Abstract Art Alert! Kazimir Malevich’s Work Is Coming To Buenos Aires’ Proa Foundation
For the very first time, work from the one of the most influential geometric abstract artists, Kazimir Malevich, is coming to Argentina. The Proa Foundation’s Eugenia Petrova is curating a retrospective for the museum working hand in hand with the State Russian Museum. He was a pioneer of geometric abstract art and the founder of the avant-garde Suprematist Movement. In this, the opens the road to abstract art reducing pictorial language into stripped down shapes building his imagery with circles, squares and crosses. The exhibition will also include many specialists of 20th and 21th century art, the seminar ´Kazimir Malevich in Context´ is especially noteworthy.
Source:The Bubble
September 08, 2016 15:33 UTC
Why Is A Judge Investigating Argentina’s Vice President?
It seems Argentina’s vice presidents can’t catch a break. First Cristina Fernández de Kirchner selected a vice president that many then qualified as a traitor for voting against the government, then in her second term, she chose someone who ended up being involved in all sorts of legal trouble. And now, Vice President Gabriela Michetti, has come under judicial scrutiny almost immediately after taking office. Michetti is now on the defensive, coming under fire for alleged irregularities in the foundation she presided, the SUMA Foundation. Michetti: Nothing to see hereThe vice president has been adamant all along that there is nothing fishy going on.
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September 08, 2016 15:00 UTC
Chemical Plant In Buenos Aires Province Ordered Shut After 11-Year Battle
Judges have ordered the closure of the Atrasina chemicals plant in San Nicolás, a city located in the northern end of Buenos Aires province. The plant is owned by the North American multinational Atanor, Argentina’s second-largest producer of the controversial herbicide glyphosate. In the first official recognition of the firm’s wrongdoings, Judge Facundo Puente ordered the preventive closure of the plant. During a raid last week, court officials found the plant was not compliant with environmental regulations on waste disposal. Judge Facundo Puente gave local police powers to investigate the plant after it ignored a previous injunction to change its waste disposal policy.
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September 08, 2016 14:48 UTC
Good Luck Getting Anywhere On Time: The City Is In Chaos (Again) Due To Roadblocks
Chaos on the streets is the norm in the City of Buenos Aires and today is no exception. Since early morning, social organization Barrios de Pie (Neighborhoods on Their Feet) has set up several roadblocks, or piquetes, throughout the capital, demanding job opportunities and the Macri administration take measures to tackle poverty. “We demand [City of Buenos Aires Mayor] Horacio Rodríguez Larreta solve the city’s marked inequality,” said Barrios de Pie leader Daniel Menéndez. Barrios de Pie is a social organization that voices the demands of unemployed people on a national level. As an organization, it also provides community services such as food distributions through community bakeries and soup kitchens.
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September 08, 2016 13:41 UTC
Authorities In Ezeiza Detain Suspected Lebanese Terrorist Wanted In U.S.
A Lebanese citizen wanted in the United States for suspected ties to terrorism was detained at the Buenos Aires international airport, Ezeiza. Khalil Mohamed El Sayed tried to enter Argentina with fake documets from Paraguay on Wednesday night, according to state-run news agency Télam. The detention “was possible thanks to a system implemented by the Security Ministry that connects Interpol International’s network with that of Customs,” according to Télam. The area commonly known as the “tri-border” that connects Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina has long been seen as a hub of illegal activity. El Sayed is currently being detained in the Ezeiza prison.
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September 08, 2016 12:56 UTC
Hay Cata: Beer Tasting In Buenos Aires
Hay Cata is a new concept brought to us by a group of friends wanting to put on a different kind of “tasting experience”. Next week’s Hay Cata will be all about the art of beer. Everyone is welcome, in their own words “Lo lindo de catar, es que nunca hay respuestas incorrectas” (the best thing about tasting is that there is never a wrong answer). The beer for tasting this time around will be provided by UK25 and Cerveza Bastion. You can also hire Hay Cata and have a tasting party at home!
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September 08, 2016 12:00 UTC
Passing the winter
But it is not only a question of communicational glitches — there are also some fundamental conceptual errors. Nor does the “social tariff” offer as complete a safety net as it should be. Above all, small businesses on the brink are highly vulnerable to violent lurches in their energy costs (even 203 percent). There is an assumption that the same corporate structures prevail but they are changing like everything else in this day and age. (Next Thursday will be our 140th anniversary and for that reason Economic Outlook will be yielding this space for a special article to mark the occasion)
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
September 08, 2016 02:48 UTC
Denmark agrees to buy leaked tax data from ‘Panama Papers’ source
Thursday, September 8, 2016 Denmark agrees to buy leaked tax data from ‘Panama Papers’ sourceIn bid to fight tax evasion, parliament approves purchase of documents to reveal offshore fundsCOPENHAGEN — Denmark revealed yesterday it will buy leaked data stolen from a Panamanian law firm that helped customers open offshore companies to avoid paying taxes, in a new battle to tackle tax evasion. Reports suggested the government had paid up to US$1 million for the data, though that number could not be confirmed. It’s unclear whether Denmark is the first country to have bought or accessed the leaked data beyond what was made public. Lauritzen said the data cost a single-digit million kroner, where one million kroner is equivalent to US$150,000. Finally, it shows that Owners, Fleg and Socma Americana are part of a triad under which there is the same economic reality, beyond the corporate veil.”Herald with AP
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
September 08, 2016 02:48 UTC
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Joins Macri’s Fan Club
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has become the latest foreign leader to praise Argentina’s new president Mauricio Macri. Biden went on to say that this shift in policies in Argentina was already bearing fruit. “The reinvigorated partnership between Argentina and United States has already opened doors to improved security, increase trade and investment, strengthen energy sector cooperation between both our nations,” the vice president added. Leaders from several countries, including the United States, Spain and China all had great things to say about the reforms Macri has instituted since taking office. Read More: Macri Gets Lots Of Praise From World Leaders At The G-20 Summit.
