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A Visit to Colorful Texas Hill Country
A trip through the Texas Hill Country toward the city of Kerrville, long noted as one of the Lone Star State's most popular escape destinations, makes one think a lot about the beauty of this often-austere landscape and the will and work it took settlers to bend the land in ways to make life a little easier.
Kerrville, about an hour's drive from San Antonio and twice that distance from Austin, was built by those settlers in the early years of Texas as a part of the United States. Surrounded by bony hills, outcrops and rolling pastureland and nurtured by the sparkling, spring-fed waters of the Guadalupe River, Kerrville attracts tourists, summer campers, hunters and (for our purposes) golfers from around the world.
Aside from its setting, Kerrville's resort-city atmosphere stems from the combination of its many attractive features: unique antique stores and unusual gift shops in Old Town Kerrville; the exceptional gold and silver jewelry of world-famous James Avery Craftsman; the significance of the Hill Country Museum's rich history; and the truest testimonies of the Old West portrayed in the art displayed at the Museum Western Art, which houses works by some of the nation's most distinguished living artists following the tradition of Remington and Russell.
There's natural scenic beauty for miles in every direction, and many artisans and musicians make Kerrville their inspiration and their home. The Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair, held at the River Star Event Park on Memorial Day Weekend and officially endorsed by the State of Texas, showcases the jury-selected works of more than 200 local artists and crafters.
If music is your ardor you can find it here in spades. With 18 days of outdoor musical events, the Kerrville Folk Festival has, for more than 30 years, drawn performers and audiences from around the globe. Beginning on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the festival is held at the Quiet Valley Ranch south of town.
Then there are the ranches. Perhaps the most famous is the legendary Y.O. Ranch, which spans more than 50 square miles and contains one of the nation's largest registered herds of longhorn cattle. Also roaming the range are zebras, giraffes, antelope and more than 36 other exotic species spotted on a guided tour.
Golf is a true passion in Kerrville and a draw to the region as well, and a venture to the city and its surroundings showed us a trio of courses that rival any in the region. There's a little bit of everything for golfers here - a top-of-the-line municipal course, one of the nation's top golf communities and a track that no less than the great Byron Nelson preferred to play above all others.
A Venerable Muni
History and challenge rule the day at venerable Scott Schreiner Golf Course. Set against the foothills of Tivy Mountain, the city-owned and operated layout provides both challenge and fun. The par-70 track plays to 6,453 yards from its back tees and features mounded greens in a variety of sizes and shapes. Schreiner's fairways offer generous landing areas, yet are tight enough to present a test.
Originally opened as the Kerrville Country Club in 1923, the vintage nine-hole course was the design of John Bredemus, the true father of Texas golf and the architect of such gems as Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth and Memorial Park Golf Course in Houston. Throughout the Roaring Twenties Kerrville Country Club was the social and recreational hub of the region as its original clubhouse was an inspiring stucco building with a large gallery, ballroom and band alcove.
Situated on gently rolling terrain and offering many holes with scenic vistas, Scott Schreiner Golf Course was taken over by the city in 1933 and nine more holes were added in 1977. The facility, named for a former civic leader and rancher and a member of the famous pioneer Schreiner family, underwent extensive renovations by renowned architect Joe Finger, who had retired in the area, in 2000.
Finger came out of retirement to make the $2 million Schreiner renovation his final project - he reportedly charged the city nothing for the design and only half his usual fee for overseeing the work. "Joe had played the course and heard comments about it, and he hoped it could be improved so Kerrville could have a better municipal course, so he took it upon himself to do it," Julia Finger recently said of her husband's interest in improving the Schreiner layout.
Despite a rating of 70.4 and a slope of 122, Scott Schreiner Golf Course has plenty of teeth. The outward nine has three par-3s, all of which play less than 178 yards, and is highlighted by the 582-yard par-5 third with water cutting into the fairway twice and an elevated green that requires a perfect approach. Another great offering is the 407-yard par-4 eighth, which plays downhill from the highest spot on the course near the newly refurbished clubhouse. Your tee shot here is always under scrutiny from those gathered to settle scores and enjoy a pre- or post-round libation on the nearby veranda.
Take advantage of the short (342-yard) par-4 10th because you will need all your game on the next three holes. No. 11 is a 443-yard, dogleg-left par-4 that requires a big ball off the tee and precision to reach the green, which is surrounded on both sides by trees and on the front-right by a sand bunker. The 12th is a tight hole that sports trees and a creek bed down the entire left side and requires an approach that will have to carry uphill and over that creek near the putting surface.
After that tough pair, you'll need perhaps your best shot of the day on the uphill par-3 13th, which - at 226 yards from the tips - usually plays into wind and is guarded by a bunker front-left and two more traps front-right.
The signature hole here is No. 17, a 535-yard, par-5 where water comes into play on the second shot, then again on the approach to a green ringed by water on three sides. A waterfall to the left adds an aesthetic touch to the proceedings, but is of no help if you hit your shot in that direction. Because of the various shots required during your round, Scott Schreiner proves a good test for all level of golfer and is well worth the trip.
For more information, visit http://www.golfkerrville.com.
Comanche Trace
All you might have heard about Comanche Trace is true - and then some. Just a few miles south of Main Street in Kerrville and nestled among meadows, hills and woodlands is Comanche Trace, a layout within a 1,300-acre residential community. The course at Comanche Trace is gracefully integrated into a rural landscape that enhances both golf and everyday living.
The course features 18 holes designed by the partnership of Tom Kite, Roy Bechtol and Randy Russell, and another nine fashioned by Jay and Carter Morrish, and serves as the primary recreational amenity for the community.
The original 18 holes at Comanche Trace opened in 2000 and were recently ranked as the No. 1 Golf Community in Texas. Golf Digest named it as one of the top-20 golf courses in the state in 2005-08; Travel+Leisure Golf listed Comanche Trace as one of America's Top 100 Golf Communities in 2006-08.
Stone-embedded streams flow through Comanche Trace, providing natural hazards while adding an audible flair. The course is designed to coexist with local wildlife and blend seamlessly into the surrounding Hill Country. Though meadow-like, Comanche Trace features a deceptively complex design, adding a strategic component that improves as it matures.
Natural drought-resistant native grasses designed and selected especially for the native environment were used in non-playing areas. In the springtime, much color is on display as black-eyed susans, Indian paintbrushes and bluebonnets paint the landscape. The tees, fairways and roughs are Tiff-sport Bermuda to insure a sharp contrast to the native grasses and wildflowers. The putting surfaces are a blend of two bentgrasses - L93 and Crenshaw, and they result in some of the best greens in the Lone Star State.
Taking advantage of the contours, slopes and ancient Live Oak trees, the much ballyhooed original layout is a strategic track that presents the player a goal to be reached and problems to be avoided. Playing to a par of 72 at 7,103 from its back set of seven tees where it merits a 75.1 course rating and a 139 slope, the original course - now differentiated as The Valley (holes 1-9) and The Hills (holes 10-18) - is tailored to normal conditions so that any given hole will not change par even in different wind conditions.
