Argentine film vies for Golden Lion in Venice
Friday, July 29, 2016 Argentine film vies for Golden Lion in VeniceEl ciudadano ilustre (The Distinguished Citizen), by Argentine filmmakers Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, will be competing for the Golden Lion at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. The 118-minute Argentina-Spain co-production will take on 19 other films in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival. The winner of the Golden Lion and other prizes will be decided by a jury led by American Beauty director Sam Mendes. Venice is an important awards-season springboard — along with the overlapping Toronto Film Festival — and gave Academy Award best-picture winner Spotlight its world premiere last year. The 73rd Venice festival opens on August 31 on the maritime city’s Lido island with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle’s musical romance La La Land, with singing, dancing performances from Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 02:26 UTC
50th anniversary of Night of Long Batons to be marked
At Kirchner Cultural Centre (CCK) Friday, July 29, 2016 50th anniversary of Night of Long Batons to be markedIn light of the 50th anniversary of the Night of the Long Batons, a series of activities, including conferences, exhibitions and lectures, will take place today in Buenos Aires to remember that tragic night of 1966, as well as to pay tribute to the victims. Today, at 7pm, a conference on the consequences of the Night of the Long Batons in the history of computer science in Argentina will be held at the Kirchner Cultural Centre (CCK). The police violently removed the students, firing tear gas, beating several of them and putting them all under arrest. The result of the infamous incident led to 400 people being placed under arrest and the destruction of their university laboratories and libraries, as well as the exile and resignation of prestigious professors and investigators. Fifty years ago —in what is known as the “Night of the Long Batons”— dictator Juan Carlos Onganía ordered the Federal Police to remove and expel students, professors and alumni occupying the university of Buenos Aires in protest against the military government’s decision to intervene in universities and their administrations.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 29, 2016 02:26 UTC
Argentina Opens First-Ever Wind Turbine Manufacturing Plant
Impsa has begun the production of 26 wind turbines at the plant that will be installed at the already-operational Arauco wind farm in the province of La Rioja. Blustery days can also produce electricity and Argentina is poised to make that easier with the debut of its first-ever wind turbine manufacturing plant, in the Mendoza province, beginning in July. We are among the leading countries able to generate solar and wind energy.”Argentina has failed to meet targets for renewable energy. But since taking office, President Macri has been pushing to increase renewable energy sources. Less than two percent of Argentina’s electricity comes from renewable sources today, according to the Latin American Energy Review.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 22:30 UTC
Brazilian Celebrities 101: The Who’s Who In Brazil
Though Moura now lives in Rio, he’s still a big fan of soccer team Esporte Clube Vitória from his hometown of Salvador and is often seen at their games. But Brazilian celebrities are so much more than just athletes and underwear spokespeople. The TV presenter extraordinaire and occasional novela actress came to fame as the host of MTV Brasil’s Mochilão MTV in 1999 and has been a fixture of Brazilian television ever since. But to gossip about the local celebrity scene like a real Brazilian, pick up a copy of Caras and read on for a brief introduction to who’s who. Rio de Janeiro is positively crawling with both full-fledged stars and wannabe actors hoping for a spot on that coveted 9pm novela (in the Brazilian TV series hierarchy, the 9pm novela is at the top).
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 22:07 UTC
Why Do Clothing Items In Argentina Cost So Much?
So you’re buying a Clothing Item in Argentina and you’ve found the absolute perfect one in your color. Additionally within that 45 percent, design and marketing makes up about 5 percent of the cost, and commercialization and distribution comprise about 15 percent of the final price. This value corresponds with the costs of administration, distribution and logistics related to the sale of the Clothing Item. Within that 45 percent, about 20 percent of that is manufacturing costs. The costs within the value chain make up 45 percent of the final costs.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 20:15 UTC
Small Argentine Businesses Worry About Return Of Online Shopping And Delivery
During an interview with radio program A Los Botes, Argentine Chamber of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (CAME) spokesperson Vicente Lourenzo stated that, “We believe that the [online shopping] reform is inopportune. Read more: Everything You Need To Know About Online Shopping And Delivery Now That It’s BackHe added: “It’s like we are going back to the way things were during the ’90s. It harms Argentine interests, because our products cannot compete with Chinese products in price.”This week, an official resolution has made ordering items online from abroad and having those items delivered to your house possible again. Meanwhile, that same purse, if it arrives via the new online ‘door-to-door’ delivery service, could cost between AR $600 and AR $700,” he added. So while you may have started mentally making a wish list of all the things you could potentially buy under the guidelines of Argentina’s reinstated online shopping cosmos, many small business owners are dreading the moment the system is successfully up and running.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 19:18 UTC
Government Presents National Plan Against Gender Violence ‹ The Argentina Independent
Earlier this week President Mauricio Macri presented a national programme to combat gender violence in Argentina. The ‘National Action Plan for the Prevention, Support, and Erradication of Violence Against Women (2017-2019)‘ includes a series of detailed and concrete measures and actions to protest and support women at risk of – or suffering from – gender violence. According to the National Women’s Council, the plan will allow better enforcement of existing laws against gender violence, and “start paying off a debt that thousands of women have been carrying all their lives.”A ‘femicide’ occurs every 30 hours in Argentina, according to data presented in the plan, with more than 2,000 fatal victims of gender violence registered between 2008-2015. The 150-page plan is based on two fundamental pillars: prevention, via educational programmes to change cultural patterns that permit violence against women, and support, through more effective systems and networks. A new phone app will allow women to immediately request emergency help without having to make a phone call.
