98% of students flunk Medicine School exam
Of the 3,100 enrolled medical students at the UNLP’s School of Medicine this year to take the term-time assessments, a whopping 98 percent failed their introductory courses in Biology, Anatomy and Histology (microanatomy). “The Medical School is not made of rubber. ‘Bad preparation, no drive’Meanwhile, the dean of the UNLP School of Medicine Ana Errecalde said that the low pass rates were a direct result of insufficient preparation in secondary schools for prospective medical students. Errecalde identified as a key cause of the results the “bad preparation of students leaving secondary (school), who they are not given incentives to study and read, we noticed that they were really lost this year.”She also said that a lack of motiviation from new students arriving from secondary school had exacerbated the situation in tandem with bad preparation. We are asking universities that, instead of adding extra courses and exams, they help at the secondary level, interact with secondary (education) to strengthen education quality before university,” Bullrich told Radio La Red.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 02:48 UTC
ARGRA’s Annual Review of Argentine Photojournalism ‹ The Argentina Independent
ARGRA’s Annual Photojournalism exhibit (covering 2015) runs until 15th August at the Palais de Glace on Posadas 1725. The 27th Annual Sample of Argentine Photojournalism is located on the top floor of this beautiful building. It is not a huge exhibit, and it is definitely worthwhile to take an hour or two to admire the best of Argentine photojournalism. The annual review covers all of different subjects, so every photography connoisseur will be pleased. Compare that to life in a metropolitan city and it is shows that there really is no typical Argentine life.
Source:The Argentina Independent
July 13, 2016 19:07 UTC
The Consumption Factor in Argentine Politics ‹ The Argentina Independent
Access to consumption has become key among these factors, part of a global phenomenon that is particularly intense in Argentina. Though more spasmodically, consumption also moved its way into a central role in the country’s political life. Whether due to the influence of European immigration or the egalitarian principles behind public education and early access to social rights, it is clear that in Argentina consumption is the fundamental pillar on which power is accumulated. This created a previously non-existent intermediate segment between the lavish aristocracy and the subsistence consumers of the rest of society. But the central idea is that since its disruptive beginnings two centuries ago, consumption has been occupying more and more ground in our social lives.
Source:The Argentina Independent
July 13, 2016 17:15 UTC
White House congratulates May, confident on her Brexit handling
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 White House congratulates May, confident on her Brexit handlingThe White House on Wednesday congratulated incoming British Prime Minister Theresa May and said it was confident in her ability to steer Britain through negotiations on leaving the European Union. "Based on the public comments we've seen from the incoming prime minister, she intends to pursue a course that's consistent with the course that President Obama has offered," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said at a news briefing.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 16:52 UTC
Surviving on the edge of childhood and maturity
Los niños sabios could very well be defined by the dynamic of this scene. Salinger’s books, Los niños sabios reveals the childishness that remains in every grown-up — both for good and bad — and the adult-like understanding of things that is so typical of childhood. At the command of their leader, they take on positions to charge against it, all the while narrating the action-packed story aloud. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Surviving on the edge of childhood and maturityBy Veronica StewartFor the HeraldThe scene is epic: six brave warriors unite to fight against a mythological creature as dangerous as can be — KingKongRada, a hybrid between King Kong and the Uruguayan singer Rubén Rada. Written by Marcos Krivocapich and Flavia Gresores, it tells the story of six siblings of peculiar personalities and an even more curious family history.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 05:36 UTC
Stolbizer, CFK to face off in perjury hearing
“If you’re a public official you have to deal with public criticism but she is not a public official,” he said. after allegations by lawmaker Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Stolbizer, CFK to face off in perjury hearingFollowing heated exchanges between herself and former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Progressives national lawmaker Margarita Stolbizer confirmed that both politicians would face a “mediation hearing” in August to resolve the dispute. The former head of state has since accused Stolbizer of “trafficking information” and of “malicious” behaviour. He failed to confirm whether CFK would also attend the hearing. Speaking to Radio Latina, Stolbizer said that “damages and moral damages” would be addressed in the hearing set to analyze recent exchanges between the pair following Stolbizer’s accusation that CFK was tied to money-laundering and embezzlement during her two terms as head of state.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 05:36 UTC
Why Bernie waited so long
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Why Bernie waited so longBy Amber PhillipsThe Washington PostFour days after Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, Hillary Clinton endorsed him. The Sanders camp got “at least 80 percent” of what they wanted, Sanders’ policy director Warren Gunnells told reporters. Sanders, some argue, dragged out Democrats’ family problems by waiting so long, especially after other party notables such as Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren endorsed Clinton weeks ago. Four weeks after Clinton effectively clinched her party’s 2016 nomination, Bernie Sanders still hadn’t endorsed her. The wait has even left some progressive leaders scratching their heads about what took so long.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 05:36 UTC
Too much past on parade
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Too much past on paradeFirst instincts are often the best and President Mauricio Macri would have done better sticking to his original plan of skipping Sunday’s military parade celebrating the Bicentennial of Argentine independence in order to rest off his exhausting overseas tour earlier this month. The inclusion of people who could be convicted of crimes against humanity seems to carry the principle of innocent until proven guilty too far — the celebration of two centuries of independence should be inseparable from the defence of the democracy during most of the second century. As Oscar Wilde said: “Once might be an accident but twice looks like carelessness” — the undue protagnonism given to a disgraced ex-ruler like Juan Carlos could always be attributed to misplaced courtesy or simple ignorance, but the sinister symbolism lurking amid the military fanfare is far more disturbing. It might be argued that the extreme nationalism represented by the likes of Rico is not wholly incompatible with the patriotism underlying any Independence Day celebrations, but this year does not only mark 200 years of independent existence — it is also the centenary of the first genuinely free and democratic elections in Argentina when Rico did his best (or worst) to derail a then infant revival of democracy back in 1987. If yesterday’s editorial described as a “provocation” Macri’s remarks to Spanish ex-monarch Juan Carlos about “anguish” over the separation from Spain, what term would be fitting for such outrages as the inclusion of former carapintada Army mutineer Aldo Rico or military veterans from the Operativo Independencia anti-guerrilla campaign as from 1975 (the first full rehearsal for state terrorism) — what could possibly be more provocative than the sight of a green Ford Falcon (the iconic vehicle used to whisk away the missing in the junta years) in the military parade in the Buenos Aires provincial city of Junín?
