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A Study Comparing Shared Solutions® Plus MS Center Support Versus Shared Solutions® Alone
This study has been completed.
Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: October 17, 2005
Last Update Posted: April 11, 2011
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
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To compare the effectiveness of a 90-day Copaxone® adherence enhancement program for a sample of MS patients who are at high risk of nonadherence and receive support from Shared Solutions® and their MS Center versus those who receive support only from Shared Solutions®.
|Multiple Sclerosis
|Procedure: Shared Solutions® plus MS Center v. Shared Solutions®
|Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|An Open Label, Prospective Parallel Cohort Study Comparing A 90-day Copaxone® Adherence Enhancement Program Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis Who Participate in Shared Solutions® Alone or in Partnership With Their MS Center
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: multiple sclerosis
MedlinePlus related topics: Multiple Sclerosis
Drug Information available for: Glatiramer Glatiramer acetateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Adherence rate of Copaxone therapy by procedural intervention [ Time Frame: 90 days ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Compliance of treatment, positive experience of treatment, levels of depression, proportion of time spent, self injection competency ratings, and the risk of non-adherence/non-compliance [ Time Frame: 90 days ]
|Study Start Date:
|January 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Shared Solutions®
Procedure: Shared Solutions® plus MS Center v. Shared Solutions®
Experimental: 2
Shared Solutions® and MS Center/Office Practice Partnership
Procedure: Shared Solutions® plus MS Center v. Shared Solutions®
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Males or females, 18 years of age or older.
- Diagnosed with Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (relapses accepted).
- Beginning or restarting therapy with Glatiramer Acetate (Copaxone®).
- Willing and able to complete all procedures and evaluations related to the study.
- Willing to provide informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Taking any other immunomodulatory or immunosuppressant therapy in conjunction with Copaxone®.
- Has a significant medical illness other than MS that may interfere with the assessment of endpoints or the subject's participation in the trial for the full duration of the study.
- Any situation that the investigator or nurse (if not the investigator) feel may interfere with participation in the study.
- Pregnant or trying to become pregnant, or breast feeding during the study.
- Previously participated in this study or another clinical research study in the past 30 days.
Contacts and Locations
Information from the National Library of Medicine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00240006
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00240006
Sponsors and Collaborators
Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
|Study Director:
|MerriKay Oleen-Burkey, Ph.D.
|Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
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Keywords provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Siyu Liu, Senior Director of Pan Am Clinical Operations, Teva Neuroscience
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00240006 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|October 13, 2005
|First Posted:
|October 17, 2005
|Last Update Posted:
|April 11, 2011
|Last Verified:
|April 2011
Keywords provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries:
Multiple Sclerosis
Shared Solutions®
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Sclerosis
Pathologic Processes
Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, CNS
Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous System Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Pharmaceutical Solutions
Glatiramer Acetate
Adjuvants, Immunologic
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Immunosuppressive Agents
Antirheumatic Agents


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Salsa al Fresco
Steve Peters
Rutland foodie Randal Smathers contributed some awesome taco related recipes to us this month. Salsa al Fresco - fresh salsa - is the first from his "VerMex" menu. VerMex isn't a popular Vermont exterminator - it's the idea that one can create a Vermont-Mexican menu based around the great foods grown and raised right here in our state. We sure have plenty of tomatoes and that means we can certainly make some amazing salsas even though we're more than 2,000 miles away from Mexico. And what's a taco without a good salsa? Not much, in my opinion. I love the fresh crunch of the peppers, onions, and corn - as I made this with the variation - the brightness of the cilantro and lime, as well as the ripe, juiciness of the tomatoes.
Salsa al Fresco
- 1 lb tomatoes
- ½ onion or small bunch of green onions
- 1 jalapeno
- Small bunch cilantro
- ½ green bell pepper
- 1 lime
- 1 tsp. cumin
- Salt & pepper
- Bottled hot sauce (optional)
Dice the tomato, onion and bell pepper. Slice open the jalapeno, discarding the seeds and stem. Slice into strips the size of a wooden match, then mince by cutting across the . Finely chop cilantro. Combine chopped ingredients. Squeeze the lime juice over them. Season with the cumin, salt and pepper. Store tightly covered in the fridge. Best served the next day. If desired, add a few drops of hot sauce for the desired kick.
Corn salsa variation For the above recipe, substitute cold, grilled corn for ½ the tomatoes.

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Fradella's Collision Center - Northshore
Review for Fradella's Collision Center - Northshore
Debra R. on 11/12/2014
Debra said the staff members at the facility are the nicest and most polite people she has ever dealt with. This business is by far the best in the area.
Category: Collision
Service Date: 11/03/2014
Review Created: 11/12/2014
This review was collected via phone interview by Customer Research Inc.


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|5. Apr. 2011
|16. Dez. 2004
|16. Dez. 2004
|Auch veröffentlicht unter
|Richard Vandervoort Cox, Hossein Eslambolchi, Behzad Nadji, Mazin G. Rahim
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a system and method of providing a natural language interface to a database such as the Internet.
2. Introduction
Recently, a large number of web based search engines, such as Yahoo® and Google ®, have become widely available making it easier to find information over the Internet. The operation of these search engines is shown in
These search engines came to organize the billions of pages of information on the WWW in such a way as to make them accessible and useful for those who submit queries into the search engine input field. The key technical innovation in the search engines lies in the ability to index all words and phrases in the WWW and use an efficient information retrieval algorithm along with many computers to be able to instantly find information per the user's request.
Finding information about a subject is as simple as typing keywords into an input field. This is illustrated in
Users typically Type keywords such as Hurricane-speed and then manually search through the relevant documents for the answer to the original question. Finding the answer typically requires the user to search manually through each page and look for the appropriate answer. When an answer cannot be found, users would normally provide alternative words in the hope of getting a different ranking of Website.
Another search engine example will further illustrate the problem of the types of responses delivered from the search query. This example relates to a user who desires to find a specific type of information on a technical computer question or error message. On the WWW, many websites have developed to provide information technology (IT) solutions to specific error messages. These websites house a growing database of content generated by users submitting questions and a technical community providing answers. In this manner, threads of information develop on specific IT problems. The websites then may present a large number of these threads, where each thread includes a particular question or technical issue and the various responses and attempted solutions to the problem. Therefore, when others receive the same error message, they can find the solution to the problem.
For example, a user may have the Microsoft® Word application crash with the error message "Winword.exe requested the runtime termination in an unusual way". The user may submit keywords from this error message into the Google search engine and get a response with a number of webpages that contain multiple threads dealing with various Microsoft Word problems. The user is then left to search multiple threads of information to find the particular thread that relates to the particular error message. In some cases, there may be hundreds of threads with no mechanism to find the specific answer. Furthermore, access to the threads may be obtained only via a password and subscription to the website. The user can get to the certain website wherein the answer to the query is found but then be faced with multiple interactive threads in which one of the threads holds the answer to the question. But the user cannot identify which is the appropriate thread within the website that contains the answer to the question.
