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Splinter Cell Blacklist trailer shows off Wii U touchscreen
It's a shame that "augmented reality" in video games is typically used to mean overlaying games on our world, when using controllers to drag us into the game world is more interesting at the moment. Splinter Cell Blacklist will use the Wii U's GamePad as Sam's OpSat PDA to control his gadgets and gizmos, as a new trailer demonstrates.
Sam uses the OpSat to control his little drone, peek under doors, mark targets, and other high-tech spy things. And to manage his inventory, because old people are forgetful and need lists.
Yes, it's only a small conceit, but it's very tidy and far more interesting than the other augmented reality approach of pretending we're playing golf or fighting aliens in our bedrooms. We're already holding these things, let's have fun with it.
Splinter Cell Blacklist is due on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U on August 20.


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NEWPORT BEACH, Bob King: I turned 7 years old prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was Sunday morning, and I was on my way to a matinee at Adams Theater in San Diego.
I remember taking the shortcut through gasoline bays at a service station located on the northwest corner of Cherokee and Adams avenues. There was an attendant sitting in a chair, leaning against a wall. He yelled, "Hey, the Japanese just bombed Pearl Harbor!" It might as well have been Greek to a kid. I continued to the theater. A "Buck Rogers" serial started. Halfway through the show, the theater manager brought up the houselights. He went to a small stage in front of theater and announced that all military personnel must report to their respective duty stations immediately. House lights dimmed and Buck was restarted.
I was too young at the time to realize what was happening. The reality check for me was three weeks later when my father enlisted in the Army Air Corps and went away. Another reality check came in February or March 1942 when Johnny Yamaguchi and his family disappeared.
There was rationing of sugar, meats and gasoline. Scrap metal, newspaper and tin foil collections. Cooking grease collections. No bubble gum or bananas. Mother was an air raid warden and wore a tin hat.
BREA, Jack V. Myrick: I was on the USS Enterprise, an aircraft carrier, on Dec. 7, 1941, chipping flammable paint and removing linoleum from our living quarters. I had joined the ship in August 1941 as a seaman.
We (the ship) were located several hundred miles west of Pearl Harbor. We were returning to Pearl Harbor from Wake Island, where we had taken a dozen Marine fighter planes and pilots in anticipation that the Japanese would attack the island. The ships' air group had started sending planes off to land in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. Several of our planes were shot down and pilots killed.
IRVINE, Paul Kroesen: Having entered the Army Air Corps Cadet program in May 1941, I was in basic flight training in California and attended the annual Santa Barbara Festival weekend. I was drinking a Bloody Mary at the Yacht Club when the attack was announced on radio. Almost four years and 3,000 hours of pilot time later, I was flying a B-29 Superfortress over Tokyo on regular missions from Saipan and returning to base from a raid when the radio man called on intercom to say, "We just dropped a giant bomb on Japan." A month later, we headed back to California, and the war was over. Hard to believe how long ago that was and to be one of the lucky ones who survived.
WESTMINSTER, Marie Kabarsky: I was 5 years old, living in Michigan with my parents, on Dec. 7, 1941. We listened to the radio that Sunday morning about the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a very quiet and sad time. My brother, who was 20, was stationed at Pearl Harbor. It was several weeks before we knew that he had survived the attack.
My brother, Jesse Ludden Williams, while still in the Navy, came to Long Beach, where he met and married his wife. Affectionately called Lud, he was diagnosed with cancer and passed away in 1983. He was 63.
Lud never talked much about his time in the Navy, but he was stationed several different places around the globe. We received letters from him quite often during his deployment. I have a "self-portrait" letter from him when he was in the Navy; he did some pretty good painting, and I have two of them that I treasure.
TUSTIN, Rita Schrank: My uncle, James Valeri, was with the military police and had planned to go to the other side of the island to meet up with his cousin, Joe Morretti, stationed at Pearl Harbor. He heard the awful noise before he actually saw anything.
As he climbed the crest of a hill in his borrowed Jeep, he was met with the horror of seeing American ships being bombed. He never recovered from the knowledge that he was helpless and that Joe was on one of the ships that was sunk.
NEWPORT BEACH, Tom Garrett: My Dad, Robert T. Garrett, was one of seven doctors stationed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam when the U.S. was attacked. I recently found my father's original war diary, which commences on Dec. 7, 1941.
Lt. Garrett, a graduate of Cornell University, received his commission in 1932 in the field artillery. After the war, and serving in both the South Pacific and in Europe – including at the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Paris – he was one of the first doctors in San Clemente. He died in 1963.
LAGUNA WOODS, Helen Young: On Dec. 7, my husband, Maj. William J. Young, was on guard duty at Wheeler Field that Sunday morning and today says he remembers as if it was yesterday. He was a bomber pilot in the Army Air Corps (which later became the U.S. Air Force) and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross when he served in Korea. He will be 94 on Dec. 16.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, LeBron Preston: Dec. 7 was peaceful in Roseburg, Ore. When we heard that Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, my foster family was selecting our Christmas tree from a tranquil grove of tall firs. I was 14. I knew what this meant: Buckle down! No surrender!
Most Americans patriotically set to work winning the war. We faced shortages – gasoline, food, etc. We even dimmed our lights for fear of bombings.
In 1943, after graduation, I joined the Navy. They thought I was older. My service was easier than most: three years in Astoria and Portland, Ore., updating codes for new ships sailing down the Columbia River into battle.
V-J Day finally came in '45. We had a party! Portland's streets may still be jiggling.
I love America and thank the Navy for helping raise me to adulthood. I have visited Pearl Harbor and grieved. We must never forget and must never let tyrants win.
STANTON, Sandra Stubban: I recently met two 12-year-olds who were conducting a fundraiser by selling Christmas wreaths that were to be delivered on Dec. 7. When I asked if they knew what day that falls on, they simply didn't know how to answer. Evidently, American history is no longer being taught.
LAGUNA WOODS, Ruth J. Kramsky: My two older brothers came to visit my mother and me in Chicago. It was my 19th birthday. They informed us that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. Inasmuch as Hawaii had not yet become a state, we were not very familiar with that site. Nevertheless, we were devastated by the destruction.
Since that time, I moved to Southern California, got married, had three sons and two grandchildren.
