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On 10th December 2015, over a year ago, Macri assumed office as President of Argentina from the complicated Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Kirchner and her late husband who was President for almost four years preceding his wife had many successes and failures during their time at the helm, but it was clear that things were heading down a dangerous path in Argentina.
During Kirchners tenure, inequality, as defined by the GINI coefficient declined by 20% (see figure below), this was laudable as it was also matched by an increase in median household income from ~$1,300 annually to ~$2,700 in 2015, that is annual growth of 6.2% which is commendable, but what this statistic conceals is that median household income reached a peak of ~$5,700 in 2013 and fell -47% since. This is largely caused by currency problems, as the Argentinean Peso during the Kirchners time fell -70%. This was in spite of hard-fought efforts by Christina Kirchner to control the value of the currency.
The Kirchners mix of socialism, populism, and authoritarianism detrimentally impacted Argentinas image abroad. Image is not simply a branding exercise but also resulted in poor levels of foreign investment. One of the major reasons for a sharp drop in foreign investment in the latter part of Christina Kirchners presidency was her erratic decision to nationalize YPF, Argentinas national oil producer which had been privatized in 1993. This was done without any negotiations with Repsol, the other owner of YPF. YPFs performance declined substantially and forced Argentina to import energy, creating an inflation spike.
Areas of improvement where the Kirchners did do well, include an improvement in education and access to healthcare. However, this was balanced by targeting farmers with excessive taxes, particularly on soybeans and currency controls which had a very material negative impact on the average Argentinean. In the Kirchners worldview, the economy was a system where certain parties exploited other groups. There was no vision or infrastructure to allow the economy to grow where all segments of the population could improve their lives.
In this environment, Macri took over, the former Mayor of Buenos Aires and a sharp capitalist who was ready for shifting Argentina away from disastrous policies which favored present consumption at the expense of future growth. One of Macris first steps was to remove all currency controls and allow the currency to freely float. The result was a 1-day drop of the currency by -30% causing significant pain to the economy. Important to keep in mind though, that most Argentines were never able to transact FX at the official rate, and this drop after Macri removed controls is more reflective of the actual effective FX rate. Controls are impossible to maintain when there is limited confidence in your currency and you lack any firepower in terms of FX reserves to maintain your controls.
Macri cut export taxes on several commodities including major cash crops such as beef, wheat, and corn. Macri also reduced export taxes for soybeans by 5%. This was done in his first week in office. The impact of this was significant, for example, corn exports increased 21% in 2016, and beef by 13%. He could have certainly done more, but this was useful in placating angry farmers, and nobody wants angry farmers.
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In April 2016, Macri ended a 15-year saga that Kirchner had made a farce, by agreeing to pay $9.3 billion to holders of Argentinas notes that the country defaulted on[7]. In one action, Macri won the respect of international investors and built credibility for the new government, allowing Argentina to borrow $16.5bn and later another $20bn from international markets.
During the Kirchner years, there was a lot of tension between the Central Bank and her office. She removed two heads of the Central Bank and completely comprised the independence of the Central Bank. Macri has reasserted the independence of the Central Bank and a noticeable pivot has been made to inflation targeting. The Central Bank recently maintained its benchmark interest rate at 24.75% to target inflation between 12 17% in 2017.
Macri has been fortunate with a victory for Trump. Trump and the Macri family go way back to a real estate deal in New York which is outlined in Art of the Deal. We can expect materially better relations between the two countries and foreign investment from the United States over the next 4 8 years. The two met last week and by both accounts, the meeting went well. Exports to the US in 2016, under Macri were up 30%, primarily due to biodiesel sales.
Macris work is just getting started and he does not wield a tremendous amount of power, given lackluster economic performance last year from the economy turning around and limited control for his party. However, indications are that inflation is now under control and we can expect up to 2.2% GDP growth in 2017.
Argentina has a material amount of natural resources, including significant gold, copper, oil and natural gas. Major projects have long been delayed such as Pascua Lama, and shale field Vaca Muerta. Macri needs to ensure that major energy companies are secure and that investments will be respected within the laws of Argentina.
Macri would like to reorient the economy towards technology, this will be a significant challenge. Within Latin America, Brazil, Mexico, and Chile are eons ahead of Argentina. They have developed a strong ecosystem for startups, innovation, and education. Argentina has languished for more than a decade under Kirchner and suffered a significant brain drain with Argentines going abroad for education and often staying there.
The reception for Macri has been largely positive from the international community because Argentina was being operated so terribly. Someone halfway decent who is sane is very welcome. To draw an extreme parallel, if Maduro in Venezuela or Kim in North Korea are replaced by a sane person, no matter how they err, they will be heroes internationally.
Macri has his share of corruption, such as the debt forgiveness of his own company.He may also ignore the needs of those hoping to remove barriers towards upward mobility in Argentinian society and weaken the advances that Argentinas indigenous population have made. These failures are what we worry the most about. The stock market in Argentina is up 80% since he took office and the currency has stabilized. We remain very optimistic about the future of Argentina for now.
This article was written by Investment Frontier.
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LANSING, Mich. (WILX) Its a tough crime to measure and a tough crime to prosecute. But Ingham Countys prosecutor says rape cases can be prevented with the right kind of education. Carol Siemon said, I think its huge, unless we change public perception, about what sexual assault looks like, cause I want to prevent it. Im not looking for successful prosecutions.
Just weeks into her new reign as prosecutor, Siemon was handed two cases involving MSU football players. No charges have been issued in the first case, alleged in January. Charges in the second case, alleged in early April, were announced 2 weeks later. This has many people casting doubt about the first case, asking why its taking so long for the prosecutor to investigate.
