Most translators are aware of the excellent Linguee website. While it’s limited in terms of the language combination it offers (Spanish-English, German-English, English-French, English-Portuguese, for some reason…), it does its job exceptionally well, in fact, it’s dictionary and translation memory all rolled into one. Or, as they call themselves, a Dictionary and Translation Search engine.
Of course, as translators, what we really want is for terminology lookup to be as fast and efficient as possible, and therefore, a variety of tools are available for one-click terminology research, like IntelliWebSearch, a tool which brands itself as “the ultimate terminology research experience”, but is brought down by its horrific interface (and website).
The good people behind Linguee are going the same route, and have released a beta version of their desktop software, which as far as I understand will soon be available to professional translators on a subscription basis. (That’s right, not free.) I was lucky enough to find an invite to their beta program in my inbox the other day, just as I was working on a particularly tough project with loads of technical terminology, giving me the perfect chance to test its real-world credentials.
What Linguee Professional does is very simple. Anywhere you are, just click into a word of phrase and the program will look it up in the huge Linguee database. Nothing wrong there. The result is presented in a nice little speech bubble above the text (and it works in SDL Trados Studio, too!). However, while the idea is good, the implementation, so far, is not. It has one or two additional benefits compared to just using the website. For example, there is need to mark the whole word, just click into it. When two words which stand next to each other are recognised, the corresponding result is shown instead of the single-word translation. So if you clicked into the word “table”, and the following word were “tennis”, Linguee Professional would be clever enough to understand that you were looking for the term “table tennis” and look that up for you.
One-click lookup in MS Word with a nice looking speech bubble.
However, at least at this early beta stage, there are a number of shortcomings/bugs which still need to be ironed out in order for this to be ready for prime time:
The website sometimes fails to load, even if you have a working internet connection.
While single-click lookup is great, it is not possible to mark two or more words for more precise term lookup, meaning that Linguee Professional tries to second-guess you too often.
The default keyboard shortcut is control+left mouse-click. Now try and select more than one file to attach to an email and you’ll see that it’s just replaced one of the most commonly used shortcut in Windows. While you can still change this in the settings, this is a terrible oversight on behalf of the programmers.
If you use a dial-up or USB modem, and your connection is not active at start-up, Linguee Professional will actually show an error message warning you that it has failed to connect to its server. A bit aggressive, I would think. I mean, give us a second to log onto that internet connection, okay?
Linguee Professional starts at five euros per month if you pay for a yearly subscription (and that’s for the slimmed-down “Premium” version). As things stand today, it is not worth the money for something that is basically just a wrapper for their (freely accessible) website, just like the worst mobile apps that are produced by the bucket load today. The bottom line: If you bring it to the desktop, give it some desktop features, otherwise the only thing we are doing here is pay a monthly fee to access a free website.
Let’s be careful here because this is not the finished version yet but in terms of a beta review, I would have to say that this is not good enough.
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Last year, Google started to test a new sidebar that offers useful information about your query. As the Wall Street Journal mentioned in a recent article, Google will soon "present more facts and direct answers to queries at the top of the search-results page". There's a large database of entities and each one has a list of relevant attributes.
For example, you could search for [California] and Google displays the capital of the US state, a list of important cities, attractions, the Secretary of State, a map and a snippet from Wikipedia. Google continues to test the info panes, but the interface has been updated, the main thumbnail is smaller and there's more information that's displayed. For singers, Google displays a long list of songs and some important albums.
Google's experimental sidebar is similar to Wikipedia's infobox, "a fixed-format table designed to be added to the top right-hand corner of articles to consistently present a summary of some unifying aspect that the articles share and sometimes to improve navigation to other interrelated articles". It includes structured information about your query, related queries and links to all the topics that are mentioned. Google will look more like an encyclopedia.
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Google Docs has a new feature that lets you find more information about some of the words from a document and also add content from the Web. The research sidebar can be enabled from the Tools menu or by using the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+R (Cmd +Opt+R for Mac). You can also select one or more words from the document, right click and select "Research" from the menu.
The sidebar includes the top Google search results, image search results, facts, maps, reviews and famous quotes. Click the icon from the search box to restrict the results to images and quotes.
When you mouse over a Web search results, you can preview it, insert a link or cite it. For example, you can select "Google" from a document, press Ctrl+Alt+R, mouse over the top result and click "insert link" to add a link to Google's homepage.
