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Republic of Ecuador
Area: 256,370 sq. km; about the size of Colorado.
Cities: Capital--Quito (pop. 1.4 million). Other cities--Guayaquil (2.0 million).
Terrain: Jungle east of the Andes, a rich agricultural coastal plain west of the Andes, high-elevation valleys through the mountainous center of the country and an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Climate: Varied, mild year-round in the mountain valleys; hot and humid in coastal and Amazonian jungle lowlands.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Ecuadorian(s).
Population (July 2004 est.): 13,212, 742.
Annual population growth rate (2004 est.): 1.03%.
Ethnic groups: Indigenous 25%, mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish) 55%, Caucasian and others 10%, African 10%.
Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic, but religious freedom recognized.
Languages: Spanish (official), indigenous languages, especially Quichua, the Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua.
Education: Years compulsory--ages 6-14, but enforcement varies. Attendance (through 6th grade)--76% urban, 33% rural. Literacy--90%.
Health: Infant mortality rate--19/1,000. Life expectancy--70.8 yrs.
Work force (5.6 million): Agriculture--30%; commerce--12%; services--33%; manufacturing--9%; other--16%.
Type: Republic.
Constitution: August 10, 1998.
Independence: May 24, 1822 (from Spain).
Branches: Executive--president and 15 cabinet ministers. Legislative--unicameral Congress. Judicial--Supreme Court, Provincial Courts, and ordinary civil and criminal judges.
Administrative subdivisions: 22 provinces.
Political parties: Over a dozen political parties; none predominates.
Suffrage: Obligatory for literate citizens 18-65 yrs. of age; optional for other eligible voters; active duty military personnel and police may not vote.
GDP (2002): $24.3 billion.
Real annual growth rate: 1996, 2.0%; 1997, 3.4%; 1998, 0.4%; 1999, -7.3%; 2000, 2.3%; 2001, 5.6%; 2002, 3.3%.
Per capita GDP: $1,959.
Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, shrimp, timber, gold.
Agriculture (34% of GDP): Products--bananas, seafood, flowers, coffee, cacao, sugar, rice, corn, and livestock.
Industry (18.3% of GDP; oil and mining 15%): Types--petroleum extraction, food processing, wood products, textiles, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
Trade: Exports (2003)--$6.73 billion: petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cacao, hemp, wood, fish, cut flowers. Major markets--U.S. 41%, Latin America 24%, European Union (EU) 14%, and Asia 10%.
Imports (2003)--$6.22 billion: industrial materials, nondurable consumer goods, agricultural products. Major suppliers--Latin America 39%, U.S. 23%, EU 14%, and Asia 14%.
Ecuador's population is ethnically mixed. The largest ethnic groups are indigenous and mestizo (mixed Indian-Caucasian). Although Ecuadorians were heavily concentrated in the mountainous central highland region a few decades ago, today's population is divided about equally between that area and the coastal lowlands. Migration toward cities--particularly larger cities--in all regions has increased the urban population to about 55%. Due to an economic crisis in the late 1990s, more than 600,000 Ecuadorians emigrated to the U.S. and Europe from 2000 to 2001. The tropical forest region to the east of the mountains remains sparsely populated and contains only about 3% of the population.
Although the constitution demands that 30% of gross revenue be dedicated to education, the government's stated goal is to dedicate 11% of the budget. It is estimated that gross domestic product (GDP) spending will reach 4% in 2003. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) places adult literacy at 90%, but notes that this rate has been stagnant for more than 10 years. The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reports that only 87% of the primary school teachers and 72% of high school teachers have received training. The public education system is tuition-free, and attendance is mandatory from ages 5 to 14. However, the Ministry of Education reports that only 10% of 5-year-olds actually have access to daily education and that only 66% of youngsters finish 6 years of schooling. In rural areas, only 10% of the youngsters go on to high school. Ministry statistics give the mean number of years completed as 6.7. Ecuador has 61 universities, many of which now offer graduate degrees, although only 18% of the faculty in public universities possess graduate degrees themselves. Public universities have an open admissions policy, but some departments have recently implemented admissions standards. The new Board of Higher Education (CONESUP) is working to promote the introduction of teacher evaluation and a national accreditation system. There are also more than 300 Higher Institutes, offering 2-3 years of post-secondary vocational or technical training. The Higher Education Reform Act transferred oversight of these poorly regulated institutes from the Ministry of Education to the CONESUP.
Advanced indigenous cultures flourished in Ecuador long before the area was conquered by the Inca empire in the 15th century. In 1534, the Spanish arrived and defeated the Inca armies, and Spanish colonists became the new elite. The indigenous population was decimated by disease in the first decades of Spanish rule--a time when the natives also were forced into the "encomienda" labor system for Spanish landlords. In 1563, Quito became the seat of a royal "audiencia" (administrative district) of Spain.
After independence forces defeated the royalist army in 1822, Ecuador joined Simon Bolivar's Republic of Gran Colombia, only to become a separate republic in 1830. The 19th century was marked by instability, with a rapid succession of rulers. The conservative Gabriel Garcia Moreno unified the country in the 1860s with the support of the Catholic Church. In the late 1800s, world demand for cocoa tied the economy to commodity exports and led to migrations from the highlands to the agricultural frontier on the coast.
