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Get Mouthy About Cancer
THE HEAD and Neck Cancer Foundation (HNCF) is calling all Brits to ask their dentists to conduct mouth cancer screens at their next appointment. This should be routinely included within the price of a dental check-up and should take no more than one minute.
Consumer research conducted by HNCF in partnership with YouGov – as part of its Get Mouthy About Cancer campaign – shows that we could all be doing more to specifically drive early diagnosis of mouth cancers.
Early detection is paramount to improving patient outcomes – as these types of cancers can be extremely aggressive, disfiguring and life-limiting.
HNCF's research asked people in Wales how often they have routine dental check-ups and if they are receiving mouth cancer screening.
6% of people in Wales admit to never going to the dentist for a check-up and a further 3% said they do not recall the last time they went to the dentist
Only half of the Welsh population visit the dentist every six months for a routine check-up.
Shockingly, over half (51%) of those in Wales stated that they were not sure if their dentist had carried out a mouth cancer check at their last check-up
When looking nationally at overall awareness of mouth cancer screening – nearly three-quarters of all Brits stated their dentist does not do a regular mouth cancer screen, or they are unaware of it being done during their last check-up. Which means the vast majority of us are missing out on this simple routine and potentially life-saving screen.
Michelle Vickers, CEO at The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation commented on the findings: "As a nation, we are regrettably unaware that our dentists can play a huge role in oral cancer detection and be routinely screening for signs of mouth cancer during check-ups. Dentists are taught to do this as part of their standard oral check-up process. If people were screened they would know – as the tongue is held to either side of the mouth and the dentist is likely to follow the gums for signs of abnormal growth. We are asking everyone to ask their dentist for a routine screen the next time they visit – it's really that simple.
"We've introduced our Get Mouthy About Cancer campaign because we all hear so often (and know how) to check our boobs or balls – but I bet the majority of people are unaware of what they're looking for in their mouth! 31 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancers each day in the UK – so it's time to get talking about what to look for. We brush our teeth daily – just an extra 30-60 seconds to check oral health could save your life!"
To find out how to check please watch HNCF's video: http://bit.ly/HNCFWales. Once you've seen this video you will know whether your dentist is checking your mouth, or not, and how to check yourself at home.
Professor Mark McGurk, world-renowned surgeon and founder of HNCF added: "We want everyone to be having a conversation about mouth cancers. By bringing routine mouth checks front-of-mind and putting it on the agenda – we will raise awareness, raise the number of early detections and reduce the number of people facing stage two and three mouth cancers."
For those patients who do detect mouth cancer early, technological and medical innovation means that treatment can now be offered in a much less invasive manner, by using the Sentinel Node Biopsy technique (SNB). SNB is an alternative and significantly less invasive treatment for dealing with head and neck cancers. The fluorescent camera and technology locates the nodes in the neck that will contain migrating cancer cells so that these can be targeted and removed – this saves over 70% of patients with early disease from a neck dissection. It spares vital glands and helps patients get back to a normal life more quickly, compared to traditional neck dissection techniques.
SNB has been endorsed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), is fully adopted in Denmark and the Netherlands, and is growing in deployment across Europe and the US. This practice, pioneered by Professor Mark McGurk, is the result of 15 years' development and is based on the findings of nearly 500 cases.
HNCF works to educate and train both surgeons and nurses around the UK on this treatment and state-of-the-art technology, to bring a better outcome and time-saving treatment to oral cancer patients.
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Older people missing out on benefits
AGE CYMRU helped older people in Wales claim more than £6.5m in benefits last year; additional income that could have a massive impact on the quality of life for those individuals who came forward seeking help.
However, this is just the tip of the iceberg as it's estimated that more than £3.5 billion of state benefits available to older people in the UK goes unclaimed each year. In Wales this would equate to approximately £175 million of unclaimed benefits; a significant amount of money that could help bring about positive changes to thousands of older people in Wales.
Additionally, a recent study by the National Assembly for Wales found that more than 120,000 older people in Wales are living in poverty.
To help combat such levels of poverty amongst older people, Age Cymru has updated More Money In Your Pocket for 2019/2020; a bi-lingual guide to help older people and their carers claim benefit entitlements in later life.
The guide covers a wide range of benefits and entitlements, including state pensions, Pension Credit, help with Council Tax, help with heating costs, Attendance Allowance and Carers' Allowance.
Take the case of Jack, who contacted one of Age Cymru's partners for help in 2018.
Jack is 82 and lives with his wife Gwen who is 73. Jack has suffered six heart attacks and has several other debilitating diseases. As a result he has limited mobility and little stamina so rarely leaves his home.
An Age Cymru adviser undertook a thorough exploration of Jack and Gwen's circumstances and identified that they were not claiming all their benefit entitlements.
In summary, Jack was awarded the highest rate of the Disability Living Allowance care component at £85.60 per week; Pension Credit for the couple was awarded at £119.00 a week and their Council Tax payments were reduced from £155 to £25 a month. They also received a number of backdated amounts, totalling £5,587.46.
As a result, their life has changed for the better. They can now afford to pay for food and heating and can also pay for transport if they need to go somewhere and therefore no longer feel trapped in their home.
Gavin Thomas, who manages the charity's information and advice services across Wales says: "Poverty can have a devastating effect on an older person's quality of life forcing many to choose between eating and heating. It can also keep an older person trapped in their homes leading to loneliness and isolation and, in many cases, poor mental and physical health."
"Some people miss out on benefits because they mistakenly believe they don't qualify or are put off by the claims process.
"However, older people might be surprised to learn what help is available to them. I would urge any older person in Wales to claim all their benefit entitlements and to use our guide as a useful tool to start the process."
More Money In Your Pocket is available free of charge from Age Cymru and local partners throughout Wales. You may call the Advice Line free on 08000 223 444 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to order a copy. You may also download the free guide from our website: www.agecymru.org.uk/
The charity's expert advisers can also carry out a full benefits check to find out what you might be entitled to claim. Age Cymru also offers a range of information guides and factsheets on many other topics.
Diabetes' effect on mental health explored
NEW research from Diabetes UK has found that seven out of ten people feel overwhelmed by the demands of living with diabetes, significantly affecting their mental and physical health.
The survey of more than 2,000 adults with Type 1, Type 2 and other types of diabetes from across the UK shows that the majority (three quarters) of those who feel overwhelmed say that this affects how well they can manage the condition.
In order to explore the links between mental health and diabetes, the charity collected extensive insights from people affected by the condition and healthcare professionals from across the UK.
The findings, published in the report "Too often missing: Making emotional and psychological support routine in diabetes care", show that diabetes is much more than a physical condition.
Management of physical symptoms 24/7 – for example checking blood glucose levels, or managing diet – alongside the continual need to make decisions and take actions in order to reduce the likelihood of short and long-term complications, can affect every aspect of day-to-day life.
The research revealed that the relentless nature of diabetes can impact people's emotional, mental and psychological wellbeing and health, from day-to-day frustration and low mood, to specific psychological and mental health difficulties such as clinical depression and anxiety.
Three-quarters of those needing specialist mental health support to help manage the condition, such as from a counsellor or psychologist, could not access it. Seven out of ten people with diabetes also reported that they are not helped to talk about their emotional wellbeing by their diabetes teams.
Healthcare professionals surveyed also revealed that there was more to be done in this area. Specifically, 40 per cent of GPs say they are not likely to ask about emotional wellbeing and mental health in routine diabetes appointments, while only 30 per cent feel there is enough emotional and psychological support for people living with diabetes when needed.
The report marks the launch of a Diabetes UK campaign to make the emotional and psychological demands of living with diabetes recognised and provide the right support to everyone who needs it.
Diabetes UK Cymru is marking the launch with an event on Wednesday 22 May at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay from 12 pm to 2 pm.
The charity is urgently calling on each of the four nations' health services to create national standards for diabetes emotional and mental healthservices. These should ensure that everyone is asked how they are feeling as part of every diabetes appointment and that a mental healthprofessional with knowledge of diabetes is part of every diabetes care team.
Dai Williams, National Director, Diabetes UK Cymru, said: "The day-to-day demands of managing diabetes can be a constant struggle, affecting people's emotional wellbeing and mental health. In turn, people tell us that struggling emotionally can make it even more difficult to keep on top of self-management. And when diabetes cannot be well managed, the risk of dangerous complications, such as amputations, kidney failure and stroke increases.
"Diabetes services that include emotional and psychological support can help people improve both their physical and mental health, reduce pressure on services, and save money.
"Mental health and physical health go hand in hand, but services for people with diabetes don't always reflect this. We need to bridge the divide between physical and mental health services to ensure those with emotional and psychological difficulties related to their condition do not have their needs overlooked. It is critical that all diabetes care sees and supports the whole person, and explores what matters most to them."
Diabetes UK is launching a petition to call for national standards for diabetes mental health support and services.
To find out more about the campaign and sign the petition go to www.diabetes.org.uk/missing
Proton therapy centre officially opened
HEALTH Minister Vaughan Gething has set out his vision for cutting edge precision medicine to improve health and deliver a sustainable future for NHS Wales.
During, a visit to the Rutherford Cancer Centre in Newport, Mr Gething announced new strategies to transform pathology and precision therapeutics in Wales.
He said: "To address future challenges from the increasing burden of disease we must focus more on prevention, early detection and personalised targeted treatments. Precision medicine will increasingly support a more personalised approach to health and care.
"In Wales, we are already making progress in the field of precision medicine and I am confident that we can be a global player in the race to harness its potential. NHS Wales is on the cusp of realising the significant benefits that can be delivered by advances in precision medicine for patients by offering the right test or treatment at the right time.
"Our long term plan 'A Healthier Wales' recognises the importance of moving towards earlier detection and intervention to prevent illness and prolong independence."
One of the first patients in the UK to receive high-energy proton beam therapy has today praised UK oncologists for embracing proton beam therapy and the transformative effects it has had on his treatment.
Ryan Scott, 23, from Cardigan in Wales, underwent treatment for a brain tumour (grade 1 craniopharyngioma) at the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales in Newport as part of NHS Wales' proton beam therapy treatment pathway for adults.
Ryan Scott said: "I was very pleased when my consultant recommended proton beam therapy and told me that it was available close to home in South Wales. I was due to be treated with proton beam therapy over the course of eight weeks in the United States, a disruption I was not looking forward to. Happily, however, the agreement between NHS Wales and the Rutherford Cancer Centres was struck just in time for me to be treated a short drive from home.
"The process of undergoing proton beam therapy was much better than anticipated. There have been hardly any side effects and being able to sleep in my bed after a day's treatment is a real plus."
Mr Gething explained the Welsh Government had a clear vision for harnessing technology to deliver precision medicine in diagnostics and therapy that will ensure a sustainable future for NHS Wales.
"The Rutherford Cancer Centre in Newport, which was the first facility in the UK to offer proton beam therapy for cancer patients, is an excellent example of the development of new cancer therapies, here in Wales. It's a perfect illustration of how we are working collaboratively to deliver technological innovations to improve treatment," he said.
"Today I have published our Statement of Intent for Advanced Therapeutic Medicinal Products, which sets out how we will deliver precision therapeutics, like new cell therapies, in Wales.
"Alongside this, I have published a Statement of Intent to transform pathology services. All this builds on our recent investment in diagnostic services such as the new Imaging Academy for Wales.
"In this financial year, I am pleased to provide additional funding of £2.3m to support the delivery of new genetic tests together with a further £2m to support national plans for transforming diagnostic, health science and advanced therapeutic medical services in NHS Wales."
Andrew Goodall, chief executive of NHS Wales, also attended today's official opening.
The centre is part of a nationwide network that provides state-of-the-art cancer services including imaging, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiotherapy and high energy proton beam therapy.
The Newport centre was recently approved by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) to provide high energy proton beam therapy to adult patients referred from the NHS in Wales, the centre also treated the first patient in the UK with proton beam therapy in April last year.
Mike Moran, chief executive of Proton Partners International which operates the Rutherford Cancer Centres, said: "It is gratifying to see UK oncologists becoming increasingly aware of proton therapy and embracing the treatment. Our collaborative partnership with the NHS in Wales means that adult patients have an option to be treated closer to home.
"I am delighted by the support we have received from the Health Minister, the Welsh Government, the Wales Life Sciences Investment Fund and the NHS in Wales which has meant that Wales has been the pioneer in proton beam therapy in the UK. Patient demand is increasing and it is encouraging that the UK is beginning to catch up with Europe in the provision of this therapy."
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S: Zoey Marie Wong The Toddler Years Volume Two
BC: Of all the stories ever written, the most beautiful story is Our Story
FC: The Toddler Years
1: Zoey Marie | My Sweet | What a year it has been.. A wonderful year that has passed so quickly. | We still can't believe how much has changed in just one year. It was a busy year filled with friends, play dates, laughter and adventure. We were always on the go. We had classes to take, parks to see, beaches to visit, and a passport for travel. Oh, and some growing and learning too. You traded in your diapers for big girl panties - and were completely trained in just a few days. You also mastered all of your shapes, numbers and colors - and most of your letters too. | The beach was one of your favorite places to be this year and we went almost every day in the summer. We would spend the entire day and as the sun came down you still didn't want to leave. You started out the year with a fascination with Max & Ruby and Kai-Lan but by the end of the year Disney Princesses really captured your heart. When we are at home your usually dressed as a princess complete with high heels and a tiara from your dress-up carousel. Oh, and did I mention that you developed a love for fashion and accessories. At one point refusing to wear shoes that didn't have sparkles. Watching your childish wonder, inquisitive spirit, and infinite charm has been a blessing and we can't wait to see the enchantment of who you are continue to unfold.
2: A daughter is a gift of Love
3: Daughters are flowers that are forever in bloom | From a little girl so very small, how and when did you get so tall?
4: Friends are Flowers that Never Fade | Fantasy Island
6: Stopping for Lunch | Leaving Home | Enjoying the ZOO | Enjoying a Fall day at the Cape May Zoo
7: The end of a great day | Butterfly Garden | "Always be kind to animals... morning, noon , and night .. for animals have feelings too... and further more they bite" -John Gardner | Up-close look
9: Mommy -and- Me In September we joined two Mommy-n-Me classes. The first was a play and learn class at the Barnegat Recreation Center. You loved going each Friday because all of your playgroup friends were in the same class.
10: An Apple For The Teacher | Little Gym
11: The 2nd class we joined was at the Little Gym. You had so much fun running on the big red mat. Mommy was amazed at how much you were learning and knew that we would be coming to Ms. Joanne for many more classes in the future.
12: October4-11th 2009 | NORWEGIAN DAWN
13: In October you set sail on your first cruise. We sailed out of New York City and went to Kings Wharf,Bermuda/ | Water BABY...
15: It was an amazing trip. From sunrises to sunsets you didn't miss a thing.You loved spending your days in the water and your evenings at a show or the piano bar. One night the band dedicated 'The Climb' to you because you were so enthusiastic about the music. You also enjoyed dining on the ship. You sat so well in the formal dining rooms and tried many new dishes - including escargot. I think your favorite part was the fancy ice cream at every meal. You would exclaim 'mmm...that good.'
17: October was a busy month. . We spent lots of time with our friends at fall festivals and picking pumpkins and apples at the farm..
18: Little Gym Halloween Party
19: Trick or Treat! | October continued with lots of Halloween activities. We had parties with Little Gym, Barnegat Rec, & playgroup. Plus Trick-r-Treating at the mall and in the neighborhood. | October 24th 2009
20: Playgroup Halloween Party October 28th 2009
21: Rec-center party& Mall Trick -r- Treating October 30th 2009 | Eat, drink and be scary.
22: Happy Halloween
23: We had a Frightfully good time Trick-R-Treating on Halloween this year
24: We kicked off the Holiday Season with a fabulous day looking at lights, sipping coco, and visiting with Ho Ho himself. | Storybook Land
25: Christmas Card Photo Shoot | 2 0 0 9
26: Walt Disney World December 3-9th 2009 | We took you on your first big Disney trip right before Christmas because we could not think of a better way to get into the holiday spirit. We stayed at the Wilderness Lodge which was decorated beautifully for the holiday season.
28: We couldn't enjoy playing outside in the snow because it was so cold and windy. So, after 20 minutes in the snow we were homebound for four days. In some areas the snow drifts were taller then you.
29: FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON | December 19, 2009 | Each snowflake is unique just like you
30: Christmas Crafts You amazed us early on with your passion to be creative. You take such pride in all of your projects.
32: THERE IS NO GREATER SEASON THEN THE HOLIDAY SEASON | Christmas Eve
33: Christmas Eve | 2009
34: On Christmas morning mommy & daddy came to your room to bring you downstairs like we always do. We told you Santa had come but we don't think you fully understood just what that meant. What we do know is that when you saw all of the presents under the tree you were amazed. Some of your favorites included drums, Mrs.Goodbee, a cleaning caddy, and a giraffe stationary bike.
37: Little Gym Show Week January 2010
39: First Time Sledding It was lots of hard work for Mommy & Daddy but you loved it. We just can't wait till you can climb back up the hill on your own.
42: It's Hard Work Being Two | Princess | Superstar | Beauty Queen
43: Baby It's Cold Outside | Lil Helper | Budding Artist
44: Jenkinson's Aquarium
45: Jenkinson's Aquarium | March 2010
46: Jenkinson's Boardwalk
47: Every year, after a long winter, we embrace the first signs of spring. This year we headed to the boardwalk to smell the fresh salt air and snack on the first bite of boardwalk food for the new year. One of the great things about living in NJ is just when you have had enough of winter, the sun shines and melts the snow, and a new season begins.
48: Popcorn Park Zoo
50: Busy as a Bee....
51: .....Bzzz Bzzz
54: Elmo Live
55: When Elmo Grows Up Tour | You loved your first live show....and we loved watching the excitement in your eyes. As you sat in my lap to get a better view I was reminded that you wont be small forever and that one day when you are all grown up I am going to remember this as one of the best days of my life.
56: spring: a. The season of the year, occurring between winter and summer, during which the weather becomes warmer. b. A time for park days, sidewalk chalk, and lots of bubbles.
60: MOMS Club Easter Party
63: Easter Egg Hunt Johnson's Farm
64: Spring Break - Florida 2010
65: We traveled to Florida to spend Spring Break and Easter with your far-away family that loves you so much. It was a great ten days filled with fun, laughter, and memories.
66: We had a wonderful Easter in Florida. From coloring Easter eggs with your cousins to enjoying a wonderful meal with family and friends - everything was perfect.
67: You loved everything in your Easter basket especially Max and Ruby.
68: Cousins are different beautiful flowers in the same garden
72: May 2010 | Budding Artist
73: Every artist dips her brush into her very own soul, and paints her own nature into her pictures...
74: Nickelodeon | StoryTime | StoryTime | presents
75: StoryTime | Live | Starring Dora, Wonder Pets, Backyardigans & Kai-Lan | You had such a wonderful time watching all of your favorite "Stars" sing and dance around on stage.
76: Cousins are those childhood playmates that grow up to be forever friends | Stuarts | Fun Times
77: Point Pleasant | Wagon rides | Swings | Boats | Park Days
78: Philadelphia Zoo
80: Please Touch | Museum
81: P h i l a d e l p h i a
82: As long as the sun is shining, on the beach is where you will find us. | Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.
83: In every grain of sand, there us a story of the earth.
84: 4th of July
86: Fantasy Island | Like the theme song says, we love to go to Fantasy Island for fun. It is the one place that we visit over and over again each season. This season was one of many firsts. From your first hermit crab to the first time on the kiddie coaster you were all smiles.
88: Cherry &Strawberry Picking
90: Emily's Birthday | Josh's Birthday | Summertime | and the living is easy........
91: Scarlett's Birthday
93: Sesame Place | We purchased Season Passes to Sesame Place this year, You had a blast splashing with all your friends from Sesame Street.
94: BIG Girl Panties | Ladybug Festival | Popcorn Zoo | Park Day | Hurricane Harbor | BBQ | Jenkinson's Boardwalk | Bath time
95: Popcorn Zoo | Blueberry picking | Helping in the kitchen | Water play | Dress up | Baby-doll
96: Lancaster, PA | We all had such a wonderful time in Lancaster. We visited a railroad and road an old train, spent time at an Amish farm, went on carriage rides with Dave, and even made it to Dutch Wonderland.
99: Princess Zoey is 3 | Somehow, while we were busy embracing life, another year has passed. It still amazes me how three hundred and sixty five days can pass so quickly. While we love to watch you grow into this darling little girl it really is bitter sweet. We wish time could stand still and we could have endless days splashing in the salty surf at the beach and making messes with glue and finger paints. | This last year has been nothing short of magical. Your beautiful spirit inspires us each and every day, and we are extremely blessed to call you our own. May this next year bring more smiles, more joys, more love, and more beauty. We love you so - our amazing spirited baby girl. Not just any kind of love - great big beautiful love. Great Big Beautiful Love that makes for a Great Big Beautiful Life. With Love, Mommy & Daddy xoxo