My husband and I went to Hawaii in 1974 for our 25th wedding anniversary and had the opportunity to see the Pearl Harbor Memorial. We lost our oldest son in 1995, and my husband passed away in 1999.
We would have had our 63rd anniversary on Nov. 27. This Dec. 7, 2012, I will be celebrating my 90th birthday, and I shall always remember my visit to Pearl Harbor as a deeply emotional experience.
CYPRESS, Ronald Brabbin: My father, Chief Henry Clyde Daniels, kept a diary. Pearl Harbor was his home port, and he was on leave while his ship was at sea, escorting the aircraft carriers that the Japanese never found.
"Bombs were being dropped all around the harbor, and you could see planes dropping and crashing," my father wrote. "Machine guns were being put up all around by Marines, and everyone was grabbing rifles that were being handed out and firing at the planes. … Planes were all around the bay for every ship was firing by now. What a nightmare. We continued picking up men until 9 o'clock Sunday night."
ORANGE, Robert Blethrow: A few months ago, while visiting the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, I had the great privilege of meeting Air Transport Command member Richard C. Higgins, USN, who was present at Ford Island on Dec. 7, 1941. With awe and respect, I listened to his testimony. Chief Higgins recounted that all PBY aircraft (flying boats) at Ford Island were destroyed. On the east side of Oahu, Hawaii, two units from his squadron were spared to perform recon after the attack.
The lives of Higgins' squad were spared that day; some were injured. Take the opportunity to recognize and thank these true heroes of our great nation. Be a real part of our grateful nation by honoring our Pearl Harbor veterans – and all of our veterans – whenever the opportunity is afforded.
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Who will separate us
from the love of Christ?
Trial or distress, or persecution,
or hunger, or nakedness,
or danger, or the sword?
Yet in all this we are
more than conquerors
because of him who has loved us...
- Romans 8
There are times, Lord,
even days and weeks and seasons
when I feel cut loose from your love,
when you seem distant, absent
and anywhere except right by my side...
But you have promised to be with me always,
especially in hard times,
and I know you keep your promise:
you are faithful to your word
and you will not let me down...
Trials and distress I know well, Lord,
and in just such times, when I reach for your hand,
it often seems I grasp little more than air...
Have you left me? abandoned me?
Has something come between us, Lord?
Have I been separated from your love?
So it seems, but I can't believe that's true...
What will separate me from your love, O Christ?
Trial or distress? Fear and anxiety?
Worries about tomorrow?
Temptation? Grief and loss?
Depression? the blues?
Are any of these more powerful than you, Lord?
No, of course not.
Yet each of these has strong arms
intent on pulling me from your grip,
from your protective hug,
to steal me from your presence,
to tempt me to think some sadness
might separate me from your healing love...
Who will separate me from your love, O Christ?
The people I fear? those I envy?
The ones who've hurt me in the past?
Strangers on the street? Faces in my dreams?
Those I've hurt and disappointed?
Are any of these more powerful than you, Lord?
No, of course not.
Yet each of these has power over my thoughts,
my heart, my mind, my soul.
Each of these would kidnap me
from the cradle of your love,
and seduce me from the warmth of your embrace...
Let me see what I fear for what it is, Lord,
and nothing more...
Let me see whom I fear, Lord, for who they are
and not be fooled by masked bravado...
Let me see your strength, Lord, your strong arm
and the power you have to bind me to yourself...
Help me see that in your love and with your love
your strength is mine if I surrender
to you who have conquered everything I fear
and anything that would keep me from your side...
Yet in all this we are more than conquerors
because of him who has loved us...
Show me your love, Lord -- today.
Show me your love, Lord -- today.
Show me your love, Lord -- today,
Help me remember, Lord,
In the quiet of my prayer, Lord,
In the stillness here, let me know that you are near,
Stay close enough to take my hand,
To ponder and pray over...
From this prayer time, what word or phrase will I keep with me
to carry through the rest of my day?
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Is anyone here playing Goldeneye? It surprised me, with the other games mentioned, that this one's not.
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I played Goldeneye on Nintendo 64 and liked it a lot at the time but ... it was more than ten years ago. I've played to the new one during Paris Games Week and really didn't feel any nostalgia call or anything ...Did you ?
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Nope. No nostalgia. I had really hoped for some of the old levels to be on this new one, but not even that.
Still, as soon as I got online with it, I was hooked. Mario Kart is getting dusty.
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Common sense in Ferrisburgh
In Ferrisburgh last week, about 100 residents attended a zoning board meeting to question a proposal that would build a large gasoline/diesel service station that would also include a restaurant and convenience store. The crucial issues here are the scale of the project and the "undue and adverse" aesthetic effect the project would have on the community.The specifics of the plan speak for themselves. Proposed to be built on the former 9.04-acre site of Burdick's Country Kitchen (on the eastern side of Route 7), the 4,800-square-foot building would be surrounded by 2.34 acres of asphalt, including four larger parking spaces for commercial trucks, RVs or cars towing trailers; 16 poles would feature LED lights and a small picnic area. It is, for comparison sake, the Wal-Mart of service stations.The project, according to Montpelier landscape architect Jean Vissering, who was hired by a group opposing the proposal, would have nine times as much pavement as any other development in Ferrisburgh; and only one other development in Ferrisburgh along Route 7 had a light pole with LED lighting — and they had only one, compared to the proposed 16 light poles of the project under consideration. "The project," concluded Vissering, "would create a significant eyesore at the southern gateway to Ferrisburgh's civic center, an important community focal point."That assessment has not been seriously contested. What is contested is that the town plan — which outlines things like aesthetics and overall vision for sections of the town vis-à-vis development — has much of anything to do with the project.Bristol attorney James Dumont countered the argument by Champlain Oil Company (COCO) that the town plan is not the document that controls zoning permits and that what COCO is proposing is an allowable conditional use, by noting that Vermont's conditional use law may consider "the character of the area affected, as defined by the … standards of the municipal plan." The impact of the proposed project would be considered "undue" and "adverse," Dumont said, if it "violates a clear, written community standard," "offends the sensibilities of the average person," and "the applicant has failed to take generally available steps … to improve the harmony of the proposed project with its surroundings."The town plan, in other words, is an active force in the interpretation of how communities allow specific projects to be developed. It doesn't set out the strictest details (zoning ordinances do that), but it sets the tone for future interpretations 50 years from now. It is more than just "the vision thing," as senior George H. Bush so famously said — a point that is pertinent to the ongoing discussion in Bristol as well.But here's the kicker: COCO's lawyer, Liam Murphy of Charlotte, contends that