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'How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster'?: A life's worth of groundbreaking architecture
A movie review of "How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?" — an informative and inspiring documentary about British architect Norman Foster's life and work.
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'How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?' a documentary directed by Norberto Lopez Amado and Carlos Carcas. 80 minutes. Not rated; for general audiences. SIFF Cinema at the Film Center, through Thursday.
"Sometimes I think I see things others don't," reflects British architect Norman Foster, gazing back at his long career. Indeed he does: a bridge that floats, seemingly weightlessly, across water; a cross-hatched skyscraper that sparkles in the night like a multifaceted jewel; a shingled, round building, seeming to crouch over its ground like a hovering spacecraft.
"How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?" (the title is a whimsical question once posed to the architect by mentor Buckminster Fuller) is an informative and inspiring documentary about a man's life and work. Foster, now in his mid-70s, still presides over Foster + Partners, an architectural firm founded on a shoestring in 1967 that now has offices in more than 20 countries. Though he's experienced several recent health crises, including cancer and a heart attack, he appears strong and hearty, and the film is book-ended by footage of Foster, focused and peaceful, competing in a cross-country ski marathon. ("A state of denial is perhaps, at times, helpful," he says.)
The film takes us through Foster's childhood in working-class Manchester (in a neighborhood where "you can smell the damp") and his early career, and ultimately gives us mini-tours of many of the buildings for which he and his company are acclaimed: Beijing Airport (said to be the largest single building in the world), the Great Court at London's British Museum, Wembley Stadium, the Millennium Bridge, the Hearst Headquarters in Manhattan and many more.
Many renowned architects and writers speak briefly to the camera about Foster's work, and Foster himself, precise and well-spoken, frequently chimes in. But ultimately, the buildings speak for themselves, illustrating a mantra that Foster repeats in the film: Architecture, he says, can make your life feel better.
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I just installed Slack 10.2 on an Intel 865PERL with onboard sound. It is no longer seen. It worked great with 10.1. Any ideas? Thanks
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I just installed Slack 10.2 on an Intel 865PERL with onboard sound. It is no longer seen. It worked great with 10.1. Any ideas? Thanks
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Thanks for all the help! alsaconf says nothing found :( Another thing I have notice is that K3B and my other recording software dont see my HP cdr anymore.....It's correctly listed as I boot up (?) I'm helping my daughter move today, so I'll be back this evening. If my back still works when I get home, I'll come back to the desk and see what suggestions you guys have. Thanks!
Hi, do you still remember what sound driver Alsa was using for it in 10.1?
PS: With onboard stuff, Alsa can have problems to find your needed driver.
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In fact, the desire for exclusive, unusual styles is so intense that Villa Moda does not display expensive eveningwear so that women can surprise and make an impact at weddings and other special parties, Al-Sabah said.
Brands in France, which have served Middle Eastern couture clients for years, have a longer history in the region, whereas Italian firms have arrived more recently.
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Still, most brands have only ramped up expansion in recent years. Lanvin, for example, which just opened a boutique in Kuwait, plans to add four more freestanding locations and six shop-in-shops in the Middle East this year. "We will more than double our store presence," said president Paul Deneve.
Lanvin has sold its men's wear in the region since the Seventies, but is now experiencing explosive growth with its hot women's line by Alber Elbaz and a new fashion-driven men's label Elbaz oversees. "Over the last year we've more than doubled, and over the last three years we've tripled, so it's explosive growth," Deneve said. "We believe we will double again in the next three years in that market."
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I just transplanted mine and planted a new one and they seem to be doing great. I don't think that you should wait until it is dormant, now would be the time to transplant. Make sure that you water her well. |
Thanks melaroma. I was concerned it would be too stressful on them, with the shipping, then potted in a pot and then being put in the ground. I should be OK though, the area is still not ready and we have had alot of rain so it looks like it is being pushed back another week. This will give them a few more days in the pot to become stronger. Hopefully next week, I will be able to put in ground. Thanks again! |
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What's causing colony collapse disorder (CCD)?
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CCD, the mysterious malady characterized by bees abandoning the hive, leaving behind the brood and food storage, continues to be of great concern--and rightfully so.
The headlines today read:
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A noted expert on honey bees, Mussen is frequently asked "The CCD Question."
What does he think is causing CCD?
"As the pieces are coming together, I think that a still undetermined virus is causing the problem," Mussen says. "The malady appears to be 'contagious' and 'drying' the combs seems to reduce or eliminate it."
"Our bees need to be in top physiological condition. I believe that malnutrition puts a physiological stress on the bees, especially the immune and chemical detoxification systems. Then diseases and exposures to chemicals become very significant."
Beekeepers who do a lot of supplementary feeding, he says, see fewer problems.
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"If a beekeeper has them on hand, the bees most likely would be better off on newer, less contaminated (with mite-killing compounds) combs," Mussen says.
How can we help? We can plant trees, ornamentals, and flowers that provide food for the bees. "It's especially important to provide nectar and pollens at the end of the season--late summer and fall," he says. "That's when resources tend to become scarce."
What else can we do? Stop using pesticides on plants that bees visit. "The most suspect group of pesticides at this time are the neonicotinoid insecticides that move systemically in the plants," Mussen says. "They get into the nectar and pollen. However, the fungicides, thought by many to be benign to honey bees, are pretty common contaminants and may be causing more problems than we think."
Meanwhile, the search for the cause(s) of CCD continues.
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A dandelion poking through the rocks near Nick's Cove on Tomales Bay, in Marshall, Sonoma County, seemed an unlikely host for squatters' rights.
It first drew a tiny bee, barely a quarter-inch long. It was a female sweat bee, family Halictidae, genus Lasioglossum, subgenus Dialictus.
