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How to Describe Judge Posner
Monday, October 20, 2008
How to Describe Judge Posner
Stephen Griffin
Tuesday's NYT has an article on criticism of DC v. Heller from "the right" or "conservative judges" and the two examples are Judges Posner and Wilkinson. The article doesn't appear to call Judge Posner a "conservative" but definitely locates him on the right.
Could you (or anyone else) point me to some good, preferably brief, examples of Posnerian skepticism? The only thing I've read by him is Barnett v. City of Chicago.
I agree. I don't see Posner's pragmatism as having any political valence. I think Posner's early law & economics work, coupled with his (abandoned) principle of wealth maximization, caused people to pigeonhole him as a conservative (not mention his nomination by Reagan and his battle royale with Dworkin).
Any time spend with his scholarship or judicial opinions would quickly wipe away the conservative tag.
Moreover, I think his empiricism leads him to "follow the evidence" for the best policy--a move that will lead in opposite ideological directions. Sadly, this is also why he never made it to the Court. It would have been fascinating to see Justice Posner with *no* precedential restraints.
Posner is an "economic liberal" who sees the rule of law as nothing other than a subset of economic policy. And the rule of law to him is the rule of judges. Democracy however is not the rule of law but the rule of argument.
Posner's philosophy is asocial and atomistic. His descendants include many who ascribe to the atomism but try to reconstruct the social within the limits of atomism. An example of such a hybrid would the eccentricity of Ian Ayres.
Posner's ideas are the logical conclusion of the logic of justice as contract, as market contract: a moral esthetic of non-contradictory order. He imagines a society of one telos. Democracy is founded on the assumption of many teloi. His theories are fundamentally anti-democratic. They are "machine fascism" posited as freedom in that we can in ideal circumstances choose what kind of machine we want to be.
Democracy as the culture of language in use; of argument over the meanings of words and things. Posner says he has answered certain questions, and he thinks he has the right to speak for others.
Economic life is a subset of social life. Posner argues it is the reverse. He s wrong on the facts.
But his philosophy is more dangerous to the country than born again christianity and "young earth" creationism.
Oral argument in Pearson v. Callahan, Oct. 14, 2008 (laughter omitted):
JUSTICE BREYER: ... one of these opinions is written by Judge Posner, and he's the smartest man in the world --
JUSTICE ALITO: He knows everything there is to know about law and economics and jurisprudence and literature and many other subjects.
I find Posner extremely dangerous, especially in his views about national security. In a lecture, he said that his approach is to decide if a particular tactic is desirable to deploy against terrorists, and then justify it. His intellectual arrogance, his belief that he is a philosopher-king entitled to posit first principles and reason from them to his conclusion, is as bad as the anti-intellectual arrogance of Clarence Thomas and his belief that his grandfather knew everything.
This is standard NYT point/counterpoint - left and further left. They figure that anyone just to the right of the NYT editorial page is a mainline conservative and anyone who is an actual conservative is a complete freak reserved for a couple affirmative action slots over in the op-eds as entertainment.
Why does anyone take this failing partisan rag seriously as an objective news source?
I realize that Steve's very interesting post is about Posner, but one might also note that Liptak devotes equal time to Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson's savage critique of Scalia's opinion. I assume that no one will deny that Wilkinson is a conservative or assert that the NYTimes is untrustworthy in labeling him so.
Posner is really sui generis. Some years ago, I suggested that he was basically a "righti-wing crit," though, ironically, crits take (or, if you think the movement is dead, took) doctrine far more seriously than does Posner.
Griffin passes up the shout-out:
"Neither of the two main opinions in Heller would pass muster as serious historical writing," Jack Rakove, a historian at Stanford, wrote on the blog Balkinization soon after the decision was issued.
For that matter, he didn't link the article.
Oh, and Professor Levinson was quoted as well, pointing out that a parliamentary system of government would've redressed the problems in the Court's ruling.
Posner's is a strain of post war american Jewish rationalism, from the right. Chomsky would be his equivalent on the left. Both are at their best regarding matters of logic and simple facts [revising my first comment somewhat]. Posner on Scalia is as sharp as Chomsky on American foreign policy. They differ on values. Though neither of them are willing -perhaps capable- of articulating anything on that subject beyond platitude, Posner is willing to see himself as embodying a form of abstract reason a variant of which Chomsky only claims to represent. But they're both Cartesian to the core.
It's significant that legal theory Rawlsian and otherwise sees language through the prism of civil contract and an ideal of reasoned decision-making. But the heart of law and language in our moral system is in the vulgar theater of the criminal courts. Legal philosophers defend ideas they believe in. Defense attorneys defend people they don't believe in at all. They don't defend truth, they defend their clients.
Our criminal court system is built not on fantasies of the human capacity for reason but on an empirical awareness of our capacity for unreason: for failure. That's the response to Posner, and its staring you and him in the face.
What's the proper relation of the courts to the legislature to the executive? Tension.
Of the prosecution to the defense? Tension.
Of the government to the press? Tension.
Of experts to the people? Tension.
That's the only "right" answer in a representative democracy.
@D. Ghirlandaio: Nicely put. "Tension" indeed.
My beef with Posner is probably ill-formed, certainly inadequately researched. I believe it was Posner who suggested a corporation faced with a $10 fine or a $100 cost of compliance has a duty to break the law. This strikes me as a slippery slope, but perhaps the actual argument was more nuanced.
You have certainly made me curious to read Posner's take on Scalia.
"Posner's is a strain of post war american Jewish rationalism, from the right."
Huh? Yes, they're Jewish, but what does that have to do with their ideas?
I'm the product of that world: secularized jewish intellectualism in the service of reason, with a tension between the intellectualism of the humanities and of the sciences. Chomsky didn't begin with contempt for Skinner but for Freud, more importantly for what Freud tried to describe. Both Chomsky and Posner defend a theory of rational action. Their works function as products of "Baroque" academicism or "Late" Modernism -as products of their age- though as Cartesians neither would allow that descriptions using the terminology of history should be seen to apply to their ideas.
Norman Mailer, Philip Roth, Woody Allan, or Larry David for that matter would never be so arrogant.
Today's LATimes has an interesting editorial on this NYTimes article, including its views on originalism. As the editorial suggests, Scalia's attention will be drawn to this conservative tension. So we should expect Scalia's Mt. Etna to spew soon. And Thomas promises to follow. Pulling rank, however, will only prove them rank.
Scalia posits himself as the humble servant of higher authority: the text, the church the state etc...
Posner is the technocrat and servant of logic.
One filters authority through a sense of the theater of social function, the other is indifferent. One is popular, one is not. It's the authoritarianism of the priest vs the authoritarianism of the technocrat. With Posner you just have to go a little deeper to find the deus ex machina.
