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|Jun 6, 2006
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|Jan 17, 2002
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|Nov 5, 1998
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|Denwood F. Ross, III, Timothy P. Newton, James A. Ebel, Peyman Dehkordi, Robert Lee Simmons, Michael Francis Widman, Chandra Tan
|Original Assignee
|Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (79), Referenced by (2), Classifications (13), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ross and Newton, U.S. Ser. No. 09/187,579, filed Nov. 5, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,246,062, issued Jun. 12, 2001, and a continuation of Ross et al., U.S. Ser. No. 09/420,569, filed Oct. 19, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,548,818, issued Apr. 15, 2003, having the same title and incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates generally to systems for detecting the presence and optionally the position of a product within a container or package, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for verifying the presence in the container of an ophthalmic product such as a contact lens.
Automated systems are used for producing ophthalmic lenses as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,080,839. These systems have achieved a very high degree of automation and enable lenses to be molded, removed from the molds, further processed and subsequently packaged, all without any direct human involvement. Even with highly automated systems, however, it has been necessary for each package to be checked visually by personnel to verify that the package contained a lens. These arrangements have increased manpower requirements and the associated labor costs. Automated loading of lenses without verifying an actual transfer of a contact lens into a package can result in more than two percent of processed packages being shipped without a lens. This is more than ten times the average rate found on one production line which uses manual loading of lenses.
In one prior art system disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,568,715, detection of a lens in a package is accomplished by backlighting the package with diffuse light and performing an optical inspection with a video camera. In this system, the package is illuminated from the bottom and a camera module disposed over the package takes a picture of the package. The image is from the package. While this approach works relatively well, it is expensive and software intensive.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,633,504 discloses a system and method for inspecting a hydrated contact lens by illuminating the lens and photographing with a camera the fluorescent light generated in the lens or in some portion of the receptacle and blocked by the lens. In the preferred method, the lens is provided with an ultraviolet absorbing medium. In one embodiment, light having certain wavelengths will induce fluorescence in the lens and cause the lens to appear as a bright area against a dark field. Defects in the lens appear darker than the surrounding areas. In another embodiment, a part of the lens holding receptacle or support is made to fluoresce by exposure to light having wavelengths outside of the range of wavelengths used by the camera. These wavelengths do not cause lens fluorescence such that defects appear as light areas within the lens.
Accordingly, there exists a need for a new type of lens detection system, which provides low cost detection with high accuracy. The detection system may be used as part of an automated detection system which includes a transport and ejector conveyor for ejecting any defective packages which the automated detection system determines are missing lenses in the packages.
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a system and a method for verifying the presence and optionally the presence and position of an ophthalmic product disposed in the container by directing electromagnetic radiation at the product/container combination.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a system for verifying the presence or absence of an ophthalmic product disposed in the container which provides an accuracy of detection greater than 1 in 100,000.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a system for verifying the presence or absence of an ophthalmic product disposed in a container which is economical to manufacture and use.
In accordance with the above objects and additional objects that will become apparent hereinafter, the present invention provides a system for determining the presence and optionally the position of an ophthalmic product such as a contact lens in a container. The lens will fluoresce, absorb or reflect, preferably absorb or reflect, most preferably absorb, electromagnetic radiation in a different amount than the container. This difference may be due to a media included in the lens, which reacts differently to electromagnetic energy in a specified wavelength range than does the container. The container includes a receptacle for the lens and preferably is at least partially constructed from a material which is substantially transparent to electromagnetic energy in the specified wavelength range. The detection system includes an apparatus for detecting the presence and optionally the position of an ophthalmic product in a container, comprising:
Another embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention for detecting the presence and optionally the position of an ophthalmic product in a container comprises:
The present invention also provides a method for detecting the presence or presence and position of an ophthalmic product in a container, the product including a media which absorbs or reflects electromagnetic energy of a frequency in a specified range, the method comprising:
The present invention provides a relatively simple and economical system for determining the presence and optionally the position of an ophthalmic product in a container. It does not comprise a vision system, nor complicated software which does pixel-by-pixel analysis of an image, that is, image morphology.
The present invention will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying drawings:
The term "container" is used herein to mean a receptacle for the contact lens. Typically, the container will be a blister pack comprising a base (e.g. bowl) and a cover (e.g. lidstock). The cover can be for example a plastic cover which can be transparent or a plastic coated foil. The term "container" will be used herein to also refer to the base without a cover.
