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|23 Apr 2002
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|2 Sep 1999
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|29 Jul 1999
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|John H. Davies
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|Barringer Research Limited
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|Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (93), Classifications (20), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims the benefit of Ser. No. 60/145,966 filed Jul. 29, 1999.
This invention relates to both an apparatus for and method of screening people and articles, to detect exposure and/or to decontaminate with respect to substances of interest, particularly, toxic materials, such as chemical warfare gases and vapours and the like from industrial accidents.
Rapid screening techniques are required to quickly identify people who may have been exposed to toxic emissions, notably either from chemical warfare gases and vapours or chemicals spilled or accidentally formed from industrial accidents. Often these substances are released or disseminated in liquid form, and the liquids have effectively low boiling points such that the vapours are readily emitted.
Following a chemical warfare agent attack, for example, numerous people could be contaminated, as for example in crowded metropolitan underground rail systems. Since nerve and chemical warfare agents are extremely toxic, quick response and remedial action is essential. If liquid agents were disseminated into closed areas, the contamination could be very high. Great care must therefore be taken to ensure that in a mixed population of victims or potential victims, those who are contaminated are quickly separated from those who are not. In the Tokyo Metropolitan Rail attack, sarin was used and the First Responders (i.e. emergency personnel such as Fire, Police or ambulance staff, who first arrived at the scene) were unable to separate contaminated from uncontaminated people. As a consequence, victims whose clothing had been contaminated with the sarin became sources of reliberation of the vapours, which then cross-contaminated people who were originally unaffected. Thus, the casualties from the attack were greatly multiplied. It is most desirable therefore to develop a quick screening system where individuals could pass through a walk-through portal, similar to Walk-Through Metal Detectors (WTMD) used in airports for screening passengers for concealed weapons. Just as WTMD systems detect the presence of metal objects, the inventor has realized that a similar screening system could be used to detect the presence of chemical agents. There is a need for easily deployed walk-through portal systems provided with air jets that can air brush people and speedily process possible victims on a walk-through basis.
The present invention is based on the realization that a curtain, using air or other gas, can quickly thermally desorb such high vapour pressure toxic materials which pass from the skin and/or clothing of the victims. The air is passed through a filtering clean up system to render it safe before re-emission. A pump is provided to draw air from the atmosphere, clean it before it is passed to blowers which direct air jets over the suspected victim(s) within the air portal device. To increase the efficiency of evaporation of toxic materials, the air flow may be preheated.
Such devices can be provided in a portable form such that they may be readily transported from site to site and quickly reassembled where chemical terrorism acts or industrial accidents may have occurred. Alternatively such portals can be permanently installed at critical sites.
The walk-through portal of the present invention can include a plenum which delivers a flow of high volume warm air at approximately 10,000 Litres/minute over the person under processing. The person walks into the portal and executes a 90� turn so that the air jets, preferably heated, can blow over the front and back areas of their body and sweeps the warm air exhaust stream into a collecting plenum. A simple portable breathing mask might be provided so that the subject will not inhale chemical agents liberated from their clothing and skin. The air collecting plenum, handling about 2,000 L per person, (i.e. based on a 12 second time period for each person in the portal) will exhaust the collected air through a high volume filtering system. The exhaust filter abstracts any desorbed chemicals from the air flow before it is exhausted to the open atmosphere.
Any liquid chemical agent on clothing is liberated and either passes as whole liquid or thickened agent droplets into the plenum for subsequent removal by the charcoal filtering system, or the agents are vaporized in situ into the air flow and also effectively removed by the same filter. If the chemical droplets have absorbed into clothing, the flow of the warm air flow will greatly assist in their liberation. Some agents which have low viscosity and high vapour pressure are thickened by adding inert material. This produces a very viscous material, which readily adheres to surfaces and evaporates slowly, a persistent agent which is more difficult to clean up.
An analytical instrument can be used to make chemical measurements on the air flow exhausted through the plenum prior to filtering. One such instrumental method is Ion Mobility Spectroscopy (IMS); a successful means for detecting and identifying CW agents. However, many other techniques exist. An enrichment process can allow agents to be removed from the high volume air flow so as to be transferred into a much lower air flow compatible with instruments such as an IMS detector. Other instruments can be used to monitor the effluent such as fast gas chromatographs, IR analyzers, electrochemical cells and other such devices according to their analytical capabilities and speed of response for the analytes of interest.
In actual operation, especially where large numbers of individuals may need to be processed, speed is of essence and a number of such prescreening warm air only portals could be provided. The preliminary processing involves basic air decontamination; the individuals could be subsequently screened through a second portal which incorporates the chemical measurement means to check if decontamination was successful. Where the number of victims are few, a single portal can perform the functions of decontamination and contamination monitoring.
The portals could be constructed as portable devices or "knock-down" kits, allowing for ease of transport and rapid assembly at the site of the chemical release. Evidently, such portals could be permanently constructed for us in chemical plants or military installations where dangerous chemical materials are stored, handled, processed or positioned. Additionally, such portals could be used as security screens at airport check points.
In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a walk-through portal for at least one of detection of a predetermined substance on a subject and decontamination of a subject from a predetermined substance, the walk-through portal comprising:
an enclosure defining an examination zone and being substantially open on at least one side, to permit a subject readily to enter and to exit the examination zone;
a closure means for substantially closing off the examination zone from the exterior;
an inlet into the examination zone and an outlet from the examination zone; and
a pump for pumping a gas through the inlet into the examination zone, over a subject to entrain at least one of vapours and particulates from such substance, and out through the outlet.
The portal preferably includes at least one flexible screen, closing off the examination zone. More preferably, the walk-through portal is open on opposite sides thereof, to enable a subject to walk into the examination zone from one side and out from the examination through the other side, and the walk-through portal further includes flexible screens on both sides, closing off the examination zone.
Advantageously, the portal includes an output decontamination filter connected to the outlet from the examination zone, for ensuring that gas exhausted into the atmosphere is free from any contaminating substance and/or an inlet filter, mounted between the inlet and the examination zone, for filtering gas flowing into the examination zone.
Preferably, the walk-through portal includes an analyzer, connected to the outlet, for taking a sample of gas flowing through the outlet, whereby the analyzer determines the presence of said substance in the gas flowing through the outlet and/or a detection instrument connected to the inlet, for monitoring gas flowing into the examination zone for presence of contamination.
Instead of an open system, the portal can include a recirculation duct connected between the outlet and the inlet and a filter mounted in the recirculation duct, for cleaning gas exhausted from the examination zone of any contaminating substance, before the gas is recirculated back through the inlet into the examination zone.
In either version, the portal can include a supply of a decontamination agent, connected to the recirculation duct, downstream from the filter, for supply of a decontamination agent for one of neutralization, destabilizing and breaking down said substance.
