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US 3650274 A Abstract Apparatus for controlling and distributing the tension of retention sutures used in abdominal surgery has a bridging element that may be placed across the surgical incision underneath the loosely tied suture. The surgeon obtains the desired suture tension by placing the tied suture within a slot in a positive locking capstan that is mounted on the bridging element, and rotating the capstan to take up the slack. An increase in the suture tension caused by swelling of the wound may be released by turning the capstan in the reverse direction.
Claims available in Description (OCR text may contain errors) United States Patent Edwards et al. [451 Mar. 21, 1972 [54] RETENTION SUTURE BRIDGE [72] Inventors: Leon C. Edwards, Somerville; Harvey B. Mandel, North Brunswick; Carl R. Tillstrom, East Windsor Twps., Mercer City, all of NJ. [73] Assignee: Ethicon, lnc., Somerville, NJ. 22 Filed: on. 20, 1970 [2]] Appl. No.: 82,255 [51] Int. Cl. v ..A61b 17/04 [58] Field of Search ..128/334 R, 335 [56] Relerences Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 815,264 3/1906 Chambers ..128/334 R 1,852,098 4/1932 Anderson ..128/335 3,014,483 12/1961 McCarthy ..128/334 R OTHER PUBLICATIONS Broaddus Surgery, Gyne., & Obstet. Vol. 124, Feb. 1967, pp. 359- 361. Primary Examiner-Dalton L. Truluck Attorney-Robert W. Kell and Robert L. Minier s71 ABSTRACT Apparatus for controlling and distributing the tension of retention sutures used in abdominal surgery has a bridging element that may be placed across the surgical incision undemeath the loosely tied suture. The surgeon obtains the desired suture tension by placing the tied suture within a slot in a positive locking capstan that is mounted on the bridging element, and rotating the capstan to take up the slack. An increase in the suture tension caused by swelling of the wound may be released by turning the capstan in the reverse direction. 6 Claims, 12 Drawing Figures PATENTEUHARZI I972 3,650,274 sum 1 BF 3 INVENTORS 5 QTTORNE'Y a PATENTEUMARZI I972 Y sum 2 or 3 w m3 owms m M Z. m m2 (/0 f ms yw PATENTEDHARZ] I972 I ,550, 7 SHEET 3 OF 3 ATTORN'E RETENTION SUTURE BRIDGE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Retention sutures (stay sutures) are frequently employed in abdominal and thorasic surgery when the surgeon is concerned with wound dehiscence because of age or condition of the patient. Such sutures are placed through the skin a distance away from the incision, downwardly through the fatty and muscular layers by means of a curved needle, then upwardly through both layers and the skin at the opposite side of the incision, and tied in a knot to draw the edges of the skin together. A preferred surgical technique is to apply the suture in a figure-of-eight configuration in which the lower loop of the suture surrounds the severed portions of muscular tissue and the upper loop is completed by tying a knot above the skin layer. In either case the knotted suture crosses the incision and rests on the sensitive skin adjacent to the wound. As swelling frequently occurs after surgery, it is customary for the comfort of the patient to provide a device to release and distribute the stress applied as the suture tension increases. Makeshift devices for use with retention sutures have proliferated as surgeons have tried bridges, stents, cushions, sleeves, splints, bolsters, bars, shields, buffers, rolls, pads, buttons, tubing, pants, bumpers, boots, and booties. Perhaps the most widely used devices in the United States are rubber or plastic tubes which are generally available and easy to use because they can be quickly cut to the desired length. Such tubes have the advantage of simplicity, flexibility, and softness, but the tubing itself can cause skin necrosis and there is no way of adjusting the suture tension. Surgeons have also used bridges, shields, and bars in conjunction with retention sutures. Such devices are placed across the wound and the retention suture is tied over it. A suture bridge has the advantage over a tube of better distribution of pressure over the skin surface and acts as a strut thereby preventing cutting as the suture comes through the skin. One such device that is adaptable to varying breadth of the retention suture line is described in Surgery, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, Volume 124, pages 359-361, Feb. 1967. The basic design of suture bridges is important as high arched bridges tip or topple; flat bridges press on the incision; wide bridges obscure the wound; narrow bridges invite skin necrosis; hard bridges cut into the skin; and soft bridges buckle. A bridge suitable for one patient may not be suitable for the next or even for the next or even for the next retention suture in the same patient. A major disadvantage of most suture bridges however, similar to the problem encountered with rubber or plastic tubes, is the inability to adjust suture tension. A suture bridge that will support the suture in such manner that it will not bear on the wound while permitting adjustment of the suture tension following surgery is described in U.S. Pat. No. 1,852,098. In view of the above it will be understood that an object of the present invention is to provide an improved surgical suture bridge. More specifically it is an object of the invention to provide a bridge with adjustable means to .either increase or decrease suture tension at any time following placement of the suture by the surgeon. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The suture bridge of the present invention may be molded of a transparent plastic material in two parts. The bridging element has a plurality of openings spaced longitudinally so that when placed across the incision after suturing, each end of the suture as it exits through the skin will be in approximate registration with an opening and therefore may pass through the bridge and be tied above a longitudinal slot therein, adapted to receive the suture. The suture when tied in position above the bridge engages a positive locking capstan that is mounted on the bridge for rotation. The tension of the tied suture may be adjusted at any time by rotating the capstan as will be better understood from the following descriptions when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein: FIG. 1 shows the suture bridge in place and in locked position; FIG. 2 is a vertical cross section, thereof and taken along lines 2-2 of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragment in cross section of FIG. 2 showing the locking post in elevation; FIG. 4 is a plan view thereof; FIG. 5 is a vertical cross section of FIG. 3 taken along lines 5-5; FIG. 6 is a perspective of the locking post; FIG. 7 is a plan view similar to FIG. 4 and of the suture placed in position prior to tightening and locking; FIG. 8 is a vertical cross section thereof taken along lines 88 of FIG. 7; FIG. 9 shows the surgeon placing the bridge in position after the retention suture has been placed; FIG. 10 illustrates the appearance of the suture after it is tied, with the retention bridge in place across the surgical incision; FIG. 11 shows the surgeon engaging the suture in the positive locking capstan; and FIG. 12 illustrates the manner in which the surgeon can adjust suture tension by rotating the capstan. Referring first to FIGS. l-3 which best illustrate the construction of the bridge element 10, it will be noted that it is constructed with a slightly concave lower surface 11 adapted to conform with the abdomen of a patient. The bridge 10 has a thickened central portion 12 and a first cylindrical bore 13 in the upper surface 14 of said thickened portion that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bridge. A second cylindrical bore 15 in the bridge is concentric with said first bore and of smaller diameter. The thickened portion of the bridge and the first and second bore are transversed by a slot 16 that extends along the upper surface of the bridge parallel to its longitudinal axis. Openings 17 are spaced centrally and longitudinally from each end of the bridge toward the central portion in line with the slot and extend through the bridging element from the upper surface 14 to the lower surface 11. A positive acting capstan 20 is positioned within the bore 15. The construction of this capstan and its mode of operation will be best understood by referring to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. The capstan is constructed with a flange 21 at the upper end and has a cylindrical body portion 22 that is received by the bore 15 of the bridging element for slidable and rotary motion thereto. The flange at the upper end of the capstan has cogs 23 spaced around the circumference thereof. Both the capstan and cogged flange are bisected by a slot 24 characterized by a V-shaped entrance. Stop pins 25 are spaced around the circumference of the bore 13 and engage the cogs 23 when the capstan is pressed downwardly toward the lower surface of the bridge. These pins are disengaged when the capstan is pulled upward. The capstan may be secured within the bore 15 by a bolt 26. Further details of the present invention are best understood within the framework of its use by the surgeon. Referring now to FIG. 9, there is shown the hand of a surgeon passing one end of a retention suture through the bridge. The other end of the suture is passed through an opening chosen so that when the bridge is in position across the incision as shown in FIG. 10, the section of the bridge between the-suture ends closely approximates the suture spacing, i.e., so that the openings used to receive the suture 30 are in approximate registration with the bridge as best shown in FIG. 10. The suture is tied by the surgeon to complete a loop above the points of emergence of the suture from the skin. After the suture is properly tied, the surgeon lifts the capstan upwardly in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 8 so that it is free of the stop pins 25 and