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		<title>Famous Mormons: David Neeleman and JetBlue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 19:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JetBlue Airways Corp. has a new CEO, David Barger. David Neeleman, founder of the company is now the chairman. Neeleman started JetBlue in 1998. His new role will free him up to spend more time on strategic issues that had been neglected amid the carrier’s rapid growth. “When you’re a founder and an entrepreneur and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JetBlue Airways Corp. has a new CEO, David Barger. <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/mormonism/David_Neeleman">David Neeleman</a>, founder of the company is now the chairman.</p>
<p>Neeleman started JetBlue in 1998. His new role will free him up to spend more time on strategic issues that had been neglected amid the carrier’s rapid growth.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/David-Neeleman-Mormon.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-104" title="David Neeleman Mormon" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/David-Neeleman-Mormon-300x169.jpg" alt="David Neeleman Mormon" width="300" height="169" /></a>“When you’re a founder and an entrepreneur and you get mired in the operation, it’s not good for anybody,” Neeleman said in an interview.</p>
<p>“This is a much better structure for us going forward,” he said. “That was the board’s recommendation, and I said ‘Great, let’s do it.”‘</p>
<p>The industry pioneer said the new role will give him more time to focus on issues like JetBlue’s Live TV unit, alternative sources of jet fuel, new forms of electronic ticketing, and opportunities afforded by the open skies agreement between the United States and Europe.</p>
<p>Barger, who has worked alongside Neeleman since 1998, said he did not expect significant changes to the company’s strategy.</p>
<p>Neeleman, a <a href="http://www.whymormonism.org">Mormon</a>, and a father of nine, was a successful pioneer in the airline industry, shaking up U.S. air travel. In JetBlue, he created a low-fare carrier that offered customer service perks such as live television and leather seats. The airline took its first flight in 2000.</p>
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		<title>Mormon Temples: Panamá City Temple</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 14:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A statue of the angel Moroni was added atop the single spire of the Panamá City Panamá Temple last week, May 4, 2007. Members report that the Moroni setting was a glorious moment for all the Saints of Panamá. To view photographs, see Panamá Mormon Temple.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/mormon-temple-Panama-City-Panama.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-71" title="Mormon temple Panama City Panama" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/mormon-temple-Panama-City-Panama-240x300.jpg" alt="Mormon temple Panama City Panama" width="333" height="341" /></a>A statue of the <a class="internal_link_tool" href="http://www.realmormonism.com/category/angel-moroni/">angel Moroni</a> was added atop the single spire of the Panamá City Panamá Temple last week, May 4, 2007.  Members report that the Moroni setting was a glorious moment for all the Saints of Panamá.  To view photographs, see <a href="http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/panamacity/construction/">Panamá Mormon Temple.</a></p>
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		<title>Mormons no Estado de S. Paolo</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Escreveu a jornalista Adriana Dias Lopes no Estado de S. Paolo em dezembro de 2006: “Eles são os fiéis que toda religião procura ter. Os mórmons têm a doutrina na ponta da língua, se dedicam a programas missionários e pagam o dízimo em dia. E, o oposto do que vem ocorrendo com outras religiões na [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Escreveu a jornalista Adriana Dias Lopes no Estado de S. Paolo em dezembro de 2006:</p>
<p>“Eles são os fiéis que toda religião procura ter. Os <a href="http://www.igrejamormon.com">mórmons</a> têm a doutrina na ponta da língua, se dedicam a programas <a href="http://pt.mormonwiki.com/mormonismo/Missionarios_Mormons">missionários</a> e pagam o dízimo em dia. E, o oposto do que vem ocorrendo com outras religiões na última década, o número de membros da Igreja de <a class="internal_link_tool" href="http://jesus.christ.org">Jesus</a> Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias – Igreja Mórmon – cresce cada vez mais.”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/jesus-christ-mormon.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-106" title="jesus christ mormon" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/jesus-christ-mormon-240x300.jpg" alt="jesus christ mormon" width="240" height="300" /></a>A reportagem continua dandno boas informações sobre a Igreja de <a class="internal_link_tool_jesus" href="http://jesus.christ.org">Jesus</a> Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias (os <a class="internal_link_tool" href="http://www.famousmormons.net/">Mormons</a>).</p>
