Federal judge blocks all electricity hikes
EDELAP electricity distributor president Alejandro McFarlane criticized Arias, calling on him to quit “playing politics” via his rulings, and influencing users to not pay their electricity bill. Thursday, August 4, 2016 Federal judge blocks all electricity hikes‘Exorbitant’ increases suspended across country, Macri administration vows to appealDealing yet another blow to the government’s hopes of reducing the fiscal deficit this year, electricity bill hikes by all distributors across the country were frozen yesterday after a federal judge accepted a request for an injunction filed by consumer protection organizations. Electricity market wholesaler CAMMESA must also abstain from passing the new hikes on to all the electricity distributors in the country until a public hearing is conducted. “An injunction based on a collective action request accepted by a federal judge is valid in every part of the nation,” she said. Yesterday’s judicial ruling echoed a decision issued last month dealing with natural gas rates hikes.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 04, 2016 03:45 UTC
Venezuela excluded from crucial Mercosur meet as crisis deepens
Yesterday, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa made it clear that Montevideo accepted none of the blame for the uncertainty unleashed by the current impasse. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Eladio Loizaga was in no mood to keep things civil. The arrangement would have each member appoint a coordinator in order for the Mercosur to be extricated from its current crisis. Regardless of the back and forths over the pro tempore presidency, Uruguay has been picked as coordinator for those negotiations as Venezuela is not part of the talks. But despite the efforts, there will be one particularly notable absence — Venezuela has been excluded.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 04, 2016 03:22 UTC
Three Names To Know In The Buenos Aires Fashion Scene
Terrible Enfant (Luz Bauza)Terrible Enfant is no new name to those in the know on the BA fashion scene. NÓD (María Monsalvo and Catalina Arévalo)María Monsalvo and Catalina Arévalo first met studying fashion design at UBA and bonded over their intellectual and sartorial vision. Little by little the Argentine man is developing an appetite for the new and the provocative, which is what Terrible Enfant does best. They’re chic and sophisticated but also tough… they’re very Terrible Enfant. How did you go from a career in Sociology to jewelry design?
Source:The Bubble
August 04, 2016 03:00 UTC
Antonio Soriano: Buenos Aires’ Culinary It Boy Takes The Lead At Palacio Duhau
At the small Colegiales restaurant, the high end menu was served in the absence of high end pretension. The cheeseburger is a defiantly simple looking dish: meat, bun, cheese, and the classic tomato, onion, pickle and lettuce combo. Fingers crossed that a few dishes stick on the Piano Nobile menu with a Soriano stamp added on top. Part technique: cut it too thin and it falls right apart but too thick and it becomes a grotesque chew. It’s part science: only the freshest meat chosen from a cut encased in fat will keep the diner from getting sick.
Source:The Bubble
August 04, 2016 00:45 UTC
Dubai: plane with 300 onboard crashlands
Thursday, August 4, 2016 Dubai: plane with 300 onboard crashlandsAn Emirates Airline flight is seen after it crash-landed at Dubai International Airport yesterday. All 300 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the gutted Boeing 777-300 after a crash that one survivor described as terrifying. Video showed a tower of flame bursting from the front of the plane, and then a thick black plume of smoke rising into the sky. DUBAI — An Emirates jetliner arriving from India caught fire after slumping onto the runway in Dubai yesterday, killing one firefighter in an intense blaze and bringing the world’s busiest international airport to a halt for several hours. The Dubai carrier’s first significant accident happened after the crew apparently attempted to abort the landing for a second attempt amid unconfirmed witness reports of landing gear problems.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 03, 2016 23:15 UTC
Macri Announces Universal Healthcare Reform For Argentina
President Mauricio Macri announced yesterday that the government will reform the national healthcare system in order to implement universal coverage in Argentina. To afford the reform, the Macri administration will get its hands on an AR $30 billion fund called the Solidarity Redistribution Fund (FSR). The Macri administration will use part of these FSR funds to pay back some of this debt. In 1993, the Menem administration sanctioned Law 23.661, which committed the State to reimburse the funds obras sociales paid hospitals for serious treatments. Let’s break down its different aspects:Universal CoverageThe Macri administration intends to create a universal coverage system, which aims at covering the 15 million people who are not currently covered by any social security.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 20:48 UTC
Oh Butter Where Art Though: Medialunas May Be Affected By Dairy Shortage
Butter is the end product of the dairy production process, it comes last. While the shortage has not had a noticeable affect on the price of medialunas so far, if it continues, there will definitely be some long-lasting results.”And could the shortage in dairy production affect the production of cheese? Because butter is such a crucial part of baking medialunas, this presents the possibility of a hike in the price of our favorite facturas. If the butter crisis wasn’t already enough to give you a low-grade panic attack, there’s now a possibility that medialunas could face price hikes too. The increase in prices will surely alter the traditional cafe con leche and three medialunas combo.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 19:30 UTC
Gas Leak In Barracas Leaves One Dead And Three Hospitalized
