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Ryujin 3.5 Lessons from a Master
I am honored to have been allowed to learn how to fold Satoshi Kamiya's Ryujin 3.5 by an extraordinarily talented folder who goes under the name "MrOrigami".
When finished, it should look like this:
He sends me lessons, I must complete them neatly and photo-evidence back to him before he sends me the next lessons.
This blog post chronicles my progress so far. It is a long and winding road towards folding the whole thing from one square of paper – that road consists of a myriad of skills, techniques and components all designed to tuck away 70%+ of the sheet revealing just the dragonny bits.
The Crease Pattern is terrifying (but if you look closely you can see head, body in 2 sections, claws and tail … well, I can):
I hope I am skillful enough to learn how to fold it … we shall see. Explore PART 2 of this project.
Lesson1 – Blocks to fans, fans to blocks, blocks to summits and back again (4 different lessons in one)
Lesson 2 – Transition units – that transform wide pleats into smaller ones
Lesson 3 – Scales and shaping – the model has 2000+ of these little blighters, better get good at them
Lesson 4 – Scales and belly pleats
Lesson 5 – The Tail
Lesson 6 – A Diamond stretch
Lesson 7 – Shoulder scales
Lesson 8 – A Leg
I found out that I had been given an old version of lesson 8 – so got an updated one that included shaping of the toes, so re-folded to try it out:
Lesson 9 – Shoulder transitions
Lesson 10 – Spine Break (to make room for shoulders)
It is not all plain sailing – Lesson 11 is a bugger – a pair of legs and shoulder assembly that is (so far) beating me – First attempt at least found one of the feet on one side of the shoulder patches but I could not find the other foot among the plethora or crinkles – I think I will be more coordinated next attempt, and have learned a lot about careful persistence with this lesson (logic tells you all these folds can not co-exist, but they find a way):
Lesson 11 continues to perplex me – wondering why attempt 2 was so difficult, I try to collapse the feet after doing the shoulders only to realise I had done the shoulders UPSIDE DOWN, meaning all the pleats were running in the wrong direction … live and learn I suppose
Lesson 11 – complete: What an intense fold – so much happening at once and a terrifying glimpse at what is ahead. This is attempt #3, it is not very tidy in places and I will probably attempt it again (just to prove to myself it was not a fluke) but fairly happy to have wrangled so much paper away:
LOL. So I sent my photos of proof to my Sensei and he asked if he had sent the MODIFIED versions featuring legs and toes…no said I – bugger.
Another 12 hour fold, this is lesson 11 Version 2 complete
You can see he is now a set of legs and shoulders, knees and toes – the bundle of paper in the middle will be sheathed in lovely scales, no idea how yet but you get that
With some wire, a little MC and some patience, these legs and toes have HUGE modeling potential
…and the folding continues, carefully. EXPLORE PART 2 of this project.
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[…] my skill level has raised (attributable directly to my structured wrestling with Kamiya's Ryu Jin), I thought I would give it a […]
Good luck!
could you help me make the dragon plz send me lessons
Hi Wonko!! could you give me a advise to fold the shoulder scales?? and the tail??, I coded the tail, but I think I made something wrong
A question: Which version of lesson 9 did you use for your final model? 9A or 9B? I am tempted to use 9b, as it's best if it's easier to collapse the legs cleaner, but that's not the way kamiya did it… Which way did you use? Is the precreasing any different?
What kind of paper did you use because I don't where to find paper that big
ple i begging you i just want holder scales ple give me danial brown not replaying me
que buenas lecciones, podrias subir como armas la cabeza con detalles por favor¡¡
[…] 1-11 in what promises to be an ever intensifying journey towards understanding the whole model. This is PART 2 of a previous post. Part 3 also […]
I collapsed the tail base, but How to shape the tail?
These photo diagrams will help you. If you don't understand a step, feel free to ask.
Thanks btw i saw that before. i shaped it but sadly my tail is just reversed. SK make the reversed official cp? (Grey lines =mountain, black lines: valley). Im precreasing now, is 40gsm paper too thin?
[…] is the final part of this development story – Parts 1, 2, and 3 are located elsewhere in this blog. If you are interested in the journey to this point, […]
I SUCCESSFULLY colapsed the bottom half, but HOW to shape the shoulder space, the connection of the body is too bulky. Thanks!
hola como puedo acceder al curso del ryujin 3.5
Hello ! do you have master Daniel Brown email or facebook??
Hi, could you help me, I'm trying to cut a big square from a kraft roll (90cm), but I can't cut it precisely, what is your method to cut best square from the kraft Roll? Thank you so much!
Sorry mate but I say with all sincerity with which teacher quen I can contact to make this model …
I am an artist and this is one of the figures I've wanted to do for some time.
Grateful if you tell me just who I contact.
Thank you.
You are lucky, I wont never will find help to do this 🙁
the Ryujin is on my bucket list. I have read your comments on tracking down Mr. Origami. A friend of mine is part of Hong Kong Origami society, and has never heard of him. Any other suggestions on finding him?
Wonko please help me find Mr origami i searched Daniel Brown on flickr however i couldn't find him. Tell me how you got in contact with him and how you persuaded him to send you lessons. Pleaseeeee i will really work hard i really want to do this
Please understand that what you will find at that link is not a promise but a posibility. THis guy want to make the diagrams, but I can't tell if he will finish it or if he will share all the work. He did just did two pages and part of the three, this will take years that for sure, but maybe you will find it interesting.


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Sleepwalk is a listening collection. Where you might choose to listen to it is half the fun: a psychedelic meadow, a hot air balloon or an autumnally damp West End flat in Glasgow all come to mind. Just as genre defying as the tracks you'd hear on the dancefloor, Sleepwalk comes across like a beautiful blur. Not so much soft focus as a misted up lens. Drifting across the mix is Damon's Gypsy psyche, bucolic analogue ennui from mid-70s Germany, Lee Hazelwood at his most dissolute and intoxicated, Duke Ellington played straight, Arthur Russell and Karen Dalton juxtaposed as spectral songwriters, and a whole lot of fragments of considered musical beauty.
If you associate the likes of Nurse With Wound, Coil, Tuxedomoon and Chris & Cosey with the sturm und drang of machine music be prepared to be seduced by the tracks here that sting and soothe with their clarity, like the very best eye drops. Glasgow is represented by Future Pilot AKA; his ability to pull from different directions and produce a radical musical statement echoes perfectly the club's ability to spin clichés on their head and come up with a new musical archetype: exhilarating, inclusive, outsider party fun. Did Raymond Scott ever sound so narcotic? Were the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on remand?
If the club specialises in getting you to move your body and shake a fist then Sleepwalk is head music. Forget the square version of downtempo, late night chill out, Sleepwalk reconnects home listening to its lineage at its abstract best: Discreet Music, the Artificial Intelligence series, A Rainbow In Curved Air – this is a mixtape put together your for your mind's eye.
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Manning will remain in Cherry Hills Village, according to Lindsay Jones of The Denver Post, plunking down $4.575 million for a 16,000-square-foot home that sits on 3.37 acres and contains seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a media and billiards room, as well as a "safe room" and, like Casa de Shanahan, an elevator.
