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Mom had some people come over today to install her surround sound, so I thought I'd help 'em out if they needed it. I supervised all their work, and then I played with their bags and moved them out of the way for them, and then I did some somersaults and brought my big straw toy over and set it down by them, in case they needed a break and wanted to play with it. They said I was a silly cat but I guess I helped 'em out 'cause they laughed at me and gave me a good petting before they left.
I was friendlier than Sampson was!
Mommy's petsitting her dad's two birds while he's away. Ohboydotheylooktasty. She brought them home with her last night, ohboydotheylooktasty, but she says she forgot what a "demon spawn" I am (whatever that is!) and now she regrets it. I saw their cage on the counter and I jumped right up and started scaling the bars (ohboydotheylooktasty) while Mommy was getting the rest of their stuff out of the car and when she came back in she got reeeeaalll upset. She told me I can't eat the birds and birds are not for eating. Psh, what does she know? So I ignored her and kept climbing the cage until she put the birds in another room and shut the door so I couldn't get in. So now I can't eat the birds 'cause I can't figure out how to open the door. All I want is a little taste, anyway. Then I PROMISE I'll leave them alone.
Mommy says she bought me a fish. She went to the store and got a five-gallon fish tank and she put a pretty fish in there. Mommy says she bought it for me because I always like to play with the fish in her big tank, so she gave me this one to watch since I'm too small to reach the big tank (unless she holds me up, which she doesn't do anymore 'cause I'll sit there and be entertained for hours, and she says she has things to do - like anything is more important than me!) So now I have my very own fish, but I can't go fishing like I do in the big tank, 'cause the cover totally covers up the top. Can you believe that?!
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In The Night - Poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In the silent midnight watches,
When the earth was clothed in gloom,
And the grim and awful darkness
Crept unbidden to my room-
On the solemn, deathly stillness
Of the night, there broke a sound,
Like ten million wailing voices
Crying loudly from the ground.
From ten million graves came voices,
East and West, and North and South,
Leagues apart, and yet together
Spake they, e'en as with one mouth:
'Men and women! men and women!'
Cried these voices from the ground,
And the very earth was shaken
With the strange and awful sound-
'Ye who weep in selfish sorrow,
Ye who laugh in selfish mirth,
Hark! and listen for a moment
To the voices from the earth:
Wake and listen! ye who slumber,
Pause and listen! ye who feast,
To the warning of the voices
From the graves in West and East.
'We, the victims of a demon,
We, who one, and each, and all,
Can cry out before high heaven,
'We are slain by alcohol!'-
We would warn you, youths and maidens,
From the path that we have trod-
From the path that leads
And away from peace and God.
'We, the millions who have fallen,
Warn you from the ruddy glow
Of the wine in silver goblets,
lies below.
Wine and gin, and rum and brandy,
Whiskey, cider, ale, and beer,
These have slain us and destroyed us-
These the foes that brought us here.
''You are safe,' you say. Ah heaven!
said, and drank, and died.
'We are safe!' we proudly boasted,
Yet we sank down in the tide.
There is never any safety
From the snares of alcohol
For the youth who looks on liquor,
Tastes or touches it at all.
'We beseech you, men and women,
Fathers, mothers, sons, and wives,
To arise, and slay the demon
That is threatening dear ones' lives!
Do not preach of
To your children; for, alas!
There is not a foe more subtle
Than the fateful 'social glass.'
'Thoughtless mother, wife, or sister,
Dash that poison cup away!
He, the husband, son, or brother
Who so gaily sips to-day,
May to-morrow stagger homeward,
Jeered and scorned by sober men.
Would you smile upon him proudly-
Would you say, 'I did it,' then?
'Ah! a vast and mighty number
Of the drunkards in all lands
Take the first step to destruction
Led by white and fragile hands.
Every smile you give the wine-cup,
Every glance, O lady fair!
Like a spade, digs down and hollows out
A drunkard's grave somewhere.
'Men in office, men in power,
Will you let this demon wild
Stalk unfettered through the nation,
Slaying woman, man, and child?
Oh! arouse, ye listless mortals,
There is work for every one!
We have warned you of your danger-
We have spoken, we have done.'
Round about me fell the silence
Of the solemn night once more,
And I heard the quiet ticking
Of the clock outside my door.
It was not a dreamer's fancy,
Not a romance of my brain,
But the warning of the victims
That old Alcohol had slain.
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Absolutely incredible really well written you capture midnight and its gloom extremely well. Also you touch on some important subjects and really challenge them to what they really are. Great read will most likely read again, thank you. (Report) Reply
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- At its annual academic awards banquet on Monday (March 26), the University of Michigan athletic department recognized 371 student-athletes with the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement awards for the 2011 winter, spring and fall semesters. The award is given to individuals with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, or two consecutive terms of at least a 3.0 GPA.
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Shipping Manifesto/Character Analysis- Jimmy Neutron and Cindy Vortex
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We'll start by analyzing each character individually and then their relationship as a whole, particularly contrasting it with Jimmy/Betty. (For the sake of argument, all non-canon pairings will be ignored). On that note, the Jimmy/Timmy Power Hours are /not /canon and will also be ignored.
Another note- an in-depth analysis of every single episode is beyond the scope of this piece and frankly, would be enough to drive a person mad. I assume you've seen the show. You're more than capable of filling in any blanks.
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|Dec 21, 1993
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|Ralph P. McCroskey, Helmut E. C. Freitag, Mary C. Smith, Kenneth J. Dean, Stephanie Secrest, Lee Bouse
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This is a continuation of copending Ser. No. 07/661,788, filed on Feb. 27, 1991, now abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to assays for determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample and, more specifically, to improvements in the architecture of test strip devices used in such assays. The invention relates especially to such devices for use in the determination of analytes in blood.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Teststrips are not new. Their use in determining the presence or concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, in a sample, such as blood or urine, is well accepted. Generally, teststrips operate on the principle that the analyte causes a detectable change which can be used to determine the presence or concentration of the analyte.
Some such teststrips indicate the presence or amount of an analyte by a degree of color change in a reagent. Some color change teststrips are intended to be read visually while others are intended to be interrogated by an electronic meter, such as a reflectance photometer which looks for shifts in color intensity or reflectance at a specific wavelength.
In other teststrips the presence or amount of an analyte is indicated by a change in the electrical condition of a reagent. Such teststrips are commonly known as biosensors.
Such meters are well known and normally contain a means for converting the reflectance reading to an analyte concentration value. Such a means may be, for example, a comparator means for comparing the signal generated by the reflectance photometer with a table to determine the analyte concentration related to a specific signal. It may also be software which makes use of an algorithm to convert such a signal to such a value. Such meters also normally include a display device for displaying the value.
