Amy Schumer keeps it real in new release Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 Amy Schumer keeps it real in new release Girl with the Lower Back TattooBy Lincee RayAssociated PressAmy Schumer is a powerhouse in the entertainment industry, thanks to her Emmy-winning TV series Inside Amy Schumer, and feature film box-office smash Trainwreck. A comedian, actress, writer, producer and director, Schumer is on her way to adding “best-selling author” to her list of achievements with her new book, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo. So it’s no surprise that her book is packed with hilarious, honest and often vulnerably raw details of her life. As a result, she’s an advocate for domestic abuse and gun-violence awareness. Through all the pain, she’s used each experience to grow into the version of Amy Schumer that she’s supposed to be.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 15, 2016 15:45 UTC
Leones advance to semifinals
OLYMPICS — men’s FIELD HOCKEY Monday, August 15, 2016 Leones advance to semifinalsArgentine players and part of the coaching staff celebrate after reaching the Olympic semifinals. RIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina was breathing rarefied air in Olympic men’s field hockey yesterday after reaching the medal rounds. It’s Argentina’s men first time in the semifinals in 11 Olympics. The Argentine men, who have long played in the shadow of their far more successful women’s team, defeated Spain 2-1 on a Juan Gilardi penalty stroke just 87 seconds from fulltime. Their joy was unrestrained at the Olympic Hockey Stadium, as they jumped in a huddle or leaped into each other’s arms.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 15, 2016 02:48 UTC
Row over use of religious symbols in City reignites
New appeals and injunctions challenge iconography Monday, August 15, 2016 Row over use of religious symbols in City reignitesMaría Rachid submitted a bill that would prohibit the installation of images or symbols that promote religious practice in public spaces. Maria Rachid, director of the Institute against Discrimination in Buenos Aires City — who has submitted several bills that aims to remove religious symbols at the Buenos Aires City legislature — pointed to the Catholic Church’s growing influence for preventing the advancement of key measures that would further separate the powers of Church and State. A different billIn another upcoming court case, the Buenos Aires City’s High Court of Justice (TSJ) will evaluate whether priests and nuns can continue working in Buenos Aires City public hospitals. The TSJ must rule on this, after the Buenos Aires City Appeals court accepted an appeal filed on July 15 by the Buenos Aires City Let’s Change (Cambiemos) administration headed, by Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, asking for the injunction to be declared unconstitutional. And for years he has refused to back a same-sex marriage equality law, until he relented in 2009 when a judge ruled that the Buenos Aires City government should accept a gay couple’s petition for marriage.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 15, 2016 02:48 UTC
Argentine to the core: a bold extravaganza
Another clay construction draws attention to the landscape exhibit. Art group Mondongo created a landscape out of clay, used as paint strokes, from afar appearing as a painting. Not for everyoneExotic, eccentric and bold is Marcos López’s exhibition on identity, entitled Be National. López included in Be National artworks he considers significant in shaping or explaining Argentine culture. The chaotic bustle of this neo-baroque extravaganza may be what López believes is at the core of Argentinity.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 15, 2016 02:48 UTC
Scioli to run for senator
Monday, August 15, 2016 Scioli to run for senatorFormer BA province leader toughens anti-gov’t stanceFormer Victory Front (FpV) presidential candidate Daniel Scioli yesterday confirmed his intentions to run as a candidate in next year’s elections during an interview in which he toughened his stance against the Mauricio Macri administration. Since losing the presidential race, Scioli has never ruled out chances of running for a senate seat. In that regard, the former BA province leader said he was ready to hear CFK’s opinion on the current social and economic scenario. There was a third way to solve the country’s problems other than leaving utility rates untouched or raising them by 400 percent,” Scioli said. They’re losing jobs, they’re trying to face utility rate hikes,” he said.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 15, 2016 02:37 UTC
Argentina downs rival Brazil in 2-OT thriller
OLYMPICS — BASKETBALL Sunday, August 14, 2016 Argentina downs rival Brazil in 2-OT thrillerCampazzo and Nocioni shine in 111-107 victory to put home side in troubleRIO DE JANEIRO — Argentina’s players locked arms and danced in a circle near mid-court. Beating Brazil, on its home court, is as good as it gets for Argentina. “We wanted it to be a big basketball party, and it was,” said Argentina captain Luis Scola. Argentina went up by seven early in the second OT, but Barbosa brought Brazil back and pulled the hosts within 109-107. In hopes of keeping their fans from fighting, Scola and Brazil captain Marcelinho Huertas addressed the crowd before the game, urging them to respect each other.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 14, 2016 03:00 UTC
Massa’s front gets tough on economy
Sunday, August 14, 2016 Massa’s front gets tough on economyWith its eyes set on the politically invaluable province of Buenos Aires as the prize, the Renewal Front (FR) wrapped up its provincial convention with a strongly-worded message decrying the Macri administration’s “trickle-down” economic policies. The 2013 midterms elections, which Massa won in the province, also propelled his ultimately unsuccessful presidential bid. Let’s Change will also be looking to convert a better than expected showing in 2015 and the Justicialist Party (PJ) is re-grouping after losing the province to Governor María Eugenia Vidal. The Third Way approach was also on display with lower-ranking members of the FR-UNA making explicit appeals to rebellious Radicals. While Moyano was the first union leader to visit Macri as president-elect, the relationship has soured somewhat since then without reaching a breaking point.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 14, 2016 03:00 UTC
Macri needs sensitivity training