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Manning signed a five-year, $96 million contract with the Broncos on March 21 that includes $58 million in guaranteed money. Manning's $18 million base salary this season is fully guaranteed, with the remaining $40 million becoming fully guaranteed provided the 36-year-old passes a physical next March.
The 11-time Pro Bowl selection earned $26.4 million from the Indianapolis Colts in 2011, a season he missed after undergoing multiple surgeries on his neck.


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Answer: Ideally, and to the degree that we are able, we ought to avoid working on Sunday. However, "Caritas suprema lex" (love is the highest law), and there will be times that charity may require us to assist others even on Sunday. This is especially the case in the situation you describe, wherein you seem to be caring for the sick and/or disabled. In the observation of keeping the Lord's Day holy, exceptions are made for workers in critical jobs such as emergency care (fire and police), medical workers and others who care for critical infrastructure and necessary tasks that need to go on even on Sunday. Hence, as what your supervisor asks of you is not necessarily sinful, and if his request is reasonable, you ought to fulfill it.
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Nevertheless, whenever Adam and Eve lived, your question still stands. Here there is need for distinction. We would not speak of the hominids that existed before Adam and Eve as "people" or persons. According to widely accepted Catholic and philosophical tradition, a person is an individual substance of a rational nature. Hence, human beings who have a rational soul are persons; so are angels, and so are the three members of the Blessed Trinity. Animals however, including primates, are not persons, for they have no rational soul.
Thus, if it is true that we in some way physically emerged from prehistoric primates (a widely held scientific theory), we could not speak of them as having a rational soul until God created Adam and Eve, infusing them with a rational soul. Even if our animal or physical nature may be said to have evolved, the human soul is directly created by God, and we are now dealing with a new reality: no mere advanced primate, but the creation of the human person.
With these distinctions in mind, the answer to your question is "no," the primates who existed prior to Adam and Eve had no rational soul. However they may, like all living things, be said to have had a nonrational soul. This is because, philosophically, the soul is the animating principle of a living thing. What makes humans different is having a rational soul, sometimes referred to as the spirit. It is the spiritual aspect of our soul that gives us the ability to think and grasp metaphysical concepts like justice, beauty and truth, and makes us capable of relating to God.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. – Wednesday's Stateline Classic featured a full evening of softball that was capped off with the annual showdown between Virginia Intermont College and King College as its feature game. King made short work of the Lady Cobras, belting out 14 runs on 15 hits in a six-inning affair that led the Lady Tornado set a new program best in wins for a single season.
King pounded out 10 runs and sent 15 hitters to the plate in the sixth inning to helped end Wednesday night's game after six innings. Already possessing a 4-0 lead heading into the inning, the Lady Tornado registered nine hits and took advantage of two VI errors on their way to score the most runs in a single inning they had all year long.
The frame was highlighted by a grand slam hit by senior Christy Kooch, her first home run of the season. Prior to the slam, Christina Melcher (Orlando, Fla.) scored on a double hit by Fallon Thomas (Bristol, Va.). Two additional walks thrown by Lady Cobras pitcher Ashlynn Scott set up Kooch's grand slam and prompted a pitching change.
Virginia Intermont brought in Amanda Schultz, but the offense kept coming from King. Now leading 9-0 with one out, Cassie Ringstaff and Tiffany Harris hit back-to-back singles to put runners on the corners. Schultz then launched a pitch off of catcher Amber Palmer's glove, allowing Ringstaff to score and Harris to advance to second. Christina Melcher took advantage with runners on with a two RBI single to increase the lead to 12-0. A passed ball and a Kendall Brabson single accounted for the final two King runs and took a 14-0 score into the last half of the sixth.
Amber Porter broke up King's shutout bid with a two-out, solo home run. It was one of only three hits the Lady Cobras had the entire game.
The combination of Hannah Light and Rachel Wilmoth (W, 11-6) plus the powerful offensive display served as a true statement in addition to making history in the program's record books. With the 14-1 victory King earned its 25th win of the season, the most wins in a single season in program history. It is the most wins in a season since 2009 when Head Coach Jenn Testa led the Lady Tornado to 24 victories in her first year at the helm.
King's 14 runs are the most runs scored in a single game, this season. Their previous best was 12 in a 12-0, five-inning victory over Emory & Henry College in their first series of the season on Feb. 17.
Kendall Brabson (Bean Station, Tenn.) continued her hot hitting, going 2-for-2 with a two-run home run in the top of the third inning. Brabson worked the count full against VI starting pitcher Bailee Packett and blasted a shot to dead center field to give King a 3-0 lead. The senior first baseman also walked three times.
Christina Melcher finished the game 2-for-4 with three RBI. Senior Tiffany Harris (Tazewell, Va.) led the team with three hits, all singles, against VI and scored twice. The one through four hitters of the King lineup all had two hits apiece and went a combined 8-for-14, tallied eight runs scored and seven RBI between them.
Wilmoth earned her 12th win of the season, allowing one run on three hits and struck out three Lady Cobra hitters. Hannah Light went two innings, also striking out three batters, but keeping Virginia Intermont hitless in the short start.
King (25-14, 9-7) entered a four-game homestand with consecutive doubleheaders against Coker College (April 12) and Mount Olive (April 14). The Lady Tornado and Cobras square off at the KC Softball Complex with a 1 p.m. first pitch. The team will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday versus Mount Olive with a 2 p.m. start time.


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If you're not already using videos as part of your Internet marketing strategy, it's time to start considering it for two very important reasons: Universal Search and YouTube. With videos being a standard blend in the search engine results pages (SERPs) and YouTube being the second largest search engine in the world behind its parent company, Google, people are looking to videos as a new way of obtaining the information they seek.
Don't know much about video? You're not alone. Like most new online developments, it takes time for them to go from industry to mainstream. It may seem like an exhausted issue by now to Internet marketers, but for many businesses - small or large - it's still unchartered territory.
As search marketers, one of the most common questions we get asked is: How do you calculate the return on investment (ROI) from a search engine optimisation (SEO) project? These questions come from a number of sources including those looking to:
It is great when we are asked this question, as generally the ROI for an SEO project is high and out-performs other marketing channels. We believe that all marketing channels should be subject to detailed scrutiny and we encourage rigorous ROI analysis where all available strategies are evaluated on a level and transparent playing field.
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Local Search and Google Places
Author: Nasim Jafarzadeh
Late in October, Google made a major transformation in the way Search Engine Results were displayed for searches with a local intent. The result of this change was that the Google Local 7 Pack is no longer always in the SERPs in the way that it used to be. Instead, Google has begun to integrate the local results within organic results and provided more prominent presence for local results on the SERP, while pushing the Web results below the fold.
As a result, the significance of being number one in the organic results has lost its meaning dramatically. At the same time, due to the competitiveness of the local space, obtaining and maintaining a Google first page results has become even more difficult; therefore local businesses should claim and ensure their presence in local before it is too late.
Google's update places more emphasis on Google Places Page. It seems what is on the place page can be as important for the Local results than what is on the website. That said, the following are a few important things that you should consider:
Bruce Clay mentioned in his interview with WebProNews at PubCon, "You should either figure out how to play in the local space… or you are not going to get the clicks even if you are number one."
This is just a start, stay tuned to see how Google Place search will evolve and what is next.
