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CADIZ - Harrison County commissioners passed a resolution Wednesday urging the state to keep the majority of revenue from a proposed natural gas severance tax in the county where it is generated.
The resolution states that natural gas extraction will generate substantial profits for drillers and levy heavy costs on communities, so any tax imposed by the state should be used to benefit local governments.
"While we agree that there should be some sort of a tax imposed on the gas industry, the only way to ensure that local governments and the citizens they represent benefit over the lifetime of natural gas extraction is to require that a small portion of the wealth created by the energy development is returned to local governments," said Commissioner Don Bethel.
"Without a mechanism in place to capture energy revenue, little to none of the wealth created by this industry remains locally," Bethel added. "The majority of new jobs and businesses in gas field services will leave when the build-up phase ends, while the bulk of profits will accrue to the corporations and their shareholders. We learned this lesson the hard way from the coal industry."
"Energy development has significant impacts on municipal and regional infrastructure," Commissioner Dale Norris explained. "Any tax money generated from that energy development should remain here to offset these costs and fund economic development right here in Harrison County."
The resolution also mentions the increased costs incurred by law enforcement and emergency management services.
Proposed HB 59 would send 75 percent of revenues to the state in order to cut taxes for all Ohioans. The 25 percent allocated back to local government would be earmarked by the state for specific projects.
"We strongly believe we understand the needs of Harrison County better than our state leaders, as state leaders believe they know better the needs of Ohio better than our federal leaders."
"The state already receives a majority of the increased sales tax revenues generated from shale boom," Auditor Patrick Moore explained. "The county keeps just 1.5 percent of the 7 percent sales tax collected."
"Harrison County citizens and government leaders have paid their dues of being poverty stricken for decades and deserve the fruits from minerals taken from their lands in lieu of funding tax breaks for the already wealthy."
The resolution will be sent to Gov. John Kasich.
Lorna Bower of the Harrison County Emergency Management Agency asked the board to approve a .75-mill property tax levy to fund a new generation 911 system which is mandated for the county.
"We do not receive any county funding for the 911 system," Bower stated. "That should have been a part of the program when it was first implemented, it has always been a struggle to pay for 911."
"The current telephone surcharge is insufficient to upgrade the system or implement the reverse 911," said Bower. "I don't know what we would do if this went down."
"This is a safety issue for residents," said Norris.
The board approved placing the levy on a future ballot.
In other business:
Two bids were opened for the county Road 14 paving project. Shelly and Sands submitted a bid of $253,860 while Lash Paving bid $239,806. At the request of the county engineer's office, the bids were tabled for review.
Mike Sliva was appointed to the OMEGA Revolving Loan Fund committee for a term beginning in September and running through August 2016.
The board approved an increase in appropriations for the DJFS Children's Service Fund of $150,000.


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I recently installed Ubuntu and intended to use my 1920x1080 monitor with my 1440 x 900 laptop via HDMI, however, when I went into system settings to extend the displays I got this error:
The selected configuration for displays could not be applied requested position/size for CRTC 147 is outside the allowed limit: position=(1920, 180), size=(1440, 900), maximum=(1920, 1920)
I tried installing the proprietary drivers for my graphics card, which is an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 and then changing my settings through the ATI Catalyst Control Center as one of the solutions online suggested, but this did not work.
The strange thing is the 1920x1080 screen seems to display 2 bars accross the top with 2 sets of wifi status icons, battery/email etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I love the way ubuntu looks and can't wait to begin learning more about this OS.

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It said it would better automate the set-up and management of SAS solutions in any virtual environment and is thought to give SAS a more direct path to support public, private and hybrid clouds than building the widgetry itself.
rPath employees have formed a new Platform Deployment Technologies Group within SAS R&D.
GigaOm said rPath, which billed itself as "the enterprise PaaS company," was "ahead of the curve" and had experienced management turnover that left it on "thin ice" although bookings were reportedly up 174% in the first half on cloud automation demand.
Terms were not disclosed but GigaOm figures it went for less than $100 million. rPath had absorbed $32.5 million in venture funding and what remains is shutting down.
"Our customers are telling us that the cloud and other virtualization platforms are critical technologies for them, and they want greater use of SAS throughout their organizations," SAS CTO Keith Collins said. "By acquiring rPath's key technology and industry knowledge, we will expand our commitment to the virtual applications and appliances space on a global enterprise level. In addition, we will further enhance our ability to build and deliver SAS solutions, such as SAS High Performance Analytics, in a cloud environment. This is a great fit for SAS and we're excited to have employees of rPath join our team."
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Are there any substantiated health risks to a high protein, low-carb diet?
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Too much protein is excreted so there are no health risks in that respect. You will also avoid muscle wasting with a high protein diet, however you're likely to have low energy levels from the lack of carbs so maintaining protein-only for more than one day isn't a good idea.
The tryptophan found in protein also needs carbohydrates to be transported, which essentially equates to low serotonin levels for the duration of the diet.
High-protein diets only pose a serious health risk if you do not take in enough fat and/or carbohydrates with them. The maximum for a high-protein diet is 60% protein. The human body only requires 0.36g protein per pound of body weight daily, and my understanding is that high-protein diets are usually regarded in the medical community as unnecessary.
Carbohydrates and/or fats are absolutely essential to both maintaining energy levels and maintaining healthy brain activity. Increasing protein sufficiently that you crowd out your energy calories is going to pose some serious side effects. Other than that, you run some risk of dehydration, and should watch your hydration levels carefully and drink pure water any time you're thirsty.