Prosecutor Siemon says its nothing new to her. She has years of experience prosecuting sexual assault. I think that we focus way too much on the victim, our laws do, our public perceptions do, on the victim's responsibility, and not on the person who is initiating the sexual activity.
Siemon sits down with News 10s Ann Emmerich to talk about her philosophy on prosecuting sexual assault cases, and what she thinks can help prevent the crime. Watch Anatomy of a Rape Tuesday on News 10 at 6.
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A censored 16th-century anatomy book may provide evidence that taboos slowed the development of knowledge of the female genitals, researchers have said.
The 1559 edition of Thomas Geminis Compediosa Totius Anatomie Delineatio features a depiction of a semi-dissected female torso, and the books original owner has cut away a neat triangle of paper on which the vagina would have been drawn.
It will be displayed in an exhibition at St Johns College at the University of Cambridge, and curator Shelley Hughes said it may offer clues as to why knowledge of the female anatomy lagged behind that of the human body as a whole.
She said the books original owner was disturbed by its depiction of a semi-dissected female torso.
We know this because the offending part, a neat triangle of paper on which the vagina would have been drawn, has been carefully cut away.
Sin and female flesh were held in close association in 16th-century society
She continued: Sin and female flesh were held in close association in 16th-century society with naked women often portrayed as the servants of Satan.
Before the 16th century, many European academics believed that female genital organs were simply lesser versions of male organs, turned inside out.
This dated back to classical medical authorities such as Galen in the 2nd century, who had been prohibited by law in Ancient Rome from cutting up human corpses.
The 16th century was a time of medical revolution, with pioneering researchers such as Andreas Vesalius challenging accepted views on anatomy, with evidence gathered from human dissections and direct observation experiment.
But there was still a reluctance to take on some foundational beliefs in science.
The display shows how an evidence-based knowledge of the structure of the body emerged as superstitious and religious barriers weakened.
The exhibition, on display at St Johns College at the University of Cambridge, is called Under the Knife at St Johns: A Medical History of Disease and Dissection.
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GLG has produced a new series of videos focused on decision making in the business world.
As part of the series, GLG, the world's leading membership network for professional learning, has interviewed a number of business leaders to ask about what considerations go into making important decisions.
In this installment, GLG spoke with Jake Sullivan, a former advisor to former President Barack Obama, about critical decisions involved in the policy-making process in Washington.
Decision Making And Strategic Unpredictability
Sullivan played a critical role in the Obama administrations controversial nuclear deal with Iran. He said no matter how confident he was in the work the administration had put into the deal, the moment when the president asked his opinion on whether or not they should accept the final terms was very difficult.
Being able to make that decision to recommend to the president that we go ahead and do this deal required stepping back from the anxiety, the emotion, the nerve-wracking idea that maybe we were going to screw this thing up and actually systematically running a cost benefit analysis, he said. By taking emotion out of the equation, he saw that the benefits of the deal far outweighed the cost.
The hard thing about a decision like that is that somebody can always come along, and many did, and say you could have gotten a better deal. And you have to be prepared to stand there, look people in the eye and say, I believe this is a good deal and its as good as we are going to be able to do right now.
Sullivan also addressed the unpredictability of the Trump administration and whether or not unpredictability can be an advantage when it comes to foreign policy. He said unpredictability can be an advantage, but it should be used rarely and strategically.
Richard Nixon actually talked about the crazy man theory of foreign policy, and there are moments for that, but it cant be every moment. And I think that is what makes the current situation quite challenging.
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Poor Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) has the worst luck with planes. You may have already heard that "Grey's Anatomy" Season 13 has an upcoming episode "set entirely on a commercial airliner as a crisis unfolds mid-flight." TVLine revealed a photo from that April 13 episode, "In the Air Tonight," directed by Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey).
As you can see below, Meredith and Nathan Riggs (Martin Henderson) are seated next to each other on the plane, and Mer already looks troubled:
TVLine didn't have any other details, so we don't know if the crisis is a problem with the plane -- like fans could handle another crash after the Season 8 finale took Lexie Grey -- or a crisis with one of the passengers, and Grey and Riggs have to step in to help.
For all we know, there could be other doctors on that flight with them, although it kinda looks like maybe they are getting away together. If so, their expressions don't suggest a romantic start. They both look a bit alarmed, no? Or wary, at least. Mer does not look comfortable. Are her eyes red, or are we just reading too much into it? The woman next to them doesn't seem to be bothered.
Meanwhile, Ellen Pompeo played down the idea of Mer-Riggs romance, warning Entertainment Weekly "Don't get too excited." She added, "Whether you're ready or not, you have to make the leap; I don't know if she's ready." Mer hasn't forgotten you, Derek!
"Grey's" has some intriguing episodes coming up, including Episode 18, "Be Still, My Soul," directed by Pompeo. That one is next, and it's meant to be very emotional. Then we have Episode 19, "What's Inside," which sounds troubling for Stephanie, at least professionally. This in-flight episode is Episode 20. At some point, Jo's husband is expected to show up to cause drama. The season finale will be Episode 24, and it's meant to be dark, dramatic, and intense.
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Pardon me while I try to stop crying my eyes out and recap this mostly heartbreaking (and slightly annoying) episode.
We open on Maggie, Alex, and Meredith picking up Diane Pierce (a.k.a. Maggies mom) from the airport, and judging by the way Maggies upset about Mama Pierces upcoming boob job, she still doesnt know about the C-A-N-C-E-R.
Jackson tries to tell convince Diane to actually talk to her daughter about what shes going through which, seeing as how Maggies being a bit pointed, if not exceedingly rude, with her comments, I also recommend. But no. She says she wants to tell her after the surgery so she can say she had cancer, not that she still has it. (See? Told you it was heartbreaking and a little bit annoying.)