An indicator can be connected to the analyzer and is operable to provide an indication as to whether a subject is or is not contaminated with said substance. A connection can be provided between the analyzer and the pump, for turning off the pump, after a predetermined period of time, when it is determined that said substance is not present, indicative that subject is not contaminated.
Another aspect of the present invention provides a device, for at least one of detection of a predetermined substance on an article and decontamination of an article from a predetermined substance, the device comprising:
an enclosure defining the examination zone, the enclosure being openable for insertion and removal of an article and being closable to close off the examination zone from the exterior;
an inlet into the examination zone and an outlet from the examination zone;
a pump for pumping a gas through the inlet into the examination zone, over the article to entrain at least one of vapours and particulates of said substance, and out through the outlet; and
an analyzer connected to the outlet, for sampling gas flowing through the outlet, whereby the analyzer determines the presence of said substance, indicative of contamination of the article by said substance.
Yet another aspect of the present invention provides a method of effecting at least one of detection of a substance on a subject and decontamination of the subject, the method of comprising the steps of:
(1) enclosing the subject in an examination zone substantially closed off from the exterior;
(2) passing gas into the examination zone, to entrain at least one of vapours and particulates of said substance; and
(3) withdrawing gas from the examination zone.
For a better understanding of the present invention and to show more clearly how it may be carried into effect, reference will now be made, by way of example to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a walk-through portal in accordance with the present invention; and
FIG. 2 shows schematically a perspective view of additional components of the walk-through portal of FIG. 1.
Referring first to FIG. 1, the apparatus of the present invention includes a main portal structure 2, which comprises two vertical side members 3,4 and a crosspiece 6 at the top. The vertical side members 3, 4 are generally vertical and parallel at the top thereof, and towards the bottom, include trapezoidal sections 8 shaped to match the human silhouette, ensuring efficient airflow and collection. The portal illustrated is one-sided, i.e. "walk-in" rather than "walk-through". The rear wall can have a solid portion below a window; either walk-in or walk-through versions are possible, but having a solid wall simplifies control of air flow and aids efficient sampling. Note that, in its broadest sense, the term "walk-through" is used in the claims to encompass a portal open on just one side and a portal open on both sides.
The vertical side members 3, 4 together with the crosspiece 6 define an examination zone 10. To close off this examination zone 10, flexible screens, indicated schematically at 12 are provided at the front and back of the apparatus, i.e. above and below the plane of FIG. 1.
In the crosspiece 6, inlets 14 are provided for ambient air. The inlets 14 are connected to a filter canister 16, which in turn is connected to a plurality of jet orifices 18. If desired, particularly for less volatile materials, a heater 17, downstream from filter 16, for preheating the air could be provided.
To draw air through the examination zone 10, a blower 20 is connected by an output decontamination filter 22 to an outlet 24, opening near the bottom of the examination zone 10. The orifices 18 are provided towards the top of the examination zone 10. It will be appreciated that for the blower or pump 20 to efficiently draw air through the examination zone 10, the flexible screens 12 must form a reasonably good seal with the exterior; on the other hand, slight leakage through the screens is not fatal and indeed serves to prevent leakage of any vaporized contaminants to the exterior. The exhaust stream from the blower 20 is indicated at 26.
To detect the presence of any particular substance of interest, a suitable analyzer 28 can be connected to the outlet 24, immediately upstream from the decontamination filter 22. Here, an ion mobility spectrometer is shown. Most analyzers would only take a small portion of the outlet flow, and this flow can be so small that the issue of filtering any output from the analyzer is not a concern. However, it would be advisable to filter this output, and this would be relatively simple.
Turning to FIG. 2, this shows some optional, additional features for the apparatus or portal of the present invention. Here, the blower 20 and filter 22 are shown together, and the output of the blower 20 is connected to a recirculation duct or conduit 30. As the air has already been filtered through the output decontamination filter 22, the inlet filter canister 16 can be omitted and the recirculation duct 30 connected directly to the orifices 18 (detailed connections not shown). Note the blower 20, filter 22 are remote from the outlet 24 and are located close to the inlet (indicated schematically) in this embodiment.
FIG. 2 also shows that the analyzer or other output detector 28 can be provided with an indicator 29. Additionally, the output of the analyzer of the detector 28 can be connected to a warning indicator 32, for example a simple arrangement red/green warning lights to give either a warning or clear indication respectively. Further, a control signal can be connected to the blower 20, to stop the cycle when a clear signal is obtained, since further examination or detection is unnecessary, as indicated by connection 34.
A further optional variant of the invention is to provide a supply 36 of a decontamination agent, shown in FIG. 2, connected to the recirculation duct 30, where it is connected to the inlet 14 of the main portal structure. A valve 38 could be provided between the supply 34 and the duct 30, the valve 38 being connected to the output of the analyzer 28. The arrangement is such that when a particular substance is detected, then the valve 38 is open, to effect decontamination of the person within the main portal structure 2.
As detailed below, the walk-through portal of the present invention can be configured for different applications, either fixed or permanent. For a portable installation, the portal should be constructed of lightweight materials, such as plastics, which render easy transportation, and quick stripdown and reassembly, thereby facilitating movement to different sites. The flexible screens 12 could be simple plastic strips or sheets, which are preferably easily removable for decontamination. For a simple installation, screens, or a screen, could be provided on just one side, although this would require a person to enter and exit from the same side.
In use, a person or suspect target, indicated at 40, enters the portal by walking through flexible screens 12. If a person has bags or luggage, these can be checked with the individual, if small, or subject to a separate check. Once the person 40 is in the examination zone 10, the flexible screens 12 effectively, efficiently and quickly seal the zone 10. The blower 20 is then activated and the outside ambient air is drawn into the portal through the inlet 14 and filtered through the filter canister 16, which can comprise charcoal or like material. The air is then heated by the heater 17, if desired, and is drawn into the interior volume, or examination zone 10 through the series of jet orifices 18.
The air pressure and flow are sufficient to levitate solid particles off the subject 40 and/or provide sufficient heat input to the toxic materials resident on the surface of the subject or victim 40 and his/her clothing, to cause their evaporation into the exhaust flow. The exhaust flow is drawn through the outlet duct 24 and decontamination filter 22 by the blower 20. Both filters 16, 22 have sufficient volumetric capacity of absorbent materials, such as activated charcoal or the like, to ensure sufficient filtering action for the intended duration of decontamination operation, and the likely number of victims to be processed. The canisters can be made to be easily removable and rechargeable or indeed discardable.
