Brazil routs Honduras 6-0 to reach final
Olympics — Men’s soccer Thursday, August 18, 2016 Brazil routs Honduras 6-0 to reach finalHost nation to seek revenge against Germany after embarrassing 7-1 World Cup lossRIO DE JANEIRO — With the fastest goal in Olympic history, Neymar led Brazil back to the gold-medal match. The Barcelona striker scored 15 seconds into the game and converted a penalty kick in second-half injury time yesterday to lead Brazil over Honduras 6-0 in the semifinals of the men’s tournament. Brazil has never won the Olympic title, and lost in the final at the 2012 London Games. The Olympic gold medal is the only major trophy the five-time World Cup champions haven’t won in soccer. One more win will give them the coveted Olympic gold.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 18, 2016 03:00 UTC
Green Film Fest
Thursday, August 18, 2016 Green Film FestCinemark Palermo (Beruti 3399, 5777-1000) Until August 24, check schedule at www.greenfilmfest.com.ar Tickets: $90 at the venue or www.cinemark.com.arThe seventh consecutive edition of the Green Film Fest kicks off today. The international event seeks to broaden awareness of the environment through 14 movies, documentaries and animations. Among the offerings are the stories about a leading environmental organization, the crowdfunding revolution, the role of recycling, the fight against poverty, renewable energies, a kids orchestra that plays with instruments made out of waste and the food industry.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 17, 2016 22:30 UTC
Green Bamboo: The Pioneer For Vietnamese Food In Argentina Turns 16
Resting on the corner of Costa Rica and Carranza is Green Bamboo, the restaurant that preceded the countless changes the neighborhood of Palermo has born witness to. Walking into Green Bamboo feels like entering another continent. The plan was never to open a Vietnamese restaurant. Owner Dario Muhafara’s original plan was to open a sushi bar but a meeting with the Vietnamese embassy sealed his fate. In order to bread and fry without the risk of the egg breaking apart, I imagined the consistency would be closer to a soft boil with a solid egg white and crumbly yolk.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 21:22 UTC
Finding My Forever Boo In Buenos Aires: Tales of ‘Tinder Social’
I tried Tinder Social so you don’t have to. I tried Tinder Social because I have morals and principles but they can be bought with cheese fries and Fernet attention. Probably so you can’t add your unwitting sister to your Tinder Social group and give out her number. Picking your Group When you unlock Tinder Social, you can see all your Facebook friends who are already on Tinder Social. When my friend (also a girl) and I tried Tinder Social, our phones may or may not have stopped working.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 21:11 UTC
EducationUSA University Fair Comes To Argentina
The United States Ambassador to Argentina, the honorable Noah Mamet, has made it a priority to continue this tradition of focusing on Higher Education. The United States embassy, ICANA, and The Fulbright Commission would like to welcome you to our 14th annual EducationUSA University fair. EducationUSA also provides services to the U.S. higher education community to help institutional leaders meet their recruitment and campus internationalization goals. EducationUSA is your official source on U.S. higher education. The fair will provide students with an chance to interact face to face with representatives from 25 different universities such as University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), New York University, University of Arkansas, Virginia Tech, and the University of Southern California just to name a few.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 20:37 UTC
Hip Hop With A Cause: Magdalena’s Party Helps Argentina Based Kids’ Organization
Hip hop has always been an art form inextricably intertwined with social justice, revolution, and community. This week in Buenos Aires, the bar Magdalena’s Party promises to reaffirm this connection, utilizing the hip hop community of Buenos Aires to support a local charity. In 2012, the Club Unión lost the location in Barracas, and Magdalena’s Party donated funds to the organization to help them find a community center. Tonight, Magdalena’s Party will team up once again with Club Unión de los Pibes, for the monthly fundraiser “Hip Hop x los Pibes,” or #HHXLP. WhoClub Unión de los Pibes, Magdalena’s Party, TrilliamWhatShake that thing – for charityWhat can you do if you can’t come: Email uniondelospibes@gmail.com to volunteer!
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 20:03 UTC
Argentine Artist Liniers Comes To Buenos Aires With “Todo Es Macanudo”
Ricardo Siri Liniers, more commonly know as Liniers, is arguably the most well known contemporary cartoonist in Argentina. There Liniers began publishing a daily strip that he named Macanudo, and almost fifteen years later, the comic strip is still going strong. Many of Liniers’ strips embody a riddle at their core; tackling a clever kind of paradox with an almost zen like candor. Inaugurated on July 15th, Todo es Macanudo is on display at the Centro Cultural Borges until September 20th. Centro Cultural Borges, Viamonte 525How much?
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 19:41 UTC
Death Threats To Macri And Michetti Worry Administration
In the last 24 hours new death threats made to President Mauricio Macri and Vice President Gabriela Michetti have come to light in what is being seen as somewhat of a trend. The government is currently “on alert” and taking new security measures while the threats themselves are gaining a lot of media attention. You’re a real bitch, you and all of [the government].”Michetti is currently in the Dominican Republic representing Macri at the inauguration of the country’s new President Danilo Medina. Last night, police in Mendoza Province arrested a man for making threats to Macri in 911 calls before the President was set to arrive in said province this morning for a ceremony. The Security Ministry apparently believes the threats are politically motivated:“What is the political [form of] understanding [the incidents]?