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Kamal Kafarna could not be happier. He is harvesting his wheat with his own hands from his land that he was prevented from accessing for fifteen years because it is located just a hundred meters away from the boundary line between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
The 50-year-old Palestinian farmer was prohibited from approaching his land for over a decade because it lies to the east of Beit Hanoun, close to the Israeli military base on the border. "I am very delighted that I have been given one day to harvest my yields. This piece of land is mine, but I was not able to tend it for long years because it is feared that I might be shot by the Israeli soldiers who monitor the boundary areas with Gaza," he explained.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has worked to extort an approval from the Israeli authorities to allow Gaza farmers to access land within up to three hundred meters of the border. Early this year, representatives from the ICRC escorted the farmers to their land so they could plough and plant their seeds in the soil.
Farmers like Kafarna were not able to take care of their land for the last couple of months. He was waiting impatiently to harvest at the end of May. "We cannot put ourselves at risk. We were given few hours in January to grow the seeds and now we are having a day to harvest them. That is it. I have never felt that this piece of land belongs to me," he muttered while he was filling his truck with wheat.
With assistance from his sons he has to have the work done before dusk. His son Kareem said that the family only knows farming and agriculture. "It is our sole option, but the Israeli practices are destroying it to the extent that we faced destitution many times because we lost the harvesting seasons."
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Since 2001, Israel has denied Gaza farmers access to their farms as it has established military bases and monitoring towers along the Gaza border. Military jeeps and personnel are likely to inspect farmers' land from time to time searching for armed groups or people attempting to cross the borders. The Israeli military forces do not hesitate to open fire toward any moving body there dealing with the region as a "closed military zone".
The Palestinian Council for Human Rights said that 35% of the farming land in Gaza couldn't be safely used for agriculture, and their owners cannot plant them in a frequent manner. This land constitutes 17% of the whole land of the Gaza Strip, which equals 360 square meters.
This policy deals a significant blow to the already crippled economy in Gaza, particularly to the farming sector. Overall conditions in Gaza are getting increasingly unbearable with unprecedented rise in the unemployment rate that now exceeds 41%.
Suhair Zaqoot, the spokesperson of the ICRC said that her organization has had tough negotiations with Israel to provide Gaza's farmers with safe access to their land. "We spared no effort to let the farmers overcome their frustrations and approach their land again," she said.
The committee has returned 1000 hectares that were confiscated following the Israeli military assaults in Gaza. In addition, it assisted local farmers in rebuilding their livelihoods that totally rely on farming activities.
Sajed Wahdan, 55, is very delighted to be able to harvest his four dunum piece of land, so he can make some living for his 13 member family. "I have never imagined before that I will step on my land again," Wahdan said. But he fears that he will not be able to again. "We plea with the ICRC and all the international organizations to coordinate things with the Israeli occupation to secure us safe access to our land where we can work and feed our children."
While being totally absorbed at harvesting his crops, Wahdan said that he cannot feel completely safe. "Our enemies cannot be trusted even when there is an agreement between us and them. It has happened many times before when they breached the accords and opened fire during the ceasefires."
About a third of farmers in Gaza have their whole land or a considerable part of it within the dangerous boundary areas, which makes their livelihoods exceptionally precarious. Some of them have to put their lives at stake to plant seeds on their land in an effort to escape the economic perils in Gaza resulting from the Israeli military activities on the borders.
Jamal Sarhan, a farmer from Khan Younis, a southern Gaza city, recalled a time he went to his land in the eastern border area overnight to irrigate his tomatoes. "We cannot only rely on rainfall to irrigate some particular vegetables, so I went to water them. Suddenly, a swift barrage of bullets headed to the area where I was standing," he said. "It was a miracle that I was not hit by any of them."
Sarhan was lucky to survive the incident, but many other farmers have been reported injured or even killed when they tried to seed or irrigate their farms.
Zaina al-Amour, 54, was killed a month ago in the middle of her farm when she was feeding her goats and harvesting her crops. The Israeli military practices constitute a great menace for the poor villagers who have nothing but farming to sustain their livelihood. Sarhan fears that if the current conditions persist longer, the young generations are more likely to abandon agriculture looking for other options. Yet, he vows not to leave his land to work elsewhere. "All these difficulties will push us to withstand more regardless of the agony. Even our children will continue at the same path till we are able to tend our land freely wherever we go," Sarhan says.


