“President @barackobama visited the @parquedelamemoria in...
"President @barackobama visited the @parquedelamemoria in #BuenosAires earlier today with President Mauricio Macri of Argentina, where the two leaders walked alongside this wall engraved with the names and ages of 20,000 victims of Argentina's "dirty war" — plus 10,000 blank spaces for those who have yet to be identified. @barackobama expressed regret for the failure of the U.S. to acknowledge the brutal repression and atrocities that took place during the way, in the 1970s and '80s. "There's been controversy about the policies of the United States early in those dark days," he said at the monument, where he attended a c...
Source: Kidney Notes - March 24, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
Preventing Traveler ’s Diarrhea Can Be Surprisingly Tasty. See How I Did It.
Potato chips for Preventing Traveler’s Diarrhea? It doesn’t seem likely, but it’s a cheap and easy trick that actually works… if you do it right. And it’s FAR safer for preventing traveler’s diarrhea, than to wait until you get it and take dangerous antibiotics, such as the Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics, that are often used for the treatment of diarrhea, that can cause dangerous ‘superinfections’ such as C-Difficile Infection.
But before I tell you how to make potato chips your best friend on a trip to a foreign land, first I’ll tell you how I know it works. Since my hon...
Source: Immune Health Blog - January 31, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kerri Knox, RN Tags: Digestive Health gut health prebiotics prevent traveler's diarrhea probiotics resistant starch travel tips Source Type: blogs
What to Expect of Argentina's New President
The election of Mauricio Macri as the new president of Argentina brings to a close 12 years of populist, interventionist and increasingly authoritarian Peronist rule by Cristina Fernández and her late husband Néstor Kirchner. Here are some observations of what’s ahead for Macri’s Argentina:
The meaning of “change”: Argentines were adamant ahead of the election that they wanted change. However, polls reflected that voters were tired of the confrontational governing style of President Fernández de Kirchner and her cadre, but not necessarily of her economic policies. The government successfully sold its so-called ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 23, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
Kirchner Locks in Her Model in Argentina
One of the most controversial and radical moves implemented during the populist rule of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Argentina was the nationalization of private pension funds in 2008.
Not only did the government seize $29.3 billion in pension savings but, since the private pension funds owned stock in a multitude of companies, the government also seized that stock and used it to appoint cronies to their boards. This significantly increased the government’s control over the private sector.
Even though none of the opposition candidates has proposed peddling back the nationalization of the pension funds, the Kirchner...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 8, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
Capitalism and Morality: Walter Williams vs. Pope Francis
The biggest mistake of well-meaning leftists is that they place too much value on good intentions and don’t seem to care nearly as much about good results.
Pope Francis is an example of this unfortunate tendency. His concern for the poor presumably is genuine, but he puts ideology above evidence when he argues against capitalism and in favor of coercive government.
Here are some passages from a CNN report on the Pope’s bias.
Pope Francis makes his first official visit to the United States this week. There’s a lot of angst about what he might say, especially when he addresses Congress Thursday morning. …He’ll prob...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 22, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel J. Mitchell Source Type: blogs
Argentina: One More Step toward Venezuela
Juan Carlos Hidalgo
This week the Argentine Congress is likely to pass legislation that would bring that country one step closer to suffering the economic disaster that currently besets Venezuela.
First, let’s keep in mind that when it comes to the economy, Argentina is already the country that comes closest to following Venezuela’s flawed policies (expansionary monetary policy, arbitrary expropriations and nationalizations, price controls, etc.).
High inflation remains the country’s number one problem. According to private consulting firms, year-to-year inflation in August was 40.4%. The black market exchange rate ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 16, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
Argentina: Down The Tubes, Again
Steve H. Hanke
President Christina Fernández de Kirchner has turned up her left-wing rhetoric as the economy goes down the tubes. Indeed, GDP has contracted for the past two quarters; inflation is galloping at 56%, not the official 15.01%; and the country has defaulted on its debt, again. Never mind. The President claims Argentina’s financial system is “one of the most solid in the world.” She asserts that Argentina’s woes can be laid squarely at the feet of foreign “vulture funds” and greedy capitalists who have speculated against the peso. Yes, the peso has lost 42.6% of its value against the U.S. dollar on...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 11, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Steve H. Hanke Source Type: blogs
Big Blow for Argentina in Holdouts Case
Juan Carlos Hidalgo
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court inflicted a major blow to Argentina in its decade-long legal struggle with some of its creditors since it defaulted on its debt in 2001—the largest sovereign default in history.
