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Study of the Best Timing for Plerixafor in Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Collection
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified September 2011 by Patricia Shi, Shi, Patricia, M.D..
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Shi, Patricia, M.D.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: January 6, 2010
Last Update Posted: September 27, 2011
Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Patricia Shi, Shi, Patricia, M.D.
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether it is safe and effective to collect peripheral blood hematopoietic stem cells 16 hours rather than the usual 11 hours after administration of plerixafor.
|Multiple Myeloma Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
|Drug: Plerixafor
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Mobilization Kinetics of Plerixafor and G-CSF in Patients With NHL and MM Undergoing Autologous Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Collection
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: multiple myeloma
Drug Information available for: PlerixaforU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Patricia Shi, Shi, Patricia, M.D.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Percent of donors obtaining a minimum CD34+ cell dose of 2 x 106/kg actual recipient weight within 2 days of collection [ Time Frame: After collection ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Median and average neutrophil and platelet engraftment [ Time Frame: After stem cell infusion ]
- Plerixafor-related toxicities [ Time Frame: 1 month after stem cell infusion ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|February 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2011
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Plerixafor
Plerixafor 16 hours
Drug: Plerixafor
Plerixafor administered at 16 hours prior to apheresis
Other Name: Mozobil
Detailed Description:
The current FDA-approved timing for plerixafor is approximately 11 hours prior to apheresis. This is a logistical problem, since plerixafor should be administered by a health care provider, given the risk of hypotension with administration. The primary purpose of this study is, in autologous donors with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and multiple myeloma undergoing hematopoietic progenitor cell mobilization with plerixafor and G-CSF, to determine whether the dosing interval can be increased to 16 hours prior to apheresis. Patients will be admitted to a special clinical research center on the 4th day of G-CSF administration, where the peripheral blood CD34+ count will be measured every 2 hours after plerixafor administration at 5 pm until 9 AM the following day, at which time apheresis will commence. The hypothesis is that plerixafor administration 16 hours prior to apheresis is as safe and effective as plerixafor administration at 11 hours prior to apheresis.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Autologous donors age 18 to 75 years with NHL or MM scheduled to undergo peripheral blood stem cell collection as part of standard clinical care. Biopsy-confirmed diagnosis of NHL or MM is to have been done prior to the first mobilization.
- In first or second CR or PR
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1
- WBC count greater than 2.5 x 10e9/1
- Absolute PMN count greater than 1.5 x 10e9/1
- PLT count greater than 100 x 10e9/1
- Serum creatinine less than or equal to 2.2 mg/dl
- SGOT, SGPT, and total bilirubin less than 2.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN)
- Cardiac and pulmonary status sufficient to undergo apheresis and transplantation
- Negative for HIV
- 4 weeks since last cycle of chemotherapy. (Rituximab, thalidomide, dexamethasone, and bortezomib are not considered chemotherapy for the purpose of the study)
- Patients of childbearing potential agree to use an approved form of contraception
- Recovered from all acute toxic effects of prior chemotherapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Comorbid condition which renders patient, in view of the investigators, at high risk of treatment complications
- Failed previous stem cell collections or collection attempts
- Less than 6 weeks of carmustine prior to the 1st dose of G-CSF
- Received GM-CSF or pegfilgrastim within 3 weeks prior to the 1st dose of G-CSF for mobilization
- Received G-CSF within 14 days prior to the 1st dose of G-CSF for mobilization
- Active CNS involvement
- Active brain metastases or carcinomatous meningitis
- Bone marrow involvement greater than 20 percent
- Received radiation therapy to the pelvis
- Post-transplant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy below the diaphragm is anticipated
- Received prior radio-immunotherapy with Zevalin or Bexxar
- Fever (temperature greater than 38 C/100.4 F)
- Received bone-seeking radionuclides (e.g., holmium)
- A residual acute medical condition resulting from prior chemotherapy
- Active brain metastases or myelomatous meningitis
- Received thalidomide, dexamethasone and/or Velcade within 7 days prior to the first dose of G-CSF
- Received Revlimid within 3 weeks prior to the first dose of G-CSF
- Received greater than 6 cycles of Revlimid
- Positive pregnancy test or lactating
- Active infection requiring antibiotic treatment
- Abnormal ECG with clinically significant rhythm disturbance (ventricular arrhythmias), or other conduction abnormality in the last year that in the opinion of the investigator warrants exclusion of the subject from the trial.
- Patients who previously received experimental therapy within 4 weeks of enrolling in this protocol or who are currently enrolled in another experimental protocol during the mobilization phase.
- Patients whose apheresis product will be further selected and purified.
- Prior autologous or allogeneic transplant.
Contacts and Locations
Information from the National Library of Medicine
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01042717
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01042717
|United States, New York
|Mount Sinai School of Medicine
|New York, New York, United States, 10029
|Contact: Patricia A Shi, MD 212-241-9237 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Contact: Luis M Isola, MD 212-241-6021 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Patricia A Shi, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Luis M Isola, MD
Sponsors and Collaborators
Shi, Patricia, M.D.
Genzyme, a Sanofi Company
|Principal Investigator:
|Patricia A Shi, MD
|Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Additional Information:
Keywords provided by Patricia Shi, Shi, Patricia, M.D.:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Additional Information:
Liles WC, Rodger E, Broxmeyer HE, Dehner C, Badel K, Calandra G, Christensen J, Wood B, Price TH, Dale DC. Augmented mobilization and collection of CD34+ hematopoietic cells from normal human volunteers stimulated with granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor by single-dose administration of AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist. Transfusion. 2005 Mar;45(3):295-300.
DiPersio JF, Micallef IN, Stiff PJ, Bolwell BJ, Maziarz RT, Jacobsen E, Nademanee A, McCarty J, Bridger G, Calandra G; 3101 Investigators. Phase III prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of plerixafor plus granulocyte colony-stimulating factor compared with placebo plus granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for autologous stem-cell mobilization and transplantation for patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Oct 1;27(28):4767-73. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.20.7209. Epub 2009 Aug 31.
|Responsible Party:
|Patricia Shi, Assistant Professor, Hematology-Oncology, Shi, Patricia, M.D.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01042717 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|January 5, 2010
|First Posted:
|January 6, 2010
|Last Update Posted:
|September 27, 2011
|Last Verified:
|September 2011
Keywords provided by Patricia Shi, Shi, Patricia, M.D.:
autologous transplantation
hematopoietic stem cell mobilization
multiple myeloma
non-Hodgkins lymphoma
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Multiple Myeloma
Neoplasms, Plasma Cell
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Hemostatic Disorders
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Blood Protein Disorders
Hematologic Diseases
Hemorrhagic Disorders
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Lymphatic Diseases
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents


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I had a good experience with Philips CRT monitors so I decided to upgrade my PC monitor from 22" Chimei to 24" Philips.
It is always a good feeling to bring a new device home and unpack it. But after plugging it was a real disapointment: serious colour distortions that couldn't be fixed using any of available adjustments. The picture was sharp but pink instead of gray. This device was replaced on the same day to a new one.
This time the monitor was a little bit better, colors were fine… Read Full Review
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I have another update regarding my Philips LCD monitor.

I've got a surprise today before the New Year - couple rows of dead pixels.

Important to say, that this monitor works in very good conditions, like other monitors that I have and is the first one that I encountered such problems.

Now my disappointment from Philips monitors is much bigger than before.

