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The current weakness in the economy should have leaders worrying about the durability of today's surplus projections. Most, however, accept the notion that America has entered an era of permanently higher growth in which fiscal plenty is virtually assured.
It is remarkable how quickly this "new economy" thesis has gained followers. A few years ago, most mainstream economists dismissed it. Today, it underlies the federal government's official fiscal projections. Since 1997, the CBO has raised its ten-year forecast for real GDP growth from 2.0 to 3.1 percent, a huge increase that explains nearly half of the cumulative budget surplus projected over the next ten years. Looking further into the future, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan speculates that faster growth may largely solve Social Security's financial problems.
This official embrace notwithstanding, the new-economy thesis remains just that: a thesis. No one yet knows whether the surge in productivity that began in the mid-1990s will outlast the current business cycle. And in fact, there is reason to believe that much of the productivity improvement is illusory--and that what's real may not be sustainable. Even if the new-economy enthusiasts are right, moreover, faster growth alone won't do much to reduce the age wave's fiscal cost.
The latest data show that productivity fell sharply in the first quarter of 2001. The slowdown doesn't mean the enthusiasts are wrong. But it does suggest that it's time to step back and re-examine the evidence.
A Huge Departure
The central premise of the new economy thesis is that America's current prosperity is not just another upswing in the business cycle, but something bigger-an enduring upward shift in our nation's (and ultimately, the entire developed world's) rate of productivity and real wage growth. The shift, enthusiasts say, is the result of enormous new economic efficiencies made possible by information technology and globalization. It marks a return to the high growth of the 1950s and 1960s--and the end of the slowdown that began in the early 1970s.
Not all federal agencies accept the new-economy thesis. The Social Security Administration has so far declined to make any big changes in its long-term productivity assumption. Both the CBO and OMB, on the other hand, have embraced the thesis and incorporated much higher growth rates into their projections.
How much higher? Over the past quarter-century, economywide productivity has grown at the average annual rate of 1.5 percent per year. Since 1995, the rate has accelerated to 2.3 percent per year. In its January 2001 baseline, CBO assumes that potential productivity will grow at that same 2.3 percent rate over the next decade. In other words, it assumes that all of the recent productivity improvement will be permanent.
The extraordinary performance of the U.S. economy since the mid-1990s may justify ratcheting up growth expectations. But to assume a huge and permanent departure from the historical trend, based on five years of data, seems premature. As recently as January 2000, the CBO was warning that "it is not entirely obvious, despite productivity's healthy performance, that trend growth has changed." It is no more obvious today. No one really knows why productivity growth slowed in the early 1970s. And no one really knows whether the recent improvement will be more than temporary.
Good Reasons for Skepticism
There are good reasons for skepticism--starting with the possibility that much of the recent surge in productivity growth is a statistical illusion.
Roughly speaking, productivity growth can be thought of as the percentage growth in real output minus the percentage growth in worker hours. As it turns out, the official statistics may be understating the growth in worker hours, and hence overstating productivity. One reason is that it's difficult to count every worker. The 2000 Census found that the number of undocumented immigrants, many of whom work off the books, exceeds previous estimates by 50 percent or more. The data on average hours per worker may also be wrong. Amazingly, the official measure of average hours worked didn't increase at all in the 1990s. This flies in the face of abundant survey and anecdotal evidence that hours have grown rapidly in recent years, especially in white collar professional jobs where workers don't punch time clocks.
The official statistics may also be overstating real output itself. The recent surge in productivity has not been economywide--that is, it has not had much spillover beyond the information industry itself. In fact, some economists say that most of the gains have occurred in the companies that actually produce computers. This is a problem because of the way government economists calculate the real value of computers: hedonic pricing. In effect, hedonic pricing says that the Pentium you buy today is worth what that product (or that capability) cost many years ago when few people purchased it and when it was vastly more expensive. Over time, this method understates inflation and exaggerates the rise in living standards. Other developed countries do not use it, which is one reason they now lag the United States in measured productivity growth.
There is no doubt that some of the productivity surge is real. But just because something is real doesn't mean it's sustainable. Productivity soared starting in the mid-1990s in large part because capital spending soared. The CBO assumes that the growth in capital spending will continue unabated (indeed, accelerate) over the next decade. In other words, it assumes that companies will be investing as wildly in fiber optics and internet servers with the NASDAQ at 2000 as they did when it was at 5000. If capital spending growth reverts to its 1973-1995 trend, GDP growth would fall by roughly 0.5 percentage points. This alone would lower CBO's projection of GDP growth from 3.0 to 2.5 percent. Ominously, the latest data show that capital spending actually declined in each of the last two quarters.
The Long Run
It's worth recalling that information technology and globalization aren't the only forces shaping the economy. While they may be pushing productivity up, other forces are pushing in the opposite direction--and over the long run, the other forces may be more powerful.
There is the growth of low-productivity services. Economist William Baumol famously argued that services resistant to productivity gains (especially personal services such as teaching, medicine, counseling, law, and entertainment) tend to grow as a share of the economy as living standards rise. Many experts think this dynamic (known as "Baumol's disease") helps explain the productivity slowdown of the past quarter-century.
There is demographic sclerosis. As Boomers retire, workforce growth will slow to near zero. Without a demographic push, there may be less investment in capacity expansion. Many economists think that such expansion gives rise to the experimentation and "learning by doing" that underpins productivity breakthroughs.
Finally, there is the fiscal pressure of aging itself. According to the CBO, the major senior benefit programs are on track to grow by 10 percent of GDP from now to 2040. Absent fundamental reform, this growth points to a long-term future of resurgent federal deficits, rising real interest rates, falling national savings--and yes, stagnating productivity and real wage growth.
No Cure-All
Even if the enthusiasts are right about the new economy, higher growth is no long-term fiscal cure-all. It boosts tax revenue, and this improves the budget outlook. But on the outlay side, it also boosts spending, largely canceling out the gain. Most economists assume that, over the long run, discretionary spending will keep pace with the growth in the economy. Nor is there any necessary reason why, in the absence of programmatic reform, health-benefit spending won't grow at least as fast as real wages and real per capita income.
The most lock-step relationship of all is with Social Security outlays. It is true that faster near-term growth swells the Social Security trust funds--which is apparently what Chairman Greenspan has in mind. But the trust funds merely represent claims on future taxpayers. What matters fiscally is Social Security's long-term cash deficit, and here faster growth doesn't help much at all. Yes, when productivity goes up, average wages go up, and this adds to long-term tax revenues. But when average wages go up, average benefit awards also go up, and this adds to long-term outlays. The only way to get big savings from higher productivity is to sever the link between average wages and new benefit awards.
None of this is to say that faster growth--and the resulting rise in living standards--wouldn't bring vast benefits to society as a whole. It could even be argued that a more affluent society may be willing to allocate, through higher taxes, a much larger share of its income to old-age benefits. But this is a shaky case, and one that few new-economy enthusiasts are eager to make.
The Concord Coalition has a word of advice for America's leaders: Don't count on faster growth--not to buoy up the near-term budget outlook and certainly not to solve the long-term entitlement challenge. The new economy may or may not continue to pay the promised fiscal dividends. The bill for today's tax cuts and spending hikes will come due regardless.
