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Fairly unremarkable looking phone at first glance, the LG KS360 looks like a pretty standard slider phone when you first see it. But the most unique o...
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"Desperate for a phone.....Get it. if not..... dont bother"
Are you desperate for a phone? i would advise you if you really need a phone like i did at the time you should get this one but if you want a phone and are expecting it to last a couple of years or whatever you should have a rethink as this phone runs out of battery really quick and the phone occasionallly freezes. The volume of this does not go that loud at all and the way you save music to a memory card is pointless; you have to get the phone sent to you or sent by a laptop and then you have to copy the music from your phone to external memory as the son will not save there automatically.
Another downside is that the mobile is as slow as a tortoise.
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Product Information : LG KS360
Manufacturer's product descriptionFairly unremarkable looking phone at first glance, the LG KS360 looks like a pretty standard slider phone when you first see it. But the most unique of this phone is its QWERTY keyboard instead of dial pad. The display of LG KS360 is a 2.4 inch one with 240 x 320 pixels TFT QVGA touch screen and 262K colors. Although it's not a touchscreen in the full meaning of the word, it features touch-enabled dialing, which is pretty cool. One of the most attractive features of this phone is the KS360 can automatically swivel itself by 90 degrees.
Product Details
Cellular / Technology: GPRS; EDGE
Cellular / Band: Tri Band
Cellular / Combined with: 2 MP digital camera; MP3 player
Display Type: TFT; 262K colours
Display Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Length: 102 mm
Width: 51 mm
Height: 17 mm
Communications / Wireless Interface: Bluetooth
Battery: Lithium Ion
Manufacturer: LG
Phone Design: Slider; Swivel, Slider
Cellular / Phone Form Factor: Slider
Cellular / Integrated Components: Digital camera; Digital player
Long Name: KS360
Cellular / Phone Design: Slider
Cellular / Mobile Broadband Generation: 3G
Cellular / Type: Smartphone
Weight: 112 g
Input Device(s): QWERTY keyboard
Rear-facing Camera Resolution: 2 Megapixel
Display: LCD display - colour - 2.4" - TFT
Supported Memory Card: Micro SD Card
Playback Digital Standards: AAC, MP3 , MPEG-4, H.263
Integrated Components: Digital camera, digital player, voice recorder
Band: Tri Band
Technology: GSM
Dimensions (WxDxH): 51 mm x 17 mm x 101 mm
Form Factor: Slider - full keyboard
Service Provider: AT&T, Not specified
Product Type: Mobile phone
Product Description: LG KS360 - GSM - mobile phone, LG KS360 - acqua blue - GSM - mobile phone, LG KS360 - white, pink - GSM - mobile phone
Wireless Interface: Bluetooth
Colour: Acqua blue
Phone Features
Additional Features: Intelligent Typing (T9)
Ring Tone Formats: MIDI, MP3
Polyphonic Ring Tone Voice Qty: 64
Polyphonic Ringer: Yes
Phone Functions: Speakerphone, call timer, vibrating alert
Media Player
Supported Digital Video Standards: MPEG-4, H.263
Supported Digital Audio Standards: AAC, MP3
Width: 51 mm
Depth: 17 mm
Height: 101 mm
Weight: 112 g
Integrated Components: Digital camera, digital player, voice recorder
Aerial: Internal
Phone Design: Slider
Form Factor: Slider - full keyboard
Product Type: Mobile phone
Body Colour: Acqua blue
Input Device(s): QWERTY
Software Platforms Supported: Java MIDP 2.0, Java
Service Provider: AT&T, Not specified
Band: Tri Band
Technology: GSM
Messaging & Internet
Downloadable Content: Games, ring tones, screensavers, wallpapers
WAP Protocol Supported: WAP 2.0
Cellular Messaging Services: MMS, SMS
Communication Features: Mobile Email client, Internet browser
Data Transmission: GPRS, EDGE
Wireless Interface: Bluetooth 2.0
Personal Information Management: Calendar, calculator, reminder, alarm clock
Supported Flash Memory Cards: Micro SD Card
User Memory: 15 MB
Digital Camera
Rear-facing Camera Resolution: 2 Megapixel
Colour Depth: 262,144 colours
Display Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels
Diagonal Size: 2.4"
Technology: TFT
Type: LCD display - colour
Connector Type: Headphones - mini-phone 3.5mm
Capacity: 800 mAh
Technology: Lithium Ion
Included Accessories: Power adapter
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Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" might have given us all the squad goals (and Kanye West's "Famous" might have made us all really uncomfortable), but Fergie has arrived with a celeb-packed video of her own that proves that celebrity moms are super sexy (not that we ever really doubted that).
A play on the classic acronym coined in American Pie, this time "M.I.L.F." stands for "Moms I'd Like To Follow." But you all remember what it really stands for.
Welcome to MILF View Park, which seems like a picture perfect place where hot moms live, and one creepy "Milfman" — played by the also super hot Jon Kortajarena — drives around town delivering milk and eyeing up the MILFs.
But just who are these gorgeous moms that populate Fergie's fantasy land? Let's start at the beginning.
1. Supermodel/Yoga Mom Alessandra Ambrosio
Here she is again with her little girl, Anja:
2. Supermodel/Gardening Mom Gemma Ward
3. Lingerie Model/Negligee-wearing Mom Tara Lynn
4. Here's Chrissy Teigen, breastfeeding her brand new baby girl, Luna
5. Amber Valetta For Mayor
6. Supermodel/Carpool Mom Devon Aoki
7. Then Fergie herself steps out of her picture perfect yellow house, ready to F this mother up
8. Ciara's there
8. And no MILF squad would be complete without Kim Kardashian West:
Here's the queen of reality TV again, showering in some milk:
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Dreamfeed Clinic
Welcome to the Dreamfeed Clinic, a place that offers one-on-one support from both our Breastfeeding Counsellor, Rebecca Robertson and Paediatric Sleep Specialist, Dr. Corrine Seeley. The goal of the clinic is for parents to leave with a customized solution plan, their questions answered, and the tools to feel confident moving forward to achieve great sleep while maintaining their breastfeeding goals!
Who is the Dreamfeed Clinic for?
This clinic is for any nursing parent with a babe in the first year of life who is struggling or has questions/concerns about how to maintain healthy sleep and breastfeeding routines. Parents can come at any stage of their little ones development, solution plans will be tailored to the individual needs and age of each child.
Dates: Every Thursday, starting Feb 16, 2017
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM (last appointment book at 2:30 PM)
Price: $100 + hst for a 60 minute appointment. This appointment includes a 30-minute breastfeeding consult and a 30-minute sleep consult. As well as an individualized plan to address any breastfeeding or sleep concerns you may have.
The clinic is open to everyone and no initial consultation is necessary.
To schedule an appointment you can call Rebirth at 226-663-3243, or you can also review appointment availability and book online.
Click on the "Book Now" button below to search our appointment schedule and book your appointment. You will be taken to Mindbody, our appointment & class booking system. If it's your first time on the Mindbody site, you will be asked to log-in by creating a username and profile.
FAQs about the Dreamfeed Clinic
1. I have a 3 month old, so is this the right clinic for me? How about I just see my doctor and ask these questions?
Yes, this clinic is right for you! So much of the first year is about feeding and sleeping. At our clinic, you can ask questions about all your breastfeeding and sleep concerns in a relaxed, unhurried atmosphere with our Breastfeeding and Sleep experts. You'll leave feeling supported and nourished, with a concrete plan where you feel confident to gently guide your little one to healthy breastfeeding and sleep routines. We are here to support you on your journey of parenthood. If you need to talk, then we're here to listen. And yes, if you have concerns you should see your doctor too, this clinic compliments the care of your primary health provider.