This morning, a gas leak in the neighborhood of Barracas in the City of Buenos Aires resulted in one death and three hospitalizations. It’s unknown how the gas leak was started. The nearby students were not told to evacuate but Civil Defense ordered all neighbors of the accident to close their windows. SAME, Civil Defense and the Metropolitan Police are still near the site of the accident because gas and light were cut within a two-block radius but the leak is under control. The employees of a Metrogas contracting company were doing routine repairs on a low-pressure pipe when gas flooded the pit where Metrogas was operating.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 18:45 UTC
Grita Diseño: The Fair Featuring Signature Argentine Design
A new edition of the design fair, Grita Diseño, is about to take place in the heart of the Recoleta. Grita Diseño showcases Argentinian signature design and provides a one stop shop where you can find original apparel, objects, crafts, decor, beauty products and a special spot dedicated to eco friendly stuff to boot. According to the forecast, this weekend will be warm and sunny with a heavy chance of high style! Grita Diseño is scheduled on the Saturday 6th from 3 PM to 9 PM and on Sunday from 1 PM to 9 PM and is, like we mentioned, totally free. This will especially true at Saturday’s wrap-up event (around 9 PM) where a DJ and bubbles are set to ring out the first day.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 18:22 UTC
Cristina Accuses Bullrich Of Leaking Information Regarding Her Security Detail
She is set to attend a judicial mediation with National Deputy Margarita Stolbizer. Cristina denied any wrongdoing and in return formally accused Stolbizer of mounting a smear campaign against her. Finally, she hosted a political rally with Kirchnerite youth organization La Cámpora in the district of Avellaneda, also on Sunday. Hotesur is a company that managed hotels in Santa Cruz Province that belong to the Kirchner family. Cristina, Florencia and Máximo Kirchner have all been indicted in the case.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 18:11 UTC
Tecnópolis Is Back, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires’s science and technology extravaganza will open its doors starting this Thursday, August 4th and will be packing in all the awesome nerdy action through to the end of the month. If you’ve never been, you’re in for an all-encompassing, educational Disneyland. General Paz and Constituyentes)WhenAugust 4th – August 31stThursday – Friday 10:00AM – 6:00 PMSaturday – Sunday 12:00 PM – 8:00 PMHow Much? With a little help from the government, Tecnópolis pulls out all of the stops and you can experience everything from animatronic dinosaurs, to four entire pavilions dedicated to the art of social media. You can check out the full line-up of this year’s exhibits and a specific calendar of events here.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 17:03 UTC
Rainbow Crosswalks, Traffic Light Figures Celebrate Diversity In Buenos Aires
Read more: LGBTIQ Festival Comes To Town: Buenos Aires DiversaDrag queens, art expositions, lectures and queer tango performances will all be part of the Diverse Buenos Aires festival, which will celebrate its third year. Small demonstrations of same-sex love, rainbows and other signifiers of LGBTQ appreciation have appeared in pedestrian areas of the city, in honor of LGBTQ Pride Week and Buenos Aires Diversity (Buenos Aires Diversa). As well, Buenos Aires is the fifth most popular destination for gay tourism in the world. It might be a sense — you can’t place it, but something feels a bit different about the City of Buenos Aires this week, a bit more colorful. According to the Argentine Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Buenos Aires is the best destination for members of the LGBTQ community in all of Latin America.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 16:30 UTC
Argentine Honey Exports Are Back On Upswing
La Nación spoke to Javier Nascel, president of Nexco, the company in charge of 25 percent of Argentine honey exports, who explained that, “In 2015, Argentina decided to sell relatively little honey. Newsan President Luis Galli told La Nación that, “We today sell food products like fish, peanuts and honey, among others. This is a significant number because the last time that Argentina exceeded it was in 2007 (with 81,000 tons sold). Each year Newsan sells between 6,000 and 5,000 tons of honey and makes an estimated US $10 million from it. From January until May, Argentina has sold 32,000 tons of honey, which means it is set to smoothly recover from a slow 2015 when only 44,330 tons were sold in the whole year.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 16:07 UTC
Study: Argentina Considered To Have ‘High Level Of Progress’
The five countries are considered to have a “High Level of Progress.” Argentina is also up from the 2014 results, which placed it at #42. The Social Progress Index begins by defining what it means to be a good society based around three dimensions. In the Foundations of Well-being category, Argentina scores highest in Access to Basic Knowledge but lags behind in Environmental Quality. The first is, does everyone have the basic needs for survival: food, water, shelter, safety? The highest-performing country, according to the Social Progress Index, is Finland, with an overall score of 90.09, followed by Canada, Denmark, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Iceland and New Zealand.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 15:45 UTC
#FreeBelén Video Demands Woman Accused Of Inducing Abortion Be Released
There she was accused by hospital staff of having caused an abortion during the 20th week of her pregnancy, though Belén denies having ever been pregnant. In fact, President Mauricio Macri recently made it clear that he will be not be passing any law in support of abortion. A group of artists, politicians and journalists collaborated to create a video under the slogan #LibertadParaBelén (#FreeBelén) demanding the release of Belén, a young woman from Tucumán Province who was condemned to eight years in prison for having allegedly induced an abortion. Several initiatives have been struck up in Congress to reform abortion laws but none have succeeded so far. Later in the video, Ursula Vargas, a television host, states, “Belén was condemned for being a woman and being poor.”Two years ago, Belén went to the hospital after enduring crippling abdominal pain.
Source:The Bubble
August 03, 2016 14:48 UTC