Did the likes of HTC's One X and One S catch your attention? Well, those looking for something with a seasoning of Sprint might interested in the phone nestled in the middle. According to Pocketnow, this is a press shot of the HTC Evo One, supposedly packing a 4.7-inch 720p display, a dual-core Snapdragon processor and LTE capabilities. We have our reservations on that name (Evo HD?) and those slightly dated style lines, but know that the Now Network and HTC are primed to show off somethingtomorrow. Rumors add that a 2650mAh battery and (hopefully intelligently placed) kickstand could also be part of the offering. Expect to hear some definitive answers at Sprint's big reveal -- we'll be there.
Len Wiseman remake, starring Colin Farrell, looks like a sleek, modern update of Arnold Schwarzenegger flick. By Kevin P. Sullivan
Colin Farrell in "Total Recall" Photo: Sony
If the trailer for Len Wiseman's remake of "Total Recall" made one thing clear, it's that this is not the "Total Recall" you know. Gone is the camp. Gone is the Martian setting. Gone is the Schwarzenegger.
Instead, the new "Total Recall" is a sleek, visually impressive and modern sci-fi action thriller. Colin Farrell has stepped into the secret-secret-agent boots and the fit seems just right.
Here are our five key scenes from the new "Total Recall" trailer.
Total recall The trailer begins by giving a good sense of the setup of the story, and once Farrell's character, Douglas Quaid, slips into the Rekal machine, that's when all the trouble starts. Probably one of the strongest visual connections to the Paul Verhoeven-Arnold Schwarzenegger original, the Rekal machine should look vaguely familiar, albeit significantly updated. We do get the added benefit of a bleach-blond John Cho, but from the looks of the trailer, it doesn't seem like he'll be around for very long.
"I know kung fu" After taking a seat in the Rekal machine, Quaid has his very own Jason Bourne moment. Once the police show up to arrest the very confused customer, his own secret-agent moves come back to him in a flash, and he's able to dispatch all of the would-be arresting officers just as quickly. The camera jumps around with as much ferocity as Quaid, reminding us that Len "Underworld" Wiseman is definitely behind the lens.
Kate Beckinsale: Villainess And if Len Wiseman is directing, his real-life wife, Kate Beckinsale, can't be too far behind. After Quaid's run-in with the police at the Rekal center, his loving wife, played by Beckinsale, turns out to be not so loving. In fact, she's a deadly assassin set on killing Quaid once his past memories have been unlocked. She's on the tail of Quaid and his new female companion, played by Jessica Biel. Frankly, it's about time we got an evil turn out of Beckinsale.
Anti-gravity gunfight Perhaps the horn blasts throughout the trailer aren't the only nods to Christopher Nolan's "Inception." During the quick clips of scenes near the end of the trailer, we get a brief look at what appears to be a zero-g gunfight.
Changing faces The final shot from the trailer is probably the most intriguing. The always fantastic Bryan Cranston, playing the president of Euroamerica, confronts Quaid, who seems more confused than ever. We then see Quaid's face transform from Farrell's to two other actors' and back to Farrell's. Schwarzenegger's version of Quaid did some shape-shifting of his own, but never with this much style.
Researchers validate staging classifications for neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor surgery responsePublic release date: 3-Apr-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Patty Kim patty.kim@moffitt.org 813-745-7322 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Relapse-free survival now easier to predict for several tumor stages
TAMPA, Fla. (April 3, 2012) Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have carried out a study to validate the utility of new tumor classification systems for staging and predicting relapse-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and who may be candidates for surgery.
The results of their study were published in a recent issue of the Annals of Surgery.
Neuroendocrine tumors, which form in the islet cells of the pancreas, are a relatively rare form of cancer, accounting for about 3 percent of all pancreatic malignancies. NETs that have not spread are treated surgically. However, until recently, tumor size and stage (localized or metastasized) were not classified in such a way as to effectively guide clinical practice.
New classification systems one set issued by European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) and another set issued by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) differ in significant ways, the researchers said. However, since being issued, neither staging system had been validated statistically for its ability to predict relapse-free survival after surgery.
According to the authors, the absence of a uniform staging classification for pancreatic NETs has hindered their ability to predict risk of recurrence after surgery. Terms such as "local," "locally advanced" and "metastatic" were imprecise. The new classification systems from both organizations allow for a more standardized classification of tumors and risk, they said, although the systems' ability to predict recurrence-free survival had not been tested.
"Patients with resectable pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors typically undergo surgery with curative intent," said study lead author Jonathan R. Strosberg, M.D., assistant member at Moffitt who focuses his research on experimental therapeutics and gastrointestinal tumors. "We sought to test the prognostic accuracy of both staging classifications for relapse-free survival after surgery by studying a large cohort of patients with nonmetastatic pancreatic NETs."
In their study, the researchers used Moffitt clinical databases to identify 123 patients with nonmetastatic pancreatic NETs who were surgically resected between January 1999 and June 2010. They analyzed the diagnoses and outcomes of those patients with NETs stages I-III at the time of surgery.
"Nearly half of those patients were diagnosed incidentally," Strosberg said. "In fact, the majority of patients with tumors smaller than 2 cm in size were diagnosed as a result of evaluations for an unrelated condition. When we analyzed the data, incidental detection correlated most strongly with a low risk of recurrence."
The authors concluded that the AJCC and ENETS staging classifications "each represent an important step in a simple and uniform neuroendocrine tumor nomenclature." They found that in both classification systems, advancing stage correlated with increasing risk of metastatic relapse after surgery.