This illustrates a basic problem with search engines in that they do not provide specific answers to user's questions and are based on non-natural language keyword searching. In this regard the standard search engines in some cases are not useful because they only identify Websites containing many links to other webpages and may not provide controlled access to a deeper layer of information which may hold a specific answer to the user's question.
Accordingly, what is needed in the art is a system and method of enabling a user to query a data base such as the WWW and obtain a precise answer to a question.
Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The features and advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the instruments and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims. These and other features of the present invention will become more fully apparent from the following description and appended claims, or may be learned by the practice of the invention as set forth herein.
A system, method and tangible computer-readable media for providing a natural language interface to a database or the Internet are disclosed. The method provides a response from a database to a natural language query. The method comprises receiving a user query, extracting key data from the user query, submitting the extracted key data to a data base search engine to retrieve a top n pages from the data base, processing of the top n pages through a natural language dialog engine and providing a response based on processing the top n pages.
In order to describe the manner in which the above-recited and other advantages and features of the invention can be obtained, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
Various embodiments of the invention are discussed in detail below. While specific implementations are discussed, it should be understood that this is done for illustration purposes only. A person skilled in the relevant art will recognize that other components and configurations may be used without parting from the spirit and scope of the invention.
The present invention relates to systems, methods and computer-readable media for providing a natural language dialog to a database such as the WWW, a corporate database, a private database or any other database. As can be appreciated, the primary benefit of the invention will be to search the WWW but there is no restriction unless specifically claimed to that as the searched database.
As shown in
The invention provides for a natural language dialog approach to searching a database. In one aspect of the invention, the computing device includes a microphone 306 for receiving voice input from the user. An automatic speech recognition (ASR) engine or module 308 converts the speech into text 310. While the ASR engine is shown as part of the computing device 302, there is no restriction on where any particular hardware or software component resides. For example, the microphone may be separate from the computing device 302 and the ASR module may run on the dialog server 304 instead of the compute device 302. Those of skill in the art will understand the variations that are possible and contemplated while maintaining the core principles of the invention. It is preferably that a large vocabulary speech recognizer be used as the front-end to the user's request.
The text is transmitted to a dialog server 304 that extracts key data from the user query. Various modules may be programmed to perform the steps set forth herein for practicing the invention. Those of skill in the art will understand the programming language and means for creating these various modules. Reference is also made to
Once the key data is extracted from the user query, the data (words and/or phrases) are used as input to at least one search engine such as Google (406). In one aspect of the invention, the data is submitted to a plurality of search engines simultaneously or in a particular order or a random order. The results from the search engine search (or search from multiple search engines) identify a top n pages.
The top n pages may be organized or pre-processed by the server 304 to prepare the n pages for processing through a natural language dialog engine (408). One example of such preprocessing would be to automatically manage entry of a user's login name and password to entry fields associated with a website (such as the IT help website discussed above) which enable the system to process the pages viewable by registration only or where any kind of security, restrictions or access steps need to be taken for viewing. This may be an entry based on a previous manual registration by the user or may be an automatic negotiation between the server 304 and the particular website unknown to the end user or as part of a subscription plan in which the user may be automatically charged a certain fee to obtain the one-time access to the data in the website. Websites with restricted or registration-only access may need to be modified to enable negotiation based on a pre-registration or dynamically at the time of the search and response. In other words, some of the top n pages may require some password or other steps necessary to view and gain access to that data for processing and preparing the response.
A dialog engine as used in the invention may be based on, for example, question and answer technology and is able to process the pages and provide a natural language response to the question asked. Those of skill in the art are aware of such engines in that they are available from such companies as IBM and AT&T Corp. The natural language response may be based, for example, on particular text found within the top n pages. Taking the IT support example above where the user is presented with hundreds of threads of conversations, a benefit of processing the webpages and links from those webpages as well is that a natural language result can be presented to the user without the need for the user to cull through so many threads to find their answer.
From the dialog engine processing, a natural language response is generated (410). At this point, there are a number of technologies for presenting that response to the user. For example, the response may be generated as text in which case a text-to-speech module running on any computing device within the architecture can "speak" the answer to the user. Or, the user may be presented with the text of the answer in a browser with further organized options to click on the underlying pages where the information was retrieved or to view other websites and so forth.
In the hurricane example, the user may be presented with the answer either as text or audibly: "The top speed of Hurricane Ivan was 155 miles per hour, more information may be found at this link."
The invention may operate in both a text-based mode and a speech-based mode. It is further contemplated that a multi-media presentation may be used to enhance the interaction. For example, a virtual agent may be the interactive means by which the user speaks to provide the query and from which the response received. In this regard, an aspect of the invention is that it can operate in a dialog mode or an instant messaging mode where the user can chat with a virtual agent to get information or to provide subsequent relates questions on the same topic. The invention improves the user's ability to receive a specific response to a natural language query that is not possible from the known search engine approach that presents a plurality of webpages that may or may not contain the answer to the user's query.
In another aspect of the invention, a machine learning algorithm continues to find related documents from the database related to the input query and can expand the search accordingly. For example, after the system response is provided, the machine learning process can continue to find related information and can then present the user with an option to review the related information separate from the first provided response. The option to search through these additional documents may be presented to the user via a graphical user interface such as the browser or through a virtual agent.
Embodiments within the scope of the present invention may also include non-transitory computer-readable media for carrying or having computer-executable instructions or data structures stored thereon. Such computer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transitory medium which can be used to carry or store desired program code means in the form of computer-executable instructions or data structures. When information is transferred or provided over a network or another non-transitory communications connection to a computer, the computer properly views the connection as a computer-readable medium. Thus, any such connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of the computer-readable media.
Computer-executable instructions include, for example, instructions and data which cause a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or special purpose processing device to perform a certain function or group of functions. Computer-executable instructions also include program modules that are executed by computers in stand-alone or network environments. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, and data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules represent examples of the program code means for executing steps of the methods disclosed herein. The particular sequence of such executable instructions or associated data structures represents examples of corresponding acts for implementing the functions described in such steps.
Those of skill in the art will appreciate that other embodiments of the invention may be practiced in network computing environments with many types of computer system configurations, including personal computers, hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and the like. Embodiments may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by local and remote processing devices that are linked (either by hardwired links, wireless links, or by a combination thereof) through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
Although the above description may contain specific details, they should not be construed as limiting the claims in any way. Other configurations of the described embodiments of the invention are part of the scope of this invention. Accordingly, the appended claims and their legal equivalents should only define the invention, rather than any specific examples given.
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Miami, Florida
Phone: 786-351-8298
Contact: Miguel Ameigeiras
Chilcott Inc. specializes in Emergency Crisis Management Solutions, Flight Training, Satellite Communication Services and Business Development with a focus on Latin America and International markets. Their product line includes Mobile Emergency Operations Centers (MERC), Deployable Command and Control Units (DC4U), Mobile Communications Trailers, Mobile Command Posts, IP Access Satellite Service Plans, Mobile Medical and Dental Centers, Interoperable Communications Systems, Video Surveillance Trailers and Temporary Shelters.
