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Healing an Invisible Population ? Truth Be Told

IMG138-1I?ve been volunteering for Truth Be Told since 2009. It began with my attending a graduation at Lockhart prison, where I witnessed female inmates bravely sharing their stories (their truths) about what led them to prison ? not the crime, per say, but the much bigger, deeper picture that this nonprofit program asks incarcerated females to explore, which is: ?Looking back on your entire life, what are the decisions you have made (that you are accountable for) and the experiences you have had (that you are not responsible for) that slowly, but steadily, led you to where you are today, which is behind bars??

Their stories were raw, disturbing, heartbreaking, honest, humble, accountable, eye-opening and a game-changer for me. I no longer saw these women as criminals and inmates, but as broken human beings. To someone out there, these women were grandmothers, mothers, sisters, daughters and friends ? and somewhere along the way, most all of them had suffered by the hands of others first and then chosen to make decisions that would cause suffering for themselves and for others.

MandalaI heard somewhere that ?Hurt people hurt people, and healed people heal people.? I couldn?t agree more. Truth Be Told offers programming to women behind bars that evokes healing, self-understanding and self-acceptance, so that this invisible and broken population can love and forgive themselves first and then learn to love, forgive and have compassion for others. Every class we offer in prison promotes the 4 Cs: Community building, Creativity, Caring for self and Communication skills. Through a variety of methods that include creative writing, public speaking and movement, we offer opportunities for self-discovery, self-expression, truth-telling and trust-building. We are not a religious organization; we embrace all walks of faith and even those who have little or no faith.

One recurring theme that seems to come out of these classes every semester is the new awareness that ?I am not alone.? It?s a simple thought, but it can feel like a tremendous burden has been lifted off one?s shoulders when she has been walking through life feeling like no one could possibly ever understand her or care about her anymore.

We operate on a shoestring budget like most nonprofits. All our classes are facilitated by volunteers. This work is not only transformational for the women behind bars, but for the women beyond bars who are dedicating their time and energy to shine light on a population of women forgotten by many. Personally, I find it difficult to point the finger anymore at where the ?evil? begins. I just know that I want the healing to begin so that the cycle of crime, suffering, violence and desperation can be broken.

Source: http://truthbetoldcommunity.wordpress.com/2012/11/30/healing-an-invisible-population/

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Sierra Wireless Adds Communications Research Lab at SFU ...

Posted by Cliff Boodoosingh on November 30, 2012 ? Leave a Comment?

The Sierra Wireless Mobile Communications Laboratory at Simon Fraser University is designed to place B.C. at the forefront of the wireless communications industry.

Wireless communications, as you?re aware, impacts devices such as cell phones and computers, as well as connectivity to databases and the Internet.

With ongoing collaborations with industry and research partners across North America, the lab is one of the most advanced in Canada and is capable of high-speed antenna pattern mapping.

Researchers will be able to measure antenna patterns within minutes or hours, a process that would normally take up to 48 hours.

Antennas are usually the most visible component of wireless communications and electromagnetic sensing. Researchers say antenna design governs the performance of a communications system.

Richmond, B.C.-based Sierra Wireless contributed $400,000 to help develop the Mobile Communications Laboratory, with a further $1,125,000 extended by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Western Economic Diversification Canada and B.C.?s Knowledge Development Fund.

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR/TSX:SW) also established a Professorship in Mobile Communications with a $600,000 endowment. Rodney Vaughan, a professor in the School of Engineering Science, currently holds the position.

Fifteen companies are using the Sierra Wireless Mobile Communications Laboratory for advanced research, including San Jose?s Fastback Networks, a US start-up that develops smart antennas. Fastback Networks has established a B.C. branch to hire locally trained engineers for research and development.

Upcoming projects at the new SFU lab include developing antenna concepts for satellite communications, new on-chip antennas, industrial ?green energy? microwave food drying and spatial signal processing for acoustic noise reduction.

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The Scanadu Scout, ScanaFlo and ScanaFlu aim to bring a full clinic's worth of diagnostic ability to your smartphone.


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Adapting fish defenses to block human infections: Antimicrobial peptide of fish gills inspire clean surfaces

ScienceDaily (Nov. 29, 2012) ? An undergraduate research team analyzes peptides from fish gills to engineer antimicrobial surfaces for food preparation and medical devices.

Living in an environment teaming with bacteria and fungi, fish have evolved powerful defenses against waterborne pathogens, including antimicrobial peptides located in their gills. Undergraduate researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are studying the biology and the mechanics of one of those peptides with the hope they can use that knowledge to create engineered surfaces that kill bacteria responsible for foodborne illnesses and hospital-acquired infections.

The research team, led by Terri Camesano, professor of chemical engineering, reports its latest findings in the paper "Creating Antibacterial Surfaces with the Peptide Chrysophsin-1," published online in October by the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

"Fish have a wonderful solution for blocking bacterial and fungal infections," Camesano said. "In this study, we are working to better understand the biochemical mechanics of that process."

As fish filter water through their gills to extract oxygen, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), including Chrysosphin-1, trap and kill pathogens before they can invade the fish's bloodstream. Scientists in many laboratories around the world are actively exploring the potential use of these molecules to prevent human infections. In the current study, the WPI team attached AMPs to silicon and gold surfaces using two different approaches and measured the bound peptides' ability to kill the bacterial pathogen E. coli.

In the first method, the AMPs were absorbed directly onto gold and silicon crystals, forming a single layer of molecules with the AMPs lying flat on the surface. In the second method, the tips of the AMPs were attached to the surfaces with a glue-like substance so that the peptides rose vertically, like blades of grass extending up from the ground. Surfaces with both AMP configurations were cultured with E. coli cells. The results showed that when the AMPs were lying flat they killed 34 percent of the bacteria in the culture, but when they were standing up vertically they killed 82 percent.

