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AirCasting App
By HabitatMap. AirCasting is an Android app for recording, mapping, and sharing health and environmental data using your smartphone. Each AirCasting session lets you capture real-world measurements, annotate the data to tell your story, and share it via the CrowdMap. AirCasting is an open source project.
AIRNow Mobile App
By US Environmental Protection Agency. The AIRNow mobile application provides real-time air quality information that you can use to protect your health when planning your day. You can get location-specific reports on current air quality and air quality forecasts for both ozone and fine particle pollution (PM2.5). Air quality maps from the AIRNow website provide visual depictions of current and forecast air quality nationwide, and a page on air quality-related health effects explains what actions people can take to protect their health at different AQI levels, such as "code orange." Available for iPhone and Android.
Cargo Decoder App
By Strategies in Software. Cargo Decoder is your guide to what is in the truck or tanker next to you on the highway. Enter the 4 digit number from the DOT placard to learn about a material and see details from both the 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG 2012) and 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG 2008). Cargo Decoder uses no network bandwidth so information will always be available even if the cell network is not. Available through Google for free or for a small fee through other vendors. Cargo Decoder supports the Emergency Response Guidebook in English, Spanish, and French.
ChemAlert App
By Risk Management Technologies (RMT). ChemAlert for iPhone and iPad now brings ChemAlert to the world of mobiles. Key chemical safety management information including Hazards and GHS Classifications, Risk and Safety Phrases, First Aid information and recommended Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is now be available at your fingertips. 100 products available in free version.
Chemical Compatibility Database App
By Cole-Parmer. Find the right material/chemical compatibility for storage, transport and use. This app leverages years of research on chemical compatibility for plastics, metals, elastomers and ceramics. It contains more than 24,528 entries covering 584 chemicals and 42 materials. Available for your iPhone and iPad.
Chemical Safety Data Sheets App -- ICSC
By ThatsMyStapler Inc.. This iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad app displays International Chemical Safety Cards [ICSC] produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the International Labour Office (ILO), and the World Health Organization (WHO). ICSCs summarize essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.
Creek Watch App
By IBM Corporation. Creek Watch is an iPhone app that enables you to help monitor the health of your local watershed. Whenever you pass by a waterway, spend a few seconds using the Creek Watch application to snap a picture and report how much water and trash you see. Creek Watch aggregates the data and shares it with water control boards to help them track pollution and manage water resources.
Dangerous Goods Manual App
By Knorre. The Dangerous Goods Manual Android App helps you identify hazardous materials (HazMat). Includes ERI-Cards (Emergency Response Intervention Cards) for guidance on initial actions for fire crews.
Dust Storm App
By University of Arizona. To help protect drivers from dust-related dangers on the road, the University of Arizona has created a mobile application for iPhones that provides dust storm alerts and safety tips. The app uses a person's geographical location anywhere in the United States to determine if there is danger of a dust storm, or any other type of storm, in the area. The warnings come directly from the WeatherBug service.
By Raureif. EcoChallenge accompanies you on your iPhone every day with information and reminders to a more sustainable lifestyle.
Environment Monitor App
By Outsourcing Partner. This Android app measures sound intensity (dB scale with a digital display and LEDs in different colors).
Environmental Educator
By Environmental Educator LLC. Good planets are hard to find, so this app will teach you how to and why you should protect it. The Environmental Educator has one topic a week, with daily video segments being about 30-40 seconds. Available for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and on the web.
Environmental Impact Calculator App
By Siemens AG. This iPhone/iPad app allows you to estimate your building's baseline carbon footprint from purchased electricity, natural gas, and heating oil. In addition, you can measure the impact of energy efficiency improvements on an annual basis or throughout the length of the project term.
Ergonomics App
By Sidharth Garg. Winner of the People's Choice Award for the Department of Labor Worker Safety and Health App Challenge. Ergonomics is a complete mobile workplace health solution that offers ergonomic equipment setup advice, a variety of workplace specific stretching exercises, and programmable reminders to help you time your breaks. For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
GoodGuide Mobile App
By GoodGuide, Inc.. Find health, environmental, and social performance ratings for over 145,000 food, personal care, and household products — from baby shampoo to bathroom cleaner. The GoodGuide mobile app makes it fast and easy to find safe, healthy, green, and ethical products, instantly delivering the information you need, when you need it most — in a store and on the go. Includes barcode scanning. Available for iPhone and Android.
Google Earth App
By Google. Fly around the planet with a swipe of your finger with Google Earth for Android. Explore distant lands or reacquaint yourself with your childhood home. Search by voice for cities, places, and businesses. Browse layers including roads, borders, places, photos and more. Visit the Earth Gallery to find exciting maps such as real-time earthquakes, planes in flight, hiking trails, city tours, and more.
Green Gas Saver App
By TheAppleSeedStore.com. The Green Gas Saver is an iPhone App that trains you to drive more efficiently. Hard accelerations when driving translate to poor fuel economy. With two visual gauges, and audible warnings, the Green Gas Saver corrects your driving style.
Green Schools Revolution: The Game
By Co-operative Group Limited. An iPhone app filled with fun games and quizzes to get the green message home. With fun challenges on energy, water and healthy living, you can unlock four levels of green games including a race to save carrots from the hungry rabbits, an energy saving knockout and a water saving challenge.
Hazmat Load and Segregation Guide App
By ThatsMyStapler Inc.. The information presented in this iPhone app can help the hazmat employee determine the requirements for shipping different classes of hazardous materials on the same vehicle. It uses the "Segregation Table for Hazardous Materials" in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).
HazMat Reference and Emergency Response Guide App
By ThatsMyStapler Inc.. This iPhone app serves as a quick reference and educational tool for employees that are involved with the regular handling and storage or incident response of Hazardous Materials.
Heat Safety Tool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration and US Department of Labor. The App allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, displays a risk level to outdoor workers. Then, with a simple "click," you can get reminders about the protective measures that should be taken at that risk level to protect workers from heat-related illness-reminders about drinking enough fluids, scheduling rest breaks, planning for and knowing what to do in an emergency, adjusting work operations, gradually building up the workload for new workers, training on heat illness signs and symptoms, and monitoring each other for signs and symptoms of heat-related illness. Available for iPhone, Blackberry and Android.
How's My Waterway
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Learn the condition of local streams, lakes and other waters anywhere in the US. See if your local waterway was checked for pollution, what was found, and what is being done. The source of this information is a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) database of State water quality monitoring reports provided under the Clean Water Act.
By US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. i-Tree provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools, which help determine the economic and ecological value of trees. The i-Tree Tools help communities of all sizes to strengthen their urban forest management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services that trees provide.
iAuditor -- Safety Audit and Checklist App
By SafetyCulture Pty Ltd. An iPhone app for workplace safety audits, pre-start checks and inspections that is customisable for every industry and application. Collaborate in the cloud.
IH DIG App
By Noble Canary, LLC. IH DIG is the Industrial Hygiene Data Interpretation Game – a fun, free app that helps industrial hygienists train their brain to interpret small data sets. Produced in cooperation with AIHA's Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android.
iJSA App
By SafetyCulture Pty Ltd. The iPhone/iPad app is a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Template for conducting work place risk assessments. Allows you to take photos and GPS tag your address while on site to include in the Risk Assessments of your JSA.
By INaturalist LLC. Record what you see in nature, meet other nature lovers, and learn about the natural world. If enough people recorded their observations, it would be like a living record of life on Earth that scientists and land managers could use to monitor changes in biodiversity, and that anyone could use to learn more about nature. Available for iPhone, Android and on the web.
Indoor airPLUS Builder Mobile App
By US Environmental Protection Agency. The IAPLUS Builder mobile app is primarily for the home builder and verifier partner in the field at new home construction sites. Users will see EPA's Indoor airPLUS Construction Specifications and enter and complete the Verification Checklist via their mobile device. Homeowners can use the app to learn more about the advantages of living in an Indoor airPLUS labeled home. Available for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.
By Envirolytics. Perform your own quick or detailed energy analysis with no prior technical experience. Get heating, cooling, lighting, hot water and appliance energy consumption break downs with yearly cost and CO2 emission estimates. Upgrade and retrofit suggestions include yearly savings, economic projections, payback period and information about various energy saving alternatives. For iPhone.
Journey North App
By Annenberg Learner. Journey North engages students in a global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change. K-12 students share their own field observations with classmates across North America. They track the coming of spring through the migration patterns of monarch butterflies, robins, hummingbirds, whooping cranes, gray whales, bald eagles— and other birds and mammals; the budding of plants; changing sunlight; and other natural events. The Journey North app allows teachers and students to record and submit their observations while they are in the field.
Label Lookup App
By Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). You are in a store, considering what to buy and you see a claim on a product -- maybe your cleaning product bears the Green Seal label, or a claim on the carton says the eggs are "Animal Welfare Approved." What's it mean? Is it backed up by good standards? Can you trust it? The Label Lookup App for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad can help you find out.