When used to assay for an analyte in blood, many well known teststrips require that the indicator portion of the strip be dosed with blood and then washed, blotted or wiped free of excess blood after a specific reaction time. The blotting or wiping requirement is sometimes required to expose the reagent site for either visual or meter interrogation. Wiping is also normally required to avoid fouling a meter with excess blood whenever a teststrip is to be inserted into a meter for optical interrogation.
Although great commercial success has been achieved based on teststrips which must be wiped or blotted, there is room for improvement to achieve both more accurate assays and greater customer acceptance. The blotting or wiping step is believed to be a source of error in teststrip assays because some users wipe too lightly, leaving a layer of blood covering the reaction site. This layer of blood can mask or confuse the color change in the analyte, resulting in incorrect readings. Likewise, other users wipe the teststrip with too great a pressure, removing not only excess blood but also some of the reagent material, also resulting in an incorrect determination. The timing of the wiping step is also sometimes important. Incorrect readings can result if the wiping is accomplished too soon or too late.
The wiping step is also seen as an inconvenience by teststrip users who are required to provide the wiping material, such as cotton, and also to dispose of used wiping materials.
Much effort has been invested in forming a teststrip which does not have to be wiped and which will hold a useful amount of specimen at an operative site. One prior art design involves a teststrip having located, near its reagent site, a wick which directs excess specimen into a sink, thus avoiding the need to wipe away the excess. However, most such wicks draw away too much specimen, leaving too little at the reaction site. Many other efforts have been made to hold an operative amount of specimen at the reaction site while at the same time removing excess specimen without wiping. One example of such prior art designs uses soluble barrier layers to temporarily separate the reaction site from the wick; however, such designs present large manufacturing and materials selection problems.
A commercially available meter / teststrip system which attempts to solve the wiping problem requires that the teststrip be positioned in the meter and carefully aligned before a drop of blood is touched to a blood-receiving site on the strip. Some of the disadvantages of the wiping step have been avoided by this system; however, dosing of the teststrip in the meter by diabetics, who are sometimes unsteady and possessed of poor eyesight, is seen as a new disadvantage. Such persons also sometimes have trouble accurately placing a blood drop from a finger prick onto the small target area of the teststrip without getting blood on the surrounding meter parts. This excess blood can foul the mechanical and optical workings of the meter or lead to contamination in a clinical setting.
There exists a need for a teststrip which both hold a controlled amount of specimen at an operative site and avoids the requirement for wiping away excess sample and which also minimizes the possibility of fouling the meter with excess or badly applied sample.
It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the need for wiping away of excess blood.
It is another object of the present invention to facilitate the dosing of test strips to be read by reflectance meters.
It is another object of the present invention to insert a dosed teststrip into a meter without fouling the meter with excess sample fluid to the extent that the operation of the meter is compromised.
These and other objects are accomplished by an assay device which includes a holding means for holding a controlled volume of specimen at an operative site during the performance of the assay and a sink means for removing excess specimen from the holding means.
The present invention is based on the discovery that the combination described above will maintain a reactive amount of sample in contact with the reagent while removing excess sample and avoid the need for wiping the teststrip.
This inventive combination of a holding means and a sink means is useful in a variety of assays. For example, this combination may be used to avoid the need to wipe a teststrip while holding a controlled volume of blood against a fleece or filter means in the teststrip which separates red blood cells from serum. In such an assay the serum is normally transported by the fleece or filter means to a reagent which indicates the presence or concentration of an analyte in the serum; although, in some assays, the reagent is located in the fleece or in the filter means.
In other assays, the combination holds a controlled amount of specimen directly against a reagent layer which changes color to indicate the presence or concentration of an analyte. Excess specimen is drawn into the sink means so that the need to wipe is eliminated.
The holding means may be any suitable material which will hold a controlled volume of specimen against an operative site. The controlled volume is determined by the size of the holding means, the size of the operative site and the space therebetween. The volume will, in the case of each assay, also be effected by the surface tension of the specimen and the hydrophilic or hydrophobic nature of the holding means and of the operative site.
An assay which incorporates this invention may have many embodiments. The operative site to be dosed may be, for example, a filter or membrane which includes a reagent system which makes a detectable change in response to the presence of an analyte. The operative site may be a layer of material which changes its electrical characteristics in response to the presence of an analyte, such as in a biosensor. The operative site can also be a layer of reagent materials which is held on a support.
A preferred embodiment which is made possible by the present discovery is a novel teststrip architecture. As described below, it is used in determining the presence and concentration of glucose in whole blood. It will be clear to one of ordinary skill in the test strip art that this embodiment could be adapted for use with other reagents and that the invention is capable of a variety of embodiments in which an operative site is dosed.
In the preferred embodiment a controlled volume of whole blood is held directly against a reagent layer which has been coated on a transparent support layer. The glucose in the whole blood reacts with the reagent, changing the reflectance characteristics of the reagent layer. This change in reflectance is noted by a reflectance photometer which interrogates the reagent layer through the transparent support.
The holding means may be made from any useful material. In the preferred embodiment, the holding means is formed from a netting which is woven from a polyester monofilament and treated with a surfactant. The netting is preferred because it has sufficient stiffness to resist being drawn down onto the reagent layer by surface tension forces in the specimen. Contacting of the operative site by the netting frustrates the dosing feature of the invention by reducing the controlled volume. Such touching could also trap bubbles on the reagent surface, resulting in uneven dosing of the reagent layer. The stiffness of the preferred material also provides some protection from accidental disturbance of the reagent layer by a user.
The surfactant treatment of the netting aids in the even spreading of the specimen over the reagent layer by modifying the surface tension characteristics of the holding means.
The proper distance of the holding means from the operative site will vary depending on such factors as the amount of specimen needed and the dimensions of the site. For example, in a teststrip of the inventive design, described above, having a reagent layer of about 10�6 mm in length and width, it is desirable to hold about 13 microliters of whole blood against the site during the assay. A spacing suitable to control the volume of blood to about 13 microliters is achieved by an average distance between the reagent layer and the holding means of about 100 microns. It is understood that the distance between the operative site and the dosing side of the holding means may vary due to manufacturing imprecision, etc. Such variance is not detrimental to the invention as long as the dosing of the specimen is relatively uniform across the reagent layer. Other spacings can be calculated for other sizes of reagent layers and other stoichiometric requirements by simple mathematics.
However, regardless of the desired volume of specimen, the holding means should be maintained sufficiently close to the operative site to result in an even distribution of specimen over the site. Excessive distance of the holding means from the operative site will result in the specimen being drawn to the edges and to spots within the operative site, leaving some areas undosed. This creates uneven dosing.
The sink means is for transporting excess sample away from the receiving surface of the holding means. Excess sample is sample in excess of that held in the space between the holding means and the operative site. Removal of the excess sample from the sample receiving surface provides the "no-wipe" feature of a teststrip which incorporates the present invention. Removal of excess sample into the sink means avoids fouling of the components of a meter into which the teststrip is inserted for interrogation.
