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The missing former lover of a top Brazilian football star was strangled and then fed to dogs, police say.
Eliza Samudio, 25, was a former girlfriend of Bruno Fernandes, goalkeeper for Flamengo, Brazil's most popular club.
He handed himself into police after a warrant was issued for his arrest over her disappearance nearly a month ago.
Mr Fernandes, 25, has denied any wrongdoing, and said he has a "clear conscience".
But police say a teenage cousin of Mr Fernandes has given evidence that the goalkeeper was involved in her kidnap and suspected murder.The missing former lover of a top Brazilian football star was strangled and then fed... more
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To celebrate all Mandela has done for them, these women want to give him a special birthday gift this July: funds so that his foundation can continue the work he began.
These ordinary South African women have come up with an extraordinary idea to raise money. They've decided to use their football skills to entertain the world.
They are going to make a series of videos in which they recreate highlights from the 2010 World Cup tournament in South Africa. They will give us a different vision of the spectacular goals, saves, and defensive tackles that the whole world will be talking about this summer.
In return they ask that you donate what you can to Nelson Mandela's 46664 Foundation.
The Gogos giving all they can; they ask that you do the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDDVi1AU3kMTo celebrate all Mandela has done for them, these women want to give him a special... more
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World Cup legends Brazil are going home earlier than expected after the Netherlands knocked them out of this year's tournament in a gripping 2-1 Quarter Final.
A goal from Robinho in the tenth minute had Brazil up by 1-0 at half time but in the second half, the reinvigorated Netherlands team took advantage of a Felipe Melo own girl in the 53rd minute to make it 2-1 with 68 minutes on the clock.
73 minutes into the game, a frustrated Melo was given the red card after appearing to stamp on Dutch winger Arjen Robben's leg. Brazil, down to ten men, looked surprisingly vulnerable compared to the superior Netherlands.
See the game? Leave a comment and let us know what you thought.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_57World Cup legends Brazil are going home earlier than expected after the Netherlands... more
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Grey Duck Production's 'The Telephone Game', due to hit the festival circuit in September 2010, shot using no script, with all dialogue improvised by the cast. Matt Oakey, who plays sets which can bridge Funky, Electro, deep, Underground and Dirty House, presents 'Little Noise', featuring remixes by Nev Scott and Saint George, from the sound stable of Toronto based music producers, Padded Cell Productions, that creates sound experiences in trance, electronica, ambient music and more. Jayen Varma, awarded recognition as World's Fastest Bass Player in 2008 by the Registry of Official World Records (Record Holders Republic) USA & UK, and for developing Indian Slap Bass, is based in Kerala, India. In 'Beyond Love' director Vince Bosco stars with Kristina Nguyen, John McNulty, Cindy Cayrasso and Emile Weber. MegaRex, the Brazilian band out of São Paulo that mixes Pop Rock with Brazilian Popular Music performs 'santo.com'' in the video. MegaRex makes a limited time offer to the public to download their music for free at MegaRex's site or Sonicbids in return for introducing two new people to the band.Grey Duck Production's 'The Telephone Game', due to hit the festival... more
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Environmentalists and indigenous groups have come together to condemn a 15 million US dollar plan for six hydroelectric dams in the Peruvian Amazon, signed last week by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Peruvian President, Alan Garcia. While the six dams would produce over 6,000 megawatts, mostly for Brazil, critics say the dams will flood tens of thousands of hectares of rainforest, devastate the lifestyles of a number of indigenous groups, and only serve big Brazilian corporations.
"This accord will not guarantee clean and renewable energy for Peru. On the contrary, it will impose a series of negative environmental and social impacts such as displacement of indigenous people and deforestation in at least 5 departments of Peru, putting at grave risk the future of the Peruvian Amazon," Mariano Castro, former Executive Secretary of the Peruvian National Environment Council (CONAM) and lawyer with the Peruvian Society of Environmental Rights (SPDA), said in a press release by the environmental organization, International Rivers.
According to International Rivers, the construction of Paquitzapango Dam on the Ene River, a headwater of the Amazon River, would impact 17,000 of the Ashaninka tribe, the largest indigenous group in the Peruvian Amazon. As well, the dams would threaten two protected areas: the Ashaninka Communal Reserve and the Otishi National Park.