As always, before starting a diet like this, you should talk to your physician and make sure that your health history won't negatively impact your attempts at it. High-protein diets are meant for bulking up, not losing weight. Be sure to take supplemental vitamins, as you are not going to get all you need from a diet of lean meats.


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Begin with standard abbreviations for polarized filters:
H = Horizontal, V= Vertical, D = Diagonal, R = Right circular.
HHH means three horizontal filters in a row.
Start with totally unpolarized light. H transmits 50% as does HH, HHH, HHHH, etc.
Simiarly, V, VV, VVV, etc. And D,DD, DDD, etc.
HD transmits 25%. As do DV, HR, and RD.
But HV transmits 0%, and HDV counterintuitively transmits 12.5%.
( I call HDV the famous three filter trick.)
Now, if R consists of H followed by a quarter wave plate, then R transmits 50%, but RR transmits 25%, RRR transmits 12.5% RRRR transmits 6.25%, etc., unlike V,VV,VVV,VVVV etc.
Is this true? Or do RR, RRR, RRRR, etc. all transmit 50%?
Is there another form of circular polarizer that does work like linear polarizers when repeated?
Begin with standard abbreviations for polarized filters:
You are exactly correct in your first assertion: Each R stage in and RRR... sequence will diminish the light further.
That's not because there is anything inherently different about circular basis states versus linear states, but because we cheat a bit in how we make circular polarizers, since they start with linear polarizers that are then followed by quarter wave plates. It's a bit like a mismatch of hose connections, since you keep converting back and forth between the two basis sets (linear versus circular).
Can you build a full-pass circular polarizer? Sure.
The first thing to keep in mind is that like linear polarizers, quarter plates have a definite orientation to them in how they operate on light. Along one side-to-side axis of a quarter plate, light moves faster and in one linear polarization, while along the other perpendicular axis light move slower and with the opposite polarization. They call it a "quarter plate" because its thickness is just right for delaying the slower-moving light by exactly one fourth of a wavelength of light. The shift remains (mostly) proportional to wavelength for different lengths of light, so the neat thing about a quarter plate is that it works even with white light of many different frequencies.
A circular polarizer consists of two parts. The initial linear polarizer, say $V$ for vertical, that absorbs 50% of non-polarized light and transmits the other 50% as polarized light.
The second part is a quarter plate whose fast axis is rotated 45$^\circ$ away from the vertical axis of the polarizer. That 45$^\circ$ angle allows the quarter plate to split half of the polarized light into fast mode, and the other half into slow mode. For an observer looking into the oncoming light, a quarter plate that is rotated 45$^\circ$ to the right of the polarization axis of the linear polarizer produces light that rotates clockwise as seen by the observer. That is the right circular polarized light. Call that case the $Q$ quarter plate.
If instead the fast axis of the quarter plate is rotated 45$^\circ$ to the left of the linear polarizer axis, the resulting light rotates left. Call that left circular polarized light (and if I got that switched, someone please flag me!), and call that orientation of the quarter plate $Q^-$.
So, with that in mind, here's the trick for creating true cascading circular polarizers: Simply add a $Q^-$ in front of the linear $V$, in addition to the original $Q$ plate that comes after the polarizer. The resulting sandwich is $Q^-VQ$, versus $VQ$ for ordinary circular polarizers.
The reason this works is that the new plate is 90$^\circ$ out-of-phase with the quarter plate from the circular polarizer in front of it, and so cancel out the action of that plate, since both components are slowed and sped up by the proportions by the two out-of-synch quarter plates.
(As the asker Jim Graber neatly noticed, another way to do this is to add a three-quarters plate in front of the polarizer, that is, to create a $QQQVQ$ sandwich. That also gives a null action by changing all the phases by one full wavelength! Neat trick, Jim.)
So here's how it works. For ordinary mixed polarization light entering $Q^-VQ$ from the left, the first $Q^-$ stage just shifts random phase and so has no major impact on the light. The remaining two stages $VQ$ then act like a conventional circular polarizer that, as expected, diminishes the light by 50%. So, the $Q^-VQ$ sandwich clearly qualifies as a true circular polarizer.
Now send that light through another $Q^-VQ$ sandwich. This time the initial $Q^-$ plate has something meaningful to work with! It cancels the actions of the $Q$ plate from the first sandwich, and so converts the light back to vertical linear polarized light. Since that light is now fully matched to the $V$ plate of the second sandwich, all of it gets through. The final $Q$ plate in the second sandwich then recreates circular polarized light, again at nominally 100% efficiency.
You can repeat this indefinitely, with the internal pairs of $Q$ and $Q^-$ plates in successive sandwiches always canceling out and ensuring 100% transmission of vertically polarized light, but always with the last plate converting back to circular.
Now at this point you may be thinking "yeah, but don't you have to keep all of these supposedly true circular polarizes oriented just like vertical linear polarizers?" The cool answer is no, you don't. What's important is that the initial $Q^-$ plate is properly oriented relative to the $V$ polarizer, not to the circular polarized light that is entering into if from the front. That light is rotationally symmetric and will convert into linear polarized light at any angle, with that angle depending only on how the $Q^-$ plate is oriented.
So, the bottom line to your question is this: Yes, you can make true circular polarizers quite easily using the same materials normally used, the only difference being the addition of that initial $Q^-$ plate. They don't do that in ordinary circular polarizers because it would a very rare event to need cascaded circular polarizers. So instead of adding the cost of another quarter plate in front that would serve no real purpose, they build it in a way that provides perfectly serviceable circular polarized light at a significantly lower cost.