Several applications are contemplated for the walk-through portal of the present invention, including:
Transportable Decontamination Portals for First Responders and other emergency response teams. These units would be configured to be quickly set up. In cases of terrorist attacks and chemical toxic releases, the fastest possible response to provide decontamination and provision of uncontaminated air flow is vital.
Fixed Portal systems could be permanently established in key facilities or in areas where dangerous and volatile chemicals are stored, handled and analyzed, e.g. major manufacturing installations and the like.
Prescreening Portals. These could be fixed; but it is expected that this variant is best suited to the transportable portal. A prescreening or warm air portal could be provided to decontaminate people, who would then be checked, to ensure this was successful in a regular portal. A prescreening portal would omit the analyzer 28 and associated indication elements, but usually would include the heater 17.
A portion of the flow from the outlet duct 24 is branched off into the analyzer 28. It can be noted that an advantage of having the blower as the last element in the flow path is that the rest of the device is operating at a sub-atmospheric pressure. Hence, if there are any leaks, this will merely tend to draw additional ambient air into the system. In contrast, if the blower was put anywhere upstream, then portions of the flow path downstream from the blower 20 would be above atmospheric pressure, so that any leaks may result in leakage of heated air with high levels of toxic materials present. Although not shown, the analyzer 28 would have its own suction system. More preferably, given current analyzer technology, the exhaust flow would be passed through a pre-concentrator, which would absorb the agent. Periodically, the main flow would by-pass the pre-concentrator, which would be rapidly heated, and a small sampling flow used to collect the desorbed agent and transfer it to the analyzer.
In use, the analyzer 28 is monitored, to check for presence of materials of interest on the subject or person 40 within the examination zone 10. If no such substance is detected within a predetermined or set time, then the examination is ended, the blower 20 is turned off and the person 40 is told that they can pass out of the device or unit. A new subject or person 40 is then processed through the device of the invention.
Where the variant of FIG. 2 is used, then this operates in the same manner as the version of FIG. 1. The indication provided at 32 can either be mounted so as to be visible just to an operator and/or visible to the person undergoing the test. In either case, if a clear indication is given, then as above, the person 40 is told to exit the device. If a warning is given, then appropriate action is taken. For example, in the case of chemical contamination, the person would immediately be subject to appropriate decontamination procedures. On the other hand, if the detection was of, for example, drugs or explosives at a border crossing, then the person 40 would be taken away for further examination and questioning.
For decontamination uses, as mentioned, a supply of decontamination agent 36 can be provided. Where this is present, it would typically by charged with suitable decontamination agent to deal with one particular chemical known to have been spilt. When this chemical is detected, then the supply 36 is activated, to decontaminate the person 40 in the examination zone 10, who the device indicates is contaminated. As noted above, this can either be automatic, where a suitable valve is present, or it can be effected manually. The agent from the supply 36 can be such as to either break down, neutralize or destabilize the toxic chemical or concern.
It is to be appreciated that the use of the analyzer 28 is optional. For applications, where a chemical has been spilt, and it is believed that victims may have been exposed to it, it may be known that simple flushing with heated air will remove the chemical. In such cases, it is sufficient to process each person for a sufficient length of time through the device of the present invention, without necessarily running any check or analysis for the substance of concern. However, in these cases, some form of analyzer is desirable to give a level of confidence that safety has been achieved. Also, the presence of an analyzer enables the progress of decontamination to be assessed and the duration of the treatment to be adjusted, or in extreme cases, taking other measures to decontaminate an individual.
The apparatus can also include some detector or instrument at the inlet (indicated schematically), or an equivalent location in FIG. 2, to ensure that the incoming air is sufficiently clean prior to use. For this purpose, it may be possible to use the analyzer or detector 28, which could be provided with alternative, switchable connections, for sampling either air flowing into the decontamination zone 10, or air leaving the decontamination zone 10.
The invention has been described utilizing ambient air as the gas flowing through the decontamination zone. This is practical for most applications, and provides a high volume of gas, without requiring any external supply. However, it will be appreciated that, for some specialized applications, e.g. examining small packages and the like, it may be desirable to provide a separate source of clean, dry gas.
In the case of chemical warfare agent detection, instruments such as ion mobility spectrometers can be used to detect chemical warfare agents such as VX (o-ethyl-S-(2-isopropylaminoethyl) methyl phosphonthiolate), GA (ethyl N, N-dimethylphosphoramidocyanidate), GB (Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate), GD (Phosphonofluoridic acid, methyl-,1,2,2-trimethylpropyl ester), L (Dichloro-(2-chlorovinyl) arsine), and H (BIS-(2-chloroethyl) sulfide). Other analytical instruments can be used dependent upon the analyte, and the above description is in no way intended as a limitation as to the means or instrumental method of detection.
While the above description particularly describes a walk-through air portal for decontamination of liquid chemical agents and industrial toxic liquid chemicals, it can be appreciated that decontamination can be achieved for particulate and solid material, radioactive/nuclear dust and debris and even explosives and drug particles.
It is, for example known that a significant decomposition breakdown product of cocaine is ecgonidinemethylester (EDME), which is significantly more volatile than cocaine. Thus, the method here described can be used to liberate EDME as an indicator of cocaine concealed on travellers or suspects thought to be concealing cocaine. Travellers could be passed through such an air portal at border crossings to assist customs officers in searching for contraband. Instrumental means such as Gas Chromatography (GC), Ion Mobility Spectrometers (IMS) or GC/IMS are well established techniques able to detect cocaine either as particulate, or vapour, or the EDME vapour itself. The appropriate selection of the instrumental detector depends upon threshold sensitivities achieved, false alarm rates, throughputs, speed of response, costs and ease of use.
It will also be recognized that while the foregoing descriptions relate to a process for decontaminating people, the device and method of the present invention are applicable to the decontamination of equipment, stores, military items and the like, which may be placed either within the portals or within fixed or portable chambers more suitably adapted to this specific purpose.
In a more sophisticated version of the system a laser can monitor the height of the individuals to activate the most appropriate jet orifices 18, to maximize the impact of air jets on the body of the person being decontaminated. This enables a person's size to be taken into account. It may require, for example, valves controlling connections to the jet orifices 18.
If adequate sensitivity is available to the analytical instruments very low levels of contamination can be detected. The miosis levels which are generated by longer term continuous exposure to low levels of chemical concentration can thereby be assessed. Military personnel can be monitored periodically, even daily after military missions, by portable portals which provide a decontamination and miosis check.
While the description of the preferred embodiment has focused on toxic chemicals and chemical warfare agents, it must be recognized that it is not limited to this set of applications but can be more widely used as a security prescreening device or monitor as in airport security. It could be interfaced to walk-through metal detectors to provide a combined anti-terrorist security device for weapons and chemical attack agents, and this is another example of a fixed installation.