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We know visiting a new church can be hard, we've created this page to help put you at ease when you visit.
Each Sunday morning we have two worship services, one at 9:30 AM and the other at 11 AM. We invite you to arrive about 20 or 25 minutes before the service starts so you'll have time to visit our cafe, grab a donut, coffee or soda and enjoy great conversation with a new friend. If you have children from birth through 5th grade you'll want to take them to the kid check-in desk, it's immediately to your left once you enter the building. We have a great team that does great work teaching our children about the story of God. Visit our 'Kids & Teens' page to learn more.
The 9:30 & 11 AM services are 'mirror images' where you'll get the same music and message at either service. We hear a message from the Bible, take communion and sing praises to God led by a live band. Most people dress casually but we invite you to dress in whatever you feel the most comfortable worshipping in. We would love to meet you this coming Sunday!
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A Book Review: Girls Who Choose God
Girls Who Choose God is a book I wish I'd had as a child, and am thrilled to have for my children. Featuring 11 women from the Bible, this lovely book was conceived when my dear friend Bethany's three-year-old daughter asked her, "Mom, where are the girls?" when looking through her cartoon book of scripture stories. Bethany wanted her daughter to know not only were girls there, but they have stories that are stirring in their boldness, unconventionality, morality, and dedication to changing the world for good. The women featured are,
Mahlah and her Sisters
Mary the Mother of Jesus
Samaritan Woman at the Well
Mary and Martha
A Generous Widow
A Healed Woman
Mary Magdalene
Each of their stories framed as a choice. For example, when Miriam sees Pharaoh's daughter approach the basket in the river, the authors write, "Miriam had a choice to make. She could stay hidden to avoid getting in trouble, or she could speak to Pharaoh's daughter in hopes of saving her brother." The stories conclude with the choice the girl or woman made, and then provide a question for the reader. From Miriam's story: "What choices have you made to bring your family closer together?"
I like that the women featured run the gamut from sister to prophetess, and I like that the questions are far-reaching, not at all pointing girls toward deferential female roles. There is Miriam's question that may seem at first to point toward a role type-cast for women (nurturing families). But there is also Deborah's question: "When have you chosen to be a leader?" And Esther's question, "When have you chosen to stand up for others?" When I read this book with my kids they are enthusiastic about answering those questions, they see themselves as leaders, peacemakers, and helpers.
I love that the book uses inclusive language. Male names are not always first ("Eve and Adam" instead of "Adam and Eve"). The authors use the word God instead of Heavenly Father throughout the book. I notice a great effort they've made to use language to shine light on women playing the key role in stories that make up our spiritual heritage.
The women are described as people children can aspire to be, with qualities they might see in themselves. "Miriam was a quick thinker. [Her] boldness rescued her brother and reunited her family." I am used to stories of prophets and heroes from the scriptures being almost always men, and it surprised me how I felt reading about the widow who gave her two mites: "Jesus admired her noble deed. He called his disciples over to learn from her actions." To learn from her. Our girls need stories told in this way to help them see themselves as full agents in the gospel. The words "bold" and "courageous" appear several times in this book, words usually used to describe people like David and Nephi, but now used to describe Mary and Mahlah.
I love that the authors included the Daughters of Zelophehad (Mahlah and her Sisters), because this is one of my favorite Bible stories. To me this story has delicious subversive potential, but the question that follows is so perfectly relevant to children (and adults): "When have you chosen to solve a problem peacefully?" I didn't know of this story until I was an adult. I hope it becomes more well known through this book.
Girls Who Choose God is unique. I don't know of another illustrated book on women in the Bible, and it's definitely a first for an LDS audience. The illustrations are striking and accessible, and match the text perfectly in their portrayal of bold women. Excitingly, the Church has acquired the paintings and will install them in the Conference Center this year. Finally, the authors are donating 100% of the profits to a charity called Interweave Solutions that supports educational and entrepreneurial endeavors for women.
I think this an important book for two reasons: it's the first of it's kind, and it's providing something we have far too little of — examples of strong, godly women. Stories matter. They don't determine what girls can dream of becoming, but they absolutely inform it, and these are stories I want my daughter to know. It's also a beautiful book, in prose and in the artwork. I hope you have a chance to own it.
*If you'll be at the Exponent Retreat this year, you can buy a copy from Bethany there.