Broadcasting live from its headquarters, Facebook discussed its new messaging system. Following, some claimed this was just one of many attacks in the ongoing Facebook-Google war.
Google Place Search rolled out this month as one more giant shift in the way search works. Locations of users are now auto-logged by IP address, and if Google believes users are looking for something geotargeted, organic listings are now pushed below the fold in favor of local results.
Also in Google launches, Boutiques.com was released in beta as a hybrid shopping-fashion portal that generates leads for participating merchants.
YouTube introduces a program called On the Rise, giving up-and-coming channels the opportunity to grace the YouTube home page. Channels that have less than 100,000 subscribers with accelerated subscriptions in a 30-day period are put into the pot, and viewers vote on a handful of finalists to create one lucky winner.
New search engine blekko hit the scene, causing a stir this month. Key features include "slashtag" search and lots of data served up to anyone for Internet marketing research. While many speculate whether or not it will replace Google, blekko asserts that's not the point.
RockMelt, a new Web browser, also became the talk of the town this month with the social-centric Web browsing experience it's offering to its clients.
If you like what you've read in the SEO Newsletter, there's more Internet marketing expertise where that came from. Check out SEM Synergy every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Eastern and noon Pacific on WebmasterRadio.fm.
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The big conferences are taking a break for the next couple of months. Enjoy the holidays and plan your speaker pitches for SMX West (first round ends December 10) and SES New York (first round ends January 21).
In the U.S., the newly updated SEOToolSet® standard and advanced training and certification dates for 2011 have been announced. Take your pick of 8 courses throughout the year and across the United States:
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The dates for NY Training 2011 will be announced later this year. East coast students will be able to chose from two sessions during the year.
Bruce Clay Australia has just announced the date for the next 3 Day SEO Training in Sydney:
Google opened up Google Person Finder to the community, inviting developers to help improve the tool that's been useful in aiding natural disaster response.
In other Google news, employees received word that a companywide 10 percent raise will take effect in 2011 and that everyone is collecting a $1,000 holiday cash bonus.
Causes, an app that allows Facebook users to give money to charity, raised $9 million and begins selling gift cards in supermarkets.
Google still most popular Aussie site - Google is still Australia's most popular web property, garnering more than 12.7m unique visitors in the past quarter
Australians love to tweet - Australia can lay claim to the third highest per capita Twitter usage in the world, according to co-creator Dom Sagolla.
Myspace and Facebook announced a non-financial partnership on Nov. 18 with MySpace's Mashup with Facebook, which imports "like" data from Facebook accounts and then personalizes entertainment for that MySpace user.
Facebook and Google played nice, sort of, for the Web 2.0 Summit that took place on Nov. 15 to Nov. 17. Moderators asked Google's Eric Schmidt and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg direct questions about what each company wanted from the other and garnered vague responses.
Yahoo! Clues in beta, announced Nov. 17, provides trends and demographic information for any given search query. Could be just in time as Google makes changes to its keyword tool, making it less useful to search marketers.
Google is experimenting with two new Meta tags that help identify the original sources of content online, called "syndication source" and "original source".
In other Google news, Google Shoppershows mobile phone users stores nearby that carry the item they are looking for and if it's in stock via an Android app that uses GPS.
Rumor has it that a launch for Twitter Analytics is imminent, with some invites already having gone out to select accounts.
Online can boost TV effectiveness - Supplementing TV ads with online and print activity can increase purchase intent by up to 300%.
Bing testing to end mid 2010 - Microsoft's search engine Bing is set to come out of its testing phase by mid next year in Australia as it attempts to dent the dominance of Google.
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Subaru B9 Tribeca Transmisson Problems
mukilteome Posts: 2I purchased a used 2008 Tribeca with 5K miles in February 2009. I have had the transmission replaced twice. The dealer tried to get a brand new transmission for the second replacement but was told by Subaru America that they needed to replace it with a 're-manufactured' version - because they 'stand-behind' their product. With the third transmission now in use for about 2 months, it is beginning to rough shift again, high rev w/no motion, pause before kicking in...and the list goes on. The first replacement was worse than the original, the second replacement began leaking pie-sized puddles of transmission fluid - the clamps are apparently a slip-on model that have since been replaced with 'screw-on' versions.
While thankful that I have an extended warranty and have not experienced any direct expense, at 11K miles the dealer has had it longer than I have in the past 9 months it seems. I have always been a volkswagen owner but this past winter got tired of inneffective driving ability in the snow. So I bought this beautiful Tribeca. It has been nothing but a disappointment and while the dealer has been very nice to work with, it isn't fixing the issue.
Apparently, there are very real design flaws with this vehicle's transmission and Subaru will need to take steps to do the right thing by me and by all of you who are in the same fix. I am considering a :mad: lawsuit if I cannot get resolution to my satisfaction.0
It seems then, that mine is not an isolated incidence.
Keep us posted "mukilteome", as will I.
The new Outback has probably the same engine and five speed automatic transmission as the Tribeca.....I wonder if it will fair any better?
My dealer is about to take mine back and keep it "until it is fixed". We shall see how they do.
The CAMVP advocate group here in BC would go to bat for a buy back by Subaru.
Calculations but the buyback at about $33,000 CAN. I paid 40k for it new. :sick: :lemon:0
siriusly Posts: 2My 07 has ~90K miles, purchased with 4K. Recently experienced a couple of odd shifts in normal, I use the sport but can't say I noticed anything significant with the "manual "shifting. Also started noticing what seemed to be the engine missing during accel eration but thought I'd have it addressed at the next service. A Friday night in the rain with groceries and kids in the car ABS, CEL, Sport, Cruise and Traction Control lights lit up while I was on the freeway in a construction zone with no shoulders. When I parked it, it was leaking black transmisison fluid. Towed to the dealer, apparently the torque converter threw metal into the transmission.
Thankfully the replacement was covered under the extended warranty. Reading this forum I see there's been a couple issues with torque converters and/or transmissions. I'm feeling like this might be an isolated problem. I love my Beca, love that I have the three nostril grill, but I'm a little worried about it's future safety. I drive ~90mi RT for a commute and kids who go places. My 2000 Outback has 209K miles and has been a great car. I can't have a car that is a possible liability and could leave me on the freeway. Winters in Washington can be a wet mess.
Hoping for an "isolated incident" opinion.0
I think the 2007 had a different transmission, but likely similar components.
Latest outback may have same engine and transmission as my 2008 Tribeca. It will be interesting to see how it fares.0
First time poster. I just ( 8 days ago) purchased a 2009 Tribeca with 13K miles and experiencing a 'shuddering' at 40mph and ~1800rpm during a very a gentle acceleration. Had dealer check it out twice including reflashing the transmission module. No change. Returning to dealer on Wed Dec 16th and intend to take a technician on a drive. Love our new SUV however already regretting the purchase. Anyone else experienced a 'shudder' or 'rumble' at speeds between 30-50mph?0
Sounds similar to my problem. See my prior postings.
My problem comes in 5th gear, or locked up of torque converter (top gear) and at about 2000rpm. They have had my car in for about one and a half weeks this time. It has been in for this problem MANY, MANY times thus far! Great dealership, but the problem has eluded them. Car has had its third Torque converter!
