26Dec2012
'Breaking the Taboo': The Worst Thing About Illegal Drugs is Not the Drugs
TakePart
Breaking the Taboo is a new documentary film that dares to suggest - make that insist - that global drug policy, as largely dictated by the United States, is exactly the wrong way to go about reducing the harm done by drug addiction to individuals and societies.

26Dec2012
Scientists Say Gene Variant Predicts Time of Death
CBC News
Scientists who study genetic mutations and the body's "circadian clock" say they have found a variant that determines the time of day a person is most likely to die.

26Dec2012
R.E.M. Guitarist's Benefit Will have Baja's Todos Santos Rocking
The Los Angeles Times
The once dusty, quiet streets of Baja Mexico’s Todos Santos, now undergoing a mini building boom, will rock for 10 days next month when former R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck stages the second annual Todos Santos Music Festival.

26Dec2012
The Architect and the Opera Singer: A Tale of Two Drug Mules
Fronteras Desk
In two high-profile drug-smuggling cases this year, the outcomes were very different. While an architect's cocaine was seized at the US border, an opera singer's meth was seized on a California highway. The young singer was sentenced to nine years in a US jail - the architect got just six months.

26Dec2012
Experience Life as an Illegal Alien at Mexico's Border-Crossing Theme Park
OddityCentral
Ever wondered what Mexican emigrants go through trying to illegally cross the border into the United States? Well, now you have the opportunity to experience it for yourself at Eco Alberto, an Illegal Border Crossing Theme Park.

26Dec2012
In Mexico, Tech is Used to Help Combat Narco Violence, Insecurity
TechCrunch
Google has been used for many ends, but in the hands of researcher Viridiana Rios, the search engine has become a tool to fight Mexican drug cartels and help the government organize to prevent violence.

26Dec2012
Merida, Mexico: The Crossroads Of Maya History
WatchBoom.com
Merida boasts a rich mix of Mayan and Spanish cultures and proximity to the large number of Maya communities that sit not far from the Cathedrals and hacienda's of the rebuilt Spanish city that boasts the second largest urban historic district in Mexico.

26Dec2012
Good Year Ahead for Mexico While Investors Feel Frustration with Brazil
MercoPress
Brazil and Mexico, Latin America’s two largest economies could be facing a 2013 of contrasting performance and prospects. Brazil has been hit by weakening Chinese demand for commodities, while rival Mexico, the new darling of foreign investors, is posting increasingly strong growth.


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