2. I just woke up from a terrible night and I need some help, so how quickly can I book in?
The clinic runs every Thursday, and is either as a drop-in or by appointment. You can call us at 226-663-3243 anytime to check drop-in availability, or book in advance. You can also check for appointment openings using our booking app and book online that way. Clinic schedule is open several weeks in advance for early booking.
3. What kind of questions can I expect to have answered at the clinic?
Common questions that may be addressed could include:
- What are the nutritional needs of my child and how do I ensure these needs are met to their fullest capacity?
- How can I encourage great sleep while ensuring these needs and my breastfeeding goals are met?
- Is my child waking at night for hunger or comfort?
- What are some gentle ways to guide my baby toward independent sleeping while still having their comfort needs met?
- How can I set up a great sleep and feeding schedule that is right for my child?
- How can I use their cues to help guide their needs?
4. Is there paperwork?
Yes, all visitors will be required to complete a client intake form prior to our meeting to gather information on your babes feeding and sleep patterns. This can be done in advance or upon arrival while awaiting your appointment time.
5. How much does it cost?
The price is $100 + hst per clinic visit. The appointment is one-on-one, and includes a 30-minute consultation with our breastfeeding counsellor Rebecca Robertson, and 30-minutes with our paediatric sleep specialist, Dr. Corrine Seeley. This cost also includes an individualized plan to take home which will help you and your little one to nurse on and sleep well. You can pay by cash, debit, VISA, or Mastercard. You can pay at reception after your appointment. Or you can pay online or over the phone.
6. Can I bring my partner, or friend for support?
Yes, you absolutely can bring your partner or support person. The support you have with you everyday is so important in creating a cohesive approach for breastfeeding and sleep. When everyone is on board with, believes in, and trusts the plan, it always goes more smoothly. So we encourage you to bring whomever you need to ensure things go well. And having two people hear the plan is great at helping to solidify the changes when you set them in motion.
7. Will I be encouraged to "sleep train" or night wean my baby?
No! Breastfeeding, and in particular night feeding, is an important piece to great sleep on so many levels. Not to mention night feeding is a big piece to maintaining milk supply, and helping babes to feel safe and connected. You will never be pressured to drop all night feeds, or use methods of encouraging babe to sleep independently that don't fit with your parenting style. This clinic is designed to follow your baby's cues, and build on what they are capable of, using gentle guidance and support.
8. I'm not sure I have both sleep and breastfeeding concerns, am I able to book with only one practitioner?
No. During the Dreamfeed clinic the appointments run with both practitioners. We find that many nursing parents benefit from addressing both of these pieces together, and thus see the most improvement this way. So for the Thursday Dreamfeed Clinic appointments will include both consultants. However, If you want more directed support on either breastfeeding or sleep, both of practitioners have independent service packages to meet your needs.
Rebecca Robertson our breastfeeding counselor, offers one-on-one consults where you can address any and all breastfeeding concerns, and ensure you are able to meet your breastfeeding goals. You can find more information, and book here. Rebecca also offers a prenatal breastfeeding workshop to help expectant parents feel confident with the tools they need before babe arrives, further information can be found here.
Dr. Corrine Seeley, our paediatric sleep specialist, offers one-on-one customized solution plans and support to help guide your child towards great sleep. You can find further information for one-on-one consult packages here. She also offers group workshops for both expecting/new parents and older infants (4-24 months). For more information regarding her Newborn and Infant workshops please visit http://www.rebirthwellness.ca/sleep-workshops/


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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ General Audiences ] Being a production of South Africa, this 2012 film was directed by Jozua Malherbe. You can watch Wolwedans in die Skemer online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in afrikaans at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2012.
Rating: 5 by 90 users./
Runtime: 100 minutes
Rolanda Marais, David Louw, Desiré Gardner, Gérard Rudolf, Lelia Etsebeth, Riana Wilkens, Andre Roothman, Karen Wessels, Jacques Bessenger, Illse Roos, Mish'a el de Beer, Justin Carlse, Marielise van Rooyen and Quentin Krog.
100-minute film (full movie) directed by Jozua Malherbe.
The original audio of Wolwedans in die Skemer has dialogues in or afrikaans, it was produced in South Africa.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2012.
Screenplay written by Leon van Nierop.
Tom Marais.
Pierre Boezaart, C.A. van Aswegen, Danie Bester, Lucia Meyer-Marais and Henk Pretorius.
This film was produced and / or financed by Dark Matter Studios, Film Factory and The.
Composed by Benjamin Willem.
Ster-Kinekor Distribution.
Without commercial breaks, the full movie Wolwedans in die Skemer has a duration of 100 minutes; the official trailer can be watched in streaming on the Internet. You can watch this full movie free in English or afrikaans in movie TV channels, renting the DVD or with VoD services (Video On Demand player, Hulu) and PPV (Pay Per View, Netflix).
See the page of this full movie, Wolwedans in die Skemer in FULLTV Movies.


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In celebration of Pittsburgh's Super Bowl win, every day this week will be a new and interesting Pittsburgh Steelers fact.
In the recent Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Ben Roethlisberger showed off what has become a trademark for him. He seems to consistently avoid getting sacked, is able to scramble somewhat and then deliver a decent pass, all while under heavy pressure. The truth though is that Ben Roethlisberger is one of the most sacked quarterbacks in Pittsburgh Steelers team history. Three of the top four seasons in terms of quarterbacks getting sacked belong to Big Ben. The number one spot on the list belongs to Cliff Stoudt, who in 1983 was sacked 51 times. Roethlisberger then owns the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th spots on the list. In 2007 he was sacked 47 times, in 2006 46 times, and in 2008 he was again sacked 46 times.


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Mysore-va.kar.nic.in –Mysore Revenue Department, Government of Karnataka invited online applications from suitable candidates for the recruitment of Village Accountants. A detailed recruitment notification is published by office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mysore Revenue Department in official website www.mysore-va.kar.nic.in and interested candidates can apply for the jobs in Mysore through the same site up to 9th December, 2014.
Mysore Revenue Department Recruitment 2014 Information
Village Accountants: 130
Pay Scale: 11600-200-12000-250-13000-300-14200 - 350-15600-400- 17200 -450-19000 – 500 – 21000
Age Limit: 18 to 35 years
Educational Qualifications: Intermediate or 12th Pass / 10+2 is required to apply for Village Accountant jobs in Mysore revenue department
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Candidates found them eligible and suitable for any of the above posts recruited by Mysore Revenue department can log on to www.mysore-va.kar.nic.in on or before 9th December, 2014 to register.
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Senior Business Analyst – Regulatory Reporting
- Singapour, Singapore
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- Comtel Solutions Pte Ltd
- 20 nov. 17 2017-11-20
An exciting role with a leading global bank in Singapore.
- Senior business analyst for Local Regulatory Reporting team with additional responsibilities for planning / tracking specific work streams of Local Regulatory Reporting projects.
- Conduct BRD/Requirement workshops for the requirement with the relevant teams.
- Understand the data requirements at an overall level as well as a detailed level, with definitions, extraction criteria and other aspects to drive the sourcing of data.
- Work with end users to establish minimum quality expectations and ensure legacy issues are resolved in new projects
- Establish the right sources for the required data
- Determine whether available data is fit for purpose by working with a pool of analysts to profile required data and make recommendations based on the profiling results Create functional and design specifications (primarily data mapping documents), ensuring all stakeholders are in agreement and provide sign off
- Ensure Data Services, Development, and Testing teams as well as SME's from upstream systems understand the data requirements, and are fully engaged early in the project • Ensure adherence to the bank's Data Quality Management Framework, especially from a failure point and control perspective
- Design the assurance requirements to ensure data quality is sustained on an ongoing basis
- Challenge user requirements in a positive manner to ensure they are sufficiently robust
- Guide the teams to ensure that data requirements are explicitly factored into test plans, covering quality, exception management and reconciliations
- Ensure the project plan includes the tasks related to data quality management throughout the project lifecycle
- Conduct daily calls to track the progress of data related deliverables
- Identify risks and issues early. Communicate them to the relevant people in a timely manner. Propose and plan mitigating steps.
