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REPTILES BUSTED IN DRUG RAID !

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:58:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: These to look like the masterminds of the group too ! US police officer comments: small bust ,trying going on a bust in "M.VICK's" backyard !

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Reptile shock for Rio drug police

Brazilian police say they have seized two caimans - small alligator-like reptiles - during an operation against drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro.

They were looking for the leader of a drugs gang in one of Rio's shanty towns - known as favelas - when they came across the caimans in a backyard.

schedule

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:20:53 GMT

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Clip Source: medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu

LALS-240-401

LGST-210-403

Topics in Brazilian Cult

MWF

12:00 PM-

01:00 PM;

WILL

318

1 CU; Seminar; 09/03/2008 - 12/05/2008

Instructors:

Ernst,Kirsten

Corp Resp and Ethics

03:00 PM-

04:30 PM;

JMHH

F55

1 CU; Lecture; 09/03/2008 - 12/05/2008

Instructors:

Hussain,Waheed

MGMT-101-003

Introduction To Management

01:30 PM-

03:00 PM;

SHDH

351

0 CU; Lecture; 09/03/2008 - 12/05/2008

Instructors:

Rosenkopf,Lori

MGMT-101-205

Intro To Management

12:00 PM-

01:30 PM;

JMHH

G94

1 CU; Recitation; 09/03/2008 - 12/05/2008

Instructors:

Kistinger,Lenore J

Nutrition: Science & Applications

05:00 PM-

08:00 PM;

NEGB

119-2

1 CU; Lecture; 09/03/2008 - 12/05/2008

Instructors:

De Jonghe,Bart-Gerard C
Hayes,Matthew R

NURS-112-002

Abducted Man Survives 3 Days Locked in Car Trunk

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:56:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: How crazy can people get?

Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

Abducted Man Survives 3 Days Locked in Car Trunk

SAO PAUL, Brazil — Brazilian police say they have rescued a man who was locked up for three days in the trunk of his own car.

A police officer says two heavily armed men abducted a real estate broker on Friday to use his car for "a series of burglaries." She declined to be identified because she was not authorized to speak to the press.

The officer says that the car ran out of gas and the attackers abandoned it in a crime-infested neighborhood in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte.

She says police came across the car and heard "banging noises" coming from the trunk.

She says the victim was unhurt "but shaken, and in need of a good bath."

Beautiful Decorative Stickers

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:21:31 GMT

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Clip Source: damncoolpics.blogspot.com

A cool collection of decorative stickers from Diz Decor, a Brazilian design group that makes stickers to beautify walls. Not only does it brings life to one’s room, it changes the overall design perspective. It costs around USD200 after conversion which some might feel a bit pricey for a decal.

Tags: diz decor, design, decorative stickers

Brazil: Deforestation rises sharply as farmers push into Amazon

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:51:54 GMT

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Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Concerns over the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest resurfaced at the weekend after it emerged that deforestation jumped by 64% over the last 12 months, according to official government data.

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research this week said that around 3,145 square miles - an area half the size of Wales - were razed between August 2007 and August 2008.

With commodity prices hitting recent highs and loggers and soy farmers pushing ever further into the Amazon jungle, satellite images captured by a real-time monitoring system, known in Brazil as Deter, showed that deforestation was once again on the rise after three years on the wane.

Brazil's push to expand its economy and develop the Amazon region is posing increasing threats to Brazil's natural resources. They accuse the government of retreating from its promises to defend the Amazon rainforest, which has been decimated since the 1970s by a mixture of logging, cattle ranching and soy farming.

Tags: environment, forests, i-deforestation, i-increase

Diaper helps break baby's 30-foot fall

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:39:12 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I thought stuff like this only happened in "Baby's Day Out," precocious-infant-type movies.

I wonder what brand the nappies are.

Clip Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Caua Felipe Massaneiro survived a 30-foot (10-meter) fall because his diaper snagged on a security spike embedded in the concrete wall around his apartment building in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife.

The boy dangled from the spike for a moment, then "the diaper opened and the baby fell to the ground, but at a much slower speed," a police officer said. "The diaper obviously lessened the impact of the fall and saved the baby's life."

"It was a miracle," said the officer who declined to be identified because she was not authorized to speak to the press. "He could also have been killed by one of the spikes."

"It wasn't the diaper that saved him," Massaneiro told the newspaper. "It was God."

Disposable diaper saves baby!

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:19:41 GMT

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Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

"It was a miracle," said the officer who declined to be identified because she was not authorized to speak to the press. "He could also have been killed by one of the spikes."

"It wasn't the diaper that saved him," Massaneiro told the newspaper. "It was God."

Amazons' lost towns

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:24:48 GMT

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Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon

A remote area of the Amazon river basin was once home to densely populated towns, Science journal reports.

The Upper Xingu, in west Brazil, was once thought to be virgin forest, but in fact shows traces of extensive human activity.

Researchers found evidence of a grid-like pattern of settlements connected by road networks and arranged around large central plazas.

There are signs of farming, wetland management, and possibly fish farms.

