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|Mar 24, 1998
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|Sep 9, 1996
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|Sep 9, 1996
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|Charles Lucian Dumoulin, Ronald Dean Watkins, Robert David Darrow, Steven Peter Souza
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|General Electric Company
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|Patent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (30), Classifications (16), Legal Events (6)
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The present invention relates to medical procedures in which a device is inserted into a body, and more particularly concerns medical procedures in which such a device is used while the body is in a magnetic resonance scanner.
Several methods of following an interventional device within the body of a patient using magnetic resonance (MR) are described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,307,808; "Tracking System And Pulse Sequences To Monitor The Position Of A Device Using Magnetic Resonance", U.S. Pat. No. 5,318,205; "Tracking System To Monitor The Position And Orientation Of A Device Using Multiplexed Magnetic Resonance Detection"; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,353,795 "Tracking System To Monitor The Position Of A Device Using Multiplexed Magnetic Resonance Detection", by Charles L. Dumoulin, Steven P. Souza and Robert Darrow and assigned to the present assignee, and hereby incorporated by reference. These methods employ Magnetic Resonance Signal generation and detection to locate and follow an interventional device and do not have the undesirable attributes associated with X-ray monitoring.
One aspect of magnetic resonance tracking methods is that the interventional device incorporates a cable or wire to bring magnetic resonance signals detected within the body out to the imaging and tracking system. An MR imaging or tracking coil is placed within or on the surface of a subject and is typically connected to an external receiver by a coaxial cable. One consequence of placing conducting material within the body during a magnetic resonance procedure is that the radiofrequency (RF) pulses used for image formation and device tracking can induce currents in the conductor. These currents can result in the creation of strong electric fields at the ends of the conductor. If the end of the conductor is surrounded by conducting tissue such as blood, these strong electric fields will induce currents in the tissue and cause heating. The amount of heating within the tissue is related to the power and duty cycle of the RF pulse. Stronger and more frequently applied RF pulses create greater amounts of heating. The amount of heating is also indirectly related to the strength of the static magnetic field used in magnetic resonance procedures since greater RF power is required to nutate the nuclear spins in higher magnetic fields.
If the amount of heat deposited within conducting tissue near an interventional device causes a temperature rise of less than about four degrees Celsius, then no damage to the tissue will occur. If the heat deposited causes the temperature to rise in excess of about four degrees Celsius, however, reversible or irreversible tissue damage can occur.
It should be noted that placement of wires or other conducting structures within the body during a magnetic resonance examination may be desirable for reasons other than tracking of a device. For example, small magnetic resonance receive coils can be used to make images of localized anatomy such as the wall of a blood vessel. Alternatively, it may be desirable to place other medical devices such as endoscopes or catheter guide-wires which could result in localized tissue heating during magnetic resonance exams.
Currently, there is a need for a method of monitoring and reducing the heating due to a device placed within the body during a magnetic resonance imaging exam.
Devices intended to be placed within a body during a magnetic resonance (MR) procedure are augmented with one or more thermal sensors. Each sensor is placed within the device to monitor temperature increases in a selected region within or near the device.
Several temperature monitoring methods are possible. For example, thermocouples can be used to monitor temperature increases, although care should be taken since the presence of the thermocouple leads could contribute to the undesired heating. More desirable methods involve the use of light to measure temperature since non-conducting optical fibers can be employed. One optical means of monitoring temperature employs a fluorescent substance having a fluorescence decay time which is a function of temperature. A temperature monitoring means using this physical principle can be readily constructed by placing a portion of the phosphor on the end of a optical fiber while both exciting and monitoring the phosphor decay at the other end.
Once the device has been modified to permit the monitoring of temperature, the instantaneous value of the temperature can be used in several different ways. For example, the temperature can be displayed to the attending clinician. Alternatively, the temperature can also be propagated to a safety interlock means of the scanner which will cause the magnetic resonance scanner to reduce its RF power and/or duty cycle or terminate the procedure when temperature increases above a selected threshold are detected. Upon reduction of RF power it may be desirable to generate a visual or audio alarm for the operator of the magnetic resonance system.
Additionally, wiring connecting an MR imaging or tracking coil with a receiver can be replaced with an optical fiber and a transducer at each end for converting between electrical and optical signals.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for the monitoring of heating within a body due to the presence of an invasive device during a magnetic resonance scan.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of reducing or terminating the RF power generated by a magnetic resonance scanner whenever heating of tissue above a selected threshold is detected within a body during an MR examination.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of reducing the RF duty cycle generated by a magnetic resonance scanner whenever heating of tissue above a selected threshold is detected within a body during an MR examination.
