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Chucho Valdes Comes To Storrs 1/27-28
Pianist and composer Chucho Valdés will perform in Storrs, CT with the Afro-Cuban Messengers on Jan 27 & 28, 2012, featuring performances from the Grammy Award winning album, Chucho's Steps.
About the performance: In his first solo project since 2003's New Conception, Valdés once again speaks through his distinctive and extraordinary compositions and arrangements, reflecting his personal and creative evolution.
About the artist: "Born in Quivicán, Cuba, in 1941, Chucho Valdés is one of Cuba's most famous pianists, bandleaders, composers and arrangers. Having began his music training with his father, famed pianist Bebo Valdés, when he was 3 years old, Chucho's style melds his diverse experiences and skills: classical, jazz, bop, Cuban and swing, all combined by his virtuosic dexterity on the piano. Perhaps best known for founding the influential Latin jazz band IRAKERE in 1972, Valdés continues to develop unique works of art, generating ideas for a change of style, orchestral format and concept, that nonetheless end up characteristically reflecting pure Chucho."
"While exploring his own growth, Valdés, joined by the Afro-Cuban Messengers, pays tribute to those that have influenced him and aided his musical development. For example, the title track, a tribute to John Coltrane and his masterpiece Giant Steps, rounds off the harmonic structure in 50 bars without repetition. The improvisation and variations heard in this track create the illusion of a concert or suite, while exhibiting the virtuosity of Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers. The upbeat and funky opening track, "Zawinul's Mambo," pays homage to Austrian keyboardist and composer, Joe Zawinul, whom Valdés cites as an integral inspiration to the development of his composition and technique."
"New Orleans," a tribute to the musicians of New Orleans, specifically the Marsalis family, is a walk through the history of the "birthplace of jazz" beginning with Jelly Roll Morton's transformation of ragtime to jazz.
In the opening notes of "Yansa," Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers deftly evoke Yoruba mythology's "Queen of the Wind and Storms." In conjuring this powerful Goddess, Valdés juxtaposes the powerful cacophony of violent storms with the melodic resolution found in the call and response of a chorus. His interpretation of this classic deity weaves the clave rhythm in and out of the composition in a very non-traditional manner, providing a fresh modern insight to an ancient religious belief.
"Julian," a bluesy lullaby dedicated to Chucho's youngest son, is a melodic tune ranging from the lyrical to the playful. The beautiful melody, along with the saxophone and trumpet solos, contribute to the wonder of simplicity inspired by father-son tenderness.
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TATon a GS?
A friend of mine and I have GS's and are talking about doing a part of the Nevada and maybe part of the Oregon TAT on our GS's.. We are both good riders and ride dirt bikes so we feel pretty good about our skills but we are concerned the GS might be to big and heavy. If anyone has done or seen GS's on these portions of the TAT pls chime in.
I've seen an 800GS on the TAT and own an 1150, don't see why not, the Wan's have ridden it two-up on the 990. Radioman rode his 1150 on the OBDR and that's much more difficult than the Nevada TAT.
I rode the TAT on my 8GS camping the whole way, my Nancy rode portions of it on her 650GS. It can be ridden on just about any bike IMO with the right rider, or driven in a mini van for the most part, at least when it's dry.
Nevada and Oregon were in good shape when I ran just those sections again last year, the "hardest" part, taking weather related things out of it, is in Utah.
If you go to my Smugmug, linked from my site there's lots of photos of the TAT so you can decide for yourself. The GS is perfectly suited for the TAT for many riders IMO. You'll need to have a 200 mile range in Oregon for one section, longest between gas in NV is around 150 miles, or less.
Of course roads can and will change, but still you should be fine. Have fun!
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Rugby Championship: Australia and Argentina both aiming for first win of tournament
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Australia intend to continue with their expansive approach against Argentina on Saturday as they bid to end a poor run of form.
Ewen McKenzie's side have lost four Tests in a row and produced an insipid display in last week's 38-12 defeat at home to South Africa.
Australia's forwards were taken part by the Springboks and face another big test of their resolve against Argentina, who are still searching for their maiden win in the Rugby Championship.
"We weren't too impressed by our performance at the weekend against the Springboks but I guess our success will be determined by the platform that the forwards lay," said Australia centre Adam Ashley-Cooper.
"I know these guys have addressed the areas that needed addressing during the week, they've worked really hard in that regard so for us, it's about a balance this weekend, not only playing a good brand of rugby but making good decisions."
Genia dropped
Australia have axed scrum-half Will Genia and handed the captaincy to Ben Mowen in the continued absence of James Horwill (hamstring).
Prop Ben Alexander replaces Sekope Kepu, while there are places on the bench for Sitaleki Timani and Tevita Kuridrani.