Not getting answers from her own mother, Maggie goes and questions Jackson, mentioning that shes locked out of her moms file. The plastic surgeon doesnt admit that he knows whats going on, but he does point out that her mother is scared of this surgery but not why shes this scared, thus maintaining doctor-patient confidentiality.
Later, we see Maggie obsess over why her mom would make this kind of decision, saying she wasnt allowed to pierce her ears though I suspect her mother was trying to save her from name-pun-related teasing on this account so why would her mother get a boob job?
At first Meredith and Amelia say its for sex for her shirts to fit better. But then Meredith says Maggie should ask her mother for a reason, while Amelia goes in the opposite direction and says its not her job to question her moms decision. (Both of these strategies are emblematic of what either woman is going through, so theyre not really great advice for Maggie herself.)
In any case, Diane does eventually tell her and Maggie is understandably shocked. She walks out of the room with her mothers case chart in her hands and proceeds to go study up on her moms condition. All this while her mom waits for her at Merediths house and plays with Zola and Bailey (and Baby Ellis? Honestly I cant track where this kid ever is).
The next day, Diane Pierce goes into surgery and Maggie paces nervously outside.
Elsewhere in the episode, Meredith is dealing with Riggs, who wants to know if she thought about what he said. Obviously she did, as we see her and Alex discuss it. But Dr. Grey stone cold lies to him, saying, I have three kids and a job. Im a surgeon. As funny as it is, fair point. Shes a very busy lady, and Im not sure what Riggs does on his time off. Probably practice his jokes for when he sees Meredith.
Anyhow, the next time he sees her, Riggs tries asking her again. But this time, Meredith points out that hes pushing her without giving her anything to go on. Everyone she knows who knows him doesnt like him, but Riggs insists on joking like it doesnt matter. (Like I said last time, If you want to be her lover, you gotta get with her friends.) So Riggs tries to give her a reason and cant.
Though he does get a chance to elaborate later on in the episode, saying he didnt want to like her, but he saw her laugh once, and now he comes in early to see if her name is on their surgery board and tries to come up with jokes to make her laugh (LOL). To this, Meredith suggests he ask her out to dinner. She then says yes when he does. But before she can say or do anything else, Jackson gets her because Maggie needs her
When Meredith finds her, Maggie is staring at her mothers charts. She turns to her half sister and says that her mom is really, really sick.
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"The last book has been AMAZING and has really helped me with furthering my understanding of anatomy. I am very excited for the new book and interested in the augmented reality model and how that will look. The only feedback I can say is PLEASE KEEP THESE COMING! The books you are getting out there allow for an expidited understanding of anatomy and forms. I have been making character art for 10 years professionally and have multiple reference statues from areas like anatomytools.com, yet in that time I learned 1/3 from the ref statues than from your book, and in a muuuuch shorty time."
In 15 years working as a sculptor in the practical special effects industry for the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, and being self-taught, I've gone through every artist and medical anatomy book ever published in an attempt to get better at sculpture, and gain all the knowledge I never got from an art school. I can honestly say you have created the best book on the subject ever! I find myself looking at breakdowns of certain areas of the face and body and learning new things I just can't believe I never noticed! Little details, that should be obvious, but are not. A truly amazing work!
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When a show likeGreys Anatomy loses one of its main characters, the talks about that show ending start to circulate. This is no different every time a star leaves the popular medical drama. Less than two weeks ago, Greys Anatomy said good-bye to Alex Karev (played by Justin Chambers) and the talks have started, yet again. Find out when Giacomo Gianniotti thinks Greys Anatomy could end?
According to an exclusive interview with US Weekly, Gianniotti says that the chances of the show ending at the end of season 17 are pretty good. Gianniotti said that the formula for the show is really clear. However,because the show addresses real-world situations there is never a shortage of topics for the writers. The writers could write it forever, he added.
Greys Anatomy is currently in its 16th season and was renewed for Season 17 in May 2019. Ellen Pompeo, who plays Meredith Grey in the series also renewed her contract for those two seasons. Could Pompeos two-year contract extension be a clue to the shows demise?
Gianniotti, who has played Dr. Andrew DeLuca since Season 11, says that he is unsure what is going to happen after Season 17. He added that to say next year is the last year is stupid.
Im sure Im not the only one who is looking forward to seeing where Andrew and Merediths love story goes. Especially now that it seems like Andrew is starting to really feel the effects of their relationship failing. If you missed last weeks episode of Greys Anatomy, it was a doozy and you missed a lot of vital information. Like who the father of Amelias baby is and how Jo is really feeling about Alexs sudden disappearance.
Greys Anatomy became the longest-running prime-time medical drama last year when it surpassed NBCs ER which ended after 15 seasons back in 2009.
Most television fans get sick of a show fairly quickly,whether its the stale storylines or a constantly changing cast. Greys Anatomy has had a number of key characters leave over the years. However, even after Patrick Dempsey, Katherine Heigl, and Sandra Oh left the show, they were able to keep the story going. Can the show still stay afloat after an original cast member, Justin Chambers, exit from the show? At this point, only time will tell. As a fan of the show, who hasnt missed an episode since the premiere in 2005, I can only hope that they find a way.
