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If two blocks lay on a table and I pull the second block, as shown in the picture below. Is the tension in both ends of the string the same? (The string has a mass)
If two blocks lay on a table and I pull the second block, as shown in the picture below. Is the tension in both ends of the string the same? (The string has a mass)
Suppose the string has length $L$ and mass $m$, and both boxes have mass $M$, then, as the total external force is $F$, the acceleration of all objects is $a$
$$ a = \frac{F}{2M+m}.$$
Assuming the the string is pulled completely and stays horizontal (this is not true if it has a mass, but it simplifies the problem). This reduces the problem to one dimension and makes all the object have zero acceleration relative to eachother.
Both large masses accelerate with acceleration $a$. This means a net force of
$$F_{net} = Ma = \frac{1}{2+\frac{m}{M}} F.$$
According to Newton's third law, the force on the left side of the string is $-F_{net}$ and on the right side $F-F_{net}$ (to the right).
$$F_{left} = -\frac{1}{2+\frac{m}{M}} F, $$ $$F_{right} = F-\frac{1}{2+\frac{m}{M}} F=\frac{1+\frac{m}{M}}{2+\frac{m}{M}}F.$$
These tensions are only the same (and opposite) for $\frac{m}{M}\to0$, thus, for a massless rope.
A string/spring with a mass can definitely have a tension that is variable over its length:
In this specific example, you can probably assume that dynamic friction has created a force equilibrium where everything moves at equal constant speed. In that case, the net force on the spring must be 0. So, tension is equal on both sides.


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Quick Thoughts on Pope Francis
Why Bergoglio? Obviously I wasnt in the conclave or even in Rome, but if I had to sum it up in a sentence Id say hes a Latin American Sean OMalley.Much of the boomlet for OMalley over the last couple of weeks focused on his simplicity, commitment to the poor and personal holiness. His administrative chops and seriousness on the issue of clerical sexual abuse were a clear asset, but without the former elements he wouldnt have been as compelling a candidate.As many others have observed, Bergoglio has similar qualities. He famously urged those interested in coming to his installation as archbishop to stay home and give the money to the poor. Rather than live in the archbishops mansion, he chose to live in an apartment and apparently takes public transit to work (I wonder if he realizes yet that he will never do so again). It is also reported that when he was made a cardinal, he chose to alter his predecessor's robes rather than paying for new ones. His choice of Francis as a name is, to put it mildly, extremely bold and suggests a strong identification with the poor.In the runup to the conclave, many cardinals appeared to understand that the Churchs witness is the most powerful and compelling when it is voiced from a place of simplicity and humility. It is then that the Church best conveys the simplicity and humility of Christ himself. Francis decision to ask the crowd assembled in St. Peters Square to bless him before he blessed them was a powerful symbol in that regard.Bergoglio was also, of course, from Latin America. He reportedly came in second in the 2005 conclave, suggesting a strong base of support for a candidate from the developing world. I dont know whether the cardinals from Asia or Africa put forward any favorite sons on the first ballot, but I suspect the list of non-European candidates probably winnowed to Bergoglio and Scherer rather quickly, in which case the choice of both the critics of the Curia and those favoring a Third-World pontiff was probably clear.A number of observers have described Bergoglio as a conservative, although Im not clear what criteria they are using to make that judgment. If the test is his opposition to same-sex marriage and legal abortion then the entire conclave was comprised of conservatives in which case the category is analytically useless.A more sophisticated approach to this question cites Bergoglios criticism of certain aspects of Liberation Theology. Here too, however, it is important not to oversimplify the issues. While many North American critics of Liberation Theology were defenders of neo-liberal economic policies, that was not necessarily the case for all critics. The debate in the 80s and 90s over Liberation Theology focused on a number of issues, including: 1) whether it was possible to use social analysis (usually neo-Marxist or some form of dependency theory) as a tool for interpreting the Gospel in a Latin American context (Aquinas use of Aristotle was often cited as a precedent); 2) how closely to identify political and social development with the emergence of the Kingdom of God; 3) to what extent new forms of ecclesial organization in Latin America (e.g. base communities) should be seen as a model for the universal Church; and 4) how closely to ally the Church with popular movements dedicated to radical social change.These were difficult debates within the Latin American Church, the global Church, and within Bergoglios own Jesuit order. With the benefit of hindsight, even a number of center-left observers (this author included) would not defend every position taken in the name of Liberation Theology during this period. One does not have to embrace all aspects of Liberation Theology to believe in a preferential option for the poor.It is also interesting to reflect on what the cardinals didnt get when they elected Bergoglio. While he was certainly not a candidate allied with the Curialists, there isnt a lot in his past to suggest a take charge administrator ready to clean house (I stand ready to be corrected if anyone has information to the contrary). Its also not clear that Bergoglio is the man to re-evangelize Europe and North America, although to be fair it is not clear that anyone in the conclave was well positioned to carry out that task. He may well, however, be the man to give the Church in Latin America a needed shot in the arm. For all the talk about Christianitys growth in the Third World, the recent history of the Catholic Church in Latin America has been mixed and the Church has been losing ground to Protestant denominations, mostly Evangelical and Pentecostal.Its also not clear that Bergoglio is someone who gets the clerical sexual abuse crisis in a way that many North American and European cardinals said they wanted. To be fair, unlike some other candidates, he hasnt said anything mind-numbingly stupid about it either. How he will address the issue remains to be seen.One area where I was pleasantly surprised was his strong relationship to the Jewish community in Argentina, partly arising out of his response to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish apartment complex. In a book review I did for America some years ago, I raised a concern that a pope from the Third World would not have the lived experience with Judaism that European popes like John Paul II and Benedict did. This was around the time where Cardinal Maradiaga of Honduras was in hot water for suggesting that "Jewish interests" were responsible for the media focus on clerical sexual abuse in the United States. I surmised that the election of a Third World pope could mean that relations between Catholics and Jews could be in for a rough patch. Im not getting the impression that this will be as problem with our new pontiff.In all this, its important to remember that the past is not always prologue when it comes to the papacy. Giovanni Montini was the choice of many reformers in 1963, but Paul VI often disappointed them. After 2005, many conservatives were hoping that Joseph Ratzinger, Gods Rottweiler, would be the Hammer of the Heretics, but got a shy, retiring professor who shocked them with his abdication. We know a fair bit about Jorge Bergoglio. But the history of Pope Francis is just beginning.
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Might the new pope turn out to be "JPII, South American-style"? Popular outside the church; autocratic on issues of "orthodoxy" within? My pessimism is showing, but I'm trying to hold it in check --- for now!
Interesting post. I think you inadvertently triggered the first controversy of his papacy. Maybe I am just being a stickler here but I think we need to arrive at a consensus around the title. Is it Pope Francis I or Pope Francis? I am leaning to Pope Francis.
Argentina is not part of the developing world.
It is the nuance that counts with pope Francis. His work with the poor and downtrodden is central to his ministry as it was central to the ministry of Jesus. His action with the lepers and actually working among the poor is telling. As his not using the wealth attributes of his office. The deeds in this case are better than the words.