FACING FACTS AUTHORS: Neil Howe and Richard Jackson CONCORD COALITION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Robert Bixby


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Bear McCreary - Something Dark Is Coming - Solo Piano
Posted 18 June 2011 - 04:57 AM
Posted 18 June 2011 - 04:59 PM
How can so much talent be squeezed into such a small body? He is amazing. He is a modern Mozart of TV soundtracks (actually, with his style? I'd say maybe more of a mix of Mozart, Vangelis and a big helping of the recently deceased Jerry Goldsmith; just listen to his Planet of the Apes soundtrack... it's all tones, hints of melody, percussion, primitive horns, atonal noises, etc). I am proud to have his autograph!
Posted 23 June 2011 - 07:58 PM
I hope he gets to work in Blood and Chrome too. BUT, I'm sure it will turn out he won't. Not much faith in SyFy right now.
"All base ships are now in range to attack the colonies."
Posted 24 June 2011 - 12:59 AM
Cylon-Knight, on 23 June 2011 - 07:58 PM, said:
I hope he gets to work in Blood and Chrome too. BUT, I'm sure it will turn out he won't. Not much faith in SyFy right now.
SyFy could, in the words of Casino's Joe Pesci, "F**k up a cup of coffee."
They make a few brilliant projects every few years or so (the Dune miniseries, BSG, etc) then they give us Dinoshark, Sharktopus or Mansquito.
Yeah, this is the network we trust to win back the fans it lost when BSG went off the air? Lotsa luck...
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They gotta at least get this down to 12 before the quarter ends.
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Dr. Vernon Harry Wiesand
SALISBURY – Dr. Vernon Harry Wiesand, 92 of Salisbury, died Saturday, May 26, 2012 at Anchorage Nursing Home in Salisbury.
Born in Baltimore, he was the son of the late William J. and Louise Voelkel Wiesand.
Vernon was a good husband and father, his integrity was only exceeded by his kindness toward his fellow man. He achieved much in life despite contracting Polio at a very young age. Vernon had a high degree of acceptance throughout his life and instilled that quality in others, was a great role model and power of example. He had a talent for bringing people together for a common cause and achieving goals, hence his leadership positions at many organizations: Baltimore German Society, President; International Wine & Food Society Baltimore Chapter, President; Mount Vernon/Belvedere Association, President; Baltimore Elks Club #7, Grand Exalted Ruler; Baltimore Recreation of Parks, Chairman of the Board; and Art Commission of Baltimore City, Chairman of the Board.
He was also a member of the Society for the History of Germans in Maryland, Boumi Temple Baltimore Chapter and a Life Member since 1946, and a member of the Maryland Bar Association. He graduated in 1943 from Western Maryland College. It was while attending Western Maryland College he met his beloved wife of 59 years, Shirley. He then received his Law Degree from the University of Maryland. He was a Magistrate in Baltimore City, where he was known by many throughout his life as "Judge Wiesand." He was also a collector of fine wines, and finally after a fulfilling career retired to Mallard Landing in Salisbury.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Shirley Wiesand; three children, Nancy Conner and her husband Curtis, Stephanie Rivkind, and Mark Wiesand and his wife Carole Maier; three grandchildren, Victoria, Dustin, and Alex; and four great-grandchildren.
No services are being held at this time. The family has requested in lieu of flowers please make donations to the Boumi Shriners Childrens Medical Fund. Please make your check payable to the Boumi Transportation Fund, 5050 King Avenue Baltimore, Md. 21237. Visit www.boundsfuneralhome.com to send letters of condolence to the family.
James M. Eby
OCEAN CITY — James M. Eby, of Ocean City, died Friday, June 1, 2012 at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.
Jim was born in Baltimore and was the son of the late George Franklin and Alice Loretta Eby.
He had worked for General Electric for many years and was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Marianne "Dubby" Eby; a sister, Ann Siltman; a niece; two nephews; and four great nieces.
Memorial services were held yesterday at St. Luke Catholic Church in Ocean City. Good Bye Mr. Wonderful.
Donations may be sent in memory of Jim to St. Luke Catholic Church, 14401 Sinepuxent Ave., Ocean City, Md. 21842 or to Seton Center, 30632 Hampden Ave., P.O. Box 401, Princess Anne, Md. 21853.
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GRAMMY State Of Mind
(For a complete list of 53rd GRAMMY Award nominees, click here.)
Minutes after learning he had received seven GRAMMY nominations, the boyish and beaming Bruno Mars stepped to a microphone positioned too high for his frame and attempted to sum up his feelings in a rarefied moment. His smile indicated he was emotionally overwhelmed and incapable — at first — of summarizing the road that brought him to the place where he stood.
A reporter began to ask, "Now that you have seven GRAMMY nominations…" and he seemingly did not hear the question.
"Could you repeat that?" he asked.
Once the reporter rattled off the tally for a second time, the grin on Mars' face told everyone he was experiencing an ecstatic moment, keenly aware that he was now in new esteemed company.
This was one of the pleasures of witnessing the youth movement reflected by the nominees for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, some of which were announced during The Recording Academy's third annual live special, "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown To Music's Biggest Night." It's a collection of nominations that arguably celebrate young people making music for young people. Seeing first-time nominees such as Mars, B.o.B (who garnered five nominations) and producer Alex Da Kid (four nominations) address the media in dizzying moments of their respective careers felt special.
In contrast, Cee Lo Green and Monica, gracious yet not jaded from previous experiences at the awards podium, reacted palpably different in greeting the media. The three rookies basked in honest reactions, unaware of how to assimilate emotion into a sound bite. That's how you spell charming.
The dominating force this year is Eminem, leading the way with 10 nominations. No complaints greet his place at the table. His peers can cheer his creative risk-taking; the industry can applaud his unique commercial power; and fans can celebrate his story and artistic instincts. Eminem stands a chance to make history, too, as he could become the first rapper to secure Record or Song Of The Year.
At 38, Eminem also may well represent a new veteran face. He is one of the biggest artists of the first decade of the 21st century, winning nine of his 11 total GRAMMY Awards since 2000. Other veteran acts — artists with enough credits to get them into various halls of fame — and other previous GRAMMY winners, including Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, John Mayer, Paul McCartney, and Kanye West, among others, are spread across the 108 categories.
Youthful female pop royalty was also represented with the likes of Lady Gaga, who received six nominations, and Katy Perry, who scored four. Lady Antebellum, one of the fresh faces of country music featuring another female, Hillary Scott, received six nods.
But aside from age, this year's GRAMMY Fields celebrate music that is long on hybrids: rap and pop; dance music and rap; bluegrass and English rock; and modern music that tips its cap to vintage soul (John Legend), country (Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert) and '70s rock (the Black Keys, Jamey Johnson).
While the four General categories are ripe with these hybrids, Arcade Fire and Mumford & Sons, two wonderful indie rock success stories of 2010, represent the only rock bands up for awards in these categories. In another nod to a veteran, venerable guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck, a guitarist with a 40-plus-year career, received the most nominations of any rock artist with five.
The Best Americana Album category is a Mount Rushmore of musical figures — Rosanne Cash, Los Lobos, Willie Nelson, Robert Plant, and Mavis Staples. Even more veterans are represented, with Neil Young picking up three nominations, and 2011 MusiCares Person of the Year honoree and eight-time GRAMMY winner Barbara Streisand making the cut for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
Peel the curtain back, though, and we start to see similarities between the new artist nominees and the legends — these acts are defining themselves by creating unique hybrids of rock, country, blues, and other musical forms.
"It's cyclical," GRAMMY-winning producer and Recording Academy Chair Emeritus Jimmy Jam said backstage after the announcements, indicating that commercial rock music is poised for a revival in the near future and that the artists who will lead the charge are already active.