A coastal-based liberal revolution in 1895 under Eloy Alfaro reduced the power of the clergy and opened the way for capitalist development. The end of the cocoa boom produced renewed political instability and a military coup in 1925. The 1930s and 1940s were marked by populist politicians such as five-time President Jose Velasco Ibarra. In January 1942, Ecuador signed the Rio Protocol to end a brief war with Peru the year before. Ecuador agreed to a border that conceded to Peru much territory Ecuador previously had claimed in the Amazon. After World War II, a recovery in the market for agricultural commodities and the growth of the banana industry helped restore prosperity and political peace. From 1948-60, three presidents--beginning with Galo Plaza--were freely elected and completed their terms.
Recession and popular unrest led to a return to populist politics and domestic military interventions in the 1960s, while foreign companies developed oil resources in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In 1972, a nationalist military regime seized power and used the new oil wealth and foreign borrowing to pay for a program of industrialization, land reform, and subsidies for urban consumers. With the oil boom fading, Ecuador returned to democracy in 1979, but by 1982, the government faced an economic crisis, characterized by inflation, budget deficits, a falling currency, mounting debt service, and uncompetitive industries.
The 1984 presidential elections were narrowly won by Leon Febres-Cordero of the Social Christian Party (PSC). During the first years of his administration, Febres-Cordero introduced free-market economic policies, took strong stands against drug trafficking and terrorism, and pursued close relations with the United States. His tenure was marred by bitter wrangling with other branches of government and his own brief kidnapping by elements of the military. A devastating earthquake in March 1987 interrupted oil exports and worsened the country's economic problems.
Rodrigo Borja of the Democratic Left (ID) party won the presidency in 1988. His government was committed to improving human rights protection and carried out some reforms, notably an opening of Ecuador to foreign trade. The Borja government concluded an accord leading to the disbanding of the small terrorist group, "Alfaro Lives." However, continuing economic problems undermined the popularity of the ID, and opposition parties gained control of Congress in 1990.
In 1992, Sixto Duran-Ballen won in his third run for the presidency. His government succeeded in pushing a limited number of modernization initiatives through Congress. Duran-Ballen's Vice President, Alberto Dahik, was the architect of the administration's economic policies, but in 1995, Dahik fled the country to avoid prosecution on corruption charges following a heated political battle with the opposition. A war with Peru erupted in January-February 1995 in a small, remote region where the boundary prescribed by the 1942 Rio Protocol was in dispute.
Abdala Bucaram, from the Guayaquil-based Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE), won the presidency in 1996 on a platform that promised populist economic and social policies and the breaking of what Bucaram termed as the power of the nation's oligarchy. During his short term of office, Bucaram's administration drew criticism for corruption. Bucaram was deposed by the Congress in February 1997 on grounds of alleged mental incompetence. In his place, Congress named interim President Fabian Alarcon, who had been president of Congress and head of the small Radical Alfarist Front party. Alarcon's interim presidency was endorsed by a May 1997 popular referendum.
Congressional and first-round presidential elections were held on May 31, 1998. No presidential candidate obtained a majority, so a run-off election between the top two candidates--Quito Mayor Jamil Mahuad of the Popular Democracy party and Alvaro Noboa of the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE)--was held on July 12, 1998. Mahuad won by a narrow margin. He took office on August 10, 1998. On the same day, Ecuador's new constitution came into effect.
Mahuad concluded a well-received peace with Peru on October 26, 1998, but increasing economic, fiscal, and financial difficulties drove his popularity steadily lower. On January 21, 2000, during demonstrations in Quito by indigenous groups, the military and police refused to enforce public order. Demonstrators entered the National Assembly building and declared a three-person "junta" in charge of the country. Field-grade military officers declared their support for the concept. During a night of confusion and negotiations, President Mahuad was obliged to flee the presidential palace. Vice President Gustavo Noboa took charge; Mahuad went on national television in the morning to endorse Noboa as his successor. Congress met in emergency session in Guayaquil the same day, January 22, and ratified Noboa as President of the Republic in constitutional succession to Mahuad.
By completing Mahuad's term, Noboa restored some stability to Ecuador. He implemented the dollarization that Mahuad had announced, and he obtained congressional authorization for the construction of Ecuador's second major oil pipeline, this one financed by a private consortium. Noboa turned over the government on January 15, 2003, to his successor, Lucio Gutierrez, a former army colonel who first came to the public's attention as a leader of the January 2000 events that led to Mahuad's departure from the presidency. He campaigned against corruption. Gutierrez's party has a small fraction of the seats in Congress. He therefore depends on the support of other parties in Congress to pass legislation. He has attempted some economic reforms.
The constitution provides for concurrent 4-year terms of office for the president, vice president, and members of Congress. Presidents may be re-elected after an intervening term, while legislators may be re-elected immediately.
The executive branch includes 15 ministries. Provincial governors and councilors, like mayors and aldermen and parish boards, are directly elected. Congress meets throughout the year except for recess in July and December. There are twenty 7-member congressional committees. Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Congress for indefinite terms.