I think Peter is onto something profound in his comment about Latin America and evangelicals/Pentecostals. I believe that the cardinals have chosen a profoundly missional pope who will help encourage deeper outreach by Catholic parishes and diocese in Latin America in a way that brings the Church closer to everyday people much like the evangelicals/Pentecostals do. I have compiled a brief set of excerpts from Bergoglio speeches and interviews around the missional theme:http://debatingobama.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-missional-pope.html
Thanks Peter."His choice of Francis as a name is, to put it mildly, extremely bold and suggests a strong identification with the poor."Or it could be an identification with the evangelism of Francis Xavier. I hope he never specifies which Francis. Let it be a puzzle and a meditation for the Church.
The time could be ripe for another Council.
So who was the last non-European Pope and where did he come from?
Irene; Pope Francis is the first non-European pope, the first Jesuit Pope, the first latino pope, and the first pope to choose the name Francis.Tango Mass anyone?;-)
Irene, That would be Gregory lll (d. 741) (per Wikipedia)
Technical point: Until there is a Pope Francis II, there is no Francis I; it's just Francis. (cf., kings John and Stephen of England, who come unattached.)
I have no idea whether Francis (at the age of 76) will be able to do the kind of Roman housecleaning that so many have been calling for during this interregnum. I do think it important that those calling for reform during the interregnum keep insisting on a thoroughgoing and honest examination of how the Church's governance structures may have interfered with the Church's mission in such aspects as sexual abuse and indeed in evangelization in general.And all honor to those who did not wait for the interregnum to call for the obvious. PS: the first latino pope? How about all those early popes from ancient Rome, where Latin was still the living language? But of course we live in a world today such considerations no longer mean anything and where (in this country at any rate), the term "Hispanic" excludes those living in the Iberian peninsula.
If Pope Francis can get world governments to focus more on the needs of the poor: Good. If the pope can "clean house" in the Vatican: Good.This still leaves issues that aren't going away: Abortion, Contraception, Women's Ordination = Matters that primarily affect women. Plus optional celibacy.Re: intrachurch matters, more than likely we're looking at samo-samo? Sure seems like it.
In response to the folks who pointed out that adding the Roman numeral is inappropriate at this time, I have removed it.Grant, would the phrase "candidate from the Global South" be more appropriate?
I'm not sure. Argentina is very European. He is very European. He studied theology in Germany. His parents were Italian. I suppose I'd just say South America. But that's me.
I've never been to Argentina and so don't have a first-hand feel for its prosperity. This link includes three different lists/measures of per-capita income by country. In all of them, Argentina is in the top 1/3 of the world. Its per-capita income is about 1/3 of the United States'. Argentina's neighbors on these lists include Eastern European countries, some other Latin American and Caribbean countries, and not much farther down, Botswana, Gabon and Malaysia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capitaThis link contains four different lists/measures of the largest economies in the world. Argentina ranks 25 or 26 on all four lists.Argentina is a member of the G20.
My apologies, here is the list that ranks national economies.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)
This list puts Argentina in the top 1/4 of the world in literacy.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_IndexAlthough this list is not very recent (2000), the World Health Organization ranks Argentina's health system in the top 1/5 of countries.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization_ranking_of_health...
Although this list is not very recent (2000), the World Health Organization ranks Argentinas health system in the top 1/5 of countries... and ahead of the US!
Peter:It was done in good natured kidding. I have seen it either way and I just find it an interesting bit of pope-pourri.I am very pleased with Pope Francis' demeanor and hopeful.
'Argentina is very European. He is very European..His parents were Italian"I'm sure he is proud of his Italian ancestry, but I don't think his parents' country of origin would make him any less Latin-American, if he was born and lived in Latin-America. And it might be kind of insulting to tell someone they're not really Latin-American, because their parents immigrated from someplace else.
If you go to Argentina you will be gravely disappointed. There are still the grand boulevards with 19th century fading grandeur and the cutesy colored Italian cottages. But most people live in soviet style towers with little grace and beauty, crammed onto the broad flat Plano outside the central core. Soccer is their real religion. And then there is the stroll/strut and the tango which celebrate a hard core and pornographic "look but don't touch.' Where the church really fits is really unknown. Somewhere between the superstitious devotions of the past and the dismal economy which soars and then crashes. In 2000 the Argentine peso traded on a par with the US dollar. A couple of years later, it fell completely to pieces and only the well-connected moved massive funds back to Europe for safe-keeping, starving their economy into submission. While hopes are high, keep a keen eye out for funny business and contrasting proclamations supporting and then apologizing for the poor.
Go and watch Evita again, especially the opening scenes. The plight of Eva as the bastard daughter of a rich ranchero is too typical. Her eventual seduction was her path of escape. Don't cry for Argentina, indeed!


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I would like to know some good problem books in various branches of undergraduate and graduate mathematics like group theory, galois theory, commutative algebra, real analysis, complex analysis, topology etc. The books should contain solution to many of the problems if not all, something similar to Problems in Algebraic Number Theory by M. Ram Murty, Jody Esmonde. Also, any text book contain solutions to many of exercises will also do.
The list of books that I would recommend to you,
Problems and solutions in mathematics, This book contains a number of questions and solutions on topics such as Group and Galois Theory.
General Topology:
Differentiable Manifolds:
Mathematical, Real and Complex Analysis:
and Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems are a series of supplementary texts as problems and solutions.
Springer has an entire series titled Problem Books in Mathematics. The two by Lam are well known and have solutions. I don't know if all the books do.
I mentioned these in a comment, but they might as well be added to the collection in the answers. Graham, Knuth, & Patashnik, Concrete Mathematics, Miklós Bóna, Introduction to Enumerative Combinatorics, and Herbert S. Wilf, generatingfunctionology, all include solutions to a great many of the problems.
A Collection of Problems on Complex Analysis by Volkovyskii et al. (Dover) takes problems from several well-known texts and furnishes answers for many. I am finding it helpful--problems range from very basic to pretty advanced. It may not be part of the Problem Book series Jim mentions.
And it's inexpensive.
You can begin with the Red and Green books of mathematical problems,both available through Dover. Then there's a ton of good ones,mainly on analysis and combinatorics. A classic is the 2 volume Problems in Analysis by Polya and Szego. Very difficult,but well worth the effort. Before that, you might want to cut your teeth on the wonderful The Cauchy-Schwarz Master Class by J. Micheal Steele, to learn many of the basic inequalities that will be needed there.
After that,the sky's the limit. From T.S. Blyth's 5 volume problem course on abstract algebra to Combinatorial Problems and Exercises by Laszlo Lovasz to the 2 volume Problems in Mathematical Analysis by W. J. Kaczor and M. T. Nowak.
Get pen and paper and get started!
You may consider Problem Solving Trough Problems by Loren C. Larson. That book is aimed at the advanced undergraduate level, and cover some of the branches of mathematics you need.
There is a great list maintained online on http://www.mathpropress.com/mathBooks/. It contains huge list of problem books in most branches of mathematics, even those especially for physicists.


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Pretty good, but two problems...
