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Modeling Quantum Transport in Nanoscale Transistors
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As critical transistor dimensions scale below the 100 nm (nanoscale) regime, quantum mechanical effects begin to manifest themselves and affect important device performance metrics. Therefore, simulation tools which can be applied to design nanoscale transistors in the future, require new theory and modeling techniques that capture the physics of quantum transport accurately and efficiently. This thesis outlines a rigorous yet practical approach to model quantum transport in nanoscale silicon transistors based on the non-equilibrium Green's function (NEGF) formalism. The objectives of this thesis are: 1) to implement the appropriate physics and methodology for nanoscale device modeling 2) to develop new TCAD (technology computer aided design) tools for quantum scale device simulation and 3) to examine and assess new features of carrier transport in futuristic nanoscale transistors. Technical issues are investigated by simulating transistors with a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) device geometry, which is widely accepted as the ideal device structure for scaling silicon technology to its fundamental limits. Simulation results presented in this thesis are used to highlight important aspects of carrier transport such as quantum coherence, confinement and tunneling, self-consistent band lineup, the nature of the voltage drop, the role of scattering and the behavior of the current versus voltage characteristics for transistors with differing geometries.
Ramesh Venugopal received his PhD from Purdue University in August 2003.
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Obama Puts Focus On Broadband In Speech
By: John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable
As promised, President-elect Barack Obama has made rolling out broadband one of the centerpieces in his economic recovery plan.
In a speech at George Mason University in Virginia suburbs of DC, Obama outlined the plan, saying that it included "Expanding broadband across America, so that a small business in a rural town can connect and compete with their counterparts anywhere in the world."
He telegraphed that plank in a weekly radio address early last month, and various communications constituencies have been weighing in with their recommendations on how to achieve that universal broadband rollout after a meeting with Obama transition team leaders last month.
President-elect Obama said the overall economic recovery plan could create 3 million jobs, mostly in the private sector.
Obama said part of the plan would also be "reforming a weak and outdated regulatory system." Reforms for the FCC was another subject of that transition team meeting.
Obama said he wanted to pass the recovery plan within the next few weeks, saying he would work day, nights and weekends. He called on Congress to work with him.
Most industry players concede that there needs to be greater stimulus for broadband rollout, but there are disagreements over how relevant the rankings are given that some of the leading countries are smaller and easier to wire. They also disagree on the best way to close the gap.
Network operators also argue that network neutrality legislation, which the president-elect also supports, could discourage broadband investment and the ubiquitous roll-outs Obama seeks.
One proposal the FCC has been considering is to reform the government-run, telecommunications company-funded subsidy of rural telecommunications to underserved communities--the Universal Service Fund--to help fund the broadband rollout.
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has also proposed creating a baseline free Internet service as part of an upcoming auction a national wireless spectrum license, and recently agreed to allow unlicensed devices like laptops to share broadcast spectrum, in part to boost broadband penetration. The spectrum is beachfront property because it travels easily through walls and other obstructions.
In addition, both Congress and the FCC have taken steps to improve collection of broadband data, including upping the definition of high-speed access and tightening the definition of what qualifies as access. For example, the FCC used to define as having broadband any Zip Code with even one subscriber.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- There will be new faces and old hands for San Jose Earthquakes coach Mark Watson to choose from Saturday against Chivas USA. Even better, the Quakes' bench should feature something that has been rarely spotted there in 2013:
With a 2-1 victory against Portland last weekend, San Jose authored their first winning streak of the year. And the sight of Chivas USA -- the only club sitting below them in the Western Conference standings -- on the upcoming schedule means San Jose might make a prophet out of newcomer Jordan Stewart, who talked up the idea of crafting a postseason run upon joining the club earlier this month.
"In soccer, when you've got the momentum, then you can win three or four games, that puts you right back up there," Stewart said. "If we can try to emulate what they did last season and try to push towards the playoffs, that's a bonus."
San Jose will welcome back star forward Chris Wondolowski, although it's not clear how much rest the club's lone Designated Player might need after featuring on the U.S.' Gold Cup-winning squad, then heading directly to the MLS All-Star Game. The Quakes are also expected to add defender Clarence Goodson -- signed just before he went on Gold Cup duty -- and Salvadoran winger Jaime Alas in training this week.
On the other hand, San Jose will be missing suspended forward Alan Gordon and winger Marvin Chavez. And the Quakes still face a daunting task to get back in playoff position, sitting on in eighth place on 27 points with a match in hand on only one other club (Colorado).
Yet the feeling in San Jose's dressing room is that there is still time to put together what would essentially be a Goonies-like storyline writ large.
"We're on the rise right now," defender Victor Bernardez said through a team translator after converting a penalty kick to spark the Quakes' first-ever MLS victory against Portland. "We had a bad start to the season, obviously. Now we're playing better. We feel confident. We look at this like the comeback in the second half -- we came back in games, now we've got to come back in the season and finish the season strong."
One item is in the Quakes' favor: Of their dozen league matches left, eight are against clubs sitting above them in the West -- meaning each potential victory in those situations would have increased impact as San Jose tries to chase down at least three of those teams.
"It's nice, and we're going to feed off of it, for sure," Quakes forward Adam Jahn said. "We've just got to keep going. I think we're going to surprise some people. There's 12 games left. We can make a run, and I'm very confident that we will."


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So in honor of that, I'm going to steal (uh, I mean copy and properly credit) from my esteemed colleague The Mother this excellent post on managing family illness.
She has extensive training in 2 remarkably difficult fields, being both a Mother (of 4 boys) AND a doctor, and so is eminently qualified for all kinds of stuff. Like me, she is a history buff. She can be read at mothershandbook.net.
The Care and Feeding of Illnessby The Mother
In the light of the mounting cases of the flu among my bloggy friends, and the fact that, where I live, even DOCTORS can't get the H1N1 vaccine, I feel compelled to do what I can to make everyone's lives just a little bit easier during the (nearly mandatory) ten days when the household goes to pieces.