"The biggest part of the job is making sure you give great clarity to the group around how we want to play and what we're trying to execute," said No.8 Mowen, who only made his Test debut in June and will be winning his seventh cap.
"To me, the role is purely about making it black and white for the side, so there's no grey going into the weekend and then you can navigate from there.
"All the guys in this group have a lot of belief in what we're trying to achieve.
"We are at the start of developing where we want to be. We want to be playing rugby where a year or two down the track, people are trying to catch up with us. We firmly believe we've got the skills to do that."
Five changes
Argentina last beat the Wallabies in 1997 in Buenos Aires and have won just one Test on Australian soil, at Ballymore in 1983.
They have made five changes to their starting XV, with four of those coming in a revamped back division.
Veteran Felipe Contepomi and Gonzalo Tiesi form a new midfield pairing, Tomas Cubelli replaces Martin Landajo at scrum-half and wing Gonzalo Camacho - who dislocated his shoulder in the brave 28-13 defeat to New Zealand in Hamilton last week - is replaced by Juan Imhoff.
The only alteration to the pack sees Agustin Creevy starting at hooker in place of Eusebio Guinazu, who drops to the bench.
Australia: 15 Israel Folau, 14 James O'Connor, 13 Adam-Ashley Cooper, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Nic White, 8 Ben Mowen (capt), 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 James Slipper
Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 Sitaleki Timani, 20 Ben McCalman, 21 Will Genia, 22 Matt Toomua, 23 Tevita Kuridrani
Argentina: 15 Juan Martin Hernandez, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Felipe Contepomi, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Thomas Cubelli, 8 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 7 Pablo Matera, 6 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe (capt), 5 Julio Farias Cabello, 4 Manuel Carizza, 3 Juan Figallo, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Marcos Ayerza
Replacements: 16 Eusebio Guinaz, 17 Nahuel Lobo, 18 Juan Pablo Orlandi, 19 Mariano Galarza, 20 Benjamin Macome, 21 Martin Landajo, 22 Santiago Fernandez, 23 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino
You can watch Alex Payne, Sean Fitzpatrick, Dewi Morris and Michael Lynagh discuss this weekend's Rugby Championship fixtures by clicking here
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Barriers to Food Stamps
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RON BOES: That's $3.29 for the broccoli and carrots.
LEE HOCHBERG: Ron Boes has trouble affording food for his family. He hasn't been able to work since a generator fell on him ten years ago and broke his back while he was working as a mechanic.
RON BOES: Food has been really tight. My daughter had a friend over, and she noticed that we didn't have much and she pulled money out of her pocket and bought food for herself.
LEE HOCHBERG: He receives disability payments, and his wife earns $1,100 a month plus tips working as a bartender. But his high medical costs and Seattle's high cost of housing make it hard to feed their three teenagers.
RON BOES: I hope that somehow, somewhere, you know, something would come in from somehow. I need to be more humble and say, "yes, I need help."
LEE HOCHBERG: He gets no help from food stamps. Since welfare reform began in 1996, the number of Americans getting stamps has dropped by one-third, from 25 million then to only 17 million today. Some of that reduction was intentional. New rules made it harder for adults without children to qualify for food stamps. But critics say most of the reduction wasn't planned for at all. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, delegated the food stamp program to state governments to run, and many of them, trying to avoid food stamp fraud, imposed a maze of bureaucratic barriers that actually weed out people who should qualify for food stamps.
DEANA KNUTSEN: There's whole populations that have just been dropped off the rolls that are being totally ignored.
LEE HOCHBERG: Advocates for the poor, like Deana Knutsen of Washington Citizen Action, say it's outrageous for states to restrict food stamps at a time 10% of American families don't get enough to eat. The Government estimates 37% of those eligible for food stamps– 12 million people– aren't getting them.
DEANA KNUTSEN: When they passed welfare reform, it was not supposed to be more difficult to get food stamps. That was a basic program that anybody under a certain income level was supposed to be eligible for.
SPOKESMAN: It's food we're talking about, that's the bottom line here.
LEE HOCHBERG: To examine the food stamp problem, the National Campaign for Jobs and Income, and advocate Kevin Borden recruited people like Boes to apply for food stamps and see what happened. Boes started in November, and like many, had trouble just getting through the application.
RON BOES: It's "I" or "we" or "I, we," or you know, "I am," "we am," what is this? Is this a joint application for me and my wife? Or is this my application?
LEE HOCHBERG: Washington State's application is six pages. Half the states, the study found, have applications 10 to 36 pages long, with Minnesota's at 40 pages. The food aid group, Second Harvest, says nearly all require a 12th grade reading level, seeking information on everything from burial plots to income from blood donations.
