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Neuquén City – (January 15th, 2015) Volume 1 – All Rights Reserved

News from northern Patagonia to the world and viceversa

Hi everybody!!

Thanks for being here! After more than 30 years working as a teacher

of English and 10 working as a teacher of Spanish as a foreign

language in Barcelona , here I am again, back in Neuquén with this

project.

First of all,I’d like to thank all the people who’ve helped me:

My family who believed in me and my dream, my friends whp heard my doubts and fears, my

sponsors that have made it attainable and you -my readers- who complete the circle and

wtthout whom it wouldn’t have been possible.

This mix between a magazine and a newspaper will be delivered every fortnight for free and I

hope you’ll enjoy reading it.

A new year has just started and I’m sure you’ve made your resolutions for 2015. Would you

like to share?

I’m looking forward to receiving your feedback about anything you are interested in our email-

address:

info.thepatagonian@gmail.com

Please, try to write it in no more than 100 words. The best one will appear in our next issue.

See you,

Mir

QUOTE OF THE FORTNIGHT

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

Dr. Seuss

Dir: Sarmiento 923, Nqn,

Tel/ Fax: +(54) 299 4486880

Cel:: +(54) 299 154 011143

Email: info@tisasrl.com.ar

MICROSTORIES

In each village I used to gather around forty or fifty interested

spectators who would buy their tickets in advance to see a

clown in English for the first time; and while they were

tackiing thier seats at the theatre, I would flee to another

town.

Author: Coco Goicoa (Gonzalo Goicoa de la Serna).

Translation: Mirta Castro Black&White by Toni Frissell

Colorful flowers, red berries, the yellow of the amancays or

lavender bushes by the blue lakes. The route offers a range

of colors, flavors, landscapes and activities for every taste.

From fly fishing to rafting, from tracking to mountain biking,

from riding horses to simply walking along the paths in the

forest or the lakesides.

You can enjoy the simplicity of an asado to the high cuisine

of the best restaurants. You can stay in a camping site as a

backpacker or at a luxurious five stars hotel. Your choice.!

A wide range of places and opportunities to enjoy in a

unique atmosphere in an awesome place. Besides,

you’ll find the good service and welcoming people very

reassuring .You'll never regret it.. To visit is to love it!...

Ruta 22 KM 1230 - Plottier

(8300) Neuquén

(0299) 15 557 2764 / 581 2278

consultas@oliviacatering

Apples, wine and dinosaurs

Neuquén offers several options to visit the province. One of

them is the one that combines the tastes and perfumes of the

soil besides an amazing paleontological experience.

You can visit the traditional orchards, the vineyards plus the

Paleontology Museum where you can admire the fossils from

our most ancient past.

LINKS:

Subsecretaría de Turismo de Neuquén

(www.neuquentur.gob.ar) Zanellato Viajes

(www.zanellatoviajes.com.ar)

Seven lakes route

Unforgetable road. 100% Patagonia

Bodega Fin del Mundo: A must

5 to do in Neuquén City

Go tracking to the “bardas”

Go jogging along the Parque de la Costa

Visit the Museo de Bellas Artes

Go to Saturday’s open market at the Parque

Central.

Mycestro hands on:

An innovative wireless mouse

with compromises. It's a 3D mouse that you wear on your finger and operate using

gestures and thumb actions. The Mycestro wirelessly connects

to your computer, tablet or other device and allows you to control

it from up to 30 feet away.

When the finger-mounted "3D mouse" called Mycestro blew

through its Kickstarter funding goal last year, it seemed like the

device might be a hit. The makers of the device were only looking

for $100,000, but ended up raising over $350,000 by the time the

campaign was over.

But now, nearly a year after the device began shipping to the

crowdfunding backers of the device, and after all the initial excite-

ment, we haven't heard much chatter about the device. That

could change now that the company has finally made the device

available to the general public as of last week.

http://www.mycestro.com

Google launches “smart” spoon to help

steady shaking hands. Drones, self-driving cars, robots, and balloons providing

internet access – Google is stretching a long way from

search. Now the company has added a “smart” spoon to

its portfolio of hi-tech products.

Google has started promoting its Liftware spoon, a uten-

sil that uses hundreds of algorithms to sense how a

hand is shaking and makes instant adjustments to stay

balanced.

The product is aimed at people with essential tremors

and Parkinson’s disease and, according to the com-

pany, can reduce shaking of the spoon bowl by an ave-

rage of 76%.

Essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease affect more

than 10 million people worldwide, including Google co-

founder Sergey Brin’s mother. Brin has also said he has

a genetic mutation associated with higher rates of Par-

kinson’s. He has donated more than $50m to research

for a cure.

The spoons are now available for $295.

Portal de la Patagonia

Neuquén

PLACES

Santino - Café & Bistró.