I prefer Scalia because he understands the social function of language. You can argue with a fundamentalist over interpretations, because whether he will admit it or not, he is interpreting a text and the text in this case is public and in the common language. You can argue democracy with a someone who holds a conservative interpretation. You can not argue with someone who claims only logical structures in esoteric form.
A government by technocracy is not democracy. It's the pseudo-science of authoritarianism. cf. the "Brights" and "New" atheists.
Technocracy like the military is an authoritarian order that must be seen to serve democracy, not the other way around.
Too many people do get this obvious point.
We need more literary critics reading law. If words have meanings, so do structures. "The passive voice" carries meanings. Posner is another rhetorician against rhetoric. That's the contradiction.
Language is rhetoric. Democracy is language in use.
This is all really really basic stuff in the history of ideas.
The question is not, "Is Judge Posner a conservative," the questions is, "Is Judge Posner a lawyer?"
Neo-conservative might better capture Posner.
Unlike "heritage conservatives" he does not revere the past for the sake of revering the past. But, on key dimensions of conservatism within the judiciary, like deference to hierarchical authority in society, his results are more conservtive than liberal.
Desire vs Convention.
There are right-wing Conventionalists and Left wing, depending on whether they see it as rooted in the people as a whole or the elite. Edmund Burke or William Blake. The rule of law is conventionalist and one of the early leaders of the ACLU call it "a conservative institution." Guilds, unions and workingmens' associations are conventionalist. Academic liberals these days are not, and are less and less aware that they could ever be anything else. But the arts are conventionalist. The wishful arts of individualism and desire, the arts of wishful thinking, operate as illustration: Ayn Rand is art for political scientists, cranks and the desperately mobile.
And Paul Krugman and Newt Gingrich both got their start with Isaac Asimov's conceptualist dime-store "Foundation Trilogy."
Enough is enough. I keep thinking I'm trying to have a conversation. I've been having a conversation with myself for 25 years.
@D. Ghirlandaio, don't stop. I'm interested in this conversation. I'm particularly interested in anyone who can call Rand's work "art". ;) (Although "Anthem" was a decent read for middle school. That's probably her high water mark.)
Ayn Rand wrote Kitsch. The "art" of content and intention is kitsch.
Arno Breker and Soviet Socialist Realism. The art of wishful thinking, more precisely of wishful demanding is kitsch.
@tray: to answer your question, you might try "Against Constitutional Theory," 73 New York University Law Review 1 (1998). The "Problems of Jurisprudence" book is also a quick read.
The Problems of Jurisprudence is not what I'd call a "quick read," but it does reveal that Posner has a principled basis for his interpretation of law. Skepticism is not a theory, but pragmatism is.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Saddam Hussein's half brother, who was facing the gallows for his role as chief of the regime's feared security service and allegedly one of the architects of the insurgency against U.S. and allied forces in Iraq, died of cancer on Monday in a Baghdad hospital, a senior official said.
Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim told The Associated Press that Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hassan, who had received several death sentences, was transferred to the hospital from prison as his health deteriorated at dawn. His body will be handed over to his family. He was 66.
Al-Hassan fled to Syria after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but he was deported to Iraq by the Syrian government in 2005. He was arrested in February 2005, suspected of directing and financing insurgency operations from Syria carried out by Saddam loyalists in Iraq.
His photo appeared as the Six of Diamonds in decks of playing cards distributed by the U.S. military featuring wanted members of Saddam's deposed regime. Al-Hassan was No. 36 on the U.S. list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis at the time.
Under Saddam, al-Hassan served as head of intelligence and security during the 1991 Gulf War. He then ran the general security service until 1996, when he took up his final post of presidential adviser to Saddam.
His son, Ayman Sabawi Ibrahim, was arrested in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit and was sentenced to life in prison, but he escaped in northern Iraq in late 2006.
One brother was sentenced to death, and another was executed in 2007.
Saddam was executed by hanging on Dec. 2006 for his role in the 1982 killings of 148 Shiites following a failed assassination attempt in the early 1980s.
Associated Press writer Sinan Salaheddin contributed to this report.

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Van Halen Debuts New Song 'She's the Woman' At Intimate New York City Concert
Van Halen re-emerged from a long hiatus with a short, sweaty and generally fantastic concert at a small club in New York City tonight (Jan. 5). They also premiered a brand-new and extremely catchy song, 'She's the Woman,' halfway through their set.
Frontman David Lee Roth was charmingly nervous and excited throughout the show at the tiny Cafe Wha?, which used to be owned by his now 92-year-old Uncle Manny. After blistering set-opening performances of 'You Really Got Me' and 'Runnin' with the Devil,' he launched into a winding, directionless story about being a paramedic in New York and sharing half a cupcake with some family on New Year's Eve. This eventually prompted both Wolfgang and Eddie Van Halen to musically nudge him into the next song, 'Somebody Get Me a Doctor.' Which smoked.
After a typically but never boringly dynamic 'Everybody Wants Some' came the real moment of truth for the evening – Van Halen debuted a previously unreleased song. It was called 'She's the Woman,' it apparently dates back to the band's '70s demos, and.. it was really good at the very least. We'll reserve judgement because the proximity to our childhood heroes and the open bar and the excitement of the moment probably left us biased. But there's no way on earth it sucked and while it was playing we could not possibly have been happier.
After that, things got even more up close and personal, with Roth mashing up classic rock heroes by performing a bit of 'Stairway to Heaven' as he imagined Jim Morrison would sing it during 'Dance the Night Away,' recounting his own personal history with the venue during the opening of 'Ice Cream Man,' and urging the crowd to pretend the band left and returned from the confined, tiny stage before the inevitable set closer 'Jump.'
If you're looking for someone to say this was anything less than the best place on the entire planet Earth to be this evening, you might wanna fish in some other pond.
Shortly after the show, Van Halen announced their 2012 tour dates – you can see the complete list right here.


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HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) - March 28, 2013 --A man who was holed up in a house in the Washington coastal town of Hoquiam after allegedly wounding an officer has died after the 20-hour standoff ended in a shootout with police.
Hoquiam Sgt. Brian Dayton confirmed to KBKW the suspect is dead. No other officers were injured.
The man came out of the house firing at about 6 a.m., and moments later the house erupted in flames.
The standoff started Wednesday morning after police went to the house to arrest a 49-year-old man on a warrant from Sacramento for felony fraud.
They say the man shot one of the officers in the side, wounding him. He then barricaded himself on the upper floor of the home.
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Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy amid struggle to pay down billions in debtBy ABHA BHATTARAI
The Washington Post
September 19. 2017 8:59AM
Iconic toy store chain Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy Monday night after struggling for years to pay down billions of dollars in debt and remain relevant in an era of online shopping.