1. You rushed past the change "w.Content <- sp" at 5:30, and I missed it first 5 times I watched the video. (which is how many times I watched it, trying to work out why my program didn't work) Having a download of the code would have been VERY helpful.
2. I coudn't get it to work as an application in VS 2010. I had to use the interpreter (fsi).
Thanks. At least it's working now!
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Today in Tweet Beat, Sarah Palin is making lemonade out of her stupid quotes. Plus, Amy Fisher teams up with another other woman—Michelle "Bombshell" McGee—for X-rated purposes. (Warning: NSFW.)
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What if we found out that George Bush has been cutting himself?
I love it when I'm quoted correctly on the box of a DVD. http://j.mp/bN2CFp
Rachel McAdams & I are at the same hotel. Her entourage? Like 17. Mine? 1. Me. I have a Me-tourage.
Question: (not a diss) Why do people post pictures of plates of food on Twitter?
I always look back in the toilet when I'm done.. Maybe I should start posting some pics.. Some Pretty impressive shitz...#FLTG
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In Michael Lugo's blog post Variations on the drunken-bird theorem, and real-world sightings he wonders (without coming to a conclusion) what the maximum 'safe' number of dimensions to get drunk in might be.
So where's the line between "always finds his way home" and "gets lost forever"? It seems to me that this should be at 2+ε dimensions, since that's what we need to make the sum convergent, but I don't know if anyone's studied random walks on fractal spaces.
In the comments Matt Noonan recalls an unverified claim that the line is at 2.5 dimensions.
Can anybody shed any further light on these musings?


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5 Terrifying Secrets About Riding in an Ambulance
You will probably never have a good encounter with an ambulance. Either they're shrieking past in traffic and making you late for work, or you're riding in one while blood squirts from a horrific fireworks injury.
Well, we have bad news: The world of ambulances, and the long-suffering crews who work inside them, is quite a bit more horrifying than you thought.
#5. Ambulances Tend to Explode
You know you've had a bad day when you can't describe it without using the term "ambulance explosion." But ambulances do explode. A lot. The oxygen tanks carried by the majority of EMS units detonate every now and then, as compressed gas is wont to do, and sometimes ambulances themselves just burst into flames for no apparent reason. One ambulance caught fire while just sitting in the bay after only one year of service, and another ignited while transporting a patient to the hospital.
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Tragically, their brand of burn salve turned out to be highly explosive.
The thing is, you kind of assume ambulances are the safest mode of transportation around. After all, they're designed specifically to transport fragile sick people. And look at them -- they're like big medical tanks. Surely they have been expertly constructed to be death proof, like in the Kurt Russell medical docudrama of the same name.
Nope. Ambulances are fragile and extremely crash-prone for a variety of reasons, and they're dangerous as hell for the people inside. For starters, even with seat belts for the emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and restraints for the patients (which often aren't used), the patient compartment is very unsafe for all passengers. Everyone is riding in a box full of cabinets and loose equipment ready to crash into your skull should something go wrong.
"Sir, you're going to have to stop screaming, the ambulance is here to help you."
And things frequently go wrong. Ambulances are wired with dashboard computers, high-tech radios, navigation systems and phones -- all of which must be used by the EMTs while weaving in and out of traffic at top speed and blasting through stoplights like they're being chased by the Batmobile.
All of this adds up to a potentially chaotic driving experience, particularly when you consider that many drivers make no attempt to clear a path for rampaging emergency vehicles, because The Adventures of Tin-Tin starts in 15 minutes and goddamn if they're going to miss all the previews.
"If he doesn't move in three seconds, he becomes a passenger."
According to one study, EMTs in the United States have an estimated fatality rate of 12.7 per 100,000 personnel (more than double the national average), with the worst coming when riding in the patient compartment. Another study tallied the destruction caused by 339 ambulance crashes, totaling a shocking 405 fatalities and 838 injuries. That averages out to more than one person killed in every ambulance wreck. We're pretty sure goddamned jet packs are safer.
#4. Patients Abuse the System in Ridiculous Ways
Are you annoyed that it took your ambulance too long to get there? Do you wonder what they were off doing? Well, they probably weren't tearing through the streets with lights and sirens blazing while EMTs in the back struggled to keep a patient from slipping over the brink of death. They were probably responding to some frivolous bullshit. The reality is that only about 10 percent of calls are life-and-death situations. About half are in no way life-threatening at all, and a sizable chunk are just fucking ridiculous.
"I was just wondering if this looked cool. It's hard to tell from my perspective."
One center estimates they receive about 10 calls an hour that are of the completely stupid variety, including a person calling 911 because someone had smeared their doorknob with Vaseline and they were afraid to touch it. Other calls included asking for directions to the mall, the start date of daylight savings time and whether to use hot or cold water to do the laundry. But even when the operator decides the call is ambulance-worthy, it's often because the caller has an ulterior motive. People wind up manipulating ambulances as a sort of taxi service, thinking that taking the ambulance to the hospital will get them to see a doctor faster without an insurance check.
"Congratulations, clever man, you've hacked the U.S. health care system."
The truth is, people will be triaged in the emergency room regardless of whether they came in an ambulance, a car or a huge truck shaped like a hot dog. If the ambulance took you to the hospital for an earache, you won't see a doctor before the guy who walked in bleeding like a Japanese horror movie. But people do it anyway.
Some people who call 911 for non-life-threatening reasons do so a couple times a week or even multiple times in one day. Industry experts are calling the chronic abuse of EMS the 911 "safety net" system, wherein people struggling with headaches, toothaches and even feelings of loneliness call 911 because they have no one else to talk to. Wait, are we crazy, or is there a fortune to be made from a service that does nothing but listen to people complain on the phone for a small fee? Get us in contact with some investors.
"Oh, she's fine. We're just taking her out to pick up some groceries."
#3. The Burnout Rate for the Crew Is Sky High
It does not take a Conan Doyle level superdetective to figure out that medical professionals get extremely stressed from their jobs. When you have an erotic three-way with life and death on a daily basis, you're going to need to take a break every so often for someone to finish crying (at least that's how our three-ways go). However, the degree to which EMTs experience this is worse than you can imagine.
"Sir, if you're going to die, you need to let me know, because I just can't deal with that crap today."
EMTs will almost always experience burnout, which is defined as "exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration." It's because EMTs are routinely exposed to five unique stressors: high levels of uncertainty, high interpersonal tension, frequent exposure to human tragedy, extreme fear and a heightened physical response to the sound of an emergency alarm, which basically means that after working so long around emergencies, your body goes into overdrive whenever you hear an alarm.
"Sorry, dude. Someone's car alarm went off and I just flipped out."
And they can't just kick back and take it easy for a while; many EMS organizations are understaffed, meaning everybody has to work monstrous amounts of overtime. But even if they don't work overtime, most services run in 12- or even 24-hour shifts. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are part of the job, sort of like being in rehab, only without any methadone or impromptu visits by Gary Busey. Workers will get suspended without pay for falling asleep on the job, even though they are required to work superhuman shifts.
