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ARTIST SERVICE is proud to announce new releases in May 2008
We are very proud to announce the signing of two excellent German bands from the melodic genre.
MIDNITE CLUB, melodic rockers from South-West Germany, fronted by renowned vocalist Carsten "Lizard" Schultz (EVIDENCE ONE) will release their second album "Circus Of Life", a brilliant melodic rock effort with loads of catchy melodies.
MIDNITE CLUB "Circus Of Life" – release: 5/30/2008 (Artist Service / MBM)
The main man behind MIDNITE CLUB is guitar virtuoso Steffen "Seegi" Seeger, student of guitar legend JOEY TAFOLLA. Steffen also recorded critically acclaimed "The End Of Never" album of ARTENSION guitarist ROGER STAFFELBACH and recently produced the third album "Nomad" of US guitarist IAIN ASHLEY HERSEY.
Behind the mike no other than first class melodic rock singer Carsten "Lizard" Schultz of EVIDENCE ONE could be recruited to do the vocals for "Circus Of Life".
Also Bernd Herrman, drummer for successful German all-star project SOEHNE MANNHEIMS is part of the project and thus MIDNITE CLUB´s track "One Night Like Lovers" was Bernd Herrmann's contribution to the SOEHNE MANNHEIMS sampler "Soehne, Mond & Sterne", which successfully remained in the German album charts for several weeks in 2007.
The album is also featuring Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL, EDEN'S CURSE, ex-ULI JON ROTH) who plays the keys on the KENNY LOGGINS cover "Danger Zone".
The line up is completed by keyboarder Holger Seeger (IAIN ASHLEY HERSEY) and bassist Andy Keller.
"Circus Of Life" can be best described as a successful effort to combine the best influences of AOR and melodic rock along with the energy of classic hard rock music. The songs are well structured, providing catchy melodies and huge choruses. The skills of the experienced musicians round off this very warm sounding album.
CLUSTERHEAD, a four piece melodic metal band hailing from Regensburg are pushing into the scene with their debut album "Times Of No Trust", following the tradition of european influenced melodic heavyrock.
CLUSTERHEAD "Times Of No Trust" – release: 5/30/2008 (Artist Service / MBM)
In 2005 CLUSTERHEAD was formed by 4 musicians who had one single goal: delivering the kind of music to the people they were influenced by from their early days on.
Having grown up with the classic sound of their idols such as Judas Priest, Scorpions, Iron Maiden etc. singer Rene Brandt, guitarist Frank Stadlbauer, bassist Andreas Meyer and drummer Ruediger Tonn are following their roots with their debut album "Times Of No Trust".
CLUSTERHEAD´s sound is driven by a tight working rhythm section, elobarated guitar work and crowned by Rene´s warm and melodic voice. Tracable melodies and huge choruses are trademarks to the band and although their sound can be described as melodic metal it´s not limited to just reach fans of this genre. Songs like "Poisened", "Deep In The Night" or the balladesque "Ghosts" are fit for the playlists of every rock radio station.
CLUSTERHEAD already released 3 EP´s, which have been welcomed by the press, comparing the band with genre heroes such as BONFIRE, AXEL RUDI PELL and PINK CREAM 69.
They also gained intensive live experience by continously playing regional and national venues. Just a few weeks ago CLUSTERHEAD proved to be an awesome live band by supporting US power metal heroes CAGE in Southern Germany and thus surely could add lots of new fans to their constantly growing fanbase.
FINAL AXE "The Axe Of The Apostles" – release: 5/30/2008 (Retroactive / MBM)
In his review of this album, HM Magazine editor, Doug Van Pelt writes, "…those of you who remember FINAL AXE (who go all the way back to the late 80's) will be glad to know that this is easily their best album. If Saint were to win 'Comeback of the Year' for 2004's In the Battle, then this album would win it this year."
In fact, some might say that with The Axe Of The Apostles, FINAL AXE has captured heavyweight status by showcasing their catchiest, most accessible set of tunes available yet. While retaining its precision guitar assault and quasi-Rob Halford vocals, the band proves they are also masters of melody. In true metal form, The Axe Of The Apostles rarely gives you a chance to come up for air, displaying a real penchant for stadium ready anthems.
Drums are handled by Stryper's Robert Sweet, whose busy, virtuosic rhythmic base pushes Bill Menchen (guitar) and Simon Tyler (vocals) to the most energetic and impassioned performances of their careers.
Menchen and Tyler have also released two albums with Titanic (Maiden Voyage & Screaming In Silence).
THE SEVENTH POWER "The Seventh Power" – release: 5/30/2008 (Retroactive / MBM)
THE SEVENTH POWER is a band fronted by Bill Menchen, guitarist for both Titanic and Final Axe. All drum tracks on this album were performed by Stryper's Robert Sweet. Robert references this record as containing some his most accomplished work to date!
Retroactive Records is thrilled to unleash this monumental classic metal release upon the world! Fans of classic Ozzy and Black Sabbath will receive this with open arms. No frantic, speed metal anthems here. Instead, you'll discover a doomy, sinister elegance built on Menchen's minor key innovations. THE SEVENTH POWER delivers a seemingly endless supply of crushingly loud and heavy riffs with which to bludgeon audiences into sweet, willing oblivion.
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The Cowee Township is located in Franklin NC in the northern part of town in Macon County NC. This township is well-known by those traveling Highway 28 North as a gorgeous area with many historic farmhomes, lots of rolling pastureland and the beautiful Little Tennessee River! The West's Mill Historic District is located in Cowee and has a rich history, as it was the principal area for commerce for the 18th century Middle Town Cherokees. Read more about the history of the Cowee area HERE!
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The Center for International Education, Development and Research (CIEDR) at Indiana University-Bloomington promotes an international scholarship of engagement through cross-cultural educational research and development to improve education and the social condition in the U.S. and abroad. Guided by democratic aims and culturally sensitive pedagogy, the Center is particularly concerned with advancing education for historically marginalized and disadvantaged populations in developed and developing countries. With educational policymakers and practitioners, CIEDR helps the national and international community through educational research, development needs, curriculum assessment, policy analysis, and teacher education. CIEDR is the IU School of Education's gateway for grant development with an international or global dimension.
Founded in 1968, the Center has expanded its focus from improving social studies education to helping schools, universities, and communities through transnational research and development. As a national leader in citizenship education and international comparative education, CIEDR focuses on: democracy and civic identity; globalization and indigenous knowledge; human rights and gender equity; teacher education; and educational leadership and policy. CIEDR has received support from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and ministries abroad. CIEDR continues to expand its involvement in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America.