RON BOES: I couldn't fill it out. If it was just me filling out the form, I couldn't have done it. Without the help from my wife, I couldn't have filled it out.
LEE HOCHBERG: A USDA study found it takes an average of five hours to apply for food stamps, including two visits to a food stamp office.
SPOKESMAN: Let's go, huh?
LEE HOCHBERG: The test project found many applicants were not screened for emergency service when they went to the office, though it's required by law. And others had difficulty even getting an interview with a caseworker. Boes tried on a Wednesday, about noon.
LEE HOCHBERG: What happened?
RON BOES: Well, I went in there and I talked to the desk to verify I was in the right place, and they said, "yeah, you're in the right place, but everybody's at lunch. Come back at 1:00."
LEE HOCHBERG: He tried again at 1:00.
RON BOES: The lady that does interviews told me that they don't do interviews today because it's Wednesday. "Wednesdays are off days, it's days when we catch up on our paperwork," or something like that.
LEE HOCHBERG: But a caseworker did take a cursory look at Boes' application– long enough to send him away.
RON BOES: And then she told me, "look, I'm not going to answer any more of your questions. You don't qualify for food stamps." She looked at my application really quick. She basically gave me this thing and said "go to this church and go to this food bank and get some food there."
LEE HOCHBERG: The referral to the food bank said Boes is "not eligible for food stamps." The test project's Borden says food stamp eligibility is determined by a complex formula of income minus deductions, and the caseworker couldn't possibly have assessed Boes' case so quickly.
KEVIN BORDEN, National Campaign for Jobs and Income: The whole point is no one sat down with him and talked to him and deducted his child support, child care deductions, household deductions.
LEE HOCHBERG: The NewsHour asked a supervisor why Boes hadn't received an interview. That prompted her to call him and set one up.
SUPERVISOER: We don't want to make access impossible for people. I mean, we're here to serve people…
LEE HOCHBERG: She asked that he bring a picture ID, bank statement and the lease for his car, a month worth of pay stubs, verification of his mortgage payment, homeowner's insurance and real estate taxes, gas and electric bills. That begged a question of the state's food stamp program administrator. If they need that information, how could they have said that he wasn't eligible without having received that information?
SPOKESMAN: I don't think they said he wasn't eligible. I think they said, "it appears that you're not going to be eligible."
LEE HOCHBERG: He read that purple form that said "does not qualify for benefits" to mean "does not qualify for benefits." You're saying it means something different than that?
SPOKESMAN: It was not a formal denial notice of benefits.
LEE HOCHBERG: The state's John Atherton says his department screens out applicants if it appears they won't qualify. It's part of a broader effort to reduce food stamp fraud. He says for the last three years, every state has been under pressure from the federal government to reduce overpayments. In 1998, 22 states had error rates over 10%, Washington State, the highest in the country. Facing the threat of a $17 million federal fine, Washington State established safeguards against overpayments– like the long application and rigorous screening of applicants.
SPOKESMAN: People were doing their damndest to bring the error rate under control. And that's what they were told was success for this program.
LEE HOCHBERG: With the new emphasis on accuracy, food stamp rolls dropped more than 40% in places like Texas, Delaware and Maryland, and Washington State. But the USDA says at the same time, 12 of every 100 households in Washington are hungry. Atherton says access to food stamps probably has become too difficult.
JOHN ATHERTON: The single-minded focus on the part of the federal government on food stamp accuracy, food stamp quality control errors, did aggravate the issue of hunger. Precise accuracy in terms of the federal rules became more important than access to food stamp benefits.
LEE HOCHBERG: Boes got an in- person interview three weeks later. He says he told his caseworker he had hundreds of dollars of new medical receipts yet to submit. But before he could do that, he got this rejection letter. It included no detail of the calculations that led to the rejection or the simple steps he could take to become eligible. Seattle Attorney Lisa Brodoff– who specializes in public benefits issues– says the form is another barrier against food stamp access.
LISA BRODOFF: There is nothing specific in this notice to Ron Boes. It's a sort of standard… Ron couldn't know why he was ineligible. So how does he know what information to get the agency to correct that if it's wrong?
JOHN ATHERTON: That information is information we would gladly provide to him.
LEE HOCHBERG: But you didn't.
JOHN ATHERTON: If he had asked for it, we should have or would have.
LEE HOCHBERG: Brodoff helped us discover that, in fact, Boes' caseworker had wrongly assessed Boes' resources, which the state now admits. But discouraged and fighting new medical problems, Boes never reapplied.
LISA BRODOFF: You put up barriers to people understanding eligibility and understanding why they were denied, and they will not appeal… they won't appeal it. It's too difficult and there's too much energy to doing it.