She claimed the dandelion all to herself.
Not for long.
Another insect shadowed the dandelion and swooped down to feed.
It was a hover fly, family Syrphidae. (Probably a Eristalinus aeneus, observed UC Davis pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis.)
So on one dandelion: a fly and a bee.
The fly is bigger. But the bee can sting. The sting, however, is rated only 1.0 on the Schmidt Sting Pain Index compiled by (now retired) entomologist Justin O. Schmidt at the Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, Tucson, Ariz.
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It's "hive time" this insect has its own day.
After all, as Vilsack says, bee pollination is responsible for "$15 billion in added crop value and is an essential component of the production of more than 90 food crops."
Vilsack points out that "Honey bees are critical to the process of pollination of our crops throughout our country and an important part of maintaining a stable and sustainable ecosystem."
He hopes that Honey Bee Awareness Day will "help highlight this important role, as well as the significant threat honey bees now face from the phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder (CCD)."
"The role" and "the threat"--two good reasons to increase public awareness.
We bee-lieve, however, that we shouldn't limit National Honey Bee Awareness Day to a single day in August. The entire month should be National Honey Bee Awareness Month.
Honey Bee on Almond
Honey Bee on Buckwheat
Inside the World of Bees
Gleanings from the Western Apicultural Society's 31st annual conference, being held in Healdsburg this week under the direction of president Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist and member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty:Honey bees can fly a distance of about two to two-and-a-half miles.
Golf courses are not bee friendly. There's no forage for bees. Water run-off, containing fertilizer, insecticides and fungicides, is toxic to bees. So, if you're a beekeeper, you know NOT to keep your bees within two and a half miles of a golf course.
With honey bees, PMS means "Parasitic Mite Syndrome."
Beekeeping is big--and getting bigger--in San Francisco. Her Majesty's Secret Beekeeper, a newly opened beekeeping supply and honey shop in San Francisco (3520 20th St.), has received requests from 450 people who wish to be notified of the next beginning beekeeper class. The store just opened June 29.
Globally, there are more than 19,500 identified species of bees; the honey bee is just one of them. California alone has some 20,000 to 30,000 species of bees.
A squash flower opens early in the morning, often before sunrise. Native pollinators known as "squash bees" specialize in nectaring squash and other members of the cucurbits family. Later in the day, the blossom closes. If you open a folded blossom, you might see a male squash bee inside. The male likes to spend the night tucked inside the folded blossom.
It's not true that a typical hive contains only one queen bee. Twenty percent of hives have a queen daughter living there as well. Bottom line: bees don't read the books that say "one queen to a hive." Eventually, the old queen leaves (she swarms, dies, or is killed by worker bees).
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The Western Apicultural Society (WAS) conference, taking place this week in the Dry Creek Inn, Healdsburg, is drawing a lot of interest.
Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen, member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology, is finishing his yearlong term as president of WAS.
The key point: Honey bees are in trouble. The beekeepers and scientists attending the conference are receiving up-to-date, unpublished research on colony collapse disorder (CDD) the mysterious phenomonen characterized by adult bees abandoning their hive, leaving behind the brood and food storage.
No one knows what causes CCD, but it's thought to be a combination of factors: diseases, pesticides, viruses, stress, pests, malnutrition, and weather changes.
What's new: newly discovered pathogens are landing on the suspect list. Expect to hear more about these new pathogens later this year when the research is published.
It's rather ironic--but expected--that honey bees are nectaring the flowers outside the conference room as the participants are discussing bee health.
The bees will return to their hives and perform round dances and waggle dances to let their sisters know the direction and quality of the food source.
They have a keen sense of direction, like built-in clocks based on a sun-compass orientation.
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Just after 2pm today there was large police activity around Rossett / Northbound A483. This resulted in the northbound section of the bypass being closed to traffic from Rossett onwards. The police helicopter was in attendance as well.
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@wrexham A483 towards chester traffic being diverted at the Rossett turnover.Rozzers everywhere. Very exciting
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If slams were played on clay, grass AND hard-court in Laver's time?
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Same result: Laver wins the Grand Slam. Some TW members with a glass-clear agenda wish to reduce Laver's historic accomplishments by suggesting he had some sort of "advantage" due to surface. This irrational theory conveniently forgets that his rivals
all played on the same surfaces
, so they were as experienced on/exposed to the surfaces at the same time, just as it would be in a 4-surface era. There's no getting around that level playinf field.
so having 4 slams on clay/grass in comparision to having 4 slams on HC is the very same ?
that more styles of play can succeed on HC than on either clay or grass isn't a factor at all ?????
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Laver's mastery of the sport was the result of supreme talent & understanding of the sport, not the wholly fictional "advantage" used to provide excuses for other players.
so is federer's
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Federer--like Wilander before him--could not win the Grand Slam not due to surface changes (otherwise, it would have prevented Graf from winning her Grand Slam) but both being incapable of concentrated dominance in the calendar year--destined to fall short somewhere along the way.
federer's seasons in 2004,2006 and 2007 ( 3 slam years ) are wayyy ahead of wilander's when in comes to dominance ( see win-loss % )
federer had a win loss record of
74-6 in 2004 (3 slams+YEC)
81-4 in 2005 (2 slams+2 slam semis)
92-5 in 2006 (3 slams+1 slam final+YEC)
68-9 in 2007 ( 3 slams+1 slam final+YEC)
that is concentrated dominance in a calendar year unless you are thick ...only reason he didn't win the GS is in 2006/07 is a certain rafael nadal, the CC GOAT.
Give him instead a totally sub-par Rosewall in a Roland Garros final and he also wins RG in 2006/07 making a clean sweep ...
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^ What? what are you saying?
Some were not in shackles in transit from England to Australia.