It is another object of the present invention to reduce RF heating in the vicinity of a subject being imaged.
The features of the invention believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, both as to organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be best understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention in operation tracking the location of a device in a subject.
FIG. 2 is an illustration showing an RF coil and a fiber-optic temperature sensor incorporated into a medical device intended to be inserted into the body of a subject.
FIG. 3 is an illustration of an optical coupling replacing wiring between an MR imaging or tracking coil and MR receiver electronics.
FIG. 4 is a system block diagram illustrating one embodiment of a thermal safety subsystem suitable for incorporation into a magnetic resonance scanner.
In FIG. 1, a subject 100 on a support table 110 is placed in a homogeneous magnetic field generated by a magnet 125 in magnet housing 120. Magnet 125 and magnet housing 120 have cylindrical symmetry and are shown sectioned in half to reveal the position of subject 100. A region of subject 100 into which a device 150, shown as a catheter, is inserted, is located in the approximate center of the bore of magnet 125. Subject 100 is surrounded by a set of cylindrical magnetic field gradient coils 130 which create magnetic field gradients of predetermined strength at predetermined times. Gradient coils 130 generate magnetic field gradients in three mutually orthogonal directions.
An external coil 140 also surrounds the region of interest of subject 100. Coil 140 is shown as a cylindrical external coil which has a diameter sufficient to encompass the entire subject. Other geometries, such as smaller cylinders specifically designed for imaging the head or an extremity can be used instead. Non-cylindrical external coils, such as surface coils, may alternatively be used.
External coil 140 radiates radio frequency (RF) energy into subject 100 at predetermined times and with sufficient power at the predetermined frequency that nutates nuclear magnetic spins of subject 100 in a fashion well known to those skilled in the art. The nutation of the spins causes them to resonate at the Larmor frequency. The Larmor frequency for each spin is directly proportional to the strength of the magnetic field experienced by the spin. This field strength is the sum of the static magnetic field generated by magnet 125 and the local field generated by magnetic field gradient coil 130.
Device 150 is inserted into subject 100 by an operator 160, and may be a guide wire, a catheter, an endoscope, a laparoscope, a biopsy needle or similar device. If it is desirable to follow device 150 in real-time using magnetic resonance, device 150 can be made to contain an RF coil which detects MR signals generated in the subject responsive to the radio frequency field created by external coil 140. Since the RF coil is small, the region of sensitivity is also small. Consequently, the detected signals have Larmor frequencies which arise only from the strength of the magnetic field in the immediate vicinity of the coil. These detected signals are sent to an imaging and tracking unit 170 where they are analyzed. The position of device 150 is determined in imaging and tracking unit 170 and is displayed on a display means 180. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the position of device 150 is displayed on display means 180 by superposition of a graphic symbol on a conventional MR image driven by a superposition means (not shown), such as a video graphics subsystem capable of superimposing an icon over an image.
In alternative embodiments of the invention, the graphic symbol representing device 150 is superimposed on diagnostic images obtained with other imaging systems such as a computed tomography (CT) scanner, a Positron Emission Tomography system or ultrasound scanner. Other embodiments of the invention display the position of the device numerically or as a graphic symbol without reference to a diagnostic image.
An embodiment of device 150 is shown in greater detail in FIG. 2. A small RF coil 200 is electrically coupled to the MR system via conductors 210 and 220. In the preferred embodiment of this invention, conductors 210 and 220 form a co-axial pair. Conductors 210 and 220 and RF coil 200 are encased in an outer shell 230 of device 2150. The MR signal arising from the tissue surrounding device 150 is detected. Device 150 also incorporates an optical fiber 270 placed so that the distal end of the fiber is near small RF coil 200. In the current embodiment of the present invention the proximal end is attached to a light source/detector 207 and the distal end of fiber 270 incorporates a small amount of a selected fluorescent substance 275. Fluorescent substance 275 absorbs light propagated to the distal end of fiber 270 and re-emits the light. The re-emission of light occurs over a period of time after the initial light is absorbed with a decay constant which can be measured and used to compute the temperature of fluorescent substance 275. This is described in the "Fluoroptic Thermometer Model 790 Operator's Guide", pp. 4.1-4.6, Luxtron Corp, 2775 Northwestern Parkway, Santa Clara, Calif. 95051-0903, copyright Dec. 1992.