Restrict the results to images to quickly add an image using drag and drop. Google also has a specialized search engine for quotes and you can also add them to your document.
Search for a famous person, a place, a concept or any other entity and Google will display a list of attributes above the search results.
Maybe Google will also add features like translation and definitions to the research sidebar, so you can quickly find them.
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Google's OneBox for instant answers has a new interface that emphasizes the results. Google now displays the answer on the first line and the font size is bigger.
The Q&A OneBox now shows multiple answers for questions like [What is the cast of The Help?] or queries like [the dictator actors].
Until now, Google used the following template: "Best guess for ... is ...".
Just because Google no longer mentions that the answer is a "guess" doesn't mean that it's always accurate.
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As previously anticipated, Google introduced Knowledge Graph, a new way to handle queries that replaces keywords with objects. It's like replacing a dictionary with an encyclopedia.
"The Knowledge Graph enables you to search for things, people or places that Google knows about—landmarks, celebrities, cities, sports teams, buildings, geographical features, movies, celestial objects, works of art and more—and instantly get information that's relevant to your query. This is a critical first step towards building the next generation of search, which taps into the collective intelligence of the web and understands the world a bit more like people do," explains Google.
For now, you'll only notice a new info pane in the right sidebar that shows more information about your query. Google's graph has 500 million objects and 3.5 billion facts, so you'll see the new section quite often. Google shows a small thumbnail, a snippet from a Wikipedia article, a few relevant facts and some related queries. It's just like a Wikipedia infobox automatically generated using data from the Web and that's smart enough to only show important facts and hide the things people won't need.
The new info panes will also help users disambiguate queries just like Wikipedia's disambiguation pages help users find the right articles.
Wikipedia's internal links help you find other interesting articles. Google also adds links to all the other objects from the graph.
Some may say that Google borrowed too many ideas from Wikipedia, but that's one step that could help search engines evolve. Understanding the relation between entities and learning their attributes allows Google to answer more complicated questions and get better search results. As Mashable says, "the transition from a word-based index to this knowledge graph is a fundamental shift that will radically increase power and complexity."
Google "begun to gradually roll out this view of the Knowledge Graph to U.S. English users. It's also going to be available on smartphones and tablets". If you don't see the new features yet, check back later.
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Please help me. My Great Uncle was in World War II and died at a German medical aid station at Roppenheim, France. So all the papers I got were in German. If someone could please tell me what it says. These were the best copies I was sent but the originals were poor quality. So it was a little hard to read. German to English translation, please help ? Verhandlung = Trial, hearing
脺ber den Nachlass des am 9. December 1944 auf dem H.V.PI. Roppenheim der San.-Komp. 256 tot eingelieferten
Kriegsgefangenen George Nagy
= concerning the estate of POW George Nagy, who was admitted dead on arrival on 9 December 1944 at the Medical Company 256, H.V.PI. Roppenheim, (I do not know what H.V.PI means, Roppenheim is a name of a village of north-eastern France)
Es wurden vorgefunden:
enthaltend 1052.-ffrs.,1.-Dollar versch. Fotos
= found were: 1052 ffrs (french Francs), 1 Dollar and several Fotos.
Stabsgefreiter = this is a German Rank, like Lance Corporal,
Private first Class
On the left it's signed,
Then antoher name I can't make out
San.-Oberfeldwebel = German Rank (San. is short for Sanit盲ter = Paramedic) Platoon Sergeant or Sergeant First Class
ala Nachlass-Uffz.
ala = is "also acting" estate Officer
Uffz = is short for Unteroffizier = like NCO There isn't anything attached to question to translateGerman to English translation, please help ? The isn't anything, m8! I am British, got a degree in German and now live in German-speaking part of Switzerland. When you upload the text i'll try my bestGerman to English translation, please help ? You need to post a link to it, otherwise we can't translate it.
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Wenn eine Brille oder Kontaktlinsen getragen werden, ben枚tigen wir ein 盲rztliches Attest. Kann die Korrektur der Sehleistung ausschlie脽lich durch Kontaktlinsen vorgenommen werden, f眉hrt dies zur Polizeidienstuntauglichkeit.German to English translation (fluent speakers only, no net translations... thanks)? It has already been translated so just a small addition:
There are some forms of bad eye sight which can only be efficieantly corrected with contact lenses not with glasses -if you suffer from this you are not fit for police service (in Austria also not for Army service - at least in my days).
