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Why OPEC’s “Perfect” Oil Price Could Backfire

HeatingOil.com | December 21st 2009 by Tara

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ali Al-Naimi, called oil prices “perfect” but they may breed competition. (image: nytimes.com) In the world according to OPEC, $75 is the magic number for a barrel of oil. According to Amy Myers Jaffe at the Housto read more

phillygirl53

Tropical Travel Destinations

travel4review.com | December 21st 2009 by Mary Williams

Today it is not a problem to travel to commercial tropical areas, because they normally populated by humans. But i& read more

tconley

Brazil Set to Become Latin America’s Biggest Oil and Gas Produc…

HeatingOil.com | December 21st 2009 by Tara

Brazil: known for sun, sand, and now oil wells. (diario portuario via flickr.com) What country may be Central or South America’s number one oil producer in a few short years? Mexico? Venezuela? No—Brazil. Mexico and Venezuela may outproduce B read more

ResearchOracle

Companhia de Bebidas das Américas (NYSE:ABV) – Positive Brazil…

Research Oracle News | December 21st 2009

According to consensus estimates available on Bloomberg, Brazilian real GDP is expected to grow at 0.15% and 4.75% during 2009 and 2010, respectively. During the quarter, the Brazilian consumer confidence index increased 1.6 % to 117.2 from 115.4 in read more

wlimjin

San Carlos de Bariloche

Beautiful Places On Earth | December 21st 2009 by jam

San Carlos de Bariloche is a beautiful city located in the foothills of the Andes in the province of Rio Negro, Argentina. The city is also located within the world famous Patagonia region. Commonly known as Bariloche, the city is nicknamed as the read more

Top 25 Things to Do in Central & South America

Viator Travel Blog | December 21st 2009

Welcome to the 2009 Viator Traveler Awards! This is an annual awards competition where we let our millions of travelers select the Top 25 Things to Do in each of the major regions we serve. Each year the awards culminate in the Viator Top 50 Travel D read more

AP Interview: US man seeking custody of son says if he wins custo…

Simple Thoughts | December 20th 2009

AP Interview: US dad would let relatives visit son RIO DE JANEIRO ? A U.S. man fighting for custody of his son in Brazil says if he wins his case, he will allow the boy’s Brazilian family visitation. David Goldman tells The Associated Press he read more

Chavez says US spy plane violated Venezuela?s airspace, tells mil…

Simple Thoughts | December 20th 2009

Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela’s airspace CARACAS, Venezuela ? An unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated Venezuela’s airspace and the military has been ordered to shoot down any such aircraft if it happens again, President Hu read more

aliensightings

UFO Sighting SOUTH AMERICA

Alien Sightings | December 20th 2009 by mark james

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earthfriend24

The Latest from Copenhagen

Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Cons… | December 20th 2009

Nature Conservancy policy analysts and scientists are at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen for the next two weeks — and are reporting the latest developments here on Cool Green Science. Click through and then scroll down to read these late-br read more

Hospital: Brazilian toddler stuck with needles recovering, receiv…

Simple Thoughts | December 20th 2009

Brazil boy recovering after needles removed RIO DE JANEIRO ? A 2-year-old Brazilian boy was recovering nicely Sunday and receiving support from across the country after surgery to remove sewing needles his stepfather confessed to pushing into him, a read more

Hospital: Brazilian toddler stuck with needles recovering, receiv…

Simple Thoughts | December 20th 2009

Brazil boy recovering after needles removed RIO DE JANEIRO ? A hospital official says a 2-year-old Brazilian boy stuck with dozens of sewing needles is recovering nicely. Suzy Moreno is a spokeswoman for Hospital Ana Nery in the northeastern Brazili read more

BrooklynNomad

Sunday Travel Shot: Valparaiso, Chile

The Brooklyn Nomad | December 19th 2009 by Andrew

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Will Everton Wipe Away Fernando Gago’s Tears?