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First, Cohen (or rather his snake sidekick) asks Walsh what the worst gift Rhimes ever gave the cast. "We once got I think just a box of potpourri," she admitted. "We were like, 'Really? We just won every award known to man, but that's cool.'" Potpourri? Lame. Next, Cohen upped the stakes a bit by asking Walsh what she thought about Rhimes jumping the shark on Grey's, which is an industry term for putting something in an episode for pure shock value, thus bringing everything to a new level. (It's a risk and can piss off audiences.) "I guess you could argue the bomb episode, but that was like the one that made it everything, that made Grey's Anatomy," Walsh admitted, but clarifying that the insane season two episode twist actually ended up making the show. "I'd say she jumped that shark, but then we rode it all the way to the top."
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A censored 16th century anatomy book may provide evidence that taboos slowed the development of knowledge of the female genitals, researchers have said.
The 1559 edition of Thomas Gemini's Compediosa Totius Anatomie Delineatio features a depiction of a semi-dissected female torso, and the book's original owner has cut away a neat triangle of paper on which the vagina would have been drawn.
It will be displayed in an exhibition at St John's College at the University of Cambridge, and curator Shelley Hughes said it may offer clues as to why knowledge of the female anatomy lagged behind that of the human body as a whole.
She said the book's original owner was disturbed by its depiction of a semi-dissected female torso.We know this because the offending part, a neat triangle of paper on which the vagina would have been drawn, has been carefully cut away.
She added: Sin and female flesh were held in close association in 16th century society with naked women often portrayed as the servants of Satan.Perhaps Christian Europe would have to overcome its shame over the female reproductive organs in order to discover more about their structure.
Before the 16th century, many European academics believed that female genital organs were simply lesser versions of male organs, turned inside out.
This dated back to classical medical authorities such as Galen in the 2nd century, who had been prohibited by law in Ancient Rome from cutting up human corpses.
The 16th century was a time of medical revolution, with pioneering researchers such as Andreas Vesalius challenging accepted views on anatomy, with evidence gathered from human dissections and direct observation experiment.
But there was still a reluctance to take on some foundational beliefs in science.
The display shows how an evidence-based knowledge of the structure of the body emerged as superstitious and religious barriers weakened.
The exhibition, to be displayed on Saturday, is called Under The Knife At St John's: A Medical History Of Disease And Dissection
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From left: Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren at the Democratic presidential candidates debate in Westerville, Ohio, October 15, 2019. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)Impeachment, and then what?
In the 20th century, no Congress brought impeachment proceedings against a first-term president facing a reelection. Both the Nixon and Clinton efforts were aimed at reelected presidents, perhaps on the theory that there was supposedly no other means of bringing them to account once they had been elected twice.
In contrast, Trump faces reelection in about a year. The prevailing mood may soon be just to let the voters adjudicate his purported sins and for a year allow the Congress to get back to or begin governing.
The makeup of the Senate matters. Nixon resigned before House impeachment because he feared that, if he were impeached, there might be enough Republican senators to give the Democratic majority a possible two-thirds vote in the Senate to convict him, given that the media hated his guts and the economy was souring and draining public support.
Bill Clinton knew that impeachment, facts aside, did not matter much, because the Republican Senate majority was never going to find the necessary votes to convict him, the media was on his side, and the economy was still robust.
In Trumps case, there is little likelihood that a Republican Senate majority will lose control of its membership to render a two-thirds majority guilty vote. The economy is strong, and impeachment will become unpopular when the public knows that it will not, and cannot, remove a president. The Democrats are more likely seeking a symbolic 51 percent conviction vote, and a year of the walls are closing in anti-Trump chant in the press.
Polls matter. When the media and Democrats started impeachment stories and investigations, Nixons favorability was near 70 percent, after his landslide reelection and second inaugural. After twelve months of Watergate, he ended 1973 at about 30 percent approval. When he left office in August 1973 before impeachment, his approval was at about 24 percent.
Clinton, in contrast, enjoyed about 70 percent favorability when impeachment started and he went down only about 10 points before rebounding and leaving office impeached but quite popular at 65 percent approval. The therapeutic Clinton lived in a pre-Internet age, and I feel your pain still resonated.
Three years worth of talk of Trump impeachment waxes and wanes. His polls accordingly slide to the low forties when bombshells and turning point frenzies flood the media, and then they inch back up to the middle forties when the bombast passes.
At this point in his presidency, Bill Clinton was gradually climbing back to near 50 percent approval; Barack Obama was right where Trump is now, at about 42-43 percent. It is hard to know whether impeachment helped or hurt Clinton because the economy was booming, he was seen as bipartisan, and the debt was finally declining. Impeachment was either irrelevant to his status or seen as a threat to it. Either way, Clinton was popular right before and after impeachment.
In Trumps case, it may be that he ends up at about 44 percent favorability after the impeachment circus either fades or is realized, about where he was when the whistleblower hysteria commenced.
Both prior impeachment efforts were transparent, not just because key congressmen such as Peter Rodino and Newt Gingrich followed protocols, but also because both impeachments were built on damning cases from the work of special counsels. They could afford, then, to be transparent and allow the minority to make its case in the manner of most Judicial Committee hearings. In Trumps case, however, a special-counsel investigation of 22 months duration has already cleared the president and not recommended a criminal referral, and there is no legal case for impeachment.
Impeachment Now . . .For all the bluster, it is hard to see how the Democrats enjoy a winning hand. The catalyst for this version of the latest episode of the serial coup was the late, great whistleblower complaint. But by any definition, the anonymous leaker is by no means a whistleblower. He did not go first to the IG, but to Adam Schiffs staff, a fact Schiff abjectly lied about. The rules prohibiting hearsay complaints were recently and mysteriously changed to facilitate the complaints like those of the current leaker hearsay that a short time ago would not have been permissible.