If you are wearing contact lenses just because you feel that it looks better and glasses will do as well to correct your eyesight you must provide a certificate and can enter the police service.
The reason behind that is that contact lenses can be lost in service or should not be worn in certain circumstances (maybe under a protection mask) so if you can use glasses as backup you will be fine if not you might be a threat for your comrades or the public.German to English translation (fluent speakers only, no net translations... thanks)? If eyeglasses or contacts are used, we need a medical certificate. If visual efficiency is only made by contacts, this leads to one being unfit for police service.
Danke, physical...und gl眉ckliches neues Jahr.German to English translation (fluent speakers only, no net translations... thanks)? Nativexile got it, a bit clearer though:
If eyeglasses or contacts are worn, we need a medical certificate. If visual efficiency is only achieved with the contacts, the individual will be unfit for police services. If glasses or contact lenses are worn, we need a doctor's certificate. If the sight correction can only be made using contact lenses, this will disqualify you from police service.
It means if you can *only* wear contact lenses you will not be able to work on the force. If you can wear both, you must provide a medical certificate.
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HOW DO YOU SAY YOUR WELCOME IN GERMAN? HOW DO YOU SAY PLEASE IN GERMAN? THANK YOU! HAVE A GOOD DAY!ENGLISH TO GERMAN TRANSLATION? In German *You are welcome* can be translated different ways =
Bitte schæžšn, gern geschehen.
Bitte sehr.
Keine Ursache.
Nichts zu danken.
...it also means the same as *don't mention it*
Please = Bitte
to please = gefallen or bitten
ENGLISH TO GERMAN TRANSLATION? "Danke" (your welcome)
"Bitte" (Please)
"Danke, Grusse Got" (~ good day)
"Haben Sie einen guten Tag" (Have a good day) http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txtENGLISH TO GERMAN TRANSLATION? Danke Schon youre welcome
bitte please
danke thanks
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I found some old papers in my Grandma鈥檚 attic and she said they are written in German. They are from my Grandpa's side but she doesn鈥檛 remember what they are from. It's a little long, I hope that's alright. The paper is faded so it was hard to make out some of the letters.
Einsender: San. Kp. 256, (21707 Fpn.)
O.U., den 14. Dez. 1944
脺ber das D.R.K. Pr盲sidium, F眉hrungsstab
Aktz.:VII/1 G枚. Berlin S.W.61, Bl眉cherplatz 2
den 19. 1. 1945
Aufstellung
脺ber den NachlaB des amerik. Kgf. Samuel Holmgren,
geb.: 18,Sept.1924
Erkm. Samuel Holmgren
1. P.Tabak
1. Tasohent眉cher
2. Ausweiskaré’®en
1. GenuBmittel Disinfaktionsmittel
in bar,ffrcs.59.鈥攊n. (or the c could be an e)
hesch盲digt (the h could be a b, can鈥檛 really tell)
Jnva sionsge (not so sure if it's an e as it gets cut off there, sorry)
in bar: ffres.1000
Now this last bit is incredibility faded I doubt I got the letters right as it was hard to make out. Then after each work is was signed.
Aufgestellt: Sch眉ler, Lehnerdt
geprott: Sch眉ler, Lehnerdt
goleson: chrcedter
goohriehen: fch眉ler
Heimansehrift:
then my grandma's name
Aufgestellt, den 31,Jan. 1945German to English Translation, please help? Sender: San. Kp. 256 (21707 FPN)
Unknown location (Ort Unbekannt, that鈥檚 my guess for the letters O.U.) 14th of December 1944
Through the German Red Cross (Deutsche Rote Kreuz), Executive board, general staff
Aktz.:VII/1 G枚. Berlin S.W.61, Bl眉cherplatz 2 (that鈥檚 an address)
The 19th of January 1945
List
Concerning the estate (Nachlass seems to suggest these are the possessions of a deceased person?) of the American squad leader (KGF = Kampfgruppef眉hrer) Samuel Holmgren.
Born on the 18th of September 1924
Erkm. (%26lt; I don鈥檛 know what this is, it could be Merkmal = features / attributes or something to that extent). Samual Holmgren.
Established / accounted: Sch眉ler Lehnerdt (that鈥檚 a name)
geprott: Sch眉ler, Lehnerdt
Read by: chrcedter
Written:: fch眉ler (probably Sch眉ler again)
Heimansehrift = probably Heimanschrift = home address.