Wiring within the subject may be replaced with optical fiber, as shown in FIG. 3, for the purpose of preventing RF induced heating. An RF coil 300 is located within the subject. A first transducer circuit 301 is connected to RF coil 300. First transducer circuit 301 is coupled to an optical fiber 303, and converts electronic signals to modulated light typically at visible or near-infrared wavelengths. First transducer circuit 301 may be unidirectional passing signal to RF coil 300, unidirectional passing signals from RF coil 300 to optical fiber 303, or bi-directional. This includes situations in which RF coil 300 is transmitting, receiving, or both, respectively.
RF coil 300 may receive MR signals for MR tracking or for localized MR imaging.
At the other end of optical fiber 303, a second transducer circuit 305, operates in a manner opposite that of first transducer circuit 301. For example, if RF coil 300 is receiving an MR response signal, its electrical signal is converted to a modulated optical signal by first transducer circuit 301 passed through optical fiber 303, converted back to its original electrical signal by second transducer circuit 305, then passed onto the MR receiver to provide an MR image of the subject and/or RF coil location. First transducer circuit 301 may be powered by a small energy storage device 30lb (battery or capacitor) and a photo-diode 301a. Light may be passed from a light source 307 through optical fiber 303 to first transducer circuit 301 and photodiode 301a, creating current which charges the energy storage device 30lb, thereby providing power to first transducer circuit 301.
Alternatively, first transducer circuit 301 could have separate optical pathways 303a, 303b or fibers, in which the signal passes through one pathway 303a while power passes to transducer circuit 303b in another separate pathway.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an MR system suitable for imaging and device tracking. The system comprises a controller 900 which provides control signals to a set of magnetic field gradient amplifiers 910. These amplifiers drive magnetic field gradient coils 130 situated within magnet housing 120 (FIG. 1). Gradient coils 130 are capable of generating magnetic field gradients in three mutually orthogonal directions. Controller 900 also generates signals which are sent to a transmitter means 930. These signals from controller 900 cause transmitter means 930 to generate RF pulses at a selected frequency and of suitable power to nutate selected spins in the region of the subject situated within external coil 140 which, in turn, is situated within the bore of magnet 125. An MR signal is induced in RF coil 200, (FIG. 2) connected to a receiver means 940 which may be connected through optical coupling of FIG. 3. Receiver means 940 processes the MR signal by amplifying, demodulating, filtering and digitizing it. Controller 900 also collects signals from receiver means 940 and propagates it to a calculation means 950 where it is processed. Calculation means 950 applies a Fourier transformation to the signal received from controller 900 to arrive at a position of coil 200. The results calculated by calculation means 950 are displayed on an image display means 180.
The MR system of FIG. 4 also incorporates a safety monitoring subsystem 990 which includes a temperature monitoring means 992 and a safety interlock means 994.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention a light source/detector 207 of FIG. 2 generates light pulses which are propagated to fluorescent substance 275 located at the distal end of optical fiber 270 located in device 150. Temperature monitoring means 992 of FIG. 4 is coupled to source detector 207 which detects the fluorescent decay. Temperature monitoring means 992 then measures the decay rate and computes the temperature of fluorescent substance 275. It should be noted that the spirit of the present invention is not limited to temperature detection based upon fluorescent decay, but includes all temperature monitoring means, such as a thermistor or thermocouple.
In the present embodiment, safety interlock means 994 is connected to controller 900. If temperature monitoring means 992 detects a rise in temperature in excess of a selected threshold, then a signal is propagated from safety interlock means 994 to controller means 900 causing controller means to either reduce RF power, reduce the RF duty cycle or terminate the current magnetic resonance RF and gradient pulse sequence.
Temperature monitoring means 992 can also be used to trigger an audio alarm 993 when a threshold has been exceeded to notify the operator of the rise in temperature.
While several presently preferred embodiments of the novel temperature monitoring subsystem for magnetic resonance procedures have been described in detail herein, many modifications and variations will now become apparent to those skilled in the art. It is, therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and variations as fall within the true spirit of the invention.
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66 reviews
90% would repurchase
Package Quality: 3.8
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INGREDIENTSMica, Talc, Magnesium stearate, Dimethicone, Isononyl isononanoate, Nylon-12. Corn starch, Zinc oxide, Silica, Tocopheryl acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexyglycerin
on 3/20/2013 4:18:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Dusty Rose is a really nice everyday blush color. I like that it's matte and it has the right amount of pigment that it is very easy to apply and blend. When I can't decide which blush to use, I grab this one.
- I gave the price 3 stars only because i bought this at a small cosmetic store for $9.00 CAD which I know is marked up compared to in the US.
- The packaging is nice however the clear plastic feels really cheap and if you wipe on it too hard I'm afraid it'll crack.