A missing lens detection apparatus is shown in FIG. 1 and generally characterized by the reference numeral 110. The detection apparatus 110 comprises an electromagnetic radiation source 112, a detector 114, and a processor 116. The source 112 may be a broadband source, which produces ultraviolet light, visible light, and infrared light. For example, a visible light source, such as a Phillips light bulb P/NPL-S 9W/10, which will produce a portion of the electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet band. Alternatively, the source 112 may generate electromagnetic radiation in a narrow band, or the source may be used in combination with a wavelength filter to produce a narrow band. For example, the source may produce a narrow band of ultraviolet light (a wavelength or range of wavelengths within about 190 to 400 nanometers). In yet another embodiment, the source 112 may produce electromagnetic radiation in a selected group of ranges such as the ultraviolet and visible bands. The source 112 may emit a pulsed or constant electromagnetic radiation. A preferred source 112 emits pulses of ultraviolet light with a wavelength ranging from about 300 to about 400 nm and more preferably from about 300 to about 350 nm for a duration of about 100 μs per pulse. The source is preferably located away from the detector and the container and the electromagnetic energy is preferably carried to the container by a fiber optic, liquid light cable or light guide. The source 112 may be any source known in the art or commercially available which has the aforementioned features.
The detector 114 may be responsive to wavelengths of radiation in a particular range, or it may be responsive to broad bands and/or used in combination with a filter to detect a specified range of interest. The detector 114 may be a spectrometer, such as a photodiode or photosensor, or colorimeter. Preferably, the detector has a diameter of approximately 1 millimeter or thereabouts, and measures a total electromagnetic radiation sensed over the area of the detector. The detector 114 may be any detector known in the art commercially available which has the aforementioned features. Preferably, the detector 114 detects light having a wavelength from about 300 to about 400 nm and more preferably from about 300 to about 350 nm. For the embodiment shown in
The apparatus may further comprise one or more additional electromagnetic sources and/or detectors. The inclusion of additional detectors typically improves the accuracy and precision of the missing lens detection system of the present invention.
In accordance with the invention, several source and detector frequency range combinations are possible. For example, a source 112 which produces electromagnetic energy in a broad band can be used with a detector 114 adapted to sense for a limited range. Alternatively, the source 112 can produce a limited range of wavelengths. Furthermore, both the source 112 and detector 114 can operate in the same band.
The detector 114 communicates with a processor 116, e.g. digital signal processor to provide an indication of the presence and optionally the position of an ophthalmic product 118, e.g., a lens, in a carrier or container 120. Preferably, the system is calibrated so that the ratio of the energy detected when the lens 118 is absent from the container 120 to the energy detected when the lens 118 is present in the container 120 is at least 1.1:1. More preferably, this ratio is at least 1.5:1 and most preferably greater than 2:1. The detector 114 is preferably sensitive to a limited number of wavelengths or range of wavelengths. For example, according to one embodiment of the invention, the detector 114 is sensitive to a bandwidth of about 200 nanometers or less, preferably less than about 50 nanometers, more preferably less than about 25 nanometers, and most preferably about 10 nm or less.
In one embodiment, the detector sends a single energy output to the processor where the output is compared to a standard. The electrical processing circuit is calibrated to operate with a range of limited voltages, for example, an 8V signal may be the highest voltage indicative of the absence of the lens 118 in the container, and a 3V signal indicative of the presence of the lens 118 in the container. The voltage signal could go to zero volts if the lens blocks all of the electromagnetic radiation, e.g. UV radiation which is detected by the detector. A predetermined limit can be established, such as when the sensed radiation results in a signal greater than 5V, to indicate the absence of the lens 118 from the container.
Similarly, the detector 114 can be calibrated to indicate whether the lens 118 is oriented properly in the container 120 or improperly disposed, for example, along the sides of the container receptacle or bowl described below. If lens 118 is not disposed in the proper orientation, the quantity of electromagnetic energy which is transmitted (less the radiation absorbed) or reflected back to the detector 114 may be less than the threshold value which indicates when the lens 118 is properly positioned. This information is used by the processor or communicated to a controller to reject or accept a container.
The processor of this invention can be any type of general purpose processor known to a person of ordinary skill in the art or commercially available, preferably a digital signal processor. The preferred processor is an Intel X-86 programmed to classify the analog signal from the detectors. The classification of the analog signal can be accomplished by converting the analog signal to a digital signal and analyzing the digital signal by, for example, a voting classifier, and/or lookup table, or by comparing the digital signal to boundaries established by neural network algorithms. Theoretically, the processor could analyze the analog signal; however, this is not preferred.
In one embodiment, shown in
The presence or position of the lens 118 within the bowl 122 can be determined as a function of the absorption of electromagnetic radiation passing through or reflecting from the lens 118 and container 120. The preferred contact lenses 118 used with the present invention contain an ultraviolet blocker which absorbs approximately 94% of UVA and UVB rays. An exemplary lens material is available under the tradename Etafilcon� with Norbloc� as the UV blocker. These lenses are commercially available under the tradename Surevue� and Acuvue� from Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. Fabrication of a UV absorbing lens is known in the art as disclosed in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,399,692, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. Other patents which disclose contact lenses that absorb UV radiation include U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,390,676 and 4,528,311. UV radiation may also be absorbed by a UV photoinitiator.
