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Mitsubishi Motor's Concept PX-MiEV Debuts in Australia
By utilising differential motors and Mitsubishi's all-new Super All Wheel Control (S-AWC), the Concept PX-MiEV utilises Electric-powered Active Yaw Control (E-AYC) which transfers torque to the rear left and right wheels. Other features include Mitsubishi's comfortable cabin environment, as well as many of the latest safety technologies.
Powered by the new Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System, which significantly extends the frequency a hybrid vehicle is driven in EV mode, the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV returns fuel economy in excess of 50 km/litre.
Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV (show model)
1. Design
Solid, Safety, and Simple were the keywords which drove the development of an exterior design suitable for a next-generation crossover that creates simple appearance from which all extraneous elements have been pared and that is free of the "rugged" elements typical in conventional SUVs. The headlamps and rear combination lamps use LED emitters that give the car an innovative and modern appearance as well as delivering better environmental performance with their reduced power consumption.
The body uses a newly-developed metal colour that gives the car a metal shell-like appearance. Combining elements of both spoke and dish styling, the road wheel design highlights an unprecedented new look to the body as well improving brake cooling and aerodynamic performance.
The interior was designed to give an image of an aeroplane cockpit to improve the driver's concentration, with an instrument panel that envelops the driver and utilises seats that keep passengers firmly in place. In addition, the entire instrument panel and door trim utilize soft LED lighting that express the vehicle's innovation and refinement.
2. Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV's front and rear wheels are powered by two permanent magnet synchronous motors and is also fitted with a 1.6L DOHC MIVEC engine which can power the front wheels as well as work as a generator. In addition, the vehicle comes with the newly-developed Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System in which electronic circuitry automatically switches to the optimum drive mode for different driving conditions and remaining energy in the drive battery to extract maximum efficiency from the electric motors and from the gasoline engine.
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV also utilises the MiEV OS (MiEV Operating System) which selects the optimum drive mode through integrated control of the EV components and the gasoline engine as well as controls optimum electrical charge and output in response to remaining battery energy through constant monitoring of the drive battery. With these, a pleasing, safe, and comfortable ride is achieved while conserving energy. In addition, to maximise effective use of the drive battery, the vehicle is equipped with a power supply mode that allows the use of some battery power to supply domestic appliances or as an emergency power source in the event of a natural disaster.
(1) EV mode
At low to middle vehicle speeds, the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV's drive battery powers the front motor using front-wheel drive. When driving on snow, in the rain or in other low surface friction situations where maximum vehicle stability is required, the system automatically switches to four-wheel drive mode by feeding power to the rear wheel motor as well when sensors detect any front wheel slip.
(2) Series hybrid mode
When the remaining energy in the drive battery falls to a predetermined level the system starts the gasoline engine to generate electricity and automatically switches to the series hybrid mode using the electricity generated to power the motors. In this mode as well, the system switches to four-wheel drive by driving the rear motor depending on driving conditions.
(3) Parallel hybrid mode
At higher vehicle speeds the car is supported by the gasoline engine which operates more efficiently than the electric motors at high revolutions. In this mode, the gasoline engine also helps drive the wheels. When the driver makes sudden lane changes or other manoeuvres requiring greater vehicle stability, the system switches to four-wheel drive by bringing in the rear motor to drive the rear wheels, improving stability. In addition, when overtaking at higher speeds or in other situations requiring faster acceleration the system switches in both front and rear motors to provide additional power and assist the gasoline engine, providing high acceleration.
(4) Regenerative mode
When the vehicle is slowing or coasting down a long descending slope the system switches to regenerative mode in which kinetic energy reclaimed from the wheels is stored in the drive battery.
(5) Charging mode
As with the production i-MiEV, Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV features a three-way battery charging system using either a domestic supply or a high-power quick-charging station. The system also incorporates a Wireless Charging Program feature that allows the owner to start charging the battery or start the air conditioner at a pre-set time even when away from the vehicle.
(6) Power supply mode
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV also subscribes to the "Smart Grid" concept that calls for maximising the effective use of electrical power and which is currently attracting attention in the fight to combat global warming. When not on the road the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV allows the owner to store electricity at night and then use that electricity via the normal charging connector to power home appliances during the daytime when domestic electricity consumption is highest.
This allows the drive battery to be used as a power source in the event of a natural disaster. Should the electricity left in the battery fall below a predetermined level, the gasoline engine starts up and works as generator to maintain the power supply at a fixed level.
An AC auxiliary socket in the rear luggage compartment also allows the electricity stored in the drive battery to be used to power cooking or lighting equipment and other appliances when camping or engaged in other leisure activities.
3. Drive system
Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV uses Mitsubishi's S-AWC integrated vehicle handling control system which is configured around an Electronically-powered four-wheel drive (E-4WD) system that controls front and rear motor output to deliver the optimum front/rear drive torque split. Under the integrated control of the S-AWC system are Electric-powered Active Yaw Control (E-AYC), which controls left/right torque split at the rear wheels and the degree of deceleration energy recovery, Active Stability Control (ASC) and Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) components.
Unlike the AYC system on the Lancer Evolution X which uses a wet multi-plate clutch arrangement, E-AYC uses a differential motor to control rear wheel torque split. The use of the differential motor makes for a high-efficiency system with outstanding response and contributes to the on-demand handling and outstanding vehicle stability that characterizes the S-AWC system.
4. Cocochi (cozy interior)
Some Mitsubishi Motors production cars already feature the cocochi-interior (which translates loosely as cozy interior) which embraces occupants in a pleasantly comfortable cabin environment developed to a "Clean, Stress-free and Safe and Reassuring" theme.
For Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV the cocochi-interior brings a number of new features including: seat upholstery that deactivates allergens, breaks down volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and offensive odor molecules as well as killing bacteria; glass that shuts out UV-A radiation to protect skin from darkening and aging; and a negative-ion aroma humidifier and oxygen enricher that improve comfort and reduce fatigue. The original and the new cocochi-interior features provide a cabin atmosphere that enhances occupant comfort as well as contributing to safer operation of the vehicle.
5. Cabin heat load reducing technologies
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV uses a windshield that uses heat-reflecting glass to reduce the amount of heat energy passing through and uses IR- (infrared ray) blocking glass in the door windows. The body paint also incorporates heat-reflective and insulation technology. Inside the vehicle the four seats are individually air conditioned and cabin humidity is regulated. The adoption of these heat load reducing technologies allows efficient climate control while reducing power consumption to the absolute minimum in making for a very comfortable occupant space.