The company said its 1,600 Toys "R" Us and Babies "R" Us locations would operate "as usual," and that it would work with its investors to address roughly $5 billion in debt. There are seven stores in New Hampshire under the Toys "R" Us and/or Babies "R" Us name, according to the company website. They are in Manchester, Concord, Newington and two each in both Nashua and Salem.
"Today marks the dawn of a new era at Toys 'R' Us where we expect that the financial constraints that have held us back will be addressed in a lasting and effective way," Dave Brandon, chairman and chief executive of Toys "R" Us, said in a statement. "We are confident these are the right steps to ensure that the iconic Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us brands live on for many generations."
The 60-year-old company was for decades the country's preeminent toy retailer, with a towering flagship in New York's Times Square and a ubiquitous icon, Geoffrey the Giraffe. In 2006, it purchased competitor FAO Schwarz, but eventually closed its iconic New York store on Fifth Avenue, citing high costs.
The filing — just the latest in a string of high-profile bankruptcies this year — comes on the heels of the all-important holiday shopping season, which can account for half of retailers' annual sales. So far this year, more than 300 retailers have filed for bankruptcy, including RadioShack, Gymboree and the Limited. Others, including Macy's, Sears and Bebe have closed hundreds of stores.
The Toys "R" Us bankruptcy "brings to a close a turbulent chapter in the iconic company's history," Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said in an email. "Even if the debt issues are solved, Toys 'R' Us still faces massive structural challenges against which it must battle. The jury is out as to whether it can adapt enough to survive."
Toys "R" Us is currently owned by three companies — private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Bain Capital, and real estate firm Vornado Realty Trust — that purchased it for about $6 billion in 2005.
The Wayne, N.J.-based retailer, once the first stop for holidays and birthdays, has in recent years faced mounting competition from online retailers and big-box chains like Walmart and Target, which often offer the same toys for less money and more convenience.
At the same time, toys have become less of a priority for many children and teenagers, who would rather buy smartphones and tablets — or apps and games for those devices — than traditional playthings. Two in three young teenagers now have their own tablet or smartphone, and the majority of them said spending on those devices has become an important consideration, according to GlobalData Retail.
"For many children, electronics have become a replacement or a substitute for traditional toys," Saunders said. "With even the most basic of products having a high price tag, there is often little left over — either from the child's budget or the gifting budget of parents and family — to spend on other toys."


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So what was it like? In the human-sized parcel of 50 years of Peace Corps service, it was hope and making history, and it was, sometimes at least, an exercise in futility. These volunteers set out to change the world and, more often than not, found themselves transformed: learning so much more than they could ever teach, receiving so much more than they could possibly give—which is not to diminish the teaching, the giving.
Since the creation of the Peace Corps in 1961, more than 340 Santa Clara alumni have served in some 80 countries. At times, the number of Santa Clara grads heeding the call has put SCU in the top 10 for Peace Corps schools of its size. This year, 10 alumni serve in eight countries, including Azerbaijan, Honduras, and Tanzania.
Who are these intrepid vols? Across the years and across the continents, they've included the likes of Ken Flanagan '63 (Colombia 1964–66) and Brian Boitano '03 (Benin 2004–06). Before Heidi von der Mehden '97 became winemaker at Arrowood winery, she served in Tanzania (1997–99); and ere Gina Pastega Smith '96, MBA '00 put her business savvy to work running Romano's Italian Soda Co. in Oregon, she took that acumen to Ecuador (2003–05). Korea called Margot Diltz '66 (1968–71) and Costa Rica summoned Mary Barros-Bailey '84 (1984–87). Larry Jenkins '71 put his shoulders and civil engineering know-how to the wheel in Ghana (1971–73), and Bryan Bjorndal '76 used his training in biology in the Philippines (1976–77) and now heads a company, Assure Controls, focused on water quality. After serving in Malawi (1965–67), Bill Luke Jr. '65 went on to work with Catholic Relief Services in Sierra Leone.
Who else? Julia Yaffee is senior assistant dean for External Affairs at SCU's School of Law, but from 1973–75 she was in Malaysia, training media professionals from 23 countries in broadcast media; her husband provided training in computerized accounting, and their children (ages 4 and 5) were in school. Malaysia also drew librarian Gail Gradowski (1974–76), and business development in Fiji helped shape Nick Mirkovich (2006–08), assistant media relations director for SCU Athletics and Recreation.
There's so much more to tell than fits into the snapshots that follow. The experience was, for many vols, one of the best—or, at the very least, the most intense—time of a life. Roam across the map below to discover a few stories in vols' own words.
The Peace Corps Act was approved on Sept. 22, 1961.
|Read a transcript of Eunice Shriver's 1962 commencement address to Santa Clara University grads about the Peace Corps.
See a slideshow of items brought back by Peace Corps volunteers.
Visit the Peace Corps 50th anniversary commemoration website.
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Kevin Byrne, '72, Studio Art
October 17, 2011 at 7:15 pm
So much to click, where does one being to comment? Renee Billingslea, I suppose: I recall flying over Kiribati in July of 2008 on my way back from Sydney, at night. Now I know something about what happens below. Thx., Ms. Billingslea! KB
Roanld W. Noya, Brazil "68
October 27, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Reading the stories of the volunteers underscored the common theme voiced by many returned volunteers that it was a transformational experience. My group were all community development volunteers meaning we had no specific job to fill other than the passion to help in whatever way we could - usually by trying to organize the poor around a literacy, agriculture co-op or health campaign. Trying to be an agent for social change may seem like a naïve conceit -- and perhaps it was. Even so. similar to the comment of Ms. Billingslea, my goal was to make a difference in the lives of five people. I think I succeeded. But, there is no doubt that at least 50 people made a difference in mine.
Community organization was suspect under the military dictatorship. But, many of us took inspiration from Dom Helder Camera, the Catholic Bishop in the State of Recife, who famously stated: If I give to the poor, they call me saint; if I ask why there are poor, they call me a communist. For me, his point summarized the lesson learned from the Peace Corp experience: There can never really be peace and progress without social justice.


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The corn is tasseling, we are praying for rain, and the week of the 4th of July was hot and miserable. It must be time to think about evaluating this year's nitrogen management program and making decisions about next year's nitrogen needs.
Evaluating N status
Since the corn is tasseling, you should have all of your nitrogen on whether you are growing corn in dryland or irrigated situations. Some varieties can take up some nitrogen after tasseling, but this should not be a reason for late N application. The nitrogen should be in the soil where the plant can use it. There are a few tools that have been developed to evaluate the N status of the current corn crop at the end of the growing season. They include the stalk nitrate test and counting number of N deficient corn leaves.