the town plan is advisory only and that the project conforms with the town's zoning laws. Furthermore, COCO doesn't appear interested in modifying its proposal to meet the whims of a vocal populace. It's headed to Environmental Court anyway, said representatives from COCO in a story last week, so why bother with such arguments in a public discussion?To that last quandary there's only one answer: Because it is the duty of the town's elected and appointed officials to carry out the will of the public as best they can, and not cow-tow to projects that will overbuild and change the character of the community. In Ferrisburgh, it is apparent that a significant number of residents do not want the character of their village to be seen as cookie-cutter New Jersey highway; they want to contain the scale of this project to fit within the town's stated vision.Is it so much to ask that companies like COCO modify their proposals to fit the majority view; too much to ask that public sentiment counts as much as zoning criteria? If it is too much to ask, area towns should take note and fortify their town plans and zoning regulations with the strongest of language to keep those who would turn a blind eye to public opinion out of the development business. Ideally, towns would want developers whose intent is to build projects that mesh with a community's values. Alternatively, towns should infuse their zoning regulations not only with specifics, but also with over-arching statements that outline community values.Still, it seems absurd that the town plan and the zoning regulations are not seen as equal parts of the overall development policy of the town. Common sense says the town plan is a document with power, along with the zoning ordinances, and in tandem that combined vision rules the day. (If not, why are towns obligated to update the town plan every five years but not the ordinances?) But if not, towns throughout the county will want to take another look at their plans and zoning ordinances to see that both cover the necessary grounds before a project lands on their doorstep that violates public sensibilities and common sense.-Angelo S. Lynn


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Oil giant Saudi Aramco is interested in a stake in India's proposed 1.8 trillion rupee (US$27.87 billion) refinery in Maharashtra State, Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan has said.
The official said both Aramco and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) were in talks with New Delhi over investments in India's energy sector.
Aramco is interested in the West coast refinery, while ADNOC is interested in petrochemical projects, Pradhan said, without divulging the size of the stake the Saudi NOC might pick up.
The mega complex, which will produce gasoline, diesel, LPG, jet fuel and petrochemical feedstock, will require 12,000-15,000 acres (48.6-60.7 square km) of land on the Maharashtra coast, which has already been selected, the minister added. It will be the South Asia country's largest refinery when completed.
State-run Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) plan to build the 60 million tpy (1.2 million bpd) refinery to meet rising domestic fuel demand. Indian Oil owns 50% of the project, while BPCL and HPCL have 25% each. The project is likely to be funded through 60% debt and 40% equity.
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Headline crude prices for the week beginning 12 August 2019 – Brent: US$58/b; WTI: US$54/b
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The momentum for crude prices abated in the second quarter of 2019, providing less cushion for the financial results of the world's oil companies. But while still profitable, the less-than-ideal crude prices led to mixed results across the boards – exposing gaps and pressure points for individual firms masked by stronger prices in Q119.
In a preview of general performance in the industry, Total – traditionally the first of the supermajors to release its earnings – announced results that fell short of expectations. Net profits for the French firm fell to US$2.89 billion from US$3.55 billion, below analyst predictions. This was despite a 9% increase in oil and gas production – in particularly increases in LNG sales – and a softer 2.5% drop in revenue. Total also announced that it would be selling off US$5 billion in assets through 2020 to keep a lid on debt after agreeing to purchase Anadarko Petroleum's African assets for US$8.8 billion through Occidental.
As with Total, weaker crude prices were the common factor in Q219 results in the industry, though the exact extent differed. Russia's Gazprom posted higher revenue and higher net profits, while Norway's Equinor reported falls in both revenue and net profits – leading it to slash investment plans for the year. American producer ConocoPhillips' quarterly profits and revenue were flat year-on-year, while Italy's Eni – which has seen major success in Africa – reported flat revenue but lower profits.
After several quarters of disappointing analysts, ExxonMobil managed to beat expectations in Q219 – recording better-than-expected net profits of US$3.1 billion. In comparison, Shell – which has outperformed ExxonMobil over the past few reporting periods – disappointed the market with net profits halving to US$3 billion from US$6 billion in Q218. The weak performance was attributed (once again) to lower crude prices, as well as lower refining margins. BP, however, managed to beat expectations with net profits of US$2.8 billion, on par with its performance in Q218. But the supermajor king of the quarter was Chevron, with net profits of US$4.3 billion from gains in Permian production, as well as the termination fee from Anadarko after the latter walked away from a buyout deal in favour of Occidental.
And then, there was a surprise. In a rare move, Saudi Aramco – long reputed to be the world's largest and most profitable energy firm – published its earnings report for 1H19, which is its first ever. The results confirmed what the industry had long accepted as fact: net profit was US$46.9 billion. If split evenly, Aramco's net profits would be more than the five supermajors combined in Q219. Interestingly, Aramco also divulged that it had paid out US$46.4 billion in dividends, or 99% of its net profit. US$20 billion of that dividend was paid to its principle shareholder – the government of Saudi Arabia – up from US$6 billion in 1H18, which makes for interesting reading to potential investors as Aramco makes a second push for an IPO. With Saudi Aramco CFO Khalid al-Dabbagh announcing that the company was 'ready for the IPO' during its first ever earnings call, this reporting paves the way to the behemoth opening up its shares to the public. But all the deep reservoirs in the world did not shield Aramco from market forces. As it led the way in adhering to the OPEC+ club's current supply restrictions, weaker crude prices saw net profit fall by 11.5% from US$53 billion a year earlier.
So, it's been a mixed bunch of results this quarter – which perhaps showcases the differences in operational strategies of the world's oil and gas companies. There is no danger of financials heading into the red any time soon, but without a rising tide of crude prices, Q219 simply shows that though the challenges facing the industry are the same, their approaches to the solutions still differ.
Supermajor Financials: Q2 2019
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, CEDIGAZ, Global Trade Tracker
Australia is on track to surpass Qatar as the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, according to Australia's Department of Industry, Innovation, and Science (DIIS). Australia already surpasses Qatar in LNG export capacity and exported more LNG than Qatar in November 2018 and April 2019. Within the next year, as Australia's newly commissioned projects ramp up and operate at full capacity, EIA expects Australia to consistently export more LNG than Qatar.