Written on the 31st of January 1945.
It seems your grandfather was either captured (or killed?) by the Germans.
p.s. Elbentochter's (great name!) suggestion that Jnvasionge = Invasionsgeld seems very plausible. This is a not particularly interesting list of personal effects.
1 Packet of Tobacco
1 packet of pocket handkerchiefs
2 ID Documents
Some sort of food.
There is some cash. 59 French Francs, which were damaged (beschaedigt), with a further 1000.
As the Third Reich was in its death throes in January 1945, this document is of some interest, but not much.German to English Translation, please help? bas v did a good translation. All I can add is:
Erkm. probably means Erkennungsmerkmal (identifying feature)
and
Jnva sionsge probably means Invasionsgeld (money from or for the Invasion) and refers to the 1000 ffrc. i would suggest you take paper/s to your local library-main one.
get a librarian to help you!
the fact that`s where they choose to work i think = interest!
best of luck!
whatever it is it`s a piece of history!German to English Translation, please help? Sender: San. Kp. 256, (21707 Fpn.)
O.U., 14th Dec., 1944
About the D.R.K. Presidium, operations staff
Aktz .:VII / 1 G枚. Berlin S.W.61, place Bl眉cher 2
19/1/1945
Installation
About the postrennet amerik. Kgf. Samuel Holmgren,
born: 18, Sept.1924
Erkm. Samuel Holmgren
1 Packet of Tobacco
1 packet of pocket handkerchiefs
2 ID Documents
1. Food ??
in cash, ffrcs.59.-in. (or the c could be in e)
hesch盲digt (the h could be a b, cannot really tell)
Jnva sionsge (thus sure if it's in e as it gets cut off there, sorry)
in cash: excellently 1000
Now this read bit is incredibility faded I doubt I got the letters right as it what hard to make out. Then after each work is what signed.
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would someone please help me translate the following paragraph auf deutsch. my german is alright, but not grammatically perfect. here is the english version... thanks a lot :) im helping out with a music program and it is with german speakers, so translation would really help.
"with time things change, but culture and values grow with us with the times. in todays program, we will take you through a musical journey to elaborate on the various themes we talked about before."Translation help. english to german ....? A quite little correction of MuFus suggestion. I do not like a single word separated with a comma at the end of a sentence. Although it grammatically correct, it is difficult to understand such sentences. It is a question of good style.
Im heutigen Programm werden wir Sie durch eine musikalische Reise leiten, um n盲her auf die verschiedenen Themen einzugehen, die vorher besprochen wurden. Translation of the given paragraph:
''Mit der Zeit die Dinge 盲ndern sich, aber die Kultur und Werte mit uns wachsen mit der Zeit. In der heutigen Programm, werden wir Sie durch eine musikalische Reise, n盲her auf die verschiedenen Themen sprachen wir 眉ber vor.''Translation help. english to german ....? Mit der Zeit 盲ndern sich die Dinge, aber Kultur und Werte wachsen mit der Zeit mit uns. Im heutigen Programm werden wir euch durch eine musikalische Reise f眉hren um 眉ber die vorher gesprochenen verschiedenen Themen, n盲her einzugehen. I only changed Rain's last sentence:
Im heutigen Programm werden wir Sie durch eine musikalische Reise leiten, um n盲her auf die verschiedenen Themen, die vorher besprochen wurden, einzugehen.Translation help. english to german ....? i have a german friend, yet i can't speak german,
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I'm reading a WWII book atm and its got a picture in it of one man, one woman, each holding a sign because one is apparently Jewish and they weren't supposed to be associating with each other....So apparently the SS made them each hold up a humiliating sign at a street corner and I'm trying to figure out what the signs say but my german is so shoddy that I want to make sure I'm not misunderstanding them, especially the second one. The first one I have most of it except I have no idea what the hell a 'la脽' is and cant find it in a dictionary either.
Ich bin am Ort das gr枚脽te Schwein und la脽 mich nur mit Juden ein!
Ich nehm' als Judenjunge immer nur deutsche M盲dchen mit aufs Zimmer!
If anyone would me kind enough to translate both for me I would appreciate it.German to English Translation of 2 sentences? Hello Sam,
The two sentences are:
1. I am the biggest pig around; I hang out only with Jews.
2. As a Jew boy, I bring only German girls to my room.
The same picture appears in my high school history book and there was the translation under the pic.
