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"I had just taken a grant-writing class, and Dr. Dalleck encouraged me to write this grant, so I could do some really interesting research that will break new ground and hopefully help me get into graduate school," Wolpern says. "It's really exciting, because this is the type of research that most universities reserve for graduate students."
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Here are few more shots of how the tank is going to be positioned, all that is left here is to lay dowm some foam and secure with velcro straps from Home Depot, they are Red, 1/2" wide and about 15" long...comes in a pack of six or eight...plenty to do a 40% plane.
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These shots show how I located the slots for the control horns. The horns are made out of that G10 material... they are supplied with the kit. One thing to note here is that it is up to the builder to either put in these control horns or the simple 8-32 screw (Rocket City). It took me a good 6 hours to complete the entire process on the wings, from start to finish (horns glued in). I think the pics are self explanatory in how I went about locating the slots and the dimensions.
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These pics show the slots cut out...accomplished this with an xacto knife. The next shot shows a trial fit, and the last shows the Inboard and Middle servo horns. I also did the Outboard, but I am only flying with 2 servos per wing - the I/B and Middle bays.
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This is how I located the hold down screws for the servo hatches in the wings. Lay down some tape and transfer the rails to the tape...put down the hatch and the transfer the lines you just made to the hatch...drill your holes. One thing here...is that there was no modifying these hatches at all, fit like a glove.
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Checking to see how the holes fell out...is good. The next shot shows the hatch secured in place with allen head wood screws...be sure to run the screw in and back out...run some thin CA, and run the screws back in to clean it up...I always apply some silicon glue to the threads on final assembly just to prevent the screws from backing out due to vibration.
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This final pic shows the servo rails and a triangular support to each leg. Pretty self explanatory here. Some may have noticed..if you recieve '3D (sport) Flyer magazine...that John Glezellis did an article on converting this type of servo mounting...to installing his servos in the typical fashion of just dropping into the wing. There is no wrong way to do this...he prefers the other method so he can quickly see at a glance that everything is intact on the servo. Its just a matter of preference.
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welp, thats it for this week and weekend...going to head out to Charlotte tomorrow morning with my buddy Wayne Mathews to compete for the Gold in another IMAC contest...until then, have a good n'.
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thankyou how long til maiden you rekon keen to know how it goes
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OK, sorry for the delay...since last weeks contest, I have been playing catch up around the house. Tomorrow, Wayne and I head out to Camden, SC for another IMAC contest...this will be my last one until the Nationals. I believe Wayne is going to one more in Alabama at the end of June.
So, where were we...oh yeah, the wings. Not much accomplished this week, but none the less, made progress...just not 'visual' progress. In the pic below is showing the servo/hatches for the wings. Krill does supply a vinyl decal for the hatches, but I had found that that the color was just quite not right. So, being the anal person I am, I covered the hatches with Missle Red and Jet White Monokote...perfect match!
Also, the servos for the ailerons will be the new JR 8711's. The I/B servo requires no servo extension, but the middle servo will require about a 15" extension to match the excess wire hanging out the root rib of the I/B servo wire.
One thing to note here is that I make all my servo wire extensions. I use the twisted wire from Airwild, they also sell the Male and Female connectors to finish this off. The reason why I do this is for one...piece of mind knowing that there is only one point of connection between the Receiver and the servo and two...to eliminate and voltage drop going through multiple connections (as described on TBM website), and three...it gives me another warm fuzzy knowing just a little bit more about my 'inards' of the plane.
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I will touch base on the wings again when the servos are going in for good, which should be next week. The servos were programmed through the Duralite Powerbox Champion. Wayne Mathews has lead me to be a firm believer in this distribution system. The servos were initilaized through the powerbox, the centers were found and saved...the next step here is to put the servos in the wing and then...using the Powerbox again...set the end points. I know right now that all I want out of the wings is 28* of throw Up and Down...once thats set...the wing servos are done.
On that note, the batteries of choice are going to be the new Duralite Li-Manganese batteries. They are bigger and heavier than most...but thats what I want, this plane comes out tailheavy, so if I am going to need to add dead weight on the nose...it might as well be useful weight. The batteries are 3800 mah...Wayne Mathews is flying these batteries in his Yak...after all day of flying, he has almost no drop in readings...another neat thing about theses batteries is that he put a 1 AMP load on the batteries....no voltage drop - not even a flicker! I am sold on that right there....also, no special charger was needed to buy, I am using my Fromeco charger - thumbs up from Duralite folks. Contact Wayne Mathews for more details about these batteries as well as all of the Powerbox systems...he really knows his stuff!
I had ordered the batteries with 4ft leads...I mounted the batteries in the fuse, routed and secured the wires, then trimmed off the excess...solder on the connectors...good to go! Duralite will solder the connectors on for you if you know the length you want.
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The next item I had gotten out of the way is mounting the Fuel Dot. In the past I have always used the DA fuel dot...no more. Nothing wrong with it, but a good buddy of mine, Mark McClellan (and competitor in IMAC) came up with a pretty slick idea...he has had these items out for quite sometime, but I never went with one of his fuelers simply because I had the DA's....until now. I wanted to treat my Katana to something nice, so I bought her a "McFueler"....Mark came up with the idea to make a threaded plug with a barb that swivels...so when the fueler line is plugged and then screwed back into position...the fueler line is allowed to stay put and wont get twisted from screwing in the plug....pictures paint a thousand words, take a look.
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Thing to note here...is that Mark makes all of these fuelers himself. He can be contacted at 828-612-3726 or at firstname.lastname@example.com. These are cheaper than the DA fuel dots as well as the 3W dots.
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I didnt get a shot of the fueler plug, but there is a extruded piece that looks like a tip of a flatblade screw driver for you to screw and unscrew the plug into place.
The last thing I did on my plane this week was mount the JR Heavy Duty switch for the ignition as well as installing the charger jacks from Ernst for the Li-Maganese batteries. This is not necasarry, but I do this so I dont have to pop the hatch off the plane to check voltage levels or to charge the batteries....you can go by the L.E.D's on the Powerbox Champion...they have green to yellow to red to let you know if your batteries are starting to drop in voltage.
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Alright guys, back on it this week. Spent the weekend in South Carolina at Craig Bakers/Charles Youngbloods IMAC contest in Camden....the contest ran very smoothly, it seemed as though all the pilots were on the same page wanting to get all three rounds in the first day...Anyways, back to the build.
Tonight I had gone out and verified that the wing servos were set at neutral and going in the right direction. I then put on the SWB Double Lock servo arms that measures 1.25" in length. Ran the wires in the wing and secured the servo/hatch in there rightful positions. I am using TBM Right and Left threaded 4-40 ballinks and H9 Titanium links. I was able to set up my JR10x to 140 on the Travel Adjust, set the titanium link to 1 1/8" on the servo arm...3 holes up on the control horn...and was able to achieve 23 Deg of throw in both directions...I will get the other 5 Deg through the Powerbox when setting the endpoints...my Dual rates will be around 70% on Pattern, less on the roller mode and spin mode. I will cover all of that when the plane has flown.