Australia's LNG export capacity increased from 2.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2011 to more than 11.4 Bcf/d in 2019. Australia's DIIS forecasts that Australian LNG exports will grow to 10.8 Bcf/d by 2020–21 once the recently commissioned Wheatstone, Ichthys, and Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) projects ramp up to full production. Prelude FLNG, a barge located offshore in northwestern Australia, was the last of the eight new LNG export projects that came online in Australia in 2012 through 2018 as part of a major LNG capacity buildout.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL), trade press
Note: Project's online date reflects shipment of the first LNG cargo. North West Shelf Trains 1–2 have been in operation since 1989, Train 3 since 1992, Train 4 since 2004, and Train 5 since 2008.
Starting in 2012, five LNG export projects were developed in northwestern Australia: onshore projects Pluto, Gorgon, Wheatstone, and Ichthys, and the offshore Prelude FLNG. The total LNG export capacity in northwestern Australia is now 8.1 Bcf/d. In eastern Australia, three LNG export projects were completed in 2015 and 2016 on Curtis Island in Queensland—Queensland Curtis, Gladstone, and Australia Pacific—with a combined nameplate capacity of 3.4 Bcf/d. All three projects in eastern Australia use natural gas from coalbed methane as a feedstock to produce LNG.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Most of Australia's LNG is exported under long-term contracts to three countries: Japan, China, and South Korea. An increasing share of Australia's LNG exports in recent years has been sent to China to serve its growing natural gas demand. The remaining volumes were almost entirely exported to other countries in Asia, with occasional small volumes exported to destinations outside of Asia.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on International Group of Liquefied Natural Gas Importers (GIIGNL)
For several years, Australia's natural gas markets in eastern states have been experiencing natural gas shortages and increasing prices because coal-bed methane production at some LNG export facilities in Queensland has not been meeting LNG export commitments. During these shortfalls, project developers have been supplementing their own production with natural gas purchased from the domestic market. The Australian government implemented several initiatives to address domestic natural gas production shortages in eastern states.
Several private companies proposed to develop LNG import terminals in southeastern Australia. Of the five proposed LNG import projects, Port Kembla LNG (proposed import capacity of 0.3 Bcf/d) is in the most advanced stage, having secured the necessary siting permits and an offtake contract with Australian customers. If built, the Port Kembla project will use the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Höegh Galleon starting in January 2021.


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Paul had been called to preach a Gospel that the world found foolish yet was truer than any story ever told. Paul had been charged to tell the grand story of how God had created humans in God's own image but humanity had turned its back upon God. In the stunning climax, God became human to redeem those whom God loved even as they continued to reject God. For being a preacher and a storyteller, he was regarded as an oddity in Japan at first. Eventually, though, this surprise turned to hatred as those who came to power had no room in their world for a man like Paul who had turned his back upon his nation in their estimation. By swearing their allegiance to God, Paul and his fellow Christians threatened the power that the ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi--known as Taikosama--held.
Ironically, the rulers an leaders of Japan had initially been the ones who welcomed Christian missionaries to Japanese shores. They had welcomed them gladly because they knew that Western powers endorsed the Christian churches and they suspected that this would increase trade possibilities. Further, the rulers had grown somewhat uncomfortable with the Buddhist monks who would not do as they told them to do and felt that an influx of Christianity could limit the power of the monks. Yet, as Christianity grew in both Japan and the Philippines, they became aware that it demanded more and more allegiance from its members than they were comfortable with their citizens giving away. Further, it seemed that the politically savvy among the western powers knew better how to manipulate the Christian churches to gain power in foreign locations.Soon, Christianity was banned in Japan and those who swore allegiance to Jesus were executed for it. Ministers and vocal Christians were martyred and persecuted. Paul and his companions were twenty-six of the victims.
They were arrested and charged with being Christians. They refused to deny their faith and so they were gathered in chains and sentenced to march to Nagasaki while singing a hymn--for all six hundred miles. It took nearly thirty days for the soon-to-be-martyrs to arrive in Nagasaki and they greeted the day that they arrived with renewed singing and rejoicing. They were brought before twenty-six crosses and they met them with joy. One of the twenty-six, a man named Gonsalo, rushed forward unaware of how tragic this experience was supposed to be and pointed at a nearby cross, "Is this one mine?" he asked hopefully. Taken aback, nobody responded to him at first but eventually one of the soldiers indicated which cross was his. He knelt down and embraced it with tears in his eyes. Slowly, they were affixed to their crosses while they sang hymns and joked with each other. Paul was so short that when bound to the cross his feet could not reach the support and so they were forced to bind him to the cross by tying him under his arms and across his chest. One soldier stepped on Paul's chest as he tightened the knot and a minister among them complained at the brutality but Paul insisted that it was okay because the man wasjust doing his job.
Once the crosses were raised Paul began preaching to the awestruck crowd. They had come to see the power of the Japanese rulers and had found willing martyrs proclaiming life even as they slipped into death. The soldiers were amazed and some were converted. The crowds listened to Paul as he preached and proclaimed his own forgiveness of the people and the powers who persecuted and executed the Body of Christ. All twenty-six of them died as the powers of Japan tried to prove their dominance. All they had proven was that despite their own political machinations, the Kingdom of God had arrived in Japan and could not be turned back.
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ICD-10 Code N35.816
Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
|Short Description:
|Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
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|Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
Valid for Submission
ICD-10 N35.816 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
New 2019 ICD-10 Code
N35.816 is new to ICD-10 code set for the FY 2019, effective October 1, 2018. The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has published an update to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes which became effective October 1, 2018. This is a new and revised code for the FY 2019 (October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019).
Code Classification
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Diagnoses for males only - Diagnoses for males only.
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code N35.816 are found in the index:
- - Stricture - See Also: Stenosis;
- - urethra (organic) (spasmodic) - See Also: Stricture, urethra, male; - N35.919
- - specified cause NEC
- - male - N35.819
- - overlapping sites - N35.816
- - male - N35.819
- - specified cause NEC
- - urethra (organic) (spasmodic) - See Also: Stricture, urethra, male; - N35.919
Replacement Code
N35816 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- N35.8 - Other urethral stricture
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General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
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- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.