Somebody wasn't around for the "my boyfriend is old and icky, and I can't help feeling how I feel" days.
^ Oh my God.
Good times, eh?
It sounds like you four oldies are having a private, exclusive conversations with each other.
too soon.
Way too soon.
and thank God for that too!
I guess we'll all see won't we?
It appears WANKER has gone to a final repose
Never say Never.
It appears AshyPhoenix went inactive about 1/25.
Yeah, self imposed break as far as I know, he said see you guys in a few days.
I see that Chance is on a bit of a holiday as well.
Someone acted very unkind to him after he fell off the wagon.
I dearly wish they wouldn't do that. People think that tough love works, but most of the time, it doesn't--it merely demoralizes the victim.
It all reminds me of that line from the Wizard of Oz, after the Cowardly Lion fainted:
Dorothy, speaking to the Wizard: "Shame on you, frightening him that way, when he came to you for help!"
Author of Lost in a Dream. If you want to make me smile, read it and tell me what you think.
I see tough love as pointless in a situation where I can't, as a close friend or relative, actually put the person in my car and drive them to getting help. If you're giving "tough love" over the internet it's just a euphemism for being mean imo. Tough love isn't about just giving someone a rough and negative analysis of themselves and walking away. It involves follow up and an intent to do whatever it takes to make the help happen the way it needs to.
When someone comes here open about their problem, and their need for help, and their acknowledgment of needing that help, and talks about their plan and appointments to get that help, showing support isn't "burying your head in the sand." It's showing support. None of us are in any position to effect any real-life influence on whether or not someone gets help or improves. It's all we can do here. Tough love here is just "I'm gonna be negative."
I would consider some of my posts to Refuji to have been some variant of "tough love" but the truth is I can't control where he goes with any of it-- so harping on him nonstop about anything is just being mean and it's not productive.
I thought illgetbi was a complete douche in how he responded to Ashy, but I'm just pointing out how Johann seems to have the polar opposite approach, which doesn't seem right either (and allows him to be taken advantage by trolls).
I think a happy medium between the two is best.
I could be wrong, but I seriously doubt Ashy was affected by anything illgetbi said. He has a LOT tougher skin then that, and a quick enough wit to fire back scathing replies that would melt off anyone's face.
Ashy was taking time off earlier, and I believe he just popped back on long enough to let everyone know he was (for the most part) doing ok and still alive - and probably to stop me from spam posting his FB letting him know people here were worried about him.
Buzzer is a troll. Make him leave!
Buzz off, Buzzer.
I would agree.
Ashy would tell you that a few years ago, no one was as hard on his ass as I was....and you know what I mean so get your heads out of the gutter.
I have made it clear to him that no matter how we sometimes slide...he is always safe and welcome here...everyone only wants the best for him because he has been an inspiration to so many.
I think everyone sees what a good, kind, clever and very human person that he is.
I don't think that illgetbi did any harm in his response...but he may have made Dante realize that it was time to get serious about coming back to an optimal state of health.
I love them both like brothers oddly enough and I won't hear anything bad about either of them. They are as imperfect as I am...so I enjoy their company.
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As I said in another thread... Wanker90. He was legendary... someone everyone should emulate. I'm sure guys won't mind when you take photos of their butts in Bestbuy. I wish they didn't ban him
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I would appreciate it if anyone can answer some questions dealing with grafting. I have the tape, wax, knife and other items for grafting but have never attempted this method of propagation. I have a fruit bearing Loquat tree and would like to use it's scions for grafting. I have not been able to find rootstock to accomplish this task. I have several small seedlings but would like to step up the growth process by grafting but what kind of rootstock I can use and were I can purchase some of these rootstock. Thanking you in advance for your help. |
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You don't list where you live but I do see your hardiness zone listed as 8. Are you planning on trying to grow these for fruit in zone 8? I would seek info on loquat rootstock supplier on the Tropical Fruits Forum. |
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- Posted by yukkuri_kame 9 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 4:30
Loquats do fine in mild temperate zones - they're all over Japan. Grafting from the mature fruiting tree onto seedlings should speed up the process a bit. But loquats seedlings don't take a long time to bear fruit anyway. I would guess they'd fruit in they're 2nd or 3rd summer if pampered a bit. Also, the fruit will tend to breed somewhat true to type, as they are not as hybridized as many of the more common fruits. |
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Thank you for the feedback. I will take some time and do some more research. Your responses has given me more options. |
Below is a link to what I think is a pretty good source of info about loquats (particularly regarding where they can be expected to reliably produce fruit). |
Here is a link that might be useful: from Fruits of Warm Climates by Julia F. Morton
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A great pasta and ground beef casserole. Hearty and delicious. The beauty of this recipe (besides great taste) is it's ability to freeze (and defrost) so well, with no loss of flavour, making it ideal for OAMC (once a month cooking).
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Meat sauce
- enough olive oil, to just coat the bottom of a large pot
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 lbs lean ground meat (I often use a combo of beef and pork, lamb would be good too, but go heavier on the beef)
- 2 (16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice (concasse)
- 1/3 cup chopped pitted kalamata olive (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken in two
- 1 lb penne or 1 lb rigatoni pasta
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 cups whole milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup grated kefalotiri or 1/2 cup romano cheese or 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
Bechamel Sauce
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup flour
- 4 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 lb grated kefalotiri or 1/2 lb romano cheese or 1/2 lb parmesan cheese, divided
- 1For the meat sauce, put some olive oil in a large pot; saute onion until lightly browned; add garlic; add meat and cook until brown, crumbling with a fork; add remaining meat sauce ingredients to skillet; mix well; cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until quite thick; let mixture cool; remove and discard cinnamon stick and bay leaf.