rotates the cogged flange to align the slot 24 in the capstan with the slot 16 of the bridge. The suture is then laid in the slot 24 as best shown in FIG. 11 and the capstan is rotated clockwise as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 until the tension of the suture is that desired by the surgeon (see FIG. 12). The capstan is then pressed downward to engage the cogs 23 with the stop pins 25 thus locking the suture in position. If the wound should swell thereby increasing suture tension, the surgeon may relieve the tension by moving the capstan to its upper position above the stop pins 25, rotating the capstan in a counterclockwise direction to unwind the suture and again depressing the capstan to engage the stop pins 25 when the proper tension is approximated. It will be noted from FIGS. 1 and 2 that the ends of the bridging element are turned upwardly which prevents the bridge from cutting into the skin of the patient. The bridge may be molded from any thermoplastic material such as methyl methacrylate. The preferred material is a polycarbonate resin such as that manufactured by the General Electric Co. under the trademark Lexan because this material is flexible, has exceptional clarity and will withstand autoclavmg. As best illustrated in FIG. 2, the bridge distributes the stress resulting from the tension of the suture over a relatively large skin area while the appreciable width of the suture and the proximity of the suture to the surface of the patients body imports lateral stability to the bridge and prevents it from tipping over. From the foregoing description of the invention it will be readily apparent that an improved surgical bridge is made available to the surgeon that will reduce the incidence of disfiguration by wound scars and contribute to the comfort of the patient undergoing surgery. What is claimed is: l. A surgical apparatus for use in controlling and distributing the tension of transverse retention sutures comprising: a surgical incision bridging element, having a thickened central portion; a cylindrical bore in said thickened portion perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said bridging element, said cylindrical bore being transversed by a slot extending parallel to said longitudinal axis; openings spaced centrally and longitudinally beyond each side of said slot and extending through the bridging element; a positive locking capstan characterized by a cogged flange at the outer end, positioned within said bore for slideable and rotary motion relative thereto; a slot transversing said cogged flange; and, a stop adjacent the wall of said bore and integral with the bridging element, adapted to engage the cogged flange when slideably moved to its inward position. 2. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 wherein said bridging element is molded of a transparent plastic material. 3. The surgical apparatus of claim 2 wherein said plastic material is stable at elevated temperatures whereby the apparatus may be repeatedly sterilized by autoclaving. 4. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 wherein the bridging element is characterized by a concave lower surface. 5. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 wherein a plurality of stops are positioned around the circumference of said bore. 6. The surgical apparatus of claim 1 characterized by a V- shaped entrance to the slot transversing the cogged flange, whereby the placement of a suture in the slot is facilitated. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3,650,271 Dated March 21,1972 Inventor(s) Leon C. Edwards; Harvey B. Mandel; Carl R. Tillstrom It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below: In Column 1, line #5, "for the next or even for the next or even for the next retention" should read --for the next or even for the next retention--. Signed and sealed this 12th day of September 1972. (SEAL) Attest: EDWARD M.FLETCHER ,JR. Attesting Officer ROBERT GOTTSCHALK Commissioner of Patents Patent Citations
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that is how hungary and traaaaaansylvania was caled a heaven for jews in europé first time got rihts religious and other civil rights we take it for granted today in those Days vere seldomly free and granted .in Budapes and other hungarian cities vere relativlely free and could have propriety and practice the religion freely .thjat is how development of jewish Life in europé were in rusia for long time vere very restricted this rights .
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"For best results, please ensure that you eject the used capsule As soon as you've finished making your coffee", Pleads the notice in Spanish by the coffee machine in the office. This gentle guidance is repeated on the arm of the device, visible To the engineer as she vainly attempts to finagle a caffeine lozenge into the slot Still occupied by the last worker's pod, now left to dry against the pad In flagitious disregard for the Rules of the Coffee Machine.