I have had a rumbling, especially when the car is cold, (even in summer) but I attributed that to the tires.
Keep us posted.
Thanks for the fast reply. Should I continue the battle or demand a return/replace with say a 2010 Outback? We're moving from FL back to BC/Canada in Feb and wanted an AWD vehicle. So far not a good situation. Thoughts?0
My 2008 Tribeca is basically a good car. Lots of room, reasonably comfortable, and safe.
Had I my choice back, with all I have experienced, I would have selected another make for about the same money. I cannot comment on the new Outback, except that I beieive it likely has the same engine and transmission as the Tribeca. I do not know what its towing capacity is either if that is something you might intend to use it for. IF they can correct the problem for you, and I mean TRULY CORRECT it!! then I guess it would be a good car for you. (We have 30,000 km on ours, and although this problem has always been there, the car has otherwise been fault free!)
Interesting, we moved from Florida to BC, Canada, where we reside now on Vancouver Is.
Let me know how you make out......I guess if you have any doubts, getting them to take it back would be the safest way out.0
Shudder seems to be gone! Here's an update. The morning that I dropped off my 2009 Tribeca to the dealer, we spent 20 minutes driving and duplicated the 'shudder' that occurred at 45mph and ~2K rpm at least 4 times. As suspected, the torque converter was slipping. Service tech confirmed ~100hp loss at gear change. Tech also mentioned that he has seen this before, turns out transmission fluids are 'contaminated' from the factory. They performed an entire tranny flush and another re-learn. With nearly a fully week and 100+ miles my Tribeca runs and shifts very smoothly. Hopefully it will stay this way. Happy Holidays everyone! David.0
ondosh Posts: 1Hi I have a 2008 subaru bought from Rochester. After 3 months of use it started behave strange between gears 2 and 3 i.e. there the transmission would not take accelaration for a second and there would be an abrubt power surge (almost like the car got hit behind) . They reprogrammed the transmission and restarted learning process. The problem was gone for almost a year and now it resurrected but this time much less severe and infrequent. Since it does not happen all the time I did not bother taking it to the delaer in Ottawa since I know they will clain " problem not reproducible" . Any suggestions ?...0
I would take it to them so that your complaint is documented, whether they find it or not.
Best of luck.
I still have the original transmission problem with mine. Have two emails and registered letter into Subaru Canada. No reply. I think they are ignoring me.
The dealer that I last took it to identified the symptom, but was unable to repair. Subaru advised the mechanic that is was not repairable,,,,but they seem disinterested in doing anything about it.
I am ready to take legal action, and make it very public.
:mad: :lemon:0
Update on my last post.
One of our local dealers, who agreed there was a problem, kept the vehicle for about a month.
Was very thorough and contacted Subaru Canada repeatedly as they walked the technician through all the possibilities that might be causing the sensation of slippage in 5th gear (drive or sport mode) at about 2000rpm,, that is, highway speed.
Another torque converter was replaced, they found no improvement. Subaru made other suggestions, changing plugs, checking solenoids, replacing anti-knock sensors, etc.. The technician could not clear the problem. The dealer was advised by Subaru Canada that the problem could not be fixed.
After repeated Calls to Subaru Canada and a registered letter, I have heard nothing back.
I am not put off that easily. Keep posting your beefs! :lemon: :lemon: :mad:0
Have spoken to SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE repeatedly over the past three weeks. Was advised about three weeks ago that they would definitely get back to
me in a couple of days. Heard nothing and have called back every few days, with no contact made. They are ignoring me quite deliberately. Not even a phone response!
SUBARU has lost me and any of my friends or acquaintances as customers.
Have not given up working on them, though. :lemon: :lemon: :lemon: :lemon:0
sglou Posts: 1My Wife's 08 Tribeca has, or should I say HAD the same shudder / vibration during trans shift under slight acceleration. After 3 visits to the dealer and demanding an explination I came across this forum. Needless to say I printed up all of the posts and highlighted all that pertained to our problem. The Service Manager read through it and went on Subaru's website to see if a Service Bulletin was issued.
Sure enough, there it was in black and white. Subaru admits to a faulty Torque Converter and it was replaced 2 weeks ago. The wife is now happy as all of the sluggish shifting , shudder and vibration is gone ! THANK GOD we got the Extended Warrenty
Here is the first page of that Subaru Service Bulletin:
Subaru Service Bulletin Number: 16-74-09
Date: 03/18/09
Applicability: 2009 / 09 MY Legacy / Outback 2.5L Turbo, 5AT and 3.0L 5AT
2008 / 09 MY Tribeca 3.6L, 5AT
Subject: 5AT Torque Converter Shudder / Vibration
If you encounter a vehicle that has a shudder/vibration which could be felt in 3rd, 4th and
5th gear during slight acceleration, it may be caused by the transmission torque converter during lockup operation. A countermeasure was made to the final machining process of the sliding surface for the lock up clutch to provide stabilization and eliminate the shudder/ vibration.
( Starting # )
Legacy / Outback 2.5L Turbo Jan.9, 2009 316632
Legacy / Outback 3.0L Feb 5, 2009 316978
Tribeca 3.6L Feb. 18, 2009 317369
2008 / 09 Legacy / Outback 2.5L Turbo 31100AB122 31100AB121 / 120
2008 / 09 Legacy / Outback 3.0L 31100AB132 31100AB131 / 130
2008 / 09 Tribeca 3.6L 31100AB142 31100AB141 / 140
I hope this information will help others !0
Thank you for your post.
My problem is only present in 5th gear whether in sport (manual) mode or automatic mode.
I have had 2 torque converters replaced with absolutely no improvement.
I am present still fighting with Subaru over the issue 2 1/2 years after buying my car new. The problem was there at my 1000km scheduled visit.
Most recently they have installed two separate monitors in the vehicle and I am still waiting for their final report.
Subaru customer support service has mentioned replacing the vehicle, but I am still waiting. They do not respond to my calls.
Draw your own conclusions. :confuse:0
rexistheone Posts: 1My 2007 Tribeca B9 Automatic has started shuddering as you accelerate. Any suggestions0
Hate to say this. but Subaru will not help you. I spent three years trying to sort out a shuddering transmission on a 2008 Tribeca, while still under warranty, and they refused to help...going so far as to send me a letter stating that my case was closed. I sold it and bought a BMW X5.diesel. Expensive but light years ahead of the Tribeca. My Tribeca is still on the lot 4 months later.
Subaru is prepared to take a hit on the Tribeca which has been a dismal failure when compared to their other vehicles. It is evident they will not spend any money or time to resolve issue with the Tribeca.
Sorry I cannot be more positive. Good luck.0
About a month ago my B9 Tribecca :mad: started to "chug" when I started it. The chugging would stop and I would drive, then the car started hesitating and seemed like it was losing power. Then the check engine light came on. I took it in to the Subaru dealer. They said put a bottle of gas booster in, and put in premium gas. Then bring the car back in for a re-check. I did that, the check engine light came on, car was chugging on start and hesitating again in a few days. I took it in again. They couldn't find anything wrong with it. Told me to do the same thing I did before.
I have since tried a cleaner added to the gas, but that doesn't seem to help either, same problems exist. I did notice that the last two times when it has gone down to 1/4 tank, the engine light goes off, and the car runs better.