"It's much safer for you to be constantly exhausted or methed out than to allow occasional naps."
The impossibly stressful long hours take a serious toll. Rates of post-traumatic stress disorder are higher than 20 percent among EMTs, and high-risk alcohol and drug use rates may be as high as 40 percent. So if your EMTs seem a little strung out, go easy on them. After all, if all of the crashes and frivolous calls and puking/bleeding/screaming patients don't get to them, they also have to deal with the fact that ...


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I have a MacRuby app that is meant to be customized and distributed by other people. The app really only has a few things that can be customized, but I would like to figure out a way to package the application so that a person could run a script, specify a few configuration options, and have it set up the application configuration so that it is ready to distribute to others.
For example, I have a string that points to a URL. I want someone to be able to change this URL without needing to open the project in XCode, and without having to re-build (or re-compile) so that someone on Windows or Linux could make this change.
Is this sort of thing possible? I'm new to MacRuby and Objective-C, so there may be an obvious solution to this that I am not aware of.
My Solution:
I used a plist file with the name
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And my App Delegate could access it like this:
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Suppose I must form a committee of 3 people chosen out of 7. 2 of the 7 are enemies of each other. These 2 people would wreak havoc if they are both chosen to be on the committee. How may ways are there to form committees containing both of them?
Why is the answer $\binom{2}{2}\binom{5}{1} = 5$? Why am I picking 2 out of 2 people and then 1 out of 5 people?


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A unique romantic Cabier wedding will be exactly as you dreamt.
Sailing-trip combination offer for those who cannot get enough of Pirates of the Caribbean and wish to sail and dive in these beautiful waters.
Your own home in the Island in the Sun.
We have land for sale beside Grenada`s most beautiful beaches.
This days it isn't easy to find a small private managed resort project on the south east coast of Grenada with such a short distance to a sandy beach for less than half a million dollars.
We sell 5 properties within the Cabier Ocean Lodge resort for persons who want to build a holiday home there.
For the time they are not in Grenada, they can decide if we should rent the villas for them.
Properties close to Cabier beach with ocean view:
#1: 25,087 sq.ft. for 16 EC$ per sq.ft. = US$ 150,334
#2: 25,072 sq.ft. for 17 EC$ per sq.ft. = US$ 159,634
#3: 24,903 sq.ft. for 19 EC$ per sq.ft. = US$ 177,212 25,000 sq.ft = 2,300 m².
These three properties are also offered through a real estate company in Grenada.
Properties close to Cabier beach with a fantastic ocean view:
#4: 16,939 sq.ft. SOLD
#5: 16,909 sq.ft. SOLD
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For these properties there will be a building permission for the erection of a private dwelling house for the use as an holiday home. The building and design has to be approved by the Cabier Ocean Lodge owner to ensure that the area remains in harmony with the high aesthetic standards prevailing at the resort.. Villa owners will enjoy preferential access to the resort facilities (restaurant, spa, staff assistance etc.) and the connection to the necessary utilities.
There is a new possibility to build your own holiday home with two apartments on our property without buying the property. You can spend your holidays beside the white sands of Cabier Beach. Without paying any rent you can use it up to three months per year.You only pay the staff, housekeeping and energy costs during your stay. It is only a prefinancing credit agreement - you will get all your investment back, whenever you don´t want to spend your holidays there anymore. For more information please contact the owner Mr. Michael Böhm.
Further information:
There are sales taxes and charges for about 10 % of the property costs for the deed to the governmant plus a lawyer fee for the preparation of alien landholding licence 1800 EC$ plus GCT 5% plus disbursement. For preparing the deed the charge is 1.5-2% of the sales price + 5% GCT, plus 1% stamp duty and some extra charges. 1 US$ = 2.67 EC$ (East Caribbean Dollar). For more information please contact the owner Mr. Michael Boehm.
You will get an affordable hideaway in paradise for about half of other investments. If you calculate may be an additional US$ 100.000 for building a house on your land.You only have to look at the multi millions of dollars being poured into Grenadas market to make a tropical paradise for the wealthy, to know that these days Grenada is one of the best investment propositions in the Eastern Caribbean. Make up your mind and compare Bacolet Bay project or Peter de Savary Mount Cinnamon Hill or the Four Seasons project on Hog Island.


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The Facts About Infertility
In This Article:
Fertility facts and specialists
The Unknown Factor in Infertility
Although estimates vary, infertility is unexplained in approximately 20 percent of cases. When this happens, there is no medical answer to the problem. Some couples opt to increase their chances of conceiving by trying various assisted reproductive techniques such as fertility drugs, artificial insemination, or some form of in vitro fertilization. Others decide to keep trying the old-fashioned way and investigate other factors that can influence fertility and which they have some personal control over; these include changes in lifestyle, exposure to environmental toxins, positions during intercourse, and reducing the amount of stress in their lives.
Fertility Specialists
Before you jump into fertility testing, it's best to take time to look where you're going. The first step is to carefully choose the physician who will guide you through this process. Start with your gynecologist. Together, the two of you will assess your fertility and then decide if you should also consult a fertility specialist.
If you do decide to go to a fertility specialist, choose this person carefully. Because there is no regulation, licensing, or certification required for advertising this specialty, any physician can be listed as a fertility specialist. Just because someone is listed as a "fertility specialist" or has certificates on the office wall announcing membership in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine doesn't necessarily mean that he or she is qualified to help your particular situation. Before you make your first appointment, call and ask if the physician is board-certified or board-eligible in reproductive endocrinology (meaning that he or she has passed a national board examination to specialize in fertility).
Don't forget that males need a specialized health-care provider, too. It is unlikely that his general practitioner (GP) can adequately perform the necessary diagnostic tests, and if the GP does perform the tests, he or she will likely refer the patient on to a specialist when the results are in anyway.
Most often men are referred to an urologist, but keep in mind that not all urologists are adequately trained to handle fertility problems. It's best to see an andrologist. Andrology is a specialty within the field of urology that focuses specifically on fertility. Andrologists are the physicians most highly qualified to deal with all aspects of male-factor infertility. These doctors have completed a one- to two-year fellowship and have passed an examination to become a board-certified andrologist.
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It's time for spring cleaning on Kentucky's roadsides, and volunteers will be out doing just that next week.
March 17 to 23 is Adopt-a-Highway Spring Clean Week.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says almost 750 groups participate in the program, which is 25 years old this year. Those groups clean some 5,100 miles of roadside each year.
The program is open to any permanently established business, association, community or public organization, or government entity.
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Three Nights Of Great Racing On Tap For CGS
By Ben Deatherage
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Cottage Grove, Oregon- This Independence Day weekend the Cottage Grove Speedway will be the place to be. From July 4th until the 6th there will be three nights of consecutive racing at the ¼-mile clay oval. Thursday the 4th will be the Firecracker 100 with a Firework Spectacular to conclude the evening's events. Then on Friday and Saturday the ASCS-Northwest Region will be on hand to close out the 2013 Bully Dog Performance Speedweek Northwest presented by Contingency Connection.