Softonic announces huge layoffs
As a former employee, I've got a lot to say about this story and the causes but my main thought is this: if it's true* that Softonic announced that it had bought a San Francisco-based startup the same day it announced massive layoffs, that, for me, sums up what has changed in the company's values… who on earth thought that was the right way to do things? How the hell did no one realize how that would look? What a shame.
[* This has since been confirmed to me by several current employees. Unbelievable.]
Apple's about to end the age of the credit card
The standard if slightly lazy shorthand you see online when Apple starts to hype an event is: "OK tell me this: what's so interesting about this product? Samsung/Sony/Rio/whoever already sells this. Apple customers = sheep."
And I understand it. Computers existed before the Macintosh; MP3 players before the iPod, phones before the iPhone, and so on. We've all been over this a thousand times. It should be clear to anyone with a balanced viewpoint that Apple rarely creates entirely new product lines (in the global sense, I mean). Rather, it observes trends and identifies ways to create exciting new products which people will want to buy, generally with one or two exclusive features – a novel UI, for example, which place the Apple product ahead of the rest.
For the last couple of years, the rumor has been that Apple would release some sort of wearable device. Most likely a watch. I reckon that Apple allowed this puff of smoke to escape, fully aware that its prime rivals, Samsung (a company which really is less innovative than Apple), et al, would rush products to market in an attempt to preempt Apple's big reveal. And if I'm right about that, it means that the competition has played into Apple's hands.
Because none of the smartwatch products currently on the market has mass appeal. But they do have market presence, which means that Samsung, Motorola, LG and others have helped Apple with a bit of real-world market research. They've made the mistakes. And none of them have realized that they're missing one key 'killer' application.
Yesterday's confirmation by the WSJ (when the story is in the WSJ 5 days before an Apple press event, it's 99% a confirmation) that Apple's iWatch (or whatever) will include a Near Field Communications (NFC) chip for payments, is by far the most important fact we think we know about the product.
It just so happens that I work in a lab that tests payment systems. So although I'm no expert, I know a little bit about some of the technology involved. And it's public knowledge that while the payment schemes (Visa, MasterCard, Amex and Discovery) would like us all to use our phones to pay in stores, only 1% of all transactions in the USA are made this way. Which is kind of strange when you think about it: all these people with their Samsung Android NFC-enabled phones ready to use Google Wallet as a mobile payment system, and yet nobody's using it.
Part of the problem is probably that people don't see other people using it. These things need a mass of users in stores and coffee shops to get moving. The other part of the problem is that if you need to get your phone out of your pocket or bag just to pay, well you may as well use your contactless credit or debit card as that's no less convenient and it probably feels safer (more 'official').
Which is why Apple's adoption of NFC in both its phone and its smartwatch is so important. Apple spotted one critical, ubiquitous technology that – in form factor if not in technology – has remained the same since the 1960s. The credit card is a dinosaur. Visa/MasterCard/EMVCo. know this. They've been trying to get people into mobile payment systems for years. But people don't much listen to Visa, MasterCard or EMVCo. They take the card and payment scheme their bank gives them.
People do listen to Apple. Apple has hundreds of millions of generally satisfied customers, many of whom have already given Apple their payment details. And when Apple makes it clear that they have a product which allows for quick, secure payments, plenty of people will take the plunge. And then, sometime next spring, other consumers will start to see them paying for their groceries and their morning coffee using just their wristwatch. And the beginning of the end of the credit card will have begun – with the explicit support of the very banks and payment schemes which introduced it.
It's highly likely that in a couple of years, I'll at the very least be leaving my credit and debit cards at home when I go out. Probably my wallet too (although I suppose I'll need some identification, so wallets may live on for a while). And a couple – maybe four – years after that, I'll be wondering whether I should keep my expired cards for posterity. Because they won't be replaced.
That's what Apple will announce on Tuesday. If you can't see how significant this product will be, well go and comment about it on some website, I guess.
On the big screen
The closure of Club Coliseum, one of Barcelona's last 'full size' cinemas was one of the smaller news stories in the city this week. Even though I never went there, I feel that it's a shame. I'm sure there are plenty of lazy sods like me who feel the same way and yet never went to see a film there. But who has the time, right?
