Officially unauthorized outposts
Since Israel came under increased international pressure in the 1990s to stop establishing new settlements, about 100 officially unauthorized outposts have been founded in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In that time, Shiloh outposts have become ringed with “circles of violence,” said Yesh Din spokesman Gilad Grossman. But for Palestinians — who face an Israeli bid to confiscate hundreds of acres near Shiloh outposts, Yesh Din says — the appearance of a lone trailer is ominous. Thursday, July 14, 2016 Officially unauthorized outpostsPalestinian farmer Rabah Ali, 49, stands in front of a dead horse he said was dumped on his land by settlers of Adi Ad, an unauthorized outpost behind him that is seeking legal status. Esh Kodesh is one of five outposts seeking Israeli recognition as neighbourhoods of the authorized settlement of Shiloh, Katsof said.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 07:03 UTC
Scheduled appearance by Aldo Rico widely criticized
Rico provoked controversy over the Bicentennial weekend when he attended Saturday’s Independence anniversary parade on Del Libertador Avenue in BA City, a move repudiated by leading veterans organizations including the MECOMA group for conscripted Malvinas War veterans. Defence Minister Julio Martínez, a Radical (UCR) leader like Alfonsín, said he was not aware that Rico would be in attendance. Thursday, July 14, 2016 Scheduled appearance by Aldo Rico widely criticizedThe announcement that former lieutenant-colonel Aldo Rico would attend a memorial service for Malvinas War veterans in Granadero Baigorria, Santa Fe province tomorrow provoked anger and repudiation from veterans groups, political parties and human rights organizations alike yesterday, as they slammed the military man’s ties to dictatorship-era repression and the failed Carapintada military coup he led against former president Raúl Alfonsín’s government in 1987. It was signed by the Socialist (PS) party of Baigorria, the Evita Movement, Victory Front (FpV) youth group La Cámpora and a local teachers’ collective among other organizations. Herald with Télam
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 05:42 UTC
Second half or extra time?
Thursday, July 14, 2016 Second half or extra time? As a beacon of optimism, the “second half” already seems to be over before mid-July and just a couple of days after the Bicentennial weekend. Not the ideal start for a “second half” which was supposed to have inflation trending downward to and below a monthly two percent. Plenty of gloom and doom, then, to suggest that the “second half” is over before it has begun but perhaps we should wait until the second half of the year after all — these next six months are sure to be a failure when measured against the expectations of the first half of 2016 but could end up looking quite good when compared to the current mood. It was always assumed that industrial take-off would have to await the advent of investment (in the “second half” at the earliest and probably beyond) but from the moment Macri came to office, both sides of the trade ledger were supposed to expand.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 05:41 UTC
Women take centre stage in British politics
Thursday, July 14, 2016 Women take centre stage in British politicsBy Stephanie BakerBloombergAfter male politicians led the UK into “Brexit,” women are taking centre stage to clean up the mess. Theresa May haso become the UK’s second female prime minister and promised to take Britain out of the European Union. For the Labour opposition the figure is 43 percent, in part because the party has fielded only women candidates in some constituencies. In the private sector, there are six female chief executive officers at FTSE-100 companies and women hold 26 percent of board seats. Despite May’s success and the campaigning to get more female politicians selected, almost 26 years after Margaret Thatcher quit as PM women make up only 21 percent of Conservative parliament members.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 05:41 UTC
INDEC posts 3.1% increase for June, with core stat rising
The key food and beverages category saw price increases in line with overall inflation, 3.1 percent. In June, core inflation stood at three percent, up from 2.7 percent in May. Thursday, July 14, 2016 INDEC posts 3.1% increase for June, with core stat risingIndec’s director Jorge Todesca is seen talking to reporters at the bureau’s headquarters in this file photo. For months now the government has been predicting a decline in core inflation, but so far the road has been bumpy, with ups and downs. Overall inflation meanwhile, was down by 1.1 percentage points when compared to May, when price hikes amounted to 4.2 percent.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 05:37 UTC
New UK PM Theresa May names Brexit Cabinet
Thursday, July 14, 2016 New UK PM Theresa May names Brexit CabinetBritain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and husband Philip pose for the media outside Number 10 Downing Street, in central London, yesterday. LONDON — Theresa May became Britain’s prime minister yesterday, tasked with the unenviable challenge of leading the United Kingdom out of the European Union. ‘Burning justice’May will be Queen Elizabeth’s 13th prime minister in a line that started with Winston Churchill. “Brexit means Brexit” has quickly become her new mantra. Now!”The United States congratulated May and said it was confident in her ability to steer Britain through the Brexit negotiations.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 03:11 UTC
A glimpse at cultures from the other side of silence
Gabriel: We want people to know about the cultures that live on the other side of silence. It’s a lot of work, and our main goal is to show how eroticism finds expressions in different cultures throughout the centuries. In our culture, eroticism is stigmatized because it’s associated with pornography. Women are revered in every ancestral culture. In some cultures, like in the pygmies’ culture, there are specific chants for sexual initiation, for kissing and even for oral sex.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 14, 2016 02:48 UTC
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