Source:The Argentina Independent
July 28, 2016 17:48 UTC
Cristina In Buenos Aires For Former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s Birthday
Former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is flying back to the City of Buenos Aires from Santa Cruz Province this evening to celebrate the birthday of her former friend and ally, the late Hugo Chávez. The former Venezuelan president died in 2013 and would have turned 62 today. Read more: Back In Action: Cristina Met With Victory Front Deputies And Inaugurated The Patria InstituteWhy is Cristina coming back to Buenos Aires for Chávez’s would-be birthday? Macri made his stance against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro clear from the very start of his presidency, and even before while he was still campaigning. According to the opposition, it has 1.8 million signatures for a referendum on whether or not Maduro should remain President: Maduro, however, has refused to call the referendum.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 17:37 UTC
Bragging Rights? Apparently Argentine Men Are The Tallest In South America
The Netherlands takes the cake for tallest men, with an average of 1.82 meters and the tallest women are Latvian with an average height of 1.7 meters. A new study revealed that Argentina has the tallest men in South America. The average height of Argentine men has increased 12 centimeters over the past century, from 1.62 meters to 1.74. Women’s average height increased by 8.6 centimeters to an average 1.59 meters today. According to the study, when ranking height, the men came in at 55th in the world and women at 96th.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 15:56 UTC
Massa Warns Foreign Investors Are ‘Cautious’ About Investing In Argentina
In Philadelphia this week for the Democratic National Convention, Renewal Front (FR) leader Sergio Massa expressed concern over the Argentine government’s optimism regarding foreign investment. In New York, he met with investors and in Philadelphia with Latino leaders of the Democratic Party. Read more: Sergio Massa Is Attending The Democratic National Convention For Some Reason. Massa said that while he found the US to look onto Argentina “amicably,” he thought the Macri administration was too optimistic in its predictions, which hope to see investors flock to the country. Massa is a national deputy and the founder of the FR party that rose out of the Argentine mid-term elections in 2013.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 15:35 UTC
Macri Administration Accused Of Violating Citizens’ Privacy With Database Handoff
Two Victory Front (FpV) deputies yesterday formally accused several key members of the Macri administration of abusing their authority and violating citizens’ privacy after the government granted the Communications Secretariat access to the National Social Security Administration’s (ANSES) database. With the ANSES database and good software, they can elaborate a platform of metadata that allows them to know your habits.”“What you like, your contacts, leanings, activities, etc. “We have the right to suspect that the Macri administration will use this information for illegal purposes, violating Law 25.236, which protects personal information,” reads a passage from the deputies’ accusation. The accusation seeks to start a criminal process to get the members of the Macri administration to be sentenced for their actions which, according to the deputies, break the law. “The administration intends to use this data for political propaganda, smear campaigns and to manipulate public opinion,” the accusation adds.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 14:59 UTC
Offseason Fun: Top 6 Things To Do In Tigre
Pick up your ticket (ARS 110) at the tourism office next to McDonald’s and sit back for the hour-long ride around the delta’s islands. Bonus: The Instagram likes will keep flowing in long after you’ve lapped up the last of Tigre. For dwellers of Buenos Aires, the town of Tigre is an oasis. (ARS 40, Paseo Victorica 972)(An honorary museum-mention goes to the Museo de Mate for its wall-to-wall Argentine cup kitsch. Kudos to Tigre’s tourism department for the coordinated street signs, maps and banners adorned with the town’s official seal – a tiger, fittingly.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 14:37 UTC
Your Thursday Commute: Callao And Corrientes Blocked, No Sarmiento Train
There are two protests that may (or may not) affect your commute this morning: one blocking the intersection of Callao and Corrientes and another suspending services on the Sarmiento train line. The Sarmiento train line is not working today due to a 24-hour protest: 350,000 passengers are allegedly affected. Sarmiento Train“We cannot allow ourselves to be sanctioned for demanding better security conditions for both workers and passengers.” – Rubén “Pollo” Sobrero. The unionists have warned that they are considering protesting again next week if there are no solutions. Callao and CorrientesThe “Corrientes Clasista y Combativa” group (CCC) began protesting at 7 AM this morning at the busy intersection due to alleged death threats directed at their president, Juan Carlos Alderete, alongside three other organization leaders.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 14:26 UTC
The Buenos Aires Ecoparque: A New Life Not Just For Animals
The state of the Buenos Aires Zoo was a delicate subject for a long time. On July 16th, we lived another historical day in Buenos Aires. It has been one month since that historical day, and we have been working with two essential convictions. The Ecoparque opened its doors, still a project in development, to let people (and specially children) see, listen and feel the first steps of the transformation. On June 23rd, the Buenos Aires City Government made a historical announcement: the Buenos Aires Zoo, an institution that had been operating for over 140 years, would be transformed into an ecological park, and it would be the Ministry of Modernization, Innovation and Technology the one in charge of the tremendous challenge to make a vision come true.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 14:03 UTC
Buenos Aires Eatery ‘RITA’ And The Changing Landscape of Chacarita
Only the slightest touches of salt or a vinaigrette distracted from the purity of a scrambled egg or vegetables served fresh as is. Simple breakfast, a lunch focused menu and tea,” begins Silvina Troulih, owner of RITA Restaurante, “I wasn’t actively searching. Like RITA, an unassuming looking lunch destination that doesn’t seem out of place from the Fábrica de Churros just a half block away. The one across the street, the source of bittersweet late night choripan consumption when El Imperio was closed, has disappeared too. Chacarita is not the neighborhood it used to be.
Source:The Bubble
July 28, 2016 12:00 UTC