A further aspect of the present invention is to configure the device as an inspection chamber constructed to monitor luggage, baggage and cargo, which would be individually placed within it or moved through conveyors, as in conventional x-ray inspection systems. Such inspection systems can be used as screening stations for detection of toxic chemicals, improvised chemical weapons or prohibited chemical substances.
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'Guess it's my turn...
Ever since my 2nd daughter was born 4 months ago, my trips to the trail have been more and more scant. My poor wife has been overwhelmed with the new one, and I try to share the load equally if not take more upon myself. It really killed me at first. Then I stopped checking the forums a half-dozen times a day. All the sudden...I haven't been to the trail in 4 weeks. I had been riding to work, but that's it. It wasn't my daughter's fault...we have had some pretty bad flooding in the midwest lately.
Okay, so I decide to hit the trail Sunday and I was kinda skeptical. I thought I'd be there for 1/2 hr and die. On the contrary...
I was hitting the downhill sections harder than I ever had! I was bombing the little rock gardens and flying through rooted sections like there was no tomorrow...mainly because I didn't know when I would be able to get back out there again. It's funny how much more I LOVE my local trail network when I haven't been there in a while.
Anyway...I'm back in it. I've been out twice this week and hope to get back out 1-2 more times before the week's over.
I'm still loving the Hope Pro II/EX 5.1d's more every ride, and the work from PUSH Industries is still highly recommended!
Happy Trails All!
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FA – I agree as much as I would like to see judah vs Peterson but not for another title shot for not so Super Zab. Talk about a cat with nine lives n Zab comes into mind, Tszyu, Baldomir, Cotto, Clottey, Spinks, Mayweather, Khan, Garcia and he lost em all. Zab is a big disappointment for so eone with his talent, no heart and no brains led to his underachievements.Posted May 21, 2013 4:16 pm
Gonzo of Nazareth
Hidalgo.. I'm just being honest bro. Don't mistake my honesty for vanity. lolPosted May 21, 2013 3:02 pm
"Hell, I bet most on here feel honoured to post on the same article as me. lol
Gonzo of Nazareth
Thanks Ernie. Likewise bro. I suspect you're not the only one who holds that opinion too.. Hell, I bet most on here feel honoured to post on the same article as me. lolPosted May 21, 2013 6:19 am
smelling salt
Hecdog, u r more confused than pacquiao, i tell u.Posted May 21, 2013 3:42 am
I'm with Patrick2 excuse the pun, Garcia first, then Broner.Posted May 21, 2013 3:40 am
Broner would easily beat Matthysse, Garcia and any 140 or 147 pounder today. I don't like the guy, but no one beats him including Floyd Mayweather. Broner is going to beat the life out of that loud mouth that's never beaten anyone, pillow punching Malignaggi. After that easy win, Broner beats anyone except Manny Pacquiao.Posted May 21, 2013 2:43 am
Next stops for Matthysse. First Garcia, and if he pasts that test, love to see him in with Broner.Posted May 20, 2013 10:06 pm
It's Me, Ernie
It's an honor to post after the great Gonzo.
Boner is a flash in the pan, will be blasted out as soon as he steps up, hell even Paulie has a chance to school the fool. Matthysse will destroy him and he knows it, will never get in the ring with him…Posted May 20, 2013 9:09 pm
One thing that really bothers me is seeing Judah getting title shots after title shots and always failing for years and years now ,whyyyyyyyyy..??!!!him and Miranda I think will get big fights for losing I am sure even if they keep fighting when they reach their 50th!!!!
Why can't Broner make smart strategic moves? Why can't he jump over Matthysse in a race to get to Floyd? When he KO's Paulie he has a World Title at 147 and is a viable opponent for Floyd to unify his World Title.. He's certainly a more attractive opponent than Alexander who doesn't have anymore pull than Guerrero.. And from the perspective of fighting Canelo at 154, Broner is a more attractive opponent in the aspect of not being as dangerous.. Broner vs Matthysse is going to be made. LM is going to be around for 5 or 6 years.. Broner is going to be around for more than twice as long.. No way is he going to be able to avoid a fight with Lucas.Posted May 20, 2013 8:32 pm
PEACE to the GREAT TE TUMBO -peacePosted May 20, 2013 7:23 pm
te tumbo
FA, i never consider the insults other posters directed my way. no matter how distasteful. after all, anonymity should count for something on these threads and for me it is not being concerned what total strangers or obvious buffoons think about me personally. try it, you'll like it . . . Peace to the Aficionado and the great Iron Mike.Posted May 20, 2013 7:21 pm
Mma fighter
Zab Judah sucks he should not even be thought ofPosted May 20, 2013 7:16 pm
Fight Aficionado
Agreed Iron Mike. Of course Supreme Clown and Night Anal Stallker are too busy slurping on Broner's knob to acknowledge this fact.Posted May 20, 2013 7:09 pm
F/A facts are facts, Broner jumped the most dangerous weight class to face the weakest link at 147 with a title, It seems to me the fighter in America are becoming very comfortable with this, This has zero to do with race or the color of ones skin , and the size of there heart or lack there of, peacePosted May 20, 2013 6:58 pm
Fight Aficionado
"There is a reason Broner jumped 140 and that reason is Matthysse, Lucas will destroy Broner in very brutal fashion…" – Watch out Iron Mike. When you make valid arguments like that the deranged Supreme Clown and his 2nd or 3rd troll account Night Stalker will accuse you of racism. We all must run and hide now.Posted May 20, 2013 6:03 pm
Fight Aficionado
Looks like the Supreme Court crawled out from his dungeon. Funny you resort to race baiting when you can't come up with any legit argument as to why Broner ducked Matthysse and a deep 140 lb division in favor of cherry picking the lightest hitter at 147. You're a troll.Posted May 20, 2013 6:01 pm
Broner is 23…. Even if he fights Floyd and whoever at 147 he has to fight Matthysse at some time. Matthysse is going to be around for a few years yet. It WILL happen. Garcia, Matthysse, Broner, Rios, Alvarado, they may not get their hands on Floyd — but they will fight each other at some point. First up is Garcia vs Matthysse. Sweet.Posted May 20, 2013 5:57 pm
There is a reason Broner jumped 140 and that reason is Matthysse, Lucas will destroy Broner in very brutal fashion, I say Floyd will go after Khan -garcia, Alexander, maybe Bradley then save Broner for his final fight in his showtime contract- Lucas will be left out in the cold, Neither Broner or Floyd will fight him I say Floyd would beat Lucas easily, -peacePosted May 20, 2013 5:24 pm
B Red
Lucas cant whip MarquezPosted May 20, 2013 4:49 pm
B Red
Night Stalker and Supreme Court have the beatPosted May 20, 2013 4:33 pm
Supreme Court
Tark: may be you're right… after allPosted May 20, 2013 3:24 pm
Broner will run away from this Kid.Posted May 20, 2013 3:08 pm
A. truth
Matthyse broner could be a good competitive fight. Broner has the skill and speed to beat mattyse.