Labelmaster's Hazmat Label Finder App
By American Labelmark Company. This iPhone app helps you find the hazmat labels you need for shipping hazmat by ground, rail, air, and sea. Simply enter the UN ID of your hazmat shipping material or search by material name. Labelmaster's Label Finder(SM) uses the latest Department of Transportation 49 CFR hazardous materials table to help you find the hazard class labels you need for your hazardous material shipment.
Labelmaster's Hazmat Placard Finder App
By American Labelmark Company. This iPhone app helps you find the placards you need. Simply enter the UN number of your hazmat shipping material or search by material name. Labelmaster's Placard Finder(SM) uses the latest Department of Transportation 49 CFR hazardous materials table to find the DOT placards for your hazardous material shipment. Also includes the Placard Finder game. Find a hazmat placard, add it to your placards in the Placard Finder game, and earn great achievement rewards.
Light Bulb Finder
By Eco Hatchery, LLC. An app for iPhone and Android that makes it easy to switch from conventional light bulbs to energy-saving equivalents with the right fit, style and light quality. View bulb images, cost, savings, and environmental impact. Create shopping lists, and buy bulbs directly through the app or at local stores.
Marine Debris Tracker
By NOAA and SEA-MDI. The Marine Debris Tracker mobile app allows you to help make a difference by checking in when you find trash on US coastlines and waterways. Available for iPhone and Android.
MMH Calculator App
By Rising Step. With this free version of the MMH Calculator (Manual Material Handling) the recommended weight limit for lifting tasks can be calculated. The calculation is based on the revised NIOSH lifting equation. This method is internationally established, and is e.g. used by Dutch Labour Inspectorate.
By US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This app lets users anonymously report precipitation from their Apple or Android mobile device. With the mPING app, anyone can send a weather observation on the go. The user simply opens the app, selects the type of precipitation that is falling at his or her location, and presses submit. The user's location and the time of the observation are automatically included in the report. All submissions will become part of a research project called PING – Precipitation Identification Near the Ground.
MSDS Mobile App
By Kelleher, Helmrich and Associates, Inc. (KHA). Search and view MSDSs/SDSs with this app for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Add an unlimited number of frequently referenced MSDSs to your personal binder. Forward complete MSDSs by fax, e-mail or SMS (text message); or share the MSDS that you use by Tweet or Facebook post.
My Green Apps
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Find more than 100 apps that developers have made about the environment. You can sort the apps by topic or platform, or suggest an existing app you think EPA should add to the site.
My Place History App
By ESRI. A tool that links your personal place history to personal environmental experience using several governmental databases, including the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institute of Health's known chemical database. Using U.S. street addresses to create and maintain a personal place history, My Place History allows you to gather general information about the distance (or proximity) to certain specific events, hazards or exposures. For iPhone and iPad.
MyEnvironment App
By Australian Government, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Anyone with an Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod touch can download MyEnvironment and use it to search for information about heritage sites, wetlands, national parks and protected plants and animals in any Australian location.
Nature Near You App
By The Nature Conservancy. Interact with the world around you by exploring photos and nature preserves near you. Photograph your experience and share it with your social networks. Enjoy the Photo of the Day, Nature News and downloadable wallpaper.
Nature's Notebook
By Douglas Meredith/National Phenology Network. Nature's Notebook is a citizen science program for observing and recording plant and animal life cycle events, like flowering and bird migration (also known as phenology). Available for Android, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Register at www.usanpn.org to share observations with researchers.
NatureFind App
By NatureFind. Helps you find nature nearby with thousands of nature places and events. For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
NIOSH Ladder Safety App
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Ladder Safety App, aimed at improving extension ladder safety, features a multimodal indicator and a graphic-oriented guide for ladder selection, inspection, positioning, accessorizing, and safe use. Available for iPhone/iPad or Android mobile devices.
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) App
By ThatsMyStapler Inc.. The NIOSH Chemical Hazards Pocket Guide (NPG) iPhone App is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals.
One Small Act
By NBCUniversal. An app that informs people about what they can do to 'green' their lives, and the impact it can have, in an entertaining way. The app allows users to set goals, track their progress and share achievements with friends via email, Facebook or Twitter. You can either download the app from the iTunes store or on your mobile device.
One Stop Green Mobile App
By One Stop Green, LLC. This iPhone app allows you to conduct home and commercial energy audits right from your mobile phone! Receive daily green tips. Includes a solar, wind, water, and lighting calculator.
Pangea Safari App
By Tembo. The Pangea Safari iPhone app is an ecosystem sim game about food webs and the fragility, resilience and interdependence of species. Players create and protect thriving ecosystems, striving to prevent extinction.
By aMobileFuture. An iPhone app that provides you with information about the sources of pollution and the measured expositions in Europe.
Project Noah
By Networked Organisms. Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere. Download the iPhone app and help build an active community where users can view submissions, help identify species, choose their favorite photos, follow their favorite contributors and discuss their encounters. Users can also make submissions directly from the web.
Recalls and Safety Alerts App
By Health Canada. Get access to recent recalls and safety alerts from the Government of Canada including the most recent recalls and advisories from Health Canada, Transport Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The Recalls and Safety Alerts app is available for Apple, Android and BlackBerry.
Report a Litterer App
By Texas Department of Transportation. The Don't Mess with Texas Report-A-Litterer App gives Texans a way to actively report litter and litterbugs on Texas roadways -- litterers get a letter reminding them to keep trash off the roadways. You can also view a real-time zoom-able map of Texas with all reports, including the dates and types of litter reported. The app is available for both iOS (Apple) and Android (Google) smartphone platforms.
Report Litter
By EPA Victoria. EPA Victoria's public litter reporting service was the first of its kind to be established in Australia. It enables members of the public to report people who throw litter from a Victorian-registered motor vehicle and those that litter are fined. Available as an iPhone app.
SiteDocs App
By SiteDocs Safety Corp. SiteDocs is an iPhone/iPad app that provides construction contractors with the tools and resources necessary to design, implement and manage job site safety on a project-by-project basis. Designed specifically to meet the challenges of small and medium sized construction companies.
Solar Panels Suitability Checker
By Solar Panels UK. This iPhone app will help you identify if your roof or other location is suitable for solar panel installation.
The Green Gumshoe
By TheGreenGumShoe.com. Environmental Crime Reporter App for iPhone. If you detect a potential evironmental violation in your community, you now have the ability to report it directly to your local government agency.
The UNEP Carbon Calculator
By United Nations Environment Programme. Users of this iPhone application can calculate their personal carbon footprint for journeys taken by air, train, or road. They will then be shown the equivalent area of a particular ecosystem (such as a tropical forest) that can absorb this amount of carbon dioxide.
TrashOut App
By TrashOut.me. This app allows you to locate and report illegal dumps in your neighborhood, your city or anywhere else in the world. Available for iPhone, Android and Windows.
USW Safety
By United Steelworkers. The USW Safety iPhone/iPad app is designed as an easy and accessible chemical safety reference for workers. Search the New Jersey Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) database by chemical name, DOT number, CAS number, or RTK Substance number to view the entire fact sheet. This includes information on workplace exposure limits, health hazards, workplace controls, personal protective equipment, handling and storage, and emergency information. Flip through an electronic version of the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards or search for a chemical by name in the index to view its properties, exposure limits, recommended personal protective equipment and first aid. A US Department of Labor Worker Safety & Health App Challenge Winner in January 2013.
By Forester Media, Inc.. Waterprint is an iPhone app that calculates how much water is imbedded in your daily activities, including what you wear, eat and drink. It includes a Waterprint calculator that tells you how much water it takes to grow a banana, manufacture a T-shirt, or brush your teeth.
WISER App
By US National Library of Medicine. WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. Available for Android, iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Working Together -- Healthy Workplaces Campaign App
By European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. This iPad app includes different tools and resources to help managers, workers and their representatives to work together for risk prevention and health promotion in the workplace. Includes videos, checklists and an interactive self-assessment tool
WWF Together App
By World Wildlife Fund. This interactive experience in this iPhone/iPad app brings you closer to the stories of elephants, whales, rhinos and other fascinating species. Discover their lives and the work of WWF in a way you've never seen before. Try out "tiger vision," stay as still as the polar bear during a hunt, and chop the panda's bamboo. New species stories — which you can fold and share with the world — are added regularly.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited Eritrea for three hours Tuesday to discuss cooperation in the global war on terrorism with President Isaias Afwerki.
Mr. Rumsfeld said Eritrea is cooperating in the fight against terrorism and has, in his words, offered a variety of areas of assistance.
But appearing before reporters with President Isaias following their hour-long talks, Mr. Rumsfeld cited no specific examples of cooperation. When asked if the United States perhaps planned to deploy forces in Eritrea, he challenged the notion that the relationship should be what he termed transactional.
It is a point underscored by the Eritrean leader, who told reporters, "we are not offering anything to get anything from the United States."
Nevertheless, Mr. Isaias appeared to confirm reports that Eritrea is prepared to offer the Pentagon the use of its military facilities.