6. Active safety technologies
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV showcases several active safety technologies.
(1) The "New Multi-around Monitor" system uses cameras located at strategic points on the body to provide the driver with a combined image of the full perimeter of the vehicle. The combined image is displayed for the driver on a monitor from an overhead view for improved safety around the perimeter of the vehicle.
(2) The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV is equipped for the Driving Safety Support System (DSSS (Level II)) currently being promoted by the Japanese National Police Agency. In this advanced vehicle-infrastructure safety support system, an on-board receiver picks up signals transmitted by roadside optical beacons and the system urges the driver to take extra care when other vehicles or pedestrians have been detected by roadside sensors and cameras at intersections and pedestrian crossings.
(3) Employing a system that uses wireless technology to ascertain the position of other vehicles and warn the driver when their proximity so requires
(4) The vehicle is also fitted with a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC*5) system, employing the road-to-vehicle communications capabilities used in Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) to determine the position of the vehicle and whether it is parked or not.
*5 5.8 GHz band two-way wireless communication channels specifically designed for automotive use.
7. Other features
The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV is fitted with an electronically-controlled air suspension that gives the driver the choice of three ride height modes - Auto, High, Low - for improved stability over poor surfaces or at high speeds and for easier access to and from the vehicle.
The concept car also uses a new-generation steering wheel switch and control layout that offers outstanding usability and switch visibility for safer and less stressful driving. Some of the audio, navigation, and climate control switches are located on the steering wheel so that the driver can operate them without having to take a hand off the wheel. Switch operation indicators located in the instrument panel make it quicker and easier for the driver to visually check and control the switch positions.
In the Driving Monitor System, a camera mounted facing the driver monitors eye movements to determine their level of alertness. If the system detects a decrease in their concentration it issues not only audible but visual and vibrational warnings and also emits a distinctive aroma to alert him/her to the situation.
Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV Specifications
Overall length 4510 mm
Overall width 1830 mm
Overall height 1655 mm
Wheelbase 2630 mm
Track F/R 1570 mm / 1570 mm
Occupants 4
Motors (front and rear) Permanent magnet synchronous
Max. output 60 kW (front and rear)
Max. torque 200 Nm (front and rear)
10-15 mode EV cruising range Over 50km
Engine 1.6L DOHC MIVEC
Max. output 85 kW
Max. torque 125 Nm
Generating capacity 70 kW
10-15 mode fuel consumption Over 50 km/L
Drive train E-4WD
Tyre size 245/45R20
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About Mitsubishi Motors Australia
Mitsubishi Motors Australia is part of the global Mitsubishi Motors organisation and is fully owned by Mitsubishi, one of the world's largest companies.
The company's history dates back to 1870, when Mitsubishi's Japanese founder, Yataro Iwasaki, started a shipping company with three steamships. The company grew from strength to strength and, in 1914, registered the Mitsubishi three-diamond trademark. This symbol embodies more than 130 years of tradition, and has earned the confidence and trust of customers all over the world.
Mitsubishi takes great pride from knowing that more than 11 million people from around the world have chosen to drive a Mitsubishi vehicle. There are Mitsubishi dealers in more than 200 sites across Australia. These professional and knowledgeable dealers help owners ensure their Mitsubishi car is always looked after by fully-trained Mitsubishi technicians, using genuine Mitsubishi parts that meet stringent global standards.
Mitsubishi Motors works hard to develop cars that provide comfort, space, flexibility and safety; Outlander is one of them, including a range of advanced technologies such as Super All Wheel Control, Smart Keu and Bluetooth hands-free.
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Sydney: A sponsorship wrangle between cricket's highest-profile players and the sports administrators intensified on Tuesday, with the Australian players' union warning the battle could jeopardise the upcoming Champions Trophy and next year's World Cup.
Leading player associations, including the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA), have advised their members against signing player agreements for the Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka from September 12. The dispute centres over the players' personal sponsorships potentially conflicting with those of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the tournament hosts. "It isn't about a money grab, it's about a fundamental principle," ACA chief executive Tim May said on Tuesday. "A player is not being allowed to endorse any product or service where that product or service conflicts with that of an ICC major sponsor." May said it was premature to talk about a boycott of the Champions Trophy, which involves cricket's 10 Test-playing nations, but he said the players would not sign the current agreements. "That would mean a player would have to breach an existing contract and that's not only unreasonable, it's unlawful," May said. "The players want to play in the tournament - make no mistake about that - but they are very concerned about that one clause." The World Cup, to be held in South Africa next February and March, faces the same problem because the ICC won't budge on its intention to fully protect its major sponsors. That creates a potential conflict of interest for some of cricket's biggest names, including the Australians and Indian Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar's sponsors include car company Fiat, while rival Toyota is among the World Cup sponsors. "There are some serious international cricketers who will be affected by this. It's a very difficult situation and it may only be settled as a temporary measure for the Champions Trophy," May said. Australian players are not believed to be affected by sponsorship conflicts for the Champions Trophy but it would be different for several players at the World Cup.
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Thank you all for your comments. I have printed them off and shared them with the team. We really enjoyed putting on the health fair and hope to repeat it next year.
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It was 6am when fully armed police officers with sniffer dogs burst into the home of elderly couple Nie Yuxiang and Zhang Yongqing - throwing their lives into a tailspin.
The officers were targeting the couple's son, Nie Lei, a triad kingpin who was wanted for gang-related killings and other crimes.
Since that raid on June 11, 2010, in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Nie and Zhang - in their early 70s - say they have been harassed and tailed by police. Their bank accounts were frozen and, with Nie Lei's arrest in September that year, they were left to care for their three teenaged grandchildren.
The two retired middle-school teachers are struggling to make sense of how their son, now 45, became one of the most high-profile mainland gang leaders, and ended up with a death sentence that the parents believe is a gross injustice.
'I know he got involved in some dubious businesses before and he has upset business rivals, but I still can't picture him as a notorious gangster,' Nie's father told the South China Morning Post.