Normally, this sink means will include a wicking portion which preferably contacts the holding means on its sample receiving side at its margin. The sink means may be out of actual contact with the holding means as long as it is positioned so as to remove excess specimen from the holding means.
The sink means also normally includes a waste portion for holding the excess specimen. The waste portion is in contact with the wick portion but is normally not in contact with the holding means.
The sink means can be made from any suitable material. For example, good results have been obtained using a cellulose material, such as filter paper. However, a preferred material is a woven or non-woven polyester fabric which has been treated with a surfactant. The fabric is also preferred because it is less readily squeezable and would be less likely to release excess specimen into a meter if accidentally squeezed by a customer.
A common analyte for determination by teststrips employing the present invention is glucose in human or animal blood. However, the analyte could just as readily be for any one of a number of other analytes in a number of other types of samples such as, for example, cholesterol in blood or glucose in urine, and glucose or alcohol in food or in manufacturing liquids.
The novel teststrip architecture mentioned above will typically have a reagent layer containing chemistry which produces a change in reflectance upon reacting with an analyte in a sample. The particular type of reagent is not critical to the operation of the present invention. Several different such reagent layers are known.
One such reagent which is particularly useful in connection with the present invention is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,929,545, issued May 29, 1990 to Freitag. This reagent is of special interest because red blood cells in contact with one side of a reagent layer made from this material normally will not interfere with optical interrogation of the layer from the opposite side. Removal or filtration of cellular material from the plasma in blood is not necessary when this reagent is used. Other reagents which are well known in the art will readily come to the mind of the skilled practitioner.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the reagent of Freitag is coated on a support layer through which color change in the reagent can be observed from the side of the reagent layer which is opposite the side on which whole blood is applied. Although a visible color change can be observed in this manner, the degree of change in reflectance for this specific reagent is best determined when interrogated by reflected light of a specific wavelength through a support layer which is transparent at that wavelength.
Any suitable surfactant can be used in the preferred embodiment to treat the holding means so that it aids in spreading the specimen on the reagent layer. The specific surfactant may depend on the nature of the sample. Suitable surfactants include commercially available detergents such as Triton X-100, Aerosol TO, Tween 20 and Igepal CO-997.
This inventive architecture may be adapted for use in a teststrip which can be interrogated by a reflectance photometer. Normally this is accomplished by sandwiching the reagent layer, supported on a transparent support, the holding means and the sink means between solid carrier layers. The solid layers have ports which are substantially opposite each other and substantially overlay the reagent layer and the holding means. In such a structure the side on which the port gives access to the holding means is referred to as the application side, and the side on which the port gives access to the support for the reagent layer is referred to as the interrogation side.
In operation, a specimen such as a drop of blood from, for example, a pricked finger is applied to the sample receiving side of the holding means. The holding means passes the blood into the space between its applicator side and the reagent layer where the blood spreads to fill the space. Any excess fluid which remains above the surface of the holding means comes into contact with the wicking portion of the sink means and is drawn by capillary action away from the sample receiving area. Excess sample which wells above the application port will also be drawn out of the port and into the sink means.
The holding means contacts the specimen before the specimen contacts the wicking portion of the sink means so that an amount of specimen is drawn through the holding means to fill the space of predetermined volume between the applicator surface of the holding means and the reagent layer before the sink means draws the excess sample into the its waste portion.
In a preferred embodiment, the device is then inserted into a meter which interrogates the reagent layer through its transparent support to determine any shift in reflectance in the reagent layer due to the presence or concentration of an analyte, such a glucose.
In an assay device according to the present invention it is not necessary to wipe blood or other sample fluid away from the application port in order to observe the reaction layer because the reflectance reading is taken on the side opposite the blood or specimen application site. However, in the absence of the sink means, excess blood which stands above the surface of the solid support on the application side or which is squeezed out of the application port or out of the sides of the meter by tilting or jarring of the strip or meter or by any clamping operation inside the meter would eventually foul the mechanical interior of the meter. This potential problem is avoided by the sink means which moves any such excess specimen or blood away from the sample receiving area and holds it there so that the likelihood of excess sample fouling the mechanical interior of a meter is substantially eliminated.
In a preferred embodiment a fluid impermeable channel means directs the excess liquid sample to the wicking portion of the sink means and away from the waste portion of the sink means which may be near or adjacent the operative site. The purpose of this is to avoid accumulation of excess sample fluid in the sink means near the operative site where it could be squeezed out the sides of the strip and into the meter mechanism by tilting, jarring or by clamping operations of the meter mechanism.
Reflectance meters which are suitable for interrogating the present device and correlating any color change in the reagent layer with the presence or concentration of an analyte of interest are known.
The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings which are intended to be exemplary and illuminating but not limiting. Other specific embodiments which are within the scope of the accompanying claims will be evoked by the specific embodiments of these drawings.
FIG. 1 shows in cross-sectional side view of one teststrip architecture which includes the present invention and wherein the operative site is a filter.
FIG. 2 shows in cross-sectional side view another teststrip architecture which includes the present invention and wherein the operative site is a reagent layer supported on a transparent carrier and wherein the sink means includes a cellulosic material.
FIG. 3 shows a cross-sectional elevation of a teststrip architecture which includes the present invention and in which the sink means is formed from fabric layers.
FIG. 4 shows a cross sectional elevation of a teststrip which includes the present invention and in which the specimen is filtered before contacting the holding means.
FIGS. 5a, 5b and 5c show in cross sectional elevation the operation of the teststrip of FIG. 3 during an assay for a component of blood.
Referring more specifically to FIG. 1 there is shown a schematic, cross-sectional, exploded side view of teststrip 1 which includes a holding means and a sink means in accordance with the present invention. Holding means 2 in this embodiment is a net which is contacted at its periphery 3 by cellulosic sink material 4.
Holding means 2 is spaced apart from operative site 5 to create a space of controlled volume 6 therebetween. In this embodiment operative site 5 is a location on the surface of fleece layer 7. Fleece layer 7 extends between operative site 6 and reagent holder 8. Reagent holder 8, in this embodiment, is a cellulosic filter paper which has been impregnated with reagents which act together to produce a color change in the presence of an analyte, such as glucose, in a specimen, such as blood plasma.
The embodiment of teststrip 1 is especially suited for use with reagent combinations wherein the color change would be difficult to interrogate in the presence of colored particulates, such as red blood cells. When this embodiment is used in glucose determination, whole blood is applied to the top of holding means 2 which passes the whole blood into the controlled space between its dosing side 9 and operative site 5. Whole blood in excess of the amount held in controlled volume 6 by surface tension moves along holding means 2 to periphery 3 where it is absorbed by sink 4, which does not contact operative site 5. Fleece 7, which can be a glass fleece as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,816,224 and 4,477,575 to Vogel, separates the red blood cells at operative site 5 from whole blood and transports the remaining blood plasma to reagent holder 8 where glucose, for example, in the plasma causes a color change which can be interrogated either with the naked eye or by means of a reflectance photometer, which will see the color change as a change in reflectance.