I also weighed the wings ready to fly... one is 4lbs 1oz and the other is 4lbs 1.5oz. Dont forget the wings have blade spars that run to the tips of the wings. I am very happy with this number as it is VERY consistent with the Katana I am currently flying with the weights being only a couple of ounces off..proly due to the different servos being ran...which are the HT 5955TG.
Some may choke at those numbers...but I'm not
Until tomorrow!
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exterior wood paint chips & craters. Can I fill it in with joint compound?
I scraped the fascia board of all the loose paint. What was left were big paint chips.
I tried using my rotary sander to feather the edges of the chips, then realized it's too much work to get all the chips.
Can I skim coat the craters with joint compound to make it smooth instead?
NO joint compound will soften up with any moisture. Try using a smaller grit sandpaper like 80 or 120.
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Don't use JC outside it won't last.Use an exterior compound.Not interior/exterior they won't hold up well.This is what I use.
I used 50 grit. did a few chips and gave up. I could put a new fascia board in the amount of time it would take me to sand all the chips.
so even if you prime, then put joint compound, then prime that, then paint, water will still get through?
I noticed the painter I hired years ago didn't even bother feathering the paint chips
So what would be a better way? skim coat with caulking instead?
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I have used this on my own home with success, prime first, prime spackle, 2 top coats
I have used ACE's window & door caulk to skim some small areas outside. Holding up good after 2 years. A good heat gun and a stiff sharp blade will also work pretty good.
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This is a job I looked at this summer where the home owner had used joint compound to fill some cracks in the top of the hand rail before priming and painting. Within 2 months time it looked like this. Joint compound outside does not work.
In my option, caulk is the best option. It is harder to make it look smooth because caulk shrinks as it dries and can't really be sanded. I have seen it hold up well in your type of application though.
Second, even if you're perfect, we're not just worried about "water", we're worried about moisture and humidity. Yes I know those are both water, but it seems the connotation of your question was liquid water like flowing rain. The acrylic products you're using outside are not impervious to moisture and water vapor migration (they are not supposed to be). That won't hurt the paint or the wood, but it will hurt the joint compound. Compound must always stay dry. It can handle the amount of humidity in a bathroom for a short time, but outside, it can be just too much.
Have a siding company come in a wrap them with coil stock and never have to mess with them again.
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This is a discussion on New Georgia law! within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; in GA we're are opposed to training because it is a backdoor ban on the low income.......
in GA we're are opposed to training because it is a backdoor ban on the low income....
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We're pushing forward.......this dosn't mean stop pushing to celebrate.
I'm just pleased my Rep. voted 'properly'.
I wish the permit fee was $30 here in GA. I just received my new permit in the mail Tuesday, and it cost me $70. Maybe there is somewhere I needed to go to get to the "special" price.
All kidding aside, it is a great thing to get rid of "Public Gathering."
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yeah permit in the city of Atlanta is $75. which is up $15 from earlier this year.
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I am neither an attorney-at-law nor I do play one on television or on the internet. No one should assumes my opinion is legal advice.
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I'm pleased with the advancement, but disappointed he vetoed SB291, mostly due to the bold portion of the bill.
"Amended version allows licensed carry in airports (in non-secure areas), removes prohibitor of misdemeanor drug possession for getting a carry license, allows renewal of license by mail and removes need to be re-fingerprinted, prohibits the seizure or registration of firearms during official states of emergency."
Oh well, I guess baby steps is better than no steps...
In the parking lot of a school...if you work there or only if you are 'dropping off/picking up'?
Congrats GA...
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I get to try it out Friday. My daughter and I are visiting a college for the tour and I'll get to carry on the trip. On previous trips, I've had to make the entire trip completely unarmed or park off campus.
Makes me happy!
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Does the eventual presence of two full-service grocery stores at the top of the hill mean that Ward 8's flatland neighborhoods will be forever without their own market? If there is a location best suited for a store to fill the gap, it is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE and Howard Rd SE, immediately adjacent to the Anacostia Metrorail station and Metrobus hub, and the meeting point for the Anacostia, Hillsdale, and Barry Farm neighborhoods.
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Child of My love, lean hard,
And let Me feel the pressure of thy care;
I know the burden, child, I shaped it;
Poised it in My own hand—made no proportion
In its weight to thine unaided strength;
For even as I laid it on, I said,
I shall be near, and while she leans on Me,
This burden shall be Mine not hers;
So shall I keep My child within the circling arms
Of My own love. Here lay it down, nor fear
To impose it on a shoulder which upholds
The government of worlds. Yet closer come;
Thou art not near enough; I would embrace thy care
So I might feel My child reposing on My breast.
Thou lovest Me? I knew it. Doubt not then;
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Joe Jonas Reveals Details of Solo Album, Kevin Is Also Keen to Do Side Project
Following recent announcement that Joe Jonas is preparing a solo album, details of the upcoming project are opened up. The middle of the Jonas Brothers said he is recording electropop, dance music and has finished one of them.
Joe works with producer Frankmusik. He told Just Jared Jr., "Frank is really cool and talented. We met a couple months ago and when we first met, it didn't go as planned. We weren't sure if we were gonna work together. His background is very ELECTROPOP, dance music but now, that's pretty much the direction."
In the interview done when the Jonas boys promoted "Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam", he continued, "I've been working with a bunch of artists and producers, but mostly artists. [Frankmusik and I] have one song together and I'm excited!"
On his inspiration meanwhile, Joe shared, "When I first started working on side project music, I've always been influenced by artists like Michael Buble who can tell stories in their vocals. I thought that might be a good place for me to go but that's not really what I do. I love to ROCK OUT, JUMP AROUND and GET THE CROWD GOING. So once I started writing, that was the feel of the record."
While Joe Jonas is busy with his side project, what will his brothers bandmate Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas be doing? The question is answered when the three brothers did a telephone news conference with Lehigh Valley Music.
Kevin who is the only member who hasn't done any side project said, "I absolutely would love to do something musically, as well. But it's just been an amazing year, we have a lot coming up." As for Nick, he is adamant that he will continue making music with The Administration. "The next couple of years. I'm continuing to write things for Jonas Brothers, The Administration and other artists and there are always songs around," so he said.
Indeed, Jonas Brothers will still stick to each other to record their upcoming fifth studio album which may come out in 2011. Also, they are gearing up to kick off their tour with "Camp Rock 2" cast beginning July 27 in Dallas, Texas.
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Hi guys, first of all i want to add that this site is great is full of info about almost anything A/V... I have learned a LOT...
I have this problem, Im going to change my old 27 inch tv for a new HDTV. I was at costco and I saw a decent tv, its a Sony Bravia EX6 40 inch.
My question is: is it good for gaming?
That is basically all I do on my TV.
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Hope you guys can help me so I dont buy it and regreat it later.
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Sony TVs almost always have high input lag.
your best bet is either a Sharp TV, the LG 450 or maybe the Panasonic X2 series (not sure if these have low imput lag, but the X1 did)
What the heck is imput?
You keep using that word but have you ever been able to find it in a dictionary?
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May 26, 2011 - The European Material Handling Federation - FEM (Fédération Européenne de la Manutention) has published its position paper on the handling of personnel with cranes, which virtually outlaws the lifting of people for entertainment purposes.