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Storage Industry's Fastest Growing Company Opens Key Asia Pacific Office in Singapore and Continues Global Expansion
SINGAPORE--(Marketwire - Jan 22, 2013) - Nimble Storage, the leading provider of flash-optimized, hybrid storage solutions, has announced the opening of its Singapore office as a strategic foundation for its expansion into the rest of Asia. Singapore will be the company's second office in the Asia Pacific region and is part of a targeted investment plan to expand operations as advances are made towards an IPO. The Singapore office opens ahead of plan, just four months after it opened its first APAC office in Sydney, Australia in September 2012.
Nimble Storage, which has the honour of being the storage industry's fastest growing company in history, is rapidly expanding into global markets that have high growth in data centre projects. Singapore is estimated to hold more than 50 per cent of the commercial carrier and carrier neutral data centre space in Southeast Asia, according to the country's Economic Development Board.
"Our storage systems provide the perfect scenario of extremely high-performance and high-capacity at a very attractive price point for companies in the Singapore market. Nimble provides ideal solutions for enterprises of all sizes allowing customers to grow storage without disruption, from small to large, at the lowest possible cost," Suresh Vasudevan, CEO of Nimble Storage, said.
Nimble Storage has changed the game in the data storage industry by developing the industry's only flash-optimized storage architecture designed to expressly leverage the best of flash performance and the price/capacity of high capacity hard disk drives. Nimble Storage's solution simultaneously delivers higher performance and larger capacities at a lower price than traditional storage systems. Since launching its first flash-optimized products in 2010, customers worldwide have benefited from Nimble Storage's award winning products by reducing their total cost of ownership (TCO), by improving on their recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO), and through enhanced data management functionality.
The Singapore office will be staffed by industry veterans Rachel Ler and Sathish Murthy. Ler, who joins Nimble Storage to head sales, has previously held senior sales positions at Microsoft, NetApp and IBM. Murthy comes to Nimble Storage as its technical engineering lead from EMC and NetApp where he has held roles in product management, professional services and consulting.
"We are very excited about our entry into Singapore and believe that the local market is more than ready for an innovative, high performance hybrid storage solution. We also see Singapore as an important hub from which we can quickly expand into the rest of Asia. In fact, we plan to move our Asia Pacific headquarters from Sydney to Singapore within the next 18 months to take full advantage of its strategic location," Peter O'Connor, Vice President for Nimble Storage Asia Pacific, said.
Nimble Storage has already established a strong beach-head in Singapore by appointing six best-of-breed local resellers including Biomedia IT Holdings, Genesis Networks, Infront Consulting Group, IT Access, SoftSource and TVC. Consistent with its early results in Australia, where more than twenty resellers were signed and a strong list of new customers acquired within the first few months, Nimble Storage anticipates very strong demand for its technology and also continued headcount growth in Singapore.
What local partners are saying
Tracy Lim, CEO of Biomedia IT Holdings, said, "We have been seeking out the perfect storage solution for many years. In Nimble Storage, we have found a robust and highly differentiated technology that combines the best of flash and disk to achieve superior performance coupled with a full suite of software features. We are extremely confident that this technology will be successful in Singapore."
Allen Lee, Managing Director, Genesis Networks, said, "Genesis Networks is thrilled to be partnering with Nimble Storage in the Singapore market. We believe the Nimble Storage technology is ideally suited to the Singapore market."
Stanley Lee, Sales Manager, SoftSource Solutions Pte Ltd, said, "SoftSource has a strong track record of delivering compelling and best-of-breed solutions to our customers. We expect Nimble Storage to be an important partner and a strong addition to our storage portfolio this year."
About Nimble Storage
Nimble Storage believes enterprises should not have to compromise on performance, capacity, ease of use, or price. Nimble has developed the first hybrid storage architecture engineered from the ground up to seamlessly integrate flash and high-capacity drives. Our customers enjoy as much as 10x faster application performance, enhanced backup and disaster recovery, and stress-free operations -- all while lowering their TCO. Nimble Storage solutions are available through a global network of world-class channel partners. For more information, visit www.nimblestorage.com and follow us on Twitter: @nimblestorage.
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The Nimble Storage Singapore Team
Peter O'Connor, Vice President Asia Pacific
Peter O'Connor has more than 20 years' experience in senior technology management roles across Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific (including seven years in Singapore), most recently leading NetApp in Australia and New Zealand for six years and South East Asia for two years. Under his leadership, O'Connor oversaw revenue growth of 500 per cent and achieved more than 2,000 new customer acquisitions for NetApp.
Gavin Cohen, Director of Marketing Asia Pacific
Gavin Cohen is Nimble Storage's first employee in Asia Pacific and has 20 years of data storage industry experience, most recently working as Director of Technology and Strategy for NetApp Asia Pacific -- the most senior technical role in the region. There, he was responsible for driving the company's product and technical strategy, developing key initiatives in the region and evangelising the company's solutions.
Rachel Ler, ASEAN Sales Manager
Rachel joins Nimble Storage from Microsoft Singapore where she spent two years managing key enterprise partnerships in Singapore for the business applications and solutions markets. She was previously with NetApp for four years leading the commercial segment and seven years in IBM in the System and Technology Group. Rachel brings a wealth of experience spanning sales, client and channel management.
Sathish Murthy, ASEAN Systems Engineering Manager
Sathish worked at EMC for over eight years in various roles and was most recently responsible for the Product Management/Marketing of the mid-tier VNX product line for the Asia Pacific and Japan Regions. He also worked at NetApp for five years as a technology consultant for the ASEAN region. Sathish has various industry leading certifications and brings a wealth of industry experience in product management, systems engineering and professional services.
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One of the impressive things about this Padre start is what they've been able to do without much offense. Coming into Tuesday's action, they had the third lowest wOBA in the National League, yet sported the league's best record. Naturally their somewhat (somewhat?) anemic offense has started calls for the team to pick up a bat.
Last January, the San Diego SABR chapter was pleased to have Merv Rettenmund speak at one of their semi-annual meetings. During that meeting, Rettenmund mentioned how Petco Park is very difficult to hit in during April/May, but that the ball "jumps" better once the summer starts. Since 81 games a year are played at Petco, the park should play a big role in the team's month-to-month wOBA numbers*. That, coupled with this year's team, got me thinking. Has the Padre offense improved when the weather warms up, and can the Padres rely on this improvement to give them the 'jump' of offense they need to contend this summer without acquiring another bat?
*Granted, the monthly numbers will be affected by the number of home/road games played in that particular month. I did not look at the schedules for each month when conducting this analysis.
Thanks to Fangraphs, I took a look at the Padre team wOBA, month by month, since Petco Park opened. I included Mar-May 2010 in the data set, and threw out the high and low value for each month. Here's a graph of the averages.