Teststrip 1 includes first cover 10 on its sample application side. First port 11 in first cover 10 is positioned substantially opposite operative site 5 so that the specimen can be applied to holding means 2 at a site which is closer to operative site 5 than to periphery 3 where sample will be drawn into sink 4.
Teststrip 1 also includes second cover 12 on its interrogation side where second port 13 exposes reagent holder 8 to visual or optical interrogation. Second cover 12 includes handle portion 14 for use in manipulating teststrip 1 during sample application and interrogation.
FIG. 2 shows a schematic, cross-sectional, exploded side view of teststrip 20 which shows another teststrip architecture which includes the present invention.
Holding means 21 is a woven net material which is spaced apart from reagent layer 22 on transparent support 23. Sink means, generally designated 24, includes a non-woven fabric wicking portion 25 and cellulosic waste portion 26.
Wicking portion 25 contacts the periphery of holding means 21, and waste portion 26 is held out of contact with operative site 27. Barrier 28 separates waste portion 26 from the general area of operative site 27. Sample, such as a drop of whole blood applied to application side 29 of holding means 21 will be passed through it and held by surface tension forces in controlled volume 210 between dosing side 211 of holding means 21 and reagent layer 22.
Sample in excess of controlled volume 210 will be drawn away from the periphery of holding means 21 by wicking portion 25 of sink 24 and stored in waste portion 26. Barrier 28 works with transparent support 23 to isolate waste portion 26 from the operative site.
Reagent layer 22 includes reagents in which a color change on the side adjacent the transparent support will not be masked by contacting of the layer on the side opposite the transparent support with red blood cells. The reagent of Freitag, mentioned above, is suitable for use in such an embodiment. An analyte, such as glucose causes a color change in reagent layer 22 which is visible through transparent support 23. Reagent layer 22 can be interrogated for color change through support 23 either visually or optically.
First support 212 covers the application side of holding means 21 and includes handle portion 213. First support 212 has first port 214 substantially overlying holding means 21 and substantially opposite reagent layer 22.
Second support 215 covers transparent support side of teststrip 20. Second support 215 has second port 216 which exposes the transparent support for visual or optical interrogation.
In operation, a specimen, such as whole blood from a pricked finger is applied to application side 29 of holding means 21. The specimen is passed through holding means 21 and spread by surface tension forces to fill controlled volume 210 so that a controlled amount of specimen is held against reagent layer 22.
Specimen in excess of controlled volume 210 is drawn from the periphery of holding means 21 and moved by capillary forces into sink portion 26 of sink means 24.
If the specimen is whole blood and the assay is for glucose, the whole blood is held against reagent layer 22 so that glucose in the blood will react with the reagents in reagent layer 22 to cause a color change which can be observed visually or optically through transparent support 23.
Barrier 28 directs excess blood toward the portion of sink means 24 which contacts the margin of holding means 21 to prevent an accumulation of excess blood in the portion of sink means 24 which is closest to holding means 21. This reduces the possibility that, if teststrip 20 is jarred, tilted or squeezed, such as by a clamp in a meter, excess blood would exit teststrip 20 and foul the meter mechanism. FIG. 3 shows a teststrip generally designated as 30 which which incorporates an architecture based on the present invention. Teststrip 30 is similar to teststrip 20 of FIG. 2 except that the sink means, generally designated 34, is formed from layers 31 of fabric. As mentioned above, the fabric may be woven or not woven, and is preferably treated with a surfactant to make it compatible with the specimen. The fabric of FIG. 3 is preferred over the cellulosic material of FIG. 2 because it is less compressible and, thus, less likely to release excess specimen from waste portion 32 when clamped in a meter.
FIG. 4 also shows a teststrip, generally designated as 40, which has an architecture based on the present invention. FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 2 except that filter medium 41 covers holding means 42. Such a structure is useful when reagent layer 43 is made from a material in which the color change caused by the analyte would be masked by the presence of colored material, such as red blood cells, in contact with the side of reagent layer 43 opposite transparent support 44.
When the specimen is whole blood, it is applied to filter 41 through port 45. Red blood cells are held back by filter 41 and plasma passes through filter 41 and holding means 42 to fill controlled volume 46 so that a controlled amount of the plasma is held against reagent layer 43.
Whole blood in excess of the amount needed to supply plasma for controlled volume 46 is drawn away from the application site by wicking portion 47 of sink means 48.
FIG. 5a shows a drop of blood 51 from pricked finger 52 being applied to teststrip 50, which is similar to teststrip 30 of FIG. 3, through first port 53. Drop 51 passes through holding means 54 toward space 55 of controlled volume. Drop 51 also begins to move laterally toward margin 56 of holding means 54.
FIG. 5b shows drop 51 having been drawn into teststrip 50 so that space 55 is filled with a controlled volume of whole blood and whole blood has also begun to contact wicking portion 57 of sink means 58. A portion of drop 51 remains above the edge of first port 53.
FIG. 5c shows a controlled volume of drop 51 filling space 55 in contact with reagent layer 59. Blood in drop 51 in excess of the amount needed to fill space 55 is absorbed by wicking portion 57 and passed along to waste portion 510 of sink means 58.
If teststrip 50 is used in an assay for glucose, reagent layer 59 will change in color depending on the presence and concentration of glucose. This color change can be observed, for example, as a change in reflectance by a reflectance photometer which interrogates reagent layer 59 through second port 511.
It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the test strip technology that the reagent layer of FIGS. 2-5 could just as readily be a biosensor reagent which is interrogated by electrical means, and such an embodiment is intended to be within the scope of the appended claims.
The present invention has been disclosed in the above teachings and drawing with sufficient clarity and conciseness to enable one skilled in the art to make and use the invention, the know the best mode for carrying out the invention and to distinguish it from other inventions and from what is old. Many variations and obvious adaptations of the invention will readily come to mind, and these are intended to be contained within the scope of the invention as claimed below.
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World food security conditions are worrying. On 2015 World Health Organization (WHO) reported that about two million people died due to the food insecurity. In the United States, due to the food insecurity five thousand people died, 76 million people fall ill and 325 thousand people had to be hospitalized annually.
The food safety condition of Indonesia is still alarming. Indonesia National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM - Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan) of Republik reported that every year food safety issues it has caused the deaths of more than 2,500 people and as many as 411 500 people sick. The statement was presented at the scientific oration by one of the Professor Chair holders of IPB (Bogor Agricultural University) on Food Safety, Prof.Dr Purwiyatno Hariyadi, of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FATETA-IPB), on Saturday, 29 August 2015, at Dramaga Campus, Bogor. His scientific oration on "Tantangan Ganda Keamanan Pangan di Indonesia: Peranan Rekayasa Proses Pangan (Double Challenges for Food Safety in Indonesian: The Role of Food Process Engineering)", Prof. Purwiyatno stated that both domestic and global security challenges.
