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As of a couple months ago, all cell numbers are portable from carrier to carrier. So there's no way to identify a carrier by the number. 011 is the area code for BsAs. If the destination number is here, the 2 digits you want are '11'.

Anyone know a current coupon for Xoom? Cruz and Speedmay aren't working any longer, and I don't see anything else when I google for coupons.

The link doesn't work for me. It asks for a password. Could you check it and advise?

Your safest bet is a model currently built in Argentina. Next best would be a Mercosur model from a company with manufacture here. Third choice - any car built in Mercosur. Beyond that, it's a crap shoot. There are BMWs sitting in garages around town for months waiting for imported parts. That...

Surfing is correct. I have Argentine bank accounts, and I regularly transfer funds from the US. The only way this is permitted is that the transfer be in dollars. The dollars are then converted to pesos on arrival here, at the lower compra rate, before the funds are credited to my account. I...

Actually, there are a few errors in this post: The US debt-to-GDP ratio is considerably smaller than that of Greece (103% vs 165% according to Eurostat, with both GDP numbers severely depressed due to recession/depression). The effect of inflating the money supply in a liquidity trap is nil...

The easiest way to deal with them is to tell them to automatically bill a credit card. Metrogas is the one servicio you don't want cut off for non-payment. If they terminate your service, they won't restart it without checking your apartment for code compliance - which no apartment passes -...

The conspiracy theory goes like this: A bomb - small but deadly enough to kill or maim people close by - was hidden in the theater's second-floor balcony where Uribe was to host a cocktail at 4 PM yesterday. The bomb was programmed to go off at 4:30. It had a cell phone and an auxiliary...

Visiting guests raved about the spa at the Four Seasons. Also, a friend found room prices at the Home hotel somewhat negotiable a couple months ago. I assume they're very negotiable now.

Do you know if that is 10.000 per transfer or per month (or day or week)?

I highly recommend Guido Lemos, 15-5042-9589, [email protected], http://www.arquitectolemos.com.ar, Guido has done 3 major reconstructions for me in recent years, and he's worked for several friends of mine as well, all with great results. He's a good designer and the best builder I've met or...

I just chased down a story about Lanata and Critica at http://www.periodicotribuna.com.ar/5143-por-que-lanata-dejo-la-direccion-de-critica-de-la-argentina.html I don't know the source and can't vouch for it, but I don't see anything here that should shame him. He tried to bring out a new paper...

Scherer is highly recommended and do not require a orden. But they're not cheap. Unlike most labs, you can walk in at any hour they're open for the extraction, and (I think) you can pay with a credit card. You'll probably need to be in ayuno for the results to be valid. They're helpful and...

The Argentine list of available pharmaceuticals is at http://ar.kairosweb.com/. Brand names may be different here, so check by the principal drug name to find equivalents. You can also use http://www.wordreference.com to translate drug names. (Ibuprofen in Ibuprofeno here, for example. Often...

See capitulo 59 in http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/registrocivil/Normativa/Caps/Asp/disp95-03.php?menu_id=816. I found it using the local google, http://www.google.com.ar with an argument of union civil disolucion. Then click paginas argentinas and you get pages of returns on this.

The original objective of the Angola venture was to develop markets in countries with limited food supplies and growing per-capita income. Of course, now it's gotten out of hand and turned into another nationalist event for Kichneristas to cheer. There is some sense in developing ties to...

They're just as busy now as in summer because lots of people are trying to get their frio/calor units heating correctly before it gets any colder. I also hear from the guy I use that parts are almost impossible to obtain and coolant is getting difficult, plus really expensive, which is driving...

Their scheme is to perpetuate the dynasty by electing the idiot son Maxi next time (assuming Cristina doesn't amend the constitution to permit a 3rd term, in which case Maxi would get another 4 years to grow up). The only obvious opposition for the presidency - he frequently talks about it in...

There's a French product available in most farmacias called Floratil. It's pricey compared to US products, but it got me through my last round of antibiotics.

Here's an interesting analysis by Mark Weisbrot of the current Greek situation, using Argentina's default and recovery as a possible model for Greece. http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/greece-2012-02.pdf And a Guardian article on the situation in Greece by Robin Wells. (Warning to...