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Samsung NX300 real-world and test scene samples
The following real-world gallery and test scene shots were first published in our 2013 Camera Roundups, but we're highlighting the Samsung NX300 again in case you missed it the first time around.
The Samsung NX300 looks a lot like its predecessors, the NX200 and 210, but includes updates that show signs of ever-greater integration between the company's cameras and its smartphones. The NX300 is built around a 20MP APS-C format CMOS sensor that includes phase-detection focus elements to allow a Hybrid AF system for faster focusing. It also comes equipped with a touchscreen LCD and built-in Wi-Fi.
View our Samsung NX300 real-world gallery
We also published test scene shots, including downloadable Raw files of both the daylight and low light scene. As usual this allows you to compare the NX300 with other cameras, as well as letting you download the images to test with your own workflow.
See the Samsung NX300 in our new test scene
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I got the NX100 body to play with some old lenses. APS-c sensor picks up the best part of the image, as these old lenses were not so good at corners. Leitz Summtiar performed very well and the sensor matches the lens capability. Focusing is a problem, because the display resolution is not enough for critical focusing even after the enlargement, and the focus indicator does not work very well. Working with these old lenses is fun, but it is slow. It makes me remember how it was time ago, one has to pay more attention. Another lens was a pleasant surprise, the 135 mm Jupiter 11. NX300 sensor should be even better.
On the NX100, try the "focus assist" feature--"FA" in the menus.
It can help with manual focus, far from perfect but a different kind of assistance. Gone from the NX300.
I have always liked the look of the NX series cameras, that is the non-EVF models. Even the NX100.
I nearly bought the NX100, but was put off the rather slippy body. It almost felt that it would fall out of your hands. The NX200/300 are so much better.
However, there is still one thing that puts me off is their sensors. The original 14.6MP APS-C one used in Pentax K20D/K-7 is well off the mark above 800ISO. But their newer ones seems to be a lot better. Not Sony quality yet, but a lot better than that 14.6 one.
Their lenses seem pretty good though. I have a feeling that the optical design of the 18-55 is the same as the Pentax Kit lens, and no worse for that. The 85mm looks excellent from what I have seen.
Samsung are learning fast with good quality cameras and sensors. Just please stay away from fusing NX and Galaxy more. Please!
The sensor in the NX100 is excellent and there was a firmware update in late 2012. The processing in the camera matters too, so simply thinking it's exactly the same as the Pentax is a mistake. The NX100 can be used easily thru ISO 2000.
Then the sensor in the NX20 is excellent, so too the sensor in the NX300.
Get raws and extract them from the various bodies. Stay away from using DXO scores.
Right the 85mm lens is astounding, and the G'NX is silly.
The sensor is now almost on par with the best APS-C. It's still (slightly) behind sony, pentax and nikon, but it's ahead of canon cameras.
I think Samsung should invest a lot to introduce a better sensor, able to become #1 in DXO mark and real world.
End image quality kinda be more important than DXO sensor scores.
And Samsung sensors, in NX bodies, don't have any particular IQ problems in the "real world".
Yep, Samsung's jpeg engine doesn't have the greatest reputation.
Shooting raw the NX300 produces excellent results at ISO 6400 and can be pushed above that level.
Samsung not at the pinnacle? Okay, I understand that many haven't used that f/1.4 85mm lens, but that's a good bit beyond anything from Fuji for the Xaspc system. That lens should make Leica and Zeiss concerned.
Can you link that 2008 document? Irony about smart phones--Samsung achieved that pinnacle.
> a good bit beyond anything from Fuji for the Xaspc system
Fuji lenses? you set a quite low standard for Samsung, and a wrong standard for Samsung should be heading a different direction that they really shouldn't care Fuji at all.
> should make Leica and Zeiss concerned.
Leica and Zeiss are about prices, quality isn't something they care and is beyond what they can do.
Almost thought that review for Samsung NX300 will be somewhere around time, when there will be NX500 or something like that. :D
But for historical purpouses, why not..
I just came back from Hanoi Vietnam with the nx300 and kit lens. I also had a Samsung S4 Zoom phone for telephoto. The gallery is still work in progress but heres the link for the photos so far...
All can be viewed at 2048 pixels (max Facebook resolution)
will be adding more photos
Some very nice street shots. I really enjoy the image of the man in the parka on the motor scooter. Some good detail in the static figure amid all the bustle. Many of the images are very rewarding in their detail: the old guard, man sitting on scooter with bare feet, etc. Thx for sharing.
Many of the criticisms are correct, particularly slow buffering. But, with the 18-55mm kit lens I have been very impressed with its performance and image quality photographing sculptural objects in studio (I don't do commercial portraiture, etc.). The articulating fairly large AMOLED screen is excellent in this context. Focus peaking - excellent. Of course, none of this is revolutionary but the full package is serving me very well as a professional. In other contexts, site-work in particular, it has also been quite capable (an EVF option would be nice, but I haven't found its absence not to be too much of a hinderance). I also find the iFn button on the lens really useful.
Listen, if your photographic cachet is impressing people with your gear, then this camera is probably not for you, although its build is decent and aesthetics are nice. I'm not about the pedigree of the camera I shoot with as long as it meets my needs - and this does, particularly in the very controlled circumstances in which I mostly work. I assure you very few will find much technical fault in the images I'm creating at present. And, admittedly, that would be the case were I to be shooting with most any mid-range mirrorless, particularly given some very good releases this year. I think a great many on this site might want to remind themselves that your work is not the gear you use; the gear you use is in service of the work. So, that this camera allows for a good mix of intuitive and more calculated control, which is a strength, allows me a good deal of space to conceptualize and work with the ebb and flow of artistic process.
One commenter criticized it, for what I see is the simple fact that it is nearly a year old. The fact is performance and Image quality of many modestly priced mirrorless cameras are shrinking the gap between them and more expensive cameras, including DSLR's. What was once a huge gulf is now barely distinguishable in many contexts. And though I always cringe to place much value in them, the NX300 sensor/image quality according to DxO scores is right up there with most in the Sony NEX series and other well regarded MILC's, as well as much of the field of DSLR's.
Samsung's sensors were always close enough to the competition. I knew they could come out with better sensors because they have the technology and resources- they're not dependent on their photo business for money at all, unlike other companies.
The only issue is if they can carve out a useful niche. I was hoping they'd develop their system into one with heritage and photocentric features, or maybe even be the next company to offer thorough video support. But their focus on hybrid smartphone cameras with the Galaxy NX is rather off-putting
I agree on the whole for Samsung; they need a philosophy with which they can get traction in the camera market. The NX300 could be a beginning point of sorts, just making headway in term of better general perception of quality. But marketing thus far has been underwhelming.
As mirrorless cameras see increased demand (assuming they will) positioning will be very important, and that will necessitate a philosophy that can be effectively communicated. I thought the Sony NEX series had a successful approach, but now I don't know. I was mistaken until recently thinking Sony could give the line some time to mature with modest profits, leaning on the success of its other electronics. Recently adjusted earnings projections are very shaky across the board for Sony. I don't think any major camera maker can sustain loses for long. If Samsung wants better standing in the market, it better get moving soon, and the Galaxy NX doesn't seem to be making too many friends.