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My ex gave me a note in German today. Please translate?
F眉r dich...
Du bist schæžšn
Warum bist du nur nicht bei mir meine schatz?
Ohne dich ist alles hur(? I couldn't read it) halb so Schæžšn!
I sortof got it translated but I need to make sure its correct...
~to thee
you are beautiful
why are you "nur" not with/near(?) me my darling/sweetie/etc.?
avoid/devoid/without(?) thee is(?)("ist") everything "hur" half so beautiful!~
I think its right...German to english translation PLEASE? The hur is probably nur = only. Without you, everything is only half as good.
For you
You are beautiful
Why aren't you with me, my love? (literally, 'treasure', but 'sweetheart' is probably closer to the idea)
Without you, things are only half as good.German to english translation PLEASE? For you ...
You are beautiful
Without you, everything is hur half as niceGerman to english translation PLEASE? For you鈥?You are beautiful Why are you not with me my treasure? Without you is everything hur half in such a way beautiful! For You
You are beautiful
Why are you not with me my sweetheart (direct translation of schatz is "treasure")
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found a really pretty post secret with this on it. its in german. I wasn't able to do umlauts. I can get some of it i think, but not all of it. help please?
Hor auf dich zu hassen... you have to listen?
Werde bitte gesund... werde (cant remember) please health
Wir vermissen dich.... we miss you
Die Zahl von essge storten Madchen und Jungen wachst weiter... all i'm understanding from that is girl and boy lolGerman to english translation bitte? Plaes ignore Scotts translation its wrong.
Hæžšr auf dich zu hassen.
Stop hating yourself.
Werde bitte gesund.
Become healthy. (This includes mental health and in this particular case it means both)
Wir vermissen dich
we miss you (correct translated)
Die zahl von essgest枚rten M盲dchen und Jungen w盲chst weiter.
(This is no good german at all)
Die Zahl essgest枚rter M盲dchen und Jungen w盲chst weiter.
The number of boys and girls with eating disorders is increasing.
German to english translation bitte? Pay attention to who hates you
I will be pleased to be healthy (?)
We miss you
You will wait longer on the number of vinegar (something) girls and boys
None of which makes a lot of sense, I think you have the wrong word "storten," but don't know what it would be.
Sustaining organization or keeping organized at dwelling is very important as a result of the home is where your sanctuary is. If the home is totally messy and screwed up, likelihood is, your time for rest and relaxation would be affected and you would end up having nothing of that at all.
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2. The fridge could be a message board between household members. However you?ll want to type out the notes on the fridge door, throw out those already not relevant so the ref door wouldn?t seem like a replica of your office desk.
3. Maintain or preserve regular time for children and family. For instance, set Sundays as a day for activities with them. Make it a regular or a practice that you simply and your family meet out and have enjoyable collectively throughout Sundays.
4. Clean the home regularly. De-clutter the house of all the unnecessary and unuseful tools and materials that only tend to pile up and eat precious space. That approach, people around the house can be given ample motion area to roam around and move extra freely.
5. Manage and type issues out in the home in keeping with classifications and uses. Utensils in the kitchen must be stored throughout the utensils drawer and shouldn?t be seen within the bookcases, for instance.
Moreover, the best way to probably arrange your private home life is to focus on getting organized. You can do it for you might be actually determined.
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OAK BROOK, Ill. Computed tomography (CT) colonography can be used as a primary screening tool for colorectal cancer in adults over the age of 65, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Some previous medical studies have found no significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy of CT colonography, also known as "virtual colonoscopy," and traditional optical colonoscopy. This study looks at whether both exams are as effective for adults over 65 as they are for adults between 50 and 65 years of age.
In the study, C. Daniel Johnson, M.D., professor and chair of radiology at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and a team of researchers conducted a follow-up analysis of data from the National CT Colonography Trial, in which 2,600 patients over the age of 50 underwent both virtual and optical colonoscopies at 15 centers around the country.
Dr. Johnson's team analyzed trial data from 477 patients over the age of 65 and 2,054 patients between the ages of 50 and 65 who were screened with the two procedures for clinically significant pre-cancerous growths called polyps. Patients in the study were comprised of both men and women at predominantly an average risk for colorectal cancer.
