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Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

In Argentina, today is the national holiday “Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia” or “Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice”. It is a solemn holiday that commemorates the fall of the democratic government on March 24, 1976 to the military dictatorship that ruled until 1983. You can read more about […]

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Excuse me, where’s the bathroom? Part 1

As a matter of practicality, one of the first things you learn when you’re in a foreign country is how to ask where the bathroom is. Eventually, you learn the cultural conventions — such as, in Argentina, the bathroom is almost always one floor up or one floor down from the main level. (There’s a […]

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Elder M

WLBOTT’s Nurturing Mother Elder M brings us up-to-date research on the South American Coriolis effect, the state of twine in Argentina, medieval magic, Scottish charms, piseógs, and blessings, and the latest Sándwich de miga recipes. Other interesting facts about Elder M: Elder M and the Coriolis Force In physics, the Coriolis force is a fictitious […]