The care and feeding of a sick family, while not an exact science, certainly has a few well-established principles.
1. No wife is allowed to be sick alone. Husband will immediately find a way to be sicker.
2. The child with the most tests that week will get sick first. The child who is in preschool and has absolutely nothing to do with his life (and, because he has nothing to do with his life, MUST be entertained) will miraculously escape disease.
3. They don't make enough trees for a family of six to all have colds at the same time. Ditto decongestants.
(Corollary to rule 3: You will run out of decongestants within a day. You will buy the biggest box you can legally buy, and then run out in two more days. You will then be forced to beg your neighbor to go to the pharmacy and score you some decongestants. This corollary leads to:
The Mother's Rule of Decongestant Procurement: Go buy the biggest box you can get, NOW. Set your calendar alarm for one month from now. Repeat, whether anyone gets sick or not.)
4. Even if the mother is on her deathbed, she has to do chores. Someone has to feed everyone and buy toilet paper (and tissues).
(Corollary to rule 4: Everyone gets sick the day before grocery day, when you have no food in the house.)
5. Everyone starts throwing up the minute MOM gets nauseous.
6. Children who are vomiting have an amazing knack of finding the most expensive, least cleanable thing in the house on which to do it.
7. Every sick child regresses at least three years.
8. Husbands who are sick regress to childhood. Somewhere around three or four years of age. The age where they, too, must be constantly entertained.
9. Even with 900+ channels and three televisions, there will be nothing on TV that will keep your children and husband busy for even an hour. Ditto the entire collection of DVDs.
(Corollary to rule 9: The internet gods will pick that week to upgrade their systems, taking down WOW and all of the streaming video sites every five minutes.)
10. (applies only to Jewish households) No matter how much medical education hubby has, he is absolutely convinced that Chicken Soup fixes everything. Sick wife will either be standing over a stove with a pullet or phoning her mother-in-law begging; extra points if she chooses option B.
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Shooting hoops is great fun, and a basketball game can be very exciting. How does physics affect your game? John Fontanella, a physicist at the U.S. Naval Academy and author of The Physics of Basketball, explains the role of physics in basketball, from foul shots to side-arm passes. Find out what forces are acting on the ball, and what players have to do to offset these forces.
Grade Level: 6th – 8th grade
Subject Matter: Physical Science
National Standards: NS.5-8.1, NS.5-8.2
Many popular sports, including basketball, are based upon the use of a ball. Yet each type of ball is easily associated with a specific sport, because each ball is distinctly different. A ball's performance is directly influenced by its characteristics or properties. For example, the oval shape of a football allows it to travel farther in the air than a ball that is round.
In this activity, students will explore the properties of various balls from different sports, and discuss why the design of each ball is suited to its associated sport. Students will investigate the bounce ability of different types of balls, and learn that the composition and elasticity of each ball, as well as the amount of air pressure inside the ball, can affect its bounce.
Activity Materials
Basketballs, golf balls, baseballs, and tennis balls (or any assortment of sport balls)
Meter sticks
Potential energy – the energy that is stored in an object.
Kinetic energy – the energy of motion.
Elasticity – the ability of a material to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or deformed.
Elastic potential energy – potential energy that is stored due to the deformation of an elastic object, such as a stretched spring.
Air pressure – the force exerted by air pushing on a surface.
What To Do
Begin the lesson by having students watch the SciFri Video, Physics of Basketball. Have students name their favorite ball sport, and then describe the type of ball that they would use to play that sport. Why does each ball sport use a specific type of ball?
Show students the basketball, golf ball, baseball, and tennis ball. Ask them to explain why they think each ball is the best type of ball to use for that particular sport. Compare and contrast each of their different properties, such as size, shape, texture, material, and weight. How do these properties affect the ball's performance or function?
Tell students that they will be testing the bounce of each ball. Discuss with students possible methods for testing bounciness. Hand out meter sticks and have students tape the meter stick to a wall. The bottom of the meter stick should be touching the floor and numbers should increase from the bottom to the top of the stick.
Before dropping the ball, make sure the bottom of the ball is at the very top of the meter stick.
To make sure each ball starts out with the same initial speed, gently release the ball and allow it to fall on its own.
Measure the highest height reached by the bottom of the ball.
Optional: To increase accuracy, students can drop each ball three times and take the average of those results.
Tell students that they will be measuring how high each of the balls bounce by placing each ball, one at a time, at the top of the meter stick, and then dropping it. If possible, have students work in pairs so that one student can drop the ball while the other student can observe and record the measurements. In order to ensure accurate results, review the following measuring tips with students:
Before students begin measuring, create a three-column chart with one column listing the type of sport ball, one column for students' predictions, and one column for actual results. Have students predict which type of ball will bounce the highest and which ball will bounce the lowest. Record their predictions on the chart on a scale of one to four, with one being the highest bounce and four being the lowest bounce. Ask students to explain why they think the ball they choose will bounce the highest or lowest.
After students are finished taking measurements, record their results on the chart in the appropriate column. Compare and contrast their results with their predictions. Ask students why they think some of the balls bounced higher or lower than others.
What's Happening?
Certain types of sport balls are composed of materials that have elasticity, or the ability to quickly and easily revert back to their original shape after being stretched or deformed. Rubber, for example, is a type of material that is very elastic. When a rubber ball is dropped and hits the ground, the bottom of the rubber ball will become slightly deformed. Since this isn't the original form of the rubber ball, it will quickly revert back to its original shape, a round sphere. The pressure of the ball snapping back into a round sphere will push against the ground, causing the ball to bounce back up.
Sport balls that require a greater degree of bounce, such as handballs and basketballs, also are aided by air pressure, or the amount of air inside the ball. The air inside the ball puts pressure on the rubber walls, which helps the ball spring back into its original position after it hits the court's surface and deforms.
Topics for Science Class Discussion
What other factors (besides elasticity and air pressure) do you think affect the bounce of a ball? Why? What would happen if you bounced the ball on a carpeted floor or on a grassy lawn?
