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EMS Aviation aims to expand in South America
UPI.com
15 (UPI) -- EMS Aviation made its Latin American debut at the recent Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition and has made its known its plans to expand operations in the region, drawn by continuing growth in its defense and security ...
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Global Insider: UK-South America Relations
World Politics Review
WPR: What is the recent history of the UK's relations with South America? Juliana Bertazzo: The most significant recent event is a new rapprochement between the UK and individual South American countries after Argentina's latest attempt to gather ...
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Commentary: Conventional wisdom about Mexico, Central America is wrong
Kansas City Star
My opinion: China's rising salaries are a blessing for Mexico, and could be a big boon for CentralAmerica. It could be Mexico's biggest opportunity in recent years to come back from economic stagnation and join Brazil, India, South Africa and other ...
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Motorola announces 'life-proof' Defy+ for select markets
CNET (blog)
... confirming recent rumors of a refreshed take on T-Mobile's version of the Android smartphone. Expected to launch in early fall across Asia, Europe, and Latin America, the "life-proof" device is capable of withstanding the incidental scratches, ...
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Nuance agrees to buy Loquendo
Boston Globe
... in Europe and Latin America. Telecom Italia said that the sale has an enterprise value of $75.5 million in US dollars. Loquendo provides a range of speech technologies in 32 languages. The transaction, expected to close in September, is the latest ...
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Hiring freezes and market turmoil hit Michael Page International banking business
This is Money
The UK accounted for a quarter of Page's profits in the latest half year, but the improvement came from Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Asia where Page has been investing heavily and adding more staff. Mr Ingham said the Latin America and Asia ...
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ZAFCO launches CSR Division with environmental awareness programme
Al-Bawaba
ZAFCO – the UAE based, leading global distributor of automotive tyres, batteries and lubricants announced the launch of its CSR division by sponsoring seasoned mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu in his latest attempt to scale 13 peaks in South America to ...
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Table Trac, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2011 Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release)
The Company currently has three customers under rental contracts. The Company has casino management systems operational in gaming establishments in six US states, as well as countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
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Heather James Fine Art is pleased to present Penelope Gottlieb: Invasive
ArtfixDaily (press release)
Heather James Fine Art is located at 172 Center Street in Jackson, Wyoming and features a wide array of art ranging from Impressionist and Modern art to Post-War and Contemporary, American, Latin American, Old Master, Photography and Design. ...
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ArtfixDaily (press release)
Google's Motorola Deal Could Give Windows An Opening
Forbes
From now on, HTC and Samsung may have to compete against a vendor that will always implementlatest Android features a step before them. Motorola's biggest strength is perhaps its powerfulrecent performance in Latin America and China, ...
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PCSO's charity motorbike trek
Lancashire Evening Post
PCSO Dave Edwards, of Garstang's neighbourhood police team, will head to South America in two weeks time to make the mammoth trek on a mototaxi – a three-wheeled 125cc motorbike. The 27-year-old, who joined Lancashire Police in 2009, has already raised ...
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Lancashire Evening Post
Renowned classical guitarist coming to Solvang
Santa Ynez Valley News
Afshar's recent highlights include concerts in the United States, England, Ireland, Canada, France, Iran, Jordan, Denmark, Italy, Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and South America. She has performed at the Wigmore Hall in London, the Kennedy Center for ...
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XO Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
MarketWatch (press release)
In May 2011, the Company announced that it will be expanding its international network services capabilities to include European IP/MPLS IP-VPN nodes, plus access to 48 countries throughout Europe, Asia/Pacific, North America and South America, ...
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SERGENT GARCIA with Dos Mundos DJs eLman y Linterna
blogTO (blog)
... Sergent Garcia's appealing "salsamuffin" hits and crowd pleasing live shows helped him become a leading figure in the Latin Alternative movement and one of the biggest Latin music stars in Europe,Latin America and beyond. But before he returned to ...
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The Fall of the Midwest Economic Model
Wall Street Journal
The latest census figures show that Detroit has lost 25% of its population in 10 years. History hasn't worked out that way. In 1970, Michigan had nine million people. In 2010, it had 10 million. In 1970, Texas had 11 million people. In 2010, it had 25 ...
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Embraer-CAE joint venture expands Phenom training to Brazil
CharterX
This latest addition to our Phenom platform training program underscores Embraer's commitment to its growing fleet here in Latin America,” said Edson Carlos Mallaco, Vice President, Customer Support and Services – Embraer Executive Jets. ...
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Goodbye Edwards, Hello Cinépolis Luxury Theaters
Patch.com
... Milk Duds and screening the latest in movies, Edwards Ocean Ranch 7 closed its doors on Sunday. The former theater and anchor of the center will make way for CinĂ©polis Luxury Cinemas, an offshoot of Latin America's largest movie theater operators. ...
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Private markets require a different approach
Super Review
Institutional investors should go for defensive companies with strong cash flows, particularly family-backed small and medium-sized companies in Latin America, according to PG. "The mezzanine market is becoming quite an attractive investment because ...
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Magic Spreads Native .NET with uniPaaS 2.0
IT Jungle
Magic is counting on uniPaaS 2.0 and its new mobile capability to drive organic growth. Bernstein also said to expect some M&A activity. uniPaaS 2.0 is available now in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Pricing starts at $6495 for uniPaaS Studio 2.0. ...
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Advancing Food Sovereignty and Agricultural Production in Venezuela
Venezuelanalysis.com
Venezuela's ACAV is located in the same municipality as the Latin American Institute of Agroecology (IALA) – Paulo Freire, a collaborative effort between the Venezuelan government and the international rural social movement, La Via Campesina, ...
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Markets: Commodities lift FTSE 100 on Monday
Interactive Investor
14:31 - Minera IRL (MIRL), a Latin American-focused gold miner, saw pre-tax profit up 48.9% year-on-year, boosted by increased gold production and sales for the three months to 30 June. Gold production for the period was up 8.4% year-on-year, ...
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Ports & Bows column for Aug. 15
Canada.com
By Phil Reimer, For Postmedia News August 15, 2011 If a soft adventure is in the cards for your next cruise, you might want to try South America. The choice of cruise ships, from the traditional liners that ply the Caribbean all winter, ...
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Market Wrap: Aus shares pulled down
Finance News Network
The changes will include new routes to South America; launching Jetstar Japan; and most controversially, about 1000 job cuts. Shares in Qantas Airways Limited (ASX:QAN) ended the day 0.33 per cent higher at $1.525. Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) ...
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Finance News Network
Rubber Soul
Sabotage Times
The cab driver chic and Latin American freaks. Where Jamaican roots met zoot suits. But beyond the fads and fashions it was all grey and drab green as Margaret Hilda Thatcher's policies bit hard and The Specials' Ghost Town and Linton Kwesi Johnson's...
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Sabotage Times
Cargill pays E1.5bn to add Provimi to buying spree
Agrimoney.com
He also highlighted the "opportunities" presented by Provimi, which has made headway in Asia,Latin America and Russia, besides developed markets. The purchase extends a Cargill acquisition spree which, in the year to the end of May, totalled $3bn, ...
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Morgan Stanley upgrades EMs, stays underweight on India
Daily News & Analysis
“Investors sold EM equities indiscriminately with global emerging markets (GEMs) undergoing the second-largest capitulation this year and Asia ex-Japan, Latin America and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) dedicated funds registering the biggest ...
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