The paper says that people can be lifted in cable suspended platforms only when it is the safest possible option for the application and in exceptional – rather than routine – jobs.
When these conditions are met and a hook suspended platform does have to be used it lays out some simple requirements and guidelines that should be followed. They include de-rating the cranes lift capacity by 50 percent, running the 'job' with an empty platform to gauge stability and available capacity and conducting an overload test for all parts of the platform and rigging chains/cables etc…
The full text of the paper is as follows:
Position Paper of FEM Product Group Cranes and Lifting Equipment - Sub-Group Mobile Cranes
Regarding: "Lifting Persons with Mobile Crane"
Mobile cranes shall never be used for entertainment purposes, e.g. lifting of persons for shows, bungee jumping, dinner-in-the-sky or lifting of other structures with people on the structure or underneath (e.g. lifting of tents)!
Mobile cranes are not intended to lift persons; they may be used to hoist and suspend personnel in man baskets only in unique work situations when it is the least hazardous way to do the job. Platforms fixed to crane booms for lifting of persons are not included herewith, as they are covered by international standards for mobile elevated work platforms.
This exceptional use is permitted only if all of the following requirements are fulfilled under the responsibility of the user:
- The use of mobile cranes for lifting of persons is permitted by national law in the country of current operation. Specific provisions for the use of man baskets as stipulated by national law are applied.
- The use of the crane for lifting of persons is reported to the national health and safety authority, if needed by national law (the use may need special approval).
- The possibility to rescue people in the basket in cases of emergency has been evaluated prior to the job by means of a job-specific risk assessment. Provisions for emergency rescue have to be taken if stipulated by national law.
- A pre-lift meeting has been held involving all relevant people.
- The provisions for work in the vicinity of power lines according to the job-site conditions and national law/regulations are observed.
- With the exception of the man basket being the load, the crane is used as intended and described in the respective operating manual.
- The crane is checked and no damages are found prior to lifting persons. The man basket is fulfilling the requirements according to national law and/or standards and is used as intended.
- The man basket is checked thoroughly, no defects are found prior to lifting persons.
- Any emergency rescue device, if required by national law, has been checked and found to be operational.
- Hooks used must be of a type that uses a latch eliminating the throat opening. According to national law it is required either to close and lock manually or to use a latch automatically closing operated by a spring.
Tests Prior to Use
- Before lifting personnel, an overload test lift (proof test) with an overload of 125% of the rated capacity of the basket has been performed at each new construction site and after each modification or repair to verify the performance of basket and lifting attachment (re-location of a crane with basket on a bigger construction site does not create the need for additional overload testing).
- Before lifting personnel, a trial lift with the unoccupied basket loaded at least to the anticipated lift weight to simulate the loaded basket has been performed simulating the complete planned lifting cycle. This trial lift has to be done at each set up location on a construction site where personnel handling is to be done.
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Mounting instruments into cabin: screws, and boatlife or epoxy?
So, I'm mounting a speaker into the cockpit. The hole goes right through the core, into the cabin. I'm planning on epoxying the interior of the hole, but what about the screw holes (outside the 5" hole, there are 4 mounting screws).
Is BoatLife enough? I've read at WestSystem.com about this process of drilling large holes, like 3/8", filling with epoxy, redrilling with pilot hole, but that seems over the top to me. Practically speaking, isn't boatlife going to do a pretty darn good job?
What kind of screws does one use for glass/ wood combos?
Finally, if the epoxy method is critical...do I use plain, or mixed with the silica? Do I let it harden, and then drill into it?
WestSystem suggests placing the screw in while the epoxy is wet, but that seems difficult, as it will have no holding power until dry. And can you screw it further in, or is it too late?
It's an unstressed joint -- good caulk _should_ be enough, IMHO. [Others may disagree.]
Use sheet-metal screws, short enough so they don't extend into the cabin.
Drill the holes in the outer fiberglass just a bit bigger than the screw shaft diameter. If the holes are too small, the screw threads will crack the glass when you drive the screws in.
Use masking tape around the edge of the big hole to control "caulk mess".
Put a bead of caulk on the speaker, a blob on each screw hole, a thin layer on each screw. Tighten the screws enough to get a bead of caulk extruding around the speaker -- don't try to drive them all the way in.
The "authorized" method is to remove some of the core around the screw holes. Then, fill with thickened epoxy. Let it set. Drill out the screw holes.
Then proceed with caulk as above.
I'm not willing to put screws into "wet" expoxy -- too frightened they'll never come out.
Thanks, Charles.
That's exactly what I needed.
I just finished installing my dinghy davits. A project I started before Christmas. The reason it took so long was the area of the rear deck core was saturated with moisture from the screw holes around the vents for the engine. The holes hadn't been backfilled. Yes, it takes an extra day to backfill them, but why wonder if it will work instead of knowing it will work?
Back fill or rot
I always back-fill, troublesome though it is. Some "professional" did not do so with the windlass switches - the balsa core doesn't stand a chance over time and the cure is never painless or complete.
By backfill, you mean epoxy?
I guess the question becomes, why use BoatLife at all, in general, if it can't prevent moisture from moving in along...what, the thousandths of an inch of twisting, available space next to the threads?
Also, if I am to do it, could you detail the best procedure, please?
I would "pot" the holes with epoxy, after drilling them oversized... you really don't want to let water get a toehold into the core on your cabintop. Use silica filled epoxy, and then re-drill after it is dry. Why do a job half-assed... when it only takes a bit more time and effort to do it right...and prevent an expensive repair later.
I would dig out the core for about 1/4" around the big 5" hole and then fill the space the core was in with thickened epoxy. Then drill the holes for the screws about 1/4" bigger than they need to be...and fill the hole with thickened epoxy, and then after it has set... drill holes for the actual fasteners to pass through.
BTW, you should probably have some sort of waterproof cover bolted or screwed to the back of the speaker... a 5" diameter hole can let a lot of water through if the sucker get taken out by a wave... :D
Drill your holes oversized, then dig out the core around the hole (I have a allen wrench that the short side is cut back and sharpened, that I use with my drill), then fill with epoxy, let cure and then drill the proper hole through the hardened epoxy.
Caulk is for seams and secondary for holes. The epoxy is for preserving the integrity of your core. If you unscrewed something on the boat and found it wasn't backfilled with epoxy, what would you think of the person that put it in?
I have a balsa core old C&C from the '70s. There is no headliner to speak of and where there is no paint (beneath the minimal headliner around the companionway hatch and in the forepeak), you can see the results of water intrusion into the core.
I have rebedded and recored virtually every piece of deck hardware. I have done actual core replacements (with encapsulated marine plywood) under the entire port genoa track, which ripped right out of the deck at one point during a blow. No, neither I nor my guests were amused with a car and block flailing at high speed as I tried to tack over to ease the sheet.