Matthyse didn't look great against Peterson despite the KO. he looked sloppy at times. i am not sure if that's because he determined Peterson can't hurt him, as i've seen him be sharper.
Broner is an elite level fighter that can beat Matthyse. That said, i like Matthyse a lot and consider him to be undefeated, and think he definitely can beat Broner. if he brings his A game and isn't sloppy, he can definitely win.
i would give Broner a slight edge.
Danny Garcia I don't really see as someone beating matthyse. he's very good but not elite level.
Rios is too macho for his own good here. he takes a lot of shots and if Matthyse lands as much as most do againt him i think he will go down or his corner will stop it. i don't think any junior welterweight stands a chance banging with Matthyse.Posted May 20, 2013 1:21 pm
Don't let AB fool you with his act Supreme Court… How did he get the Paulie fight??? By pretending to be meek and mild—like Clark Kent. "I can't sleep." AB wants Floyd so bad he could taste the claret flowing out of Floyd's nostrils in the Cotto fight.. Adrien is an consumate actor.., "What? Little me fight Floyd? Whoooa! What are you trying to do get me killed? Poor little me fighting the biggest, baddest man on the Planet? So much bigger and stronger than poor little 130-pound me???" … Of course he's chomping at the bit to fight Floyd—but he doesn't want you to know it. He doesn't want Floyd to know it. He wants to knock the cheese out of Floyd—knock him TFO, and raise the name of Adrien Broner above the Quasars…. Now whether he can do that is another story … but he's maneuvering to get the fight.Posted May 20, 2013 1:20 pm
Everybody sounds like a bunch of screaming, crying teenage girls at a Justin Bieber concert. Boxing is getting so muddled with all this division hopping by the fighters. All y'll–go back and watch a replay of Matthysse's "stoppage" of Lamont Peterson. Then come back here and tell me which punch or punches that it was that put Peterson down and stopped the fight. You won't see them because they didn't happen. Ref Smoger didn't see them either. Neither did Matthysse or Peterson. Matthysse needs to stay put in the jr. welterweight division and fight Danny Garcia next. He needs a definitive win over Garcia. If he clobbers Danny, then he needs to take on Marquez–if Marquez is interested in fighting him. If he beats Marquez, which would be one helluva task, then he should set his sights on jumping up to the welterweight division. But really folks, either watch a replay of the Matthysse/Peterson fight some time this week or next weekend and pay particular attention to the slo-mo replays of the second "knockdown" in the fight. This is the one that didn't really happen that caused the fight to be stopped. No doubt Peterson probably wouldn't have made it two more rounds, but that was a premature stoppage if I ever saw one. Check it out boys. See for yourselves, then report back to me. :)Posted May 20, 2013 1:19 pm
Supreme Court
Broner has been asked repeatedly if he will fight Floyd, and his answer has been consistent and unequivocal: the last one, he raised both middle fingers to the journalist who asked the question…
So why keep repeating here on esb that Broner will challenge Floyd after Malinagi?
This is funny, how everyone is ready to jump on the Lucas band wagon. Just like everyone believes Rios was going to run through Abril, Robert was going to beat the breaks and knock Floyd out. For the guy talking about Lucas didn't do anything illegal is a pure fan boy. There is know reason to hit any fighter on the back of the head, more than twice at one time. But that didn't cause Peterson to lose the fight. He's a fighter and should know how to handle different situations. Plain, and simple Peterson lost the fight. I believe Lucas would be a good test for Broner. Broner is not Peterson.Posted May 20, 2013 12:00 pm
Good Grief… Lamont Peterson is a terrible boxer. He's barely gotten better since he was completely dominated by Tim Bradley. He's still a walk-in brawler like Rios—but lacks Rios's concrete chin. Any big puncher with skills is going to take the synthetic testosterone gargling Peterson apart—including Danny Garcia. Garcia is a better counterpuncher than anyone in the division. Victor Ortiz fought a draw with Peterson and VO is one of the worst boxers ever to reach championship status—as is Andre Berto… Adrien Broner, on the other hand is highly skilled. AB should take Malignaggi apart and challenge Floyd. Khan is a wasting commodity. Khan still gets his noggin clubbed in every fight. His defensive and clinching skills remain sluggish under Hunter.
There are GREAT fighters at 140 and 147: Matthysse, Garcia, Broner, and Mayweather. There are six (6) ATG match-ups that COULD be made between these 4 great fighters. It looks like Matthysse-Garcia will be made. Thank the stars we may get (1) one great fight!!! Who gives a damn about a Peterson-Judah fight? Or a Khan-Peterson rematch? I could care less. I only watch 2nd rate fights because they're shoved down my throat. Fights like Mayweather-Alvarez don't get made.