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 05:36 UTC
Going Dutch: Libertad holds Bicentennial fest
The ARA Libertad left Argentina on April 23 and has visited several ports already, amongst others in Brazil and in the United States. As the arrival of the Navy Sail Training Ship ARA. Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Going Dutch: Libertad holds Bicentennial festBy Marjan GroothuisFor the HeraldNavy training ship holds celebration in Amsterdam to kick off ‘vulture-free’ European tourAMSTERDAM — Argentina’s famous frigate, ARA Libertad, arrived in the port of Amsterdam on Friday morning, bringing Bicentennial cheer and a message of peace and friendship to the Netherlands as it began its European tour. Far from homeBut the ARA Libertad is first and foremost a training ship. The ARA. Libertad will return to Argentina on November 5.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 03:53 UTC
IMF: Brexit will have ‘negligible’ impact on US
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 IMF: Brexit will have ‘negligible’ impact on USThe United States flag flies above the Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. “The net effect on growth is pretty negligible,” Nigel Chalk, the IMF’s mission chief for the United States, told reporters on a conference call. All in all, global equities are back to where they were when the UK voted for Brexit. The IMF kept unchanged its previous US economic growth forecasts of 2.2 percent for 2016 and 2.5 percent in 2017, issued a day before the British referendum. Meanwhile, a safe-haven rush into US Treasuries has lowered yields, and home and business financing costs, considerably.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 03:33 UTC
De Vido edges toward trial
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 De Vido edges toward trialJulio De Vido is one step closer to facing trial over the Once crash. “There is sufficient evidence to effectively confirm that De Vido was aware of the serious deficiencies in the Railway Transport Service that was exploited and licensed by (private company) TBA,” the judges said. The decision argued that despite the former Federal Planning minister having the authority to use resources to make the railway service safe, he didn’t do so, and instead supported budget cuts to the TBA service. With this ruling, Bonadio can now initiate a trial against the Victory Front (FpV) lawmaker. Indictment for fraud, gross negligence confirmedFormer Federal Planning minister Julio De Vido is one step closer to standing trial over the fatal Once railway tragedy — which left 51 dead and over 700 injured — after his indictment for gross criminal negligence and fraud was confirmed yesterday.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 03:17 UTC
Supreme Court delays gas hikes ruling
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Supreme Court delays gas hikes rulingCouples dance tango on a Buenos Aires street yesterday. Crucially, the ruling did not endorse any explicit position on the hikes themselves, saying there is no case to decide so far. But in gas, electricity and transportation we have established the social rates that cover between 20 and 30 percent of the population.”Herald staff with DyN, Télam Multiple frontsThe legal conflict hasn’t only been focused on the Supreme Court, though, as the government also filed a request in a La Plata federal court against a judge’s decision freezing the new rates announced this year. The Supreme Court said that the ENARGAS gas regulating agency will have to report on the evolution of rates since 2001, the parameters used to determine the hikes and the criteria of “gradualism and progressiveness” applied to design them.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 03:11 UTC
A questionable educational policy
Although the Education Ministry has declared its interest in “educational quality,” they have taken many unfortunate steps in their first seven months. And which was recognized by the United Nations as one of the most important inclusive plans on the planet. The latter offered the Argentine president “free software for students,” as reported by different media around the world. It may thus be presumed that once “Conectar Igualdad” disappears, all that this fantastic programme did plus its related services will fall to Microsoft. They have also liquidated others such as the Plan Fines (to complete studies) and have discontinued the purchase and free distribution of millions of books to schools nationwide.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 02:48 UTC
Bullish Finance Ministry forecasts 5% growth in 2017
Over the next four years, Lacoste added, the ministry is budgeting for at least 3.5-4 percent average yearly growth. Inflation targetsPrat-Gay has taken some heat for some of his forecasts on inflation early into President Mauricio Macri’s presidency. As for the 25 percent target, Prat-Gay said that “maybe we will not get there for the period between December 2015 and December 2016, but we will reach that figure between March 2016 and March 2017. Anticipate at least 3.5% average growth in coming years Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Bullish Finance Ministry forecasts 5% growth in 2017Prat-Gay’s second-in-command says GDP may increase as much as 6 percent next yearGovernment officials are getting increasingly bullish about 2017’s economic figures it seems — yesterday, the Finance Ministry’s second-in-command Pedro Lacoste forecast that the country could grow by as much as “five to six percent” next year. Lacoste, meanwhile, also emphasized that a 3.3 percent fiscal deficit was still the target for 2017.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 02:48 UTC
23 arrested in landmark La Plata rights case
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 23 arrested in landmark La Plata rights caseThe abandoned site of La Cacha, a place used as a clandestine detention centre in La Plata during the last military dictatorship. 8 — situated between 8 and 74 streets in the capital of Buenos Aires province — served as a clandestine detention centre in the 1970s. The original report that led to the current investigation was presented by attorney Félix Crous in 2003, based on evidence collected in the La Plata’s Juicio por la Verdad of 1998. La Plata’s police station No. Most of the accused were members of the La Plata’s Infantry Regiment 7, the Intelligence Detachment 101 and police station No.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 13, 2016 02:48 UTC