Stalk nitrate test
The stalk nitrate test was developed at Iowa State University in the 1990's. Its goal was to evaluate the nitrogen management for corn during the growing season. This is a post mortem test and is not predictive in nature. It involves collecting lower section of corn stalk (6 to 14 inches above the ground) at 1 to 3 weeks after physiological maturity (black layer). Unused nitrate in the corn plant at the end of the growing season accumulates in the lower part of the corn stalk. This is the reason for sampling this part of the corn plant. As the amount of excess nitrogen for corn production increases, (possibility from too great of an application of nitrogen fertilizer or manure), the larger the concentration of nitrate-N occurs in the lower corn stalk. Research from Iowa State University indicates the results from this stalk nitrate-N test can be put into four categories; low (less than 250 ppm N), marginal (250 to 700 ppm N), optimal (700 to 2000 ppm N), and excess (greater than 2000 ppm). Because of the differences that are measured in stalk nitrate-N concentration, the basal corn stalk test has gained a considerable notoriety from regulatory agencies as a great tool to reduce excess N application. There are some huge drawbacks to this diagnostic test. One is that if there is a yield limiting event, such as drought, the concentration of nitrate-N in the stalk can be elevated because of the plant stress and not from the over application of nitrogen. Second, the research data in Minnesota and Wisconsin indicates that the variability of the nitrate-N concentration in the stalk between plants and replications in small plots is large. This means that you need to take a large number of stalk samples to get an accurate basal stalk nitrate-N number. This is not the easiest thing to do in a corn field right before harvest because of lack of time and limited access. The final source of error is where in the field do I take these stalk samples? If they are not taken from a representative area, you will get a non-representative result. For more information on the corn stalk nitrate-N test check out
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1584.pdf .
Count N deficient leavesAre there other ways to evaluate my nitrogen program? A simple one is to count the number of nitrogen deficient leaves from the ground to the corn ear. The number of N deficient leafs is related to nitrogen sufficiency. A nitrogen deficiency in a corn leaf starts with yellowing along the midrib. As the deficiency progresses, the yellowing will move out towards the edges of the leaf. Finally the yellow area on the leaf will turn brown and die. Since nitrogen is mobile in the plant, this process of leaf yellowing starts with the bottom leaf first and progresses up the plant. The further up the plant the deficient leaves are, the more nitrogen deficient a plant is. In a perfect world, there should be some N deficient leaves at black layer. If all the leaves are green, then there was too much for the corn plant. Also you do not want all the leaves up to the ear to be nitrogen deficient. In this case, there was not enough N for the plant. While this system is very simple, it may be as effective as the stalk nitrate test without the hassle of sampling stalks. Remember, this is also not a predictive test!
As a crop consultant and grower, these tests can be a good evaluation tool for a good established nitrogen management plan. The important words are a good established nitrogen management plan. Without a good plan, the tools are worthless. The first thing to do is get the management plan figured out, implement it, and adjust to your local conditions. The important ingredient is to use reasonable research based N nutrient guidelines and follow the research based Nitrogen Best Management Practices.
In Minnesota, the starting place of this information is:
and http://www.extension.umn.edu/nutrient-management/nitrogen-best-management-practices/ .


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Nanoparticles that carry drugs directly to tumors, tests that predict whether chemotherapy will be effective before toxic doses of drugs have been administered, radiation aimed at tumors that spares healthy tissue, and culturally sensitive interventions to encourage American Indian women to get regular mammograms and cut their higher-than-average risk of death from breast cancer.
These and other advances in cancer research, care and outreach have earned the UC Davis Cancer Center the world's most prestigious honor in oncology: a "comprehensive" designation from the National Cancer Institute. Its new name, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, reflects this designation.
"In practical terms, this means that the people of the Sacramento region and all of inland Northern California have a world-class cancer center at their doorstep and access to a wide array of clinical trials and new drug therapies," said Ralph deVere White, cancer center director. "It means that the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is in a unique position to break barriers to beat cancer in our community and beyond, and that our patients get care that is as leading-edge and comprehensive as any great cancer center in the nation."
NCI's "comprehensive" designation signifies that the center meets stringent criteria in the areas of laboratory, clinical and population-based research, professional and public education, and in the dissemination of clinical and public advances to the communities it serves. Only 66 cancer centers in the U.S. have been designated by the NCI and of those, only 41, including UC Davis, have earned comprehensive status.
"This tremendous achievement reflects the extraordinary expertise and dedication of our entire cancer center team," said Claire Pomeroy, vice chancellor of human health sciences and dean of the School of Medicine at UC Davis. "Clearly, the NCI recognizes that our cancer center has one of the most robust and diverse programs in the nation. Designation as a comprehensive cancer center celebrates the great strides our cancer center has made in advancing scientific discovery and improving cancer care outcomes -- not just for UC Davis patients, but for everyone facing a cancer diagnosis."
The cancer center was reviewed by a National Cancer Institute review committee last summer. The evaluation was based on a 1,500-page grant proposal that detailed the accomplishments and work under way within each of the cancer center's multidisciplinary research programs, as well as a day-long visit by the entire NCI 25-member committee, which is made up of NCI officials and other NCI cancer center researchers from around the country.
"Because of the depth and breadth of our programs, we were invited to submit an additional application to be considered for comprehensive status," said deVere White. "The NCI has now recognized that our center, although relatively young, has demonstrated its expertise in a broad range of disciplines that contribute to our understanding, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer."
U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui, a long-time supporter of UC Davis Health System's role in advancing medical research and improving health in the Sacramento region, said the cancer center's faculty, staff and leadership should be very proud of their new designation.
"The National Cancer Institute is responsible for making sure that research dollars are flowing into cancer centers that bring the most robust science and technology to the battle against cancer, so that patients here and everywhere can have the best hope for a cure," she said. "UC Davis has proven that it is up to the task, an achievement that will surely benefit everyone in the Sacramento region."
Established in 1991, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has quickly grown into a research powerhouse, with more than $108 million in federal research funding. The NCI first designated the center in 2002, renewing its grant for another five years in 2006.
James K. V. Willson, director of the Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center and associate dean of Oncology Programs at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, called the NCI news "a highly deserved recognition of the current and future impact of the center, which is a national resource for cancer discovery and patient care.
"What makes the UC Davis Cancer Center so unique is the convergence of complementary but different disciplines that have been brought together by visionary leadership and exceptional institutional commitments to create synergies that did not otherwise exist," added Willson, who serves as director of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center External Board of Advisors.
Over the next five years, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center will focus on four major areas of research, each of which ties together resources from throughout UC Davis, as well as Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Jackson West Laboratory and others.
One focus area will be comparative oncology, in which veterinary scientists are working with human health scientists to extend the lives of dogs with cancer with treatments and techniques that could benefit human patients, as well.
Another focus area is the development of new technologies to better diagnose and target treatments. Combining forces with the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering, cancer center researchers are finding better ways to pinpoint and plan treatment for breast tumors, distinguish normal from malignant brain tissue during surgery, and improve imaging tools to better identify cancerous cells on positron emission tomography (PET) scans. With Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists, cancer center researchers have found a way to determine whether bladder or lung cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy by testing microdoses of drugs on tumor samples.