Nie Lei - whose business empire included nightclubs and game kiosks - was sentenced to death on March 20 this year by the Qingdao Intermediate People's Court for more than a dozen offences, such as running a prostitution and gambling ring, and drug trafficking. His father said Nie Lei, whom they nicknamed Lei Lei, had been a shy and quiet boy who liked to keep a low profile, and who cherished close bonds with friends.
But Nie was largely away from his parents' supervision. Nie's father said he and his wife regretted placing their only son in the care of grandparents while they worked. 'I wish we could have spent more time with Lei Lei when he was young,' the elder Nie said.
Ironically, as the son of teachers, Nie Lei was a poor student. He dropped out of school at the age of 15 and enrolled in an apprentice programme at his father's urging.
Around this time, he had his first brush with the law. Nie Lei and another boy were caught extorting 1.3 yuan (HK$1.60) from a teen, and he was sentenced to six years in juvenile detention. The term was later reduced to six months after appeals from Nie Lei's parents.
His criminal record kept him from getting jobs in state-owned firms, so Nie Lei began selling shoes from a stall his parents rented out for him at the then-famed Jimo Road Market. But Nie Lei got into a fight in 1992 while on a work trip to Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. This time the authorities sentenced him to five years in jail.
Nie Lei doused himself with hot water in prison, so he was soon released on medical parole.
Again out of jail, his career - shady or otherwise - began to take off. With high-interest loans from an associate, he tapped into the booming property market in the mid-1990s. Much later, in 2005, he started investing in high-end nightclubs.
Over the past 10 years, he and his gang were implicated in 40 crimes, which resulted in two deaths and 22 injuries (one of them critical). In the trial in March, Nie Lei was also convicted of illegally owning 13 firearms.
Nie Yuxiang, the father, said he tried to steer his son away from shady deals, such as an underground casino in Qingdao's Laoshan district.
Nie Lei's years leading a violent but money-spinning empire came to an abrupt end when one of his subordinates led a group of thugs in ransacking the Wuzhihua Nightclub inside the five-star Crowne Plaza Qingdao on March 27, 2010. This happened while the city was hosting an international diving competition, causing embarrassment to local authorities.
The assailants had sought revenge for an earlier incident when the Wuzhihua Nightclub's security guards detained two prostitutes - who also worked as waitresses for one of Nie Lei's establishments, the Xingyicheng Nightclub - when they refused to pay 'protection fees'.
The attack spurred a police crackdown. On June 11, 2010, officers launched simultaneous raids on triad members' homes and businesses, resulting in the arrests of 200 suspects in the city's biggest gang crackdown.
Nie's three children were brought in for questioning. His wife, Zhou Xinping; his little sister, Nie Hui; and brother-in-law, Jiang Yuan, were also arrested. Officers also seized possessions from the kingpin's residence, though Nie Yuxiang said police did not disclose the list of items until the next day. The father said the police confiscated a minivan that his son had used for years to bring the children to school. Some 10,000 yuan in lai see money for Nie Lei's youngest child also went missing.
Nie Lei was arrested weeks later, and his parents said they had no idea where or how their son was caught.
According to the Qingdao court's 366-page verdict, Nie Lei recruited former inmate friends, relatives and neighbours for a highly organised gang which, starting in 1995, amassed huge wealth from real estate development, nightclubs gaming arcades and illegal casinos.
Mainland media reports say at least 30 police officers and city officials, including former police chiefs in Shibei and Licang districts, were detained for having provided Nie Lei with protection.
Zou Chuanning, the city's top judge, admitted at a briefing a day before Nie Lei's sentencing that prosecutors did not have sufficient evidence - much of which was destroyed - linking him to the officers.
Still, Nie Lei was sentenced to death for a long list of crimes, including grievous bodily harm - two counts of which his father disputed.
Nie Yuxiang argues that his son was not aware or even physically present when Wang Jun, the employee of a rival, was beaten to death in 1999 by security guards for distributing fliers at the Honxing Game Arcade - partly owned by Nie Lei. For the next 11 years, Nei Lei paid Wang's parents 5,000 yuan a month, in addition to a two-bedroom flat.
The elder Nie points out that Liu Fengguo, who authorised the beating, was sentenced to only 13 years in jail.
That same year, a former employee at a Nei-owned arcade, Hu Yuhai, was dragged back to Qingdao from his home in nearby Yantai and was beaten for three days for stealing 20,000 yuan. The victim later died in a Yantai hospital.
Nie's lawyer, Qian Lieyang, said his client did not take part in the actual beatings and that the circumstances of Hu's death were suspicious as he refused to seek medical treatment. After learning about Hu's death, Nie paid the ex-worker's family 500,000 yuan - 300,000 yuan more than they asked - in a closed-door settlement.
Nie Yuxiang sat through his son's 12-day trial, and was convinced the confessions were coerced. His son complained of being deprived of sleep during interrogation.
Just as he and his wife did when their son was sent to juvenile prison, the elder Nie is determined to file an appeal. 'I always believe [Nie Lei] should be held accountable for what he's done wrong,' he said. 'But I'm not seeing justice coming. My son is a victim in some score-settling games or simply targeted as part of a politically motivated purge.'
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Coping with a cancer diagnosis is hard enough without the added pressure of financial worries and navigating through the complex benefits system can be overwhelming. This March at Macmillan Cancer Support we're focusing on Disability Solutions for those living with cancer.
Christopher Corden is Senior Macmillan Welfare Benefits Officer at Disability Solutions West Midlands where his role involves dealing with benefit claims for people living with and beyond cancer, their families and carers and also submitting Macmillan Grants to help ensure a better quality of life from diagnosis with treatment and care.
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Within his role with Macmillan Cancer Support Christopher works closely with the medical staff at Macmillan Cancer Information Centres at UHNM and at Queen's Hospital, Burton on Trent. He says: 'We undertake a considerable amount of work with Katharine House (Stafford) and Douglas Macmillan (Stoke-on-Trent) Hospices and the Macmillan Community Nurse Team in Stafford. We also work alongside Macmillan partnered projects such as Beth Johnson Advocacy and Penny Brohn Cancer Care.'
Christopher adds: 'The best part about my job is knowing that we're making a difference to people at a difficult time in their lives. When people come to us they are very anxious and financial worries weigh only second to the health problems. Being able to play a part in alleviating this anxiety and navigating clients through the "benefits minefield", where many would just give up, is particularly rewarding.'
