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Children walk on canoes moored on the bank of the Amazon River near Murutinga, Brazil. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Naiamara dos Santos (left) helps her daughter, Pamela Oliveira Cordeleiro, 2, off the family's motorboat to visit doctors aboard the John Wesley medical boat that has pulled ashore in the Jacaré indigenous community near Autazes, Brazil. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
Visited a village inhabited by people who still don´t speak Spanish or wear much clothing. Bought some disgusting pepto bismol-looking liquor made locally from tropical fruits.
Like commuters everywhere, passengers on the Amazon River near Murutinga, Brazil, check their cell phones. Photo by Mike DuBose, UMNS.
The "Amazones de la Confrérie des Gardians" perform a carousel in the Roman Arena of Arles, France. This is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mireille, the famous poem of Frederic Mistral.
Frédéric Mistral (September 8, 1830?March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He was a key figure in the literary félibrige movement. He shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology. The "Amazones de la Confrérie des Gardians" perform a carousel in the Roman Arena of Arles, France. This is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mireille, the famous poetry of Frederic Mistral. Frédéric Mistral (September 8, 1830?March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He was a key figure in the literary félibrige movement. He shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology.
Mireille is also an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral's poem Mireio. Gounod was charmed by the originality of the work, the story being much less contrived than many of those on the operatic stage at the time. During the course of composition Gounod spent much time in Provence (12 March to the end of May 1863), visiting the sites of the action in the poem/opera, and met Mistral on several occasions at his home in Maillane. Gounod stayed at the Hôtel de la Ville Vert in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and was treated to a banquet by the townspeople on May 26. Presenting class differences in a rural setting was not usual at the time, and as Huebner comments "some early reviewers had difficulty accepting that a 'mere' country girl could sing a heroic aria such as "En marche". It has been argued that "what matters in this extended lyric poem is not the story but the rich tapestry or Provençal traditions, beliefs and customs"
Wow: simply look at it, you don't need statistics or studies. This is about 4500 sq mi of Amazon rainforest from 1975 through 2008, destroyed. Google Earth will let you zoom in and pan around to see even more. This just makes me sad!
Thanks to Google (http://google-latlong.blogspot.com/2009/03/look-back-in-time.html) for pointing it out.
Sunrise along the Javari river in the Amazon region in Peru, near the Brazil/Colombia border.
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La compañía de ventas por Internet Amazon podría poner a la venta su propio 'smartphone' a finales de este año. Además, la compañía en su intento por expandirse en el mercado de los 'tablets' e ir más allá del éxito en venta de los libros electrónicos, podría también lanzar nuevas versiones del Kindle Fire.
Los planes de Amazon podría estar pensando en ir más allá en las ventas de 'tablets' y libros electrónicos y lanzar su primer 'smartphone' de bajo coste, según ha publicado All things Digital (Milan: DIB.MI - noticias) . Ya en noviembre del año pasado se publicaron rumores que facilitó un analista de Citigroup (NYSE: C - noticias) , donde concretó que el precio podría rondar entre los 150 y 170 dólares (114 y 130 euros).
The "Amazones de la Confrérie des Gardians" perform a carousel in the Roman Arena of Arles, France. This is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mireille, the famous poem of Frederic Mistral.
Frédéric Mistral (September 8, 1830?March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He was a key figure in the literary félibrige movement. He shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology. The "Amazones de la Confrérie des Gardians" perform a carousel in the Roman Arena of Arles, France. This is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mireille, the famous poetry of Frederic Mistral. Frédéric Mistral (September 8, 1830?March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He was a key figure in the literary félibrige movement. He shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology.
Mireille is also an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral's poem Mireio. Gounod was charmed by the originality of the work, the story being much less contrived than many of those on the operatic stage at the time. During the course of composition Gounod spent much time in Provence (12 March to the end of May 1863), visiting the sites of the action in the poem/opera, and met Mistral on several occasions at his home in Maillane. Gounod stayed at the Hôtel de la Ville Vert in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and was treated to a banquet by the townspeople on May 26. Presenting class differences in a rural setting was not usual at the time, and as Huebner comments "some early reviewers had difficulty accepting that a 'mere' country girl could sing a heroic aria such as "En marche". It has been argued that "what matters in this extended lyric poem is not the story but the rich tapestry or Provençal traditions, beliefs and customs"
Amazon plans to introduce a limited music streaming feature as early as Thursday, according to several people briefed on its plans.
The new feature, which has been rumored in the music industry for months, will give subscribers to Amazon’s Prime service access to thousands of songs free and without interruptions from advertising. But it will omit most new releases, and will not include the catalog of the Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Amazon, already one of the biggest retailers of music downloads, is adding the streaming feature as a sweetener for its Prime customers, whose annual subscription fee was recently raised to $99 from $79. Prime subscribers get free shipping on orders and other perks like free access to some movies and television shows. The new music feature will offer a wide but limited selection of titles, and for the most part will not include current hits.