What I find interesting about this graph is, on average, the Padres struggle MORE to get on base once the summer starts (here summer is defined to start on Memorial Day. Nothing if not a traditional outlook at Padres Trail). The team wOBA is worse in June and July than it was in March/April, and May. Note the big jump in August, and that jump is consistent across seasons (and talent levels of teams).
This tells me, although the ball may travel better once June 1 rolls around, it doesn't start jumping until August 1, and the Padres will continue to struggle offensively through 2/3 of the summer. The team can't wait until August for an offensive boost. A lot can happen in 60 days, including the Padres sinking completely out of contention.
There are a couple of positions on the diamond (most glaringly, shortstop, Jerry Hairston Jr's 3 HRs in the last 8 games not withstanding) where the Padres would be better off with a better bat. I'm sure that Jed Hoyer's team, with their renewed emphasis on building a team that fits in Petco, has a list of candidates that could improve the team if on this roster. It's probably time to start seriously looking at those options.
This team will contend all season given their pitching and defense. It would be fantastic for their offense to get some help, and get them into the post-season.
(Here's the complete data set)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Do The Padres Need A Hitter?
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Good stuff. The spike in August is interesting.ReplyDelete
I wonder what it'd look like if we looked at all teams, and smoothed out the data a little bit. I can't believe that the August spike is all "real," but I've been wrong before!
Of course, with that said, we want our data specific to Petco. Interesting subject.
Thanks Myron. I'm going to split out the home/away numbers to see if the trend is still there.ReplyDelete
That August spike caught me by surprise too.
- AnonymousJune 3, 2010 at 11:54 AM
The August spike shouldn't be that much of a surprise. That's when pitchers start dragging - they don't call 'em the 'dog days' for nothing.ReplyDelete
I suspect the graph is similar for all teams. Then it's not a Padres phenomenon, but a regular stage of the baseball season.
Larry Faria
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Politico's Mike Allen sent people flipping through their Rolodex yesterday, when his daily Playbook e-mail said that a "tippy-top Republican" was sketching out a scenario where a new candidate is introduced into the race if Rick Santorum continues to win contests and proves Romney to be too weak.
The idea is that a fresh candidate would instantly excite everyone, attract a ton of media attention, and potentially win a "contested" GOP convention.
But this candidate doesn't exist.
Let's review the names.
Jeb Bush: He has name recognition, but not exactly the kind you want. Obama's poll-tested line of attack is that he is fighting anyone who would "return us to the failed policies" that created the financial crisis. Imagine the attack ads: You've already had two Bush recessions. Do you really want a third? Also, Bush is as vulnerable to the charge that he is soft on immigration as Rick Perry was.
Mitch Daniels: Who? That's what most people will be asking. The governor of Indiana has already indicated that he didn't want to run for president. If he did, he'd already be running. Like Jon Huntsman, he has a rock-solid set of conservative credentials, but his persona and demeanor aren't a match for conservatives who want a big fight.
Chris Christie: Well, he already endorsed Romney. So to even entertain it would be a massive and acrimonious betrayal. The media would greet his candidacy by replaying his Romney endorsement speech on a continuous loop. Also, he can't just pick fights with random citizens across the country and expect to win.
Bobby Jindal: This would be Tim Pawlenty 2.0 Another competent and religious governor who has trouble exciting anyone outside of his homestate. Romney could end up destroying him in a debate the way he did to Rick Perry earlier in the cycle.
Sarah Palin: Ha! She would have to win California and New Jersey. Republican insiders are trying to avoid Rick Santorum because they think he is too combative in the culture wars. They're not going to ditch Rick for Palin.
We've already seen three of the most successful Republican governors of the last decade drop out in this election: Pawlenty, Huntsman, and Perry. For reasons of strategy, electoral mood, and campaign skills, they failed. The alternatives listed above are no more qualified than those three, and many of them have obvious weaknesses.
Republicans are stuck with Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, and Newt Gingrich as their field. They are a flawed bunch, but there is no perfect or obvious candidate waiting in the wings.
Anyone launching a campaign now would have difficulty even getting on the ballot in enough states to plausibly compete. Many would be outraged that a candidate would have the gall to bypass the 20-something debates and several early primaries. Their entrance, especially if backed by establishment people in the party, would be incredibly destructive to the likely nominee (Romney) and to party unity. It would be a fiasco.
Allen's "tippy-top" Republican is engaging in wishful thinking. And the news media, bored with candidacies that are almost a year old already, are doing the same.


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It's official: Democrats will adopt "Internet freedom" principles as part of the Democrats' official 2012 platform. How do we know? President Barack Obama just said so.
In an "Ask Me Anything" interview on Reddit.com, which started today at just before 4:30pm ET, Obama said that maintaining an "open Internet" is important to him, just as it is for so many Web users.
"Internet freedom is something I know you all care passionately about; I do too," wrote Obama in response to a question from a Reddit user. "We will fight hard to make sure that the Internet remains the open forum for everybody — from those who are expressing an idea to those to want to start a business. And although their will be occasional disagreements on the details of various legislative proposals, I won't stray from that principle — and it will be reflected in the platform."
President Obama's revelation comes just hours after the GOP unveiled its official 2012 platform, which also includes support for Internet freedom. The GOP promises to "remove regulatory barriers" that prevent Internet companies from releasing new technologies, to prevent member states of the United Nation's International Telecommunications Union from gaining more control over Internet governance, and to protect Web user's rights from "government overreach."
The GOP's definition of "freedom" on the Internet, and the Democrat's vision of such freedom are expected to differ significantly. Those on the Right focus on allowing Internet-reliant businesses to do as they please, without government intervention. The Left will likely push for consumer safeguards, like the Federal Communications Commission's Net neutrality rules, which prevent Internet service providers from favoring one type of content over another.
We will likely learn more about the Democrats' exact position on Internet freedom late this week or early next week, prior to the Democratic National Convention, which kicks off in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, September 4.
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Regular readers of this blog (Mum, Dad, crazy stalker man from Poland) will know that I don't often do club races. It's not intentional, it's just that they are often a long way away, and more importantly, they often take place outside the Good Coffee Zone (which, for those not in the know, is a ring around Melbourne bordered by Sassafras, Thornbury and St Kilda, with a separate zone in Geelong). Beyond those borders is a dystopian wilderness dominated by cup-o-chino and Blend 43 (the horror! the horror!). After living in London for 2 years and seeing what lack of good espresso can do to communities, it's all I can do to leave my fancy-pants crema attitude at home and leave the real racing to the professionals.