LEE HOCHBERG: Brodoff says that's especially true of older applicants. 61-year-old Jeanette Williams spends hundreds of dollars a month on medication after her brain surgery. She applied for food aid in January, but was rejected when a caseworker used what NewsHour discovered was out-of-date property tax data to compute her shelter costs. The NewsHour told the state about the error, but Williams was denied for the next month, too. This time the medical benefits she had requested for ten months and is now finally receiving, disqualified her for food aid.
JEANETTE WILLIAMS: I don't know. Just… There's no hope. There is no way to live.
SPOKESPERSON: Hi. You want dairy today?
LEE HOCHBERG: Many of the hungry have turned to food banks run by charities and religious institutions. Food bank use in Washington has risen dramatically in the last decade, from 4 million to 5.5 million visits per year. Katie Heinrich directs the West Seattle Food Bank.
KATIE HEINRICH: We definitely have seen an increase in the past couple of years since the welfare reform has happened.
LEE HOCHBERG: But food banks say they're unable to meet the increasing reliance on them for a full, balanced diet.
KATIE HEINRICH: We're set up to be a temporary system. Ideally people come here once or twice in the gap in between while they're getting food stamps. We shouldn't be someone's permanent system of getting food.
LEE HOCHBERG: Congress, which some say started the food stamp crisis by pressuring the USDA to monitor benefits more closely, is now offering proposals to expand access. One would require applicants to reapply for benefits every six months instead of the every three months some states now require. And states like Washington are developing a shorter, one-page application, with plans to put it online. Many states are airing public service messages to encourage more of the hungry to apply.
SPOKESMAN: Hey, if you need help with nutrition assistance, there's food stamps. Give us a call.
LEE HOCHBERG: But more applications won't necessarily mean less hunger. The issue is how they're processed, at a time when expenditures are going to be watched.


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Aerobics, Baseball, Cycling, Dancing, Football, Other types of exercise, Swimming, VolleyBall, Walking / Hiking, Weights / Machines
I exercise 3-4 times per week.
I have Cats
I like Dogs, Fish
I have one cat..his name is Jasper. He is white with blue eyes...very friendly and lovable.
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I enjoy travelling to new destinations outside of the US, such as Mexico, Dominican Republic, or taking a cruise to an exotic island. I enjoy sitting outside having dinner or coffee at a cute cafe or trendy restrauant, going to shows in Philly or NY
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA
I like all sorts of music..R&B, classic rock, house, dance music. I enjoy trying new foods, love Italian, Mexican, Thai, and spicy things.
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Some things about the Section III girls golf championships of 2009 were similar to 2008 -- specifically, East Syracuse-Minoa'a Brittany Siechen taking top individual honors.
What was different, though, was that Christian Brothers Academy would win the Division I title, taking the crown from Fayetteville-Manlius.
When the scores were added up Thursday at Rogues Roost's West course, the Brothers had 351, nine shots better than the Hornets' total of 360 as ESM (391) finished sixth.
Over in Division II, Jamesville-DeWitt won the five-way race for team honors with 411, beating New Hartford (420) by that same nine-shot margin.
Siechen started with a bogey and triple bogey, only to play the last 16 holes one under part and finish with a 74, two shots ahead of F-M's Alex Seabury and Baldwinsville's Lauren Petty.
By repeating, Siechen again earned an automatic exemption to play in the July 31-Aug. 2 Alliance Bank Futures Golf Classic, moved this year from the Links at Erie Village to Drumlins Country Club's East Course.
Siechen, Seabury and CBA's Mary Fletcher, who shot 77 to tie for fourth place, all earned places on the sectional team that will compete Saturday and Sunday at the state championship tournament at Foxfire.
Fletcher led CBA's winning side, which included Elisabeth Webber shooting 89, Sarah Kitts posting a 90 and Emilie Oakes adding a 93.
F-M could not match that depth, even though Sara Simons posted an 89 and Maria Mintskovsky contributed a 93. ESM's Danielle Cafferty shot a 94. On its way to the Division II title, J-D saw Yvonna Jones shoot an 89.
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17th April 2013
UK: Thatcher opponents stage funeral protests 40
12:51 PM — A small group of protesters of Margaret Thatcher's LGBT legacy have lined the route of the former PM's funeral in central London.
15th April 2013
Comment: Is a community in crisis beginning to self care 8
4:13 PM — Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, David Stuart says he's encouraged by signs the LGBT community is uniting to address key health challenges.
12th April 2013
London: Stonewall celebrity dinner raises £394,000 9
3:58 PM — Over 500 guests, including celebrities and politicians, attended Stonewall's annual Equality Dinner at London's Dorchester Hotel last night.