Besides the two negatives, I love this blush for the product itself enough to use it everyday and repurchase. If you are new to blush or aren't a big fan of blush, this color would be a great purchase because it will enhance your cheeks without over-doing it. Best to apply with a small blush brush
on 2/21/2013 12:43:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I absolutely LOVE NYX blush. My favorite one is the Dusty Rose, so far, hands down! My NW 22 (in the winter) colored skin with brown hair and brown eyes.
This blush is sheer, natural and buildable! It is matte also, but not TOO MATTE where it will make my 40 year old face look drab, it looks fabulous. I love that it has a natural flush look to my face when I use this color. But, I am one of those that firmly believe you MUST find your right toned blush to go w/ your coloring (warm vs. cool vs. neutral skin toned, etc).
I've tried MAC, Lancome, Clinque, Estee Lauder, Bobbi Brown, Cover Girl, Maybelline, etc and NYX is my favorite blush hands down and I'm a makeup junkie and research lots before I purchase anything. !!! This color and brand got RAVE reviews from Paula Begoun's website and book "Don't go to the Makeup Counter without me".
LOVE, LOVE this blush! Oh and I have oily skin and this stays on my face longer than my MAC blush too.
on 2/14/2013 9:06:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
Love this blush I was looking for a mauve blush because as others have said it looks great during these cold months. Actually I think it's good for any season because it's just so pretty. I'm an NW15 so I'm very fair but this blush is great on my skin. It gives me a healthy look which is great because the Winter can make me look kinda dull. This was just what I needed to freshen my face up.
I use my RT blush brush and you only need a minimal amount of product. It goes on smooth and is more matte on the skin verse in the pan. I'm a blush junkie so this is a staple to my blush collection. I think this would flatter most skin tones as well. If you like mauves give this a try because the quality is excellent and it has great staying power, with no fallout for me. I love it! Highly recommended!
on 2/10/2013 7:12:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love this, it's a perfect replacement for my Too Faced Pinch My Petals blush (which they discontinued, booooo....it was the best blush I've ever had). I find I have to be careful with this though because it is a LOT more pigmented than the Too Faced blush. Still, a really amazing purchase. Very happy with this,
on 12/30/2012 3:06:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Yup, HG and daily wear! So pretty and flattering for my completion (fair to light medium) hardly any shimmer and doesn't require a lot of layering. You won't be disappointed!
on 12/13/2012 9:01:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Coarse
Eyes: Green
One of my favorite blushes!!! I have been wearing it for weeks in a row! This color is so flattering on my skin tone (I have pale... but not super pale, warm toned skin) and this color is amazing for me. It is a beautiful mauve-pink color with no shimmer. The color is noticeable enough, but at the same time it looks natural, which is hard to find. The pigmentation as well, is just right, it is not overly pigmented and difficult to apply, nor does it take a bunch of layers to get the right color. Also it lasts really well on my oily skin!
on 11/22/2012 7:08:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have to agree with previous reviewers!! This blush is great for everyday Fall/Winter! This blush is not matte, it has a super fine shimmer/sheen when looking at it in the pan, BUT on the cheeks, it looks more matte than shimmery. The color is a beautiful looking mauve/deeper rose, which comes out very neutral on my NC 25 skin! This is everything I wanted Tarte Exposed to look like! The blush itself is alright in pigmentation, but I don't mind. I just have to use a stiffer blush brush, and I love swirling and applying so I can build up the color to my liking! :]
I was at ULTA looking for a dupe of the highly coveted Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Exposed. I just took the blush and walked around hoping to find some colors close to it since most of the drugstore brands don't have testers available. I finally found a blush that was close in appearance, and that was NYX blush in Dusty Rose! I finally caved later and purchased Exposed, and compared it to Dusty Rose, and Exposed is definitely more bright and pink on the skin! NYX Dusty rose is not a dupe for Exposed, but i'm glad i purchased it!
on 11/6/2012 5:38:00 AM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
Nice foundation, very soft looking on my face. Not the greatest lasting powder but not too bad either.
Great pigmentation and very very smooth and easy to apply. Not much product is needed. Will definitelybe buying this one again when my current one runs out.