"The hypothesis is that when peptides are attached vertically to the surfaces, they are better able to move and bend so they take on a shape that is more effective in binding to and disrupting the E.coli cells," Camesano said.

In addition to gathering data about the antibacterial efficacy of the attached AMPs, the WPI research team developed a technique for monitoring, in real time, the attachment of AMPs to surfaces. Using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), the team measured the quantity of AMPs that successfully attached to the surfaces in the horizontal and vertical orientations and the density of the AMP layers, along with other properties.

"This was a powerful process, to be able to essentially watch the binding process as it happened," Camesano said. "It is a technique that we will continue to apply in further studies."

Camesano said gold and silicon surfaces were selected for the current study because their chemical properties are well-suited for AMP binding. In ongoing work, Camesano's laboratory will continue to characterize the mechanics of AMP binding for optimal antimicrobial activity and test other materials, including titanium, stainless steel, and plastics, that would have greater utility in food preparation and healthcare.

"What is also notable about this study is that it is the work of undergraduates," Camesano said. "They've done excellent work here that will inform future graduate studies in our lab."

The WPI undergraduates who co-authored the AMP paper are Ivan Ivanov '12 (chemical engineering), Alec Morrison '12 (biochemistry), and Jesse Cobb '12 (chemical engineering). Co-author Catherine Fahey, a student at George Washington University, worked on the study during at a summer project at WPI. Their work was sponsored in large part by a grant from the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program.

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Constitutional Places: Federal Hall in NYC, the Demolished Site of Washington?s Inauguration and the First Congress


Federal Hall in New York City served as the home of President Washington?s first?inauguration, the first Congress, the enactment of the Judiciary Act of 1789, the adoption of the Bill of Rights, and so many other amazing firsts for our Republic. Too bad it was demolished in 1812. Seriously. The capital of the United States moved from Federal Hall in New York to Independence Hall in Philadelphia in 1790. For some time, Federal Hall was used for local government offices, but eventually the building was razed in 1812. Unbelievable. In Manhattan, the air rights above Grand Central Station were protected for historical value, but not the home of our first government.

In any event, in 1842 the United States reacquired the land and built a Customs House. It later served as a United States Sub-Treasury. In case you ever read The Slaughter-House Case (which identified access to sub-treasuries as the among the most fundamental privileges or immunities of citizenship), one could trade in greenbacks at the Sub-Treasury for gold there. In 1955, the new building was designated as a national memorial.

Anyway, here are some cool pictures of this pseudo-landmark.

There is a huge statue of General Washington in front of the redesigned Federal Hall.

And I really like it from this angle?the General is staring down the New York Stock Exchange.

This relief was also very well executed.

?Keeping with the trend of not having actually authentic stuff, the museum had a replica of George Washington?s desk.

One of the only remaining remnants of the original edifice is this stone plaque. The park ranger told me that someone purchased it at auction for roughly $400.?The inscription reads:

Standing on this stone in the balcony of federal hall, pril 30 1789, George Washington took the oath as the first President of the United States of America.

What?s also fascinating is how obscure the National Park Service makes the fact that the current building was not the site of Washington?s innaguration. I seemed to recall from some previous research that the original Federal Hall was no longer in existence but after spending 25 minutes at the Hall I thought maybe I was mistaken. Nope. This tidbit was buried in a small sign in the exhibit. The last sentence reads:

This great landmark was demolished in 1812.

Interestingly, Ohio dedicated a plaque commemorating the Northwest Ordinance, which was enacted under the Articles of Confederation in Federal Hall.

Another neat artifact was a document from the First Congress listing the salaries of officers of the United States?the total amount was roughly $25,000.?

Note: Judges in the Northwest Territories earned $800 per year. Alexander Hamilton was raking it in with $2,000 a year.

One note: the first actual meeting of the United States Supreme Court took place in Philadelphia in 1791, as SCOTUS did not have any business to transact 1789 and 1790.

Here is a photo of a plaque commemorating the first court from my recent Philadelphia trip.

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Iran: Uranium enrichment to be speeded up

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ? Iran will step up its uranium enrichment program by sharply increasing the number of centrifuges used to make nuclear fuel, a senior official said Wednesday, in direct defiance of Western demands.

The statement by Iran's nuclear chief, Fereidoun Abbasi, is likely to escalate tensions. The West suspects Iran's nuclear program could be headed toward weapons production and has imposed punishing sanctions to try to persuade Tehran to stop enrichment.

Iran has denied the charges, saying its program is peaceful and geared toward generating electricity and producing radioisotopes to treat cancer patients.

Uranium enriched to a low level is used to produce nuclear fuel for reactors, but high level enrichment would make it suitable for use in atomic warheads.

Abbasi said Iran is making nuclear advances in the face of the severe economic measures imposed by the U.N. and the West.

"Despite sanctions, we will most likely see a substantial increase in the number of centrifuge machines this year. We will continue enrichment with intensity," Abbasi was quoted by state TV as saying Wednesday. The Iranian calendar year ends on March 20.

Abbasi did not say if Iran's stepped up work would be at the five percent fuel level or the higher 20 percent quality, which has worried the West because it can be purified to weapons grade more quickly. There have been indications that Iran may push its enrichment even higher than the 20 percent acknowledged to U.N. nuclear watchdogs.

His remarks came days after the U.N. agency said Iran is about to double its output of higher enriched uranium at its fortified Fordo underground facility. That could move Iran closer to weapons capability.

A Nov. 8 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has installed about 2,800 centrifuges at Fordo and is poised to double the number of operating centrifuges, from the current 700 to nearly 1,400.

Iran says it needs 20 percent enriched uranium to make fuel for a medical research reactor in Tehran that produces isotopes for about 1 million patients annually.

Abbasi also said Iran will soon conduct a test run of its heavy water reactor in Arak in central Iran, despite demands from the U.N. to stop the work. The test will use virtual fuel, not actual radioactive material, he said.