The Schroeder family has been part of the rugged and mystical Patagonia landscape since 1927. In 2001, when starting their dream of winemaking, construction of the winery was halted unexpectedly when the remains of a 75 million year old “Titanosaur Aeolosaurus” was found – one of the largest dinosaur fossils ever discovered on Earth. The Schroeders named it “Saurus” and it now resides underground encased behind a glass wall watching over the

barrels of wine.

Deseado means loved – and it’s hard not to fall in love with

this cutie. A fresh, sweet white peach and orange blossom

nose leads to fine, foamy bubbles. Sweet, floral, orange,

kiwi, spice and delicate tropical fruit flavours are in flight in

the mouth, with juicy, mouthwatering acidity. This would be

lovely with brunch, or post dinner with marmalade tart or

lemon meringue pie.

by Treve Ring, Online DRINK Editor

If you happen to come to Neuquén Capital or you live here you

can’t miss the good things you can enjoy at Santino.

You can either go in the morning for their delicious breakfast of café con leche, small croissants and a freshly squeezed orange juice- full of vitamins...Or you can go at midday to have their lunch, perhaps even in the evening for a craft brew beer or dinner with your friends or your soulmate… Either way you’ll find yourself in comfortable atmosphere with delicious food, excellent wine and beer list, friendly service

and good value for money. Price range: $$$$

If you have a sweet tooth, remember to ask for the pear

crumbs… It’s out of this world!!

Santino: Avenida Argentina 160

www.facebook.com/Santino.Neuquen

WINES

Deseado - Schroeder

COOL

Leather iPhone 6 Case and Wallet

STAR WARS: EPISODE 7

There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?“. So begins the first teaser trailer released of the highly anti-cipated "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the seventh

installment reviving tales of a galaxy far, far away.

The 88-second clip from producer J.J. Abrams features a handful of scenes with newcomers to the franchise, including John Boyega in a Stormtrooper suit, Daisy Ridley on a hovering craft in the desert and Oscar Isaac in a X-Wing fighter jet, the craft of the Rebel

Alliance.

"The Force Awakens" will be set 30 years after "Return of the Jedi," the third film in George Lucas' first "Star Wars" trilogy released between 1977 and 1983. It is scheduled to be released in theaters on Dec. 18, 2015. Not featured in the new trailer are returning stars Harri-son Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, Peter May-hew (Chewbacca), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) and Kenny Baker (R2-D2), or new additions Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Max Von Sydow and

Gwendoline Christie.

Shakespeare First Folio

found in French library. A rare and valuable William Shakespeare First Folio has been discovered in a provincial town in France. The book – one of only 230 believed to still exist - had lain undisturbed in the library at Saint-Omer in the north of France for 200 years. Medieval literature expert Rémy Cor-donnier was searching for books to use in a planned exhibition of “Anglo-Saxon” authors when he stumbled across the 1623 tome in September..

The First Folio, entitled Mr William Shakespeare (sic) Co-medies, Histories, & Tragedies, was edited and published in 1623.It included almost all of the plays widely accepted to have been written by Shakespeare .

The book will not go on general display, but will be scanned so it can be consulted on the library website and will be available for other libraries and museums to borrow .

Breathing rugby

Arturo Orzabal was one of the most important world props in the late seventies and member of the San Isidro Club which had one of the packs of forward players that

changed the history of rugby in the world.

After almost forty years in Patagonia, passing through Ci-polletti, Independente and the Polo Club, besides foun-ding The Boars in El Bolson and Conejos in Plottier, among many other activities with the oval ball. He has now

been summoned by Diego Manson and his team .

The truth is that everybody respects him from rivals who pay homage or show him affection wherever they find him to his own players. All agree to highlight the strengths and especially the gift of generosity and kindness he posses-

essential values for this game of give and take.

Let’s catch the fish!

During the winter months in the northern hemisphere, why

not roll back the clock, grab your fly rod, and head to the

magical world of Patagonia, Argentina.

Patagonia is a remote wilderness of isolated mountain

valleys, ragged icy peaks and turbulent rivers.This is a land

that demands exploration, and you will experience firsthand

its dramatic landscape. It has mountains that have never

been climbed and valleys populated by pobladores

(subsistence ranchers). Here you will experience the

world’s most incredible trout fishing in perhaps the most

hospitable nation on earth: Argentina.

In the province of Neuquen, nestled on the banks of the

world famous Chimehuin River, and situated between the

sleepy fishing village of Junín de los Andes and the vibrant

alpine village of San Martin de los Andes you will find the

most beautiful spots where to practice your favourite sport.

Most of the rivers have very predictable hatches and will

produce a good number of trout actively surface feeding,

providing a lot of targets for those who love to sight fishing.

Among our favorite rivers you will also find the Malleo,

Quillen, Quilquihue, Collon Cura, Alumine, Filo Hua Hum,

Caleufu, Pulmari, Meliquina and more...

More info at www.aapm.org.ar

“Vasco” Orzabal, Alto Valle Rugby team

Ph: Martín Muñoz

VIP OF DECEMBER

For all the years of naivete,

joy and wisdom , he should

be our first favourite person.

Roberto Gómez Bolaños

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