I really don't understand how came that such respectable company releases defective devices. My current monitor replaced by warranty, seems soon I'll had third Philips LCD monitor.
Written on: 05/04/2011
Finally I decided to replace the second faulty Philips 241E. Today I've got a new one after week and half of waiting for repair.

This one has inside of a screen layers that seem not to be glued very well well. It looks like plastic film with bubbles of air inside. Defect is clearly seen on a black background.

Third monitor replaced by warranty and it is also defective.

I lost my patience for this monitor, so I bought another one - LG W2220P (IPS matrix). It is smaller than my Philips, but colors are so perfect, sharpness is fantastic. I have now these two monitors standing side by side and the difference is like day and night. LG is smaller and more expensive, so it supposed to give a better picture (also that Philips model has TN screen), so I accept it as a normal thing. But I can't accept the fact, that all Philips monitors of this model I got are defective. If I'll try again to replace it by warranty - I afraid I'll get another defective screen.

Probably I'll stay for a while with what I've got, but I'm very disappointed by Philips. Even it raises thoughts: are they able to manufacture a normal LCD? They lost me as customer.
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Some salespeople think that Sales Call Reluctance is just picking up the phone. Telephobia is only one type of Sales Call Reluctance.
There are actually 12 distinct types of fear that can cause salespeople to avoid the prospecting. It is vital to know which of the 12 types of call reluctance is holding your sales career hostage. Do any of these sound familiar?
• Doomsayers will not take risks. This type of call reluctance can be lethal to a sales career.
• Over preparers tend to overanalyze and avoid action. They're busy, busy, busy people busy with current clients, admin work, organizing files, studying the latest trends- which keeps them from meeting qualified prospects.
• Hyper-pro salespeople are obsessed with image, but when it comes to their presentation skills, they're not better than the next salesperson. They look good, but they confuse packaging with prospecting.
• Stage fright causes many salespeople to default on prospecting that would lead to opportunities to present before groups.
• Role rejection plagues those who are secretly ashamed of any kind of selling. These are the salespeople who deflect any association with being a salesperson. They tend to believe that society dislikes salespeople, and they themselves get irritated and annoyed when salespeople solicit them.
• Yielders fear intruding on others. They have a strong need to be liked and are habitually waiting for "just the right time" to make contact. Of course, that time rarely arrives.
• Socially self-conscious salespeople are intimidated by up-market clients. They feel inferior in terms of wealth, education, status, or prestige.
• Separationists are afraid to mix business and friends.
• Emotionally unemanciapted salespeople are afraid to mix business and family.
• Referral aversion affects those salespeople who selectively forget to ask for referrals out of fear of disturbing existing relationships.
• Telephobic salespeople are uncomfortable using the telephone for prospecting.
• The oppositional reflex characterizes salespeople who tend to criticize or blame others for what goes wrong with their careers. Even though they are usually gifted, talented, and intelligent people, they don't take responsibility for themselves and often don't get ahead.
A solution for call reluctance
If you recognize yourself in any of these styles, you need not feel embarrassed or ashamed. But at the same time, you don't have to go on living with it. Call reluctance is learned which means it can be unlearned. Most cases can be arrested or even eliminated. All can be improved.
The first, but often the most difficult, step in overcoming call reluctance is admitting that you are not prospecting consistently. Once you've admitted that to yourself, you can look at changing your attitudes. Call reluctance is simply a manifestation of a person's negative beliefs about prospecting for new business – so overcoming it is all about learning to change your beliefs.
Thought realignment is a very effective tool for changing your thinking. Look at it this way: A belief is merely a thought you think over and over and over again. What you think determines how you feel, which, in turn, determines what you do (or don't do). What you do everyday becomes your seemingly intractable habit.
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ECM at Mich. First
Millennial Vision Inc. of Salt Lake City has won a commitment from the $624 million Michigan First Credit Union in the Detroit suburb of Lathrup Village for a new electronic document management software system.
The new content management system will more easily integrate document imaging into other operations with little or no manual intervention, the company and credit union said.
"Our existing system is outdated. Since we are moving to a new core system, it makes sense to update our imaging system, as well," said Michigan First President/CEO Michael Poulos. The 85,900-member Michigan First announced earlier this summer that it would be converting to the KeyStone core platform from Corelation Inc.