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OCEAN CITY- Several large fish, caught both inshore and offshore, highlighted the Ocean City Marlin Club's 27th Annual Small Boat tournament in the waters in and around the resort area.
The Marlin Club's annual Small Boat Tournament provides an opportunity for smaller boats to compete in a tournament before the bigger events such as the Ocean City Tuna Tournament and the White Marlin Open arrive on the summer fishing calendar. The annual tournament was held last Saturday and Sunday and was open to all boats under 35-feet in length. The event is divided into two divisions; the Offshore Division and the Inshore Division. The tournament provided many winners in both the inshore and offshore categories. For example, in the Offshore Division, it was the "My Desire" taking the top spot in the tuna division, while the "Intrepid" came in second and the "Black Jack" came in third. The "2nd Mate" took first place in the dolphin division.
There were plenty of fish caught in the inshore division of the Small Boat Tournament. In the flounder division, it was "Skip's" taking first place with a 4.8-pounder, while the "Sea Hunt" took second and third place with a 4.3-pound and a 3.8-pound flounder.
In the tautog division, it was the "Jezebel" taking first place with "Skip's" taking second-place and third-place.
"Skip's" was all over the leaderboard in several inshore categories. For example, it also took first-place in the sea bass division, while the "Fishful Thinking" took second and "Carol's Teakettle" took third. The "TJ Marie" took first place in the bluefish division, while the "Sea Hunt" came in second.


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Gold Rush Preview offers quick look at Wayland
PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist University's office of admissions will host a one-day preview event, Gold Rush, on Nov. 13 to provide information, tours and a taste of student life to prospective students.
The event is geared toward high school juniors or seniors as well as current college students pursuing transfer options, but all students and parents are welcome to attend. The one-day format is a shortened version of Wayland's Big Weekend preview event held in the spring, specifically April 1-2, 2005.
Gold Rush kicks off at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, with registration and continental breakfast in the multipurpose room of the Mabee Learning Resources Center. Information sessions begin at 9 a.m., with a university overview, financial aid information and academic opportunities presented.
At 11:15, mock classes will be held at several locations around campus, offering students the chance to sit in on a college lecture with Wayland professors. Lunch follows at 11:45, featuring an information fair, a brief concert and drawings for door prizes and scholarships. A session specifically for high school seniors and transfer students will be held at 12:30 p.m. in room 211 of the University Center.
A doubleheader basketball game is on tap for the afternoon, with the Flying Queens taking on Huston-Tillotson College at 1 p.m. and the Pioneers taking on Huston-Tillotson at 3 p.m., both in Hutcherson Center. Campus tours will be available during the afternoon, and audition opportunities for music, theatre and art will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Harral Auditorium complex.
To round out the day, visiting students can enjoy Wayland Theatre's production of Approaching Zanzibar, beginning at 8 p.m. in the Harral Studio Theatre. Tickets for the show are $8 for adults and $4 for students, in addition to the cost of Gold Rush.
Cost for the Gold Rush preview is $7 per person for students or parents. Registration for the day can be done by phone at (806) 291-3500 or on the Wayland Web site at www.wbu.edu.


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Small Cell Lung Cancer Metastasized to the Brain
My mother was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in January of 2001. She has been through Chemo and radiation and the tumor in her lung did shrink to approx 1 1/2 cm. She was doing well, went back to work part time.
In November, she began to have tremors. I took her to the Emergency room where we were told that she has 4 tumors on her brain. Radiation was started immediately.
My question is this:
I thought that the LAST place that this cancer went was to the Brain. My mother very literally took this as a death sentence and I would like some supporting documentation that this is not the case. Anything you can do to direct me would be most appreciated - we are as very discouraged and afraid that Mom does not have too much longer with us.
Thank you.
James M. Metz, MD, Editor-in-Chief of OncoLink and Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, responds:
This is a very difficult situation to say the least. Unfortunately, it is very common for lung cancer, particularly small cell lung cancer, to spread to the brain. The chemotherapy used for the treatment of small cell lung cancer cannot penetrate the brain due to a protective barrier (blood-brain barrier). Lung cancer cells that spread to the brain before the diagnosis and initial treatment than grow into tumors and may take months or even years to become symptomatic.
The standard treatment for multiple brain metastases is radiation therapy. Unfortunately, when more than one tumor is found in the brain with lung cancer, the situation is generally incurable. The tumors may initially respond well to radiation, but unfortunately they will come back in time. It is difficult for doctors to predict how long a person will live with a diagnosis of brain metastases, but it is generally on the order of months.
It is important to note that many patients with brain metastases continue to live for a number of months with excellent quality of life. It is normal for patients to become upset, sad, angry and even depressed initially. When these feelings persist it is important to get counselors involved who specialize in the treatment of cancer patients. Sometimes it is easier for a patient to discuss these feelings with a counselor who is objective and has experience in helping other cancer patients' work through similar issues.


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Mission Bay High School and two elementary schools were put on lockdown after a student allegedly brought Mercury to school on a school bus and showed it to several classmates.
"One of the students, who was shown this mercury I guess, got some of it and took it on some paper to a ROTC instructor to show him and then he became concerned, as well he should have, and then notified school police," said San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesperson Maurice Luque.
At least seven students at Mission Bay High School, a teacher and the bus driver were exposed, Luque said. Two of the students, including the student who took the mercury to school, and the bus driver tested positive for high levels of contamination. They were decontaminated and showered on campus.
Mercury is highly poisonous.
"It vaporizes very quickly, but if it's ingested and if it's on your clothing, there's a good chance of that getting into your mouth if you eat. So yes, there is a large amount of concern," Luque said.
The school was put on lockdown as Hazmat teams from San Diego Fire and the County investigated.
"They've taken readings in various classrooms and they have found some very high dangerous readings in some of the rooms and on some of the clothing of the students. That clothing is being confiscated," Luque said.
Exposed students in other classrooms were being kept in place so they didn't further contaminate other students. All but the two students who were heavily contaminated were later released.
"The situation is further complicated because the bus the students went to school on was used to transport 48 students to another elementary school and another 23 students to a third school," Luque said.
That bus was being examined to see if it too contained high levels of contamination.
"In the meantime, the students at those two other schools are basically being held in kind of a lockdown there so that they don't further spread the contamination, if indeed they are contaminated to other students," Luque said.
