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G8 Summit Begins Wednesday; WFP Calls For 'Twin-Track' Approach To Food Security
The G8 summit is scheduled to open Wednesday in L"Aquila, Italy. The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday issued a statement praising the G8 leaders" focus on food security and calling for support of its efforts to combat hunger among the world"s poorest people, Xinhua reports. In the statement, WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran recommended leaders take a "twin-track" approach to food security, which includes supporting long-term agricultural production along with immediate hunger assistance.
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Washington Times Opinion Piece, Editorial Discuss DOJ Nominee Johnsen
The Washington Times recently published an opinion piece and an editorial discussing President Obama"s nomination of Indiana University law professor Dawn Johnsen to head the Office of Legal Counsel in the Justice Department. Summaries appear below. ~ Mickey Edwards/William Sessions, Washington Times: The Senate should "act expeditiously to approve" Johnsen"s nomination because "her views on the limits of presidential power are precisely what the Constitution envisions and conservatives have long championed," Edwards, vice president of the Aspen Institute and author of "Reclaiming Conservatism," and Sessions, a partner at the law firm Holland & Knight, write in a Times opinion piece. According to the authors, Johnsen "made her views clear" on the limits of presidential power when she joined a bipartisan group of lawyers that declared that the Office of Legal Counsel should promote "presidential adherence to the rule of law." Edwards and Sessions write that Johnsen is being criticized for "being blunt, unserious and critical of presidential policies." However, these attacks are unwarranted, they write, noting that in the legal profession, "a little blunt talk to a client -- in this case, the president of the United States -- might be required." Edwards and Sessions continue, "What is needed in the Office of Legal Counsel is a person with the constitutional understanding to know that even presidents with whose politics she agrees must obey both the Constitution and federal statutes and who has the gumption to say so, even if the advice won"t be well received" (Edwards/Sessions, Washington Times, 5/21).~ Washington Times: The editorial states that Johnsen "is so radical" that 31 Republican Indiana state senators on Monday sent a letter to Sens. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) asking them to oppose her confirmation. The Republican senators called Johnsen"s views supporting abortion rights "extremely radical" and said she often uses "harsh, sensationalizing rhetoric" in her writings on Supreme Court cases, the editorial states. According to the editorial, Johnsen"s "political advocacy shows a profound disregard for the courts" proper role" because she considers the courts "as making up just another political, policymaking branch of government, not as bodies restrained by the Constitution or existing laws." The editorial continues that Johnsen is "guilty" of "asking judges to impose their own policy preferences" in favor of abortion rights "against the dictates of existing constitutional law." The editorial concludes, "Someone with such contemptuous views of the Constitution should not be the Obama administration"s chief constitutional interpreter" (Washington Times, 5/21).
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International Health Experts To Discuss Environmental Effects On Children's Health
Beginning Monday, international health experts will gather through Wednesday in Busan, South Korea, to discuss the effects of the environment on children"s health for the Third WHO International Conference on Children"s Health and the Environment, the Korea Times reports.
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UK's First Essenza Complements MRI Service At London Bridge Hospital

London Bridge Hospital, part of the HCA hospitals group, has installed the first Siemens MAGNETOM® Essenza MRI in the UK. The 1.5 Tesla system will complement three other Siemens MRIs currently in use at London Bridge to provide a streamlined, coordinated imaging service. The MAGNETOM Essenza is an efficient and reliable MRI solution. Short and lightweight, it incorporates the flexibility, accuracy and speed of Tim (Total imaging matrix) technology with a powerful new innovation, the IsoCenter Matrix coil. This unique, integrated coil makes patient setup faster and easier, eliminating the need for repositioning even during entire spinal scans. The Essenza will be used for a range of general imaging needs, enabling the hospital to offer more specialised imaging on the recently upgraded MAGNETOM® Symphony system already in place. As a result of this the hospital is now able to put plans for a cardiac stress service into operation. "The aim of the installation is to allow us to offer rapid access to MRI scanning within the group as well as provide a same-day imaging service," said Joe Cornall, Imaging Services Manager at London Bridge Hospital. "It was selected on the basis that it is a sound general scanner that ticked the box for weight requirements as well as featuring a short bore which is great for our claustrophobic patients." "The Essenza is fabulous as an additional scanner to accompany the systems we already have in place," said Patricia Clark, MRI Superintendent at London Bridge Hospital. "It"s also very patient-friendly - most of our lumbar spine scans can now be performed feet first which wasn"t possible before. With the new system we have also been able to shorten our waiting lists plus balance workloads more evenly across the MRIs." The MAGNETOM Essenza is integrated into the same centralised booking system as all other MRI systems in the group so that London Bridge Hospital can offer rapid access to scanning. "By installing a fourth Siemens MRI as part of the London Bridge Group, the hospital will be able to offer a faster, more effective service, scanning more patients and opening up new imaging opportunities on its existing systems," said Malcolm Pickering, Regional Sales Manager at Siemens Healthcare. "The MAGNETOM Essenza is the ideal high quality, cost effective imaging solution for this service and will maximise scanning efficiency." Siemens Healthcare


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