Luckily, Hawthorn Cycling Club came to the rescue last night with its summer crit series on Kew Boulevard. The races, held at the loop next to the boulevard (known as The-loop-where-I-accidentally-once-picked-up-a-used-studded-leather-g-string-thinking-it-was-a-lost-glove), was a welcome return to club crit racing, with the added bonus of being exceedingly close to my house. For those not familiar with club racing, it involves a diverse community cross-section including young oiled-up whippersnappers talking in breaking voices about how crap their latest school assignment was; weekend warriors ready to unleash the fury they'd really like to take out on their boss/annoying spouse; and darkhorse elite riders flying under the radar to get in some 'secret training' mid-week. Everyone blends in together and just becomes another number on a bike. Curiously, fat old men with $15,000 Bianchis are generally absent from these types of races.
The club reps who organise these races are generally Mother Teresa-like figures who give up their day of racing so others can enjoy theirs. Those who man the registration table and then race themselves are super-human and evidently have found some way of warming up while simultaneously handing out race numbers and providing change. Once I find out their secret, I'm scrapping my regular warmup.
The racing itself is an exercise in racing with unknowns: people you've never raced against before and whose behaviour is unpredictable. Will #36's early break stay away or is this what he does every week? Is #104 going off the front or about to be lapped? Who is that guy spewing his guts out on the side? This is the best bit about club racing - you just never know, so it's all about just putting your head down and going your hardest
Next week... Lisa's Mum dusts off her commentary jacket and looks ahead to season 2010.


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Barely perceptible, behind the cacophony of the Egypt & Zimmerman news cycle, you can make out the steady drumbeat of good news about the economy. Consumer confidence at a six-year high. About 200,000 new jobs per month in the last quarter. A 20-year low in credit card delinquencies.
And for this, the U.S. economy has two things to thank. Cars and houses.
Before we go forward, let's go backward. After practically every recession going back 50 years, cars and houses have led the recovery. They're big. They're expensive. And when people buy them, they drag the economy back to normalcy. With data from economist James Hamilton, Jordan Weissmann showed that growth due to cars and home purchases accounted for more than half of the recovery in the 1970s, a third of the "Reagan Recovery" in the early 1980s, a sixth of the recoveries in the early 1990s and 2000s, and a vanishingly small one-tenth of this, our special non-recovery recovery. As the car and home sales have dried up, the bounce-backs have been steadily less bouncy.
The Great Recession was "great" because the avalanche started in the housing sector. Financial crises last longer because they leave consumers and companies with debt they have to unwind before they get back to buy big ticket items. The Federal Reserve pushed mortgage rates to historic lows in an effort to peel the housing market off the floor. But without an appetite for new homes, this was like pouring premium gasoline into a car without an engine. Until now.
Driving the Recovery
Speaking of cars, new vehicle sales are on pace to hit 16.5 million this year, their highest since 2006, according to TrueCar. Domestic auto production has also hit a seven-year high ...
... but the real turn-round in the last year has been in houses. Housing starts (very simply: the number of houses where construction has started) rose to a five year high this spring. Meanwhile ...
... the Case-Shiller Index, the leading measure of home prices in the 20 largest metro areas, is on such a tear, it's actually forcing CNBC talking heads to wonder aloud whether we're creating a second housing bubble. (Please consider the graph. Not exactly the stuff of bubbles, yet.)
The upshot is that two anchors on economic growth for the first three years of the recovery -- residential investment and construction employment -- are suddenly perking up and headlining this little era of good feelings. For years, consumers shedding also debt shed points from GDP growth. Suddenly, it seems the age of deleveraging might be over. (Construction job growth in RED; residential investment in BLUE.)
If cars and houses are back, why does the overall economy still fell so ... meh? We're still chugging along around 2 percent annual GDP growth. We're still pulling the unemployment rate down by micro-ticks every quarter. We're still struggling to produce a semblance of real wage growth for the bottom half of the country. What's holding us back?
Unfortunately, the answer begins with Washington.
Bad Cuts & Bad Talk
This is where some of you say: Oh great, more of you complaining about Republicans cutting spending. So, fine, don't take my word for it. Listen to IMF chief economist Oliver Blanchard, whose organization just slashed our estimated growth rate this year due to "stronger than expected and stronger than desirable fiscal consolidation [that] has been only partly offset by a good performance of the housing market."
And the kicker: "If fiscal consolidation had been weaker, then growth in the US would be substantially higher." In other words: The rush to cut the deficit is cutting into growth.
The IMF isn't Nostradamus. But you don't have to have access to a crystal ball to know that cutting spending too quickly in an economy recovering from a debt overhang is dangerous. You just need access to a newspaper. Europe's grand experiment in austerity is a relentless lesson in why financial crisis + shrinking government = intractable recession. The U.S. deficit, which has acted like a crutch for the weak private sector and weaker state governments, isn't just shrinking. It's disappearing, falling nearly 50 percent in the first nine months of FY2013 from a year earlier with sequestration setting in. This is pointless and hurtful. In particular, the attention diverted from jobs toward debt has locked millions of people into devastating long-term unemployment.
Joining Congress in the dunce seat this quarter is the Federal Reserve, whose "tapering" announcement triggered a rise in interest rates that could dampen the housing recovery. The Fed's ability to communicate its outlook on the economy is as significant as its policies. And right now, its communication skills are blerg. In an effort to outline the end of its extraordinary quantitative easing program, the Fed seems to have convinced financial markets that bad news is good news (i.e.: if the economy stinks, QE goes on) and good news is bad news (i.e.: if the economy grows, QE winds down early). This is crazy. We're growing at 2 percent a year. Core inflation isn't just low. It's never been lower. As Matt Yglesias puts it, "good news should just be good news." And the Fed could make that very point simply by simply saying that unless inflation rises, there will be no tapering no matter how good the U.S. economy looks.
Getting out of a financial crisis is hard. It's even harder when the stewards of the economy on Capitol Hill and inside the Fed have a knack for throwing obstacles in front of the stumbling recovery patient that is America enterprise. And yet, once again, the U.S. private sector seems to have manufactured something that would be the envy of most of the developed world. A true recovery. If we can keep it.
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The ladies over at Pattinson Online (the site that followed Robert Pattinson way before anyone ever heard of him) has started a charity project to support Robert Pattinson in his new movie, Bel Ami. They write:
"A few months ago we were approached by Fandemonium Publishing, an imprint of Bibliolife, to create an exclusive fansite version of the novel Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant[Lexicon note: the reason this is possible is that the book is in the public domain and copyright is no longer an issue.]. Fandemonium and Pattinson Online took Bel Ami, a classic novel, and repackaged it with photographs of Rob on the set of the film adaptation. We worked together to thoughtfully consider each photo, its placement, and the appropriate quotations from the book to bring a brand new version of this classic novel to readers and fans.
Bel Ami is a contagious read because it is written in a manner that both the casual reader and the avid reader can appreciate. We believe our version of the novel will encourage more of Rob's fans to read the book and build anticipation for the film. While our version focuses on branding the character of Georges Duroy, our ultimate desire is to encourage Rob's fans to support him in all of his current and future film roles, something we believe distinguishes this project from the fan material currently on the market. In working together, Pattinson Online and Fandemonium have delivered what we feel is an engaging book that respects a classic work.