<p>Fico feliz que bons jornalistas procurem ser honestos e claros sobre a Igreja Mórmon. Mais precisaria ser feito mas este é um bom sinal.</p>
<p>Para ver a reportagem online: <a href="http://txt.estado.com.br/editorias/2006/12/10/ger-1.93.7.20061210.7.1.xml"><span>País tem quase 1 milhão de mórmons e Igreja não pára de crescer</span> </a></p>
<p>Para ler o texto em formado pdf: <a href="http://www.igrejamormon.org/mormons_estadao.pdf">A Igreja Mórmon não para de crescer no Brasil</a></p>
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		<title>La Rinascita della Chiesa Mormone in Italia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[L’opera di proselitismo nella prima Missione italiana istituita da Lorenzo Snow si concluse nel 1857. Nel 1900 l’anziano Daniel B. Hill Richards tentò di riaprire la missione Italiana ma non ricevette autorizzazione dalle autorità governative. Nel 1965, dopo 108 anni i missionari della Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni tornarono ad operare [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"><span style="font-size: small;">L’opera di proselitismo nella prima Missione italiana istituita da Lorenzo Snow si concluse nel 1857. Nel 1900 l’anziano Daniel B. Hill Richards tentò di riaprire la missione Italiana ma non ricevette autorizzazione dalle autorità governative. Nel 1965, dopo 108 anni i </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.missionarimormoni.org"><span lang="IT">missionari</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"><span style="font-size: small;"> della </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.chiesadigesucristo.com"><span lang="IT">Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span lang="IT"><span style="font-size: small;">tornarono ad operare ufficialmente in Italia. Dopo poco più di un anno rinacque la Missione Italiana.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/ezra-taft-benson-mormon.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-114" title="Ezra Taft Benson Mormon" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/ezra-taft-benson-mormon-223x300.jpg" alt="Ezra Taft Benson Mormon" width="223" height="300" /></a>Giovedì 10 novembre 1966 Il presidente </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://it.mormonwiki.com/mormonismo/Ezra_Taft_Benson"><span lang="IT">Ezra Taft Benson</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"><span style="font-size: small;">, il presidente Benson offrì la preghiera dedicatoria, chiedendo che lo Spirito del Signore potesse offrire la Sua protezione ed aiuto affinchè il Regno di Dio potesse espandersi tra il popolo d’Italia. (La traduzione del testo completo della preghiera dedicatoria viene riportata </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.bellasion.org/testi/PreghieraDedicatoria.html"><span lang="IT">qui </span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"><span style="font-size: small;">).</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"><span style="font-size: small;">Altre informazioni sulla storia della Chiesa mormone in Italia possono essere trovate sul website </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bellasion.org"><span lang="IT">Bella Sion</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://bellasion.org"><span lang="IT"> </span></a><span lang="IT"> </span></span></span></p>
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		<title>Mormon Church in Singapore</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A five-story building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) has been completed and will accommodate approximately 2,500 Mormons in Singapore. The building not only has a place for worship, but also has been equipped with an indoor basketball court, family history research center, emergency preparedness facility and other rooms to [...]]]></description>
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<p><span class="featureText"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">A five-story building of <a href="http://www.explainingmormonism.org/">The Church  of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints </a>(<a class="internal_link_tool" href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/">Mormon Church</a>) has been completed and will accommodate  approximately 2,500 <a href="http://www.giuseppemartinengo.com/mormonism/indexb.html">Mormons</a> in Singapore.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">The building not only has a place for worship, but  also has been equipped with an indoor basketball court, <a class="internal_link_tool" href="http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,6684-1,00.html">family history</a> research  center, emergency preparedness facility and other rooms to be used for community  programs.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span class="featureText"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> Full story at <a href="http://www.lds.org/newsroom/showrelease/0,15503,3881-1-24614,00.html">Mormon Church Newsroom. </a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">The multipurpose building will also benefit members of the community. People of  other faiths are welcome to participate in the various activities and programs  hosted in the newly constructed building.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></p>
