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8:04am Thursday 27th March 2014
ACCRINGTON Stanley manager James Beattie knows his side need to turn chances into goals if they are to continue to climb the League Two table.
The Reds couldn't find a breakthrough in their 0-0 draw at Dagenham & Redbridge on Tuesday night despite having 16 shots and 13 corners.
Stanley are 18th in the table – six points clear of the bottom two ahead of Saturday's trip to Exeter City.
And Beattie believes the performance at the Victoria Ground in midweek warranted more than the solitary point.
The Stanley boss said: "The performance is probably our best away performance of the season.
If that was a boxing match it would have been stopped.
"But football is all albout sticking the ball in the back of the net.
"We have been in this position before where we have been dominant and we needed that little bit of extra quality to finish the game off.
"But it is another yardstick for the boys."
The result means Stanley have lost just one of their last six – at leaders Rochdale – and they end a hectic month of eight games in 29 days at Exeter on Saturday knowing a win could see them climb into the top half.
And Beattie believes that being within touching distance of the top 12 is testament to his side's character.
The Reds boss added: "The rise that we have had since we won our first game is tremendous.
"Paul Stephenson (assistant manager) showed me a league table today that puts us in sixth since the first of October.
"The lads have come so far as a group that it makes me immensely proud to be in charge."
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Young carer Corey Gleed-Ellis has won an award for the volunteering work he does to help others in the same situation as himself.
Corey, 16, who lives in Devizes, has been a young carer for four-and-a-half years, helping mum Lynn to look after his dad, Stephen, who has arthritis, his twin brother, Reece, who has learning difficulties, and his younger brother, Connor, who has Asperger's syndrome and health issues.
He helps with household tasks and cooking for four to five hours each day.
As part of Wiltshire Young Carers, Corey also volunteers to help with respite groups for other young carers and supported young carers on a music project with Bath Philharmonia.
He is an ambassador for another youth programme and is now doing peer mentoring training with Youth Action Wiltshire.
He beat thousands of nominees to win a Halifax Giving Extra award and £250 in vouchers. The awards were launched last year, to celebrate unsung heroes giving something back to their communities.
Corey was nominated by Niki Andrews, the Wiltshire Young Carers service manager at Youth Action Wiltshire, who cited his tireless support for others on top of his caring responsibilities.
Corey, who went to Devizes School and is now studying for a BTEC First Diploma in public services and essential English at New College, Swindon, wants to join the police force.
He will use the vouchers to buy an iPad for researching coursework and assignments.
He said: "I feel shocked to be chosen out of the many nominations. I had never won anything in my life before."
He said it was important to help young carers to develop confidence and to feel they were not alone in their role.
"I get to help other young carers who are in the same boat as me to get a break from their caring responsibilities.
"That one break can help lift their mood and they are all ready for the next phase of caring responsibilities.
"I enjoy helping young carers to be able to talk to other people about what they do."

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Updated from March 13th to include February NPD data in the tenth paragraph.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- It's no secret that Nintendo has had its struggles, as the Wii U gaming system has proved to be a flop and the rise of mobile games are increasingly taking attention away from traditional console gaming. While some look to Apple (AAPL) to be Nintendo's savior, it may not be so easy as that.
Nintendo has come under increased pressure recently to rethink its strategy, which has been to make and sell its hardware and build software for that hardware, similar to what Apple has done with its iDevices and iOS, its mobile operating system. Hedge funds, in particular Seth Fischer of Oasis Management, have asked Nintendo's President Satoru Iwata to start making mobile games, despite Iwata's continued resistance to do so.
Fisher's point is that Nintendo sits on arguably the largest library of casual games, including Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Zelda and others. The people who grew up playing those games are now active on smartphones and tablets. This is a demographic whose engagement on the smartphone is worth more than $100 billion, according to Fisher, and it looks like Nintendo is missing out on a big opportunity.
While it looks like it would be an open-and-closed case, with Apple's strength in hardware (iPhone and iPad) and Nintendo's incredible library, not all consumers want to see a tie-up.
"I think it would be too problematic playing a game like The Legend of Zelda without a controller," Michael Urbanski, 30, said via text to TheStreet. "It [iPhone] would vastly change the gameplay. How are you to watch a TV while looking at an iPad to see where to touch as a 'controller'... doesn't work."
That mind set is part of the reason why the Wii U Gamepad would allow Nintendo to stand out from the likes of Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE), with their Xbox and PlayStation consoles, respectively.
In a note to clients, Hudson Square Research analyst Dan Ernst noted this: "Nintendo said part of the failure of the Wii U has been their failure to create unique gaming experiences for the Gamepad, and that they were making such development a priority for the coming year. However, while many developers are interested in second screen gaming, the concept is not currently central to having fun with video games, and in this regard the Game Pad is more feature than benefit, and given the added cost to the system, it really more of a burden."
The console market is slowing, despite PlayStation 4 winning this go-round so far. According to data from NPD via TechCrunch, the console market has sharply contracted over the past seven years. In January 2007, North American console sales were approximately 2 million, with Nintendo's Wii selling more than 400,000 consoles. Fast forward to 2014, and the PS4 topped the market in January, with just 271,000 consoles sold. The Wii U has only sold around 49,000, nearly nine times less what it sold in January 2007.
TechCrunch noted the January 2014 data isn't official, since the data wasn't officially released, but it still shows that the console market, and Nintendo's position in gaming, has been cut down sharply no matter which way you look at it. The other companies which make consoles, Sony and Microsoft, have other businesses besides gaming -- Nintendo does not.
Update: In February, it appears that Nintendo's fate has turned around a bit. Nintendo sent out a press release noting both the Wii U and 3DS increased in sales year-over-year, with the Wii U growing 180%, thanks in part to the success of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Research firmNPD said sales rose 25% year-over-year, as the company sold 100,000 consoles.


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Tigers make flurry of roster moves after lengthy game
Three relievers called up from Triple-A Toledo; Ray's return to rotation pushed up
PITTSBURGH -- The Tigers' roster shuffle from their 19-inning loss at Toronto came Monday afternoon, and it was fairly massive. Detroit called up three relievers from Triple-A Toledo, sent two others down, moved up Robbie Ray's return to the rotation and released longtime lefty prospect Casey Crosby.
Left-hander Ian Krol and right-handers Justin Miller and Kevin Whelan rejoined the Tigers, recalled from Triple-A Toledo in time for Monday night's series opener against the Pirates. All three will be available to help a Tigers bullpen that went through every available reliever Sunday.
