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Columnists Respond To Selection Of Sotomayor As Supreme Court Nominee
The New York Times, Washington Post and Washington Times recently published opinion pieces on President Obama"s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Summaries appear below.~ David Brooks, New York Times: "Supreme Court justices, like all of us, are emotional intuitionists" because "they begin their decision-making processes with certain models in their heads," Times columnist Brooks writes, adding that "[t]hese are models of how the world works and should work, which have been idiosyncratically ingrained by genes, culture, education, parents and events," and which "shape the way judges perceive the world." Therefore, the "crucial question in evaluating a potential Supreme Court justice ... is not whether she relies on empathy or emotion, but how she does so," according to Brooks. He writes that Sotomayor "will be a good justice if she can empathize with the many types of people and actions involved in a case, but a bad justice if she can only empathize with one type, one ethnic group or one social class." He concludes, "It"s not whether judges rely on emotion and empathy, it"s how they educate their sentiments within the discipline of manners and morals, tradition and practice" (Brooks, New York Times, 5/29).~ Michael Gerson, Washington Post: By opposing Sotomayor"s confirmation, Republicans could be entering "a trap" by "further alienating Hispanic voters the GOP has recently driven away in droves," which might "confirm an image of Republicans as the party of the male and pale," columnist Gerson writes in a Post opinion piece. He continues, "Barring unforeseen ethical revelations, opposition to Sotomayor seems both politically risky and ultimately futile." However, "Republicans must still enter the trap -- with open eyes and no expectation of gain -- not to defeat a nominee but to maintain a principle" that the court "should be a place where all are judged impartially, as individuals," Gerson writes. He continues that the "Obama/Sotomayor doctrine of empathy challenges this long-established belief," and this "is not a minor matter." According to Gerson, "Concerns about the doctrine of empathy will not defeat Sotomayor -- and perhaps they should not defeat her." However, the "problems raised by selective empathy require a substantive (not harsh or personal) national debate -- and this requires Republicans to carefully, warily, enter Obama"s trap" (Gerson, Washington Post, 5/29).~ Michael Kinsley, Washington Post: "What conservative Republicans don"t like about the Supreme Court can be summarized as three, or maybe four, A"s: abortion, affirmative action and activism," columnist Kinsley writes in a Post opinion piece. He adds that "[r]ecent Republican platforms have pledged to appoint judges who not only will overturn Roe [v. Wade] but will make clear that fetuses have the same rights as people under the 14th Amendment"s guarantee of "equal protection of the laws."" Kinsley continues that supporters of Roe "clearly represent the "activist" side," while opponents of the decision "are right that Roe represents the highest tide of Warren Court activism." However, this "doesn"t mean the critics of Roe are right on the merits;" rather, it means that ""activism" is a near-worthless concept, and comparative activism is nonsense," Kinsley writes. He continues, "Although I am pro-choice, Roe makes me unhappy because it was poorly reasoned, not because it "went further" than other decisions." According to Kinsley, "many opponents of Roe would not be satisfied with merely seeing it overturned and the issue returned to the states," and, in fact, the GOP platform "effectively calls for a litmus test for judges: Will they rule abortion illegal in all 50 states no matter what the people want?" He continues, "Now that would be judicial activism with a vengeance" (Kinsley, Washington Post, 5/29).~ Eugene Robinson, Washington Post: The fact that Sotomayor "is a proud and accomplished Latina" apparently "drives some prominent Republicans into a s
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Researchers Develop An Intelligent Chip Which Regulates Diabetes

Scientists of the Electronic Technology group of the University of Seville (US), led by Professor José Manuel Quero, have completed the first phase of Mireia, a research project financed by the Plan Nacional del Ministerio de Ciencia e InnovaciÃön (National Plan of the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry), whose aim is to develop an intelligent chip to regulate diabetes in any kind of patients suffering this disease. With this research, the idea is to extract the interstitial liquid with micro needles that are 200 microns long (the double than a hair"s thickness). This painless process is carried out with sensors and micro fluidics and patients are informed every now and again in their mobiles of their level of glucose. "There are many devices in the glucose field that do work, but the novelty of our research work is that we can use the same technology to extract liquid and to inject it", José Manuel Quero says. He does not hesitate to stress that the following stage would consist of providing insulin almost automatically, and always under medical supervision. This could be also applied to many other medicaments. Prof. Quero points out that during the first of the four years of works, efforts have been focused on solving the different parts the patch is made up of. In the next few months issues regarding the integration of the components, assessment of the results and adjustment will be dealt with. That is why the initial phase of the project consisted of the design of the micro needles. "To put it simple, we have used a biocompatible material, SU8 (photo sensible polymer) which we have processed using different techniques to obtain the needles and be able to put them in a flexible printed circuit (or PCB)" Carmen Aracil Fernández, researcher of the group points out. In order to extract the liquid, we are using a patent of the University of Seville which allows to create a micro syringe made up by a small deposit with a whole linked to the needle which is topped by a membrane that can be destroyed in a control way. Researchers are currently working on the creation of a system able to measure the different variables that determine factors such as the level of glucose. That"s why they are focusing on the design of the Lab on Chip. "The idea is that the liquids we take go through a circuit designed by means of micro fluidics, where the different sensors are mixed with reactive elements, etc" , the head of the project points out. Andalucía Innova


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