The melodrama allegations of quid pro quo deal-making with the Ukrainian president were belied by Trumps own release of the transcript of his call. The details showed bluster, not high crimes and misdemeanors, and it did not even match the whistleblowers second- and third-hand versions of the call a fact emphasized by Schiffs bizarre made-up rendition, during a congressional hearing, of the transcript, which Schiff branded a parody. That the once coveted whistleblower will likely fade back into the bureaucratic abyss without Democrats wanting him to be seen, heard, or cross-examined is a testament to just how ridiculous is the latest iteration of impeaching Trump.
The word Ukraine now conjures up Joe and Hunter Biden as much as Trump. So its evocation serves as a boomerang, in either hurting or eventually taking out the stubborn Democratic front-runner.
Nancy Pelosi still has not called a vote for either a former inquiry or formal impeachment. She apparently wishes to allow Adam Schiffs Intelligence Committee the absurd place to start an impeachment hearing to run wild behind secrecy, redactions, and refusals to call in minority witnesses and allow cross-examinations, in hopes that the carnival drives down Trumps numbers before the public puts a stop to the freak show. Again, why not given that the whistleblower could never sustain questions about his prior relationships with Joe Biden, Schiff, and Schiffs staff, and about liberal lawyers prepping his complaint, and the actual leaking sources of his allegation?
The impeachment modus operandi for a while longer is by now old hat: Schiff calls in a supposed friendly witness and leaks the opening statement to the media, the latter declare it proof of Trumps guilt, and then he keeps under wraps incriminating cross-examination questioning, if it even occurs, of the witness. The public already knows that such procedures are foreign to the American experience and violate the spirit of the Constitution the resort of a Star Chamber inquisitor afraid he has no real case and that hell look stupid publicly pursuing such a chimera.
Giving Schiff such power was like arming an arsonist with a fuel tanker. Schiff has been serially caught in a number of outright lies and double-dealing. More will follow, because he is ignorant and arrogant and oblivious to both. Impeachment is now a construct to divert from the Trump record, goad Trump into Twitter-frenzies, and drive down his polls to the high thirties necessary for a serious impeachment bid.
If impeachment does not occur by Christmas, and it may well not, then the news cycle will preempt coverage of Schiffs fading melodrama, especially if there are referrals for, or actual, indictments of, Obama-era intelligence officials. The extremism voiced on the Democratic stage will not help impeachment. The candidates themselves may come to resent the diversion of media coverage away from their candidacies and chafe if there is no compelling evidence for the impeachment stampede. In any case, far from the Horowitz, Barr, and Durham investigations being diversions from impeachment, the latest round of impeachment frenzy was likely designed to divert from the final unfolding of the greatest political scandal of the last half-century: the Obama-era intelligence agencies efforts to derail a campaign and then subvert a presidency.
The IssuesNone of the major issues aired on the democratic debates poll at 51 percent or above not the Green New Deal, reparations, the abolishment of ICE, open borders
, Medicare for all, free tuition and cancellation of student debt, a wealth tax, legal infanticide and late-term abortions, and on and on.
Rather than introduce any of these agendas in Congress, Democratic House and Senate members obsess over Trump. Democrats may scream Now Trump has a record, and he certainly does. But it is mainly characterized by near-record-low unemployment, massive new gas and oil production, strong growth, and a vibrant stock market. Trump pushed, as he promised, his four signature agendas, designed to separate him from all 16 of the 2016 primary candidates being tough on China, unfair trade, and open borders; and having fewer optional overseas military interventions often against congressional and court opposition.
All caused hysterias, but the public more or less supports calling Beijing to account, securing borders, insisting on reciprocal and symmetrical trade, and it opposes intervening again in the Middle East, given past displeasure with Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, and Syria, and de facto U.S. independence from Middle East oil.
The CandidatesThe Democratic field resembles that of 2003 as it was entering Bushs reelection year of 2004, when unhinged Howard Dean was the front-runner, and blow-dried phony John Edwards seemed the only alternative until old warhorse John Kerry entered to reassure Democratic donors that they would have a choice between a quasi-socialist and a helium-filled suit. The tripartite choice now is between a 78-year old who is an avowed but increasingly frail socialist; a 70-year-old who has in the past fabricated her identity and is running as a socialist in all but name; and a 76-year-old white guy who has trouble stringing together simple sentences and thoughts, and who failed in two earlier presidential bids due to plagiarism, lies about his bio, and racially insensitive remarks.
How weird to watch a triad of private-jet-flying, SUV-driven, privileged multimillionaire old white people railing against multimillionaires, fossil fuels, and white privilege.
There are no moderate fringe candidates pulling any of them to the center, but rather incompetent, off-putting hard leftists such as the hyperactive Beto ORourke, the self-righteous Pete Buttigieg, the whiny Kamala Harris, the incoherent Cory Booker, and a host of other forgettables. If Warren or Sanders is nominated, neither will raise much money given that Wall Street, Corporate America, and Silicon Valley do not equate their Democratic loyalties with a suicide pact.
If Biden survives, he will raise a great deal of cash, and his future depends on how well he remembers where he is, whom he is surrounded by, and what he is supposed to say.
The State of the UnionNo one knows what the state of the union will be in November 2020. If unemployment stays near the near-record peacetime low of 3.5 percent, the economy still chugs along at 2 to 3 percent growth, and there is a decrease in illegal border crossings and staged caravan melodramas, Trump will be in a good position against any Democratic candidate to repeat his 2016 performance of winning the Electoral College while losing the popular vote. A Warren or Sanders McGovern- or Mondale-like candidacy would make his reelection much more likely.