Krol spent the first two months of the season as the primary left-hander in Detroit's bullpen before landing on the disabled list in June with a tired arm. He then struggled upon his return and was sent down on July 31 to get more regular work. Krol tossed 3 2/3 scoreless innings for the Mud Hens in August, allowing five hits, walking none and striking out four.
Miller spent a couple of stints in Detroit from mid-April to mid-May, regrouped in Toledo and posted very good numbers in late-inning work, including a 1.45 ERA and 23 hits over 37 1/3 innings.
Whelan, meanwhile, is a Minor League veteran who rejoined the organization this year after being traded to the Yankees in 2006 as a prospect in the Gary Sheffield deal. A Tigers Draft pick in 2005, Whelan has 20 saves for the Hens, having allowed eight runs on 26 hits over 39 innings, with 48 strikeouts.
The 30-year-old Whelan's first appearance will be his Tigers debut. He pitched in two games for the Yankees in 2011.
To make room for the three on the roster, Detroit optioned left-handers Blaine Hardy and Pat McCoy to Toledo while officially placing Joakim Soria on the 15-day disabled list. Though the Tigers announced Sunday morning they were placing Soria and Anibal Sanchez on the DL, they held off on formalizing the moves because they didn't feel they could get an extra pitcher to Toronto in time for Sunday's series finale against the Jays, not expecting they were headed for 19 innings.
Hardy and McCoy pitched three scoreless innings each. Their success coincidentally led to their demotion, as Detroit needed fresh arms for Monday. However, since the Tigers haven't officially placed Sanchez on the DL yet, they could circumvent the usual 10-day requirement for a Minor League stay and recall one of them in the coming days as soon as they're ready to pitch.
To do that, though, Detroit would have to make another roster move to make room for Ray, who will take Sanchez's spot in the rotation. He was scheduled to start Wednesday against the Pirates at Comerica Park, but he had his start moved up a day when Rick Porcello pitched two-plus innings of relief Sunday.
There's no word yet on when Porcello will be available to start. The Tigers have not announced a replacement starter for Wednesday. If Porcello can't start Wednesday, Detroit will likely have to call up yet another starter from Toledo, which could be another reason for waiting to place Sanchez on the DL.
To make room for Whelan on the 40-man roster, meanwhile, the Tigers gave left-hander Casey Crosby his unconditional release. The 25-year-old left-hander was a highly-touted prospect from the same 2007 Draft that produced Porcello. However, injuries plagued Crosby from the start of his pro career, beginning with Tommy John surgery after the 2007 season.
Crosby, still just 25 years old, made three starts for the Tigers in 2012. He has spent the last three seasons at Toledo, dealing with injuries last year and this summer. Crosby gave up 11 earned runs on 15 hits over 17 innings in 11 relief appearances for the Mud Hens this season.
Jason Beck is a reporter for MLB.com. Read Beck's Blog and follow him on Twitter @beckjason. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Rising to the Challenges of Climate Change – the Third National Communication is Launched Right on Time!Mar 14, 2014
Today saw the launch of the country's Third National Communication on Climate Change.
This country is the first in the Western Balkans region to have completed its Third National Communication to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Developed with extensive technical assistance from UNDP, this important document spells out the next key steps to be taken in all key sectors of the economy and society—at national and local level—to prepare for, adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Over 200 people attended the launch, including representatives from a broad range of ministries, NGOs and the private sector, as well as numerous national and international experts.
In his opening statement at the launch, Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Pesevski praised the timely completion of the report and reaffirmed that coordinated action on climate change is a top priority for the country. "This country is one of the most vulnerable in the region to climate change," said Pesevski, "And action to prepare and adapt is therefore of crucial importance. Addressing climate change requires innovative ecological approaches and technologies to ensure sustainable economic growth and to boost competitiveness and generate employment opportunities."
Speaking at the event, Deputy Environment Minister Stevo Temelkovski welcomed the National Communication as: "A comprehensive and detailed analysis which for the first time covers areas such as tourism and cultural heritage and the socio-economic vulnerability of the population to climate change."
The Third National Communication is the outcome of two years of combined efforts, coordinated and assisted by UNDP's Country Office, which worked closely with all the relevant ministries, NGOs, as well as with stakeholders from the private sector and national and international experts.
UNDP's assistance in producing this Communication is part of its decade-long commitment and in-depth experience in helping the country assess and respond to the threats posed by climate change.
UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Alessandro Fracassetti stated (full speech): "This Third National Communication comes at a time when international negotiations on climate change are intensifying in the build-up to what we hope will be a meaningful, universal agreement in Paris in 2015."
Fracassetti explained that the proposed Paris 2015 summit will provide an opportunity for every country to present the policies and measures it intends to follow in order to prepare for climate change and to state how it will contribute to global efforts to ensure that increases in global temperatures remain below two degrees Celsius.
"With this Communication in hand, the country is fully prepared to make a valuable contribution in Paris and thereafter," added Fracassetti, "since the document provides clear directions on what needs to be done at both national and local level to address the challenge of climate change challenge in all important areas."
All participants at the launch agreed that what is most important now is immediate joint action to meet the goals set out in the Third National Communication. This is not only necessary to ensure our efforts are coordinated to provide a sustainable future for the country, but will also make it easier to access all available national and international funding.


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Click here, or on the image above, to view the entire film of Village of the Damned (1960).
Wolf Rilla, in late life a hotelier, made numerous films during his career, but none so perfect as Village of the Damned (1960), starring George Sanders, Barbara Shelley and Martin Stephens, which was based on the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham.
When a strange alien force renders everyone in the village of Midwich unconscious, all the women of child-bearing years become mysteriously pregnant, resulting in a series of sinister "virgin births." The offspring of these unholy unions are a group of blond, "Aryan-perfect" children with what are described throughout the film as "arresting" eyes, and who have absolutely no compunction about killing anyone who gets in their way, or refuses to do their bidding. As the children grow from infants into young adolescents, they become more and more threatening, until finally it takes drastic measures to curtail their unwelcome reign.
Shot mostly on location in a small village outside of London for a few hundred thousand pounds, Village of the Damned succeeds because of its simplicity, it's concision (77 minutes from first frame to last), and the superb acting of the leads, especially the unsettling presence of Martin Stephens as David, the leader of the group. The film was considered too risky for production in America, even in 1960, when the Motion Picture Production Code was still in full force; thankfully, at the time, the authorities in England were more enlightened.
You can see the entire film by clicking here, or on the image above; if you haven't seen it, do so now, and avoid both the 1963 sequel, Children of the Damned, and the 1995 remake.


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Nehalem - Everything You Need to Know about Intel's New Architectureby Anand Lal Shimpi on November 3, 2008 1:00 PM EST
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Further Power Managed Cache?