Wear it mostly during the week at work as it gives a very soft natural look.
on 9/18/2012 1:41:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Blue
This is my first NYX blush, and I am very pleased! A very appropriate mauve color for fall and winter. Matte, which I love, and pigmented. I love it! I've been using just the blush and nothing else for about a week now. Now I just have to resist the urge to stock up on other NYX blushes...
on 9/8/2012 3:39:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Blond, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Blue
HG status right here! I have a hard time finding blush that looks good on me, for the simple reason that I have oily skin and shimmer/glitter make my face an oil-slick after an hour. Matte blushes are the only finish that I can wear and this one fits the bill! Shade is a plummy mauve that appears very sheer in the pan, but it's extremely pigmented. NYX blushes last me forever because you only need the smallest amount for every day. Highly recommend this to all-- it gives my skin a believable flush that I have yet to achieve with any other product. My skin has warm undertones and I never thought a mauve blush could look this good!
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Snatching cohesion from the jaws of chaos can't be as easy as Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner of Mouse on Mars make it sound. Their weirdly off-kilter brand of skittery, IDM song craft always depends on uncommonly interesting melodies, even while those melodies swim in digitized madness. It's a trait that also shows up with a vengeance in Werner's other band, Microstoria (with Oval's Markus Popp). Most shockingly, with their recent work, Werner's penchant for tuneful warmth and relentless experimentation have led the band to--get this--use actual instruments. Their last proper full-length, Niun Niggung (the late 2000 release Instrumentals was originally released on vinyl in 1997) included ever-so-slight leans toward more acoustic instrumentation, and the music here continues to bring in occasional bits of French horns, clarinets, even the odd guitar chord. "The Illking," for instance, contains only the barest electronic tidbits amid the lazy lull of a lush string section. Still, the flipped-out drill & bass of songs like "First: Break" go the opposite direction, dissolving and re-emerging in Squarepusher-esque bursts of computerized sonics. Along the way, there are avant-garde-ish oddities like "Unity Concepts" and the hyped-up beat salad of "Doit," which sounds like carnival music as performed by malfunctioning robots. When all the pieces come together for Mouse on Mars like they do on this release, it's a peculiar musical beast, but one that's still absolutely lovable. --Matthew Cooke
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NEW DELHI, INDIA: LG Electronics retained the top slot in monitor sales this year with 23.3 per cent market share. It is aiming 31 per cent for 2012. This, when the economic conditions are not favourable and the monitor industry is expected to be stagnant this year. Owing to the dollar fluctuation in recent times, LG may also hike prices by next month.
EFYTimes spoke to Sanjoy Bhattacharya, IT head, LG India to know more about the current market conditions, LG's changing channel strategy and efforts to retain the number one position in the monitor market.
Will the price hike be applicable across the vertical?
: Almost all our products are imported. Seventy per cent components of monitors are imported. Laptops and optical drives are 100 per cent imported. There are chances that the price hike will be applicable immediately for laptops and optical drives. Since 30 per cent components for monitors are manufactured in India and only the panel is imported from China, we may defer the price hike for some time.
According to the industry, the monitor market is going to be stagnant this year. How is the industry performing?
After the Thailand floods, earthquake and other natural calamities, there is an ongoing hard disk crisis owing to which the hard disk supply and prices have gone up for the assembled PC market. The assembled PC segment has taken a dip, which can be anywhere between 30-35 per cent over last year. Till this phase continues, the assembled PC segment will not increase. Until the supply and price gets restored, the market will not recover.
Already, six months of the year are over, and so the loss incurred in these months cannot be recovered in the remaining six months. This year, we expect the industry to decrease by 20 per cent in the assembled monitor segment or assembled PC segment. Next year, when the hard disk supply and prices will be stable, we expect a 30 per cent growth.
Can you tell us about LG's channel strategy?
This year, we are fundamentally changing our channel strategy in a big way. We are consolidating the number of our regional distributors. We had around 200 regional distributors across India and are now bringing the number down to 80. As the market is not growing right now, we want to give bigger business to the existing people rather than doing smaller business with many people.
Under regional distributors, we will get in 1,400 sub-distributors across India and under them we will create 14,000 authorised system assemblers. Appointment of sub-distributors will be a new tier for us. We will authorise them for reselling. As of now, only the distributors are authorised for reselling. Distributors will supply to the sub-distributors who will further sell the product to the authorised system assembler. That is a three tier plan we are doing. Our earlier channel was never recognised properly. Now, we will follow a systematic approach.
Are you suggesting that you are appointing all new sub-distributors and authorised system assemblers?
We already had sub-distributors. We are reframing them in different environments and in many new identities. In case of system assemblers, it is a huge task to manage 14,000 people. We are also creating our website
to manage the performance and incentives of 14,000 people.
How has the response been to the portal for your channel partners
and how has it been beneficial to LG?
We started this portal in March. We have over 5,000 registrations as of now. We are in the process of selecting 1,400 people out of these 5,000, who will be the potential sub-distributors. The others will work as system assemblers.