I've been a nx user for years now, I own three bodies and several lenses.
I'm very against the galaxy nx idea.
Instead I think samsung should invest much money and make a prosumer product ala em1, with a brand new aps-c sensor able to place itself at #1 in dxo (for aps-c format, of course). Huge buffer, ibis,mweather sealing and high res/high dr evf. All this at a very competitive price, say 800/1000€ body only.
Only in this way samsung will get attention. Being average or 'fairly' good is not enough for a company that's unrecognized in this sector. They need to be outstanding.
Well they have some optically outstanding lenses, but right a very well done body akin to the Fuji XE2 or Oly EM1 with a very good APSC Samsung sensor would attract some attention.
At least Samsung has the money to invest in such a project if they want.
Right the Galaxy is silly as an idea and silly as implementation, and I have nothing against network capable camera bodies.
The only possible defense of the Galaxy NX is that some company had to try it and Samsung had the money, the processing chips, the sensor, the wifi, and the lenses to try. Too few buttons and single M-SD card removable storage being only two obvious drawbacks; drawbacks that could have been avoided even while sticking with Android.
what a crap IQ particular WB and skin tone
Good photographer with a wrong tool
I'm not sure if you actually are referencing the test scene. I set up the NX300, Fujifilm X-E2, and Olympus EM-1. In most parts of the image, there is appreciatively more detail from the NX300 than both the others - up to ISO 800, JPEG and RAW. That, of course, does not tell the full story of image quality, but it undermines your seemingly certain dismissal of the Samsung.
Samsung still making cameras. They have a nonexistent profile IMO. I was reading an article from 2008 about Samsung's bold plans to be #3 by 2010. I guess that document wasn't read by any body else at Samsung. Also they had bold plans to have FF DSLR, that disappeared quickly. I've never seen anyone using an NX camera, just their Samsung smartphones. Like a lot of things Samsung does, they can't quite reach the pinnacle.
IQ looked ok, but 99% of the shots were at ISO 100. Why not a mix of ISOs. Any of the advanced P&S cameras these days can turn in excellent IQ at base ISO, no need for a big sensor for that. The one ISO 6400 shot was quite poor.
Shooting raw the NX300 produces excellent results at ISO 6400 and can be pushed above that level.
Samsung not at the pinnacle? Okay, I understand that many haven't used that f/1.4 85mm lens, but that's a good bit beyond anything from Fuji for the Xaspc system. That lens should make Leica and Zeiss concerned.
Can you link that 2008 document? Irony about smart phones--Samsung achieved that pinnacle.
We can't punish Samsung for what some drunken journalist reported on what a sales rep told them.
Number 4 is a more realistic target, imho, because Sony is modernizing their lineup, and Canikon aren't about to go away.
Can't wait to see what they come out with for FF though.
Very happy with NX20 and two primes: 30mm f2 and 45mm f1.8 :)
open source firmware: +++++
1080/60p video: +++++
Next up, the 5DmkII
Compared to some of the other subpar cameras reviewed recently, this camera will most certainly please the reviewers here and will without a doubt be the next Gold Award camera.
Excellent IQ, solid lens lineup and from what I've read, superb handling and WiFi as a bonus. And it's small enough to fit in a small camera bag rather than a medium sized one.
I tend to wander into the Samsung store often, and I'm always surprised by the NX300 every time I touch it. Always being a traditionalist, it's going to take a lot more convincing to break away from the Japanese manufacturers, but I'd love to see a full review and be told that what I am seeing isn't a fluke. I think it's an amazing camera that not many people would give a chance, but are comfortable knocking on due to their very small market share. Full review please!!!
Samsung ILC = Pentax DSLR:
[x] bodies well-featured and good value
[x] some excellent lenses
[x] top quality IQ
[ ] available at all good quality camera retailers
I still dont understand why they aren't popular, really...i think its the best price/performance available out there.
I'll tell you exactly why they're not popular.
1) Their control scheme is extremely amateurish.
2) They don't allow EVF, even as an option.
3) They're Samsung, not exactly known as a strong camera brand.
That said, I took a look at Samsung's line and it's pretty interesting, but some of their focal lengths are a little strange for APS-C (45mm and 85mm).
You should probably familiarize yourself with good Samsung NX lenses, the good ones easily equal Fuji optics for optical quality--though not build.
And the best one equals good Leica and Zeiss optical quality and is built at nearly that level.
While Sony lenses not so much, though there are the Zeiss variations which can be pretty good.
@Marty, Most people get into NX because of the primes (size and price). They make sense. Sony's don't.
Sammy vs. Sony: Lenses.
Sammy vs. Fuji: Price.
It took Sony several tries to approach the control/menu quality of Samsung NX bodies--with the exception the the Galaxy NX, which is a different approach.
In other words, NX controls are good to excellent across the NX range. Sony's not for the Nex system.
Why wouldn't you want a 45mm lens, that's about 70mm in FF terms? The 85 would be like a very fast 135mm lens, and the NX 85mm lens is optically extraordinary.
You seem confused about which lenses sizes are of import in ASPC terms. And the 30mm f/2.0 is optically excellent.
I found the control scheme on the nx100 to be far more simple and intuitive than Canon's offerings, but maybe that's just my preference. I found it practical, not amateurish.
I wish Samsung had better publicity, they have a good product.
The NX20 may have been discontinued, and what stock there is for sale new is left over.
An NX300 body with an EVF like the Fuji XE2 would be great, so would more optically excellent lenses, or even optically better versions of the current lenses. I hope for a 45mm lens that equals the optical quality of the 85mm.
Except for that buffer, there's a lot to recommend the NX20.
I wish Samsung had reduced the pixel count for the NX300 and made shooting above ISO 6400 easy. 16MP would be just fine for most applications.
I don't think the Galaxy NX is even a good implementation of an Android camera, and Samsung should stick with the menus of the NX100+20+300 for the interchangeable lensed bodies.
Samsung's rubbing elbows with cell phone users is not going to save their photo business (what little there is of it in the first place).
Samsung had a chance to really get ahead of Sony and other mirrorless makers and totally dropped the ball. Then they ran off the field and realized later what they had done. They then try to come back into the game. Uh no... it don't work that way Samsung.
NX300 is old news, stale.
Don't underestimate non-USA markets.
Dropped the ball, really?
After enjoying G3 with 20mm for a while, got NX10 and 30mm very cheap. G3 better in low light, but in daylight NX10 is better, especially branches and leaves sharper. And VERY easy to use. And I'm sure NX300 is a LOT better.
But the 60mm is twice the weight of the Oly 60mm, a problem for the NX system.
Why Samsung NX cameras have no problems with image quality when shooting raw.
Sammy dropped prices considerably. The NX300 with 18-55 kit can be found now for less than 450€ in Germany. Incredible price/performance.