"Indonesia's food security situation hasn't been changed, it is still remain the same as the time when I was admitted into the university around 80s. Food security is management problem. Small and Medium Industries (SMI), particularly the food industries are even more alarming. Our society is exposed to potentially hazardous food, "he said.
According to BPOM on the year 2001-2013, only 54% out of 1835 (one thousand eight hundred and thirty five) Home Industries (IRT) were registered and received their Perizinan Pangan Industri Rumah Tangga (PIRT - Food Industry Household Licenses)(survey in 2011). In 2012 the figure rose slightly to 59% and in 2013 to 67%. Thus, approximately 33% (a large number) of Home Industry has not been able to perform their food industry standard. The condition is so alarming as SMEs dominate the industrial structure of Indonesian food, 99% of them are small industries, the rest are large industrial.
However, when the IRT products had been selected as good quality products for export, they then were rejected by the targeted countries. There are various reasons for the rejection of products from Indonesia. Data in 2011-2014 shows that the USA records 1,451 (one thousand four hundred and fifty one rejections. The large refusal cases of the Indonesian products by USA are due to the fact that the United States is the largest trade partners of Indonesia.
"Thirty six percent (36%) of the rejections were due to the filth such as hair, insect legs, metal, glasses, and plastic pieces, whereas thirty percent (30%) were due to because of salmonella. The European Union do not reject as much as the USA, it was about sixty four (64) cases. The reason, because European Union is not Indonesian great partner. In European Union, our products were rejected due to micro toxins (mold, mildew). This is interesting as the USA and European Union are tightening their food safety standards, "he said.
Accordingly, Indonesia has suffered the Double Burdens of Food Safety, namely the domestic as well as global food safety burdens. They have becomes the economy and public health burdens.
The first challenge will be, many of our SMEs do not have clean water facilities and their ingredients are not safe, so that the industry was forced to use materials that should not be used, but it is also human resources issues. Although these constraints may differ across sectors and regions, there are a number of common problems, including the lack of capital, human resources, technology and information; difficulties in procuring raw materials; weak marketing and distribution capacity; high transportation costs; cumbersome and costly bureaucratic procedures (particularly in obtaining licenses to operate); and policies and regulations that generate market distortions. All these are often referred to as external constraints to the growth of SMEs.
The second challenge, following the recurrence of serious events of food contamination across the globe, food safety has become a matter of ever increasing international concern and the World Health Organization has defined foodborne diseases as a global public health challenge. Moreover, the need to comply with the stringent international standards of food safety, and issue of "chasing zero". Another challenge is related to food adulteration, means an addition of another substance to a food item in order to increase the quantity of the food item in raw form or prepared form, which may result in the loss of actual quality of food item.
The dual challenges need to be responded by improvements of the national food safety system. Indonesia has a great moment with the Food Act No. 18/2012 About Food, namely the need to set up government institutions that handle the food sector which is under and responsible to the President. This institution should be used as the moment to reform of national food safety system including the possibility of the National Food Safety Authority. In addition, food process engineering also have an important role to provide solutions to the twin challenges of food security.
Lastly, anyone who are engaged in food, either as researchers, industry, and regulators actually they have noble and strategic mission. They have to ensure the safety and the quality performances of their foods, which will affect the improvement of the health of the community for the improvement of their productivities. (Wied)
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Student mobility Program is offered to students of Food Technology Program to study in overseas universities or attend in any scientific events abroad in order to expose students to international academic environment.
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This student earning program accommodates food technology student to partly study in other universities abroad as a reciprocal act of the Department's acceptance of students from the partner institution. The Department is currently joining ASEAN-Japan international mobility program coordinated by the Directorate General of Higher Education in member countries. Students may study for a semester in universities in Thailand (Mae Fah Luang Univertsity , Katssesart University, Prince Songkla University), Malaysia (Universiti Putra Malaysia, University Teknologi Mara, University Sains Malaysia), Vietnam (Nong Lam University), and Japan (Tsukuba University, Sophia University, Ibararaki University and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology). Through this program, the Department facilitates students to enroll in credit earning program for their major or elecetive courses.
Internship in Food Industry, Research Center or other Institutions
Food technology students also may joins intership program in overseas food industries, research centers, govermental or non-govermental institutions.
Participation in International Events
Students participating in short courses, seminar, workshop, meeting, conferences, study visit and other types of gatjhering s will be acknowledged and awarded with academic credit or merit according to the Department's procedure.
Participation in Cultural, Arts and Sports Activities
Students from the Department are supported to participate in cultural, arts and sports activities in foreign countries or other international institution that could enrich their soft skill.
Program for Overseas Students
The Department welcomes overseas students from similar areas to joint in our academic program. If you are interested to join to this student mobility program or full academic program, send your application to Head of Department of Food Science and Technology, Bogor Agricultural University.
Further Information
Further information of international mobility program of Department of Food Science and Technology, please contact Head of Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Bogor Agricultural University.
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to realize the Green Campus program, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) will impose new policy, banning the use of all the vehicles air-fuel oil (BBM) on the scope or area of IPB, DRAMAGA.This policy will apply to the entire campus community (employees and students) and also the guests who visited the IPB.
Later or as a substitute for, the IPB provides bicycles, electric cars and gas-fueled buses to transport around IPB.
Officially, this new policy will come into effect in October. However, as stated by the Director of Business and Partnership IPB, and Chairman of the Committee Anniversary IPB to -52, Meika Syahbana Rusly, the tests will be conducted for one month, skaligus as socialization efforts.
"Tomorrow's opening coincided with the anniversary of IPB ke- 52, will be the launch of the Green Campus, in which the prohibition of the use of air-fuel vehicles in the Campus IPB," he said, today.
Meika explained, this is the first Green Campus is the use of environmentally friendly transportation or movement of the person using or wearing a bike on campus. Second, the environment fueled vehicles, and buses made bajar mobillistrik gas.
"There will be a ban on air-fuel cars, ranging from today's test try will be made until September. The ban is official, will be enacted in October,".
As a support / support, IPB provide 1,500 bicycles, electric cars there are 44 units and for buses supplied 20 gas-fueled buses.
"The bike will be used point to point. There shalter and special parking. Parking we provide three locations. The one we provide in the rear entrance and two dibpintu front entrance,".
Meika mentioned, the implementation will be enforced system last cash or put on the card. "Tapcash. These cards will be used employee, student. Also for guests who come to the IPB," he said.
For this program was not geratis or rather commercialized. Each cardholder must pay. "Employees do not pay because he serves, while for students because it is served so pay. For that is able to pay, just for underprivileged students do not. For the amount we are studying. For overall system subsidized IPB," he explained.