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 18:45 UTC
Macri Defends Utility Bill Hikes, General Prosecutor Recommends Banning Them
As the Supreme Court ruling over the legality of the government-sanctioned increases on utility bills looms large, the Macri administration and the opposition continue to battle it out. We intend to do things the way they are supposed to be done, but it will take five or six years,” Macri said. At the same time Macri was making these statements, the country’s General Prosecutor, Alejandra Gils Carbó, issued a ruling requesting the Supreme Court uphold the different rulings that banned the increases throughout the country. ]”However, the ruling is non-binding, meaning that even though the Supreme Court will take her opinion into account, it has no legal effect whatsoever. According to pundits, the Supreme Court will issue a final ruling on this whole mess tomorrow.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 17:26 UTC
Studies Suggest Argentines Eat Too Much Meat, Not Enough Vegetables
But when you’re a celiac/lactose intolerant like I am, finding food that doesn’t make you ill can be a challenge. According to Katz, Argentines eat more meat than the recommended allowance (no surprises there), less fruit and vegetables, a higher amount of carbs (all those empanadas) and less dairy products. The results are not so great:While the WHO suggests an intake of at least 400 grams of fruits and vegetables every day, only 17 percent of Argentines consume that amount of fruits and only 25 percent consume that amount of vegetables. Argentines consume more meat than what’s recommended and generally consume the fattier cuts. Argentines consume 75 percent more than the recommended amount of saturated fats, and way less legumes and whole wheat than the recommended amount.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 16:52 UTC
Puma On The Loose In Iguazú Leads To Brief National Park Closure
Tourists visiting the Iguazú Falls National Park in Misiones Province yesterday afternoon were surprised by the presence of an adult puma, which prompted park authorities to close off the park to visitors. The park will reopen when the mountain lion has been relocated to a different area of the Iguazú National Park, and will be fitted with a collar that will allow park officials to monitor its movements in the jungle. While habitat loss and fragmentation has threatened puma populations, the national park works within the protocol of prioritizing the security of all people close to the protected areas. This protocol of the National park had been established in 2001, according to Clarín, after a cougar attack in 1997 had mauled and killed the 20-month-old child of a park ranger. National Park officials had said that this was the first time a mountain lion had attacked a human in one of the 17 national parks in which pumas can be found.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 15:56 UTC
US Dollar Price Of Buenos Aires Apartments Reaches All-Time High In August
Inflation may have gone slightly down since it peaked in April this year (the highest rate in 14 years), but the average price of a standard, used apartment in the City of Buenos Aires reached an all-time high this month, at US $1,945.60 per square meter, according to consulting firm Reporte Inmobiliario. In the capital as a whole, the value of one square meter of an apartment has increased by 119.72 percent over the last 10 years. Apartments in the posh neighborhood of Recoleta took the cake, with a price tag of US $2,850, followed closely by Barrio Norte, Retiro and Palermo. Constitución, on the other hand, has the lowest average of all neighborhoods at US $1,515 per square meter. But whereas rents used to be adjusted on a yearly basis, now they’re adjusted every six months.”
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 15:33 UTC
Freedom Granted To Belén, Woman Imprisoned For ‘Inducing Abortion’
The Supreme Court of Tucumán Province has ordered the release of Belén, a young woman from said province who was condemned to eight years in prison for allegedly inducing an abortion, which is illegal in Argentina. Belén (not her real name) is a young woman who went to the Avellaneda hospital in Tucumán in 2014 with crippling abdominal pain: she was given painkillers and was admitted for about two hours. Last Friday, thousands marched under the rallying cry of “Freedom for Belén” across the country. Several initiatives have been struck up in Congress to reform abortion laws but none have succeeded so far. In fact, President Mauricio Macri recently made it clear that he will be not be passing any law in support of abortion.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 14:37 UTC
Grenade Found Near House Of Judge Who Banned Electricity Increases
A grenade was found today in a dumpster a few meters away from the house of Martina Isabel Forns, the federal judge who banned electricity increases throughout the country last month. Police sources told La Nación that the grenade didn’t have any firepower and couldn’t be detonated. I got a call from the Security Minister [Patricia Bullrich], who offered me protection,” said the judge this morning. Read more: Energy Minister Aranguren Justifies Utility Bill Increases Before Committee“Mine was the only ruling discussed [at Energy Minister Aranguren’s presentation] and I signed the same ruling as the La Plata Court. “He mentioned me in Congress and not the Court; this indicates [their anger] is directed towards someone,” she said.
Source:The Bubble
August 17, 2016 14:15 UTC
Lange, Carranza win gold in sailing
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Lange, Carranza win gold in sailingArgentine pair Santiago Lange and Cecilia Carranza Saroli sail toward the finish line to clinch the gold medal during the medal race at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games. It was the second gold for Argentina at Rio 2016 after Paula Pareto clinched gold in judo. The Austrians almost took silver after they finished the medal race with the same amount of overall points as Australia, 78. The tie, though, was broken because they finished in third in the medal race, one spot behind Waterhouse and Darmanin. The results were the tightest of the Rio 2016 Olympic regatta.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 17, 2016 04:32 UTC