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Joined Sep 2014
9 Posts
Chrysalis M-2
Hi guys
Im new to rc sailplanes and Im going to start building a Chrysalis
2-M soon.
My question is I have a a Himaxx 3510-1100 motor and a Thunderbird 36 esc
3s 3200 lipo. Will this work in this plane or am I to far off for it to work.
I appreciate the help. Thanks
United States, MA, Waltham
Joined Dec 2001
7,170 Posts
You don't need anything like 3200 mAh for a model like that unless you're flying in constant sink! I have a Radian and use the stock 1300 mAh battery. I don't think I've ever used all of it, but then I'm always trying to catch lift as I find cruising around is boring.
Your power system will be much heavier than it needs to be, and if you go full throttle in level flight, it could cause structural failure (this is a guess). Something closer to what the Radian uses would be more than enough, although you might want to use a better grade of prop if you want to fly ALES and get to 200M in 30 seconds every time. But for just hacking around, the Radian gear is significantly more than required. According to what I've heard, if you're building the electric version of the kit, you may find it useful to stretch the nose slightly or lighten the tail. At least if you can do so without aggravating Don, who I'm sure will find this thread eventually!
If I was building my Chrysalis 2M for electric, I'd be tempted to go with a small prop and a bit of extra power so I'd have less drag when it was folded. But that's not going to be noticeable without a stopwatch, multiple flights, and still air.
I'm guessing 100 watts per pound for ALES or 60-75 watts/lb for sport flying would be adequate. Less if the prop is really efficient. The original Allegro E-Lite was a two meter that weighed 23 ounces and used a 6 V, ferrite, brushed speed 400 and 7 nicads. I think it was using 50 or 60 watts per lb. It climbed ok as long as you kept it moving. With a geared motor, it probably could have climbed at a steeper angle with less airspeed. A modern brushless, set up correctly, would be a bit more efficient and would need fewer watts.
I'm sure that the DJAerotech web site will have advice on this issue, and you might check Chrysalis threads here, as I seem to recall Don has been on RCGroups lately with comments about what recent motor would work well.
Try looking in the build log for this plane.
Joined Apr 2012
3,106 Posts
I think the motor will work out O.K. but, as Lincoln said, I doubt you will need that big a battery unless you need nose weight. I'm not familiar with the motor but my guess is that you would have enough power reserve to pick a prop that suits your style. Maybe a 10X6 for efficient stoogeing around up to a 12X6 for very short bursts? Personally? Whether I'm flying glow or electric I like to use the biggest prop that doesn't overtax my engine/motor. I really like being able to climb steeply and reach my target altitude in 15 seconds or less. Even for sport flying I like to set up a powered glider so that the only time I feel "safe" using full throttle is if I'm in a steep climb. I think that the Himaxx should be capable of this in a Chrysalis if it will handle the current with a larger prop.
(NOTE to Lincoln. I am going to use less power on my scratch build because it's intended to be more for park flying and I don't want a lot of speed potential.)
Joined Sep 2014
9 Posts
Thanks for your advise. Sounds like overkill.
so I could go with a smaller setup. I'll look in to
some other options. Thanks again.
Typically the plane needs around 240 watts or so.
The motor we developed it around was the MP Jet 28/20-7. Great motor, but unfortunately it's not available anymore. However, the Himax 3522-0700 is an almost exact replacement. Three cells and about a 12-7 prop should be about right. The cells should be around 2000 mah, More is overkill. There are also higher Kv versions of this motor that will work, but they need either fewer cells and/or a smaller prop.
Both motors weigh about 5.7 ounces. As long as you're using a motor with a weight in that general ballpark, the nose length is fine. If you want to go with something quite a bit lighter than that to save weight, you will actually make the plane heavier. When you remove weight from the forward-most part of the plane, it takes a greater amount of weight further aft to get the C/G correct.
An alternative in that case is to lengthen the nose, typically an inch to an inch and a half. Quite honestly, I have very mixed feelings about whether it's worth the trouble. However, I've attached a diagram showing how to scarf in a splice. Extend the doublers, add some glass tape and epoxy over the splice joints on the inside surfaces of the nose. The balsa sheeting for the sides and bottom of the fuselage already have enough extra length, so no splicing needed on those.
The Parkzone 480 motor is also popular with some builders, although it's a bit on the light side. Build the V-tail version (it's lighter) and be careful about any excess glue in the tail. Some folks have extended the nose, others have just made the tail as light as possible and left the nose stock.
Joined Sep 2014
9 Posts
thanks again . I'm taking notes. On the chrysalis I know that it has spoilers,
I'm also thinking of installing flaps Is that a smart thing to do?