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		<title>Rede Globo de TV convida a Igreja Mormon para participar do projeto: Todos pela Educação</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rede Globo de TV convida a Igreja Mormon para participar do projeto: Todos pela Educação No dia 2 de agosto, A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias, representada pelo Elder Ulisses Soares, líder eclesiástico da Igreja Mormon, participou do pré-lançamento do projeto Todos pela Educação, no Museu da Língua Portuguesa em São [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="navcurrent"><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/jesus-christ-mormon.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-106" title="jesus christ mormon" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/jesus-christ-mormon-240x300.jpg" alt="jesus christ mormon" width="240" height="300" /></a>Rede Globo de TV convida a Igreja <a class="internal_link_tool" href="http://www.aboutmormonism.com/">Mormon</a> para participar do projeto: Todos pela Educação</span></p>
<p>No dia 2 de agosto, <a href="http://pt.mormonwiki.com">A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias</a>, representada pelo Elder Ulisses Soares, líder eclesiástico da <a href="http://www.igrejamormon.org">Igreja Mormon</a>, participou do pré-lançamento do projeto Todos pela Educação, no Museu da Língua Portuguesa em São Paulo.</p>
<p><a class="navcurrent" href="http://www.saladeimprensa-sud.org.br/shownews.asp?v_news=45">Aqui o artigo:saladeimprensa-sud.org.b</a></p>
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		<title>Le scritture mormoni in italiano sono online !</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Il Libro di Mormon, Dottrine e Alleanze, la Perla di Gran Prezzo, le scritture mormoni sono finalmente online a questo indirizzo: Scritture mormoni Per maggiori informazioni sulle scritture potete visitare questo blog]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/book-mormon.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-120" title="book mormon" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/book-mormon-232x300.jpg" alt="book mormon" width="232" height="300" /></a>Il Libro di <a class="internal_link_tool_mormon" href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/mormonism/Mormon_theology">Mormon</a>, Dottrine e Alleanze, la Perla di Gran Prezzo, le scritture mormoni sono finalmente online a questo indirizzo: <a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/it/">Scritture mormoni</a></p>
<p>Per maggiori informazioni sulle scritture potete visitare <a href="http://blog.giuseppemartinengo.com/2007/01/le-scritture-mormoni-in-italiano-finalmente-online/">questo blog </a></p>
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		<title>&#8216;The Mormons&#8217; on PBS takes aim at stereotypes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I hope that most of the stereotypes — ideally, all of them — will be blown away,” award-winning filmmaker Helen Whitney told the Deseret Morning News on Saturday. “Because so many of them are just based on ignorance. Ignorance about Mormon history, ignorance about Mormon theology. Ignorance.”The two-part, four-hour documentary, is to air nationally on [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="storycontent">“I hope that most of the stereotypes — ideally, all of them — will be blown away,” award-winning filmmaker Helen Whitney  <a href="http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650222861,00.html" target="_blank">told the Deseret Morning News</a> on Saturday. “Because so many of them are just based on ignorance. Ignorance about <a class="internal_link_tool_mormon history" href="http://www.whymormonism.org/mormon_history.html">Mormon history</a>, ignorance about <a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/mormonism/Mormon_theology">Mormon theology</a>. Ignorance.”The two-part, four-hour documentary, is to air nationally on April 30 and May 1.</div>
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<div class="storycontent"><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/mormon-family-history3.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-121" title="mormon family history" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/mormon-family-history3-300x232.jpg" alt="mormon family history" width="300" height="232" /></a>”<a href="http://www.mormonfaq.com/" class="internal_link_tool_the mormons">The Mormons</a>” will no doubt displease anyone who doesn’t want to hear a negative word about the <a class="internal_link_tool_lds church" href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/mormonism/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints">LDS Church</a>. At the same time, it’s going to anger those who don’t want to hear anything good about it.The <a href="http://www.whymormonism.org/mormon_church.html">LDS (Mormon) Church</a> was “absolutely cooperative” in the making of the film, said Whitney, an Emmy and Peabody Award winner who profiled monks in “The Monastery,” profiled John Paul II in “The Millennial Pope” and looked at <a class="internal_link_tool_religion" href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints">religion</a> in the wake of terrorism in “Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero.”</div>
