Thursday, September 27, 2007

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
In addition to Fujimori's conjugal visiting rights, quake and meteor updates,
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FREE TRADE?
  • 'Peru Deal Gaining Momentum Among Democrats' (The Hill, Ian Swanson) Congressman Sander Levin said, “I think it was a very useful discussion, and it has always been my view that the more discussion there is on the Peru agreement, the more people realize it’s a major change in trade policy."
  • 'Congress Comes Through For Peru' (Investment Business Daily)
  • 'Trade Secret; Labor Activists ANnoy Congressman' (Portland Mercury, Scott Moore) "The problem, the protestors insisted, was that the deal would lead to artificially cheap US crops being dumped on Peru, forcing millions of Peruvian farmers out of business."
METEOR UPDATE:
  • OPINION: 'Out Of The Blue' (Hartford Courant, Robert M. Thorson) Thorson is Professor of Geology at the University of Connecticut "Though trivial by geological standards, the meteoroid had a dramatic impact on the villagers of Carancas. Hundreds were reported ill due to some combination of local changes in atmospheric chemistry and psychosomatic shock. I suspect that even the most ardent atheists among them were brought to their knees in humility. I'm also betting that the local birthrate will rise."
  • ' 'Meteorite' Crash Breeds Mass Hysteria' (Fox News via Space, Andrea Thompson)
  • 'Meteorite Proves To Be A Hit In Peru' (Nature) "Researchers are examining a 17-metre-wide crater in southern Peru, looking for fragments of what is believed to be one of the largest meteorites to hit land in years."
FUJI FILE:
  • 'Conjugal Visits For Jailed Fujimori' (Associated Press)
  • Fujimori Prison Photographs (Associated Press offers them)
  • 'Conjugal Visits For Fujimori' (New York Times via Associated Press)
  • 'Fujimori In Cushy Peru Prison' (Prensa Latina, Cuba)
  • 'Fujimori To Be Allowed Guitar, Conjugal Visits' (Washington Post via Associated Press)
  • 'Peru Prosecutors Working Without Pause On Fujimori Case' (Xinhua News Agency) "The National Penitentiary Body announced Wednesday that Fujimori would be held under the so-called Type-B Special Regime, which means 20 hours a day in his cell; two weekly visits from a close relative for a maximum of four hours; a conjugal visit every 15 days; visits from minors to once every 15 days or less.
QUAKE UPDATE:
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released their 'Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 2o' which includes updates national and United Nations relief efforts as of September 25. "On September 21 the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation organized a donor meeting to inform about the framework of reconstruction and recovery interventions in earthquake-affected areas." (The full 6-page report is also online.)
MICRO/MACRO ECONOMICS:
  • 'Three Submit Bids For Transmission Advisory Contract' (BNAmericas, David Casallas)
  • 'Maple Energy H1 Pretax Profit Drops' (Maple Energy press release)
  • New Zealand Prime Minister Cites Peru In Speech (New Zealand's Relations With Latin America, Prime Minister Helen Clark)
  • 'Northern Peru Closes Brokered Private Placement' (Northern Peru Copper press release)
  • 'Gold Fields To Repay Peru Project Capex In 3 Years' (Reuters)
  • 'Newmont Mining Down After Warning On Gold Costs, Reserves' (Wall Street Journal)
  • 'Peru's Poor Speak Up: Tourism Is Good, Law School Is Better' (New American Media, Andrés Tapia) "Response among Peru’s poor – more than 50 percent of the population — is mixed about whether the boom is good for them."
HISTORY, ARTS & LITERATURE:
SPORTS:
  • 'Baggier Pants - The Solution For Female Referee In Peru?' (Deutsche Press Agentur) "The tight shorts worn by female referee Silvia Reyes has become an unexpected subject of debate in Peruvian football."
  • 'Peruvian Goes From Waves To Punches' (Orange County Register, Carlos Arias) re: Kina Malpartida shifts from surfing to boxing; see Kina on YouTube
  • 'Nations Prepare For Aruba World Cup Qualifier' (PGA European Gold) re: Luis F. Graf and Jose Cárdenas
  • 'Peru President Presents Bonus To Davis Cup Tennis Players' (Xinhua News Agency) "Garcia presented the nation's tennis team with a 20,000-US-dollar bonus and a commemorative silver plate."
INTERNATIONAL:
  • 'Walkers In Peru Trek' (Kimarnock Standard, UK, Ian Russell) "Employees of Diageo (Johnnie Walker) in Kilmarnock are currently in South America on the adventure of a lifetime. Fittingly, for workers of the drinks company whose famous ‘striding man’ logo is known worldwide, their epic journey involves walking, trekking and hiking."
  • Fundraising Students Test Their Mettle In The Kitchen' (Gazette, Montreal) highschool students heading to Peru
  • 'Celebrating Hispanic Diversity' (Miami Herald, Begone Cazalis) "Marina Sequeiros, mayor of Cusco, Peru, was a special guest at the festival."
  • 'Economy Sizzled - in 2005' (St Petersburg Times, Florida, Helen Huntley) Tampa Bay's "gross domestic product hit $91.4-billion, making it about the size of the economy of Peru."
IMMIGRATION:
  • 'From Immigrants To Americans' (News Virginian, Alicia Petska) re: Iris Caballero "Today you’re not Peruvian-Americans. Each of you now carries that unique name that is simply American."
OTHER:
  • OPINION: 'Latin America Snarled In Red Tape' (Miami Herald, Andres Oppenheimer)
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