However he played down the offer, describing it as "the smallest thing you could ever imagine."
Still the Eritrea leader appeared pleased that Mr. Rumsfeld was making his first ever visit to the small Horn of Africa country. He said it clearly signifies the commitment of the United States to work with countries in the region in the global war on terrorism.
He used the opportunity to stress that fighting terrorism is nothing new for Eritrea. He said it has fought it both domestically and in the region. Mr. Isaias mentioned only Sudan by name as an alleged source of his country's terrorist troubles.
Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was once based in Khartoum.
Mr. Rumsfeld did not mention al-Qaida, but suggested the Horn region was home to what he said was a large number of people who have been trained to kill innocent men, women and children and strike at nations. He said it is an unacceptable situation.
Mr. Rumsfeld acknowledged the talks in Eritrea covered the detention of two Eritreans who worked for the U.S. embassy as well as restrictions on the independent news media, both issues viewed by diplomats as a serious obstacle to expanding military relations. He indicated the issues remained unresolved but he voiced hope relations would improve over time.
Eritrea was the first of three stops in the Horn by Mr. Rumsfeld, who arrived in a military C-17 aircraft, apparently for security reasons. He was going on to Ethiopia and on Wednesday to Djibouti, where U.S. forces have been deployed in the anti-terror struggle.

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Tubal Sterilization
Sterilization is a form of birth control and is meant to be permanent. During the procedure, your health care provider will close, or block, you fallopian tubes. Closing the tubes can be done in several ways. The first method is by tying and cutting the tubes – this is called tubal ligation. The fallopian tubes also can be sealed using an instrument with an electrical current. They also can be closed with clips, clamps, or rings. Sometimes, tiny inserts are put in the tubes, causing tissue to grow around them and block the tubes.
Essure, Permanent Birth Control
The Essure system includes two small coils that are placed in the fallopian tubes through the vagina, so no incision is required. Scar tissue then forms around the coils, blocking off the fallopian tubes and preventing sperm from reaching the egg.
The Essure procedure is surgery-free and can be performed in the comfort of your doctor's office with no slowing down to recover. Most women go home within 45 minutes and return to normal activities in less than a day.
Essure is just three simple steps:
1) The procedure
A doctor places the small, soft Essure inserts into your fallopian tubes through the natural pathways of your vagina and cervix, so no incision is necessary. The Essure inserts are made from the same trusted material that is used and proven to be safe in heart stents and hundreds of other medical devices. The material is flexible, so it slides easily into each fallopian tube and conforms to their shape.
2) The barrier
Over the next three months, your body works with the Essure inserts to form a natural barrier within your fallopian tubes. This barrier prevents sperm from reaching the egg so that pregnancy cannot occur. During this three-month period, you must continue to use another form of birth control.
3) The confirmation
The Essure Confirmation Test will provide you with the confidence that you are protected from unplanned pregnancy. This simple test is given three months after your procedure. During the test, a special dye is introduced into your uterus and viewed on an x-ray so your doctor can confirm that the Essure inserts are in place and your fallopian tubes are fully blocked. Once you receive this verification from your doctor, you can rely on Essure for permanent birth control.


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Ron Bailey writes:
President Barack Obama famously read the surgeon Atul Gawande's June 2009 New Yorker article "The Cost Conundrum," which argues that medical costs are high because incentives are skewed toward providing ever more treatment so physicians can earn more money. Gawande analogizes health care to building a house without a general contractor. Without someone keeping an eye on what's really necessary or desirable, home buyers might well pay an electrician for every outlet he recommends, a plumber for every faucet, and so forth. Doctors get paid for each procedure they recommend. Curing patients becomes an incidental side effect of their treatments. Gawande gets the diagnosis right, but he botches his prescription, calling for the government to impose such a general-contractor model. But cost-conscious contractors exist in the housing market because of consumer demand, not government mandate.


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Best Ways to Dust your home
Is your home slowly becoming a dust-filled mess? Don't worry, you're not the only one that suffers from a dirty home. To help you get started on cleaning your home, here are the best ways to dust your home.
1. Don't Feel Embarrassed
At some point or another, your home is going to get dirty, it's nothing to feel ashamed of. Especially in older homes, where windows and doors aren't as tightly sealed around the frame, dust is bound to start collecting in your home. However, if you're noticing an especially large amount of dust buildup, we suggest that you take a few steps of action, such as changing the filters in your AC units, cleaning out your furnace, and using sealant caulk on your windows and doors.
2. Work With the Best Tools
A dusting cloth or dusting brush is a great, easy to use tool to help clean dust off surfaces in your home. Extension wand dusters are especially important to use when dusting a hard to reach space, such as the top of cabinets. However, we suggest you avoid feather dusters altogether, since they usually just end up moving dust around, rather than actually collecting it.
3. Start High
Begin your dusting routine with the ceiling fan. Then, work your way lower until you reach the floor.
4. Schedule Time to Dust
Consider making weekly, monthly, and yearly dusting schedules. This way, the dust in your home will never get too out of hand.
5. Dust Everything
No matter what it is made from, every object in your home can collect dust. Even fabric products (see more below) will need to be cleaned in hot water to remove dust and dirt.
6. Wet Your Rag
When dusting, dampen your rag or microfiber cloth with a little bit of water.
7. HEPA Filters
Get a vacuum cleaner that comes with a HEPA filter. To reduce dust in your home, you should also purchase a HEPA air purifier with allergen filters.
8. Wash Fabrics
Linens, curtains, and other fabrics also collect dust and allergens. You should get them cleaned regularly. You should also purchase allergen-proof covers for your mattress and pillows. Also, schedule your rugs to be deep cleaned professionally every year.
9. Dusting Electronics
Some electronics like TVs and computer screens give off a lot of static electricity, which then attracts a lot of dust. Avoid spraying your appliances with any type of product. Instead, use a microfiber cloth to wipe them down.
10. Purchase a Door Mat
Around 80 percent of dirt gets into a home by being tracked in on shoes. Put down a door mat and clean it regularly to reduce the amount of dirt in your home.


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Mobile development startup Cabana is launching a new product today called Fan Page Mobilizer aimed at small businesses who want to bring their Facebook presence to smartphones.
There have been a lot of startups promising easy-to-use mobile app-building tools, to the point where my eyes can glaze over when I hear about a new one. However, Cabana has attracted the backing of impressive investors, including First Round Capital, Lerer Ventures, SVAngel, Gary Vaynerchuk, Shervin Pishevar, Kevin Rose, Chris Sacca, Dave Morin, Philip Kaplan, Tyler Crowley, Mark Silva, Jack Andrys, Bill Warner, and Alex Elenski. And co-founder Reeve Thompson says it's aiming at a unique audience that falls between the professional developers served by a company like Appcelerator and the more casual customers targeted by AppMakr and Mobile Roadie — Thompson describes his customer base as "serious hobbyists."
With the Fan Page Mobilizer, however, he says he can start to reach a less technical audience, namely small businesses who would never put any serious resource into mobile development. Thompson says he realized that for many of these businesses, their Facebook Page is their website. Yet Pages are relatively hidden away in Facebook's mobile apps (I don't think I've ever visited a Page on the Facebook iPhone app). So Fan Page Mobilizer can give them a real presence on smartphones, and one that's better-looking than most Facebook Pages to boot.
Thompson walked me through the app creation process earlier this week, and it's pretty fast — you just point Fan Page Mobilizer at the Page you want to convert, customize a few options, and then it gives you a link to a new mobile website. The default home screen is a gallery of images from your Page, and it includes most of the other features of a Page, like events listings and wall posts.
The converted product is a mobile website, not a native app, but Thompson says that for the normal consumer it shouldn't make a huge difference — they can still click an "install" button to have the site bookmarked on their home screen, and Cabana tries to store a lot of content locally so that it's fast and responsive like a native app. At the same time, Thompson argues that the mobile Web approach makes more sense for a small business (which is probably not going to have a top 10 app) than going through the Apple App Store: "We also believe Apple does not want everyone with a Facebook Fan Page releasing an app in the App Store."
One of the quirks of the product is that you don't have to be the administrator of a Facebook Page in order to convert it into a mobile site. Thompson says the permissions system necessary to confirm that someone is an administrator would have turned off a lot of potential customers, and he doesn't think it should be a problem, since these sites are essentially just a new view on already-public content. So yes, if you're a Lady Gaga fan who really wants to turn her fan page into a mobile site, you can do that.
Fan Page Mobilizer currently creates iPhone-compatible websites, but Thompson plans to add Android functionality soon (in that case the apps will be native, because they don't have to go through the Android Marketplace). Thompson also plans to release templates targeted a specific industries, say menu pages for restaurants.
Pricing starts at $5, and it's actually free if you "like" Fan Page Mobilizer's own fan page.


