The present invention relates to novel thermoplastic reinforcement materials, particularly for the shoe industry, and a method for the production thereof. The pilot burner has a pilot burner tube with a closed upper end, an open lower end and a pilot gas inlet adjacent the upper end. A position sensor is provided for monitoring the rotational position of the rotor and for supplying output signals dependent on the speed of rotation of the moor. The base station invokes a paging enhancement mechanism when paging an LBL device. Further, the controlled release preparation of insulin can continuously exhibit pharmaceutical efficacy in vivo in a stable manner for an extended period of time. Therefore, each disk will only have one active side.