Once we announce the program, we expect many more to log in to the system. With the help of this website, the sub-dealers will come to know about LG's program and contact point, and any escalation or other similar issues.
Every quarter, you come out with channel engagement programs. What are the kind of schemes that you have for dealers?
In March, we had a very successful program called 'Buy LG Feel Lucky', in which, every day, across India, over 100 gifts (valued between Rs 1,000 and Rs 8,000) were given out to partners. Dealers had to buy minimum two units to register their purchase and every day, we used to take out a lottery. That particular scheme received a very good response.
In April, we did a program called 'Naya Vikas Patra' for customers and dealers. Once anyone bought nine monitors from our distributor, and immediately he or she was given a gift.
In May, we came out with one of our biggest consumer programs. The scheme will go on till September end at least. With every LG monitor, we are giving a full version of the McAfee anti-virus (valid for one year) to consumers.
Are there any other schemes that you are planning to start for customers or channel partners soon?
Yes. We are planning to come out with incentives for the 14,000 system assemblers. So far, we don't have any specific program, but we will come out with a very unique proposition that will be announced by July 1.
LG currently has a 23.3 per cent market share and is aiming at 31 per cent in 2012. How are you planning to achieve this growth?
In the last quarter, we had withdrawn from the 39.6-cm (15.6-inch) LCD monitor category. This particular category forms around 33 per cent of the industry. In June, we relaunched the product. After its relaunch we will definitely gain some market share in that particular segment.
So, one is the new product introduction, the second is the new distribution structure and the third is the consumer offer like the one-year version of Mcafee, on which we have received a very good response so far. These three steps will help us gain market share.
What was the reason for withdrawing from this category?
Initially, we thought the Indian market will be moving toward 50.8-cm (20-inch) and 53.34-cm (21-inch) and we discontinued the product, but it was a wrong prediction. Last year, the market was headed toward high-end, but then, the hard disk episode happened. Now, there is a high pressure on the assembled PC price. We have seen a huge demand for the low-end monitor and that is why we decided to relaunch the product.
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"A federal government shutdown could have possible negative security implications, as some entities wishing to take actions harmful to U.S. interests may see the nation as physically and politically vulnerable," the Congressional Research Service reported last month.
Here at home, the effects of a shutdown can be judged somewhat from the last shutdowns in 1995 and 1996, when many federal employees were sent home, causing national parks to close, passport applications to bottle up and those applying for Social Security benefits to face delays with nobody to process their paperwork.
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Advance Report of the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention Read more
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At its seventh meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention elected a new Bureau and nominated new members of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC). The list of new officers and members of CRC is now available. An overview of the elections of officers and members for the three conventions can be found on the synergies website.
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Meet the new ES of the FAO part of the Rotterdam Convention, William Murray, and discover his expectations for the upcoming Chemicals Review Committee (CRC) meeting in Rome.
Interview between William Murray, Deputy Director, Plant Production and Protection Division and Executive Secretary for the part of the Rotterdam Convention within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome, Italy, and Charlie Avis, BRS Public Information Officer.
CA: Good morning, Bill, and my congratulations to you as the new Executive Secretary for the part of the Rotterdam Convention within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome.
WM: Good morning, Charlie, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to introduce myself. I have a long history with the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, both as part of the Canadian Delegation that negotiated the text of the Conventions as well as with the Rotterdam Secretariat. I coordinated the work of the Rotterdam Secretariat here in Rome from 2000 to 2009, moving on to other tasks within FAO in the midst of the consultation process on synergies among the Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel Conventions. I am looking forward to renewing my connection with the colleagues in member countries, in the Secretariat in Geneva and to working closely with my counterpart Rolph Payet in his role as Executive Secretary of the three Conventions in Geneva.
CA: What are your thoughts about progress made so far in the synergies process?
WM: Looking at the documents from the seventh COP in May this year and discussing with colleagues here in Rome, the progress that has been made towards greater synergies among the three Conventions is impressive. The fact that the last two COPs have featured simultaneous meetings of the three Conventions is itself a testament to the progress in greater synergy among the Secretariats. We will also be hosting back-to-back meetings of the Rotterdam Chemical Review Committee (CRC) and the Stockholm POP Review Committee here in Rome in October.
I look forward to the upcoming review of the synergies arrangements and the opportunity to identify what has worked best and to identify any gaps or opportunities to further enhance ways of working together.
I intend to use my knowledge and experience of the Conventions to continue strengthen cooperation and collaboration among the Conventions but also with FAO and other partners.
