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  • Mexico to discuss deals worth $150 mn at Paris Air Show

    The governor of the Mexican state of Queretaro said Monday that he planned to discuss seven aviation investment projects worth $150 million with different companies during the 2013 Paris Air Show. Jose Calzada said in a press conference at the Le Bourget exhibition centre that he had about 15 meetings planned with aviation and aerospace companies. The governor will be meeting with Canada's ...

  • Mexicos Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth

    Enrique Lima is a co-founder of Publish 88, a Mexican startup that develops software for publishing companies. In the past decade, Mexico's tech industry has flourished, growing three times faster than the global average. Most of that growth has been fueled by demand from the United States. But as Mexico's startups strive to make it in foreign markets, they say they need ...

  • Mexican Privatization Could Bolster Dividends

    September , Mexico will vote on whether or not to privatize Pemex and allow for foreign investment in Mexico's declining petroleum sector. This is a great idea for Mexico and one of the reasons why Mexican President Pena Nieto won the election. This won't just help Mexico, it will also help the US, as most of that oil will be shipped north to refine and use. This increases ...

  • Brazil-Mexico Preview Selecao gunning for semi-final berth

    Luiz Felipe Scolari is spoilt for choice ahead of Brazil's second Confederations Cup game against Mexico at the Castelao. With the Selecao in fine form during their comprehensive 3-0 victory in Group A's opener against Japan, and star player Neymar expected to shake off a minor knock picked up in the game, the 64-year-old's main concern is deciding if to change a winning ...

  • UPDATE 1-Western Union sees $500 mln online revenue by 2015 - CEO

    Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:07pm EDT * Digital revenues currently just 3 percent of total * Africa one fifth of Western Union global business By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS, June 18 (Reuters) - Western Union Co expects revenue from its digital business to grow to $500 million by 2015, from $150 million currently, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Chief Executive Hikmet Ersek told reporters during a visit ...

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Hoosiers [Blu-Ray]

Hoosiers [Blu-Ray]

Since its release more than 25 years ago, Hoosiers has become one of the most beloved of sports films. From a pure genre standpoint, that shouldnt be surprising since it encompasses everything we love about such films, particularly the romanticizing of an underdog through the filter of he ... ...

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  • Edgy Filmmakers Star at Cine Mexico

    A political thriller that would make Oliver Stone proud. Youth angst, cutting edge documentaries and the broken dreams about coming to America. It's all there and more in Tucson's Cine Mexico, a five-day movie festival with films from some of Mexico's most daring, young filmmakers. Now in its eighth year, Cine Mexico Tucson returns with some of the best of Mexico's ...

  • Reports 236 Oil Gas Sites in New Mexico Failed Inspections

    About 85 percent of 276 oil and gas well sites inspected in southeastern New Mexico over the past six weeks have failed to pass after-the-fact electrical safety inspections. Correction notices were issued to those sites that received a ';failed'; grade. None has been ordered to stop operations. The Albuquerque Journal reported that Gov. Susana Martinez’s office had called for ...

  • EMERGING MARKETS-Brazil stocks erase early losses as Vale supports

    * Vale shares rise on mining law announcement * U.S. Fed beginning policy meeting, bond-buying program eyed * Brazil Bovespa nearly flat, Mexico IPC up 0.61 pct By Asher Levine SAO PAULO, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks erased early losses on Tuesday after the announcement of a new mining code led shares of iron-ore mining giant Vale higher, though investors remained cautious over a ...

  • Political Risk Is Crime Rising In Mexico City

    , "two masked men came and just started shooting." Although some residents worry that the recent increase of violent incidents that appear to be connected to organized crime, could undermine Mexico's City's success story, many analysts continue to view Mexico City's community-focused police program as an adequate buffer from a regression to the sort of crime wave they ...

  • Mexican cat draws support for mayoral run

    Fed up with politicians they call "rats," a group of friends in the eastern Mexican city of Xalapa have put forward their ideal candidate for mayor: a cat named ...

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