He said construction of the 40-megawatt research reactor is progressing on schedule, but he noted that experts are handling the project with greater care in anticipation of possible sabotage attempts.

"The Arak reactor is progressing without any problem according to the schedule. Only because of security considerations, we are moving with caution, since enemy intends to harm this reactor," he was quoted by state TV as saying. "All the equipment needed to operate this reactor has been purchased."

The West is concerned that the heavy water reactor could produce enough plutonium for a nuclear weapon each year, if the spent fuel is reprocessed. That would be another pathway for bomb-grade material, but Iran is not known to possess a plutonium reprocessing facility

Iran has experienced explosions and malfunctions at its nuclear and industrial sites, partly due to faulty equipment secretly procured on the global market.

Also, Iran says it is the target of a campaign that has included the abduction and assassination of scientists, the sale of faulty equipment and the planting of a destructive computer worm known as Stuxnet, which briefly brought Iran's uranium enrichment activity to a halt in 2010.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iran-uranium-enrichment-speeded-164043288--finance.html

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The iPad Lab #21: Three lessons about creating and nurturing tablet editions

Nov. 28th The iPad Lab #21: Three lessons about creating and nurturing tablet?editions

The iPad Lab #21: Three lessons about creating and nurturing tablet?editions

Update #2: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Nov.29,?11:44

TAKEAWAY: Today I am in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to deliver a keynote presentation during the WAN IFRA Digital Media Asia 2012 conference.? During my presentation I will discuss 12 lessons I have learned while working with newspapers and magazines to make their transition from print to tablet. Three of those lessons are worth noting?here.

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I have singled out these three of the 12 lessons because I believe they will resonate with a large number of you out there reading?TheMarioBlog.

The tablet is here to stay: if you don?t have a tablet presence yet, then it?s a good time to start as a new calendar year?approaches.

Concentrate on the navigation: Spend time creating a functional navigational system, one that allows the user to move instantly from one section to the?next.

Use your print background to your benefit: If you feel that you are in a career transition, and that your print background sets you back,? stop lamenting and concentrate on how you can capitalize on what you know to work on this new?platform

The tablet is here to?stay

The figures don?t lie.? There are over 85 million iPads in the market as of today?-many more to appear in near future; by 2015, more than 165 million! And 125 million tablets by other vendors. The appeal of tablets extends through a variety of age groups from young children to the over 75+?set.

Figures released just this week from research firm Analysys International reveal that 2.6 million tablet PCs were sold in China, up from 1.6 million a year?ago.

Based on the particular success of sales of iPads and mini iPads during Black Friday, the start of the Christmas holiday shopping season in the US, we are going to see the number of tablet users increasing.? They will come to their tablets to play games, watch videos and send emails, but they will also want to seek information, the kind that our newspapers and magazines?offer.

Also, my eyes don?t fool me as I travel around the world: more and more I see the people around me engaged with a tablet, usually an?iPad.

It is not a matter of if, but a matter of when, you will be transferring what you do in print to a tablet.? That time should be now, if it has not happened already.? You don?t have to start with the ultimate app, but you can evolve into one.
So get at least an e-reader version where you put pdfs of your printed newspaper into the tablet, graduate to a curated edition, but show your audience that you know many of them are engaged with a tablet to get news and?information.

Creating a functional navigational?system


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Once those first ten seconds are gone, and you have already appealed visually to the users, then the next step is to allow them to move freely through your app.? Make it easy to distinguish between sections.? Make it clear whether the user must scroll or?swipe.

I show you here the approach from Ad Week?s new app, which uses photos in a vertical column to allow you to navigate to their corresponding stories. Other apps also shown displaying a variety of effective navigational strategies?below.

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South China Morning Post utilizes a classic navigator by?sections


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CNN utilizes a Flipboard-style navigator where images inspire the clicks and sense of direction for?user.

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Reader?s Digest vertical?buttons.

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Traditional magazine style table of contents that works well for?Huffington.

Capitalize on your print?background

Many of those in the audience of my conferences and seminars are print-oriented folks.? They have spent all of their career working in print but find at that crossroads where they must dip their toes into the digital world.
To them I say: go for it.? You don?t have to be a technical genius to do it.? You don?t have to have passed a ?coding? course with an A+.? And, more importantly, a lot of what you already bring to the table IS welcome at the digital table as well, primarily your storytelling and design?skills.

To them I say: rather than lament the industry?s move to digital, spend the time celebrating your potential in?it.

Of related interest?today:

Jill Abramson?s dream epitaph: she kept New York Times straight
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2012/11/6694110/jill-abramsons-dream-epitaph-she-kept-new-york-times-straight

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Now available: The EPUB version of iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet, ready for download via Amazon.com for Kindle:
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Take a video tour of iPad Design?Lab

?iPad Design Lab? trailer on Vimeo.

Read the Society of Publication Designers? review of The iPad Design Lab here:
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Here?s a gift you don?t have to?wrap!

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It?s official. The Christmas/holiday shopping season is?here.

Here is a suggestion for someone on your list, the digital book iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet.? No need to stand in line, no need to buy wrapping paper.? Just send it to someone you think might enjoy a book about this magnificent new platform that is the tablet, and how to maximize its potential for?storytelling.

Here is how you can get the?book:

The original version of the book is the multitouch textbook version available on the iBookstore for iPad (iOS 5.0 and up):
https://itunes.apple.com/book/ipad-design-lab/id565672822. This version includes video walkthroughs, audio introductions to each chapter, swipeable slideshows, a glossary and a sophisticated look and feel.
Apple only sells multitouch textbooks in certain countries at this time, unfortunately. Copies are available in at least the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, and the United?States.