In the video, Dr. Fontanella showed that spinning the ball changed the way it traveled. How do you think this effect might be used to your advantage?
How are potential energy, kinetic energy, and elastic potential energy related to a bouncing ball?
Extended Activities and Links
Explore how temperature can affect the bounce of each ball by measuring the bounce after placing the balls in a freezer for 30 minutes. Compare your results before and after freezing. Why did the cold affect the ball's ability to bounce? Explain how elasticity and air pressure are affected by temperature.
Cut a variety of sport balls in half and examine the composition of each ball from the inside. Is it hollow or composed of different materials or layers? How does the design of a ball on the inside affect its performance?
Assign each student to research the history of a specific ball sport. Have each student present how and why the design of the ball changed over time for each specific sport.
Investigate sports-related science fair project ideas at home or in the classroom
Determine if a ball's starting position for shooting a basketball affects a player's shooting percentage
Explore other sport science concepts through the Exploratorium's online activities


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Ukraine OKs Red Cross-led aid mission to east
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) -- The Red Cross will lead an international humanitarian aid operation into Ukraine's conflict-stricken province of Luhansk with assistance from Russia, the European Union and the United States, Ukraine said Monday.
The Kremlin earlier announced that it was dispatching the humanitarian convoy into eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russia separatists are battling the central government in Kiev.
Such initiatives have previously faced sustained opposition from Ukraine and the West, who had feared they could act as a pretext for sending Russian troops into rebel-held territory. Ukraine and the West have long accused Russia of arming and supporting the rebels, a charge that Russia has denied.
Officials in Kiev took pains to specify Monday that the Ukrainian government was behind the humanitarian convoy initiative, and that Moscow was only one of several countries involved. They also said the mission had the backing of President Barack Obama.
"Apart from deliveries provided by Ukraine, the mission will feature an international component, including aid provided to the International Committee of the Red Cross by the United States, the EU, as well as Russia," Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry also laid out specific conditions for the convoy to ensure only civilians in need benefit.
"Humanitarian aid will only be distributed among the civilian population of the Luhansk province, which has long been suffering from the actions of illegal armed gangs," the ministry said in a statement.
In the last week, Ukrainian government forces have been closing in on the few remaining pro-Russian rebel strongholds in eastern Ukraine, including Donetsk, the largest city in rebel-held city. Hundreds of thousands have been fleeing the fighting.
Some of the heaviest impact on civilians has been seen in Luhansk -- the rebel-held capital of the Luhansk province that had a pre-war population of 420,000. City authorities said Monday that the 250,000 residents remaining have had no electricity or water supplies for nine days.
Food, medicine and fuel are also not being delivered, Luhansk city government said.
Shortly after the Kremlin issued its statement, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko got on a phone call with Obama, according to their offices. Then Poroshenko announced the coordinated aid mission.
Earlier, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone call "against any unilateral military actions in Ukraine, under any pretext, including humanitarian."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia agreed on details of a humanitarian mission with the Ukrainian leadership.
"I hope that our Western partners will not put a spanner in the works," he said.
The Interfax-Ukraine news agency quoted Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevhen Perebiynis as saying the humanitarian convoy could only be carried out under specific conditions. He said all aid would have to cross into Ukraine through border crossings under Kiev's control.
At least 100 kilometers (60 miles) of the long Russian-Ukrainian border is currently in rebel hands.
Barroso also talked to Poroshenko, emphasizing the EU's readiness to increase its support for any humanitarian mission.
Earlier Monday, rockets slammed into a high-security prison in the main rebel-held city of Donetsk, igniting a riot that allowed more than 100 prisoners to flee, authorities said.
Donetsk city council spokesman Maxim Rovinsky said a direct rocket hit killed at least one inmate and left three others severely wounded. In the chaos, he said 106 prisoners escaped, included some jailed for murder, robbery and rape.
Many of those in Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine distrust the new central government in Kiev, which came to power after the February ouster of former President Viktor Yanukovych, whose power base was in eastern Ukraine.
Fighting began a month after Russia annexed Ukraine's peninsula of Crimea in March.
Leonard reported from Kiev. Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow also contributed to this report.


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POPSUGAR Shout Out May 22, 2013
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"[Rachel Weisz's] star turn as Hypatia, a scholar and astronomer of pagan background who preaches tolerance and brotherhood in late fourth-century Alexandria while scientifically probing the secrets of the solar system, is apparently not the stuff that draws Americans to the box office … highly prized internationally and Spain's highest grossing film in 2009; yet it struggled for distribution in the United States before its release here on May 28. With a female intellectual as its hero and Christian fanatics as its villains, Agora's limited American appeal is perhaps understandable."
Is it as simple as that? Christian villains and an intellectual hero? If so, Dan Brown's thrillers (Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons) wouldn't have drawn hundreds of millions at the box-office. I think the answer is more complex than that. It is partially the fault of a timid distribution market, afraid of courting controversy (or at least the wrong kind of controversy), which allowed the film to wait in limbo for months. I also think the nature of the "Christian villains" is significant. It isn't a few elites pulling strings and hatching evil plans, "Agora" certainly has those but it also shows Christian mobs killing pagans and Jews. It holds up a piece of history that many would like to forget, when the persecuted minority, now risen to power, started inflicting its own evils on the wider world.
The article ends with a note that "Agora" is "a warning of what happens when a single religious authority seizes total state power", so it's little wonder it's not drawing crowds from the demographics who think we are indeed a "Christian nation", and yearn for the primacy of Christian morality. So I fear I'll have to wait for the DVD to see this film with the message a bit too prickly for mass public consumption.
A Biography of Sybil Leek: The Orlando Sentinel's religion blog reports that a biography of Sybil Leek, one of the world's most famous Witches, is being published. Leek was the prototype "media" Witch, appearing on Johnny Carson and in hundreds of other television programs and newspaper articles.
