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Israel's War of Terror
Original post made by Tej Uberoi, Duveneck/St. Francis, on Jun 20, 2007
In the UK, the British Union of Journalists (BUOJ) voted to boycott Israel and Israeli products and demands that the British government impose sanctions against the apartheid Jewish State comparing the colonial occupation of Palestine to that of South Africa.
At the UN, the new Human Rights Council has passed eight resolutions condemning Israel for gross human rights violations. It has accused Israel for its savage attack on Lebanon last year and its saturated bombardment of (banned) cluster bombs.
Former U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq, Scott Ritter, accuses Israel of pressuring the US into war with Iran in his new book. 'Target Iran' and urges more people to break the silence in condemning Israel's state sponsored terrorism to counter the massive propaganda efforts of Israel and the neo-cons of the Bush administration.
The Bush doctrine has now delivered a death blow to Palestinians dreams of justice and statehood. Omitted from the U.S. media is the ongoing slaughter of Palestinians. For example, in 2006 Israel killed 700 Palestinians, half of whom were civilians, including 141 children. In the same period Palestinians killed 23 Israelis. Israel has delivered arms to the unelected Fatah and has succeeded in driving a wedge between the Palestinian groups. Gaza has been hermetically sealed from the outside world and its people – men, women and children are on the border of starvation. To add to their misery, Israel continues its military assault on the impoverished people of Gaza.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 20, 2007 at 11:18 pm
What a laugh - the arabs in Gaza spend the week killing each other and you blame Israel. Is Israel also causing traffic on the 101?
The palestinians don't have dreams of justice and statehood, they dream of killing Jews.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 5:51 am
Tej--clearly you have not been reading/watching the news these past few weeks. hamas, a recognized terrorist organization has taken over Gaza and in doing so has executed people on the streets, thrown handcuffed off of buildings etc.
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Thousands of Palestinians are lining up at the Erez crossing to escape from gaza (and hamas) to the West Bank. The majority of people in gaza now wish that Israel was still in control of the Gaza Strip.
Your last sentence shoudl replace "Israel" with "Hamas"
a resident of Los Altos
on Jun 21, 2007 at 7:00 am
As sad as the dispossession of the Native Americans was, at least they now have equal citizenship rights with everyone else. They are free to move around and engage in all aspects of life in society if they so choose. Hence the US is not an apartheid state.
Palestinians, on the other hand, are openly viewed by Israelis as a "demographic threat" to the pure Jewish nature of the state (does this remind you of anything?) and their movement is restricted in large open air prisons where they have no rights whatsoever (Israel doesn't even recognize that the Geneva Conventions apply to the occupied territories).
Also Israel's wars, starting the 1940's, were hardly defensive. Stealing the land of another people can never be defensive!
a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 21, 2007 at 7:03 am
Israel's gamble is that by splitting palestinian areas it can retain the status quo in West Bank. Keep running Fatahstan as a huge prison, show Hamastan's suffering as a scary example, feed scrap favors to Fatah leaders and continue appropriation of land for settlement "facts-on-ground". I would not be surprised if Hamas was outlawed in Fatahstan to ensure one party elections. The only miscalculation might happen if palestinians realize that Fatah will never deliver them state and without Hamas as a vent start turning to Al Qaida types for solace. Israel might be here playing into Bin Laden's hand.
a resident of Downtown North
on Jun 21, 2007 at 7:10 am
There is no doubt that a faction within Fatah -- overtly funded, trained and steered by the US and Israel - is the primary suspect behind the flare-up of this bloody internecine strife, which many observers view as a thinly veiled attempt to destabilize Hamas's democratically-elected government, coercing it into accepting Israeli dictates that it had so far balked from. Furthermore, any decent legal expert will readily admit that the so-called "emergency government," declared by the Palestinian Authority chairman, Mahmoud Abbas, in response to Hamas's take-over in Gaza, violates several articles in the Basic Law, the equivalent of the PA's constitution.
While the corruption, lawlessness, profiteering and even betrayal of sections of Fatah have been known and well documented for some time now, the brutal, reckless and in some cases criminal tactics used by armed groups within Hamas were fresh reminders to neutral bystanders who were willing to give the group the benefit of the doubt that it, too, contains a strong, power-hungry faction that is eager to sacrifice principles and human rights to reach its political objectives. Hamas cannot be exonerated from the accusation that, by participating in the legislative and municipal elections according to laws and parameters set by the Oslo agreements, it has already contributed to legitimizing the products of those agreements and forsaken its claim to being a resistance movement that is primarily dedicated to realizing the main tenets of the Palestinian national program of liberation and self-determination. On top of that, and unlike the far more sophisticated and responsible Hizbullah in Lebanon, Hamas, in the last year and a half of ruling at various levels, has revealed its inherent tendency, like all Islamist movements, to impose its exclusionary ideological and social order, and to dismiss and whenever possible suppress diverse views and cultural outlooks that conflict with that order.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 7:10 am
Joe Cohen-
Israel's wars, starting in 1940's were hardly defensive? It is clear that the arab nations invaded Israel in 1948 and were repulsed. WE have already rehashed the 1967 on this forum previously and the 1973 war was started when Israelw as attcked by Egypt and Syria.
their movement is restricted in large open air prisons where they have no rights whatsoever? Didn't Israel a number of months ago turn over gaza to Palestinian rule--didn;t they hold democratic elections also?