Christopher explains: 'Being part of Macmillan means being able to work alongside a national charity that supports a huge array of services and activities dedicated to helping cancer patients. This means that our service can be at the forefront of Macmillan's cancer strategies around Staffordshire and be best placed to deliver the ancillary specialist welfare support people require when going through treatment. The need and demand for this type of service is clearly there as we assisted some 1,600 people in 2014/2015 (4,800 in total since 2012), and have generated around £12 million in benefit gains since that service was launched in July 2012.'
The benefits system with Macmillan Cancer Support is invaluable to patients and has helped numerous people when they're going through cancer and can feel alone but Macmillan helps people remember that they're not alone and there is always support out there.
Christopher recalls one recent incident where Disability Solutions was able to help a local patient He says: 'We recently assisted a gentlemen from Stoke-on-Trent who was undergoing radiotherapy for prostate cancer and had recently lost his job due to his illness. We were reliant upon a Macmillan grant, as well as other charities, and foodbank vouchers to help him through his general living while going through his cancer treatment. Without our assistance I think he could have very easily ended up homeless as a vulnerable person as before we were in touch with him, he had almost given up going through the minefield of benefits alone.'
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Streaming Audio with Ices and Icecast
Once I had everything set up and running, I spent a fair amount of time fine-tuning the audio. The first thing I found was that the audio level was quite low. Normally, when I want to turn up the audio level, I use KMix. But, I hadn't installed a window manager on my encoding computer. My system uses ALSA as the sound system, and I found out that there is a great curses-based mixer for ALSA named Alsamixer. It allows you to use the arrow keys to change settings. Figure 4 shows the settings I chose for my card. My final preference was to have the Master and PCM both at 100%. I also chose to mute everything else, because I knew they would not be in use.
Now that the audio was loud enough, I still had another problem. The audio sounded choppy. After looking around for a while, I realized that the processor usage was at 100%. I tried to reduce the bitrate by changing the value of the nominal-bitrate setting. With the bitrate set sufficiently low, the audio sounded good. I guess you can't encode very high-quality audio with a 233MHz processor.
When the audio sounded good, my goal was to lower the bitrate as much as possible while keeping an acceptable level of audio quality. In my case, an "acceptable level" is quite low. The traffic on the W0ZWY repeater is only voice, because it is illegal to transmit music in the amateur radio bands.
Three aspects of the encoded audio will affect its quality and bitrate: number of channels, sample rate and bitrate. I started by setting the downmix to 1, because the scanner is only mono. Then, I incrementally decreased the sample rate until I found the lowest setting that rendered acceptable audio; 11127Hz ended up being the minimum. Instead of setting the bitrate with the nominal-bitrate setting, I used the quality setting. The quality setting directly affects the final bitrate. With a few tries, I chose a quality level of 2.
With my final settings, the bitrate stays around 30Kbps, and the processor hovers around 40% usage.
There are probably many other applications where this type of system would be useful. Keep in mind, however, if you are interested in using this type of system for streaming music, make sure you have permission from the artists and recording studios.
This combination of open-source projects really worked well together. Setting up everything was quite simple. I spent most of my time tweaking the quality and sample rate settings. The traffic on my streamer is quite low. I usually have only one or two connections per week. But, it was fun to learn, and it is my little way of participating in the amateur radio community.
Ices Settings and Bitrates
The quality, sample rate and channels settings all will affect the bitrate of the stream. Table 1 shows various combinations of these settings and their resulting bitrates.
Icecast Web Site: www.icecast.org
Ices Web Site: www.icecast.org/ices.php
LiveIce Web Site: web.arm.ac.uk/~spm/software/liveice.html
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A comparison of survival outcomes and side effects of toremifene or tamoxifen therapy in premenopausal estrogen and progesterone receptor positive breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study
Clinical and radiation oncology
In premenopausal women, endocrine adjuvant therapy for breast cancer primarily consists of tamoxifen alone or with ovarian suppressive strategies. Toremifene is a chlorinated derivative of tamoxifen, but with a superior risk-benefit profile. In this retrospective study, we sought to establish the role of toremifene as an endocrine therapy for premenopausal patients with estrogen and/or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer besides tamoxifen.
Patients with early invasive breast cancer were selected from the breast tumor registries at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital (China). Premenopausal patients with endocrine responsive breast cancer who underwent standard therapy and adjuvant therapy with toremifene or tamoxifen were considered eligible. Patients with breast sarcoma, carcinosarcoma, concurrent contralateral primary breast cancer, or with distant metastases at diagnosis, or those who had not undergone surgery and endocrine therapy were ineligible. Overall survival and recurrence-free survival were the primary outcomes measured. Toxicity data was also collected and compared between the two groups.
Of the 810 patients reviewed, 452 patients were analyzed in the study: 240 received tamoxifen and 212 received toremifene. The median and mean follow up times were 50.8 and 57.3 months, respectively. Toremifene and tamoxifen yielded similar overall survival values, with 5-year overall survival rates of 100% and 98.4%, respectively (
Toremifene may be a valid and safe alternative to tamoxifen in premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive breast cancer.
The optimal adjuvant therapy for premenopausal women with hormone-responsive breast cancer still remains unclear despite the many clinical trials over the past 60 years that have attempted to address this issue. Historically, tamoxifen has been overlooked for the treatment of breast cancer in premenopausal women, due to the false belief that it is ineffective in this patient group. Indeed, it was not until 1995 that the Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group review unequivocally rejected this misconception by demonstrating its efficacy in lowering the rate of recurrence and mortality in premenopausal women with HR-positive breast cancer
Although there is mounting evidence to show that tamoxifen has the potential to serve as adjuvant endocrine therapy for women of all ages with breast cancer, questions on the long-term safety of tamoxifen have been raised, due to the adverse event associated with this therapy, including the increased risk of secondary endometrial cancers, the formation of pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis and stroke
Recently, several alternative hormonal adjuvant therapies for the treatment of breast cancer have become available. Of these, toremifene is a synthetic analogue of tamoxifen and, like tamoxifen, acts on the estrogen receptor. Although, the clinical efficacy of toremifene and tamoxifen are comparable, both as palliative and postmenopausal adjuvant therapies
A prospective study using MRI demonstrated that uterine changes associated with adjuvant drugs for breast cancer occur exclusively in postmenopausal patients receiving selective estrogen receptor modulators
The use of toremifene as an adjuvant endocrine therapy for premenopausal patients with breast cancer is rarely reported. Although one can point to a study on 632 patients aged under 50 receiving toremifene as an adjuvant therapy, this report was aimed at tamoxifen therapy in very young breast cancer patients, and it did not compare the different effects of toremifene and tamoxifen, and did not evaluate the duration of treatment
Patients with early invasive breast cancer who were treated between January 1998 and June 2009, were selected by searching breast tumor registries at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital. Premenopausal patients with endocrine responsive breast cancer who underwent standard therapy and adjuvant TAM/TOR for 5 years were eligible for inclusion in our study. Their premenopausal status was confirmed by measuring E2 and FSH levels before surgery (in accordance with the menopausal criterion of the 2010 National Comprehensive Cancer Network). Patients were excluded if they had breast sarcoma, carcinosarcoma, or concurrent contralateral primary breast cancer, had distant metastasis at diagnosis, or had not undergone surgery in combination with endocrine therapy.