The Ashaninka community has already lost land due to government allowance of oil activities and logging in historical Ashaninka areas. The Ashaninka say that they have not been consulted related to the Paquitzapango Dam.
"The Paquitzapango dam is being planned without a dialogue between the Peruvian government and the people that would be impacted by those projects," said Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, an Ashaninka indigenous leader. "The Ene River is the soul of our lands, the river that feeds our forests, animals, plants, crops and, especially, our children."
Another dam in the agreement, the Inambari Dam on the Madre de Dios River, would leave 46,000 hectares of rainforest under water, while 15,000 people would lose their agricultural livelihood.
"This deal will only benefit Brazil, and we are not going to let this happen," pledged Alfredo Novoa Pena, an engineer and founder of the Peruvian environmental organization Pro-Naturaleza.
Brazilian professor of electrical enginrering at the University of Sao Paulo, Célio Bermann, told International Rivers that the agreement is not meant to meet the energy needs of the Brazilian people but of big national and international extractive corporations.
"The energy that will be produced will serve the interests of international and Brazilian mining and metallurgy companies that are ever-expanding in the Amazon. The power will not go to meet the needs of everyday Peruvians or Brazilians."
Over the last few years, Peru has increasingly opened its Amazon to large-scale development, driving conflict between indigenous people in Peru and the Alan Garcia administration, including a standoff last year in Bagua that left 23 police officers and 10 indigenous protestors dead, though indigenous groups claim the number of killed was far higher than authorities have admitted.
Currently, 41 percent of the Peruvian Amazon is covered by active gas and oil concessions, while 75 percent of the nation's Amazon rainforest is open to further exploration.
cont.Environmentalists and indigenous groups have come together to condemn a 15 million US... more
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Officials in Brazil fear the death toll may rise as four days of flooding has punished the northeastern states of Pernambuco and Alagoas, killing 33 people and leaving thousands homeless, officials said.
More than 1,000 people are missing in the state of Alagoas. Some 500 people are unaccounted for in the town of Uniao dos Palmares alone, a state spokesman said.
According to Brazil's civil defense agency, more than 40,000 are homeless.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is meeting in Brasilia with governors of both states and has promised to facilitate emergency funds to help flood victims.
Pernambuco Governor Eduardo Campos -- who flew over the affected areas -- described the situation as "heart-breaking."
"What we have seen since Friday is more than a horror-film," Campos said in an official statement.
Alagoas Governor Teotonio Vilela Filho traveled through several affected areas an attempted to reassure public.
"I ask you all to remain calm because we are all invested in helping you," he said.
Alagoas state weather officials are forecasting more rain on Tuesday.
Brazil's Center for Climatic Studies (CPTEC) predicted rain above average in the Northeast for the Autum season, which is now coming to an end. Brazil's winter season officially began on June 21.Officials in Brazil fear the death toll may rise as four days of flooding has punished... more
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"JOHANNESBURG – Forget the millionaire superstars from the soccer’s biggest teams. It is the tournament referees who are the World Cup’s most coddled and protected species.
The sending off of Brazil’s Kaka on Sunday night in a 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast was merely the latest in a litany of atrocious decisions by the men in the middle to cast a shadow over the sport’s showpiece event.
Kaka was given a second yellow card by French referee Stephane Lannoy when the Ivory Coast’s Kader Keita was not looking where he was going and collided heavily with the Brazil midfielder. Kaka merely held his ground for the inevitable contact, and the incident in no way warranted a free kick, let alone a yellow card.
A serious mistake was made. Kaka should suit up for Brazil in its Group G finale against Portugal on Friday but instead he will be suspended due to Lannoy’s erroneous red card.
So what about the repercussions for Lannoy?
Well, let’s see. First of all, he gets a chaffeur-driven ride back to the luxury base where all the World Cup officials are cloistered, away from the prying eyes of the media, or God forbid, the public.
Then, if he fancies it on Monday, Lannoy can get a nice massage from an on-site physiotherapist and some restaurant-quality room service before – and this is the best bit – consulting a ready-and-waiting sports psychologist to help him handle the stress of his exertions on Sunday night.