The palestinians (and in particular Hamas) are not a "demographic" threat--they are a terrorist threat to Israel. they have made their goals clear. Anyway look how hamas and fatah are killing one another. As I said the palestinians in gaza (and probably in the west bank) are sick of what is going on--they want peace with Israel and a two-state solution. But they are afraid to speak out--lest hamas do to them what they did to the fatah people in gaza.
a resident of Los Altos
on Jun 21, 2007 at 8:43 am
The Israelis, just like their bantustan building apartheid heroes in S. Africa used to do, believed that they could separate Gaza from the W.Bank. Hamas wasn't going to accept the bantustanization of the w.bank in which Israel was surrounding enclaves of helpless arabs with Jewish settlements and for Jews only roads. The brutal colonialization of the w.bank by Israel has brutal consequences not only for Arabs, but for Jewish civilians as well. Hamas would never have risen to power if it weren't for the draconian occupation and treatment of the Palestinians in the occupied territories by the settlers and the IDF, and Israel has only herself to blame for the current mess.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 9:01 am
Really, joe, I thought the rise of Hamas had something to do with the corruption, wholesale stealing of funds intended for the people, lavish lifestyles etc of the Fatah leadership, including the late Arafat.
In addition to the failure of the Palestinian leadership to recognize Israel's right to exist, renounce terrorism and accept a two-state solution.
While ISrael has made mistakes along the way, Israel has always been willing to sign peace treaties an dgive back territories to it's arab neighbors, the Palestinians are mostly to blame for the situation they are in today.
They are stewing in their own juices and I am loving it.
a resident of Los Altos
on Jun 21, 2007 at 9:08 am
No, Israel has been 'willing' to sign peace treaties provided the palestinians agreed to live in discontinuous enclaves surrounded by Jewish colonies while Israel controls the water resources and air space. The PA corruption is a big problem for the palestinians, but Israel has a very corrupted political system as well, considered the most corrupted in the industrial world alongside Italy.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 9:23 am
Well the west bank was obtained from Jordan (which by the way is a majority "Palestinian" country) in 1967 and Gaza from Egypt in 1967--so they were discontinuous areas to begin with.
israel's political system is considered the most corrupt based on whose determination? Anyway you are comparing different kinds of corruption--the corruption by the Palestinian leadership has deprived the people in the street of hundreds of millions of dollars sent to make their lives better ( of course that was the plan all along--keep the people poor, broken in spirit and unhappy, while blaming Israel for thier misery).
a resident of Los Altos
on Jun 21, 2007 at 12:41 pm
1. Israeli economic corruption has increased since the year 2000, making it one of the most fraudulent in the world, local and international reports showed on Wednesday.
A 2005 World Bank report said Israel was one of the most hazardous nations, citing its unstable and inefficient government and its relatively high level of corruption among its leadership, as well a low ranking in law enforcement.
2.The corruption of the Israeli political system has deprived the Israeli public not only of an untold amounts of money, but more importantly, of an opportunity to live in peace. Between the endemic corruption of the Israeli government and society society and the profound corruption of the Arab governments and societies, is it a wonder the PA is so corrupted? They had many role models. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 21, 2007 at 12:48 pm
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a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Joe--I am not sure where you get your source material from, but it is apparent that your aim is to establish the "fact" that Israel is an evil empire and that all the Palestinian's problems are Israel's fault.
Not sure where you got the conclusions that you make in point 2 but you have it all wrong it is the PALESTINIAN governemnt's corruption that has deprived the PALESTINIAN public of untold amounts of money. Changing Palestinian to Israel in a sentence does not make it true.
But the Palestinian do not need to accept any responsibility for the situation they are in--they can blame it all on the Jews/Israel. You would think they would get fed up with that line and want to better their lives--but apparently not.
I am expressing my opinion--if they are, to you, the same as Likud propaganda, that is okay with me. I offer my opinions--what people think of them is their business
a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 21, 2007 at 1:14 pm
The PA corruption is a huge problem that is hurting their people. However, it's ludicrous to expect them to be corruption free when all the countries around them, including Israel, have profoundly corrupt governments and political system. The World Bank have found Israel to be, along with Italy, the most corrupt society in the industrial world. Almost any Israeli will tell you, should you choose to listen, of the profound corruption across the Israeli political and financial institutions, including the military. The corruption in Israel actually seems to grow and seems to be irreversable. In a perfect world, the Palestinians would get rid of their own corruption, but somehow, watching the countries surrounding them and being under 40 year of brutal occupation, that seems naive to expect.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 1:31 pm
So the problems that the Palestinian's have are the fault of "Israeli corruption" now?
Why don;t you post some links to show the "profound corruption across the Israeli political and financial institutions, including the military."? Do you think the "profoundly corrupt governments and political system" in the arab countries are to blame at all for the palestinian's situation?
i understand that it is easy to dump on Israel and blame all of the woes of the world on them.