WM: There are a number of examples that come to mind. One area of continued concern to countries, in particular developing countries, concerns the risks associated with the use of pesticides. FAO is recognized as the lead international organization working on matters related to pesticide management including in its role within the Inter-Organizational Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) and the Strategic Approach for Integrated Chemicals Management (SAICM). Countries have called for concerted action on "highly hazardous pesticides" and a proposal has been jointly developed by FAO, including the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat, WHO, UNEP and the SAICM Secretariat, to be considered by the 4th International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM4) this month in Geneva.
By solidifying the gains made through the synergies process over the last 10 years, we can look forward to opportunities for the Conventions to work with countries in different ways, for example in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals.
An example of this is Goal 12, which includes an explicit reference to "the environmentally sound management of chemicals and wastes through their lifecycle" – but particularly in the case of pesticides, there are also new opportunities within the framework of sustainable food production systems and the increased recognition of the critical roles of agrobiodiversity and ecosystem services such as pollination.
CA: What about cooperation with other parts of FAO ?
WM: The creation of the FAO/UNEP Joint Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention in 2004 was a unique example of cooperation among two international organizations. Since then the merging of the Secretariats in Geneva, and the appointment of a single Executive Secretary has enhanced the visibility of the Conventions whilst maintaining their status as independent entities. At the same time the housing in FAO of that portion of the Rotterdam Secretariat responsible for pesticides has created opportunities to leverage the work of the Convention.
The Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention has been identified as an FAO Corporate Technical Activity, a mandated area of work for which specific resources are allocated. The FAO Conference in June 2015 allocated 1.5 million USD to support the Secretariat in 2016-2017.
The Secretariat works in close cooperation with more than 18 technical officers in the regional and subregional offices of FAO around the globe, part of a global network covering more than 180 countries, including 5 Regional Offices, 9 Subregional Offices, and 80 FAO Representations. These colleagues, with connections and in-depth knowledge of the regional and national conditions, are an invaluable resource.
CA: How do you integrate the work of the Rotterdam Convention into this?
WM: The programme of work mandated by the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, is aligned with FAO's overall strategic framework and as far as possible integrated within the organization's work on pesticide risk reduction. One advantage is that we are able to avoid duplication of work, identify synergies in working at the regional and country levels, and leverage the effective use of the resources available through the Convention.
For example the Secretariat joined forces with the FAO Pesticide Management Team as well as international partners in convening a recent meeting of the Southern African Pesticide Regulators' Forum (SAPReF) (Harare, 27 – 30 July 2015). The meeting, involved representatives of 14 countries (including Rotterdam Convention Designated National Authorities or DNAs), and developed a strategic action plan to reduce health and environmental risks associated with the use, trade and disposal of pesticides. One result was that the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention was identified as a priority in the SAPReF Action Plan for 2015-2016 while progress was also made in the submission of import responses, notifications or final regulatory action as well as a possible proposal for a severely hazardous pesticide formulation.
CA: One last question, please. What are your expectations for the forthcoming CRC meeting which you mentioned earlier, and which takes place at FAO headquarters in Rome from 26 to 28 October?
WM: Well, it is the highly professional work of the Chemical Review Committee that enables the achievement of the Convention's goals. This Committee does tremendous scientific work and my hope is that based on the available information and documentation it would be able to agree that the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention have been satisfied by each of the notifications of final regulatory action for atrazine, carbofuran and carbosulfan. These three pesticides could probably then become part of the PIC procedure in the future and information about their risk to human health and the environment would be exchanged in a structured way so that parties can take action to protect their people and their environment. I also hope that the proposal to consider dimethoate EC 400 g/L as a severely hazardous pesticide formulation will satisfy the criteria set out in part 3 of Annex IV to the Convention. This is a great opportunity for developing countries and countries with an economy in transition to raise their voices at the global level regarding problems they face with particular pesticide formulations. And of course I hope that the draft decision guidance documents for short-chained chlorinated paraffins and tributyltin compounds can be finalized and then submitted to the Conference of the Parties, with a view to their adoption in 2017.
CA: Thank you very much for your time and welcome on board!
WM: Thank you, Charlie, for this opportunity!
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COP-7 decided to make the pesticide subject to the Prior Informed Consent Procedure, allowing for improved information exchanged and shared responsibility on the chemical.
COP-7 unanimously listed the pesticide methamidophos, which has been heavily used - and is still used in some countries - as insecticide and acaricide on pome fruit, stone fruit, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, cotton, soybean, potato, cereals, sugar beet, tobacco and other crops. According to the International Development Research Centre, methamidophos is used in great quantities in ricefields.