- Manage change control and ensure all new data requirements are carefully reviewed and raised to stakeholders immediately if there are impacts to project cost and schedule
- At least 12 - 15 years' experience with relevant business and data analysis experience in financial institutions, preferably in the regulatory reporting space
- At least 5 years' experience in the data lifecycle: either in master data management or handling large data warehouses, with an understanding of associated data quality issues and causes
- Understanding of data quality challenges that systems integration poses, gained from at least 5 years' experience integrating systems or driving ETL processes for data warehousing
- An ability to define complex regulatory requirements at the attribute level
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A high school exchange program allows you the opportunity to live with a volunteer host family in a foreign country of your choice. While living overseas you will immerse yourself in the life of the family, attend a local high school and become a part of the local community.
A high school exchange is different to a holiday as you will transport your life from the UK and settle into life in your new home. You will not just be a tourist in a new city, you will be a member of the town.
The benefits of our high school exchange program are immediately visible to you and the people around you. You will:
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Different ppl like different things. Not every Christian is like that. Maybe just a majority you know. We cant go around and say why do black ppl like rap music because so do white people and Hispanic, etc. We cant go around saying that Hispanic ppl are the only ones who like Hispanic foods. Its … Read more
Hmm .. Never heard THAT one .. mostly because not all 'Christians' are created equal. Some who 'claim' to be Christian are VERY materialist, and some, well .. Not so much. There is an individualistic factors that prevents all being painted with one brush.
Not a question but a temporary goodbye to the community, March 1st, i'll log out and my return is completely unknown, the least would be over four months! (my statement in the comments!) wait! maybe i should ask, will you miss me!? :))) lol!!!!
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There is no standard therapeutic procedure for the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with poor hepatic reserve function. With the approval of newly developed chemotherapeutic agent of miriplatin, we have firstly conducted the phase I study of CDDP powder (DDP-H) and miriplatin combination therapy and reported its safety and efficacy for treating unresectable HCC in such cases. To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) for the combination of transarterial oily chemoembolization (TOCE) and transarterial chemotherapy (TAC) using miriplatin and DDP-H for treating unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Transarterial chemotherapy using DDP-H was performed through the proper hepatic artery targeting the HCC nodules by increasing the dose of DDP-H (35–65mg/m2) followed by targeting the HCC nodules by transarterial oily chemoembolization with miriplatin.
A total of nine patients were enrolled in this study and no DLT was observed with any dose of DDP-H in all cases in whom 80mg (median, 18–120) miriplatin was administered. An anti-tumour efficacy rating for partial response was obtained in one patient, while a total of four patients (among eight evaluated) showed stable disease response, leading to 62.5% of disease control rate. The pharmacokinetic results showed no further increase in plasma platinum concentration following miriplatin administration.
Our results suggest that a combination of DDP-H and miriplatin can be safely administered up to their respective MTD for treating HCC.
This study was registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR000003541).
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer [1] and various therapeutic options have been developed by focusing on the specific tumour stage and hepatic functional reserve [2-9]. A variety of transarterial treatments have been provided to cases at relatively advanced stages [3], and these treatments were roughly divided into the following three groups: tran-sarterial chemoembolization (TACE), transarterial oily chemoembolization (TOCE) and transarterial chemotherapy (TAC), based on the likelihood of deteriorating hepatic reserve. TACE involves hepatic arterial injections of chemotherapeutic agents combined with embolizing materials. TOCE is solely an arterial administration of a combination of chemotherapeutic agents and oily contrast medium of lipiodol ultra fluid (Laboratory Guerbet, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France), while in TAC, chemotherapeutic agents alone are infused through the hepatic artery. Although TACE is only a transarterial procedure, for which therapeutic efficacy has been proved in randomised prospective controlled studies, the deterioration of hepatic reserve is estimated at 20%–58%, mainly because of ischaemic damage to the nontumourous background liver [10,11], inferring a higher risk of unfavourable reduction in hepatic reserve function in cases with poor hepatic reserve. Therefore, to develop a safe and efficient transarterial therapeutic procedure in such cases, other effective means of performing TOCE, TAC, and TOCE + TAC have been tested [5,12-15].
TACE and TOCE were recently compared in a randomised phase III trial using zinostatin stimalamer dissolved in lipiodol [12] with subsequent arterial embolization (TACE) or without embolization (TOCE). Interestingly, the results showed no improvement in survival rates by performing embolization and TOCE represented to be a therapeutic option for HCC patients with low hepatic reserve. However, two major concerns with TOCE are: 1) the method of combining water-based chemotherapeutic agents with oily lipiodol in a stable formulation; and 2) that TOCE is unable to target wide area of the liver as it reduces the hepatic arterial flow, although tentative, that may result in hepatic failure. For first concern, Miriplatin, a third-generation platinum derivative with lipophilic moiety that forms a suspension with lipiodol, was recently developed and approved for clinical use in Japan as a novel chemotherapeutic agent for HCC [16-21] with promising results [22-24]. For second concern, as TAC requires no embolization, that can be injected in wide area and its anti-tumour effect has been reported in several studies [5,13-15], followed by the promising results from a multicentre phase II study in patients with unresectable HCC using cisplatin (CDDP), a first-generation platinum agent, in which the response rate was recorded as 33.8% [13], it might be effective to treat wide area of the liver with poor hepatic reserve function. In addition, the first-pass kinetics [25] of CDDP by TAC contribute to the anti-tumor effect and decrease the adverse systemic events [5]. Since highly concentrated CDDP powder for TAC (DDP-H, IA-call®; Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd) is available in Japan, TAC is now widely used in Japan to treat multiple small tumours or patients with poor hepatic reserve [5,13,26].
Based on these results and the advances in the development of new chemotherapeutics, it is reasonable to consider the combination therapy of CDDP-TAC with miriplatin-TOCE to treat advanced stage HCC with poor hepatic reserve function safely and effectively. Therefore, in this study we conducted a phase I dose-escalation study on DDP-H-TAC followed by miriplatin-TOCE to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) in unresectable HCC. The safety issue with regard to the combination of two platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents will be discussed by referencing the pharmacokinetics of platinum.
Patients with HCC were considered eligible for the study if they fulfilled the following criteria: 20–80years of age; at least one measurable tumour blush on angiography; histologically and/or clinically diagnosed HCC; no other therapeutic treatment was found to be effective or appropriate to their condition, according to the Japanese guidelines for HCC treatment; an Eastern Cooperative Oncology performance status of 0–2; adequate hepatic function (Child–Pugh, score ≤7; total bilirubin, ≤3.0mg/dl; albumin, ≥3.0g/dl); adequate haematological function (neutrophils, ≥1,500/mm3; platelets, ≥50,000/mm3; haemoglobin, ≥8.0g/dl); adequate renal function (creatinine clearance, ≥50ml/min adjusted for 1.73m2 of body surface area); serum amylase, ≤324IU/dl and an interval of 4weeks or more since previous therapy.
