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¡Qué tal! Posted: 04 Aug 2016 04:16 PM PDT Sure, you may have heard the expression qué tal before, but if you haven't you're going to be glad you came across this post because it's going to simplify your life when it comes to speaking Spanish. You see the expression qué tal in Spanish books on occasion, but most of the time they just tell you it's an informal greeting and case closed.  That hardly does the expression qué tal any justice, so I put together a podcast about some of the most common uses for this expression and you'll be pleasantly surprised at some of its other uses. You can listen to the podcast here by using the player below or you can click here to download it from iVoox.  By the way, if you missed my previous podcast, Español en Las Calles de Tijuana, you can listen to it clicking here. Your browser does not support the audio element. Upgrade your browser to one that does  The transcript is posted below.  Enjoy the podcast! Hi, this is Rodney and today I'm going to talk about the expression qué tal. Qué tal is an informal expression that has several different uses. Don't bother trying to make a literal translation because it's an idiomatic expression and it just won't make sense. But don't worry, it's not as bad as it sounds.  Once you see how's it's used you'll realize how simple and useful this expression is. Let's take a look at some examples The first and perhaps most common usage of qué tal is as a greeting that you can use any time of the day. You can use it to address one person or a group people. If you're speaking directly with someone, you can say: Hola, ¿qué tal? Hi, what's up? Or simply ¿Qué tal? While I translated qué tal as what's up, that's not really a literal translation. It could also be translated as: How are you? How's it going? How's everything? How are you doing? If you want to address a group of people you can say: ¿Qué tal todos? How is everybody? or ¿Qué tal chicos? How are you guys doing? You can also ask about a third person ¿Qué tal tu hermana? How's your sister? ¿Qué tal tu amiga Marta? How's your friend Marta? You can even ask about animals ¿Qué tal tu gato? How's your cat doing? In fact, you can use qué tal to ask about anything. ¿Qué tal todo? How's everything? ¿Qué tal el día? How's your day going? ¿Qué tal la comida? How's the food? ¿Qué tal tu trabajo? How's your job going? ¿Qué tal tu clase? How's your class going? ¿Qué tal el fin de semana? How's your weekend going? Before we move on, did you notice that we didn't use a verb in any of those examples? ¿Qué tal? ¿Qué tal tu hermana? ¿Qué tal la comida? ¿Qué tal el fin de semana? So what's going on here? When you use qué tal to ask about how something or someone is you're actually using the verb estar, but it's assumed and not explicitly mentioned. ¿Qué tal? is actually ¿Qué tal estás? ¿Qué tal chicos? is ¿Qué tal están chicos? ¿Qué tal tu hermana? is ¿Qué tal está tu hermana? ¿Qué tal la comida? is ¿Qué tal está la comida? Now here's the really nice thing about qué tal, you can also use it to ask about events in the past with the exact same structure. ¿Qué tal el vuelo? How was the flight? ¿Qué tal el fin de semana? How was your weekend? ¿Qué tal la comida? How was the food? And just like in the present tense, the verb estar is understood. ¿Qué tal el vuelo? is  ¿Qué tal estuvo el vuelo? ¿Qué tal el fin de semana? is ¿Qué tal estuvo el fin de semana? ¿Qué tal la comida? is ¿Qué tal estuvo la comida? Let's talk about some more ways to use qué tal. You can also use qué tal to make suggestions by saying "Qué tal si..." which translates to "How about if" And remember, this is "si" without an accent which means if Let's look at some examples. ¿Qué tal si vamos al cine? How about if we go to the movies? ¿Qué tal si vamos todos a jugar billar? How about if we all go shoot pool? You can also use it to ask about someone's personality or an objects characteristics by using "es", from the verb ser. ¿Qué tal es tu novia? What's your girlfriend like? ¿Qué tal es tu nuevo coche? What's your new car like? And that's it. As you can see, qué tal is a very useful expression that allows us to ask about things that occur in both the present and the past using a very simple construction. That's it for today.  Thanks for listening and I look forward to seeing you in the next podcast.

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Mexico News Daily | Thursday, August 4, 2016

A Oaxaca man has spent six months in jail and could remain there for 10 years if he is convicted of what has been called a crime against biodiversity. The charge? Killing rabbits.

Heliodoro Morales Mendoza is accused of killing three rabbits in a natural protected area in the Oaxaca municipality of Tlacolula de Matamoros, not far from the city of Oaxaca, the state capital.