Principal Government Officials
President--Lucio Gutierrez
Vice President--Alfredo Palacio
Foreign Affairs--Patricio Zuquilanda
Government--Raul Baca
Education--Roberto Passailaigue
Labor--Raul Izurieta Mora Bowen
Health--Teofilo Lama
Social Welfare--Antonio Vargas
Housing--Bruno Poggi
Tourism--Gladys Eljuri
Trade--Ivonne Baki
Finance--Mauricio Yepez
Secretary of the Administration--Xavier Ledesma
Secretary General for Presidential Communication--Yolanda Torres
Secretary General for Office of the President--Carlos Polit
President's Personal Secretary--Jorge Davila
Presidential Advisers--Xavier Benedetti; Pablo Celi
Ambassador, Embassy of Ecuador in Washington--Raul Gangotena
Ambassador to the UN--Luis Gallegos
Permanent Representative to the OAS--Marcelo Hervas
Ecuador maintains an embassy in the United States at 2535 - 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 (tel. 202-234-7200) and consulates in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jersey City, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Ecuador's political parties have historically been small, loose organizations that depended more on populist, often charismatic, leaders to retain support than on programs or ideology. Frequent internal splits have produced extreme factionalism. However, a pattern has emerged in which administrations from the center-left alternate with those from the center-right. Although Ecuador's political elite is highly factionalized along regional, ideological, and personal lines, a strong desire for consensus on major issues often leads to compromise. Opposition forces in Congress are loosely organized, but historically they often unite to block the administration's initiatives and to remove cabinet ministers.
Constitutional changes enacted by a specially elected National Constitutional Assembly in 1998 took effect on August 10, 1998. The new constitution strengthens the executive branch by eliminating mid-term congressional elections and by circumscribing Congress' power to challenge cabinet ministers. Party discipline is traditionally weak, and routinely many deputies switch allegiance during each Congress. However, after the new constitution took effect, the Congress passed a code of ethics which imposes penalties on members who defy their party leadership on key votes.
Beginning with the 1996 election, the indigenous population abandoned its traditional policy of shunning the official political system and participated actively. The indigenous population has established itself as a significant force in Ecuadorian politics, as shown by its participation in the first seven months of the Gutierrez administration, including several key cabinet positions.
The Ecuadorian economy is based on petroleum production and exports of bananas, shrimp, and other primary agricultural products. In 2002, oil accounted for about one-third of public sector revenue and 40% of export earnings. Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of bananas ($936.5 million in 2002) and a major exporter of shrimp ($251 million in 2002). Exports of nontraditional products such as flowers ($291 million in 2002) and canned fish ($333 million in 2002) have grown in recent years. Industry is largely oriented to servicing the domestic market.
Deteriorating economic performance in 1997-98 culminated in a severe economic and financial crisis in 1999. The crisis was precipitated by a number of external shocks, including the El Nino weather phenomenon in 1997, a sharp drop in global oil prices in 1997-98, and international emerging market instability in 1997-98. These factors highlighted the Government of Ecuador's unsustainable economic policy mix of large fiscal deficits and expansionary money policy and resulted in an 7.3% contraction of GDP, annual year-on-year inflation of 52.2%, and a 65% devaluation of the national currency in 1999.
On January 9, 2000, the administration of President Jamil Mahuad announced its intention to adopt the U.S. dollar as the official currency of Ecuador to address the ongoing economic crisis. Subsequent protest led to the removal of Mahuad from office and the elevation of Vice President Gustavo Noboa to the presidency.
The Noboa government confirmed its commitment to dollarize as the centerpiece of its economic recovery strategy, successfully completing the transition from sucres to dollars in 2001. Following the completion of a one-year stand-by program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December 2001, Ecuador successfully negotiated a new $205 million stand-by agreement with the IMF in March 2003.
Buoyed by higher oil prices, the Ecuadorian economy experienced a modest recovery in 2000-01, with GDP rising 2.3% in 2000 and 5.4% in 2001. GDP growth leveled off to 3.3% in 2002. Although final figures are not yet available, it is expected to fall further, to about 1.7%, for 2003. But GDP growth is estimated to recover to over 4% in 2004, due largely to expanded oil exports. Inflation fell from an annual rate of 96.1% in 2000 to an annual rate of 22.4% in 2001; although final figures are not yet available, it is expected to drop below 7% for 2003. Despite recent gains, 70% of the population lives below the poverty line, more than double the rate of 5 years ago.
The completion of the second Transandean Oil Pipeline (OCP in Spanish) in 2003 will enable Ecuador to expand oil exports. The OCP will double Ecuador's oil transport capacity, but Ecuador will need to attract additional foreign investment to realize the full economic potential of the added capacity.
Ecuador always has placed great emphasis on multilateral approaches to international problems. Ecuador is a member of the United Nations (and most of its specialized agencies) and the Organization of American States (OAS) and also is a member of many regional groups, including the Rio Group, the Latin American Economic System, the Latin American Energy Organization, the Latin American Integration Association, and the Andean Pact.
In October 1998, Ecuador and Peru reached a peace agreement to settle their border differences, which had festered since the signing of the 1942 Rio Protocol. This long-running border dispute occasionally erupted into armed hostility along the undemarcated sections, with the last conflict occurring in 1995. The U.S. Government, as one of the four guarantor nations, played an important role in bringing the conflict to an end. A peace agreement brokered by the four guarantors of the Rio Protocol (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and the United States) in February 1995 led to the cessation of hostilities and the establishment of the Military Observers Mission to Ecuador-Peru (MOMEP) to monitor the zone. In addition to helping broker the peace accord, the U.S. has been active in demining the former area of conflict and supporting welfare and economic projects in the border area.
The ongoing conflict in Colombia and security along the 450-mile-long northern border are important issues in Ecuador's foreign relations with Colombia. The instability of border areas and frequent encroachments of Colombian guerillas into Ecuadorian territory has led the Ecuadorian army to deploy more troops to the region. Although Ecuadorian officials have stated that Colombian guerrilla activity will not be tolerated on the Ecuadorian side of the border, guerrilla bands have been known to intimidate the local population, demanding extortion payments and practicing vigilante justice. The close proximity of the border to northern oil fields also has resulted in kidnappings of foreign oil workers by Colombian-based criminals.