Those other two schools are Toler Elementary and Bay Park Elementary, according to Luque.
"Mercury has a little intrigue to it, the way that it kind of comes together and separates, so there is some kind of playful nature," he said.
But he doesn't think the student realized the danger.
"This wasn't anything devious. This wasn't anything meant to be malicious in any way. It was just kind of an accidental situation, him bringing it to school, and it being highly toxic. Exposing all these other students really caused a lot of concern," Luque said.
Dawn Gilsdorf showed up at Mission Bay High School expecting to pick up her son and got a shocking surprise instead.
"It's horrifying walking up to the school and seeing flashing lights on the police cars and not knowing what's going on inside and you know your child's there," said Gilsdorf.
She immediately text messaged her son Shane, an 11th grader on the water polo team to find out if he was okay.
"He said I'm really hungry," Gildorf said, adding that she'd stayed in constant contact with her son via text message. "They let them use their cell phones in emergency situations."
Word of the lock down spread fast via social media. Lilyana Macias and her boyfriend Dylan Burton who had skipped class to have breakfast kept in touch with their friends inside the school via Facebook and text message.
"Their status were 'we're locked in a room, I'm so hungry there needs to be lunch, I really have to go to the bathroom'," said Macias as she read a long list messages from her cell phone.
She had spoken with her mother by phone earlier in the day to tell her she was okay. With everything that happened she said she doubted her mother would come down on her too hard for ditching class.
"I don't think she thinks it's such a bog deal now, she's glad I'm okay," Macias said.


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One of the most prolific running backs in Sooner history, Joe Washington answered the call for his alma mater once again, returning to Norman to serve as special assistant to the director of athletics/executive director of the Varsity O Association in May 2007. Washington, who ended his Sooner career as the all-time leading rusher in school history, returned to Norman after living and working in the Washington, D.C. area for a number of years.
In his position with the department, Washington will lead the efforts to reconnect the department with its former student-athletes as OU begins a number of outreach efforts. He also will have other administrative duties.
Washington's Sooner career was a record-setter. He finished with 4,071 yards rushing and was a consensus All-American in 1974. He finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting that year after helping the Sooners win a national title. He was named the NCAA Football Player of the Year and the Washington, D.C., Player of the Year in 1974. After helping OU win another national title in 1975, Washington again earned All-America honors and finished fifth in Heisman voting.
His rushing total now ranks second all-time and he is ranked third on the career touchdown list. In 2006, Washington was inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame.
The San Diego Chargers made him the fourth pick of the 1976 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for 10 years with the majority of his career as a Washington Redskin. He was named Washington's most valuable player in 1981. He was also named one of the 70 greatest Redskin players in franchise history.
In 1986, following his professional football career, Washington worked for companies bearing his name when he opened Washington Consultants and Advertising. He has been very involved in charitable organizations, volunteering his time with the Maryland Special Olympics and serving as chairman of the Arundel County Association for Retarded Children. He and Julius Erving were the first full-time owners of the first minority-owned racing car in the NASCAR Busch series.
He earned his degree in journalism from OU in 1976 and in 1994 he was named a distinguished alumni of the Gaylord College of Journalism.
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NEW WAVERLY, Texas - The body of a baby girl has been recovered she was swept away after her parents' pickup truck was carried by rushing water off a highway.
"As anyone can imagine, it's been really hard on our guys," said Punkin-Everygreen fire chief Rick Stevens.
Stevens and other volunteers from the Punkins-Evergreen Fire Department had been summoned to assist with another rescue at Winters Bayou when they heard screams for help from the baby's parents, about a hundred feet across the water.
Infant swept away in Harvey floodwaters
"They were in about 40 feet of water in a tree top," Stevens said. "It took about three hours to get to them."
The couple had managed to get their 3-month-old daughter out of the pickup, but couldn't hold her against the rushing water.
"They were trying to get to the tree and hold on with the baby and the current swept the baby away," Stevens said.
Stevens said the parents were fleeing Houston, driving Highway 150 during the night with their daughter, trying to get to Louisiana.
"We do have the mother and the father at a location undisclosed right now," he said.
Late on Tuesday, Aug. 29, firefighters located the pick-up truck.
They spent several days searching for the baby girl. Officials from several law enforcement agencies helped in the search.
On Tuesday, the San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office confirmed the body of the baby girl had been found.
Texas Department of Public Safety officers found the baby's body while they were responding to a crash scene. The baby was about 100-150 yards downstream where her parents reported she was swept out of their arms.
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Prostate Cancer: Managing Treatment Side Effects
Prostate Cancer: Managing Treatment Side Effects
Treatment for prostate cancer can cause side effects. The side effects vary from person to person. The side effects you may have depend on the kinds of treatment you have, your overall health, and other factors.
Side effects of prostate cancer treatment can include:
Anxiety or depression
Hot flashes
Erection problems (erectile dysfunction or ED)
Low sex drive (low libido)
Mouth sores and dryness
Nausea and vomiting
Nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)
Skin irritation
Swelling (edema)
Tiredness (fatigue)
Trouble thinking and remembering
Urinary problems
Weight Gain
Read below to see ways to manage each of these side effects during your treatment.
Anxiety or depression
Some people may feel worried, sad, or stressed when dealing with cancer. These feelings may continue during treatment. You may also worry about how you will look after the treatment. You may have mood changes as a side effect of hormone therapy. These may be mild or serious. Seek help right away if have:
Frequent crying
Extreme sadness
Loss of interest in things you once enjoyed
Severe changes in mood
Thoughts of suicide
Make sure to:
Talk with your family or friends. Express your concerns.
Ask your health care team, health care team, or social worker for help. They can connect you with a support group. It can help to talk about concerns with people who have gone through the same experience.
Speak to a counselor. A professional therapist can help you cope with stress and other feelings.
Talk with your spiritual advisor. A priest, minister, or rabbi can help you during this time.
Ask your health care team about medicines. If depression or anxiety makes it hard to cope with daily life, your health care team may recommend medicines to help.
Keep active. Maintain your social activities as much as possible. Keep physically active, too. Walk, ride a bike, go to the gym.
Get group support. Join a cancer support group or find a cancer "buddy" who can help you cope.