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The sight of tamarillos at our local farmer's market still reminds me of my dad's winter dessert specialty – sponge pudding. The dish itself wasn't anything spectacular, but the combination of the tangy yet sweet fruit, with a moist crusty sponge topping, was always a simple warming treat.
While sponge puddings aren't really part of my repertoire these days, I do still love the distinctly tart flavour of the tamarillo. My favourite way to prepare the fruit is to poach them in syrup, with the skins left on to bring out their brilliant ruby red hue. Kept in the fridge, or preserved in jars, they're delicious spooned over a breakfast bircher muesli or just on their own served with yoghurt.
10 tamarillos (or however many fit standing up in a pan)
2-3 cups water
2 tablespoons honey
1 vanilla pod, split
Cut a cross on the pointed end of each tamarillo. Put the cut fruit into a pot, pointed side down with stalks sticking up (this makes taking them out of the liquid easier when it comes to removing the skin).
Add water to the pot until the tamarillos are just covered. Bring slowly to simmering point, and poach for about 15 minutes, or until the skin begins to separate from the fruit. Lift each tamarillo from the water with a slotted spoon, and set aside.
While the fruit is cooling, add the honey and vanilla pod to the liquid on the stove top. When the fruit is cool enough to handle, remove the skins, then return to the pot. Continue to poach for another 10-15 minutes. You want the fruit to be soft, but not falling apart completely. Leave to cool in the pan, and then transfer to storage jars. If you have a lot of excess liquid, you can drain and separate this to use as a syrup in smoothies or cocktails.


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Team of Bumblers?
Are Susan Rice and Chuck Hagel equal to today's new national-security challenges?
When President Obama, after months of equivocation over how to respond to the takeover of parts of Iraq and Syria by radical militants, announced in September that the United States would "lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat," the White House swung quickly into action, sending proposed legislation to train and equip Syrian rebels to Capitol Hill that same day.
Unfortunately, the White House failed to consult with the Pentagon—which would be doing most of the rolling back—on the timing or details of the announcement.
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According to multiple sources, behind the scenes a few things went badly awry in the launch of Obama's new policy. First, the Pentagon was surprised by the president's timing, according to a senior defense official. "We didn't know it was going to be in the speech," he said, referring to Obama's Sept. 10 address to the nation. Second, the White House neglected to give Pentagon lawyers a chance to revise and approve the proposed legislative language before it went to the Hill, which is considered standard practice. Staffers working for Rep. Buck McKeon, the Republican chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said they were appalled by what they saw: language so sloppy that it failed to mention adequate protections against so-called "green-on-blue" attacks by trainees on American troops, and effectively left the Defense Department liable for funding the mission against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)—even though the president was telling members of Congress he didn't need money for this new mission, since the Saudis were putting it up. "What came over would have not have been a mission the DoD could have executed," says a senior Republican committee staffer.
The Armed Services Committee later went directly to the Pentagon and worked out new language, the White House approved it, and Obama signed the legislation as part of a new Continuing Resolution on Sept. 19. But that was hardly the first instance in recent months when the White House failed to consult with the Pentagon. The office of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was taken by surprise as well last July, when national security adviser Susan Rice sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner requesting a withdrawal of the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) passed in 2002 to enable U.S. military action in Iraq. This letter came after Mosul, a key northern Iraqi city, had already fallen to ISIL and the scale of the threat was becoming clear. The letter was never acted on, and in fact the AUMF that Rice wanted withdrawn is now part of the very authority the administration says it is operating under, along with the 2001 AUMF against al Qaeda. The Pentagon was not given a heads-up about that letter either, according to multiple sources. "We didn't know it was going over there, and there were significant concerns about it," said the senior defense official. "We had these authorities to go into Iraq under the 2002 AUMF, which is what she wanted repealed. We believed the authorities were still needed."
National Security Council spokesman Patrick Ventrell said the Pentagon was informed of the new plan against ISIL before it went to Congress, and that in fact Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey were with the president the morning of the speech. Although he indicated it was not clear exactly what details of the new strategy were shared with the Pentagon and when, Ventrell said that coordination between the NSC and other agencies is ongoing and extensive, that Rice regularly hosts lunches with Hagel and Secretary of State John Kerry. They "have a good, solid working relationship," Ventrell said.
But it's clear the finger-pointing between the White House and Pentagon reflects no mere technicality. Both examples cited to me by well-placed sources close to the Defense Department offer new evidence of a criticism that has dogged this administration for most of its five and a half years: that Barack Obama's White House is so insular and tightly controlled it often avoids "outside" consultation—including with its own cabinet secretaries and agencies. That's especially true when the issue is one of this president's least favorite things: opening up new hostilities in foreign lands. To his critics—and I spoke with several for this article inside Obama's administration as well as recent veterans of it—it's all a reflection of the slapdash way a president so vested in "ending wars" has embraced his new one.
Indeed, the Syrian-rebel incident recalled a more famous instance of White House surprise tactics a year earlier, when after a stroll on the White House lawn with chief of staff Denis McDonough, Obama embarrassed Kerry by abruptly deciding to ask for congressional approval for bombing the regime of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad—only hours after Kerry had publicly declared that Assad was facing imminent action. (Ironically, after Congress quickly balked at approval, humiliating Obama, it was Kerry who rescued the president by securing an agreement with Russian help to force Assad to dismantle the chemical weapons that had prompted the threatened U.S. strike in the first place.)
In their recent memoirs, former defense secretaries Robert Gates and Leon Panetta also have described the White House-centric foreign policy of the Obama administration—in Panetta's case, a White House that he said was so "eager to rid itself of Iraq" it rejected Pentagon advice about the need for residual troops in Iraq after 2011, opening the way for ISIL. Gates was even more pointed, writing that "suspicion and distrust of senior military officers by senior White House officials—including the president and vice president—became a big problem for me."


