Archivo del Autor: molafer

Pagar la suscripción del Whatsapp.

    En los últimos días algunos amigos, familiares o conocidos han tenido que renovar la suscripción del Whatsapp. Esto no es en sí un problema, ya que la mayoría ven muy atractivo el precio (€ 0.89 ) por un … Sigue leyendo

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The end of the crisis in 2013 and the recovery?

The end of the crisis and the recovery in the EU has been the message sent from EU politicians during these last weeks of the year. Why? Do they have privileged information that we, lay people, lack? I cannot help … Sigue leyendo

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Las Consecuencias de la Globalización en las economías de la periferia sur europea

This is a paper about the consecuences of the globalization for the economies in the south of Europe, it is written in Spanish, howerver I’ll try to translate it into English. Please if you have any question about the subject, … Sigue leyendo

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«Money talks and London listens to the yuan.» China Daily USA

A very interesting article about the increasing importance of the Yuan in transactions between Europe and China versus the traditional currency, the dollar. Money talks and London listens to the yuan By Diao Ying in London (China Daily) (Updated: 2012-06-18 … Sigue leyendo

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Falsos medicamentos contra la malaria pueden poner a millones de personas en peligro.

Falsos medicamentos contra la malaria pueden poner a millones de personas en peligro. BBC News Health, 17 de Enero de 2012. Medicamentos falsos y de poca calidad contra la malaria están poniendo en peligro los esfuerzos por controlar esta enfermedad … Sigue leyendo

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Fake malaria drugs could ‘put millions at risk’

Fake malaria drugs could ‘put millions at risk’ BBC News Health. 17 January 2012 Last updated at 01:43 GMT Fake and poor quality anti-malarial drugs are threatening efforts to control the disease in Africa and could put millions of lives … Sigue leyendo

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14 Bird & fortune – Financial crisis – Silly Money, Nov 08

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. These videos should be watched before reading this essay: < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWDdcD-1xoo&feature=youtu.be > < http://youtu.be/ScwGBNMH428 > If there is someone who can explain the current crisis freely, this is a humorist. Everyone else would take the situation too … Sigue leyendo

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13 Bargain Hunting in Greece

To understand this essay it is essential to read this article by Christopher Lawron and Laura Stevens: <http://fores.blogs.uv.es/2011/06/03/03-how-outsized-ambition-greed-and-corruption-led-to-economic-armageddon%E2%80%9D/> The news in the article are encouraging and worrying at the same time. On one hand we have a future vision of … Sigue leyendo

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12 Facing the Crisis

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. It is quite difficult to understand this article if we do not know what was the “Ostpolitik” and who was Hegel. Ostpolitik “refers to the normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, or West … Sigue leyendo

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Conclusion. 2nd Paper

In this paper we have started with an introduction where the weakness of the EU is shown through an example and how euro-skeptics groups have taken advantage of the situation rapidly. In order to understand where the EU comes from, … Sigue leyendo

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A New Era for Europe.

Last Friday an important meeting took place in Brussels where the major points of a “new EU” were put on the table. “The five major points adopted Thursday night include: Automatic sanctions for any state which passes a 3% deficit … Sigue leyendo

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Problems, problems, problems…

EU seems a huge lie; it is like a big market where anyone has tried to squeeze the last drop for himself. Germany and France are trying to save the major market they have, Greece, Italy, Portugal and even Spain … Sigue leyendo

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A Dangerous Game

Everyone has played this game on the same board; banks, speculators, people but also governments. 1. Banks have their own fault; they have been playing with money that did not belong to them, like retirement money from retired people in … Sigue leyendo

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How a Good Idea Became a Tragedy

The article “The Ticking Euro Bomb: How a Good Idea Became a Tragedy” on «The Spiegel» explain the recent history of the euro simply and accurate. The article shows the principal ideas of the leaders: “The Maastricht Treaty, which marked the … Sigue leyendo

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Introduction. 2nd Paper

On Wednesday October 11th, the tiniest member of the EU, Slovakia, stopped an important agreement to expand bailout funds for nations which are deep in debt. Ian King, head of International Equities of Legal & General, which has $557 billion … Sigue leyendo

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11 Ocean life on the brink of mass extinctions: study

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. This study is one more among many about the ocean life. In the study we can read about many problems which affect the ocean’s life but the solutions are really difficult and some of them should mean … Sigue leyendo