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Miley, D-backs unravel in six-run eighth inning
Miley, D-backs unravel in six-run eighth inning
A bunt single by Alexi Amarista helped ignite a six-run rally that led the Padres to a 7-1 victory over the D-backs at Petco Park.
"It unraveled pretty quick there," D-backs shortstop Willie Bloomquist.
Indeed, much like the season thus far, Friday night was filled with frustration for the men in Sedona Red.
On the positive side, Miley once again put together a stellar outing, though, his numbers at the end of the night will not look that pretty.
The left-hander was hitting his spots and was incredibly efficient with his pitches as he allowed just one run on three hits over the first seven innings.
"Miley is pitching good," Padres manager Bud Black said. "We haven't seen a whole lot of him. But you knew he'd be a tough act tonight."
The momentum in the game seemed to change in the top of the eighth when with two outs, Padres reliever Andrew Cashner walked Chris Young. The final pitch of the at-bat to Young sailed high and tight, and Young had to duck down to avoid it.
As Young walked down to first, he looked towards third-base coach Matt Williams for his signs. Cashner, meanwhile, thought Young was staring him down and according to Young yelled, "What are you looking at?"
Young proceeded to yell back at Cashner and both benches emptied briefly. No punches or shoves were exchanged and order quickly was restored. Young was then thrown out trying to steal second for the final out of the inning as the Padres high-fived their way off the field.
"I was just looking at the signs from Matty," Young said. "Initially I didn't think anything of it, I just thought about the walk and was trying to pick up the signs and see what happens next. I just happened to hear him say something to me and I responded and that was it. Just a misunderstanding."
After Miley retired the first hitter in the eighth, Amarista reached on a bunt single and pinch-hitter Jesus Guzman homered to left for a 3-1 San Diego lead.
"They got some momentum," Miley said. "I left a changeup up and he hit it out. It was 1-0 and right here I thought a changeup was a good pitch. I left it up a little bit and he capitalized. He's a good hitter."
It would only get worse from there for the D-backs.
After Chris Denorfia singled, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson went to reliever David Hernandez and the right-hander did not retire any of the four batters he faced. The first hitter to step in against him, Cameron Maybin, tripled to left-center.
"He obviously didn't have very good stuff, didn't trust it," Gibson said. "He wouldn't throw his fastball, he threw five strikes out of 13 pitches, he walked two guys. We've been throwing the ball by Maybin all night and you're going to hang him a curveball? That just wasn't very smart. I didn't think that was very good selection."
Gibson's postgame session with reporters lasted barely 1 minute 20 seconds before he ended it by saying, "We've got to regroup. Go talk to them. That's it."
The players, too, seemed at a loss to explain what's befallen a team that was picked to contend for the division crown. Unlike last year, this year's team has not been able to cut off big innings by the opposition and has lacked the late-game magic of 2011.
"There are a number of things I could point to that we didn't do real well," Bloomquist said. "I don't know how many big innings we had last year, but it seemed like once they got started, they stopped pretty quick. We got a lot more timely hits last year, too, and had the lead in games instead of playing behind in games. When you have that lead late in games, you have that adrenaline, have that momentum going. No one's pointing the blame at pitching or hitting; it's just that in all facets of the game, we've got to get better."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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wikiHow to Create a 3D Sphere in Photoshop
Making a 3D sphere can help you learn how to use various tools in Photoshop. It's a good introductory project, and a way to sharpen your Photoshop skills.
1Click on the selection tool. Right click on it and choose the Elliptical Marquee Tool.
2Hold down the ⇧ Shift key and then select where you want the circle to start. Drag the cursor until it is the proper size.
3Release the mouse before you release the ⇧ Shift key. The shift key will keep it perfectly round.
4Fill the foreground with a middle gray color using the bucket tool.
5Select the Burn tool.
6Choose a soft edged brush, approximately half of the radius of your gray circle you have created.
7Set the Range to Midtones and the Exposure to 50% (unless you are using a pressure sensitive tablet).
8Draw around the sides of the sphere, as seen in the screenshot. Do this a few times, until you get a nice strong shade.
9Switch to the Dodge tool to add a highlight to the sphere.
10Also, lighten the bottom, as seen in the screenshot. This will help with the illusion of 3D.
11Click on the Elliptical Marquee Tool again, but this time, don't make it perfectly round. Put it under the sphere.
12Change the foreground to black.
13Go to Selection >> Modify >> Feather. Change the feather to about 20 or so. It will depend upon how big your primary circle is.
14Go to the layer with the sphere, and in the part of the circle selection under the sphere, fill in the selection with black.
- If you think 20 is too much, you can go back (Ctrl+Z) and then change it to a smaller number.
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2013 KHQA Girls Basketball Player of the Year: JORDAN FRERICKS, Quincy Notre Dame
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 03:35:00 GMT —
JORDAN FRERICKS, Quincy Notre Dame
Rationale: Jordan joins some very select company here as a repeat winner of our top girls basketball honor: Ruth Kipping, Dewella Holiday, and Jennifer Goetz. Those are the pantheon area names of the last two decades and I'd put Jordan's career resume up against any of them now that it is complete. Three state championships. A third place finish in the Miss Illinois Basketball voting. A grand total of four career high school losses in four years. And the most well stuffed Senior Season stat line we've seen in a long time. Jordan's high school Swan Song stats saw her average 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 steals and nearly 3 blocks per game; all while shooting a tidy 62% from the field. This mind you, while playing alongside another First Team All State selection. Factor in the praise Jordan drew this season from Eric Orne for stepping out of her shyness and adopting a true leadership role for this powerhouse program and you really do have the definition of a bulletproof resume. Again, for all of that, I think Jordan's even more indelible legacy is the fact that she and her teammates have done more to make High School Girls Basketball visible, mainstream and top of mind (in one of Illinois traditional bastion of great boys play, no less) than any ad campaign or forced political correctness. People who loved basketball loved watching the Lady Raiders play. They wanted to watch them play because they were the height of the art form and as entertaining as any boys team around. And they turned out in back to back nights, 2200 strong, to watch the girls on the big stage at the KHQA SUBWAY Superfan Shootout. They were big ticket television viewing when their state games were broadcast locally for the last two years. Bottom line, Jordan and her friends were like the basketball circus come to town and everyone wanted a glimpse. And the ride was truly amazing and historic, one that will be talked about in these parts for decades to come. A standard not unlike the 1981 Blue Devils, but also unique in their own form of accomplishment.
Runner-Up: KASSIDY GENGENBACHER, Quincy Notre Dame
Viewers Vote: BREANNE BEGEMAN, Unity
Past Winners:
2012-Jordan Frericks, Quincy Notre Dame
2011-Tiffany King, West Central
2010-Karlee Gengenbacher, Quincy Notre Dame
2009-Tori Niemann, Canton
2008-Marley Hall, West Hancock
2007-McKensey Long, Carthage
2006-Mikal Bencomo, Clopton
2005-Sara Liesen, Quincy Notre Dame
2004-Lexanne Dickerson, Carthage
2003-Jennifer Goetz, Cardinal Stritch
2002-Sam Quigle, Southeastern
2001-Jennifer Goetz, Cardinal Stritch
2000-Dewella Holliday, Monroe City
1999-Dewella Holliday, Monroe City
1998-Ruth Kipping, Quincy High


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Research In Motion has announced a new website where people can register for updated information on the upcoming BlackBerry 10 line-up! The website is super clean, functional and offers lots of great info from BlackBerry Hub to more highlights coming soon. Here is the email from RIM introducing us to The BlackBerry Experience – Re-designed. Re-engineered. Re-invented:
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And Now From Japan, the Hot New 'Dry' Beers
By ANDREW FEINBERG; Andrew Feinberg writes about business from New York.
Published: July 10, 1988
GIVEN the current social climate, if American marketers proposed increasing the alcohol content of a beer to spur sales, people would probably wonder what they had been drinking - and how much. After all, the trend has been toward moderation. Light beer now accounts for 25 percent of United States sales, and this year even Jack Daniel's, that supposed bastion of tradition, lowered the proof of its Tennessee whisky to 86, from 90.
Yet since last month, higher-alcohol beer has been appearing on store shelves and restaurant tables in New York, New Jersey, California and Hawaii. Next month, the beer will become available in eight more states and Washington D.C. All of the beer is from Japan. While the arrival of still another Japanese import is hardly major news, this one brings with it one of the most astonishing marketing stories of recent years.
Three years ago, Asahi Breweries Ltd. of Tokyo got tired of seeing its market share plummet year after year. So the company asked 5,000 Japanese consumers to describe the ideal beer (which, Asahi deduced, it had not been making). The consensus? It should be dry and crisp and have no aftertaste.
Using a new variety of yeast, Asahi then created Super Dry, which has 10 percent more alcohol than regular 9-proof beer, the same number of calories and a drier, less sweet taste because it is fermented longer and contains less sugar. When Asahi introduced the product in March 1987, the Japanese beer market went haywire.
Asahi's sales leaped 33 percent in 1987. Early this year all three of the other major Japanese brewers - Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory - rushed out competing dry beers. Together, the four control more than 99 percent of the total beer market in Japan.
Thus far, market share gains by dry beers look like typographical errors. This January, according to estimates by Sapporo Breweries Ltd., dry beers had a 9 percent share of the Japanese market. By April, the share had more than tripled, to 28 percent; in June, it was 38 percent and rising. (By contrast, it took 14 years for light beer to gain its 25 percent share in the United States.) The new brew has put a kick in a market that had been calmly growing at 3 percent annually. In 1987, Japanese beer sales rose 7.5 percent, and this year they are racing ahead at an 8 percent clip.
For the individual brewers, the aftershocks have been enormous. Former laggard Asahi has seen its total share of beer sales in Japan nearly double, to 20 percent, in just 16 months. Kirin's share, meanwhile, has sagged to 51 percent, from 60.
There have been social consequences as well. Many grocery store owners now place apologetic signs in windows saying they are out of dry. Asahi employees may not buy Super Dry because every precious drop must be reserved for customers. And American celebrities, long popular in Japanese ads, have been recruited as pitchmen. Boxer Mike Tyson may push Pepsi here, but in Japan he's a Suntory Dry man. In one television commercial, actor Gene Hackman, the Kirin Dry spokesman, utters the memorable words, ''I'm so happy I could cry. Dry. Dry.''
Marketers, who can usually explain almost anything, especially after the fact, are mostly bewildered by the dry beer coup. ''I don't know how to explain it,'' said Takeshi Suezawa, president of Kirin USA. ''It's a phenomenon.''
Although the brewers say more alcohol is not the source of the product's appeal, Yasuhiro Fukuyama, beer manager of the Suntory International Corporation, admits Mike Tyson was chosen to ''communicate the power and the punch of the beer.''
One retailing expert says Japanese culture might help explain the craze. ''The Japanese are much more fad-oriented than Americans,'' said Atsunori Andoh, general manager of the New York office of the Takashimaya Company, one of Japan's largest upscale department store chains. ''Furthermore, the meaning of the word 'dry' is important. 'Dry' suggests something new, decisive and bold. In Japan a 'wet' person is very strongly attached to family, company and friends, while a 'dry' type would be more individualistic.''
Considering that ''wet'' and ''dry'' haven't had such charged connotations in America since the end of Prohibition, dry beer could lose a lot in translation.
BUT Faith Popcorn, chairman of Brainreserve Inc., a New York marketing consulting firm, believes otherwise. ''I think dry beer will be a big hit here,'' she said. ''Light beer has just about peaked and the new trend will be toward more alcohol, not less. The martini is coming back and single-malt scotches and cognacs - heavy-alcohol, dark products - are doing very well. For years American companies have been bringing out sweeter and lighter drinks; they've been self-conscious about selling alcohol because of the anti-drunk driving movement. Now an outside power has seen the consumer need.''
According to Ms. Popcorn, Americans will soon be imbibing more because hard times - recession, environmental crises, etc. - are looming. If dry beer succeeds, then, it may be one more sign that the 80's are over.