“I think there are more dangerous people who are walking around free,” complained the man’s son, Heliodoro Morales Soriano.

Staff from National Protected Areas Commission, or Conanp, claim that Morales killed the animals with a shotgun while he was clearing a section of his land four years ago. The accusation was not made until this year, when the father of five was apprehended and transported to the state penitentiary at Ixcotel.

Morales’ family claims that he didn’t kill the rabbits, but they were dead when he found them.

Six months after his arrest, Morales’ wife, Adela Soriano Aguilar, and their children are without the family’s main income earner.

“We haven’t seen any justice . . . we never expected something like this to happen,” lamented Soriano.

One of Morales’ sons as well as his brother believe the accusation filed by Conanp is baseless because they presented no convincing evidence, only eyewitness accounts.

“They say they saw him with the rabbits at his feet, with a shotgun in his hand, but how is that possible from more than 300 or 600 meters away? Besides, the area is covered with shrubs,” said the accused’s brother.

“We’re going through dire economic straits. My four siblings and I are attending the university but the family has no source of income,” said Morales Soriano.

“We don’t understand the desire to keep someone behind bars for killing three rabbits, without any element of proof.”

He cited a similar case: “The same thing almost happened to a lady who was catching chapulines [grasshoppers] in order to survive, and they wanted to send her to jail.”

“In the case of my father,” he continued, “everybody knows that in these towns it is very common to hunt and eat the rabbits; it also serves to prevent their reproduction, which is too rapid.”

If Morales can prove indigenous status and show that he represents no threat to society, he can be released, according to a judge.

Local residents have signed several documents attesting to Morales’ good conduct, but to no avail, said his son.

As for being indigenous, Morales’ father, Heliodoro Morales García, confirms he has Zapotec blood. Some of his children “may have turned out clear-skinned” due to his marriage to a woman from Michoacán, but the family considers all of its members to be Zapotec.

“Must an indigenous person always wear a loincloth and huaraches” to prove his heritage? asked Morales Sr.

Source: El Universal (sp), Noticias de Oaxaca (sp)