One new thing we learned about Nehalem at IDF was that Intel actually moved to a 8T (8 transistor) SRAM cell design for all of the core cache memory (L1 and L2 caches, but not L3 cache). By moving to a 8T design Intel was able to actually reduce the operating voltage of Nehalem, which in turn reduces power consumption. You may remember that Intel's Atom team did something similar with its L1 cache:
"Instead of bumping up the voltage and sticking with a small signal array, Intel switched to a register file (1 read/1 write port). The cache now had a larger cell size (8 transistors per cell) which increased the area and footprint of the L1 instruction and data caches. The Atom floorplan had issues accommodating the larger sizes so the data cache had to be cut down from 32KB to 24KB in favor of the power benefits. We wondered why Atom had an asymmetrical L1 data and instruction cache (24KB and 32KB respectively, instead of 32KB/32KB) and it turns out that the cause was voltage.
A small signal array design based on a 6T cell has a certain minimum operating voltage, in other words it can retain state until a certain Vmin. In the L2 cache, Intel was able to use a 6T signal array design since it had inline ECC. There were other design decisions at work that prevented Intel from equipping the L1 cache with inline ECC, so the architects needed to go to a larger cell size in order to keep the operating voltage low."
Intel states that Nehalem's "Core memory converted from 6-T traditional SRAM to 8-T SRAM". The only memory in the "core" of Nehalem is its L1 and L2 caches, which may help explain why the L2 cache per core is a very small 256KB. It would be costly to increase the transistor count of Nehalem's 8MB L3 cache by 33%, but it's also most likely not as necessary since the L3 cache and the rest of the uncore runs on its own voltage plane as I'll get to shortly.
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retardliquidator - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - link... think again.
more luck next time before starting the flamebait about not two bytes wide but 20bits.
effective usable speed is exactly 2bytes, as with 10/8 coding you need 20bits to encode your 16 relevant ones.
you fail at failing. Reply
defter - Friday, August 22, 2008 - linkLinks are 20-bit wide, regardless of encoding or whether 1,2,8,16 or 20 bits are used to tranmist the data.
I wonder who is flamebaiting here, a previous poster just mentioned the correct link width, he wasn't talking about "usable speed". Reply
rbadger - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - link"Each QPI link is bi-directional supporting 6.4 GT/s per link. Each link is 2-bytes wide..."
This is actually incorrect. Each link is 20 bits wide, not 16 (2 bytes). This information is on the slide posted directly below the paragraph. Reply
JarredWalton - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkIt's 20-bits but using a standard 8/10 encoding mechanism, so of the 20 bits only 16 are used to transmit data and the other four bits are (I believe) for clock signaling and/or error correction. It's the same thing we see with SATA and HyperTransport. Reply
ltcommanderdata - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkSince the PCU has a firmware, I wonder if it will be updatable? It would be useful if lessons learn in the power management logic of later steppings and in Westmere can be brought back to all Nehalems through a firmware update for lower power consumption or even better performance with better Turbo mode application. Although a failed or corrupt firmware update on a CPU could be very problematic. Reply
wingless - Thursday, August 21, 2008 - linkI thought about this when I read about it the first time too. Flashing your CPU could kill the power management or the whole CPU in one fell swoop! Reply


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Costing $599, and equipped with a 2nd Gen Intel Core i3 CPU and other meaningful stats, the Akoya E2025 D, like most Medion products we've seen, is very good value for money. It's a small and neat PC that should appeal to home users and students.
There isn't an overwhelming choice in the Australian retail market anymore when it comes to cheap tower PCs. Most vendors are seemingly happy enough to offer all-in-one models instead. Come 28 July though, ALDI will once again be stocking one of Medion's little tower PCs. This time, it's the $599 Akoya E2025 D (MD 8356). It's a well featured machine with good speed and it's perfect for students and home users who just want a basic desktop.
For $599 (without a monitor), the Akoya is one of the best value entry-level desktops on the Australian market — it's also one of the few, if not the only one, to feature a Second Generation Intel Core i3 CPU. It supplies plenty of convenient connectivity options, such as inbuilt 802.11n Wi-Fi, USB 3.0 and HDMI. It's not perfect though: it has limited upgrade potential, it lacks a DVI port and it couldn't run our old external dual-USB-powered (5V, 1.5A) Maxtor hard drive. We can excuse these problems though as there is some room for expansion in the little case; an HDMI-to-DVI adapter can be used if you don't want to use VGA and your monitor only has DVI; not many people are likely to still be using external USB-powered hard drives as old and power-hungry as our Maxtor.
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With this configuration, the Akoya is quick enough to let you do just about anything, including video editing and video transcoding, and a tiny bit of gaming. In our tests, converting a DVD file to a 1.5GB Xvid file took 49min, which is a better result than the previous $599 Medion machine that we looked at: the AMD-based Akoya P5315 D (MD 8351). In our Belnder 3D rendering test, a time of 39sec was achieved; our iTunes MP3 encoding test took 52sec. The Blender result is a little low compared to the previous Akoya, which is understandable as that PC had four cores, but the new Akoya's MP3 encoding time is better.
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NICKY Henderson believes the strength of this year's Stan James Champion Hurdle is so great My Tent Or Yours could perform to his peak and still finish out of the places.
Unbeaten in two senior starts, the Fighting Fifth and Christmas Hurdle, JP McManus' classy gelding avoided any of the soft ground trials and took an unconventional route to the Festival by winning a jumpers' bumper at Kempton a week last Sunday.
McManus' retained jockey Tony McCoy has now nailed his colours to My Tent Or Yours, rather than the owners other challenger, Jezki.
"I'm very happy with him, and Kempton was a job perfectly executed," said Henderson at his pre-Cheltenham stable visit at the Seven Barrows yard in Lambourn today.
"AP will come and school him on Thursday, but he won't do anything else."
Looking at the Champion, for which he is 4-1 third-favourite with William Hill behind The New One and dual winner Hurricane Fly, the trainer said: "You could finish fifth and run the race of your life.
"There's The New One and don't underestimate Melodic Rendezvous. Then there's obviously Ireland. I've a sneaking feeling about Our Conor, especially the way he won the Triumph last year, and then there's Willie Mullins.
"You've got to start with Hurricane Fly, but it depends what he runs - he could run Annie Power as well."
Should My Tent Or Yours prevail, he is likely to stay hurdling, but Henderson warned: "If he doesn't win, then I think we're running for next year's Arkle."
With a few stars now unavailable for selection, the performances of My Tent Or Yours and Bobs Worth in the Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup suddenly become more important if Henderson is to narrow Paul Nicholls' advantage in the trainers' championship and retain his title.