Given that your cinema-going experience will soon be limited to tiny salas with small screens and digital projectors, why not just save yourself the hassle and set one up at home? You don't even need to dedicate a room : a retractable screen and a projector fixed to the ceiling don't take up much space.
So that's what I did. In our spare room, used approximately 3 times a year, I've installed a screen and an Epson projector. And it's fantastic. Such good fun. Seriously, every home should have one.
Let's go for a walk: Cerdanyola to Fòrum Barcelona
I've been trying to up my walking game recently. As a youth, I 'did' the 10 Tors on Dartmoor (45 mile route), and walked about 500 miles that winter and spring to train for it. I've always been keen on a good walk but laziness – both intrinsic and environmental – often gets the better of me.
The other day I finally did a walk I'd been talking about for ages: from Cerdanyola to the sea at Port Fòrum, by way of the river Besos. It's a 21km route. So not too long, but not exactly a short stroll either. The walk leads you down the Riera de Sant Cugat to the river Besòs at Montcada, down through Santa Coloma (the Besòs has a great river bank path so much of this bit can be done walking on grass, if you prefer that sort of thing), and on to Sant Adrià de Besòs.
It's a pleasant walk because it has a bit of everything. Annoying bike fascists, abandoned industrial colonies, and giant concrete white elephants. I also spotted a windmill under a bridge. If you're willing to make a small diversion, you can witness the majesty of the Orange metro line, whose station at Can Peixauet is 40m deep – an unusual sight in Barcelona. And if you're really lucky, you'll see a yacht in Port Fòrum where a bikini photo-shoot is taking place. Or maybe they don't do that every day.
At some point, probably more likely next year than this because of the dog, I plan to do the final section of GR10 from Canigou to Banyuls. More on that plan another day.
Larry, crate training and the Genius of Dogs
It seems like the goddess of spring had a lot planned for me this year. I'm no longer working where I used to work but instead have quite a lot of time on my hands. While looking into master's courses at the local university, I've also been reading quite a bit about canine behaviour and intelligence. It's a fascinating subject, but I'm probably over-fascinated because of Larry. He's a Spanish Water Dog and he moved in with us around a week ago aged 8 weeks. Here he is with a toy I got him the other day:
While I grew up with a dog (Jack) and my mum has two dogs (Rosie and Skippy), I've never actually trained a puppy. It's a big responsibility because I want Larry to be well behaved at home and outside, and a great walking partner. So before he arrived, I started to seek out advice and that's when I stumbled upon crate training.
Crate training seems to be the big trend in the USA at the moment, and it's popular in England too. Many of the kennel clubs and dog websites recommend it as a 'must do' element of training a new puppy. The amazing thing about it is that crate training really consists of keeping your puppy locked up in a small cage for hours on end and 'rewarding' it with moments of freedom.
I'm really quite shocked by how popular crating seems to be. As with many other barbaric ways that humans treat animals, its adherents are viciously defensive of the technique. Which reminds me of Louis CK's story about pony punching which ends with the delicious line: "People who don't punch their ponies in the face make me sick".
In my studies, I've been re-reading parts of In Defence of Dogs and I've stumbled upon The Genius of Dogs – and both make for good reading even for a non dog-owner. The latter's updated theories about the process of how wolves became domesticated are particularly interesting.
Spring is as good a moment for changes as any other and dedicating time to reading, training a dog and considering my academic options seems like a good investment.
It happened on a Sunday morning.
Summer birds
We moved house earlier this summer. We're still in Cerdanyola, a town we love, and are living in exactly the district we prefer. The barri de Sant Ramon is effectively the casc antic – old quarter – of Cerdanyola and our views are now of cases de poble and a few factories, much as any Vallès town has to offer.
A new house means new views and new wildlife. While the exact species haven't changed much – same old swallows, swifts, sparrows and magpies (and, thankfully, fewer damned catorras) – our view of the first two has improved impressively. While they don't nest on our house, they do nest nearby. They swoop over our low terrace, buzzing us in a maverick way, and shitting on us from low heights.
We've just returned from two weeks' holiday in Menorca – and three weeks ought to be the mandated minimum, if you ask me – to see our winged friends changed. Previously, they were still parents and a few adolescents, learning the ropes. One such youngster had taken to sleeping in the tree on our neighbours' terrace. An independent mind, perhaps. Or maybe just not enough room at home.
