Brazil Magazine: From the courtroom to the bathroom with our stars
Before we get to the fine mess that was this week in the world of celebrities -- which includes Kelly Clarkson in the bathtub -- let's update an old favorite here in Noise: Documents in the Michael Jackson case released Tuesday show prosecutors have seized his phone records, a DVD of a party at Neverland and videos of the pop star. Either they're after specific evidence or they have a heck of a party planned. Now, back to the mysterious case of Clarkson...
Brazil Magazine: Land,
Points
Well done Zoe Heller for the article on the Guarani-Kaiowa of southern Brazil (Magazine, last week). Over the past few years a good deal of hogwash has been put forward about how best to help South American Indians: from purchasing fewer wooden loo seats to buying more hair lotion.Heller went to the heart of the is sue by focusing on the lack of land ownership rights. Letters of support have already encouraged local courts in Brazil to rule in favour of the Guarani-Kaiowa. An international...
Brazil Magazine: Q2 2005 Acesita S.A. Earnings Conference Call - Final
OPERATOR: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the conference call hosted by Acesita and CST to discuss second quarter 2005 results. [OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS]. If you need a copy of the press release, they are available on the Company's website at the Investors link. It can be found at www.acesita.com.br and at www.cst.com.br.Before proceeding, let me mention that forward-looking statements are being made under the Safe Harbor of the Securities...
Brazil Magazine: Newsmakers
A jolly good filmmaker George Lucas was presented the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts-Los Angeles. Lucas, the creator of Star Wars and the co-creator of the Indiana Jones trilogy, was honored at the 11th annual Britannia Awards ceremony Friday night in Beverly Hills. Since the mid-1970s, Lucas has directed and/or produced nine movies on location in the United Kingdom, including Willow and Labyrinth. More...
Brazil Magazine: One more before the road
Today is the official release date for the jazzy Long Beach six-piece Delta Nove, which blends world music, jazz and Afro-Cuban styles with classic rock stylings and has been accused more than once of being a jam band. But for the band's members, their real turning point came last week. To woodwind player Rob Covacevich, it came June 19, to be exact. That was the day he left his full-time job as a teacher. "We" ve all retired from teaching,"...
