Κυριακή 29 Δεκεμβρίου 2013

How Wall Street Buys Academics


And in a squat glass building on the University of Houston campus, a measure of the industry’s pre-eminence can also be found in the person of Craig Pirrong, a professor of finance, who sits at the nexus of commerce and academia. 

A new symbol for rebellion. In Egypt, Posting This Symbol On Facebook Can Now Get You 5 Years In Prison

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Egyptian athletes expected to compete in the Olympics are also banned from flashing the four-fingered symbol, according to the country's sports minister.

Natural Gas discoveries in Lebanon

Spectrum 3D offshore Lebanon


Justifiably, the major gas discoveries in east Mediterranean have spurred enthusiasm across the poor energy countries of the region. According to the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) the 122 Tcf estimated total gas reserves of the Levant Basin Province and the total gas reserves of 345 Tcf in East Mediterranean suffice to satisfy the region’s energy demand almost indefinitely. In the meantime, Lebanon understands that if it wants to achieve energy security or prevent others from drilling from disputed areas it needs to catch up with findings and drilling.