But because this is Texas, the wind introduces an important variable, and Comanche Trace's initial 18 holes are pointed in differing directions to make players weigh their options.
The course features variable green sizes and shapes; while one putting surface is large and contoured, others are relatively small and flat. On the 362-yard fifth on The Valley, hitting the green is easy, but its huge green can result in a three- (or even four-) putt. Three-putting may not be as problematic on a smaller green like that found on the fourth, a 523-yard par-5, as this hole has a flat surface and is easier to navigate.
Comanche Trace 8th Hole
Because of the overall quality of the track, it's hard to single out holes on Comanche Trace's original layout. Among our favorites were the 390-yard par-4 first on The Valley, which drops some 80 feet from tee to landing area, and the 448-yard par-4 ninth on The Valley with its "string-of-pearls" bunkers on the right of the landing area and an elevated green where it is virtually impossible to hit your ball past the pin.
Then there's the 437-yard, par-4 No. 2 at The Hills nine, where you must hit your tee shot through a space guarded by two large oaks and avoid a gaping (and near-inescapable) bunker on the front-right of the green; the 461-yard par-4 fifth at The Hills with a split fairway and green that is totally void of bunkers, allowing for a run-up shot if required; and the 525-yard, uphill par-5 ninth at The Hills, which calls for you to work the ball right and then left to the elevated green.
In July 2008, Comanche Trace opened the Morrishes' new nine holes, called The Creeks, which plays 3,821 yards from the tips and, combined with The Hills nine, boasts a rating of 76.2 and slope of 139, and, with Valley, a 76.3 rating and 140 slope.
With Comanche Trace's clubhouse looking down from one of the largest hills in the region, The Creeks nine forms a unique "V" shape that extends from the back end of The Hills and makes its way back toward the clubhouse for the final five holes. "At the end of the day, we just wanted something to blend in and have some continuity between the existing 18 holes," said Trevor Hyde, Comanche Trace's president.
Included on the new nine is one of the most talked about golf holes in the state - the 636-yard par-5 fourth hole, one of the longest golf holes in Texas. This hole asks for accuracy as well as length because it is segmented into three distinctive areas by a creek that flows in an "S" shape throughout, creating an island landing area.
Also of note on The Creeks are the 438-yard par-4 second hole, with water down the entire left side, and the 447-yard par-4 No. 9, where you will play a 3-wood or rescue club to the bottom of a three-tired fairway that ends at a huge drop-off filled with rock and native grasses. Your approach on No. 9 is to a bunker-squeezed green some 60 feet below your feet.
Comanche Trace will appeal and challenge enthusiasts of every age and ability. I've played several much-hyped courses but this one more than measures up.
For more information, visit http://www.comanchetrace.com.
Nelson's Touch on Display at Riverhill
No trip to Kerrville is complete without a round at the demanding Riverhill Country Club. All you need to know about the course are these few and choice words, delivered by none other than one of the greatest golfers of all time - the immortal Byron Nelson: "If I had only one golf course to play it would be Riverhill."
Riverhill, located between the Guadalupe River and Comanche Trace just south of downtown, was designed by Nelson and Finger. The course features slick bentgrass greens with severe slopes and subtle breaks; an interesting mix of water hazards, fairway and green-side bunkers; and more than 25 varieties of trees lining the classic layout. There's also a mix of up and down holes that keep players on their toes and elevated greens to ensure proper club selection.
The centerpiece of Riverhill is main clubhouse, built in 1899 and once the stately, three-story mansion of the Gustav Schreiner family. The site of the present Riverhill golf course is approximately the same acreage deeded to Schreiner in 1907, when life was slow, elegant and refined. The sense of place in the Texas Hill Country is enhanced at Riverhill.
The honeysuckle creeping over the clubhouse's rock walls clearly reflects living evidence of the Schreiners' interest in flowers and gardens. A huge oak tree, encircled by flowers at the entrance to the club, is more than 200 years old.
In the spring of 1973, Stuart and Sherman Hunt of Dallas purchased the community's 1,100 acres and - with Nelson as architect - began the long process of creating Riverhill. Its operation as a private club began in the fall of 1974 with the opening of the 18-hole course. Nelson remained closely associated with Riverhill as a golf course consultant and neighboring homeowner until his death in 2006. Nelson's former residence is near the landing area on the 10th hole.
Riverhill is an exceptional track and consistently rated in the top-50 in Texas. An outstanding test of golf with breathtaking views of its environs, Riverhill plays to a par of 72 and an all-you-want-and-more 6,855 yards from the tips, where it gets a 73.2 rating and a slope of 135.
"What you see is what you get, and every day it plays a little different, depending on the wind," said Matt Trevino, Riverhill's head professional. "Like all Nelson's courses, this is a traditional layout, which is hard to find these days."
There are a bevy of quality holes at Riverhill, and finding a few to highlight is a tough exercise. The second - a par-3 playing at 199 yards into the wind and over water to a wide-but-shallow green - can be even quite difficult if the pin is back-left on a small shelf. No. 6 is just 372 yards on the scorecard, but is uphill and plays longer than its length. The approach on this par-4 is to an elevated green; any shot coming up short will roll back to the bottom of the hill.
The 177-yard 11th is a beautiful par-3 where the tee shot, usually into the prevailing wind, is over water and must clear a short rock wall in front of the green. No. 12 - which Nelson felt is the hardest hole at Riverhill - is a 380-yard par-4 that requires the player to place his tee ball at the corner of the left-bending dogleg about 260 yards out. This will allow an unobstructed approach over the water to a raised green.
The 14th is a monster par-5 that veers left and plays uphill. After two lengthy shots, the player will probably have a tough pitch to a perched green that slopes toward the front; two-putting on this green masterfully designed by Finger is a rarity.
The closer is 400-yard, dogleg-left par-4 with out-of-bounds left. Don't go too far right on the drive, though, as a bunker lurks about 280 yards out. Sand surrounds the green, so accuracy is the byword to finishing your round at Riverhill.
The real challenge here is the putting surfaces, because there's not a flat putt to be found. "Every putt moves inches, if not feet, and that's where it's tough," Trevino said. "When you get to the greens you're pretty busy, and that's where you have to step up your game. You really have to think around the greens."
One of the best ways to enjoy Riverhill is through the club's "Stay and Play" package. As a guest at one of the cottages or casitas, a round is only $54-plus tax. The tariff, which includes green fees, range balls and cart fees, provides a fun and economical getaway.
Riverhill should be placed in a small group of must-play traditional Texas golf courses; the others include Oak Hills and Pecan Valley in San Antonio, Memorial Park in Houston and Colonial in Fort Worth. It's truly a jewel and a privilege to play fairways once trod by "Lord Byron."
For more information or a tee time, visit http://www.riverhillcc.com/golf/proto/riverhillcc.
Other Surprises in Kerrville
When in Kerrville stay at either the expansive YO Ranch Resort Hotel and Conference Center (check out the huge pool and chandeliers made of branding irons in the hotel lobby) or the Inn of the Hills Resort and Conference Center. Both hotels are run by 1859 Historic Hotels, Ltd., a firm known for quality and service.