"Christine Jones, 73, of Satellite Beach, says she wrote Sybil Leek: Out of the Shadows as a tribute to the woman she says was a teacher and a warm and gentle friend. "She was like Mother Earth," Jones said. Leek was one of the most famous practitioners of Wicca, a pagan faith sometimes known as Witchcraft or Craft. She made hundreds of television appearances in the U.S. and the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s and wrote dozens of books, including Diary of a Witch. She even reportedly was an astrologer for former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Leek died in 1982 in Melbourne Beach. Jones said she met Leek in the 1970s, after an out-of-body experience led her to contact Leek for help understanding what had happened to her. After moving to Florida in 1977, Jones, then a nurse, studied one-on-one with Leek — the last such student, Jones said. The biography, which Jones said took her several years to write, is a personal look at a woman who was simultaneously larger than life and "so normal."
You can pre-order the book at Pendraig Publishing. I suspect you'll also be able to order it through Amazon soon enough as well. Biographies are a rare thing within our communities, so I'll always welcome one more.
Equal Reactions to An Atheist Prime Minister? Ed Brayton at Dispatches from the Culture Wars looks at religious reactions to the ascension of a female atheist, Julia Gillard, to Australia's highest office. In his mind the rantings of Christian fire-breather Danny Nalliah (who I've mentioned here before) are equal to a rather more peaceful reaction by local Wiccans.
Pastor Danny Nalliah of the Catch the Fire Ministries. He claims that a godless Gillard is out to "destroy our Judeo-Christian heritage," outlaw worship altogether and turn Australia into another "Communist China" … Melbourne witch and high priestess Lizzy Rose and her coven will invite Ms Gillard's energy into their magic circle to speak about "her intentions of where she is taking the country". Ms Rose says her divinations "will prove to us whether Julia is going to govern through ego or through her heart space". If Ms Gillard, an avowed atheist, passes the "heart-space" test, Ms Rose says she'll get the endorsement of her Order of Wisdom, Learning and Light. "We're not trying to recruit her against her will," she says. "We see her as a high priestess anyway, regardless of her atheism."
Now, I can see that an atheist might think both are equally loony. But Brayton goes on to call the Wiccans "creepy" and "every bit as bad as the egregious stupidity being offered by the fundamentalist Christians". Really? Every bit as bad? One thinks Gillard is a devil who wants to impose Communist rule, and the other wants to speak to her energy body in a circle and honors her as a priestess, and those reactions are equatable? I mean, I get that he thinks all religion is crazy, but these reactions are not coming from the same place, or have the same intentions. In all honesty I think Lizzy Rose might have chosen to keep that ritual to herself, but she is harming no-one and is certainly not the provocateur that Nalliah is. To equate them is silly at best, and at worst drives wedges between atheists and other religious minorities that might find common cause.
Restoring Native Lands: The latest issue of National Geographic Magazine has a fascinating feature on how several Native American Tribes are reversing years of environmental abuse on their ancestral homes, restoring the lands that were once taken from them.
"In 1979 the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana became the first in the nation to set aside tribal land—92,000 acres of the Flathead Reservation's mountains and meadows—as wilderness. Since then, the Nez Perce have acquired 16,286 acres of ancestral lands in northeast Oregon that they will manage solely to benefit fish and wildlife. The Assiniboine and Sioux tribes in northeastern Montana are working to bring back bison on the Fort Peck Reservation. In Minnesota the Chippewa, or Ojibwa, have restored a ravaged walleye population at Red Lake. And on the Fort Apache Reservation in Arizona the threatened Apache trout is finding a new home, and the forest is now managed with ecology, not just lumber, in mind."
There has been much talk lately on how Pagans can be leaders and agents of change regarding our current environmental problems, perhaps the quiet good stewardship of these tribal nations can become a model for our own modest lands. An ethic of responsibility and interconnectedness.
Revival of Folk Religion in China? NPR has been running a series on religion in China, and today's segment on All Things Considered is supposed to cover the revival of folk religions in that country. Here's a small bit about that subject in the introductory segment from July 18th.
Across China, religious belief has blossomed and flourished — far outpacing the government's framework to control it — with a profusion of charismatic movements and a revival in traditional Chinese religions. Two-thirds of those who described themselves as religious in the 2006 survey said they were Buddhists, Taoists or worshippers of folk gods such as the Dragon King or the God of Fortune. Another popular goddess is Mazu, who is believed to protect sailors. Although she is included in the Daoist and Buddhist pantheons, she — and many other indigenous popular gods — falls outside China's five official religions. However, the worship of Mazu recently has been reclassified as "cultural heritage" rather than religious practice, making it acceptable even for Communist Party members. Academics say that model is being used elsewhere in China for other indigenous folk religions. There are also government attempts to support traditional Chinese practices such as ancestor worship, by changing the public holidays. In 2009, the government declared the Qingming Festival — the traditional day for sweeping graves — a public holiday for the first time, allowing much larger numbers of people to sweep their ancestral graves. "Now the government supports us," says Shao Longshan, his cheeks still tear-stained after bowing deeply in front of the grave of his late wife, Zhu Jiefen, at a cemetery on the outskirts of Shanghai during the Qingming Festival in early April. "Not only does this let the people who are alive remember those who have gone, but [it allows us to] keep the Chinese traditions and culture."
So be sure to tune in to your local NPR station and give a listen. The transcript will most likely be up tomorrow, here. What will a revival of indigenous religion in China mean for the future? A simple counter-balance, along with Buddhism and Taoism, to the growing influence of Christianity? Or will their be a new political consciousness among those who adhere to these deities? Will these believers form new ties outside of China with Pagan, Hindu, or indigenous groups?
That's all I have for now, have a great day!


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There were six people on today's media conference call in support of UFC 158, but it was a two-man show.
With Nick Diaz (26-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) and welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre (23-2 MMA, 18-2 UFC) dominating airtime, the four remaining fighters – Carlos Condit, Jake Ellenberger, Nate Marquardt and Johny Hendricks – were resigned to afterthought status.