The Bel Ami Pattinson Online Fan Site Edition will be available for sale on Amazon and its affiliates, as well as Barnes & Noble and several other major book retailers. You can see the book's official landing page at http://www.belamibook.com/.While the book itself is a big deal for us at Pattinson Online, we're also excited to be partnering with Fandom Gives Back, a fandom-wide initiative that has raised over $140,000 for childhood cancer research through Alex's Lemonade Stand. We recently auctioned off two copies of the book which raised $145 for FGB. You can learn more about this awesome project at the official FGB site. http://thefandomgivesback.blogspot.com/
To encourage fans to read Bel Ami, we're also hosting a Bel Ami Book Club (http://www.robert-pattinson.co.uk/countdown/book-club/) where fans can read and discuss the book along with us. We are hoping to get this started in the next few weeks."


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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Birmingham-Southern men's soccer team lost its first SCAC contest on Friday with a 2-1 loss to Colorado College in Colorado Springs. The Panthers fall to 6-4 with the loss, while the Tigers move to 7-2-3.
Colorado College's Chris Lutz scored the first two goals of the game. The Tigers got on the board in the seventh minute off a misplayed ball out of the Panthers' defensive third of the field, and Lutz scored CC's second goal in the 19th minute off a cross that was played into the box and knocked out to the penalty spot and then shot and finished. During that time, the Panthers had three one-on-one opportunities with the goalkeeper that couldn't be tucked away.
BSC finally scored in the 31st minute from a Brynjar Arnason cross and a finishing header by Emil Saevarsson. Playing in a 15mph sustained south to north wind, the Panthers continued to knock on the door. Panther goalkeeper Sveinbjo Grimsson almost scored as he served a wind-aided ball up the field. The ball bounced over the Colorado keeper, who had to make a tremendous tip to touch the ball over the crossbar.
In the second half, the Panthers outshot the Tigers 9-4 and controlled the game all over the field. BSC again had several strong shots at goal but most were wide or high. Time continued to tick away without an equalizer, and the Tigers still led 2-1 when time expired.
The Panthers will travel from Colorado Springs to Conway, Ark., on Saturday, and BSC faces Hendrix College at 2 p.m. on Sunday.


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USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale breaks down the Fall Classic.
BOSTON -- David Freese, the hero of the St. Louis Cardinals' World Series championship in 2011, was lying in bed when he heard the news.
He instantly was overcome by nausea.
"I almost threw up," Freese said. "Seriously, that was my reaction."
WORLD SERIES: Why the Cardinals will win
Albert Pujols, the man widely considered to be the greatest player in baseball, was leaving St. Louis.
"Holy cow," Freese said. "Albert is gone."
Remarkably, two years later, the Cardinals are playing their first World Series game in 26 years Wednesday (8:07 p.m. ET) without Pujols.
The only thing more surprising is the identity of their opponent: the Boston Red Sox.
The Red Sox, 14 months after unloading a record $264 million in contracts on the Los Angeles Dodgers, went from last to first, turning a 93-loss season into an American League pennant with 97 victories.
It is the greatest turnaround in franchise history.
"That trade was shocking. It was really upsetting to see my teammates leave," Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said. "I didn't throw up, but it left a pit in your stomach."
The Cardinals don't have Pujols, their three-time MVP, who received a 10-year, $240 million contract from the Los Angeles Angels. The Red Sox don't have former All-Stars Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett or super utilityman Nick Punto.
WORLD SERIES: Why the Red Sox will win
Yet here they are without the game's biggest stars, and the biggest payrolls, playing for baseball's ultimate prize.
"You can't understand it at the time, because as players we don't know any better," Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz says. "When you see that bag full of superstars going away, it's a shocker.
"But at the same time, I tell you, it was needed."
The Red Sox replaced their rich superstars with cohesion, replacing cliquish clubhouse chicken-and-beer fests for team dinners. There's not a closer-knit team in baseball, with about a dozen impromptu get-togethers this year in which at least 20 players showed up.
The latest shindig was Sunday night at Ortiz's house, and he reminded everyone that he's just as hungry for a ring now as he was when they won in 2004 and 2007. He and Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina are the only players remaining on their clubs from that 2004 World Series.
"We don't have a team that's full of superstars," Ortiz says. "We just have talented people with a good heart, trying to make things happen.
"That's all you need. Look at us. Look at them."
NIGHTENGALE: New-school managers reach Series
The Cardinals have 17 homegrown players, with only four players on their World Series roster earning more than $10 million.
The Cardinals aren't going to lie and say they don't miss Pujols and his lethal production, but it's like trading in a reliable Mercedes sedan for an unproven six-speed.
"I knew it was going to look different, and I knew it was going to require a different strategy," Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said. "Fortunately for us, the one we went with worked."
Yes, to say the Cardinals' strategy worked is like Bill Gates telling his buddies that his computer software has a chance to catch on.
"I didn't think they could take one of the greatest players on the planet off a World Series team and they wouldn't feel it," says Jeff Luhnow, the Cardinals' former vice president of scouting and player development who was hired as Houston Astros GM the same day Pujols departed.
"I don't think anybody felt the team would be better without him. You lose a player of that caliber, you've got to expect to be hurt production-wise. He had just put together the best 11 years in history of the game, and he was still in his prime.
"I think we all felt Albert's absence would be felt for a couple of years.
"But you look at them now, they're like a machine."
The Cardinals' rebuilding project — which included hiring manager Mike Matheny to replace Tony La Russa and promoting Derek Lilliquist to replace famed pitching coach Dave Duncan — has been as seamless as going from Johnny Carson to Jay Leno.
The Cardinals called Pujols' agent and signed free agent outfielder Carlos Beltran to a modest two-year, $26 million contract. They turned the first-base job over to Allen Craig. And they used the draft compensation pick from the Angels to select rookie sensation Michael Wacha, who is doing his Bob Gibson impersonation, yielding a 0.43 ERA this postseason.
"I'll tell you right now, Albert's 10-year run with the Cardinals, we'll never see again," Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday says. " He was a huge part of our team as far as his consistency and amazing stats. But while he was a huge part of our team, there are a lot of elements to the team that made the Cardinals who they are.
"There's a culture here, but it's the same with Red Sox. These are two very selfless, very team-oriented guys. These are two teams that are all about winning. Nobody is worrying about their own fame and success, it's what do we have to do to win."
The Red Sox, perhaps still lightheaded from those World Series champagne parties, had a temporary loss of memory. They forgot their own identity. They forged into an ugly combination of the New York Yankees and Dodgers, thinking wallet size was more important than heart and soul.