In our study, all patients had unifocal, stage I–III invasive breast cancer and had received local control in the form of modified radical mastectomy (plus radiotherapy if more than 3 lymph nodes were involved) and breast-conserving surgery followed by radiotherapy. Chemotherapy and antiestrogen therapy were administered in accordance with 2005 St Gallen treatment guidelines (Table
The primary outcome measured was overall survival, defined as the time from surgery to death from any cause. The secondary endpoint was recurrence-free survival, which was defined as the time from surgery to first evidence of recurrent disease (consisting of local recurrence and distant metastasis) or death from breast cancer. Patients known to be alive without recurrent disease or lost to follow-up at the time of analysis were screened at the time of their last follow-up.
The study was also designed to collect data on the toxicity of the endocrine therapy. In this context, the patients were interviewed over the telephone or asked to fill out a questionnaire. At each visit, data was collected on the following: nausea, presence of hot flashes, sweating, vaginal bleeding, vaginal dryness, leukorrhea, diarrhea, changes in mood or depression, the presence of skin rashes or itching, and whether the patient had experienced any symptoms or history of arterial or venous thromboses. The results of other tests including ultrasound/CT and blood test results were also collected by searching the patients' medical records. Follow-up was performed until Feb 2011 and included: breast–abdomen ultrasound, chest X-ray every 3 months within the first 2 years after surgery, breast–abdomen–transvaginal ultrasound, and chest X-ray every 6 months within 3–5 years. Yearly mammograms, breast MR (if necessary), bone scans, chest-abdomen CT and brain MR were also performed, as was the evaluation of a number of biochemical and histological markers.
The study was conducted in accordance with the current revision of the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Assembly, and in conformity with regulations concerning clinical trials issued by medical authority at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital (No. 2,2010). The study protocol and all relevant amendments were reviewed and approved by Ethics Committees of the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital.
Statistical methods
Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 13.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago IL,USA). Correlation was assessed using a χ² test and survival rates were estimated using a Kaplan–Meier test. A log-rank test was used to compare survival curves and cox regression analysis was used to balance the risk factors for prognosis between groups. The prognostic factors included in the multivariate analysis model were: patient age, tumor size, lymph node status, histological grade, Her-2 status, chemotherapy, type of adjuvant endocrine therapy drug, and local control. A
Patients in our study all presented with self-detected breast cancer. Figure
Figure 1
Schematic illustrating the overall study design
Schematic illustrating the overall study design. Survival outcomes, recurrence-free outcomes and the presence of side effects in tamoxifen or toremifene treated premenopausal breast cancer patients were evaluated.
Cox regression analysis for all patients included in the study showed that recurrence-free survival in the toremifene group was significantly longer than in the tamoxifen group (HR = 0.385, 95% CI = 0.154-0.961;
Figure 2
A. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used to evaluate overall survival in tamoxifen (TAM) or toremifene (TOR) treated premenopausal breast cancer patients (
A. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used to evaluate overall survival in tamoxifen (TAM) or toremifene (TOR) treated premenopausal breast cancer patients (
Of the patients enrolled in this study, 29 (6.4%) experienced breast cancer recurrence during the mean follow-up period of 50.2 months. Of these patients, 23 (9.6%) of those taking tamoxifen and 6 (2.8%) of those taking toremifene had a local, regional, distant, or multi-site recurrence (Table
Our study shows a trend toward similar rates of subjective and objective events in the women treated with tamoxifen or toremifene (Table
Results of this retrospective analysis suggest that toremifene and tamoxifen have similar efficacies in premenopausal breast cancer patients, and have comparable side effects. Although the standard therapy for premenopausal women with breast cancer is tamoxifen, some patients are offered treatment with ovarian suppression in conjunction with AI therapy, either because tamoxifen is contraindicated or they have an intolerance to tamoxifen, or because their physicians believe that the AIs are superior based on data from postmenopausal women. Although AIs are increasingly being used in breast cancer patients, the importance of classic drugs for premenopausal patients should not be ignored. Chemotherapy in young breast cancer patients frequently causes abrupt menopause, although many menstruate again following chemotherapy, especially very young patients. Further, some postmenopausal patients recommence menstruation after treatment with AIs. As is widely known, AIs are harmful for premenopausal patients. However, with respect to toremifene clinical trials have shown that toremifene does not increase the incidence of adverse events for moderate to severe mastalgia patients
Multivariate analysis showed that toremifene was associated with improved recurrence-free survival and that no factor was independently related to overall survival. Future studies may need to increase samples sizes in order to establish the optimal therapy. Moreover, our study was also limited by a lack of investigation as the expression of the estrogen and progesterone receptor and changes in HER-2 status.
All objective adverse events were obtained by searching the internal hospital database and medical records during the period when the patients were undergoing endocrine therapy. With respect to the gynecological side-effect such as ovarian cysts and uterine fibroids, these always occurred a few months after taking the drugs, and were mostly so mild and stable that we did not need to disrupt the endocrine therapy. As for other side effects, such as skin rash and nausea, the patients were frequently unable to recall when these events had occurred, the seriousness, or the possible causes.