As I see it Sunday, August 14, 2016 Macri needs sensitivity trainingMany Argentines accompanied the Mothers in their 2000 “round” in Plaza de Mayo on Thursday and didn’t lose the occasion to teach those who were inattentive like President Mauricio Macri. The signs read “It wasn’t a ‘dirty war,’ it was state terrorism and genocide,” and “It’s not a ‘debate’, they were 30,000. By now he should know perfectly well that the correct answer is “thirty thousand” and not, as the available evidence would suggest, somewhere around ten thousand. The “symbolic” number thirty thousand quickly became a shibboleth. Mauricio, Darío and Graciela are Ephraimites; they thoroughly deserve whatever fate the local Gileadites have in store for them.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 14, 2016 00:27 UTC
Inflation slows down for second month in July
INDEC reports two percent hike Saturday, August 13, 2016 Inflation slows down for second month in JulyConsumer prices decline as effects of utility tariff increases and devaluation wear offInflation in the Greater Buenos Aires area slowed for a second consecutive month in July on tighter monetary policy and as the effects of a devaluation and utility tariff increases wore off. After initially setting itself a target of slowing annual inflation to between 25 percent and 20 percent, the government now says its aim is for monthly inflation to slow to 1.5 percent by December. Higher figuresWhile also reporting a decline on the monthly inflation rate, other reports showed a larger rate in July than the one trumpeted by INDEC. The figures marked the third consecutive month in which monthly inflation decreased, as April and May had much higher numbers due to the increases in utility rates. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Alfonso Prat-Gay mentioned the results of Córdoba province’s inflation report in July as a sign that the goal of reducing inflation was finally being accomplished.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 13, 2016 02:26 UTC
Brazil: economy drops 0.5% in second quarter
Saturday, August 13, 2016 Brazil: economy drops 0.5% in second quarterActing Brazilian President Michel Temer speaks during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Nevertheless, in the second quarter, activity contracted 0.5 percent compared to the first three months of the year. It was its best performance since December 2014 and only the second expansion this year. Still, many economists see the economy improving in the second half of the year as confidence levels start to improve under the government of interim President Michel Temer. Shares in Petrobras rose despite lower second-quarter profits, as analysts praised strong recurring operational results and lower leverage.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 13, 2016 00:22 UTC
How Viable Is The Villa 31 Urbanization Plan? A Shantytown Delegate Weighs In
Read more: Buenos Aires Government Announces Plan To Urbanize Villas 31 and 31 BisHowever, this is not the first promise of the kind the villa’s residents have received. In order to pave roads, build sewers, install public lights and ensure safe housing, the Larreta administration would need to demolish houses and entire blocks. The Bubble spoke to Villa 31 Delegate Ruth Ledesma to find out what the neighborhood’s residents think about the announcement. And according to Ledesma, the different City administrations are entirely responsible for the villa’s overpopulation: “They shouldn’t have allowed it. This could present a problem for people relocated should the Larreta administration’s intention be the same.
Source:The Bubble
August 12, 2016 20:26 UTC
Flight Out Of Buenos Aires Makes Emergency Landing After False Bomb Threat
However, the passenger continued to complain to the crew once the plane left off. According to Federico Lemos, who was on a plane, the confused passenger allegedly referred multiple times to “cables” being connected to the passenger he thought was a terrorist. In case it isn’t clear enough, tefillin are used for morning prayers, not for setting off explosive devices. The Boeing 737 and its 93 passengers were thus forced to go through emergency protocol and land in Carrasco. In an interview to El Observador, the pilot only mentioned the alleged bomb threat when the plane touched the ground.
Source:The Bubble
August 12, 2016 19:52 UTC
Government Accuses Cordera Of ‘Crime Advocacy’ Following Rape Comments
Cordera had been invited to TeaArte for a group interview with the university’s journalism students. Beyond their shocking violence and misogyny, Cordera’s statements have been scrutinized for their ability to naturalize and advocate for rape and violence against women. Moreover, it opened an official investigation in order to evaluate if Cordera’s statements were in fact discrimination. Vadim Mischanchuk, a lawyer with the Association of Municipal Doctors, brought forth the other charge against Cordera. The Senate and the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires expressed their opposition to Cordera’s statements.
Source:The Bubble
August 12, 2016 18:45 UTC
Messi Will Apparently Return To Argentina’s National Football Team
Lionel Messi reportedly told coach Edgardo Bauza that he would like to continue playing for Argentina’s National Football Team despite his announced resignation after the crushing loss in the Copa America Final. The country rationally reacted with statues and letters and marches but couldn’t seem to convince la pulga to stay. We knew you couldn’t part with us yet but why did you have to make us beg, Messi? There’s more reason to believe that la Pulga will again don the number 10 jersey and help take on Uruguay and Venezuela in the upcoming games in September. !” Linda indeed, that would be made even more so if hanging on Messi himself.
Source:The Bubble
August 12, 2016 17:48 UTC
Study: Electronic Sales Up 60 Percent So Far This Year In Argentina
According to a study conducted by market research consultancy TNS for the Argentine Chamber of Electronic Commerce (CACE), electronic sales have seen a 60 percent increase so far this year, yielding roughly AR $45 billion. Top online purchases were airplane tickets and hotels, followed by mobile phone equipment, televisions and car accessories. And although most users are still using their computers to actually make their online purchases, 57 percent are conducting their research on their cell phones. And the number of people making purchases from their mobile devices has increased from 26 percent in 2015 to 32 percent in 2016. The new restrictions meant that customers could only purchase a maximum of two items a year, and effectively ended door-to-door courier services.
Source:The Bubble
August 12, 2016 16:52 UTC