"We haven't got Sprinter Sacre or Simonsig and we're not running Long Run, but we've still got some very good horses," he said.
"You want everything you've got. If you're running the A-team it's going to be an exciting week but that's not important. As long as we can find something to brighten it up.
"Paul will be strong and Willie's so strong, it's going to be very tough but we've got plenty of horses that have got good chances.
"It's good that two of our best chances are in two of the biggest races, the Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup. We've still got a chance in the Champion Chase as well."
Sprinter Sacre was to be the feature name until he was scratched from the BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase but the sidelined star still put in a brief appearance at Lambourn today.
On looks alone, the top-rated jumper would appear to have been in peak condition as he posed for a quick photograph before disappearing to the gallops for a canter with jockey Nico de Boinville.
But after his well-documented episode at Kempton on December 27, when Sprinter Sacre was pulled-up with what was found to be an irregular heartbeat, he has not quite reached a level at which Henderson would have been happy to let him loose at Cheltenham.
Instead, he will continue at Seven Barrows before another appointment with noted equine heart specialist Celia Marr in Newmarket.
"He looks mighty fine - he's not dead," said Henderson.
"I think Celia will take over from here. I just want to make sure I can get him to where he wants to be for the future."
Instead, Henderson's Champion Chase representatives will be Kid Cassidy, who was lucky to escape alive after the electrocution incident at Newbury in 2011, and Captain Conan.
"Neither one is in because Sprinter Sacre came out," Henderson said.
"Kid Cassidy beat Sire De Grugy, who has been the best horse, at Cheltenham earlier in the season, although I know he was getting 10lb.
"Captain Conan is the same, he didn't run his race at all in the Tingle Creek and came back with a very low potassium level.
"I'd imagine Barry (Geraghty) will jump on Captain Conan and AP (McCoy) will go on Kid, unless he wants to ride Alderwood instead."
Henderson has pinpointed Silviniaco Conti and Last Instalment as dangers to Bobs Worth when his star bids to retain his Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup crown next month.
The nine-year-old, who is unbeaten in five visits to Prestbury Park, left behind a very disappointing reappearance in the Betfair Chase by collecting the Lexus Chase over Christmas.
The nine-year-old is set to be joined by a high-class quintet of stablemates at Newbury on Sunday as he builds towards the defence of his crown.
It is one of Henderson's traditions to take a handful of Festival contenders to his local course, and the exercise is likely to take place near dawn with his jockey Barry Geraghty required back in Ireland during the afternoon.
"Bobs Worth will go to Newbury on Sunday with Captain Cutter, Triolo D'Alene, Royal Boy, Ma Filleule and I'm toying with Vaniteux," said Henderson.
"He worked very well this morning and will have a canter around Newbury.
"The Gold Cup is very open. By and large it's the same faces, although the horse who won the other day (Last Instalment) is interesting and beat First Lieutenant by further than we did.
"Silviniaco Conti is the obvious horse. He would have been close if he hadn't fallen last year. With the Irish, I think we know where we are with them.
"Yes, Silviniaco Conti beat us at Haydock, but we're better than that.
"You know if he's in contention as they run to the second-last, there's a pretty good chance he'll finish his race off."
Others from what could be more than 30 Cheltenham runners, including JLT Novices' Chase contender Oscar Whisky and one of Henderson's remaining BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase hopes Captain Conan will head instead to Kempton for a Polytrack gallop on Friday morning.
Triolo D'Alene, who has not been risked on soft ground since winning the Hennessy, also has a Gold Cup entry but is unlikely to take it.
Henderson said: "The Grand National is his prime objective. He needs a run but has to go to Cheltenham now. I'd like him to have the least aggressive race and that might be the Byrne Group Plate.
"Hunt Ball has stayed in the National as well and could go for that race as well or the Festival Handicap Chase, but we'll see what happens.
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Keeping on the Level
Measuring the Level of Solids Can Be Tricky. Ultrasonic and Laser Measurement May Be the Answer
By David W. Spitzer
Measuring the level of solids such as plastic pellets, coal, coke or flour is not necessarily easy, and the difficulty starts before the measurement system is even designed. Simply put, why are you making this level measurement? Do you want to measure the level in the bin or hopper or the amount of material? These two questions may appear to be same—but their implications can be quite different.
To put things in perspective, consider the measurement of water in a tank. The water will tend to fill any voids below the surface, so its surface will appear to be horizontal. The water level is the same at all locations in the tank, so the liquid level can be measured anywhere in the tank. The liquid level measurement and tank dimensions can then be used to calculate the amount of water in the tank. In this application, the amount of water in the tank can be inferred from the level measurement. Conversely, weight measurements could be used to infer the water level.
The Solids Challenge
Measurement of solids is not so straightforward. For starters, solids typically do not flow downward as freely as water, so their level will vary in the bin. Ratholing tends to occur when solids are removed from the bin because the material is removed from the space directly above the point of removal. Material above this point will typically move downwards and out of the bin, but material farther (horizontally) from the point of removal will not readily flow to fill the void that is formed above the point of removal. Under these conditions, level measurements made directly above the point of removal will reflect neither the level nor the amount of material in the bin.
Bins are often designed with their feed points above their point of removal, so material entering the bin will tend to fill the rathole formed by material exiting the bin. However, when the rathole becomes large, its sides can collapse and fill in part or all of the rathole. In addition to reflecting neither level nor the amount of material in the bin, level measurements made directly above the point of removal can increase 10% to 20% within seconds! Weighing the bin can avoid these complications and measure the amount of material in the bin. However, ratholing and other effects can cause weight measurements to infer the level in the bin incorrectly.
Figure 1. Laser Level Measurement in a bin.
Simply put, solids level measurement systems can exhibit significant errors—even when their level transmitters measure level perfectly and without error—so the level transmitter should be strategically located to reflect the desired level or amount of material.
Bins with non-uniform shapes can complicate level transmitter location. Further, additional level transmitters may be installed in applications when accurate level measurement is required.
What Do You Want To Know?
Joe Lewis, vice-president of marketing and sales at Monitor Technologies, says users need to be clear about what they really want.
"Level measurement of bulk solids is often for inventory management purposes, and there is often a disconnect between level measurement and the expectations of people have in the user organization," Lewis says. "Many customers want to know the amount of material, so the level measurement provides an input to calculate mass. But how accurate can the mass measurement be in a silo that (at best) is cylindrical with center fill and discharge? The accounting department expects 100% accuracy, but operations show mass balances with losses.