The surrounding container material is selected so as to not appreciably absorb and block ultraviolet radiation to the same degree as the lens. Specifically, the plastic in the container 120 must not absorb and block the electromagnetic radiation in the range sensitive to detection by the detector 114 to the same degree as the lens 118. Exemplary plastic materials that may be used for the container 120 include, but are not limited to, polypropylene and polystyrene. Thus, the presence or position of the lens 118 within the container 120 can be determined by comparing the level of electromagnetic radiation received by the detector in the specified spectral range, for example, ultraviolet, with a known level for the container 120 alone. The processing circuitry 116 can provide a signal indicative of the presence or absence of the lens 118 based on the reduced electromagnetic radiation received by the detector.
In another embodiment, the source 112 can emit electromagnetic radiation in the infrared range. The presence of a lens 118 is indicated by a reduced level of infrared radiation at the detector 114 as compared to a baseline infrared level associated with an empty container 120. The container preferably includes a fluid such as an aqueous solution to facilitate transmitting infrared radiation from the container to the lens 118. The amount of aqueous solution in the container 120 can be just enough to wet the surfaces of the lens 118. The lens 118 is an infrared blocker (i.e. absorber) at certain wavelengths to which the detector 114 is sensitive. Testing has demonstrated good results using this method, although using UV radiation is presently preferred. It is also possible to utilize electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectral range. With this embodiment, a tinted lens 118 can be employed whereby the tinted lens absorbs and blocks electromagnetic energy in the visible spectrum to which the detector 114 is sensitive. Similarly, lens 118 may be more hygroscopic than the container 120. Therefore due to the presence of water in the lens, the lens may absorb or reflect the electromagnetic energy to a different degree than the container alone.
Another embodiment of the missing lens detection apparatus of the present invention is shown in
The electromagnetic radiation source 202 is oriented such that it is able to emit radiation toward a container 220 for containing an ophthalmic product, such as a lens 218. The container 220 has a lidstock 212 with a reflective surface 211 facing the inside of the container 220 and the electromagnetic source 202. Typically, the lidstock comprises foil, although it may comprise other reflective materials known in the art. The lidstock is preferably substantially flat. The detectors are located on the same side of the container as the source. The radiation is reflected off the lidstock.
Alternatively, the container may have a lidstock which is substantially transparent or no lidstock. The detectors can be placed opposite the electromagnetic source similar to the embodiment shown in
The electromagnetic radiation is transmitted from the source 202 through the container 220 and reflected by the lidstock 212 or the reflective plate 213. If a lens 218 is present, the lens will absorb some of the source energy, and therefore, less energy will be reflected to the detectors 204, 206, 208, and 210. The detectors 204, 206, 208, and 210 provide a signal that correlates to the energy detected in the relevant frequency range that may be amplified, offset or otherwise normalized for later processing. The processing circuitry described above may be included in this embodiment.
The detectors 204, 206, 208, and 210 are preferably positioned around the source 202. More preferably, the detectors 204, 206, 208, and 210 are evenly spaced radially around the source 202 as shown in the missing lens detection sensor head 222 of
Another embodiment of a sensor head 226 of the missing lens detection apparatus is shown in
Referring to
For example, if there are two possible digital representations, green and red indicating presence and absence of the lens 218, respectively, for the signals detected by each detector, there would 16 (24) possible combinations. According to one voting classifier scheme, if all four digital representations from the detectors 204-210 are red, the voting classifier 238 would determine that no lens 218 is present. For any other combination, the voting classifier 238 would determine that a lens 218 is present in the container 220.
Precision of the missing lens system may be increased by increasing the number of possible digital representations for each signal from each detector, i.e., by decreasing the size of the predetermined voltage ranges. For example, if there are three possible digital representations, green, yellow, and red indicating presence, possible presence, and absence of the lens 218, respectively, then there are 81 (3 4) possible combinations (as compared to only 16 combinations in the previous example). According to one voting classifier scheme, if three of the four digital representations are red and the fourth digital representation is yellow, the voting classifier 238 would determine that a lens 218 is not present. Also, if all four digital representations are red, the voting classifier 238 would determine that a lens 218 is not present. For any other combination, the voting classifier 238 would determine that a lens 218 is present in the container 220.
In the preferred embodiment, each photodiode (detector) is read by a twelve bit analogue to digital (A/D) converter which digitizes the signal into one of more than 100, more preferably more than 1000, and most preferably 4,096 discrete levels (referred to as counts). If the photodiodes detects no radiation, the count is 0. At maximum intensity, the count is 4,096. Therefore, the light intensity hitting the detector when a lens is not present is calibrated to achieve the top level of counts, in the preferred mode, an output of 4,096.
In the preferred embodiment, the apparatus for detecting the presence of a lens in a container comprises a sensor head comprising one radiation source and four detectors arranged around the source. The preferred sensor head looks like the apparatus shown in
The processing can be accomplished using the above-described lookup table; however, in the preferred embodiment the processing is performed by a neural net algorithm processor which compares the signal level (counts) from the photodiodes of the detectors to ranges of counts in the algorithm for the presence or absence of a contact lens. The boundaries of the ranges of counts in the neural network are established by passing a teaching set comprising numerous, e.g. 10,000, containers having contact lenses in them through the system comprising the apparatus for detecting the contact lens in the container. This teaching set preferably includes samples representative of the production environment including extreme conditions, e.g. wrinkles of the reflective lidstock surface. The neural network algorithm is based on the perceptron model and establishes the decision boundaries when the outcomes are known for the teaching set. The neural network preferably makes no spatial connections between the detectors as would be necessary between pixels in an imaging focal plane array.