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Guess what? Kensington is releasing a bunch of stuff? What does it look like? How big is it? Is it on their site? Heck, is it even in their current press releases? No! All you get is:
Kensington Announces 12 Products To Personalize Digital Enjoyment
smart made simple(TM) Design Enhances Fun and Ease of Use while Sharing Music, Photos and Calls
Redwood Shores, Calif. – January 6, 2009 – Kensington Computer Products Group, a worldwide leader in delivering smart made simple computing accessories for the mobile consumer, today announced 12 innovative new products to help consumers increase personal enjoyment from recent holiday gifts or personal purchases like digital cameras, notebooks, mobile phones and iPod® music players. The wide range of personal accessories encompasses all user types – first-time notebook users, savvy trackball aficionados, iPod music fanatics, amateur photographers, and all mobile phone users.
Kensington's Play it line includes a convenient new Auxiliary Dock for iPod nano and a Hands-Free Visor Car Kit for iPhone and Bluetooth® Phones that clips onto the visor of any car insuring safe, legal phone calls while your phone remains in your pocket or purse. The Kensington Control it line includes the Ci10 Fit Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse that combines highly-precise laser cursor control with all-day comfort, priced at just $29.99; the Ci70 Photo Sync Desktop Set for easy photo transfer off and onto the Internet right through a built-in mini-USB cable in the keyboard; from the company's award winning SlimBlade(TM) Collection, the SlimBlade Mouse with Nano Receiver – the ideal travel companion – available for only $39.99, and the innovative SlimBlade Trackball that offers breakthrough design distinct from all others on the market so that now, "the ball does it all" allowing users, for the first time ever, to navigate and manipulate digital content through the ball itself. The Kensington Power it line offers a new generation of Wall and Wall/Air Ultra Thin Notebook Power Adapters combining convenience with ENERGY STAR energy efficiency for green minded, mobile professionals; the new Rechargeable Pocket Booster for Mobile Phones extends talk time for mobile phones as well as powers other devices using two rechargeable AAA batteries. The Kensington Carry it line adds two new sleeves and a new case to its popular collection of computer cases.
"We take pride in applying our smart made simple design philosophy to creating experiences for our consumers that enhance their enjoyment while improving their digital experiences," said Christine Dumery, Director, Marketing Communications, Kensington. "Our products always add that extra bit of personalization to make the digital process work better for each unique consumer – allowing them to be more in tune with their own needs and preferences. This season's line-up supports sharing of photos, music, artistic design, conversations – making each individual experience as good as it can possibly be. And they are all very reasonably priced which is important in these budget-conscious times."
New iPod Accessory Rocks On with No Strings Attached
Wherever your day takes you, Kensington's latest addition to its Play it line brings ultimate portability and security to iPod nano with a new Auxiliary Dock. Turn up your tunes on the road with the Kensington Auxiliary Dock for iPod nano (SKU K33451US; SRP $24.99) that eliminates car clutter by securing your nano directly into your auxiliary port for pure sound free of wires. Included swappable inserts safely hold your iPod nano within the cradle so your tunes are always within reach while driving.
Drive Smart with Hands-Free Visor Car Kit
With three programmable buttons, Kensington's Hands-Free Visor Car Kit makes driving smart and safe. The device offers one-touch speed dialing of your three favorite numbers and a user swap button that allows seamless connection to a second or third driver's programmed phone. The Kensington Hands-Free Visor Car Kit for iPhone and Bluetooth® Phones (SKU K33440US; SRP $119.99) clips on to the sun visor of your car for convenient access at all times and offers two-10 hours each rechargeable battery packs for up to 20 hours of talk time.
All Day Comfort with New Mice and Desktop Set
Kensington has expanded its Control it line with two mice and a desktop set providing home comfort and simplified business travel. The Kensington Ci10 Fit Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse (SKU K72355US; SRP $29.99) skips your touchpad and features highly-precise laser cursor control combined with all-day comfort of contoured rubberized grips. Kensington's "plug and stay" SlimBlade Mouse with Nano Receiver (SKU K72334US; SRP $39.99) is always ready to work with a laser sensor that tracks on multiple surfaces and a 4-way tilt scroll wheel. The mouse offers instant connectivity and its thin profile design travels easily in a bag or pocket.
Download images from your digital camera and sync your music library from your MP3 Player using the built-in mini-USB cable from your Kensington Ci70 Photo Sync Desktop Set (SKU K64399US; SRP $69.99). Not only is the set ready to use out-of-the-box, the included wireless laser mouse tracks on more surfaces and the dedicated media keys and hot keys give users instant access to applications, media controls, and more.
Breakthrough Trackball for Mac and PC. "Now the Ball Does it All!"
The SlimBlade Trackball is the latest offering in Kensington's award-winning SlimBlade collection of smart and sleek accessories for the digitally-savvy. Navigate smoother, faster and easier with the Kensington SlimBlade Trackball (SKU K72327US; SRP $129.99) which expands your digital media experience through its document view or media mode. With all functionality now integrated into the ball, users can control all the many interface functions that support navigation, media control adjustments, document and photo browsing with the rotation of the ball. A low-profile shape keep users comfortable for hours.
New Energy Saving Notebook Power Adapters
Kensington has expanded its Power it line with two new ENERGY STAR® qualified and ultra thin notebook power adapters for the ultimate experience in traveling light. The Kensington Wall Ultra Thin Notebook Power Adapter (SKU K38030US; SRP $119.99) and the Kensington Wall/Air Ultra Thin Notebook Power Adapter (SKU K38031US; SRP $139.99) provide non-stop device power whether on the ground or in the air. These all-in-one solutions not only charge your notebook but also power your mobile devices via a built-in USB power port – all in a low-profile design that packs easily and saves space. Compatible with the top selling notebook brands; both products are 33% thinner than traditional power adapters and use 33% less energy than other adapters, in stand by mode.
A Jolt of Juice to Keep the Conversation Going
Kensington has applied its smart made simple design philosophy to a new product in its Power it line. The Rechargeable Pocket Booster for Mobile Phones (SKU K38036 US; SRP $24.99) extends talk time up to 3 hours on your mobile phone and smart phone using two rechargeable AAA batteries. Use with mobile phones while talking or recharge the batteries by plugging the USB connector into any USB power port. Included rechargeable AAA batteries can even be used to power your wireless mouse or other device.
*Extended talk time is dependent on the age and condition of the rechargeable batteries in the unit and the age, condition, and size of the battery in the mobile devices. Amount of extended talk time will vary depending on these factors.
Three Notebook Cases that Work, Wherever Work Takes You
Expanding its Carry it line of notebook cases, Kensington introduces three classic and highly functional bags for protecting and storing notebooks and accessories. The Kensington SP12 12" Neoprene Sleeve (SKU K62569US; SRP $22.99) fits most notebooks or netbooks up to 12" and features a sleek neoprene exterior to protect your possessions as well as soft neoprene handles for ultimate comfort. The SP17 17" Classic Sleeve (SKU K62567US; SRP $19.99) features a tough and durable polyester exterior while also offering multiple storage pockets for accessories. Kensington's SP17 17" Classic Case (SKU K62568US; SRP $49.99) is also new to the product line and fits most notebooks up to 17". All bags carry a limited lifetime warranty.
Got all that? Good! I'm planning on buying all of those things, sight unseen, very shortly. In lieu of actual images of the products, I've also taken the liberty of putting up a picture of Burt Reynolds. Thanks Kensington!


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The Medical Marijuana Sector is All Over the News!
Greengro Technologies Aggressively Positioned to Capture the Legalized Cannabis Gro"
ANAHEIM, CA – Greengro Technologies, Inc. (OTC PINK: GRNH), a world class provider of eco-friendly green technologies, announced a record breaking 242.94% year-over-year sales growth through the first quarter of 2016 ($522,000 for the 1st quarter of 2016 compared to $152,215 for 2015). The major increase in sales is directly attributed to new customers along with renewals and the ongoing expansion of the company's product lines. In addition, the company's sales are indirectly benefitting from the growth of the recently legalized Cannabis industry.
Haas further pointed out that quarter-to-quarter sales increases have also been tremendous highlighting that this growth is not an anomaly but actually a trend of increasing revenues. Sales jumped 209.57% from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016 ($203,000 in recorded sales for the 4th quarter of 2015 4Q2015).
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GreenGro Technologies is a world-class provider of eco-friendly green technologies with specific domain expertise in indoor and outdoor agricultural science systems serving both the consumer and commercial farming markets. It brings together community and commerce through the growth and distribution of healthy, nutritious foods and vital medicines backed by science and technology. Customers include restaurants, community gardens, small and large scale commercial clients.
GreenGro Technologies also provides design, construction and maintenance services to large grow and cultivation operations and collectives in the medical and recreational marijuana sectors.
GreenGro provides customers with a simple, reliable and easy to use product and service at an attractive price point.
GRNH aggressively positioned to capture legalize Cannabis growth industry.
Greengro Technologies provides design, construction and maintenance services to large grow and cultivation operations and collectives in the medical and recreational Cannabis.
GRNH's modular Grow Rooms provides mobile clean room.