All nodules were radiologically diagnosed as HCC when they satisfied at least one of the following criteria based on CT or MRI: typical haemodynamics of classical HCC (substantial enhancement during arterial phase followed by a washout with 'corona-like' peripheral enhancement in equilibrium phase) and similar characteristics of coexisting nodules that had been diagnosed as HCC. All eligible HCC cases were recurrent with a history of CDDP administration in eight patients. Patients with the following characteristics were considered ineligible: massive pleural effusion and/or ascites refractory to treatment; active cancer other than HCC; active infectious disease; active haemorrhagic state; severe mental disorder; hepatic encephalopathy; history of allergic reaction to iodine phase contrast and/or platinum agents; ongoing interferon therapy and difficulty with oral food intake. This study was approved by the institutional review board of Niigata University Hospital and was registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR 000003541). Written informed consent was obtained from all patients and the study protocol conformed to the ethical guidance of the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki.
CDDP powder, DDP-H (Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan), was solubilised in saline at a concentration of 100mg/70ml immediately before use and infused into the entire liver through the proper hepatic artery at a rate of 126ml/h, providing in total 35mg/m2. This was followed by TOCE with miriplatin, prepared according to the instructions, through the nutrient vessels of the target tumour using a maximal dose showing corresponding drainage portal veins up to a volume of 6ml. If no DLT was recorded, the same regimen was carried out by increasing DDP-H by 15mg/m2, based on the modified Fibonacci method in which DLT is defined as adverse events of grade ≥3 in nonhaematological or grade ≥4 in haematological toxicity, according to the NCI-CTCAE version 4.0. If any of the three patients showed as having DLT, three more patients were enrolled. MTD was judged to have been exceeded when two patients showed DLT. MTD was defined as the maximum dose where no more than two of the six patients experienced DLT. If two or more cases were already suffering from DLT at the initial dose of 35mg/m2, this dose was reduced by 10mg/m2 to 15mg/m2.
Anti-tumour response was evaluated from CT images obtained before and 3months after treatment. Evaluation was performed in accordance with the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) guideline, a new response evaluation criteria in solid tumours [27]. The tumour markers of AFP and DCP were followed at appropriate time periods for each patient.
Total plasma platinum concentration was measured and pharmacokinetic evaluation performed for all patients. Plasma samples were collected in heparinised tubes at 24h and 7days following the administration of DDP-H and miriplatin. As reference, 50mg/m2 (80mg/body) of CDDP in liquid form was administered through the proper hepatic artery for the entire liver at a rate of 1mg/min, and the concentration was quantified before the administration and at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2, 4, 12 and 24h after administration. Plasma platinum concentration was measured by atomic absorption spectrometry (Nac Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan).
A total of nine eligible patients were enrolled in this study from July to October 2010 and divided into three groups; none of the three patients from each group developed DLT at DDP-H dose levels of 35 (level 1), 50 (level 2) and 65 (level 3) mg/m2. Patient characteristics before treatment are summarised in Table 1. Performance status was 0 in eight patients and 1 in one patient (case 1). The aetiology of liver cirrhosis was HBV infection (n = 1), HCV infection (n = 4), alcoholic abuse (n = 3) and autoimmune hepatitis (n = 1). Residual liver function was relatively good with a median Child–Pugh score of 6, eight patients in grade A and one in grade B, and no marked renal dysfunction was observed. All patients had a history of HCC treatment; eight patients, other than case 3, had a history of DDP-H-TAC followed by epirubicin-TOCE.
The total dose of DDP-H administered was 51, 52 and 56mg/body at level 1; 75, 84 and 86mg/body at level 2 and 92, 100 and 100mg/body at level 3. Total dose of miriplatin administered was 18, 80 and 86mg at level 1; 60, 60 and 120mg at level 2 and 74, 100 and 120mg at level 3. All nine patients were assessed for toxicity of CDDP combined with miriplatin and for the pharmacokinetics of plasma platinum concentration. One patient underwent radio frequency ablation (RFA) before response evaluation, and thus eight patients were assessed for anti-tumour response.
Haematological and nonhaematological toxicity in all patients was evaluated using NCI-CTCAE (National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) version 4.0, summarised in Table 2. No grade ≥3 in nonhaematological or grade ≥4 in haematological toxicity was observed. One patient (case 4 in the level 2 group) developed grade 3 neutropenia (reduced from 3000/mm2 to 1710/mm2, 6weeks after injection) and subsequently recovered over 2weeks. All three groups showed a grade 2 increase in aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase (cases 3, 5, 6 and 9) and grade 1–2 hypoalbuminaemia (cases 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9). No marked increase was noted in creatinine, except in case 7, which showed a transient increase of 1.13 times higher than baseline level 4days after the administration of 65mg/m2 CDDP combined with 74mg/body miriplatin. The most frequent adverse event was grade 1 monophasic fever, which was observed in cases 1, 4, 8 and 9 receiving 86, 120, 100 and 120mg/body of miriplatin, respectively. Therefore, in this clinical study, the MTD of CDDP in combination with miriplatin was determined as 65mg/m2, which is the maximum dose for DDP-H-TAC monotherapy.
To examine whether additional miriplatin following DDP-H administration further increases plasma platinum concentration, plasma samples were collected for pharmacokinetic studies from all nine patients at appropriate time periods after the administration of these agents. Since total platinum concentration in peripheral plasma during and after TAC in a control case, using 50mg/m2 of CDDP administered through the hepatic artery, peaked at the end of TAC and gradually decreased over the following 2days (Figure (Figure1),1), the plasma platinum concentration was evaluated at the end of DDP-H-TAC and miriplatin-TOCE and 24h and 7days after the initiation of DDP-H-TAC. At the end of DDP-H-TAC, median Cmax for level 1, 2 and 3 groups was 2000, 2933 and 4233ng/ml, respectively. No further increase was detected following the administration of miriplatin: the plasma platinum concentration gradually decreased over 7days to 310, 456 and 580ng/ml in level 1, 2 and 3 groups, respectively. These results indicate that the concentration of platinum in the plasma showed no substantial increase with the addition of miriplatin to CDDP administration, as expected.
Relatively good tumour control was recorded in one patient (case 3 in the level 1 group) who underwent RFA before response evaluation. Therefore, anti-tumour response was assessed in eight patients using computed tomography (CT) and tumour markers. Changes in the HCC diameter and levels of α-fetoprotein (AFP) and des-γ-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) following treatment are summarised in Table 3 and Figure Figure2.2. With a median follow-up period of 120, 87 and 83days for level 1, 2 and 3 groups, respectively, case 9 in the level 3 group showed a partial response (PR) to therapy. Cases 1, 4, 6 and 8 showed stable disease response, while cases 2, 5 and 7 showed progressive disease response (Table 3). These changes were consistent with the changes recorded by the tumour markers (Figure (Figure2).2). One patient (case 9) with multiple HCC in both lobes (Figure (Figure3a–d),3a–d), who showed resistance to previous treatment with DDP-H-TAC and epirubicin-TACE, evidenced a PR response following combination therapy of 65mg/m2 of DDP-H-TAC and miriplatin-TOCE (Figure (Figure3e–h).3e–h). Significant reduction in HCC size in the right lobe was seen on right hepatic angiography (Figure (Figure3a,3a, e). A representative tumour in S6 showed no enhancement by CT during arterial portography (white arrow in Figure Figure3b),3b), and significant enhancement in the early phase of CT hepatic arteriography was followed by 'corona-like' staining, which is a typical enhancement pattern seen in classical HCC (white arrowheads in Figure Figure3c,3c, d) before treatment. Two months following treatment, the remaining lipiodol (black arrow in Figure Figure3f)3f) and a marked decrease in tumour enhancement in the area were seen (Figure (Figure3g,3g, h).