While the opening of the 52nd Anniversary will be held 1 September (tomorrow) new admissions multisastra unison. 52 new admissions force consisting of students of diploma, undergraduate students and students pascasarjana.Acara program will begin at 07:00 pm in the Field Dramaga Campus Gymnasium.
This activity will involve as many as 4,000 students S1, S0 2200 students and 1750 graduate students.
On September 2, the open session agenda (scientific papers). Speech and presentation material will be delivered scientifically by the Chairman of the Regional Representatives Council (DPD). The theme "Triumph Maritime IPB for Indonesia, at the Auditorium of Andi Hakim Nasution, Rector IPB, DRAMAGA.
The series of anniversary activities continue. On September 3, his, will be held IPB Investment Summit. This event is an event business meeting to bring together potential business with IPB, with regard to the results of research and innovation that is ready for application / adopted commercially.
"IPB will offer a presentation to investors. For that is proactive. At Hotel Sultan, Jakarta. The issue is change challenges become opportunities. From a sluggish economy to innovation-based economy. The event will be attended by about 300 people," said Meika.
Another agenda of the circuit Anniversary IPB-52 continued on 4 to 6 September. On 4 to 6, will be held Agri Symphony. This event meliputu seminar Pimpi 2015, ISEE: Cultural Night, Festival Chicken Pelung National 2015, Animal Day, Mechanical Biosystems Fair, Open House 52, Gema Marine Fisheries, IPB's Awarding Night, IPB Serving, Gebyar archipelago, Competition Jingle Agri Syimphony, Competition Caricature and Competition Grafiffity. This event is focused on Dramaga Campus.
On September 5, will be held the evening show appreciation, appreciation to the community of IPB works dihasilan innovation. The event titled Tribute to Innovator. A gala dinner and concert that will bring old singer Edit G Ade in IPB Intetnational Convention Center, Botanical Square. "It's more to reflection and travel IPB. That's why we give the theme" Reflection, Travel and Love ", seven years of IPB's number one producer of many innovative, award of the IP, IPB most most widely released the results of innovation is applied. And the IPB campus Best 3rd, after ITB and UGM, ".
Then on September 5 to 6 will also be held People's Farmers Market and Healthy Morning Walk and Festival Campus.
According to Sabrina, students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH) IPB, which became one of the committee organizers, circuit Farmers Market participants Anniversary IPB involving farmers. Later there were 60 farmers who will sell their products. This event will be held in the Campus IPB Baranangsiang.
25 April 2016
Study Program Bachelor of Food Technology, Department of Food Science and Technology , Fateta - IPB has managed to get Re -Approval of the Institute of Food Technologyst , USA for the period 2015-2020 with the following comment "Bogor has a very rich and diverse set of assessment strategies that have been applied against a well thought out set of learning outcomes that go beyond IFT requirements. Bogor is a model program showing the benefits of this approach to improving education"
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04 November 2015
West Java is one of the vegetable-producing provinces which has a quite real role in producing various kinds of vegetables in Indonesia. Inventory of indigenous vegetables in Bogor area produces 24 kinds of indigenous vegetables which are successfully collected at the site of University Farm-IPB. The vegetables are marigold, beluntas, white mangkokan, mangkokan, chinese kedondong leaves, etlingera, basil, katuk, antanan, antanan beurit, pohpohan, leaves of ginseng or kolesom, purslane, turi flower, chives, takokak, moringa leaves, shoots of noni, violet, toli shad, pumpkin leaves, papaya flower, cashew shoots and fern leaves.
"Our research shows that the phenol content of the extract of indigenous vegetable is proportional to antioxidant activity". This was conveyed by Professor of Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Bogor Agricultural Technology (Fateta IPB), Prof. Dr. Nuri Andarwulan, in the press conference of pre scientific oration in the Meeting Room of Council of Trustees / Majelis Wali Amanah (MWA), Campus of IPB Baranangsiang Bogor, Thursday (23/4).
In the material of speech which would be recited in Saturday (25/4), Prof. Nuri said almost all indigeneous vegetables had the potential of each as a source of certain compound which was known to have the physiological effects and the pharmacological active for health.
The content of total flavonoid which was the highest was marigold, followed by chinese kedondong, beluntas and others. The main flavonoid compounds identified in the indigenous vegetables were quercetin and kaempferol, and the highest content was found in katuk and marigold. Beluntas and marigold had the highest antioxidant activity. This research showed that katuk leaves, marigold, and beluntas were identified as the indigenous vegetables which were rich in flavonoid and antioxidant.
"From the empirical observation, takokak is believed for the treatment of infection of the prostate gland. Prostate patients are encouraged to consume takokak unripe fruit as 10-15 fruits every morning and evening. We identify and manage to find the compounds of torvosida G, torvosida H, and torvosida A to be compounds which act as antibacterial in takokak fruit. According to previous research, torvosida H is the active compound against herpes simplex virus type 1," she said.
Other research showed that telang flower was able to demonstrate a good protection to the hull having pH 1-2 towards oxidation reaction which could lead to inflammation. The research result showed the quercetin glycosides and the anthocyanin ternatin of telang flower could be used as the ingredient of pharmaceuticals or nutraceuticals to the protection against the chronic inflammatory diseases by suppressing the production of pro-inflammatory mediators from the macrophages.
From the researches, the vegetables had been shown to provide a variety of health benefits. Increased consumption of vegetables correlated with the decreased risk of heart disease, stroke, arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and some types of cancer.
"Consumption of vegetables and their products in the adult population in Bogor is around 97-246 grams per day. Besides, the vegetables are consumed by 71 percents of nursing mothers because it can increase the quantity and quality of breast milk (ASI). Among the vegetables consumed, katuk and spinach leaves are most popular followed by papaya leaves and flowers. However, this figure is still less than the recommended 400 grams per day," she said.
Meanwhile, in the development of functional food of vegetables, Prof. Nuri and her team got a patent for "Proses Pembuatan Lembaran Berserat Tinggi dari Bahan Baku Ekstrak Wortel / High Fiber Sheet Making Process of Carrot Extract Raw Materials". Carrot product sheet form above, was one example of the development of functional food products. The development of a variety of dishes from the leaves of ginseng had also bee provided. The potential of indigenous vegetables of West Java was according to the result of research associated with bioactive components and properties which were very large to be developed as the ingredient and or functional food. (zul)
Although many have studied analog rice of (rice-like product), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) through F-Technopark has developed analog rice using an extrusion technology. Extrusion technology uses tween screw extruder with a specially designed dye. "Analog rice can be designed as needed. For example, for people with diabetes, it can be designed specifically to manage its processing condition and formula to obtain a low index of glichemics. In addition, another advantage is that the extruder machine we use is a local product from Tangerang," said a researcher of IPB, Dr. Slamet Budijanto in F-Technopark, Darmaga Campus of IPB (13/4). In some foreign countries such as China and the Philippines similar rice has been produced – from rice grouts to become whole rice for the need for fortified vitamin or certain mineral. However, IPB's analog rice is made from local flour apart from rice and wheat. "The product is designed specifically to produce functional properties from local flours such as sorghum flour, sago, tubers; or can be added with various food ingredients such as fiber, antioxidants and others as desired," added Director of F-
Although many have studied analog rice of (rice-like product), Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) through F-Technopark has developed analog rice using an extrusion technology. Extrusion technology uses tween screw extruder with a specially designed dye.
