Quotes and Pointers
"The thing that's hard for me is the partisan aspect of politics. At Goldman Sachs, there was a clear process for decision-making. . . . Everyone wanted the firm to be successful for the long term. . . . Here it's not as clear. Some people have different perspectives. Some people need to get re-elected. Some guys on K Street are advocates for a perspective. And so it's just different."
'A healthy lifestyle during the early elderly years—including weight management, exercising regularly and not smoking—may be associated with a greater probability of living to age 90 in men, as well as good health and physical function, according to a report in the February 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A second article in the same issue finds that although some individuals survive to 100 years or beyond by avoiding chronic diseases, other centenarians live with such conditions for many years without becoming disabled.
Studies of twins have found that about one-fourth of the variation in human life span can be attributed to genetics, according to background information in the article. That leaves about 75 percent that could be attributed to modifiable risk factors.'
Out and About on the Net with Twitter Lines
A very Anglican resurrection-- Archbishop Rowan has support from COE synod if not from The Times, The Telegraph, and the Daily Mail.
The Rising Risk of a Systemic Financial Meltdown -- Nouriel Roubini's worst case take.
et alli is cross posted at The Intelligence Forum