As far as restaurants, we visited a few that were awesome. You must try the steamed mussels at River's Edge Tuscan Grill on the banks of the Guadalupe River (try to get there before sundown for Mother Nature's ultimate show). We were supremely pleased with the offerings at Francisco's Restaurant on the square downtown; order the Veracruzana nachos (they are made with a signature chicken salad) and sit back, relax and contemplate your next round in Kerrville.
Steve Habel is one of Cybergolf's national correspondents, contributing news stories, features, equipment and book reviews and personality profiles from his base in Central Texas. He is also the media coordinator for Bechtol Golf Design, the managing editor for Business District magazine in Austin and works as a contributing editor for Horns Illustrated magazine, a publication focusing on University of Texas sports. He also writes a blog (www.shotoverthegreen.blogspot.com), which features news on golf and the Longhorns.
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Volume 64. Recent Advances in Magnetic Insulators - From Spintronics to Microwave Applications
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This volume of Solid State Physics provides a broad review on recent advances in the field of magnetic insulators, ranging from new spin effects to thin film growth and high-frequency applications. It covers both theoretical and experimental progress. The topics include the use of magnetic insulators to produce and transfer spin currents, the excitation of spin waves in magnetic insulators by spin transfer torque, interplay between the spin and heat transports in magnetic insulator/normal metal heterostructures, nonlinear spin waves in thin films, development of high-quality nanometer thick films, and applications of magnetic insulators in rf, microwave, and terahertz devices, among others. The volume not only presents introductions and tutorials for those just entering the field, but also provides comprehensive yet timely summaries to specialists in the field.
Solid-state physics is the branch of physics primarily devoted to the study of matter in its solid phase, especially at the atomic level. This prestigious series presents timely and state-of-the-art reviews pertaining to all aspects of solid-state physics.
Chapter One. Spin-Wave Spin Current in Magnetic Insulators
1 Introduction: Concept of Spin-Wave Spin Current
2 Electric and Magnetic Signals Interconversion in Magnetic Insulators
3 Spin Seebeck Effect in Magnetic Insulators
4 Summary and Perspectives
Chapter Two. Spin-Wave Excitation in Magnetic Insulator Thin Films by Spin-Transfer Torque
1 Introduction and Background
2 Spin-Current-Induced Magnetization Dynamics
3 Dispersion, Amplification, and Dissipation of Spin Waves in Magnetic Insulators
4 Discussion
Chapter Three. Charge, Spin, and Heat Transport in the Proximity of Metal/Ferromagnet Interface
1 Introduction
2 Transverse Spin Seebeck Effect
3 Longitudinal Spin Seebeck Effect
4 Concluding Remarks
Chapter Four. Control of Pure Spin Current by Magnon Tunneling and Three-Magnon Splitting in Insulating Yttrium Iron Garnet Films
1 Introduction
2 Tunneling of Magnons in Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG)
3 Amplification of Spin Currents Due to Magnon–Magnon Interaction
4 Conclusion
Chapter Five. Spin Pumping and Spin Currents in Magnetic Insulators
1 Spin Current Generation
2 Spin Currents and Magnetization Damping
3 Electrical Detection of Spin Currents Generated via Spin Pumping
4 Spin Currents and the Spin-Mixing Conductance Concept
Chapter Six. Yttrium Iron Garnet Nano Films: Epitaxial Growth, Spin-Pumping Efficiency, and Pt-Capping-Caused Damping
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By min, who is making observations again
You take twenty years of your life and you give it to someone else.
When you take a romantic partner into your world, you share, you compromise you give of each other and it equals out…or it doesn't work and you have the choice to make it work or let it go. Hopefully, you choose to make it work.
When you have a child, the relationship is much more one-sided. You give, you teach, you sacrifice and you are bound to each other with nowhere to run and no escape. As a mom, you would never put up with the abuse from a man that you suffer from your children. You are kicked, bitten, hit, called names and unfairly accused of things for no reason. You are often made to feeling helpless, hopeless and unloved. Yet, as a parent, you endure.
I don't mean to underestimate the hugs, the smiles, the whispered "I love you's" and the macaroni necklaces that you receive in return for your sacrifices. These are truly joyful and appreciated rewards for the energy that you put into your job, but as parents, we count on our biggest return coming from a time when we are able to look our child in the eye (or up into their eyes) and know that we have created and raised something valuable to contribute to the world.
They grow-up and we let them go.
They go to work or they go to college or they choose some other path. It is difficult for both the parent and the child just to separate, but both also begin to realize that the rules have changed. It is no longer the parent's role to discipline their child and the child now has a new set of rules to abide by called "the law".
Every child that is freshly away from home has a natural tendency to spread their wings and, in our eyes, do foolish things. "The law" has possibly never directly affected them up until this point. Until now the worst that could happen is being grounded or a catastrophic technology ban, but no matter how much energy you put into parenting or no matter how great a job you know you did, your child is going to break the law. This is the time when they are at their most irresponsible, most easily influenced by friends and most (in their own eyes) immortal. Most are lucky and manage to get by without injuring themselves or anyone else, yet they (and this includes me) later look back on that time cringing and wondering how they survived. I sometimes think that maybe the even luckier ones are the ones that get caught.
In the last couple of years, several of my friends, who I know are great parents and who raised terrific kids, have received phone calls from terrified children at police stations who never thought they'd be arrested. The reactions of most of these parents goes from shock, to anger to blaming themselves. Either this ungrateful child is hopeless and no longer deserves their love and attention, or they have failed, throwing away twenty years of effort on a project that they obviously were not equipped to take on. It is equally difficult for the shamed child who has (once again) disappointed their parents who just don't understand how difficult it is being a young adult these days.
There's no right or wrong way to initially react. Knee-jerk responses are our way of getting the hurt out of the way so that reason and love can take over. No matter how you think this reflects on you or your child, things have to be dealt with by both of you. I think that it is important, at this point, to realize that you are no longer the disciplinarian, you are there for support. Your child has not changed. He/she is still the person that you raised with values and common sense…he is just learning how to apply it in the real world. Physically, they are grown, mentally they are still learning. They are now in an environment that is beyond your control, one that it is impossible for you to fully prepare them for, but you have brought them up to take responsibility, to overcome and to learn from early mistakes.
The error in judgment will cause difficulty as far as school or work is concerned and there may be an additional financial burden, but these issues can be worked out in a constructive way and since your child is young, they still have an eternity to benefit from the lesson learned from the experience. As parents, we can benefit from it as well. A parent's job is never done, but like everything else it changes. Our kids are now ready to deal with their own repercussions and as good parents we need to allow that. We have to turn our job as teachers and disciplinarians over to the world. They will learn from living life as an adult and we need to allow them that opportunity.
Take pride in all of the positive qualities that your child possesses and let them take responsibility for the rest.
But never, never lose the love.