Scandal, Wars, and DepressionWhat sinks presidencies, either preventing reelection or de facto ending them in stasis and crises are unpopular wars (Vietnam, Iraq), perceived recessions (1980, 1992), or major scandals (Watergate). Trump may cause furor by pulling back tripwire troops in Syria, but the move will probably continue to poll at over 50 percent with the public. He is unlikely to insert forces in optional engagements. A tit-for-tat missile or bombing response to an Iranian or ISIS attack would likely win approval.
Impeachments and scandals, as the case of Bill Clinton reminds us, are two different things. So far, Donald Trump is the most transparent, investigated, and cross-examined president in history. The result is not much dirt, but a lot of now-predictable and boring duds the voting machines, impeachment 1.0, the emoluments clause, Stormy, Michael Avenatti, Michael Cohen, the 25th Amendment, the McCabe-Rosenstein Keystone Kops coup, Robert Muellers investigation, taxes, and now Ukraine.
The public may find the latest blood sport amusing at first and support an inquiry. But as it drags on and Schiff burns up the Constitution, they will tire and prefer to weigh in during the election when they will likely opt for a continued resurgent U.S. and a strong economy over socialism and finger-wagging at a sinful America.
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Final broadcast primetime live + same-day ratings for Thursday, November 21, 2019
There were a few major adjustments between the preliminary ratings in adults 18-49and the finals today. The Thursday Night Football game on FOX adjusted from 2.2 to 3.8, while Greys Anatomy moved up from 1.3 to 1.4. On the CW, Legacies ticked up from 0.2 to 0.3, and Law & Order: SVU of NBC shifted from 0.6 to 0.7.
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The United States is not just an economic and political giant on the global stagethe country also has one of the largest land masses at its disposal.
Altogether, the country spans 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km)making it the third largest country in the world. Even without factoring Alaska and Hawaii into the calculations, the contiguous U.S. land mass can fit up to 30 European countries within it.
With this much ground to work with, it raises the natural question of how land actually gets used by Americas economy. For example, what percentage of land is taken up by urban areas, and how much farmland and forests exist in comparison?
Todays maps from the McHarg Center put Americas wide variety of land uses into perspective.
As the U.S. prepares to add 100 million more people this century, the 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal provides a snapshot of U.S. land use (as of 2017), aimed at managing resources to support this future.
According to this data, here is a snapshot of land use in the Lower 48 States:
Lets dive into the specifics of three types of land: urban areas, forests, and agriculture.
Editors note: click on any map below to see a large, high-resolution version, which will open in a new window.
Its clear that even a little space goes a long way. Although urban areas take up only 2% of land, an overwhelming majority of Americans call cities their home. As of 2018, urbanites made up over 82% of the U.S. population.
Where people go, productivity often follows. In 2018, its estimated that 31 county economies made up a whopping 32% of national GDP. Most of these counties were located in and around major cities, such as Los Angeles or New York.
Although urban areas are a small part of the overall land theyre built on, theyre integral to the nations continued growth. According to research by the McKinsey Global Institute, its estimated that by 2030, 60% of job growth could come from just 25 hubs.
On the flipside, forests account for over a quarter of land in the U.S., divided almost evenly between deciduous and evergreen trees. Many protected national and state parks can also be found in and around forests.
On the mainland, California and Oregon are the states with the most forested landunfortunately, they have also been plagued by wildfires in recent, dry summer months.
Wetlands are also included in the map above, particularly around the southern tip of Florida, where Everglades National Park is located. Over the years, many wetlands were drained to make way for agriculture, particularly in the Great Lakes megaregion. As a result, its estimated that their area today is only half of what they once used to be.
Last but not least, the final set of maps show where America grows its food. Agricultural, food, and related industries contributed $1.05 trillion (5.4%) to U.S. GDP in 2017.
Wheat, corn, and soybeans are the major crops grown in the U.S.and cotton also makes the cut as a profitable non-food crop. Much of these crops feed not only Americans, but other parts of the world too. Soybeans, corn, and wheat are exported across the Pacific mainly to China and Japan.
Corn, in particular, is a unique crop with a myriad of uses, from food to fuels. Up to 40% of U.S. corn is turned into livestock feed, with cows consuming over half (56%) of this amount.
At present, the U.S. is the worlds largest beef producer, followed by Brazil. In fact, beef production takes up 40% of total livestock-related land use domestically.
Although fewer American consumers are opting for meat in their diets, production has remained at high rates. Further, as incomes continues to increase worldwide, the global appetite for meat is set to rise along with it.
The U.S. population is set to grow by 100 million more people over the coming decades, raising the pressure on limited U.S. land and natural resources. This pressure will be felt everywhere, from dense urban land to agricultural farmland.
How the land gets utilized will shape the countrys future for years to come.
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Now Playing Grey's Anatomy Season 14: Everything We Know So Far
We don't blame you if you're still recovering from the Grey's Anatomy Season 13 finale, but here at TVGuide.com, we've already got our eye on Season 14.
We know a few things about Season 14 for sure so far. First, Edwards (Jerrika Hinton) is gone for good given that Hinton has joined Alan Ball's upcoming HBO drama. Edwards' new lease on life unfortunately means an end to her life at Grey Sloan Memorial. We'll also almost certainly get a first look at the Grey's Anatomy firefighter spinoff before the new show launches in 2018.
As far as speculation goes, we're of the mind that we might be kissing Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Riggs' (Martin Henderson) relationship goodbye. Now that Owen's (Kevin McKidd) sister is back in the picture, we're getting serious deja vu from Season 2, when McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) chose Meredith over his ex-wife Addison (Kate Walsh). It's a bit of a stretch to think she'll manage to pull that off again, no matter how great her relationship with Riggs is.
There's also a chance that Maggie's (Kelly McCreary) love life might take a "messy" turn according to TV Line. We're not sure how we'd feel about inserting Maggie into a love triangle with Jackson (Jesse Williams) and April (Sarah Drew) though, mostly because she deserves a win in the relationship department eventually.