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Intel Shelves Larrabee
Good news for Nvidia and AMD: Intel is delaying commercial release of its chronically delayed Larrabee graphics processor.
Intel had initially promised to deliver the first version of the discrete multicore graphics processor in 2009. Later, it conceded that Larrabee might not arrive until 2010. Now, the company has postponed the processor indefinitely. Seems Intel simply hasn't made enough progress to support moving ahead with launch plans.
"Larrabee silicon and software development are behind where we had hoped to be at this point in the project," an Intel (INTC) spokesman said in a statement. "As a result, our first Larrabee product will not be launched as a standalone discrete graphics product, but rather be used as a software development platform for internal and external use."
A rare failure for Intel and one that has some industry observers wondering if the company simply failed to match similar offerings from rivals AMD (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA). Intel, for its part, insists Larrabee development continues. "While we are disappointed that the product is not yet where we expected, we remain committed to delivering world-class many-core graphics products to our customers," a spokesman added. "Additional plans for discrete graphics products will be discussed some time in 2010."


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How to Make Your Enterprise as Agile as a Startup
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"We're seeing large enterprises - armed with the resources, scale and drive to reinvent themselves through digital transformation-reasserting leadership in their markets," says Paul Daugherty, chief technology officer of multinational management consulting, technology services and outsourcing firm Accenture.
"Leading companies are adopting digital to drive their processes more effectively and transform how they go to market, collaborate with partners, engage with customers and manage transactions," says Daugherty. "Digital is rapidly becoming part of the fabric of their operating DNA and they are poised to become the digital power brokers of tomorrow."
Large Enterprises Are Using Digital Technology to Become Market Disruptors
In its Accenture Technology Vision 2014, Accenture underscores six technology trends that it says are allowing large enterprises to become market disruptors that drive innovation like startups do.
That's not to say startups and other small and midsize companies are going to cease disrupting markets and innovating. Accenture acknowledges you can expect more overnight sensations like Instagram, Twitter and Airbnb, but you can also expect large enterprises to pour their resources and capital into embracing technology disruption and using that muscle to carve out new digital empires.
Accenture points to examples like the global supermarket chain, Tesco, which has created interactive grocery stores in airports and subway stations and expanded its reach into movie streaming, ebooks and tablets.
"The grocery retailer is well on its way to becoming a truly digital business," Accenture states in the report. "More than 20 percent of Tesco's online sales now come through smartphones, and 10 percent of all orders from Tesco Direct come through its mobile website. Over the years, Tesco's leaders-IT leaders included-have moved from experimenting with social media, mobile, cloud computing and analytics toward mastery of those digital domains. They have learned by doing, steadily gaining the skills and the competencies to pull ahead of their competitors and prove to their stakeholders that they have what it takes to excel in the new digital economy."
Other examples include GE, which has embraced machine data and analytics to form the core of what it calls the industrial Internet, and Disney, which is using digital technologies to transform the way visitors use its parks and pay for food and merchandise. Some are even entering whole new markets, like AT&T, which is entering the home security market with its Digital Life service.
Six IT Trends Driving the Digital Power Shift
Accenture identifies six IT trends that it believes are driving this "digital power shift:"
"These key trends build on those we have seen over the past couple of years," Daugherty says. "Last year, we declared that every business is a digital business, whether its leaders acknowledged that or not. Now, we see that digital technologies run through every facet of the highest-performing businesses. Looking at the shifts in technology and the impact they're having on the strategies and operational priorities of organizations around the world, we believe there are tremendous opportunities for every C-suite executive to be a digital disruptor-to reinvent and redefine their business to create lasting competitive advantage."
Thor Olavsrud covers IT Security, Big Data, Open Source, Microsoft Tools and Servers for CIO.com. Follow Thor on Twitter @ThorOlavsrud. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline, Facebook, Google + and LinkedIn.
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Most Neapolitans set up presepe (also known as crèches, cribs, or nativity scenes) in their homes during Christmas. The presepe are often very elaborate and the pieces are collected little-by-little over many years.
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Every year, from November to January, the city of Salerno hosts the "Nights of Lights" where works by famous artists are installed and illuminated around the city. This year, the Salerno mayor has entered into an agreement with Naples that on December 1st they will light up Christmas Alley, a famous street in downtown Naples where artists sell their hand crafted presepe. At the same time, the works of the best presepe artisans will be on display at the Pomona Temple in Salerno. Best of all, the Salerno artist, Mario Carotenuto's "Painted Presepe," will be on display at the Naples cathedral.
For the independent traveler who wants to see the presepe throughout Naples and a little further afield in Salerno, The Espresso Break: Tours and Nooks of Naples, Italy and Beyond provides walking tours of these artistic gems. The book additionally includes other holiday tours, such as La Befana Day on January 6th.
The travel guide doesn't stop at holiday tours. Nine self-guided tours include odious women, an underground tour and even a castle tour. If you're in Naples during the winter, the guide offers a self-guided tour of Pompeii for those who would love to visit the ancient city when there are few tourists to be found. Insider tips include top places to stay, eat, shop and pray.
New York Magazine mentioned Zaragoza's blog, The Espresso Break, as the website for finding hidden gems in the city. Laura Thayer from Ciao Amalfi said, "Barbara Zaragoza has gathered and expanded work from her popular Naples-based blog The Espresso Break into an excellent and very useful guidebook. Zaragoza's unique approach combines an in depth and very accessible historic focus with the intricacies of the Neapolitan culture and, above all, a deep love of bella Napoli."
Barbara Zaragoza spent three years blogging about Naples, Italy and writing about off-beat destinations throughout Europe. She has a Master's degree in European history from Harvard University and enjoys exploring local histories, myth, and travel to lesser known destinations. For more about the author, the book, and Naples travel, go to Naples (Napoli) Travel Information Guide.