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Q: Dies in 50ft Then won't start. Let sit for awhile & then starts. New gas Filter on 2000 Ford Taurus
When trying to start - it is like it isn't getting gas.
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You need to determine when it stalls are you loosing spark or fuel. Check for spark first, get a friend to crank over the engine when the engine has failed and see if you have spark at the spark plug end of the plug wire. Check for fuel pressure (you will need a fuel pressure gauge and look up the specified fuel pressure for your vehicle). Remove the fuel hose that goes to the fuel rail and get a friend to crank over the engine to see you have adequate fuel volume (you should have approximately 1 pint of gasoline in ten seconds of cranking). Off course take proper precautions as gasoline is highly flamable. Next "listen" to the fuel injector. Using a mechanic's stethoscope (or use a long screw driver placing the handle end up to your ear place the metal tip end of the screwdriver against the body of the fuel injector), get a friend to crank over the engine while you "listen" to the fuel injector listen to each injector at the same point of the injector body. You should hear "click, click, click" as the injector is electrically opened and closed by the computer. If the injector is not being triggered you will not have fuel getting into the engine's cylinders. Disconnect the electrical connector at the fuel injector with the ignition key in the "on" position, (next position after the accessory position) you should have 12 volts at one of the two wires at the injector. This true for most vehicles but you need to consult a workshop manual for your vehicle to see that this is true for your vehicle. When the engine is running the second wire at the injector gets (triggered) grounded by the computer in your vehicle many times a second controlling exactly when and how much fuel gets injected into the engine. For more detailed test information there is a company that independent auto repair shops get their information from, this same information is available inexpensively for people that work on their own cars.. The information is year make and model specific, covering repair procedures, torque specifications, fluid capacities and specifications, service bulletins, component locations, wiring diagrams ect.... Alldata is very easy to navigate http://bit.ly/AllData_Repair_Manuals_Online
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Yesterday I was watching the early morning "newscast" while I ate breakfast and got ready for work. In the 15 minute span that encompassed my attention, the dominant story was something about little kids that had been murdered. When I mercifully shut off the TV, two thoughts ran through my mind...
"This is news??!" and "This is why I don't watch TV news!!!"
I'll come clean and share with you... I'm an online media guy. I get most of my news from the internet - either from RSS feeds, news websites, or other people like those on twitter. I admit, I probably don't know everything going on. But I'm ok with that. The news I do get piques my curiosity and keeps me relevant in my context.
Realizing this (really, realizing that I really dislike broadcast news media) made me think about why I don't like the news. Plenty of people have written about the struggle the news-reporting media (broadcast and print) has in this new electronic age. Their demise is oft reported but not quite yet realized (I do like Stow Boyd's somewhat wishful 2009 prediction that Google will buy the New York Times). What I'm going to share is not scientific, or based on broad surveys. It's my opinion and my beef with the way media works today.
1) The news media is all about selling advertising. This is where the money is, so they are ultimately in service to this goal. I suppose this is also true about the internet, but not always. My take is that online media focus on good content that people want to read. The advertising works its way in from there. And there are still places I can go where the info is free (Twitter, for example).
2) Old news media is one-size-fits-all. If I'm watching the news on TV or reading my paper, the news has to be targeted to reach a suitable cross section of the listening audience. Same thing holds for the newspaper. Since at the end of the day they want to sell adds, and that requires viewers/subscribers, it's a sure thing they are shooting at the broadest possible audience.
3) Old news comes in terrible packaging. Newspapers are ink on paper. It's dirty and it smells funny and it gets everything all black. What's up with that? And just try to flip pages easily... that's not happening. Oh, and who picked the size? It always falls into my lap. TV is great for one targeted 30-60 minute segment. But what if I'm busy? What is the value of a "breaking news story" and all the hype around it if I record it and watch it 5 hours later? What about the news that happened between broadcast time and my consumption time?
4) TV news appeals to "morbid fascination". Tell me if you don't agree. The 10 PM news starts off with 10 minutes of how many people died in which horrible accidents that occurred throughout the day. I can't stand watching it in this hour. All I care about there is the weather report and any sports updates I might have missed... and leave the rest.
5) I'm sick of "human interest stories" in my news outlets. Human Interest isn't news. Its a story designed to hold my attention because of some emotional gimmick until they can run another round of commercials.
6) When I do watch the morning news on TV, I find the gimmick stories most interesting. Where in the world is Matt Lauer? It's kind of fun from a travelogue perspective. I mentally calculate the number of hours he spends on an airplane during that week... It's staggering.
I don't want this post to be all negative. What I do like about the online media is that I am in control. This is exactly what the other media outlets don't offer me.
I think this is about how the world is becoming. Consumer control. I like that. Not that I'm a selfish pig, but I like to manage the components of my life in a way that makes sense to me. I have time slots where I like to do certain things (generally blogging and internet at night). I like things that conform to my schedule and my patterns.
Functionally, I've already voted with my feet. I haven't subscribed to a newspaper in years, and I just ignore the TV news. I'll come along and pick up what I like on the internet. And that works just fine for me.
Every day my job brings me a wealth of observations about life in a technology company. Whether by observing office politics or by translating my hobbies, I gain insights into what works and what doesn't. My goal is to share these insights (protecting the guilty and innocent alike) to encourage you to engage deeply in your passions for greatness in your own life and career.
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Released by the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, there's been a good bit of intrigue around Dallas as to whether nose tackle Shaun Rogers could be a fit in Dallas, particularly due to the presence of new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, who held that position for the past two seasons in Cleveland.
But today, Rogers is visiting a rival of the Cowboys, the Washington Redskins, one of ten teams reportedly on the nose tackle's list.
We'd imagine that the Cowboys are also on that list, particularly because of Rogers' familiarity with Ryan's system, but whether Dallas will pursue him is still debatable; Ryan (and many others) are on record as being enamored of the big man's talent, but age (31), health and, according to some, work ethic stick out as question marks.
Aside from that, if Dallas were to land Rogers, they'd likely move All-Pro nose tackle Jay Ratliff to end, and there's been no indication from Dallas that they're entertaining the possibility.
To date, it's not known whether Rogers is scheduled to meet with Dallas.
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Samsung Gear S2 Philippines– Your Dedicated Timekeeper
Exclusively design in accelerating your life while accommodating its increasingly bigger demands, Samsung Gear S2 is all about being your dedicated timekeeper that can enhance the quality of your life. Being sleek and stylish, Samsung Gear S2 will be your lovely companion that you want to own and you will not be disappointed after looking at its exciting features!
Redefining Smartwatch
Despite looking like a normal round watch design, Samsung Gear S2 looks very impressive with its sleek and smooth design. Not only that, what makes Samsung Gear S2 impressive than others is its rotating bezel that proves to be pretty useful when it comes to interaction. It is this rotating bezel that sets Samsung Gear S2 apart than other smartwatches in the market because it is about to rethink how you can interact with your smartwatch.
Such interaction is designed to be very intuitive-based as you only need to spin around in order to access to its functions. While this additional feature simply duplicates what you can do with the touchscreen, it actually adds another layer of both fun and flexibility in enjoying the seamless digital experience. As Samsung proudly boasts, every turn that you make is a turn for the better. Not just that, Samsung Gear S2 actually enjoys better battery life when you compare with other smartwatches.
Tons Of Customizable Options That You Can Personalize Your Gear
While the design of Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch has been praised as "sophisticatedly clean", you can actually enhance the design by changing your watch face to the one that fits your theme, personality and mood. Boasting the already impressive amount of 13 different watch face styles, you can even customize each of them into many different variants.
If you think that these watch faces are purely aesthetic only, you are wrong because they can run like actual applications themselves. Reflecting the fusion of fun and functionality, these watch faces are definitely purpose-driven as you can use them for specific tasks. For example, getting ESPN watch face means that you can also view scores of your favorite team. Aside from changing your watch face, you can also swap your band into another design that you desire.
Perfect Pairing With Your Smartphone
As the smartwatch is designed exclusively to enhance your smartphone by making it even easier in accessing its functions, people often assume that Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch is only suitable to be paired with Samsung smartphones. While this maybe true for its predecessors, Samsung has redesigned Samsung Gear S2 so that you can pair with other non-Samsung smartphones as well. Hence, Samsung Gear S2 is the smartwatch that truly offers exciting ways to connect and experience your smartphone to the fullest. Buy your favorite piece with best price at iprice Philippines!