Israel will deal and has dealt with the issues of corruption (that are found in every government in the world)--the Palestinians are apparently not able to deal with anything--so they will remain simmering in their own juices for now.
a resident of Los Altos
on Jun 21, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Israel has never dealt with its own corruption. After everyelection cycle, the corruption increases. Pick up every Israeli newspaper and you'll find almost daily information about corruption scandals across all Israeli institutions. Unlike the despotic and undemocratic arab states, Israel has a free press, so the information about the corruption in Israel is freely available. What doesn't exist in Israel is a national will to reduce or eliminate it. Everybody wants the palestinians to clean up their corruption problems. However, it's unrealistic to expect people with no tradition of democracy and transparency who are also the subjects of a brutal occupation to do so quickly, when the famous Israeli democracy is so corrupt and the arab countries are even worse.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2007 at 1:52 pm
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Let Netanyahu address this question beautifully... Click above
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2007 at 1:54 pm
It is still true..if the Palestinians lay down their arms, there is peace. If the Israelis do, Israel ceases to exist. ( a paraphrase from a quote by I forget who).
Stop killing Israelis, lay down your arms..peace will start immediately.
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 1:59 pm
"the famous Israeli democracy is so corrupt", "Israel has never dealt with its own corruption. ", "What doesn't exist in Israel is a national will to reduce or eliminate it."
Well given all the above statements (and I will not comment if they are true or not. i will not even address the issue of whether the above poster is exaggerating in any manner (i.e. "Pick up every Israeli newspaper and you'll find almost daily information about corruption scandals across all Israeli institutions") , Israel has still managed to build a great country--they have world famous scientists, businessmen, innovators etc. they have made profound and world famous breakthroughs in farming, health sciences, business and education, to name just a few areas. They are doing pretty well considering all the "corruption" that exists (according to some people)--what this really has to do with the Palestinian's plight I do not know--other than to try to accuse Israel of the same woes that plagues the Palestinian government.
Boy if the Palestinains would only have a country as "corrupt" as Israel they wouldn;t be in the situation they are in today. But it is easier to make excuses, refuse to take responsibility for your own actions, renounce terror and blame Israel for all of your woes
a resident of Professorville
on Jun 21, 2007 at 2:22 pm
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a resident of College Terrace
on Jun 21, 2007 at 6:11 pm
With the spate of recent allegations there is now a feeling among the Israeli public that corruption is scaling new heights.
Ten years ago, Israel was listed 10th in an honesty league compiled by Transparency International, an anti-corruption group based in Berlin. It has now fallen to 34th place.
"I am very worried about what I see," says Daniel Kayros, an attorney with the advocacy group Movement for Quality Governance in Israel.
A politician can easily forget whose interests he is representing
Daniel Kayros,
Movement for Quality Governance in Israel
"The corruption we are facing now is terrible. It's almost at an epidemic level."
Mr Kayros points to the Israeli electoral system of proportional representation as perhaps being more vulnerable to corruption that other forms of government.
"Often the level of accountability between a politician and his people that voted him in is not there," says Mr Kayros. "A politician can easily forget whose interests he is representing."
Blurred lines
Mr Kayros also says that Israel's continued conflict with the Palestinians and some of its neighbours means that other issues - such as tackling corruption - take a back seat.
"You may be committed to other social issues but in this country the security issues trump everything," he says.
Israeli soldier in the occupied Palestinian territories
Security, not public probity, is at the top of most voters' agendas
"It's very clear in democracy you get what you vote for and tackling corruption isn't a major issue here."
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 21, 2007 at 7:33 pm
Maybe when the Palestinian agree to a two state solution and stop trying to destroy Israel, then Israel can deal more seriously with "corruption".
So Israel has fallen from 10th to 34th--not great--but I assume that there are about 100+ countries below her? Not that they should sit on the hands and not address the issue--but I am not sure what it has to do with the issue of the Palestinians--except I gess it is an issue to bash Israel about.
Switching gears:
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a resident of Midtown
on Jun 21, 2007 at 8:54 pm
All governments are, to a certain extent corrupt in that the people responsible for passing out the goodies try to make some stick to them. Buying people's votes with the people's own money is also time honored. It is still better than killing everyone you disagree with. You can't always have everything you want.
a resident of Barron Park
on Jun 21, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Palestinians injured in Gaza treated in Israeli hospitals
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Palestian self-destruction
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2007 at 10:12 pm
It's too dangerous to say anything against Isarel to use one's name.\
Israel was created by waging war against people living in what is called the Palestaion region. The British army was trying to maintain order in the region, but the Zionists carrying out terror attacks and bombings, gave up and left.
The zionists produce so many myths and untruths. They demonize the palestanian people.
Hundreds of Israel's military went on strike about the brutality being directed toward the Palestanian people.
If Israel claims that they historically own the land the American Indians own most of the U.S. land, they just need the weapons to reclaim it.
I seem to recall that Germany tried to claim much land in Europe in the 30's and early 40's. They weren't seen as a ethical, desirable, and fair group. Was their problem they didn't get all of the Germans is the U.S. to pressure our leaders to support them with money and weapons? Who were the terrorists then? The Jews? I don't think so. Even though they probably killed civilian germans I don't think the world would call them terrorists.