At no point will he be held accountable. At no point will he have to explain his decisions. Not to Kaka. Not to the fans. Not even to FIFA.
Lannoy’s performance will be evaluated like all others – by the FIFA referees committee. The review may be expedited due to the glaring nature of his errors. Yet until he is either called to officiate another game or removed from the final shortlist of elite refs who will take charge of the all-important knockout games, he can remain in his happy little bubble.
And therein lies the biggest problem with the World Cup."
Read more in the full article (link below):
http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/world-cup/news/refs-must-face-the-music-for-bad-calls--fbintl_ro-referees062010.html"JOHANNESBURG – Forget the millionaire superstars from the soccer’s... more
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Republican Candidate: Obama, BP ‘Colluded’ to Make Oil Spill Happen
TheRawStory.Com
Daniel Tencer
June 18th, 2010
Bill Randall, a North Carolina Republican candidate for Congress, is calling for a “thorough investigation” into whether President Barack Obama’s administration colluded with BP to allow the Gulf oil spill.
Click to watch...Black Republican Candidate Bill Randall: Obama, BP ‘Colluded’ to Make Oil Spill Happen…(VIDEO)....http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/06/19/black-republican-candidate-bill-randall-obama-bp-%E2%80%98colluded%E2%80%99-to-make-oil-spill-happen-video/
“There were procedures that were violated by BP that the federal government signed off on, safeguards that decades of engineering wherewithal and knowledge told them that this way the way to do it,” Randall told reporters earlier this week. “They intentionally bypassed that and the safety was compromised.”Republican Candidate: Obama, BP ‘Colluded’ to Make Oil Spill Happen... more
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Daily What says this video is made by the same editor who insanely (yet I'm kind of jealous) went through all the Coen Brothers and Tarantino films and compiled the scenes in one epic video. This time it's a mix of Kubrick and Scorsese. Yes it's just a bunch of scenes edited together, but once Flogging Molly music kicks in you'll just sit back and enjoy seeing some of the greatest scenes/films in entertainment history.Daily What says this video is made by the same editor who insanely (yet I'm kind... more
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Anatomy of an elaborate hoax: If you know anything about birds, then you know immediately that none of the parrots portrayed in these videos are known as the "Galvão", nor are (most of them) endangered, nor are their feathers used in any sort of Brazilian celebration.Anatomy of an elaborate hoax: If you know anything about birds, then you know... more
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Arguably the best film of the 2000s.
Film critic Daniel Stephens writes:
"I’ve heard Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund’s 2004 Oscar-nominated film to be likened to Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction”. Yet, I’d hazard a guess this is more a marketing ploy to pigeonhole the film into a more saleable product. It is like saying Antonia Bird’s drama “Priest” is like “The Exorcist”. They both feature members of the church questioning their own faith after all, but the two films couldn’t be more dissimilar. Granted, “ City of God” and “Pulp Fiction” share the depiction of crime and a time-switching, non-linear narrative, but there is little ironic humour to find in Meirelles and Lund’s uncompromising film. “City Of God” isn’t interested in stylised characters that overplay the merits of the metric system or theatrical violence and pop-culture references, it cuts far closer to the bone than that. Perhaps most importantly, unlike “Pulp Fiction”, “City Of God” seeks to tell us something we didn’t already know – and I’m not talking about the French new wave."Arguably the best film of the 2000s.
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The first experience of a Brazilian boy of three years with the national passion of Brazil.The first experience of a Brazilian boy of three years with the national passion of... more
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Clearing forests in the Amazon helps mosquitoes thrive and can send malaria rates soaring, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
They found a 48 percent increase in malaria cases in one county in Brazil after 4.2 percent of its tree cover was cleared.
Their findings, published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, shows links between cutting down trees, a rise in the number of mosquitoes and infections of humans.
"It appears that deforestation is one of the initial ecological factors that can trigger a malaria epidemic," said Sarah Olson of the University of Wisconsin, who worked on the study.
Experts are already worried that the destruction of Brazil's Amazon forests can help drive climate change. Big fires, set by farmers to clear land for agriculture, are the main cause of deforestation.