The United States and Ecuador have maintained close ties based on mutual interests in maintaining democratic institutions; combating narcotrafficking; building trade, investment, and financial ties; cooperating in fostering Ecuador's economic development; and participating in inter-American organizations. Ties are further strengthened by the presence of an estimated one million Ecuadorians living in the United States and by 150,000 U.S. citizens visiting Ecuador annually, and by approximately 17,000 U.S. citizens residing in Ecuador. More than 100 U.S. companies are doing business in Ecuador.
The United States assists Ecuador's economic development directly through the Agency for International Development (USAID) and through multilateral organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. In addition, the U.S. Peace Corps operates a sizable program in Ecuador. Total U.S. assistance to Ecuador exceeded $60 million in 2001; although final figures are not yet available, it is projected to surpass $65 million for 2002.
The United States is Ecuador's principal trading partner. In 2002, U.S. exports to Ecuador were $1.6 billion. Ecuadorian exports to the U.S. in 2002 were over $2.1 billion. For 10 years Ecuador benefited from duty-free entry for certain of its exports under the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) and received additional trade benefits under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) in 2002. Those benefits will expire in 2006. In October 2003, President Gutierrez proposed to enter into free trade agreement discussions with the United States.
Both nations are signatories of the Rio Treaty of 1947, the Western Hemisphere's regional mutual security treaty. Although there are problems with money laundering, border controls, and illegal alien immigration, Ecuador shares U.S. concerns over narcotrafficking and international terrorism and has energetically condemned terrorist actions, whether directed against government officials or private citizens. The government has maintained Ecuador virtually free of coca production since the mid-1980s and is working to combat money laundering and the transshipment of drugs and chemicals essential to the processing of cocaine.
Ecuador and the U.S. agreed in 1999 to a 10-year arrangement whereby U.S. military surveillance aircraft could use the airbase at Manta, Ecuador as a Forward Operating Location to detect drug trafficking flights through the region.
Ecuador claims a 320-kilometer-wide (200-mi.) territorial sea. The United States, in contrast, claims a 12-mile boundary and jurisdiction for the management of coastal fisheries up to 320 kilometers (200 mi.) from its coast but excludes highly migratory species. Although successive Ecuadorian governments have declared a willingness to explore possible solutions to this issue, the U.S and Ecuador have yet to resolve fundamental differences concerning the recognition of territorial waters.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--Kristie A. Kenney
Deputy Chief of Mission--Arnold A. Chacon
Political and Labor--Erik J. Hall
Economic--Larry Memmott
Commercial--James F. Sullivan
Consular--Patricia Johnson
Management--Frank Ledahawsky
Public Affairs Officer--Marti Estell
Regional Security Officer--Fred J. Ketchem
USAID--Lars J. Klassen
Defense Attache--Col. Anita Domingo, USA
MilGroup--Col. Kevin D. Saderup, USA
Peace Corps--Ruben Hernandez
Agriculture--Melinda Sallyards (resident in Lima)
Narcotics Affairs Section Director--Brian Doherty
DHS BICE Regional Attach�--Salvador Brise�o
Consul General--Kevin Herbert
Chief, Consular Section--Larry D. Huffman
The U.S. Embassy in Ecuador is located at Avenida Patria 120, Quito (tel. (593)(2) 256-2890/256-1634). The Consulate General is at 9 de Octubre and Garcia Moreno, Guayaquil (tel. (593)(4) 232-3570). Consular Agent for the Galapagos (Jack Nelson) is in Puerto Ayora at (593) 5 526-330 or (593) 5 526-296.
Other Contact Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
Trade Information Center
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20230
Tel: 1-800-USA-TRADE
Internet: http://www.ita.doc.gov
Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce--Quito
Edificio Multicentro, 4 Piso
La Nina y Avenida 6 de Diciembre
Quito, Ecuador
Tel: (593) (2) 250-7450
Fax: (593) (2) 250-4571
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.ecamcham.com (Spanish)
www.ecamcham.com/default_en.htm (English)
(Branches: Ambato, Cuenca & Manta)
Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce--Guayaquil
Av. Francisco de Orellanda y Alberto Borges
Edificio Centrum, Piso 6, Oficina 5
Tel: 593-4-269-3470 or 593-4-269-3471
Fax: 593-4-269-3465
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.amchamecuador.org (Spanish)
(Branch: Manchala)
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Known as the "Western Island" by 14C Arabs, Réunion has had as many names as it has conquerors throughout its history. One of them, "île Bourbon", has remained etched in our memory due to its redolence of sweet vanilla combined with the bitter taste of slavery.
Now a model of integration and religious tolerance, Creole culture has produced a multiracial population where mosques, churches, pagodas and Tamil temples peacefully coexist. It's fun to stroll around the capital, Saint-Denis, enjoying its quiet small-town charm and magnificent Creole houses!
But the most beautiful images you'll take away with you are from the Heights of this volcanic island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa. Its cirques, gigantic geological formations with vertiginous remparts, were once an excellent hiding place for runaway slaves. Their oldest inhabitant, the Piton de la Fournaise, has been grumbling for 3 million years, frightening Reunion Islanders again during the "eruption of the century" in 2007.