In our study, most patients were treated concurrently, and following an almost identical protocol of surgical intervention plus chemotherapy, but with differing adjuvant endocrine therapies. There was no difference in age, tumor size, tumor grade, degree of lymph node involvement, or risk of recurrence between the two cohorts. Wherever possible we attempted breast-conserving surgery unless there were positive margin, in which case radical mastectomy was performed. As the women who received breast-conserving surgery always had a significantly lower tumor load, other factors should also considered, such as the tumor-breast ratio and tumor location. Similarly, as BCS is the marriage of breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy, the side effects of radiotherapy should not be ignored. In China, breast-conserving surgery costs are more expensive than modified radical mastectomy because of the surgery costs, concomitant radiotherapy, and the additional pathology required. These factors were explained to each of the patients, and the type of surgery was then based on input from both patients' and doctors'. In spite of the issues around cost and side effects and in light of the traditional bias towards breast-conserving surgery, some patients elected for radical mastectomy.
Inclusion of only one center in our study may be related to the clustering of surgeries between the two cohorts, which may explain why there was a nearly 13% difference in local treatment modality between the two groups and possibly reflects the fact that doctors influenced patients during the talk before surgery. Among young women, those who received BCS are more likely to experience local recurrence, while long-term survival was similar for those who received BCS compared to those who underwent modified radical mastectomy
Compliance with treatment was suboptimal in both arms of the study, with 23 women on tamoxifen 20 women on toremifene ceasing therapy after a few months (
This work represents the first study comparing the clinical efficacy and side effects of tamoxifen and toremifene in premenopausal breast cancer patients. The results demonstrated that toremifene has similar effect as tamoxifen, but can prevent further recurrence. These findings are important for clinicians treating premenopausal breast cancer patients who are beginning adjuvant endocrine therapy.
Competing interests
The authors confirm that they have no competing interests to declare.
Authors' contributions
Ran Gu, Weijuan Jia, Yunjie Zeng, Nanyan Rao were the principal investigators of the study and they contributed equally to the study design and manuscript preparation. Ran Gu, Weijuan Jia, Yunjie Zeng, Yue Hu, Shunrong Li, Jiannan Wu, Liang Jin, Meijun Long, Kai Chen, Chen Lili, Qiaozhen Xiao, Mei Wu contributed to the data collection. Yunjie Zeng reviewed the pathology. Ran Gu and Lijuan Chen performed the data analysis and interpretation. Ran Gu,Weijuan Jia and Nanyan Rao drafted the Tables and Figures. Erwei Song and Fengxi Su are guarantors for the study.
This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 30901767 (for Young Scientists).
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"We're not selling anything. We are ready to buy a lot, but do not sell anything" – these words at the summit Russia-ASEAN Vladimir Putin commented on the talks that Moscow is allegedly seeking "a higher price to sell the Kuril Islands of Japan. Thus, according to the President, Russia is ready to negotiate with all partners, including the Country of the rising Sun – including, and for the conclusion of a peace Treaty (unless this is prevented by the fact that Japan considers four Kuril Islands as its territory and is disputing them at our country). About why to expect a compromise between Tokyo and Moscow in the short term is not worth it, and why the disputed Islands so important to the Japanese, "MK" told the head of the Center of researches of Japan of Institute of Far East of RAS, doctor of historical Sciences, candidate of economic Sciences Valery KISTANOV.
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– Theoretically, the agreement between Moscow and Tokyo may be concluded, if we can find a compromise, which is often said Putin. He even used the appropriate term from judo – hikiwake (about what the Russian leader in 2012 used this concept – meaning a situation where neither of the parties has failed to achieve victory, – when discussing the Kuril Islands, told in Moscow Yoshiro Mori, the representative of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe – "MK"). But he never explained that invests in this concept in this case, – the expert reminded. – In the meantime, the positions of Russia and Japan disagree, and quite strongly. The Japanese believe that our country needs in one form or another for her to regain the four Islands; in Sochi, where in may this year, met Putin and Abe, the Japanese Prime Minister spoke about a "new approach", but also can not decipher what it is. So while the prospects of addressing this issue is not seen as Moscow's stance, insisting on the recognition by Japan of the legitimacy of the fact of possession by Russia of the Islands remains unchanged.
– Is there a possibility for a while just to remove the problem of the Kuril Islands from the agenda? It is no secret that for many years — the main stumbling block in Russian-Japanese relations…
– In principle, perhaps it would be ideal if the parties agreed to defer resolution of this issue for some period, and to freely develop relations in other fields. This approach is not new — at the time, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping suggested leaving aside the issue of Diaoyu Islands in the East China sea, claimed by Japan (where they are known as the Senkaku Islands). And like in Tokyo, then agreed to it; however, now dispute is ongoing and Beijing denied that the proposals of Deng Xiaoping took place.
Such an approach would be rational, but, even if Russia will go for it, the Japanese to such a move would not agree. The problem for already Smoke them in the blood, for decades they taught that Islands captured illegally. And if we take the current Prime Minister Abe, the decision of this question is the number one goal, more important tasks had not. It's a family thing: his father, in the era of "perestroika" in the USSR, former Minister of foreign Affairs of Japan, much has been done in this direction. He had made his visit to the country, although he, for some reason, still not brought to the Japanese Islands. And therefore the current Prime Minister wants to complete the matter prior to the end of his second Prime Minister's term, which expires in 2018: more it to stand for the post will not. In addition, the Japanese clearly understand that to solve this problem you need to work directly with the head of state, so they relied on Gorbachev and Yeltsin, to Medvedev, who promised them a compromise. And therefore, while in power, Abe, "postpone" the problem of the Kuril Islands will not succeed.
– And after it expires the second term, Abe – when the new Prime, is such a scenario possible?
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Fort Apache Studio (Suite 2, 1 Camp St)
Some young musicians built the 8-track studio themselves in the mid 80s (with funds from the mysterious "Mr Cash")in a warehouse located in a very rough neighbourhood in Roxbury (169 Norfolk Ave), hence the name.
The DIY ethos of the studio, and their benevolent billing practices ensured that they became very popular with Boston's poverty stricken but energetic indie rock scene. Young bands like the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Throwing Muses and the Lemonheads made their early recordings at the studio.