Constipation is when bowel movements are difficult or don't happen often enough. It can range from mildly uncomfortable to painful. Some pain medicines can lead to constipation. To help prevent and relieve constipation:
Drink plenty of fluids water and fruit juices, such as prune juice.
Eat foods high in fiber, such as cereals, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Exercise regularly.
Take stool softeners or a laxative, if advised by your health care team.
Diarrhea is when bowel movements are loose or happen too often. It may lead to dehydration. Radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy can cause diarrhea. Take these steps if you have diarrhea:
Ask your health care team about medicines that may help.
Don't eat gas-producing vegetables, dried fruit, fiber cereals, seeds, popcorn, nuts, corn, and dried beans.
Don't drink milk or eat dairy foods if they make things worse.
Eat low-residue, low-fiber foods, such as the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast).
Drink more fluids, such as water and broth. This is to help prevent dehydration.
Hot flashes
Hot flashes may occur in men who have hormone therapy. To ease hot flashes:
Keep a log of what kinds of things trigger your hot flashes. This may help you prevent them.
Ask your health care provider about medicines you can take to ease symptoms.
Erection problems (erectile dysfunction or ED)
The inability to have an erection can be a short-term or long-term side effect of treatment for prostate cancer. All treatments for prostate cancer have a risk for ED. They differ in how soon after treatment it may occur and how likely it is to occur. The stress of coping with cancer can also affect your ability to have sex. Before treatment, ask your health care provider what you can expect. Knowing what to expect may help you cope. Here's an overview of treatments for prostate cancer and their risk of ED:
Surgery. The nerves that control erections run along either side of the prostate. These nerves may be damaged during surgery to remove the prostate. Problems with erections are most apparent right after surgery. For some men they may get better over time.
Radiation therapy. Radiation may damage the nerves that control erections. This damage usually occurs over time, so the effects of radiation therapy on erections tend to get worse over a year or so after treatment.
Hormone therapy with LHRH analogues or orchiectomy. The loss of testosterone causes a loss of libido, but it's not known why that loss affects erections. When ED occurs, it happens soon after starting treatment.
Taking these actions may help you cope with these changes:
Talk with your health care provider about ways to restore erections. Your options may include medicine such as sildenafil, a penile implant, injections, or a vacuum device.
Talk with your partner about changes in your ability to have sex.
Explore new ways to share affection and intimacy.
See a counselor who specializes in sexual problems.
If having children is an issue for you, talk with your health care provider about this before your treatment. There may be ways to store sperm in a sperm bank.
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy can cause low white blood cell counts. This is called neutropenia. Without enough white blood cells, your body may not be able to fight infection. You may have symptoms of infection, such as fever, chills, or inflammation at the site of an injury.
During your treatment, your health care team will take samples of your blood for testing. If your health care team tells you that your white blood cell count is low, take these actions to stay healthy:
Ask your health care team if you need to take antibiotics to help prevent infections.
Avoid crowds and people with colds.
Avoid fresh flowers and plants, which can carry mold.
Don't eat fresh, unwashed, uncooked fruits and vegetables and other foods that might carry germs. Wash and peel raw produce before eating it.
Wash your hands often during the day to kill germs. Have people around you do the same. Bathe daily. This is to help to keep the amount of bacteria on your skin lower. Don't touch your eyes or nose unless you've just washed your hands.
Call your health care team right away if you have any signs of infection. Signs may include a temperature of 100.5° (38°C) or higher, chills, a cough or hoarseness, lower back or side pain, painful or difficult urination, or any sores or redness.
Low sex drive (low libido)
Hormone therapy may decrease your desire to have sex. This is due to the loss of testosterone. This can't be treated by replacing testosterone because the lowering testosterone is the treatment for prostate cancer. If you've had your testicles removed, there is no way to restore sex drive, but you can talk with your health care provider about ways to improve your sexual function. Depression or tiredness can also affect your sex drive. Here are some things you can do:
Talk with your health care team. They may be able to refer you to a counselor who specializes in sexual issues.
Talk with your partner. Be open about the changes in your desire or ability to have sex. Explore new ways to share affection and intimacy.
Mouth sores and dryness
Radiation and some types of chemotherapy can cause mouth and lip sores. These sores are called mucositis. They may hurt and make eating difficult. Radiation to your chest or neck may also cause dry mouth called xerostomia. To ease these problems:
Brush your teeth after meals and before bedtime. Floss every day if your health care team says it's OK to do so.
Rinse your mouth with lukewarm water with salt or baking soda several times a day.
Keep your mouth clean and moist. Use lip balm to keep your lips moist.
Suck on sugar-free candies or chew sugar-free gum to help increase moisture in your mouth.
To ease the pain if you get sores in your mouth:
Ask your health care team about topical mouth medicines.
Don't use mouthwash that contains alcohol. It may irritate the sores.
Don't eat hot, rough, or spicy foods. These may irritate the sores.
Don't use tobacco. It may irritate sores, or make you more to get sores.
Eat soft and pureed foods that are easy to swallow if you have a dry mouth.
Sip water often.
Take over-the-counter pain medicine, such as acetaminophen, if needed.
Call your health care team if you have a fever of 100.5° (38°C) or higher.
Nausea and vomiting
Nausea and vomiting may result from almost all types of treatment for kidney cancer. It may be very mild to severe. Understanding the different types of nausea may help. The types include:
Acute-onset nausea and vomiting. This occurs within a few minutes to several hours after chemotherapy. The worst episodes tend to be 5 to 6 hours after treatment. The symptoms end within the first 24 hours. Immunotherapy with interleukin-2 (IL-2) tends to cause nausea during the whole treatment. Nausea gets worse at the end of the cycle.
Delayed-onset vomiting. This develops more than 24 hours after treatment.
Anticipatory nausea and vomiting. These are learned from previous experiences with vomiting. As you prepare for the next dose of chemotherapy, you may anticipate that nausea and vomiting will occur as it did before. This can trigger the actual symptoms.
Breakthrough vomiting. This is vomiting that occurs despite treatment to prevent it. It requires other types of treatment.
To help prevent nausea:
Ask your health care team about taking a prescription medicine to control nausea and vomiting. Make sure you take it as directed. If you are vomiting and cannot take medicine, call your health care team.
If you have nausea and vomiting while taking anti-nausea medicine, call your health care team. They can change your medicine, or add other medicines.