I encourage everyone watch Demoracy Now and INN news programs to get some of both sides of the issues.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 22, 2007 at 6:36 am
"It's too dangerous to say anything against Isarel to use one's name.\"
What do the Israelis do, Car bomb you?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 22, 2007 at 7:43 am
To the most recent Anon: If you really believe that Israel was formed through Zionists bombing and terrorizing the Brits out of the lands and stealing it from the Arabs...you were born and raised in a part of the world that has no access to truth.
Welcome back to the USA where you can actually research reliable sources. If you really believe what you write, I can understand why you feel the way you feel. I would, too, but the problem is your beliefs are based on complete fantasy.
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 22, 2007 at 3:16 pm
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a resident of Stanford
on Jun 22, 2007 at 6:22 pm
Boaz, Israel is dead last among industrial nations as far as corruption. Terrible record and getting worse. As someone who has experienced Israeli and 3rd world corruption, I can tell you that the corruption in Israel is deep, permanent and as bad as some of the worse 3rd corruption I've seen, studied and experienced. [Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jun 22, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Thanks, Asher--i see we are back on the "corruption in Israel" track. Please provide some kind of citation or link for your statements.
yes, there is corruption in Israel--there is corruption in every country--I will however, as i stated above, stand by Israel's record of achievments over the years.
if you feel the need to use Israel's "corruption" as an excuse for the continued woes of the palestinian people then you are doing them a diservice--but i guess anything is okay as long as the palestinians do nothave to take responsibility for the fruits of thier actions--blame it on israel--that will solve the problem.
All the people that have posted re the "corruption" in Israel, be they one person posting under different names, or different posters have yet to provide any sources for their comments regarding "corruption" in Israel--all i read is a rehash of the "Israel is the most corrupt" mantra.
one does not need a "neocon master" to read between the lines regarding these posts. i leave it to people to decide their validity.
If you feel that I am not honorable and shoul dnot be allowe dto express my free speech rights, then contact the editors and file a complaint.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 22, 2007 at 11:38 pm
I have read in the San Jose Newspaper some time ago that the Israel goverment is paying media people like talk show hosts to put a positive spin on Israel and what a wonderful place it is and it is a democracy, etc.,etc. .. When you listen and read about the great Israel just remember it is a paid ad by a foreign country. Your tax money may actually be paying for it.
One famous bay area late nite talk show host even said something like: (not the exact words) If only the world wasn't watching what is going on (in Israel/Palestain area) The Israel army could fight the palestain (non-existant) army and solve the Palestain problem. Meaning kill all of the Palestainians. This statement was/is being repeated over and over by this guy.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 23, 2007 at 8:17 am
That last post is hilarious. The corrollary if all the Arab dictators are paying people to post anti-Jewish/Israeli hatred and all Arabs want to anihilate Israel and all Jews.
( if raised in the Middle East, may be more true than not)
a resident of Midtown
on Jun 23, 2007 at 6:48 pm
I suspect that referenced late night talk show host might be Ray Talliaferro, KGO, someone who has spent the last 20 years denying the legitimacy of the United States, condemning patriotism and Cristian values, urging Black males to shun the mainstream and whining because when he inhereted his aunt's property the county deducted the cost of the welfare she had received. [Portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 25, 2007 at 11:59 pm
Nice work wally!
keep spewing it out
like a volcano of misinformation
you cover the airwaves so well!
a resident of Stanford
on Jul 2, 2007 at 10:11 am
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a resident of Greater Miranda
on Jul 3, 2007 at 9:17 am
To [portion removed by Palo Alto Online staff] all the apologists for Palestinian/Fatah?hamas terrorism, here is an article fo ryou to read:
Web Link
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 3, 2007 at 4:17 pm
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 3, 2007 at 4:18 pm
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a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jul 3, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Boaz, nice link.Contrast this with the "Doctors" in Britain this last week..


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A YouTube video shows a smartphone, its camera aimed at a device made of Legos that it also controls, solving a Rubik's Cube. It's one of many such videos, and the smartphones in them do not solve only the standard 3 x 3 x 3 cube: One solves the 7 x 7 x 7 in 39 minutes, an impressive time. The phenomenon raises some questions—in addition to the obvious one of why anyone would undertake a project as crazy as this. How does the time taken by the robot to solve the cube increase with the size of the cube? Does the smartphone's memory capacity, modest by today's standards, limit its ability to solve cubes? And then there's a host of more mundane questions, like how colors are distinguished and represented, how three-dimensional space is "imagined," and so on.
It's easy to see why computer scientists are especially intrigued by the challenge posed by the actual puzzle, and perhaps less by the implementation of simple tasks, such as making the robot execute a specific move. To be sure, the latter is not without its technical challenges, and it is mostly in this domain that computer-powered technology dazzles us. But it is in the details that lead to the solution—the planning of moves, the formulation of strategies, what we imagine as the willingness to prevail in seemingly hopeless circumstances—that the actions of the automaton command our respect.
Despite its name, theoretical computer science has very little to do with actual electronic computers. The notion of an algorithm, a procedure for arriving at a solution by a sequence of elementary steps, was familiar even to the ancient Greeks. Euclid's algorithm for finding the greatest common divisor of two integers is still in use today. And although much of current computer science is devoted to finding efficient algorithms, that accounts for only part of the subject. The field has a deeper and even philosophical half that the average technology consumer is unaware of. This branch began in the 1930s when Alan Turing decided it was interesting to ask what could be computed in principle, efficiency be damned.