Headlining Thursday's card will be the DIRTcar Super Late Models while IMCA Modifieds, Street Stocks, and Hornets will also be in action. Collen Winebarger so far has won the most events this year in the Late Models with a total of three victories. Chuck Christian and Paul Culp are only other winners so far this year with one win each.
Curtis Towns has the most wins in the IMCA Modified ranks with two and is the only driver to win more than one feature. Jesse Williamson, Mark Carrell, and Troy McElroy have won once. Darin Crooks has visited victory lane three times in the Streets Stocks which is the most anyone has done so far. Daniel Ray has two wins while Steve Begley and Jordan Braaten have earned one win apiece.
The Hornets has seen thus far this year Joe Maricle win the most races in the current campaign with three wins. Kolby Clay is the only other repeat winner with two wins. Drivers winning just once include Jim Simmons, David Beals, and Josh Corley while James Deatherage and Evan Britton have earned non-point events.
When it comes to Sprint Car events Roger Crockett has won five races in six events. Rob Held is the only other winner after earning the win on June 22nd. The events will be sanctioned by the ASCS-Northwest Region and the series so far has just visited CGS once back on June 1st which was won by Crockett. He support class for both nights will be the Vintage racers while on Saturday only the Northwest Extreme Sprints will be on hand.
In the Northwest Extreme Sprints the two ladies in the field have won all the races. Raquel Ivie and Kady Adelman are tied with each other for most wins each earning two so far. Will these young ladies continue their winning ways or will someone new emerge victorious?
Ticket prices on Thursday July 4th will be Adults $15.00, Seniors/Juniors/Military $12.00, Youths $5.00, Children Five and Under FREE, and Family Passes (Two Adults and up to Four Youths) will be $35.00 with racing starting around 6:45.
On Friday July 5th and Saturday the 6th regular start times will be utilized and prices are Adults $17.00, Seniors/Juniors/Military $13.00, Youths $7.00, Children Five and Under FREE, and Family Passes (Two Adults and up to Four Youths) will be $40.00. A two day pass will be offered for only $30.00.
The Cottage Grove Speedway has hosted fast and exciting action as far back as 1956. Since then the ¼-mile banked oval has been regarded as a place where fast times are set and plenty of side-by-side racing occurs. Regular classes include 360 Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, NW Extreme Winged Sprint Cars, Late Models, Street Stocks, and Hornets from the months of April till October every Saturday night. For more information be sure and visit the venue's homepage www.cottagegrovespeedway.com or call the brand new Northwest Tracks Hotline at (360)-699-RACE.
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I want to start learning the violin, but I don't know what's a good price for one. Should I get a used one or a new one? How can I tell that a violin is of good quality and worth the price asking for? What's a good brand?
I'm about at the same point (maybe a little bit ahead, but not much), so I'll help with what I can.
Violins are a bear to learn, for three reasons:
Because of these things, picking up the violin is not something to be taken lightly, and there is great chance of giving up before you climb the learning curve. So, my suggestion is to get an inexpensive instrument.
There's no big names for violins like there are for guitars. I mean, there are bigger names, but there isn't a Fender or a Gibson or a Martin. This makes it easy to skirt the no-shopping-advice dictum. On the acoustic side, violins are pretty much of the same material and of the same shape, so the good ones and the bad ones will superficially be alike. Beyond that, remember that the violins that were used by great classical players were not the ones that ended up in the hands of folk players, so, if your desire is to play fiddle, rather than classical violin, your desire is for an instrument that has different characteristics than a classical violin. Bows are a big determiner of the tonal characteristics, and so your bow could end up as expensive as your violin.
So, after that info dump, my suggestion is to find a cheap instrument and work with it. You should be able to find something between $100-$200, which is at the low end. (Fine contemporary maker violins go into the tens of thousands of dollars. I wish I could tell you what distinguishes them, but I've never touched one.) You'll eventually learn something about what makes an instrument sound good, but believe me, you need to work a lot with your ears and hands before the instrument itself is the determining factor.
There are only two factors, although they are broad:
These are difficult for a beginner to know. You haven't the experience to know if an instrument feels right. You haven't the skill to bow a note well enough to gauge its tone.
Fortunately, unlike a guitar, where fat necks and bad fret intonation can really hold you back, within reason, you can learn on a cheap violin.
So, if you can, take an experienced violinist shopping with you, let them play the instrument. They will be able to tell you if it feels right, and both of you will be able to make judgements about how it sounds.
One further objective factor, is whether it stays in tune. That's easy enough -- just check that the tuning pegs are firmly fitted.
If you can't find a violinist to help you, don't worry too much - consider learning with a borrowed instrument, or a cheap instrument, until you've learned to sound a pleasant sounding note. By then you should be able to tell a pleasant feeling instrument when you play it.
The best way to start learning is with a teacher. See if your teacher can help you find an instrument.
My advice (violin teacher since 1986) is to rent one first, save $100 a month for a couple years and get something decent. Try out several and take them to your lessons for your teacher to try out and advise you on.
Good luck
I agree with VarLogRant, there are no big names (in reasonable price range). Traditionally violins involve a lot of manual work, which limits the number of instruments by one maker. There are increasingly mass-market instruments more industrially manufactured from Asia and much of discussion is going on, how carefully the wood was dried and how likely they develop cracks later. They may also be good, but beyond holding the tune the criteria are not easily recognized. In any case you should take some lessons and the teacher should try the instrument.
You can also contact some of you local violin luthiers. They will have all the knowledge pertaining to the condition and source of your violin. Also even if many of them do sell instruments they are not as desperate in there need to sell you something that what is the case with a guitar centre type of music shop.
Since the part about pricing seems to have been answered, I'll concentrate on the what is a good violin part, first by distinguishing between types of violins.
There are actually schools of violins; nationalities; not unlike the different schools of playing the violin. Amongst the most popular nationalities (which regroup general guidelines on how violins are constructed) are
That being said, this applies mostly for older violins. Now, we are getting in a contemporary world of violin making, and while there are still violin makers who will imitate styles of older violins, violin-making styles will vary from maker to maker.
How to distinguish a good violin from a bad? Here are some hints, but it varies greatly from tastes to tastes.
Keep in mind that those are kind of hard to hear, but try many violins and you will start to hear differences between them!


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After a lengthy hiatus, Brandy Lindsey & the Punch is back on the music scene. Led by its namesake on soulful lead vocals, the Spartanburg-based group offers an invigorating mix of roots-flavored pop that compares favorably with The Pretenders.
Brandy Lindsey & the Punch will perform 7 p.m. at Sunday songwriters open mic with Jamison Smith at Brickhouse Fresh Pizzeria and Grill, 103 E. Daniel Morgan Ave., Spartanburg. Call 585-0555 for more information.
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Let $$(g,h=g^s,q)$$ be a tuple such that $g$ is a generator for a group $\mathbb{G}$ of ord $q$ and $s$ is uniformly random in $\mathbb{Z}_q$.
The KEA1 Assumption saies that for any adversary $\mathcal{A}(g,h,q)$ that outputs a value $(C,Y)$ such that $C^s \equiv Y$ then there exists a extractor $\mathcal{B}$ that on the same input outputs a value $x$ such that $g^x \equiv C$.