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Its the conspiracy theory that could bring down a presidency: the idea that an old Democratic National Committee email server is hidden somewhere in Ukraine and could rewrite the history of the 2016 election.
If it does lead to President Trumps impeachment, it will be because he believed it.
There was a server, the DNC server, that had never went to the FBI the FBI didnt take it, Trump said in an interview with Fox News. It was taken by somebody, I guess its CrowdStrike, thats what I have heard.
Trump pushed the same linelast week in the Oval Office, stating, For instance, I still ask the FBI, Where is the server? How come the FBI never got the server from the DNC? Where is the server? I want to see the server.
There is no DNC server. CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity firm that investigated the 2016 hack into DNC emails and turned its findings over to the FBI. Trump brought up CrowdStrike and the server in a July call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.In the memo about the call released by the White House, Trump said, I would like you to find out what happened with this whole situation with Ukraine, they say CrowdStrike, followed by an ellipsis, followed by The server, they say Ukraine has it.
Trump and his fellow conspiracy theorists on the right believe that the server would contain evidence proving that Russia wasnt responsible for the hack. (CrowdStrike found that Russia was responsible, as didspecial counsel Robert Mueller.) The impeachment inquiry was sparked by a whistleblower complaint about the presidents attempt to pressure Ukraine into pursuing his theory about the server and investigating former Vice President Joe Biden and his son.
Trumps acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, acknowledged last week that military aid to Ukraine was put on hold by the White House as part of the pressure campaign. The administration subsumes the server myth and Bidens dealings with the Ukrainian government in 2016 under the rubric of corruption.
Did [Trump] also mention to me in passing the corruption related to the DNC server? said Mulvaney in a press briefing last week about his conversations with Ukrainian officials. Absolutely. No question about that.
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But to be clear, what you just described is a quid pro quo, asked a reporter, seeking clarification that Mulvaney had just admitted to the basis of the Houses impeachment inquiry. It is: Funding will not flow unless the investigation into the Democratic server happens as well.
We do that all the time with foreign policy, said Mulvaney.
Neither CrowdStrike nor Ukraine has the server because the investigation was donethrough forensic replicasof the DNC hard drives called imaging, not looking at a physical server. CrowdStrike is not a Ukrainian-based company it was co-founded by an American citizen who emigrated from Russia and people associated with the firm are baffled and infuriated by Trumps insinuations. Robert Johnston, a former CrowdStrike investigator who worked on the probe into the hacking of the DNC, told the Washington Post that Trumps comments were insane.
This is absolute babbling to the president of Ukraine,said Johnston. Its hard to finger exactly which conspiracy theory hes subscribing to. But none of them have any grounding in reality.
As weve repeatedly stated, we stand by the findings and analysis of our investigation, and, as detailed in our company statement, weve provided all forensic evidence and analysis to the FBI as requested,said CrowdStrike in a statement. Additionally, our findings have been supported by the U.S. intelligence community and other cybersecurity companies.
Trump wasnt the only one pushing the theory on cable news this week. Former Rep. Sean Duffy began his job as a political commentator on CNN by advancing the same story. Duffy, a Republican, previously represented a district in Wisconsin but resigned last month,citing family health issues.
Democrats and the media were all about what happened in the 2016 election,Duffy said on the network Sunday. What Mick Mulvaney said was Donald Trump said lets look and say lets get this server, this is the DNC server.
This is a disputed, absurd conspiracy theory that youre talking about right now, said Amanda Carpenter, a conservative panelist.
What you are stating is completely inaccurate and factually wrong, said Jen Psaki, a former Obama White House staffer. It is a conspiracy theory on the right wing.
Duffy, undeterred, tried the same line on Monday when asked by host Alisyn Camerota about Mulvaney admitting to a quid pro quo between the U.S. and Ukraine.
We spent two years talking about Russia collusion, Russia influence in our 2016 election,said Duffy. What Mick Mulvaney was talking about was actually trying to find the server that was the DNCs server at the heart of the Russia investigation.
Thats a conspiracy theory, said Camerota.
They continued going back and forth before an exasperated Camerota said, Ukraine doesnt have the server, Sean.
They might not, said Duffy. They might be wrong on that. They might be wrong on whether Ukraine has the server.
CNN didnt respond to a question about whether it was concerned that its new hire had pushed a conspiracy theory on his first two days on the job. The network has previously faced criticism over its 2016hiring of Trump staffer Corey Lewandowskiafter he left the campaign following allegations he had assaulted a female reporter,although charges were later dropped. In congressional testimony last month,Lewandowski admittedhe often lied to the media.
On Tuesday, one of Duffys former colleaguesraised the issue in a House hearing on election security.
It has been reported that the FBI never obtained the original servers from the Democratic National Committee that had allegedly been hacked by Russia, instead relying on imaged copies, said Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz. Is that correct?
One of the witnesses, Adam Hickey, a deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Departments National Security Division, confirmed CrowdStrikes account.
We got the information that we required for our investigation, and its pretty common for us to work with a security vendor in connection with an investigation of a computer intrusion, said Hickey.
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With the number of overdoses in the state growing, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is overwhelmed with cases.
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The office recently got the go-ahead to hire more staff to help with autopsies, and another office is also seeing an increase in bodies for a variety of reasons.
After 72 hours, bodies that are not claimed are under the control of the State Anatomy Board.
The State Anatomy Board is housed in the University of Maryland Medical Center. It is where unclaimed bodies end up, and according to its director, since fiscal year 2012, the number of bodies that end up there has gone up significantly.