When time and memory capacity are treated as abstract commodities, computer science addresses questions at the very foundations of mathematics. For example, Turing showed that David Hilbert's famous Entscheidungsproblem ("decision problem") was "undecidable"—deciding whether a proof exists for any given mathematical statement cannot be done in a finite amount of time by any algorithm. Perhaps the premier unresolved mathematics question of the present day is the P versus NP problem. The letters refer to "complexity classes," broad characterizations of computational difficulty. Problems in the class P can be solved efficiently, while for those in NP, we know that checking a candidate solution is easy. The prevailing wisdom is that there are problems in the class NP that are not in P—that problems exist for which it's easy to check a given solution but that are very hard to solve.The Clay Mathematics Institute is offering a $1 million prize to anyone who can decide whether this is the case.
In The Nature of Computation, Cristopher Moore and Stephan Mertens have produced one of the most successful attempts to capture the broad scope and intellectual depth of theoretical computer science as it is practiced today. In the preface we are told that this monumental project of almost 1,000 pages was launched as an effort to explain complexity classes to physicists. Physicists have contributed to computer science in two ways: through applying the methods of statistical mechanics to computation problems and, more recently, through the introduction of quantum mechanics to models of computation. Had Moore and Mertens followed their original plan, the outcome would have been a guide for physicists, written in physicists' language, to the arcane world invented by computer scientists. As it happens, the book instead took the form of a comprehensive and very readable textbook on computer science. Although it is true that some of the later parts of The Nature of Computation feature the physics-inspired work of the two physics-trained authors, these sections do not take center stage. Rather, what shines from every page is that Moore and Mertens are crazy about computer science and have gone all out to share their fondness for the subject.
Some reviewers of this book have made the comment that one of its few weaknesses is that it sometimes does not present enough technical detail to serve as a rigorous textbook. I disagree. Details are omitted only when they would intrude on the clear exposition of the main theme, and even then the authors are careful to provide accessible supporting material in the form of illustrations and plausibility arguments. Certainly, wherever computer science makes its most creative displays, such as when reducing one problem type to a seemingly very different one, the material is presented with complete rigor. The book is also not short on more technical topics that, although they are cornerstones of practical computation, receive only passing reference in many textbooks. For example, I was delighted to see a beautiful chapter on linear programming, a geometric computing paradigm. Instructors will be pleased by the easy exercises sandwiched between paragraphs, designed to stimulate comprehension, in addition to the wealth of engaging and more challenging problems at the end of each chapter. There are extensive notes and reference material, also at the ends of the chapters, conveniently notated with a special symbol in the margins of the main text.
Even if you are not a student or instructor of computer science, you should consider buying copies of this book for your friends' coffee tables. The Nature of Computation is one of those books you can open to a random page and find something amazing, surprising and, often, very funny. From the generous selection of eclectic quotations and the gorgeous illustrations, it's clear the authors had fun writing it. So how does one illustrate a chapter about a very abstract topic called "interactive proofs" that features mathematical conversations between Arthur and Merlin? For this Moore and Mertens have chosen some nice engravings, one of which shows Vivien (who, in the legend of King Arthur, enchanted Merlin and imprisoned him in a tree trunk), in the wizard's arms. The caption reads, "Merlin is too busy to have a conversation with Arthur. He will send a proof instead."
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IMPACT-CABG Trial: IMPlantation of Autologous CD133+ sTem Cells in Patients Undergoing CABG (IMPACT-CABG)
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Procedure: Injection of stem cells at time of coronary artery bypass grafting
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|The IMPlantation of Autologous CD133+ sTem Cells in Patients Undergoing CABG With Left Ventricular Dysfunction: the IMPACT-CABG Study
- Freedom from Major Adverse Cardiac Event: cardiac death, myocardial infarct, repeat coronary bypass grafting or percutaneous intervention of bypassed artery. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Freedom from major arrhythmia: sustained ventricular tachycardia or survived sudden death. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Regional myocardial perfusion and function assessed by magnetic resonance scans. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Device performance end point: Feasibility to produce from 100ml of bone marrow aspiration a final cell product that contains a target CD133+ cells higher than 0.5 million with a purity superior to 30% and a recovery superior to 10%. [ Time Frame: Baseline ]
- On symptom severity and quality of life after CABG surgery. [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|December 2009
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2015
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Saline solution with autologous plasma.
Procedure: Injection of stem cells at time of coronary artery bypass grafting
Following completion of the distal coronary artery bypasses, autologous CD133+ stem cells,or placebo solution containing plasma and indistinguishable will be injected in the myocardium. A total of 2.0 ml with 10-15 injections will be injected.
Other Name: CD133+ autologous stem cells OR placebo solution containing autologous plasma
Experimental: CD133+ stem cells
Autologous CD133+ intramyocardial injection at time of coronary artery bypass grafting.