An Amazon spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
Jeffrey P. Bezos, the chief of Amazon, which has some 20 million Prime subscribers who would get the new music service. Credit Victoria Bonn-Meuser/European Pressphoto Agency
Licensing negotiations with record labels and music publishers began about six months ago, but were slowed by disagreements over financial terms that many music companies considered low.
Amazon told most small labels that in exchange for one-year licensing agreements they would be offered shares of a $5 million royalty pool, to be divided by a market-share formula of Amazon’s choosing, said two people who were involved in the negotiations. Bigger labels and distributors were offered larger one-time payments for a year of access to certain titles. Amazon initially offered a total of about $25 million in these fees, but it was unclear whether the figure changed in negotiations.
Sony and Warner Music, two of the three major labels, have signed such deals. But Universal, whose catalog includes stars like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Kanye West, did not reach an agreement with Amazon.
After Amazon’s proposed contracts for songwriting rights were rejected by many music publishers, the company used an outside firm to obtain “compulsory” licenses through federal copyright provisions. That process is common, but implies that Amazon may make more limited use of songs than it had originally contemplated.
With a relatively small catalog, Amazon’s service is not seen as a major threat to companies like Spotify, Rhapsody and Beats, which offer millions of songs. But Amazon’s sheer size gives it a big advantage. The company recently announced that it had 244 million active customer accounts, and it is estimated to have more than 20 million Prime subscribers.
Amazon’s scale may help it reach the millions of casual music consumers who have remained hesitant to sign up for any streaming service. Those consumers are a big concern for the music industry as the streaming market matures and gradually replaces CDs and downloads as the way most people listen to music.
Reference URL: www.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/business/media/amazon-said-to-...
Santarém Pará 16-06-2007- Pátio de madeireira na cidade de Santarém, desmatamento ilegal na Amazônia brasileira. A série "Uma certa Amazônia" realizada durante a primeira década do século 21, quando os eventos extremos de cheia e vazante na Amazônia revelaram que algo de muito errado está acontecendo com o clima do planeta. Mudanças cada vez mais drásticas no regime das águas da bacia dos rios Negro e Solimões provocaram impactos como a fome, sede, doenças e mortandade de animais. O cotidiano das populações tradicionais e a paisagem amazônica mudaram definitivamente. Uma situação de extremos, onde as vazantes estão, a cada ano, se transformando em catástrofes e as cheias mostrando-se cada vez mais trágicas. Este cenário que a cada vez mais perde áreas de florestas para o agronegócio, principalmente as plantações de soja e milho, assim como a criação de gado, além da pressão sofrida pela industria madeireira em áreas de preservação permanente e também em terras indígenas, além da exploração mineral e a ameaça pelas grandes obras de infra-estrutura do governo brasileiro fazem da Amazônia um dos ecossistemas mais frágeis perante a ação do homem. (Foto: Alberto César Araújo/Amazônia Real)
A Floresta Amazônica é uma floresta tropical situada na região norte da América do Sul. Ocupa territórios do Brasil, Bolívia, Peru, Equador, Colômbia, Venezuela, Guiana, Suriname e Guiana Francesa.
É a floresta equatorial que ocupa a maior extensão do território amazônico.
The "Amazones de la Confrérie des Gardians" perform a carousel in the Roman Arena of Arles, France. This is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mireille, the famous poem of Frederic Mistral.
Frédéric Mistral (September 8, 1830?March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He was a key figure in the literary félibrige movement. He shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology. The "Amazones de la Confrérie des Gardians" perform a carousel in the Roman Arena of Arles, France. This is to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Mireille, the famous poetry of Frederic Mistral. Frédéric Mistral (September 8, 1830?March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. He was a key figure in the literary félibrige movement. He shared the Nobel Prize in literature in 1904 for his contributions in literature and philology.
Mireille is also an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Michel Carré after Frédéric Mistral's poem Mireio. Gounod was charmed by the originality of the work, the story being much less contrived than many of those on the operatic stage at the time. During the course of composition Gounod spent much time in Provence (12 March to the end of May 1863), visiting the sites of the action in the poem/opera, and met Mistral on several occasions at his home in Maillane. Gounod stayed at the Hôtel de la Ville Vert in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and was treated to a banquet by the townspeople on May 26. Presenting class differences in a rural setting was not usual at the time, and as Huebner comments "some early reviewers had difficulty accepting that a 'mere' country girl could sing a heroic aria such as "En marche". It has been argued that "what matters in this extended lyric poem is not the story but the rich tapestry or Provençal traditions, beliefs and customs"