Alternatively, there is nothing impossible (in principle) about a "true circular polarizer", a single material that by itself absorbs right-circular-polarized light but passed left-circular-polarized. If it existed, it would also be stackable. In practice, I'm not sure whether or not they exist. Well, any chiral molecule or material will absorb one helicity light over the other preferentially (circular dichroism), but usually the ratio is only slightly different than 1. I don't know anything about this field, but it seems that researchers are working on it.
This is true and can easily be observed with a pair of 3D cinema glasses, which are a bit of a puzzle and quite fun to play with; as far as I can make out they are made with a quarter-wave plate followed by a linear polarizer. Thus flipping or turning a lens will have a large effect on transmission when both lenses are stacked.


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What does "Hosanna" (ὡσαννά) mean (as it appears in the Gospels)? What is its etymology/derivation from Hebrew/Aramaic?
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The Hebrew phrase in Psalms 118:25 from which the Greek Hosanna (
In the context of Psalms 118:25, the meaning is literally, "save now" (so KJV, NKJ).
Given the other OT quotations used by the crowd at the Triumphal Entry in the Gospel record, I think it is likely that the term was used there in a very literal sense. The people cheering Jesus' entry were calling on Him to enact the salvation of Israel, and to do so now. (Of course, their conception of the salvation that Jesus came to accomplish differed significantly from His and leads to a disillusioned mob that shouts "crucify Him" instead.)
During the Intertestamental period, Judas the Maccabee (the Hammer) led a major revolt in Israel. This is the Hasmonean revolt (beginning in 167 BC). After Judah and the other Hasmoneans led the people to victory in a major battle, the people had a celebration. They cut off palm branches, waved them in the air, and shouted "Hosanna!"
Judah was killed in 160 BC, but his brothers carried on the revolt and eventually drove the Seleucids out. They set up a dynasty that lasted, with various amounts of independence, from 140 to 37 BC. From 110 to 63, the Hasmoneans enjoyed full independence from foreign powers. In 63, they were annexed by the Romans but allowed to remain on the throne. In 37, Herod the Idumaean (supported by Anthony) defeated the last Hasmonean ruler and took Jerusalem.
When Jesus enters the city, they are calling on him to be like the Hasmonean kings and free the people from foreign oppression. In this case, the Romans.
The Wikipedia article Hosanna makes a reference to the Bauer Lexicon, explaining the etymology of the Greek word ὡσαννά:
So by the time Jesus rode into Jerusalem and the people shouted Hosanna*, it had become "a liturgical formula". Hosanna had originally been a cry for help, but it had become, as Strong's concordance puts it, a cry of happiness.
*The people probably shouted this in Aramaic, which was transliterated to Greek. But I'm no expert.
Below are a few different entries for the Greek word
Friberg Lexicon
Louw-Nida Lexicon
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There's a web page that I would like to double the size of all images on. I don't know any JavaScript or CSS. Can someone write me some code please? I tried this:
i.width = i.width * 2;i.height = i.height * 2
But I don't know what I'm doing, and it's not working. Please help.
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Recently, I got interested in developing a WordPress plugin which would add location to my posts. The idea was inspired from 'Facebook', where we have locations tagged with our every post (unless we disable it.). I started developing Geolocate My Posts yesterday and was able to complete it today morning, The publishing process took around 4-5 hours and here we are, The plugin is live now. In this article we'll be looking How to install this plugin and How to use it?
Here we go, We have got a nice looking map, with out location tagged with our post. Enjoy!
Geolocate My Posts
Installing and Activating the Plugin
- Go to http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/geolocate-my-posts/
- Download it!
- Extract the zip file contents to wp-content/plugins/
- Go to your Admin Panel
- From the sidebar, click on plugins
- You should see a similar page as above.
- Activate the "Geolocate My Posts"
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Please don't direct me to this post: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1551/how-to-think-in-oo.
I have read it and still have no answer.
I have programmed c++ for years and was taught that everything should be oop in design. i have recently started java and find it to very restricting in the way it makes everything a member or method of a class.
Though I agree reusable classed improve code but does everything need to be a class.
as an example in a simple space invader game there would be classes for the aliens, the ships and the bullets but there are things like the score and timer that are single instants.
I feel these work better as globals rather than a class that will only be used once.
I am starting to question whether I am an oop programmer and if I want to be one for that matter.
I am not really looking for an clear answer as this in not really a question, I am just wondering if I am doing it all wrong or just differently.
Showing my ignorance here but what the hell ... what difference does it make putting all the global stuff into a global class apart from access and duplicity(multiplayer)?
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11 Dec 2012 12:34 AM #11
yeah, awesome, the changes made in MVC are very welcomed.
Edit: Also hope that theme bundles feature in Sencha CMD will come soon.Github https://github.com/vadimpopa
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11 Dec 2012 5:39 AM #12
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11 Dec 2012 6:21 AM #13
woohoo to overridable TreeModel but boo to no mention of performance improvement to form and fields
11 Dec 2012 1:18 PM #14
Is there a parallel Sencha Architect beta to support this?
11 Dec 2012 1:26 PM #15
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12 Dec 2012 12:51 PM #16
Big potential for a project we are working on. Sencha please keep us as updated as possible here. *Thread subscribed.
17 Dec 2012 11:01 AM #17
Any updates from people using 4.2 beta in regards to performance?
17 Dec 2012 4:49 PM #18
See this: http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthread.php?251598
In other words, it doesn't seem like it.