Why keep talking about the loser's bracket??? We keep matching losers with losers and winners with losers. We rarely match winners with winners—which sucks to the quasars. I love the Pacquiao-Rios fight. I loved the Bradley-Provodnikov fight—but those 2 fights are pabulum compared to the much greater titanic clashes that are so damned obvious … but never get made.Posted May 20, 2013 11:54 am
te tumbo
Btw, describing a scenario that would enable the likes of Judah to once again "squeeze back into contention" as an eagerly-anticipated development implies complete cluelessness about what's important to the Sport of Boxing, which does not include propping Judah up once again for another undeserved title-shot. Matthysse has already defeated Judah and Peterson who are now B- and C-level fighters who are NO longer eligible for the PPV paydays. besides, hasn't Judah been granted enough of those opportunities? and hasn't he lost each and every one? time to cast Judah aside for good and focus on the current era of contenders not retreads who've proven beyond a doubt that they can not endure the heat of elite competition for 12 entire rounds.Posted May 20, 2013 11:24 am
Public E
Where are all the Mexicans calling out Matthysee?????????????????? Where are all these Great Warriors Tumbo and his band of Killer Chihuahuas always keeps talking about??? Any at 130?? 140??? 147??? LOL.. even 140lb Matthyssee just called out 154lb Primma Donna Canelo??? ROFLMAO… Why have MExicans become such protected do nothings???Posted May 20, 2013 11:20 am
te tumbo
"I predicted a Matthysse victory via split decision" was Waaay Off. anybody following the sport should've known that Peterson could not last the distance v. Matthysse. also, "Vito's"(?!?) subsequent over-analysis of what Peterson wasn't able to do is utterly irrelevant. this matchup was ALways about what Matthysse would be able to do and whether Peterson would be able to stop him withOUT the juice coursing through his system. a KO or TKO win was the predictable outcome. i'd be embarrassed to claim credit for accurately predicting such a foregone conclusion and wouldn't bother trying to characterize one as erroneous as a "split UD" as "almost close". not even close is more like it. this article is a classic example of "Vito's"(?!?) consistent bias in favor of American fighters. in fact, just look at all the keystrokes wasted speculating about Broner and Peterson's future(?) as if Matthysse's success relies on what they decide to do(?). "Vito" is obviously still reluctant to concede 140lb dominance to Matthysse, which is as self-evident as Peterson's elimination from the ranks of serious contenders for a welter title.Posted May 20, 2013 11:12 am
True dat! Anonymous.Posted May 20, 2013 11:11 am
( Broner, Alexander, Bradley, Marquez & Pac), not a bad bunch if Floyd wanted a good send off to retirement and greatness, I suppose swop Marquez for Canelo andbitbmakes it a magnificent 5.Posted May 20, 2013 11:08 am
the 140 division is loaded…plenty of competition, watch all the scared fighters jump the division…..Posted May 20, 2013 11:07 am
It's @140lbs & 147lbs, that's where it @ Garcia, Matthyse, Alvarado, Rios, Peterson, Khan, Judah, ( Broner, Alexander, Bradley, Marquez & Pac), nice bunch. see : Garcia vs Matthysse, Peterson vs Judah, Alexander vs Khan, Bradley vs Marquez, Marquez vs BronerPosted May 20, 2013 11:01 am
I've always SAID to read Vivek's articles but take MY prediction. I took Matthysse by stoppage and I was CORRECT.Posted May 20, 2013 10:58 am
I am a fan of his writing style, as well, but I wish he would make more solid predictions. If one guy is going to win, say it with confidence. Say it with your chest, bruh. Broner will beat Matthyse.Posted May 20, 2013 10:30 am
The best boxing journalist hands down is this man Vivek. I enjoy the way he dissects and becomes objective. I cant wait to see what the future has vor both Broner and Mathyse. A good boxer woud beat Mathysee, he overloads and swings too much.Posted May 20, 2013 9:51 am
Adrian…Don't think your far away with that bud….Posted May 20, 2013 9:49 am
Gonzo of Nazareth
Edit> He had home advantage and the long list of advantageous factors that accompany itPosted May 20, 2013 9:43 am
Gonzo of Nazareth
Lot of damage control going on here among certain sections. Many picked PEDerson to to win this fight but are now reaching for excuses to try and taint and undermine Matthysse's victory, ranging from Matthysse' "dirty tactics" to PEDerson abandoning his boxing and deciding to trade. Firstly, and one can not stress this enough, the deck could not have been stacked more heavily in PEDerson's favour if he'd been in charge of arranging everything himself. He had home advantage and the lost list of advantageous factors that accompany it, which often combine to mean the difference between winning and losing. A fellow American ref in tow who gave him 18 seconds of recovery time after each knock down and didn't issue one warning about his excessive octopus like holding. And chances are he was very likely jacked out of his sense on an industrial does of testosterone too.
Secondly, Lucas did not fight dirty at all. All he did was to keep on punching with his free hand whenever PEDerson used illegal spoiling tactics. PEDerson locked up Lucas' arm very tightly with one of his own and then proceded to try and cheap shots as Lucas was trying to free himself (an illegal tactic both Ward and Hopkins use to excess, something they're only allowed to get away with due to (with the exception of the grand total of 2 fights) always having American refs presiding over their fights. Matthysse was wise to this though and had obviously been expecting it so he knew that the only course of action he could take was to keep punching with his free hand. The only reason some of the shots caught PEDerson on the back of his head was because he kept turning his head to the side, again something Ward, Hopkins, and Dirrell do when they're draped all over their opponents like a lonely octopus and tying their opponents up with all that illegal excessive holding that is so integral to their style of 'fighting'.
and lastly, PEDerson barely landed any punches in the first round when he was using his feet, so I don't know why people are trying to make out it was some type of schooling he was dishing out. lol. Just because he was backpedaling around the ring and looking "slick" flicking out shots that were mostly hitting fresh air and gloves sees to have given people a false sense of what actually went down, or rather what they wanted to go down. Regardless of what tactics PEDerson employed he was getting his ass knocked the F out sooner rather than later. Matthsse hits way too hard for him with both hands and he knows how to create the openings to land his shots.Posted May 20, 2013 9:40 am
Vivek> "broner is no Peterson "? Yeah you are right about that ,Peterson faced a much tougher competition than broner probably ever will and you are right Peterson is no broner is stronger ,beating demarco and getting a sd against ponce de Leon I don't see how you can say broner is better than mathyse or say is no Peterson ? I think he losses to khan if they ever fight let alone mathyse …I have a feeling he will have trouble against malinagi too who can't brake an egg…Posted May 20, 2013 9:07 am
Public E
Mexicans are afraid of Arentinian Matthysee.. Not a single Mexican at 130, 140, 147 calling out Matthysee… atleast Young Danny Garcia has the balls to take him on…. chichen Chihuahuas..Posted May 20, 2013 8:50 am
Garcia vs Matthysse should be a real barn-burner if Garcia takes the fight. While these string of KO's is good for Matthysse, he could not get rid of Judah or Alexander. I think if Matthysse overlooks Garcia, he will end up staring up at the lights. Garcia can crack with both hands as well and he sets up his opponents. Matthysse does it the old fashioned way… However, if both throw their hooks, I think Garcia's will get their first… and if it lands perfectly, I think he can change the tide of the fight. His hook is shorter and more compact, so it should be interesting.Posted May 20, 2013 8:28 am
Brazilian Boxing Fan
Matthysse was robbed against Alexander and Judah.Posted May 20, 2013 7:16 am
First time I saw him he kicked Devon Alexander's ass hole and Alexander got the decision. You knew by that fight that Alexander was the one the promoters were trying to pump up. I mean if you saw the fight it was so lopsided in favor of Matesse but Alexander moaned and screached his punches like a female tennis player and somehow (In St. Loius- BIG SURPRISE) got the win. On what criteria I'll never know. Perhaps they scored the fight on Devon's endurance getting rocked repeatedly with power punches dead on amd still standing.