Ellenberger (28-6 MMA, 7-2 UFC) and Marquardt (32-11-2 MMA, 10-4 UFC) never even got a chance to speak about their upcoming fight, which was assembled when Rory MacDonald (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) bowed out of UFC 158 due to injury, and MacDonald's original opponent, Condit (28-6 MMA, 5-2 UFC), was slotted to fight Hendricks (14-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC).
But like most who listened to Diaz once again go off the deep end, the top-shelf welterweights probably listened with rapt attention as the challenger attacked the champ, who joins him in headlining next Saturday's pay-per-view event at Montreal's Bell Centre.
And, perhaps thankfully, St-Pierre wasn't the former Strikeforce champ's only target. In a minutes-long rant about the declining purity of mixed martial arts, Diaz brought Hendricks into the discussion.
"You're going to go out there and work out and have a wrestling match with Johny? No. That's not what anybody wants to see," Diaz said.
Finally, there was a chance to get in a word edgewise. Displaying the restraint of a man who'd grown wiser with disappointment, Hendricks, who St-Pierre passed over to fight Diaz, calmly defended his fighting style.
"If he's watched any of my fights, when have I ever took anybody down?" he said. "I have wrestling – yeah, I do. My background is wrestling. I have knockout power. Just because I don't go out there and use it all, you don't have to use it all to win fights.
"The most important thing is to win fights. Doesn't matter how you do it. If that means you've got to take the guy down and get a win like Georges does, then do it. It's about getting your hand raised, and the fans like that."
That obviously wasn't the opinion of Diaz, who ranted that wrestling and scoring systems were ruining the sport. But Hendricks, perhaps sensing the call had reached its limit of drama, declined to engage him.
"He's got his opinion, and I've got mine," Hendricks said. "It doesn't matter. The only thing that matters, like Georges said, is everyone wants to be on top, but there can be only one, and we're all fighting to get there."
Indeed, Hendricks appears to have found a different mindset following his snub, which followed a knockout of Martin Kampmann in the co-main event of the St-Pierre-headlined UFC 154 this past November. He's even taken a more shrewd look at his career, as well, defending his camp's push to fight Condit over Ellenberger as a better business move.
"You've constantly got to be adaptive, meaning that, of course, I wanted to fight Georges St-Pierre, but he chose somebody else," Hendricks said. "Alright, cool. I had Jake Ellenberger, and I trained very hard for him. Then I was able to get Carlos Condit, an excellent fighter. That's what it's all about. Take it fight by fight, day by day. That's how I live it. If I even thing about overlooking Condit, he'll definitely beat me. Nothing else matters but Carlos."
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WASHINGTON—The Education Department is providing loan relief to some 7,800 former students of the ITT Technical Institute, with debts totaling $95.1 million being forgiven by the government years after the giant for-profit school chain closed. The department said that it has identified 7,878 former students of ITT Tech as eligible for a program in which loans are discharged automatically within three years of a school closure. Of those borrowers who attended the school, 7,697 had received loan forgiveness as of Jan. 3.
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Student loan borrowers whose education debt has been canceled because their college closed or engaged in fraud will no longer face a tax bill, relief that arrives as applications for forgiveness continue to grow. On Wednesday, the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance shielding borrowers from having their discharged federal and private loans treated as taxable income. The measure is effective for education loans canceled on or after Jan. 1, 2016. Anyone affected by the new policy may claim a credit or refund for an overpayment of taxes.
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I just visited a French pâtisserie this morning called "Ludo's Patisserie", but was surprised to see their take-home price-list titled "Ludo's Patissiere" (accented characters not being used in either representation).
Looking it up when I got home, I see that "pâtissière" is a female pastry chef, but it's also used in the name of the French pastry cream, "crème pâtissière". So it's left me confused why the price-list was titled as it was.
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"We wine you, dine you and bury you", boasts McCarthy's pub. This is multitasking with a difference
This small pub in Fethard, County Tipperary, offers services for those looking for something beyond the pouring of a pint. Formerly a grocer, draper, restaurant, hotel, baker, and hackney service, today McCarthy's operates as a pub, restaurant and undertaker.
The latter service is nearly as in demand as their pints, with the pub's most loyal customers promising their continued patronage from beyond the grave.
Unsurprisingly, with such a lengthy history and unusual working environment, the McCarthy family has developed a few superstitions of their own. It is said that when a McCarthy family member is on the verge of death, a picture will fall from a wall, followed by three loud knocks at the front door.
That'll add an edge to your pint.
Regardless of your own superstitions, McCarthy's is the place to find a smooth pint, a bite and an undertaker.
Just hopefully not in the same evening.
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Get ready for your new sci-fi obsession, kids! Here's your first look at the extended promo for Almost Human, which Fox will debut Sunday's Family Guy premiere (9/8c).
The buddy-cop-with-a-twist series is the brainchild of J.J. Abrams and Fringe vet Joel Wyman. Starring Star Trek's Karl Urban and Common Law 's Michael Ealy, and set in the year 2048, Human tells the story of John Kennex (Urban), a human detective who's paired with a synthetic sidekick named Dorian (Ealy) after an ambush kills his entire crew.
And while Wyman confirms that Human is indeed a procedural, he assures us that the futuristic setting and some seriously kick-ass tech keeps this from becoming a cookie-cutter crime show: "It's just rich with possibilities to tell stories through the scope you've never seen before." As you can see from the clip below, there is also a healthy dose of action, humor and far-from-artificial intelligence.
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Dreamfall Chapters will turn to Kickstarter for funding
Dreamfall Chapters, the just announced next entry in The Longest Journey saga, will be crowdfunded, according to developer Red Thread Games head Ragnar Tørnquist.
Speaking to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Tørnquist said that his team will be holding a Kickstarter as part of its independent funding process.