For those in other countries and without an iPad, we have made the book available in a basic edition for other platforms. This basic edition includes the full text of the original, along with the images and captions, but lacks the other features such as audio and video. It is available on the following platforms in many?countries:

Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.to/SlPzjZ
Google Books: http://bit.ly/TYKcew
Scribd: http://bit.ly/PQTwla

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Google Street View Visits An Arctic Town And Now Provides A Look At 90 Ski Resorts Worldwide

blahGoogle Maps can transport a person stuck in Flint, Mich. to nearly any street in America. Go diving at the Great Barrier Reef. Explore art galleries. And now, thanks to some men in heavy jackets, a lowly cubical drone can now explore a tiny Canadian town in the Arctic circle and more than 90 ski resorts around the world. The Street View team spent a bit of time in the Great White North. As the blog post explains, last August, Google visited the tiny Canadian town of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Located in the Kitikmeot Region, this small town with a population of only 1,400, received the full Google Street View treatment. The team mapped all the streets and several of the buildings using the Street View trike and tripods. This place is so far North that if you look closely enough, you’ll probably see Santa or inebriated elves. Google started mapping ski resorts in 2010 in preparation for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The imagery was captured using a snowmobile and provided an unparalleled look at the sloops. California-area ski resorts were added in 2011. And just today, Google announced that there are more than 90 ski resorts mapped around the world. With this latest data, Google Maps now has imagery from runs in Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Canada and even more in the U.S.

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Cancer Treatment: Coping with Hair Loss | Health | iDiva.com

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Cancer Treatment: Coping with Hair Loss
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You may not understand the importance of your hair until you start losing it. And if you are fighting cancer with treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the chances of losing hair become inevitable. Both men and women report hair loss as one of the side effects they fear most after being diagnosed with cancer. Hair loss in this case mostly depends on the type and dosage of medication one receives. Whether a person can maintain a ?natural? image after hair loss depends a lot on his/her attitude, the support of family and friends and the Trichologist ? the hair and scalp specialist.

This is where Rich Feel Trichology Centre steps in with its fight against hair loss due to cancer. The Centre started in 1986 with the aim of scientifically diagnosing and treating hair and scalp disorders, and over the years has successfully treated cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy, and helped in restoring their hair. Those suffering from cancer have always had a special place in the heart of Dr. Apoorva Shah, founder of Rich Feel Trichology Centre, because he lost his mother to cancer. Today, the centre has decided to share its valuable experience and resources in hair care with the community. The Mrs. Menaxiben Shah & Rekhaben Shah Memorial Trust, in association with India?s finest oncologist, Padmashri Dr. Suresh H. Advani and his NGO for cancer patients ? the Helping Hand ? do their bit for society. With Richfeel?s tremendous experience in scientifically treating hair and scalp problems, the centre pledges to enrich the lives of those suffering from cancer through its ?Look Good Feel Better? programme.

Dr. Apoorva Shah explains that hair loss associated with cancer is linked to the treatments the patient undergoes to fight the disease. The effects of chemotherapy and radiation differ.

A) Chemotherapy and hair loss
Chemotherapy drugs are powerful medications that attack rapidly growing cancer cells. Unfortunately, these drugs also attack other rapidly growing cells in the body ? including those present in one?s hair roots. Hair fall usually begins 10 to 14 days after one starts treatment and continues throughout the treatment and up to a month later. It takes about four to six weeks for hair to recover from chemotherapy. In general, you can expect about a quarter inch of growth each month.

Fortunately, most of the time hair loss from chemotherapy is temporary. You can expect hair to regrow completely from six months to a year after you stop treatment, though it may be of a different shade or texture temporarily. When hair begins to grow, it will probably be slightly different from that which is lost, but the difference is usually temporary.

Most cancer patients describe the process of losing hair as extremely traumatic and here?s where Rich Feel steps in. Dr. Apoorva Shah says, ?No process has been perfected to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. One process that is being investigated is scalp hypothermia (cryotherapy). During chemotherapy, ice packs or similar devices are placed on the head to slow down blood flow to the scalp. This way, chemotherapy drugs are less likely to have an effect on the scalp. However, at Rich Feel we recommend the use of External Tricho Active Applications which will aid the process of hair growth post-chemotherapy.?

As part of its ?Look Good Feel Better? programme, Richfeel is offering free External Tricho Active Application Treatment to patients who have undergone chemotherapy.

B) Radiation and Hair Loss
Dr. Sonal Shah, India?s first woman Trichologist says, ?Radiation therapy also attacks the quickly growing cells in your body, but unlike chemotherapy, it affects only the specific area where treatment is concentrated. If one has radiation to the head, one is likely to lose hair on the head.?

Richfeel is offering its Carefree Hair Solution to such patients, as the hair lost in Radiotherapy cannot be regained by external applications.

Mr. Rajesh, a patient of Radiotherapy shares his experience.

This treatment promises perfectly natural looking hair, without the pain of surgery or the embarrassment of using a wig or the prospect of taking drugs for life. This solution is made up of a thin transparent film known as Dermabase which is very light, strong and durable. It is also porous and ventilated which prevents infections. The hair is heat, water and chemical resistant and so the patient can perform his regular activities like swimming, taking a shower etc.

C) The Look Good Feel Better Initiative
However, most important is how one psychologically prepares for the trauma of losing hair and how one decides to deal with it. Keeping this in mind, Rich Feel is launching The Look Good Feel Better Initiative for men and women suffering from cancer to help prepare them to deal with the cosmetic fall-out of the disease. It plans to provide hair and beauty makeovers and tips. Plans are also on to offer classes for teens with cancer, as well as a website dealing with the subject. Most importantly, these groups will give those suffering from the disease a chance to meet and share their experiences.

In the words of Dr. Sonal Shah, ?Our spirit is what makes us magnificent, and that can never be taken away. Many cancer patients feel that with their hair, they lose their crowning glory, and for women especially their femininity and womanhood. That?s not the truth, and they have to remember that they are beautiful regardless of their appearances. But if we can help them look better and thus feel better about themselves, it?s a small part to play.?