To help ease nausea or vomiting:
Ask your health care team about using acupressure bands on your wrists. These may help to decrease your nausea.
Ask your health care team to help you learn a relaxation exercise. This may make you feel less anxious and more in control, and can decrease your nausea.
Do not eat fatty or fried foods, very spicy foods, or very sweet foods.
Eat foods that are at room temperature or cold. The smells from hot foods may make your nausea worse.
Take medicines with food, as directed.
Try eating foods and drinking beverages that were easy to take or made you feel better when you had the flu or had nausea in the past. These might be bland foods, sour candy, pickles, dry crackers, ginger ale, flat soda, or others.
Nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy)
If you have numbness, tingling, or weakness in your hands and feet, you may have nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy. Some types of chemotherapy, such as docetaxel and cabazitaxel, are known to cause this. Other signs of this problem are ringing in your ears or feeling too hot or cold. Nerve damage can make you more at risk for injury
If you have these symptoms, you'll need to take care to protect yourself from injury:
Clear your home of clutter. Put away throw rugs so that you don't trip or fall.
Take extra care when walking and moving so that you don't fall. Less sensitivity in your feet can alter your balance.
Take extra care when driving. You may have trouble feeling the gas and brake pedals. Ask friends and family to drive you.
Use warm, not hot, water for bathing. This is to prevent burns. Use a shower chair or railing to reduce your chance of slipping in the tub.
If your daily activities are too difficult, ask your health care team to refer you to an occupational therapist or a physical therapist. They can help teach you new ways of doing things so you can stay as active as possible.
Skin irritation
Radiation treatment can cause dry or red skin in the area being treated. Also, you may have dryness, itching, or a rash in the area of biological therapy injections. Here's what you can do for relief:
Wear loose, soft clothing over the treated area.
Don't scratch, rub, or scrub treated skin. Wash gently, and blot dry gently.
Only use paper tape if you apply a dressing to the area. Ask your health care team to help you place the dressing so that you can prevent more irritation.
Don't apply heat or cold to the area. Bathe only with lukewarm water.
If you must shave the area, only use an electric shaver. Don't use lotion before shaving. Don't use hair-removal products.
Keep your nails well-trimmed and clean so that you don't damage sensitive skin when you touch it.
Protect your skin from the sun. Cover the treated area and wear sunscreen with at least SPF 30.
Ask your health care provider what kind of lotion is best to soothe your skin.
Ask your health care provider if soap, deodorant, sunscreen, perfume, cosmetics, or powder is safe to use on your skin.
Use topical ointments and steroid creams for itchy skin rashes, if prescribed.
Swelling (edema)
Swelling (edema) of the legs, scrotum, and penis is rare. It's more common in men who have had a lot of pelvic lymph nodes removed, or had radiation therapy in the pelvic area. It can also be caused by some chemotherapy medicines, such as docetaxel. Or it can be caused by the cancer itself if it is advanced or has spread to the lymph nodes. Penile and scrotal edema is often difficult to treat. Swelling in the legs can be helped by wearing compression socks or stockings, and keeping your feet raised when you sit or lie down.
Tiredness (fatigue)
Tiredness is a very common side effect. It can be a result of anemia caused by low red blood cell levels. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. Decreased red blood cell counts can be caused by blood loss, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, radiation, or the cancer itself. Other things can cause fatigue, such as a vitamin B12 deficiency, dehydration, or not eating enough. Tiredness can last several weeks after treatment ends. You may feel only slightly tired, or you may suffer from extreme fatigue.
Taking these actions may help increase your energy levels:
Balance activity with rest. Save your energy for important tasks.
Add mild exercise, such as walking, to your daily routine.
Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.
If your fatigue is severe or chronic, ask for help with routine tasks that can drain your energy. These can include grocery shopping or housework. You may also need to reduce your hours at work.
Take action to treat a poor appetite.
Take short rests when you feel tired. Don't take long naps during the day. These can disrupt nighttime sleep.
Talk with your health care team about your fatigue and what be causing it. Some medicines or treatments may help.
Trouble thinking and remembering
Chemotherapy and hormone therapy can cause mild problems with thinking and memory. Fatigue can worsen the problem. Taking these actions can help:
Make lists.
Write down important information you need to remember.
Use other tools to help organize your life. These tools may include calendars, pill dispensers, or alarm clocks.
Tell your medical team about any cognitive changes. Your team can assess any cognitive concerns and suggest treatments that can help you and your family manage the changes.
Urinary problems
The prostate gland sits around the urethra, the tube that carries urine through the penis and out of the body. Because of this, prostate cancer and its treatments can cause problems with urination.
Problems can include:
Painful urination (dysuria)
Feeling like you need to urinate all the time
Having trouble starting the flow of urine when you need to go
Need to urinate often at night (nocturia)
Leaking urine during a with coughing, sneezing, laughing, or picking up heavy objects (stress incontinence)
Leaking urine before you can get to the bathroom (urge incontinence)
Feeling like you can't empty your bladder, or having a weak flow of urine (overflow incontinence)
These problems can result from surgery, radiation, and cryotherapy. Some of these problems are temporary and may stop several weeks after treatment has ended. Some problems may be permanent.
Some things you can do to help:
Keep track of your symptoms so that you can let your health care provider know exactly what is happening.
Talk with your health care provider about your options for treatment. These may include medicines, catheterization, and other options.
Talk with your partner about how you feel if your fear of incontinence is limiting your interest in sex or social activities.
Don't drink caffeinated beverages. Caffeine causes the kidneys to make more urine and irritates the bladder.
Don't eat or drink acidic food or drinks, such as orange juice or tomatoes. Don't eat spicy foods. These things may irritate the bladder.
Talk with your health care provider about how to do Kegel exercises. These can help with stress incontinence.
Weight gain
You may gain weight if you have hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer. To help manage your weight:
Increase the amount of your daily exercise. Be active every day.
Eat a healthy lower-calorie diet.
Eat more fruits and vegetables and drink more water. These can help fill you up in a healthy way without adding a lot of calories.
Talking with your health care team
Getting treatment for cancer can be tough on the mind and body. Keep talking with your health care team about ways to make the process easier. Work together to ease the affect of symptoms on your daily life.
March 21, 2017
Reviewed By:
Alteri, Rick MD,MMI board-certified, academically affiliated clinician


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