"I contend that the level measurement supplier does not necessarily know the accuracy of the calculated mass in the bin because so many factors outside of the level measurement device cannot be defined. A few examples include the flow characteristics in the silo, angle of repose, sensor location, material properties, and fill and discharge locations. In other words, user expectations may not be met, and there can be significant problems even if the level is measured perfectly and without error. Customer goals and expectations should be discussed before a particular level technology or supplier is selected."
Valentine "Tiny" Sonnier, product manager for ultrasonic level products at Siemens Energy and Automation adds that, "The properties of the material cannot be underestimated. The angle of repose of a material is the angle at which a stack of material will form when filling and be maintained when emptying. Each material has its own angle of repose dependent upon its properties and, to some degree, the bin geometry. Therefore, the location of the measurement is critical because moving the measurement only a short distance can result in a different level measurement due to the effects of ratholing or bridging."
Sonnier notes that neither contact nor non-contact level gauges can determine whether there is ratholing or bridging in the hopper. In this sense, non-contact level gauges are just as accurate as contact level gauges.
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John Mikos, instrumentation technician at ArcelorMittal I/N Kote in New Carlisle, Ind., uses ultrasonic level transmitters in powder applications. He agrees that the angle of repose and ratholing can be problems. He mitigates part of the problem by calibrating the level transmitter zero to be at or just above the top of the cone on the bottom of the hopper. By not attempting to measure the level in the cone, the non-linearity associated with the relationship between cone level and the amount of material in the cone is eliminated. The level measurement is more stable because the process doesn't to operate in the cone where rathole and filling effects would be more prevalent.
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For fairway, I'm set with the champ teebirds. I'm beating in the star to see how it flies as it gets worn. It seems like it wears in differently than champ - more turn it feels like. Anyone give a heads up on how they turn out? I was also wondering if the champ teebird can eventually beat into an understable driver provided sufficient time? Are there any teebirds that would work for an overstable slot like metal flake or cfr glow? or do I need a firebird or likewise disc?
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Lafayette Celebrates Life Of Mickey Shunick [Photos, Audio]
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL) – It was gloomy for much of the day. The steady downpour of rain threatened to put a damper on an afternoon meant to celebrate the life of Mickey Shunick. But as hundreds gathered at Parc International in downtown Lafayette, the drizzling showers of the morning halted as if Mickey herself was controlling the weather.
"Did the rain stop when this all started?" City-Parish President Joey Durel asked those in attendance. Then looking up toward the heavens, he said, "Pretty good Mick."
If the rain had a negative effect on the number of people who turned out, it did not put a stranglehold on the enthusiasm of those who showed. Many braved the wet weather, donning raincoats and ponchos and holding umbrellas. Still many more came prepared as if the rain wasn't even a factor, bringing fold-up chairs that lined the outer rings of the park.
Food trucks were there selling their wares, and beverages were also available. But despite the somewhat festival atmosphere, it was Mickey everyone came out to celebrate, and that was kicked off by Josh Coen, the public face of the social media campaign that took over Facebook in the days and weeks after Mickey disappeared.
"It seems near impossible for me to come up with the words to describe how incredible it is to see all of you here today to celebrate Mickey," Coen said. "This summer has been a crucial and emotional journey to all involved."
The crowd was then treated to fond memories of Mickey from many of her family and closest friends, from one of her high school teachers, from those who rode with her at the equestrian school at which she taught, and even from those from Texas Equusearch who helped take the lead in the search for her and who were greeted at the event by enthusiastic applause.
The impact she had on so many lives was evident in the testimonies given. There was the story of one of Mickey's equestrian students who suffered from self-consciousness and insecurity, but after befriending Mickey, she started standing up for herself and for others being bullied.
"And when her mom asked her why the sudden change," explained Shafi Hafez, "her response was, 'Mickey'."
But if there was anyone the crowd wanted to hear from the most, it was Charlene Shunick, Mickey's older sister whose striking physical similarity to her younger sibling and whose public pleas throughout the search endeared her to the community. The fact they looked like nearly identical twins of each made up the bulk of her short testimony.
"I think that kind of sums up our relationship pretty well," Charlene said. "We used and abused each other in the best way possible."
"I know Mickey still is feeling the love," she said.
Durel also took the opportunity to announce his intention to have a portion of Bertrand Drive going toward the horse farm rededicated as a bike lane and named "Mickey Shunick Way."
"We all know…Mickey and equestrian–Mickey and bicycling," Durel said. "We all know about the horse farm and that that's going to turn into a beautiful beautiful garden for Lafayette…there will be an equestrian connection to the horse farm once again."
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Sinus Floor Elevation Using Separately Two Different Xenografts - A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
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|Posterior Maxilla Edentulous Patients With Insufficient Alveolar Bone Height
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- Uneventful healing and histological bone formation [ Time Frame: 6 months following sinus floor augmentation ]
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- X-ray demonstration of volume - stable results [ Time Frame: 6 months following augmentation procedures. ]
- Equally high implant survival rates and crestal bone loss [ Time Frame: After 1,2 years ]
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- Men and women over the age of 18 years.
- Patient has signed the Informed Consent.
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- Chronic steroid therapy.
- Uncontrolled diabetes.
- Cardiovascular disease.
- Past irradiation of head and neck.
- Maxillary sinus cysts.
- Active chronic sinusitis.
- Smoking more than ten cigarettes per day during the 3 months preceding this study .
- Malignant disease in the 5 years preceding this study.
- Uncontrolled bleeding disorders such as: hemophilia, thrombocytopenia, granulocytopenia
- Disease that compromise the immune system
- Psychiatric disorder
- Hypersensitivity to titanium, collagen or bovine bone.
- Women who are pregnant or nursing.
- Patients with non-treated periodontal disease.
- Medical and/or general contraindications for intraoral surgical procedures.
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AN INSURANCE company in Winchester has launched a new apprentice scheme.
Transactor Glocal Solutions Limited (TGSL), in Colden Common, has launched its Higher Apprentices Scheme which aims to help young people gain relevant skills while earning a living.
The new scheme is in addition to their established graduate programme.
Ray Vincent, chief executive officer, TGSL, said: "In the key areas of technology and service, the training and personal development we offer gives our future stars an opportunity to 'dual track' in the classroom and out there in the business, providing a fully integrated mix of the academic and the practical that will give them a valuable foot on the ladder of their IT careers."
The company are set to take on eight apprentices at their site and a further 16 graduates across the group.
"I like the idea of giving young people an opportunity to work in parts of our business that have traditionally been the preserve of graduates," Mr Vincent added. "Not all young people want to commit to several years of formal education, and doubtless a large student loan to repay. Apprenticeships offer an opportunity to work for a real employer, earn a real salary and gain a real qualification whilst gaining valuable workplace skills and experience."