Consequently, I "drill and fill" exactly as is listed in the works of Saint Don Casey. It's a two-day job, but can take as little as 15 minutes per day per deck fixture. I grub out the old core (the messiest bit) with a small Allen key on a Dremel, or even just by hand). Then I run a hairdryer on the area to evaporate and further "honeycomb" the remaining dead core, which is only a matrix for fresh epoxy at this point. Then I tape over the hole from the bottom fill it with an epoxy slurry, and (here's the refinement) brace a flat plate of something wood or plastic from below and put some sort of metal weight above, compressing the glass layers and the setting epoxy. Cover and let harden. Drill out the next day (with heed to temperature, etc.)
A further refinement is that I put a spiral of caulk on the SS through bolt around the mid section. As the bolt goes in, the caulk seals the threads and makes a very neat and minimal "doughnut" as it seats in the cleat, winch base, whatever. This takes a little practice to gauge the correct amount of caulk, but it isn't much. I rarely have to wipe or Exacto-knife any surplus off.
Lastly, I cut 1/4" aluminum backing plates to spread the load beneath. I will put a fine bead of caulk on the topside of this plate, and I will torque down the bolts in two stages: finger-tight on Day 1 and then to final torque of maybe 35-40 ft/lbs. on Day 2. Having a helper with a screwdriver is handy here.
I end up with revitalized and strengthen core that resists water at the hole, at the caulked bolt threads and at the beaded backing plate, which spreads the load and mitigates the core damage. It's not as good as REPLACING the entire damaged core area, of course, but if I did that, I'd never go sailing!
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Mandarin Kitchen's dining room is in dire need of a makeover. The cave-like ceiling, brown fabric and dim lighting would be fine if diners were bats. Staff in brown tops and groups of dark-suited Japanese men on expense accounts do nothing to lift the gloom. Thankfully, service was attentive and friendly on our visit – yet this hasn't always been the case.
The restaurant has long been famed for lobster and seafood. However, our lobster noodles with ginger and spring onion, though acceptable, could no longer be said to set the London standard. It's worth enquiring about the 'fish of the day'; this time, we were rewarded by stir-fried venus clams in a garlicky sauce studded with fresh red chillies. The dish was a rare highlight in a meal that was overshadowed by some criminally overcooked mixed seafood in XO sauce. The scallops, prawns and squid were rubbery and the dish was swimming in oil; thank goodness for the accompanying perfectly cooked asparagus and straw mushrooms.
None of these faults deters the hordes of queuing tourists (out-of-date guidebooks in hand) – but Mandarin Kitchen seems to be resting, nay slumped, on its laurels.
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I went here with partner and two small children for the dinner menu. I am Chinese myself and have worked in restaurants growing up therefore I will know instantly if a restaurant is good or not. The service was quite slow although the waitress was very friendly once they did come by. As for the food, the seafood starters we ordered were pretty bland. The main course was no better than the average takeaway and I ended up paying £90 for what seemed like takeaway standard food. The only dish I enjoyed was the eel in black bean sauce hot pot. When we left, none of the waiters said bye and were only interested in opening the doors for new guests. In my opinion, there are plenty of places that offer much cheaper prices for same quality of food and non-existent service. I will NEVER be returning even if I win the lottery
I live locally and eat at plenty of fine restaurants. I don't agree with this review at all. The food here has been consistent for years, and there isnt any better seafood for miles, which is why I go. Razor Clams, Sole or Turbot, Crab, all excellent. The place has a good buzz to it too and Ive always found service pretty good. Royal China across the road has less atmosphere and the service is shocking, though it does have some decent food, its overpriced. Gold Mine down the road is great for meats and hotspots, but if you want Seafood and atmosphere come here.
We eat here every without fail on Christmas Eve and I can safely say that it is brilliant and I always look forward to going there. Admittedly, not the best interior, but the food is always great and consistantly provides the whole family with a thoroughly enjoyable meal. You certainly get what you pay for here, I think the reviewer for Time Out had probably been to Hakkasan recently and this is certainly not that..In fact, I think it is actually quite an unfair review. It's just what you expect when you want to go for a good Chinese meal, extremely good food with no frills. + If the restaurant is always frequented by London's chinese residents, they have to be doing something right. Give it a go and make your own judgement!
I totally disagree: we often go to the Mandarin Kitchen and we are not tourists. We have never had a bad meal there: the lobster noodles are still the best in London. We love it.


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From the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Study objective: To evaluate the role of microaspiration in gastroesophageal reflux-induced bronchoconstriction.
Design: Prospective study blinded to the subject.
Setting: Outpatient laboratory of a 908-bed university hospital.
Participants: Thirty nonsmoking adults divided into two groups: asthmatics with reflux (AR), 20; and subjects with gastroesophageal reflux (R), 10.
Interventions: Dual esophageal pH probe placed. Esophageal infusions of normal saline solution, 0.1N hydrochloric acid, then normal saline solution, each lasting 18 min, were followed by two 20-min recovery periods. Subjects remained in the supine position throughout. Spirometry and specific airway resistance (SRaw) performed at baseline, after each esophageal infusion and recovery period. Proximal esophageal acid exposure, a requirement for microaspiration, was assessed by the proximal esophageal pH probe.
Results: Peak expiratory flow rate (PEF) decreased with esophageal acid in the AR group and did not recover immediately despite esophageal acid clearance with a significant main effect of subject groups (p<0.021) by repeated measures analysis of covariance. This decrease in PEF was not associated with the presence of proximal esophageal acid exposure p=0.618). Specific airway resistance increased in the AR group with esophageal acid and worsened despite acid clearance, especially during the second recovery phase, with a significant phase (p<0.009) and group by treatment effect (p<0.009). The presence of proximal esophageal acid exposure was not associated with this deterioration in SRaw (p=1.0).
Conclusions: Esophageal acid infusions given in the supine position caused a decrease in PEF and an increase in SRaw in the asthma with reflux group, which did not improve despite acid clearance. These responses were not dependent on proximal esophageal acid exposure. Also, SRaw continued to worsen during the recovery phase in the AR group, which may represent a delayed bronchoconstrictor effect. These data suggest that microaspiration does not play a significant role in esophageal acid-induced bronchoconstriction.
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|Speaker, Institution
|Tuesday, March 31
|"Being Surprised by the Unsurprising: Earnings Seasonality and Stock Returns"
|Samuel Hartzmark, Chicago Booth
|Tuesday, April 7
|"Financial Accelerator at Work: Evidence from Corn Fields"
|Rajkamal Iyer, MIT Sloan
|Tuesday, April 14
|"Informational Black Holes in Auctions"
|Ulf Axelson, London School of Economics
|Tuesday, April 21
|"What is the Expected Return on the Market?"
|Ian Martin, London School of Economics
|Tuesday, April 28
|Tuesday, May 5
|"A Model of Financialization of Commodities"
|Suleyman Basak, London Business School
|Tuesday, May 12
|"Inattention and Inertia in Household Finance: Evidence from the Danish Mortgage Market"
|John Campbell, Harvard University
|Tuesday, May 19
|"Credit-Market Sentiment and the Business Cycle"
|Jeremy Stein, Harvard University
|Tuesday, May 26
|"Can Unemployment Insurance Spur Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidence From France"
|David Thesmar, HEC Paris
|Tuesday, June 2
|"Microeconomic Origins of Macroeconomic Tail Risks"
|Daron Acemoglu, MIT
|Tuesday, June 9
|"Pledgeability, Industry Liquidity, and Financing Cycles"
|Douglas Diamond, Chicago Booth
Winter 2015
|Speaker, Institution
|Tuesday, January 6
|"Do Funds Make More When They Pay More?"