The sounds heard onstage Wednesday night — especially from B.o.B and Mars — indicate a commercially viable blend of rap and pop is still in its infancy. That sound may have miles to go before it ends its journey.
Tune in to the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards live from Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. For updates and breaking news, please visit The Recording Academy's social networks on Twitter and Facebook.
(Phil Gallo is editor-at-large at Soundspike.com. He has been reporting on the GRAMMY Awards for more than 25 years.)
(Photo information: Bruno Mars backstage at "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!!" at Club Nokia on Dec. 1 | Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)


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Sand Springs Holdings, LLC, a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., will commence operations on the route no later than July 31, 2014. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sand Springs Railway has direct connections with Union Pacific, BNSF, and South Kansas Oklahoma Railroad. Traffic handled includes steel, pulpboard, scrap iron, scrap paper, petroleum products, plastics and lumber. Key customers of Sand Springs Railway Co. include Yaffe Metals, Baker Petrolite, Webco Industries, and Ranger Steel, OmniTRAX said.
"We are excited to be in Oklahoma and involved with a market that shows such great potential for growth. The Sand Springs Railway has a great customer base and we are committed to providing the resources to quickly act on new opportunities there," said Kevin Shuba, CEO of OmniTRAX.
As part of the deal, OmniTRAX Logistics Services, the company's transloading unit, is leasing 100,000 square feet of covered warehouse space with heavy lift equipment to serve steel and building products shippers throughout the greater Tulsa area and wider Oklahoma markets.


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CU Partners with Albert M. Greenfield Foundation Zoo CREW Scholarship Fund Program
May 29, 2013
Cheyney University has recently committed to participate in a matching scholarship program with the Albert M. Greenfield Foundation. The Foundation will match scholarship support for high school students who are participating in the Philadelphia Zoo's award-winning Zoo Champions for Restoring Endangered Wildlife (Zoo CREW) program which serves under-served youth from the Philadelphia area. The scholarship program will total $1million over the next 10 years.
High school students who meet Cheyney University's academic standards and participate in the Philadelphia Zoo's three-year Zoo CREW program may be eligible for $5000 in matching annual Albert M. Greenfield Foundation scholarships toward Cheyney University tuition.
Associate Professor/Director of Aquaculture, Dr. Stephen Hughes, is serving as liaison to the program on behalf of Cheyney University. "The Philadelphia Zoo CREW program is preparing students for exciting career possibilities in the animal husbandry sciences. We are confident that Cheyney University's new Science Facility and our growing STEM programs will mesh well with what they have been learning at the Philadelphia Zoo." Hughes also noted, "It is more than likely that any of these outstanding high school students will qualify for Cheyney University's Keystone Honors Academy. The Academy has and continues to serve as a source of inspiration to all of our students in their efforts to discover new intellectual interests, cultural enrichment and it also helps to provide the tools that will foster lifelong learning."
Zoo Champions for Restoring Endangered Wildlife (Zoo CREW), formerly the Junior Zoo Apprentice Program (JZAP), is a three-year immersive hands-on program that inspires and guides teens, primarily from lower-income households, in conservation action. Through the program, teens will create and complete a multi-layered project to engage and encourage others in making a direct positive impact on an endangered animal species.
Throughout the three-year program, participants learn about animal handling, husbandry, and presentation skills, participate in workshops,training in wildlife and environmental issues, and off-site excursions to help protect animals and habitats. Other activities include a conservation action project that engages others to help an endangered animal species and "Save our Species" community outreach presentations to both educate and inspire conservation action in and around the community. The program also offers oone-on-one college counseling sessions, science and conservation career development events and an opportunity to apply for paid stipend conservation work at the Philadelphia Zoo.
Scholarships at Cheyney University serve the purpose of providing financial support to students who
have shown meritorious conduct, and are reserved for students with special qualifications, such as
academic, athletic or artistic talent. Scholarships are intended to promote the recruitment and
retention of high achieving and talented students. In keeping with the purpose of scholarships at
Cheyney University, the committee is to act within the intent of any given award, and in accordance
with the wishes of donors when making awards (which may include need).
The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation was created in 1953. It reflected his personal ideals of service, the dignity of mankind, and the preservation of individual and civil liberties. Emphasizing grants in arts and culture, education, human services, and civic initiatives, Mr. Greenfield's original ideals have been continuously reaffirmed and updated for contemporary relevance by succeeding generations of Foundation trustees. The Foundation's primary goal is to strengthen the fabric of community life in the City of Philadelphia.


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Researchers at Check Point (our parent company) recently detected evolving phishing and bot attacks. The attackers are sending phishing emails purporting to be from Citibank or Bank of America. The malicious emails contain subject lines like Merchant Statement and invite recipients to open an infected Microsoft Word attachment with names, such as Statement ID 4657-345-347-0332.doc.
Instead of a legitimate statement, the attachment contains malware that if opened, automatically executes, infects your computer, and renders it under the control of a larger bot network. The malware can open network ports, steal user credentials, such as logins and passwords, and act as a self-propagating spam bot ready to execute any new attack instructions and spread malicious emails to other targets a unique aspect of these attacks.
These attacks are variations of a similar one that was conducted last year, and take advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows Common Controls as described in CVE-2012-0158. The attack can successfully infect both Windows 7 and Windows XP platforms.
Bank-related phishing e-mails remain popular. We all notice a message from our bank, and we are likely to feel a sense of urgency to click or act fast. Remember not to open attachments from unsolicited emails from your bank or other organizations. When you receive a suspicious e-mail in your inbox, always be wary, and when in doubt, use the phone and call your bank. Also, make sure your security software is running and up to date. Stay safe!
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Theming Ext JS
Theming defines the visual motif of your application. A theme is a set of visual aspects that can be easily switched without affecting the basic functionality of your application such as base color, font family, borders, backgrounds, and other CSS properties. Theming is differentiated from "styling" by the abilty to flip a switch and change the theme.
Ext JS 4.2 includes an overhaul of the theming system that makes it much easier to customize the look and feel of an application. Ext JS themes leverage SASS and Compass which enable the use of variables and mixins in your stylesheets. Almost all of the styles for Ext JS Components can now be customized, including colors, fonts, borders, and backgrounds, by simply changing SASS variables.
Ext JS includes a default themes that you can use as a base to create your own Custom Theme package that can then be used in an Ext JS application. This tutorial shows you how to create a custom theme that is sharable between applications, how to use that theme in an application, and how to create application-specific styling that is not shared.
Sencha Cmd 3.1
Sencha Cmd is a command-line tool used to package and deploy Ext JS and Sencha Touch applications. To build a theme in Ext JS 4.2, you must have Sencha Cmd 3.1 or higher installed on your computer. Sencha Cmd 3.1 removes the need to have SASS and Compass installed on your computer since it uses its own bundled version of SASS and Compass.
For more information about installing and getting started with Sencha Cmd see Introduction to Sencha Cmd.
Ruby is an open source programming language that is required to run Sencha Cmd. Refer to the Introduction to Sencha Cmd guide for instructions on installing Ruby.
Ext JS
Custom themes are based on default themes that ship with the Ext JS SDK,
so you will need to download Ext JS 4.2 or later.
Unzip the Ext JS development kit (SDK) to a location of your choosing.
For this tutorial,
we assume that you unzipped the SDK to your home directory:
Building a Custom Theme
Now that we have installed the requirements for theme building, let's get started creating a fully custom theme.
Set up the Workspace
The first step in building a custom theme
is to set up your workspace using Sencha Cmd.