One team estimated earlier this month that 19,000 square km (7,300 square miles) of forest had been lost every year in Brazil from 1998 to 2007.
The new study shows the immediate health consequences, the researchers said.
"Conservation policy and public health policy are one and the same," Jonathan Patz, the professor who oversaw the work, said in a telephone interview. "How we manage our landscapes and, in this case, tropical rain forest has implications for public health."
Malaria, caused by a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes, kills about 860,000 people a year globally, according to the World Health Organization. Brazil has about 500,000 cases a year of malaria, most carried by Anopheles darling mosquito.
Patz's team has been tracking mosquito populations and how they change as forests are cut down in Brazil and Peru. They took satellite data showing changes in tree cover in one county of Brazil's Amazon region and linked it with health records showing diagnosed cases of malaria.
COMMENT AT CIVICANIMAL.COMClearing forests in the Amazon helps mosquitoes thrive and can send malaria rates... more
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Tonight Globo News, a leading Brazilian news programme, will broadcast a special feature on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The program will include interviews with Gabriel Bianconi Fernandes, a researcher with AS-PTA, an anti-GMO campaign group and War on Want partner organisation.
Tonight's feature, "Cities and Solutions", aims to shed light on the debate over GM crops, a topic that has barely been covered in the mainstream media.
GM crops first appeared on the Brazilian market five years ago. Today many varieties of GM crops are now in use, including 11 varieties of GM soybeans, six types cotton and 10 vaccines for veterinary use. Many members of the scientific community have condemned GM crops due to the risks they pose to human health and the environment. There is also a great deal of controversy over the safety of the technology used to create new crops and the licensing procedures. In addition, many people have argued that GM seeds are less productive than traditional seeds.
Despite the potential dangers posed by GM crops, the public is largely unaware of the controversy surrounding their use. In Brazil, a law requiring the labeling of all GM products is not obeyed by most companies, and the government has been lax in enforcing compliance. Currently there are three bills before the Brazilian parliament that would abolish labeling requirements. Many experts feel that the passage of this bill would violate the consumer's right to know exactly what they are eating.
The first program will air at 11.30pm June 9 on Globo News.Tonight Globo News, a leading Brazilian news programme, will broadcast a special... more
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As a filmmaker seeking viral fame, it's important to stay on top of the latest internet trends.
Pop quiz: what method of attack is sweeping Brazil and the internet?
In this Viral Video Film School web extra, Professor Brett teaches you how to use your bottom as a weapon. Get ready for Surra de Bunda, or Butt Fighting! Now that's something you can take to the fight club...
Viral Video Film School is a recurring segment on the weekly television show infoMania. In each episode of VVFS, Professor Brett Erlich teaches you valuable skills in the discipline of Viral Video making. So sit down, take notes, and try not to piss him off. For more Brett visit http://current.com/viral-video-film-school-im/ and Current TV.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi, Sergio Cilli and Erin Gibson, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV.As a filmmaker seeking viral fame, it's important to stay on top of the latest... more
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In an exclusive interview for MeetTheBoss.tv Charles discusses how adopting a sporting mentality can drive people in your organization forward, a lesson that should not go unnoticed during a summer filled with world class soccer heroes performing at the very peak of their game.
Charles Bresler is the EVP Marketing/HR at one of the biggest clothing retailers in the US, Men’s Wearhouse. The company has approximately 580 men's retail stores that rent tuxedos and sell primarily men's suits, but the company also offers tailored clothing and accessories as well, including sportswear.
While the bulk of Men’s Wearhouse’s revenue comes from the classic suited-and-booted look; sports is never far from Bresler’s mind: “In sports they have this saying, you can't coach speed. And energy [in the workplace] is a little bit like that. Energy is a product of feeling cared for, but also hiring somebody who is coachable and has the potential to have that energy.”
Charles insists that MenWearhouse’s growth has been down to the workforce on the shop floor: what he calls the frontline. “Every moment counts when dealing directly with the consumer,” he explains in to the executive business channel. And, in such an environment, a ‘coaching’ style of leadership has clearly paid off. “It's really all about the energy you bring to them that is going to get reciprocated to your customers and your other employees.”