The ancient urban communities date back to before the first Europeans set foot in the Upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon in the 15th Century.

"They have quite remarkable planning and self-organisation, more so than many classical examples of what people would call urbanism," he said. Although the remains are almost invisible, they can be identified by members of the Kuikuro tribe, who are thought to be direct descendents of the people who built the towns.

Disposable diaper breaks fall, saves child's life

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:09:55 GMT

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Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday.

" 'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon"

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:08:20 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7586860.stm

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon

A remote area of the Amazon river basin was once home to densely populated towns, Science journal reports.

The Upper Xingu, in west Brazil, was once thought to be virgin forest, but in fact shows traces of extensive human activity.

Researchers found evidence of a grid-like pattern of settlements connected by road networks and arranged around large central plazas.

There are signs of farming, wetland management, and possibly fish farms.

The settlements are now almost completely overgrown by rainforest.

The ancient urban communities date back to before the first Europeans set foot in the Upper Xingu region of the Brazilian Amazon in the 15th Century.

diaper saves life of 18-month-old boy

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:34:57 GMT

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Clip Source: www.orlandosentinel.com

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) _ A disposable diaper has saved the life of an 18-month-old boy, breaking his fall from a third-floor apartment window, officials said Thursday.

"It wasn't the diaper that saved him," Massaneiro told the newspaper. "It was God."

Thieves leave money, don't steal car

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:17:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Humorous yet sad story.

Clip Source: www.ananova.com

Thieves left money instead of taking car

A Brazilian woman says car thieves left her money instead of taking her car when they realised its poor condition.

Flavia Alcantara from Belo Horizonte, had left a note on the windscreen warning thieves that the car was not worth stealing.

Her note read: "Mr Robber, please do not steal this car. It has no batteries, no spare tyre. It is in bad shape. Thank you for your attention."

Mrs Alcantara says someone later tried to steal the car but ended up leaving it - along with a one reai banknote, worth the equivalent of 40p.

"The robber must have felt sorry for me," she told Terra Noticias Populares..

"I put the note to attract the robbers' attention. I wanted to stop them taking a car which wasn't worth stealing anyway."

Tags: odd

Cirque du Soleil

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:52:27 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Amazing shows every time...Awesome!!!

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Nouvelle Expérience

An acrobat performs in the contortion act of Nouvelle Expérience.

Quidam

"Quidam" by Cirque du Soleil

Aerial hoops act from Varekai.

Cirque du Soleil performing in São Paulo, Brazil with Saltimbanco.

Future productions

June–September 2008: Cirque du Soleil will have a daily parade spectacle called The Awakening of the Serpent to be performed for the duration of Expo 2008 in Zaragoza, Spain.

October 19, 2008: Cirque will perform a special one-night, one-time event as a closing ceremony performance for the La Francophonie Summit and part of the celebrations marking Quebec City's 400th anniversary at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Canada.^[45]

April 2009: Cirque du Soleil has announced there will be a new touring show (working title: Cirque 2009) to be directed by renowned Brazilian choreographer/dancer Deborah Colker.

5 Movie Martial Artists That Lost a Deathmatch to Dignity

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:15:21 GMT

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Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#5.

Steven Seagal

[Video]

This is Seagal's music video, "Girl, it's alright," from the album "Mojo Priest,"

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#4.

David Carradine

[Video]

It certainly did nothing to help David's rep as a master of pain distribution when he appeared in this infomercial for his series of exercise tapes called Spiral Fitness.

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#3.

Jean Claude Van Dammel

[Video]

During the long, cold night that followed his blazing glory days, Van Damme appeared here on what Brazilian's pretend is a television show where he embarrasses himself repeatedly

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#2.

Michael Dudikoff

[Video]

This video was taken at the grand opening of the Gracie Academy. As you can see, somehow Dudikoff got it in his head that it'd be a good idea to emulate Matthew McConaughey's pot-head, frat-bro, burn-out chic.

Clip Source: www.cracked.com

#1.

Chuck Norris

[Video]

He not only wins, he wins by stare down.

So how about this one where he shoots down an attack helicopter with the bazooka he keeps in the gun-rack on his pickup truck.

Or,

the simple elegance of this one, where he just flies away on his jet pack.

Tags: movies, tv, actor, krotty

"Amazonian tribe: what can the picture tell us?"

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:23:46 GMT

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What do the pictures tell us about the Amazonian tribe?

Although we do not know the name of the recently spotted tribe in Brazil, or what language they speak, it is possible to tease out some clues as to their way of life from the aerial photographs taken by the Brazilian government. Fiona Watson, from the campaign group Survival International, uses her experience gained during 20 years of visiting the region, to explain what the pictures may show.

MALOCAS

Malocas, or communal houses, are typically thatched. They often have fires, used for cooking or heating during the night. Smaller structures are used for cooking and other tasks, while larger buildings can be used as sleeping areas, and are usually equipped with hammocks.

The thatched roof does not reach to the ground suggesting that this is an area for communal activities including cooking, socialising or preparing the paste that is used for dyes and body paint.