Run the following from the command line,
"~/ext-4.2.0" with the path
where you unzipped the Ext JS SDK.
sencha -sdk ~/ext-4.2.0 generate workspace my-workspace
This creates a directory named
that contains your custom theme package;
you will also create an application here that uses the new custom theme.
This command copies the Ext JS SDK and packages into your workspace
so that the theme and application can find their required dependencies.
The commands for generating the theme and application
must be executed from inside the workspace directory
so change your working directory to the new
"my-workspace" directory now:
cd my-workspace
You should now see two directories inside your workspace
"ext"-- contains the Ext JS SDK
"packages"-- contains the Ext JS locale and theme packages
Generating an Application for Testing the Theme
Before creating a custom theme we need to set up a way to test the theme.
The best way to test a theme is to use it in an application.
Run the following command from the
"my-workspace" directory:
sencha -sdk ext generate app ThemeDemoApp theme-demo-app
This tells Sencha Cmd to generate an application named ThemeDemoApp
in a new sub-directory named
and to find the Ext JS SDK in the
"ext" directory
that was copied into
"my-workspace" when the workspace was generated.
Now let's build the app:
cd theme-demo-app
sencha app build
There are two ways to run your app:
- Development mode: simply open
"theme-demo-app/index.html"in a browser.
- Production mode: open
"build/ThemeDemoApp/production/index.html"in a browser.
We will use development mode for this tutorial since it uses unminified source files for easy debugging.
Production mode uses minified source files for a smaller footprint and better performance for the application.
Generating the Theme Package and File Structure
Sencha Cmd allows you to automatically generate the theme package and file structure. Run the following command from the theme-demo-app directory:
sencha generate theme my-custom-theme
This tells Sencha Cmd to generate a theme package
"my-custom-theme" in the current workspace.
You should see a newly created directory
"my-custom-theme" in the "packages" directory of your workspace.
This is the theme package. Lets take a look at its contents:
"package.json"- This is the package properties file. It tells Sencha Cmd certain things about the package like its name, version, and dependencies (other packages that it requires).
"sass/"- This directory contains all of your theme's SASS files. The sass files are divided into 3 main sections:
"sass/var/"- contains SASS variables
"sass/src/"- contains SASS rules and UI mixin calls that can use the variables defined in "sass/var/"
"sass/etc/"- contains additional utility functions or mixins The files in
"sass/src"should be structured to match the class path of the Component you are styling. For example, variables that change the appearance of Ext.panel.Panel should be placed in a file named
"resources/" - contains images and other static resources that your theme requires.
Configuring Theme Inheritance.
All Sencha theme packages are part of a larger hierarchy of themes, and each theme package must extend a base theme. The next step in creating your custom theme is to figure out which theme to extend. In the packages directory your workspace you will see the following theme packages:
"ext-theme-base"- This package is the base theme for all other themes, and the only theme package that does not have a parent theme. It contains the bare minimum set of CSS rules that are absolutely required for Ext JS Components and Layouts to work correctly. The style rules in
"ext-theme-base"are not configurable in a derived theme, and you should avoid overriding any of the style rules that are created by this theme.
"ext-theme-neutral"- The neutral theme extends
"ext-theme-base", and contains the vast majority of configurable style rules. Most of the variables that are available for configuring the appearance of Ext JS Components are defined in
"ext-theme-neutral". These are the variables that can be overridden by your custom theme.
"ext-theme-classic"- The classic blue Ext JS theme. Extends
"ext-theme-gray"- Gray theme. Extends
"ext-theme-access"- Accessibility theme. Extends
"ext-theme-neptune"- Modern borderless theme. Extends
So which theme should your custom theme extend? We recommend using either
"ext-theme-classic" as the starting point for custom themes. The reason for this is
because these themes contain all the code necessary for creating an attractive theme out
of the box. The neutral theme should be thought of as a very abstract theme, and should not
typically need to be extended directly. Creating a custom theme by overriding
requires hundreds of variable overrides and many hours of work, and should only be done
by very advanced theme developers, whereas a derivation of neptune or classic theme can be up
and running in minutes by simply changing a couple variables. Additionally you can override
"ext-theme-gray" or
if they provide a more desirable starting point for your custom theme.
For this tutorial we will create a custom theme that extends the Neptune theme. To do this,
replace the following line in
"extend": "ext-theme-classic"
with this:
"extend": "ext-theme-neptune"
You now need to refresh your application. This ensures that the correct theme JavaScript
files are included in the application's
"bootstrap.js" file so that the application can
be run in development mode. Run the following command from the
"theme-demo-app" directory.
sencha app refresh
Configuring Global Theme Variables
Now that you have set up your theme package, its time to begin modifying the visual appearance of the theme. Let's start by modify the base color from which many Ext JS Components' colors are derived. Create a file called Component.scss in "my-custom-theme/sass/var/". Add the following code to the Component.scss file:
$base-color: #317040 !default;
Be sure to include
!default at the end of all variable assignments if you want your
custom theme to be extensible. Without
!default you will not be able to override the
variable in a derived theme, because Sencha Cmd includes variable files in "reverse" order -
most-derived theme first, base theme last. For more information on the use of
!default see
Variable Defaults
The value of $base-color must be a valid HTML color code; see the HTML Color Codes web page.
For the complete list of Ext JS global SASS variables see Global_CSS.
Building the Package
To generate a css file containing all the style rules for your theme, run the following
command from the
"packages/my-custom-theme/" directory:
sencha package build
Building the package generates a build directory in your theme package directory.
"my-custom-theme/build/resources" you will find a file named
This file contains all the style rules for all Ext JS Components for your theme. You can
link directly to this file from your app but this is not recommended because the
file contains all styles for every Ext JS Component and most apps only use a subset of
Ext JS Components. Sencha Cmd has the ability to filter out unused CSS style rules when
you build an app, but first we need to configure the test app to use the custom theme.
Using a Theme in an Application
To configure your test application to use the custom theme that you just created,
find the following line in
and replace it with:
If you have already run a build of the app using the classic theme, you should clean the build directory. From the theme-demo-app directory run:
sencha ant clean
Now from the
"theme-demo-app" directory, run the following command to build the app:
sencha app build
"theme-demo-app/index.html" in a browser. You should see the green color we specified
earlier as
$base-color applied to the components on the screen.
Configuring Component Variables
Each Ext JS Component has a list of global variables that can be used to configure its
appearance. Let's change the
font-family of Panel Headers in
"my-custom-theme". Create a
file named
"packages/my-custom-theme/sass/var/panel/Panel.scss" and add the following
$panel-header-font-family: Times New Roman !default;
Now build your app by running the following command from the
"theme-demo-app" directory.
sencha app build
"theme-demo-app/index.html" in a web browser and you should see that the panel header
uses "Times New Roman" font.
You can find the complete list of SASS variables for each Component in the "CSS Variables" section of each page in the API docs. For example, see Ext.panel.Panel and scroll down to the section titled "CSS Variables"
Creating Custom Component UIs
Every component in the Ext JS framework has a
ui configuration (which defaults to "
This property can be configured on individual Component instances to give them a different
appearance from other Component instances of the same type. This is used in the Neptune
theme to create different types of Panels and Buttons. For example panels with the 'default' UI have dark blue headers and panels with
the 'light' UI have light blue headers. Buttons use UIs to give toolbar buttons a different
appearance from regular buttons.
The ext-theme-neutral theme includes SASS mixins for many different Ext JS Components.