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I have bought an S-Video cable so as that my old TV can be used as a second monitor, for watching iPlayer etc. I have an S-Video to Scart adaptor for the TV, Ubuntu knows there is a TV there and has set the correct resolution, but the TV shows no Picture??
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26 Apr 2012 6:58 AM #1
Ext.ux.form.TinyMCETextArea - a text area with integrated TinyMCE WYSIWYG Editor.
ExtJS form field - a text area with integrated TinyMCE WYSIWYG Editor.
Version: 5.1
Release date: 2014-09-27
ExtJS Version: 5.0.0
TinyMCE Version: 4.1.15
License: Sencha, LGPL v2.1 or later
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The integration is done by deriving from the Ext.form.field.TextArea.
Following issues are covered:
- Initialization in an initially visible and in an initially invisible tab.
- Correct place occupation by the initialization in any ExtJS layout.
- Correct resizing by the resizing of the underlying text area.
- Activation and deactivation of the WYSIWYG editor. Keeping of the cursor position by switching to the HTML text modus.
- Enabling and disabling of the WYSIWYG editor control.
- ReadOnly state support.
- Changing of WYSIWYG settings and CSS file for the editable contents on the fly.
- Pre-formatting of the HTML text in visible and invisible modus.
- Focusing of the WYSIWYG editor control.
- Marking invalid.
- Tracking dirty state.
- Storing and restoring cursor position by inserting of a place holder over a popup window.
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26 Apr 2012 9:47 AM #2
Thank you for the contribution. You may also wish to add it to the Market Place:
8 May 2012 3:07 PM #3
With 4.1 there is a bug and Text and TextArea do not resize. For the editor to work you need to do an override for TextArea as described :
This is a major bug, god knows why they are taking so long to fix it. Its wasted 3 hours of my time before I found this ticket, I wonder how many hours in total have been spent on this problem.
Nice component, by the way.
8 May 2012 11:11 PM #4
Hi Tony,
thank you for the feedback. I faced this problem while creation of the component with the release candidates of the 4.1. But, when the final release came out, I noticed that the resize event is fired and I was very glad.
At least, my example should work in all browsers. Maybe, the resize event in 4.1 is fired not in all cases or not in all layouts, or in other words, the bug is not fixed completely.
Due to the link you have give this bug is fixed, however if someone finds the case where the resize event not working, please let me to know, I will try to find the workaround for this case.
9 May 2012 6:23 AM #5
Puzzled why I need to call tinymce.triggerSave() before getting the value,is there some reason you did not call this in your getValue method.
Also is it possible to have multiple editors on a page?
9 May 2012 6:49 AM #6
1) triggerSave
The reason is the support of the HTML text modus, that is, the WYSIWYG is not visible, the text is entered directly into the text area. For some reason, when you typing into the text area, the method getValue is called every time you type a character. If I would call ed.save() , it overwrites the newly typed texts with that from the WYSIWYG.
If you do not need the HTML text modus, you can override the method getValue() like this
getValue: function() { var me = this; if(me.wysiwygIntialized) { var ed = tinymce.get(me.getInputId()); if(ed) ed.save(); } return me.callParent(arguments); },
Actually, I waited long time for the update to the version 4, but then decided to create my own.
2) Also is it possible to have multiple editors on a page?
Yes, there are no restrictions, and each editor may have own specific configuration. The demo example has two editors.
11 May 2012 5:03 AM #7
when i try to use setValue the second time it's not working. also in the demo the 'set some value' is not working, any suggestions what to do about this?
i use ExtJS 4.1 and Ext.ux.form.TinyMCETextArea 1.2
same thing in Chrome 19 and Firefox 12 on Ubuntu 11.10
this is my controller function:
openTextEditor : function(event, element) { var me = this; me.currentTextElement = element; console.log(me.currentTextElement, 'me.currentTextElement'); if(typeof me.textEditor === 'undefined') me.textEditor = me.getWorkspaceTextEditor(); var textfield = me.textEditor.down('form').getForm().findField('content'); textfield.setValue(me.currentTextElement.data.properties.content); me.textEditor.show(); },
it seems like the first time setValue is called it is applied directly to the textfield and then loaded by tinymce on first load/show, but the setValue function from Ext.ux.form.TinyMCETextArea which is used on the second change is not working at all
11 May 2012 6:24 AM #8
thanks for the bug report. I looks like I have introduced this bug by trying to eliminate the need to call the tinymce.triggerSave(). It was a bad idea. Now, I updated the version 1.3, there this bug is fixed. But, you have again to call tinymce.triggerSave() before getting the value over getValue() or before submission of the form.
Download the new version 1.3 from the same URL.
11 May 2012 7:41 AM #9
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Is everything OK? Shouldn't we be aware of the results already?
I thought the counting was done automatically from the site that the voting was taking place. I understand that the applications have to result into the Ubuntu Software Center, but I find that anything more than 3 days is excessive. 9 have passed.
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What are the connotations of the word "Greetings" when used as a greeting? I am British, and I have rarely heard "Greetings!" used as a greeting in the UK. I associate it in my mind with Commander Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation, because I seem to remember he used it a lot. So to me it connotes geeky, formal and stilted. However, I appreciate this may not be accurate.
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I doubt there was ever a time when "Greetings!" was a common salutation. Because it's perfectly comprehensible, some people might assume it's a "dated" usage - and by association, perhaps they might therefore assume it's formal/stilted, but I don't think that's really accurate.