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• The ways in which comics have articulated the American Jewish experience
• Comics and the Holocaust, as expressed in such narratives as Maus, Auschwitz, I Was a Child of the Holocaust, We Are on Our Own, Mendel's Daughter: A Memoir, and Yossel: April 19, 1943
• The contributions of Jews in the history of comic strips and comic books
• Images of Israel in the works of Joe Sacco, Rutu Modan, Ari Folman, Miriam Libicki, and the Dimona Comix Group
• Jewish identity through superheroes and villains, from Superman to The Spirit to Shaloman
• The form of the contemporary "graphic novel" by Jewish writers/artists such as Kim Deitch, Joann Sfar, Miss Lasko-Gross, Ben Katchor, and Aline Kominisky-Crumb
• Graphic adaptations of Jewish texts and legends
• Immigration and ethnic urban landscapes in the works of comics artists such as Will Eisner and Ben Katchor
• Comics, the Diaspora, and Jewish internationalism
• Jewish identity and world conflict, from the world wars to 9/11
• Jewish autobiographic comics (e.g., Harvey Pekar's American Splendor and Will Eisner's autobiographic fiction) as well as graphic biographies of such figures as Franz Kafka, Emma Goldman, Houdini, and Anne Frank
• Representations of the Jewish gangster in comics
• The uses of the golem and its relation to the superhero
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F.A.D. -- do you have it?
Psychologists say there is a new addiction rearing its ugly head in America: Facebook Addictive Disorder (F.A.D.). A University of Chicago study finds the desire to log onto Facebook and other social media actually outranks jonesing for sex and cigarettes.
Who needs to fake a headache?
"Sorry, baby. I have to catch up on my friend requests."
Wow. Maybe we need to cue the music of "Bolero" next time we start checking our Facebook walls.
During one month in 2011, total minutes of Facebook use topped 53,400,000,000. A Rehab International study showed 41 percent of Americans surveyed feared they might be addicted.
Even those who don't think they suffer from F.A.D. admit to being pretty caught up in it, with 63 percent reporting stress when people don't respond to their posts, and 32 percent 'fessing up to feeling guilty about rejecting friend requests.
With this in mind, it's important to know the signs and symptoms of F.A.D.:
- You have to check your Facebook status to see if you're still in a relationship.
- You tried to apply for a pet license for your FarmVille dog.
- During morning-after hangovers, you check your Facebook check-ins to see where you were the night before.
- Friend-envy.
- Your home phone was disconnected two months ago and you just noticed.
- Instead of saying hello to co-workers on the job, you poke them.
- Your house is on fire and, before escaping, you post "Help!" on the Erie firefighters' Facebook page, then post an update about the blaze on your status update.
- You forget to go to work, then blame it on not getting a Facebook event invitation.
- You can't get anything done because you keep stopping to update your status.
- Like-envy.
- You catch yourself saying "omg" and "ttyl" out loud to others.
- You threaten to unfriend Grandma at the Sunday dinner table because she took the last Jell-O square.
- You start liking your own status.
- You start saying "K" out loud to your kids.
- Your cat has a Facebook page. (Apologies to my daughter on this one.)
- You actually read this entire list.
F.A.D. may be too much of a good thing. But it beats being addicted to Myspace.
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Comparison of Two Strategies to Realize Apnea Test for the Diagnostic of Brain Death in Potential Organ Donors (CPAPNEE STUDY)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified March 2013 by Poitiers University Hospital.
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Clinical diagnostic of brain death requires a non-reactive coma, absence of brain stem reflex, and absence of spontaneous breathing. The confirmation of absence of spontaneous breathing is established the apnea test (according to the American Academy of Neurology's Guidelines). However this test may lead to complications (acute hypoxemia, ventilatory and cardiocirculatory disorders) and reduces significantly the number of lung transplants. Some data suggest modifying the apnea test : replace the ventilator switching off with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use. These studies showed that this alternative method (CPAP) increased the level of lung harvest but they were not sufficient because these studies were monocentric, non randomized and with little patients,. That why the aim of the present study is to compare the standard strategy and CPAP strategy with a prospective, multicenter, randomized study.
Alternative Method of Apnea Test
Procedure: Apnea test - control
Procedure: Apnea test - CPAP
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Further study details as provided by Poitiers University Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Eligibility to donor lung harvest
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Level of hypoxemia
- Arterial blood gas after th apnea test
- Rate of ventilatory disorder
- Rate of cardiocirculatory disorder
- Rate of apnea test interruption
- Number of lung transplantation realization
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Standard strategy
Apnea test according to recommendations
|Procedure: Apnea test - control
Experimental: CPAP strategy
Apnea test with CPAP connection
|Procedure: Apnea test - CPAP
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age : from 18 to 70 years
- Neurological signs evoking cerebral ischemia
Exclusion Criteria:
- Severe hypoxemia (PaO2/FiO2 < 200) with controlled ventilation (FiO2: 100%)
- Hypothermia < 36°C
- Obesity (BMI ≥ 40) with documented hypopnoea
- Intractable hypotension despite optimal filling and catecholamine doses > 1µg.Kg.min
- Patients with contraindication for organs harvesting.
- Documented chronic respiratory failure
- Progressive infectious acute respiratory disease
- Family opposition to subject's participation in the study
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|Contact: Michel PINSARD, Practitioner
|+33 5 49 44 42 30
|Angers University Hospital
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|Angers, France, 49933
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|Principal Investigator: Laurent DUBE, Practitioner
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|Angoulême, France, 16959
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|Chambray-lès-Tours, France, 37170
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|La Roche sur Yon Hospital
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|La Roche sur Yon, France, 85925
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|La Rochelle, France, 17019
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|Limoges, France, 87042
|Contact: Nicolas PICHON, Practitioner email@example.com
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|Nantes University Hospital
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|Nantes, France, 44093
|Contact: Karim ASEHNOUNE, Professor firstname.lastname@example.com
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|Nice University Hospital
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|Nice, France, 06006
|Contact: Carole ICHAI, Professor email@example.com
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|Orléans Hospital
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|Orléans, France, 45067
|Contact: Thierry BOULAIN, Practitioner email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Thierry BOULAIN, Practitioner
|Cochin University Hospital
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|Paris, France, 75679
|Contact: Julien CHARPENTIER, Practitioner firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Julien CHARPENTIER, Practitioner
|Poitiers University Hospital
|Poitiers, France, 86021
|Contact: Michel PINSARD, Practitioner +33 5 49 44 42 30 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Michel PINSARD, Practitioner
|Sub-Investigator: Claire DAHYOT-FIZELIER, Practitioner
|Rennes University Hospital
|Rennes, France, 35033
|Contact: Jean-Paul BLEICHNER, Practitioner firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Jean-Paul BLEICHNER, Practitioner
|Saintes Hospital
|Not yet recruiting
|Saintes, France, 17108
|Contact: Jean-François VINCENT, Practitioner firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Jean-François VINCENT, Practitioner
Sponsors and Collaborators
Poitiers University Hospital
More Information
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 30, 2016
|Responsible Party:
|Poitiers University Hospital
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01649726 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 23, 2012
|Last Updated:
|March 27, 2013
|Health Authority:
|France: Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des produits de santé
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Lions Masters bow out of Veterans Cup
London Maccabi Lions Masters brave run in the London Masters Veterans Cup was halted at the quarter-finals stage after putting up a fine show against an Interwood Vets side including a number of ex semi-professionals players.