If there's one institution in this "sweet-smelling land caressed by the sun" (Baudelaire) that is not to be missed, it's the Sunday picnic! This is your chance to meet multiple generations from the island around the delicious aroma of massalé (Réunion's version of the Indian garam masala).
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When you catch a glimpse of the beautiful houses and their pretty gardens (see the Villa Folio) lining the streets of Hell-Bourg, you'll understand why it was designated one of the loveliest villages ...
This town on the northern tip of Réunion has been the prefecture since 1946. Here you can see the island in all its ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. This is where you get a real feeling for l...
In the 17C the first French settlers landed in the sheltered bay of St Paul and made it the capital of the island, unseated in the 18C by St Denis. While St Paul contains some traces from colonial day...
The name of this village comes from the huge cabbage palm forest that once covered the region. It boasts some of the island's most beautiful Creole houses, including the Villa des Tourelles, a manor ...
Cilaos owes its prosperity to the thermal baths situated in the main street, not far from the shops and Notre-Dame-des-Neiges church. The town's traditional craft of embroidery and the more recent win...
After a nice swim between the boulders on this pretty bay, head down to the old marina (by the car park) where launches once managed the extraordinary feat of transferring sugar produced at the Manapa...
St Philippe, gateway to the rugged south, is a peaceful village that seemed like a sleepy place until the nearby volcano erupted in 1986. The inhabitants have continued making their traditional screw ...
Saint-Pierre has experienced alternating periods of prosperity, when coffee and sugarcane ensured a large income, and harder times when the commercial harbour project ended up a bitter financial failu...


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Holyoke City Council had few items of business on the agenda for its meeting Tuesday night, March 17.
During the meeting, a one-hour executive session was held for the purpose of receiving counsel from City Attorney Al Wall. The scheduled work session that was to be held after the regular meeting to discuss personnel policy changes was canceled due to City Supt. Mark Brown's absence.
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Actress Kate Hudson was spotted sharpening her tennis game in LA recently.
I really can't say where her game is right now, but Kate certainly knows it's better to grab balls with warm hands rather than cold ones.
*shivers up spine*
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
SIGHTING: Kate Hudson grabs a pair
Labels: celebrity, gossip, Kate Hudson, tennis
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- AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 9:44 AM
does anyone know the name of the shoes kate is wearing?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 11:11 AM
what the hell is she doing?? anywho, I just watched this vid on ATP's youtube channel and they have a vid of favorite movies of the men's tour and I just have to wonder what was so great about the movie Gladiator????? It really hit deep with some of the guys..LOLReplyDelete
anon 12:44 - I'm guessing the Nike Max Breathe Free II. Anyone???ReplyDelete
anon 2:11 - must be the alpha male thing unless they were checking out russell crowe. wait, that was me.
the more the merrier though.
- AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 5:28 PM
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Nike is the brand she's wearing (Anon#1: Thanks, Captain Obvious)
Number 1:It may be b/c Gladiator is the latest film they've seen in Spain (most of the players who mentioned it were Spaniards). And probably its the only film they can relate to since the movie is about tanned and hard-sweaty-muscly men and they like that.
Number 2: They can relate since they are tanned and hard-sweaty-muscly men and they like that.
Either way 1 & 2 go hand-in-hand.
- AnonymousApril 15, 2009 at 7:49 PM
Anon 8:28 What do you mean it's "the latest film they've seen in Spain"? Gladiator premiered in Spain in May of 2000 a few days after it premiered in the US.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2009 at 2:07 PM
I am aware of that Anon 10:49. My point was that they haven't seen any worthwhile movies starring tanned, hard-muscly men after Gladiator enough for them to say that it would be their favorite. I mean you would think that they've seen '300'. But I guess now it goes to show how often they hit the theaters...or is it how much the film market affects them or all of Spain for that matter.ReplyDelete


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Nova Traveller's Lodge
A Backpackers run backpackers' hostel.
A lovely Mediterranean style house in downtown Chengdu.
A better hostel can help you to have a better travel life, we know what backpackers' needs.
~~~~~~~the PARADISE in Chengdu~~~~~~~
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Do you want to stay somewhere that really is centrally located in the city because you don't want to pay for transport? That's smart thinking. Who wants to lug their belongings far distances across town when you first arrive? No one, of course. Not to mention the cost of taking taxis and buses (that can really add up). When we say we are centrally located, we mean it!
@From Chengdu's North Railway Station:
When you come out from the north train station,you will see the subway entrance on your left side,then take metro line 1,to get off at 【wenshu monastery】 ,walk to 【exit H】,and then go along the 【wenwu street】,untill to Sunshine Hostel天府阳光酒店,you can see the【Tai Sheng Bei Road】太升北路on your left hand, and turn left,about 100 meters,you can see our hostel at No.10 behind the bus stop.
@From Chengdu's East Railway Station
You must walk to the underground bus station in the eastern square, take No.101 at the platform 2,get off 'yusha road', then walk to the crossing turn right, keep walking about 5 minutes you can a bus stop on you left, We are at the behind of the stop.