In 1987, as the studio became more popular, they upgraded to a more sophisticated operation on Camp Street, located above Rounder Records (which included George Thorogood and Burning Spear on their roster of artists). The studio kept on growing, lost their original figureheads, were taken over by people with good business heads, Billy Bragg bought a share of the studio, then in 1995 they started their own label with financing from Music Corporation of America.
Landsdowne Street Music Hall / Mama Kin (36 Lansdowne St)
This club (which is located in the middle of Boston's nightclub zone) was opened by Boston's own Aerosmith as a way of giving something back to the local music scene. The band used to live nearby in a share house at Apt 2B, 1325 Commonwealth Ave, in the early 70s, before they signed their first recording contract.
The Boston Tea Party (53 Berkeley St)
Although the Velvet Underground are more often associated with New York clubs like Max's Kansas City and The Dom, they found it hard to get gigs in New York, and it was Boston's Tea Party that gave them their most regular venue. It was here that a young Jonathon Richmond first heard the band in the late 60s.
The Tea Party was opened in January 1967 as a psychedelic club. In the years that it operated, just about every major English band played their earliest US gigs at the Tea Party. In 1969 the club moved to 15 Landsdowne St - it has now closed down, but the Avalon club is currently located in the same building.
Route 128
Jonathon Richmond fans will know this as the route taken by the lone driver in Richmond's classic song Roadrunner, who loves to drive at night by the power lines, listening to the car radio. The road runs around the city and passes by Walden Pond (where another of Boston's great romantic writers, Henry David Thoreau, lived). In the 90s, the Eagles' Don Henley successfully led a campaign to save the Pond from the commercial redevelopment that lines Route 128.
The Government Centre (Tremont Street)
Although Jonathon Richmond claimed that there was much Rockin' going on down at the Government Centre, one can't help having the feeling that he was just thinking positively, because not much rocking at all happens in this windswept concrete wasteland by the docks.
The Rat (528 Commonwealth Ave. Kenmore Square)
The Rathskeller opened in the 60s, and by the 70s it had become the CBGB's of Boston. Over the years, many of Boston's best bands have played the Rat, including Willie Alexander, The Cars, the Pixies, Buffalo Tom and the Lemonheads. The club closed at the end of 1997.
The Middle East (4 Brookline St, Cambridge)
This Lebanese restaurant provided a venue for the Helldorado club (possibly named after a bizarre old Roy Rodgers cowboy movie) back in January 1988. Some of the regular bands included Morphine, Dinosaur Jr and the Lemonheads. The restaurant still shows the best bands in Boston, and serves a fine Lebanese meal.
Club 47 / Passim's (47 Palmer St, Harvard Square)
The Club 47 coffee shop opened in the late 50s, and was a typical bohemian beatnik hangout. By the 60s, it had grown into a major East Coast folk venue, with regular appearances by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie and the Butterfield Blues Band.
Club 47 closed in April 1968, but Passim's coffee shop still keeps some of the old beat spirit alive with regular blues, folk and rock gigs.
Cantones (69 Broad St)
By day Cantone's was a downtown Italian restaurant, feeding the office workers of the lonely Financial Zone. However, when darkness fell, the tiny restaurant mutated into one of the key venues of Boston's late 70s and early 80s music scene.
The Centre for Personality Research (5 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge)
Timothy Leary was a promising young research psychologist when he arrived at Harvard's Centre for Personality Research in early 1959.
However, shortly afterwards he decided to do research into the effects of psylocibin, a drug extracted from fungus. Within a couple of years, Leary and his followers had shocked the academic community of Harvard with his enthusiastic promotion of consciousness raising drugs: first psylocibin and then LSD-25.
Leary was responsible for introducing the Beat Generation to hallucinogens, and before long, Leary had become a kind of prophet to the Sixties Psychedelic Revolution.
Near Boston
Rhode Island School of Design (2 College St, Providence)
In the early 70s, several students at the college formed a band called the Artistics. They moved to New York, changed their name to the Talking Heads, and became very successful.
Newport Folk Festival (Freebody Park, Freebody St, Newport)
For many years, the park hosted both the Jazz Festival and the Folk Festival. In 1965 the all-new electric Bob Dylan was booed from the stage (though some witnesses suggest that this had more to do with bad sound than a conservative anti-rock audience). The folk festival was started in 1959 by Albert Grossman (later to become Bob Dylan's manager), but by the early 70s the festival had ended.
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Judge Koh rejects Apple's request to triple damages, says Samsung's infringement not willful
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Ruling on some of the post-trial motions from the heavyweight patent battle between Samsung and Apple, Judge Lucy Koh ruled that Samsung's infringement of Apple's patents was not done willfully which means that Apple can not receive triple damages; the judge also refused Samsung's motion for a new trial and denied a pair of claims Samsung made on one of its patents...
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1. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
I think samsungs "innocent" plea may be true but wheter you knew you broke the law or not,........ YOU STILL BROKE THE LAW........also in all honesty, both samsung AND apple seem to be in the wrong here..........One is "greedy" and the other likes to "copy" a greedy company therefore making them "greedy" as well
So the Judge seems to be doing the "higher" thing by shutting them BOTH out of this silly ordeal and hopefully..........yes hopefully they can both learn to "change" their ways..
26. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
agree with you...the whole lawsuit thing is getting too much!
But Apple has become really really greedy! Sammy has one star year against Apple...that's 2012 dethroning Apple as top smartphone seller and soon enough Apple wants to triple damages to cover its losses!
Apple is just being a sore loser...its a damn shame its just a shell of a company it once was!
I never expected Sammy to make it big in smartphones, they were always big in electronics though...and they have mended their ways...their prodcuts dont look anymore like Apple's so Sammy might have copied or not...honestly I didnt think the Galaxy S1 would make it big..but right now they have unique distinctive and great products that sell well! They're innovating on what they have and the results are showing.
42. sonyisdead (banned) (Posts: 30; Member since: 30 Jan 2013)
Wow. I didn't know it was possible to be worse in logic than wendygarett.
45. HouTexan (Posts: 446; Member since: 08 Jan 2012)
Every single company in the entire world uses and expands upon others ideas. You just sound like someone that's upset about his favorite company not being on top or something. That's the only explanation I have for this garbage statement. Every time I read the comments on articles, you're on here saying the same thing about Samsung, as if Sony doesn't "copy". Get over yourself.