Lenses also recently lost some chunk of their price. The pancakes - 20mm and 30mm - can be found for less than 150-200€. The 12-24 - for about 500€, the cheapest 1st party UWA option I'm aware of.
Canon 11-22mm for EOS-M is cheaper than 12-24mm where I live.
Yeah, but you must be brave enough to purchase a Canon EOS-M in the first place.
I wish Samsung could figure out a way to drop the prices on the f/1.4 85mm lens and keep the extraordinary optical quality and very good build quality, but only a dream.
Shooting raw yes, the image quality from the NX300 is excellent, though the cheaper kit zoom, without OIS, is the optically better lens. However the NX300 still has buffering problems, not quite as bad as those on the NX20.
BREAKING NEWS: Samsung announces new NX300! Seriously though,
??? This camera launched nearly one full year ago. ???
It's not "breaking news", unless it's body 3 for the NX300.
It's months old news. The rear screen flips up for self portraits, who cares?
>>flips up for self portraits, who cares?
e.g. those who take selfies
The world is full of young people who don't care of the 'old school' features.
For the irony-proof among us: I know it's old news. The odd thing is that they're doing this now of all times, when Samsung are probably readying their next release. I've known about the performance of the NX300 from other sources for nearly a year now. Yes, it's still competitive with the best out there. But there have also been other cameras released since then with even better performance, making it less competitive now than a year ago. In an industry in which technology evolves so fast, waiting a year to take test shots is truly missing the boat.
I assume you mean the high ISO performance of the Fuji XE2; the Fuji is good but the Samsung is excellent through ISO 6400. And that 85mm f/1.4 is better than anything from Fuji, and Fuji makes good lenses.
However then there's the Samsung buffer, ugh.
I think KL Matt is pointing out that it would nice to have test results when a camera is new and at it's peak costumer interest, not once it is near replacement.
Fair enough, but DPReview takes its time with so called secondary items, don't think there's been a review of the Nikon D4 and I know there hasn't been one for the Leica M240. More to the point has there been a review and/or preview of the Olympus XZ10?
And DPReview did do something of a preview for the Galaxy NX, I think there were samples, and from those it's pretty easy to see the image quality of the sensor in the Samsung NX300.
Check EXIF - they used the kit lens.
For the studio test: the Pentax 50mm f/2.8 lens. (Hover the 'i' button.)
there was a time that no body other than Canon could make high quality sensors. it's everyone but Canon now.
Samsung doesn't...
And then there's the Toshiba one in some of the Nikons
Nikon also designs some of its own (manufactured by Renesas).
Looks like Samsung's sensor technology is no longer behind the competition but ahead. Excellent results.
Ahead of Canon, but behind Pentax, Nikon and Sony, according to DxOMark.
Sammy sensors were always good. Crappy JPEG engine causes most of the bad publicity (and IMO rightfully so!).
@Leandros S
> according to DxOMark.
DxO? Really? The pseudoscience for photographers? The placebo pill for the lacking skill?
"Images are not enough of the proof of the IQ! Give me the made up numbers instead!"
Except for shadow noise, mostly amp glow. See shadows in low light RAW scene above ISO 800 (blue/purple), which also directly affects usable DR.
But I bet it won't take them too long to counter that too.
even it really is...there is some problem with the brand.....it is just Samsung... a company w/o character, a company manufacturing gadgets, a company does not bring certain mood to a photographs, something missing here, not technical, something important for many of us, something which can be delivered by Olu, Fuji, Nikon ,,....but never by Samsung or even by Sony...tradition!
@dagobah, two main problems with DxO:
1. Many of their numbers (or better: difference in numbers) do not correlate with the real world IQ.
2. Some cameras with the same sensor often score very differently, suggesting that their "measurements" are very imprecise.
Otherwise, I largely base my camera purchases on lenses (lens catalog and lens I intend to use primarily with the camera), rather than on bodies. IQ of all cameras got sufficiently good to not to care about it.
DxO doesn't analyze real world images, in fact they don't analyze final output images at all. They analyze the raw values of the unconverted, undemosaiced raw file to avoid the influence of any specific converter software. Great for assessing the underlying hardware performance, but not necessarily so great for assessing final image quality in practical use.
The same sensor may have differences in the optical filters in front of the sensor (CFA, AA etc.), as well as in the associated electronics. Some (all?) camera manufacturers also apply noise reduction to the raw data, which may account for differences in the raw files. Finally, DxO claim that the error of margin in their tests is 1/3 EV.
Excellent performance!
This one is impressive: https://s3.amazonaws.com/masters.galleries.dpreview.com/2758111.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=14Y3MT0G2J4Y72K3ZXR2&Expires=1387784461&Signature=I3YEJG70VPFq9i1hEa4GvDaq%2FNM%3D
Pity the NX300 has no viewfinder. Otherwise it would have been an attractive camera.
No, thank you.
Anyway you can tether it to your phone. Why would you need to peek into that thing? If you need to, it's not for you.
The lack of a viewfinder is absolutely the biggest thing missing from this otherwise great camera and there are a ton of reasons for wanting an EVF / OVF in your camera. The befenits of an EVF have been discussed on the Samsung forum and other forums. An essential item for many situations. For example: shooting in bright sunlight, at longer focal lengths and giving better support for the camera to reduce camera shake at eye level.
Because there is no Samsung NX20 on the market as we speak, right?
I know it's long overdue for an update (and no, it is not the Galaxy NX, that camera is a gimmicky joke), but why nobody remembers the rest of the lineup?
@ Parappaman
Yes but like most other mirrorless systems, there's usually an EVF flat rangefinder camera and an EVF dslr like camera along with the cameras without EVFs. Samsung already has a plethora of rangefinder type bodies with no EVFs, so many enthusiasts were hoping the NX300 would be the one with built in EVF just before it was announced.
While I agree that a VF is needed on this body, it's not the only thing lacking from this body.
The buffer is still too slow, shoot 4-5 raws in quick succession, and the system locks up even with the fastest SD card.
@ Parappaman: Yes, the the NX20 is a great camera and too often forgotten. Even though it's been around a few years now, it's still a pleasure to shoot with. Size/weight/ergonomics/performance combination of the camera is fantastic. I use the NX20 myself and see no reason to update until an NX30 comes along (just waiting for more fast lenses!). I'm just waiting for the next version, which will have sensor phase detection AF like on the NX300. Also, I presume overall responsiveness will be top notch and the tilt+swivel LCD will be there like on the NX20 (one of the NX20's best features I have to say).
@ HowaboutRAW: correct, Samsung would do well to improve the buffer. A camera shouldn't lock up because the buffer is full. This is something that for example Canon has done right for a long time.
I returned the NX20 because of the buffering problems.
One example of the Galaxy NX that I tried seemed to have the buffering problem solved for single raws, but another didn't. And since the Android interface is so stupid, I'd not buy the camera anyhow. Perhaps a faster MicroSD card would solve the buffer problems that I experienced with that one example of the G'NX, but I don't care for the camera.
It's not great, but the buffer on my NX100 bodies works well enough with a fast card.