"We will be doing a Kickstarter," he said. "Not right now, but we will be doing it in the near future, simply because although we received a grant from the Norwegian Film Institute, which was announced today, that is only for the preproduction phase. That allows us to get started on a prototype but in order to fully develop Dreamfall Chapters we're going to need more money and we will be going to Kickstarter."
The interview is quite expansive, and covers a variety of topics, including what stage of development the game is at now, what its place is in the today's game industry, and when we can expect more details about Dreamfall Chapters to be revealed.
About that last point, Tørnquist said: "We'll be talking more about the game in the next couple of weeks and then we'll get down to business and design things. Get moving on preproduction. Sometime early next year we'll have more to show.
"We intend to be extremely open with production. We don't plan on hiding away and pushing out the occasional screenshot. We want to be completely transparent and open, let people know where we're at. We're also not going to be talking about it relentlessly though or there won't be anything left to talk about after release.
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Russell Investments has just released a free Web-based tool designed specifically for advisors that provides institutional-quality equity risk analysis of clients' portfolios.
Called the Russell Factor Management Tool (FMT) and available on RussellETFs.com, the online tool, launched on July 5, is powered by market data from Morningstar and risk models from analytics provider Axioma. The tool was tested by dozens of advisors in beta phases.
Cory Haynes, e-business director for Russell ETFs, said advisors can leverage the tool to better understand equity risk and help their clients make decisions around how to control the risk-return factors that influence the stocks in the equity portion of a portfolio. FMT's "easy-to-navigate steps" facilitate conversations with three phases that walk the advisor through loading the portfolio, isolating the client's equity/cash portion and conducting the risk analysis.
"FMT democratizes institutional tools for advisors," Haynes said in a phone interview. "We think there's a benefit to bringing this tool to advisors, even at the individual investor level."
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"I just went in and I knew I was going to do that. I just had to get the
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More men 'have oral cancer virus'
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Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests.
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) study assessed around 5,500 people aged 14 to 69.
Around 10% of men had oral HPV, compared with 3.6% of women.
HPV causes the majority of cervical cancers, as well as genital and anal - and head and neck cancers.
Smoking and drinking are significant known risk factors for head and neck cancers. But oral HPV infection increases cancer risk by around 50%, according to the research team from Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.
They say the incidence of head and neck cancers has significantly increased over the last three decades, and HPV has been directly implicated as an underlying cause.
The researchers used data from a cross-sectional study as part of the 2009-10 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
They all provided a skin cell samples for testing from their mouths, and were interviewed about their lifestyles and sexual history.
Overall prevalence of oral HPV infection was 7%.
Prevalence of HPV increased with lifetime or recent number of partners for any kind of sex, vaginal sex, or oral sex.
Writing in JAMA, the team led by Dr Maura Gillison, said their findings should influence research into the existing HPV vaccines and how effective they could be in preventing oral cancers.
"Vaccine efficacy against oral HPV infection is unknown, and therefore vaccination cannot currently be recommended for the primary prevention of oropharyngeal cancer.
"Given an analysis of US cancer registry data recently projected that the number of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed each year will surpass that of invasive cervical cancers by the year 2020, perhaps such vaccine trials are warranted."
Jessica Harris, health information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "As we learn how common HPV infections in the mouth are, and how they are passed on, we can understand more about who is most at risk and how people can reduce the risk of HPV-related cancers.
"Although there isn't yet any evidence to show whether HPV vaccination is effective at preventing oral HPV infections, results like these are vital to help inform prevention programmes in the future."


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Mentor Graphics Corporation Announces Pricing of Private Placement of 4.00% Convertible Subordinated Debentures Due 2031
WILSONVILLE, Ore., March 30, 2011 - Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) announced that on March 29, 2011 the company priced a private placement of $220 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.00% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2031 to be issued to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The company has granted to the initial purchasers of the debentures an option to purchase up to an additional $33 million aggregate principal amount of the convertible subordinated debentures for a period of 13 days from March 29, 2011 to cover overallotments, if any. The company intends to use the net proceeds of approximately $212.9 million from the sale of the debentures to repurchase up to $25.0 million of its outstanding common stock, to repay outstanding amounts owing under its $18.5 million aggregate principal amount term loan due 2013 and, along with available cash on hand, to retire, through repurchases or redemption, the outstanding principal and interest on the company's 6.25% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2026. If the overallotment option is exercised in full, the company intends to use any remaining net proceeds for general purposes, including capital expenditures and working capital.
The debentures will bear interest at 4.00% per annum on the principal amount from April 4, 2011, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2011. The initial conversion rate for the debentures will be 48.6902 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of debentures, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $20.54 per share of common stock and representing a 40% premium over the last reported sale price of the company's common stock on March 29, 2011, which was $14.67 per share. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events.
The debentures will be convertible into cash up to the principal amount of the debentures and, with respect to any excess conversion value, cash or shares of the company's common stock, at the company's election.
The company may not redeem the debentures prior to April 5, 2016. The company may redeem some or all of the debentures for cash on or after April 5, 2016, upon at least 30 days' but not more than 60 days' notice by mail to holders of debentures at amounts declining from 101.143% to 100% of the principal amount of the debentures, depending on the date of redemption, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. The holders of the debentures will have the ability to require the company to repurchase the debentures in cash in whole or in part on each of April 1, 2018, April 1, 2021 and April 1, 2026, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the debentures being repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
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Wow, it's hard to believe our little Tobe man is 9 yrs old today! He has grown so fast.
This showed up in my memories from 2014 3 yrs ago!
Toby had a skating party for his 9th birthday. He has grown so much this past year!
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In Her Own Words: Living With Ovarian Cancer
The Wednesday between her daughter's college graduation and her son's high school graduation, Jan was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. A rough ride on a horse, an assertive family doctor, and Jan's awareness of her symptoms led to an early diagnosis that has allowed Jan to live the past seven years of her life cancer free. She has beaten the 80% odds that she would not survive beyond two years. "I told myself that I had as much of a chance to be in the odds of those that survive as those that don't survive. You have to have hope!"