OR you can take metro line 2 to get off 'tianfu suqare',and take bus No.45/53/61 at Exit(B),and then get off 'tai sheng lu kou'
@From Xinnanmen Bus Terminal:
you can take No.127 to get off 'da'an zhong lu',but you should cross the bridge and trun right,you will see the bus stop 'xin nan men road',after you arrive, walk 7minutes to our hostel or
You can take No.48 to get off 'zhong xi shun cheng street, and change No.61 at the same stop to get off tao sheng lu kou', walk to the crossing turn left, just 3minutes, you will see the bus stop, we stay behind of the bus stop
@From Cha Dian ZI Xinnanmen Bus Terminal:
you can take bus No.341 to get off YU Sha Road (玉沙路),Then go back a little you will see a big crossroads, please cross it and turn right , go straight ,you will see our nova in 2 minutes OR you can take metro line 2 to get off tianfu suqare,and take bus No.45/53/61 at Exit(B),and then get off 'tai sheng lu kou'
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When you come out of the airport building, the Airport Bus 303 is right in front of you. It is also possible to take this bus to the city centre and take a taxi from there (about CNY12) to the hostel.
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we can arrange our own minibus to pick you up from airport ,90rmb per minivan. include 4persons with luggage,if you need , Please email or call us before.
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Lucas Duda hit a three-run homer and Jon Niese pitched seven strong innings, as the New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves, 3-1, spoiling the first of Chipper Jones' final three regular-season home games.
Jones, who is retiring at the end of the season, was honored with a pre-game ceremony in front of the seventh largest crowd in the history of Turner Field, but the 18-year veteran finished 0-for-4 on the night.
Niese (13-9) pitched dominantly for New York, which has won seven of its last eight. He made just one mistake, giving up a homer to Freddie Freeman in fourth to break tie. He struck out three and didn't allow a hit over his final three innings.
Duda provided the Mets' only offense with his blast in the seventh off Tim Hudson (16-7), who finished the frame after putting two runners on. He allowed five hits while striking out four.
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With this knowledge, a person can pretty well figure that the bikes built in India were completly Indian by the late 50s. When they started selling them to civilians is a question I'd like to know. They started exporting them to other countries in the mid to late 1980s. I can remember seeing adds for them in Classic Bike and other rags in that time frame.
Took the bike for a ride and the swing arm fell off. Has not been seen or heard from since.
Contrary to some peoples' belief, no other models of Royal Enfield were ever built by the Madras factory. The 350 was it until they developed their own 500.
The following were built by Enfield at the Madras plant: Mini Bullet, Explorer, Silver Plus, Fury, Mofa, Taurus diesel, and Prince.
Great input guys.But there was no malace intended or incredulity of the providence."Group Hug"
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Employers in the 1950s sought lifelong employees and competed for talent by promising employment stability and long-term financial security, says Nelson Lichtenstein, professor of history at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
"One of the major thoughts was: 'What we need are stable workforces. We don't want people to leave. We want people to stay,' " Lichtenstein says. "That was taught in business schools, in personnel management, and was thought to be the most advanced and efficient way to run a workplace. Today, turnover and contingent work are built into the cake. It's a product of managerial decisions that this is the way they want to run their workplaces. That's the biggest shift between the 1950s and today."
The 1950s was the heyday of the paternalistic company. It also was an era when unions represented one-third of workers. Nonunion companies such as Eastman Kodak Co. and IBM Corp. matched or surpassed the medical and health benefits that unions negotiated elsewhere in hopes of remaining nonunion shops, Dubofsky and Lichtenstein say.
Nonmanufacturing layoffs such as those announced this past February by Procter & Gamble Co. would have been unimaginable in the 1950s, says Dubofsky, co-author of Labor in America: A History. "If anything, they were hiring more people at those levels."
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Ishmael Baldwin scored 24 points to lead three in double figures as South Lenoir defeated visiting Hobbton 65-40 in a non-conference game on Friday.
Baldwin also had 11 rebounds, three assists and three blocks as the Blue Devils outscored Hobbton 20-6 in the first quarter and 17-2 in the fourth.
Dion Jones had 10 points, Jonte Midgette 11 and Jaquan Wooten eight for South Lenoir.
BETHEL CHRISTIAN 53, WILMINGTON CHRISTIAN 46: At Wilmington Christian, the Trojans won the Wilmington Christian Christmas championship by defeating the host school.
Davon Edwards scored 20 points and was named the tournament�s MVP. Hunter Truett added 11 points and Russell Pridgen had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Bethel.
Terrell Pridgen and Russell Pridgen were named to the all-tournament team.
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SOUTH LENOIR 62, HOBTOON 25: At South Lenoir, the Blue Devils raced out to a 20-point lead and never looked back in the non-conference win.
Heather West had 24 points, six rebounds and five assists, Caroline Jones added 15 points and six rebounds, Demeyia Adams added nine points and six rebounds and Hanna Meready had seven assists.
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Mar 24 2006 / Friday
First Place Photo: Andy Rogers
Caption: The photo was taken at a ramp jam at the Texas Underground bike shop in Dallas Texas. The guy in the picture was a homeless man that came in because he wanted people to listen to him play his harmonica. He wasnt asking for money or anything, he just wanted to hang out and jam. So while everybody was riding during he was playing some music. He played a really cool version of ZZ top's "Tush", He was pretty good,.I talked to him for a while and he let me take his picture. Um, the shot was just 35mm, 200 ISO, between f2.8 and f5.6 and i dont remember what the shutter speed was. The picture was taken on like April 30th, 2005, so like a year ago.
Wow! Thanks to everyone who sent in photos and entered the Sandy Carson Photography Contest! We received a ton of entries and are really happy with the big turnout and high quality of all the images. But this is a contest, and Sandy had to pick just one winner.