Treatment for HCC was determined along with tumour stage and hepatic functional reserve, with only 30% of HCC cases being an indication of curative therapies such as surgical resection and RFA [2,6]. TACE and sorafenib have recently been reported to show a definite survival advantage in advanced cases [3,4,6-8,28]. Unfortunately, however, the application of TACE or sorafenib is strictly restricted by other factors, mainly hepatic functional reserve. TACE requires a Child–Pugh score of 5–9, grade A–B, for hepatic function as it involves arterial embolization and may not be completed in a patient with major arterioportal shunts or portal vein tumour thrombosis. Sorafenib is contraindicated in patients with the exceptions of Child–Pugh score of 5–6, grade A or with brain metastases [2]. In contrast, TOCE and TAC can be provided over a broad range of cases as these are performed without arterial embolization and their efficacy has been reported [5,13-15,26]. Among various chemotherapeutic agents such as epirubicin [15] and mitomycin C [5], which carry a 15%–20% response rate, platinum agents appear to be the most promising as CDDP-TAC achieved a response rate of 33.8% in a multicentre phase II study enrolling unresectable HCC cases [13]. To investigate the highly effective and less toxic combination of TOCE and TAC, this study focused on safety issues associated with the concomitant use of two platinum agents.
Miriplatin is a third-generation platinum agent with amphipathic properties that forms a stable suspension with lipiodol and gradually releases active derivatives in situ, which circumvents systematic release and toxicity [18]. Treatment in few HCC cases has shown cross-resistance with different generations of platinum agents [16,21,29]. In a rat model, miriplatin exhibited higher anti-tumour activity and lower hepatic toxicity than CDDP-lipiodol [16], and promising results have been reported in HCC patients [22-24]. On the other hand, clearance of platinum compounds following short-term intravenous infusion of cisplatin was reported as triphasic (distribution half-life, 13min; elimination half-life, 43min and terminal half-life, 5.4days). The short distribution half-life suggests that TAC easily exceeds tissue distribution speed and saturates the target liver on the basis of concentration rather than the total amount of the drug administered. Accordingly, DDP-H is currently the most suitable form of platinum agent for TAC by providing the highest concentration available. The combination of DDP-H-TAC and miriplatin-TOCE supports the hypothesis that higher the free platinum concentration in the target liver, lesser the systemic spill over and more sustained delivery achieved by a less cross-resistant agent leads to marked tumour response and less toxicity (both systemic and hepatic), leading to improvement in survival rates.
In conclusion, in this study, no DLT was recorded following the combined administration of DDP-H and miriplatin at a maximum dose of 65mg/m2 and 120mg/body, respectively. These are the maximum doses recommended for each monotherapy individually, indicating that the MTD of DDP-H and miriplatin in combination therapy is the maximum monotherapy dose. No evidence of systemic platinum release from miriplatin-TOCE was recorded, as expected. Reflecting a possible higher disease control rate and PR response, a phase II randomised prospective study is now ongoing to investigate the efficacy of this combined therapy in a larger cohort.
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KK wrote manuscript and performed research. TS designed a research and wrote manuscript. YT, MT, MI, HK, and SY performed research including the angiography. TY analysed data. MN and YA designed and analysed all data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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The OECD Review of Telecommunication Policy and Regulation in Mexico, released in 2012, provided a comprehensive examination of the sector at the time, highlighting potential areas for regulatory and policy reform. Since then, the Mexican telecommunication sector has experienced substantial progress both from a legal and regulatory perspective, but also with respect to current market dynamics. The changes derive, to an important extent, from the reform that has taken place in Mexico since 2013, which closely reflect the 2012 OECD recommendations.
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text: Is the Thrill Gone? Stressed Consumer In Shopping Slump NEW YORK — "Keep it simple" is becoming more of a mantra among American consumers who are increasingly stressed out, time-pressed and dissatisfied with stores.As they aim to live less complicated lives, their shopping patterns are... WWD Staff NEW YORK — "Keep it simple" is becoming more of a mantra among American consumers who are increasingly stressed out, time-pressed and dissatisfied with stores.As they aim to live less complicated lives, their shopping patterns are changing — often resulting in fewer shopping excursions. Whether scouting for apparel or other things, they're looking to simplify the experience.That's the snapshot portrayed in a first-quarter survey taken by WSL, a Manhattan-based strategic marketing and retail consultant, and one that was buttressed by interviews with a handful of consumer behavior consultants and market researchers.Most often, this dynamic is manifesting in consumers' willingness to visit a given store less frequently than they did just a couple of years ago, even as they are inclined to shop a widening range of retail formats for various things, including apparel, over a year's time. With the shopping frenzy of the late Nineties having peaked in 2000, consumers finally have said "enough" to all that chasing around, found WSL's study, "How America Shops 2002: The Overstuffed Consumer." Today, American adults typically are shopping 1.9 stores per week, down from 2.9 in 2000."Back in the early Nineties and late Eighties, people were willing to run anywhere for the best price," observed WSL president Wendy Liebmann. "Now, convenience is key. The big change is the talk about simplifying their lives. People are shopping fewer places per week."For example, 24 percent of the people polled by WSL during the first quarter of 2002 said they were making a weekly visit to a department store, down from 35 percent in 2000, while 36 percent said they were going to a discount store each week, down from 55 percent, two years earlier. And 54 percent said they were shopping a supermarket weekly, down from 76 percent in 2000, and only 11 percent reported weekly visits to a drugstore versus 22 percent.It's not that price doesn't count anymore. Instead, said Liebmann, "offering good prices has become the cost of entry for stores. People know [good deals] can be found across retail channels."When asked why they visit a particular retailer, 61 percent of Americans surveyed said convenience was their primary consideration, including:l Store location.l Ability to consistently find the merchandise they want there.l A shopping environment that enables them to find and purchase those items expeditiously.Price ranked second to convenience as a catalyst in consumers' store selection, pulling a 41 percent response, followed by well-stocked assortments, the top criterion for 33 percent.As for formats where most apparel is purchased, the convenience-price gap was narrower. Convenience was cited as the top reason for selecting a type of store by 49 percent of women who shop mass merchants; 40 percent who choosedepartment stores, and 29 percent who visit specialty clothing retailers. By comparison, price was listed first by 46 percent of women shopping mass merchants; 33 percent of those who select department stores, and 29 percent by specialty shoppers.Those responses are based on WSL's nationally represented sample of 453 women and 199 men, ages 18 to 70, with annual average household income of $46,000. Feeding the trend is a return to lifestyle preferences that hark back 50 years, or so, when Americans generally spent more time relaxing and entertaining at home, observed C. Britt Beemer, chairman and founder of America's Research Group, a Charleston, S.C.-based consumer behavior consultant and strategic marketer. "One of the things I hear every day is that people want to uncomplicate their lives," noted Beemer, whose firm conducts weekly surveys of 10,000 to 15,000 consumers. "One way to do that is to stop going to stores that are not essential."Indeed, people are traveling less overall, according to ARG's consumer research. They're taking car trips that are 20 percent shorter, on average, than they were before Sept. 11, for instance. And ahead of Memorial Day weekend this year, 18 percent fewer Americans said they had plans to travel for it than they did for the prior year's holiday. As a result, there's been a resurgence in business for local establishments while a broad range of shops in enclosed malls have been experiencing monthly declines in customer traffic of 8 to 16 percent, according to ARG. "It's like we're in a time warp," Beemer offered. "Gallup was finding similar attitudes in the Fifties. These lifestyle shifts, plus the casualization of fashion, are making people more inclined to go to a restaurant or a movie than to go shopping. This is catastrophic — unless you are Wal-Mart."Most current shopping, beyond bare necessities, Beemer noted, is focused on home goods and seasonal bargains, and next month will extend to back-to-school.Since they're making fewer weekly shopping trips, it's not exactly surprising that the women surveyed by WSL reported making fewer purchases in seven out of 12 categories of merchandise; had single-digit gains in four others — including a slim 1 percent increase in apparel purchases — and had a double-digit increase in only one sector, food, buying 