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Michael Matthews Wins NSW Grand PrixSat 8 Dec 2012
New signing Michael Matthews sprinted to victory in the first of two races that make up the NSW International Grand Prix. The young Australian was part of a three rider break that included soon-to-be teammate Jens Mouris and Aaron Gate. The trio stayed away to contest the finish amongst themselves with Matthews outsprinting Gate for the win while Mouris rounded out the podium.
Mitch Docker, Leigh Howard and Michael Hepburn joined Matthews and Mouris in Cronella.
"Michael attacked with Aaron, and Jens bridged across early on," explained Docker. "Leigh tried to get across with another rider in the middle of the race while Heppy and I did our best to control the bunch. Leigh didn't make it across, and the rest of us raced for minor places in the end."
Docker described the day as a good first race back following summer training.
"It was by no means an easy race," Docker said. "It turned out to be a hard little circuit in the end, and it gave us a chance to try out some things without any of the pressure we encounter during the season. Things were really relaxed before the start, and we had a lot of fun with the racing."
ORICA-AIS fielded a three-rider squad for the women's race in Cronulla. Tiffany Cromwell, Jessie MacLean and Amanda Spratt each launched an attack during their 24 kilometer race.
"None of the attacks ever stuck," explained McPartland. "It came down to a field sprint in the end. In hindsight, we probably were a little bit too aggressive. If we had been a bit more conservative, we could have taken Jessie to the finish in better condition. We rarely just sit in – that makes for negative racing – but our general fitness isn't at its best at the moment. We're racing in the middle of team training camp. The girls did a good job with only base miles in their legs."
McPartland notes that an interesting dynamic exists during summer racing in Australia.
"The main race season in Australia is in the summer, and a lot of these girls are using races during this month to put their hand up to be picked to go to Europe," explained McPartland. "This is the time of year when Australian-based riders are in their best condition and really going for results. Our riders are one month removed from their off season, and they're still finding their form."
"The girls didn't finish anywhere in the results in the end," McPartland continued. "I'm not too stressed about that. By the time we get to the [Jayco] Bay Crits, I want to see them winning. Right now, they still have work to do – and they're doing it."
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We started dating when we were 17. I clearly remember sitting at a table for two at the Barkley resturaunt when we decided how many kids we would have. He said, "I'm having 8 kids." Because I was in-love and 17 I said "that sounds like a good number."
After we had our daughter we decided to have 5 kids, then after we had our son the number changed to 4. When we got pregnant with the twins it was perfect. Although it wasn't planned we were very excited - we would be having 4 children, like planned, all before I turned 30.
But now that we have lost them I feel a big empty hole in my heart. My arms ache. I couldn't get pregnant fast enough after we lost them. And I have spent the last 7 months secretly hoping to get pregnant again. I now want a dozen children! Not realistically, but in my heart. I feel like if I have enough kids they will fill that hole. I know its not rational. I know we can't possibly afford that many children, not to mention that I would be too old to have that many kids. But I can't imagine 'being done.'
The twins death has thrown a monkey wrench into our plans. That wrench is SO big that I can't even begin to make an alternate plan. Maybe we will have 8 kids, if you count the twins.


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Britain has to follow Bush's lead
The dilemma faced by the Americans in Iraq -- and in which the British are powerlessly trapped -- is growing acute. The occupying powers need to win Iraqi hearts and minds so that the process of handing the country over to an Iraqi administration has the confidence of the people. To do that, they need to supply electricity and civil order. But these things require human resources, both to impose law and order for its own sake and to discourage sabotage of basic services, not to mention the sabotage of oil pipelines that are supposed to be providing the revenue for the reconstruction of Iraq.
The obvious source of recruits for this policing function is the Iraqi people themselves. But, while the Iraqis may be pleased that Saddam Hussein is gone, they do not trust the Americans sufficiently to make this an easy option in the short run. Which brings the Bush administration, and above all the Pentagon, round in a wide circle after four months to square one.
In a way, it is encouraging that Jack Straw, the British foreign secretary, sees this so clearly, in his assessment leaked last week: "Lack of political progress in solving the linked problems of security, infrastructure and the political process are undermining the consent of the Iraqi people to the coalition presence and providing fertile ground for extremists and terrorists."
Donald Rumsfeld, the U.S. defense secretary, who visited Baghdad late last week, persists in blaming everyone but his own department, which has jealously guarded its rule in Iraq, for this predicament. He complained that anti-American forces from Iran and Syria are infiltrating the country to carry out acts of terrorism. That may be true but it is (a) predictable and (b) not the main point, which is that he has failed to ensure the co-operation of most Iraqis.
Which is why other parts of the administration -- namely the State Department under Colin Powell -- have made some headway by looking for a way out of the impasse. The logic of the situation has pushed President Bush toward the United Nations as a way of trying to persuade other countries to fill the gap.
Powell knows that countries such as Pakistan and India are reluctant to supply troops if they will be seen as subordinate to the U.S. army of occupation. Yet the U.N. option offers no easy way out either. Unless the United States is prepared to concede overall authority in Iraq to the United Nations, the reluctance of other countries, most of whose populations were opposed to the war, to help out will remain. And the United States is not so desperate yet that it would grant the United Nations such power over its own troops.
Thus the logic of the dilemma is that the security situation in Iraq will take longer to stabilize than anyone hoped and certainly much longer than the Pentagon planned. And the main burden will fall on the United States and its junior partner, Britain. The implication of Straw's assessment is that more British troops will be needed and that the wind-down of numbers since the end of the conflict will have to be reversed. The second implication is that our continuing role in Iraq will cost more money than the Treasury must have expected.
These burdens, in personnel and money, will fall even more heavily on the United States. But at least the Americans are deciding their own policy, divided, misguided and stubborn as they may be. Because we cannot simply abandon our responsibilities having played our part in the war, we have no choice but to tag along with whatever Bush's fractious subordinates decide.


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Heat Pipe Reliability – What You Know is Wrong!
Last week I gave an IMAPS presentation on heat pipe reliability with Ross Wilcoxon from Rockwell Collins. Thought I'd give you the highlights in graphical form along with some comments.
Product reliability is determined by understanding the reliability metrics for each of the components and or sub-assemblies within the final product. But, does the current thinking about heat pipe reliability make sense?
Neither Ross nor I have never seen or heard about heat pipes failing… for reasons other than stupidity or planned obsolescence.
There's a lot of conflicting market and research data about the mean time between failure (MTBF) of heat pipes.
Here's the conventional reliability assurance approach with heat pipes.
Temperature and failure are correlated; chemists and semiconductor folks believe it, but does a much adhered to rule of thumb apply to heat pipes. Namely, every 10 degree Celsius temperature rise will double the failure rate.
In examining past research, it appears that some erroneous assumptions were made.
Ross plotted the findings from a heat pipe failure study and showed that they did follow an Arrhenius curve. Then he estimated the activation energy; a key portion of the Arrhenius equation.
He then used the estimated activation energy of -4507 to determine failure rate predictions at various temperatures. He found that our much believed rule of thumb (double the failure for every 10 deg. C rise) was only true for one point on the graph.
As you can see below, the observations made in the Mochizuki study (that heat pipes follow an Arrhenius curve) should not have lead to the assumption that it followed the half-life rule of thumb. While the blue curve, below, seems to be a better approximation of heat pipe reliability in the field, it's based on an erroneous assumption.
To determine a more accurate predictive test, we need to find a suitable activation energy. The problem is we've yet to get the most common type of heat pipes (water, sintered copper, copper) to fail in the lab.
Celsia is continuing its elevated heat pipe testing until we can determine a new activation energy. In the mean time, companies should remember so long as heat pipes are properly manufactured and tested for the most common early types of failures heat pipes should last in excess of 30 years. Here are some simple guidelines.
Here's a specific example of how we test at Celsia.
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The one time in my life I can go to war and Not get killed or maimed and he wants us to give it up and kill them in real life? That means the street bunch we read about in the papers should put down the gun and take up the controller and blast away.
What about paintball? Think of all the war heros we could emulate and no one is buried on the battlefield. Next winter no snow ball throwing. You could catch cold and die.
Maybe it is just me but some Doctors need a checkup in the cranial department.


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They should factor in a passing lane in these paths. I agree there are a lot of slow cyclist's on the road and unpredictable. I see a lot of people on bikes just assuming they have right away. ie Look over you're shoulder before changing lanes. Be predicable it will give you less problems with vehicles!! Trust me no fault of my own I have been hit by a car it sucks.


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Japan Celebrate Tanabata Festival
July 7, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Daijingu Shrine visitors write their wishes on colorful papers (Tanzaku) and then hang them on bamboo stalks at Tanabata festival on July 7th. The annual celebration of Tanabata in Japan has been held since the Edo era. It celebrates the meeting of two lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi, according to legend that Milky Way separates these lovers, and may only meet once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month of calendar. (Photo by Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO)


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Once you passed the Lake of Como, you enter in Valtellina. It is a long alpine valley crossed by the river Adda, which is wide and flat and full of grass and small villages on its sides in its first part.read more
The main locality is Morbegno, a full of live and industrious small town, which boasts an interesting history today, as when it had important commercial trades with the Republic of Venezia, across the San Marco Pass. The side valleys, Val Tartano, Valli del Bitto which have given their name to the famous Bitto cheese, and the small but very hospitable Valgerola Ski area, are jewels to discover. On the north side lies the Costiera dei Cech full of terraced vineyards and Valmasino, a real paradise on earth for hikers.
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Distance: 113 Km 954 m
Ascent level difference: 1306 m
Descent level difference: 329 m
Max altitude: 1194 m
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Understanding & Implementing Changes for ISO 9001:2015
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The error message means the user ID used by the backup is "not authorized to the message queue" . Look at the security for the user ID and the message queue to ensure the profile has the correct authority to write to the message queue.
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I promised BWL not to burn my Hong Kong flat…I don't remember promising anything else. Relax, the gaping hole was not something I did. The repairman had to change the pipes because I broke the water heater (and the space heater, and the kitchen fan).
It just so happened that they left for lunch and I decided to snap photos of their equipment.
The water heater was leaking water to the wall of my bathroom and seeped into my bedroom wall.
Imagine this area flooded. I took a bath and didn't realize the pipes were open–oh well, duh, of course they were open, that's why I had water!!! Anyways, I didn't realize that until I came in to the room to get clothes. Everything was wet including the socket–this realization prompted me to get dressed quickly and leave the apartment before they come back to yell at me.
Screw Pot on top of a green sack …on a wet floor.
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In case you hadn't realised already, we love independent businesses. Set up in Nottingham, with Hockley (the heart of independent businesses) just a stone's throw away, we're all about them. So that's why we're loving Metro Own Business Day, which will be on October 9! Not only do we love independent businesses for their hard [Read more…]


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Your taste buds will start to jump for joy at the sight of our richly colored, deep purple Mission Figs in their transparent container (cup). Grown in California's sunny San Joaquin Valley, sweet, moist and delightfully chewy, dark purple Mission Figs are a powerhouse of nutrition and dietary fiber. Enjoy California Figs as a portable, convenient, healthy snack and a versatile recipe ingredient. Our 12-ounce cups are stackable for saving space on your shelf and re-closable to keep figs fresh.