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		<title>Mormons Famosos: David Neeleman</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alguem me mandou este email muito interessante sobre um um famoso e bem sucedido CEO Mormon, David Neeleman, o CEO da companhia aérea Jet Blue. O artigo é de 2004 mas ainda é interessante para quem quer conhecer melhor David Neeleman. “A trajetória do brasileiro David Neeleman, que foi missionário da Igreja Mormon no Nordeste [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span lang="PT-BR">Alguem me mandou este email muito interessante sobre um um famoso e bem sucedido CEO </span><a href="http://pt.mormonwiki.com"><span lang="PT-BR"> </span></a><a class="internal_link_tool_mormon" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MormonMessages">Mormon</a><span lang="PT-BR">, David Neeleman, o CEO da companhia aérea Jet Blue. O artigo é de 2004 mas ainda é interessante para quem quer conhecer melhor David Neeleman.</span></p>
<p><span lang="PT-BR"><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/David-Neeleman-Mormon.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-104" title="David Neeleman Mormon" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/David-Neeleman-Mormon-300x169.jpg" alt="David Neeleman Mormon" width="300" height="169" /></a>“A trajetória do brasileiro David Neeleman, que foi </span><a href="http://pt.mormonwiki.com/mormonismo/Missionarios_Mormons"><span lang="PT-BR">missionário da Igreja Mormon</span></a><span lang="PT-BR"> no Nordeste e hoje comanda a mais bem sucedida companhia aérea dos Estados Unidos” (Por Darcio Oliveira – Março de 2004).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">Não tinha jeito. Ele jurava que era brasileiro, mas a meninada de Campina Grande, na Paraíba, insistia em chamá-lo de gringo. Também pudera: aquele missionário da </span><a href="http://www.igrejadejesuscristo.org"><span lang="PT-BR">Igreja de </span></a><a class="internal_link_tool_jesus" href="http://jesus.christ.org">Jesus</a> Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias <span lang="PT-BR">tinha um nome complicado – David Neeleman – quase dois metros de altura, pele clara, olhos azuis e falava com um sotaque tão carregado que ficava difícil acreditar na sua brasilidade.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">Neeleman estava com 19 anos e vinha de uma longa temporada nos EUA – era a primeira vez que voltava ao País desde que deixou São Paulo, sua cidade natal, aos sete anos de idade. A missão no Nordeste era difundir os ensinamentos <a class="internal_link_tool_mormons" href="http://www.meetmormonmissionaries.org">mormons</a> e ajudar na educação das crianças carentes. Ele cumpriu o ofício e retornou aos Estados Unidos. Hoje (em 2004), aos 43 anos, o gringo de Campina Grande virou estrela internacional, “doutrinando” o mundo dos negócios. A seu modo, o brasileiro transformou a Jet Blue na sensação da aviação americana…</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">…O presidente da Jet Blue é apaixonado pelo Brasil. Ao menor pretexto, arruma as malas e desembarca em São Paulo. Em New Cannan (Connecticut) , onde mora, já ficaram famosos os churrascos para os compatriotas. Também fez questão de que sua mulher, Vicky, e os nove filhos tivessem cidadania brasileira. A ligação afetiva dos Neeleman com o Brasil teve início em meados dos anos 50. Gary, pai de David, havia sido transferido pela UPI Services (energia) para montar o escritório da empresa em São Paulo. Gostou tanto do País que o adotou como sua segunda pátria. Em outubro de 1959, nasceu David. Foi Gary, aliás, quem encaminhou o menino para a religião Mormon.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">Em 66, a família foi transferida de volta aos EUA. E uma década depois, David desembarcou no Nordeste para cumprir sua obrigação missionária. Com o Brasil o meu envolvimento é emocional, revela Neeleman. Tanto que investi US$ 1 milhão para o fundo perpétuo de educação. É um programa da Igreja Mormom que oferece bolsas de estudos, dando oportunidade para que jovens brasileiros freqüentem universidades. O fundo existe desde 2001 e já atendeu 7,5 mil estudantes. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">O Brasil precisa investir em educação, pede o empresário. David Neeleman não terminou a faculdade. O problema de déficit de atenção, diagnosticado ainda na adolescência, o impedia de realizar qualquer tarefa que necessitasse de concentração. Por isso mesmo, poucas vezes se aventurou como empregado de alguma companhia. Tinha receio de decepcionar o patrão. Já que havia esse problema a saída era ser criativo e montar o próprio negócio, conta. Com a ajuda da família, ele criou uma pequena agência de viagens. Vendeu a companhia e partiu para uma empresa de vôos charter, a Morris Air. Em 1993, a Southwest Airlines se interessou pela Morris. E Neeleman nem pensou duas vezes: embolsou US$ 130 milhões com a venda. Chegou a assumir um cargo na Southwest, mas acabou demitido.