Now, the adolescents seem to hold sway. They're all fledged and practiced and they have doubled or tripled the number of birds – and droppings – we can see from our table. And in this newly augmented flock, we see the augur of autumn. I can't remember the date they normally leave, but they arrived two days early this year.
I can't make out the different species, beyond swift and swallow. Might there be some martins in there too? I guess so. All I know is that I have five days left to enjoy my summer vacation. I shall spend them sorting out the boxes that remain in the old flat, drinking a bit of wine, taking some sun and watching this ever-growing family of birds as it starts to prepare for its trip home to Africa. And cleaning up the mess as they perform their bombing runs on our laundry, drying in the sun.
A game of GeoGuessr narrated
OK I'm on a bridge. It's made of metal and looks to be a couple of hundred metres long.
Mountains to the south and east
Sign: Tourist Attraction – Hagwilget Canyon So it's an English-speaking country. The snow on the mountains rules out South Africa, I think, and this is definitely not the UK or Ireland.
Head west along the highway.
Speed limit sign indicates 30 KM/H. So it's not the USA.
Sign: Hazelton 2. Gas, Food, Lodging, Camping, Tourist attraction.
I've got a suspicion that this might be Tasmania. The vegetation would fit, I think. Maybe New Zealand but I don't know for sure that they use metric distance measures there. They probably do. Hmm.
Continuing northwest along the highway, there's a commercial building, white with a blue roof, and another road sign in the distance. Also, a pcik-up truck. They're popular in Australia but I'm now realizing how little I know about New Zealand.
The building is a garage. The sign says Two Mile Services. So we're two miles from something. And that despite the kilometres on the road sign. Hey, are they metric in Canada? I see more pick-up trucks in the parking lot and on the hill behind, a large and quite brashly designed house. Or a small modern church, not sure which.
The entrance to Two Mile Services says Auto Parts. I can't make out any markings or bank logos on the door, so it's no help.
I've just noticed a U-Haul trailer in the parking lot. Not sure how relevant that is. But maybe this is North America after all.
Another sign that says 2-Mile and then something illegible beneath. The sign's illustrated with a picture of a man trying to drag a mule into action. There are some boats covered with tarpaulin in a yard nearby, so we're close to a lake or the sea. Probably.
Sign: Silver Standard Rd (or Rt?) Ahead. Coupled with the mule, this sounds like mining country.
Ah, now here's Silver Standard Rd and some sort of Adventist church, and the Triple Creek Ranch B&B. Ando now a sign that reads Suu Dee's Local something or other. Not helpful, Suu Dee. Not cool.
A truck in a lot on the side of the road gives me a big clue. E.W.J. Kendall – Highway 63 – Hazelton B.C.
So we're in Canada. British Columbia. Near Hazelton possibly on Highway 63, north of some pretty big and spiky mountains. Possibly near water.
Sign: Welcome to Historic Hazelton – Founded in 1866. Elevation 720ft 220M. I guess Canda must have gone metric some time in living memory.
Sign: Gitanmaax/Hazelton Reservoir. Please protect your water.
But where is Hazelton? And where's Highway 63? I can find 93 but that's no use.
Hazelton village is on a river. And it has a pleasant little riverboat on the bank which is used as a pizzeria. So not a lake. And not the sea.
Back to my starting point and heading East to get a better picture. I was being followed by a police car!
Sign: Hitchhiking – Is it worth the risk?
Aha! Found another highway route sign: Route 16 East- West. Back to the guessing map. For about 15 minutes. I follow Route 16 for hundreds of miles and suddenly: Hazelton! Look for the right road… look for the bridge… GUESS.
6.12 KM away. Damn. Still, I feel like I've learned a lot about Hazelton, British Columbia and Canada during this short trip. Thanks, GeoGuessr!
April pollen in Barcelona: the perfect storm
In which, overcome by an apparently record year for pollen in Barcelona, I attempt to contact an expert in the field for some explanation.