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Denial of the Armenian Genocide
Denial of the Armenian Genocide is the assertion that the events within the Ottoman Empire following April 24, 1915 and the Tehcir Law of May 1915 were not part of a state-organized genocide directed against the empire's Armenian inhabitants, and that the Armenian Genocide did not occur.[1] For example, the Republic of Turkey does not accept that the Ottoman authorities attempted to eliminate the Armenian people.[1]
Institutional Study
In 1990, psychologist Robert Jay Lifton received a letter from the Turkish Ambassador to the United States, questioning his inclusion of references to the Armenian Genocide in one of his books. The ambassador inadvertently included a draft of the letter, presented by scholar Heath Lowry, advising the ambassador on how to prevent mention of the Armenian Genocide in scholarly works. Lowry was later named to a chair at Princeton University, which had been endowed with a $750,000 grant from the Republic of Turkey. The incident was the subject of numerous reports as to ethics in scholarship.[1][2]
Open University of Israel scholar Yair Auron has addressed the various means employed by the Turkish government to obscure the reality of the Armenian Genocide:
- "Since the 1980s, the Turkish government has supported the establishment of "institutes" affiliated with respected universities, whose apparent purpose is to further research on Turkish history and culture, but which also tend to act in ways that further denial."[2]
University of California, Los Angeles scholar Leo Kuper in a review on Ervin Staub's "The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence" research, writes:
- "The Armenian genocide is a contemporary current issue, given the persistent aggressive denial of the crime by the Turkish government-not withstanding its own judgment in courts martial after the first World War, that its leading ministers had deliberately planned and carried out the annihilation of Armenians, with the participation of many regional administrators."[3]
Issues regarding deniers
Some countries, including Argentina[source?], Switzerland and Uruguay[source?] have adopted laws that punish genocide denial. In October 2006, France passed a bill which if approved by the Senate and president, will make Armenian Genocide denial a crime.
The first person convicted by a court of law for denying the Armenian genocide is Turkish politician Doğu Perinçek, found guilty by a Swiss district court in Lausanne in March 2007. Perinçek appealed the verdict. Ferai Tinç, a foreign affairs columnist with Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper, added, "we find these type of [penal] articles against freedom of opinion dangerous because we are struggling in our country to achieve freedom of thought."[4] After the court's decision, Perinçek said, "I defend my right to freedom of expression."
The Ankara Chamber of Commerce included DVDs, accusing the Armenian people of slaughtering Turks, with their paid tourism advertisements in the June 6, 2005 edition of the magazine TIME Europe. Time Europe later apologized for allowing the inclusion of the DVDs and published a critical letter signed by five French organizations.[5][6] The February 12, 2007 edition of Time Europe included an acknowledgment of the truth of the Armenian Genocide and a DVD of a documentary by French director Laurence Jourdan about the genocide.[7]
Other pages
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Q&A Armenian 'genocide'". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-10-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6045182.stm. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
- ↑ Auron, Yair. The Banality of Denial, p. 47
- ↑ "Review (The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence. by Ervin Staub)", Leo Kuper // Contemporary Sociology, Vol. 19, No. 5. (Sep., 1990), p. 683
- ↑ "Turkish politician fined over genocide denial". Swissinfo with agencies. March 9, 2007. http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/front/detail/Turkish_politician_fined_over_genocide_denial.html?siteSect=105&sid=7603245.
- ↑ "In Turkey, a Clash of Nationalism and History". The Washington Post. September 30, 2005. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092902240.html.
- ↑ http://www.financialmirror.com/more_news.php?id=5997 TIME carries documentary, adopts policy on Armenian Genocide
- ↑ http://news.pseka.net/index.php?module=article&id=6444 TIME MAGAZINE: Carries documentary, adopts policy on Armenian Genocide
Other websites
- Grand National Assembly of Turkey Report


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Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology in partnership with Ako Aotearoa (National Association of Tertiary Teaching Excellence) required an animation and infographic for apprentices and work-based trainers, to help them get the most out of their apprenticeships.
"Mohawk's strength is the ability to turn clients' sometime vague and specialised envisioning of their work, into relevant resources pitched at a target audience. The Mohawk team were good at listening to initial concept, distilling into workable briefs and producing appropriate resources." ~ Selena Chan, Centre for Educational Development, CPIT
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Mohawk Media produced an animated video 'Helping apprentices learn a trade' with an infographic poster for use in the workplace.


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Create and animate beautiful 3D graphics with this fast-paced tutorial
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Create beautiful visualizations and 3D scenes using Three.js with this practical, example-rich book. Learn all the core concepts of Three.js, and whether you are targeting mobile devices or desktop browsers, you will gain the necessary skills to build a 3D application and improve web performance.
From setting up a development environment and creating your first Three.js scene, you will quickly dive into more complex scene-making. Discover a variety of possible scenes from how to make a rotating planet with data overlay to mini games. Through these examples, you will be shown an array of skills from using materials, controls, and lighting to creating particle systems and geometries from scratch.
By the end of this book, you'll be able to effectively and confidently create 3D scenes using different lights and materials, create visualizations using particle systems, animate web pages, and incorporate Blender in your 3D workflow.
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Even when the Kings are winning, they're losing.
After taking over for the Maloof brothers, Sacramento's new owners are trying to get the community excited about the franchise again. So they recently put on an event where fans who hit a half-court shot would get free season tickets to Kings games.
The odds of anyone hitting a shot were low, and the giveaway was probably planned as more of a publicity stunt than anything else. Then fans started sinking them, one after another after another.
Five fans in all connected. Not one used anything approaching proper shooting form. A fan even threw up a shot overhead, like a soccer throw-in. And that went in, too, because justice.


