Buenos Aires Argentina

The Najdorf Memorial takes place 2nd-10th August 2008. There is an all-play-all and a couple of opens. CURRENT STANDINGS: 1. Sasikiran, Krishnan - 5 1/22. Socko, Bartosz - 4 1/23. Krasenkow, Michal - 44. Nyback, Tomi - 45. Berg, Emanuel - 4... Miguel (Mieczysław) Najdorf He was born on April, 15, 1910 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, died July, 5, 1997 in Malaga. Representant of Poland and Argentina. At the age of 10 Najdorf revealed a great chess talent. He learned to play chess from his... Read Full Story

Any general overview of Latin American economic history will show you how attitudes for or against nationalisations and privatisations swing back and forth over time with a pendulum-like consistency. The 1980s and 1990s saw the pendulum of state vs. private debate swing back in favour of privatisation after the presumed overreach, corruption and mismanagement of the state-owned enterprises of the mid-20th century. SOEs were meant to have fuelled economic development in many a Latin American... Read Full Story

Posted on July 24, 2008 Filed Under Entertainment, Music, Women | Natalia Clavier is an Argentinian vocalist whose achingly beautiful voice features prominently on Frederico Aubele’s cd and frequently tours with Aubele, Thievery Corporation and Morcheeba. Natalia’s debut release, Nectar, features electronic-accented grooves grounded with just the right guitar & piano chords, sexy rhythms, and a voice with a smooth purity that you just don’t hear any more. Nectar will appeal to fans of... Read Full Story

Eva Peron “Mother of Argentina, the SS EVITA and SS EVA PERON” Argentina was the only South American country to operate long distance intercontinental ocean liners, although always with ships of moderate size and speed. While ruling Argentina, Eva Peron had dictator Juan Peron, her doting husband, name two-passenger ships after her. The Argentine liners were called the SS EVITA and the SS EVA PERON. They were similar in design to the SS PRESIDENTE PERON. The ships ran from Argentina... Read Full Story

Iron Creek Capital Corp. announces that the Company and Andina Minerals Inc. have signed a shareholders agreement governing their 50:50 ownership in the Pampa Buenos Aires Project in Chile. In consideration for its 50% interest, the Company has issued to Andina 525,000 common shares which have a four-month hold period ending on November 29, 2008. The [...] Read Full Story