Lining up against former Reading star Michael Gilkes and Andy Clarke, the ex-Barnet, Wimbleondon and Peterborough winger, the Lions settled well into their stride against well drilled opponents.
Playing primarily on the counter attack, the home side used the pace and guile of Tony Gold, Adam Lee and Max Radford to trouble the visitors. Ten minutes in and the Lions took the lead when Radford jinked in from the left and fired a fabulous shot into the bottom corner giving the Interwood keeper no chance.
The pattern of play had by this stage been established. Interwood pushed and probed but were repelled by a resolute back four. Jon Rayner hooked clear when under massive pressure and Paul Buxton dived to block a goalbound shot that would have had Interwood level.
However, it was not all one-way traffic and the Lions used their short passing game to trouble the Interwood rearguard. They doubled their lead when substitute Adam Brand used his pace to surge between the Interwood centre backs and fire from an acute angle.
Lions then held onto their two-goal lead into the break as under increasing pressure, Warren Leader, David Kyte and Craig Henry gave the Interwood forward line little or no time to pull the trigger. When called upon, keeper Danny Jacobs saved well but clear cut chances were at a premium.
As so often in a game of football, the half time break changed the course of the game. Interwood stepped up the pace and poured forward. The Lions did not defend as well as some sloppy midfield and defensive play allowed the ball to break kindly for the visitor's striker who drove home.
The next 15 minutes proved the turning point as the Lions conceded a further three goals as a suspected handball by Gilkes allowed him to smash the ball into the top corner.
The same player jinked down the touchline and scored again from an acute angle.
And to add insult to injury, a poor backpass was cleared and fell to the Interwood striker who calmly chipped Jacobs.
Perversely, the Lions started to play their best football. Danny Reuben and Bradley Lazarus started to find some space and Lazarus was close to chipping the keeper from a full 40 yards. However, the game petered out with no further goals but some tired Lions legs.
A great effort but perhaps with some better second half defending, who knows what might have happened.
Lions: Jacobs, Rayner, Buxton, Kyte, Henry, Leader, D. Lazarus, B. Lazarus, Lee, Radford, Gold. Subs: Schwarz, Brand, Dale, Reuben


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Human organ transplantation is a medical treatment with high returns and value throughout the world. Driven by the development of global organ transplantation, China has had a increasing demand for organs since the late 1980s. The number of organ transplantation reached 13,000 in 2005, next to America. But as the demand for organs greatly exceeds the supply, illegal human organ trading has not been stopped effectively. Human organs from prisoners under death sentence are available in China, which leads to a soar of Chinese illegal human organ transplantation.
Currently, the following problems lie in Chinese human organ transplantation:
1. Lack of clear legal definition and inspection
2. Lack of standards for brain death organ transplanting
3. Lack of voluntary donation systems
4. Lack of inspection of medical institutions
In order to reverse the situation, the Chinese government and medical management are reforming the medical system as well as strengthening the management and supervision of human organ transplantation with laws like Human Organ Transplant Regulation. Provided that China continues to standardize the industry, the human organ transplantation as well as its appertained industry will experience a long and stable increase.
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The number of human organ transplantation in China and the annual growth rate
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The desperate 11th-hour appeal by Mayor Mitch Landrieu to duck out of a federal consent decree for the New Orleans Police Department lays the lion's share of blame on former federal prosecutor Sal Perricone for allegedly poisoning the process with his notorious rants on NOLA.com. It also claims the city could face a huge and unexpected extra bill if it turns out that the paid police detail reforms contained in the consent decree violate federal labor laws.
But what's eating at Landrieu most of all - what has him scrambling to bail from what he not long ago hailed as a proud achievement - is the pickle he now finds himself in, and what critics say he had to see coming.
It's no small pickle: This one could run the city $17 million a year, in the form of City Hall's potential tab to fix an Orleans Parish jail facility that is now itself subject to a pending consent decree.
That agreement was reached between Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman and the same Justice Department officials who negotiated the police reforms a few months earlier.
The police agreement is a 492-point blueprint for a wide range of changes on the force -- from when and how cops can use force to how data is collected and published by a department with a history of civil rights violations. The proposed prison reforms include increased training and better pay for sheriff's deputies, better mental health care for inmates and quicker reporting of incidents in a jail notorious for violence, death and escape.
Landrieu's anger at the Justice Department is palpable throughout the motion his office filed on Thursday. Much of it seems to owe to the whopping political migraine that the mayor feels coming on.
The choices, if he is handed the massive jail bill he expects, are grim: carve deeply into city services, lay off or hand month-long furloughs to the municipality's workers; or hike municipal taxes.
And they would come just as the mayor will be asking voters to bring him back for another term.
Louisiana law obligates New Orleans to fund inmate care but prevents the city from having a say over how the jail is run. Gusman is seeking $17 million in "interim funding" for the suggested jail fixes unveiled in December. Giving Gusman anything close to that would essentially bankrupt a city that is already stretched to the limit, Landrieu has said.
"What is concerning me is that the relationship the Justice Department has now engaged in with the sheriff has a gun to the city's head," Landrieu has also said. "I'm not happy with the situation."
Politically, he has plenty of reason not to be, University of New Orleans political analyst Ed Chervenak said Friday. If Landrieu can't get out of the NOPD consent decree and subsequently seeks to raise taxes to pay for the jail upgrades, he will likely experience a backlash from residents and the City Council - even if the jail falls completely outside his purview.
Recently, the City Council approved rate hikes for the Sewerage & Water Board, of which Landrieu is the president. Monthly water and sewer rates will more than double by 2020 to pay for hundreds of millions of dollars in needed infrastructure work. Property taxes have already glided up during Landrieu's first two years.
Due to that, Chervenak said, "I don't know if he has the political capital (for taxes to go up) again ... . He may get a lot more pushback."
Meanwhile, the Justice Department and advocates for jail inmates bit back Friday, saying Landrieu should have known, if he didn't already, that reforming New Orleans' jail was going to be expensive. They roundly criticized him for what they see as crawfishing on the NOPD consent decree.
"If the mayor is serious about fighting crime in our city, he must acknowledge that we cannot fix our city's crime problem without fixing the broken systems that fuel it -- the police and the jail," said Katie Schwartzmann, managing attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, which pushed for jail reforms through a federal lawsuit. "We cannot pretend these problems do not exist -- the cost is too high."
Rafael Goyeneche, president of the watchdog Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans, added, "These problems, while not created by this administration, need to be dealt with by this administration. ... (Landrieu) ran (for election) on the platform that he was going to fix the police department."
Landrieu's critics say the myriad problems at New Orleans' jail have been known for years. Rapes, deaths and escapes involving inmates were routinely mentioned at City Council budget hearings. Investigations by various government agencies have resulted in well-publicized, detailed findings that the jail's health and security systems were thoroughly inadequate, among them a 2009 letter from the DOJ, Schwartzmann said.