In "real-world" contexts today, it's usually (but not always) used facetiously. But because it's a relatively uncommon non-idiomatic form, it's often used in contexts where the intention is to convey that the speaker is somehow "exotic" and far removed from everyday life as we know it.
Consequently, it's often used in science fiction/fantasy novels, movies, etc., which is why OP also perceives geeky associations. It might also turn up in "historical fiction" - but again, I think that would be because the writer wants those exotic/distant connotations, rather than because they've researched the matter and are accurately reflecting the usage of a bygone age.
So if a native English speaker greets you with "Greetings!", you can usually assume he's being flippant/jocular. With a non-native speaker, you could perhaps infer he's not fully fluent.
Several dictionaries don't agree with the notion that it is somehow facetious or jocular. It may be, but I would definitely say that it is normally used as a formal means of acknowledging someone.
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Classification: Antimicrotubule Agent, Taxane
About Paciltaxel, Protein Bound
Paciltaxel, protein bound, is a form of paclitaxel chemotherapy. The paclitaxel particles are bound in a protein called albumin, which is derived from human blood. This prevents the reactions associated with the preservative used in regular paclitaxel and allows higher doses to be given. Paclitaxel is a plant alkaloid that was developed from the bark of the Pacific Yew tree. Paclitaxel works by disrupting the microtubular network essential for cell division and other normal cellular functions, eventually causing cell death.
How to Take Paciltaxel, Protein Bound
Protein bound paclitaxel is given by intravenous (into a vein) infusion, typically once a week or every 3 weeks. The dose is dependent on your body size and will be determined by your healthcare provider.
Even when carefully and correctly administered by trained personnel, this drug may cause a feeling of burning and pain. There is a risk that this drug may leak out of the vein at the injection site, resulting in tissue damage. If the area of injection becomes red, swollen, or painful at any time during or after the injection, notify your doctor or nurse immediately. Do not apply anything to the site unless instructed by your doctor or nurse.
Possible Side Effects of Paclitaxel, Protein Bound
There are a number of things you can do to manage the side effects of paclitaxel, protein bound. Talk to your doctor or nurse about these recommendations. They can help you decide what will work best for you. These are some of the most common side effects:
Low White Blood Cell Count (Leukopenia or Neutropenia)
White blood cells (WBC) are important for fighting infection. While receiving treatment, your WBC count can drop, putting you at a higher risk of getting an infection. You should let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4), sore throat or cold, shortness of breath, cough, burning with urination, or a sore that doesn't heal.
Tips to preventing infection:
Low Platelet Count (Thrombocytopenia)
Platelets help your blood clot, so when the count is low you are at a higher risk of bleeding. Let your doctor or nurse know if you have any excess bruising or bleeding, including nose bleeds, bleeding gums or blood in your urine or stool. If the platelet count becomes too low, you may receive a transfusion of platelets.
Low Red Blood Cell Count (Anemia)
Your red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the tissues in your body. When the red cell count is low, you may feel tired or weak. You should let your doctor or nurse know if you experience any shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or pain in your chest. If the count gets too low, you may receive a blood transfusion.
Peripheral Neuropathy (Numbness or Tingling in the Hands and/or Feet)
Peripheral neuropathy is a toxicity that affects the nerves. It causes a numbness or tingling feeling in the hands and feet, often in the pattern of a stocking or glove. This can get progressively worse with additional doses of the medication. In some people, the symptoms slowly resolve after the medication is stopped, but for some it never goes away completely. You should let your healthcare provider know if you experience numbness or tingling in the hands and feet, as they may need to adjust the doses of your medication.
Fatigue is very common during cancer treatment and is an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion that is not usually relieved by rest. While on cancer treatment, and for a period after, you may need to adjust your schedule to manage fatigue. Plan times to rest during the day and conserve energy for more important activities. Exercise can help combat fatigue; a simple daily walk with a friend can help. Talk to your healthcare team for helpful tips on dealing with this side effect.
Loss or Thinning of Scalp and Body Hair (Alopecia)
Your hair may become thin, brittle, or may fall out. This typically begins two to three weeks after treatment starts. This hair loss can be all body hair, including pubic, underarm, legs/arms, eyelashes, and nose hairs. The use of scarves, wigs, hats and hairpieces may help. Hair generally starts to regrow soon after treatment is completed. Remember your hair helps keep you warm in cold weather, so a hat is particularly important in cold weather or to protect you from the sun.
Some patients may develop a rash, scaly skin, or red itchy bumps. Use an alcohol free moisturizer on your skin and lips; avoid moisturizers with perfumes or scents. Your doctor or nurse can recommend a topical medication if itching is bothersome. If your skin does crack or bleed, be sure to keep the area clean to avoid infection. Be sure to notify your healthcare provider of any rash that develops, as this can be a reaction. They can give you more tips on caring for your skin.
Muscle or Joint Pain/Aches and Headache
Your doctor or nurse can recommend medication and other strategies to relive pain.
Nausea and/or Vomiting
Talk to your doctor or nurse so they can prescribe medications to help you manage nausea and vomiting. In addition, dietary changes may help. Avoid things that may worsen the symptoms, such as heavy or greasy/fatty, spicy or acidic foods (lemons, tomatoes, oranges). Try antacids, (e.g. milk of magnesia, calcium tablets such as Tums), saltines, or ginger ale to lessen symptoms.
Call your doctor or nurse if you are unable to keep fluids down for more than 12 hours or if you feel lightheaded or dizzy at any time.
