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An interview with Denise Farinos, South America’s GM CFO
April 21, 2011 – 11:10 am | No Comentarios
An interview with Denise Farinos, South America’s GM CFO

Universia Knowledge@Wharton:You’ve arrived at the top echelon of GM management. Tell us about your career trajectory.
Denise Farinos: After joining GM, I worked in Brazil in several areas of the company, such as marketing, manufacturing …

Gabriel García Márquez: considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century
April 17, 2011 – 1:15 pm | No Comentarios
Gabriel García Márquez: considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century

Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, …

Elis Regina e Tom Jobim – Aguas de Março
March 25, 2011 – 7:35 pm | No Comentarios
Elis Regina e Tom Jobim – Aguas de Março

 

Aguas de Março is a feature single from Elis & Tom a bossa nova album recorded by Brazilian singer Elis Regina and singer/songwriter Antonio Carlos Jobim, and released in 1974.

NASA tests Space Suit designed by Argentine Aerospace Engineer
March 23, 2011 – 12:02 pm | No Comentarios
NASA tests Space Suit designed by Argentine Aerospace Engineer

In a remote region of Antarctica, the U.S. space agency NASA tested a space suit designed by the Argentine aerospace engineer Pablo de Leon.
De Leon, who heads the laboratory that, at the University of North …

Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vasquez wins Alfaguara Spanish literary prize
March 21, 2011 – 1:34 pm | No Comentarios
Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vasquez wins Alfaguara Spanish literary prize

Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vasquez has won the 2011 Alfaguara Spanish literary prize for his novel “El ruido de las cosas al caer” (The Sound of Things Falling).
In a statement Monday, the …

Lessons in Leadership From a Friend
February 19, 2011 – 4:26 pm | 2 Comentarios
Lessons in Leadership From a Friend

by Antonio Lucio
Political strategist Lord Philip Gould is an idealist anchored in reality who believes leaders are defined by their moral compass
“Every now and then, life kisses us on the lips.” So wrote …