Sandy chose the photo above, shot by Andy Rogers, as the winning photo which will be printed in an upcoming issue of DIG BMX. Andy also has a big box of etnies gear and a one-of-a-kind print from Sandy on the way!
As far as the critique goes, well, this is what Sandy had to say about the winning photo:
"I am always fascinated by wierdos and creepers that show up at a spot while you are riding. This is the sort photo that I would totally look to capture, myself. I love the composition and the contrast of the content with a perfect exposure to boot. A weathered old dude playing harmonica next to a bunch of Bmx kids. Kick ass!"
Second Place Photo: Bryan Heiser
Caption: Cody LeFevre, tree ride-to-tailwhip during sunset, Hanover, Pennsylvania
Third Place Photo: Nitai Whitehurst
Caption: The photo is of Rob Darden, Riding trails in Greenville NC, doing a lookback over the hip last year, I was staying in Greenville for a month, and was shooting a bit with Rob, The trees had been cut down around the trails but the jump survied after Colin Mackay and Rob fixed them up, I thought this was a good looking shot, with all the branches in the foreground and the overcast sky, the photo just has a nice mood to it.
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WILMINGTON | A Henry Street fire caused $20,000 worth of damage to a home Thursday afternoon, according to a Wilmington Fire Department release.
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Brooklyn, NY (Sports Network) - Brook Lopez scored 20 points and the Brooklyn
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DreamWorks Animation Cultivates a Culture of Creativity
How DreamWorks Animation created a work world that captures the imagination of its employees through perks designed to reduce stress.
Pass a flag-draped steam-power plant, turn left toward a water-treatment facility, cross twin railroad tracks and you'll arrive at DreamWorks Animation SKG, where writers and artists imagined the fanciful worlds of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon.
The gritty neighborhood in Glendale, California—eight miles north of Hollywood—disappears once inside the studio's ivy-covered hedges, which surround a 13-acre campus akin to that of a small liberal arts college. Stone walkways and arched breezeways connect Mediterranean-inspired buildings, meandering past elm trees that rise above blooming flowers. Fountains, a man-made waterfall and a stream, which empties into a lagoon, disguise the noise of two nearby freeways.
It's an environment designed to cultivate creativity, as is the management strategy honed within the walls of one of the world's most innovative companies. The strategy: foster spontaneous discussions, encourage risk-taking, openly discuss mistakes, share successes and nurture professional development. The result: The digital-animation studio is perennially ranked in the top tier by Great Place to Work Institute and boasts a 97 percent retention rate.
"DreamWorks Animation is an incredibly creative and collaborative operation because of the culture," says communication strategist Evan Rosen, who studied the company for his book The Culture of Collaboration.
Its main campus offers perks intended to reduce stress and distractions: a doctor's office; yoga and kickboxing classes; one full-size kitchen on every floor stocked with all types of snacks; and, of course, Monday-night movie screenings. Cabanas, wooden picnic tables and lively conversation fill a courtyard outside the cafeteria, which serves free breakfasts and lunches as well as dinner for employees working late.
Everything from the complimentary food to the layout was chosen with a common goal: encourage spontaneous conversations, with the belief they lead to great ideas.
"Many times true innovation, true original ideas, don't happen in a conference room or in someone's office," says Dan Satterthwaite, head of human resources. "They happen in hallways, they happen outside. It's the function of people running into each other that was really thought through in the layout of the campus."
For creativity to flourish, Satterthwaite also advocates the importance of providing a sense of security. The 2008 financial crisis tested that conviction. Economic anxiety triggered layoffs in many organizations. In Hollywood, that unease came amid an industrywide decline in DVD sales. Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. all trimmed their workforces. The Walt Disney Co. cut more than 600 positions in 2010 and 2011.
But DreamWorks executives decided that job insecurity would be "antithetical to creating great creative work," Satterthwaite says. At an all-staff meeting, executives told the workforce that the company would avoid layoffs "at all costs."
It was a bold promise—one that it kept—for a company whose stock rises or falls based on the fortunes of two or three films a year. In contrast, rival studios such as Warner Bros. Pictures distribute 20 films each year, minimizing the impact of a single flop or average box-office performer. DreamWorks also bet big on 3-D, releasing all of its films in the format since 2009, and relies on revenue from DVD sales, which have declined steeply. In addition, more studios released family and animated films last year, significantly increasing competition.
"I think this year feels like it's a bit more of a normalized market," said DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg in May during the company's first-quarter earnings conference call. "There are far fewer animated titles and far fewer family titles."
DreamWorks shares fell to an all-time low last year with its Puss in Boots opening softer than its previous releases. Shares rose after June's Madagascar 3 beat analyst expectations, with several upgrading their ratings. Others voiced concern about falling DVD sales and consecutively releasing five original films in the next two years.
"Historically, DWA's original films have not performed nearly as well in international markets as sequel films, and for the last two years it has largely been international performance that has kept overall DWA box office afloat" notes a June report by Cowen & Co. analysts Doug Creutz and Jason Mueller, who maintained a neutral rating on the company's shares.
"When you put two or three things out a year and that is the core of your business, they pretty much all need to be home runs," Satterthwaite acknowledges. And yet he maintains that the keys to leapfrogging competitors technologically—DreamWorks uses proprietary software—and in storytelling come from providing a culture that pushes risk-taking.
"You cannot have an environment where people feel if they make a mistake they're going to lose their jobs," Satterthwaite says. "There are some organizations where that is the reality or the perception of reality. You cannot push the boundaries of creativity in that kind of environment."