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If living in the White Island is something that has been on your mind for a while, today we have brought you a test meant to find out with absolute certainty (sarcasm sign) if you are really made to live in Ibiza. It was designed by a prestigious group of psychologists graduated from Math School!
Answer with honesty every question in this test and sort out your doubts.
1 Would you be willing to spend half (or more) of your monthly income in paying for a room, or a flat if you are lucky?
A) Yes: living in Ibiza is a luxury many people would like to be able to afford. As long as I have a job, I am willing to do that and more!
B) It depends on the job I have (and how much I earn, of course).
C) No, it is way too much money and I am sure the other half would go in services such as electricity, water and food. I couldn't even go for a beer!
2Tourism is one of the main sources of income for Ibiza, which means that there are two clearly different seasons (winter and summer). Would you be okay with working restlessly during the summer and resting throughout the winter?
A) Great! It is less expensive to travel during that time of the year and it is way easier!
B) If I have friends in the same situation as me, then I would not mind.
C) I would not like it because it would not fit with the plans of most of my friends and we would not be able to travel together during the summer.
3How do you think you would adapt to the difference between winter and summer in Ibiza?
A) That difference is what I like the most about Ibiza, during summer it is like living in a big city where everything happens, and during winter you can enjoy the peacefulness of living in a small town.
B) I would have to try it first in order to know the answer.
C) I don't really like extremes.
4How would you cope with having so many things to do and so many leisure activities during summer in Ibiza?
A) I would pick out the best plans and I would try them out according to my time and budget.
B) I don't know if I would like to be exposed to so much temptations.
C) It is quite likely that partying goes beyond my control.
5The summer in Ibiza is very hot and humid, that humidity causes the thermal sensation to be quite cold during winter days. Would you be able to adapt to the different types of weather?
A) It is easy to stand the heat if you can dive into those cristal clear waters. You can deal with cold by staying at the couch with a blanket and Netflix, or by going to a bar for a few beers.
B) I can deal with the heat but I cannot stand the cold (or the other way around).
C) Oops… I think I would do better in a more stable weather.
6Since there are not many aerial routes from Ibiza during winter, it can be a bit expensive to travel during those months and you would probably need to stop off at some cities depending on where you are going. Are you willing to cope with that?
A) Yes because Madrid and Barcelona are less than an hour away, and you can travel to anywhere on the world from there.
B) This may be a deal-breaker for me. I hate having to stop somewhere!
C) I don't really like to spend a lot of time planning my trips, and this does not leave much room for improvising. I don't think I would handle it well.
7You are drinking a beer at Plaza del Parque and you see a group of boys and girls in their tiny swimming suits. How would you react?
A) It would not affect me. The coolest thing about Ibiza is that it does not matter how you choose to dress. Live and let live!
B) I would find it funny and I would comment it with my friends.
C) I would find it offensive and disrespectful.
8How would you react to having an extra heavy workload during summer season in Ibiza?
A) I am aware that there are times when there is a high volume of work, so I am mentally prepared and I know there will be enough time to rest later.
B) It depends on the day. Sometimes I may it find it too hard to cope with.
C) I don't think I would be okay with working sometimes 12 hours a day and sometimes 6. I need more stability.
9How do you feel about large groups of people hanging out on public spaces?
A) I don't have a problem with it. The more, the merrier!
B) It depends on whether it is a close or open space.
C) I cannot stand it; I suffer from agoraphobia.
10BONUS: You organized a picnic on the beach with your friends and now it is time to clean up the space. How do you react?
A) I would tell them how to organize (as a sargent) in order to leave the beach even better than we found it.
B) I would clean as much as I can, but I would not ask for help more than once.
C) I would try to clean most of my mess, but I would not worry if it is not perfect.
Mostly AA
You are definitively made to live in Ibiza! You know how to enjoy all the good things the island has to offer. You would be one of those people that come to spend their holydays and then stay to live here. What are you waiting for?
BMostly B
It is clear that the idea of living in Ibiza echoes within your head, but maybe you should weight out your pros and cons before making such a decision. It is possible that life on the island is not what you imagined during those unforgettable vacations.
CMostly C
The White Island is an amazing place, there is no doubt about it. However, you are not made to live in Ibiza. Maybe you feel more comfortable in a large city or in a small town. Or maybe you just prefer to come by during holydays and then go back home.
* If you answer was 'C' in the Bonus questin… Then don't ever come to Ibiza! 😉


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2018-19 Tampa Spartans Men's Basketball News
Tampa Places 130 on SSC Commissioner's Honor RollJuly 10, 2019
Marco Downer Earns SSC Yearly HonorsMarch 07, 2019The University of Tampa was represented through Marco Downer in this year's SSC awards.
Spartans Battle Through Adversity, Fall to No. 3 NSUMarch 06, 2019The University of Tampa fell in the first round to No. 3 Nova Southeastern
Tampa Ends Regular Season at LynnMarch 02, 2019In the last game of the season, Tampa falls to LynnU
Gamble, Downer Shine on Senior NightFebruary 27, 2019The University of Tampa wrapped up their season at home on Wednesday night.
Downer Named SSC Defensive Player of the WeekFebruary 25, 2019The University of Tampa was represented by Marco Downer for the SSC's weekly awards.
Downer's Triple-Double Spoiled by No. 3 Nova SoutheasternFebruary 23, 2019The University of Tampa fell to No. 3 Nova Southeastern
Spartans' Pull Away in Second Half, Win Fourth StraightFebruary 20, 2019The University of Tampa uses a second half explosion to win their fourth straight game.
Ibrahim, Gamble Lead Spartans to Third Straight VictoryFebruary 13, 2019The University of Tampa basketball team has won three straight games in conference play.
Tampa scores 81 in Start-to-Finish Victory over Florida TechFebruary 09, 2019Five different Spartans players scored in double-figures. Devon Colley sets a new season high in rebounds with 7 in a 13/7/6 effort.
Tampa Basketball Set For SSC Doubleheader With Florida TechFebruary 08, 2019Spartans and Panthers set to battle on Saturday at the Martinez Center.
Spartans Stun Palm Beach AtlanticFebruary 06, 2019The University of Tampa relied on Downer's career-night to snap losing streak.
Late Push Not Enough For UT Against ERAUFebruary 02, 2019Eagles hold off Spartans in SSC matchup.
Spartans Join Fight Versus CancerFebruary 01, 2019The University of Tampa is joining the Coaches Vs Cancer campaign.
Tampa to Host Embry-RiddleFebruary 01, 2019The University of Tampa will host Embry-Riddle on Saturday afternoon.
Spartans Surrender to Florida SouthernJanuary 30, 2019The University of Tampa fell to Florida Southern on Wednesday night.
Spartans to Host High-Power Florida SouthernJanuary 29, 2019The University of Tampa will host Florida Southern on Wednesday night, as their women's team is ranked 12th in the nation.
Spartans Defeated in Close Game by BarryJanuary 26, 2019Tampa Men's Basketball kept it close at Barry but still came short.
Spartans Stumble in Saint PetersburgJanuary 23, 2019The University of Tampa dropped their fourth straight game on Wednesday night.
Spartans Rally Falls ShortJanuary 19, 2019The University of Tampa rallied in the second half, but No. 17 Lynn prevailed.
Spartans, Fighting Knights to ClashJanuary 18, 2019The University of Tampa welcomes Lynn University for conference play.
Spartans Spoiled by Saint LeoJanuary 16, 2019The University of Tampa dropped their second consecutive conference game.
Spartans Return Home for Saint LeoJanuary 15, 2019The University of Tampa will look to rebound against Saint Leo on Wednesday night.
Spartans Battle Against No. 4 NSUJanuary 12, 2019The University of Tampa battled to the finish against Nova Southeastern.
UT Holds Off Rollins for SSC VictoryJanuary 09, 2019Freddy Ibrahim had a career-best 10 assists in the victory.
Sloppy Second Half Haunts SpartansJanuary 02, 2019PBA forces 14 second-half turnovers to complete comeback win.
Spartans Prepare for SailfishJanuary 02, 2019The University of Tampa will host Palm Beach Atlantic in the first matchup of the new year.
Spartans Hold On For Fourth StraightDecember 29, 2018Big first half propels Tampa to SSC win.
Spartans Sweep in Holiday ClassicDecember 19, 2018The University of Tampa commanded the second half against Shaw University.
Spartans Dominate LimestoneDecember 18, 2018The University of Tampa controlled the game from start-to-finish in the Holiday Classic.


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Nick Cannon's stars as soon to be combat soldier Mike is this hybrid soldier/coming of age story. It seems clear that Cannon is making a play to be taken serious in this role, hoping to move on from lighter fare like Drumline. It's a risky move; will Cannon prevail and show off his overlooked acting chops, or will he prove to be yet another shallow pretty face with nothing more than a smart mouth and flash in the pan success? Hit the jump to find out.
American Son manages to distinguish itself from the jump with an excellent premise that is "I can't believe I didn't think of it" obvious, but hasn't been given much (if any) attention. What's life like for a soldier whose about to leave for Iraq? American Son follows the last 96 hours that Mike has free to himself, as he tries to make some sense of what his life has been so far, before it drastically changes with the beginning of his time in combat.
Unfortunately, the film derails pretty quickly as it becomes apparent that much of the action will focus not on Mike's fascinating family (including Tom Sizemore as his step dad, and Chi McBride as real dad), but instead on the last minute romance Mike BEGINS with Christina (Melanie Diaz), a girl he meets on his bus ride home.
From there this film is hit and miss. The drama surrounding his family and friends feels real and pertinent, but every time it picks up steam we are sidetracked to the love story. Melanie Diaz is fine but forgettable as Christina, and Cannon does his best to bring some Romeo A game, but the fault is in the writing. The script teeters back and forth between trying to make some sort of statement about Mike's emotional state, and simply portraying a doomed but beautiful romance. Sadly, the teetering dooms both possibilities, and much of the film.
Despite some wrong turns and unfortunate choices, the film still manages to keep you interested and Cannon does turn in a heartfelt and honest performance. I won't call it brilliant, but I'll be willing to watch another dramatic film from him, despite how much I hate watching him on America's Got Talent.
The DVD extras include a director commentary and a making of featurette, neither of which are awesome, but shed light on the filmmaker's process, and are enjoyable, providing you enjoyed the film.