The cancer center continues to build on its robust program of investigator-initiated clinical trials of new therapies, including treatments in their first phase of development. This approach speeds the delivery of new treatments from the laboratories where they are developed to the patients who need them now.
Beyond methods to diagnose disease, develop and deliver treatments, the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is working on all fronts to close the gaps in cancer outcomes that exist for many populations. UC Davis community-based research and outreach efforts, for example, address disparities among Asian Americans, who are at higher risk for liver cancer; American Indians, who have higher death rates from breast cancer; and young adults and adolescents, who too often fail to adhere to treatment and suffer disproportionately from long-term physical, emotional and social side effects from their cancer experiences.
"We are delighted to share our vast scientific and clinical resources with the larger community to tackle cancer vigorously and on all fronts," said deVere White. "Ultimately, however, the most important goal at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is to improve the care we provide -- and the lives of patients in our region and beyond."
The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated center serving the Central Valley and inland Northern California, a region of more than 6 million people. Its specialists provide compassionate, comprehensive care for more than 9,000 adults and children every year, and access to more than 150 clinical trials at any given time. Its innovative research program engages more than 280 scientists at UC Davis, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Jackson Laboratory (JAX West), whose scientific partnerships advance discovery of new tools to diagnose and treat cancer. Through the Cancer Care Network, UC Davis collaborates with a number of hospitals and clinical centers throughout the Central Valley and Northern California regions to offer the latest cancer care. Its community-based outreach and education programs address disparities in cancer outcomes across diverse populations. For more information, visit cancer.ucdavis.edu.


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Norway's $713 billion sovereign wealth fund is turning away from the world's biggest currencies and their debt-laden governments as policy makers undermine their exchange rates through unprecedented stimulus measures.
The Government Pension Fund Global, the world's largest wealth fund, cut its holdings in French and U.K. government bonds by almost half last year as it raised its share of government bonds in emerging-market currencies to 10% of its fixed-income holdings by adding investments in Turkey, Russia and Taiwan.
"It's what we perceive as a risk-reducing investment strategy," Yngve Slyngstad, chief executive officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, said in a March 8 interview in Oslo. Cutting dollar, yen, euro and pound investments is a "prudent" move, he said. "These four major currencies all have structural issues, with regards to government debt, to private sector debt, to unconventional monetary policy, and to growth and the demographic profile of the countries."
At issue is how central bankers across the globe will eventually unwind the uncharted stimulus measures enacted to prop up global growth since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008. Debt levels have soared for governments across much of the developed world. In Europe, political leaders are trying to save the region from a fiscal crisis now in its fourth year.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and other policy makers have signaled they will continue to act to boost sluggish economic growth, potentially setting the stage for another round of "Great Monetary Easing" according to Morgan Stanley. The International Monetary Fund predicts the world's developed economies will grow 1.4 percent this year, half the average pace of 1994 to 2003.
Krone Gains
Calls for greater stimulus in the U.S., Japan and Europe have also intensified concern over a so-called global currency war that risks debasing exchange rates. Even Norway's central bank, which oversees the country's wealth fund, has joined the push to cool the krone's appreciation. The bank in 2011 and 2012 cut interest rates twice, in part to weaken the krone. Governor Oeystein Olsen said last month the bank was prepared to cut its benchmark again to counter further strength.
Norway, which emerged as a haven from Europe's debt crisis, has seen its currency rise about 22% against the euro since early 2009.
Japan's currency has fallen to its lowest level against the dollar in 3 1/2 years in anticipation of greater stimulus from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his preferred candidate to lead the bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda. In France, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg said last month the European Central Bank should "confront a new currency war" as the euro strengthened. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg are also betting the pound will weaken on increased stimulus in Europe's third-largest economy.
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#1 Remember 2004?06-07-2008, 03:07 PM
When the DUmmies were absoltuely sure that Kerry would wipe Bush out? They're in the same mode again thinking Obama is going to cream McCain.
From what I see in polls, there's at most a 3 point spread on an election that's five months away. Looks like a toss-up to me.
Oh, how I dearly hope that Obama wins the popular vote and McCain wins by a slim margin of electoral votes. The DUmp will go into meltdown again. :D
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Speaking of 2004, Kerry may be going down in his own district:
LOWELL – Gloucester attorney Ed O'Reilly got enough support from party officials today to ensure that he will give US Senator John F. Kerry his first Democratic primary challenge in 24 years.
At the state Democratic Party convention at the Paul E. Tsongas Arena, O'Reilly got 22.5 percent of the 2,574 ballots cast, more than the 15 percent he needed to secure a spot on the primary ballot. Kerry got the majority of votes, which means he'll get the party's endorsement.
"Party officials said this campaign is a nuisance. And it is. It's a total nuisance," O'Reilly said to the convention floor. "Democracy is a nuisance. People said the American Revolution was a nuisance — and it was!"
Kerry, in his fourth six-year term, last had a serious challenge in 1996, from Governor William F. Weld, a Republican. He hasn't had a primary opponent since 1984, when Kerry and three other Democrats ran for a seat vacated by Paul Tsongas.
Few predict the sitting senator will be vulnerable in a primary race. But it could mean more campaigning this summer – and marks an embarrassment that a former presidential candidate was unable to thwart the challenge from O'Reilly....
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey returned to the Senate on Wednesday after being absent for more than six weeks.
The nation's oldest senator, 89, was in a wheelchair on Wednesday as he cast his first vote since Feb. 28 to a smattering of applause from fellow Democrats.
He has been sidelined with pain and weakness in his legs after a bout with the flu and bronchitis in late December and January. His doctor had advised him not to travel in recent weeks as he worked to rebuild his strength.
A longtime advocate of gun control, Lautenberg returned to Washington for a key series of votes, including his vote in favor of a proposal to expand background checks of gun purchases.
"It was really uplifting and inspiring to see him back," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who has teamed up with Lautenberg on gun control proposals. "It was fabulous not only to see him, but to see him smiling and cracking jokes. He's the same old Frank."
As the Senate voted on a series of amendments, Lautenberg was animated as chatted with other lawmakers. Colleagues greeted him with handshakes, pats on the back and warm smiles.
Lautenberg said in February he would retire next year and not seek re-election. He first won election to the Senate in 1982.
He was diagnosed in February 2010 with B-cell lymphoma of the stomach and underwent chemotherapy treatments until he was declared in June 2010 to be free of cancer. Lautenberg worked between the treatments. The diagnosis came just days after the death of Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., which made Lautenberg the oldest member of the Senate.
Lautenberg got into politics after building a fortune as a founder of Automatic Data Processing.


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Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero Receives Monument In LA
Los Angeles – The Salvadoran community in Los Angeles celebrated the groundbreaking of a plaza honoring a Catholic archbishop who was slain in 1980 during El Salvador's bloody 12-year civil war.