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Melvin is fine and was back in the office this morning at 8.
The website reports Melvin's wife noticed a bug crawling on the floor of their spring training condo Wednesday evening. Melvin grabbed a paper towel to crush it, unaware that it was a scorpion with a lethal sting. He was stung on the middle finger, which immediately began to swell.
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Freshness is key to any successful éclair ($7), and this classic pâte à choux is baked daily at François Payard Pâtisserie. Delicate and airy, the shell is split down the middle and outfitted in three components. At the bottom, a cool, whipped vanilla mascarpone cream, the richness countered with thick slices of ruby sweet strawberries. It's finished with piped ribbons of vanilla bean-accented pastry cream, full-bodied and unusually rich. There's a light citrus note to the cream that comes in the form of candied lemon peel, and this is one dessert where every element is absolutely essential.
François Payard Pâtisserie
1293 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (map)
About the author: Originally from Honolulu, Kathy YL Chan blogs at Kathy YL Chan, where she chronicles her eats and travel adventures between Hawai'i, New York and beyond. She firmly believes that there is always room for dessert.


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Marin County merchants are gearing up for another wild and crazy, shop-until-you-drop Black Friday, the big sales day after Thanksgiving that draws crowds looking for good deals.
Some retailers who bank on getting rid of red ink and going into the black the day after Thanksgiving are launching Black Friday sales festivities on Thursday, allowing early birds to work off that turkey dinner on a marathon shopping sprint.
Several thousand excited bargain hunters are expected to hit Marin's retail circuit in the wee hours before Friday dawns. Last year, hundreds of families were out in force, generating an atmosphere that took on the aura of a rock concert as they stood in line at Marin outlets, including Best Buy, Toys R Us, Target, Old Navy, Macy's, Sears and Kohl's.
There will be even more action for shopaholics this year, as the all-nighter will start earlier at Sears and Toys R Us in San Rafael, which welcome shoppers at 8 p.m. Thursday, and Target in Novato, which opens at 9 p.m. Thursday.
Many others who participate in the around-the-clock hoopla will open at midnight, including Macy's and Best Buy in San Rafael, as well as Old Navy in Novato.
All promise bargains galore — especially for those who check in early and get a place at the head of the line, or show up at odd hours to get special "doorbuster" deals intended to keep crowds flowing in. Other merchants plan varying hours to cash in on the shopping mania, offering special deals and coupons, such as a 25 percent off pass offered by CVS.
For dedicated customers who get there early, Best Buy issues tickets two hours before midnight that are good for super deals, like a 40-inch Toshiba HDTV for $179 — a $240 saving.
Last year, the first person got there 32 hours early, heading a line of more than 500 at midnight that included several company employees who said prices were so low they beat the staff discount. "We are expecting a big crowd," a Best Buy sales manager said.
Over at Target, the come-ons include a 32-inch Apex HDTV for $147, or a 50-inch Westinghouse for $349.
Crowds line up hours early for the special tickets that provide premium deals.
At Sears, where savvy shoppers can pick up a Craftsman 18-volt drill and driver for $29, or a Kenmore washer-dryer set at 50 percent off, special deals will be offered around the clock to make sure sales clerks are busy at all times, including 4 a.m.
At Old Navy, "everything will be on sale," said operations manager Dan Christiansen.
"Doorbuster sales will change" with the clock, he added. Customers will find denim jeans for $15, boots for $12 and fleece jackets for $5. First in line will get a door prize.
Bargains are available at other stores, too, although some are shrouded in secrecy.
Mum was the word at Toys R Us, where staffer Alma Pulido said the good deals were a "top secret," but added there will be plenty of them.
"There will be lots of things on sale," she said. "It's Black Friday."
One veteran of the all-night shopping frenzy says he intends to do it again this year, arriving early Thursday to score a prime spot in the Best Buy line.
"We're going to be there again," said Kevin Hall of Novato, adding he has his eyes on a television for $179 as well as other computer and electronic gear.
Last year, Hall said he spent $1,800 snapping up bargains for his family and friends.
Those who want to make the most of the Black Friday circuit can prepare for the big night, early morning and day by doing a little homework.
Call retailers or check out their websites to find out about store openings, best deals and discounts. Be sure to check out websites that track sales deals, including BlackFriday.com, FatWallet.com. or bfads.net.
Amazon and other online retail sites allow shoppers to stay home and beat the crowds.
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The housing sector has gone from problem child to the economy's star pupil. Housing is the focus of this week's compressed schedule of economic reports. New data takes a holiday today. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday comes on the same day as the inauguration celebrating the second term of President Barack Obama. It is a holiday for U.S. stock markets and the federal government.
Tuesday brings the existing home sales report from the National Association of Realtors. The previous month's reading stood at the highest level in three years. That's followed Friday by the new home sales report from the Commerce Department. Both of these forthcoming reports cover December.
Robert Brusca, chief economist for Fact and Opinion Economics, looks for gains in both December home sales reports. "The housing sector is starting to take root," he says. "Early indicators are that the sector is continuing its push as 2012 draws to a close. Two reports are important to gauging that trend: new and existing home sales reports. Look not just at activity but at the year-over-year price action. One key factor to keeping the sector's expansion in gear is that prices continue to climb, making it a safe place to invest."
Brusca's forecast calls for existing home sales to come in at an annual rate of 5.11 million, up from November's rate of 5.04 million. For new home sales, he's looking for a rise to an annual rate of 392,000, compared to 377,000 in the previous month.
Could new home sales be a source of even better news this year? Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for The PNC Financial Services Group, has a positive view. He says what's really happening with new home sales hasn't recently been captured in the federal government's reports. He calls it a data problem. Hoffman says there could be upward revisions in new home sales issued in the coming months.
Jeffrey Rosen, chief economist for Briefing.com, tells Bankrate that he, too, has an upbeat outlook for new home sales in coming months. He says the recipe is right because there's a relatively low supply of new homes, combined with increasing demand.
Also on this front, the Commerce Department reported that housing starts were up 12 percent in December, compared to November. In addition, new home construction was up 37 percent from December 2011.
Builder sentiment has recently held steady. The National Association of Home Builders reported its January index was unchanged in January at 47. Sentiment had risen for eight straight months.
Another report to watch, due Thursday, is the index of leading economic indicators from The Conference Board. This forward-looking gauge doesn't tend to be a mover of financial markets unless it is wildly different from expectations. The December reading flashed a "down" arrow, declining 0.2 percent. Also Thursday, new claims for unemployment benefits are on tap from the Labor Department. The previous weekly update included a substantial decline to a five-year low. That suggests that the job market was looking better, but new claims are notoriously volatile.