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
Starting in December of 1993, when I laid down at night, my stomach felt puffy. I just thought I was getting fat, but it was unusual for me because I never really had that problem before. Then, I was always exhausted, and I was typically a person who never got tired. The third thing was that I had pain on the right side (near the right ovary) when I had intercourse.
What was the diagnosis experience like?
My doctor thought I was pre-menopausal, but I knew there was more to it than that. So I thought I would go back to the doctor in six months. A few months later, I was riding a horse that bucked a lot, which led to a great deal of pain. So I went to my family physician and told him I thought I was having an appendicitis. He connected my pain with the other symptoms I had earlier, and that led to the diagnosis by him in a very quick manner that I had ovarian cancer.
Most doctors don't run tests for ovarian cancer, but he in fact, did use them. He did a trans-vaginal ultra sound and a CA 125 blood test. I was in so much pain that they admitted me to the hospital. We later discovered that the tumor had flipped upside down while I was riding the horse, and that's what caused the severe pain. By the next day, he had run all the tests and had called my family in to give us the news that I had ovarian cancer.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
My initial reaction (to myself) was that I would be dead in two years. I didn't know anyone that survived ovarian cancer. It was a shock because I had always been a very healthy person. I exercise a lot; try to eat the right foods; cancer doesn't run in my family. I just thought, "How can this be?"
The worst part of a cancer diagnosis is initially hearing that you have it. Then, you start to realize you have a huge challenge in front of you. I started thinking about who was the best doctor to treat ovarian cancer. So we started making a bunch of phone calls, and decided on the same doctor that my family doctor recommended. I didn't have a lot of time to do much research, because I was in so much pain. Once we decided on the doctor, we scheduled the surgery to be done in three days.
How is your ovarian cancer treated?
I had a complete hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) and an oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries). Then, one week later, I started chemotherapy. I had six treatments, three weeks apart. Each infusion treatment would take about eight hours. I was more afraid of the chemotherapy than of dying. Fortunately, I never got sick from the chemotherapy. I didn't feel wonderful for a few days right after, but I never got sick. I did lose my hair. I lost the hair on my head, my eyebrows, and the hair on my arms. That really bothered me. I was diagnosed in May, and had my last chemo treatment in November. I also had problems with constipation and some problems with my veins.
Every six months I have a blood test, and have my annual physical exam with my family doctor.
Did you have to make any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to having ovarian cancer?
The hysterectomy instantly threw me into menopause, so I had to learn to deal with waking up at night soaking wet. While I was going through treatment, it required a lot of slowing down. That was really hard for me. I wasn't able to exercise for several weeks after surgery to allow healing. The chemotherapy destroys growth cells and makes healing more difficult. It took a lot longer to recover than I was prepared for. Most people with ovarian cancer have an ongoing battle with treatment, but I was fortunate to not deal with that.
The dietary changes I've made are due to the constipation. I have a lot of scar tissue due to the surgery and chemotherapy, so I have to be sure that I eat lots of fiber, fruits, and vegetables to keep things functioning properly.
Did you seek any type of emotional support?
I think it's very important for anyone who has been diagnosed with a devastating illness to have emotional support. My husband was always there for me. I would tell others I was doing fine, because I knew I had my husband to tell how I was really feeling. One day I just told him I felt like crap! I knew I could always be honest with him, and not have to bring everybody else down. I needed to let my emotions out to someone. I would tell Dan, "I hate how I feel. I hate losing my hair. I hate what's going on." You need to let those emotions out.
My faith in God was also a great emotional support. Knowing that I was secure in my eternity and that God was in control. It was a great time for me to grow as a Christian.
I didn't end up going to a support group, but there were excellent ones in my community. I just had overwhelming support from friends, family, and neighbors. There were meals, calls, flowers, and cards. After each chemotherapy treatment, someone was always there to take over house and family stuff so I could just rest. I had a neighbor who would always bring me chicken noodle soup. It was one of the few things that tasted good to me.
Does ovarian cancer have any impact on your family?
My son really thought I was going to die. He kind of withdrew from me. He wanted to be supportive, but it was really difficult for him. My daughter was more into the "What can I do to help you?" mode. We tried to keep things as positive as possible with the kids.
The initial impact on my husband was fear. He played a huge protector role that I had never seen him in before or after. He wanted to take me away from all the stress. I didn't work one day during the time I was getting treatment. Even though I really thought I wanted to go back to work. It was the first time in 30 years of marriage that he did all the cleaning, cooking, and all the laundry. I think the job he assumed was that he would make me get better.
What advice would you give to anyone living with ovarian cancer?
The first thing you have to get a hold of is hope. You are not a statistic. Be secure in Jeremiah 29:11, which says, "I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil."
Secondly, arm yourself with education before you let anyone treat you, and learn everything you can about that particular kind of cancer. Make sure you are working with a specialist in that particular kind of cancer. It can be the difference between life and death. Treatment is changing fast so keep up to date on your options. Be sure you're getting the most current and recommended treatment.
Thirdly, keep a sense of humor. Look at the things that are happening around you and see the things that are funny about them. If you don't, you'll be miserable.
Fourthly, accept the gift of family and friends. People want to feel like they can do something for you. Enjoy the moment-it's a blessing during the time of stress.
And lastly, rely on your faith. God has given us so many good words of encouragement, hope, and promise. Take that time and use it to grow in your faith. It can be a very peaceful time in your life.


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In 2001, the American people were promised tax reductions that would provide immediate relief to middle-income Americans, speeding economic recovery and the pace of job creation. In 2011, the nation is seeing the wealth gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" grow wider.
The following statement regarding the 10th anniversary of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 has been issued by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel:
"Ten years ago, thinking it was in the best economic interest of our nation, Congress and President George W. Bush provided substantial tax cuts to an elite few in an attempt to bolster the economy. As a high school math teacher, I tend to rely on numbers, but even a numbers guy like me can understand that there is no growth or relief for the majority, when you cater to a select few.