The $350,000 monument in MacArthur Park to Msgr. Oscar A Romero, who was beloved for his advocacy for the poor, will feature a statue of him and his quotes. It is expected to be completed in three months, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"MacArthur Park has a lot of history and a lot of memories for the Central American community," Carlos Vaquerano told the Times.
Vaquerano is the executive director of the Salvadoran American Leadership & Educational Fund, a nonprofit organization that has been overseeing the project, which was first envisioned about seven years ago.
Many of the war's refugees fled to the United States, and some settled in Los Angeles' Westlake and Pico-Union neighborhoods. The area hosted protests against the civil war and has become home to one of the largest concentrations of Central Americans in the United States.
Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti said the monument will show the city's support for Romero's principles.
"This is more than a monument of a man," he said in a statement. "This is a monument that salutes courage, humanitarianism and the rights of the poor."
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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The Manumalo Baptist School, "Home of the Flames" officially saw eleven of its finest students, graduate yesterday morning as the Class of 2012. The graduation ceremony was held at their school chapel in Malaeimi, with a host of friends and families crowding the chapel for the honorable moment.
The graduation was themed "Building Landmarks to Success".
Opening prayer was provided by Filifa'atali Fuiava and the welcoming remarks were provided by Manumalo Baptist School principal Reverend Patolo Mageo. Reverend Enesi Enesi introduced the keynote speaker, Dr. Jacinta Galea'i.
Addressing the graduates, she told them to believe in their faith.
"I challenge each and every one of you graduates today to believe in your faith, no matter the outcome. I was appointed by Honorable Governor Tulafono to manage the biggest department in the government, the Department of Education, but I didn't know if there were some gaps in my experience that had me in for a bigger challenge... but I can assure you, I never doubted my knowledge and I challenged myself to step up, and you know why? Because I believed in my faith. Not only the faith that I had in myself, but the faith that I had in those who I was appointed to work with" she said.
She added, "for this I say unto you, graduates, wherever you go in this lifetime, whatever challenges come your way, whatever trial that you face in the next big step in your lives, never second guess your faith. Believe in yourselves, believe in your knowledge, and believe in your faith".
Special Remarks were offered by Governor Togiola Tulafono, who was accompanied by First Lady Mary Ann, who also helped present awards.
In his remarks, the governor focused on a drug and alcohol free graduate celebration, saying, "I know you will celebrate your special day today, but I advise you please, do not celebrate your accomplishments with alcohol, cigarettes and drugs. Drink water, there's lots of it, and I can assure you, that you will never get a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) ticket for drinking water. God bless the graduates and their families, and may you all drive home safe today."
Following the Valedictorian speech, presented by the Class of 2012 Valedictorian Ms. Charity Ativalu, and awards presentation, a poem was read by the graduates: "Life is about Change" by Chris Benton, and following that, a song "Circle of Friends" was sung by the eleven seniors.
Rev. Enesi Enesi then presented the graduates, who were confirmed by Dr. Galea'i.
Mrs. Evelyn Godinet distributed the diplomas and this was followed by the closing remarks of Papali'i Lauli'i Alofa.
A closing prayer and Prayer of Dedication was provided by the Pastor of the Manumalo Baptist Church, Papali'i Falaga'i Ala.
Class of 2012 Valedictorian— Ms. Charity Ativalu (see Val speech in full below)
Salutatorian honors shared by two students — Taufaiula Mavaega and Fa'anofoilefagaoali'i Alesana
Ned Ripley presented two ASCC Scholarships awarded to Valedictorian Charity Ativalu, and Co-Salutatorian Taufaiula Mavaega
The highest SAT award Co-Salutatorian Fa'anofoilefagaoali'i Alesana
The Congressional Awards provided by Congressman Faleomavaega Eni: Valedictorian Charity Lauagaia Ativalu, Angeline Vainamele Tutonu Maeli, Ching Ho Malua Hunkin, Fa'anofo Alesana, Kerriah Foketi Sekio, Taufaiula Mavaega, and Trinity Margaret Lealofi
The Congressional Honor award to Fa'anofoilefagaoali'i Alesana
The McDonald's Scholarship Award to Angeline Vainamele Tutonu Maeli
Greetings and Talofa! Families, friends, faculty and staff members of Manumalo Baptist School, especially our illustrious guests. We are here to celebrate the accomplishments to the end of a very significant phase in our lives, and the beginning of the next most important phase of a new outstanding of school. We reminisce the challenges that stood before us, and we savor the victories that came upon our hands.
It was not so long ago when we dared to dream, and not so long ago when we dared to take the first essential steps towards fulfillment. Along the way, we faced a lot of trials, but out burning desire to reach our goals has kept us from straying or giving up.
The presence of our Lord and his unceasing grace and guidance throughout out years of academics has driven us to continue our journey. Therefore all glory and praise given unto him.
I'd like to thank Honorable Governor Togiola Tulafono and First Lady Maryann Tulafono for being here with us. Your presence has made our graduation a noble occasion, and your words of encouragement and wisdom will be of great use as we go through our journey. I would also like to thank the keynote speaker of the day Dr. Jacinta Galea'i, we appreciate your being here with us to celebrate our special day. Thank You!
I would especially like to thank Rev. Dr. Falaga'i Ala and Mrs. Iva Peter Ala for sacrificing and giving their lives to this ministry so that we may have success. Thank you Papa and Nana! Thank you Director Papali'i Lauli'i Alofa, the entire school administration, and teachers for having faith in us and showing leadership throughout the many years of your service for which we are very grateful.
I would like to say a special thank you to our teachers Mrs. Veronica Occena, Mrs. Miriam Mirasol, Mrs. Petya, Mr. Patolo Mageo, Mr. David Tupua, Dr. Siulagi Solomona, and our preschool and elementary teahers. We bow our heads in deep appreciation for everything that you have done for us.
To my fellow classmates, I am thankful for each and everyone of you. The friendships that we have made here will last a lifetime, and in the same way we have helped each other to survive these 4 years and to succeed in these years at Manumalo. Here we have had a high degree of academic excellence and whether you intend to continue your education or not, you will benefit from what you learned here. I hope we will continue to be there for each other and to support each other in the future endeavors. You will always be my KNF Family - Kai Nua Fatu! Mal, Iva, Nofo, Lina, Riah, Bubbah, Geeh, Tau, Gary and Ching. I love you guys! Congratulations on your accomplishments today!
A distinct thank you to my grandparent. Although you are not here with me to witness my accomplishments today, but forever you will me in my heart. Thank you for the love and care that you have shown me and the blessings that was bestowed upon me before you all left.
I would like to close out my speech with this dedicated message to my supporting family. "E a'oa'o le tama e tusa ai ma ona ala a o'o ina matua, e le toe te'a ese lava". "Teach a child his ways, for when he is old, he shall never depart from it."