You can call these mixins to generate new UIs for Components. Available mixins for each
Component are listed in the API Documentation. For example, see Ext.panel.Panel
and scroll down to the "CSS Mixins" section to see what parameters the Panel UI mixin
accepts. Let's use this mixin to create a custom Panel UI. Create a file named
"packages/my-custom-theme/sass/src/panel/Panel.scss" and add the following code to it:
@include extjs-panel-ui(
$ui-label: 'highlight-framed',
$ui-header-background-color: red,
$ui-border-color: red,
$ui-header-border-color: red,
$ui-body-border-color: red,
$ui-border-width: 5px,
$ui-border-radius: 5px
This mixin call produces a new Panel UI named "highlight-framed" which has a red header
background, red bordering, 5px border, and 5px border-radius. To use this UI, just configure
a Panel with "highlight" as its
ui property (the "-framed" suffix is added to the UI of
a panel when you set the frame config to
true). Open
"theme-demo-app/app/view/Viewport.js" and replace the items array with the following:
items: [{
// default UI
region: 'west',
xtype: 'panel',
title: 'West',
split: true,
width: 150
}, {
// custom "highlight" UI
region: 'center',
xtype: 'panel',
layout: 'fit',
bodyPadding: 20,
items: [
xtype: 'panel',
ui: 'highlight',
frame: true,
bodyPadding: 10,
title: 'Highlight Panel'
}, {
// neptune "light" UI
region: 'east',
xtype: 'panel',
ui: 'light',
title: 'East',
split: true,
width: 150
Now build your app by running the following command from the
"theme-demo-app" directory.
sencha app build
"theme-demo-app/index.html" in a web browser and you should see the red "highlight" panel
in the center region.
While UI mixins are a handy way to configure multiple appearances for a component, they should not be overused. Because each call to a UI mixin generates additional CSS rules, gratuitous calls to UI mixins can produce an overly large CSS file.
Another important point to remember when calling UI mixins is to call the mixin by passing its named parameters, not an ordered list of parameter values. Although SASS supports both forms it's best to use this form:
@include extjs-component-ui(
$ui-foo: foo,
$ui-bar: bar
And avoid this form:
@include extjs-component-ui(foo, bar);
The reason for this is, because of the complexity and number of mixin parameters, we cannot guarantee that the order will stay the same if new parameters are added, or if a deprecated parameter is removed. It is therefore safest to always specify the parameters by name and not by ordinal names when calling UI mixins.
Modifying Image Assets
All required image assets are inherited from the parent theme by default, but in some cases you may need to override an image. This can be easily done by placing the desired image
"my-custom-theme/resources/images/" and giving it the same name as the image it is
intended to override. For example, let's change the info icon of the MessageBox component.
Save the following image as
Now modify your test application to show a MessageBox that uses the custom icon. Add the
following items array to the highlight panel in your application's Viewport
title: 'Highlight Panel',
items: [{
xtype: 'button',
text: 'Show Message',
handler: function() {
title: 'Info',
msg: 'Message Box with custom icon',
buttons: Ext.MessageBox.OK,
icon: Ext.MessageBox.INFO
And add
Ext.window.MessageBox to the
requires array of the Viewport:
requires: [
Now build the app and view it in the browser; when you click the button you should see a MessageBox containing the custom icon.
Slicing Images for CSS3 effects in IE
In many cases when creating new UI's, you will want to include background gradients or
rounded corners. Unfortunately, legacy browsers do not support the CSS3 properties for these
effects, so we must use images instead. Sencha Cmd includes the ability to automatically
slice these images for you. To do this, we need to tell Sencha Cmd which Components need
slicing. The files that contain the slicing configuration are contained in the
directory of a theme. To get an idea of what these files look like, let's look at the
"packages/ext-theme-base/sass/example/" directory in your workspace:
"shortcuts.js"- This file contains the base configurations for the types of components that can be sliced. Most custom themes do not need to contain a
"shortcuts.js"file; it is necessary only if your theme includes styling for custom Components. Your theme inherits all of the shortcuts defined in its base themes, and you can add additional shortcuts if needed by calling
Ext.theme.addShortcuts()in the
"shortcuts.js"file in your theme.
"manifest.js"- This file contains the list of Component UIs for which sliced images will be generated when you build your theme. A theme inherits all manifest entries from its parent themes, and can add its own manifest entries by calling the
Ext.theme.addManifest()function in its own
"theme.html"- This is the file that renders the Components defined in the
"manifest.js"file. Sencha Cmd renders
"theme.html"in a headless WebKit browser, and takes a screenshot of the page. It then uses this screenshot to slice the required images for displaying rounded corners and gradients in IE.
To create slices for the rounded corners of the "highlight" panel UI that you created
earlier in this tutorial, create a file named
"packages/my-custom-theme/sass/example/manifest.js" and add the following code to it.
xtype: 'panel',
ui: 'highlight'
Now edit
"packages/my-custom-theme/sass/example/theme.html" and add the following script
<!-- Required because Sencha Cmd doesn't currently add manifest.js from parent themes -->
<script src="../../../ext-theme-neptune/sass/example/manifest.js"></script>
<!-- Your theme's manifest.js file -->
<script src="manifest.js"></script>
That ensures that the UIs defined in ext-theme-neptune and my-custom-theme get sliced
correctly when you build the my-custom-theme package using
sencha package build.
Youll musst also add these 2 script tags to
so that the UIs will get sliced when building the app using
sencha app build:
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../packages/ext-theme-neptune/sass/example/manifest.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../../packages/my-custom-theme/sass/example/manifest.js"></script>
In the future, it will seldom be necessary to modify
"theme.html" manually but,
in Sencha Cmd 3.1.0, script tags
"shortcuts.js" and
"manifest.js" are not added automatically.
That's all there is to it. Now just build the demo app again, and run it in IE8 or below. You should see rounded corners on the "highlight" panel that look just like the ones creates using CSS3 when you run the app in a modern browser.
Theme JS Overrides
Sometimes a theme needs to change the appearance of some aspect of a Component that is
only configurable via JavaScript. This can easily be accomplished by adding a JavaScript
override to your theme package. To demonstrate how this is done, let's change the
titleAlign config of Panels in the custom theme.
Create a new file named
"packages/my-custom-theme/overrides/panel/Panel.js" and add
the following code:
Ext.define('MyCustomTheme.panel.Panel', {
override: 'Ext.panel.Panel',
titleAlign: 'center'
Now lets build the theme package so that
will include the new override. From the
"packages/my-custom-theme/" directory run:
sencha package build
You should now refresh the application so that the theme's JS overrides will get included
when running the application in development mode. Run the following command from the
"theme-demo-app" directory:
sencha app refresh
Now build the app from the theme-demo-app directory:
sencha app build
Then open
"theme-demo-app/index.html" in the browser. You should notice that all Panel
headers have centered titles.
Although any Ext JS Component config can be overridden in this manner, best practice is to only use theme overrides to change those configs that directly affect the visual appearance of a Component.
The SASS Namespace
As described above, Sencha Cmd looks for files in
"sass/var" and
"sass/src" that match
up with JavaScript classes. By default, for themes, the
Ext namespace is assumed to be
the top-level namespace and so your theme would have a
"sass/src/panel/Panel.scss" file
corresponding to
For a theme to apply outside the
Ext namespace, you must change a config property
package.sass.namespace in
".sencha/package/sencha.cfg". To be able to style all
components in your theme, you will need to set this as blank:
With this set, the file you need to create to correspond with
Adding Custom Utility SASS
If your theme requires SASS functions or mixins that are not related to Component styling,
e.g. utilities, these should be placed in the theme's
"sass/etc" directory. You can organize
files in this directory however you like, but the only file that Sencha Cmd includes
in the build is
Any other files must be imported by the
"all.scss" file.