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Liver metastases refer to cancer that has spread to the liver from somewhere else in the body.
Liver metastases are not the same as cancer that starts in the liver, which is called hepatocellular carcinoma.
Alternative Names
Metastases to the liver; Metastatic liver cancer; Liver cancer - metastatic; Colorectal cancer - liver metastases; Colon cancer - liver metastases; Esophageal cancer - liver metastases; Lung cancer - liver metastases; Melanoma - liver metastases
Almost any cancer can spread to the liver. Cancers that can spread to the liver include:
The risk for cancer spreading to the liver depends on the location (site) of the original cancer. A liver metastasis may be present when the original (primary) cancer is diagnosed or it may occur months or years after the primary tumor is removed.
In some cases, there are no symptoms. When symptoms occur, they may include:
- Decreased appetite
- Confusion
- Fever, sweating
- Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes)
- Nausea
- Pain, often in the upper right part of the abdomen
- Weight loss
Exams and Tests
Tests that may be done to diagnose liver metastases include:
- CT scan of the abdomen
- Liver function tests
- Liver biopsy
- MRI of the abdomen
- PET scan
- Ultrasound of the abdomen
Treatment depends on:
- The primary cancer site
- How many liver tumors you have
- Whether the cancer has spread to other organs
- Your overall health
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When the tumor is only in one or a few areas of the liver, the cancer may be removed with surgery.
When the cancer has spread to the liver and other organs, whole-body (systemic) chemotherapy is usually used. The type of chemotherapy used depends on the original type of cancer.
When the cancer has only spread in the liver, systemic chemotherapy may still be used.
Chemoembolization is a type of chemotherapy to one area. A thin tube called a catheter is inserted into an artery in the groin. The catheter is threaded into the artery in the liver. Cancer-killing medicine is sent through the catheter. Then another medicine is sent through the catheter to block blood flow to the part of the liver with the tumor. This "starves" the cancer cells.
- Alcohol (ethanol) injected into the liver tumor -- A needle is sent through the skin directly into the liver tumor. The alcohol kills cancer cells.
- Heat, using radio or microwave energy -- A large needle called a probe is placed into the center of the liver tumor. Energy is sent through thin wires called electrodes, which are attached to the probe. The cancer cells are heated and die. This method is called radiofrequency ablation when radio energy is used. It is called microwave ablation when microwave energy is used.
- Freezing, also called cryotherapy -- A probe is placed in contact with the tumor. A chemical is sent through the probe that causes ice crystals to form around the probe. The cancer cells are frozen and die.
- Radioactive beads -- These beads deliver radiation to kill the cancer cells and block the artery that goes to the tumor. This procedure is called radioembolization. It is done in much the same way as chemoembolization.
Outlook (Prognosis)
How well you do depends on the location of the original cancer and how much it has spread to the liver or anywhere else. In rare cases, surgery to remove the liver tumors leads to a cure. This is usually only possible when there are a limited number of tumors in the liver.
In most cases, cancer that has spread to the liver cannot be cured. People whose cancer has spread to the liver often die of their disease. However, treatments may help shrink tumors, improve life expectancy, and relieve symptoms.
Possible Complications
Complications are often the result of tumors spreading to a large area of the liver.
They can include:
- Blockage of the flow of bile
- Decreased appetite
- Fever
- Liver failure (usually only in the late stages of disease)
- Pain
- Weight loss
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Early detection of some types of cancer may prevent the spread of these cancers to the liver.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network website. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology (NCCN guidelines): hepatobiliary cancers. Version 1.2018. www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/hepatobiliary.pdf. Updated February 14, 2018. Accessed: March 22, 2018.
Sherman KL, Mahvi DM. Liver metastases. In: Niederhuber JE, Armitage JO, Doroshow JH, Kastan MB, Tepper JE, eds. Abeloff's Clinical Oncology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2014:chap 53.


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Chicken and eggs on European plates will no longer come from illegal Israeli settlements.
The European Commission declared on 24 May that the import of poultry produced by Israeli settlers in the occupied Palestinian territories into the European Union (EU) is no longer permitted. The European lawmakers have stated that they cannot accept the authority of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture to certify products stemming from the occupied territories. The EU believes the Ministry is not able to guarantee veterinary standards in settlement chicken farms.
The decision follows new EU legislation that came into effect late last year. These new rules state that organizations that profit from Israel's settlement policy are no longer eligible to receive EU funding. Furthermore, these organizations are prevented from working with the governing body of the 28 country block. The ban on the import of poultry products marks the first time the EU has restricted trade with settlement businesses of private companies based in EU member countries.
Omar Barghouti, a Palestinian human rights activist and co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement recognizes the significance of the ban. "The decision is an implementation of the EU's commitment not to recognize Israeli sovereignty over occupied Palestinian territory. I hope this will be a first step towards ensuring that the EU does not provide recognition or assistance to Israel's illegal settlements and the occupation regime."
He does not, however, believe that the move in itself will have a great impact on Israel's settlement politics as a whole, or the settlement economy in particular. "If the EU is serious about taking concrete and effective measures to meet its legal obligations and end its complicity with Israeli violations of international law, it should ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements, ensuring European companies stop participating in any Israeli projects in the occupied Palestinian territories."
The current ban is indeed not likely to have a particulairly significant effect on Israeli trade. Poultry from settlements makes up only about 5% of all such products coming from Israel. Were the EU to decide to include all agricultural products in their ban, as Mr. Barghouti suggests, the implications for settler trade would be much more severe.
According to the Israel Export & International Cooperation Institute, Europe is Israel's biggest export market when it comes to food. If the EU were to decide it could not accept the authority of Israel's Ministry of Agriculture over any food product produced in the West Bank, the settlements would stand to lose a 230 million euro market, according to 2012 figures put out by the World Bank.
The EU delegation in Israel was not available to comment on the likeliness of a complete ban of agricultural products from settlements.
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