- 2Prepare pasta by boiling until al dente in plenty of boiling, salted water; drain and place pasta in a large bowl; add butter, milk, eggs and 1/2 cup cheese; gently stir to coat; set aside.
- 3To prepare bechamel sauce, melt butter over medium heat in a saucepan; stir in flour until smooth, cook, whisking for 2 minutes; gradually add milk, stirring, until thickened; lower heat; add salt, pepper and nutmeg; remove from heat.
- 4In medium-sized bowl, beat 3 eggs; slowly add hot cream sauce to eggs; stir thoroughly so eggs don't curdle.
- 5Preheat oven to 350°F and butter or oil (with olive oil) a large baking pan (my pan is about 18" x 10").
- 6Empty 1/2 of the penne mixture over bottom of pan; cover evenly with all of meat sauce; sprinkle 1/3 of the cheese over meat sauce; add remaining penne mixture, spreading evenly; sprinkle another 1/3 of the cheese over top; pour bechamel sauce evenly over entire casserole; top with remaining cheese.
- 7Bake until bechamel sauce sets and has golden-brown patches across top, approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour; cool at least 20 minutes before cutting into pieces for serving.
- 8Freezer Notes: Once the baked pastitsio has completely cooked, cut serving-size pieces, double-wrap in foil and freeze. Defrost in the usual manner and reheat in microwave (or oven) for a delicious, quick meal, when there's little time to cook and dinner is ready and waiting in the freezer!
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Serving Size: 1 (310 g)
Servings Per Recipe: 10
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- % Daily Value
- Calories 436.5
- Calories from Fat 171
- 39%
- Total Fat 19.0 g
- 29%
- Saturated Fat 10.6 g
- 53%
- Cholesterol 139.0 mg
- 46%
- Sodium 677.4 mg
- 28%
- Total Carbohydrate 53.4 g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber 6.6 g
- 26%
- Sugars 6.1 g
- 24%
- Protein 12.9 g
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Hillary Clinton will represent Obama at Rousseffa**s inauguration January first
Bishop attacks congressional salary increase
The economist, Tereza Campello, 48, has been nominated to head the
Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Combat. This ministry houses the
Bolsa Familia program which distributes payments directly to millions of
low income families and is one of largest income redistribution projects
in the world.
The singer, songwriter and actress, Ana de Hollanda, 62, has been
nominated for minister of Culture. Ana is the daughter of one of
Brazila**s preeminent historians, Sergio Buarque de Hollanda (1902-82),
and the sister of Chico Buarque, one of the countrya**s best known
Brazila**s Superior Labor Court ordered aviation workers to limit a strike
that threatens to disrupt flights during the countrya**s Christmas travel
Brazilean central bank inflation warning; rate hike expected in January
Lending in Brazil continued its upward march in November, driven by demand
for consumer loans and working capital for companies which built up stocks
ahead of year-end, the central bank said Thursday.
Brazilian soy crop estimate up; coffee prices reach a 13-year high
Brazil said on Wednesday it will wait to hold auctions of deep water oil
reserves until a
new model for distributing royalties between states has been approved,
raising the prospect of further delays to its plans to develop the fields.
Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to buy oil assets in Brazil from
South Korea's SK Energy for $2.4 billion to gain access to current
production and growth potential, Maersk said.
Brazil plans to send military ships to Lebanon next year.
Hillary Clinton will represent Obama at Rousseffa**s inauguration January first
Thursday, December 23rd 2010 - 07:20 UTC
The delegation in representation of President Barack Obama also includes
US Ambassador in Brasilia Thomas Shannon and Daniel Restrepo Special
Assistant to the President and Senior Director Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Ms Rousseff candidate for the ruling coalition won in the run off of last
October 31 elections with 56% of the vote becoming Brazila**s first woman
A few hours after the election, President Obama rang Ms Rousseff to
congratulate her on her victory and commended the Brazilian people for
a**their faith and commitment to democracya**.
President Obama also underscored the excellent working relationship
between the US and Brazil, and said he was looking forward to meeting
president elect Rousseff soon a**and working closely on areas such as
clean energy, global growth, reconstruction assistance for Haiti,
collaborative development efforts, and other issues of global
Ms Rousseff has vowed to continue the policies of President Lula da Silva,
the most popular Brazilian president in the last fifty years, although she
faces challenges from a fragile global economy, rising inflation and
infrastructure unable to keep up Brazila**s sustained growth of over 7%.
President Lula da Silva has helped Brazil play a growing role in world
affairs and is strongly lobbying for the South American giant to become a
permanent member of an expanded UN Security Council.
An idea of the Brazilian president influence was revealed by cables from
Wikileaks website which stated that Lula da Silva called on his Venezuelan
peer Hugo Chavez to soften his anti US rhetoric
Verbal attacks against the US by Venezuela's Hugo ChA!vez caused
a**discomforta** to Lula da Silva, according to a diplomatic cable sent to
Washington in 2005 by the US Ambassador in Brazil.
In the diplomatic cable, whose contents were published by the Brazilian
newspaper O Globo, US Ambassador John Danilovich reported contacts he had
with the Brazilian Presidential Chief of Staff JosA(c) Dirceu, who
presumably was entrusted by Lula da Silva with the task of sending a
message to the Venezuelan president.
According to Danilovich, Dirceu would urge ChA!vez to a**stand down from
his provocative rhetoric and focus on his country's internal problems.a**
He would also say that Chaveza**s provocations against the US a**do not
serve Venezuela's national interests and are a matter of concern to Brazil
and neighbours.a**
Based on statements attributed to JosA(c) Dirceu, the then US General
Consul Patrick Duddy, said that President Lula da Silva left the
Venezuelan capital before the end of a summit held in 2004 because he was
a**uncomfortablea** with the position taken by the Venezuelan president,
and then he had not returned any of Chaveza**s phone calls. However, he
did not report for how long.