3. joey_sfb (Posts: 6600; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
Now i really feel my money is well spent on Samsung Android devices. Thank you Samsung for giving us such a good show. Very high entertaining value both from the Android devices and court room drama.
I wonder who owns the rights to this upcoming hot series J.Koh and the forbidden fruit! LOL!
5. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
why do you feel good about spending your money on "stolen" ideas and designs?
20. tedkord (Posts: 14120; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
For the same reason an iPhone user feels good about its stolen features (LG Prada shape and capacitive screen, Neonode slide to unlock, Palm grid of icons, Android notification shade, wireless sync they stole from some kids who developed it as an app for the iPhone. All the Frand patents they still haven't paid a dime for.The list just goes on and on.
28. Hemlocke (unregistered)
Yes, Apple obviously stole the design from the Prada, which is why LG threatened to sue...then never did. Apple's patents predated the Prada, or else LG would have dragged Apple into the nearest court. As for the capacitive screen, Apple OWNS the multitouch patent, and LG does not.
38. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
If thats the case.....why didnt Apple sue LG?
I think its a lil more to that story than that...
39. lyndon420 (Posts: 5001; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Simple...apple didn't feel threatened by LG.
43. jroc74 (Posts: 6019; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Remember this lil article during the Apple vs Samsung trial....many ppl might have forgot:
Date on the slides....feb 2006. LG Prada and Samsung F700 there...
Look at that F700...and tell me why thats not an early version of the Galaxy S line. Look at the front of a Samsung Digital Photo Frame...and tell me why that cant be the early versionof the Galaxy Tablet.
I hear so much copying claims from Apple fans.....yet they dont feel the iPad is taking design cues from that photo frame. And if you pull up some iPad designs from before that Phto Frame...why didnt Apple try to sue Samsung over that? Apple tried to sue Moto for the Xoom....for hardware designs.
Put the thrusters on full reverse...and step out of Apple's field....
49. tedkord (Posts: 14120; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
Never mind the photo frame. The iPad is a shameless copy of the Knight Ridder tablet. Which, of course, Apple were shown several years before they came up with the iPad.
I seem to remember something similar happening after a visit to Xerox Parc...
48. tedkord (Posts: 14120; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
LG did consider suing Apple over the iPhone. They decided against it because they felt that suing over shapes was a bit too douchey. Nothing is too douchey for Apple.
50. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Hemlocke, admit it - APPLE copies....
29. SleepingOz (unregistered)
Have you tried yoga yet, bro? It seems to me that you're more obssessed by Samsung now. Like I told you before, I know they made the best products out there according to professional tech reviewers but your fanboyism is going a lil bit too far..
4. gallitoking (Posts: 4721; Member since: 17 May 2011)
Samsung has change their ways and wants to distance from Apple by making every product look like the S3. but bottom line.. it wasn't always like that.. TouchWiz origins, Galaxy tab and S2 are copy of Apple,,,
6. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
yes and the move to the galaxy S3 was an indication that samsung KNEW they couldnt keep playing that game.....or else they would get caught
8. cripton805 (Posts: 1485; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
Oh please. They dont look or resemble the iPhone at all. If I pick up a GS2 I wouldnt confuse it for an iPhone. Even if I was blind and had hold them. Lets not even get into the OS.
If anything the only thing they have in common is the home button on the same spot. I doubt anyone bought a Galaxy instead due to this similarity.
14. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Actually, I suspect it will start looking like iToys copy Sammy's toys. Starting with the larger screen size....
Something tells me that 2013 won't be the best year for Apple.
23. sithvenger (banned) (Posts: 371; Member since: 25 Aug 2012)
What about the gs1? Don't forget that it exists too. And looks a lot like the 3G/3GS.
27. big.e927 (Posts: 94; Member since: 21 Nov 2012)
But this isn't a lawsuit on just the S1, it's for everything that came out after it starting with the nexus, which is weird because it came with stock Android, nothing of Samsung's tampering. Anywho, if they were just targeting that one device (S1), it'd be a while totally different, but be as it may, and it isn't, then you sir; are wrong.
33. sithvenger (banned) (Posts: 371; Member since: 25 Aug 2012)
It's about the galaxy line of devices. As well as other devices and patents
31. MartyK (Posts: 947; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
What about the LG Prada?, you never mention how Apple stole its design from LG and Sony..why not?
35. sithvenger (banned) (Posts: 371; Member since: 25 Aug 2012)
It's not about the prada but yes it inspired the iPhone...somewhat.
19. rusticguy (Posts: 2828; Member since: 11 Aug 2012)
Innovating by Copying and Improving upon competitor's product is what Lean manufacturing is all about ...
21. tedkord (Posts: 14120; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)
The S2 is as much a copy of the iPhone as the iPhone is a copy of the LG Prada.
24. sithvenger (banned) (Posts: 371; Member since: 25 Aug 2012)
7. idroidequis (Posts: 103; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
They just both need to shut up and move on. Stop being little kids a decision was made now own up to your end and move on.
9. tiara6918 (Posts: 2111; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Never ending lawsuit between samsung and apple...here we go again


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Lawmakers Debate If Ohio Vehicles Need 2 Plates
If a couple of state representatives get their way, you will no longer need to have a license plate on the front of your vehicle.
State Rep. Stephen Slesnick, D-Canton, and State Rep. Terry Johnson, R-McDermott, introduced House Bill 133 in April. Slesnick is on record saying the move would be a cost-saving measure.
"I think it's a great idea," said Grove City resident Bill Walton.
Walton had just picked up some new plates from an Ohio BMV office when asked about the proposed legislation. He said having to get two plates can be frustrating.
"When I bought my car here recently, they brought it in from out of state and it didn't have a front license plate holder on it and I had to go back and get one just so I could get a front license plate on it," Walton said. "Why make two plates when you could only make one?"
It is a philosophy Ohio's neighboring states seem to share.
Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Michigan all require just a single license plate on vehicles.
The latest numbers from the Ohio Legislative Service Commission suggest the state could save about $1.3 million by not issuing a front plate.
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"I think it's best for the police, and ultimately it's better for the citizens, to have as much identifying features on a vehicle to help them out in their time of need," said Jeff Simpson, Vice President of the Capital City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #9.
Simpson said it would be more difficult for cops to do their jobs if vehicles were to only carry one plate.
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