12 percent more than a year ago (see chart). When it came to apparel, 21 percent of the women said they were "buying more" this year, versus last; 59 percent said they were "buying the same," and 20 percent said they were "buying less." The net increase of 1 percent in apparel purchases versus 2001 compares with net gains of 8 percent in 2000 and 4 percent in 1998, versus year-ago levels.An exception to the clamor for convenience, observers noted, can be found among shoppers in their early 20s and younger, a group for whom price and fashion trumps convenience for their selection of apparel stores and items. As people begin to earn more money and become more time pressed, in their mid-to-late 20s, convenience becomes increasingly important. According to Columbus, Ohio-based Retail Forward, by the time consumers hit their mid-50s, it becomes paramount among apparel shoppers. For apparel shoppers aged 25-54, Retail Forward has found convenience ranks third, behind price and style, as an influence on store choice and fashion purchasing. Nonetheless, a third-ranked consideration still wields a powerful influence, pointed out Lois Huff, a Retail Forward vice president who specializes in consumer shopping behavior.Paradoxically, consumers keep shopping a wider variety of stores even as they make fewer shopping trips, overall. WSL found that the biggest inroads this year have been made by discount supercenters, now shopped by 50 percent of consumers, compared with 32 percent in 2000, and the Internet, now shopped by 24 percent, up from 10 percent just two years ago. The big reason for the supercenters' gains is their growing accessibility: As of June 30, Wal-Mart alone had 1,140 of them, up from 650 back in September 1999. It was just a few years ago that Wal-Mart made the supercenter its primary growth vehicle — a format that barely existed as recently as 10 years agoThe first-quarter study further revealed 38 percent of U.S. shoppers are visiting an apparel specialty store every three months, up from 32 percent in 2000, while 68 percent are shopping nonapparel specialty stores, in that interval, up from 54 percent two years ago.An ironic twist to consumers' broadening retail palette: It's because they're not very satisfied with most stores, so they keep seeking new ones. When asked by WSL "how well retailers please them," they gave the store sector a 67 rating on a scale of 1 to 100. That grade was consistent across demographic segments. "In an age when consumers have so many shopping choices," the WSL study warned, "a D grade clearly puts many retailers in a precarious position."" To access this article, click here to subscribe or click here to log in. load comments blog comments powered by Disqus


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Wiktionary talk:Votes/pl-2009-03/Context labels in ELE
Too much information[edit]
An ad hoc label and the underscore can be explained at Template talk:context. I would want to see a really good use of the underscore before listing it there. Putting this information on ELE is controversial because, for instance, in this case it suggests that Northern,_,US is the correct way to regionalize the term. I submit it is not. DAVilla 19:23, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
- I think it is the best way at the moment, since the most detailed relevant category is Category:US. But the example is at risk that Category:Northern American English were to be created. It does work for now, but I'll change it if a better one occurs (perhaps some regionalism so specific that it is unlikely to ever warrant a category).
- This type of example helps stress the use of atomic labels in context's parameters: knowing which labels and categories exist, we can use {Northern|_|US} to insert cat:US, but I often see things like {Northern US} which leave entries uncategorized. (Creating a set of the basic regional categories and labels for anglophone countries is on my long list.)
- Perhaps I'll add make sure the full treatment is in the template docs, then remove some cases from here. Might be a day or two before I have time. —Michael Z. 2009-04-01 19:36 z
- Actually
{{context|Northern US}}wouldn't be any worse because the template can always be created after the fact. It would be easier to create that than to sift through all the US entries.
But come to think of it should be permissible to employ compass directions with regions, if that could be more correct.I just wish these were more settled, and don't really like advertising ad hoc solutions in the meantime. DAVilla 08:57, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
- Actually
- Compass directions worry me, because they are not regions, hence they do not categorize regionally.
- For example, one template was being used to label linguistically and geographically unrelated Northern English and Northern Tatar. Carolina was thinking of using the same template for Northern Catalan, but I advised creating a new template. I separated the regions by creating
{{Northern England}}and
{{Northern Crimea}}. So now, Category:Northern England English and a hypothetical Category:Northern England Romany could both be placed in Category:UK (or Category:England or Category:Northern England).
- Anyway, in the next week or two I will do a bit of research to define some subnational dialect categories for the British Isles and North America at least. I'll try to base it on real-world dictionary labels and dialectal atlases. I'd hope that would help moot the issue for a while. But maybe not, because even though we don't have the broader categories for English Midlands and West Country, we do have a few individual counties already in use.
- I know, too much information. In summary, I agree with you that we should be permissive in defining dialect regions at a finer scale. —Michael Z. 2009-04-03 00:25 z
- The problem I'm worried about is analogous to {context|Northern|_|UK} turning into (Northern British), especially since ight now there's talk about whether US is appropriate. Better to hash this out then try to generalize. I'm not knowledgeable enough to categorize the dialects, but it does need eyes like yours. DAVilla 21:48, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
I had a look over Template talk:context#Documentation. It mainly describes how to use {context|whatever}, rather than the standard practice of {whatever}. It would have to be rewritten, but is that really the right place for this? That template is just a technical vehicle, but we really need a general page about best practices and techniques for Wiktionary:Context labels.
- Good idea, I'll go ahead and move some things around. It talks about {context} because it was initially set up that way only, not such that the tags could be used independently. DAVilla 21:48, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
But you are right, only the technical basics belong at ELE. I'll revise the proposal. —Michael Z. 2009-04-03 02:19 z
This includes the admonition that context labels "must not be used merely for categorization". (Followed by a link which doesn't work.) But why not? I think that often context labels are an excellent way of doing exactly that. It's not so much an issue with English-language entries, where I agree context labels seem to indicate specialized jargon, but with foreign-language entries they are a very common and efficient way of showing different realms of usage. Consider a page like manchon, where the context labels seem to me to be infinitely preferable to long-winded bracketed explanations, even though none of the senses is really jargon. Ƿidsiþ 07:13, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
- These are called usage labels in lexicography, and they indicate restricted usage. Same in Wiktionary. See label, subject label, usage label.
- In the example, these labels are not only being used to place the entry into categories, but also as a substitute for writing a clear definition. Both are wrong.
- The example implies that the word manchon for muff is only used by clothing designers or something, or only when the topic of conversation is clothing, or only when wearing clothing, or something, and that it is only a coupler in the field of "technology". This is confusing and misleading. I don't see how using these in a non-standard way in foreign-language headings can be preferable to writing a clear description including a phrase like "an article of clothing". —Michael Z. 2009-05-11 13:53 z
- Well, firstly, whether this is "non-standard" or not is up for discussion. Secondly, foreign-language entries are not supposed to have definitions. They are supposed to have translations. Ƿidsiþ 16:27, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
- And thirdly. The links you provide don't support what you're saying. The first asks, "in a bilingual dictionary, do the translation equivalents for each sene of the word need to be separately marked with corresponding labels?" Exactly what I am talking about. The third link notes that "some of these distinctions [between usage labels] do not have clear boundary lines....dictionaries differ widely in the scope and consistency of their labelling practices". Ƿidsiþ 16:34, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
- You are quite misinterpreting the source. When it talks about a "bilingual dictionary," it means the equivalent of our translations section in an English entry – but here we are not talking about whether we mark translations with context labels. We are talking about our foreign-language main entries: whether they are defined or translated, they belong to contexts, which we do mark using context labels. For example, magasiner#French is a Canadian French word meaning "to shop," not a word used in France for "shopping in Canada." tabarnak#French isn't an expletive name for Canada, it's a Canadian French expletive.