Anyway I knew Matesse was a special fighter then.Posted May 20, 2013 7:04 am
Brazilian Boxing Fan
I would love to see a fight between Danny Garcia and Lucas Matthysse on September 7th, 2013.Posted May 20, 2013 6:58 am
Gonzo of Nazareth
Edit> where EVERYTHING is stacked heavily against himPosted May 20, 2013 5:46 am
Gonzo of Nazareth
All those American fighters are going to be gunning for Lucas now. He's already at massive disadvantage when fighting over in the US as it is where EVERYTHING is stacked against heavily against him. However, the odds of him continuing to defy the odds diminish each time he fights. Look at the amount of American fighters he's already laid waste too (or should of got the decision against), make no mistake about it many of them and the US promoters will be conspiring with each other to plot his eventually downfall, giving each other tips to defeat him and trying to undermine and sabotage him and stopping the gaucho with no name from riding back to the Pampas with all those American scalps in his pouch. The only reason it hasn't worked yet is because he has the great equalizer in both hands: Bone crunching one punch KO power. He's a lion in a forest of hyenas. An Orca in a sea of Mako sharks.Posted May 20, 2013 5:45 am
Great win for Matthysse. Now I'd like to see him vs Garcia, Alvarado, Rios and Broner. An exciting bunch @ 140lbs, looks bad that "The Problem" jumped the best division in boxing to fight featherfisted Paulie, cherrypicking at it's best.Posted May 20, 2013 4:51 am
Rios would get crucified against Lucas and anyone knew that Lamont stood no chance against Lucas or if the fight was going the distance ! Love to see Broner thrown in with Matthysse ….Posted May 20, 2013 3:40 am
IRON MAN 3 wasn't very good.
Broner is looking to beat Malignaggi and use the win as a stepping stone to a fight with mayweather and the 3 million dollar loss that he would earn.Posted May 20, 2013 3:35 am
Rios vs Matty would be a fan friendly affair, and Alverado.Posted May 20, 2013 2:57 am
Broner's a division jumping bit*h, he wont fight the top 140 guys and just keeps on foolin the gen pop.Posted May 20, 2013 2:56 am
It's Simply perplexing, to me, how most people are just over-looking Danny Garcia & even Rios & Alvarado as worthy opponents for Lucas; I don't think is a sealed conclusion that he'd beat those guys at all; amazing how many fans get all worked-up about a dominating performance.Posted May 20, 2013 2:31 am
Fight Aficionado
Matthysse would KO Broner but we all know why Broner passed right by the tough 140 division to take on Paulie at 147: Ducking cherry picker. It's so obvious even the fools at this site who are already sucking his balls know this. They just won't admit it.Posted May 20, 2013 2:27 am


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Re: [fw-wiz] Proxies, opensource and the general market: what's wrong with us?
- From: ArkanoiD <ark@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:49:51 +0400
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 02:24:04PM -0700, Tracy Reed wrote:
On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 09:27:34PM +0400, ArkanoiD spake thusly:
Now both are either extinct or forced to an ulgy low end (for
it usually means having no security-centric framework,
What does this mean?
no common API,
How would a firewall API work and what would it do? What does "common"
mean in this context? Same API across multiple different firewall
A "framework" means it is not just a bunch of inconsistent code.
API.. well, Gauntlet had a kind of API. Zorp does have, OpenFWTK does.
A linux box with squid+squidguard+IMspector+nntpcache+greensql+dante+whatever is something else,
despite the fact it can do "more".
no real code review
Depends on what you mean by "real". I know tons of people look at the
Linux firewall code.
You mean packet filter code? :-)
-- just a bunch of "functionally fit" free things installed on a linux
box with some simple web interface).
I don't know what "functionally fit" means either.
See above.
As for web interfaces, most of the Linux firewalls I've used (especially
Shorewall, my favorite) have no web interface. I really don't want
someone managing my firewall who requires a web interface. I also like
to version control my firewall configs and back them up within my normal
backup infrastructure which most web interfaces cannot handle.
Shorewall is just packet filter configuration frontend.
-- It is all about features and support, no free solution fits.
I can understand a company wanting support for their firewall. Support
costs someone's time and that quite fairly costs money.
As for features, what features are the real sticking points here? Are we
just comparing bullet lists or do you really *need* certain features
which are lacking?
We do. Say, dealing with webmail *exactly* the same way as "classic" email protocols is a must these
Protocol support is not that good, no common management interface and
What protocols are we talking about here and what are we wanting to do
with them?
What is an example of a commercial product that has a common management
interface? What other product is it in common with?
"Common" means you may build a feature rich system using components you need.
It is vendor-centric, usually, but Juniper, McAfee and even Cisco are good examples.
not really ready for enterprise which is not full of geeks at all,
I would think you would want to hire a geek to operate your firewall and
other security infrastructure if security was important to you.
management overhead and TCO are going to jump up beyond any reasonable
OpenDLP is just a sad joke, running a bunch of regexps against your
data is not the thing to be called DLP.
How do the commercial products do it?
Lots of pretty complicated ways, including endpoint data discovery, digital fingerprinting, data normalization, on-the-fly ocr and stuff.
As I am still running the OpenFWTK project, I have to admit I get
little to *NO* support form Opensource community.
I very rarely hear about openfwtk and I'm in the business. I know of
very few companies who have deployed or want to run proxies. Most just
stick with stateful packet filtering and maybe a squid/varnish proxy for
http and call it a day. In order to have community support you have to
have a community. There are 30 people in #shorewall on freenode.net and
for nearly 10 years now there has always been someone to help out
whenever I had an issue. The mailing list is quite active also. Tom
Eastep does a fantastic job of running the project working with the
community. openfwtk-devel at
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=192764 has 7 subscribers and 10
emails in the archive over years. And no IRC channel. It is barely
visible at all on the net. You don't get community support if you have
no community.
Exactly how am i expected to get the community?
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PETALING JAYA: Tomnod, the online map site used by millions of netizens to search for the missing MH370, has been expanded to the Straits of Malacca and the Indian Ocean.
According to its Twitter handle, Tomnod uploaded new high-resolution satellite images of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well as parts of the Indian Ocean on Saturday.
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I've had this little guy for a few months now and it works well for keeping drinks cold. I see a lot of reviews that say it doesn't work well or for very long. I have some experience with the Peliter Junction technology this frig uses. You have to be sure to leave enough space around the frig so that it can cool the heat sinks that are in the back. Keep it a least 4 inches from any walls. If the junctions overheat, you will cause them to fail prematurly. I'll bet this is what happened to most of the people who revgiewed this frig poorly. This is a new technology and people have to understand (and read the manual) that it requires a different environment. Give it plenty of cooling space and it will work as designed.
it's a great little fridge for a dorm or den. you can actually keep your pop too cold. read the manual and you'll find you can keep dairy and produce in there,(room temp. must be below 80). wattage use is lower than expected too. much lighter and better product than what my kids dragged to college.
I've been running it for the last few weeks. So far so good. I read reviews on this product before I made my purchase. I heard that it didn't get that cold. Well, it gets cold enough. It doesn't make too much noise. Pretty quiet.