In the preferred embodiment, the electromagnetic source is a short arc zenon lamp made by Hamamatsu, which is a structured light source. The radiation from the source is concentrated at the expected position of the contact lens in the container, and as a result, the detectors are not flooded with stray light from the whole container. Further in the preferred embodiment, there is a filter placed on the light source which limits the electromagnetic energy to the wavelengths which are absorbed by the lens. In the preferred embodiment the light source is pulsed which heats the lens less and therefore avoids chemical changes or polymer damage in the lens by having low intensity light. In the preferred embodiment, the photodiodes are preferably silicon photodiodes, made by Advanced Photonix, United Detector Technology or Hamamatsu. The detectors preferably have low pass filters which only allow the radiation below 400 nm to pass through. The sensor heads comprising the sources and detectors were manufactured by Applied Computing Technology, Oakridge, Tenn. The processing and controls interface and electronics were also manufactured by Applied Computing Technology. Using a neural network algorithm processor increased the signal to noise ratio to 500:1.
Referring now to
In this embodiment, detection is performed after hydration, and after transfer of the lens to the bowl of the final container. Lens detection may be performed before or after the addition of the saline solution and placement and attachment of the lidstock to the bowl of the container. The detection step is preferably after the inspection step, which uses a vision system and complicated software that occurs before the hydration step. More preferably, the detection step is performed after the lidstock is attached to the container to ensure that the final container contains the lens.
All patents, publications, applications, and test methods mentioned herein are incorporated by reference.
Many variations of the present invention will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art in light of the above detailed description. All such obvious variations are within the full intended scope of the appended claims.
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"Not every crazy person's story, is going to start with a sad and lonely kid, with parents who abuse and never cared about them, or about a kid who's mentally ill and never had friends. Oh no, my dear friend. None of that sad shit. Sometimes, all it takes is a little push, to turn a perfect kid, into something horrible. It's all it takes." Dustin was just a teenage boy. His friends gathered around him, sitting in his basement, listening to stories while the power was out.
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After most of the boys left, rather quickly actually, Dustin cleaned up the mess they made. He went downstairs and waited for the last boy to leave, who just happened to be, Brian. Brian was sitting there, staring at the wall, obviously deep in thought. Dustin walked over and sat beside him, shaking him.
"Yo. Brian, your mother is going to be here soon." Brian looked up, then over at Dustin, his eyes slowly widening as if he had seen a ghost.
"R-right… Dustin…" His breathing began to speed up and he looked really scared. Dustin questioned him and asked if he was okay, curious as to whether or not he had felt those same chills that night.
"...Dustin… You talk in your sleep. And you said some really dark things…" Brian said, slowly getting up. He seemed hesitant to do so. "How you… hated everyone… And what you were going to do…" Brian glanced down at Dustin's fingertips then back at his face.
"I think you should take it easy and get some pills to help you sleep…"
He got his bag, went upstairs, and left as soon as his mother came. "Me? Say things? Why would I?" He seemed puzzled. It made him very uneasy. The boys all talked to him in school though like nothing had happened. It really bothered him though, he never hated anyone. He couldn't. Everyone was so nice. He started to question Brian though. Brian started to stop talking to him. "Why? I didn't do anything." After a couple days of Brian avoiding him, Dustin confronted him. He met him after school at the library.
Before they ever started talking, Brian glanced at Dustin's fingertips. Dustin caught him and balled his hands into fists.
"You keep avoiding me? Dude! You're the one being weird! Stop giving me weird looks!"
"...Dustin, you burned your hands. Like you said." Dustin looked at his hands again. "You said, 'I'll burn my hands… Just a little… To get rid of the prints…" He gestured with his fingers. He uncurled his hands and looked at them. He was right. The insides were smooth. Both hands were. No prints, just smooth burned red skin.
"When did I do this?" Again, another wave of chills rode up his spine.
"Brian, listen. It's okay. I'd never hurt you. I swear." He flashed a grin at Brian, which seemed to calm him down and ease his nerves. Like his memory had been wiped clean and Brian couldn't have had a care in the world. Brian invited Dustin over to try and retie the strings of their friendship. Of course, since they hadn't planned it and Brian's mother would never allow it, they snuck in through Brian's window and set up for the night. They talked and played video games until one in the morning. By that time, Brian went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and take a shower. It was a bit odd, but Dustin just rolled with it. Dustin sat and thought to himself, wondering if everything was okay. Brian didn't seem scared anymore. He couldn't help himself, but take Brian's phone and look through it.