The assumption, roughly speaking, saies that the only way to compute the tuple $(C,Y)$ is, actually, by knowing the exponent $x$.
This assumption was first proposed by Ivan Damgard in the paper "Towards Practical Public Key Systems Secure Against Chosen Ciphertext Attacks" in the '91.
My question is, how much do we trust this assumption? Is it reducible to something else?


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Haruki Murakami
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About the Author
Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages. The most recent of his many international honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include J. M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera, and V. S. Naipaul.


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To the editor:
I lived in Steubenville for more than 30 years and was proud to call it home. I heard recently about the criminal acts allegedly perpetrated by members of the Big Red football team and, it seems, fostered and encouraged by the coaches and staff of Steubenville High School.
I cannot find enough words to express how appalled and disgusted I am by this act toward a young high school student. It does not matter how drunk she may have been. No one deserves to be violated. No one asks to be violated and have their pictures publicized without their permission. The act is criminal. It is vile. And the coaches, staff, parents, attorneys and citizens who give credence to this violence are just as criminal.
I'm sure this not a new occurrence for this football team. After all, they are put on a pedestal in the Ohio Valley. The rules have always been different for them.
I hope justice is served for the victim of this crime and that she is able to recover from it. She will never forget it. The damage is likely permanent. The Big Red football team is responsible for that.
For the perpetrators, life is forever stained by a violent, stupid act. It must be great for them to be big macho jocks.
Michael Clark
Tucson, Ariz.


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This continuing education activity is designed to enable nurses and nurse practitioners in clinical practice to understand the pathophysiology of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthia, identify symptoms and describe the management of this complication of chemotherapy.
This activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hour by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Nursing Development and Education, an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
To receive continuing education credits for this activity:
The presenters and planning committee report no conflicts of interest.
This activity expires June 1, 2015.
The educational objectives of this activity are:
Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE), also known as Palmar-Plantar Erythema, Acral Erythema, Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS), and Burgdorf's Reaction, is a common adverse reaction to many cytotoxic chemotherapies and multikinase inhibitors (MKI) (Degen et al., 2010). PPE is characterized by symmetric palmar and/or plantar erythema and desquamation with pain, parasthesia (abnormal sensation), and temperature intolerance (particularly to heat) (Bos, Nijsten, de Jonge, & Hamberg, 2012). PPE is considered a common adverse effect in many frequently used cancer therapies, including Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin, 5-FU, capecitabine, sorafenib, and sunitinib (Degen et al., 2010). PPE is a less common adverse effect in many other therapies, including Methotrexate, Cisplatin, and Paclitaxel. Table 1 demonstrates the breadth of therapeutic agents that are associated with PPE.
|Table 1: Cancer Treatments associated with Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (Degen et al., 2010)
Common Adverse Effect
Less Common Adverse Effect
While PPE is not a life threatening condition, it can have a serious effect on a patient's quality of life, requiring dose reduction and/or interruption of treatment, and presents a risk that the patient will become noncompliant with their treatment plan (Anderson et al., 2009). Patients receiving capecitabine experience a 10-17% incidence rate of grade 3 PPE, and PPE is considered the most common dose-limiting adverse reaction when treating with capecitabine (Azuma et al., 2012). In patients treated with Multikinase Inhibitors (MKIs), the incidence of PPE results in dose reductions in 40-44% of patients, brief treatment interruptions for 29-30% of patients, and discontinuation of treatment in 17-19% of patients (Choi, 2011).
The incidence and severity of PPE is both dose and schedule dependent. Schedule dependence is demonstrated in the use of 5-FU, where continuous infusion is associated with higher incidence of PPE (median 35%) than bolus (median 6.2%). Capecitabine has an even higher incidence rate of PPE (median 53.5%) (Yen-Revollo, 2008). Dose dependence is demonstrated in the incidence and severity of PPE for patients receiving Sorafenib, with infrequent incidence of PPE occurring in doses under 300 mg BID, and increased incidence and severity for doses 300-600 mg BID, and a dose limiting toxicity at 600 mg BID.
The precise etiology of PPE is unclear. The clinical and microscopic cellular changes seen in PPE are similar to other types of toxic damage to the skin, including reaction that is dose dependent, increased incidence with prolonged exposure, and increased frequency and severity when multiple substances which cause PPE are combined (Degen et al., 2010). Yet without understanding the underlying mechanism that is causing the damage, treatment has been generally limited to attempting to prevent injury and treating symptoms. It is therefore critical when caring for a patient at risk for PPE to educate the patient about the condition and its symptoms, protective measures the patient can use to reduce the occurrence of PPE, and methods for treating the condition should it occur. And, while the mechanism underlying the skin damage associated with PPE is not fully understood, the relationship between the incidence and severity of PPE and the efficacy of cancer treatment has been positively correlated (Azuma et al., 2012). Research has demonstrated a positive relationship between capecitabine associated PPE and efficacy of treatment of colorectal cancer in terms of disease control rate and progression free survival (Azuma et al., 2012). Therefore management of PPE symptoms and progression to enable patients to continue with their treatment regimen uninterrupted provides the best hope for positive treatment outcomes.
While the exact cause of Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia is unknown, there are a number of theories as to the cause, from excretion of substances directly causing damage, to vascular micro trauma causing leakage of substances into tissue resulting in damage. There has also been research focused on the variation in incidence of PPE within populations, and the potential for pharmacogenetic involvement in the incidence and level of severity.
Table 2 presents the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (V4.02) for Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia regardless or precipitating agent.
|Table 2: Plantar Palmar Erythrodysesthesia
National Cancer Institute (NCI-CTCAE Version 4.02)
Minimal skin changes or dermatitis (e.g., erythema, edema, or hyperkeratosis), without pain
Skin changes (e.g., peeling, blisters, bleeding, edema, or hyperkeratosis) with pain; limiting instrumental ADL
Severe skin changes (e.g., peeling, blisters, bleeding, edema, or hyperkeratosis) with pain; limiting self care ADL
PPE associated with chemotherapy presents slightly differently than PPE associated with MKIs. Because of the increased use of combination therapies, it is important for clinicians to be able to differentiate the features of chemotherapy associated PPE and MKI associated PPE in order to adjust the dose of specific agent causing the PPE and to maintain dose intensity of the remaining agent (Gomez & Lacouture, 2011).
PPE associated with chemotherapy begins with dysesthesia (unpleasant, abnormal sensation), followed within a few days by burning pain and sharply outlined erythema with swelling that may develop into blisters (Degen et al., 2010). Generally PPE begins early in therapy, although it can occur one or more months after beginning treatment (Degen et al., 2010). There can be desquamation of the stratum corneum layer of skin, followed by ulceration or erosions (Degen et al., 2010). The lesions are found mainly on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet, with plantar symptoms more severe. In severe cases patients can experience the same symptoms on the dorsum of the hands and feet, intertriginous areas, and areas covered by tight fitting clothing (Degen et al., 2010). PPE associated with chemotherapy can occur 1-21 days after initiating therapy, and up to several months later with continued low-dose therapies (Choi, 2011). Permanent damage is rare in PPE, and significant improvement is experienced within weeks of discontinuing treatment (Degen et al., 2010).