"The deceased come to us because maybe the families don't have the economic means to make a claim and the deceased didn't have the insurance, and hadn't made any pre-arrangements," said Ron Wade, director of the State Anatomy Board.
The number of unclaimed bodies went from 1,029 in 2012 to 1,504 in fiscal year 2016. So far this year, there have been 1,120. While the Anatomy Board can't say for sure what the cause is, the rise in crime and an opioid epidemic are not being ruled out.
"That's one factor that's brought the numbers to increase in the last couple of years -- the numbers of homicides and drug overdoses," Wade said.
If there's an increase in the number of cases at the medical examiner's office, that affects the anatomy board as well.
"If we have an increase, that effects the medical examiners, and their cases as a matter of circumstances the increase is going to affect us as far as the number of bodies coming in, because it's a very short time period," Wade said.
The bodies stay there a minimum of 14 days. After that, the Anatomy Board director can order a cremation. The ashes are then held for at least a year.
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WEBVTT THE STATE ANATOMY BOARD HOUSEDIN THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDMEDICAL CENTER IS WEHREUNCLAIMED BODIES END UP, ANDACCORDING TO ITS DIRECTOR, SINCEFISCAL YEAR 2012, THE NUMBER OFBODIES THAT END UP HERE HAS BEENGOING UP SIGNIFICANTLY.>> DECEDENTS COME TO US BECAUSEMAYBE THE FAMILIES DO NOT HAVETHE ECONOMIC MEANS TO MAKE ACLAIM AND THE DECEASED DID NOTHAVE INSURANCE AND HAD NOT MADEANY PRE-ARRANGEMENTS.LISA THE NUMBER OF UNCLAIMED: BODIES WENT FROM 1029 IN 2012TO 1504 IN FISCAL YEAR 2016.SO FAR THIS YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN1120.WHILE THE ANATOMY BOARD CAN'TSAY FOR SURE THE CAUSE, A RISEIN CRIME AND AN OPIOD EPIDEMIC-- OPIOID EPIDEMIC ARE NOT BEINGROLLED OUT.>> THAT IS ONE FACTOR THAT HASBROUGHT A SIGNIFICANT INCREASEIN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THENUMBERS OF HOMICIDE AND DRUGOVERDOSES.>> IF THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THENUMBER OF CASES AT THE MEDICALEXAMINER'S OFFICE, THAT EFFECTSTHE ANATOMY BOARD AS WELL.>> IF WE HAVE AN INCREASE THATAFFECTS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'SAND THEIR CASES IT IS A MATTEROF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THEINCREASE WILL AFFECT IS AS FARAS THE NUMBERS OF BODY'S COMINGIN BECAUSE IT IS A VERY SHORTTIME.LISA: THE ANATOMY BOARD KEEPSTHE BODY'S FOR 14 DAYS.AFTER THAT, THE ANATOMY BOARDDIRECTOR CAN CAN ORDER ACREMATION AND THE ASHES ARE HELD
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Grey's Anatomy confirmed many of our suspicions tonight, but it still managed to shock us pretty seriously.
First, let's talk about that ending. Stephanie (Jerrika Hinton) was held hostage by a psychotic rapist patient after thinking he just wanted to be reunited with the love of his life, instead of the woman he had been trying to rape when she caused the car they were in to go off of a cliff.
He planned to set a small fire to get the emergency doors open, but instead, Edwardsset him on fire, which also lit up anoxygen tank and caused a huge explosion.
Maybe, possibly, Stephanie could survive, but it's not looking likely. That was a pretty big explosion, andHinton isreportedly leaving the show. Still, we're not ready to watch another one of these doctors die!
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Elsewhere, Owen (Kevin McKidd) found out that his sister Megan is somehow still alive, and Alex (Justin Chambers) encountered Jo's husband (played by guest star Matthew Morrison) at a conference and first imagined beating him up and then telling him to stay away, but decided against both as he played out each scenario's unhappy ending in his head. Instead, he just watched asevil Will Schuster stole his cab, but we can't imagine he's gone for good at this point considering the strange way he locked in on Alex's face as he drove away.
In slightly better news, Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) and Riggs (Martin Henderson) continued to get closer, though Mer is struggling with letting him stay over with her kids in the house.
Next week's finale looks extra intense with the hospital on fire, and as Kelly McCreary told us, "Everyone is in danger."
Remember how happy and not devastating last year's finale was? Those were some good times.
How are you feeling? Do you think Stephanie is dead? Sound off in the comments!
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Not to alarm you or anything, but we may have blown this year's Grey's Anatomy finale wide open. As you might recall, the penultimate episode of the season comes to an explosive end when Stephanie inadvertently causes an oxygen tank to explode. You know, after setting that crazy stalker rapist on fire. While this has us wondering if Stephanie is dead or alive, it could have even graver implications when it comes to the season finale. Back in March, we already got a few details about the episode. Jessica Capshaw told us that it would be "quite explosive," while Chandra Wilson said it would be "big and loud and strong." Are you sensing where we're going with this?
We have a feeling the whole hospital is going to explode. It's not unreasonable. After all, there's already been a huge explosion in one wing. The finale could show the entire cast in crisis, trying desperately to put out fires and save lives. But what if they can't control the fire in time? The episode is called "Ring of Fire." What if the fire overwhelms the hospital while all the other doctors are inside? What if, in the final moments, Grey Sloan Hospital explodes? If you have any doubts, just know this: Shonda Rhimes came up with the idea way back in 2009.
what if at the end of this season of Grey's Anatomy, the hospital just exploded into flames and we don't know who lives or who dies?
shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) March 9, 2009
See you on Thursday. We'll bring tissues.
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