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Und da das Thema Sicherheit so einwichtiges ist, gleich noch ein dritter Post in dieser Woche. Anbei ein interessantes Interview mit dem Initiator des "Monats der Kernel Bugs". Hier wird jeden Tag eine neue Sicherheits Lücke in einem Betriebssystem veröffentlicht. Die Liste zeigt sehr "schön", dass Sicherheit ein Thema für die ganze Software Industrie ist, quer über alle Betriebssysteme. Nach den beiden Artikeln zu "Enterprise Strategy Group on SQL 2005: ``Microsoft Years Ahead...''" und zu "Open Source ist sicherer - Das ist eine gefährliche Aussage" rundet dieses Interview das Thema gut ab.
By Matthew Murphy, November 11, 2006
November has been informally designated the Month of Kernel Bugs in security circles. The Month of Kernel Bugs began on November 1, with the publication of a vulnerability in Apples AirPort drivers. SecuriTeam blogs did an interview with LMH, who hosts the Month of Kernel Bugs project (aka MoKB); the text of our interview is below.
SecuriTeam: Can you give us an overview of the Month of Kernel Bugs project, for the benefit of those who may not have heard of it?
LMH: The Month of Kernel Bugs aims to demonstrate the current state of kernel code in the different operating systems available today, from a security/quality perspective. Using simple tools and procedures, the strength of the different interfaces in the kernel (ex. Linux) can be tested against common flaws. One of the procedures that has been demonstrated as highly effective is fuzzing (basically giving crafted, yet valid inputs to software in order to test how well it handles unexpected conditions).
Applied to kernel-land testing this is useful to test filesystem handling code, network stack code, etc. Although, by using these procedures one can find many issues, the difficult process is to isolate the test cases, finding the problem itself and where the flaw is located. To solve the hassle, tools like fsfuzzer have been developed, that can automate the test case creation and isolation process (although theres no way to automatically flag issues alone, you still need to go through the tedious task of debugging the kernel, looking at sources if available, etc).
Thats basically the MoKB: one kernel bug for each day of November.
SecuriTeam: Is there a particular reason why kernel security was chosen as a focus for this project?
LMH: It isnt as crowded as user-land security, imposes a nice challenge and is actually taken less seriously, and less people are looking on it.
SecuriTeam: Why do you believe it is that the kernel has not seen as much scrutiny as other system components?
LHM: Well, Im not sure on the answer to that question. Kernel-land issues are certainly much more tedious to work with than user-land ones. Typically you only have one chance to fail. No daemon re-spawning at kernel space. You make it page fault, and its gone. The end. Leaves less room for faults, its more complicated, requires you to be a bit more familiar with the system intrinsic details Maybe there are a dozen reasons. Actually, its interesting as Linux is undergoing some serious auditing efforts (ex. Coverity used by IBM and other parties, DHS agreements with Coverity, etc).
Another point, is actually that silent patches are much more popular in kernel development. Remote denial of service issues may be patched under rather fun terms like this may dereference a null pointer, foo is signed when it should be unsigned, etc. And some kernel interfaces are literally a royal pain to work with. Filesystem code itself is a rather complex part of the kernel as it deals in low-level with things we typically know abstracted (ex. you copy files, you dont deal with inodes, blocks, etc).
SecuriTeam: There has been some criticism of the project because it publishes details of unpatched bugs, including proof-of-concept code. How do you respond to such criticism?
LMH: Well, Im doing their job. They get paid for preventing such issues from happening. I suppose they also get paid for writing clean code (or doing their best at keeping it that way). This applies most for commercial software, but also for companies which rely on a so-called open-source model. Those flaws would exist with me publishing them or not. I gave advantage to a specific GNU/Linux vendor a year ago. The ISO9660 issue released yesterday has been sitting on my desk for over 6 months now. I still keep a Python byte-code bug for over a year. I could enumerate dozens of facts and that wouldnt change the mind of those who criticize the project. So, basically the answer is: We all make mistakes, but not everyone accepts it. Not everyone likes to be informed about issues in his work. We all like clean records. But if someone gives you privileged access to information and you fail to deal with it responsibly, being trustworthy and honest, then you dont deserve it anymore. In the worst case you get kicked out, and in the best case someone discloses the bug and expects you to fix it. If you still want to play the FUD and politics, well then go fix your code. 😉
SecuriTeam: Can researchers submit bugs for publication during the Month of Kernel Bugs?
LMH: Sure, and those will be properly credited. MoKB is open for contributions. There are enough bugs to run it for over another month, but some issues arent as interesting as others. This week some really nice issues may be released. Im finding not less than 4-5 new issues per week, thus availability isnt a problem right now. Im trying to focus on releasing the most nice ones first and releasing a moderately nice one between each hot spot. Some people suggested to have a week for each platform: ex. the Mac OS X/XNU week, the Linux week, etc. But well, its too late for that. Maybe for the next years MoKB edition. 🙂
SecuriTeam: The Month of Kernel Bugs started off in a rather dramatic fashion with the publication of an Apple AirPort driver flaw. Are there more bugs of that magnitude to come?
LMH: Someone has used the word vitriolic to describe the reactions of a certain group of users. I would say masochistic instead. Definitely, there will be more wireless and, in particular, Apple drama to come. If theres time left for it, I may work on smart phones and other technology which can be abused (as they have a wide range of possibilities when it comes to rf-based connectivity).
SecuriTeam: Where can people go to find out more about the project and to read about the latest vulnerabilities?
LMH:The Kernel Fun blog is the discussion and official announcement place, located at
The issues, proof of concepts, FAQ and other technical information is available at http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/
Das ganze Interview findet man hier: http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/730