The early symptoms of PPE associated with the MKIs sorafenib and sunitinib are the same as chemotherapy, with dysesthesia, burning pain, and erythema with swelling (Degen et al., 2010). Patients receiving sorafenib have a median onset of symptoms of 18.4 days (range 3-56 days), and sunitinib has a later onset with a median of 32.4 days (range 5-82 days) (Degen et al., 2010). Unlike the symptoms associated with chemotherapy, PPE associated with MKIs does not affect the dorsum of the hands and feet or intertriginous areas (Degen et al., 2010). The symptoms are most pronounced on the pressure points of the palms and soles of feet, even affecting the margins of the feet and skin between the toes and fingers (Degen et al., 2010). PPE associated with MKIs can also affect areas of the body under mechanical stress, including sites of amputation, fingertips, and on skin overlying joints (Almeida da Cruz et al., 2012). It can also cause callus-like thickening of the stratum corneum, formation of large, tense blisters, and can worsen quickly within days (Gomez & Lacouture, 2011). Table 3 summarizes the differentiating symptoms associated with specific agents.
Table 3: Differentiation of PPE associated with Chemotherapy and MKIs
Drug Class
Anthracyclines/ Antimetabolites
Lesion Type
Erythematous Maculopapules
Edema, erythema, and fissuring
Blisters with erythematous halo, followed by hyperkeratosis
Schedule Specific?
Location In Hands
Ventral, diffuse Palmar
Ventral, Digit Tips, Over IP Joints, Thenar And Hypothenar
Location In Feet
Dorsal, Achilles tendon, malleoli
Ventral, diffuse on soles
Ventral, heels and forefoot
Nail Changes
Subungual Hemorrhages
The incidence and severity of PPE is based in part on the type of agent, schedule, and dose. Appendix 1 lists common agents, dosing regimens and incidence of PPE. Combination therapies that involve two PPE causing agents have the highest incidence of PPE as well as the highest occurrence of severe (grade 3) PPE. Severe cases of PPE, regardless of the agent(s) involved, can result in ulcerative dermatitis or skin thickening with severe pain that has a significant impact on a patient's ability to walk, manipulate objects with their hands, and to perform self care (Choi, 2011).
There are a number of skin conditions that affect the palmar and/or plantar surfaces. The following is a list of common differential diagnosis and distinguishing factors.
The management strategy for PPE consists of measures to prevent occurrence of the condition, as well as interventions to treat an occurrence. Very little of the management techniques are evidence based, but are rather based on experiences in clinical practice and/or based on one or more of the theories regarding the condition's pathophysiology.
Management of PPE starts with patient education and communication. It is critical that the patient be engaged prior to treatment in a discussion regarding the early signs and symptoms of PPE (Gomez & Lacouture, 2011), and that there are ongoing reassessment of PPE symptoms and the impact on the patient using a tested quality of life measure (Dermatology Quality of Life / DLQI, Skindex-16, or PPE specific HFS-14) (Sibaud et al., 2011). Patient education should include prophylactic measures which have been shown in clinical practice to reduce the incidence and/or severity of PPE, including:
(Choi, 2011; Degen et al., 2010; Almeida da Cruz et al., 2012; Yen-Revollo, 2008; Gomez & Lacouture, 2011)
Prior to initiating treatment, a comprehensive skin exam of the entire body should be conducted to identify predisposing factors for PPE (hyperkeratosis, eczema, fungal disease, or misalignment) (Gomez & Lacouture, 2011). If indicated, a pedicure by a podiatrist and/or an evaluation by orthotist should be ordered (Gomez & Lacouture, 2011). To the extent possible, pre-existing skin conditions and risk factors should be addressed prior to initiating treatment.
Research has identified a limited number of pharmacological treatments that have been used successfully to reduce the frequency and severity of PPE under specific circumstances. A single clinical study found that inhibitors of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPYD), such as Gimeracil, reduced the incidence of PPE in patients receiving fluoropyrimidines (5-FU and capecitabine) (Yen-Revollo, 2008). The mechanism of action of DPYD inhibitors in reducing the incidence of PPE is supported by research by Almeida da Cruz et al. (2012), which found that individuals with DPYD deficiency have decreased incidence in PPE. Other research has found the incidence and severity of PPE in patients receiving capecitabine alone or capecitabine + oxaliplatin is reduced with the use of cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors such as Celecoxib (Degen et al., 2010; Zhang, 2012). The researchers have theorized that Celecoxib impairs circulation to the hands and feet, thereby reducing exposure to the cytotoxic agent. A similar mechanism of action has been proposed in retrospective studies of the use of nicotine patches during and after administration of capecitabine. A retrospective study has found nicotine patches to reduce the incidence and severity of PPE in patients receiving capecitabine, and the efficacy of nicotine patches is currently being further studied by the National Cancer Institute in a clinical trial (Degan, 2010; Almeida da Cruz et al., 2012).
A number of treatments have been found to relieve the symptoms and limit the severity of PPE. In cases of severe, debilitating grade 3 PPE, discontinuing treatment until the patient experiences improvement in symptoms is effective, and often treatment can be resumed with dose reduction without recurrence of severe PPE (Almeida da Cruz et al., 2012). In addition to the aforementioned treatments recommended to prevent the occurrence of PPE, topical treatment has been found to be beneficial for treating PPE. The treatment guidelines are dependent on the manifestation of the PPE and the cancer treatment agent:
Research has been conducted on effectiveness of pharmacological treatments in treating PPE. For example, there has been considerable research as to the efficacy of pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) to prevent or treat PPE, with mixed results. While the most recent randomized trials have found pyridoxine (200 mg/day) to have no effect on PPE outcomes for patients receiving capecitabine or liposomal doxorubicin (Almeida da Cruz, 2012; von Grueniger et al., 2010; Wolf et al., 2010), there have been case studies that have found pyridoxine (150-300 mg/day) has been successful in limiting the severity of PPE in patients receiving docetaxel and 5-FU (Degen et al., 2010). Non-pharmacological treatments have also been investigated. An analysis of case studies by Bos et al. (2012) found that topical UV-A controlled the severity of PPE in patients receiving TKI therapy. Researchers have theorized that UV-A might have an anti-inflammatory effect, reducing chemokines involved in the neuropathic pain process.
Palmar-Plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE) is a common adverse affect from many chemotherapies and multikinase inhibitors, including capecitabine, 5-FU, docetaxel, doxorubicin, sorafenib and sunitinib. While not a life threatening reaction, PPE can severely affect the quality of life for the patient, inhibiting self-care and often resulting in non-adherence to the treatment plan. The etiology of PPE is unknown, although it is widely understood to be a toxic reaction to the therapeutic agent, and there are reasonable theories as to the underlying process. Prevention and treatment of PPE is primarily based on clinical experience, with little research-based evidence. However, there are easily implemented activity modifications and preventative measures that patients can use to reduce the incidence and severity of PPE. The primary tool for preventing PPE is patient education about PPE symptoms, preventative measures, and treatment, and ongoing surveillance with timely treatment.