Procedure: Injection of stem cells at time of coronary artery bypass grafting
Following completion of the distal coronary artery bypasses, autologous CD133+ stem cells,or placebo solution containing plasma and indistinguishable will be injected in the myocardium. A total of 2.0 ml with 10-15 injections will be injected.
Other Name: CD133+ autologous stem cells OR placebo solution containing autologous plasma
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CD133+ are well-characterized distinct early progenitor group of stem cells that possess high engraftment, pluripotent and angiogenic capacity and proved to be valuable for cardiac repair by promoting neovascularization, inhibition of apoptosis and cardiomyogenesis.
Our proposed research protocol involves patients with chronic ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). In this phase II clinical trial, prospective, randomized, 2 arm, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, we will assess the safety, feasibility and functional effect of intra-myocardial injection of highly selected autologous CD133+ bone marrow stem cells to placebo.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥18 years, and ≤75 years.
- Patients with severe chronic ischemic cardiomyopathy manifested by Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) class II or greater angina, and/or New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II or greater, AND who have undergone diagnostic coronary angiography demonstrating ≥70% diameter narrowing of at least 2 major coronary arteries or branches or ≥50% diameter narrowing of the left main coronary artery.
- A significant left ventricular systolic dysfunction evaluated by echocardiography or LV angiography (LV ejection fraction ≤45% but ≥25%) due to prior myocardial infarction. This area of left ventricular dysfunction should be akinetic or severely hypokinetic, not dyskinetic or aneurismal, when assessed by echocardiography or LV angiogram. This territory should be irrigated by one or a branch of the three major vascular territories (i.e. right coronary artery, left circumflex, or left anterior descending artery distribution) that will be bypassed during the surgical procedure.
- No contraindications or exclusions (see below).
- Willingness to participate and ability to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging including presence of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) or permanent pacemaker (PPM), or cases in which it is anticipated that an ICD or PPM will be implanted prior to the 6 month follow-up (thus precluding performance of follow-up MR scans), claustrophobia.
- Lack of ischemic symptoms (angina) prior to referral for CABG (i.e., patients with only 'silent' ischemia will be excluded).
- Need for urgent or emergent revascularization.
- Need for concomitant surgical procedure at the time of CABG (e.g. valve repair or replacement, aneurysm resection, etc.).
- Hemodynamically unstable patients, as defined by heart rate ≤40/min or ≥100/min, and/or systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg or ≥200 mmHg, and/or ongoing need for intravenous inotropic or vasopressor medications.
- Patients with confirmed myocardial infarction within 14 days, and/or rising cardiac biomarker proteins (i.e. troponin), and/or worsening ECG changes.
- Prior CABG surgery.
- Stroke within 3 months prior to planned CABG.
- Immunosuppressive medication (e.g. prednisone, cyclophosphamide, etanercept, etc.)
- Severe chronic renal insufficiency (serum creatinine ≥ 200 mmol/dl or need for dialysis), liver disease, (diagnosis of cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, or elevation of serum transaminases ≥3 times the upper limit of normal), cerebrovascular disease requiring concomitant carotid endarterectomy, peripheral arterial disease (claudication as the primary factor limiting activity), active non-dermatological malignancy requiring on-going treatment, or any other condition that would place the patient at increased risk for complications in the judgment of the attending cardiologist or cardiac surgeon
- Contra-indication for bone marrow aspiration (Thrombocytopenia <50.000 mm3, INR >2.0, use of antiplatelet agents other than aspirin).
- Hemoglobin less than 10g/dL, white blood cell count less than 4,000/mm3, absolute neutrophil count less than 1500/mm3
- Active infection, with a temperature greater than 37.5°C within 48 hrs prior to surgery and an unexplained white blood cell count in excess of 10,000/mm3
- Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
- Significant cognitive impairment
- Any condition associated with a life expectancy of less than 6 months
- Patients known allergic reaction or contraindication to any of the component of the CD133+ enriched cells
- Participation in other studies
- History of severe ventricular tachy-arrythmias
- Positive laboratory test results for syphilis, HIV, HBC, HCV, HTLV1 and HTLV2
- Pregnant woman
- Inability or unwillingness to provide written informed consent
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01033617
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|Principal Investigator: Nicolas Noiseux, MD, MSc, FRCSC
|Principal Investigator: Samer Mansour, MD
|Principal Investigator: Denis-Claude Roy, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Louis-Mathieu Stevens, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Ignacio Prieto, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Fadi Basile, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Pierre Ghosn, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Joe Helou, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|Nicolas Noiseux, MD, MSc, FRCSC
|Montreal University
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|Study First Received:
|December 14, 2009
|Last Updated:
|March 25, 2014
Keywords provided by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM):
Stem cells
Cellular therapy
Myocardial repair
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Myocardial Infarction
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Myocardial Ischemia
Vascular Diseases
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Hello All,
This is the gear list I've been using for the last three years, with a few tweaks.
My trips range from 2-7 days with this setup, 3 seasons, solo, mostly in Colorado high country, and largely on trail. I usually get out about 50 nights a year. On trips under 4 days I replace the Lite-Speed pack with a Go Lite VO 24 pack, with ~1200 ci capacity. Other additions are made for off trail travel.