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Surfing is Officially Confirmed as an Olympic sport An exclusive interview with Fernando Aguerre, ISA president, on realising his Olympic dream. SURFING IS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED AS AN OLYMPIC SPORT by Ed Temperley on 3rd August 2016  36810    4       Surfing has been officially confirmed as an Olympic sport  today, August 3, at a meeting of the international Olympic  Committee. The 2020 Olympics will be held in Japan, in  real waves, far from the dirty waters or Rio – hopefully at  one of their perfect rivermouth breaks during the peak of a  Typhoon swell. Opinion is divided within the surfing community (when is it  not?) about the merits of our sport's inclusion. We caught  up with ISA President Fernando Aguerre, the co-founder  of Reef, for this exclusive interview on the day he realized  his Olympic dream. Surfing is officially confirmed as an Olympic sport. Huge  congratulations. You must feel a great deal of personal  and professional satisfaction? It has truly been an amazing journey for me and the  countless people that came along the way supporting  the cause. I almost feel as though I have spent my whole  life working towards this moment. Most importantly, it  was a huge milestone for our sport and for the global  surfing family. We are thrilled to have realised the Olympic  dream. We are stoked for the millions of surfers around  the world who will be able to chase their own Olympic dreams. To jump right in: what do you hope Olympic inclusion will  do for surfing? The extraordinary reach and influence of the Olympic  Movement will have an immediate positive impact on  surfing. Surfing’s increased visibility through the Olympic  platform will allow us to reach millions of new surfers,  especially in many non-traditional surfing countries.  Surfing will bring its healthy lifestyle and core values to  these countries, in addition to providing economic  growth to developing nations through surf tourism. And can you foresee an increased level of funding for  surfing national bodies / training facilities now surfing  is an Olympic sport? The majority of Olympic sports around the world are  funded on a national level by the Ministry of Sport  and/or the National Olympic Committee. Now that we  are officially part of the Olympic Program, there is a  huge opportunity for surfing to benefit from this funding,  almost immediately and in the lead up to Tokyo. XXL wave legend Carlos Burle shows his support of Olympic Surfing with ISA President Fernando. © 2016 - ISA We gather the waves will be real and salty rather than  artificial? Have you got any particular waves /areas in mind? The IOC has confirmed that the surfing competition will  take place on natural waves and we are very pleased with  this decision. Japan has plenty of exposed coastline that  receives quality waves. We are in the process of analyzing  the best options to choose the perfect venue location that  will allow for the surfers to display their talent in quality  waves. I remember that you guys used our edit of the Wavegarden  in Snowdonia in your Olympic pitch. You think it was this  which put them off using an artificial wave? The IOC’s and Tokyo’s decision not to consider artificial  waves had nothing to do with the video we presented.  In fact, they loved the video, which did a great job of  conveying the innovative possibilities that wave-pools  create for the future of surfing. The fact is, wave pools  have not been used for Olympic or world championships  level competition until now and the IOC is simply not  going to use a technology – no matter how innovative –  where it has not been used at the highest level of the sport.  We are all excited about the fast progression of this  technology and what the future may hold and the IOC is  fully aware and briefed on its potential so we will continue  to monitor the technology going forward. For now, the  surfing competition in Tokyo will be held in the same  arena in which we have all grown to love the sport, the  same one that has provided surfers with joy forever: the  ocean. How are the waves in Japan? Pretty tasty. We appreciate details are few at this point but will the  Olympic surfing have a holding period? And have you  considered the format? As with any major surf contest on natural waves, there  will be a holding period to ensure that the athletes  compete in quality conditions to show the world the  exciting appeal of our sport. While the contest format is to be determined, the ISA  has over 50 years of experience in this matter. We will  consult with our team of technical experts, in order to  choose the most adequate format considering the best i nterests of the sport and the surfers. Obviously the ISA and the WSL have come to an agreement  over working together to bring the surfers to the Olympics,  which is great news for everyone. Can you let us know a  little bit about the agreement? First, I think it’s important to say that the work and effort  that the ISA has invested over the past decade into the  Olympic campaign has been for the good of all surfing  worldwide and everyone stands to benefit as a result of  this achievement. We are in regular dialogue with the  WSL. They are fully supporting our efforts and this campaign,  recognizing that Olympic participation will add significant  value to them. The ISA and the WSL have different, but  complimentary roles in this process. It’s very important f or us – as the world governing body recognized by the IOC  and the entity that will continue to interface with the IOC  on all facets of Olympic participation – that we can count  on a solid and mutually respectful working relationship  with the WSL. We are encouraged and optimistic that we  can work together to make this a huge success for everyone. How will selection work? How many surfers will each country be able to send? And will there be a qualifying mechanism or will world rankings be used?  As the International Federation recognized by the IOC, we are responsible for determining the qualification system, but this won’t really start to be considered until early next year. The IOC first establishes some broad criteria and principles we have to follow and then we work in partnership with the IOC and Tokyo 2020 – also in consultation with the WSL – to create a qualification system that best serves the sport and the surfers. Thanks to our excellent working relationship with the WSL, we will not only create a system that offers the world’s best surfers a chance to compete in Tokyo 2020, but also ensures geographical universality of participation from different continents and countries, which is a fundamental principle in the Olympic Movement. How do you think it will work with surfing's anti establishment image? There has been a lot of noise about snowboarding becoming 'gymnastics on snow' since its inclusion. Do you think that perhaps keeping it in the ocean will keep surfing: surfing?  I have spoken personally with many of the top surfers in the world from varying cultural backgrounds and they all are super excited about the idea of representing their countries in the Olympics. Gabriel Medina, Johanne Defay, Ace Buchan, Filipe Toledo and Tatiana Weston-Webb, to name a few, have all expressed their support of Olympic surfing. I feel great about the support that we have received from the top athletes and international surf community as a whole. There have been rumors of waves being destroyed to make way for the 2020 Olympic sailing venue. Have you heard anything about that? And would you lobby the IOC to perhaps rethink its plans - if it were proven to be true?  First of all it’s hard to talk about rumors. We have not heard anything like this, but of course we are a sport closely connected to the environment and the ocean, so we will be sure to work closely with the IOC and Tokyo 2020 to ensure proper environmental protocols are respected. Congratulations again and is there anything else you would like to add? This process has been an amazing opportunity for us to advocate and promote our sport, culture and lifestyle, in a world (Olympics) that may not have had a full understanding of the unique value and appeal that we could bring. Thanks to the new, forward thinking leadership of the IOC who have been promoting change and openness to innovation in the last few years, we have had this incredible opportunity to explain and illustrate our sport on the world’s great sporting stage. This is an extraordinary time of renewal and change in the Olympic Movement and we are fortunate to be in a position where there is now a better understanding of the value of surfing. We are convinced the surfing community has also understood that this is a great opportunity.