"Our study confirms that small, low-grade tumors are associated with exceptionally low metastatic potential 0 percent in five years," Strosberg said. "Even sizable, lymph node-positive tumors, classified by ENETS as stage III, are associated with relatively favorable long-term prognosis after surgery."
They concluded that the new AJCC and ENETS staging classifications for pancreatic NETs were prognostic for recurrence-free survival.
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Located in Tampa, Moffitt Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, which recognizes Moffitt's excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country's leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cancer.
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Researchers validate staging classifications for neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor surgery responsePublic release date: 3-Apr-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Patty Kim patty.kim@moffitt.org 813-745-7322 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Relapse-free survival now easier to predict for several tumor stages
TAMPA, Fla. (April 3, 2012) Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have carried out a study to validate the utility of new tumor classification systems for staging and predicting relapse-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and who may be candidates for surgery.
The results of their study were published in a recent issue of the Annals of Surgery.
Neuroendocrine tumors, which form in the islet cells of the pancreas, are a relatively rare form of cancer, accounting for about 3 percent of all pancreatic malignancies. NETs that have not spread are treated surgically. However, until recently, tumor size and stage (localized or metastasized) were not classified in such a way as to effectively guide clinical practice.
New classification systems one set issued by European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) and another set issued by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) differ in significant ways, the researchers said. However, since being issued, neither staging system had been validated statistically for its ability to predict relapse-free survival after surgery.
According to the authors, the absence of a uniform staging classification for pancreatic NETs has hindered their ability to predict risk of recurrence after surgery. Terms such as "local," "locally advanced" and "metastatic" were imprecise. The new classification systems from both organizations allow for a more standardized classification of tumors and risk, they said, although the systems' ability to predict recurrence-free survival had not been tested.
"Patients with resectable pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors typically undergo surgery with curative intent," said study lead author Jonathan R. Strosberg, M.D., assistant member at Moffitt who focuses his research on experimental therapeutics and gastrointestinal tumors. "We sought to test the prognostic accuracy of both staging classifications for relapse-free survival after surgery by studying a large cohort of patients with nonmetastatic pancreatic NETs."
In their study, the researchers used Moffitt clinical databases to identify 123 patients with nonmetastatic pancreatic NETs who were surgically resected between January 1999 and June 2010. They analyzed the diagnoses and outcomes of those patients with NETs stages I-III at the time of surgery.
"Nearly half of those patients were diagnosed incidentally," Strosberg said. "In fact, the majority of patients with tumors smaller than 2 cm in size were diagnosed as a result of evaluations for an unrelated condition. When we analyzed the data, incidental detection correlated most strongly with a low risk of recurrence."
The authors concluded that the AJCC and ENETS staging classifications "each represent an important step in a simple and uniform neuroendocrine tumor nomenclature." They found that in both classification systems, advancing stage correlated with increasing risk of metastatic relapse after surgery.
"Our study confirms that small, low-grade tumors are associated with exceptionally low metastatic potential 0 percent in five years," Strosberg said. "Even sizable, lymph node-positive tumors, classified by ENETS as stage III, are associated with relatively favorable long-term prognosis after surgery."
They concluded that the new AJCC and ENETS staging classifications for pancreatic NETs were prognostic for recurrence-free survival.
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About Moffitt Cancer Center Follow Moffitt on Facebook: www.facebook.com/MoffittCancerCenter
Follow Moffitt on Twitter: @MoffittNews
Follow Moffitt on YouTube: MoffittNews
Located in Tampa, Moffitt Cancer Center is a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, which recognizes Moffitt's excellence in research and contributions to clinical trials, prevention and cancer control. Moffitt is also a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, a prestigious alliance of the country's leading cancer centers, and is listed in U.S. News & World Report as one of "America's Best Hospitals" for cancer.
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Last September, Sprint began rolling out the Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus S. It was quickly pulled as users were experiencing bugs with the data connection, charging, the keyboard, and worse. Since then, we've been waiting for it's return. Today seems to be that day, as Sprint says the update will begin rolling out Wednesday April 4 for Optimus S devices. Besides Gingerbread and all it's improvements, the following issues were addressed this time around:
Device not charging
SD card unmounting error
Device not recognized by Windows SP, Vista, or 7 operating systems
Predictive text with Android keyboard issue
Voice call volume issue
If you've been waiting for Gingerbread on your Optimus S, now would be a good time to get ready. If you didn't want to wait and have been following the incredible developers for the Optimus from the Android Central forums, you're golden. Don't attempt to flash any update you may be notified of. Your developers will take good care of you, and chances are you won't have to wait six months for it.
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A number of?Repair Cafes?are opening across The Netherlands, offering communal spaces for local people to build their skills and join together as a community. They mend each other?s appliances, electronics, clothes and furniture, rather than throwing them away.
Volunteers who are skilled craftsmen, seamstresses or enthusiasts help those who want to fix things but don?t know how, entending the life of household items and belongings and resisting the disposable consumer culture. Visitors work with skilled and crafty individuals, sometimes learning how to do the repairs themselves.
The first Repair Cafe was founded by Martine Postma in 2009,who believed it was a shame that people throw things away before their time. Community members who visit the cafes are given the satisfaction of fixing their broken items, while at the same time saving money and helping the environment.
Postma now works for the Repair Cafe Foundation, which is funded by the Dutch state and advises volunteers about how to set up their own independent Repair Cafes. There are currently 20 fully operational Repair Cafes, with 50 more in the planning stages.
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