Any ideas as to what is wrong with the car? This is very frustrating.
What was the code being recorded in the system? If you weren't given that information from the dealer, you might consider picking up a code reader (they cost $100 or less) and pulling it yourself the next time.
I almost think it is a problem with the knock sensor.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
1bcpastor Posts: 5I understand your frustration. Ours was very similar. We finally had to pull the fuel tank because it contained dirt/sediment that was clogging the fuel filter (sending unit in tank). After cleaning it out & replacing the filter, it has been fine. It doesn't take much sediment to cause problems in the fuel system. I found that I could shut the engine off for a minute or two and then it would run fine on restart. they said that would release the sediment from the sending unit & allow it to get "clean" fuel from the tank. We run premium 98% of the time; and try to limit the places we get fuel when possible. Hope that helps. BTW: it's not cheap to pull the tank, flush it, replace filter, and put it back together (approx. $2100 at the Dealer).0
The dealer never mentioned the code. Can I just ask them for it? Shouldn't they have it in their documents? Also, stupid question, but what does the code tell you?0
hmm...I'll check this out. I have an extended warranty, so hopefully it would be covered. I'll look into that.
Interesting thing is, the last oil change showed some sediment in the old oil. Wondering if that is related.0
It should be documented. The code tells you which sensor(s) was out of spec, which can give someone diagnosing the issue some clues as to what went wrong. For example, if a misfire was thrown, then you know it was a fuel, air, or timing issue (or combination of those), and that can help pinpoint the problem. Since this message is in a "transmission problem" thread, one might conclude that you suspect your transmission... yet it may have nothing to do with it.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
Sediment? That's not good. Consider an oil analysis so that you know what is actually in there; that could tell you something as well. They are pretty cheap at $25. I send mine to a company called Blackstone Labs.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
Thank you, will try that.0
Just called dealer, only code was P0303 w/other cylinder misfires.0
Okay, so have we established the number of miles on your car? If you're getting misfires, I would start with ensuring the health of the spark plug wires, the plugs themselves, and then the distributor. You can check resistance in the wires with a multimeter tool in the ohmmeter setting.
If those things check out fine, and since you have already gone through the fuel system, I would consider replacing the knock sensor and see what happens. I had a knock sensor issue with my 1996 Outback, and it never registered in the computer. Yet, once replaced, it cleared up a whole array of issues (some serious, some just annoying). It was definitely the best money I ever spent on that car.2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0
ateixeira Posts: 72,587Isn't the Tribeca distributor-less?
It may need an ignition coil instead.0
50k miles, not a lot.0
:blush: Coil, distributor; they serve the same purpose!2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2008 and 2013 Subaru Forester(s), 1969 Chevrolet C20 Pickup, 1969 Ford Econoline 100, 1976 Ford F250 Pickup0


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Doom & gloom
June 25, 2010, 05:09 AM »
Flying on the park the other day I was approached by a very nice lady who actually 'got it'. However rather than telling me I need a tail on that she opened the conversation with "that's a bit of a dying art isn't it..."
Seems even the public know kiting is on its knees
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June 25, 2010, 05:24 AM »
That depends on how much she actually knows about it. Her opinion could have been ignorance. She may have thought that when WE were kids, we went out to fly kites because we weren't distracted by electronics and media. Now, kites are mostly flown by older guys (me included). In that respect, it IS a dying art because what will happen after we're gone?
It doesn't have to be a dying art but I think we have to come up with a way to make it more accessible to younger people. I like what they're doing in NJ this year. Instead of holding the East Coast Stunt Kite Championship, they're doing more of a community outreach event. Though we have plans in the afternoon on the 4th, I hope to get out to help in the morning. Outreach and creating a community I think is key. (I wasn't around in the 90s when kiting was bigger so I don't know what made it so popular back then. Thoughts?)
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Quote from: inewham on June 25, 2010, 05:09 AM
Flying on the park the other day I was approached by a very nice lady who actually 'got it'. However rather than telling me I need a tail on that she opened the conversation with "that's a bit of a dying art isn't it..."
Inspiring...and sad at the same time.
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June 25, 2010, 07:19 PM »
I was so hoping a thread like this would pop up!!
OK for those who don't know me, A 40 y/o male, I've been doing this kite flying seriously now for about 3 1/2 years and I'm based in Australia. As an occupation I'm a mid level photographer in the 'communication/marketing/PR' world. Doesn't make me an expert in anything it's a 'just so you know'.
Firstly, is there anyone on these forums that works in the industry of PR/Marketing? If so, I can just see them punching their screens every time this sort of topic comes up, I know I do.
To comment on inewham's observation... "on it's knees"
But what is
Kites? I don't think so, kites will always be here in one guise or another, have been for more than 2000+ years and will probably continue regadless.
Modern kites then? nope, look at kite surfing and power kites in general, the constant elephant in the room in my thoughts on this topic, now that kite division is going gang busters.
SLK's, na, as long as there are straight sticks, plastic bags and string around there will always be at least one kite in the sky somewhere around the world at any one time.
So we're talking just 'stunt kites then'?
And this is the funny bit, it's not popular because
we(and I mean the establishment, not us
"Lone Wolf Freestylers"
make it unpopular,
we (them)
perpetuate this 'whale song of lament'. The only problem I can see with this is that it just
it's unpopular and does nothing about it.
OK the word of the day is 'Cool' and this here sport suffers badly in the perceived 'Cool' market, not that it has to be 'cool' per se, it's just that selling 'geeky' is a bit trickier in the general marketplace.
If I were to ask you to close your eye's and picture a general 'dual line stuntkite flyer' what do you see?? I rest my case
Don't get me wrong, I think it's the coolest thing since sliced bread, but thats not what the general market see's.
Evidence of un-coolness
And if you read between the lines on some of it, it even suggests that people without training will not get it, and that's an official handout to perspective audience members, what with that? A little degrading is how I read it. (Oh and as an observation, it was updated it would appear in 2004, what progress has been made to this industry over the past
6 years
And on the "Get it/got it" line that's always rolled out on these threads...
I don't get that you don't get that people might just get it without needing to get it totally. Get it? Again I see this attitude that we keep telling the general pubic that they won't get us, it's like introducing yourself to someone for the first time and say "you probably won't like me to start with, but if you persevere..."
I could go on for age's on this, as you can probably tell
I was discussing this 'un popularity' with a fellow kiter the other day, and the question came up 'How many of us are there?' We figured somewhere in the 3000-5000 globally mark, with about 10% being regular participants. Were we close?
My general view is that the sport of 'stunt kiteflying' is evolving into 'Freestyle flying', and at this point is to be considered as 'underground' rather than unpopular like Skiing was to Snowboarding in the 80's
bottom line, it won't change without a massive re-branding and placement into the 'cool' camp, weather by campaign or by natural evolution, otherwise it will be as it is.