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Topic: Polyneuropathy preceding diagnosis
Hello to everyone.
I just recently came upon this board with loads of helpful information about this devastating illness. Thank you for being there.
I wonder if there is anyone out there with cholangiocarcinoma who experienced signs of neuropathy PRIOR to the diagnosis of the disease. (Chemotherapy can have this as a side-effect, but this is not what I mean).
Briefly my history:
I had a normal physical and normal labs at the end of December of 2011. We celebrated my 70th birthday in May of 2012 (70 going on 50, both in energy and appearance, never having had a serious illness before, non-smoker, non-drinker, physically active).
At the end of June 2012 I developed some intermittend numbness in my toes and fingertips. I first did not pay much attention to this, but as the tingling and numbness worsend over time, I went to my GP for some blood tests and a neurological referral. The neurologist confirmed a mild polyneuropathy and explained that nearly half of the cases have no good explanation. The blood tests showed mildly elevated liver enzymes, which lead to a sonogram, which lead to an MRI of the liver.The first impression of the radiologist was that of
a giant hemangioma and the GI specialist refused a biopsy since I did not have any cancer-related symptoms and negative markers. However, more refined imaging studies ruled out the hemangioma impression. So the biopsy was finally performed in the first part of September.
Diagnosis: Poorly differentiated cholangiocarcinoma.
Because of its size and proximity to large blood vessels it was difficult to find a center that still agreed to operate. I finally underwent, at the end of September, an extended right hemipepathectomy, leaving me with a calculated 28% of the liver. The postoperative course involved a prolonged stay in ICU because of massive blood loss and respiratory difficulty. The tumor was removed with what appeared to be clear margins and the lymph nodes were negative. So, there was some hope.
We did not start any adjuvant therapy, its usefulness being doubtful in this disease.
On returning home, I was still weak but did not have significant neurological
symptoms. Unfortunately the polyneuropathy has now returned full force and even though, MRI, bone and PET scan have so far been negative, I am afraid
that this can be a sign of tumor recurrence which may show up soon.
Over the last weeks I have searched the internet for similar cases, but in vain.
Theoretically, the appearance of neurological symptoms in cholangiocarcinoma can occur (it is known as "paraneoplastic syndrome" and shows up most often in patients with small cell carcinoma of the lung),yet I fail to find any real-life documentation for this in bile duct cancer anywhere.
If you have experienced something like this or know someone who has, please let me know. I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you ever so much.


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Egge Machine and Speed Shop CEO Ernie Silvers, was awarded ARMO's Person of the Year at the ARMO Reception held at this year's SEMA Show. With nearly 300 member companies, the Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) is the fastest growing council in the SEMA network that is committed to preserving and promoting the automotive restoration industry through its projects, education programs, and by monitoring legislative and/or regulatory issues that may affect its member companies, thus ensuring the longevity and prosperity of the automotive restoration industry. The award was presented by Dennis Gage, host of My Classic Car on the Speed Channel.
As Person of the Year; Silvers was recognized by his peers for his outstanding leadership and continued contributions to the automotive restoration industry. Silvers is currently serving as ARMO's Immediate Past Chairman and has served in previous leadership positions on the ARMO Select Committee for the last four years. Silvers is currently member of the SEMA Memorial Scholarship Committee with oversight of the ARMO/Jeff Moses Scholarship, and also served on the 2008 SEMA Board of Director's Selection Committee.
Established in 1915, Egge Machine Company is a world-class piston manufacturer and distributor specializing in internal engine components and nostalgic performance products for domestic vehicle applications from the early 1900s to 1980. Based in Santa Fe Springs, California, Egge operates a state of the art foundry, machine shop, and pump remanufacturing operation. Egge is one of the few remaining U.S. based piston manufacturers. Egge Machine Company is committed to being the industry leader for internal engine components and nostalgic performance products. Egge proudly celebrates more than 90 years of dedicated service to the antique, collector car, hotrod, and muscle car markets.


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We hate California 91-octane premium fuel. Apparently so does Project EVO. California gas is to fuel as Bud Light is to beer-less octane, more detonation. Although we used some of the best bolt-on parts available for the EVO, we were thwarted at every turn by California's urine-like fuel. Our results are disappointing compared to what tuners in other parts of the country are getting. Typically California gas strips 30-50 hp from a turbocharged car with modern fuel injection. Project EVO was no exception. We hate excuses even more than California gas, so we pledge to continue to develop the car until we get some more respectable numbers out of it.
In part one of our series, we squeezed more stick and balance in the corners of an already fine-tuned cornering machine without reducing its refinement as a daily driver. We also improved the stamina of its powerful brakes in anticipation of hard track use and more power from the motor. In part two, we attempt to squeeze more power out of the EVO's tried-and-true 4G63 engine.
From our baseline dyno runs, we knew we'd have a hard time with Project EVO. Strapped to XS Engineering's 4WD dyno in stock trim, we experienced a lot of variability when attempting to get a solid baseline stock power run. The EVO's knock sensor has a lot of authority over spark, mixture and boost, and with California's poor fuel, we were getting trace knock. The ECU tried to eliminate the knock, thus the boost and spark advance were erratic. So was the engine's power curve.
This is why. Ask any Californian with a turbocharged car about how bad our gas is. Our 91 octane usually means 2-4 psi less boost and/or 4-6 degrees less advance than other states' 93-octane fuel. We suspect the volatility rating of California gas makes it even more knock sensitive than the 91 suggests. Our 91 acts like what old 89 octane used to in terms of detonation threshold and EGT.
After many dyno runs, we picked 232 hp as our baseline. This number was approximately between our recorded high- and low-horsepower thresholds. Our run-to-run variation was as extreme as plus/minus 5 hp. First, we bolted on a Vishnu Performance Systems standard dump-back exhaust system.
We chose this system over Vishnu's more expensive turbo back and signature-series systems because the EVO has a pretty cool divorced wastegate turbine housing and outlet elbow from the factory. The wastegate discharge exhaust flow, which can interfere with the flow coming out of the turbine, is kept separate until it's smoothly merged with the turbine flow downstream. This minor detail is usually good for up to 5-10 hp and a few hundred rpm earlier spool so we didn't mess with this excellent bit of stock engineering. The more expensive Vishnu systems have a fabricated elbow/dump tube, which doesn't do much for power over the stock cast piece and costs more.