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September 07, 2016 21:33 UTC
Argentina’s Labor Minister Says 120,000 Jobs Have Been Lost This Year
“In the last few months, 35,000 jobs have been created and 120,000 have been lost. Among 18-to-24-year-olds, the unemployment rate is a huge 24 percent. According to the UN’s 2015 Work for Human Development report published in August, Argentina holds the highest youth unemployment rate in Latin America. That study, which encompassed youths from ages 15 to 24, put the unemployment rate at 19.4 percent. Triaca said the bill would create 240,000 jobs a year (120,000 in the North of the country, 120,000 in the rest of the country) by encouraging companies to hire young workers, in exchange for paying fewer benefits.
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September 07, 2016 20:48 UTC
Study: One In Five Children In Argentine Urban Centers Suffer Inadequate Nutrition
The study reports that practically 20 percent of Argentine children living in urban centers suffer from inadequate nutrition, whereas 7 percent of the total also has severe nutritional deficits. Children fit into the severe needs category when they have these same problems but don’t receive aid of any kind. Read more: Death in Chaco Sparks Debate Over Malnutrition in ArgentinaThe official report from the province’s health system argued both children died of severe dehydration. UCA’s report goes on to notes that besides having unsatisfied dietary needs, half the children living in urban centers live in a household that doesn’t meet health standards. And the unsatisfied needs don’t end in their homes as the report goes on to note that 23 percent of teenagers have educational deficits.
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September 07, 2016 20:26 UTC
Ciudad Cultural Konex’s Week Long Homage To Astor Piazzolla
For the uninitiated, Piazzolla is considered one of Argentina’s musical geniuses. The child of Italian immigrants, he was born in Mar del Plata. Early in his life he lived in New York City, and as a teenager and young adult he worked as a musician and composer in Buenos Aires. After earning recognition for his talent, he won a grant from the French government and studied composition with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. One of his lasting achievements is the musical style that is known as ‘Nuevo Tango.’ It combines traditional tango with elements of jazz and classical influences.
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September 07, 2016 19:41 UTC
Man Spends Almost Two Months In Prison For Trying To Steal McDonald’s Toilet
An unemployed man with a previous criminal record had to spend a month-and-a-half in prison for trying to steal a oilet from a McDonald’s in the Palermo neighborhood of the City of Buenos Aires. The 26-year-old was actually sentenced to a whopping four months behind bars, along with some community service. But considering he had already spent so long in prison, the Oral Criminal Court 29 said he could go free in order to complete 444 hours of community service within the next 18 months, reports Infonews. The incident took place on May 29 of this year at the McDonald’s on Libertador Avenue 3883, located in the Palermo neighborhood. went into the disabled toilet and removed it from where it was tacked to the floor with four nails, breaking the ceramic floor as a result.
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September 07, 2016 19:18 UTC
Government Expects US Dollar To Be Worth 18 Pesos In 2017
President Mauricio Macri’s administration is dotting the I’s crossing the T’s of the 2017 budget that it will send to Congress next week. And sources tell La Nación the government expects an average exchange rate of AR$18 per US dollar next year. That figure isn’t really surprising considering the Central Bank’s survey of consultancies found that the median expectation for the exchange rate for December 2017 is AR$18.5 per US dollar. Some do expect a higher number, including Citi, which has forecast AR$20-per-dollar exchange rate for 2017 and the Orlando Ferreres consultancy that said it expects an exchange rate of AR$19.98 per dollar. The exchange rate has been relatively stable in recent weeks, staying at around the 15-peso mark.
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September 07, 2016 19:07 UTC
San Paolo: The Neapolitan Chef Bringing Fried Pizza To Buenos Aires
Jovial and sincere, with a fire in his eyes as he began discussing the proud history of the Neapolitan culinary tradition. We were conducting an informal comparison of the porteño style with traditional Italian pizza and San Paolo was chosen as one of four samples. Likewise, San Paolo is the most recent enterprise in a long string of restaurants for De Rosa, who ran a number of restaurants and pizzerias across Manhattan. The result is a puffy fried dough the size of a frisbee. There’s more in the works for San Paolo.
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September 07, 2016 18:45 UTC