* Cancer treatment can make one lose hair. Richfeel Trichology Centre ensures that one does not have to lose heart. The Mrs. Menaxiben Shah & Rekhaben Shah Memorial Trust. It's our way of showing we care.

Dr .Apoorva Shah is one of the world?s leading Trichologist and the pioneer of Trichology in India.? He is also the founder of Richfeel Trichology Centres.

For further enquiries, call: : 66778877/ 1800?266?7333 or Visit: www.richfeel.com

Source: http://idiva.com/opinion-health/cancer-treatment-coping-with-hair-loss/17842

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Blue whales use ballet to trick their prey

Like behemoth ballerinas, blue whales pirouette before lunging at their prey, a strategy that may help the giants ambush krill from below.

"This behavior probably improves the whales' chances to engulf the most krill possible," said study co-author Ari Friedlaender, a marine biologist at Duke University.

The new findings, detailed on Tuesday in the journal Current Biology, may shed light on how the enigmatic creatures hunt and devour their shrimplike prey.

Hungry giants
The blue whale, the world's largest living creature, can span up to 98 feet (30 meters) in length and weigh up to 200 tons (180 metric tons). This creature the size of a submarine uses its bristly, comblike teeth, or baleen, to filter tiny crustaceans called krill from the water. Antarctic whalers who opened up the massive bellies of blue whales often found up to 2,000 pounds (907 kilograms) of krill, though the sea giants probably don't eat that much every day, Friedlaender told LiveScience.

Because krill cluster in massive swarms, "they're perfect food for something like a baleen whale that wants to engulf a big amount of something at one time," Friedlaender told LiveScience.

While the marine mammals' diet is well-known, how they find their prey remains a mystery.

To understand these foraging behaviors, Friedlaender and his colleagues attached motion sensors to the backs of 22 blue whales using suction cups. They also attached a critter cam to one individual, which showed the ocean and part of the whale's head from the animal's point of view. [See Video as a Blue Whale Dives for Krill]

Underwater ballet
When Friedlaender's team analyzed the data, they found something completely unexpected.

The sensors, which captured several hours of data from each whale, revealed half of the whales doing full, 360-degree turns. Many of these underwater twirls occurred as whales dove for prey.

A blue whale typically spots a dense krill swarm by the dark patch it leaves on the water's surface as seen from below. Once the swarm is spotted, the whale surges upward toward the dark spot and opens its mouth to engulf the krill in one big gulp. But sometimes, it also whirls around as it performs this lunge.

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"As it opens its mouth it begins to roll over. It's a very energetically costly thing to do ? it's like a parachute opening and the whale slows down considerably," Friedlaender said.

The stealthy strategy may allow whales to anticipate the krills' escape route and adjust before the krill have a chance to cluster together out of reach, he added.

Because one dense krill patch could provide a day's worth of food, it makes sense to perfect their hunting strategies, even if it takes a lot of energy, the researchers write in the journal article.

Whales also turned just before and between dives, suggesting the rotations help the cetaceans scope out the location of prey.

"As in all cetaceans, the eyes are positioned laterally, and thus rolling the body should enhance panoramic vision in multiple dimensions," the researchers write.

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Storm's wrath offers New Jersey's Christie political windfall

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, once a darling in the Republican Party, is now everybody's darling in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

With his highly visible visits to storm-damaged coastal towns with President Barack Obama, not to mention a surprise appearance on "Saturday Night Live," the blunt, brash governor has been winning over independents, Democrats and others who like the bipartisan image.

For all the havoc Sandy unleashed upon New Jersey, the storm put Christie in a politically enviable position, especially now that he is formally seeking re-election next year and touted as a top prospect for the White House in 2016.

But that also makes it his advantage to lose, say political experts. Christie need only look across the Hudson River, where Rudolph Giuliani's wide popularity as mayor of New York in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks proved fleeting.

For now, Christie is riding high on cross-over appeal, in his home state and neighboring New York at least. In a Quinnipiac poll released on Wednesday, a whopping 67 percent of New Jersey voters said he deserves a second term. It showed Christie leading his most likely Democratic opponent, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, by 18 points.

A poll on Tuesday illustrated the shift in support for Christie pre- and post-Sandy. The Rutgers-Eagleton poll showed 59 percent of registered state voters support him for a second term, and 32 percent are opposed. That is way up from late September, when 44 percent supported him but 47 were opposed.

"Up until the storm, he really has been one of the more polarizing governors," said David Redlawsk, a political science professor at Rutgers and director of the poll. "People either felt really positive or very negative towards him.

"What we don't know is whether this dramatic shift is going to be something long term or is it simply a reflection of the aftermath of the crisis," he said.

A third of voters in New York City - where Democrats outnumber Republicans more than two to one - gave Christie top marks post-storm in another recent survey. He scored well ahead of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat often mentioned as a presidential contender.

ENJOYING THE RIDE

Christie's obvious concern for his ravaged state, as well as his praise for Obama even as he backed Republican challenger Mitt Romney, helped change minds among his critics.

"It really does come down to the fact that people want their elected leaders to lead when there's a crisis, and Christie stood up and did it," said Redlawsk.

Christie is clearly enjoying the ride. His hefty girth and combative style have made him fodder for late night comedy and now he's turning the tables, stealing the show on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" earlier this month to make fun of himself.

"It's a smarter move than that of most politicians who would become prickly and stand-offish," said Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf. "He's using popular culture to deal with the problem he faces about himself."

Such moves have helped independents and moderates "see him as an honest player, somebody who's straight-forward and tells it like it is," said Republican pollster John McLaughlin.

Plenty of people now find themselves reluctantly liking him, despite disagreeing with him on such issues as his battles with the state teachers union over benefits and tenure, or the partisan combat over vacancies on the state Supreme Court.

"I fall into that category," said Doug Muzzio, a professor of public policy at New York's Baruch College and a New Jersey resident. "I didn't vote for him, and I've criticized his approach to policy and the way he interacts with folks, but he did superbly during the storm and its immediate aftermath."