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Publisher Top Cow has announced that a new game based on the popular comic book series Hunter-Killer is in development for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, and will be developed by Zombie Studios, who worked on Black Light Down and Saw.
The comic deals with a sub-species of genetically engineered super-soldiers known as Ultras. When rogue Ultras escape, Ultras called Hunter-Killers are dispatched by the government to track them down. The series debuted in 2005.
Zombie Studios is also working on Black Light Down 2 and an unannounced Kinect title.
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Hunter-Killer licensed game announced
02 June 2011 | By JAFalcon
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At what year did your true self and your partner's true self come out?
Couples Show Their True Selves After Only 3 Years of Marriage but Is That So Bad?
When is the honeymoon officially over? Ah, the perennial question. For some, it never ends. For some, it never starts. But what about the rest of us? A new poll claims that the "honeymoon period" is over after three and a half years. Sheesh. Not a very long honeymoon, eh? After this amount of time, couples apparently start showing some very worrying signs -- preferring sleep over sex, going to bed at different times, eating in different rooms, and gazing adoringly at the television screen instead of at their spouse.
But some other signs that couples are no longer in the "courtship" phase and have moved into the "Who are you and what are you doing in my living room?" phase seem like just normal living together to me. For instance, it's after three years that couples begin showing their true colors. They wear sweats to bed, fart in front of each other, leave the toilet seat up, stop wearing makeup around the house, stop shaving, and begin watching what they want on TV and not giving a crap what the other person wants.
But isn't this what marriage is about?!! You mean you have to keep up that whole charade of pretending to like college basketball AFTER you're married?! You have to continue to hold gas until your stomach hurts?! You have to continue to buy expensive lingerie?!!!
If that's the case, then why not just stay single and at least get the benefit of a new sex partner once in awhile? Dang.
But other things -- well, it's a shame they have to end so soon. Apparently along with the farts and hogging the TV, couples also stop saying "I love you"; aren't excited to spend time with each other; and celebrating Valentine's Day goes by the wayside. If it's that way only three years in, it's gonna be a loooooong marriage.
I say some things you have to hold sacred: Saying "I love you" should be one. Spending time alone, another. I also happen to be big on not watching TV in separate rooms, and eating dinner together when possible. Date nights? Huge!
But other things couples should just accept about each other. If you don't know by year three that your spouse farts, then I can't imagine what kind of partner you're going to make for the long haul. There will probably come a time when your wife or husband has an illness and you'll see/hear some less than pleasant bodily functions. Uh, hello, not to mention childbirth. There's something that will make you realize you're not married to a Barbie doll.
And that's a good thing. That's what real love is. It's not something out of a rom-com or glossy magazine. But if you want to shut the door when you crap, I'd be totally cool with that.
At what year did your true self and your partner's true self come out? What did they do?
My husband has always been exactly who he is....and I'm not saying that is a good thing. There were lots of things about my husband that I accepted 11 years ago, but told myself that someday when he got older he would grow out of, or that he'd eventually get tired of. Nope. 37 years old and he still hasn't changed one bit.
Most people have their personality which is what everyone gets to see.
Once they are fully comfortable with someone then their "true character "finally shows.
first day we met in person, or night rather. That was the best night ever. We completely ignored the fact we had never seen eachother before and had only been talking for a few weeks. We shared our fears and desires. We acted silly and serious. We discussed our favorite tv shows, past relationships and what we expect in a relationship. Our pet peeves. It was 5 hours of non stop talking.
He came over wearing skinny jeans covered in cow poo stains, and I was wearing my sweats and a big ol' t-shirt. He went through my 500 movies and was like "dont you watch anything good," because our taste in movies/shows are so completely different.
He even farted in front of me that night. Pooped in my bathroom. I farted in front of him as well, but up until I got pregnant, they were always silent, so he didnt know :p
When we moved in together 8 months into our relationship, we still didnt hide anything. We have times we watch our own movies/shows in a different bedroom, we take our alone time from one another, sometimes we dont even eat dinner together. We dont always snuggle 24/7 and we definately fight when it comes to our pet peeves. But we have not fogotten our love for one another. We showed our true colors from day one. There was nothing to fall in love with besides who the other truely is.
I dont fear that our relationship is going to struggle due to the time we spend in different rooms. Because we also eat dinner together when a meal is actually made, we watch atleast one tv show or movie together a day, we play video games together, we still snuggle while we watch our movies sometimes even random periods of times when we are just talking. We still stare into each others eyes and fall in love all over again. I love him. And I know he loves me.
It was always there, I was just blinded by love goggles and didn't see it. Now that man irritates me and keeps me aggravated.
We have always been honest with one another from the beginning about our "true selves" I guess.
I mean the post kinda implies that people turn into jerks after the honeymoon phase, which isn't always the case, or after a certain amount of time people let them selves go....
idk we've just always been ourselves from the beginning.. We've been together for 17 years and neither one of us has said "what happened to you?"
Although sex isn't as abundant as it was the first year.. It's because our lives have gotten busier, and more enriched. And our teen stays up as late as we do..lol Doesn't mean we love each other any less, or treat each other any less.
I have insomnia and still give my husband the courtesy of going to bed when he does.. Typically because we will lay and talk for about 30 minutes before he starts snoring....lol but as far as farting in front of him... Well... That's been pretty much from the beginning. The average person farts 14 times a day. It's unhealthy to keep it in...lol
1st marriage when really young late teens we weren't really all real until about a year into and then it was a disaster after that.
LEARNED from that mistake and after my divorce I made sure "I" was REAL and authentic from even before the first date on, including just communicating online and on the phone. One thing I love about Todd and my relationship is we were both authentic and real from the very beginning (we had both learned in our pasts what a mistake it is not to be... then you are in danger of ending up with someone not compatible etc. ).
My husband and I have been together since 2003 so 10 years. I'm 23 and he is 25. We kind of grew up together. We have had two children and one more on the way. By now we know everything about each other. But we started dating when we were still in high school. So we have changed a lot. And I think that all couples change through out their relationships. The important thing is to grow together not apart.
We set certain personal things that we do all the time. We always say I love you, even when we are mad. We try not to use negative terms when we argue. We make time once a week to spend time just the two of us. Some times this is sex, some times we talk, other times we watch TV. Through high school, children, stomach flus, college, and more we have grown closer than we ever were. And over the next 10 years I'm sure we will change again.