One of my other projects that's been sidelined by the demands of my day job is a full-house wing for the 2-M Chrysalis. One of the reasons for including the rear spar and for locating it where it is was as a starting point for ailerons and flaps. However, there's a lot more to the conversion than meets the eye, with a lot of changes needed in the wing, it really gets pretty involved.
Yes, having both spoilers and flaps is getting a bit extreme, although it does provide some additional landing precision and capabilities. Since they were already part of the stock wing that was the starting point for the full-house version, I am including them. They don't reduce landing speeds as much as flaps do, but they are more linear than flaps in their effects, and they also are easier to get rid of if you find yourself too low on final approach. Flaps can get you in trouble if you retract them too quickly or by too much.
Joined Sep 2014
9 Posts
Thanks Don. I haven't started this yet just starting to get a plan
in my head. I'm a old telephone tech, don't know if this has anything to
do with anything but I build things in my head before I ever get
started on it.
Joined Apr 2012
3,106 Posts
A full house Chrysalis? That sounds like it will be worth the wait. I could do the mods myself but it's nice to let the designer do the heavy lifting.
I do the same thing, jaybird. Alas. The real results seldom match my internal simulations. Rather than "measure twice, cut once", my usual method is more like; measure twice, cut twice, discard scrap, measure twice more, cobble together, fill gaps, and sand to fit!
O'Fallon, Mo.
Joined Apr 2010
655 Posts
"If you want to go with something quite a bit lighter than that to save weight, you will actually make the plane heavier. When you remove weight from the forward-most part of the plane, it takes a greater amount of weight further aft to get the C/G correct." - Don Stackhouse
Don, I just can't wrap my mind around this statement, though I have seen it several times before. So you have a relatively heavier motor out front, and the aircraft balances at a good point. Now, you replace the heavier motor with a lighter motor; net result a lighter AC, but perhaps a bit tail heavy now. One could add nose weight to rebalance to the sweet spot, but that is counter productive. But there is no need to be heavier than the original AC to balance properly. Or, one could remove a smaller amount of tail weight (based on typically longer tail moment arm) to rebalance to the sweet spot; net result a still lighter AC which would be beneficial. But that would not make the aircraft heavier than the original. I just can't see a lighter motor resulting in a heavier AC.
United States, MA, Waltham
Joined Dec 2001
7,170 Posts
When Don says "further aft", he doesn't mean behind the c.g.!
It's not counter productive to set the model up so it isn't always trying to stall, dive, snap roll, etc. Unless you have some kind of high speed electronic stabilization, it will almost always be worth it to add weight until the model balances correctly. There IS a need to make the model heavier if you're going to use nose weight to compensate for the lighter motor, unless that nose weight is at least as far forward as the heavy motor was. If it is, then you'll end up where you were with the heavy motor. If you can use a brass prop nut or something, maybe the lighter motor will let you save a bit of weight. But the brass nut is only going to be a little further forward than the motor was, so you could only save a little bit of weight.
If you make a lighter, smaller tail but with a longer tail moment, you had better make everything very light or you'll need more nose weight instead of less. A longer fuse, all else being equal, will be heavier, and if the lighter tail is further back, you'll need more nose weight per gram of tail weight. It's a great way to go if you can keep everything light. But Don's design is for beginning builders, not guys who weigh every little piece on a gram scale and have access to really nice wood. A nose stretch would be the easy way out, especially since the Chrysalis already has a nice long tail arm. I haven't run the numbers recently enough to remember, but it sure looks fairly long, anyway.
One possible advantage of spoilers AND flaps is that smaller servos can be used, since the flap travel will be smaller and you can set up greater mechanical advantage. This would also result in more precision, possibly making up for cheaper servos. I think if I had a setup like this, I would only put in enough travel as is needed for a good launch. So when landing, I'd set the flaps to 5 or 10 degrees and play it with the spoiler. As remembered dimly, the model that I had which was best at spot landings was an Io, which had a t-tail, spoilers, and ailerons. Very little pitch change with spoilers, just more sink.
It seems a pity to unsimplify the Chrysalis with a full house wing. Perhaps, while we're at it, we should add some side area so it can fly the pattern. And a hot 60 to make it competitive in that event. And, of course, retracts. We'll have to make the fuselage wider to accomodate the extra gadgetry. We could probably drop the flaps and just use ailerons, since the sink rate will be pretty good anyway. We'll need brakes on those wheels for spot landings. Pretty soon you'd get something like this:
O'Fallon, Mo.
Joined Apr 2010
655 Posts
Thanks lincoln, you cleared that up for me. Yes, I was thinking Don meant having to add weight behind the CG. That of course would only make the AC more tail heavy. Adding weight ahead of the CG but aft of the lighter motor makes sense now.