For an example that follows this pattern see
Migrating a Theme from Ext JS 4.1 or earlier.
In Ext 4.1, theming was done quite differently. Typically, all the SASS variables
would be placed in one
"all.scss" file,
and at the end of the file, the base theme's "all.scss" file would be imported.
The best starting point for migrating an existing theme is to place
all the old SASS variables in the theme's
"sass/etc/all.scss" file. Any SASS rules that
the legacy theme had should be placed in
"sass/src/Component.scss". Then try to build
the theme or an app that uses the theme as described above. Eventually you may want to
move the variables and rules into the files that correspond to the Components being styled.
Styling Your Application
Styling that is not shared between applications belongs in the application itself, not in the theme. Sencha Cmd provides an easy way to add application-level styling by following the same pattern as theme styling. The application acts as the final level in the theme hierarchy. Applications can change theme variables, and they can add their own custom variables and rules for styling the application's views.
Changing Theme Variables in Your Application
Let's continue using the
"theme-demo-app" application created above,
and override the theme's
$base-color in the application.
Create a file named
and add the following code:
$base-color: #333;
Then build the app by running the following command from the
"theme-demo-app" directory:
sencha app build
Open the application's
"index.html" page in a browser and you will see that the color has
changed to gray.
Notice how we did not use
!default when setting the $base-color variable.
!default is
used for setting variables in themes, because those theme variables might need to be
overridden in a derived theme, or in an application.
!default is not needed here because
the application is the end of the line in the theme inheritance tree.
You may also be wondering why we set
$base-color in
instead of
"Component.scss" like we did when changing the
$base-color for a theme.
The reason for this is because the namespace that Sencha Cmd uses
for resolving scss file names is the namespace of the application.
For each class in your application, Sencha Cmd checks for a corresponding scss
file in
"sass/var/" for variables, and
"sass/src/" for rules.
Since the application has a class named ThemeDemoApp.view.Viewport,
"sass/var/view/Viewport.scss" file gets included in the build.
"sass/var/Componenent.scss" is not included unless the application
had a class named "ThemeDemoApp.Component".
Styling Your Application's Views
CSS style rules for your application's views should go in the app's
"sass/src/" directory
in a scss file that has the same path and name as the view it is styling. Let's style
the center panel in the ThemeDemoApp application. Since that panel is defined in
ThemeDemoApp.view.Viewport, the CSS rule that styles it goes in
.content-panel-body {
background-color: #ccc;
Add the "content-panel-body" CSS class to the body of the center panel in your application's viewport:
xtype: 'panel',
ui: 'highlight',
bodyCls: 'content-panel-body',
frame: true,
Now build and run the app. You should see a gray background-color on the body of the center panel.
The SASS Namespace
Similar to themes, applications also have
"sass/var" and
"sass/src" folders and these
also correspond to the JavaScript class hierarchy. For an application, the top-level
namespace is specified by
app.sass.namespace in
".sencha/app/sencha.cfg". By default
this value is the application's namespace.
This default is most convenient for styling just your application's views since these are
most likely in your application's namespace. To style components outside your application
namespace, you can change
app.sass.namespace but it may be a better idea to create a
theme instead.
Organization of Generated SASS
When using themes as described above, the SASS from your theme and from your application
as well as from required packages (see Sencha Cmd Packages)
is combined in an
"app-all.scss" file that is then compiled by Compass. It is important
to understand the structure of this file so that you know what you can use from your
theme or required packages and when.
The structure of the
"all.scss" file generated for your application is this:
| inclusion flags |
| | | base |
| | theme +---------------+
| | | derived |
| +-----------+---------------+
| | |
| etc | packages (dep order) |
| | |
| +---------------------------+
| | |
| | application |
| | |
| | |
| | application |
| | |
| +-----------+---------------+
| | | derived |
| var | theme +---------------+
| | | base |
| +-----------+---------------+
| | |
| | packages (dep order) |
| | |
| | | base |
| | theme +---------------+
| | | derived |
| +-----------+---------------+
| | |
| src | packages (dep order) |
| | |
| +---------------------------+
| | |
| | application |
| | |
Inside the "bands" for
"sass/var" and
"sass/src", the individual
".scss" files for a
given theme, package and the application are always ordered to match the JavaScript class
hierarchy. For example, if the "base" theme had
".scss" files for
Ext.panel.Panel in its
"sass/var" folder, the file for
Ext.panel.Panel would be
included before the file for
Ext.window.Window since
Ext.window.Window extends
The goals and rationale for this particular structure are as follows:
- In the
"sass/etc"space, utilities and the like from base themes should be available to derived themes.
- Packages should be able to use facilities provided by the current theme.
- Applications should be able to use their theme and any required packaged.
- In the
"sass/var"space, the concerns are variable control and derived calculation.
- Applications must be able to control all variables so their
varscome first.
- Themes come next so that they pick up application variable values, but they come in "reverse" order from most derived theme to base. This allows the derived theme to set any variables it wants that have not already been set by the application or a more derived theme.
- Package variables are introduced in their package dependency order. This allows
package variables to derive the values from the current theme (most importantly, from the
- In the
"sass/src"section, the order is the same as for
"sass/etc". This provides the proper cascade of rules so that derived theme rules can easily "win" over rules from their base theme(s).
- The application cascades in last so that its rules always have the final authority.
Inclusion Flags
The "inclusion flags" section is a set of variables defined to be
true or
false for
each JavaScript class that could be included. The value of this variable is
true if
that class is being included. For example, if the build uses
Ext.grid.Panel, this line
is present in this section:
$include-ext-grid-panel: true;
If this build does not include
Ext.menu.ColorPicker then this line is present:
$include-ext-menu-colorpicker: false;
Sharing a Theme Between Applications
It's easy to share the theme you've just built with a second application. Simply navigate to the "my-workspace" directory and run the following command:
sencha -sdk ext generate app AnotherApp another-app
This tells Sencha Cmd to generate an app in the "another-app" directory named "AnotherApp" and to use the same Ext JS SDK as the first app you created.
The next step is to tell the app to use the custom theme: Edit "another-app/.sencha/app/sencha.cfg" and replace the following line:
Now build the app. From the "another-app" directory run:
sencha app build
Then open "another-app/index.html" page in your browser. You should see a starter app that uses the same custom theme as ThemeDemoApp.


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Glacier Peak Climber's Log
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|Busters first peak
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2012
|With Tracy and first peak for Buster.
|Posted Nov 4, 2012 12:47 am
|Foxy Long Bottoms
|Testing Dog
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Date Climbed: Sep 1, 2008
|We started the day one of only two 4x4s at the Georgia Pass summit. We greetd three bow hunters and were on our way in the silence of the Continental Divide. The views, once we left the trees near Georgia Pass, were out of control lovely the entire hike. After summitting, we then encountered the armada of ATVs chugging up the mountain. By the time we got back down to the pass it was a 3-ring circus of ATVs, Jeeps, SUVs, dirt bikes, hikers, dogs, kissing couples, retirees and mountain bikers. This is a great dog hike with knock-out views. Partner: Husband. Dogs: Lady, Bing & Lela.
|Posted Sep 1, 2008 9:27 pm
|From Jefferson Lake
Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2008
|I was joined by my wife and two dogs. We started at Jefferson Lake and gained Glacier's S Ridge just above the lake. The hiking was nice and gentle with lots of tundra hiking. We tagged glacier and hiked on to Whale. We finished by going over the 2 ranked 12ers to the South and descended steeply to the Lake.
|Posted Jul 15, 2008 2:42 pm
|Ryan Kowalski
|From Whale Peak/Jefferson Lake
Date Climbed: Oct 14, 2006
|A mellow hump with what I imagine would be great views were it not for the whiteout. The trip back to Jefferson Lake was enjoyable too. A nice easy hike.
|Posted Oct 17, 2006 3:18 pm
|Glacier & Whale from Georgia Pass
Date Climbed: Aug 30, 1995
|Chased back by thunder
|Posted Oct 4, 2006 9:26 pm


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Liposomal daunorubicin is a chemotherapy drug used to treat Aids-related Kaposi's sarcoma. It may be used to treat other blood-related cancers.