Last Edit: June 25, 2010, 07:24 PM by WinterDaze
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June 25, 2010, 08:55 PM »
Winterdaze is dead on target. And the way to change the situation in your area is to step up rather than wait for someone else to start the engine. The Richmond Air Force in Virginia, a raggedy little kite club that operates on no dues, no officers, no meetings has been holding kite festivals across Virginia and into North Carolina. We started about when? 15 years ago? We started by approaching Parks and Recreation departments- first close to Richmond, then pushing north, south, east, and west. We are now seeing crowds of 12,000 in Salem-Roanoke, 3,000 in Richmond and in Winchester, about the same in Fluvanna County,and Beach Mountain in NC and no telling how many in Virginia Beach And we are building new festivals every year. In fact, they call us and plead for festivals in their areas.
Now I know that most sport kite fliers don't get overly enthusiastic about single line kites but that is where you have to start because they expect to see the single line kites. But you don't have to stay with the single lines. It's sort of like school. first you present the known and then you introduce the unknown. And, at the same time, you have to talk to the people in the crowd. Explain what is going on, answer their questions, show how to attach their fly lines-- all simple stuff. If you can generate good vibrations, the citizens will mention the festivals to their Chambers of Commerce. Those guys want wholesome activities in their communities because it's the wholesome people who spend the most money. So they boost the Festivals - advertise in their stores and shops. While you are presenting these kite demonstrations on a regular basis, children begin to see how how much difference lies between kites and computers and the next thing you know, along comes someone new. They come in crowds of ONE but when they show up, YOU talk to them,YOU make them feel comfortable. YOU tell them the flying schedule, YOU ask them to come to the next event. YOU Offer to take a Photo of the whole family together. There are a multitude of things that YOU can put on the table.
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Re: Doom & gloom
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June 26, 2010, 12:09 AM »
Down under it's possibly an even trickier situation to that in the US, we don't even have the comps to roll interest off, but at least there's an effort going on to include at least a freestyle demo set (in one small festival we fly a demo
all day
with only 3 flyers) into as many festivals as possible.
If we were to have a comp down here and all the freestyle fliers (& that's 'I can do an axel' and up) in the country came, there'd be about 20-30 I'd guess. So as I see it, we are starting from scratch.
I've now seen some of the threads on the AKA websites forum, and I think they're covering a lot of what people are thinking and saying. And as I read it, the reason that many things aren't being tried is because of 'scoring' and the entry requirements for the AKAGN.
Now does that just smell a little strange? We are lamenting (apparently) the death throws of Sports Kiting, and there seams to be a need to give it an approved 'out of 10' (yeah yeah I know, I read the scores in kite flying is not out of 10) to validate it.
Here's another flyers view, it's my personal view, (and I might just be representing a body of one here). But maybe I could be one example of what market you're trying to appeal to.
I didn't start flying Freestyle kites because of the chance to compete, to me it's a release, a pleasure, a journey, and a way of expressing myself through an instrument of choice, in this case the kite.
Now as I learned that it wasn't as easy as it looks I went looking for information (advice, tutorials and someone to share info with; whats generally called a 'community': [an outcome of shared interest]).
A very basic start that's lead to here and now. As yet I still don't need a score to know how I'm going, I know full well, and against others there are some better and some worse, by how much, I don't care that much.
Now as some of you know I've entered Virtual Freestyle a few times and I'm a solid middle placer, I don't do this to win, but nor does it mean I don't try my guts out to put a good entry in.
I go to this effort so as to share what I've learned and how I'm applying it, I don't think there's a winner in this idea, just people having a good day on the lines. The winner seams to be in VF the most prepared person who has the best day on the lines on the day. I know it's a bit hazy on the details but that might just be the point.
A score isn't so important to me, but a chance to participate in an expression session to show a perspective audience what I can thrown down with, now I'd be all over that like a Pug on food
Who got into this pastime for a score in the first place anyway?
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Re: Doom & gloom
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June 26, 2010, 04:48 AM »
The problem is that modern stunt flying is a hard sell to Joe Public. Days were that kite flying was simple, anyone could buy a simple single liner ( no offence to the SLK fliers ) and have some fun. The modern stunt/freestyle kite is a very different beast.
We live in a society that demands instant gratification in all things; plug & play, instant access, no experience required. So when someone does come over and say Cool flying, how long would it take for me to do that and you tell them a couple of years with regular practise most of them are turned off before they are even turned on. If you then go on to tell them that a decent starter kite will cost you about £60 but you can pay over £200 for a really good one you can hear their jaw hit the floor. Chances are if any are left they will go along to Toys r Us et al and pick up something for a fiver and get fed up when they cant instantly go out and start performing JLs like that bloke in the park last week .
It seems that stunt kiting is destined to remain a minority interest sport for the foreseeable future.
Sorry for the negative imput!
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June 26, 2010, 06:59 AM »
kite flying is alive & well at the parks I fly at
we fly a lot of quad team and share the park with a bunch of buggiers and single line fliers
the public seems to 'get' and appreciate quad team, slks and buggying
modern whippy wappy dual lining doesn't seem to garner much attention, though adding a tail helps
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June 26, 2010, 07:24 AM »
Quote from: kiten00b on June 26, 2010, 06:59 AM
kite flying is alive & well at the parks I fly at
we fly a lot of quad team and share the park with a bunch of buggiers and single line fliers
the public seems to 'get' and appreciate quad team, slks and buggying
modern whippy wappy dual lining doesn't seem to garner much attention, though adding a tail helps
Kite flying on your side of the pond seems to be much more popular and better supported than here in the UK. We seem to have families and kids on the beach ( and occasionally park) with cheap SLK's and stunters at one end of the scale and the serious kite surfers/ power kiters at the other end and not much ( apart from us enthusiasts) in between. Adults flying stunt kites without the kids in tow seems to be looked on as a little odd over here - " Are you going fishing mate?" " No, kite flying" que bemused look. I've been flying in my local park for 3 years and I have
seen another flier.
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Re: Doom & gloom
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June 26, 2010, 08:11 AM »
Quote from: Hadge on June 26, 2010, 07:24 AM
Adults flying stunt kites without the kids in tow seems to be looked on as a little odd over here - " Are you going fishing mate?" " No, kite flying" que bemused look.
Aggressive tricks like a good tip stab, 2 point landing, or comete tend to demonstrate the seriousness of what a kite can do - I'd even say its cool!
Last time I was out flying a group of 6 teenagers (all looking on the cutting edge of "cool" by the way) came up and asked me all sorts of questions about what I was doing. None of them had flown before and cold not believe what could be done with a kite.
I pulled out my old Quantum, showed them how to hook it up, and gave it to them to fly. They had a blast for a few hours and asked me where they could get kites of their own (so I told them about out local kite shop and GWTW).
I think flying sport kites is just not well known. Much like these kids, a few years ago I had no idea what was possible with a kite. Most people seem to think that flying a kite means standing there holding onto a line - perhaps like watering a garden.
I think that Ray Bethel figured it out long ago - a great way to teach people about kiting is to show them why you love it so much. The rest is up to them.
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June 26, 2010, 08:13 AM »
Sorry, I aimed for brevity using terms like 'got it' but I'll just amend this:
Quote from: inewham on June 25, 2010, 05:09 AM
Seems even the public know TRICK kiting is on its knees
SLKs, Quads and Power kites and even Stunt kites flown properly with tails are just fine.
For the record I wasn't lamenting anything, it was an unusual comment which was made at about the same time as I read another pessimistic thread.