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A Libertarian Party official actually asked me to be sure and photograph any Libertarian Party representative, even myself, at the protest. I didn't because unlike last week there wasn't one, other than me. They were all Campaign for Liberty, Young Americans for Liberty, Ron Paul or Rand Paul libertarian Republicans this time. Just the facts, mam.
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Western Wisconsin Apple Orchard For Sale
K Orchard is a mature commercial Apple Orchard situated on 40 acres in
rural Western Wisconsin just 9 miles east of River Falls and 50 miles
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It seems that San Francisco Giants closers just like to have their names in the headlines. Sergio Romo was detained by Las Vegas airport police after he couldn't present proper identification on Tuesday, according to TMZ. After getting belligerent with a TSA agent, Romo was handcuffed and taken to a police station at the airport. Police told TMZ that Romo appeared to be under the influence at the time. Romo was escorted off the airport's property and was not allowed to fly. Romo took over as the Giants' closer in June after Brian Wilson had Tommy John surgery in April. He had a 1.79 ERA and 14 saves in 2012. Romo closed out Game 7 of the 2012 World Series for San Francisco. The Giants are not expected to bring Wilson back in 2013.
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Is any San Diego Chargers fan really surprised that their team had yet another disappointing season under head coach Norv Turner? — Didn't think so. The Chargers are out of playoff contention and now, one has to wonder what the San Diego front office is waiting for. It's a foregone conclusion that Norv will finally be ousted putting Chargers fans out of years of misery and underachievement. Gone are the talents of Drew Brees, Ladainian Tomlinson, Vincent Jackson, and Michael Turner. No, it wasn't necessarily Norv who let those players go, but it was on his watch that their Super Bowl caliber talent was wasted. Also gone are the primes of current quarterback Philip Rivers and Tight End Antonio Gates.… Read more
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Check out these useful downloads including hands-on labs, presentations, samples and resources from the Windows 8 camps.
More resources available in this post @ ExpressionBlend.com.
Check out these useful downloads including hands-on labs, presentations, samples and resources from the Windows 8 camps.
More resources available in this post @ ExpressionBlend.com.
Great news for Kinect lovers today: a new version of the SDK and tools has been released and includes tons of new functionalities like
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Happy Kinecting!
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The "Windows Runtime (WinRT) XAML Toolkit" is a new resource containing a set of controls and helpers for building Windows 8 Store applications.
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As announced on the Windows Phone Developer Blog, Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update is now available for download on the Microsoft Download Center.
The WPSDK 7.1.1 Update provides a WPSDK patch that enables developers to develop and test for the recently announced Windows Phone 7.5 256 MB devices, as well to run the WPSDK 7.1 on the Windows 8 Consumer Preview release via the following:
News since the CTP release last month:
Useful links:
Windows Phone SDK 7.1.1 Update CTP Download Center page
For additional information on this release, please refer the post on the WP Developer Blog.
Fellow MVP Daniel Vaughan has published in these days on CodePlex a new version of his "Calcium" framework targeting Windows Phone.
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I'm looking forward to a new year of amazing technologies: Silverlight, WPF, Windows Phone, WinRT, XAML, Windows 8 – WOW!
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During the //Build conference in Anaheim the release of Windows 8 Developer preview has been announced: you can download it from this link.
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Useful resources are available in the SDK: all the XAML Metro style app samples are available following this link.
It's possible to install Windows 8 side by side with your operating system using a boot from VHD: I've followed the instructions described here by Mister Goodcat and all went smoothly.
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Category: Men Double
Tribute to Lee Yong Dae-Jung Jae Sung – The Korean warriors
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Another great double combination is from Korea, Lee Yong Dae-Jung Jae Sung. This video shares some of their very best moments in court especially against the Chinese duo of Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng.
Tribute to Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng – Rebirth of a dream
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After the Beijing Olympic men double final, Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng was quite down as they lost in the gold medal match in front of their home crowd. They avenge their defeat in the London 2012 Olympics by winning th...
Lee Yong Dae-Yoo Yeon Seong vs Chai Biao-Hong Wei Super Series Finals 2014
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Lee Yong Dae-Yoo Yeon Seong took on surprise finalist Chai Biao-Hong Wei of China at Dubai Super Series Finals 2014. The Koreans shouldn't have any problem winning this title but the Chinese pair will not go down with...
This is what I call point of the championship!!
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Enjoy the defensive skills of Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong in their last tournament as a pair together. A glimpse of one of the best doubles combination for Malaysia.
Cai Yun still can win a point after changing his racket during rallies
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Legendary men double player from China, Cai Yun managed to win a point even though he changed racket during a rally. One will need fast reaction just to change his or her rackets during a rally.