- The third link mentions the fact that the distinctions between contexts or language varieties do not have clear boundary lines (meaning that register, e.g. informal, may or may not overlap with correctness, e.g. non-standard), and laments that consequently dictionaries vary in the way they determine whether a usage label applies (e.g., by a lexicographer's opinion rather than objective statistics from the corpus, as detailed in Landau 2001, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography). But it is talking about problems with labelling of usage (under the glossary heading usage label), while you are interpreting it to be recommending that identical labels should be used for something else completely – as shortcuts for part of the definition. (And if your interpretation were correct, you'd have to note that the source is identifying a problem characteristic of dictionaries, so it's hardly justification for us to adopt a practice.)
- What we do do in FL entries is disambiguate. We add notes identifying a sense, after a definition/translation. This must be done in either plain text or using
{{sense}}, so as not to add restricted-context categories. For example, in водень#Ukrainian the notation "chemical element" identifies which sense of hydrogen is being referred to. It would be wrong to place the subject label
{{chemistry}}, which would identify this as a technical term, whose usage is restricted to the context of chemistry, and place it into a category for such. Other examples: дума#Bulgarian, дума#Russian. —Michael Z. 2009-05-12 19:22 z
- What we do do in FL entries is disambiguate. We add notes identifying a sense, after a definition/translation. This must be done in either plain text or using
- I've taken the liberty of editing manchon's definitions for clarity and correctness. I have no idea what "(technology) coupler" means, however, so I haven't touched that one.
- I think that context labels should have a more distinct format to prevent this kind of confusion – something that can't easily be applied using easily-accessible wikitext code.
- Also, we do suffer from differing "widely in the scope and consistency" of our labelling practices. We use context labels both to identify restricted usage of terms, a proper lexicographical function, and for thematic categorization, needlessly duplicating (in an inadequate way) Wikipedia's rich encyclopedic categorization of things and concepts. —Michael Z. 2009-05-12 19:41 z
- When it talks about a "bilingual dictionary," it means the equivalent of our translations section in an English entry. What makes you think so? All our foreign-language entries are equivalent to bilingual dictionaries, which translate from source language into English. That's why FL entries don't have translations sections themselves. We add notes identifying a sense, after a definition/translation. This must be done in either plain text... etc. Says who, where? I thought that's exactly what we were voting on. Look, my problem is not really with context labels per se, which I think basically work well. My problem is that your alternative in these situations looks unwieldy and amateurish to me. I can't imagine any print dictionary defining manchon as 'muff (an article of clothing)', and for reasons that have little to do with lack of space. Furthermore it remains the case that many dictionaries do use context labels to indicate categories of usage, in exactly the way that you, apparently for rhetorical effect, pretend to have trouble understanding. Eg here, to take a relevant example. Ƿidsiþ 20:17, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
- I don't think of FL entries as merely translations, because they can get quite full, and sometimes there is no translation; viz. горілка. But all right, even if we consider them to be translations, for Wiktionary the answer to the question "do they" is yes. We do use context labels in foreign-language entries, and
{{context}}has support for a language parameter for this reason.
- I don't think of FL entries as merely translations, because they can get quite full, and sometimes there is no translation; viz. горілка. But all right, even if we consider them to be translations, for Wiktionary the answer to the question "do they" is yes. We do use context labels in foreign-language entries, and
- And I'm not trying to be difficult so please don't accuse me of it; I really haven't a bloody clue what "(technology) coupler" means (and my French is too poor to determine this from your link). I initially read it as a novice mistake in use of a context label leading to an ambiguous definition: does that mean technologists use the word, or it is restricted to technical contexts, or does it refer to a particular coupler technology? But if the template is applied the way you would have it, then we have more possibilities: we have two English definitions of coupler, one extremely broad, the other very specific, and I can imagine many more senses. Both senses relate to technology, and to specific technologies, at various levels, so "technology" doesn't refer to one of them (or, again, is it meant to?). So what is a manchon ("coupler", technology)?
- Does manchon just mean "coupler?" If so, then the misused context label removes all meaning, because it implies that there is more to it, but its meaning is completely vague.
Hold this vote pending CI's proposal in the BP?[edit]
Current BP discussion is about the validity of considering ELE immutable policy and includes a proposal by Conrad.Irwin to change ELE to a non-policy page and have a separate policy page with fewer clauses. Q.v. The result of that discussion may impact people's votes in this. Shall we put this vote on hold pending the resolution of the other issue?—msh210℠ 17:08, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
- May as well continue with the schedule, and allow the result of this to follow any forthcoming changes in ELE. There seems to be support for the concept (but problems with the details), so let's carry on. I've finally tried to address that by making a much-abbreviated version 2 at Wiktionary:Votes/pl-2009-03/Context labels in ELE v2. —Michael Z. 2009-05-17 18:11 z


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Russian detectives are leading a manhunt in Belgium as the high-profile investigation into the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya takes a sudden turn, a Belgian newspaper reported Saturday.
A second judicial probe has switched its attention to the eastern Belgian city of Liege, after a first investigation saw three people acquitted, Le Soir said citing a series of unidentified and anonymous judicial officials.
A spokeswoman for the Belgian prosecutor's office was unable to comment when contacted by AFP on Saturday morning, but the report said that the killer could may be in hiding in Belgium and a phone-tapping operation is under way.
Moscow requested assistance from Liege prosecutors in October on new leads into who could lie behind Politkovskaya's killing, and Belgian authorities were said to have aided Russian counterparts already in the first investigation two years ago.
Campaigners have in the past accused Russian Prime Minster Vladimir Putin's regime of having been involved in the murder of Politkovskaya, who denounced human rights abuses in Chechnya and criticised then president Putin.
Politkovskaya was gunned down in the staircase of her apartment building in central Moscow on October 7, 2006.
Putin infamously quipped that the journalist's "ability to influence political life in Russia was extremely insignificant", speaking in Germany three days after her murder, on Putin's birthday.


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New York City mopped up and pumped out as it began restarting mass transit and restoring power to 656,000 homes and businesses knocked out by Sandy, the superstorm that killed at least 18 people in the five boroughs.
New York Stock Exchange trading will resume at the normal starting time today after a two-day hiatus. The city's bus system will operate on a Saturday schedule, free of charge, and yellow taxis will be allowed to pick up multiple passengers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news briefing Tuesday.
"We're on the road to recovery," Bloomberg said. "We'll try to take this and use it as a lesson." The storm that lashed the region with hurricane-force winds developed over the Atlantic Ocean, slamming into the city Oct. 29, flooding parts of the biggest U.S. subway system and igniting a conflagration that destroyed 111 homes. Sandy produced the worst disaster in the history of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, according to its chairman, Joseph Lhota.
"Restoring power and mass transit remain the two biggest challenges in the days ahead," Bloomberg told reporters.
About 288,000 customers in Manhattan, 118,000 in Staten Island, 45,000 in the Bronx and 205,000 in Brooklyn and Queens lost service, said Chris Olert, a spokesman for Consolidated Edison Co., the city's electricity provider. He said the company aims to restore power to Manhattan residents within four days and 10 days for customers in the outer boroughs.
The company cut power intentionally in some areas to prevent damage to equipment. During the storm, a transformer exploded at a plant on 14th Street, spreading blackouts in lower Manhattan.
Under an order he signed Wednesday, Bloomberg said yellow cabs could pick up multiple passengers at once while charging normal fares. It would also let limousines and livery cabs pick up people that hail them from curbsides.
Public schools will remain closed for a third day today, the mayor said. He said the ING New York City Marathon, the world's biggest, is still on for Nov. 4.
Bloomberg said he spoke Tuesday with President Barack Obama and discouraged him from visiting the city.
