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ATHENS, AN UNFORGETABLE CITY The trip was a bit unusual, because one of his colleagues did not show up on time for boarding and the plane doors were already close by, when suddenly appear the other partner; leather jacket, neatly combed hair and a yellow smile, said: yeah .... Traffic was complicated. That said, sat down and started talking to the stewardess about the hand luggage. Galeao Airport to Frankfurt and then Athens, old airport Ellinikon. We took a taxi and luckily was a driver who had worked embarked on flag Greek ships and knew well the addresses of the shipowners, who would visit in Athens and Piraeus. We come to call him "Sailor", very communicative, was soon talking about the best restaurants, hotels, easier attractions to visit. He drove the taxi by  the coastal avenue towards Athens, Piraeus, as it was mid-September, the summer was coming to an end, despite this, was quite hot, crowded beaches and a splendid blue sky . We arrived at the h...

ATENAS, UMA CIDADE INESQUECÍVEL source photo(google.com) A viagem foi um pouco inusitada, pois um dos colegas não apareceu   a tempo para o embarque e as portas do avião já estavam por se fechar, quando de repente, aparece o outro sócio; jaqueta de couro, cabelos bem penteados e um sorriso amarelo nos lábios, comentou: pois é.... O trânsito estava complicado. Dito isto, sentou-se e começou a conversar com a aeromoça a respeito da bagagem de mão. Do aeroporto do Galeão a Frankfurt e por fim Atenas, antigo aeroporto Ellinikon. Pegamos um taxi e por sorte era um motorista que havia trabalhado embarcado em navios de bandeira grega e conhecia muito bem os endereços dos principais armadores, que iríamos visitar   em Atenas e Piraeus. Passamos a chama-lo de “Sailor”, bastante comunicativo, foi logo falando sobre os melhores restaurantes, hotéis, pontos turísticos mais fáceis de visitar. Passou pela avenida litorânea no sentido Atenas, Piraeus. Como era meados de...

(NEW YORK) December 24, 2014 — Labaton Sucharow LLP filed a class action lawsuit on December 24, 2014 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of all persons or entities who, between January 22, 2010 and November 21, 2014, inclusive (the Class Period)...... Read more at http://www.labaton.com/en/about/press/Labaton-Sucharow-LLP-Files-a-Securities-Class-Action-Lawsuit-on-Behalf-of-Petrobas-Investors.cfm

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PLURALISM AND SECULARISM The “War on Christmas” and All That PETER BERGER A  war  against Christmas? By implication that is a war against Christians. A sense of proportion is an important component of political sanity, and those propounding this preposterous charge are dangerously lacking it. Pls read more at http://www.the-american-interest.com/2014/12/17/the-war-on-christmas-and-all-that/

The reason oil could drop as low as $20 per barrel How low can it go — and how long will it last? The 50 percent slump in oil prices raises both those questions and while nobody can confidently answer the first question (I will try to in a moment), the second is pretty easy.... Read more at http://blogs.reuters.com/anatole-kaletsky/2014/12/19/the-reason-oil-could-drop-as-low-as-20-per-barrel/

Chinese and Brazilian ports couple up to boost productivity - Port Finance International: Online news and conferences worldwide

Wearable tech and cars boost demand Apple Watch wearers might be able to turn off their house lights after they have left home “Exciting new experiences, right on your wrist.” That was the promise made by Apple’s senior vice-president of worldwide marketing Philip Schiller at last month’s launch of  Watchkit , the software development tool for the forthcoming Apple Watch. Read more in http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/945c903c-7564-11e4-a1a9-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Freports_the-connected-business%2Ffeed%2F%2Fprod&siteedition=intl#axzz3Ly1dX5BC

arvore da jabuticaba (myrciaria cauliflora ). fonte:wikipedia O BRASIL NÃO É A SUÍÇA A presidente em exercício parece que mora no Brasil, mas governa a Suíça, tal as frases de efeito que são veiculadas na mídia diariamente. Quando perguntada a respeito do combate a inflação, metas de superávit primário, corrupção, etc. Costuma responder que a inflação está sobre controle, o superávit primário está de acordo com o planejado, que estão enfrentando dificuldades para cumprimento em função da conjuntura internacional desfavorável; em relação à corrupção o governo está fazendo de tudo para que as investigações prossigam e sejam os culpados punidos exemplarmente, dando total independência aos órgãos de repressão ao crime. Entretanto, para os brasileiros residentes, a realidade é outra, com inflação acima do teto da meta (IPCA variação 12 meses- IBGE) 6.59 – fonte jornal o globo de 24/11/2014- sem contar a inflação de serviços. Crescimento do PIB sendo revisado constante...

In the aftermath of what we shrinks call “August” — a euphemism for the acute clinical moments that our patients experience while we’re away for the standard three to five weeks of vacation — I found myself reflecting on a series of physical accidents that befell ... READ MORE http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/06/the-accidents-of-psychoanalysis/?emc=edit_ty_20141209&nl=opinion&nlid=70158397&_r=0

Many professionals who have lost their jobs try to go the consulting route, but many end up giving up and going back to the corporate world as soon as the opportunity presents itself. It’s not that you aren’t smart enough to be a....read more hereafter http://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2014/12/03/it-takes-more-than-knowledge-to-make-a-living-as-a-consultant/

Sheikhs v shale The economics of oil have changed. Some businesses will go bust, but the market will be healthier HE official charter of OPEC states that the group’s goal is “the stabilisation of prices in international oil markets”. It has not been doing a very good job. In June the price of a barrel of oil, then almost $115, began to slide; it now stands close to $70. ...Read more http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21635472-economics-oil-have-changed-some-businesses-will-go-bust-market-will-be

THE EAGLE FORD PRODUCES 1 BILLIONTH OF BARREL OIL. Read more hereafter... http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/136251/Eagle_Ford_Produces_1_Billionth_Barrel_of_Oil

Esta edición de A méricaEconomía  trae tres ránkings elaborados por los equipos de  AméricaEconomía Intelligence  y que ofrecen un completo panorama sobre dos industrias de alto impacto en nuestra región. Los últimos años la banca latinoamericana ha atravesado por un periodo de bonanza. El aumento de la bancarización les permitió a los bancos incrementar sus activos y crecer como nunca antes. Sin embargo, todo lleva a pensar que en 2015 veremos un..... READ MORE http://www.americaeconomia.com/revista/banqueros-y-abogados