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.- Earlier today the Vatican announced that Jean Ping, foreign minister of Gabon met with Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano and other Vatican officials to discuss the need for reform in the United Nations.
Holy See Press Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in an announcement that, Ping, president of the 59th General Assembly of the U.N. Organization, this morning, "paid a visit to Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano. Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, secretary for Relations with Sates, and Desire Koumba, ambassador of Gabon to the Holy See, also attended the meeting."
"Mr. Ping", Navarro-Valls said, "first of all extended, both on the part of the U.N. and on his own, respectful and cordial greetings and best wishes to the Holy Father."
"During the course of the discussions," the announcement continued, "the prospects for reform of the U.N., currently at an advanced stage of preparation, were examined, as was the still-worrying situation of various African countries, with particular reference to the work of the African Union."
Some attention was also given to certain aspects concerning the collaboration between Church and State in Gabon, where a 1997 framework agreement between the Holy See and the Gabonese Republic is in force."


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Be a Hero
The Red Wing Area Food Shelf has a lot of support from local businesses, churches, organizations and individuals, the nonprofit said. But this month, it is aiming to amp that up even more.
March is Minnesota FoodShare Month, a statewide campaign to encourage monetary and food donations to nearly 300 food shelves. The theme is "Be a Hero. Fight Hunger."
This year, the Red Wing food shelf is aiming to collect $20,000 and 12,000 pounds of food, said Joe Lommel.
The food shelf has various sources for its products, including individual, corporate and organization donations of food and funds, items from local restaurants, the Channel One food bank in Rochester where it can buy food at a discounted rate and local grocery stores.
"We really rely on churches and businesses and civic organizations and individual contributions," Lommel said.
Still, sometimes it can run short between deliveries or because certain items are especially popular.
The food shelf appreciates food donations, but also can get a good "bang for our buck" from money as well, Lommel said.
"That really helps us out because we can buy stuff from Channel One and have it delivered right to our door," he said, adding the organization also gets to stretch its dollars at the Rochester food bank. "We can get four times as much food for a dollar."
The food shelf also has to pay rent and cover costs at its site, he added.
For those who want to contribute, Lommel said it's best to bring donations to the food shelf, at 1755 Old West Main St., when it's open. But those interested also can drop off food in a donation box on-site or mail checks or money.
Many churches and local organizations also collect food for the food shelf.
'Tremendous outpouring of support'
While the food shelf is looking to meet its collection goals this month, it is grateful for all the donations — of food, money and time — it's already gotten, Lommel said.
"We've gotten a tremendous outpouring of support from the public," he said. "It's just so heartening that folks are donating so nicely, and donating of their time as volunteers to allow us to keep the doors open."
Residents never know when they or someone they know might hit hard times and need to use services such as the food shelf, Lommel said.
"The majority of the people we serve are from working families," he said. "They find themselves in circumstances where they're not making ends meet."
And generally the community has rallied to support those people, Lommel said. The food shelf is a nonprofit whose staff, from day-to-day employees to board members, is unpaid.
"We have over 120 volunteers who work on a week–to-week basis with the food shelf to do the things that have to be done to be able to send food out the door with folks who are needing it," he said.
Items needed:
Any monetary or food donation is appreciated, the Red Wing Area Food Shelf says, but the organization often runs low on:
• Peanut butter
• Jelly
• Canned fruit
• Soups and stews
• Canned pasta
Red Wing Area Food Shelf key information:
• Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Address: 1755 Old West Main St.
• Phone number: 651-388-9302 (during open hours)
Food shelf 2013 stats
Current president Joe Lommel said the Red Wing Area Food Shelf serves a variety of people, but not often long-term. In 2013,
• Almost 1,100 households utilized the food shelf
• Nearly 300,000 pounds of food were distributed
• 44 percent of those fed from the food shelf are children
• 74 percent of visitors came three times or fewer
• Only 6 percent visited the food shelf more than nine times during the year. Customers are allowed to come in once a month to get a week's worth of groceries, and visits are tracked.