To my parents, who have suffered so much for me, I take my hat off for you. I am who I am today because of you. Thanks for your verbal discipline, and self discipline that you have taught me. The love and care that you have shown, I tell you, it was more than what I needed. To my mom, Mrs. Papali'i Fouvale Ativalu, who is a loyal woman of God. I thank you with all of my heart! With your faith being there and for supporting me through difficult times. To my dad Mr. Lefutu Ativalu Ativalu Jr., who is an industrious father. I thank you! Thank you Dad for everything, you have inspired me in numerous ways. I will always remember your words of encouragement. "Naia, just try your best and always keep a low profile." I love you Dad! To my sister and brothers who have been my second parents, I thank you. Our ups and downs have brought us closer and tighter. "Uo i aso uma a'o uso i aso vale." I love you guys.
To all my uncles, aunties, cousins, nieces, and nephews, thank you for your prayers and support! Thank you everyone, and once again, Congratulations Class of 2012!
**Angeline Vainamele Tutonu Maeli (NHS)
**Charity Lauagaia M. Ativalu (NHS, V)
**Ching Ho Malua Hunkin (NHS)
**Fa'anofoilefagaoali'i D. Alesana (NHS, S)
*Gary Happy Samuelu
Gloria Aiga Vili-Peneueta
*Iva - Telesia Aitulagi Tiapula
*Kerriah Foketi Sekio (NHS)
*Mallory Alefosio Atoa Toafe
**Taufaiula Mavaega (NHS, S)
**Trinity Margaret Lealofi (NHS)
* Honor Roll
** Principal's List
V- Valedictorian
NHS -National Honor Society


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'Miracle On Ice' jersey going to auction in New York City
Mike Eruzione's jersey up for bid
'Miracle On Ice' jersey going to auction in New York City
Mike Eruzione's jersey up for bid
It's one of the greatest sporting moments of the 20th century: the winning goal Mike Eruzione scored against the Soviet hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Now the 58-year-old "Miracle On Ice" captain is parting with his iconic No. 21 USA jersey, hockey stick and other Olympic paraphernalia.
Heritage Auctions is selling them in New York on Feb. 23 to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the historic game. The white jersey is expected to fetch more than $1 million.
Sports memorabilia experts say it could go considerably higher. They say the game was as much about history as it was about sports because of its timing during the Cold War.
The Americans beat the favored Soviet team 4-3 with 10 minutes left in the semifinal game.


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HERKIMER, N.Y. (AP) — Police trying to find out why 64-year-old man fatally shot four people in two upstate New York villages said Monday he had no money, no job and was maxed out on his credit cards.
Police still don't know why Kurt Myers opened fire Wednesday in a barber shop in Mohawk and a car care business in neighboring Herkimer, but they have gleaned a few details about his life. State police senior Investigator Timothy Blaise said Myers, who was killed by police the next day, had no money and carried a heavy debt load on several credit cards.
"It almost looks like that's what he was living off of," Blaise said. "He was just charging up his credit cards and not paying the bills."
Blaise said Myers had little in his modest apartment in Mohawk beyond a couch, a television, a dresser, a kitchen table and a bed. Investigators are trying to determine whether he started the blaze that consumed his apartment the morning of the shootings.
Myers' shooting rampage began around the block from his apartment, where he used a shotgun to kill two customers at a barber shop. Two other men in the shop were wounded and remained hospitalized Monday. Myers then drove about a mile to Gaffey's Fast Lube in Herkimer and killed two more men. Myers holed up in an abandoned bar in Herkimer, where police killed him in a shootout the next morning.
Myers had previously been to both businesses where he opened fire, but police can't find evidence that he had been to either in the past two years, Blaise said.
Myers left no note and or a computer that could point to a motive. Police are analyzing his cellphone.
Myers had no history of being treated for mental illness, though Blaise said acquaintances describe him as having compulsive habits and being set in his ways. For instance, every year he would get a new wardrobe and donate his oldest set of clothes.
Myers' last job was in 2006 at Northeastern Nonwovens, Inc., in New Hampshire. That job lasted a few months before he came back to upstate New York, Blaise said.
Blaise said authorities are looking into Myers' history all the way back to high school and are asking anyone with information on him to call police at 315-866-7275.
Local media said funeral services were set Monday for two of the four men killed in the shootings: Michael Ransear, 57, of Herkimer and Harry Montgomery Sr., 68, of Mohawk.


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Deployment ceremony rescheduled to Sunday
February 07. 2013 10:17PM
Due to the impending winter storm, the deployment ceremony for the 237th Military Police Company, New Hampshire Army National Guard, has been rescheduled to Sunday at the Southern New Hampshire University field house, 2500 River Road, Manchester.
The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend.
The 237th MPs, known as the "Regulators," are deploying to Afghanistan for nine months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Comprised of 110 soldiers, the company will train at Fort Bliss, Texas, for two months before departing to Khost Province where it will mentor Afghan national police and conduct joint presence patrols to locate and defeat enemy insurgents.


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Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a guest post to The Baltimore Sun's health blog Picture of Health (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth), which is reprinted here. This week, Elaine Pelc weighs in on eggs.
Are eggs really incredible? Yes! Eggs are affordable, a great source of lean protein, full of vitamins and minerals and low in calories, weighing in at about 70 calories each.
Over the years eggs have received a bad rap for their cholesterol content. While eggs do contain cholesterol, that may not necessarily be a reason to avoid them. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one large egg contains 185 milligrams of cholesterol, which is 14 percent lower than previously thought. The American Heart Association recommends managing serum cholesterol levels by lowering your trans and saturated fat intakes, not through dietary sources of cholesterol. This means cutting back on full-fat dairy, fatty cuts of meat, butter, pre-packaged snacks and fast foods such as donuts and French fries. Multiple studies have shown that consuming one egg daily is not associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
Composition of an egg
One egg contains 6 grams of protein, 5 grams of (mostly healthy) fats (1.5 grams saturated), 125 mg of choline, 24 micrograms of folate, vitamins A, D, E, B12, B6, riboflavin, thiamin and multiple minerals (calcium, potassium, phosphorous, iron and zinc.) Eggs also contain 166 micrograms of lutein and zeaxanthin, antioxidants which are essential for eye health.
The white of the egg is mostly protein, while the yolk contains the fat, cholesterol and the majority of the vitamins and minerals, as well as approximately one-fifth of the total protein content of an egg.
The nutrients as well as vitamins and minerals that make up an egg provide a myriad of health benefits:
Protein: The highest quality protein is found in eggs and is often used by scientists as a standard for measuring the quality of other protein sources. The minimum recommended daily allowance for protein for an adult is 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight (2.2 pounds = 1 kilogram). So for a 150 pound person, 55 grams of protein would be the minimum RDA.