"He had to be saying something about me. I know it." The chills came again and he had an awful feeling in his stomach. All these texts about him. All these things. "Dustin is acting weird," "He has been for a while," "Maybe we should avoid him." He felt betrayed in a way. Nothing like this has ever happened before. Nobody really ever said anything bad. And it hurt. A strong feeling began to make his stomach toss and turn with every word he saw.
"Dustin?" Brian looked at him. Dustin slowly looked up.
"So you think this about me? I'm weird? Avoiding me? You wanted to just leave me instead of talk this out? You're fifteen. Grow up, Brian." Dustin said coldly, feeling a sudden hatred building up.
"I think you should leave." Brian gestured to the door, starting to glare.
"Oh, but you invited me, so you're stuck with me." The two boys sat there for a while, glaring at one another and murmuring terrible things under their breath. "He has no right to be mad at me for a stupid dream. What the fuck's his problem? He's going to ruin my life. Look, he already said all these things… never… take back… It's on the internet. It'll be there forever. People can see… Everyone… I have to get rid of it. Or at least the source." Dustin got up slowly stretching then continued to shove Brian, pick him up, and slam him on the hardwood floor. Brian kicked and thrashed, clawing at anything, trying to get Dustin off. "Dustin's lost his shit… This kid has some issues if he's going to attack me for a couple stupid texts!" Brian thought to himself.
"Anyone…" Dustin said before he grabbed a pencil Brian had on his desk. He lost himself for a moment, he'd never had anything like this happen to him before, what was he supposed to do? Something good, but we all make mistakes, don't we? He threw Brian down on the ground and pinned him still with his knees, keeping his arms from interfering. He took careful aim, making sure he wouldn't miss. If he missed, Brian would have screamed and Dustin would have been in really big trouble.
"I'm sorry. I don't know how to deal with this, Brian… I don't know what I'm doing… I-I don't even feel like I'm in control. I wish I could stop, but if I did here, then you would have to turn me in for trying to hurt you. " Dustin smiled as tears began to stream down his cheeks. He shoved articles of clothing into Brian's mouth until not a sound could come out. He plunged the pencil through his chest and it skewed through his flesh, wiggling the pencil deeper and deeper into his chest. He continued to go at it. Pencil after pencil soon bore into Brian's chest, his shirt stained a maroon color from blood gushing out of his stab wounds like mini fountains.
Brian didn't move, which made Dustin panic even more. He ripped open Brian's shirt and placed his hand over the wounds, making it seem like a desperate attempt for suicide. He didn't know how much he could get away with, but it was worth a shot. He got rid of the source of his sadness and sudden pain that he was feeling, but it's like he was still there. He wasn't done. He had to get rid of the rest of the people. Everyone who found that post, everyone who read it, anyone who shared it, anyone who ever thought that about him.
How would he know? He didn't. It was like a shot in the dark from now on.
"Brian was a bad person, wasn't he? He was. He never really liked me." He was determined of this sudden accusation. He shouldn't have told that story, it made his self conscious turn him into this. What was he? He left through the window and went home. The next day, the school announced Brian's death. Dustin acted as shocked as everyone else, nobody knew. How would they? "There were no fingerprints. No signs. And no trace."
Dustin acted miserable for the rest of the day, but in reality he wasn't sad or nervous at all. Not the slightest bit worried, too, for that matter. "After all… Anyone can be a killer."
"Hey Jake, you mind if I stay the night?"

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Montevideo: Liverpool star Luis Suarez is remaining upbeat after the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) said that his participation at the World Cup "is not ruled out" following knee surgery yesterday.
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In an email sent to Uruguayan journalist Federico Buysan, and which the latter posted on Twitter, Suarez wrote: "I'm doing great and am ready to run. Thanks to everyone and stay calm, I'll make it".
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The Federal Reserve said net worth grew by $2 trillion to $53.1 trillion in the April-to-June quarter. Net worth, or the value of assets such as homes, checking accounts and investments minus debts like mortgages and credit cards, rose nearly 4 percent from the first quarter, the Fed said.
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Lt. Bananas is a character that appears in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog television series. He is the dimwitted second-in-command of Captain John Paul Memo. As his name strangely suggests, he is a monkey.
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DETROIT – "Chevy100, An American Story," a new documentary by Roger Sherman, will premiere November 3 at the historic Detroit Institute of Arts in downtown Detroit.
The feature-length documentary by the award-winning producer, director and cinematographer explores the 100-year history of Chevrolet and Chevy's cultural and personal relevance for millions.
"For over thirty years, I've been attracted to telling the stories of real people," said Sherman. "I try to find subjects who are passionate about their endeavors. We had the opportunity to travel all over the country filming incredible cars, meeting wonderful people, and hearing amazing personal stories about people's love for their Chevrolets."
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Sherman has won an Emmy and a Peabody, and received two Academy Award nominations. His previous films include "Medal of Honor," "Alexander Calder," and "Richard Rogers: The Sweetest Sounds."