"We'd love to have him, but we've got lots of things to do," Bloomberg said. "I know he had planned a trip to New Jersey, and I said 'That's fine. It represents the whole region.' " Obama, a Democrat running for re-election on Nov. 6, plans to join New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican, today to survey storm damage, talk to residents and thank first responders, according to a statement from the White House yesterday.
At least six deaths in the state were tied to Sandy's floods and winds.
On Manhattan's East Side, just above 40th Street and the blacked out areas to the south, residents from the affected neighborhoods filled bars, restaurants and shops. Some refugees charged mobile telephones where they could. Others carried bags of clothes and supplies, heading for temporary quarters.
On Second Avenue, between East 33rd and 34th streets, Zachary Ducharme, 28, of Murray Hill, and Jason Brinberg, 29, exchanged phone recharges, using Ducharme's car, for gas money.
"We lost power at about 9 p.m. as everybody else did," Ducharme said. "I was driving around in the morning, trying to get a charge out of my car. I realized I'm probably not the only person out here who has a cellphone that needs a charge. We got a power strip and decided to hook it up." The air began to clear of the fetid smells left by receding floodwaters as workers cleared debris from bridges and street cleaners scrubbed muck from roads and sidewalks yesterday. Crews set about trying to re-light the city of 8 million, the most populous in the U.S. Zabar's, the Upper West Side emporium that sells smoked fish and kitchen gadgets, reopened for business.
"The construction of this city did not anticipate these types of conditions," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Queens native, said yesterday on a radio show. "As soon as you breach the sides of Manhattan, you now have a whole infrastructure under the city -- that fills the subway system, the foundations of buildings." Sandy became the Atlantic's largest tropical storm system ever measured, and rivaled epic blizzards of 1888 and 1947 in its impact on city life. The wind-driven surge of seawater produced a bigger disaster than anticipated by the 108-year-old MTA's managers in their worst-case scenario, Lhota said.
Subway service may not be restored for four to five days, said the mayor, who is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP.
Seven East River subway tunnels, two Long Island Rail Road tubes linking Manhattan with Queens and two automotive tunnels were inundated, along with one subway bridge, three train yards and six bus depots. Pictures posted on the Internet showed subway platforms surrounded by rivers of trash above the tracks.
In the Queens neighborhood of Breezy Point, at the end of a peninsula that juts into a bay, about 200 firefighters fought a blaze that destroyed at least 111 homes and injured two people, according to the fire department. Video from the scene showed a flames racing from house to house as emergency workers waded through floodwaters.
In Manhattan, skyscrapers rest atop a honeycomb of underground subway, train and electrical tunnels susceptible to flooding, particularly since water levels have risen in the harbor by 4 inches to 6 inches since the 1960s, according to a 2010 state Conservation Department report. It said some subways and other conduits run under rivers and below water tables, and flooding in one section can quickly spread.
Almost 6,400 people were in 76 shelters, Bloomberg said yesterday. Sandy also prevented businesses from reopening even after the worst of the storm had passed.
"We are at the mercy of the MTA -- our staff has to be able to get to work -- and Con Ed," restaurateur Drew Nieporent said by e-mail. His Tribeca Grill flooded and he was waiting, in New Jersey without power, to hear how his other venues, Nobu and Corton, had fared.
PATH rail service between New Jersey and Lower Manhattan may not resume for 10 days, Governor Christie told reporters.
Sandy left cars in Queens piled on top of one another. Films of scum covered building lobby floors and walls. A dozen houses were reduced to cinders in the beachfront Queens neighborhood of the Rockaways.
"I don't think it's any secret, but Sandy hit us very hard," Bloomberg said. "It was a storm of historic intensity." New York faces a "new reality" of weather patterns yielding storms of increasing intensity and frequency, Cuomo said, and requires a rethinking of the city's infrastructure.
"We have to resist the temptation for people to say, 'This is a once-in-a-100-years event; let's just fix it and move forward,'" he said.
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who led the city through the Sept. 11 terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center, praised the response to Sandy.
"It seemed to me everything was done that you would logically do -- closing the schools, closing the subways, urging people to stay out of the key areas that were going to be hit," Giuliani told reporters in Sydney. "I can't think of an emergency response that could've been any better." At the height of the storm, New York University relocated premature babies and cancer patients from its Langone Medical Center, on First Avenue in the Kips Bay area of Manhattan, when backup power systems failed. A hospital in Brooklyn's Coney Island section also was evacuated.
Sandy's gusts caused a construction crane to buckle in midtown Manhattan, leaving its uppermost section dangling from atop a 90-story luxury apartment tower on West 57th Street. In the Chelsea neighborhood, the side of a building peeled off, leaving its rooms exposed to the elements, beds and pictures still arranged just so.


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Article from the Dahlonega Nugget
Back in March, Auraria was featured in an article in the Dahlonega Nugget, which would be Auraria's hometown newspaper. The text of the article is reprinted below with the kind permission of The Nugget.
Area's history, legends featured in new novel
By Sharon Hall
The Nugget
The gold history, dark valleys and misty mountains of North Georgia have always held a fascination for author Tim Westover. And those misty mountains are the setting for his first American publication, Auraria: A Novel.
Westover takes large literary license with Auraria's geography. The town is much further from Dahlonega in the novel than it is in reality. It is also set in a deep valley in the crook of a river, and it's mining is done for the most part underground rather than in streams. But the changes were made to facilitate the story's plot, and Westover incorporates several local landmarks and legends in Auraria.
"The biggest connection is the gold history," he said, "and Auraria's status as a place that was passed over, sort-of the forgotten older sister to Dahlonega."
The fantastical tale is set in the late 19th century, after the focus of the gold rush has moved from Georgia to California. One of its main characters is H.E. Shadburn, an Auraria native attempting to revive the failing town by buying it up and building a man-made lake and resort hotel—patterned after the old Porter Springs Hotel.
The idea for the lake and resort are a combination of the Tallulah Gorge project and Lake Toxaway Resort, at the intersection of Georgia, North and South Carolina.
Lake Toxaway also gave Westover the idea for the novel's ending. In 1916, after severe flooding of the Toxaway River that fed the lake, the dam gave way and sent more than five billion gallons of water crashing down into South Carolina. But in Westover's book, the dam is destroyed by the greed one of the characters and the efforts of another to remedy the situation.
But like the Toxaway disaster, there is no great loss of life. "It's more of a mud-flood, like the aftermath of the Toxaway dam burst," Westover said. When Toxaway's dam broke the only casualty was a mule.
There are "hard-scrabble farmers, tavern keepers, a patent medicine seller and other Auraria residents featured in the novel, along with some supernatural characters.
"Whether they are ghosts, headless plat-eyes, singing trees or semi-sentient fruit, they cluster around Princess Trahlyta, the spirit and caretaker for the valley and host to a peculiar kind of supernatural tourist—moon maidens, who use the rivers of Auraria as their own healing resort," Westover said.
Westover decided to use Auraria and some of the area's legends after discovering the town in travel and hiking books. He then visited the area several times.
"I took pictures and poked around, and read books on the Gold Rush history," he said.
Westover said he found it interesting to see people still panning for gold in the Etowah but so little of the actual town left.
"It started out with so much promise, both as a community and socially. When you go there now, you wouldn't know there was a hotel, a newspaper, a tavern."
Westover has been writing since he was in high school. He lived in England for three years and studied in Russia for a summer, visiting Germany during his stay. He used that experience to write and publish a collection of short stories in Europe.
"It's an historic approach to the fantastic,"he said. "I find more room for my imagination to become unstuck from reality, and it's easy and inexpensive to write and explore more than what's possible."
Auraria: A Novel is due out in July 2012, published by QW Publishers. It will be available in both hard copy and as an online book.