Personally I try not to partake of the lamenting threads myself; the last time I met another sport kite flier on my local park was 1998 so I've long since got over that. I fly locally for fun, I'll attend an event to meet like minded people.
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June 26, 2010, 12:02 PM »
I'm pretty far out of kiting politics, but a story from sailboat racing seems relevant here. I race neat little 15' dinghies called Albacores. The class is VERY actively raced in a few places in the UK, Canada, and the US. Every two years there's a "world's" in one of those countries, which has to be called the Albacore Internationals (too few countries to be the Worlds legally!).
You used to have to qualify to compete in the "world's", by finishing near the top of a big event on a list of qualifying events. And each "world's" was a bit smaller than the last. In early 1999, the US organizers of the "world's" in October 1999 announced that this one would be "open". People could make vacation plans in advance, without having to wait to see if they qualify, because they did!
The Powers That Be responded as if the terrorists had taken over the US Albacore Association. And there are better reasons to be exclusive in this case than in kite competitions, IMHO: An incompetent sailor in a top-level competition can easily mess up somebody's start (and whole race), or even damage a top competitor's boat! (Not bloody likely in a kite comp, eh?)
But the event went pretty smoothly, with no more boat damage or complaints than usual, and a big roster and lots of smiles. And the Canadian organizers (and the Brits too, I think) followed suit. Anybody can enter the Albacore "world's" now. If you're no good at sailing and racing, you'll finish last. If you get in the way of the hotshots, you'll get yelled at and embarrassed, and might not show up the next day -- same as all our other races!
I find lots of cases in many organizations where people start writing elaborate rules to prevent various kinds of scary abuse -- abuse that usually never happens in places and times that DON'T have those rules. The rules often discourage participants, if only by suggesting that the group is one that NEEDS those kinds of rules to prevent nasty chaos.
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June 26, 2010, 06:22 PM »
...i see it now, "kite rodeo"; complete novice never flown kites before, the one that keeps it in the air the longest wins a prize
quality and quantity of wind play a part, very correct its a "right now" society. 'joe public' generally doesnt like to wait for wind.
used kites sell well at festivals i have been too, right out of the 'learn to fly' area. I try to have a kite or two to fly. around and would part with. I have spent much time there teaching others, even taught with a psycho in moderate winds. Really wish i got a cut of the local kite sales increase when i go on vacation. Hot girls are fun to teach
but on the flipside you get "stay away from the scary looking middle aged guy whose into klites and want to teach my children" look
maybe its bad to quote Jake:
"how much for the women? how much for the little girl" -Jake from Blues Brothers
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June 26, 2010, 09:28 PM »
I tend to disagree with the "We're a bunch of older guys" comment, though I totally understand the basis behind it.
I'm not going to go into that "We need to change" or any of the AKA bs also.
Kiting will never go away, it will change on it's own. Maybe not in the sense of how are "We" stateside folks are going to do it, but perhaps foreign influence will take over again. Then again, I dunno, but faith manages.
Hell, even if West side events like KP, Berkeley, WISKF were to somehow disappear kiting would not die off.
Even if heavy hitters like Prism, Revolution, and HQ (Not picking on the US) were to disappear overnight kiting wouldn't die off. (Cuz they won't die off)
Interests always shift, even globally, and kiting, both literally and figuratively is just something that changes with the wind.
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Quote from: DD on June 26, 2010, 06:22 PM
...you get
"stay away from the scary looking middle aged guy whose into klites and want to teach my children" look
That's always a concern today isn't it? It's best if you can approach the parents first, but that's not always possible when the kids approach you on the field. In that case look around, are the parents in sight and aware of the kids approaching you? If not I talk with the kids while continuing to fly, no lessons until the parents are monitoring the activities.
Quote from: DD on June 26, 2010, 06:22 PM
Hot girls are fun to teach
In that case look around and see if the wife is in sight ... and aware that they approached you
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Six unrelated outbreaks of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis linked to human adenovirus underscore the importance of infection control measures in ophthalmology, according to the CDC.
The outbreaks -- one each in Florida, Illinois, and Minnesota, and three in New Jersey -- affected a total of 411 people in 2008, 2009, and 2010, the agency reported in the Aug. 16 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Although there was some community transmission in each outbreak, all were associated with ophthalmologic care and in several cases involved a symptomatic practitioner, the agency report stated.
Such outbreaks are common worldwide, although in the U.S. the prevalence and incidence of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is unknown.
Routine infection control measures, the report writers said, should include:
- Strict adherence to hand hygiene
- Using disposable gloves if there is any potential contact with eye secretions
- Either disinfection of ophthalmic instruments after each use or use of disposable equipment
- Keeping suspected conjunctivitis patients separate from others, including a separate waiting room, sign-in area, and examination room
- Furloughing staff members who appear to have epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
In all of the outbreaks, the report noted, one or more of those precautions was omitted.
The largest outbreak -- in a New Jersey ophthalmologic practice that had one main clinic and four satellites -- involved 245 people. Some 55% of the cases were directly associated with the facility.
Limited testing of eye swabs suggested the causative agent was human adenovirus serotype 8. Environmental testing, however, was negative.
Starting in November 2008, 37 people in Florida developed epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, 62% of them after visiting one of two ophthalmologic clinics, both part of the same practice.
One of the 37 was the practice's only staff physician, who worked despite being symptomatic, the agency report said.
The Illinois outbreak, in March 2009, involved a relative handful of patients, but 12 of the 18 were babies in a neonatal intensive care unit. The unit was later closed to new admissions for 23 days, the agency report said.
All of the affected infants had been tested by an ophthalmologic team for retinopathy of prematurity, employing reusable scleral depressors and ocular specula that were soaked in isopropyl alcohol between uses. The agency report noted that isopropyl alcohol is not a reliable disinfectant for ophthalmic instruments and, in fact, 70% isopropyl alcohol has previously been linked with outbreaks of human adenovirus.
Investigation showed that two family members of patients, two ICU staff, and two of the ophthalmologic team also had epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, including an ophthalmology resident who had worked while symptomatic.
An ophthalmic equipment cart, disinfected and stored during the investigation, was found to be positive for human adenovirus 19.
The Minnesota outbreak, in the summer and fall of 2008, involved 70 cases, including eight healthcare staff members from three ophthalmology and optometry outpatient clinics.
Testing linked the outbreak to human adenovirus 8, and investigation showed breaches of infection control, including poor hand hygiene and lack of disinfection of medical equipment shared between patients
Two smaller outbreaks in New Jersey involved a total of 41 people -- 17 in one case, including a staff optometrist, and 24 in the other. They were linked to human adenovirus serotypes 3 and 8, respectively.
The analysis was supported by the CDC.
Schneider is an employee of the agency; other authors are from the CDC, state and local health departments, and university medical schools in the affected states.
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CROI 2010 Wrap-Up: The Evolution of Antiretroviral Therapy
A Discussion With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H.
March 8, 2010
Emerging Complications, Mortality and the "When-to-Start" Question
Impact of Nadir CD4 on Development of Complications
Joel Gallant: I'm very interested in the whole when-to-start question, and I'm a pretty big advocate of starting people early, even to the point of just starting everybody with HIV on therapy. I think the data at CROI supported that concept, for the most part.