Your oncology team can recommend medications to relieve diarrhea. Also, try eating low-fiber, bland foods, such as white rice and boiled or baked chicken. Avoid raw fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals and seeds. Soluble fiber is found in some foods and absorbs fluid, which can help relieve diarrhea. Foods high in soluble fiber include: applesauce, bananas (ripe), canned fruit, orange sections, boiled potatoes, white rice, products made with white flour, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat, and farina. Drink 8-10 glasses on non-alcoholic, un-caffeinated fluid a day to prevent dehydration.
Liver Toxicity
This medication can cause liver toxicity, which your doctor may monitor for using blood tests called liver function tests. If you develop elevations in your liver function tests, your healthcare provider may need to lower your dose or stop the medication. Notify your healthcare provider if you notice yellowing of the skin or eyes, your urine appears dark or brown or pain in your abdomen, as these can be signs of liver toxicity.
Heart Problems
This medication can cause slow or abnormal heartbeats, congestive heart failure or heart dysfunction. Notify your healthcare provider right away if you feel abnormal heartbeats, if you feel dizzy or faint, or if you develop swelling in your feet or ankles.
Lung problems
This drug can cause a variety of lung problems, including pneumonitis, interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism and lung fibrosis. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have shortness of breath, cough, wheezing or difficulty breathing.
Decrease in Appetite
Nutrition is an important part of your care. Cancer treatment can affect your appetite and, in some cases, the side effects of treatment can make eating difficult. Ask your nurse about nutritional counseling services at your treatment center to help with food choices.
Allergic Reactions
In some cases, patients can have an allergic reaction to this medication. Signs of a reaction can include: shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chest pain, rash, flushing or itching or a decrease in blood pressure. If you notice any changes in how you feel during the infusion, let your nurse know immediately. The infusion will be slowed or stopped if this occurs. Depending on the severity of your reaction, you may still be able to receive the medication with a pre-medication to prevent a reaction, or if the medication is given at a slower rate.
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Despite all the negativity that surrounds bullying there is a glimmer of hope.
Students, parents, administrators and law enforcement want to put a stop to it all.
We often hear about the problem of bullying, but the people we talked to wanted to provide solutions,
"I want the police to do their job, and I want the school, to do their job, to where these kids can be safe to go to school," says Betty Hall.
"I just want the school, in general, the town, to take a bigger step on, the whole bullying situation I mean there are too many, teenagers and adults, and young children that have been bullied to the point of either being homicidal or suicidal," says Jennifer Carey.
"It's something that we campaign against, you know negative behavior, and exploitation, then we can in a way get everyone involved, in something that will be anti-bullying," says Justice Black.
"All around we need to come together and help students in that situation."
"Making surer that their child feels loved, making sure that the parents or the guardians do what they can do to build up the child's self esteem. Every chance they can," says Dr. Jerilyn Mcleod.
That's only a few solutions of what some people in the wiregrass want done to stop bullying, but one man here in Slocomb says he's on a mission to make sure every student knows, bullying isn't tolerated.
Meet Slocomb's chief of police, don white, it's clear he's no stranger to children at Slocomb middle school. Every child who passed him in the halls knew him.
"we started about two three years ago over at the elementary and high school, and has really took off into all aspects of the school, to where we give instructions, for the parents , the teachers right down to the kindergarteners, to the seniors," says Slocomb Police Chief Don White.
Chief White walks these hallways to monitor bullying. It's a program he says has been effective since its inception.
And they're working to expand into nearby areas.
"The program has went over so well here in Slocomb, we have expanded it county wide so that throughout the Geneva county system, and over into the Geneva city system, it's a program needed throughout school systems, because every high school, elementary school has bullying in it, "says Slocomb Police Chief Don White.
At Grandview elementary its bully prevention week and these third through fifth graders are learning early how to stop bullying.
"When somebody bullies you go tell the teacher, or the parent, or an adult that's around you or walk away or don't listen to it, or go to another friend group," says 4th grader Jaquette Townsend.
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- A rapid test (HIV-1/2 Ag/Ab Combo test) that can detect both HIV antibodies and HIV antigens is available. This test can detect an HIV infection earlier than other tests available. It also can tell whether an HIV infection is new or is established.
- After initial testing, it is important for your doctor to contact you with the results of your test. Be sure to tell your doctor how and where to contact you. If your doctor has not contacted you within 1 to 2 weeks of your test, call and ask for your results.
- The ELISA is a good screening test, because it is usually positive when an HIV infection is present. But the ELISA test results can indicate HIV is present when it is not (false-positive). So the ELISA alone cannot be used to make a definite diagnosis of HIV infection. No one is considered HIV-positive until he or she has a positive Western blot, IFA, or PCR test.
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Researchers at the Silver School of Social Work at New York University have been awarded a grant of more than $3 million by the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct a large, randomized controlled trial of Person-Centered Care Planning" (PCCP), a recovery-oriented practice designed to engage people actively in their mental health services. PCCP, by promoting choice and collaboration by consumers of mental health services, puts the consumers in the driver's seat of their care, while helping agencies align their services with recent health care reform initiatives.
The study of Person-Centered Care Planning will be conducted at 14 mental health agencies in Connecticut and Delaware by Dr. Victoria Stanhope, associate professor of social work, who is the principal investigator; Larry Davidson and Janis Tondora of Yale University; Steven Marcus of the University of Pennsylvania, and Deborah Padgett, professor of social work and global public health at NYU Silver, and a McSilver Faculty Fellow.