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Jackson State University captured the number 15 spot out of 74 historically black colleges and universities according to the U.S. News & World Report for higher education and education quality. The University continues to outrank all other schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) as it moves up from last year's number 16 spot.
Key measures used in the assessment included graduation and retention rates, peer assessment, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, admission test scores, and the number of freshmen in Top 25 percent of high school class standing among other graded indicators.
According to the fact sheet of "frequently asked questions" by U.S. News, "The rankings of the schools that arise from these data – serve as an objective guide by which students and their parents can compare the academic quality of schools."
For the complete ranking of top 20 HBCU's, please see the following:
1. Spelman College
2. Howard University
3. Hampton University
4. Morehouse College
5. Xavier University of Louisiana
6. Florida A&M University
6. Tuskegee University
8. North Carolina AT&T State University
9. Claflin University
9. Fisk University
11. Dillard University
12. Tougaloo College
13. Delaware State University
13. North Carolina Central University
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[I have a new post up at Think Christian. Here's the intro:]
The Boy Scouts just voted to drop the prohibition on gay youth, changing their long-held stance against allowing homosexuals as members. A lot of scout troops are sponsored by churches and a lot of those churches take stances on homosexuality too. Apparently for some churches that stance will now include dropping their Scout affiliation.
Essentially, these churches are saying that if LGBTQ kids want to join scouts, they're not welcome. They're not welcome because the church doesn't want them in their troop. The kids aren't welcome because apparently the church thinks that homosexuality is a quality in a kid that disqualifies that kid from participating in church activities.
I wonder what other qualities are disqualifying.
[Click here to read the rest.]
[Here's an earlier post I wrote on being out where Jesus is with those on the margins, all about my lesbian and gay relationships.]


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Have you ever heard the term "set in your ways"? Well, I have, and I know a lot of people who are. Sometimes this can be a good thing, while other times, not so much.
There are more and more dairy farms going out of business around us. The milk price tends to scare dairy farmers into making safe changes or no changes at all rather than make "risky" changes that could benefit their dairy for the future.
Over the past few years, since I've returned home from college, I have listened to my father, uncle, and grandfather talk about different changes that might happen or that were going to take place around the farm. While dad and my uncle would talk, I would see my grandfather's face smirk and he would say, "That isn't going to work. I've been doing this a long time, and I know what I'm talking about."
Now don't get me wrong . . . my Papa has been here for a long time. He knows his stuff and is extremely intelligent. But I get where my dad and my uncle are coming from because now my cousin Josh and I look at them with the same look they give their dad.
In the past week we traveled all around Wisconsin looking at different dairy farms and the way they manage their barns with robots. I definitely felt set in my ways about how I thought these dairies had to be run until I actually got there and took the time to look and watch how they managed their cows. Once I actually saw it for myself I thought this could actually work and benefit us in some ways.
Before we took this trip, I was very skeptical. I thought there was no way that these robots would benefit us. Now we are drawing blueprints and sitting down with each other on a daily basis to get a good idea of where we need to go from here.None of these large changes would be possible if we were not open-minded and willing to seeing how other farmers run these types of dairy operations.
Mark and Caitlin Rodgers are dairy farmers in Dearing, Georgia. Their "Father and Daughter Dairy Together" column appears every other Thursday on HD Notebook. The Rodgers have a 400-cow dairy that averages 32,000 pounds of milk. Follow their family farm on Facebook at Hillcrest Farms Inc.


text: firstname.lastname@example.com 2 Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 I am not a newcomer to SM having managed several teams over the past few years and resigned as manager several times too. I started up again a few weeks ago with a team in the Fifth Division. Chairmans Message....Avoid relegation. All pre-season friendlies bar one against Division One teams. Pre.season training? Brilliant. Really built confidence that...lost them all. Got rid of players and brought in many new players. Won first five games ..top of the league. Picked my team yesterday to play away against the second top team in Division Two. 4-4-2...Keep it tight and try and snatch a goal and maybe a shock win. Checked my team again one hour ago and noticed a loan player had been recalled to his club after two games starring for my team.Ok have to replace him. Open tactics......Horrified to see FIVE of my top players NMF.Not one of them above 60% fit. 3 other top players only 70 per cent fit and three other squad players 75% fit. How can SM come up with this????? What chance have you got when they are giving you no chance? Had it been a League match I might have grinned and groaned but in a cup tie against a bigger team you want to make an impression. I,m angry and contemplating resigning against because to me this is similar to cheating. Rant over...awaitng notification of the thrashing. Jamtart98 alias George James. Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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The best club of the Benelux is Versuz.
The best club in the Benelux is, Versuz, according to the voting of DJ Mag. This isn't a big surprise, as the club has been an international top club but is also present in the DJ Mag Top 100 clubs list for many years. The innovative club Versuz in Hasselt is a phenomenon attracting many foreign visitors to Belgium. A true ambassador for our country, reaching spot N°60 in the list and making the city of Hasselt being proud of one of the best international clubs. Quality, innovation and a pure club experience are just some of the strong elements that Versuz has to offer. Electronic Music Magazine Belgium congratulate Hasselt and, of course, the whole team of the Versuz. (JL)


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SKYCITY is committed to delivering sustainable total shareholder return that rewards multi-year investment in the company
SkyCity issued NZ$125 million of unsubordinated, unsecured, redeemable, fixed rate, seven year bonds on 28 September 2015.
The bonds will pay a fixed rate of interest of 4.65% per annum until the maturity date. Interest will be paid quarterly in arrears in equal amounts on 28 March, 28 June, 28 September and 28 December in each year (or if that day is not a business day, then the next business day) until and including the maturity date.
A product disclosure statement in respect of the offer was lodged with the Financial Service Providers Registrar and can be viewed at www.business.govt.nz/disclose.
The bonds trade on the NZDX under the ticker code "SKC040". Click here for current information on the bonds quotation.
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A while back, respected and widely-followed MV blogger Brian Grey wrote about looking "under the hood" of a vendor's machine vision software offering. ( Machine Vision 4 Users ) In short, the article comments on a machine vision integrated system and whether the system is built upon algorithms and tools derived from the open source OpenCV library or if the software was completely developed "in-house".
This is a great topic that pops up all of the time, and I want to share a couple of observations:
OpenCV Machine Vision Software
There may be a time, place, and appropriate use for OpenCV, but in the business of providing integration services involving machine vision software for industrial end-users, I have not yet found it. There's a lot to like about OpenCV – mainly the price which is "free", and the breadth of variety of available algorithms. But let's consider some challenges. There is no commercial support for the product beyond forums and user groups and books, and unlike a commercial library there are no "for-profit" marketplace that drives accountability of functionality and reliability to which any of the algorithms are held. The library also is for C/C++, Python, or Java only in it's native form.
Don't start the comment threads yet! I'm being a little picky in order to make a point. Companies that sell commercial machine vision software libraries have a huge standard of performance that they must meet: profitability based upon marketplace acceptance. The commercial vendor also needs to provide at least adequate support or their customer base will fade. I do not state that the OpenCV algorithms are not competently implemented – only that there is no tangible driver (like profits) that forces the issue. The open source peer review process is good, but in the end, as the BSD License agreement states, the software is offered "as is". If you want to get some further insight into the open source process, take a look at the OpenCV Wiki and in particular read some of the notes from development meetings.
DIY. What's really under the hood?
The aforementioned systems integrator stated later that the system was built entirely on code and machine vision algorithms developed "in-house". Is this better than an open-source option? Perhaps, but it depends. Does the vendor truly have the resources available to keep up-to-date and competitive with all of the latest machine vision techniques? Is the in-house programming and R&D staff large enough to maintain a fully validated and supported library like a true software development house?
So, does open source machine vision software and/or in-house algorithm development make sense? In my opinion, as a platform for one-up integration projects in the industrial machine vision application space a resounding "no". My customers want proven commercial software libraries, and just the other day one industrial customer indicated they were concerned about implementing any system with open-source or "in-house" software development due to the issues of supportability and IP ownership.


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|Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products Inc
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|Cincinnati District Office
|July 13, 2010
|Jan. 17, 2012
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Food and Drug Administration
Cincinnati District Office
Central Region
6751 Steger Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45237-30977
Telephone: (513) 679-2700
July 13, 2010
Via United Parcel Service
Mr. Steven J. Berke
President and CEO
Cincinnati Sub-Zero Products, Inc.
12011 Mosteller Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
Dear Mr. Berke:
During an inspection of your firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 15, 2009 through December 14, 2009, investigator(s) from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that your firm manufactures the Blanketrol II, Blanketrol III, Electri-Cool II, Micro-Temp LT, Hemotherm, Norm-O-Temp, Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Blood Temperature Control System, and Warm Air Hyperthermia System Model 135. Under section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act), 21 U.S.C. 321(h), these products are devices because they are intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or are intended to affect the structure or function of the body.