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|Small Cell Lung Cancer CEA-expressing Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
|Drug: Antibody TF2 Radiation: IMP-288-Lutetium Radiation: IMP-288-Indium
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|Prospective Multicentric Optimization and Phase I/II Study of Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy (PRAIT) Using Anti-CEA x Anti-HSG TF2 Bispecific Antibody (bsMAb) and 177Lu-IMP-288 Peptide in Patients With CEA-expressing Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (SCLC) or CEA-expressing Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
- Primary endpoint of study plan I: To determine the optimal TF2 protein dose for pretargeting IMP-288.
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Drug: Antibody TF2
The purpose of this open-label prospective optimization and phase I/II clinical trial is to examine the safety, optimal dose, targeting, dosimetry and efficacy of PRAIT using the humanized anti-CEA x anti-HSG bsMAb TF2 and the 177Lu-IMP-288 peptide pretargeted in patients with CEA-positive SCLC or CEA-expressing Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
This study has 2 parts: Study plan I (Optimization study) and Study plan II (Escalating activity phase I/II study).
The Study plan I is designed to optimize the pretargeting procedure using blood pharmacokinetics (Pk) and dosimetry in 9 patients receiving escalating doses of TF2 followed 2 to 4 days later by 1.1 GBq/m2 of 177Lu-IMP-288.
The study plan II is designed to determined MTD of 177Lu-IMP-288 using dosimetry and toxicity data in a phase I/II study performed in patients receiving optimal dose of TF2 bsMAb (determined in study plan I) followed 2 to 4 days by escalating activity of 177Lu-IMP-288.
A pre-therapy imaging study (using TF2 followed 2 to 4 days later by 185 MBq of 111In-IMP-288) is performed in the two study plans to qualify a patient for treatment with the subsequent therapy dose.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
• Patients with histologic diagnosis of SCLC who are in partial response or who have failed at least two lines of standard radiation and/or chemotherapy. Outside formal contra-indication, patients must have received at least one prior platinum-based chemotherapy.
- Patients with histologic diagnosis of NSCLC (without activating mutation of EGFR gene) who have failed at least one line of chemotherapy (platinum in combination with a third generation drug or combination of 2 third generation drug +/-bevacizumab in case of predominance of non-squamous tumor)
- Age ≥ 18 years
- At least 4-weeks after the previous treatment and have recovered from previous radio- or chemotherapy
- Women of child-bearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test.
- Karnofsky performance status ≥ 60 or ECOG performance status 0-2Karnofsky
- Minimum life expectancy of 3 months
- Positive CEA on immunohistology or plasma CEA ≥ 10 ng/mL
- At least one measurable lesion by CT
- At least one abnormal focus by FDG-PET
- Imaging studies must be performed within 1-4 weeks before PRAIT study to document extent of disease
- Signed informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or lactating woman. Women of child-bearing potential will be asked to practice adequate means of birth control for a minimum of 12 months after treatment.
- Male patient refusing effective contraception for a minimum of 12 months after treatment.
- Brain metastases but patients with brain metastases controlled after treatment by Surgery or radiotherapy since more than 4 weeks are eligibles for the study. An treatment by associated corticotherapy is authorized for these patients.
- Known HIV or hepatitis
- Any serious active disease or comorbid medical condition (according to the investigator's decision and information provided in the IDB)
- Severe disorders of hemostasis or anticoagulant treatment cure
- Extensive irradiation to more than 25% of their red marrow
- Bone marrow involvement to more than 25%
- External radiation to specific organs or areas at the maximum tolerated level
- EGFR gene mutation in tumor (only for NSCLC)
- Febrile aplasia during a previous chemotherapy
- Neutrophils < 1.5 G/l
- Platelets < 100 G/l
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Poor renal function (creatinine level > 2.5 maximum normal level)
- Poor hepatic function (total bilirubin level > 30 mmol/l, transaminases > 2.5 maximum normal level)
- Treatment with any investigational drug within 30 days before planned PRAIT and during the study
- Any history of cancer during the last 5 years, with the exception of non-melanoma skin tumors or stage 0 (in situ) cervical carcinoma,
- Presence of anti-antibody reactivity
- Known hypersensitivity to murine antibodies or proteins
- Adult patient unable to give informed consent because of intellectual impairment.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01221675
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01221675
|CHU d'Angers
|Angers, France, 49100
|Brest, France, 29000
|Centre Jean Perrin
|Clermont Ferrand, France
|Hôpital La tronche
|Grenoble, France, 38000
|Hotel Dieu
|Nantes, France, 44093
|Centre René Gauducheau
|Saint Herblain, France, 44805
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Centre René Gauducheau
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01221675 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|October 11, 2010
|First Posted:
|October 15, 2010
|Last Update Posted:
|August 31, 2016
|Last Verified:
|April 2016
Keywords provided by Centre René Gauducheau:
Small Cell Lung Cancer or CEA-expressing Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Radio Immunotherapy
patient ≥ 18 years of age with CEA-positive SCLC in partial response
or who failed at least two lines of standard radiation and/or chemotherapy
or Patients with histologic diagnosis of NSCLC
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Neoplasms
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs


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"Hospital Visit after heart attack."
About: Milton Keynes Hospital Milton Keynes Hospital Milton Keynes MK6 5LD
Posted via NHS Choices
I feel compelled write to you to express my feeling about my wonderful treatment by yourself and your colleges on the Coronary Team. When I had my heart attack on Monday 27th of January, I will be honest I felt total panic at the pains I had in my chest and arm. I have never thought that I would suffer any kind of heart attack and didn't know what would happen to me. But the ambulance crew that attended to me at start of what started as really frightening experience turned it being good experience (in the circumstance). That was then expanded on by all the Coronary Team that dealt with me all the way though my treatment. I found that they ALL instilled their business like but friendly manner on me, I thought that they made my experience of a heart attack easier to handle. I found that that continued throughout the whole of the team, be it Consultants, junior Doctors and Nursing Staff. It made me have complete confidence in the fact that when I left MKG that I would be a lot better, maybe not fully fixed but fitter. I feel that I have total confidence in the all of the Doctors and I really couldn't ask for a better team to be there for me I do have another heart attack (please god I never do)if I need their help and support at any time in the future. Please express my great thanks to all of your colleges that I know that due to their professional and caring work that I am still around today. This is a copy of the letter I sent to the Coronary Care Team.
Response from Milton Keynes Hospital 3 years ago
Thank you very much for your positive comments regarding the Coronary Care Team at the hospital. It is always very much appreciated by staff when patients and their families take the time to give feedback on their experience and your comments will be shared with all staff involved. Thank you.
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Despite suffering a dislocated shoulder, Derek Hough's ballroom routine with sister Julianne Hough went off without a hitch on Tuesday night's episode of Dancing with the Stars.
Although the older Hough, 26, says he got through his performance with the help of cortisone shots, he says he'll heal completely only the help of a woman's TLC.
"I just need a nice lady to take care of me," he told PEOPLE backstage after Tuesday night's show. "That's all I need."