Nevertheless, a cautionary comparison can be made to Giuliani, another tough-talking Northeastern politician who won over hardened critics in the days after the September 11 attacks.

Giuliani's popularity ground down when he tried to extend his term as mayor, was seen as politicizing 9/11 and then ran a weak presidential campaign in 2008, Muzzio said.

"Giuliani blew it," Muzzio said.

And so, too, could Christie, experts say.

Some conservatives are fuming over what they saw as a self-serving betrayal by Christie that helped Obama win re-election. A week earlier, Christie had belittled Obama's leadership, likening it to a man wandering around a dark room, "hands groping for the lightswitch."

HONEYMOON GLOW

ConservativeNewJersey.com columnist Rob Eichmann said Christie's praise for Obama's handling of the storm was premature, if not undeserved.

"He's accomplishing his goal of wanting to get Democrats to like him," said Eichmann, but that could cost him with his base.

"As more Democrats like him, you're going to find people on the other side who say, 'Wow, he's really gone to the dark side,'" he said.

Seeking re-election, Christie could take credit for a major comeback or shoulder the blame for a costly, rocky recovery.

"The honeymoon glow is still there, but will you still love me tomorrow? No, not if we have increased taxes and the services don't come back and development doesn't happen," said Muzzio.

Re-election as governor is seen by many observers as helping position Christie for a presidential bid in 2016.

As to how Christie's standing with New Jersey voters may propel him nationally, 37 percent of registered voters in a recent Reuters/Ipsos polls have an improved opinion of him since Sandy struck, while 10 percent said their opinion of him fell.

But Christie remains a distant No. 2 in a hypothetical field of six Republican presidential contenders for 2016.

He trails Congressman Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Republican who was the party's 2012 vice presidential nominee, 17 percent to 26 percent, but scores ahead of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

(Editing by Dan Burns and Todd Eastham)

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Safer spinach? Scientist's technique dramatically reduces E. coli numbers

ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2012) ? University of Illinois scientists have found a way to boost current industry capabilities when it comes to reducing the number of E. coli 0157:H7 cells that may live undetected on spinach leaves.

?By combining continuous ultrasound treatment with chlorine washing, we can reduce the total number of foodborne pathogenic bacteria by over 99.99 percent,? said Hao Feng, a U of I professor of food science and human nutrition.

According to Feng, the USDA is looking for proposed technologies that can achieve a 4 to 6 log reduction in pathogen cells (a 6 log reduction would achieve a million-fold reduction in pathogenic bacteria). The food processing industry can now achieve a 1 log or tenfold reduction. In comparison, the U of I technique yields a 4 log reduction.

?Combining technologies is the key to bridging the gap between our current capacity and what USDA would like to see. The use of ultrasound exposure during chlorine washing gives the industry a way to significantly enhance microbial safety,? he said.

Feng?s pilot-scale system uses three pairs of large-area ultrasonic transducer boxes to form a channel through which ultrasound is provided to spinach leaves that are undergoing a continuous-flow chlorine wash. Spatial uniformity of ultrasound distribution was confirmed by tests using metallic foil.

The scientist said that continuous flow and uniformity of the field are key elements in the success of the process.

?Previous work with ultrasound used a tank or a medical-style probe, which doesn?t provide consistent and even distribution,? he noted.

System design is important for another reason, he said. ?Placement of the produce as it makes its way through the channel turns out to be very important. We had to find ways to make sure that leaves received similar exposure to ultrasound, taking care to minimize the chance that one leaf would block a nearby leaf?s exposure to the sound waves.?

If even part of a leaf escaped the full ultrasonic treatment, it could contaminate the rest of the produce, he said.

Feng and his team have used the technique on iceberg and romaine lettuce as well as spinach with similar results.

Co-authors of the paper, published in Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, are the U of I?s Bin Zhou and Arne J. Pearlstein. Funding was provided by Food Technology Noord-Oost Nederland, with additional support from the USDA.

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Do missing Jupiters mean massive comet belts?

ScienceDaily (Nov. 27, 2012) ? Using ESA's Herschel space observatory, astronomers have discovered vast comet belts surrounding two nearby planetary systems known to host only Earth-to-Neptune-mass worlds. The comet reservoirs could have delivered life-giving oceans to the innermost planets.

In a previous Herschel study, scientists found that the dusty belt surrounding nearby star Fomalhaut must be maintained by collisions between comets.

In the new Herschel study, two more nearby planetary systems -- GJ 581 and 61 Vir -- have been found to host vast amounts of cometary debris.

Herschel detected the signatures of cold dust at 200?C below freezing, in quantities that mean these systems must have at least 10 times more comets than in our own Solar System's Kuiper Belt.

GJ 581, or Gliese 581, is a low-mass M dwarf star, the most common type of star in the Galaxy. Earlier studies have shown that it hosts at least four planets, including one that resides in the 'Goldilocks Zone' -- the distance from the central sun where liquid surface water could exist.

Two planets are confirmed around G-type star 61 Vir, which is just a little less massive than our Sun.

The planets in both systems are known as 'super-Earths', covering a range of masses between 2 and 18 times that of Earth.

Interestingly, however, there is no evidence for giant Jupiter- or Saturn-mass planets in either system.

The gravitational interplay between Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System is thought to have been responsible for disrupting a once highly populated Kuiper Belt, sending a deluge of comets towards the inner planets in a cataclysmic event that lasted several million years.

"The new observations are giving us a clue: they're saying that in the Solar System we have giant planets and a relatively sparse Kuiper Belt, but systems with only low-mass planets often have much denser Kuiper belts," says Dr Mark Wyatt from the University of Cambridge, lead author of the paper focusing on the debris disc around 61 Vir.

"We think that may be because the absence of a Jupiter in the low-mass planet systems allows them to avoid a dramatic heavy bombardment event, and instead experience a gradual rain of comets over billions of years."

