarked that in a favorable context, the second phase should start by the second quarter of 2010, financed by an external loan.

“We will also have the strategical support of the Interamerican Institute of Agricultural Cooperation (IICA),” Vivanco noted.

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Peru’s National University of Engineering (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, uni) will launch in November, 2010, the first Peruvian nanosatellite into space, which is 10 centimeters (3,94 inches) per side, and will be used to take pictures of earth’s surface for climate, forestry and archaeological research.

The small square-shaped satellite was named "Chasqui I” and manufactured using applied spatial technology capable of withstanding extreme temperatures in space, ranging from -40 to 100 degrees Celsius.

Since there is not a launch pad in Peru, the 2.2-pound nanosatellite will be put into orbit from a foreign country: from the Kursk State Technical University in Russia.

The Peruvian nanosatellite is expected to operate for at least two months in orbit, and once in space, it will be able to completely orbit the earth in only one hour, reported the director of the Center for Communication and Information Technologies of UNI, Doris Rojas.

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With the participation of prestigious university authorities from Spain, Argentina, and Cuba, the First International Congress of Pharmacology Education will be held in Lima from October 5-8.

In addition to this event, organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of Wiener University, the 2nd National Convention of Pharmacy and Biochemistry Education will take place.

The aim of this event is gathering the national pharmaceutical community, integrated by academics, and representatives of trade and production.

This meeting will allow establishing adequate mechanisms to overcome the formative deficiencies and starting the change required by the profession to accomplish the demands of society.

Among representatives to take part of this event are the Honorary Dean of the Pharmacy and Biochemistry Faculty of the Complutense University of Madrid, Benito del Castillo; the Dean of the Pharmacy Faculty of the Sevilla University, Agustín García, and the Dean of Pharmacy Faculty of the Buenos Aires University, Alberto Boveris.

Peruvians to participate are the Dr. Miguel Fernández Pérez de Cuba, and six other physicians.

News source: ANDINA

 

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Israel J. Ruiz


Because the earth will be passing through the dust released by Halley's Comet, people in Peru and in many other countries will be able to enjoy a meteor shower at its peak.

María Luisa Aguilar, an astronomer at the University of San Marcos has assured that people across Peru will be able to enjoy the Eta Aquarid meteor shower best if they observe it from places where there is not much artificial light.

She stated that an area away from the city would be best.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which peaks in 2008 on Monday May 5 and Tuesday May 6, is the first of two showers that occur each year as bits of Halley's Comet streak into the Earth's atmosphere.

María Luisa Aguilar explained that it would be best to view the meteor shower while lying flat on the ground.

"You'll see it better because your face will be directly facing the sky," said the astronomer.

The strength of the Eta Aquarid display varies from year to year but it is believed that this year's meteor shower will be especially good because viewers in the southern hemisphere will be able to see 60 to 70 meteors per hour.

It has also been reported that 2008 is a good year to view the meteor shower because of the new Moon, which means lunar glare will not be a factor.