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Last Friday, the opening ceremony of the Olympics aired at 9:08 am, 8:08pm in China.In Buenos Aires, some of the nearly 60,000 Chinese people who live in the city gathered to celebrate the opening of the Olympics in China.  According to China View, many went to Chinatown in Belgrano, where the ceremony was broadcast live on a big screen on Arribenos street.The Chinese community also held a temple fair, where Chinese food, costumes, red carpets, lamps, and many other things were on sale.The event was supported by the Tourism Office of Buenos Aires in order to promote the activities of a community that is an important part of Argentine life.

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August 11th, 2008 by Sean - NWA WorldVacations

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What’s the first thing you do when you get home from a vacation (besides take a nap!)? You call a friend or family member to tell them you are back and talk about your vacation, right?

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This coming Friday, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a concert featuring the music of famous German Romantic composer Richard Strauss.The concert will begin at 8:30 in the Teatro Opera, which is being used for many major performances while the Teatro Colon is closed for repairs. The performance will begin with “Three Songs” by Golijov, followed by “Variaciones Concertantes”, by Alberto Ginastera.The second half of the performance will be dedicated to a symphonic poem by Richard Strauss entitled “A hero’s life”, Op. 40.According to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide, the Mezzo soprano Virginia Correa Dupuy will be the soloist at this concert.Tickets are available at the theater Monday through Friday and range from 26 to 150 pesos depending on the seat.

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The Argentine women’s field hockey team played the United States on Sunday and the match ended in a 2-2 tie.According to The New York Times, this was an upsetting tie for Argentina, which is a powerhouse hockey team, ranked number 2 in the tournament and the defending bronze medalist.The United States was pleased with their performance, as they are an up-and-coming club.At the end of last year, in the final of the Pan American games, Argentina beat the United States 4-2, making it seem that the U.S. has improved in the last year.In their three Olympic matches prior to this year, Argentina has beaten the U.S. every single time.Now, the U.S. goes on to play Japan and Argentina will face Great Britain.

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A beautiful Sunday in the high 60s meant that children and their families were out in force by the Rio de la Plata, celebration Children’s Day.According to the government website, the city arranged a number of activities to take place on the Costanera del Sur, including face painting, crafts, music, and games.They also brought members of “Cien Porciento Lucha” and “Princesa Barbie,” popular children’s entertainment, out to take photos with kids and generally interact with their fans.This celebration was only one of many yesterday; the streets and buses of Buenos Aires were filled with children and their families going to lunch and just enjoying family time on a lovely Sunday.

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is calling for the nation to decriminalize personal drug use and focus instead on stopping dealers and traffickers.According to CNN, the President argues that users who are addicted are more victims than criminals and that the people who are selling it and trafficking it are really the people to blame.Brazil and Colombia have already decriminalized personal drug use in order to help combat the spread of AIDS—with the idea that people will be able to use clean needles if they are not doing drugs in parking lots.President Cristina Fernandez is pushing Congress to vote to decriminalize personal drug use by the end of this year and replace it with prevention and treatment programs.

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Ahhh… Paris. There’s nothing quite like it–or is there? Between the soaring Euro, swarms of tourists, the cruel and all-to-usual punishment of flying Trans-Atlantic coach, there are more than a few drawbacks for getting your French fix on.

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