This information is best read with our general information about chemotherapy and the type of cancer you have.
You will be given liposomal daunorubicin in the chemotherapy day unit or during a stay in hospital. A chemotherapy nurse will give it to you. Liposomal daunorubicin can be given in combination with other drugs. During treatment you usually see a cancer doctor, a chemotherapy nurse or a specialist nurse. This is who we mean when we mention doctor or nurse in this information.
Before or on the day of treatment, a nurse or person trained to take blood (phlebotomist) will take a blood sample from you. This is to check that it is okay for you to have chemotherapy .
You will also see a doctor or nurse before you have chemotherapy. They will ask you about how you have been. If your blood results are alright on the day of your treatment, the pharmacist will prepare your chemotherapy. Your nurse will tell you when your treatment is likely to be ready.
Your nurse will give you anti-sickness (anti-emetic) drugs before you start. Liposomal daunorubicin is then given in one of the following ways:
Your nurse can give you liposomal daunorubicin (a red fluid) as a drip (infusion). They usually run the drip through a pump. This gives you the treatment over 30 to 60 minutes.
Some people may have side effects while they are having the chemotherapy.
Liposomal daunorubicin may cause an allergic reaction while it's being given. Your nurse will check you for this. If you have a reaction, they will treat it quickly. Signs of a reaction can include:
Tell your nurse straight away if you have any of these symptoms.
If this happens when you're having liposomal daunorubicin it can damage the tissue around the vein. This is called extravasation. Tell the nurse straight away if you have any stinging, pain, redness or swelling around the vein. Extravasation is not common but if it happens it's important that it's dealt with quickly.
If you get any of these symptoms after you get home, contact the doctor or nurse straight away on the number they gave you.
Chemotherapy is usually given as a course of several sessions (cycles) of treatment over a few months. Liposomal daunorubicin is usually given every two weeks to treat Aids-related Kaposi's sarcoma. The length of your treatment and the number of cycles you have will depend on the type of cancer you're being treated for. Your nurse or doctor will discuss your treatment plan with you.
We explain the most common side effects of liposomal daunorubicin here. But we don't include all the rare ones that are unlikely to affect you.
You may get some of the side effects we mention but you are very unlikely to get all of them. If you are having other chemotherapy drugs as well, you may have some side effects that we don't list here. Always tell your doctor or nurse about the side effects you have.
Your doctor can prescribe drugs to help control some side effects. It is very important to take them exactly as your nurse or pharmacist has explained. This means they will be more likely to work better for you. Your nurse will give you advice about managing your side effects. After your treatment is over, the side effects will start to improve.
Sometimes cancer drugs can result in very severe allergic reactions, which rarely may be life-threatening. Your cancer doctor and nurse can explain the risk of these side effects to you.
Your nurse will give you telephone numbers for the hospital. You can call them if you feel unwell or need advice any time of day or night. Save these numbers in your phone or keep them somewhere safe.
We're not able to list every side effect for this treatment here, particularly the rarer ones. For more detailed information you can visit the electronic Medicines Compendium (eMC).
Liposomal daunorubicin can reduce the number of white blood cells in your blood. This will make you more likely to get an infection. When the number of white blood cells is low, it's called neutropenia.
Contact the hospital straight away on the contact number you've been given if:
The number of white blood cells usually increases steadily and returns to normal before your next treatment. You will have a blood test before having more chemotherapy. If your white blood cells are still low, your doctor may delay your treatment for a short time.
Liposomal daunorubicin can reduce the number of platelets in your blood. Platelets are cells that help the blood to clot. Tell your doctor if you have any bruising or bleeding you can't explain. This includes nosebleeds, bleeding gums, blood spots or rashes on the skin. Some people may need a drip to give them extra platelets.
Liposomal daunorubicin can reduce the number of red blood cells in your blood. These cells carry oxygen around the body. If the number of red blood cells is low, you may be tired and breathless. Tell your doctor or nurse if you feel like this. If you are very anaemic, you may need a drip to give you extra red blood cells (blood transfusion).
Your urine may be a pink-red colour for up to 48 hours after you've had your treatment. This is due to the colour of liposomal daunorubicin.
This may happen in the first few days after chemotherapy. Your doctor will prescribe anti-sickness (anti-emetic) drugs to help prevent or control sickness. Take the drugs exactly as your nurse or pharmacist explains to you. It's easier to prevent sickness than to treat it after it has started.
If you still feel sick or are vomiting, contact the hospital as soon as possible. They can give you advice and change the anti-sickness drug to one that works better for you.
Feeling very tired is a common side effect. It's often worse towards the end of treatment and for some weeks after it's over. Try to pace yourself and get as much rest as you need. It helps to balance this with some gentle exercise, such as short walks. If you feel sleepy, don't drive or operate machinery.
Your mouth may become sore and you may get ulcers. This can make you more likely to get an infection in your mouth. Gently clean your teeth and/or dentures morning and night and after meals. Use a soft-bristled or children's toothbrush. Your nurse might ask you to rinse your mouth regularly or use mouthwashes. It's important to follow any advice you are given and to drink plenty of fluids.
Tell your nurse or doctor if you have any problems with your mouth. They can prescribe medicines to prevent or treat mouth infections and reduce any soreness.
Your doctor can prescribe drugs to control diarrhoea. Let them know if it is severe or if it doesn't get better. Make sure you drink at least two litres (three and a half pints) of fluids every day if you have diarrhoea.
You usually lose all the hair on your head. Your eyelashes, eyebrows and other body hair may also thin or fall out. This usually starts after your first or second cycle of chemotherapy. It is almost always temporary and your hair will grow back after chemotherapy ends. It is important to cover your head to protect your scalp when you are out in the sun until your hair grows back. Your nurse can give you advice about coping with hair loss.
This is called palmar-plantar or hand-foot syndrome. It gets better when treatment ends. Your doctor or nurse may prescribe creams to improve the symptoms. It can help to keep your hands and feet cool and to avoid tight-fitting socks, shoes and gloves.
If this happens, let your doctor or nurse know. They can give you painkillers.
Liposomal daunorubicin can affect the way the heart works. You may have tests to see how well your heart is working before, during and sometimes after treatment.
If you have pain or tightness in your chest, feel breathless or notice changes to your heartbeat at any time during or after treatment, tell a doctor straight away. These symptoms can be caused by other conditions but it's important to get them checked by a doctor.
Liposomal daunorubicin can affect the nervous system. You may feel dizzy or unsteady. Some people may feel anxious or restless, have problems sleeping or experience mood changes. Tell your doctor or nurse straight away if you notice any of these symptoms. It's important not to drive or operate machinery if you notice these effects.