This inspection revealed that these devices are adulterated within the meaning of section 501(h) of the Act (21 U.S.C. § 351(h)), in that the methods used in, or the facilities or controls used for, their manufacture, packing, storage, or installation are not in conformity with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) requirements of the Quality System (QS) regulation found at Title 21,
Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Part 820. We received responses from you dated January 27, 2010, February 26, 2010, and April 9, 2010 concerning our investigator's observations noted on the Form FDA 483, List of Inspectional Observations that was issued to you. We address this response below, in relation to each of the noted violations. These violations include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Failure to establish and maintain adequate procedures for implementing corrective and preventive actions, as required by 21 CFR 820.100(a). According to your document SOP 8.5.2/8.5.3(S), "Corrective & Preventive Action Procedure," Rev. 10, section 6.1.2, implemented 9/9/09, you are required to monitor "any product deviation confirmed to have taken place three (3) or more times per quarter of the same calendar year or six (6) or more times within the same calendar year" using the reasons listed in sections 6.1.1 to 6.1.8. For example:
a. You failed to investigate the cause of nonconformities relating to product, processes, and the quality system. Specifically, SOP 8.5.2/8.5.3(S), section 6.1.3 requires analysis of "Any deviation confirmed by the Quality Director, Quality Manager, Assistant Quality Manager, or his/her designee which determines the event(s) may cause user harm, considerable customer dissatisfaction, or significant cost" for CAPA initiation. Suspect breaches of sterile packaging and seal failures in approved product was documented in Complaint 08836 which was closed on 5/4/09 and Nonconforming Material Reports 0007096 and 0007097 which was opened on 9/29/09. No Corrective Action for debris in the seal of a sterile product was initiated. No investigation was performed on this or any other sterile product processed using the Bar Sealer pouch sealer. Subsequent investigation in your manufacturing area identified products being sealed in pouches with compromised or open seals as acceptable.
b. You failed to verify or validate the corrective and preventive action to ensure such action does not adversely affect the finished device. You received seven complaints for leaks at the reservoir elbow of Blanketrol II and III devices in a calendar year but did not open a CAPA according to SOP 8.5.2/8.5.3(S), section 6.1.2.
c. You failed to provide evidence to demonstrate field action completion for the closure of CAPA M2009-030, which required that a field action be performed for the cracking of heater plates in Micro-Temp LT devices.
We have reviewed your responses and have concluded that they are inadequate because:
a. You provided an action plan for the resolution of supplier evaluation of
and improvements of the supplier evaluation and nonconforming material resolution, including the implementation of a CAPA. However, you have not determined the fundamental cause for a systemic failure to analyze complaints, returned product, and other quality data sources, and no corrective action or preventive action to correct the systemic failure has been taken and determined to be effective.
b. You stated that a corrective action had been opened following the inspection, wherein the device was found to be inadequate, a new device was ordered and validated for its intended use, and you returned to production with the new pouch sealer. Additionally, you performed a retrospective validation on all processes which require validation and are creating new visual standards for the operation of the pouch sealer. However, the effectiveness of the CAPA and specifically your preventive action has not been determined. The equipment and process validations mentioned have not been submitted for review. You have also not determined the fundamental cause for a systemic failure to evaluate nonconformances, and no corrective action or preventive action to correct the systemic failure has been taken and determined to be effective.
c. You opened a corrective action to re-evaluate the effectiveness of CAPA M2007-016 and reopened CAPA M2009-030 to re-evaluate the effectiveness. Additionally, you concluded that no field action was needed to address the cracking of heater plates in Micro-Temp LT devices. However, you have not concluded root causes and no corrective action or preventive action have been taken and been determined to be effective. You have also not determined the fundamental cause for a systemic failure to ensure that corrective and preventive actions will be validated or where appropriate verified, and no corrective action or preventive action to correct the systemic failure has been taken and determined to be effective.
2. Failure to establish and maintain adequate procedures to analyze appropriate sources of quality data to identify existing and potential causes of nonconforming product and other quality problems, as required by 21 CFR 820.100(a)(1). For example:
a. You received letters that included reports and data from a microprocessor board supplier documenting the nonconformance investigations of microprocessing boards returned to the supplier. Document SOP 8.5.2/8.5.3(S), "Corrective & Preventive Action Procedure," Rev. 10, section 6.1, implemented 9/9/09, states a "[CAPA] will be initiated to evaluate an occurrence or trend of a gross or uncommon failure within the scope of the following deviations;" section 6.1.8 identifies "supplier performance issues." However, no documented evidence of analysis of this data to determine if they were analyzed to open a CAPA was provided, and you admitted that supplier performance information was not analyzed. These reports represent a quality data source that you do not analyze.
b. You provided charts to investigators as evidence of complaint trending to demonstrate compliance with SOP 8.4(M), "Analysis of Quality Metrics." The provided "Board Complaint Pareto" chart showed 56 complaints for the Blanketrolline of products for microprocessor board complaints from 1/2007 to 10/2009. A subsequent chart titled "Board Complaints" showed no board complaints for September/October 2009. A review of your complaint files indicated that complaints were received for microprocessing boards in these months (complaints 10772, 10802, 10865,10874, 10929, 11020, 11043, 11038, and 11023). These complaints were not included in trending analyses.
c. You provided a chart to investigators titled "Complaints by Product Pareto," which showed 59 complaints related to microprocessing board issues with Electri-Cool devices. However, the raw complaint data for these 59 complaints were found to include microprocessing board complaints related to other devices than Electro-Cool devices and evidence that these were being analyzed was not proved.
We have reviewed your responses and have concluded that they are inadequate because:
a. You opened a CAPA to investigate the trend in microprocessor boards, and also created and sent the microprocessor board supplier a supplier evaluation form akin to an investigation. Document SOP 8.5.2/8.5.3(S), section 6.1.8 still identifies "supplier performance issues" as a source of evaluation; you have proposed the modification of SOP 8.4 (M) "Analysis of Quality Metrics" to perform monthly trend analyses and clarify actions steps when a trend is identified relating to a supplier. However, you have not provided documentation or evidence of the proposed correction.
b. You proposed and implemented changes and additions to documentation including the addition of a "Supplier Evaluation Form," modification of SOP 8.4(M), "Analysis of Quality Metrics" to separate service requests from complaints and perform monthly trend analysis, and modify SOP 7.2.3(M), "Complaint Handling" to separate service request categories from complaint categories. As a preventive action, you have established a Quality Review Board to review all quality indicators, including complaints, nonconforming material reports, trends, etc. However, you have not provided documentation or evidence of the proposed correction.
c. Responses pertaining to part c) are contained within part b).
3. Failure to establish and maintain adequate procedures for complaint handling to include review, evaluation, and investigation of any complaint involving the possible failure of a device, labeling, or packaging to meet any of its specifications, as required by 21 CFR 820.198(c). For example, 6 out of 40 complaints reviewed during the inspection were not adequately investigated. Specifically:
a. Complaint 10818, dated 9/10/09, reported a patient that had received a 2nd degree bum from a Blanketrol III device, and was classified as a Category Three. Complaint Handling procedure SOP 7.2.3(M) Rev. 13, section 220.127.116.11 states "It is CSZ policy to retrieve alleged failed product to ensure adequate root cause determination and corrective action." No fundamental cause for the device malfunction was reached.
b. Complaint 10637, dated 8/18/09, reported that a Blanketrol II device cooled past its setpoint when in automatic mode. The unit was set to 33°C and cooled to 30°C, and did not return to 33°C as expected. The unit maintained operation at 30°C. The complaint investigation did not include any evidence of the testing of the alleged defective unit, and you were unable to locate the RMA documentation that would support activities performed in an investigation.
c. Complaint 10668, dated 8/19/09, reported two complaints ofbums from the same device. Complaint Handling procedure SOP 7.2.3(M) Rev. 13, section 126.96.36.199 states "If product is not returned within 30 days (90 days for international return) and after three attempts, the customer will be notified of such... Document the three attempts ..." You provided evidence the one attempt was made, and that a second attempt was discussed with no evidence of its completion within 90 days of having received the complaint.
d. Complaint 08836, dated 5/4/09, reported debris contained within a seal for a pouch of a sterile 11" by 12" pad. The debris in the seal was confirmed, but the cause of the debris was not investigated. You admitted that an investigation should have been performed for this complaint and was not.
e. Complaint 11020, dated 10/13/09, reported a Blanketrol 233 device had no display with the power switch on and that fuses had blown twice. Complaint Handling procedure, SOP 7.2.3 Rev. 13, section 126.96.36.199 states "If product is not returned within 30 days (90 days for international return) and after three attempts, the customer will be notified of such and advised that if the product is not received within 10 days (30 days for international return) the complaint will be closed and (if applicable) credit may not be given. Document the three attempts ..." No evidence was provided that suggests the devices were asked to be returned for investigation and no investigation has otherwise been conducted.
f. Complaint Handling procedure, SOP 7.2.3 Rev. 13, section 3.1 "Definitions: Complaint" defines a complaint as "Any written, electronic or oral communication that alleges deficiencies related to the identity, quality, durability, safety or performance of a medical device that has been released for distribution." In addition, SOP 7.2.3 Rev. 13, section 220.127.116.11 states that sources of complaints can include "returned goods form (RMA)." Return Material Authorization (RMA) 7526 states "CUSTOMER STATES THAT NEW BD HAS AN A/D ERROR RETRIED OLD BD -NO ERROR OF THIS TYPE CAT ONE-REPLACEMENT." No complaint was opened for this RMA.