Cancerous lesions 1 centimeter or larger were found in 6.9 percent of patients in the 65 and older group and in 3.7 percent of the younger patients.
There was no significant difference in the accuracy of CT colonography for the detection of large and intermediate-sized cancers in the older participants compared to the younger participants. Sensitivity and specificity among the older and younger groups were 0.82 and 0.83 and 0.92 and 0.86, respectively.
"We found no statistical difference in the diagnostic performance between the two patient groups," Dr. Johnson said. "This is good information for patients of any age, as they can consider CT colonography as a valid option for colorectal cancer screening."
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), a decline in colorectal cancer incidence rates over the last two decades is largely attributable to screening tests that allow polyps to be removed before they progress to cancer.
"I don't believe there is any screening test that can intervene as early in the biology of the tumor as colorectal cancer screening," Dr. Johnson said. "We have the opportunity to detect pre-malignant polyps, remove them and prevent an entire class of cancers."
Despite the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening, the ACS estimates that only half of the U.S. population over the age 50 is being screened as recommended for the disease. Experts point to cost and a lack of access to health care as contributing factors.
Although both optical and virtual colonoscopy procedures typically require the use of laxatives to empty the colon prior to the test, there are major differences between the two exams.
In the traditional colonoscopy, an optical instrument called a colonoscope allows a physician to visually examine the colon and to remove polyps by passing a wire loop through the scope. In this procedure, the risk of perforating the bowel is higher and sedation is required.
"For the older patient, the risks of and recovery from sedation are issues," Dr. Johnson said.
Introduced in the 1990s, CT colonography produces cross-sectional, three-dimensional images of the entire colon and rectum. While the CTC exam itself is quicker to perform and about half the cost of the optical colonoscopy, it involves exposure to low doses of radiation and it must be repeated more often. When polyps 6 millimeters or larger are detected by CT colonography, the patient must undergo an optical colonoscopy to have them removed. In addition, incidental CT findings outside the colon might require additional follow-up.
"There isn't a fight between CT colonography and colonoscopy, but there is a fight in medicine against colon cancer," Dr. Johnson said. "We want patients to be screened. CT colonography is a preferred test for some patients and should be an option. Patients should talk to their doctor and choose the best option for them."
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"The National CT Colonography Trial: Assessment of Accuracy in Participants Aged 65 and Older." Collaborating with Dr. Johnson were Benjamin A. Herman, S.M., Mei-Hsiu Chen, Ph.D., Alicia Y. Toledano, Sc.D., Jay P. Heiken, M.D., Abraham H. Dachman, M.D., Mark D. Kuo, M.D., Christine O. Menias, M.D., Bettina Siewert, M.D., Jugesh I. Cheema, M.D., Richard G. Obregon, M.D., Jeff L. Fidler, M.D., Peter Zimmerman, M.D., Karen M. Horton, M.D., Kevin J. Coakley, M.D., Revathy B. Iyer, M.D., Amy K. Hara, M.D., Robert A. Halvorsen Jr, M.D., Giovanna Casola, M.D., Judy Yee, M.D., Meredith Blevins, S.M., Lawrence J. Burgart, M.D., Paul J. Limburg, M.D., M.P.H., and Constantine A. Gatsonis, Ph.D.
Radiology is edited by Herbert Y. Kressel, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., and owned and published by the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. (http://radiology.rsna.org/)
RSNA is an association of more than 48,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists committed to excellence in patient care through education and research. The Society is based in Oak Brook, Ill. (http://www.RSNA.org)
For patient-friendly information on CT colonography, visit http://www.RadiologyInfo.org.
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Virtual colonoscopy effective screening tool for adults over 65Public release date: 23-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
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OAK BROOK, Ill. Computed tomography (CT) colonography can be used as a primary screening tool for colorectal cancer in adults over the age of 65, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Some previous medical studies have found no significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy of CT colonography, also known as "virtual colonoscopy," and traditional optical colonoscopy. This study looks at whether both exams are as effective for adults over 65 as they are for adults between 50 and 65 years of age.
In the study, C. Daniel Johnson, M.D., professor and chair of radiology at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and a team of researchers conducted a follow-up analysis of data from the National CT Colonography Trial, in which 2,600 patients over the age of 50 underwent both virtual and optical colonoscopies at 15 centers around the country.