Liposomal daunorubicin can cause changes to the lungs. Always tell your doctor if you develop wheezing, a cough, a fever or feel breathless. You should also let them know if any existing breathing problems get worse. If necessary, they can arrange for you to have tests to check your lungs.
It is important to tell your doctor or nurse straight away if you feel ill or have severe side effects. This includes any we don't mention here.
Cancer increases the chance of a blood clot (thrombosis) and chemotherapy can add to this. A clot can cause symptoms such as pain, redness and swelling in a leg, breathlessness and chest pain. Contact your doctor straight away if you have any of these symptoms. A blood clot is serious but your doctor can treat it with drugs that thin the blood. Your doctor or nurse can give you more information.
Some medicines can interact with chemotherapy or be harmful when you are having chemotherapy. This includes medicines you can buy in a shop or chemist. Tell your doctor about any medicines you are taking, including over-the-counter drugs, complementary therapies and herbal drugs.
Liposomal daunorubicin may affect your fertility (being able to get pregnant or father a child). If you are worried about this, you can talk to your doctor or nurse before treatment starts.
Your doctor will advise you not to become pregnant or to father a child during treatment. This is because the drugs may harm a developing baby. It's important to use effective contraception during and for a few months after chemotherapy. You can talk to your doctor or nurse about this.
If you have sex within the first couple of days of having chemotherapy, you need to use a condom. This is to protect your partner in case there is any chemotherapy in your semen or vaginal fluid.
Women are advised not to breastfeed during treatment and for a few months after. This is in case there is chemotherapy in their breast milk.
If you need to go into hospital for any reason other than cancer, always tell the doctors and nurses that you are having chemotherapy. Give them the contact details for your cancer doctor.
Talk to your cancer doctor or nurse if you think you need dental treatment. Always tell your dentist you are having chemotherapy.
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Did Google okay Motorola's lawsuit against Apple?
0. phoneArena posted on 25 Jan 2012, 21:11
Yesterday, Motorola filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the iPhone 4S and iCloud, citing six patents which Motorola had used against other Apple devices in the same court. That Motorola and Apple are in a lawsuit...
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1. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
now everyone better behave! don't want Google sending Motorola to "deal wit ya" >;P
3. biophone (Posts: 1994; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Its like they are sending a hit
12. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
it is perfect....Apple started so eat the mud, Apple!! without you and Microsoft would be the world much much better
14. simplyj (Posts: 406; Member since: 23 Dec 2009)
without apple or microsoft, there would be no google or android.
17. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
and what about Linux? :)
15. maier9900 (Posts: 272; Member since: 17 Dec 2011)
Think before you say something!
18. anywherehome (Posts: 971; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
you dont know that Windows is about 5 years behind Linux?
they just have corrupted manufacturers and governments to push their Windows.....in every country is any court deal about corrupted OS or Office contract from Microsoft ;-)
2. biophone (Posts: 1994; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Pa its not silly this is how layers make money. You don't want lawyers to become backrupt now do you?
4. SGSII (Posts: 53; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
I think im going to be a lawyer when I grow up.
24. srinivas007 (Posts: 1; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
Make sure you work for apple... this way u might become a millionaire.. :p
5. remixfa (Posts: 14605; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
if apple can use silly patents to go after google by proxy, then google can use the same by proxy to go after apple with silly patents as well. Its a broken system, but eventually this BS has to stop, and i really dont think it will until one company fully puts the other in the corner. I thought it was time for big G to ring the bell and jump in the boxing match a while ago. If they do it directly or by proxy i dont care.. they just need to get in.
7. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
time will come when it becomes too absurd and a lot of burned money apple is already burning lots to get nearly nowhere I can see someone saying that i needs to stop
8. Lucas777 (Posts: 2137; Member since: 06 Jan 2011)
i agree it definetely needs to stop… but i dont think the stop can come from the companies… the federal government needs to make a more concise patent infringement method.. and i doubt appple is the only company burning through lawyers fees… they are just one of the few who can afford it
10. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I said apple because we had a report telling how much cash it burned on HTC but it also works for other companies and other patents, point taken
9. vijaysivakula (Posts: 224; Member since: 17 Aug 2011)
While your logic is sound I doubt if Apple would ever stop. They are sitting on $97 billion and can continue this for a very long time. To add to that we have everyone purchasing an iPhone that will only add to that cash reserve.
11. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I don't think it will be wise for a company to toburn down its reserves. Yeah the iPhone is popular now but eventually people will grow bored and make another company popular when competition gets realty tight a year from now I can say that apps won't be an issue on WP (a big market) and lag could be gone in the next Android update as I said last years quality of apps on the Android maker was not close to being half the way it is now. Competition is growing greatly with big steps that are really steady and popular names are also taking over (Sony and Nokia). To me its not wise.
6. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
well apple is going after their new lock screen claiming it violates their "slide to unlock" patent what comes around goes around
agree with Michael tho some of these patents need to be removed
13. sprockkets (Posts: 1612; Member since: 16 Jan 2012)
While I wish all the crap would stop, it would help if you knew this: According to arstechnica, the judge simply said they had to file this patent suit under it's own case instead of the current one they were using.
In other words they already tried to sue for this, but had to refile under its own case.
16. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Agreed that the patents are silly, but the courts won't hear any of Motorola's more serious patent infringement cases against Apple for another year or so. Don't blame them for trying to get something else going in the meantime.
It's like Command and Conquer. Your big vehicle, the super awesome one that can kick ass against everything, is in production, but it's not ready yet. Suddenly you're being attacked by the enemy's forces and they're starting to overwhelm your base! So what do you do? Make a bunch of smaller, bulls**t guys to distract the invaders until your big guns can be brought to bear. :)
19. ilia1986 (unregistered)
"Ice Cream Sandwich is ready"
Select target
*Apple HQ in Cupertino
"Warning: Nuclear missile launched"
Apple destroyed. Objective Complete.
20. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
See Ilia! You get it! :D
21. Lwazi_N (Posts: 205; Member since: 23 Jun 2011)
But I don't understand why it would be important that Google gave or did not give a go-ahead in this matter. What I mean is, I don't get why it should be news- of course they gave the go-ahead, duuuhhhh *hits side of head and blinks twice*.
22. bloodline (Posts: 706; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
..... its because google has stayed away from the lawsuits, it always seemed like google was waiting for the right time... could this be it?
if you find it non newsworthy then dont read it
23. Lwazi_N (Posts: 205; Member since: 23 Jun 2011)
Bloodline... I know they had stayed away from lawsuits but they were never immune to being dragged into them. I believe Motorola is still somehow independent from Google. And since Motorola has a large sack of patents, they cannot let them be violated, especially by Apple. I believe Motorola were always gonna sue Apple for those patent infringements. So Google would let Motorola go about their business.
If you remember, there was talk that Google would favor Motorola over other OEMs after the acquisition, but Google said they will let Motorola make their own mobile decisions and that Moto would compete against other Android OEMs to make Google phones. That talk all but ended after Google asserted this position which insists on Motorola's independence.
25. cncrim (Posts: 1005; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
All google partner manufacture need is one major win that will force Apple will come to come negotiate table.
26. TJFOX (Posts: 2; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
27. TJFOX (Posts: 2; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
28. troybuilt (Posts: 155; Member since: 16 Dec 2011)
If Apple would put all that money spent on court patent battles against android and the manufactures and concentrate on the factories in China that they're abusing and neglecting because they're the ones making the iPhone for them. They wouldn't have any patent battles if wasn't for those workers in those factories. I for one feel sorry for the workers. I'll never support Apple ever!


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