Festival of Light brings unrealities to the fore
Monday, August 8, 2016 Festival of Light brings unrealities to the foreBy Veronica StewartFor the HeraldHosted every two years, the Festival de la Luz (Festival of Light) has managed to grow to a quite extraordinary magnitude. One of them is Goseong Choi, who told the Herald that he was very excited to see his country participate in the festival. Herein lies its main goal: to become a platform for lesser known artists to broadcast their work. It is undoubtedly a part of the international photography scene.”When and whereUntil September 30 at several cultural venues. “We realized that unrealities are around us in our daily lives,” said Harrington.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 08, 2016 02:48 UTC
Militants and the law
Argentina is far from being the only country in which what sceptics call “the human rights industry” has been taken over by activists with on occasion genocidal views. Like aristocrats of former times, they are appalled by the idea that nobody, not even Hebe or Cristina, should be regarded as above the law. Argentina’s human rights activists, most of whom are either related to people who “disappeared” or belong to political factions with trenchantly undemocratic views, have played this game with remarkable success. Lately, leftists have been joined by Islamists who have contrived to make “Islamophobia” an unforgiveable sin that should be punished with appropriate severity. Unluckily for many of them, most of their compatriots think otherwise.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 07, 2016 02:37 UTC
No incentive scheme will attract the best students from high school toward teaching
How to get the best high school students to choose a teaching career? Beyond their vocation, no system of incentives will attract the best high school students to choose a profession in which their pay is not linked to their performance. Do you think that the best high school graduates would be attracted to it? Beyond vocation, why would the best high school graduates choose a career in which their salary is not linked to their performance? Those young people who have obtained the best averages in high school or those only interested in meeting a schedule and guaranteeing a secure salary?
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 07, 2016 02:37 UTC
Brito becomes billionaire after stock rally
Sunday, August 7, 2016 Brito becomes billionaire after stock rallyBanco Macro head reaches US$1.2 billion net worth thanks to Macri’s business-friendly policiesMany experts agree that banker Jorge Horacio Brito, the head of the Buenos Aires-based Banco Macro, just became a billionaire and he has President Mauricio Macri to thank for it. The banking association under Brito financed the road program me of Kirchner’s presidency after he was elected in 2003. Bright presentMacro’s 21 percent rally in US dollar terms this year is the largest among Argentina’s four biggest publicly traded banks. Throughout his long career as a banker and businessman, Brito showed his skills for getting always close to politicians and positioning himself in any political environment. The duo bought Macro in 1985 and began snapping up lenders in a consolidation that culminated in a 2006 listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 07, 2016 02:26 UTC
Bread, peace and work
Some workers are more alarmed by unemployment, others feel more threatened by inflation but few enough will take “bread, peace and work” for granted today. Thus even the formally employed and unionized feel precarious while the underground economy has remained stubbornly high in the last decade. For the vast majority of the working-class the immediate drama is the shattered purchasing-power of their wages rather than not earning any but in no way can job stability be taken for granted. Beyond today a month of strikes and protests looms with the final fortnight in the run-up to the choice of a new CGT leadership to head organized labour sure to intensify militant grandstanding. Strictly speaking, the pontiff is incorrect because unemployment is not strikingly high (indeed nowhere near the peaks of 15-20 years ago) but the papal concern is amply justified for reasons beyond a percentage yet to reach double digits.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 06, 2016 23:03 UTC
Sorry Kids, Buenos Aires Says No To Pokémon Go During School Hours
We know, you waited a long time for Pokémon Go to come out and you still haven’t caught them all. So, take note school-goers, Buenos Aires City Education Minister Soledad Acuña fully supports teachers who want to hand out warnings to kids who choose the poke-ball over the ballpoint pen. ), here is an explanation of how Pokémon Go works. But unfortunately we can’t have kids bounding out of the classroom as if their math assignment were on fire when charizard happens to pop up in the principal’s office. Following this a photo was circulated on social media, reading “this is going to become a new habit [for teachers].”For those who came to this article to get in on the fun rather than out of concern for the young and vulnerable (Shame!
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 19:30 UTC
Edgardo Bauza: What Does Argentina’s New Boss Bring To The Table?
It took its sweet time coming to the decision, but today the Argentine Football Association (AFA) officially unveils Edgardo Bauza as the new men’s senior national team manager. What changes can we expect to see in the national team under Bauza? That leaves Bauza, a manager not so far removed from his peak. When making the announcement on Monday evening, AFA Normalization Committee President Armando Pérez described Bauza in understated terms, as “the most palatable” of the options available. Ramón Díaz looked a more serious candidate than Russo, largely due to recent international experience where as manager of Paraguay he’s reminded everyone that he’s a tactically versatile boss.
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 19:18 UTC
Mothers Of The Plaza De Mayo Head Bonafini Continues To Evade Arrest
In 1986, the organization split into two factions: the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Association led by Bonafini and the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Founding Line. The head of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Hebe de Bonafini, continues to defy a judge’s arrest warrant and is set to arrive in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, this afternoon for a conference this weekend. However, Bonafini refused to go to court, leading the judge to issue a warrant for her arrest. Bonafini’s outfit became the center of controversy with the Schoklender Case, which investigated whether the organization’s financial manager, Sergio Schoklender, embezzled funds destined for the aforementioned Sueños Compartidos project. Hundreds of Argentines gathered before the organization’s seat yesterday to prevent police from taking Bonafini, and she has continued to evade police today.