Paulo Gregoire
NEWS IN ENGLISH a** Bishop attacks congressional salary increase
Marcos Chagas Reporter AgA-ancia Brasil
BrasAlia a** During an ordinary end-of-the-year ceremony at the Congress,
members of parliament presented the bishop of Limoeiro do Norte in the
state of CearA!, dom Manuel Edmilson Cruz, with the Dom Helder CA-c-mera
Human Rights Award (a**Comenda dos Direitos Humanos Dom Helder
CA-c-meraa**). But in his acceptance speech the bishop did not follow the
playbook. First, he refused the award. And then he told an embarrassed
audience why.
The bishop said he could not accept the Dom Helder CA-c-mera award because
of the quickie decision last week by senators and deputies to increase
salaries for senators and deputies by 61.8% at a time when some Brazilians
had to wait years to get treatment for cancer in public hospitals. He
added that it was an affront to the Brazilian taxpayer who paid his bills
with sweat of his brow and the dignity of his labor. The bishop went on to
say that because of the salary increase the Dom Helder CA-c-mera award,
named after a person (CA-c-mera lived from 1909 to 1999) who was a
champion of social justice and human rights (especially during the
military dictatorship), had been disfigured. Dom Manuel added that he
refused the award humbly and did not intend to give a lesson to anyone,
Paulo Gregoire
NEWS IN ENGLISH a** Tereza Campello will head Social Development
Carolina Pimentel Reporter AgA-ancia Brasil
BrasAlia a** The economist, Tereza Campello, 48, has been nominated to
head the Ministry of Social Development and Hunger Combat. This ministry
houses the Bolsa Familia program which distributes payments directly to
millions of low income families and is one of largest income
redistribution projects in the world.
Campello is from Rio Grande do Sul where she was active in PT
administrations. At the moment she works in SA-L-o Paulo. She studied at
the Federal University in Uberlandia in Minas Gerais.
Paulo Gregoire
NEWS IN ENGLISH a** Ana Hollanda will be minister of Culture
Newsroom AgA-ancia Brasil
Brasilia a** The singer, songwriter and actress, Ana de Hollanda, 62, has
been nominated for minister of Culture. Ana is the daughter of one of
Brazila**s preeminent historians, Sergio Buarque de Hollanda (1902-82),
and the sister of Chico Buarque, one of the countrya**s best known
Ana worked in the first Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva administration as
director of the Music Center at the National Arts Foundation.
She has a long record of activities in the artistic and cultural areas of
Brazilian life a** not only singing, but in the theater, as well.
Allen /Bennett a** translator/editor The News in English
Paulo Gregoire
Brazil Court Orders Unions to Limit Strike Threatening Travel at Christmas
Dec 23, 2010 2:51 AM GMT-0300
Brazila**s Superior Labor Court ordered aviation workers to limit a strike
that threatens to disrupt flights during the countrya**s Christmas travel
At least 80 percent of flight crew and ground staff must work from today
until Jan. 2, or the court will levy fines of 100,000 real ($59,000) a
day, according to a ruling by Milton de Moura Franca, the courta**s head.
The judgment was posted on the bodya**s website. A call to Brazila**s
national air worker uniona**s office outside regular hours went
The union planned to strike today ahead of the Dec. 25 Christmas holiday
as it seeks pay increases of 13 percent, more than double what employers
are offering. Christmas travel helped cause airports to be 15.5 percent
busier in December than in November last year, based on data from the
civil aviation regulator, which is known as Anac.
Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA, Brazila**s second-biggest carrier by
market share, said yesterday before the court ruling that it would
maintain flights today. Larger rival Tam SA declined to comment. Both
carriers are based in Sao Paulo.
Tam is little changed this month in Sao Paulo trading, while Gol has
fallen 11 percent. The benchmark Bovespa index has gained 1.1 percent in
the period.
Right to Strike
The judge capped the walkout at 20 percent of workers to balance the right
to strike and the right to freedom of movement that is part of the
countrya**s constitution, according to the ruling. The injunction was
given in response to a request from the general labor prosecutor, a
government official.
Brazila**s airport authority, known as Infraero, has had a contingency
plan in place for a walkout since the beginning of the month, according to
its press office. Pay talks have been under way since September.
Infraero and Anac planned to increase supervision and state police had
been put on alert to ensure that a**whoever wants to work, can,a** Anac
President Solange Paiva Vieira told reporters in Sao Paulo yesterday.
An air-controller strike in 2006 led to chaos at Brazila**s airports in
December of that year, with dozens of cancellations daily and average
flight delays that reached four hours.
To contact the reporter on this story: Andre Soliani in Brasilia at
firstname.lastname@example.com; Jose Sergio Osse in Sao Paulo at
Paulo Gregoire
Brazilean central bank inflation warning; rate hike expected in January
Thursday, December 23rd 2010 - 08:46 UTC
In a stark reversal of tone, the central bank said in its fourth-quarter
inflation report that pressures on prices, which had been largely focused
on food prices, have spread to broader parts of the economy. The economy
is growing strong, unemployment is low and domestic demand is as strong as
New forecasts for inflation are high enough above the government's target
of 4.5% to suggest the a**need to implement, in the short-term, a rise in
the basic rate of interest,a** the central bank said in its fourth-quarter
inflation report.
The market has long been aware of the price pressures, but has been at
odds over whether or when the central bank would raise rates. As recently
as last week, the minutes of the central bank's latest rate-setting
meeting, when the key Selic rate was held at 10.75%, were decidedly
Wednesday's report immediately fueled expectations that the increases will
start in January, with the yield on the January 2012 interest rate futures
contract rising to 12.11%, from Tuesday's close of 11.99%.