Kathy Altieri agrees. As a production designer, Altieri is what she calls the "boss artist" on a film. Working on the new sci-fi buddy film Happy Smekday!, due out in late 2014, she coaxes her artists into stretching beyond the familiar with as little instruction as possible.
"You want to let people be their best selves and grow and rise to the occasion rather than tell them what to do," she says. "I'd much rather have someone reach and fail and reach again and fail again than just have someone follow what I think is right. They usually don't fail. They figure it out and they grow."
Altieri and others describe a workplace where they don't shy away from talking about what went right and wrong. It plays out in what the studio calls "postmortems," gathering and sharing insight from technology projects and films.
Postmortems prevent the same mistake from being repeated, Satterthwaite says. Departments identify problems and offer recommendations on how to avoid them next time.
The postmortem isn't about finger-pointing, says Gregg Taylor, head of development. "I don't think we ever sit back and say, 'Who made the mistake?' " Taylor says.
The postmortems look toward working better in the future, not dwelling on the past, and focus on processes, not people, Satterthwaite says. Findings are shared through meetings and panel discussions. And it's modeled from the top.
In companywide updates, Katzenberg will stand in front of the workforce and talk about marketing missteps or poorly timed DVD releases. "He's the first to get up there and say, 'We took a risk, and it didn't work. Not that we wouldn't take the risk again, but now we've learned from it,' " Satterthwaite says. "It begins to make it OK to be introspective and evaluate what did not work. That is an absolutely necessary component of pushing creativity and innovation."
Satterthwaite and his HR team also conduct midproject interviews, so feedback can lead to changes before it's too late. They meet one-on-one with each employee halfway into that person's time on a project. (Films take four to five years to complete.) They talk about the production's work environment, processes or workflows and general ideas or concerns.
"Regardless of what the outcome is—and quite honestly regardless of whether there is an actual action to the feedback—the fact that the person is having a chance to express it is extremely meaningful," Satterthwaite says.
Over the years, the company also has invested in a robust education department. It offers classes on painting, design, sculpting—even improvisation.
"If you go to the campus, there are events happening all the time that support the creative growth and the creative capital on that campus," says John Tarnoff, principal at consultancy Newspeak Media who was head of show development at DreamWorks from 2003 to 2009.
DreamWorks prides itself on recognizing accomplishments. It lists every employee of the company in each film's credits and holds parties for premieres.
In the spring, its Tech Achievement Awards lauded 25 individuals at a lunch with their supervisors, the chief technology officer and the CEO. Each fall, it holds DreamCon, an in-house twist on Comic-Con International, where artists and hobbyists showcase their work.
And most recently, DreamWorks held its summer social on the Sunset strip in West Hollywood, hosted by Bill Damaschke, who rose to chief creative officer after starting as a production coordinator. Similarly, Peter Ramsey began as a story artist on Shrek the Third and now is directing Rise of the Guardians, scheduled for release in November.
"You really feel valued as a creative person," Ramsey says. "They recognize what it is you have to offer and they nurture it and they support it." wƒm
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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - A tow truck driver is accused of stealing two vehicles that had broken down in St. Louis County.
Authorities say 55-year-old Leonard Ingram stole a vehicle that broke down along Interstate 70 near Maryland Heights earlier this month.
St. Louis County police say Ingram also stole a broken-down vehicle previously near Interstate 270 and Lewis and Clark Boulevard, though the date of that theft was not released. He is also charged with attempted vehicle theft for a third incident in October.
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(WUSA) - With the clock running out, Alfred Morris ran for a first down and the Washington Redskins finished the night with a 17-16 win over the New York Giants.
The win moves Washington to just one game behind New York in the NFC East.
The Redskins' victory was hard-won. Early highlights included Alfred Morris going over 1,000 yards on the season. RGIII had a fumble that was recovered by Joshua Morgan who ran it in for 15 yards for a TD.
Washington led at the start of the second quarter, 7-3.
The Giants returned in the second quarter as Eli Manning connected with an open Martellus Bennett in the endzone to take the lead, 10-7.
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Ned Yost media session: August 17
Before wrapping up a three game series with tonight's 7:10 finale vs. the New York Yankees, Royals manager Ned Yost spoke with the media about his satisfaction with Royals 2011 first round pick Bubba Starling's decision and the steady progress the Royals organization is making with their farm system as well as their talent at the big league level.
"It increases the talent in our organization, it increases the athleticism in our organization, it makes us a better organization quite frankly," Yost said. "So we're very excited that he's [Starling] here and ready to start his career."
Yost discussed yesterday's starting pitcher Danny Duffy and his expectations for Duffy during the rest of the season. The Royals skipper is anticipating that the rookie left-hander completes a total of 150 innings pitched throughout the end of the season. So far Duffy has 125 innings under his belt (Triple-A and Majors) and Yost explained that the squad will wait to make a decision on Duffy's performance once he reaches the 150 innings mark. Yost praised Duffy's drive as an intense competitor and touched on balancing his emotions during the game.
"It's very, very important because you come out of your game when you start to get overly excited, you start to let your emotions rage," Yost said. "There's a fine line there between being over emotional and under emotional and he [Duffy] is working on that line."
Yost explained the importance of realizing that baseball, especially on the Major League level, is a production-based job and that players tend to have a sense of urgency when it comes to delivering offensively and defensively. The Royals manager praised the organization for its elite farm system but reiterated that his young squad needs time and patience to grow and develop.