"Analog rice can be designed as needed. For example, for people with diabetes, it can be designed specifically to manage its processing condition and formula to obtain a low index of glichemics. In addition, another advantage is that the extruder machine we use is a local product from Tangerang," said a researcher of IPB, Prof.Dr. Slamet Budijanto in F-Technopark, Darmaga Campus of IPB (13/4). In some foreign countries such as China and the Philippines similar rice has been produced – from rice grouts to become whole rice for the need for fortified vitamin or certain mineral. However, IPB's analog rice is made from local flour apart from rice and wheat.
"The product is designed specifically to produce functional properties from local flours such as sorghum flour, sago, tubers; or can be added with various food ingredients such as fiber, antioxidants and others as desired," added Director of F-Technopark IPB. Cooking the analog rice is exactly the same as cooking ordinary rice, that is, you can use a rice cooker or conventional cooking. However, there is a little difference: no need to wash the rice, thus more practical and water-efficient. In addition, the analog rice is more durable, uses 100% local products and the nutritional value or content can even be adjusted.
"In my research I have done, the nutritional value of analog rice from sorghum and mocaf flour is higher than that of the ordinary rice – 378 energy (Calorie) per 100 grams of analog rice compared to 350 for ordinary rice," he added. However, there are still weaknesses in this product. Its color is not like ordinary rice. The grain of analog rice is brown, while the regular rice is white. The price is still expensive, around Rp. 9000 – Rp.14.000 depending on the ingredients used.
"The market we are targeting is certainly the middle class upward because they are more concerned with the functional properties and not so much with the price. The middle class downward usually have the view that if they can eat white rice this means they are non-poor. Further, if a person of the middle class downward eats sweet potatoes or corns, he will be viewed as having food shortage, whereas if rich people eat corn or a steak without rice, they receive no negative comments (a common thing). Therefore, we hope more and more rich people eat analog rice and others will do so." He explained.
In addition, this product can also be used as a means of diversification because in the long term if it goes into mass production (production costs will go down), then it can be consumed by all levels of society. (Mtd)
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In an editorial last Sunday advocating that a long-discussed new runway be built at LAX, the Los Angeles Times ended with a putdown of Ontario International Airport:
"As for the so-called regional solution, it will at best be a supplement to a modern, efficient and safe LAX. And for goodness' sake, before trying to do anything else with Ontario airport, change the name so unhappy passengers who get rerouted there due to heavy coastal fog will at least know they're not being flown to a wind-swept wheat field somewhere in central Canada. "
Central Canada - ha ha! Of course, in April the Times mistakenly wrote that ONT is "37 miles west of downtown Los Angeles," which would put the airport in the Santa Monica Mountains. By this point they might be bitter.
But they take criticism well. Not only did they correct the west-of-downtown goof, they printed four letters to the editor about their editorial, all of them critical. Two writers addressed the Ontario slam, albeit from different angles.
The first groused about the perceived condescension toward those of us in the sticks (if San Bernardino and Riverside counties' 4.3 million people can be considered the sticks).
"The slow death of Ontario Airport is no joke to those of us who live in the Inland Empire," wrote Barbara Marmor of Riverside, who said the airport has been "sacrificed for the good of LAX" and that thousands of Inland Empire residents are forced to drive to LAX for decent flights.
Marmor continued: "Your unfunny joke about the name of the airport confusing geographically inept airline passengers underlines the problem: Ontario is not being taken seriously. So before trying to do anything else with Ontario Airport, take it and the needs of Inland Empire residents seriously. "
The second writer groused about the perceived condescension toward Canada, about which the Times seems to know as much as it does about the Inland Empire.
"Ontario a 'wind-swept wheat field somewhere in central Canada'? You might be thinking of Saskatchewan but surely not the most populated province of Canada, which is Ontario, with its many fine research universities and colleges," wrote Ingeborg Quaglino of L.A. She went on to cite Toronto, which is the Canadian province's capital, as "a cosmopolitan city" with carefully planned development and a mass-transit system that's been studied by L.A. County officials. (Studied, but clearly not copied.)
By now I'm starting to feel a little bad for the Times, which can't catch a break no matter which Ontario they're trying to lord it over.
To return to the topic of ONT's name, the newspaper may not realize that officially it's LA/Ontario International Airport, a change made in 2006 to alert travelers that they're landing in wheat field-less Southern California.
Yet there's always room for improvement, and I'm not going to say Ontario's airport couldn't benefit from a new name. Especially when I can get an easy column out of it.
I asked online for suggestions, while proposing Jack Benny International, under the assumption that if Orange County can honor John Wayne, we could do the same for a local-identified celebrity ("Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga!").
Other notable figures occurred to you:
If it helps get the airport out of L.A.'s clutches, we might be smarter to think politically.
For example, we could rechristen ONT as Miguel Santana International Airport, after the city of L.A.'s chief administrative officer, who recently ended talks on selling the airport to Ontario when the city initiated legal action. He might be so flattered by the name, he would accept Ontario's $250 million offer.
Or what about Antonio Villaraigosa International? His photo is already in the terminals, and we know the Inland Empire is on his radar. After all, one of his ex-girlfriend TV reporters was briefly banished to Riverside before she quit in disgust.
A few of you wanted to stick with geographically based names such as Inland Empire International (Jim Lugenbeel and Nathan), Inland Valley International (Vickie Alexander) and Pomona Valley Airport (Richard Nunez).
Ken Brock of Upland thought up and discarded several ideas, among them Cucamonga Airport (as a nod to Jack Benny), Los Angeles International Airport East and Disneyland Airport.
Then he hit upon Southern California International Airport. "Anyone coming to the southland surely would purchase a ticket here," Brock reasons. "And if the airport designation code was SCX it would be pronounced 'sex.' We would be flooded with travelers. "
And if SCX was on their minds, our airport-adjacent hotels would never be the same.
Others of you say we should embrace our Canadian-ness rather than flee from it:
Others offered grim new names that nod toward ONT's death spiral:
French-Canadians, wind-swept or cosmopolitan, would pronounce that as "no. "
David Allen writes Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, three columns that don't quite take off. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 909-483-9339, visit insidesocal.com/davidallen, like davidallencolumnist on Facebook and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.


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Buckeye Cake
Decadent and rich, this moist chocolate Buckeye Cake, layered with a creamy peanut butter filling and chocolate ganache topping is sure to delight friends and family. Elegant in appearance but easy to make, Krista Linegar of Willits, CA created this Grand Prize Winning cake because it reminded her of her Grandma's Buckeye candies.