In general, I'm looking for opinions on the list, I feel that the gear is easy to use, ensures I'm well prepared, is flexible enough for true 3 season use (temps above 15F), uses weight and pack space efficiently and that everything there is necessary. I would love to hear any counter-arguments to these points.
Specifically I'm wondering if anyone has any pack recommendations for this kit, the Go Lite packs were chosen for the following reasons:
* Shallow side pockets allow me to replace a water bottle with pack on, while I can't with taller side pockets (short arms).
* Semi-durable fabrics for off trail travel.
* Not too big, as my kit is pretty compact.
* Panel loading. This isn't necessary, but a plus.
* Internal frame on the larger pack results in a nicer carry even if it is unnecessary for the weight.
* The hipbelt pockets are integrated, and can be operated with one hand. Many hipbelt pockets from small gear manufacturers are a bit sloppy because they are attached at 2-3 points, making operation with one hand difficult. I seem to need two hands, one to hold the pocket, and another to open it. I always seem to drop my poles when I do this and it's frustrating. The pockets on the Go Lite packs are fully sewn into the hipbelt, so one handed use is possible.
The other heavy item is the sleeping pad. I used to carry a closed cell foam, but in this case the SUPREME comfort and compact nature of the POE pad trumps the bulky, not as comfortable foam pad.
Thanks for reading, I hope to hear some opinions.
JustinJan 15, 2011 at 8:08 pm #1684558
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Think you should be proud of your list. Very similar to what I carry 3 season in CO. Makes me wonder what is wrong with my R1 that isn't a hoody and weighs in at ~12.5 oz. I will however suggest a different pack than the Lite Speed. Lots of options out there for alternatives that would save you anywhere from 10 (packs w/ frames) to 20 (w/o frames) ounces.Jan 15, 2011 at 9:04 pm #1684575
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34 oz is too heavy for a pack for this very light gear list. Find a pack that weighs less than half that.
Get a GoLite JAM and cut stuff off of it. It'll get down to about 18 oz.
Or a GG MURMUR
My advice, don't worry about hip pockets, cut em off to save weight!
Also – I use an inflatable pad too, but just a torso lenght, and these are around 9 oz.
Do you really go with only 1 pound of food per day? How is that working for you? That is VERY low compared to what others will advocate. I am super impressed!Jan 15, 2011 at 11:22 pm #1684620
Matthew ZionMember
@mzionLocale: Boulder, CO
1lbs a day is more than enough, especially on weekend/week long trips. I think we all have pretty rich diets and relatively low activity level in our day to day lives so going out for a weekend or a week long trip we have plenty of reserves to burn on. I find a couple Cliffbars (3oz each) and some dehydrated beans and potatoes (~3.5oz mixed at night for both dinner and then breakfast) with tortilla chips for are more than enough to keep my feet moving. All cold so I get to leave stove, fuel and pot at home and just bring an empty KoolAid container to hydrate in.Jan 16, 2011 at 7:23 am #1684680
Chris BensonMember
@roguenodeLocale: Boulder
Nice list! I get out to Colorado 3-4 times a year for high-country solo trips and have a few questions that might help me sort out my list.
Any problems with food storage/security only using an opsak?
Are you using found sticks and stones for a trowel?
As for a pack replacement, you might look at an MLD burn. I'm waiting to see what changes/options might be available for 2011 before buying on myself. You may be able to work with Ron and come up with a pocket design that works for you.Jan 16, 2011 at 9:09 am #1684705
Food – I do go with 1 lb a day, I'm 5'6" and weigh 125 lbs, unless I'm on a long trip I have trouble putting more than 2k cals down. All of the food is calorie dense: probars, enertia trail dinners
Hoody – May be because its a size small, and has been washed so many times it's lost a lot of fiber.
Pack – I agree that this is where work is needed. I can save 8 oz by using a golite peak, but lose an internal frame which makes the carry comfortable. I may look at finding a pack that is close to what I want and modding it. I wish the hip belt pockets weren't important, but being able to access food, sunscreen, and a few small things with the pack on is really nice. If the pack I settle on has a top pocket, I would consider doing without though.
Pad – It is a torso (2/3) length. It inflates to 2.5", hence the weight.
Thanks again.Jan 16, 2011 at 9:15 am #1684707
I've not yet had an issue with the op sack. I cook on the trail, an hour or so before camp. Then, I hide the op sack with my food about 100 yards from where I'm sleeping.
I dig catholes with a stick and use sticks, rocks, leaves, to clean up.Jan 16, 2011 at 11:45 am #1684760
Chris BensonMember
@roguenodeLocale: Boulder
Thanks for the information. I, usually carry a single easton nail stake and use it for digging. There are times I know I won't need the stronger stake and may leave it and try using found items.
I had an opsak torn apart camping near treeline last year in the Collegiate range. It cut my trip short and I've since been thinking of an ursack for protection from marmots, etc. when at or above treeline from now on out. However, I'm not sure if I just got unlucky and could do without it. In my previous half-dozen or so trips in similar conditions I never had a problem.Jan 18, 2011 at 7:38 pm #1685721
Eric SwabMember
@ericswabLocale: Rockies
Nice gear list, Do you always go without rain gear? Do you ever find you need more insulation or bottom protection? Last year was my first in Colorado and I have been carrying either rain pants or a lower baselayer depending on the forecast, but have not used them.