"It is not as though that letter vaguely stated that conditions at the jail were unconstitutional," Schwartzmann remarked. "It laid out in detail how broken our jail is."
Civil rights attorney Mary Howell, a veteran advocate for police and jail reforms, described the jail's problems as not just acute, but "chronic" as well.
"I have to believe the city knew ... all of this was going on, knew the end game was a consent decree," Howell said. "They knew or should've known."
Dena Iverson of the Justice Department said, "The city's legal team was at the table with the Civil Rights Division throughout the negotiations of both the jail and police department consent decrees. Without these consent decrees the criminal justice system in New Orleans will remain broken, a fate neither the residents of New Orleans nor the hard working members of the New Orleans Police Department deserve."
Yet Landrieu and his people maintain they were shocked by the jail reforms' price tag, and in December the mayor suggested that surprisingly steep cost could eventually require him to either raise municipal taxes or scale back on city services.
The mayor's loud protests may be designed in part to make sure the public is aware that he is being forced to deal with the rising cost of the jail - and that it's completely outside his control. But residents may have little sympathy, Chervenak said.
"He's the mayor," Chervenak said. "The buck has to stop with him."
Staff writers John Simerman and Gordon Russell contributed to this report.
Correction: An earlier version of this story didn't paraphrase some of civil rights attorney Mary Howell's remarks accurately. She says the problems at the jail are both acute and chronic, not just chronic. This story has since been updated.


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I have a soft spot for the Toyota 4Runner, because it was the vehicle I used to transport boxes filled with books, virtually the only salvageable contents of my house after the storm. That week in late 2005 I was most appreciative of this midsize SUV's capacity to hold up to 75.1 cubic feet of cargo and to handle the sometimes hazardous and always unpredictable road conditions that existed at the time.
Last week, I drove the 4Runner again, and this time I had the luxury of appreciating it simply for its stylish, comfortable interior and excellent safety features.
Either way, it's no surprise that the 4Runner was named the 2007 Highest Ranked Midsize Multi-Activity Vehicle in Initial Quality by J.D. Power and Associates, as well as a 2007 Intellichoice Excellent Value.
And with gas prices what they are, there's more interest than ever in the midsize 4Runner, according to Vincent Castro, general manager at Toyota of New Orleans in eastern New Orleans. "There's this whole new group of buyers who want to down-size from big SUVs and they like what they see in the 4Runner."
The sport ute got an overall exterior freshening in 2006, adding distinguishing features to each trim level: the Base SR5 got chrome on its door handles and license plate trim. The Sport Edition received a smoked chrome look on its headlight bezels and grille, as well as tubular side steps, roof rack and spoked 17-inch alloy wheels. The top-of-the-line Limited added standard six-spoke 18-inch alloy wheels.
The interior offers comfortable seating for five on two rows or seven with the optional 50/50-split third row. And the most popular luxury features are available including a JBL CD stereo/navigation system with backup camera, satellite radio and Bluetooth capability; heated front seats; dual climate control; and power moonroof. The 60/40-split fold-down rear seatbacks fold flat easily with no need to remove the headrests, and an extra-wide fold-down rear seat center armrest includes an integrated pull-out convenience tray with two cupholders. The rear gate is equipped with a standard power window with jam protection, as well as an electric power close function to ensure it is not left partially ajar. The large rear storage area includes steel tie-down hooks on the floor, with additional storage hooks on the sidewalls and interior backup mirrors.
The 4Runner comes standard with the Star Safety System, which includes an anti-lock brake system with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist, vehicle stability and traction control. Other safety features include front and side airbags, three-point seatbelts at all positions, child safety rear locks, an engine immobilizer, and new for 2008, roll-sensing side curtain airbags. The 4Runner received the highest frontal crash-test rating given by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and a five-star score in government side crash tests.
And while it can comfortably and safely carry a family to school and work, the 4Runner is no slouch off-road, aided by its optional full-time 4WD, hill start assist control, downhill assist control, vehicle stability and traction control, and a capable Torson limited-slip center differential, as well as standard skid plates protecting the transmission, engine, gas tank and (on 4WD models only) the transfer case.
The standard engine is a 4.0-liter V6, generating 236 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque. Mated to a five-speed automatic transmission with overdrive, the 24-valve engine gets mileage estimates of 18/21 with 2WD and 17/21 with multi-mode 4WD.
Also available is 4.7-liter V8, rated at 260-horsepower and an impressive 306 pound-feet of torque. Also paired with a five-speed automatic transmission with overdrive, the 32-valve engine earns mileage estimates of 16/20 with 2WD and 15/19 with full-time 4WD.
Towing capacity is 5,000 pounds for V6 models, 7,000 pounds for V8 4WD models and 7,300 pounds for V8 2WD models.
There are three trim levels. The SR5 (starting around $29,155) comes with all standard equipment already mentioned, as well as automatic climate control with rear vents, CD stereo with six speakers and MP3/WMA playback, auxiliary audio jack, power lumbar support for driver, eight-way manually adjustable driver and four-way passenger seat, 60/40 split fold-down second row, power mirrors, intermittent windshield wipers, privacy glass, remote keyless entry with rear window power down, power windows and locks, driver information center, cruise control, automatic projector headlights, fog lamps and 16-inch spoked aluminum alloy wheels.
The Sport ($31,465) adds sport suspension, power adjustable seats, rear cargo cover, roof rack and side steps, tilt and telescoping steering wheel and 17-inch wheels.
The Limited ($35,840) upgrades to dual-zone automatic climate control, six-disc CD stereo, leather seats with driver memory, front seat heaters, leather-wrapped shift knob, 115-volt AC power outlet, alarm and 18-inch wheels.
Overall, the 4Runner offers all the creature comforts, as well as an outstanding level of utility and off-road prowess, making it a vehicle that's good to have around -- both in good times and in bad.


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Here's a "true" two story loft in a 1908 commercial laundry building, now known as Belltown Lofts. Unit 100 is a courtyard unit (faces the interior courtyard instead of the street) that is 661 square feet, with 1 loft bedroom and a bathroom. We love the big wood beams, tall ceilings and the rooftop deck… Read More
Two Story Loft in Old Commercial Laundry Building
1,781 Square Foot Loft at 66 Bell St
with private rooftop deck. 66 Bell St or Belltown Lofts, is a converted 1908 warehouse. Unit B-302 seems to be the southern upper corner unit, with 2 bedroom areas and 1.5 bathrooms, listing for $1,200,000. The master bedroom has light and ventilation from the top of a row of windows, not sure about the second… Read More
NY Style Loft in Belltown
Here's a sweet looking Belltown loft. Exposed brick, actual loft area, 20′ ceilings, steel flooring, 500 square foot rooftop deck and views of the sound. 66 Bell St #306 is listed at $449k. Last year in hit the market in January for $549k but had its price cut over the months to $499k before going… Read More
Potential Gem: Belltown Loft $249k
No interior pictures make us wonder if this Belltown Loft at 66 Bell St is a good deal at $249k or not. Why don't you check it out and let us know? :) [google-map-v3 shortcodeid="87e10fc4″ width="100%" height="350″ zoom="15″ maptype="roadmap" mapalign="center" directionhint="false" language="default" poweredby="false" maptypecontrol="true" pancontrol="true" zoomcontrol="true" scalecontrol="true" streetviewcontrol="true" scrollwheelcontrol="false" draggable="true" tiltfourtyfive="false" enablegeolocationmarker="false" enablemarkerclustering="false" addmarkermashup="false" addmarkermashupbubble="false"… Read More
Belltown Lofts Back on the Market
This Belltown Lofts unit is back on the market once again. Last listed in October 2012, this urban 2 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom condo was listed at $769,000. This time around, it's come down in price, currently at $599,000, with additional homeowner dues of $983/month. 66 Bell Street #102 is the location, and it's been listed… Read More
NY Style Loft in Belltown
I'm digging this loft in Belltown at 66 Bell St #306 (Belltown Lofts). 3 levels, 20′ ceilings, 500 square foot rooftop deck, custom kitchen. Feels a little pricey at $549k for 889 square feet though. They must be counting on that viaduct coming down and really improving the value. It last sold in 2004 for… Read More
Contemporary, Charming Belltown Loft Unit for Creative Decorator!