"We knew we weren't who we wanted to be, and that Dodgers trade allowed us to change the whole landscape," said Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington, who replaced Theo Epstein after the 2011 season. "We might have still been OK without the trade, but we sure would have looked different."
They might look ugly these days, with virtually everyone but the batboys wearing those long, scraggly beards, but they're winning oh, so pretty.
"Our wives don't like it, but like I told my wife, 'You want me to shave it or do you want to win a World Series?'" Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia says.
The beards are staying.
And no matter how robust and full-bodied they might be, nothing can hide their character.
"The best two teams are here, and when we play our games this week, I think everybody will see why," Holliday says.
"We're showing that takes a whole more than just talent."
The shaving cream will have to wait.


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Ashes on Aussie minds ahead of England ODIs
England and Australia play the first of a five-match one-day international (ODI) series at Lord's in London tomorrow but the tourists are already looking to their return trip for 2013 Ashes. Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has played in two Ashes Test series defeats and is desperate to emerge victorious.cricket Updated: Jun 28, 2012 08:51 IST
England and Australia play the first of a five-match one-day international (ODI) series at Lord's in London on Friday but the tourists are already looking to their return trip for 2013 Ashes. Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has played in two Ashes Test series defeats and is desperate to emerge victorious.
"After being involved in two Ashes losses now, it is a burning desire inside me to be a part of a successful Ashes series," Watson said.
"Any time you play against England you want success. It is the ultimate rivalry and the ultimate challenge for an Australian cricketer, to play against England and win.
"I haven't been a part of that in Test matches and now is a time to be able to put some things in place so we can have some success when we come back here during the Ashes."
Australia are the world's top-ranked ODI side but England come into this match on the back of six straight home series wins in the 50-over game and a run of six wins in as many completed matches.
England's recent success has been built on their top-order batsman, with Ian Bell filling the gap as opener created by Kevin Pietersen's limited overs retirement by scoring a hundred against the West Indies at Southampton earlier in June.
The hosts are likely to play five specialist bowlers, with Tim Bresnan at number seven and medium-pacer Watson believes that if Australia can make early inroads there is an opportunity to put England's middle-order under pressure.
"For England to be able to go in with four frontline quick bowlers is a very good thing for them against our batting line-up - but if we are able to make inroads into their batting early they may be one short," Watson said.
"We see it is very important for us to have success here is to try and make early inroads. That has been one of England's strengths over the last period of time, to be able to score heavily.
"We know if we are able to make inroads it may expose a part of the England team that hasn't been exposed."
In their 179-run thrashing of an Essex side featuring England one-day captain Alastair Cook on Tuesday, Australia opened with Watson and David Warner, leaving wicket-keeper Matthew Wade at No 7.
"I'll never sell Tim Bresnan short, I think he's an excellent cricketer, he's a very highly skilled bowler and he got 70-odd against us in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy a few years ago as well, so I know he can bat," said Watson.
"But there's no doubt it does put a bit more pressure on him batting at seven, and Matthew Wade has had some pretty good success in his short career anyway opening or batting at seven as well. That could be to our advantage."
However, a confident Bresnan said: "I know I can always improve with bat and ball but I'm striking it nicely.
"I feel I could do a job wherever I am in the order.
"We are expecting a decent test against Australia. They are number one in the world and we respect them accordingly."
Australia have an exciting pace attack with veteran Brett Lee alongside Patrick Cummins and James Pattinson.
"Pat Cummins is a very highly skilled young man. No doubt he will be a handful, especially for the English who haven't seen him much. That will be a nice little wildcard for us," Watson said.
"Brett Lee's experience and his quality as a bowler are very important. The two others haven't played in England at all so Brett is going to be a hugely important part of our bowling line-up."
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NEW YORK (AP) — When Harry Belafonte asked Common to participate in a benefit concert in support of freeing Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who is serving two life sentences for the 1975 execution-style deaths of two FBI agents, he did some research before giving his answer.
"I did my own due diligence," Common said in a telephone interview Thursday with The Associated Press.
He decided to participate Friday in the "Bring Leonard Peltier Home Concert" at New York's Beacon Theatre, joining a lineup that includes Belafonte, Jackson Browne, Pete Seeger and others.
"If I can really help a man be free from something he was accused of and is innocent and wants to be with his family, I can't get up there and say I can't do this because I may have a chance to get more record sales, or this film company is not going to decide to use me," the 40-year-old rapper-actor said of his decision.
The concert is being held to raise awareness of Peltier's plea for clemency. Peltier has maintained that he was framed by the FBI for the deaths of Jack Coler and Ronald Williams, shot execution-style during a standoff on a South Dakota Indian reservation. He has appealed his conviction several times but has been denied. The 68-year-old was last denied parole in 2009 and won't be eligible again until 2024. His advocates say he has been in poor health in recent years.
Common is no stranger to standing up for what he believes, even when it's controversial. In 2000, he recorded "A Song for Assata" on behalf of Assata Shakur, formerly JoAnne Chesimard. She was convicted in the 1973 slaying of a New Jersey State trooper but escaped from prison and is believed to be living in Cuba.
The recording artist says he's not soft on crime and feels that convicted criminals should serve their time "in respect to the system." But he also feels that when someone is unjustly convicted "it's up to all of us to find the truth."
Peltier's story has been the subject of several films, most notably the Michael Apted documentary, "Incident at Oglala," narrated by Robert Redford. Songs about him include "Native Son" by U2 and "Freedom" by Rage Against the Machine.
Peltier is an author and artist, and has continued his activism behind bars.
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I'm writing this around a fire in the Great Basin Redwoods State Park, a couple of hours south of San Francisco. (I become more like my father every year it seems, he would often take laptops camping, much to my mother's dismay). Today was a day filled with the simple magic of the outdoors. Waking from a long sleep. Making a fire to warm up and cooking breakfast. Going for a hike down a gorgeous gully filled with extraordinary trees. More fire. More food. Good conversation and company. There's something about spending time with trees, especially giant, ancient trees, to help put things in perspective, lend the appropriate scale to your stresses and anxieties. I always find time in nature focusing. I come back to the city more relaxed, calmer, ready to do the work that needs to be done.
The time around the new year is a great time for taking stock. I know the calendar ticking over doesn't really mean anything, that time marches on regardless of the organizational structure we impose on it. But it matters, of course, because we choose to say it matters, and for me it is a chance to pause a moment, to look back at the year just past for meaning and look forward to the year I wish to create.
I've been doing a lot of that over the past couple of weeks. 2010 was a really hard year. Nothing seemed to quite go according to plan. Much of it was filled with movement and uncertainty. I went through the complexity of securing a new visa mid-year and moved to San Francisco only for the job I came here for to disappear only five weeks later. A series of contracts has allowed me to stick around but does not guarantee being here in the longer-term, my visa requires that I'm working near full-time without any break in employment. This lack of certainty makes it hard to settle down, to really feel like San Francisco is home, as much as I love it.