Do you have enough confidence in the Opsacks that you do not even hang your food?
I seem to do fine with 1 to 1.25 pounds of food a day too.
EricJan 18, 2011 at 8:46 pm #1685749
The tarp is a poncho tarp, long enough that it comes down to mid calf. Added bonus that I can put it on over my pack, so I don't need a liner/cover. I do worry that I'll lose footing during a river crossing and wet out my down without a liner. To combat this I wrap the down gear inside my seam sealed bivy, drybag style. While it isn't waterproof, it should prevent a soaking if I take a quick dunk.
I've yet to have a problem with the op sack, though I am aware that it is a risk. I'm never more than a long day's hike from bailing out if I need to, hopefully it never happens. I carry all prepackaged foods which I believe may cut down on the smells too. I seal my trash in a separate, smaller, op sack, which gets stashed inside the larger sack.
I tried to bring 1.5 lbs per day when I attempted the Colorado Trail. I just couldn't put that much down, and moved down to 1 lb after my 2nd resupply.Jan 18, 2011 at 9:26 pm #1685759
Mike ClellandMember
@mikeclellandLocale: The Tetons (via Idaho)
Right on!
Your low food weight is enviable.
I have gotten as low as 1.4 pounds per day, and if I go lower – I find myself getting hungry.
THis is good to know, because I see TOO MANY CAMPERS loading up with too much food. Upwards of 2 Pounds per Day, and they end up coming out with leftovers.
I'm shocked that lightweight hikers will cut doo-dads off their backpack, but then they'll toss in food without any effort at all to even quantify what they are taking.
Well done!
I'm impressed!Jan 18, 2011 at 9:43 pm #1685764
Eugene SmithBPL Member
@eugeneiusLocale: Nuevo Mexico
I'm shocked that lightweight hikers will cut doo-dads off their backpack, but then they'll toss in food without any effort at all to even quantify what they are taking.
I put in the effort to lower my pack weight so I can afford the room to bring along a quantifiable amount of extra food and snacks! Am I the only one? ;)Feb 20, 2011 at 11:06 pm #1699413
Troy ChildsMember
What year is your skaha plus? I was looking into one based on your weight listed but they advertise a medium w/hood around 3-4oz above your listed weight. Are you wearing an XS w/missing down or am I missing something here?
I would be peeved if my $300 sweater came several ounces under filled. I assumed based on the price they're top notch. I'm looking at replacing my cheapo down vest with something along these lines but am wondering if they're worth it now. Are you happy with yours?Jun 30, 2011 at 10:34 pm #1754919
Brian LindahlBPL Member
@lindahlbLocale: Colorado Rockies
Have you actually tested this down to 15 degrees? From my experiences, a 40 degree bag with no extra leg insulation will make extremely cold feet and legs and would be unbearable to sleep in at those temperatures, even if you have a big puffy coat. On top of that 9oz of fill is barely a 25 degree bag. I'd say that's a good 30 degree kit you have with a 5 degree buffer in case temps get colder than expected, which is basically 1.5 seasons in Colorado (summer + warm fall/spring). The Ether Thermo is very aggressively rated, as well. I've found the similar Big Agnes IAC to be extremely cold at 15 degrees. Also, the Arc Edge is really narrowly cut. How much is your Skaha compressing when you are using it inside your bag?
In addition, I don't see how you can do 4 days of cooking on 3oz of alcohol at 25 degree temps with wind without a windscreen. Have you actually done this?
Toothbrush, Dr. Bronners AND Sunscreen in 0.25oz? That doesn't look right at all. What are you packaging it in? The lightest minidroppers I know weigh at least 0.05oz each. That leaves 0.15oz for toothbrush, soap and sunscreen for 4 days in Colorado? In Colorado high-country, where you're above treeline a lot, you can go through sunscreen pretty quickly. I find I need to reapply at least once throughout the day in summer.
Based on my experiences I'd suggest wearing a LS half-zip merino shirt and dropping the R1 hoody and picking up some insulated pants.
* The R1 hoody is winter-gear – I've never needed more than a LS merino shirt and a windshirt when on the move when there are forecasted 15 degree lows.
* Roll up the sleeves and unzip and you effectively have the same as a short sleeve t-shirt.
* The insulated pants MIGHT allow you to hit 15 degree lows. You should be able to get to at least 25 degrees, probably 20 degrees.
* A LS merino shirt may save when you run out of sunscreen, where otherwise you'd be absolutely roasting in an R1 or a wind shirt.
* This will save you about 5oz (WM flash pants are ~6oz in x-small).
A better pad would be the NeoAir coupled with a CCF (strap to pack). Same weight, much warmer, and backup in case your pad pops and you're left without ground insulation.
No camera? Our state is amazingly beautiful, I can't imagine not taking one, especially if you're in the high country – but to each his own.
Anyway.. I'd hate to see you using this kit when you get stuck in a surprise storm that lasts into the evening with lows in the upper teens. Your lack of leg insulation and rain protection is putting you at risk for hypothermia, IMO.
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Oh my, makes me queasy to think about it. Hope it is not too sore today. Be careful!
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