If you're on the market for a DIY home project, check out this Belltown Lofts gem! 66 Bell Street #207 is a 1-bedroom 1-bath loft spanning 783 square feet. With hardwood floors and exposed brick walls, this updated condo is contemporary with a dash of old world charm. As evidenced by the photos, it would… Read More
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Another unit at Talisman Everyone was hot on Talisman when a unit came on the market a few weeks ago. Here's another. This one, #214, is $249,950. However, the interior of this one is definitely not to my taste. Eastlake Lofts #201 is new to the market. But a little pricey at $590,000 for 949… Read More
Deals, Bad Photos and More.
1521 Lighting 1521 is starting off their grand opening week by lighting up every unit: the 38-story Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue, the newest addition to Seattle's skyline, will be lit from top to bottom at approximately 5:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26. The lighting will last for approximately one hour. Hopefully it will be dark enough… Read More
MLS Watch: Lofts, Big Reductions
1310 E Union #202 is down to $800,000. 2200 Someone sent me a photo of a notice of default for a 2200 unit. Belltown Lofts Need a 790 square foot modern space with commercial kitchen? Check out 66 Bell St #4 for $300,000. Avalon Need a cozy small space in Lower Queen Anne? Check out… Read More


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To taking my short notes so far I've always used Tomboy, it's a good small software and in the past I choose it because it could sync notes on Ubuntu one, but this supported has been dropped some times ago, and from that date I started to search for something else and perhaps I've found it with springseed.
It helps you organise notes with a beautiful interface and syncs with Dropbox so you can keep your notes with you, wherever you are.
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Sometimes you need to clone partitions on your hard drive for various reasons, hd damaged, creating a RAID 1 or something similar, then it is often tedious and impractical to perform the operation using the normal tools like fdisk, in this case you can use sfdisk.
As reported in the manual:
sfdisk is a non-interactive program to edit the partition table, which is useful for creating scripts. The normal use of this service program involves the preparation of a file containing the instructions on the partitions to be created within a disk specified explicitly. Even if there is a special syntax for these instructions, it may be convenient to use since it is obtained from a query with the same sfdisk, as will be shown.
Today I present an interesting aritcle on Bad Blocks, first published on http://virtualprivateserver.castlegem.co.uk/
Hardware fails, that is a fact. Nowadays, hard drives are rather reliable, but nevertheless every now and then we will see drives failing or at least having hiccups. Using smartcl/smartd to monitor disks is a good thing, below we will discuss how some lesser issues can be handled without actually having to reboot the system – it is still up to a sys admin's own discretion to judge circumstances correctly and evaluate whether disk errors encountered are a one time incident or indicative of an entirely failing disk.
A few months ago I switched from Gentoo to Arch Linux as Linux distribution on my PC at work, and at the moment I am very happy with this distribution, but there is to say it is not so easiest to use for newcomers to the Linux world and so they typically approaches the most popular and user friendly Ubuntu.
Yo I'm Not Pro or Yoimnotpro center is a simple app center that allows you to graphically install some of the most common and useful packages available for this excellent distribution in a more simple way and therefore can help to bring some more users to this excellent distribution.


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UNFCCC Publishes Ecuador's Proposals under the Nairobi Work Programme
16 November 2011: The UNFCCC Secretariat has published an addendum (FCCC/SBSTA/2011/MISC.6/Add.1) comprising a submission from Ecuador on proposals for upcoming activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.
The proposals will be considered by the 35th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), which will take place from 28 November-3 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa. [Publication: Ecuador Submission on the Nairobi Work Programme]


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Deep Snow, Deeper Crowd
I really like soft snow. After the last 5 weeks of waiting, today was a big snow day. But it was also a big crowd day.
We did our normal early start and parked in A lot at 7:30. Dressed and ready, we sat in the lodge and watched the crowd arrive. Wanting to get a spot in line, we walked up the Gondola line, 8:25. It ended past the brown-bag door, about a 20 minute wait. Chinook looked quicker, so we waited with that herd, 8:30. Chinook was having issues and the workers uploading took nearly 30 minutes to move 3 towers over the ridge out of site, the chair moving slow for 10 feet and stopping for 5 minutes. By the time we realized Chinook was not the line to be in, the Gondy line went around the deck, in front of the stairs, past the Store-a-Ski, and to the kiddy ski school area. The Chinook line, 50 people wide, ended there also. At 9:20, Chinook finally started running at speed and loading – ten minutes later we were finally on the chair.
Little did we know of the mayhem that was happening on Crystal Mountain Boulevard. Tales later told to us on the chair: The line of cars, bumper to bumper, extended 6 miles down the Boulevard and 8 miles down 410. After bailing the Green Valley chair for Kelly's Gap, we rode up Chinook (no line now), with a couple that left Greenwater at 8:30 and were on the chair for their first ride at 12:30.
Back to the fun
Our first run down Memorial was nearly knee deep untracked. A little thick, but oh so nice. That was the end of the Frontside untracked as the Gondy riders that beat the late-starting Chinookers had eaten it all. The cut pow, however, was fast, soft, and easy skiing (for me, but a little heavy for the lightweight Amigoette). The usual terrible Rex line control worked to the favor of the wise, as picking the correct lane was 3 times faster than the other lane – not letting on about line strategy. While waiting for the third Rex sequencer crash to be undone, I saw the Northway light go green. We tucked, skated, sidestepped, and other various forms of dodging slowpokes, our way out to the newly opened pow. Dropping off the bowl traverse at the first untracked pitch, we dodged through the trees, our knees supplying faceshots in the deep snow. Run of the day. We waited 5 minutes for the chair as the hordes flowed down the hill, over the ridges, and through the trees. With little untracked left and the line growing, we headed back to Rex after a quick sampling of mediocre Green Valley runs. The GV line suddenly grew and we bailed out Sluiceway-Kelly's Gap-Lower E; good except for, either piles of bowling balls or icy avie debris, I couldn't tell in the fog, under Rock Face.