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3 packets (1 oz. each) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® CHOCO BAKE® Pre-Melted Unsweetened Chocolate Flavor
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
- 1/3 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Morsels
Directions, Reviews, Nutrition
COMBINE eggs and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour, melted butter, Choco Bake, vanilla extract and salt until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
BAKE for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake; cool for an additional 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving platter. Remove pan and parchment; cool completely.
BEAT peanut butter, butter and vanilla extract in medium mixer bowl until combined. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Spread mixture on cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
HEAT cream in small saucepan to boiling; remove from heat. Add semi-sweet morsels; let stand 5 minutes. Stir; refrigerate for 30 minutes or until mixture is spreadable. Spread chocolate on top and sides of cake.
MELT peanut butter & milk chocolate morsels in resealable plastic bag on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 30 seconds. Knead bag to mix. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals until melted. Cut a small hole from corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake. Store in refrigerator. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving.
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Yearly Tradition
My now 17 year old son only wants this cake on his birthdays. Of course, the rest of us don't mind! Tiny slices are all one needs... lasts longer and feeds more! Perfect Recipe.
Easy to make and a real crowd pleaser! A favorite of the hubby and kids!
If you like Resses peanut butter cups then you will LOVE this dessert! It's actually very easy to make. I made the cake and peanut butter topping first and let it cool in the fridge over night. If you break it down into two sections it doesn't seem so time consuming. Very delicious, I will definitely make this again!
Buckey Cake
Reading the reviews I was concerned about the richness of the cake so I cut the ganche in half and cut into 12 slices. I think you could still share a slice and get your chocolate fix. YUM!
Chocolate & Peanut Butter Heaven
My family loves this recipe. I have used a brownie mix when in a hurry. I have added chopped peanuts to the top. It is worth the time to make.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/8 of Recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 960
- Calories from Fat: 550
- Total Fat: 61g (95% of DV)
- Saturated Fat: 32g (159% of DV)
- Cholesterol: 130mg (44% of DV)
- Sodium: 210mg (9% of DV)
- Carbohydrates: 95g (32% of DV)
- Dietary Fiber: 6g (22% of DV)
- Sugars: 72g
- Protein: 13g
- Vitamin A: 20% of DV
- Vitamin C: 0% of DV
- Calcium: 4% of DV
- Iron: 6% of DV
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.


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Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to supporting small businesses across the country.
Founded by American Express in 2010, this day is celebrated every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
This year, Small Business Saturday is on November 30th.
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text: Jonathan Werran 29 January 2013 Give local government its independence, urge MPs Local government should have its independence from Whitehall control enshrined in law, to deliver a devolution deal for England - a group of MPs has recommended. A report issued today by the political and constitutional reform committee calls for local government to receive statutory protection from central government interference through a code embedded in the 1911 Parliament act. According to the MPs, the proposals could enable devolution for England without the need for separate regional assemblies or national parliament but through local councils. English councils should also be offered financial independence in a 'least change-maximum impact' manner by having a proportion of income tax assigned to them – following the precedent now set in Scotland and being considered for Wales by the Silk Commission. Additionally, independent councils should be allowed to raise additional funds provided they gained local consent. Chair of the political and constitutional reform Committee, Graham Allen said such financial powers, combined with accountability and transparency checks, would give English councils the power to do what they wanted as long as it's legal Allen told The MJ: 'By codifying the rights of local government to be an independent entity, you put a wall, a bulwark a fortress around the rights of local government.' 'Currently the government are going with the flow with the rhetoric of localism and we're just taking it one more logical step,' Mr Allen explained. 'We're on plateau. You either take the next step or you wind-up backwards and the default position is always the man in Whitehall knows best,' he added. Sir Merrick Cockell, chairman of the Local Government Association, said: 'Councils have the skills, confidence and ambition to lead our communities, but to see the true benefits of local decision making, particularly around creating the right environment for stimulating economic growth, we need the freedom to make independent decisions about local issues. 'The LGA has worked closely with the committee to develop the foundations for a more grown up relationship between central and local government, and we back the report's recommendation to move away from the 1,293 existing duties imposed on councils and replace them with a more balanced relationship between Whitehall and town halls.' View more information on these councils


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Poorly Shod
Thursday, June 21, 2012
I was lucky enough to find her size in the ballet clothes at KMart ($8 for the leotard and headband set and $8 for the fluttery skirt) but I didn't get around to getting her ballet shoes before the big day. We dug around in the dress up bag to see what we could find and came up with this. As Oma would say, we have another pair just like it! Although, at the moment I have no idea where it might be. Darling JW didn't even notice.
Any suggestions for places to find cheap ballet shoes in Sydney?
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Managing Expectations
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Muffins - a work in progress
Monday, June 11, 2012
2012 has been a busy year for we Duyvkens but we've found our feet and life has a particularly nice rhythm at the moment. We're making plans for the second half of the year and trying not to freak out about it being June already. Some of those Plans-with-a-capital-p involve wrapping up a few long term projects (including, hopefully, a large part of the renovation) which should free things up a little in 2013 making room for some serious relaxation and some fun short-term projects.
One of the things that JW and I have been working on is a chocolate chip muffin recipe. We've spent lots of time together tinkering with quantities and ingredients and have come up with a recipe that makes lots of lovely, moist muffins. They have a slightly crunchy crust and are delicious fresh out of the oven. I assume they would also keep quite well but I haven't had the opportunity to test that out yet because everyone loves them. JW is very proud of how much the kids love these, it's very sweet.
I've loved working on this with her. I think we might try perfecting our nutmeg cake next.
JW's Muffins For the Big Kids
2 1/2 cups self raising flour
3/4 to 1 cup raw sugar (depending on taste)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
300g sour cream
3/4 cup of choc chips
Combine all ingredients (except the choc chips) and beat for 3 mins on medium speed.
Stir the chocolate chips through the batter.
Spoon into greased and floured cupcake pans.
Bake at 180C for 16-18mins or until skewer inserted in the middle comes out cleanly.
Yields 18-20 super delicious chocolate chip muffins.
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Craft Camp
I went to craft camp this weekend and look what I finished! A linen and cotton quilt for my darling C who has worn right through the quilt she has now. I have ordered some baby pink minkee fabric for the backing so that she has something extra soft to snuggle with and she is looking forward to helping me sandwich it and get started on the hand quilting. I am going to do some echo quilting around the stars, an outline around the inner border and some embroidery in the outer border. J's quilt has 'sleep well' on it in dutch so I think I will put 'fait des beaux reves' (french for 'sweet dreams') on this one for C.
liberated stars tutorial from Silly Boo Dilly using 6 inch squares of fabric.
Many thanks fellow Craft Campers, I had such a lovely time with you all!
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