PHOTOS: Dancing with the Stars: Meet Season 13's Competitors
Hough, who has recently been photographed holding hands with former Hills star Lauren Conrad, declined to comment about a possible romance after Monday's show. But on Tuesday, he did talk about the intense pain he felt leading up to his injury.
"My shoulder bothered me this morning," he said. "It was excruciating. It popped out for a second. I'll take it easy a little bit and see how it is, but it's fine."
Despite the pain, his performance with his sister – their first together on TV since season 8 of ABC's hit show – was well worth it.
"It was just a nice sentimental moment for both of us," Derek said. "We had just barely choreographed the routine and put it together last minute, but it was great."


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In this post, I am going to seriously question the "10 Tracks sold equal 1 Album sold" that has historically been the default setting for the "Album Equivalent" ratio for the music industry. I am going to recalculate the total Equivalent Albums sold over the last decade assuming this ratio were actually around 3, in order to provide an example of just what a difference a new ratio makes.
Most importantly, I am going to suggest that the Album Equivalent ratio should be based upon actual consumer behavior — meaning, based upon observations of the actual ratio at which consumers are willing to substitute track purchases/streams for albums purchases/streams — rather than based upon how the recorded music industry puts tracks into buckets and calls those buckets albums.


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I need to be able to track form submissions from my contact page. There's no URL redirect option for a "Thank You" page – which is fine, but I'm instead going to have to use event tracking in Google Analytics to see that these submissions are properly accounted for.
Can you please tell me where I need to go in the Choices theme to add the code (below). I know where it would go in the HTML itself, but unsure where to go to customize it in the theme.
The onclick attribute is a simple attribute which can be added to the input tag. In wp-contentthemesenfoldframeworkphpclass-form-generator.php replace
$this->output .= '<input type="submit" value="'.$this->form_params['submit'].'" class="button" />';
$this->output .= '<input type="submit" onClick="_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'Contact', 'Form Submission', 'Contact Page Form',, false]);" value="'.$this->form_params['submit'].'" class="button" />';
Great! GA is now tracking the submissions. It looks like this has changed the button text, but I think I can take care of that.
Thanks guys.
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Inside the machine there was silence.
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I respectfully recommend that Sandy Hook Elementary School not be demolished ["Panel: Raze, rebuild school," News, May 12]. The money could be used instead to plant an orchard of 26 trees around the school, to mark the 26 people killed on Dec. 14.
Also, the schoolrooms where the deaths occurred could be changed to become a library with educational and motivational themes. I believe this would be a better use of the funds.
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Keillan as a name for boys is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of the name Keillan is "slender". Keillan is a version of Keelan (Irish, Gaelic). Keillan is also a variant of Kellen (Gaelic): an ancient given name.
VARIANTS Kellin, Kellan▲, Kelan, Keilan, Keallin, Keallan, Kealan, Kaelan
RELATED FORMS VIA KEELAN, KELLEN Kelden, KelleCREATIVE FORMS
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How popular is Keillan?
Keillan is a rare given name for men. Keillan is an equivalently unique surname too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Kellan (#398 FROM RECENT DATA), Kellen (#506), Keelan (#1329), Kellin (#1907), Kelan and Kaelan are the prominent variation forms of Keillan (NOT RANKED) rated in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Kelle, are uncommon. Usage of these relations of Keillan was common among parents 3 years ago (MEDIAN #1362) and is almost as conventional today (#1356, 17% LESS USAGE). Kellan is the most chic name for newborns in this list. (2015 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
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Groups of 2 or more have several options. The Collaborative Workrooms on the first floor, room 211 on the second floor, and rooms 308 and 309 on the third floor may by creating a WCOnline account. After registering for an account, students may view availability and reserve a Collaborative Workroom for up to three hours. Those who have previously created WCOnline accounts with the Academic Support and Access Center must create a separate account to reserve Collaborative Workrooms.
The study rooms at the back of the second and third floors are available to groups on a first come, first served basis. Groups meeting on the second or third floors must respect the quiet policies of those floors.
Group study rooms just for graduate students:
The Graduate Research Center (GRC) is a study and event space dedicated to graduate students. It is located on the lower level, between the Library and the SIS building. The GRC can be accessed from the lower level of the library as well as the terrace level of the SIS building
Group study rooms are available for graduate students. Click on the link below for a description of the technology available in the rooms and to learn how to make reservations.


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The Block Party: Fat Sam & Mobzz @ Zigzag
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The Block Party at ZigZag is proving to be the hottest thang around the Downtown Cairo block since... well, since it started! Repping on decks with an unforgiving flow of RnB and Hip Hop beats for this week's edition were DJ Fat Sam and DJ Mobzz. Here's how it went down.
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Virgin Loi
- Karlo Mila
looking back,
do I wish I had a Tongan mother
who guarded my chastity
with a bible in one hand
and a taufale in the other?
instead of my pale, polite, palangi mum
who gave me the freedom to choose
and understoof that all the rest of the girls I knew
used tampons
do I wish I'd had a Tongan mother
who put the fear of God himself into me
so that in the heat of many moments
I'd say No
I'm worth more
let's see the rock
buy me shit
and treat me like a princess
(until after we're married
and then I'll be your baby making
black eyed doormat)
those Tongan girls
I see them stare
see my skin half palangi fair
I watch your nostrils flare
I see you sio lalo
I know the coconut wireless
is so efficient
that I cannot get away
with what's actually true
let alone what is pure libel
once I thought I had a choice
and a right to choose
and I believed that ignorance
wasn't bliss
and experience
led to wisdom
I see you sio lalo
so what, I say
I won't wear white on my wedding day
cream suits me better anyway
I say
laughing on the outside
but on the inside
my hymen is broken
Karlo Mila is of Tongan, Palangi and Samoan descent. She was born in Rotorua, grew up in Palmerston North and now lives and works in Auckland. She has had poetry published in Whetu Moana, Best New Zealand Poems 2003, Short Fuse: The Global Anthology of Fusion Poetry, the Listener and Coffee and Coconuts. Karlo performs live poetry regularly.


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Hey Guys hope you enjoy this!
First day back at school and luckily Summer had most of her favourite lessons. Science, English (Which aint so bad if your a word nerd like her!) Music, Technology and Art. In that exact order. She walked into Science and stood where everyone else was. They were moving seats,again. And there was a new boy in the class. Cute, Hot and gorgeous are my three words to describe him. Thought Summer.Wonder what his name is... "Liam, you will sit over at the far end, Summer, you will sit next to him." At the teachers words Liam stepped forward and at the back of the class on a table of quickly sat next to him and grabbed her book out of her bag.
"Hey." Said Liam. His voice was really low and looked up from my book and gazed at him.
"Hey," She replied. "Im Summer."
"Nice name! My names Liam." He smiled a really cute half smile. The teacher began talking and then handed out microscopes. Summer and Liam automatically began working. He passed her a pen to write down some notes and their hands brushed against each looked up into his gentle green eyes and felt her heart flutter. He half smiled again and let go of the pen. She wrote some stuff in her book and then changed slides and stared into the eyepiece. She looked out again, smiled and wrote it in her book. Liam took a glance and wrote some notes down. "Finished? He asked, watching her put her pen lid on and looked up.