Protein and weight loss: Protein contributes to increased satiety, a feeling of fullness and satisfaction, which can lead to decreased intake overall, assisting with weight loss or weight management. Research has shown that eating eggs during the first meal of the day leaves people feeling more satisfied, reducing their overall calorie intake throughout the day, and decreasing snacking between meals.
Protein and muscle loss: Optimal protein intake can also play a role in decreasing or slowing the effects of sarcopenia: chronic age-related muscle loss. Research shows that muscle protein synthesis (growth) is inhibited in elderly patients who consume less than 20 grams (3 ounces) of protein-rich foods at each meal.
Choline: Eggs provide 23 percent of the daily value of choline. Choline is essential for all cells, especially those involved in memory, metabolism, brain and nerve function, and nutrient transport throughout the body. Choline promotes brain and memory development in infants and plays a role in the prevention of birth defects. Other foods sources of choline include milk, liver and peanuts.
Selenium: Eggs provide 27 percent of the recommended daily allowance of selenium. Selenium is an antioxidant and works along with vitamin E to protect cells from chronic damage. Brazil nuts, canned tuna and poultry top the list for food sources of selenium.
Riboflavin, vitamin B12 and phosphorous: Eggs are a good source of riboflavin (a B vitamin), vitamin B12 and phosphorous, which help provide energy to cells, assist with cell function, healthy bones and teeth as well as energy production in the body.
Cooking with eggs
Anyone who cooks knows that eggs play a huge role in the cooking and baking world. The whites can create and hold foams that provide the main structure of meringues, angel food cakes and soufflés. The yolks also have the ability to foam, however they are also great binders, which is essential when making mayonnaise, hollandaise sauce and sponge cakes. Yolks are often used to add an element of richness to sauces or soups.
Incorporating eggs into your diet
Most people should limit intake of whole eggs to 1 per day or 7 per week.
Try a breakfast omelet with 1 whole egg and additional whites or egg beaters along with your favorite veggies.
Make low-fat egg salad with 1 whole egg, 1-2 additional whites, dill, pepper and 1 TBSP of light mayonnaise.
Add a chopped hardboiled egg or egg whites to a salad to bump up the protein and make it more filling.


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Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie launching Miraval wine
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are toasting to their new wine, possibly with the new rose itself. The engaged power couple is releasing a vintage pink rose from their 1,000-acre French estate on March 15 in the United States. It will be the first offering from their vineyard, which they acquired in 2008. The name of the wine? Miraval, the same name as their Chateau Miraval in Correns, France. The vineyard's predecessor had been called Pink Floyd -- the band recorded its album "The Wall" in studios on the estate grounds. "We are intimately involved and quite enthused over the wine project with our friends the Perrin family," Pitt told Bloomberg through his rep. Full story: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie launching Miraval wine
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The Obama administration has been an equal opportunity disaster, but, given the Democrats' shameless appeals to female voters, it is appropriate for the Romney campaign to single them out for attention, too. Which this new ad, titled "Melanie," does. It pounds on Obama's economic failures. The killer lines: "Being a woman, you think about your children and you think about their future. And what I want to think about is a future that has jobs."
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The Kerrey disclosures have surfaced an array of both laudable and lamentable sentiments, but perhaps none worse than those associated with William Safire's April 30 tirade directed at the so-called Vietnam Syndrome. Safire defines the syndrome as "that revulsion at the use of military power that afflicted our national psyche for decades after our defeat." At least we can be grateful that Safire nowhere makes clear what the wars since Vietnam were that America was prevented from entering because of what he calls the "national affliction" that accompanied the syndrome. It is this alleged inhibition on warmaking that has now resurfaced in the debate about Bob Kerrey's degree of guilt and accountability, vividly presented in these pages by Christopher Hitchens ["Minority Report," May 28] and Jonathan Schell ["War and Accountability," May 21]. Overall, Safire wants to affirm Ronald Reagan's embrace of illusion by regarding the Vietnam War as an occasion of national heroism and honor. Safire ends his column plaintively: "Are there no voices left, after that costly loss of life, to reject the Syndrome's humiliating accusation of national arrogance–and to recall a noble motive?"
Alas, there are plenty such voices, most strident among them perhaps that of Senator John McCain, who writes with the authority of a former POW who was tortured during a long period of captivity in Vietnam. For McCain, despite the disclosure of the deliberate killing of civilians in the village hamlet of Thanh Phong back in February 1969, Kerrey remains "a war hero" who should be understood as having done what needed to be done in the sort of war being fought in Vietnam. Most disturbing, McCain argues that Vietnam was the kind of war that required its participants to hate the enemy, and he unabashedly makes a combat virtue out of hate. In his words: "I hated my enemies even before they held me captive because hate sustained me in my devotion to their complete destruction and helped me overcome the virtuous human impulse to recoil in disgust from what had to be done by my hand." It is bad enough when a pilot holds such views, but when hatred informs the spirit of a ground war carried on in the midst of a densely inhabited civilian society, it is worse. It should not be surprising that atrocities became indistinguishable from normal battlefield practice, and not some anomaly that occurred on a single occasion at My Lai, or perhaps twice, counting Thanh Phong.
Kerrey's own efforts at explaining and validating are not nearly as reprehensible as McCain's, and they contain significant redeeming features, but in the end their instructional message is not much different. (I am leaving to one side Kerrey's questionable version of the narrative of the fateful night at Thanh Phong, disputed by Gerhard Klann, the most experienced member of the SEAL squad, and Vietnamese eyewitnesses.)
Let me mention first the positive sides of what Kerrey has been saying, mainly in the course of public appearances and TV interviews. He is very upfront about the shocking fact that the soldiers in Vietnam were never trained in the laws of war and that he himself only learned about the US Army's Field Manual prohibition on killing civilians long after the war. The central message of Field Manual 27-10, "The Law of Land Warfare," was clear and pertinent: "Every violation of the law of war is a war crime…" This fundamental failure of training is a dreadful comment on command responsibility in a war of the sort waged in Vietnam.
Proper training would have contradicted the main lines of counterinsurgency warfare, which rested on a criminal premise: that as a matter of military doctrine, in those parts of the country where the revolutionary side had societal support, the entire civilian population–including women, children, the infirm and the wounded–should be treated as "the enemy." In designating large portions of the Vietnamese countryside as "free fire" zones, US officials authorized pilots and soldiers to kill whatever moved, even farm animals. The most fundamental idea embedded in the law of war, requiring a belligerent to distinguish civilian from military targets, was completely abandoned. It should be kept in mind that Thanh Phong was in such a zone and that Kerrey commanded a small unit of Navy SEALs, who were especially assigned to carry out assassination missions as a part of what came to be known (and decried by critics of the war) as the Phoenix Program.