|Lubos Pastor, Chicago Booth
|Tuesday, January 13
|"An Equilibrium Model of Institutional Demand and Asset Prices"
|Motohiro Yogo, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
|Tuesday, January 20
|"Debtor Protections and the Great Recession"
|Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, Harvard University
|Tuesday, January 27
|"Financing Constraints as Barriers to Innovation: Evidence from R&D Grants to Energy Startups"
|Sabrina Howell, Harvard University
|Tuesday, February 3
|"Networks in Production: Asset Pricing Implications"
|Bernard Herskovic, NYU, Department of Economics
|Tuesday, February 10
|"Homeowner Borrowing and Housing Collateral: New Evidence from Expiring Price Controls"
|Anthony DeFusco, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania
|Tuesday, February 17
|"Search, Liquidity, and Retention: Signaling Multidimensional Private Information"
|Basil Williams, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
|Tuesday, February 24
|"Intangible capital and the investment-q relation"
|Luke Taylor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
|Tuesday, March 3
|"Impediments to Financial Trade: Theory and Measurement"
|Stavros Panageas, Chicago Booth
|Tuesday, March 10
|"BKK the EZ Way: International Long-Run Growth News and Capital Flows"
|Max Croce, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School
Autumn 2014
|Speaker, Institution
|Thursday, September 25 *TIME: 11:45 am-1:15 pm
|"Dispersed Information and CEO Incentives"
|Jan Schneemeier, PhD Student, University of Chicago
|Tuesday, September 30
|"Early Refinancing and Maturity Management in the Corporate Bond Market"
|Qiping Xu, PhD Student, Chicago Booth
|Tuesday, October 7
|"Information Asymmetry and Insider Trading"
|Wei Wu, PhD Student, Chicago Booth
|Tuesday, October 14
|Tuesday, October 21
|"Moral Hazard and Debt Maturity"
|Rafael Repullo, CEMFI
|Tuesday, October 28
|"Political Interference on Firms: Effect of Elections on Bank Lending in India"
|Nitish Kumar, PhD Student, Chicago Booth
|Tuesday, November 4
|"Deposit Competition and Financial Fragility: Evidence from the US Banking Sector"
|Gregor Matvos, Chicago Booth
|Tuesday, November 11
|"Firm Age, Investment Opportunities, and Job Creation"
|Manuel Adelino, Duke
|Tuesday, November 18
|"Understanding Uncertainty Shocks and the Role of Black Swans"
|Laura Veldkamp, NYU Stern
|Tuesday, November 25
|"Out-of-the-Money CEOs: Private Control Premium and Option Exercises"
|Wei Jiang, Columbia
|Tuesday, December 2
|"Why Don't Households Smooth Consumption? Evidence from a 25 million dollar experiment"
|Jonathan Parker, MIT
|Tuesday, December 9
|"Segmented Housing Search"
|Monika Piazzesi, Stanford
Spring 2014
|Speaker, Institution
|April 1
|"A Five-Factor Asset Pricing Model"
|Eugene Fama, Chicago Booth
|April 8
|"Capital and Labor Reallocation within Firms"
|Holger Mueller, NYU Stern
|April 15
|"The Real Effects of Credit Ratings: The Sovereign Rating Channel"
|Heitor Almeida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
|April 22
|"The Cost of Constraints: Risk Management, Agency Theory and Asset Prices"
|Myron Scholes, Stanford
|April 29
|"Measuring the "Dark Matter" in Asset Pricing Models"
|Leonid Kogan, MIT Sloan
|May 6
|"Loans on sale: Credit market seasonality, borrower need, and lender rent seeking"
|Mitchell Petersen, Northwestern Kellogg
|May 13
|"Assessing Asset Pricing Models using Revealed Preference"
|Jonathan Berk, Stanford
|May 20
|"Technological Innovation: Winners and Losers"
|Dimitris Papanikolaou, Northwestern Kellogg
|May 27
|"Do Strict Capital Requirements Raise the Cost of Capital? Bank Regulation and the Low Risk Anomaly"
|Malcolm Baker, Harvard
|June 3
|"Origins of Stock Market Fluctuations"
|Martin Lettau, Berkeley Haas
Winter 2014
|Speaker, Institution
|January 7
|January 14
|"Nominal Rigidities and Asset Pricing"
|Michael Weber, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley
|January 21
|"Arrested Development: Theory and Evidence of Supply-Side Speculation in the Housing Market"
|Charles Nathanson, Harvard
|January 28
|"Do Financial Frictions Amplify Fiscal Policy? Evidence from Business Investment Stimulus"
|Eric Zwick, Harvard
|February 4
|"Optimal Dynamic Contracts in Financial Intermediation: With an Application to Venture Capital Financing"
|Igor Salitskiy, Stanford
|February 11
|"Auctions of Real Options"
|Lin Willliam Cong, Stanford
|February 18
|"Scale and Skill in Active Management"
|Lubos Pastor, Chicago Booth
|February 25
|"Cash on Hand" and Consumption: Evidence from Mortgage Refinancing"
|Amir Sufi, Chicago Booth
|March 4
|"How does macroprudential regulation change bank credit supply?"
|Anil Kashyap, Chicago Booth
|March 11
|"Very Long-Run Discount Rates", Appendix
|Stefano Giglio, Chicago Booth
Autumn 2013
|Speaker, Institution
|October 1
|"Informational Frictions and Commodity Markets"
|Wei Xiong, Princeton
|October 8
|"X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model"
|Nicholas Barberis, Yale
|October 15
|"Intermediation and Voluntary Exposure to Counterparty Risk"
|Maryam Farboodi, PhD Student, Chicago Booth
|October 22
|"As Certain as Debt and Taxes"
|Alexander Ljungqvist, NYU Stern
|October 29
|"Playing Favorites: How Firms Prevent the Revelation of Bad News"
|Lauren Cohen, Harvard
|November 5
|"Financial Entanglement: A Theory of Incomplete Integration, Leverage, Crashes, and Contagion"
|Stavros Panageas, Chicago Booth
|November 12
|"International Liquidity and Exchange Rate Dynamics"
|Xavier Gabaix, NYU Stern
|November 19
|"Learning from Inflation Experiences"
|Stefan Nagel, Michigan Ross
|November 26
|"Valuation Risk and Asset Pricing"
|Martin Eichenbaum, Northwestern Kellogg
|December 3
|"Risking Other People's Money, Gambling, Limited Liability and Optimal Incentives"
|Peter DeMarzo, Stanford
Spring 2013
|Speaker, Institution
|April 2
|"Understanding the Advice of Commissions-Motivated Agents: Evidence from the Indian Life Insurance Market"
|Shawn Cole, Harvard
|April 9
|Too-Systemic-To-Fail: What Option Markets Imply About Sector-wide Government Guarantees
|Bryan Kelly, Chicago Booth
|April 16
|"Long Run Capital Structure"
|Michael Roberts, Wharton
|April 23
|"Asset pricing in the frequency domain:theory and empirics"
|Stefano Giglio, Chicago Booth
|April 30
|"Intermediary Leverage Cycles and Financial Stability"
|Tobias Adrian, New York FRB
|May 7
|"Quantifying Liquidity and Default Risks of Corporate Bonds over the Business Cycle"
|Zhiguo He, Chicago Booth
|May 14
|"Expected inflation and other determinants of Treasury yields"
|Greg Duffee, Johns Hopkins
|May 21
|May 28
|"The Information and Agency Effects of Scores: Randomized Evidence from Credit Committees"
|Daniel Paravisini, London School of Economics
|June 4
|"Who Borrows from the Lender of Last Resort?"