Methamidophos is an extremely toxic organophosphate which causes serious adverse effects to human health.
Furthermore acute and long-term risks were identified for aquatic invertebrates and for beneficial arthropods. A risk to birds and mammals from consumption of dead insects and possibly other routes of exposure were also identified.
It is classified as a WHO Toxicity Class 1b.
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The system is based on LD50 determination in rats, thus an oral solid agent with an LD50 at 5mg or less/kg bodyweight is Class I-a, at 5-50 mg/kg Class I-b, at 50-500 mg/kg Class II, and at more than 500 mg/kg Class III. Values may differ for liquid oral agents and dermal agents.
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Finishing at 03:45 in the morning of Saturday, 16 May 2015, the Meetings of the Conferences of Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions are over, with several key decisions taken.
Geneva, Switzerland - 16 May, 2015
Significant steps were agreed upon early this morning by parties to the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions, as the 2015 Triple COPs drew to a close.
Staged under the theme "From Science to Action: Working for a Safer Tomorrow" from 4 to 15 May 2015, almost 1,200 participants from 171 countries converged on Geneva to push forward the chemicals and waste agenda at this biennial event.
A number of technical guidelines for the management of waste under the Basel Convention, four new listings (three under the Stockholm and one under the Rotterdam Conventions - polychlorinated napthalenes, hexachlorobutadiene, and pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters; and methamidophos respectively), and continued and strengthened synergies and implementation arrangements were the highlights of the decisions adopted on the final day. Meanwhile several chemicals considered were not listed, but instead deferred or made subject to special inter-sessional working group focus.
Basel Convention technical guidelines, aimed at assisting Parties to better manage crucial waste streams and move towards environmentally sound management (ESM), were adopted covering mercury waste and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) waste (one general and 6 specific waste-streams). Of high significance is the adoption on an interim basis of the technical guidelines concerning the transboundary movement of e-waste and used electronic and electrical products.
The BC technical guidelines on electronic, or e-waste provide much-needed guidance on how to identify e-waste and used equipment moving between countries, with the aim of controlling illegal traffic. Adoption came just days after UNEP released new data suggesting that as much as 90% of e-waste is dumped illegally, costing countries as much as US 18.8 $ billion annually and posing severe hazards to human health and the environment, particularly in Africa. Designed to provide a level playing field for all parties to the Convention, the guidelines will support and also encourage genuine recovery, repair, recycling and re-use of non-hazardous electronic components and equipment.
Regarding those pesticides where consensus could not be reached for listing, including paraquat and fenthion formulations, and trichlorfon, Clayton Campanhola, FAO Executive Secretary of the Rotterdam Convention, commented that "hazardous pesticides are not helping countries to produce more food with less, on the contrary: if badly managed, they cause negative impacts on natural resources and the health of rural communities and consumers." In this respect, Parties requested additional technical assistance and support to identify alternatives to the use of hazardous pesticides which – if combined with integrated pest management (IPM) and agro-ecological approaches – form the basis for sustainable agricultural and rural development.
Whilst many Parties expressed their disappointment at the inability to reach consensus required for listing more of the chemicals proposed to be listed under the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, the BRS Executive Secretary Rolph Payet stressed the significance of the steps taken in noting that "our Conventions' joint and mutually reinforcing objective is the protection of human health and the environment, and the Guidelines and additional listings decided upon by Parties during these two weeks continue to move us in this crucial direction. We have to place the sustainable management of chemicals and waste in the context of peoples' lives, especially the more than 1 billion people on our planet who continue to live in absolute poverty and who strive to better themselves in whatever ways they can. We will never waver in our moral and political responsibilities towards the most vulnerable people in this world, and I believe strongly that the three conventions continue to offer the best framework for moving jointly towards a greener, more inclusive economy, and a safer tomorrow for all".
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The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is the most comprehensive international environmental agreement on hazardous and other wastes and has 183 parties.
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade promotes shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among its 154 Parties.
The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from chemicals that remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife, and have harmful impacts on human health or on the environment. It has 179 Parties.
Polychlorinated napthalenes, Hexachlorobutadiene, and Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, are persistent organic pollutants (POPs) posing serious threats to human health and the environment.
Methamidophos is an extremely toxic organophosphate insecticide, causing serious adverse effects to human health, particularly to neural, immunity and reproductive systems.
E-waste data from the UNEP report "Waste Crime – Waste Risks: Gaps in Meeting the Global Waste Challenge" UNEP and GRID-Arendhal/Nairobi (2015), 67pp, ISBN: 978-82-7701-148-6
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