While in 2005 and 2010 most of Argentina’s creditors settled to swap their old bonds with heavily discounted new bonds, a group of holdout creditors challenged Buenos Aires in the courts. In October 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit sided with plaintiffs to rule that Argentina must treat all its creditors equally and pay owners of defaulted bonds that were issued under New ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 16, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
Three Cheers for the Rule of Law: Holding Deadbeat Debtor Argentina to Account
Doug Bandow
Being a creditor is a thankless task. The worst offenders are governments, whose leaders constantly promise their peoples a free lunch, dinner, and more.
Argentina is a typical offender. One of the world’s richest nations at the end of World War II, the South American country embraced political authoritarianism and economic populism. In the most recent Economic Freedom of the World rating Argentina came in at 137 of the 152 nations rated.
The country’s worst measure is rule of law, which is reflected in its treatment of international creditors—and steadfast resistance to U.S. court rulings or...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 29, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
Big Pharma’s Expansion Into Emerging Markets - a tale of bribery and
corruption
The drug industry is faced with two big challenges: First, declining prescription drug sales, especially in the United States, and second, losing patent protection for many profitable drugs. To make up for these down drifts, the industry is relying increasingly on new markets such as China and Africa. That expansion, however, is tainted by unsavory commercial practices.The Economist Intelligence Unit projects $166 billion in drug sales in China by 2017, making it a natural market for companies looking for further growth.In Africa, the size of the market is still small. However, the rapid growth of many big cities offers in...
Source: PharmaGossip - October 15, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
Jeopardy!
I keep sending these in to Alex Trebek, but for some reason they never use them. Remember, your answer must be in the form of a question.Category: National Monuments Clue: Nobody, it's an above-ground mausoleumAnswer: Who's buried in Grant's tomb?Category: National origins Clue: Obviously!Answer: Is the Pope Argentinian?Category: Prominent Journalists Clue: Chuck ToddAnswer: Who?Category: Metaphysics Clue: Metabolizing and reproducing entityAnswer: What is the meaning of life...
Source: Stayin' Alive - September 25, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Source Type: blogs
The Downside of Alliances: Being Dragged into Other People’s Conflicts
Doug Bandow
British territorial disputes with Argentina and Spain are heating up, leading to demands that Washington support its foremost ally. However, George Washington was correct when he warned the U.S. against permanent foreign entanglements.
In 1982, the Argentine military junta failed in its attempt to seize the Falkland Islands from Great Britain. Three years ago, the prospect of energy development triggered renewed claims from Buenos Aires and a campaign of commercial harassment.
Tensions between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar, a peninsula, also have flared. Last year, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 29, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Doug Bandow Source Type: blogs
Bondholders Should Think Twice about Argentina’s Debt Swap Offer
Juan Carlos Hidalgo
The video below shows interim-Argentine president Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (he was president for a week) announcing before Congress in late December 2001 that Argentina would default on its debt—the largest sovereign default in history. Rodríguez was interrupted by a standing ovation and chants of “Argentina! Argentina!”
Fast forward 10 years to May 2012 when Argentina’s congress voted overwhelmingly to seize (without compensation so far) Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), the country’s largest oil company whose controlling stake belonged to Spain’s Repsol. When the 207-32 vote wa...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 27, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Juan Carlos Hidalgo Source Type: blogs
International Congress of Neuropathology to be held for the first time ever in Latin America
The XVIIIth International Congress of Neuropathology will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first time ever in Latin America, on 14-18 September 2014. It will be organized by Brazilian and Argentinian neuropathologists and an international scientific committee will be established to plan the Congress programme. Organizers say the emphasis will be on promoting the exchange of expertise between the different branches of neuropathology and allied fields of neuroscience. (Source: neuropathology blog)
Source: neuropathology blog - July 5, 2013 Category: Pathologists Tags: meetings Source Type: blogs
London Belly
People successfully navigate a wheat-free lifestyle while at home. But what about while traveling?
We’ve heard from many readers how they have traveled different parts of the world. It can take some effort, but most people have found they can travel safely with minimal to no inadvertent wheat exposure.
Pictured is a meal I recently had in a small restaurant featuring Argentinian cuisine in the Westminster area of London, England. I enjoyed several meals over the course of a week and had no problem whatsoever in avoiding wheat. Yes, it was offered in the form of dinner rolls, cookies and scones, and the many other f...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Travel Source Type: blogs