The Offside | December 19th 2009

Fernando Gago has been desperately looking for playing time ahead of the World Cup. Once a solid starter for Real Madrid, he has become a much appreciated but set aside commodity on the bench of Los Blancos while the newest crop of Galactico’s read more

boazCN

Nook Versus Kindle, Which is the Better E-Reader

Kindle Sony Nook | December 18th 2009

After months of anticipation Barnes and Noble’s Nook has finally arrived. Though touted as the Kindle slayer it ends up being much more like its competition from Amazon. Both electronic book readers, the Kindle and the Nook are very similar read more

1800HOTELS

Top 10 Travel Destinations to Ring in the New Year

Knowledge That Travels | December 18th 2009 by Angelina

Whether you prefer to sit at home in front of your TV to watch the world go mad on New Year’s Eve, or you like to be smack dab in the middle of all the action in any given city, the following are Knowledge That Travels Top 10 Travel Destinatio read more

ResearchOracle

GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: International Meal Company Holdings S.…

Research Oracle News | December 18th 2009

International Meal Company delays IPO… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor service, which tracks global IPO a read more

roosh4

My New Home In Rio

Roosh V | December 18th 2009 by Roosh V

I finally found a room in Botafogo, a mostly middle-class neighborhood adjacent to Copacabana. The only problem is that I’m incredibly close to the Dona Marta favela, roughly two or three minutes away on foot. I look outside my window and feel read more

TravelCat

A You A Vet Looking To Volunteer In The Amazon?

Eco Holidays And Adventures | December 18th 2009 by TravelCat

Qualified vets are always needed to help the local people of Iquitos, Amazonian Peru. It’s not just the wildlife in the amazon that needs our care and attention - the dogs and cats that keep the community happy need a bit of help along the way read more

Chavez to Obama: Give back Nobel Prize

The Intelligence Daily | December 18th 2009

For more details, please click on the link to read the article read more

Romik

Santa Claus Partners with NAVTEQ to Ensure A Smooth Christmas Eve

PhoneArea | December 17th 2009

Today, I received this as a press release: NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced today that it… read more

joewillcox

Memories of Paraguay

Developing Telecoms Watch | December 17th 2009 by Joe Willcox

In April 2008, your humble scribe had the very great pleasure of visiting four South American countries on behalf of events and business information company Informa Telecoms & Media. The purpose of the trip was to drum up additional support for t read more

ResearchOracle

GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: OSX Brasil SA

Research Oracle News | December 17th 2009

OSX Brasil SA plans an IPO for early 2010… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor service, which tracks global I read more

Clinton praises Brazil court for granting custody of boy in Brazi…

Simple Thoughts | December 16th 2009

more images more images Clinton praises Brazil decision on US custody case RIO DE JANEIRO ? U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is praising a decision by a Brazilian court to grant custody of a child to his American father. Clinton says she wa read more

ResearchOracle

GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: Multiplus SA

Research Oracle News | December 16th 2009

Tam SA plans IPO for Multiplus SA unit… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor service, which tracks global IPO read more

gingerbeer25

Illegals In My Yard: A Conservative Christmas Carol

womanistmusings | December 16th 2009 by Renee

According to Think Progress, Human events posted an offensive carol based in the song Feliz Navidad.  To prove that the holiday spirit is all about caring about a fellow human being the renamed the song “Illegals in My yard”.  The term read more

timesharestaff

Trading Places Recognized As One Of The Top Workplaces In Orange…

Daily Timeshare News - Travel, Fractionals, Real Estate | December 16th 2009 by The Timeshare Blog

Trading Places International was recently named as one of the top 75 companies in Orange County for the Orange County Register’s Top Workplaces for 2009 list. In this annual survey, 31,311 employees at 121 companies across Orange County were asked read more

Review of Galapagos: Islands Born of Fire

Charlie's Bird Blog | December 16th 2009

Like many people the world over I’ve wanted to visit the Galapagos Islands ever since I knew they existed.  Whether this desire is because of the influence of the islands on Darwin and his theory of evolution, the numerous documentaries about read more

ResearchOracle

GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: Fleury SA

Research Oracle News | December 16th 2009

Fleury SA raises BRL630.2 mn through IPO… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor service, which tracks global IP read more

Interview with Alison Scott of Elegant Resorts

A Luxury Travel Blog | December 16th 2009

Alison Scott is the Commercial Director for Elegant Resorts.  She has been at Elegant for just over a year and prior to that was Head of Product at ITC in Chester. Her background has always been in travel. She started in travel after she left Univer read more