Much like any of the managers at this year’s World Cup in South Africa, Charles clearly builds his vision around the team, opting to form energetic world-class teams who can collaborate and gain big wins instead of the individuals.
“You don’t want to get lost in someone’s great knowledge,” notes Bresler. “What you need to do is to be aware that somebody has to genuinely liked talking to you and seek out being around people in a supportive environment.”
Men’s Wearhouse has already demonstrated that, under the leadership of George Zimmer and the coaching of Charles Bresler, difficult economic times doesn’t have to mea tough times for business. In short, it’s the team players that come through – some advice that the likes of Fabio Cappello, Raymond Domenech and Diego Maradona might want to take heed to at this year’s World Cup.
To see the interview in full go to www.meettheboss.tvIn an exclusive interview for MeetTheBoss.tv Charles discusses how adopting a sporting... more
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is holding hearings against Brazil over human rights abuses and the use of torture during the country's US-backed dictatorship between the years 1964-1985.The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is holding hearings against Brazil over human... more
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A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for international justice, said Amnesty International today in its annual assessment of human rights worldwide.
Launching Amnesty International Report 2010: State of the World's Human Rights, which documents abuses in 159 countries, the organization said that powerful governments are blocking advances in international justice by standing above the law on human rights, shielding allies from criticism and acting only when politically convenient.
"Repression and injustice are flourishing in the global justice gap, condemning millions of people to abuse, oppression and poverty," said Claudio Cordone, interim Secretary General of Amnesty International.A global justice gap is being made worse by power politics despite a landmark year for... more
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Was José Hermeto Hoffmann a clairvoyant or merely the Secretary of Agriculture in the Government of Rio Grande do Sul ten years ago, Brazil's southernmost state and at the time the only target of illegal smuggling of GM seeds from Argentina?
During his tenure in the late 90s until 2002 he gave quite a few interviews such as this one in his Porto Alegre office where he correctly predicted what farmers based two and a half thousand kilometers further north are experiencing now, ten years later: A severe dependency on the whims of seed giant Monsanto when procuring conventional soybean seeds, extortionist royalties for those planting GM beans and an overall restriction of freedom in their profession as farmers.
Owners of the comparably huge Mato Grosso farms are now getting a taste of the truth underlying these concerns expressed by Hoffmann back in 1999. Although in the end unsuccessful in his attempts to stem the tide of these early "imports" of Roundup Ready soybean seeds, the developments since those days of illegal smuggling have proven his government to be absolutely right about the warnings it issued at the time.
Analysts and policy makers working for the European food and retail industries today ought to realize this as well as their own role in the entire equation. They ought to come out in support of the efforts of those Brazilian farmers and soy crushers who want to continue supplying GM-free soy products. It may seem strange, but more and more are reverting to planting conventional soybeans. This trend is reflected by the fact that this year, for the third season in a row, the increase of the GM soybean crop in Brazil has leveled off at 55 percent. This fact remains despite the annual celebrations of one-man show ISAAA who this year predicted a "second wave of biotech growth" all the while grossly distorting the situation in Brazil. (Our subscribers may recall our coverage on 26 FEB 2010, still accessible on our website – (Wishful thinking? - ISAAA prediction season regarding 2nd wave of biotech growth and development begins)
The fact that handsome premiums are paid for IP soy meal certified as Non-GMO is just a minor reason. The foremost reasons for the discontinuation of the expansion of Roundup Ready beans in Brazil are already listed here and in the article below; but they must be complemented by the following:
* There is a rapidly growing issue of herbicide resistance among the major weeds and several other serious downsides to the planting of Roundup Ready beans.
* Due to a number of factors, today, planting conventional soybeans in Brazil has become less costly than GM beans – and it comes with higher yields! Simple, short and sweet!
Apart from these reasons for continuing or reverting to plant conventional soybeans, Brazilian law states unmistakably that withdrawing any successful conventional seed varieties from the market, as Monsanto has done with MONSOY 8866 and MONSOY 8757, is simply illegal. It should be interesting to see what the courts will do with this aspect.Was José Hermeto Hoffmann a clairvoyant or merely the Secretary of Agriculture... more
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