I read all the reviews on this product and I would get this product again. No problems at all. Looks great also.
This is an exceptional product for the price. Its quiet, attractive, and keeps everything very cold. I even put milk and ice cream in it! Of course, I ate the ice cream the same day but it kept it fresh and cold. Ive kept salads, and deli meats stored as well!! My only advice, dont put anything in it until youve had it plugged in for at least 24 hrs , and there will be a " plastic smell" for the first few days. It will go away =)
I was disappointed with this product at first. I could not get my items to become cold - instead they were merely slightly colder than my room. However, after acquiring a small table and elevating the unit, it became very chilly in there - colder than my fridge at home, in fact! My unit has a dent in the side that was there when I opened the package, so they are not super durable, but if you give it a bit of breathing room in the back and on the bottom your items will be quite cold!
Just bought this fridge last week and it's working well so far. It doesn't get as cool as I expected, however I use it to store soda/water only so it fits my needs perfectly. I would not recommend this product to those wishing to store frozen products as this unit does not get that cold. However if you are like me and need it for drinks only, then this is a great product. It is also extremely quite which is a huge plus for the office place.
This product is both attractive in appearance and value. Awesome for the office, great for the Nursing units for medication. Be sure to leave air circulation
room around the unit when installing, if you block off the air it will modify the unit's temperature,
Wonderful all around product for small products.
The quality of this product seems to be very inconsistent. I purchased seven of these units between April and June 2010 to use to store vaccines in our dispensaries. They all worked fine and then one by one they started getting too warm for our use. All of the units were outside of the 90 day return period when they failed. I thought I could trust the Black & Decker name. I have contacted WalMart to see if anything can be done about them.
I bought this refrigerator in October of 2010 with expectations that it will perform the same as a compressor based model. After first purchasing this product, I quickly realized that this product had positives and negatives about the NuCool technology. In high humidity environments, the lack of the freezer compartment is nice due to the fact that the frost does not build up heavily around the evaporator. This unit is small, and a neat low energy LED light inside to guide your way into this 1.7 cu ft. fridge in the dark of the night. However, the negatives far outweigh the products positives. In February 2011 (4 months after purchase) the product now creates about a 10 degree difference in air temperature. I have taken the back plate off and found that the top cooling unit works fine. The bottom cooling unit does nothing to cool the refrigerator. Also, if it works, the unit takes a long time to cool down so if you plan on buying one, don't open the door more than 3 times in one hour or your food may become spoiled early. This 27 lb. paperweight was tolerable at first, but now I will know to avoid purchasing the NuCool technology. What a piece of garbage. Four months of saving electricity for a box that can now be used as a conversational piece.
This fridge looks great, holds plenty, and keeps things nice and cold. This unit is very light in weight so I guess if you dropped it on a hard surface it might dent but I have no plans on dropping it to find out. Was surprised that it never shuts off so I called and asked the question and because it doesn't have a compressor like our big fridge it stays on all the time but it is economical and won't use up much electricity they say, you worry when it's not running as then you have a problem. Another thing is it's very quiet, I'm very please with it plus it was here in 2 days time. The only reason I didn't give it a overall 5 star is the price, I would have liked to see it lower but it was better than the others and the other thing is that it never shuts off but if that's the way they make it you can't change that. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one of these.
I loved this fridge at first. I have it under my desk at work. I have had it for 2 years, now going on my 3rd summer. Until about a month ago, it kept everything very cold, and the temp maintained around 40 degrees. Lately it hasn't been any lower than 60 degrees so I don't know if something is not working right or what. I like the fact that it doesn't have a freezer to defrost like others, and the light inside is very nice since it is in a dark spot under my desk. Be sure to keep it about a foot away from the wall or it will overheat and stop cooling. I've had this happen twice, I think it just inches its way back on the tile toward the wall every time I close the door. Nice size, and was great for a couple years. I won't be storing dairy or meat in it any longer than just until lunch time anymore though...
I bought this for my new office and am really enjoying it. I've got my creamer as well as bottled water staying quite cold. I do like the light...I've got it in a dark corner so it does help! Price was right and I'm really happy with it.
This fridge is fine however it is the same product as the Haier listed on the walmart site with a black and decker label stuck on it. This unit is probably made by the same company that makes the Haier model, in fact the black and decker box was in a Haier box when i picked it up from the walmart ship to store desk. It is fine. Like most other small cube refrigerators.
If you need a fridge for 4-5 months and just feel like getting rid of some hard-earned cash, then this is for you. If you are like the rest of the world and expect a $70 compact fridge to last 3-4 years then look at another product. Worked great while it worked and then suddenly died for no reason.
Bought the fridge from walmart 37' advertised. Well yeah, if you run it empty for 6 to 10 hours. It will reach that temp. After 3 months of use it failed to reach that temp anymore. Norm temp is 55'. Not happy. Called company they are replacing it for 14.99 shipping charges. It has two cooling units and I think one of the two failed on my unit. It uses about 115 Watts while running (24-7). It is quiet, and cool to the touch. It recommends 4 inches from wall for ventilation. Even new, it took a day for the stuff to cool off to a low, nice temp. But now. Eh. It is using a new technology to cool the stuff. If I had to do it over I would go with the old style with the mini freezer on the top. You can fit 6 two litters, and about 6 slimfast size cans in it. Not to shabby on space. But the cold factor can be A LOT BETTER.. Owned for 3 1/2 months & at 55.4's Not too cool.
Bought this fridge for my dorm room. At first it kept things cold as expected, however, around March all of my food spoiled and I couldn't keep milk in it for more than 2 days without going bad. By then end of the school year the only thing I could keep in it was bottled water. I would recommend it for short time and minimal use only.
This little fridge is great-there is no ice compartment so the inside is as big as the size of the unit. It holds a lot for such a small fridge and is so quiet, I love it!!
I love this fridge..however it took forever to get cold and then it will warm up....thinking about returning it.
I bought this fridge for my bedroom and it works great. It keeps my water nice and cold. The price is fantastic. If you need a fridge for your office, room, or dorm, then this is it. There is no freezer in it which is nice. You don't have to worry about thawing it out.


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"Rogue Saucer"(#39) was a pretty good romp that, if I recall is set in TNG's 8th season, just prior to Star Trek Generations. "Foreign Foes"(#31) was also another good book from the 30's, and it deals with Klingon's. #44 "The Death Of Princes" was also a good read.
But you might also want to check out some of the TNG Starfleet Academy series, specifically #4 "Capture The Flag", #8 "Starfall" (this book describes what happened to Picard that caused him to try twice for his entrance exam), #11 Crossfire & #13 "The Haunted Starship".
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