During breaks, and times the training moderator wasn’t watching, I watched with fascination loathing on Twitter the saga of Mark Sanford. Yes, I’m sure everyone knows all about this by now, but, bear with me Mark Sanford , the governor of South Carolina, said he had conducted an extra-marital affair with a woman in Argentina, ending a mystery over his week-long disappearance that had infuriated lawmakers and seemed to put his rising political career in jeopardy. He apologized for the affai
Arnaud Ventura is Co-founder and Vice President of PlaNet Finance; he is also President and CEO of MicroCred. He is based in Paris. MicroCapital: What is the story of PlaNet Finance’s founding? AV: PlaNet Finance was started a little over 10 years ago. In 1997, after completing a master’s degree in Information & Communication Technology (ICT) and initiating a couple of internet ventures in France and Asia, I moved to Buenos Aires to work on the development of a bank in Argentina. After
The Red Bulls have signed defender Alberto Celades who may be the first player in Major League Soccer born in the tiny principality of Andorra.Celades was born in Andorra la Vella on Sept. 29, 1975, and he has plied his trade primarily in Spain — playing for Barcelona, Real Madrid, Celta Vigo and Real Zaragoza. He spent two weeks with the Red Bulls during the club’s preseason training in Argentina and signed a contract with the league on Tuesday. Celades (pronounced sell-LAH-dez) sat for an inte