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von Grueniger, V., Fraser, H., Fusco, N., DeBernardo, R., Eldermire, E., Eaton, S., & Waggoner, S. (2010). A Double-Blind, Randomized Trial of Pyridoxine Versus Placebo for the Prevention of Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin-Related Hand-Foot Syndrome in Gynecologic Oncology Patinets. Cancer , 116 (20), 4735-4743. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25262
Wolf, S., Qin, R., Menon, S., Rowland, K., Thomas, S., Delaune, R., Christian, D., Pajon, E., Satele, D., Berenberg, J., & Loprinzi, C. (2010). Placebo-Controlled Trial to Determine the Effectiveness of a Urea/Lactic Acid-Based Topical Keratolytic Agent for Prevention of Capecitabine-Induced Hand-Foot Syndrome: North Central Cancer Treatment Group Study N05C5. Journal of Clinical Oncology , 28 (38), 5182-5187. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.31.1431
Yen-Revollo, J. G. (2008). Can Inhibiting Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase Limit Hand-Foot Syndrome Caused By Fluoropyrimidines? Clinical Cancer Research , 14, 8-13. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-07-1225
Zhang, R. W. (2012). Celecoxib can prevent capecitabine-related hand-foot syndrome in stage II and III colorectal cancer patients: result of a single-center, prospective randomized phase II trial. 23, 1348-1353. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdr400
Appendix 1: Reported incidence of hand-foot syndrome associated with various therapies.(Degen et al., 2010)
Incidence PPE
Incidence of severe PPE (grade 3)
2 x 400 mg/day
34% - 48%
Grade 2/3: 17-30%
Grade 3: 9%
Sorafenib + Bevacizumab
2 x 200-400 mg/day
Grade 2/3: 57%
50 mg/day
37.5-50 mg/day
100 mg/m2 every 3 weeks
30 mg/m2 every 14 days
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
40-50 mg/m2 every 3-4 weeks
Grade 2/3: 20%
Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
20 mg/m2 every 2-3 weeks
2 X 1250 mg/day
+ DPD inhibitor (eniluracil)
1000 mg/m2
100 mg/m2
Docetaxel + capecitabine
Doxorubicin + continuous 5-FU
20-30 mg/m2/2 weeks
1400 mg/m2/week
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There's also The Sufferfest. I haven't tried these out yet as I need to get up the courage to try out my new rollers.
There are loads of plans on turbotraining.co.uk. They're text only, but if you subscribe you can use the online "player" which works really well. The audio is either supplied by digitally imported radio (trance channel) or you could just have your own music.
As an alternative, I met the guys from powerblast at the TCR show last year. They've created audio sets that have variable BPMs with the idea that you match your RPM to the music. I've not tried them myself but they seem like a pretty good idea.
Personally, I find that so long as you have a specific and varied set, and some decent music in the background, it's not too tortuous. If you try to do an hour with no set in mind then it becomes tedious as hell!
There are a number of fitness and workout music collections available on iTunes, with some offering more than a 100 pieces of music for less than $10US. The concept is you put together your own program using available music. You can also put together your own training program using available commercial music for your own use. Pick songs that have a good solid beat. For an hour program choose an introductory piece of music or pieces that give a fast paced beat that can be used with a bike on a training stand or rollers with gears set for low resistance like you were on a flat road. Increase the resistance and vary the music to match your theoretical ride -- flats, hills up, hills down, etc. We have Spinning classes in the United States and they are available in other countries as well. I recommend you contact a Spinning studio or a fitness center that has Spinning classes and take some to see what can be done and how the music is integrated in a visualized ride. A good reputable Spinning class will have you warm up at the beginning of the class and cool down at the end with appropriate controlled stretching included. Spinning classes use stationary bikes designed for Spinning classes but it is possible to set a road bike up on rollers or stand to mimic the feel. To make my bike more stable I have a training stand on the back wheel and I took a training stand that was no longer functional (I wore it out) and modified it to fit the front wheel to provide a very stable platform that allows me to not just sit and ride but also to stand out of the saddle for a more complete training session.


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WELLSBURG - A Wellsburg man has been honored by the government of Belgium for his part in liberating the country from Nazi forces during World War II.
Pete Lallone, a member of the 743rd Tank Battalion of the Army's 30th Infantry Division, was presented Belgium's Fourragere, a military award issued to Allied Forces that fought off a German offensive in the Ardennes mountain region of Belgium, France and Luxembourg near the war's end that became known as the Battle of the Bulge.
He was presented the honor at a meeting of the Ohio Valley Barbed Wire Chapter of Ex-Prisoners of War by John Chernenko, the group's president and a fellow veteran of the Battle of the Bulge.
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RECOGNIZED — Pete Lallone of Wellsburg, right, holds Belgium's Fourragere, a military award in the form of an orange braided cord, issued to Allied troops that defended the country against Nazi invaders during World War II. Presenting the award to Lallone was John Chernenko, president of the Ohio Valley Chapter of Ex-Prisoners of War.
-- Warren Scott
Asked about conditions during the fighting, which occurred in frigid winter weather, Lallone said, "There was a lot of snow on the ground, and we were sleeping in foxholes. You just lived through it and that's about it."
Lallone, who was among troops captured by the Germans, recalled being marched through the day to a brick factory, where they slept, and then to a train station from which he and many others were transported in railroad boxcars to a POW camp near Russia.
He said while imprisoned, food was scarce and he and other prisoners might receive a slice of bread about every other day.
Lallone said he missed his family "who didn't even know where I was" until he was liberated by English troops five and a half months later.
He was one of five brothers and stepbrothers who served during the war. A younger brother, George, was killed while serving in Italy.
Having enlisted at age 26, he resumed his life after returning home. Married in 1949, he and his wife, Eleanor, have a daughter and two grandchildren.
He and his brother, Frank, ran a service station in Wellsburg for many years.
(Scott can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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I own an Asus 1215N which is getting very hot
Intel Atom 525D dual core ION 2 (geforce 220 + GMA 3150) 4 GB RAM Ubuntu 12.04
it hits 86 C at idle. Some times (at load or turned on > 1 hour) it shuts down due to heat, in Windows 7 it runs idle at 49 C. I tried an acpi call to shut down the nVidia chip which is cooled together with the Atom chip. That didn't solve the problem. To check up to see if it really turned off I checked how much power the laptop consumed, it only went from using 1400 mW to 860 mW, no changes in heat. I also tried reapply the standard heat adhesive, the old heat adhesive made it run at 97 (it couldn't even put up a useful install of Ubuntu). This really annoys me, as Ubuntu is the OS of choice to me.
Should I try compile the kernel?
Is it true that compile for a P4 is the better choice to the atom, when compiling the kernel for this processor architecture?
Now I tried compiling the kernel for atom. Now temperature is 83 C (think the drop has more to do with ambient temp than the customized kernel)
help appreciated


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