I don't know about you but to me, this spring seems like it has been very polleny. At the end of March, just as winter lifted, my head's immune system freaked out in a way that I've never previously experienced. The symptoms are fairly ordinary: blocked nose, itchy eyes. But this year, they've been particularly acute. I've also noticed that the further away I am from the centre of Barcelona, the better I feel. In the end, I decided to test my location theory by travelling to California for a week, just to get away from the airborne tree microgametophytes apparently so prevalent in Barcelona this year. It worked: either San Francisco doesn't have pollen, or it has a type of pollen that doesn't get into my poor, wretched eyes. Upon my return to the Capital of the Western Mediterranean, my symptoms resumed.
I'm fortunate enough to live in Cerdanyola del Vallès, a town I really like, just outside Barcelona proper. Indeed, I like it so much, I'll still be living here after we move house next month. I work in the district of Sant Andreu. And I recreate in the fleshpots of Gràcia and Plaça Reial. I've noticed that my symptoms have been moderate in Cerdanyola, moderate to strong in Sant Andreu and strong to very strong in the city. And what has the city that's so special? Why, plane trees, of course! And these apparently trigger the worst allergic reaction in me.
The department of aerobiology at UAB, also here in Cerdanyola, publishes a forecast for different pollen types in Barcelona and across Catalonia. I've contacted professor Belmonte, the head of the department to ask if pollen levels this year have been particularly high. I shall update when she responds. In the meantime, I recommend some inert eye drops and the nasal cortisone spray Rhinocort as good remedies against the symptoms. There's no point going to the CAP for something so easily remedied with over-the-counter potions.


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Following the recent storm of GPU computing goodness raining across the GPU Technology Conference, it seems only right to welcome more than two dozen universities and research institutions to our family of CUDA Research Centers (CRC) and CUDA Teaching Centers (CTC).
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I hope your gear survives getting soaked This alone makes me reconsider start using the GoPro housing again... I flew 8km over water a few days ago and it is really hard to tell height by FPV camera alone. I dont trust GPS for altitude - according to GPS i was ~1meter above at lowest point (still - might have been true) |
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If you look at Spookie's picture above, you see just to the right of his red dot is an indentation in the foam, that's your COG. I wonder if it was actually put there for a reason and the instructions or whoever started the 75mm from leading edge is just wrong. I just put my finger tips in that indentiation and it is balanced in flight everytime. I had a Parkzone plane that had the same thing, the COG location was in marked by depressed area in the form of the wing. Or is it just a coincidence?
Jun 06, 2011, 09:00 AM | ||
The Power 10 is not rated for 4S use in the specs provided in the link above. So before running it on 4S, confirm that it would be OK. On the other hand, if you are planning to run on 3S, the recommendation from e-Flite seems to be a 10x5E prop. Not sure if this will produce the thrust you want though. The AX2814 will not produce the needed thrust on 3S with a 9" or 10" prop. So for the SW application this is a 4S motor with the 9" prop. There are probably better suited kV motors out there for 3S. On 3S, the Power 10 will be the better choice. On 4S, my guess would be the AX2814 would be better suited. |
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Also, I noticed after i installed the wing servos (futaba 3114) the travel of the arm hits the wing when traveling to the "back" of the wing. The other side obivously does the opposite. Should I notch that a little? Or better said, what it the appropriate "throw" for the ailerons? (and where are you measuring that ) Thx Brandon |
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I struggled over the GoPro housing because of the additional 100gs, but really the SW is a bus that can handle soooo much weight.
Yikes, let's hope you weren't out 8km and only 1m over the water! Was it possibly reporting barometric altitude instead of GPS altitude?? This incident has taught me to fully tune my RTH...which will be pretty solid as soon as RangeVideo and EagleTree come out with the gyro stabilization...promised this month from both, but we'll see. Quote:
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Thanks Jay and I need the laugh as well after that.
I'm glad to hear your's faired well too after your crash. I really wish we had a better way to ensure a solid RF lock when flying within range...guess we'll have to wait for technology to catch up with our flying. For now though I'm really focusing on getting a solid RTH!!!! Quote:
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And your Vid is amazing. I would submit that for the Vid of the month contest |
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