Following the Detroit premiere and a New York premiere at Time Warner headquarters on November 14,"Chevy100″ will be shown on Velocity Channel on November 21st at 8 p.m. EST. DVDs of the film will be available starting on the 21st at ChevyMall.com.
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Founded in Detroit in 1911, Chevrolet celebrates its centennial as a global automotive brand with annual sales of about 4.25 million vehicles in more than 140 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality, expressive design, spirited performance and value. The Chevrolet portfolio includes iconic performance cars such as Corvette and Camaro; dependable, long-lasting pickups and SUVs such as Silverado and Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers such as Sonic, Cruze, Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers "gas-friendly" solutions including Cruze Eco and Volt. Cruze Eco offers 42 mpg highway while Volt offers 35 miles of electric, gasoline-free driving and an additional 344 miles of extended gasoline range, according to EPA estimates. Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding Chevrolet models, fuel solutions and OnStar availability can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
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HTC Evo 3D specs are leaked; two tablets on the way to Sprint
0. phoneArena posted on 20 Mar 2011, 00:42
With a 4.3 inch screen and a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, the HTC Evo 3D offers cutting edge specs including Android 2.3 under the hood; with an HDMI port and DNLA support, sending your smartphone content to your television is a snap...
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1. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Interesting stuff could be headed Sprint's way if the leak is true.
One question - when does it all arrive and become available for sale? My contract is up on my Droid X soon, and I might be ready to make a move if the HTC Shooter/EVO 3D/Whatever they call it is all that it is claimed to be.
2. BobbyTaba (Posts: 316; Member since: 11 Aug 2010)
I would get the HTC shooter but I have Verizon and im not sure i will like 3d
3. Flip7 (Posts: 31; Member since: 27 Nov 2009)
Bobby I believe that phone is also a 2d phone, it sounds like u would have an option cuz u can record on 1080p on 2d so I'm pretty sure that that phone is gonna b a beast I knw I have the evo n it lived up to its name so I'm ready to the successor lol
8. E.N. (Posts: 2610; Member since: 25 Jan 2009)
What do you mean by also 2D? Is there like some 3D off button cause I doubt it. I think the 2D capture option is just for sharing and other uses because 3D would be pretty useless when sharing pictures and videos. But I'm pretty sure the phone's screen won't give you the choice of being 3D or 2D.
10. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
I doubt it won't have the ability to disable it. It's just an auto-stereoscopic 3D display, pretty much just 2 displays overlapping for the 3D effect. It's definitely something you have to experience hands-on, and not through images/videos right now.
Nintendo 3DS is probably the best product on the market to experience this feature.
34. j3ff (unregistered)
The problem is that qHD = 960x540, which makes an effective resolution of 480x540 (or 960x270?) for glasses-free 3D. It would be nice if you could turn off 3D and have a 2D qHD display, but it's not gonna work that way... you're gonna have 480x540, 2/3 the size of the EVO.
And, if you're thinking it would be cool to watch a movie with 1/4 the resolution of 1080p, think again... effective 16:9 resolution would actually be 480x270, 1/16th the resolution of 1080p.
I sincerely hope that I'm wrong and the actual resolution of this screen is 1920x540 or 960x1080, but I doubt it.
39. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
Is that how the Nintendo 3DS worked? I never really got into how the resolution worked on it. I always thought it was some of eye shutter effect that causes the "3D".
40. sgs 2 vs lg 3d vs iphone 5 (unregistered)
ok jeff we get your point,but now take the LG optimus 3d's resolution -only 800x400 and do the same math as above....I say..it's not gonna be bluray quality...but it's in comparison .....its surley a EVOlution...
so why don't you give HTC some slack here....
44. j3ff (unregistered)
Don't get me wrong... this is not a knock on HTC. I love HTC... haven't owned another brand since 2008. This is just something that consumers are going to start having to take into consideration on any glasses-free 3D phone (and you know that the manufacturers/carriers are going to attempt to hide this). Personally, I hope that Sprint releases a 2D version of this monster, so that I have a choice. Although I'm sure that 3D Google Streetview and 3D Angry Birds will be pretty cool, I've been just looking forward to a higher resolution than 800x480 to allow for a more reasonable browsing experience.
p0rkguy - yes, this is the way the 3DS works too. It's like looking at a 3D lenticular print... so, if you hold the phone facing directly at you (and at a reasonably correct distance), your right and left eyes will see the correct images. But to the guy standing next to you, it won't look right.
4. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
Don't forget the BlackBerry PlayBook.
I'm also guessing HP/Pre might make a comeback on Sprint, so possibly the Touch Pad too.
5. sgs 2 vs lg 3d vs iphone 5 (unregistered)
will the 3d evoshooter come(when) to europe ?
6. luis_lopez_351 (Posts: 951; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
i am so proud of sprint for this :,)
20. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 470; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
Your proud of a cell phone company for releasing a cell phone? Isn't that what they are supposed to do?