This will work itself out soon, one way or another. I'm involved in a number of conversations about exciting opportunities, both for full-time and longer-term consulting gigs, that I hope will lead to greater stability soon. I have a great deal of confidence that whatever happens will be what is meant to happen, and that this year will be all about laying new roots, having new experiences, and contributing to my community, wherever that may lead.
A big part of my positivity is my excitement over StartSomeGood, the social enterprise I am co-founding. I really believe in our idea and vision and think we can create a sustainable platform which helps grow the social entrepreneurship movement by connecting great ideas with people ready to support them to happen. (If you missed it please check out my announcement from last week. You can also follow us on Twitter.)
Soon after the new year K and I held a little ritual, standing on the top of a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, designed to help us leave behind in 2010 some of the things we wanted to let go of and welcome new things to our lives in 2011. In preparing for this I was inspired by Beth Kanter (who was inspired by Chris Brogan) to identify three concepts which I hope will guide me this year. They are:
Learn – Stay open to new information and ways of doing things and constantly refine what I do based on what I learn. I want to learn more about myself, my practice and the world around me, develop new skills be really present to the people I meet and what they have to teach me.
Explore – Don't fall into ruts, don't settle, keep seeking out new places and experiences. Spend more time outdoors in inaccessible places. Challenge myself. Connect with new people and participate in new communities and cultures.
Make a Difference – Find an organization I believe in and help them make amazing things happen. Help find and launch innovative new social good projects. Support my friends, family and partner.
If I focus on each of those things I'm pretty sure this will be a great year, however uncertain things may be right now. Onwards and upwards!
What are your intentions for this year?


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|Chloe and one of her besties, Ruby.
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Viera Connect: New and Improved Internet-connected TVs
Panasonic changed the name of their Internet TV features from Viera Cast to Viera Connect. What's in a name change? In this case, a pretty significant amount: In addition to Internet streaming sources like Hulu Plus, Netflix, YouTube, CinemaNow, and Amazon VOD, Viera Connect also lets you watch archives from several sports sites (MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS) as well as Web apps like Facebook, Napster, Skype, Ustream, and Gameloft. During their press conference they demoed Asphalt 5, a racing game from Gameloft that features an online multiplayer mode, and is playable with the stock Panasonic remote or a generic USB gamepad.
Perhaps the most interesting Viera Connect addition is the Viera Connect Market, which lets you download third-party apps to your TV to personalize your TV-watching experience. No word yet on what kind of apps we'll see in the market, or how the development process works, but if the Gameloft demo is any indication, this TV packs plenty of power.
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Panasonic is known for plasmas, and their three new plasma series all have the new Viera Connect features and support for active-shutter 3D (one pair of glasses included).
A also have the new Infinite Black Pro 2 Panel, which creates "more subtle, delicate blacks" than last year's TVs, as well as improved 3D images thanks to new crosstalk reduction circuitry, filters that block out ambient room light, new phosphors that boost the TV's light output by 30%, and an overall power consumption cut of 25%.
At the high end is the VT30 series (55-inch and 65-inch). Following that is the GT30 line (50-inch, 55-inch, 60-inch, and 65-inch) and ST30 line (42-inch, 46-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 60-inch, and 65-inch). Expect to see these TVs start shipping in the Spring.
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Their high-end LCD line is called the DT30 (32-inch and 37-inch), and features the Viera Connect Internet TV functions, active-shutter 3D, and an LED back-lit LCD panel with a 120hz refresh rate. It's targeted at gamers, though they didn't explain why during the press conference.
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Finally, they're releasing a slew of low-end LCD models aimed at smaller size classes: the C30 (19-inch, 720p, 60hz), the E3 series (32/37/42-inch LED back-lit LCD panel without the full Viera Connect features), the C3 series (32-inch, 720p), the U3 series (32/37-inch, 1080p, 60hz), and the X30 series (32-inch, 720p, 60hz, comes with iPod/iPhone attachment kit).
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Several people have remarked on Jim Crow laws lately: Don Boudreaux at CafeHayek, Thomas Sowell, and myself. Edwin writes to me saying that he thought Thomas Sowell got to the point better, which is that free markets don't tolerate discrimination. He is quite right.
Any kind of interference in the free market which does not favor one party over another will never be favored by businessmen for two reasons. First, because it's always possible that a competitor will cheat on the sly. Regulations only regulate the honest businessman. Second, because any regulation which requires modified behavior imposes a cost, and only rarely is this cost compensated-for. Perhaps the cost is a one-time cost in the form of retraining staff members. More likely the cost will be ongoing.
A non-economist might say "but everyone has that cost imposed on them, so it's perfectly fair." No, it's not. Everything has a substitute. Before we had FedEx, time-critical packages were hand-carried on airplanes. When I was a chip designer at HP, an engineer would fly down to the Bay Area to pick up her masks. People can still do that, and if FedEx and/or UPS stopped selling overnight services, the practice of hand-carrying would resume.
The bus companies in the south discovered to their chagrin that the black people didn't HAVE to ride their busses. During the bus boycott in 60's, blacks didn't ride any busses for an entire year. They walked, bicycled, and organized jitneys (private automobiles used for pay carriage; similar to taxis).


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January 2004
The Kayapo Indians' Struggle in Brazil
The Kayapó get settled at a rally against a dam on the Xingu River, Brazil. Photo: International Rivers.
Summer 2003 with the Kayapo Indians of Brazil, a personal account: I was decorated, head to toe, in paint. The city dust tried to fade the colors but I still remembered. I remembered spending hours in the shade of Baycocaco's house in a frozen stance as she moved her fingers steadily, constantly, down my back. The coolness of the paint traced my body, exaggerated the whiteness of my skin. I practiced a few Kayapo words in between strokes: 'Mex Kumrex' (beautiful/ good/ thank you), 'Akatemae' (good morning), 'Wea-wea' (butterfly). She smiled, revealing her aged set of teeth. We laughed at my attempts but she encouraged me with a hand on my upper chest, a common Kayapo gesture of appreciation. She painted vertical stripes with dots on my legs, turned my arms into the scaled pattern of a fish, and highlighted my cheekbones with crosshatchings. She painted me Kayapo. Painted Kayapo on my belly. Painted Kayapo on my heart. The paint dried. My skin pulled it down, fastened it, let it seep to the place where I hold it now — deep in my chest.
Who are the Kayapo Indians?