Dr. Johnson's team analyzed trial data from 477 patients over the age of 65 and 2,054 patients between the ages of 50 and 65 who were screened with the two procedures for clinically significant pre-cancerous growths called polyps. Patients in the study were comprised of both men and women at predominantly an average risk for colorectal cancer.
Cancerous lesions 1 centimeter or larger were found in 6.9 percent of patients in the 65 and older group and in 3.7 percent of the younger patients.
There was no significant difference in the accuracy of CT colonography for the detection of large and intermediate-sized cancers in the older participants compared to the younger participants. Sensitivity and specificity among the older and younger groups were 0.82 and 0.83 and 0.92 and 0.86, respectively.
"We found no statistical difference in the diagnostic performance between the two patient groups," Dr. Johnson said. "This is good information for patients of any age, as they can consider CT colonography as a valid option for colorectal cancer screening."
Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women and the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), a decline in colorectal cancer incidence rates over the last two decades is largely attributable to screening tests that allow polyps to be removed before they progress to cancer.
"I don't believe there is any screening test that can intervene as early in the biology of the tumor as colorectal cancer screening," Dr. Johnson said. "We have the opportunity to detect pre-malignant polyps, remove them and prevent an entire class of cancers."
Despite the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening, the ACS estimates that only half of the U.S. population over the age 50 is being screened as recommended for the disease. Experts point to cost and a lack of access to health care as contributing factors.
Although both optical and virtual colonoscopy procedures typically require the use of laxatives to empty the colon prior to the test, there are major differences between the two exams.
In the traditional colonoscopy, an optical instrument called a colonoscope allows a physician to visually examine the colon and to remove polyps by passing a wire loop through the scope. In this procedure, the risk of perforating the bowel is higher and sedation is required.
"For the older patient, the risks of and recovery from sedation are issues," Dr. Johnson said.
Introduced in the 1990s, CT colonography produces cross-sectional, three-dimensional images of the entire colon and rectum. While the CTC exam itself is quicker to perform and about half the cost of the optical colonoscopy, it involves exposure to low doses of radiation and it must be repeated more often. When polyps 6 millimeters or larger are detected by CT colonography, the patient must undergo an optical colonoscopy to have them removed. In addition, incidental CT findings outside the colon might require additional follow-up.
"There isn't a fight between CT colonography and colonoscopy, but there is a fight in medicine against colon cancer," Dr. Johnson said. "We want patients to be screened. CT colonography is a preferred test for some patients and should be an option. Patients should talk to their doctor and choose the best option for them."
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"The National CT Colonography Trial: Assessment of Accuracy in Participants Aged 65 and Older." Collaborating with Dr. Johnson were Benjamin A. Herman, S.M., Mei-Hsiu Chen, Ph.D., Alicia Y. Toledano, Sc.D., Jay P. Heiken, M.D., Abraham H. Dachman, M.D., Mark D. Kuo, M.D., Christine O. Menias, M.D., Bettina Siewert, M.D., Jugesh I. Cheema, M.D., Richard G. Obregon, M.D., Jeff L. Fidler, M.D., Peter Zimmerman, M.D., Karen M. Horton, M.D., Kevin J. Coakley, M.D., Revathy B. Iyer, M.D., Amy K. Hara, M.D., Robert A. Halvorsen Jr, M.D., Giovanna Casola, M.D., Judy Yee, M.D., Meredith Blevins, S.M., Lawrence J. Burgart, M.D., Paul J. Limburg, M.D., M.P.H., and Constantine A. Gatsonis, Ph.D.
Radiology is edited by Herbert Y. Kressel, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., and owned and published by the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. (http://radiology.rsna.org/)
RSNA is an association of more than 48,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists and related scientists committed to excellence in patient care through education and research. The Society is based in Oak Brook, Ill. (http://www.RSNA.org)
For patient-friendly information on CT colonography, visit http://www.RadiologyInfo.org.
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To contact us Click HERE SanDisk has developed a chip that earns it membership in the exclusive 128-gigabit club. Not content with simply matching the Micron / Intel effort, SanDisk and its partner Toshiba claim their new memory uses 19- rather than 20-nanometer cells in the production process. Shrinking the size is one thing, but SanDisk's new chips also use its X3 / three-bit technology. Most memory stores just two bits per cell; cramming in another means fewer cells, less silicon, more savings, cheaper memory, happier geeks. Analyst Jim Handy estimates that the price per gigabyte for the tri-bit breed of flash could be as low as 28 cents, compared to 35 for the Micron / Intel equivalent. Full details in the not-so-compact press release after the break.