We saw a number of studies that looked at the issue of the CD4 count, including the nadir CD4 -- the lowest that you've had -- and correlating it with the development of certain complications. So, for example, from the large CHARTER study, which was looking at neurologic complications of HIV, they found that your neuropsychological performance on specialized testing was a direct function of the lowest CD4 count that you've had. So if you started out with a low CD4 count -- even if you're on therapy and doing well now -- you have a poorer neuropsychological performance than if you started with a higher CD4 count. Other, smaller studies had shown that before. But I think that's of critical importance in saying that we really need to not be waiting for people to develop low CD4 counts before starting therapy.
There was a group that looked at arterial stiffness as a proxy for atherosclerosis and, again, found that the nadir CD4 count was associated with arterial stiffness. So that the idea is that if you wait too long [before starting treatment], you begin to develop coronary artery disease.
Then we saw that nadir CD4 count was associated with a higher risk of fracture in the HOPS cohort.
So everything just keeps telling me that we need to get away from this emphasis on immunosuppression -- the old idea that, well, as long as you keep your CD4 above 200, you'll be fine. Or you could change that to 350. I think what we're seeing is that HIV does bad things to you, regardless of what your CD4 count is. And we may not see those differences right away, but I think over time, these studies are telling us that it's not good to have viremia, and that we should be focusing as much on suppressing viral replication as we do on preventing immunosuppression.
Will U.S. DHHS Guidelines Recommend Even Earlier Treatment Initiation?
Myles Helfand: We're just three months removed from the latest iteration of the U.S. DHHS [Department of Health and Human Services] treatment guidelines for HIV-infected people. That most recent update included an adjustment to the when-to-start recommendation. Now the recommendation is that if you're between 350 and 500, you should start therapy. Although, in what may have been a first for the guidelines, they actually specifically state that the panel was split over the when-to-start issue.
Does the research presented at CROI, and other research that's come to light over the months since those guidelines came out, do they just add to the amount of evidence that may further sway members of the panel in the future to go more towards, "You know what? Maybe we should start therapy even higher."
Joel Gallant: First, let me just spell out what the guidelines say now. Everybody agrees that you should start below 500. The split there was only about whether people felt that it was a strong or a moderate recommendation. It was just a split on emphasis. Below 500 is where we recommend therapy overall.
But then half the panel felt that we should recommend therapy above 500 -- in other words, at any CD4 count. The other half of the panel didn't think that was wrong, necessarily, but they just felt that it was more optional. So that was where the split was.
But I interpret this to say that the guidelines now support treatment at any CD4 count, but just with a different sense of urgency, based on where your CD4 is. If it's very high, then it's less urgent. The lower it gets, the more urgent it is. And I certainly think that the stuff presented at CROI only supports that.
I can't say whether it will cause a change in the guidelines. I think that most likely the when-to-start issue will take a rest for a little while, before coming out with yet another revision so quickly. But I certainly think that the stuff we heard is supportive of what the guidelines panel came up with.
Life Expectancy Grows Increasingly "Normal" for HIV-Infected Patients
Myles Helfand: There were some other presentations at the conference on life expectancy and mortality, and how they relate to CD4 count also, no?
Joel Gallant: Yeah. There had been a nice study a while ago from the Aquitaine cohort in France that basically said that if you achieved a CD4 above 500 and you had an undetectable viral load, and you maintained this for, I think it was, five or six years, your life expectancy was essentially going to be that of the HIV-negative French population. That's a study that I cite a lot to my patients, because so many of these life expectancy things, they'll kind of say, well, overall, you can expect "this many" years of life lost if you have HIV. I don't find that very helpful to an individual patient, because it includes the data from people who don't take their meds, who have hepatitis C -- all sorts of things. And if my patient isn't like that, then they can't really use those data to look at their own expectation. Whereas I think if you narrow it down, as the Aquitaine cohort did, to patients who are doing really well, I think that's very useful.
At CROI, we saw data from the ATHENA cohort, which is the cohort from the Netherlands, which modeled life expectancy for patients who were treatment naive and without AIDS 24 weeks after diagnosis. And again, they found that their life expectancy was around 53 years, which is essentially the same as uninfected controls in the Netherlands.
The French data and the Dutch data say that you can have the same life expectancy [with HIV as without it], under the right circumstances. The question then is: Will your quality of life be the same? Or will you be plagued with complications of aging at a younger age than HIV-negative people? And that's, I think, where the real question lies.
Myles Helfand: As a clinician, how do you talk to your patients about that kind of thing? How do you answer the, "How long will I live? And how well will I live?" questions?
Joel Gallant: I tend to tell patients that if you are starting therapy; and if you're good at taking therapy, you're not missing doses, you're not becoming resistant; and we can get your CD4 count up, that you can expect to live a normal life and die of something other than AIDS. Of course, I can't predict somebody's life expectancy. But I can probably tell them, "You're not going to die of AIDS."
The real question, as I said, is to what degree HIV-related complications will affect your life, even though you're doing well from an HIV standpoint. My own opinion is that if you start early enough, at a high CD4, you can probably avoid a lot of those complications. But what I don't know is whether you can avoid them all. I think that's the real hard question right now, the one we need to deal with the most.
So much of our data come from the practices of earlier years, where we did wait a long time to start therapy. If we started everybody with high CD4 counts -- and that's assuming we can find them at those counts and get them into care -- perhaps we would see fewer complications. That's my hope, as an optimist. But clearly, there is some residual inflammation and immune activation going on, even in people who are fully controlled. So we can't promise people that everything will be just as it would if they were HIV negative.
This article was provided by TheBodyPRO. It is a part of the publication The 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.
Comment by: anonymous (tanzania) Sat., Jun. 5, 2010 at 3:35 pm UTC
this virus ruins lives, shatters dreams i hope sometime soon a cure will come out, imagine how it feels when you have never had unprotected sex and you test positive for hiv, feels like everything is against me, please find a cure soon i miss normal life soo much
Comment by: Scared InTexas (Austin, TX) Thu., Mar. 18, 2010 at 6:23 pm UTC
I think the idea of everyone being tested is a GREAT IDEA, BUT!!! in the great lonestar state, the minute you're diagnosed as HIV +, you have to go to the county medical facility and get grilled for 2 hours. Asked to disclose personal information, and any and all sexual contacts.
SO WHY IN THE WORLD would I want to be treated like a criminal ? As long as you have State laws that make you a criminal, you'll never get men to be tested.
This is a medical condition between you and your doctor and not you and the state.
An additional complication, is now that you know, they tell you that if you have unprotected sex with somenone, you could go to jail. In my case they gave me examples of lawsuits and a guy going to jail in another state.
Comment by: Henry (NYC) Tue., Mar. 16, 2010 at 7:56 pm UTC
That was an excellent overview, thank you both!
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Just before halftime with 1:05 on the clock and CMS down 6-3, CMS freshman K Matthew Aven hit a NCAA Division III-record tying 62-yard field goal to even the score at 6-6. The 62-yard field goal is a CMS record and it tied the Division III mark set by Dom Antonini of Rowan University in a game vs. Salisbury on Sept. 18, 1976. Aven is now 5-of-8 on field goals this season and has made kicks from 50, 53 and 62 yards.
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