|Philipp Schnabl, Stern
Winter 2013
|Speaker, Institution
|January 8
|"Did the Community Reinvestment Act Lead to Risky Lending?"
|Amit Seru, Chicago Booth
|January 15
|"Get in Line: Chapter 11 Restructuring in Crowded Bankruptcy Courts"
|Benjamin Iverson, Harvard
|January 22
|"The Value of a Good Credit Reputation: Evidence from Credit Card Renegotiations"
|Andres Liberman, Columbia
|January 29
|"Financial Crises, Risk Premia, and the Term Structure of Risky Assets"
|Tyler Muir, Kellogg
|February 5
|"Market Turmoil and Destabilizing Speculation"
|Marco DiMaggio, MIT
|February 12
|"Financial Strength and Trade Credit Provision : Evidence from Trucking Firms"
|Jean Noel Barrot, HEC Paris
|February 19
|"Uncertainty Shocks and Balance Sheet Recessions"
|Sebastian DiTella, MIT
|February 26
|"Financing Through Asset Sales"
|Alex Edmans, Wharton
|March 5
|"Money Creation and the Shadow Banking System"
|Adi Sunderam, Harvard
|March 12
|"Does Going Public Affect Innovation?"
|Shai Bernstein, Stanford
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Ballyvaughan Hotels
Located on Galway Bay's southern shore, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, welcomes visitors with a mind to explore the history and beauty of County Clare. This fishing and agricultural village offers guests who select discount hotels in Ballyvaughan, Ireland, a chance to explore some breathtaking sights while getting in touch with the medieval past. Although it has a population of less than 1,000, Ballyvaughan is famed for its natural and historic sites, making it a destination many choose to see what Ireland is really like outside the bustle of its bigger cities.Budget hotels in Ballyvaughan, Ireland, are centrally located to enable visitors to take in everything this village has to offer. As part of The Burren, this part of Ireland is noted for its rocky landscape and unusual collection of Mediterranean, Alpine and Arctic plants. The town is also an ideal starting point for tours of Aillwee Cave and the Caherconnell Stone Fort. Other attractions in and near Ballyvaughan include the legendary Cliffs of Moher, the Burren Centre Kilfenra and the Clare Heritage and Genealogical Center.


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Sharp intake of air: The locally made carbon-fibre cold air duct fitted to Ford's Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint is not just for show, and "increases performance feel," according to the company (XR8 Sprint pictured below).
16 February 2016
By DANIEL GARDNER
FORD'S exclusive Falcon XR6 Turbo Sprint has benefited from cutting-edge
Australian manufacturing, with a unique carbon-fibre cold air intake produced
by Victorian composite material specialist Quickstep Automotive.
The component was designed by Ford's Australian engineering team in partnership
with close affiliate and vehicle developer Premcar and is the result of some of
the company's significant $2 billion research and development investment over
the past six years.
It is the first time a carbon-fibre induction kit has been factory-fitted to
any Ford and the company says the upgrade boosts "performance feel" by
increasing throttle response, as well as having greater strength and durability
than the plastic version it replaces.
The use of the material has allowed internal cross-sectional area and airflow
to be maximised, and its 235g weight saves 203g (46 per cent) over the standard
Under-bonnet appearance is also enhanced along with the turbo-branded hosing,
matte black airbox and rocker cover, which wears the individually numbered
Sprint build plaque.
It is not the first time Ford products have benefited from the expertise of
home-grown carbon-fibre know-how, with Geelong-based manufacturer Carbon
Revolution supplying the ultralight wheels for the Shelby Mustang GT350R.
That model is not offered for sale in Australia, but the precision and quality
of the rims is such that the local outfit beat all other global candidates to
the contract.
Ford highlighted the engagement of local specialist parts suppliers as a
barometer of Australia's bright automotive industry post-2016 when the
car-maker becomes a full-line importer.
"Ford's engineers, Carbon Revolution and Quickstep Automotive demonstrate there'
s a bright future for the auto industry (in) Australia because of our
commitment, breadth (of) talent and world-class education system," said Ford
Asia Pacific Product Development Centre director of vehicle programs Dave
The sentiments were echoed by Ford Australia CEO Graeme Whickman.
"The Falcon's legacy will live on well beyond this year through our designers
and engineers that will continue to innovate to make Australian's lives
better," he said.
"The Falcon XR6 Sprint's new innovative carbon-fibre engine air intake is the
latest example of how our local engineers and suppliers will reshape the auto
industry well into the future."
Sourcing the carbon-fibre is the only manufacturing stage that requires any
involvement outside Australia, with the pre-impregnated (pre-preg) fabric
sheets imported from the United Kingdom.
Four layers of the high-tech material are hand-laid into Quickstep's moulds
before vacuum bagging and forming into the Sprint induction tract. The
resulting product is not coated or painted, but left in its natural, raw finish.
In July last year, GoAuto reported that the Australian carbon-fibre specialist
had signed a contract with a mainstream car-manufacturer to supply an
under-bonnet component, which at the time was believed to be Holden.
Ford is Quickstep Automotive's first original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
customer, but also supplies high-tech parts to the Australian Defence Forces,
including components for the joint strike fighter project.