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">Com o tempo livre, se dedicou a outro projeto: o desenvolvimentode um sistema de venda de bilhetes pela Internet. O Open Skies foi um sucesso e, em 1999, Neeleman o repassou para a HP, por US$ 150 milhões. Foi então que começou a desenhar a Jet Blue. E conquistou aliados de peso para o projeto: o investidor George Soros e o banco Chase.Soros e o Chase só toparam se juntar a Neeleman se ele realmente trouxesse algo novo ao mercado. O brasileiro caprichou, baseado no tripé estrutura enxuta–tecnologia– preço baixo. Para começar, seu salário como CEO (não estamos falando dos ganhos como acionista) é modesto para os padrões americanos: US$ 200 mil ao ano. Ele trabalha também num escritório espartano, no oitavo andar de um prédio localizado em Forrest Hills, subúrbio de Nova York. Hoje, o número de funcionários por avião na Jet Blue é um dos mais baixos do setor: 106. E a empresa escolheu operar com Airbus, em vez do americano Boeing, porque, segundo Neeleman, os aviões europeus tem menor custo de manutenção e mais economia de combustível. Decisão ousada. Num país que defende suas empresas com unhas e dentes, ver uma companhia “.</span></p>
<p><span lang="PT-BR">Ate 2011, o empresário promete quintuplicar sua frota: quer chegar a 290 aviões. A expansão seria feita principalmente com aviões de 100 lugares da Embraer, que serão entregues a partir de 2005. Ao todo, Neeleman pretende investir US$ 7 bilhões em oito anos. Analistas da aviação civil, no entanto, acham arriscada tal expansão da Jet Blue. Receiam que ao se tornar grande demais a companhia perca sua principal arma: a austeridade…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">O artigo completo sobre </span><a href="http://www.terra.com.br/istoedinheiro/343/negocios/343_fator_jet_blue.htm"><span lang="PT-BR">David Neeleman</span></a><span lang="PT-BR"> </span></p>
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		<title>Most Influential Americans: Joseph and Brigham</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Atlantic magazine among the 100 most influential figures in American history, there are Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. They come respectively #52 and # 74. About Joseph Smith they say, “ The founder of Mormonism, America’s most famous homegrown faith.” And about Brigham Young, “ What Joseph Smith founded, Young preserved, leading the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to Atlantic magazine among the <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200612/influentials">100 most influential figures in American history</a>, there are <a class="internal_link_tool_joseph smith" href="http://www.whymormonism.org/joseph_smith">Joseph Smith</a> and <a class="internal_link_tool_brigham young" href="http://www.law2.byu.edu/">Brigham Young</a>. They come respectively #52 and # 74.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/joseph-smith-mormons.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-107" title="Joseph Smith Mormon" src="http://www.mormonismblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/joseph-smith-mormons-231x300.jpg" alt="Joseph Smith Mormon" width="231" height="300" /></a>About Joseph Smith they say, “<span> The founder of <a class="internal_link_tool_mormonism" href="http://www.whymormonism.org/basic_mormon_beliefs.html">Mormonism</a>, America’s most famous homegrown faith.”</span></p>
<p><span>And about Brigham Young, “</span><span> What Joseph Smith founded, Young preserved, leading <a class="internal_link_tool_the mormons" href="http://www.familysearch.org/">the Mormons</a> to their promised land.”</span></p>
<p><span>It sounds good for now. However, in 50 years from now, or even less, I am sure</span> that those two prophets will rank much higher and right now already rank higher in the eyes of many people.</p>
<p>A few good sites about Joseph Smith in addition to the <a href="http://www.whymormonism.org">Mormon Church</a>’s official site about Joseph Smith that can be found at <a href="http://www.josephsmith.net/portal/site/JosephSmith">JosephSmith.net</a>.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.historyofmormonism.com/joseph_smith.html">Joseph Smith at History of Mormonism</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/FQ_prophecies.shtml">Fulfilled Prophecies of Joseph Smith at JeffLindsay.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/mormonism/Joseph_Smith">Joseph Smith at MormonWiki.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org/">ProphetJosephSmith.org</a></li>
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<p>About Brigham Young:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.historyofmormonism.com/Brigham_Young.html">Brigham Young at History of Mormonism</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mormonwiki.com/mormonism/Brigham_Young">Brigham Young at MormonWiki.com</a></li>
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