Super attack from the word go
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Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan attacked from the very first shuttle against Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan at the Hong Kong Open 2014 men double final. The only way to move forward for men doubles match is to attack.
Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan vs Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan Hong Kong Open 2014
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Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia takes on Liu Xiaolong-Qiu Zihan of China for the Hong Kong Open 2014 men double title. Ahsan and Setiawan will start as favorites to bag this title.
How to change defense to attack?
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Yoo Yeon Seong-Lee Yon Dae showed to the world that they are a pair to be reckoned with as they can easily change a rally from defense to attack to win the point. Just ask Zhang Nan-Fu Haifeng.
Yoo Yeon Seong dives for the shuttle
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Yoo Yeon Seong saved a shuttle by diving in court. Yeon Seong was partnering Lee Yong Dae taking on Zhang Nan/Fu Haifeng of China for the Denmark Open 2014 title.
Super flick by Zhang Nan
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Zhang Nan made a super flick shot at the net to finish off the point against Yoo Yeon Seong-Lee Yong Dae. Zhang Nan's partner was Fu Haifeng and they won the Denmark Open 2014.
Rally of the tournament!
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A clash between Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong at the Beijing Olympics 2008 against Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan brought up the best rally for the whole tournament. Pulsating!!
7 explosive smashes by Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng
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Enjoy 7 explosive smashes by Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng. One of the best men double combinations.
How on earth did the Koreans return that smash?
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Jung Jae Sung-Lee Yong Dae showed their defensive skills when they surprisingly returned a smash by Tan Boon Heong with ease.
Mohammad Ahsan-Hendra Setiawan vs Yoo Yeon Seong-Lee Yong Dae Asian Games 2014
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Lee Yong Dae-Yoo Yeon Seong vs Lee Sheng Mu-Tsia Chia Hsin World Championship 2014
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Lee Yong Dae-Yoo Yeon Seong will take on Lee Sheng Mu-Tsia Chia Hsin of Chinese Taipei at the World Championship 2014 men double quarter final. The Koreans pair will start as favorite.
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But for Gujarat, this is normal. Here, business often comes before politics. "How does it matter who wins?" said Kishore Rajput, a vendor in Maninagar, from where CM Narendra Modi is seeking reelection.
It takes a bit of persuasion to get anyone to discuss the election. But most seem confident that Modi will return to power with a better margin. After all, he has taken good care of them. As proof, Suresh Thakkar, 61, a local businessman, points to the good roads and proper drinking water supply.
The indifference is particularly surprising among the Muslims. But that is because many Muslims feel equally betrayed by the Congress.
"If we suffer, it's because we are poor, not because we are Hindu or Muslim. For me, what matters is who helps us," said Saddam Hussain, a 22-year-old unemployed youth in Khanpur who has voted for the BJP.
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Top 10 worst Thanksgiving drives
More than 43 million people are packing up their cars and hitting the road over the next few days. Unfortunately, some of those trips to grandma's house will include some serious traffic backups. Texas A&M Transportation Institute and INRIX recently teamed up to highlight some of the worst Thanksgiving drives in the country. Guess what? D.C. made the list.
Austin I-35 NB
I-35 is essentially the main route in Austin, with most of the congestion filtering into downtown.
(Photo: "6 of 365: Austin Death Star Trench" © 2010 by greeblie via Creative Commons/WJLA) fullscreen mode


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We think Evie Kemp's prints are pretty special. We love anything fluro and combining it with fine art reproductions of original pencil and ink seem like a good idea to us. Graphic and bold the Macaw Print depicted in royal purples and blues upon a painterly, almost neon yellow background, is printed on 300gsm, finely textured, chlorine free white paper using archival quality inks.
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PageMe Up Desktop Publishing and HTML design and layout application
Price: $24 USD
PageMeUp describes itself as designed for print documents and websites. At the price it is pitched against applications like Pages, SwiftPublisher, and iStudio Publisher rather than the big guns like Adobe InDesign and QuarkXpress.
Review – Elmedia Player Mac Application
Company: Eltima Software
Price: Free ($20 for PRO version)
If you get as tired as I do in trying to figure out which media player you need to use to play back video files of a one codec or another, perhaps Eltima Software's Elmedia Player is a solution. The Mac community is jam-packed with media players, so you have to ask yourself why you need to spend time looking at yet another one. In my experience with Elmedia Player (I was supplied the PRO version by the developer), I found that it suits nearly all of my video playback requirements in a very iTunes-like interface.
As a science teacher, I've often given thought to the idea of writing a book or study guide for one of the various disciplines I teach. Let me say that again — I've often thought about it, but have never actually pulled the trigger because organizing such work is daunting. When I recently dove into Scrivener, my whole perspective on writing such a piece has changed.