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|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jul 27, 1976
|Filing date
|May 6, 1975
|Priority date
|Jun 12, 1974
|Also published as
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|Peter Bruesch, Fritz Lehmann, Claus Schuler, Hans-Rudolf Zeller
|Original Assignee
|Bbc Brown Boveri & Company Limited
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (25), Classifications (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention concerns a controllable electrochromic indicator device consisting of an electrochromic layer and an adjacent charge-carrier-passing insulating layer located between two electrodes with at least one of the two electrodes attached to a supporting plate and at least one of the electrodes being transparent.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Such indicator devices are already known from U.S. Pat. No. 3,521,941. A particular embodiment is shown in FIG. 1. On a supporting plate 1, e.g., of glass or another transparent material, there are deposited in succession thin layers of tin oxide (SnO2) as a transparent electrode 2, molybdenum oxide (MoO3) as an electrochromic substance 3, silicon oxide (SiO) as a charge-carrier-passing insulator 4 and gold (Au) as the second electrode 5. A voltage AB of about 6V with the proper polarity applied to the electrodes 2, 5, the thickness of the charge-carrier-passing insulating layer 4 being about 0.2 μ and that of the electrochromic layer being about 1 μ, produces a blue coloration of the previously almost colorless indicator device after about 30 seconds. The color fades away about 15 seconds after reversal of the polarity of the voltage.
The charge carrier transmitting insulation layer 4 on the one hand is to prevent a short circuit between electrodes 2 and 5, but on the other hand it is also to supply a sufficient flow of charge carriers to the electrochromic layer 3. A satisfactory number of charge carriers pass through the insulating layer 4 only at very high field strengths, so as to produce coloration of the electrochromic layer 3. Since the speed of coloration and thus the response time of the device is determined by the number of charge carriers reaching the electrochromic layer per unit time and the field strength cannot be made arbitrarily high, such indicator devices exhibit a slow response and must always be operated at high field strengths, i.e., at relatively high voltages and very small thicknesses of the charge-carrier-transmitting layer 4. Moreover, electrolytic deposits form on the electrodes of such indicator devices in the course of time, thus shortening the lifetime of the electrochromic cell.
It is an aim of the invention, therefore, to develop a controllable electrochromic indicator device distinguished by a high time resolution even at low field strengths, endowed at the same time, however, with a high life expectancy through reversible coloration of the electrochromic layer and suitable configuration.
The aforementioned aim is attained in accordance with the invention by making the charge-carrier-passing insulation layer a good ion conductor with almost complete blockage against the passage of electrons, and by providing at least one non-polarizable electrode, preferably disposed next to the ion conductor.
With the use of good ion conductors as the charge-carrier-transmitting insulating layer, the color-producing ions pass out of the ion conductor into the electrochromic layer in sufficient quantity even with the application of a small voltage. The thickness of the ion-conducting layer is no longer so critical and can now be up to 30μ instead of 0.2μ. Along with easier fabrication of the indicator device, significantly improved insulation between the electrodes is attained, since the insulating inter-layer is thicker and exhibits none of the "patchiness" of thin films. By the inclusion of a non-polarizable electrode, deposits occurring at the electrodes of a state-of-the-art indicator device are avoided since, e.g., cationic secondary reactions produced at the junction of the cathode and the charge-carrier-transmitting insulation layer in which metals may be deposited are suppressed.
Particularly suitable for non-polarizable electrodes is a mixed ion-electron-conductor, e.g., a tungsten and/or molybdenum bronze with the composition Mx Y, where 0 < X < 1 and M = alkali-alkaline earth metals, Cu, Ag, NH4 or H and Y = WO3, MoO3 and WO3 /MoO3, since in such a device reactive cations leaving the ion conductor are absorbed by the cathode and incorporated in the molecular structure of the bronze. In this way contact surface reactions of the cations with water or oxygen and thus the accumulation of troublesome deposits are avoided.
The foregoing and other objects are attained in accordance with one aspect of the present invention through the provision of a controllable electrochromic indicator device comprising: two electrodes, an electrochromic layer and an adjacent charge-carrier-transmitting insulator layer situated between the two electrodes, at least one of the electrodes being deposited on a supporting plate and at least one of the electrodes being transparent, the charge-carrier-transmitting insulator layer being a good ion conductor and functioning to almost completely block the flow of electrons, and at least one of the electrodes being non-polarizable and disposed in contact with the ion conductor.
Various objects, features and attendant advantages of the present invention will be more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood from the following detailed description of the present invention when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a section through a state-of-the-art electrochromic indicator device, and
FIG. 2 is a section through an electrochromic indicator device conforming to the invention.
Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more particularly to FIG. 2 thereof, in FIG. 2 are shown applied to a supporting plate 1, and referenced by numbers 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, layers of tin oxide (SnO2)2, tungsten trioxide (WO3)3, silver iodide (AgI) 5, tungsten trioxide (WO3) 6 and gold 7. The supporting plate 1 is preferably of glass, but any other transparent material, e.g., plastic, could be used. The tin dioxide layer 2 deposited on the glass plate 1 is transparent and serves as an electrode. The first electrochromic film 3 of WO3 is evaporated on in a high vacuum of about 10- 6 Torr. from a platinum-alloy boat electrically heated to about 300�C and it has a thickness of about 5μ. The ion-conducting silver iodide layer 5 of about 5μ thickness, in contrast, is evaporated onto the tungsten trioxide film at room temperature. Its film thickness is not very critical and can amount to as much as 50μ. The adjoining second electrochromic layer 6 is applied at room temperature and has the same thickness as the film 2. The final layer 7 of gold is about 1μ thick and provides the connection between the terminal A of a D.C. voltage source of about 3 V and the electrochromic layer 6 functioning as an electrode. The other terminal B of the D.C. voltage source is connected to the electrode 2.
If electrode 6 is at a positive potential, the WO3 -layer 3 turns blue after about 5 seconds. An explanation of this phenomenon is probably that the silver ions Ag+ are formed in sufficient quantity in the silver iodide layer by the electric field and carried into the tungsten trioxide layer 3. Since charge neutrality must be maintained in the layers of the indicator device, electrons are supplied to the electrochromic layer 3 by the cathode 2 which causes a reduction of silver ions and tungsten trioxide to blue tungsten bronze. The excess negative charge carriers of the ion-conducting silver iodide layer 5 are drawn off by the WO3 -layer 6 acting as anode. The tungsten bronze Agx WO3, formed in the layer 3 exhibits various degrees of blue coloration for all x-values between 0 and 0.3, with bronzes of small x-values giving only a slight coloration to the initially colorless tungsten trioxide. The blue color is readily visible through the glass plate 1 and the tin dioxide electrode 2.
When the polarity of the voltage is reversed the coloring of the tungsten trioxide layer 3 disappears again in about 5 seconds. This process is most likely attributable to the formation of sufficient silver ions in the ion-conducting silver iodide film 5 and their transport into the tungsten trioxide layer 6. Thus, a gradient in the concentration of silver ions in the silver iodide layer develops so that silver ions diffuse through the ion-conducting layer 5 from the silver-rich region next to the electrochromic layer 3 to the silver-poor one next to the electrochromic layer 6. The surface of the silver iodide film 5 next to the electrochromic layer 3 now has too low a concentration of silver ions, so that silver ions diffuse into this region from layer 3. These ions are formed by oxidation of the tungsten bronze at the tin dioxide anode 2, and are continuously removed from the electrochromic layer 3 by reason of the electric field and the silver ion deficit in the contact surface of the ion conductor, so that the coloration almost completely disappears and only the yellowish silver iodide surface is visible. Of course, the electrochromic film 6 turns blue while the film 3 is losing its coloration, but this cannot be detected by an observer, since only the yellowish silver iodide film 5 is visible through the transparent bleached tungsten trioxide film 3.
Such a cell works reversibly and is still usable after several weeks' operation, since no elementary silver is deposited and thus short circuiting as well as discoloration and color suppression are avoided. It is most important for satisfactory operation of the cell that layer 5 be the best possible ion conductor, e.g., with a specific conductivity between 10- 1 and 10- 10 Ω - 1 cm- 1, and that it block the passage of electrons almost completely, thereby permitting a sufficiently high electric field to be established. Such a cell with a display area of about 0.1 cm2 in the above-described example draws about 300μ A.
Together with silver iodide all the other ion-conducting crystals like β -alumina are candidates for the ion conductor, especially those which do not diffuse the ions Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, Be+ +, Mg+ +, Ca+ +, Ba+ +, Sr+ +, H+, NH4 +, Cu+ or Ag+ into an electrochromic layer, e.g. LiCl, CuBr, CuI and Rb4 AgI5. Also very suitable are glasses with high ionic conductivity such as SiO2 --B2 O3 glasses. Thus according to K. Otto, Physics and Chemistry of Glasses 7/1966/29, the ionic conductivity of a glass with the composition 25Li2 O + 50 SiO2 + 25 B2 O3 is between 10- 4 and 2 � 10- 4 Ω- 1 cm- 1 at room temperature and that of a glass with the composition 35 Li2 O + 28 Li2 SO4 + 7(LiCl)2 + 4SiO2 + 26B2 O3 is about 5 - 10 � 10- 3 Ω- 1 cm- 1. The advantages of such glasses over the crystalline ion conductors are above all that very thin but defect-free layers can be produced by cathodic sputtering or even by simple screen-print enameling techniques and that their ionic conductivity is not significantly impaired by random structural characteristics, such as occur in the production techniques for thin films, since they are already amorphous or polycrystalline. In addition such glasses give the indicator device a long life expectancy since, on account of their amorpous or polycrystalline structure, a structural change is hardly to be feared even with very frequent charge/discharge cycles. Ion conducting polymers, like perfluorated sulfonic acid, are also suitable ion conductors.
Satisfactory electrochromic materials, besides tungsten trioxide, are all oxides and oxide mixtures of the metals manganese, molybdenum, niobium, palladium, platinum, rhenium, titanium vanadium and tungsten, particularly MoO3 and WO3.
For use as non-polarizable electrodes there are the bronzes of the composition MxY where M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Be, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, H, NH4, Cu and Ag, Y = WO3 MoO3 and WO3 /MoO3 and x lies between 0 and 1; further, hydrogen-bearing palladium and platinum, as well as graphite-alkali metal alloys like CNax with x < 0.1, and sulfides and selenides of silver and tungsten, like Ag2 S, Ag2 Se, WS2 and WSe2 with a slight alkali admixture are quite suited. Such bronzes furnish both ions and electrons and, at small x-values, change color or effect color changes in unbronzed electrochromic layers. At high x-values they contribute to a good color contrast with transparent ion conductors. If for electrode 6 opposite the observer something like Lix WO3 is used, with x ≈ 0.7 - 0.85, and for the ion conductor a transparent ion conducting glass, like SiO2 -- B2 O.sub. 3, is used then, with bleached front electrochromic layer 3, the gold-yellow color of the background is visible, which presents a sharp color contrast to the blue-green color of a partially decolorized electrochromic layer 3.
Obviously, numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein.
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