State by state, the mental health system has been moving toward Person-Centered Care. The Person-Centered Care model is a departure from traditional, more prescriptive approaches to the delivery of mental health services, and one of the principal hopes associated with it is that it will help to reduce the pervasive and challenging problem of people disengaging from mental health care. While numerous states have embraced the collaborative model as part of health care reform efforts, many are now looking for guidance on how best to implement it in practice, taking into account the limited availability of workforce development resources.
The study will test the impact of PCCP, paying close attention to the organizational factors that shape implementation. In the study's randomized controlled trial phase, Dr. Stanhope and her colleagues will compare consumer outcomes at community mental health clinics trained in Person-Centered Care Planning to consumer outcomes where community mental health clinics provide treatment as usual. Qualitative inquiry will be used to better understand the care planning and implementation process associated with the intervention.
Designed to bridge the science to services gap, the study will focus on how agencies can bring about the wholesale transformation needed to deliver sustainable person-centered care. The study is the first of its kind to examine the synergy between PCCP, provider level training, and organizational factors, and to document their impact on consumer outcomes. The study also has the potential to generate valuable guidance on how state systems that are engaged in transforming their mental health services can best use their limited resources during times of significant fiscal constraint.
Research begins this month under the support of the R01 grant from NIMH.
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My focus here is on the should in the sentence fragment "I should very much like...". Why is it there in place of would? It seems strange that should is used in the subjunctive mood there -- is it grammatical? If the fragment is idiomatic, can anyone explain the history of the idiom?
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Great Question! I was intrigued to find the following in NOAD:
Grammatically, once upon a time, will meant want and shall meant something like will.
To be a little clearer saying you "shall" something meant both that you "owed" doing it (or "should" do it in the current sense), and that you were going to do it ("will" in the current sense.) There's a question about shall and will here: 'shall' and 'will'
As I've noted, will has usurped roughly half of what "shall" used to mean.
Similarly, "would" has usurped the place of "should" in many cases. For whatever reason, "should" has clung to its place in the sentence "I should very much like to..." and in that particular sentence "should" retains its former meaning.
...As to why this particular phrase kept its "should," the answer can probably be summarised as "because it did" and a blank stare. I'll be happy to find I'm wrong, though!
Here's a very small, quick reference attesting to the fact that this use isn't unique, just rather obscure, nowadays: http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxshallv.html
Also, an etymology of "should": http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=should
And one for "would": http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=would&searchmode=none
It seems to me that "I should very much like..." is more of a British version. You don't seem to hear it much in the States.
Today, this is essentially an artificial prescriptive rule. The (somewhat spurious) argument goes something like this:
For more details, the Fowler brothers dedicate about 20 pages to these arguments in all their glorious spuriosity in "The King's English" and Fowler also dedicates a short amount of space under the 'shall' entry of his Modern English Usage to 'explaining' (although he doesn't really put forward a cohesive argument so much as professes) how the "correct" form is "I should prefer/like etc".
But if you think about it for a moment, the "therefore"s in the above are really non sequiturs. Why on earth "should" the use of a modal auxiliary bear any relation to its use several centuries ago when it was not a modal auxiliary? And why "should" any distinction between 'will' vs 'shall' exactly mimic the distinction between 'would' vs 'should'?
The original premise, that 'will' and 'shall' are originally based on two verbs with distinct meanings, is also not entirely clear. For a start, 'will' appears to be the convergence of two Old English verbs ('willan' and 'willain'). And it's not clear that 'shall' and 'will(an/ain)' had such distinct meanings: even in Old English, it's possible to point to uses where the sense of 'volition' and 'obligation' overlap. (Even 'shall' in its sense of 'owe (money etc)' may imply the notion of 'I will pay you because we have an agreement', i.e. there's a sense of a 'mutual contract' implying both volition and obligation.)
The "rule" appears to have sprung up in the 17th century in works such as Mason's "Grammaire Angloise" (1622). It's not entirely clear whether at the time, the "rule" reflected actual usage, or at least a simplified version of actual usage, or whether it was essentially prescriptive. One thing that the 17th century descriptions have in common is that they present the distinction somewhat succinctly and are possibly oversimplifying for the sake of an educational device. Remarks by Samuel Johnson in his dictionary published in the following century appear to paint a more mixed picture. It's possible that later prescriptivists took the 17th century authors' oversimplification of the situation and assumed them to be more 'absolute' truths. Some studies within the last century have attempted to analyse 17th century usage, notably Fries, 1925 and Hulbert (1947), and reached differing conculsions on the extent to which the "rules" stem from actual usage.
Actually should and would do mimic shall and will. Shall implies "command", and will implies "willingness".
I can't command myself; hence, shall emits neutral simple future meaning when used with first persons. But will retains the original meaning with first persons.
Now, since like embodies "willingness", it is logical to use should like to with first persons.


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Carrick Francis has spent most of his life jumping into trouble with both feet. The only thing saving him from prison or worse is his absolute devotion to Deacon Winters. Deacon was Crick's sanity and salvation during a miserable, abusive childhood, and Crick would do anything to stay with him forever. So when Deacon's father dies, Crick puts his college plans on hold to help Deacon as Deacon has helped him.Deacon's greatest wish is to see Crick escape his memories and the town they grew up in so Crick can enjoy a shining future. But after two years of growing feelings and temptation, the painfully shy Deacon finally succumbs to Crick's determined advances and admits he sees himself as part of Crick's life.