"For an older star like GJ 581, which is at least two billion years old, enough time has elapsed for such a gradual rain of comets to deliver a sizable amount of water to the innermost planets, which is of particular importance for the planet residing in the star's habitable zone," adds Dr Jean-Francois Lestrade of the Observatoire de Paris who led the work on GJ 581.

However, in order to produce the vast amount of dust seen by Herschel, collisions between the comets are needed, which could be triggered by a Neptune-sized planet residing close to the disc.

"Simulations show us that the known close-in planets in each of these systems cannot do the job, but a similarly-sized planet located much further from the star -- currently beyond the reach of current detection campaigns -- would be able to stir the disc to make it dusty and observable," says Dr Lestrade.

"Herschel is finding a correlation between the presence of massive debris discs and planetary systems with no Jupiter-class planets, which offers a clue to our understanding of how planetary systems form and evolve," says G?ran Pilbratt, ESA's Herschel project scientist.

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Food Network Kitchen eatery opens at Fla. airport

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. --?The Food Network is getting into the restaurant business in a location not always associated with good food: An airport.

The channel has opened its first Food Network Kitchen at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in South Florida in the JetBlue terminal.

"The dynamic of food and travel has changed," said Sergei Kuharsky, general manager of Food Network's new business enterprises. "You used to never go in and think about eating at an airport."

Now, with passengers arriving early to get through security and limited options for in-flight food, there's a market for airport dining. "We are responding to that opportunity," Kuharsky said.

The Food Network Kitchen is the only eatery serving hot food at the JetBlue concourse. But it's the brand that gets attention from travelers as much as the lack of alternatives.

"I walked by and I said 'Oh wow, look at that. Food Network restaurant.' So I came in," said Richard Wierzbicki of Austin, Texas. "And I would look for it again because I thought the sandwich was really good."

Since opening Nov. 8, the Food Network Kitchen has averaged 1,500 customers a day.

"Airport locations are very busy, but this one especially," said Jean-Pierre Turgot, general manager for Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, which partnered with the Food Network to provide chef-inspired meals at the airport and is also a partner in Food Network-branded food sold at concession stands and stadiums. "It's the highest revenue producer at the airport."

There are no waiters, so customers sit at tables after ordering at the counter or they can get takeout food, either made to order or readymade items like sandwiches and salads.

While the recipes are developed and branded by the Food Network, the offerings are not named for Food Network personalities, shows or chefs. Instead, the menu promises organic and sustainable ingredients and offers dishes with connections to local ingredients and regional culture, such as a Florida shrimp po'boy ($13) and a salmon burger with Key lime mayo ($14).

South Florida's Latin culture is reflected in items such as the Cuban breakfast burrito ($8) and a black beans and rice burger with "mojo mayo" ($12). Also on the menu: fried pickles with Key lime mayo ($6); sweet potato fries with Key lime tartar sauce ($5); and a Cuban sandwich ($12) with cafe con leche mayo pressed on a ciabatta roll.

Wait times can back up when flights arrive and the airport gets busy, so it's best to arrive early if you plan to sit down, as Liz Lamoureux did before flying back home to San Antonio, Texas.

"On our way here, I was saying we wanted to get here early to sit down for a drink," she said as she nibbled on edamame and sipped on the house pinot grigio.

Beverages range from espresso to entwine, the Food Network's wine brand, to locally-inspired cocktails like Lansky's Run, named for the Prohibition-era gangster Meyer Lansky.

The design of the restaurant resembles the cable network's test kitchen: a butcher block bar counter, subway tiling, stainless steel surfaces and pots and pans hanging in a row ? only here, they hang behind a cash register.

The network's logo is plastered on everything from to-go boxes to brown paper bags filled with jelly beans and chocolate-covered pretzels. Most of the TVs are tuned to the Food Network, though some show sports or news. There are also some fun facts on display: A poster near the cash register details local ingredients used in the meals, while paper placemats explain how to filet a fish and describe different cuts of beef.

"We really wanted to bring our culinary expertise to the forefront and bring the brand to life," Food Network's Kuharsky said. "I think people are going to be drawn to the brand, but it also comes down to taste."

But while the network has already put its name on consumer products like frying pans and candles, along with its concession stand and stadium food, serving quality food at an airport restaurant presents different challenges.

"Branding on the front lines has the most exposure and is different than putting your name on a logo," said Chris Tripoli, president of A'la Carte Foodservice Consulting Group, who has worked on food concepts in airports across the country. "Now that you have exposed yourself to the end user, your reputation, that Food Network brand, is going to be judged on the temperature of the green beans that day or by every bite of the sandwich."

Tripoli added that Food Network staffers on the restaurant's front lines "know their brand is only going to be as good as their last meal."

The Food Network and Delaware North Companies plan to open more outlets in the spring at the busy JetBlue terminal. Another Food Network Kitchen is scheduled to open at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport by the end of 2013.?

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How lonely must it be to be Mahmoud Abbas?

As Israel veered close to a ground invasion of Gaza last week, with Israeli warplanes and artillery pounding Gaza, and Hamas directing rocket fire towards Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for the first time ever, one name was on nobody's lips: Mahmoud Abbas.

Mr. Abbas may be president of the Palestinian Authority and the head of Fatah, the political party founded by Palestinian Liberation Organization icon Yasser Arafat. But during days of shuttle diplomacy involving Hamas, Israel, the US, Egypt, and other regional powers, Abbas was basically the lonely guy in the corner, hoping someone would eventually ask him to dance.

With the exception of a brief visit from Hillary Clinton, no one ever did. Now in the West Bank today, Abbas's Palestinian Authority is presiding over the exhumation of Mr. Arafat's body (his widow has been insisting of late that his 2004 death was the result of polonium poisoning) while Hamas negotiates with Israel via Egyptian intelligence officials over further easing of the economic blockade of Gaza.