The central bank raised its forecast for the IPCA consumer price index to
5.9% in its latest quarterly inflation report from 5% in September. For
2011, the figure was increased to 5% from 4.6%.
Meanwhile, the central bank said the a**the slow process of recoverya** in
developed economies is likely to continue, and that there's less chance of
the global economy falling back into recession, which had been a concern
last September.
The change in tone firmed up expectations that the new central bank
president, Alexandre Tombini--who takes office in early January--will move
quickly to raise rates at the next monetary policy meeting, scheduled for
Jan. 18 and 19. It removed some of the uncertainty which has hung over
markets for months that rate increases might be delayed until March or
The central bank indicated it may also take other steps to try to cool the
bubbling economy, as it did earlier this month, when it raised bank
reserve requirements to slow rampant lending.
The prospect of higher rates is an early setback for President-elect Dilma
Rousseff, who takes office Jan. 1, and has vowed to bring down real
interest rates over her four years in office.
The Selic interest rate is already one of the highest rates in the world,
at a time when rates in the developed world are close to zero. It is
blamed for a number of factors including the lack of long-term financing
available in Brazil, while also driving up the cost of servicing the
government's own debts and also leading to a strong appreciation of the
Brazilian real.
Paulo Gregoire
Brazil Lending Rises In November; Loans Reach 46.3% Of GDP
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--Lending in Brazil continued its upward march in
November, driven by demand for consumer loans and working capital for
companies which built up stocks ahead of year-end, the central bank said
Total loans rose to 1.68 trillion reais ($988 billion) in November, up
nearly 21% from a year ago, the central bank said. Lending has risen for
12 straight months, and credit now equals 46.3% of gross domestic product,
up from 45.9% in October.
The surge in lending in Brazil has been one of the factors--along with low
unemployment and higher salaries--which contributed to strong consumer
demand for products in Brazil, which has in turn led to a rise in
inflation in recent months.
Earlier this month, the central bank took steps to rein in credit by
raising bank reserve requirements, and economists will be watching for
December's data published next month to see whether there's been any
immediate impact.
On Wednesday, the central bank made it clear that it could also start to
raise its key Selic rate as soon as January, to try to reduce inflation
Meanwhile, on Thursday, the central bank reported average interest rates
paid on loans in November fell to 34.8% from 35.4% in October, but were up
0.1 percentage point from a year ago. The average interest rate for
individuals fell to 39.1% from 40.4% in October, while the rate for
businesses fell to 28.6% from 28.7% in October.
Still, default rates on loans more than 90 days past due remained stable
in November at 4.7%. The default rate for individual borrowers slipped to
5.9% while the rate for businesses rose to 3.6%.
Paulo Gregoire
Brazilian soy crop estimate up; coffee prices reach a 13-year high
Thursday, December 23rd 2010 - 08:39 UTC
The crop may beat a December 9 forecast for 68.6 million tons, Rossi said
in an interview in Brasilia.
Soybean output wona**t be hurt by a crop disease known as a**mad
soybean,a** which has been found in some plants in the states of Mato
Grosso, Maranhao, Para and Tocantins, Rossi said
Regarding coffee, of which Brazil is the worlda**s largest producer
Minister Rossi said the crop may drop to the lowest in four years in 2011.
Growers will harvest 37 million bags, down 23% from 48.1 million bags
estimated for this year, Rossi said. Coffee prices will likely rise next
year as global demand outpaces supplies amid declining stockpiles, he
a**Prices will likely remain on a steady rise,a** Rossi, 67, said at his
office. a**World demand is firm and global stockpiles are low.a**
Coffee, which has surged 72% this year, extended a rally to a 13-year high
on Wednesday on concern adverse weather in Brazil and India will pare
global supplies.
Output in Brazil, which ships about a third of world exports, usually
drops every other year because trees cana**t sustain high yields for two
straight harvests. Fungus that was found in coffee crops in southeastern
Brazil because of excess rains wona**t hurt production, Rossi said.
a**The coffee blight is a problem but not a threat to output,a** Rossi
said. a**The improvement in farmersa** income will help them fight the
fungus by investing more in their crops.a**
Paulo Gregoire
UPDATE 1-Brazil to hold off on new oil auctions-minister
Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:41pm GMT
BRASILIA, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Brazil said on Wednesday it
will wait to hold auctions of deep water oil reserves until a
new model for distributing royalties between states has been
approved, raising the prospect of further delays to its plans
to develop the fields.
Outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva approved an
overhaul of the country's oil laws on Wednesday, which had been
expected to open the way for Brazil to resume auctions of deep
water reserves next year.
The decision to wait until the controversial issue of
royalty sharing has been resolved could delay the auctions,
which are expected to start in the second half of 2011. Brazil
halted auctions in the so-called subsalt region nearly three
years ago.
"We have to wait for the definition of royalties to do the
auctions," Zimmermann told reporters in the capital Brasilia.
As expected, Lula vetoed the part of the legislation that
sets out a new formula for sharing royalties from oil
production with non-oil-producing states. Oil-producing states
like Rio de Janeiro that stand to lose out have strongly
resisted the sharing plan, which will be voted on separately by
Zimmermann said it could take about four months for
auctions to be held after Congress eventually approves a
royalty plan.
The government sent a new proposal to Congress on Wednesday
under which total royalties would rise to 15 percent of
revenues from 10 percent previously. The share of royalties
taken by the federal government would fall to 19 percent from
25 percent under the proposal.
The new oil laws create a production sharing system for
future projects in the subsalt region, which is believed to
hold more than 50 billion barrels of oil buried under the ocean
floor beneath a thick layer of salt.