It nearly destroys Deacon when he discovers Crick has been waiting for him to push him away, just like Crick's family did in the past. When Crick's knack for volatile decisions lands him far away from home, Deacon is left, shell-shocked and alone, struggling to reforge his heart in a world where love with Crick is a promise, but by no means a certainty.
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The tale of Crick and Deacon is filled with a plethora of emotions ranging from elation to despair. The writing style of Amy Lane is fantastic and Sean Crisden's narration added to the story. I have listened to this book several times and I still find myself laughing out loud and shedding a tear. A great story! One I highly recommend.
If you enjoy gay romance novels then this book is one you just can not pass by.
Even though the setting of the audiobook made me think twice about purchasing the book, it was just the exact place and people that just made the story.
The characters may have their flaws, but the love, hope and sense of family throughout the entire book is pure joy and had me crying on many occasions. I cried at the very end, not just because of the ending, but because I felt so much a part of the characters lives and I had witnessed their growth and pain, it felt like that I myself as losing friends and family. I just wanted it to continue.
I immediately went out and purchased the paper back and the next installment of the series and Amy Lane jumped to my favourite author of all time.
This is one audiobook that I do not regret purchasing, not even for a second.
The sole reason I read this one is because of the Narrator...but I was also curious about the story as well...this book was GREAT!!
It had all the elements in a book that make you NOT want to put it down or stop listening!
The characters were so real b/c of the narrator and the writing...
I can tell this is another one that I wouldn't mind reading again, and again, and again!!
"Wonderful journey, honest characters, intense love"
I enjoyed the ride along with their emotional and relational growth. The story arch is perfect, I felt like a part of their family by the end looking toward the future with Crick and Deacon. Oh, yes, sexual encounters were hot and realistic at the same time. Love it, highly recommend it.
I'm 57 and retired due to vision loss after 30+ years in video production. I live with my partner of 12 years and a few great cats!
"How much abuse can a fictional character take?!"
Listening to this audiobook was very painful. While a certain amount of conflict and misunderstanding can help to fuel a romance, this isn't so much a romance as a test to see how much pain and abuse the reader is willing to see two people haplessly put each other through.
The device of conflict in this story reaches and maintains a level of emotional turmoil on the characters that can only be called sadistic. The rare moments of tenderness the characters are allowed are short, few and far between. Like an occasional bucket of water on a forest fire there isn't much relief.
"Emotional journey"
This is a wonderfully written story of sacrifice, values and decency. You can't help but admire both of the main characters for what life throws at them and how they manage to carry on.
I really enjoy the world of books! Narration just add layers to that world... don't u think? :)
"Great from beginning to end!"
I am totally on this m/m romance kick right now and this just totally did it for me. I loved it! When Crick ran away to the ARMY... I was shocked...but when Crick was actually not a flamming queen in the ARMY I was so proud....
Being an ex-Army soldier myself, I have lots of friends who were queens, but they weren't all... flamming.. They were actually really tough guys, but they definitely where queens... So this just made me think about all of them.
The story seem so real... (my life experiences help me relate)... and Crisden narration just put this story over the top. I loved the smex scenes.;.. sooo real... Amy Lane seems to have hit or miss depending on who is narrating her stories. Any Crisden narration is a hit, but others are very iffy!
Great credit... don't buy, but wait for your credit... But this was soo good... Just started book 2 and it is not lookin so hot.. but then again, it is not Crisden narrating...
"Deeply moving"
This made me cry over and over. I can't stop thinking about the men serving overseas and the hardships they and their families face. So glad I read this.
"Painful, not angsty"
I like angsty books, but Amy Lane often skates that line between really angsty or just painful. this book was painful like Chase in the Shadow, while I enjoyed Chase, I didn't Deacon's descent into depression hell.
Plus, I think I am one of the few that don't enjoy Sean Crisden other than as Ty & Zane. I am not sure why, but I only like him in Cut & Run. If I get book two, I will read it not listen to it.
I am an avid audio book listener. I have over 340 in my library and re-listen to them until I know my favorites by heart.
"wonderful and heartwrenching"
I loved this story. The author weaves a wonderful tale of misunderstandings and true love that conquers all. It is an easy listen and the narrator is one of my favorites. It is easy to discern between characters and his ennunciation is wonderful.
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The new plant significantly expands Momentive's production of acrylic-based resins in the region. The site, located in the Pinthong Industrial Estate Park, is capable of producing the latest generation of acrylic resins designed for use primarily in coatings, adhesives, and building and construction applications.
Momentive Specialty Chemicals on Tuesday announced the
startup of its new plant in Chonburi, Thailand, which
significantly increases its capacity to produce acrylic-based
resins and service customers in Southeast Asia.
Following the successful start-up of the plants
reactors, production is expected to gradually ramp up in the
second quarter of 2013, according to the company.
The new plant significantly expands Momentives production
of acrylic-based resins in the region. The site, which is
located on land bought by Momentive in the Pinthong Industrial
Estate Park, is capable of producing the latest generation of
acrylic resins designed for use primarily in coatings,
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In addition to production facilities, the new site includes
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We are pleased to start up this new facility on-time
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of acrylic resins to meet the needs of our valued
The Chonburi plant is Momentive's second addition to its
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announced that it had opened a new plant in Tianjin, China. The
Tianjin site produces a full range of amine curing agents
and supports the global demand for high performance epoxy
Momentive said it plans to employ 30 people at the Chonburi
plant when it becomes fully operational. The new Chonburi site
replaces the company's former, smaller plant in
Samutsakorn, Thailand, which was a leased property. The company
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