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 18:45 UTC
Going Vegan in Buenos Aires ‹ The Argentina Independent
If you prefer eating in but have trouble finding tasty vegan supplements to satisfy your cream, cheese, or mayonnaise needs, you can buy cashew butter, vegan mayonnaise, and more to go. Despite its reputation for red meat, Buenos Aires is a city rapidly adjusting to a growing vegetarian and vegan community. Their dessert case boasts a thick, nutty raw chocolate mousse, as well as brownies and truffles. If you are eating in the organic restaurant, try their chocolates crunched up in their raw chocolate ice cream. The lunch and dinner menus are extensive and filled with goodies for any food craving– the curry risotto is mouth watering, as is the vegan pizza, the sushi roll appetizers, and the lasagna.
Source:The Argentina Independent
August 05, 2016 17:37 UTC
A Record 9 Million Condoms Are Being Distributed At The Rio Olympics
While anyone can follow the activities of the Rio athletes, only the athletes, ex-Olympians in Rio can use it like Tinder, matching up with others in the city. The practice of giving out condoms at the Olympics began at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, when a mere 8,500 condoms were given out to the 8,391 athletes participating. Argentine Olympians will be able to go for the gold in more ways than one, as the Brazilian Ministry of Health has given out a whopping 9 million condoms for the Rio Olympics being inaugurated today. A new application called “The Olympic Athletes Hub” will be up and running during the games. 450,000 of these will be sent to the Olympic Village, with an estimated 42 condoms available for each athlete during the 17 days of the events.
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 16:07 UTC
An Unlikely Alliance? Workers’ Party Welcomes Pokémon Go To Educate Masses
All the powers of the world have entered into a holy alliance to stoke it: Nintendo, Niantic and, for some reason, The Workers’ Party of Argentina. ), the connection between the Workers’ Party and Pokémon Go has less to do with real ideology and more to do with virtual reality. So for the length of the game, Pokémon allows the entire world to be in on the same daydream. In the City of Buenos Aires, some of the “portals” located in architectural sites included the Workers’ Party headquarters, because of the dazzling murals often painted outside the PO sites. In creating PokéStops in Buenos Aires, the app utilized the existing information from Ingress, and converted the old Ingress portals into PokéStops.
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 15:45 UTC
Study: Argentina’s Youth Unemployment Rate Is Highest In The Region
Argentina holds the highest youth unemployment rate in Latin America according to the UN’s 2015 Work for Human Development report. The UN report defines “youth unemployment” as encompassing the unemployed aged 15 to 24. The report states that the nation’s youth unemployment is well above the regional average of 13.7 percent — a rate that has gone down from 14.3 in 2012. Take note that the legal working age in Argentina is 16, however exceptions are made for children aged 14 to 16 working for a company owned by their parents. With a 19.4 percent rate, the country narrowly beats Uruguay (19.2 percent) and Colombia (19.1).
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 15:11 UTC
‘Poke-Taxi’ Lets You Play Pokemon Go While Seated In A Cab
For those more keen on conquering Pokemon Go from a seated position, Juan Pablo may have a solution for you. Juan Pablo is a taxi driver turned Poke-taxi who is now offering a Pokemon Go chauffeur service to help players catch poke-balls. Juan Pablo posted the tweet yesterday morning and managed to go on a successful 40-minute Pokemon excursion by midday. He created a Twitter account yesterday morning, disclosed his services to the Internet and has already received nearly 700 favorites and 1,000 retweets. Two of the 10 pokemons escaped on that trip but Juan Pablo reassured us that it was because the players weren’t on the right level.
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 14:48 UTC
Energy Companies Will Issue Bills Without Price Increases
According to press reports, the Macri administration has instructed energy companies to go back to issuing gas and electricity bills without the steep price increases implemented in February. In the Patagonian city of Bariloche, gas bills went up by as much as 2,500 percent, leading Mayor Gustavo Genusso to actually tell the city’s residents to not pay their upcoming gas bills back in May. There’s a chance the judiciary may decide to make the increases retroactive to the moment they came into effect, but that doesn’t seem likely. However, as we’ve seen with the gas increases, this process usually takes one or two months, during which time the administration will have to maintain high energy subsidies. Utility bills skyrocketed at the beginning of this year when the Macri administration removed many of the consumer-level subsidies on electricity and gas.
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 14:26 UTC
What To Do In Buenos Aires This Weekend August 5 Edition
You can learn more about the Buenos Aires native, and take a look at some of her work here. Auditorio Buenos Aires (Av. Lacarra)LGBT: Make sure you catch the last day of Buenos Aires Diversa with their closing ceremony and trophy presentation at Sitges Bar. They’re hosting the oh-so-relatably titled No fui pero la vi por internet, which is a one-time event featuring the work of 10 Argentine artists specifically not from Buenos Aires. Espacio Cultural Carlos Gardel (Olleros 3640)MOVIE: The historic Cine Gaumont will be presenting one of Sofia Bianco’s masterpieces, Deconstrucción: crónicas de Susy Shock.
Source:The Bubble
August 05, 2016 03:00 UTC