Back to Rex, the line was now…. ZERO. So, we spent the rest of the afternoon on the Frontside skiing perfect cut powder and packed powder in the trees. Trees were required as it was now foggy and snowing really heavily. Fav of the afternoon, Door 4 to Luckyshot Trees, over and over.
A great day with my Amigoette. Never saw Iceberg, never skied on the groomed. Did I say I really like soft snow?
Biggest variable for saturday will be how many people come. 90% of today's crowd looked like one-dayers and won't be back tomorrow. As the temperatures have droped and the next round of precip is coming in, it looks like another pow day staturday. There were 4 inches on the car at 2:30 and it was snowing hard. The snow should end saturday morning and clouds should tend to "Partly". Sounds perfect. Some high snow levels sunday, 8-9K ft, will likely ruin the mix for a while. Get it while you can.


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None yet. Had to take a last minute trip to phoenix, driving back today. My current plan is to buy some pvc pipe from home depot and try to push it down. If that doesn't work, I pondered throwing my cat up there and then calling the fire dept to come get her down....and grabbing my plane while they're up there.
AHHH!!!!!!!!!! Treed!! I was flying my Easy Trainer 1280 today as it ihas become my go to plane and my favorite model, so I fly it every time I go to the park for some flying, well today, some reason I was a little too close to a big ole tree in one corner of Friendship Park in PV, well after doing aerobatic circuits back and forth down the middle of the park, well, it happened, I right into the tree at about 40-50 feet up! I can hear the servos as I twiddle the sticks for a good 10 minutes after it happened, while contemplating to stage a rescue mission. well will return another day with 50 feet of 1/2" ID PVC pipe and couplers to try to pop it out of the grasp of the airplane eating tree. What is it about these FMS Easy Trainers, so that is now 2 in less than 2 weeks on So Cal treed!
BTW, I've maxed out my aileron control throws mechanically and electronically now with my 1280, and the axial roll rate is very respectable now! I can come across the deck at low level at WOT as I like to do, and bang an axial roll and the 1280 now rolls with authority and with virtually no needed elevator correction when inverted to keep the roll clean and axial.
Well mine finally came down today. I bought 50 feet of 1" PVC piping yesterday, but it was wayyyyy too wobbly to be of any effect. I tied a ballpeen hammer to some parachute rigger cord and tried to catch a branch to wiggle, but that didn't work out well. This plane was stuck quite well.
I swung by the local firehouse this morning and explained my situation, the nice woman stated it would be an excellent chance for them to run a drill. 1pm, the captain called me and said they were ready for me...so I met them out there. I gotta say, these dudes got some balls. The one gentleman climbed up there on his 50 foot ladder and was able to get my plane out after about 30 minutes of wiggling!!
The plane was perfectly intact, suffered only minor scrapes on my paint job. The battery was completely drained (about 3v remained), but I was able to revive it using a trick my buddy told me about.
Best of luck to you Doubletap. I've got PVC that I no longer need, it's yours for the taking if u want it (may want better connectors though).
HAHA!! glad to hear you got your 1280 back! Thanks anyways for the PVC offer! I think it's more cost effective for me to just buy a few 10' sections nearby over here I may end up doing what you did also, to try to solicit a rescue mission from the closest fire department.
No mods needed or recommended, this model is just right stock. Only thing I would recommend is to adjust the aileron linkage so you are getting the maximum aileron movement, meaning, make sure that the wire push rod is at the outermost hole on the servo horn, and on the aileron control horn, use the hole closest to the hinge. Adjust the length of the linkage by turning the plastic clevis in or out until your ailerons are flushed with the wing on the end closest to the wing tip, and do this after you have centered the transmitter aileron trim slider.
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Hi my name is Richard and I am new to this forum.I have just purchased an easy trainer 1280.I intend to fit my own receiver(I have a Futaba T6J).What do you recommend as the control throws to set it up as a docile trainer.The manual supplied is woeful.
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This little sweetheart is so versatile! Really a gem - you rarely see an inexpensive foamie this well executed.
EDIT: Westray, I didn't measure actual control throws initially, but set up with all rods in the outermost holes of both servos and horns, the plane flys great with nice soft control inputs. Perfect for a beginner, in my opinion. Let's see if Doubletap agrees - he's the EZ flyer "guru" around here.
Yes, for beginner aileron linkage setup ..... the combination of Outer hole - servo arm & Outer hole - aileron horn yields a good compromise control response for beginners, responsive enough for crisp feedback, yet soft enough to minimize the chance of over controlling.
Just got back from the field, and It was FUN!!! After much debate over the past few weeks, I went ahead and cut off the [polyhedral?] at the tips of my wings. While it did take away the self-leveling features of the airplane, it added a whole new level of enjoyment that I was totally ready for.
I went ahead and set up aileron/rudder mixing on my Turnigy, also set up spoilerons (why didn't I know about these from the git-go?). I think the rudder mixing has helped with the rolls, as I noticed much better response even prior to shaving my wings down. The spoilerons were a much needed improvement to my landings, I tend to come in a bit hot (need more practice).
I'd take a picture...but in all honesty my paint job is embarassing. It was supposed to look sleek and sexy, ended up looking more like a banana. Maybe I'll add black stripes to make it look like a bumblebee instead.
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Joined Jun 2008
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Thanks Swammy and TNug.
Have a 9x plus extras - backlight kit, 2 x HK-T6A-V2's (one for my son's plane) and some LiPo's on order.
Now just need to resist the tempation to fly (and join the tree club) until the new radio is installed.
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4 December 2009: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the report of the 19thmeeting of the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee (JISC), which was held from 3-4 December 2009, to consider matters pertaining to the operation of the Joint Implementation (JI).
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"He's very charismatic, and he's very active in college football today and working with the NCAA and working with the young players and helping (them) be successful," he said.
Hicks is to deliver "How Football Was Important to My Career" during the Good Morning World breakfast lecture at Camden Falls March 24.
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"Flooding is one of the largest natural disasters in the nation, and it's very important that people heed precautions in the event of a flood," said Jessica Owens, public information officer for Jefferson County Homeland Security and Emergency Management. "Our area has both the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers and the Opequon Creek, so that makes our area more susceptible to flooding when water levels rise."
According to Owens, there have been substantial floods in Harpers Ferry's history, but few others of significance in the area in recent decades.
Tips for flood safety from the National Weather Service and JCHSEM include avoiding areas that are flooded, not crossing or driving through flowing water, and leaving a vehicle caught in rising water for higher ground. At night, flood dangers may be less visible, so exercise caution after dark.
"Keep an eye on the weather forecast, especially when floods are predicted," Owens said. "Of course, you can't always predict when there's going to be a flood, but (the JCHSEM) will issue alerts if there's a flood occurring."
To sign up for the JCHSEM alerts through Nixle, text your ZIP code to 888-777 and then text "JCHSEM" to the response message.
-Staff writer Mary Stortstrom can be reached at 304-725-6581 or www.twitter.com/mstortstromJN.


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