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Contrarian: May 2008
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Monday, May 19, 2008. Is it so Great to Work for Google? America's best place to work". Biggest internet success in history. There must be something. More than 10,000 employees worldwide. Drinks, snacks, meals everything is free. Cookie jars, people bring in their dogs -I assume to watch them work or work with them, you never know with Google. They receive 3000 job applications a day, I am not impressed at all. How people won't like to play errrrr I mean work in a place like that? Google has such tremend...
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Contrarian: Argentina: We Are Fine, But We Are Going the Wrong Way
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Argentina: We Are Fine, But We Are Going the Wrong Way. While we wait for the Federal Reserve to rule a further reduction of interest rates and the prompt approval of the tax incentive package by the US Congress, and following the concern of one of our readers about the future of. 8211;“What would happen if soybean prices go down by 20%? How will the government try to protect the tax surplus? 8221;-today I dedicate this article to him. Suffers from a severe distortion of relati...
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Contrarian: December 2008
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Sunday, December 28, 2008. There was a lady outside the drugstore trying to find batteries and a man buying medicines with several prescriptions. We started to chat accidentally. I explained to them abt my need to find an open store and Miguel’s story. The guy was touched. 8220; WOW I said, that would be wonderful…but I don’t want to bother you, I am sure you are going to celebrate Xmas Eve somewhere so…”. He said not to worry about that. I was so thankful. They gave me a lift 2 blocks from home afte...
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Last Bogotá Eats
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Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life. Middot; 3 comments. Roundup of the last few meals in Bogotá, leaving out the breakfasts, which didn’t change significantly from my previous posts, a couple of dinners in the hotel when someone just refused to budge from it, and our one day trip to Caño Cristales, which I’ll cover in a post all its own. A solo lunch at Mini-Mal. Tiger prawns in an intense achiote batter, served up with a salad of lettuces,. Style Beautif...
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Two Takes on Modern
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Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life. Two Takes on Modern. Middot; 4 comments. New York City –. New Year’s Day dawned bright and clear, but cold, and we decided that since the Museum of Modern Art. 8212;————. My friend John had an actual day off, a rarity, I suppose being both a Sunday and a holiday helped. We decided to try out a new Greek restaurant he’d been hearing murmurs about. So in the evening we headed off to Ònera. We decided to start with the.
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Street-Walker (Walking Tours)
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Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life. Are, I’ve become more cautious as to where I walk, particularly if I’m out solo. Some of that was influenced by an armed robbery in the streets. And some of it probably is just a waking up to the reality that there are parts of the city that it’s best to be far more careful around than I had been. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Belén de Escobar. Provincia de Buenos Aires. Church of Santa Cruz.
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Argentina Geography Lesson
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Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life. Thanks to all the various websites from which I’ve lifted the following maps.]. Just to show where the city (the autonomous federal district) of Buenos Aires is, it’s basically the white circle in this map of the province. Out of the nation’s 40 million people, the province as a whole has around 30 million of those in it. The area usually referred to as. And that brings us to the city of Buenos Aires – originally. Itali...
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Gambling in Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires Tips
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Buenos Aires Travel and Safety Tips for Tourists and Tango Dancers. Gambling in Buenos Aires. June 5th, 2013. If you are planning a trip to Buenos Aires and fancy a break from the Tango dancing you might want to spend a night out at a casino. The Casino is situated in the historic Puerto Madero barrio, is open 24 hours and is free to enter. If you would like to try out any of the games available in Casino de Buenos Aires before arrival why not try out an online slots. If you fancy a change in scenery a 4...
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Buenos Aires Tips » Buenos Aires Travel and Safety Tips for Tourists and Tango Dancers
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Buenos Aires Travel and Safety Tips for Tourists and Tango Dancers. Posts Tagged ‘san telmo market’. Lost Travelers – Episode 1 – Buenos Aires (San Telmo Market & Puerto Madero). Wednesday, September 19th, 2012. This is the Lost Travelers first video blog about their adventures around South America, It documents the time they spent in San Telmo Market and Puerto Madero. This video includes some nice outdoor tango dancing demonstrations. Posted in Things To Do. Ten Things to Do. How to Use the Subte.
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