Lula, who will be succeeded by his former chief of staff
Dilma Rousseff in January, last year proposed the new system as
part of a broader package of oil laws meant to ensure Brazil's
government gets a bigger share of the revenues from the
offshore discoveries.
The new rules would make state oil company Petrobras
(PETR4.SA: Quote), already the sector's dominant player, the operator
of all new projects in the subsalt region with a minimum 30
percent stake.
The reserves are buried as much as 4.4 miles (7 kms) under
the ocean's surface and have become a new frontier for oil
exploration as global reserves dry up and companies struggle to
find oil producing nations that welcome foreign investment.
(Writing by Stuart Grudgings; editing by Dale Hudson and
Sofina Mirza-Reid)
Paulo Gregoire
UPDATE 2-Maersk to buy Brazil oil assets for $2.4 bln
8:33am EST
(Adds details, CEO quotes, share price, byline)
COPENHAGEN, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk has agreed to
buy oil assets in Brazil from South Korea's SK Energy for $2.4 billion to
gain access to current production and growth potential, Maersk said.
The Danish shipping and oil group's Maersk Oil unit has agreed with SK
Energy to acquire SK do Brasil Ltda. on a cash and debt-free basis, A.P.
Moller-Maersk said on Thursday.
The acquisition gives Maersk Oil access to sizeable assets offshore
Brazil, one of the most prolific regions in the world for oil exploration
and production, the group said.
"The acquisition is consistent with our strategy as it will transform
Brazil into a core producing country for Maersk Oil," Maersk Oil Chief
Executive Jakob Thomasen said in the statement.
"It fits in perfectly," Thomasen told Reuters by telephone, referring to
Maersk Oil's five existing exploration blocks which are also in Brazil's
Campos Basin .
"We have a handful of blocks (off Brazil) -- still only exploration
activities but good activities -- and now we get these blocks that are the
best street addresses that you can have in the oil business," Thomasen
said. "We believe there is a lot of potential."
The acquisition comprises three blocks, including a 40 percent stake in
the Devon-operated Polvo field, a 20 percent stake in the
Anadarko-operated Wahoo discovery, and a 27 percent stake in the
Devon-operated Itaipu discovery, Maersk said.
BP has bought Devon's Brazil activities and will become operator of those
Thomasen said the combination of existing production -- Maersk will get
about 10,000 barrels per day of oil from the Polvo field -- and long-term
exploration potential was particularly attractive.
"It offers immediate production and significant growth potential as
discoveries identified in the acreage are appraised," said Maersk which
has been in Brazil since 2001.
"The Wahoo and Itaipu discoveries will be appraised in 2011 and first oil
may be possible by 2016 and 2018, respectively," Maersk said. "Additional
exploration prospectivity has been observed in both these blocks, some of
which is planned to be tested in 2013."
Thomasen said there was also potential for more activities at Polvo but
Maersk would need to analyse that possibility further with its new
A.P. Moller-Maersk Chief Executive Nils Smedegaard Andersen told Reuters
that the acquisition was fully funded from cash flow and existing
Andersen declined to give any indication of the size of the Wahoo and
Itaipu discoveries, and said: "Nor do we know that either, but it looks
very promising."
SK Energy said in a statement that the sale demonstrated a shift in
strategy to grow as a global major from an oil development company.
"With liquidity to be achieved from this sale to Maersk, SK Energy will
seek various business opportunities such as acquiring oil reserves at
development and production stages, or buying an overseas oil developing
company," it said.
SK Energy said separately it would sell its coal and minerals business in
Australia, China and Indonesia to SK Networks (001740.KS: Quote, Profile,
Research, Stock Buzz) for 236.6 billion won ($205 million).
(Additional reporting by Cho Mee-young in Seoul and Ole Mikkelsen in
Copenhagen) (Editing by Hans Peters and Jane Merriman)
Brasil deve mandar fragata para o LAbano
23/12/2010- 08h03
O Brasil planeja enviar no ano que vem navios militares para o Oriente
MA(c)dio, uma das regiAues mais tensas do planeta. Junto, embarcariam ao
menos 200 militares.
Este A(c) o plano da Marinha, segundo revelou A Folha o contra-almirante
Luiz Henrique Caroli, 52, indicado pelo Brasil para chefiar a forAS:a
naval da Unifil, missA-L-o de paz da ONU no sul do LAbano cujo objetivo
A(c) evitar conflitos entre Israel e a milAcia xiita do Hizbollah.
A incursA-L-o serA! a mais importante missA-L-o militar do paAs no
exterior depois do Haiti, onde o Brasil comanda a forAS:a de paz da ONU
(OrganizaAS:A-L-o das NaAS:Aues Unidas). A* parte da estratA(c)gia do
governo Lula de aumentar a projeAS:A-L-o global do Brasil.
O plano deve continuar no governo Dilma Rousseff. Para o envio da tropa e
dos navios, A(c) preciso aprovaAS:A-L-o do Congresso. A Marinha estA!
confiante de que nA-L-o haverA! problemas, dada a maioria folgada que a
presidente terA! no Legislativo.
Veja os principais trechos de sua entrevista.
Folha - Quando o sr. assumirA! o comando da forAS:a?
Luiz Henrique Caroli - Faltam um decreto presidencial e uma portaria do
MinistA(c)rio da Defesa. Eu imagino que isso vA! acontecer em janeiro do
ano que vem.
O que essa forAS:a faz?
Cada navio vai para uma A!rea de patrulha e, quando vA-a uma
embarcaAS:A-L-o, se identifica como navio da ONU, pergunta se estA! indo
para A!guas libanesas, a carga, o rumo, a velocidade, de onde veio e
orienta uma rota para o porto. Quando hA! suspeita de que ele carrega
armas, a Marinha libanesa A(c) acionada para fazer uma inspeAS:A-L-o.