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In short, Abbas is rapidly becoming the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's forgotten man. The moribund "peace process" that Abbas has championed for more than 20 years has not led to the creation of a Palestinian state, nor stopped the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank that have steadily chipped away at the size of a theoretical future state. Attacks inside Israel and against settlers have plummeted since the end of the second intifada seven years ago and he's recognized Israel's right to exist, yet restrictions on Palestinian movement within the West Bank remain severe.

COOPERATION VERSUS CONFRONTATION

Abbas has been highly cooperative with the Israeli military and police in the West Bank. In the eyes of many Palestinians, he has secured Israeli interests at the expense of their own.

The West Bank is more prosperous than hemmed-in Gaza and able to trade with Israel. But Abbas' support, and that of his prime minister Salam Fayyad, has been steadily eroding while Hamas has once more taken up the mantle of the brave "resistance."

The Islamist Hamas, which took control of Gaza after drubbing Fatah in the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary elections (largely due to an electorate fed up with Fatah corruption and abuses of power), now seems a more vital political force than its bitter rival. Senior Hamas leaders have been claiming vindication for their policy of confrontation with Israel over Fatah's commitment to negotiation.

In a swipe at Fatah, Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy head of Hamas' political bureau, told the Associated Press last week that negotiations with Israel not backed by the threat of arms are doomed to fail. To be sure, what concessions, if any, Israel will actually deliver as part of the ceasefire are uncertain.

Gulf Arab states have been shifting their attentions from Fatah to Hamas in recent years. In October, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, became the first Arab head of state to visit Gaza since Hamas seized control of the territory in 2007 and promised $400 million in aid.

Hamas has largely been backed by Iran in the past decade. After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the US by Al Qaeda, the US put pressure on Saudi Arabia and other close friends among the Sunni Arab monarchies of the Gulf to cut support from what the US deems a terrorist organization and they mostly complied. Shiite and ethnically Persian Iran, in the middle of its own cold war for influence with the likes of Saudi Arabia, happily stepped into the breach, providing the longer range missiles that today threaten Tel Aviv. Iran's ally Syria, too, became a major backer of the group.

HAMAS REACHING OUT TO SUNNI ARABS

But now Hamas is reaching out once more to the Sunni Arabs with whom it has more natural ties. The Sunni-led uprising against the Assad dictatorship Syria has strained the alliance with Iran. Hamas' exiled leaders who had made Damascus their base for years decamped earlier this year and sided with the uprising, even as Iran continued to staunchly back Assad.

"Iran's position in the Arab world, it's no longer a good position," because of its support for Assad in Syria, Abu Marzouk told reporters yesterday. "Iran asked Hamas to adopt a closer position to Syria. Hamas refused, and this has affected our relationship with Iran."

He might as well have said to the Saudis: "We're waiting by the phone." Will Saudi Arabia grasp an opportunity to permanently wean Hamas off Iran? They may, and if so Abbas will find himself with one fewer friend.

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What can he do to swing some political momentum back in his direction? The odds of even a partial Israeli settlement freeze any time soon are zero, with that country's elections coming up and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeing no percentage in making concessions to the PA anyways. So that leaves unilateral action ? precisely the course Abbas is now pursuing.

BID AT UNITED NATIONS

He's vowed to seek a vote at the UN General Assembly on Thursday on granting Palestine "observer state" status at the UN, an upgrade from its current "observer entity" status. While this sounds like semantics, the upgrade would give Palestine more standing in front of UN bodies ? for instance the ability to make complaints to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The move has infuriated the US and Israel and they've been lobbying furiously to have Abbas pull back, even though it's one of the few steps he can take to bolster his own secular, more Israel-friendly movement Fatah over Hamas.

Israel has been threatening to cut off the flow of tax receipts to Abbas' and Fayyad's government in response. And the US isn't mincing words.

"We?ve obviously been very clear that we do not think that this step is going to bring the Palestinian people any closer to a state, that we think it is a mistake, that we oppose it, that we will oppose it," State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said yesterday. "Secretary [of State Hillary Clinton] was very clear with President Abbas when she was in Ramallah last week that our position on this has not changed, and we are continuing to make that clear, not only directly to President Abbas and the Palestinians, but also to all of our UN partners as well."

Ms. Nuland went on to say: "We think it?s going to be complicating and potentially a step backwards in terms of the larger goal, which is a negotiated solution."

If Abbas does back down, it will once again appear as if he's acting entirely at the behest of the US. Not something to improve his standing in the current climate.

AFTER UN VOTE, THEN WHAT?

Could the UN deliver the big win Abbas desperately needs? Perhaps. France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told his country's parliament today Paris will vote "yes" for Palestine at the UN, and recognition of a state along 1967 borders at the UN would be a symbolic victory. Raucous, happy crowds in Ramallah after a successful vote? No doubt.

But what then? The Obama administration has threatened to cut Abbas off financially in retaliation for pursuing observer status at the UN. Congress is on board too. When Abbas flirted with a UN bid last year, Congress suspended $200 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority. Israel too, has threatened financial sanctions, and some senior officials have gone further. Right-wing Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman prepared a document calling for the "dismantling" of the Palestinian Authority in retaliation for a successful UN upgrade.

Cutting off money would be devastating in an economy where most employment is driven by the PA. That could leave Abbas with a symbolic victory, but real financial and political pain and more people viewing the Hamas approach to Israel as the right one.

That outcome would presumably horrify the US and Israel, but sometimes it appears that the efforts of years have guided outcomes in precisely the direction they had hoped to avoid. When Hamas first started to emerge in Israeli-occupied Gaza in the 1980s, Israel viewed the religious movement as a useful foil to Fatah, a group that could divide Palestinian loyalties and weaken their major enemy.

Twenty years later, Hamas is the major enemy. Fatah, and Abbas, are staring at obsolescence.

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