"Yep."She said happily. We exchanged a grin and began to pack up.
"So what English set are you in?" Liam said while we put the stuff away.
"Set a word nerd." She smiled sheepishly.
"Me too! Ive always found it one of the easiest subjects." He smiled.
"Yeah same."
"So do you wanna walk together?" He asked, not looking up.
"Oh ok." And with that they walked out.


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We at Western Union are proud to be partnering with International Women's Day for the second year running. We believe good things happen when money moves, and moving money to fund women's education is hugely important. Knowledge and skills empower girls and women, helping to unlock true potential.
Since launching Education for Better in 2012, the Western Union Foundation has paid more than US$15M to Education for Better grants and formal donations. In 2016 concurrently with International Women's Day, the Foundation kicked off the second phase on Education for Better with the goal of training 50,000 women and youth around the world with 21st century job skills.
More recently, the WU Foundation has launched the WU Scholars Program helping students around the world pay for school and pursue their dreams.
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The Cheaper Alternative to Expensive InsuranceFiled Under: Blogging
There are times when you have to count every cent and make it last, especially when you have to plan for all expenses in life. You realize that an illness is just not affordable when you are out of a job and looking for one. Short term health insurance with the right plan may be just what the doctor ordered.
Insurance plans are expensive and you need to plan ahead for such expenses. If you are passing through a phase when you have to plan for essential expenses first, it makes sense to buy an insurance that will be cheaper than more expensive permanent health insurance plans.
You may also not require some of the features in the permanent health insurance plans during the short time that you need to plan. This would particularly apply if you are in the process of looking for a job.
Short term health insurance plans can be up to 30 percent cheaper than COBRA plans and will cover essential illnesses and emergency situations for a maximum of 12 months. This would give you time enough to plan
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Parish Council
The Parish Advisory Council is a faith-filled leadership body that works in conjunction with the pastor and parish staff to discern the needs of the parish and guide the parish in building a strong Catholic faith community.
The members of the Parish Council for 2015-2016 are:
Shelly Dunphy, elected
Janice Harper, elected
Roy Bullinger, elected
Pat Dunphy Fosberry, elected
Stephen Goodman, elected
Khue Nguyen, elected
Marjorie Johnson, appointed
Steve Rudnicki, appointed
Johnny Gasser, appointed
Fr. Javier Herevia, Hispanic Community Representative
Bob Underwood, Finance Council Chair
Barbara Cole, School Principal


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Unilever's green target: long on ambition but short on details
Unilever has admitted that it doesn't know how it will meet an ambitious target to reduce its environmental impacts, including those of its suppliers and customers, while doubling turnover. This may explain why the company is finding it so difficult to talk openly about what has the potential to be a ground-breaking initiative.
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"Unhelpfull 999 response"
About: East Of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust / NHS 111 East Of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust NHS 111 Norwich NR6 5NA Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital / Accident and emergency Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital Accident and emergency Norwich NR4 7UY
Posted by Zippy10 (as ),
I am a 47 year old female. I called 999 recently between 8. 00-8. 30am as I had been confused over night and had a pleuritic chest pain. The day before my GP advised me to go to local AMU or call 999 if I become worse. GP said I possibly got PE or bad chest infection. When I called the 999 on the morning the woman who answered the call got my details and said she is going to get her co-ordinator to call me back in 60 minutes time. While I was waiting for them to call back my head was aching and I was shivering very badly. I was loosing control and my whole body felt like a jelly. The 999 co-ordinator called me back less than in hour and started to talk to me. She was just asking the standard text book questions which I managed to answer. She was on the phone about 15-20 minutes asking questions which were not relevant to my condition at all. After the standard text book questions she said "well, you are talking to me and able to answer all the questions. can you get to the hospital by yourself? " I told her that I am not fit to drive at that moment. she then asked me "have you got someone to take you there? " I replied, "I have got a friend, but he is not well either". She then said " you dont have to go to hospital straight away, you have got all day to get there". I was so disappointed and disgusted by her answer. At the same time, I knew there is something very bad happening in side my body and my dear friend noted I wasn't myself. We thought it was a waste of time calling 999 who have no clue of real illness. We quickly packed a bag and my dear friend who could hardly walk drove me to the A&E department. When we got to the A&E reception I could hardly walk as my both legs were aching so much and I was almost going to collapse. The receptionist in A&E were kind and booked me in. Few minutes later a young nurse called me into the triage room and as soon as she looked at me she knew I was in a life threatening state. she quickly checked my vital sings and got a brief history. My low blood pressure, raised heart beat and extremely high temperature scored a EWS of 8 at that time. Young nurse quickly put me into a wheel chair and rushed me into the A&e RESUS where I was dignosed with life threatening infection and given various IV antibiotics, IV fluids, anti emetics and IV paracetamols to stabilise my life. If I listen to the 999 co-ordinator who assessed me by text book questions and waited to come to A&E in the afternoon I would have died and I would have not been here to tell the world my story today. I am very grateful for the A&E staff who saved my life, but I am very disgusted and disappointed about the 999 co-ordinator who throw text book questions at me for 20 minutes rather than sending me an ambulance to go the A&E.
Response from Marian Burgess, Patient Services Facilitator, East Of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust 2 years ago
I am sorry that you have had cause to raise concerns about East of England Ambulance Service. I would like to investigate the concerns you have raised and would be grateful if could email firstname.lastname@example.com with the date and the location you called us from so that I can trace call and the staff involved and begin an investigation if you would like us to do so.
Kind regards
Marian Burgess
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Response from Janice Bradfield, Senior Communications and Membership Manager, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 2 years ago
We hope you are making a good recovery after such a serious illness. Thank you for telling us about the receptionist in A&E being helpful and for the lifesaving help provided by the nurse.
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Daphne ALLEN
Allen was born at Stamford Hill, London, and taught to paint by her parents. Her father, Hugh Allen, was a well-known painter himself, and her grandfather was the publisher George Allen (Allen & Unwin). Coming from a very creative family, she began showing her work at the age of 13, and published two books as a child: A Child's Visions and The Birth of the Opal. She painted and drew fairies and religious subjects, and worked as an illustrator for many magazines, including The Illustrated London News, The Sketch, and The Tatler.
Apparently her precocity caused a sensation in London. Anthony Ludovici was not pleased, declaring in The New Age (October 9, 1913; 13:24:704) "She did go on and paint reasonably well, working in stained glass as well as drawing and painting". The newspapers in 1913 made much of time she spent in St Ives, under the headline 'The Celebrated Child Artist at St Ives', saying that she had become a familiar figure on the beach that summer. In London's Daily Mirror this 'news' accompanied two pictures of the artist and her sister on St Ives beach. She employed one of the Island studios, for a period, in St Ives.
Her work had a strong religious and spiritual element, and she completed pictures on site in a series of churches. [See Spirit of the Ages website for a selection of religious art]. She lived for many years in Chalford, Gloucestershire.