The Argentine rock movement was truly one of the first non-English forms of rock to be commercially successful outside its own nation.
Argentine rock, which was the first kind of rock in Spanish ever to emerge in either Spain or Latin America, has a “founding trilogy” in 1967 with three mythical bands:
Los Gatos (“The Cats”), similar to the Beatles, they disbanded in the 60′s;
Manal, more of a blues / hard rock thing, first aligned with the Stones and later aligned with the heavy metal movement until the 80′s;
Almendra (“Almond”) which was the real start of argentine progressive rock, also disappeared in the 60′s.
This paper will highlight the results of an extensive research conducted since the mid 90′s, on the effects of the consumption of beverages based in the plant known as Ilex paraguariensis, in the framework of software development process activities in South America and some small parts of Europe.
This paper will provide an introduction to the herb commonly referred to as “Yerba Mate”, and will later delve into the advantages and disadvantages of such practice, in the context of the creation of software products.
Yerba mate or yerba-mate (Br.) (Spanish: yerba mate, Portuguese: erva-mate), Ilex paraguariensis, is a species of holly (family Aquifoliaceae) native to subtropical South America in northeastern Argentina, eastern Paraguay and southern Brazil. It was first scientifically classified by Swiss botanist Moses Bertoni, who settled in Paraguay in 1895.
This post is about life, about the tiny little things that make our current world a great, truly enjoyable experience. Grab a cup of tea, sit and relax on your chair, and read. This is clearly a blog post suitable for a Friday afternoon. Continue reading →
repression |riˈpre sh ən| |rəˈprɛʃən| |riˈprɛʃən| noun from repress |riˈpres| verb [ trans. ]: subdue (someone or something) by force : the uprisings were repressed; inhibit the natural development or self-expression of (someone or something) : too much bureaucracy represses creativity.
For all of you asking me “how are things in Argentina today?” here’s the answer:
On February 28th, 2009, people were using a public space in the city of Tigre (60 km north of Buenos Aires) for an improvised puppet theater for the kids; this was happening on a sunny morning, with families and artisans selling their handcrafted items;
The local police came to say that they are not allowed to stay, without identifying themselves properly (no visible IDs, some of them dressing like civilians), and without clearly stating the reasons for their presence;
The gathered people decided to go to the municipality of Tigre to reclaim their right of peaceful use of a public space in daylight with their kids – a constitutional right;
The police forces blocked them from reaching the municipality and proceeded to repress them, arresting many all while doing injuries to babies, kids, parents and people gathered around the improvised theater.
Finally, these events were not covered nor relayed by mass media afterwards.
In countries like Switzerland, “unauthorized” gatherings in public spaces of more than 50 people or so are (as far as I know) forbidden (I have yet to understand why, and then try to agree with such a ridiculous law). This is not like that in Argentina. The Argentine Constitution guarantees freedom of gathering, expression and trade, and the crowd in this case was just using this liberty. The public space is exactly that: a common area for everyone to use in lawful and peaceful activities. I can’t conceive a more lawful and peaceful activity than a puppet theater.
The argentine police still uses the same methods and training while during the last dictatorship in the 70′s. They have no law, they obey no orders other than theirs. Their chief has stated publicly that they are the democracy, that they are the law.
That’s how Argentina is going these days. You can now continue reading about the beautiful hotels in the glacier Perito Moreno or the Iguazu falls, if you insist in burying your head deep in the mud.
Según Potash, autor de Las armas y las políticas en Argentina, cerca de 200 ingenieros alemanes arribaron al país tras el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, muchos de los cuales ocuparon puestos políticos durante el gobierno peronista. Uno de ellos fue el físico austríaco Ronald Richter, quien en 1948 llegó a la Argentina con la propuesta de producir energía atómica mediante el proceso de la fusión nuclear en forma controlada. El Proyecto Atómico Huemul se inició en un laboratorio construido en Villa del Lago, Córdoba, para luego instalarse definitivamente en la isla Huemul, en el Lago Nahuel Huapi.
Lo más divertido, si es que se puede usar este adjetivo en este contexto, es que Perón anunció en 1951 que Richter había logrado controlar el proceso de fusión nuclear (algo imposible todavía hoy) y que Argentina vendería pronto botellas de medio y de un litro de energía. Me hizo acordar a esos cubos de energía que usaban los Transformers en el dibujo animado.
The ceremony? A revolting demonstration of how “One World, One Dream” means the destruction of all diversity for the sake of some governing power that be, forcing a single idea on everyone. A vomiting sequence of thousands of ants and bees moving at the compass of the negation of self.
That’s what that ceremony is all about: a demonstration of power: “we have 1500 million nameless people under our power, ready to move as we tell them to”. It makes me think of the “Borg” in the Star Trek movies: “All resistance is futile”.
You know what? This ceremony & in general these games makes me think about the 1978 Argentina Soccer World Cup. There were merely 200 meters between the largest stadium (River Plate, in the neighborhood of Núñez) and one of the biggest concentration and torture camps of the dictatorship (The “Escuela de Mecanica de la Armada”).
This ceremony is as revolting as the declaration of Muñoz, a radio and TV speaker, saying “We Argentines are Human and Righteous”. Because right there they were drowning and burning pregnant women and stealing their babies. And 500 meters away from the river, where they were throwing corpses (and living people too) into oblivion, with their feet in concrete to ensure their eternal silence.
For me this ceremony is like watching Argentina winning 6-0 against Peru in the semifinal. The same bad joke, and the people in the country defending themselves against the “bad foreign press”, who are “jealous” of how good their country is doing.
I want to vomit. This is a big circus and everyone is watching it. Geez. I’m not happy.
Jorge Rafael Videla y Henry Kissinger ingresan al vestuario de los peruanos, poco antes de que se inicie el partido con los argentinos. “Con el mero ingreso al vestuario, los militares y sus amigos habían logrado su cometido. Hubo llamadas por la vecindad de los pueblos, la comunión de razas, la fraternidad de los gobiernos, la coincidencia de pensamientos bilaterales, y a la ‘solidaridad en innumerables intereses comunes…’. Los perturbó (N. de la R: a los futbolistas peruanos) la referencia final al coraje, inclinando la cabeza y torciendo el bigotazo hacia un lado de la cara, manteniendo la mirada en el horizonte”.
This paper will highlight the results of an extensive research conducted since the mid 90′s, on the effects of the consumption of beverages based in the plant known as Ilex paraguariensis, in the framework of software development process activities in South America and some small parts of Europe.