We have reviewed your responses and have concluded that the adequacy cannot be determined. You opened a CAPA to address the identified complaint deficiencies. You have been in contact with the complainants for 10818, 10668, and 11020 to obtain further information. You have contacted the complainant for 10637 and are awaiting their testing results. Complaint 08836 was concluded with the opening of a CAPA, identification of the root cause of the debris in seals, and approval of the corrective action. Complaint Handling procedure, SOP 7.2.3 Rev. 16 was provided in your response and has altered the need to perform investigations to include all complaints. You created a Complaint Review Project Plan to perform a retrospective complaint review back to June 2009. However, documented evidence per Complaint Handling procedure, SOP 7.2.3 Rev. 13, section 188.8.131.52 was not provided for any of the proposed complaint investigations beyond the summary in your response. Additionally, preventive actions were proposed but the effectiveness of the actions has not been determined.
4. Failure to establish and maintain adequate procedures for validating the device design, including software, to ensure that devices conform to user needs and intended uses and include testing of production units under actual or simulated use conditions, as required by 21 CFR 820.30(g). For example, the software used in the microprocessor boards on the Blanketrol II device does not have a software validation protocol established and the software has not been validated. You were unable to determine how many software revisions had been released for the Blanketrol II and what changes were made during each revision.
We have reviewed your responses and have concluded that they are inadequate because you have not completed your review and validations for all products that require software validation. You have stated that you have completed a software validation for the current version of the Blanketrol II device, but no documented evidence was provided for our review. You opened a corrective action and identified five other devices requiring software validation in the response dated 2/26/10. The effectiveness ofthe evidence and implementation of the correction, the corrective action, and the proposed preventive action cannot be determined. Additionally, you have not determined the fundamental cause for a systemic failure to validate software, and no corrective action or preventive action to correct the systemic failure has been taken and determined to be effective.
5. Failure to adequately establish and maintain procedures for monitoring and control of process parameters for validated processes to ensure that the specified requirements continue to be met, as required by 21 CFR 820.75(b). For example, your Process Instruction P-001, Rev. O describes that, for the Cold Therapy Packaging Process, three empty pouches should be inspected per visual standard GT-509, and that every twenty-fifth pouch should be sealed empty and held for inspection. However, the investigator noticed during the inspection that your operator did not use visual standard GT-509 to perform inspections. In addition, the investigator did not witness the segregation or inspection of every twenty-fifth pouch, and no documented evidence including Form 0156 could support the inspection of every twenty-fifth pouch per Process Instruction P-001 and Quality Instructions for Cold Therapy/ Heat Therapy Pads Q-001, Rev. W.
We have reviewed your responses and have concluded that the adequacy cannot be determined. You have not provided documented evidence including a description and evidence of implementation of the correction, the corrective action, and the proposed preventive action. Your proposed correction was to modify documents referred to as the P-Sheet (Production Instruction document) and the Q-Sheet (Quality Instruction document) to be in alignment with FDA expectations, which was not complete as of 2/26/10 and is the main violation of this observation. You also opened a CAPA to conduct a review of all manufacturing operations to ensure operators are trained on procedures being implemented and review to ensure the procedures appropriately monitor and control process parameters. Additional training that covers 21 CFR 820 was provided. However, no documented evidence and implementation of the correction, the corrective action, and the proposed preventive action was provided for our review.
6. Failure to adequately ensure that all equipment used in the manufacturing process meets specified requirements and is appropriately designed, constructed, placed, and installed to facilitate maintenance, adjustment, cleaning, and use, as required by 21 CFR 820.70(g). For example, no installation qualification had been performed on the heat bar sealer used to seal sterile devices, following receipt at your facility.
We have reviewed your responses and have concluded that the adequacy cannot be determined. You did not provide documented evidence of correction for our review. Specifically, you purchased a new Bar Sealer on 11/20/2009, and completed its validation on 12/23/2009. However, evidence of installation qualification was not provided. You opened and subsequently closed a CAPA to investigate the sterile packaging seal integrity failures, but no documented evidence and implementation of the correction, the corrective action, and the proposed preventive action was provided for our review.
Our inspection also revealed that your Blanketrol series Hyper/Hypothermia System devices and your Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Blood Temperature Control System are misbranded under section 502(t)(2) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(t)(2), in that your firm failed or refused to furnish material or information respecting the device that is required by or under section 519 of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 360i, and 21 CFR Part 803 - Medical Device Reporting (MDR) regulation. Significant deviations include, but are not limited to, the following:
7. Failure to report to the FDA no later than 30 calendar days after the day that you receive or otherwise become aware of information, from any source, that reasonably suggests that a device that you market may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury, as required by 21 CFR 803.50(a)(1). For example:
a. Complaint 10818, dated September 10, 2009 indicates that a patient received a second degree burn that is described as "frostbite like" from the Blanketrol series Hyper/Hypothermia System. The patient lost skin. The hospital staff intervened with a spray debridement. Complaint 10818 meets the definition of a serious injury and it was not reported within 30 calendar days after the day that you received or otherwise became aware of the information.
b. Complaint 10676, dated August 19, 2009, indicates that a patient was infected with
Cupravidus Pauculus
and that you had a similar type of event the previous year. The infection is associated with the Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Blood Temperature Control System. Complaint 10676 meets the definition of a serious injury and it was not reported within 30 calendar days after the day that you received or otherwise became aware of the information.
8. Failure to develop, maintain, and implement written MDR procedures for internal systems that provide for a timely and effective identification, communication, and evaluation of events that may be subject to MDR requirements, as required by 803.17(a)(1). For example: for complaints 10818 and 10676, you justified not reporting to the FDA these complaints because of user error. However, your MDR Procedure states that if user error causes or contributes to a death or serious injury, it meets the definition of an MDR reportable event. Your definition of cause or contribute is consistent with the 21 CFR 803 Regulation and therefore it demonstrates that you failed to implement your MDR procedure.
We have reviewed your responses dated January 27, 2010, February 26, 2010 and April 9, 2010 to your FDA 483 pertaining to Medical Device Reporting. Also, we reviewed your updates to the Customer Relationship Manager database which documents and manages complaint related information; and the Medical Device Reporting Procedure, SOP 8.5.2(M), that states the requirement to complete the "MDR Decision" form for all CAT Two and CAT Three complaints. As written, your definitions of a CAT Two and CAT Three only include situations where the device failure or patient injury occurs when patient therapy is interrupted. You must consider all situations where the device was or may have been attributed to, or a factor in a reportable adverse event, regardless of whether or not the event describes an interruption in therapy.
Your definitions for CAT Two and CAT Three do not capture the full concept of an adverse event that is MDR reportable as defined in CFR 803. Please contact RSMB at
, for advice on how to correct your MDR procedural deficiencies.
Please note, your January 27, 2010 response states the following for complaint 10818:
"CSZ believes there is no potential for harm to other patients associated with this incident since the failure was due to human error."
The potential for harm to other patients exists if end users do not realize the characteristics of the device. If the event occurs again it must be investigated and reported as appropriate. A device-related death or serious injury caused by user error is MDR reportable. Please be aware that for each MDR reportable event, one MDR report must be submitted for each type of event, for each patient, for each medical device involved.
Our inspection also revealed that the Blanketrol II Model 222R, Blanketrol III (Model 233) and CoolBlue Systems; the Norm-O-Temp devices; the WarmAir 135 devices; and Blanketrol II and Hemotherm devices modified to an upper operating temperature of 48°C are adulterated under section 501 (f)(1)(B) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 351(f)(1)(B), because you do not have an approved application for premarket approval (PMA) in effect pursuant to section 515(a) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 360(a), or an approved application for an investigational device exemption (IDE) under section 520(g) of the Act, 21 U.S.C.360(g). The device is also misbranded under section 502(0) the Act, 21 U.S.C. 352(0), because you did not notify the agency of your intent to introduce the device into commercial distribution, as required by section 510(k) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 360(k). For a device requiring premarket approval, the notification required by section 510(k) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. 360(k), is deemed satisfied when a PMA is pending before the agency, 21 CFR 807.81(b). The kind of information you need to submit in order to obtain approval or clearance for your device is described on the Internet at
. The FDA will evaluate the information you submit and decide whether your product may be legally marketed.