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text: HONOLULU and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin America, two award-winning U.S. airlines, today announced new cooperative marketing agreements that expand the reach of their respective networks and provide a range of new travel benefits for their customers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040827/LAF044LOGO) Starting today, members of HawaiianMiles, the Hawaiian Airlines loyalty program, are able to redeem their miles for award travel on all Virgin America routes, and members of Virgin America's Elevate® frequent flyer program can now redeem Elevate points for flights on all routes flown by Hawaiian. The two airlines also announced that Hawaiian Airlines has placed its two-letter booking code on Virgin America flights to Boston, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Washington D.C. (IAD); New York (JFK); Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Chicago; Philadelphia; Portland, Oregon; Seattle and San Francisco. This agreement, only the second code share agreement for California-based Virgin America, now offers seamless booking and one-stop check-in on a single ticket for guests traveling between Hawai'i and multiple Virgin America destinations in the U.S. "Through this new partnership with Virgin America, HawaiianMiles members have convenient access to a host of new cities across the country with high quality service throughout their journey," said Peter Ingram, Hawaiian's executive vice president and chief commercial officer. "We look forward to sharing our island hospitality with all of Virgin America's Elevate members and welcoming new guests from cities we do not serve directly today." Under the code share agreement, travelers can purchase tickets on Hawaiian's website at www.HawaiianAirlines.com, through its Reservations call center at 1-800-367-5320, from a travel agent or via online travel agencies. Both Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin America will check bags through to guests' final destinations and will issue boarding passes at initial check in for connecting flights on Virgin America and Hawaiian. HawaiianMiles members are able to earn mileage on all code share flights covered by the agreement. "This agreement enables us to offer guests a seamless travel experience as they travel on our two airlines – between us, we've won countless travel awards for excellent guest service – and our Virgin America teammates look forward to welcoming Hawaiian Airlines guests onboard our flights," said John MacLeod, Virgin America's senior vice president for planning and sales. "The addition of Hawaiian to our roster of partners is a very special Virgin America 'mahalo' for our loyal Elevate members, who can now redeem points for Hawaiian reward travel. Our guests have been asking us for a way to get to the Aloha State since our launch, and we were listening." Hawaiian is the third airline partner added to join Virgin America's Elevate program and the first Elevate airline partner outside the Virgin airline family – Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia were already Elevate partners. The linkup will make it possible for Elevate members to fly to Hawai'i for as low as 20,000 Elevate reward points.* Elevate members may now start booking on Hawaiian by calling Virgin America 1.877.FLY.VIRGIN (1.877.359.8474).


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Ataxia Research Studies Awarded
Funding for FY 2015
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) is pleased to announce that 23 promising ataxia research studies from the United States, Belgium, Mexico, United Kingdom, Portugal, and Germany were awarded funding at the December 2014 NAF Board of Directors meeting for fiscal year 2015. With the funding of these 23 research studies and the previous research studies funded earlier in 2014, nearly one million dollars were committed for ataxia research.
A summary of the completed research studies will be published in Generations in 2016.
The following are titles and lay summaries of important ataxia research.
Research Seed Money Awards
Hampe, Christiane S., Ph.D.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Glutamate Decarboxylase in Cerebellar Ataxia
Kim, Do-Hyung, Ph.D. (in Partnership with the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Pathological and therapeutic roles of immunoproteasomes in SCA1
Lim, Janghoo, Ph.D.
Yale University, New Haven, CT
Molecular pathogenesis studies of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1
Manley, James L. Ph.D.
Columbia University, New York, NY
Functions of Senataxin, product of the AOA2 target gene SETX, in autophagy and lysosome function.
Perlman, Susan, M.D.
University of California Los Angeles, CA
National Ataxia Database
Rossoll, Wilfried, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA
Generation and characterization of spinocerebellar ataxia 36 (SCA36) patient stem cell-derived neurons to study disease mechanisms and develop novel therapeutic strategies
Schmahmann, Jeremy , M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard University
Boston, MA
The Nature and Impact of Sleep Dysfunction in Cerebellar Ataxias
Teixeira-Castro, Andreia, Ph.D.
University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Determinants of neuron-specific pathogenesis: study in a C. elegans model of SCA3
Wojcikiewicz, Richard, Ph.D.
SUNY-Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Molecular Mechanism of Autosomal Dominant Sensory Ataxia
Young Investigator Award
Donatello, Simona, Ph.D.
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
The role of mTOR in Friedreich's ataxia and identification of new pathways for therapeutic intervention.
Young Investigator for SCA Research Awards
Costa, Maria do Carmo Pereira, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Defining pathways that regulate levels of polyglutamine disease protein in MJD/SCA3
Cvetanovic, Marija, Ph.D. (in Partnership with the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center)
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Role of Microglia in SCA1 pathogenesis
Zhang, Miao, Ph.D.
Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, CA
Structural insights for drug discovery targeting SK2/3 channels for SCA
Post-Doc Fellowship Awards
Arancillo, Marife, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Neural Mechanisms of Cerebellar Function In Ataxia
Bhalla, Angela, Ph.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
Defining the role of mitochondrial DNA mutations in neuronal degeneration in Friedreich's ataxia
Hernandez, Carlos R Castillo, Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Longitudinal study of neuropathology of spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 using fMRI
Miyazaki, Yu, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago, IL
Developing the novel microRNA-mediated therapeutic approach for spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.
Rajpal, Gautam, Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Antisense Oligonucleotide (ASO) treatment for Spinocerebellar Ataxia 3 (SCA3)
Vannocci, Tommaso, Ph.D.
King's College, London, England
Understanding disease development in Friedreich's ataxia in a time-resolved way: a new cellular model
Pioneer SCA Translational Grant Awards
Al-Ramahi, Ismael, Ph.D.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Identification of druggable targets that modulate the levels of SCA-causing proteins in vivo
Davidson, Beverly, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA
(in Partnership with the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center)
Translating RNAi therapy for Spinocerebellar Ataxia 1 (SCA1) to the clinic
Ranum, Laura, Ph.D.
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
ASO targeting of bidirectional transcripts and RAN translation in SCA8
Schmidt, Thorsten, Ph.D.
University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
Targeting the intracellular localization of ataxin-3 as novel treatment strategy for Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3 (SCA3)
Clinical Research Training Fellowship
The National Ataxia Foundation has partnered with the American Brain Foundation
in Ataxia Award
to fund a two-year Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Ataxia award.
Vittal, Padmaja, M.D., M.S.
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
The Role of Antisense FMR1 in the Development of Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome


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The Phillies cleared room for Bohn on the 40-man roster by moving reliever Yoel Hernandez to the 60-day disabled list.
Ironically, the Phillies main competitor for a playoff spot, the San Diego Padres, also acquired an outfielder Tuesday. The Padres will send a player to be named later or cash to the Houston Astros for outfielder Jason Lane, who hit just .178 for Houston in limited playing time this season. The deal was the first for new Astros GM Ed Wade, who made the swap with the Padres, who were his last employer before he took over in Houston.


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Red Flags
There are certain warning signs that managers and individuals with supervisory responsibilities should be aware of.
- Marked Personality Changes in Employees
- Financial Pressures on Employees
- Employee Living Beyond His/Her Means
- Employee Having Outside Business Interests
- Poor Internal Controls
- Rising Department Expenses
- Too Much Control in Key Employees
- Lax Management
- Failure to Pre-Screen Employees
While the aforementioned traits do not guarantee that white-collar crime exists in your department, they do indicate a higher likelihood of white-collar crime. Therefore, management should be alert to the possibility of fraudulent activities. If you have reasonable concern regarding possible fraud, Internal Audit should be contacted immediately.


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Life-Lessons We Can Take From PokerApril 23, 2014 - 10:52am
by Barbara Connors
Be Observant. Poker players live and die by their ability to read opponents— their quirks, tendencies, patterns of behavior. In a live game, body language and tone of voice add more invaluable information. Put your opponent on the correct hands and no amount of bad luck can keep you down for long. Fail to put your opponent on the right hands, or, worse yet, don't even try because you can't be bothered to think about anything beyond your own two cards, and no amount of good luck will save you in the long run.
The power of observation is just as crucial in the real world. Whether the person sitting across the table from you is your boss, your customer, your enemy, or the love of your life—everybody has cards they don't want to show. Only by reading people can you get a feeling for what those cards are. Is this a good time to approach your boss about a promotion? Is it a good time to ask the object of your affection to move in together? Will they be receptive and call your bet, or will they fold and walk away?