The Kayapo Indians are an indigenous tribe inhabiting land on both sides of the Xingu River in the state of Pará, Brazil on the Central Brazilian Plateau. Nine Kayapo villages are scattered throughout the territory, creating a 28.4 million acre home for more than 5,000 people.1 The dominant ecosystems are tropical rainforest and grassland in which the Kayapo hunt, fish, and practice swidden agriculture (slash and burn). The Kayapo wear intricate beadwork and headdresses in ceremonies and decorate their bodies with dye coming from the plants genipapo and urucu. The Kayapo refer to themselves as Mebêngokrê, which means 'the men from the water place.'
How is Kayapo culture at risk?
- Pollution: Outside the boundaries of the territory, acres of soybean and cattle characterize Brazil's landscape. The ecological stress from these practices is negatively affecting life for the Kayapo and others. Pollution is traveling from the headwaters of the Xingu downriver to the reserve, contaminating water supplies and food resources.
- Land Invasion: Parts of the east bank of the Middle Xingu called Kapôtnhinore are being illegally invaded and sold. Over the last two years ranchers and others have sought out the land. Hostile relationships have formed, creating a dangerous and volatile environment and also blocking river travel.
- Hydroelectric Dams: The Brazilian government has revived a set of plans that will establish dams along the Xingu River. The proposed project would displace Kayapo from their homes, cause a loss of sustenance for those living downstream, disturb fish populations, and damage terrestrial ecosystems.
The history
In 1989 these issues reached a climax. The original plans for damming were exposed, revealing the damages that would occur if such a project were to ensue. The proposals would
- harm about 3,000 people who live along the Xingu
- flood more than 1,600 square kilometers, 85% of which would be indigenous land
- create the world's largest manmade lake2
The Kayapo did not passively watch the scene unfold. They took action that would reverberate globally. In the town of Altamira an intertribal, international, and integrated coalition, called The Peoples of the Xingu, was formed to demonstrate against the dams. For five days the town was transformed into a traditional Kayapo village — homes filled with men, women, and children, adorned in ceremonial dress for the New Corn Ceremony, performing their daily tasks. Over 600 Kayapo, 40 other indigenous Amazonian tribes, world media members, and non-government organizations (NGOs) representatives shook the streets until the government pledged to listen. In addition to the demonstration, the Kayapo met with government officials and sent chiefs to tour North America, Europe, and Japan.3
Through effective leadership and organization the Kayapo presented their culture to the world, showing their vigor and vitality. The global community returned with a voice of support and respect, loud enough to urge the termination of the project. The unprecedented victory gave hope and empowerment to the region and world.
Today's challenge
14 years later the government has reopened the book on the Xingu. A second round of proposals are being reviewed and the Kayapo plan a second round of defense.
- Electronorte, an electrical utilities company owned by the state, is spearheading this initiative to create the world's third largest dam.4 The first dam, the Belo Monte, will not be able to operate during the four-month long dry season, making the system inefficient and dependent on the construction of additional dams.
- A canal system has also been proposed that would be the largest canal project since the Panama Canal.
- Funding for the proposal comes from Electronorte and private vendors like the Brazilian National Developmental Bank.
- There will be no compensation to the people who would be displaced or harmed.5
November 2003 in Piaraçu, Brazil, 100 delegates from some 28 tribes met to reorganize a plan to halt the abuse of their land.6 The purpose of this meeting was to form a united front of opposition to the harmful developments that will affect all the people who depend on the Xingu. This meeting was the precursor to a meeting that is planned for summer 2004 in Altamira, where again the Kayapo and their friends will raise their voices.
As I walked through the streets of Redençao, the out-post city six hours outside the village, I considered my role in the Kayapo's struggle. Some of my paint was covered with Kayapo style cloths and jewelry. Some Brazilians in this area hate the Kayapo and admire Americans. Every corner I turned, another confused look settled upon me. My superficially bronzed skin and touring eyes revealed my home. I was a young American woman stitched in Kayapo. Every patch of my body sent a clear message I was proud to post wide.
I now continue with this message: Kayapo Indian culture holds beauty that our world cannot afford to live without. Just as in Redençao, I recognize the privileges I have and with that comes the responsibility to know where and how to apply that energy.
The Kayapo need help. The Brazilian government wants to dam the Xingu River that they depend on. Pollution and ranchers encroach; logging and mining chip away. These are some of the challenges faced by the Kayapo Indians as modernity slowly tries to sew itself into their fabric. The Kayapo are strong in leadership, creativity, spirit, and love but without global support they may be overcome by the development's impetus. Before we left the village, the Chief and his son came up to us and asked for our help. Please hear their words.
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One of these drawings would make a great gift for the holidays,
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If one is stung, the wound can be treated in the following ways:
- Remove the stinger with all haste, in whatever manner is most convenient. I like scraping across the skin with a credit card to try to remove the stinger. If you see a little black dot in the wound, part of the stinger is still present.
- Apply a solution of one part meat tenderizer to 4 parts water. Papain, the enzyme in meat tenderizer, breaks down the protein in bee venom responsible for the pain and itching. Don't leave this on for more than 30 minutes, or it can irritate the skin. If this isn't available, you might try an antiperspirant. Aluminum chlorohydrate reduces the effect of bee venom, but to a lesser extent.
- Apply cold. Use ice or cool water for 10 to 30 minutes after the sting. This blunts the body's allergic response.
- An antihistamine such as Benadryl, taken by mouth, can give some added relief, and help prevent the reaction from spreading.
- A shake lotion such as calamine can be helpful. A paste made of baking soda and water can have a similar effect.
- Topical hydrocortisone can also provide some symptomatic relief.
- A topical antibiotic ointment can also be used to help prevent infection.
- Give acetaminophen or ibuprofen for systemic pain relief.
After a bee sting, different children will have different reactions:
- Bee stings cause immediate, painful red bumps.
- In most cases, the pain has largely disappeared within 2 hours, although swelling may not be apparent until the next day.
- Large local reactions at the site of the sting can start 12 to 36 hours after the initial sting and can persist for up to a week. A physician should be consulted if the reaction continues to spread or there is a systemic reaction.
- Systemic reactions such as hives, redness, or swelling elsewhere on the body, vomiting, dizziness, hoarseness, thickened speech, or difficulty breathing, should receive prompt medical care from a physician. Also, be sure to see a doctor if there were 10 or more stings, or if one of the stings was inside the nose or mouth, since swelling can interfere with breathing.
A child who has had a systemic reaction to a bee sting (which I can personally relate to) should follow special precautions set forth by his or her pediatrician. This will include carrying injectable epinephrine (which I do).
Although systemic reactions occur in about 3% of children who are stung, and anaphylactic shock can follow as many as 0.8% of bee stings, thankfully only 50 people in the United States are killed by bee stings each year, and only 1 to 2 of these are children. You may want to consider having your child wear a medical alert braclet if they have a significant allergy to bee stings.


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