Como foi a recepAS:A-L-o dos governos libanA-as e israelense A
participaAS:A-L-o do Brasil?
Nosso paAs tem tradiAS:A-L-o de tolerA-c-ncia e convivA-ancia pacAfica.
Todos viram de forma positiva. A IndonA(c)sia se candidatou a assumir a
forAS:a, mas Israel nA-L-o quis porque era um paAs muAS:ulmano. O
Itamaraty consultou o governo israelense, que se posicionou
favoravelmente, e o governo libanA-as tambA(c)m.
A missA-L-o aumenta o prestAgio do Brasil no Oriente MA(c)dio?
Acredito que sim. O Brasil nA-L-o usa missA-L-o de paz para sustentar as
ForAS:as Armadas, usa como instrumento de polAtica. O paAs quer se sentar
A mesa que vai criar as normas para os outros. Para isso, tem que
participar. E uma forma positiva de participaAS:A-L-o sA-L-o as
operaAS:Aues de paz. NA^3s, militares, vemos tudo isso de forma positiva,
porque permite termos a experiA-ancia real que enriquece as pessoas e a
Inicialmente o MinistA(c)rio da Defesa nA-L-o autorizou o envio de um
navio brasileiro para a missA-L-o, mas essa possibilidade ainda existe?
Existe sim, a gente fez um estudo que foi aprovado pelo comandante em
chefe da esquadra, onde a Marinha estA! estudando a possibilidade de
enviar um navio para compor a forAS:a marAtima.
Qual seria a embarcaAS:A-L-o enviada?
Uma fragata, por ser um navio com mais capacidade de permanA-ancia. O
comandante da Marinha vai decidir e vai conversar com o MinistA(c)rio da
Defesa. Sob as condiAS:Aues colocadas inicialmente pela ONU, de um longo
tempo [de permanA-ancia], a gente achou que nA-L-o daria para sustentar um
navio lA!, pela logAstica complicada de manter um navio no Oriente
MA(c)dio. Mas, com a proposta do navio ficar menos tempo, a gente
visualizou a possibilidade disso ocorrer.
Quanto tempo ele ficaria?
Dois a trA-as meses e aA teria que ser substituAdo.
Mandariam um navio de cada vez para treinamento e depois o substituiriam?
Exato. Isso passa, antes da Marinha e da Defesa, pela aprovaAS:A-L-o do
Quando isso aconteceria?
Eu diria que para o final do primeiro semestre de 2011. A* bem exequAvel.
O Brasil nA-L-o ficaria desguarnecido?
NA-L-o. Os distritos navais tA-am meios para fazer a patrulha do litoral.
Um navio [a menos] nA-L-o traria prejuAzo.
Brazil plans next year to send military ships to the Middle East, one of
the most tense regions of the planet. Together, they embark at least 200
This is the Navy's plan, according to Folha revealed Rear Admiral Luiz
Henrique Caroli, 52, nominated by Brazil to lead the naval force of
UNIFIL, the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon aimed at
preventing conflict between Israel and the militia Shiite Hezbollah.
The raid is the most important military mission abroad after the country
of Haiti, where Brazil leads the UN peacekeeping force (United Nations).
It's part of the strategy of the Lula government to increase the global
projection of Brazil.
The plan should remain in government Rousseff. For sending troops and
ships, we need congressional approval. The Navy is confident that there
will be problems, given the comfortable majority that the president will
have in the Legislature.
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Leaf - When Mr.. will assume command of the force?
Luiz Henrique Carolina - Missing a presidential decree and a decree of the
Ministry of Defence. I imagine that will happen in January next year.
What does this force?
Each ship goes to a patrol area and when she sees a vessel, identified as
a vessel of the United Nations asks if he's going to Lebanese waters,
cargo, course, speed, and where it came from a guided route to the port.
When there is suspicion that he carries weapons, the Lebanese Navy is
triggered to do an inspection.
How was the reception of the Lebanese and Israeli governments to Brazil's
Our country has a tradition of tolerance and peaceful coexistence.
Everybody saw in a positive way. Indonesia has applied to take the force,
but Israel refused because he was a Muslim country. The Foreign Ministry
has consulted the Israeli government, which has positioned itself
favorably, and the Lebanese government as well.
The mission increases the prestige of Brazil in the Middle East?
I think so. Brazil does not use a peace mission to sustain the military
uses as an instrument of policy. The country wants to sit at the table
that will set standards for others. To do so, has to participate. And a
positive contribution to peacekeeping operations are. We, the military, we
see all this in a positive, because it allows real terms the experience
that enriches people and the institution.
Initially the Ministry of Defense has not authorized the sending of a
Brazilian ship for the mission, but that possibility still exists?
There is, we did a study that was approved by the commander in chief of
the squadron, where the Navy is studying the possibility of sending a ship
to make the maritime force.
What would be the vessel sent?
A frigate, being a ship with more staying power. The Navy commander will
decide and will talk with the Ministry of Defence. Under the conditions
laid down initially by the UN for a long time [to stay], we thought it
would not sustain a ship there, the complicated logistics of keeping a
ship in the Middle East. But with the proposal of the ship to stay less
time, we envisioned the possibility of such damages.
How long did he stay?
Two to three months and there would have to be replaced.
Would send a ship at a time for training and then replace?
Exactly. That is, before the Navy and Defense, the approval of Congress.
When would this happen?
I would say that for the first half of 2011. It is quite feasible.
The Brazil would not be nude?
No. naval districts lack the means to patrol the coast. A ship [unless] it
would not bring harm.
Paulo Gregoire
Paulo Gregoire


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