Alpha-BetsMarch 20, 2014 - 12:06pm
by Barbara Connors
Everybody has to start somewhere. For poker players, just as for readers, the journey begins with ABC. Literally, of course in the case of readers, while aspiring poker players cut their teeth on a style of play known as ABC poker.
As the name implies, ABC poker is about building-block fundamentals. It's poker played strictly by the book. But ABC poker can be best described by what it is not—it is not creative, it is not deceptive, it doesn't make adjustments for your opponents' playing styles, and it's often not the most profitable way to play a given hand. And if all that's not unappealing enough, because ABC poker dictates that you play by the book—following somebody else' script— there's little sense of personal satisfaction or accomplishment, even when you win.
Hunch-DrunkFebruary 20, 2014 - 11:57am
by Barbara Connors
"I had a feeling." This seemingly innocuous phrase, usually spoken in defense of a loose call after the hand is over, ranks right up there with, "I had to make sure" and "I'll just play a little while longer until I get back even again" as among the most costly utterances in poker. And yet what red-blooded poker player hasn't been tempted to play a hunch now and then? Sticking to clinical, strategically-sound, mathematically correct play all the time may be the most surefire way to make money at this game, but we're not robots. Playing hunches appeals to the frustrated artist in all of us. It's flattering to believe that maybe we're a little bit psychic and it's just plain more fun.
But is it always a bad thing to play a hunch? Well, it depends. Anytime you feel yourself wanting to make some unorthodox play that you would never make otherwise, based purely on a gut feeling, the important question to ask yourself is—where did that gut feeling come from?
Exit StrategyFebruary 7, 2014 - 11:23am
By Barbara Connors
Few things can match the anticipation of sitting down in a new poker game. Every game we enter offers the chance to challenge ourselves, to test out new strategies or fine-tune old ones, and most of all, the possibility of a big win. So much thought and care goes into the start of each new poker session—where to play, when to play, what stakes, how much to buy in for— and yet a decision that is at least as important, when to leave the game, often seems to get made on a whim. Choosing when to exit a cash game can be tricky. Everyone, it seems, has a different opinion, but conventional poker wisdom holds that you should keep on playing as long as the game is good and you're able to keep playing well. The first criterion, good playing conditions, is easy enough to identify. It's that second requirement, confidence that you are still playing well, that gets so many players into trouble.
Tanks, But No TanksJanuary 21, 2014 - 11:12am
by Barbara Connors
Poker is a game of decisions and some of those decisions are going to be tough. If I raise, what are the chances I'll get called? If I call, will a player behind me raise? What is likely to happen on the next betting round? And perhaps the most important question of all—what cards does my opponent have? Is he betting with the best hand, or is he weak, or is he betting at me with complete air?
And then of course there is position, pot odds, potential outs to improve, stack size, table image, and more to consider. Given all this, it's no wonder that poker players faced with a difficult decision will sometimes feel the need to take an extra minute. Or two. Or three, or four, or five… When a player takes an extra-long time to act on his hand, that's known as going into the tank, or more commonly, tanking. For better or worse, tanking is becoming more common in poker games of late. Whether the player in question legitimately needs the extra time to think through a challenging decision, or is not-so-legitimately wasting everyone's time depends entirely on the context.
BIG LOVEDecember 24, 2013 - 11:23am
by Barbara Connors
Poker players spend a great deal of time talking about bad beats and suckouts and the idiot who hit his two-outer on the river. So it's easy to forget sometimes that the poker gods can give as well as take away. And one of the best poker gifts of all is known as the big blind special.
This particular bonus comes in two parts. First you get a free walk in the big blind with marginal cards. Then the flop hits those marginal cards well enough to actually give you a big hand. After a tough session of watching your premium pairs get cracked, big aces that never hit and draws that never come in, it's strange to finally drag a pot with 8-3 offsuit because the flop came down 3-3-8, but that's poker for you.
Rock BottomDecember 10, 2013 - 11:25am
by Barbara Connors
Why do you play poker?
The most obvious answer would be money. Most of us consider ourselves to be winning players, or we aspire to be. But if money is the only thing that keeps you coming back to the tables, that can be problematic, because until the day you finally quit poker for good, your poker winnings are always going to be at risk.
This is related to something called the "Sisyphic condition"—a term coined by psychologist Dan Ariely. The term comes from ancient Greek myths, specifically the character Sisyphus, a proud king who was punished by the gods by being forced to push the same giant boulder up the same hill over and over again. Each time Sisyphus got near the top of the hill, the boulder would roll back down to the bottom and he would have to start all over, again and again for all eternity.
Hero ComplexNovember 29, 2013 - 11:41am
by Barbara Connors
Everybody wants to be the hero, even in poker. And in this game, the only thing more heroic and attention-grabbing than successfully getting away with a bluff is successfully foiling one. This is what's known as the hero call. It's an extraordinary call made on the river, facing a large bet and holding a weak hand—maybe nothing more than ace-high—when math and common sense are telling you to fold but you go ahead and make the call anyway. And win.
Hero calls aren't about equity or pot odds. It's a feel play, not a math play. Some might say a hero call is about playing your hunch, listening to the gut feeling that tells you, "He doesn't have it." But more than anything, to be the hero you must know your villain. A winning hero call is about having a strong and very specific read on your opponent. That means taking into account all the information you possibly can about this particular player in this particular situation.
Permission, DeniedNovember 15, 2013 - 11:19am
by Barbara Connors
Why do good, smart poker players make so many bad decisions at the table? I'm not talking about decisions where you made the wrong read, or the situation was complex and you didn't take all the factors into account. I'm talking about a hand where you had the right read, you knew the right play—and then you went ahead did the wrong thing anyway. Knowing full well that it was against your best interest, -EV, and just plain dumb.
The too-loose call is probably the most common of these mistakes, followed by the way-too-loose raise and the uberloose reraise. Somehow our hands keep wanting to throw chips into the middle of the table even as our minds warn us against doing so. Whether it's calling preflop with K-J offsuit from early position, calling after the flop with a one-card straight draw, or making an "I had to make sure" call on the river, the end result is the same. You are throwing away money, and you know it. At the other end of the spectrum, perhaps you play passive, let's-get-to-a-cheap-showdown poker against opponents you should be raising, and you know perfectly well this is costing you.
A League of Your OwnNovember 5, 2013 - 10:53am
by Barbara Connors
Progress. It's something we all strive for in life, in work, in relationships — and also at the poker table. Progress can mean many things to a poker player. It can mean mastering a new strategy, getting more accurate at reading opponents, graduating to a higher level of thinking, but for most of us progress boils down to one thing: moving up to higher limits.
Higher-limit games are more prestigious. The opponents are smarter and tougher, and in turn we feel smarter and tougher playing against them. The challenge is greater. The potential profits are more lucrative. And just being in the higher games imparts a certain stature. If micro-stakes games are Little League and middle limits are Triple-A, high stakes games are the Major Leagues: the elite stage most players can only dream about.