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The America's Next Top Model creator and host graduated with a certificate from the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Friday, Us Weekly can confirm.
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Banks, who dropped out of Loyola Marymount University to pursue modeling at age 17, enrolled in the prestigious program to better her brand.
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"In order for my company to grow and be the best, and to reach these women, and to serve them, I needed the best," the Bankable Productions CEO told CBS News in 2011. "So I went to the best."
Banks, now 38, admitted that her decision to pursue higher education was met with skepticism at first. "When people have low expectations, you're just constantly going, 'Ta-da!' And they're like 'Wow!'" she said. "It doesn't take a lot to wow them."
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Prior to her Harvard education, Banks was lauded for being the first African American woman to appear on the covers of GQ and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The California native has appeared in a handful of films (Life-Size, Coyote Ugly) and hosted her own talk show, The Tyra Banks Show, which ran from 2005-2010.
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]AP - President Bashar Assad's forces pounded rebel-held areas in central Syria on Friday, killing at least 22 people, activists said. More than 60 nations meeting in Tunisia asked the United Nations to start planning for a civilian peacekeeping mission that would deploy after the Syrian regime halts its crackdown.
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If you're looking for more features for Google Music, try the new Labs page. Google informs that "Google Play music labs are a testing ground for experimental features that aren't quite ready for primetime. They may change, break, or disappear at any time."
Right now, there are three experimental features available: desktop notifications for Chrome, HTML5 audio and 5-star ratings. If you enable 5-star ratings, thumbs ups and thumbs downs will be converted to 5 stars and 1 star. HTML5 audio "works in all browsers that support MP3 playback with HTML5 audio: Chrome, Safari 3.1+, and IE 9+" and replaces the hidden Flash player that's currently used.
After enabling desktop notifications, you should see an infobar that asks for permission. Click "allow" and Google Music will show a nice notification enhanced with a cover art thumbnail when a new song starts playing.
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Gmail has never included an option to manage the attachments from the messages you've received. You can't see a list of PDFs received this month or a list of photos sent by one of your friends. Gmail's advanced search features let you find the messages that include PDF files or photos, but you have to open each message to see the files.
The people widget now shows more information about a contact: thumbnails of recent photos your contacts sent you. Clicking on a thumbnail opens the corresponding message.
For now, Gmail only shows the most recent 3 photos from a contact and doesn't let you see all of them. Maybe Gmail will integrate with the upcoming Google Drive and all the Gmail attachments will finally be searchable, easy to organize and share, just like Google Drive (Docs) files.
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Chromebook users who install the latest Dev channel release of Chrome OS will be surprised to notice that Chrome OS looks more like a desktop operating system.
Google has been working on a new window manager called Aura that brings many features of a desktop OS. Chrome OS now has a desktop, a taskbar, apps are placed on the desktop, there's support for wallpapers and overlapping windows.
According to Chrome's engineers, Aura is a hardware-accelerated "user interface framework for Chrome UI" that offers "rich visuals, large-scale animated transitions and effects that can be produced only with the assistance of hardware acceleration". Aura is cross-platform and should "provide the foundation of a flexible windowing system and shell for Chrome and ChromeOS on a variety of form factors".
The latest Chrome OS release is only available for Samsung and Acer Chromebooks as Cr-48 Chromebooks will skip Chrome 19.
The Indian Bloggers directory (version 1.0) has been around for several years now but I need your help to take it to the next level. 
This story, Calling All Indian Bloggers, was originally published at Digital Inspiration on 21/05/2012 under Blogging, India.
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SanDisk has developed a chip that earns it membership in the exclusive 128-gigabit club. Not content with simply matching the Micron / Intel effort, SanDisk and its partner Toshiba claim their new memory uses 19- rather than 20-nanometer cells in the production process. Shrinking the size is one thing, but SanDisk's new chips also use its X3 / three-bit technology. Most memory stores just two bits per cell; cramming in another means fewer cells, less silicon, more savings, cheaper memory, happier geeks. Analyst Jim Handy estimates that the price per gigabyte for the tri-bit breed of flash could be as low as 28 cents, compared to 35 for the Micron / Intel equivalent. Full details in the not-so-compact press release after the break.