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2nd Paper Bibliography, URL’s:

1. “European shares fall ahead of Slovak vote on EFSF” Reuters. Web. 17 Oct. 2011 < http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/11/markets-europe-stocks-idUSL5E7LB0ZZ20111011?feedType=RSS&feedName=marketsNews > 2.  “UK’S Cameron Faces Fresh Challenge From Euro-Skeptics” Dow Jones International News. Web. 15 Oct. 2011 < http://www.dowjones.de/site/2011/10/uks-cameron-faces-fresh-challenge-from-euro-skeptics.html > 3.  «EU referendum: … Sigue leyendo

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10 Social Networking: Friended

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. It is something impressive how companies can be a success at the beginning and in a few months everything is over. The new technology has brought fast communication and interaction between people all over the world. That … Sigue leyendo

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09 US economy: The Tea Party is a real threat to America

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. People know that taking apart anything is much easier than put it all together. We have learnt this lesson when we were children, when we dissembled one of our toys and we had to call our father … Sigue leyendo

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08 Europe on Sale

Now is the best time to buy a second-home in the countries which are in a worse situation due to the crisis in the EU. It could sound like we were talking like crows waiting for the last breath of … Sigue leyendo

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Conclusion.

In my opinion, the weakness of Europe is our selfishness. It is not only a problem of the governments; it is a problem of all parts of the society. We should learn that what we think is our weakest point … Sigue leyendo

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Problems.

EU seems a huge lie; it is like a big market where anyone has tried to squeeze the last drop for himself. Germany and France are trying to save the major market they have, Greece, Italy, Portugal and even Spain … Sigue leyendo

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The game

Everyone has played this game on the same board; banks, speculators, people but also governments. Banks have their own fault; they have been playing with money that did not belong to them, like retirement money from retired people in Germany … Sigue leyendo

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Some history.

In 2000 a huge step for the creation of a new Europe was taken. Many steps were made before this to create a new federation of nations in Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte had a dream of a united Europe, since then … Sigue leyendo

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Introduction

On Wednesday October 12th, the tiniest member of the EU, Slovakia, stopped an important agreement to expand bailout funds for nations which are deep in debt. That is not as important as the image of completely weakness of Europe. Actions … Sigue leyendo

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07 Who Will Win the Media Battle of Britain?

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. Newspapers have always had great influence as opinion makers. Knowledge is power; and what Murdock’s empire has been doing is what every dominant culture has been doing since the world is world. Christianity was one of the … Sigue leyendo

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06 BBC Talking Business

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. Giving a speech or a presentation is something really difficult for Spanish people because we have never been taught on how to do it. It is a matter of education; in the Anglo-Saxon education children learn from … Sigue leyendo

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05 Copyright and you

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. The rights of the authors have ever been important, and a subject of debate. But when the first copyright act was enacted no one could have thought what would come in 200 years. Although, the changes have … Sigue leyendo

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04 When Knowledge Isn’t Written, Does It Still Count?

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. To understand this essay it is essential to read this article: http://uvpress.blogs.uv.es/2011/08/09/03-when-knowledge-isn%E2%80%99t-written-does-it-still-count/ Wikipedia is one of the best resources internet has given. It gives so much information that it would be impossible to print out in any … Sigue leyendo

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03 Out of Control: The Destructive Power of the Financial Markets

Moya Lázaro, Fernando. To understand this essay is essential to read this article:   http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,781590,00.html Becoming richer has never been so easy to who were already wealthy. On the contrary, a few years ago we were all rich; at least it … Sigue leyendo

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02 Speculating with Lives How Global Investors Make Money Out of Hunger

Moya Lázaro, Fernando To understand this essay is essential to read this article: http://uvpress.blogs.uv.es/2011/09/02/04-speculating-with-lives/ I have just started studying this degree and I am realizing that I was living blindfolded. I am the older at class, I had been working … Sigue leyendo

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01 How Goldman Sachs created the Food Crisis

Moya Lázaro, Fernando To understand this essay is essential to read this article:http://uvpress.blogs.uv.es/2011/09/13/04-how-goldman-sachs-created-the-food-crisis/ Greed is what moves money. Goldman Sachs managers were extremely clever when they saw the opportunities that making a new way of trading in the commodities market … Sigue leyendo

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