38. luis_lopez_351 (Posts: 951; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
its a joke. -___-"
7. boriqua2000 (Posts: 131; Member since: 11 Mar 2009)
some sites are saying that this phone has a 1.2 single core chip inside and others are saying that its a 1.2 dual-core. so which is it? does anyone really know yet?
9. p0rkguy (Posts: 685; Member since: 23 Nov 2010)
It's 1.2 dual core. Qualcomm MSM 8660.
napdragon_(System_on_Chip)#Cur rent_.26_Future_Specifications
11. FREEPAT75014 (unregistered)
Not clear if the Front Facing Camera will also be dual/3D capable or not ? With a Glass-Free 3D display, beauty of this phone is you won't need to wear glasses, hence it could provide a much better 3D Visiophony experience than on 3D TVs side with Skype 3D or else. Still 1.5Mpix FFC is "short", will allow HD-Ready Visio, but not Full HD 1080i/p. Shame, Xoom put a more compelling 2Mpix there to enable Full HD. So hope it could be 3D to compensate for that....
Also hope this time a 4G HSPA+/LTE version will rapidly come out (with ZERO missing feature, means including KickStand, hopefully HDMI 1.4 port...) and be taken to Europe who NEVER got a GSM/HSPA+ FULL version of EVO 4G US-Only flagship, but instead got several pale replicas always missing 1 or 2 key features (Like Front Facing Camera, or KickStand, or HDMI,...). Europeans hate HTC today for having let us down with no full EVO 4G replica, time for HTC to treat us decently again, so love can come back for HTC here. +By the way, this may destroy the appeal of new HTC Pyramid that is not 3D capable and is missing the KickStand....
12. AppleSux (banned) (Posts: 20; Member since: 12 Mar 2011)
Android Fanboys seem very peaceful when there are no iSheep around.
13. OhSo3D (Posts: 39; Member since: 22 Feb 2011)
Two things, I'm assuming this device will be 4g, because nothing about being 4g was mentioned above haha, and two when is this coming out ! It's time for my Hero to retire !
14. altex978 (unregistered)
i cant wait to get my hands on this phone.....my htc diamond has been waiting to retire!
16. Slammer (Posts: 1515; Member since: 03 Jun 2010)
If this news is true, it is definitely an awesome comeback for Sprint.
This is what they were known for years ago before the old management team went south. Since Dan and his team have taken helm, their customer service has improved tenfold. They have been bringing cutting edge devices to the forefront. Their network has greatly improved and their price plans have become very aggressive in attractive offers that actually deliver.
I seriously would find it inconceivable that anyone that has access to Sprint service, would not give them another chance. Currently, there is no better carrier in my opinion. I unsubscribed once but am glad to be back.
John B.
17. damienh28 (Posts: 49; Member since: 23 Dec 2010)
I cant wait im gettin this for my grad gift, I chose the epic over the Evo, i dont regret it but I am in love with the htc sense ui, Idk this seems killer im gettin this for sure. Thunderbolt goot its 1 month shine and look at that sprint delivers another killer. We will here nuthing about the thunderbolt again, Iphone is not even competition.
19. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 470; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
I said it once and ill say it again, when you constantly bring up the iPhone it proves just how big it really is. You may say the iPhone isn't competition but you know better. The iPhone sales will obliterate this phone. This phone has great specs if you like 3d. Its funny that now android fans are knocking other android phones. So the thunderbolt doesn't matter now huh? Wow ok.
25. damienh28 (Posts: 49; Member since: 23 Dec 2010)
The Iphone is said to be the best phone in the world, But that is by people who know little bout phones bro, So i mention the iphone so people would understand uts very very overrated. Its going to sell of course look at its popularity. Becuase people know lil about phones i guarantee you if they knew more it would sell less. My epic 4g is better than the iphone and look at its sales compared to it. Its a popularity race here. Its not just the 3d aspect. The 1.2 Dual Core snapdragon proccessor the 2 5 mp cameras is sick (even tho its 3d) and the 2.3 gingerbread running on it also 4g service. Like i have to knock other androids its the only competiton.
28. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 470; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
I can appreciate that but I'm just saying that bringing up the iPhone just seems weird. Like I despise wp7 but I'm not gonna bring it up every situation possible, if ever. True the phone has awesome specs and ill probably get 1 for my wife but let's also not be ignorant to the popularity of the iPhone. It's popular because it is easy to use. I love that my mom can have a smartphone and not have to call me every 5 minutes asking how to use the thing. I like both and will continue to support both.
29. damienh28 (Posts: 49; Member since: 23 Dec 2010)
Yea I agree its a very simple phone awesome at that, Im just frustrarted how its always the phone that gets compared to new phones.
30. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 470; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
That's what apple has done. They've made it the it thing. I love the Android OS because of the different available roms. I go back to my iPhone when I need to handle business. Like I said I'm fully supportive of both. I gonna get the infuse and iPhone 5 and continue to have the best of both worlds.
22. altex978 (unregistered)
the iphone....is the smartphone for idiots!....seriously....you itards basically keep buying the same phone with little upgrades and then make a big toodoo about it!
23. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 470; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
I have iPhone and android so I'm sure your not talking to me. Anyway what do you think android does. Evo, desire, inspire, thunderbolt, etc is the same phone with little upgrades. Android isn't really advanced either so the smartphone for idiots comment holds no weight. Trust me I assure you Motorola wishes they had a back order of the xoom of 1 month. Stop bringing up iPhone in android threads and people wont say anything.
31. Socalvenom (unregistered)
if this phone turns out to be true and it comes out Im gonna commit suicide.


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Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, this morning Congress Daily ran a story, ``House GOP drops plans for across-the-board spending cuts.'' At first glance, I was disappointed.
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The attached guidelines, which the CDE recently revised, describe the recommended procedures to be followed in filing such a complaint.
Pursuant to California Education Code Section 48987, the school district or County Office of Education (COE) shall, upon request, disseminate these guidelines to parents and guardians of students in their primary language.
In addition to disseminating these guidelines, school districts and COEs are encouraged to inform parents and guardians who inquire about filing a complaint of child abuse occurring at a school site of these guidelines and how they can go about filing such a report. If a parent or guardian seeks such information and speaks a primary language other than English, the district or COE shall provide for an interpreter for that parent or guardian.
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ALTONA -- When police knocked at Salih Hassad's door in Sudan, he was detained and tortured for almost three months.
So when police showed up unexpectedly at his door in Altona, Hassad's wife, Shadia, started to have conniptions. Were they going to take her husband away?
It was OK. It was just their friendly neighbourhood Altona police returning a children's wagon someone had taken from their yard.
"For a little kid's cart!" said an incredulous Hassad, grateful to his new country.
It was six years ago a group in Altona began sponsoring refugees from Africa.
But of the first seven families that arrived, only two stayed. From an economic-development standpoint, if that was the town's goal, the experiment to land black African refugees in an all-white Prairie farm town -- instead of always in the inner city of some major urban centre -- would seem a huge failure.
After all, the community has to raise about $30,000 in donations per refugee family to support that family through its first year.
But while those African families were leaving, others, like Hassad, were talking. Hassad phoned his cousin in Newfoundland and told him Altona had jobs, safety, quiet and a generous and supportive community. His cousin, with his wife and their six kids, packed their things and arrived shortly after.
His cousin liked it so much he recommended it to another African refugee family living in Newfoundland. That family moved, too. Then a family of four Nigerian refugees living in Toronto moved.
Meanwhile, other African refugees continue to arrive thanks to an aggressive sponsorship program by Altona's Build a Village.
It may be too early to say, but the local Build a Village group seems to be living up to its name: building an African community in the midst of these snowy Prairie fields.
That runs contrary to an assumption among some people that African refugees are somehow predisposed to urban life. That isn't the experience here.
"I'm getting worse," said Nurashem Male (MA-lee), 21, who arrived in Altona six years ago with her mom and siblings. By "worse" she means she's becoming more countrified.
Male is a former contestant for the Altona Sunflower Queen. She catches herself wondering what it would be like to own a small patch of land in the country someday. She and her partner, who is originally from Altona, recently had a baby boy named Ezra and already have a house in town.
Male lost her father and a sister in the Sudanese civil war. To escape, her mother, Dudu, ran through the bush for two days and nights with eight children in tow. They ended up in a refugee camp in Uganda, where Dudu kept her family alive for four years. Dudu prayed -- and badgered United Nations officials until she finally got out.
They were placed in an inner-city neighbourhood in Winnipeg. When an opportunity to move to Altona arose, Dudu jumped. "My mom just wanted someplace that was safe," said Male. "Here, I know almost everybody. Everybody says hi to each other."
Male has made a deep impression on the community, too. "She's an incredibly hard worker," said Ray Loewen, chairman of the nine-member Build a Village committee.
Hassad spent almost four years in a refugee camp in Egypt before arriving here. He works at West Park Motors, where Loewen is president. That same president, his boss, drove Hassad, 34, to school for six months when Hassad first arrived.
Today, he has a wife and three children. "I like it here. I'm from Darfur (in Sudan). I call myself a genocide survivor," he said.
Altona's Build a Village's mission statement, as listed on Facebook, is "to share God's love locally through work with newcomer families, specifically refugees and displaced persons." It began with supporting a village in El Salvador. That prompted members to wonder if they could do the same at home.
Build a Village has sponsored 22 refugee families in Altona, of which 14 have stayed, so far. They number about 40 Africans and almost as many Palestinians.
Build a Village plans to get into housing next. It wants to build transitional housing where people can live for a couple of years before they are ready to buy a house. The problem for immigrants in a town like Altona, with 4,000 people, is there are no apartments.
And as for whether newcomers stay? That's not the primary aim. The aim isn't economic stimulus. It's a religious love thing.
"Obviously, we hope (refugees) stay but from the beginning, our goal is to give them a good start in Canada, regardless of whether they stay. If they stay, great. That's a bonus," said Loewen.
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