You should take prompt action to correct the violations addressed in this letter. Failure to promptly correct these violations may result in regulatory action being initiated by the Food and Drug Administration without further notice. These actions include, but are not limited to, seizure, injunction, and/or civil money penalties. Also, federal agencies are advised of the issuance of all Warning Letters about devices so that they may take this information into account when considering the award of contracts. Additionally, premarket approval applications for Class III devices to which the Quality System regulation deviations are reasonably related will not be approved until the violations have been corrected. Requests for Certificates to Foreign Governments will not be granted until the violations related to the subject devices have been corrected.
We are requesting that you submit to this office on the schedule below, certification by an outside expert consultant that he/she has conducted an audit of your establishment's manufacturing and quality assurance systems relative to the requirements of the device QS regulation (21 CFR, Part 820). You should also submit a copy of the consultant's report, and certification by your establishment's Chief Executive Officer (if other than yourself) that he or she has reviewed the consultant's report and that your establishment has initiated or completed all corrections called for in the report. The initial certifications of audit and corrections and subsequent certifications of updated audits and corrections should be submitted to this office by the following dates:
• Initial certifications by consultant and establishment - December 15, 2010.
• Subsequent certifications - March 15, 2011, and June 15, 2011.
Please notify this office in writing within fifteen (15) working days from the date you receive this letter of the specific steps you have taken to correct the noted violations, including an explanation of how you plan to prevent these violations, or similar violations, from occurring again. Include documentation of the corrective action you have taken. If your planned corrections will occur over time, please include a timetable for implementation of those corrections. If corrective action cannot be completed within 15 working days, state the reason for the delay and the time within which the corrections will be completed.
Your response should be sent to: Mark E. Parmon, Compliance Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 6751 Steger Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237. If you have any questions about the content of this letter please contact: Compliance Officer Parmon at (513) 679-2700 ext. 162 or
Finally, you should know that this letter is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the violations at your facility. It is your responsibility to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations administered by FDA. The specific violations noted in this letter and in the Inspectional Observations, Form FDA 483 (FDA 483), issued at the closeout of the inspection may be symptomatic of serious problems in your firm's manufacturing and quality assurance systems. You should investigate and determine the causes of the violations, and take prompt actions to correct the violations and to bring your products into compliance.
Sincerely yours,
Teresa C. Thompson
District Director
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"There is an amazing Community online... I mean, take-your-breath-away, encouraging, uplifting, let's-bond-together-and-change-the-world kind of gathering of Awesomeness... they break up into smaller groups all over the blogosphere but as a whole, many of them can be found over at (in)courage.me and I assure you that once you visit - well, you are like family and there is just no need to knock! Oh no... when you are part of the family - you are invited to just come right on in!"
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Phase #5 is the biggest, the most audacious of goals... for we want to purchase a second home for our sisters in Kenya! Yes... we know! It is a God-sized dream, for sure! But our God? He loves it when we dream big and we are believing that as we partner together and enter in to this season of Giving by giving whatever we can, He will take our offering and bless it and multiply it and provide some Rooms for these pregnant Mama's... no more do we want to hear "There's no room in the Inn!"
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because she shows us what all those Phases 'fully funded' truly look like.
But I decided that I really wanted to add my own words to this cause too... simply because He is stirring our hearts and meeting us in ways that are causing us to get a bigger vision.
My little family of three... for way too long we believed the lie that our limited paycheck-to-paycheck budget was too small to really make a difference. Sure - we tithe... we give to local ministries and missionary friends and global outreaches. But somehow we had forgotten that even $5.o0 can change the world. In our American Dream, we-can-have-it-all culture - if we can't go big... we just go home.
But not anymore! You all proved that to me! With $5 here and $25 there, we joined hearts and wallets and we sowed into the red dirt ground of Kenya and we changed the world for our sisters in Africa! We did it first in buying a Van... then on to building classrooms, purchasing a generator, and equipping a computer lab... but it hasn't all been isolated to the Mercy House... no - I have joined hands and hearts (and yes, wallets) for other things too... aid to the Philippines and to Syria... and that day when we all joined ranks and did Laundry together with Lisa Jo.
God is showing us here at home that even if we can't give MUCH... He makes much of what we can give! When we open our hearts and our hands and offer up what we can... He meets us right in the middle of our God-Sized Dreams and shows off just a little! And He should... for He gets all the glory!
Join us in Being the Gift... in sowing a little (or a lot) this Christmas! I don't know about you and your family, but each December, as a family we look for ways that we can be a blessing. We look for ways that we can put our money where our mouth is and we purpose to Speak Life, to Be Love, and to Shine On... We decided already to cut back on how much we spend on ourselves and our families... in order to live out Christmas all the way across the world! We want to bring a bit of Christmas to Kenya and to make more 'room' in the 'Inn' (InMercyHouse - that is!)
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I recently read an article that said Volkswagen – noted distributor of rebates, and, occasionally, automobiles – is planning to bring back the Phaeton. In fact, this article said the Phaeton might come back as soon as the Detroit Auto Show, which happens every January to remind the automotive press why it would be a horrible idea to move to Michigan.
As I read all this, I was stuck by one lingering thought that stayed with me through the entire piece. And that thought was: How the hell do you pronounce Phaeton? Seriously. Do you say the "e," like "fay-E-tin?" Or do you skip it entirely, like "fay-tin?" Is the last bit "tawn" or "tin?" Or do you just ignore all of this and say "Phantom" like a low-end used car dealer?
Of course, I wasn't only thinking about pronunciation. I also had another Phaeton-related topic on my mind. And it was: WHY?????????
For the Phaetonly unaware, a little background. The Phaeton is a full-size luxury sedan that, for some reason, wears the Volkswagen badge. Yes, the same Volkswagen badge they put on those Jettas with rear drum brakes. The same Volkswagen badge they put on those rebadged Chrysler minivans. The same Volkswagen badge that … well, I'll stop there, mostly because you get the idea, but also because I couldn't think up a clever New Beetle joke.
Volkswagen sold the Phaeton in the US for several years. I don't remember quite how many years it was, but Volkswagen does, because they had an enormous party at VW headquarters when the last one went out of warranty. It was a grand affair, with balloons and live music and streamers and cake and an all-expense paid trip to Barbados for every person in attendance, which still cost less than the average warranty expense on each vehicle.
It's a shame the Phaeton ended up being so unreliable, because it was such a cool prospect. In fact, I distinctly remember when it debuted for the 2004 model year. I remember the fanfare. The gushing reviews. The handsome styling. The advertisements. The fact that I didn't see one on the street until mid-2005.
OK, it wasn't that bad – but it wasn't great. That's because it was a Volkswagen priced at more than $65,000, or – if you wanted a W12 model (and believe me, you didn't) – more than $95,000. Ninety five thousand dollars. Just to have the privilege of standing in the service drive behind a guy who needs a hubcap for his '96 Jetta GLS.
Which brings me back to my earlier question: WHY?????????
These days, Volkswagen is all about going mainstream. We know this because they're constantly announcing new volume targets, all of which appear to be created by a) multiplying previous volume targets together, and b) cutting the target date in half. Really: I wouldn't be stunned if Volkswagen soon announces they plan to sell 8 billion cars by the middle of next week. And I wouldn't be stunned if Piech actually makes it happen.
So if mainstream volume is Volkswagen's goal, why does it need a full-size luxury car?
One reason I've considered is: that's what all the competitors are doing. So I checked on the competitors. Honda? Nope. No luxury car there. Toyota? Nope! They're perfectly content cornering the "confused elderly" crowd with the large-but-not-$95,000-large Avalon. Ford? Chevrolet? Mitsubishi, even? No luxury cars there. Not even a hint of a luxury car, no matter what the guy at the Chevy dealer says about the Impala.
Of course, I've left one out, and that's Hyundai. Hyundai actually does sell a luxury sedan called the Equus, which confuses everyone until you tell them it's "the car that came with an iPad." Then they go to the Mercedes dealer and lease an S-Class anyway.
Indeed, the Equus hasn't exactly been a rip-roaring sales success in its own right. Last year, Hyundai unloaded around 4,000 units – and even the luxury sedan segment leaders only did about 12,000 sales, which is hardly worth the time of a volume-driven brand like Volkswagen.
In other words, the Phaeton definitely isn't coming back to compete with other cars. So I thought of a different reason for its revival: Europe. If you go to Europe, and I strongly suggest doing this instead of visiting Detroit, you'll see dozens of Phaetons, all powered by tiny diesel engines you previously thought could only be used in cars deemed too small for the US market. The Europeans, it seems, love the Phaeton, to the point where Volkswagen still sells the current model there, albeit after two rather handsome facelifts.
But even if they're redesigning the Phaeton to please European customers, selling it in the States takes work. They have to federalize it, and market it, and, eventually throw large amounts of cash in the trunk so people actually buy it.
So I'm really at a loss here. Why would volume-loving Volkswagen want to revitalize the slow-selling Phaeton? Why distract everyone from the "sell as many cars as possible" core business model? And most importantly: when are they going to come out with a pronunciation guide?
@DougDeMuro is the author of Plays With Cars. He operates PlaysWithCars.com and writes for The Truth About Cars. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.