The Vishnu exhaust was nicely crafted from polished 3-inch TIG-welded 304 stainless tubing and came with everything we needed for a clean install, including spacers to lower the chassis cross brace to make room for the fat exhaust pipes. The exhaust features a free-flowing perforated core main and sub muffler. A high-flow cat with provisions for a rear-mounted OBD-II O2 sensor for no MIL light operation is also part of the exhaust package.
Another reason we chose the standard-grade exhaust is its modular construction allows us to delete the cat for race gas and track usage, which we'll test at a later date. The exhaust fit perfectly, which made for a smooth and easy bolt-on installation. The exhaust gave a smooth, deep throaty sound that wasn't too loud nor tinny.
Back at XS, we were again frustrated by the ECU's reaction to our fuel. The exhausts reduced backpressure and the added power it allowed gave the ECU fits, greatly increasing the power variation. We'll be conservative and say the gain was more than 8-peak hp to 240.6 hp, but had maximum gains of 12-15 hp in most other places in the powerband. On some runs, if we wanted to cherry-pick, the car belted out 30-more-peak hp than stock! Damn gas. Despite this, the exhaust wins our bang-for-the-buck award.
Next up was AEM's cold-air intake, which is usually a proven power adder. But consistent readings again were thwarted by the 91 octane. The AEM intake is a lightweight aluminum short-ram design with an open-element cone-type filter that uses an aluminum shield to block hot air wash from entering the engine compartment. It's hard to beat the stock EVO system because it has a large filter element, big airbox and a cold-air ram.
AEM dyno-tunes the length and diameter of each application for best power. We registered a 4-hp gain up to 244.5 hp, with general gains of up to 7 hp over a wide part of the powerband, from 3300 rpm on up. The AEM intake also produced even more dyno variation.
Our theory is that these mods were improving cylinder filling and thus tickling the knock sensor more. Due to run-to-run power variation, it was difficult to confirm this gain as a solid one, but this was a conservative non-cherry-picked run. The AEM intake made a throaty roar when the throttle was applied and you could really hear the compressor bypass valve at work, popping and hissing like an open blow-off valve.
Our next mod was Unorthodox Racing's Ultra S underdrive pulley set. The EVO application is a three-piece set consisting of a crank, alternator and water pump pulleys. The Unorthodox pulleys gain power two ways. First, they underdrive the crank-driven accessories with a lower drive ratio, thereby cutting parasitic loss. They're much lighter than stock, reducing the amount of power needed to spin them up to speed.
The Unorthodox pulleys cut nearly 5 pounds of rotating weight off of the car's reciprocating mass. Other tuners have confirmed these pulleys usually net a 6-whp gain, but we couldn't honestly pick out a gain in the mass of variability in our dyno runs.
The car did rev faster and felt faster. We've always experienced good gains with Unorthodox's pulleys before so we'll have to ignore our data and take other tuner's word for it.
We blame it all on the gas and the hyperactive knock sensor. For 4G63 builders, removing the front damper and replacing it with an underdrive pulley is controversial. Many respected 4G63 builders don't recommend this. Since the 4G63 is an internally balanced engine and we've never had a problem with any Unorthodox pulley, including very high-horsepower and racing engines, we're not worried. We'll keep a close eye on bearing life when we tear into this engine later.
We installed a pair of Unorthodox Ultra Series adjustable timing sprockets, which we found to be the lightest on the market. After a round of dyno tuning, we gained 1-peak hp up to 245.7 hp, but as much as 11-hp more after the peak, effectively flattening the powerband and giving excellent top-end pull by retarding both the intake and exhaust cams by 4 degrees. Of course, this was a conservative run and we were still plagued by considerable run-to-run power variation.
Next, AEBS supplied a set of Tomei Pro-series cams with valve springs and a set of AEBS lightweight titanium retainers. The Tomei cams are a short-duration, high-lift design featuring a lift of 11.5mm and a duration of 260 degrees, with recommended lobe centers of 110 degrees on the intake and 115 degrees on the exhaust. After the cams were installed and broken in, we changed our oil to Motul 300V synthetic in 15-w50 for protection even under severe track use. We also used a genuine Mitsubishi oil filter.
With fast valve action caused by the lift with this short duration, Tomei springs are mandatory with these cams. The cams' short duration makes for a nearly stock idle, with no loss of bottom-end power and good driveablity.
The cams and exhaust tie for "best bolt-on mod," dramatically increasing power above 4500 rpm with no loss in power on the bottom end. We experienced a peak gain of 8 hp, now up to 253.7 hp with a peak gain of 14 hp after the power peak. Unfortunately the dyno operator only took data to 7000 rpm on this and subsequent runs when our prior data went to 7500 rpm. If we extrapolate our power curves to 7500 rpm, our peak gains would be estimated in the 25-hp range. Of course, we selected a conservative run to report these gains and still suffered run-to-run variability, although the cams slightly reduce this variability.
To suppress the detonation and changes in boost pressure and spark advance, we installed an Aquamist water injection system. Usually water injection doesn't produce gains unless the engine is tuned around the water, and/or the boost pressure is increased, but we wanted to see the water's effect.
The Aquamist system is unique in that it uses a high-pressure 130-psi pump and atomizing nozzles that provide a fine spray of mist vs. a stream of water. The pulsating effect of the pump produces a variety of sizes of water droplets. Fine drops vaporize right away and provide charge cooling. Bigger drops reach the cylinders and suppress combustion and detonation. Water injection is very useful in road racing and does a great deal to keep the engine's temperature down and ensure reliability.
We used a Hobbs pressure switch to trigger out water injection at about 10 psi of boost. The Aquamist system can be tuned by changing nozzle size and nozzles, from .5mm to 1.0mm, in .1 mm increments. We used a .7mm nozzle to start with. When water is injected into an efficient turbo engine without any tuning changes, a power loss of around 10-15 hp usually results. We were expecting this and that's what we got.
We lost nearly 11 hp to the water, but what's interesting is that with the elimination of detonation, all of our power runs are now very consistent. Since we know the water is working to stop detonation, in our next installment we'll tune the engine and water injection system to exploit what can be done with very poor quality gas.
Finally, we readjusted our cam timing, running the exhaust cam straight up and the intake cam 2 degrees retarded. We were rewarded with an 8-hp gain up to 262 hp with no loss of power anywhere else in the powerband.
The combination of cams and timing gears is awesome, with 16-peak hp more and, if our dyno operator had revved it to 7500 rpm, we suspect a peak gain of 50 hp could've been had at high rpm. When the cam timing is optimized, the Tomei cams are the best single mod we applied to Project EVO.
All in all, we gained 30-peak hp, with a minimum of 3-hp right off of idle and a maximum estimated 50 hp at 7500 rpm. Our maximum verified gain is nearly 40 whp. This is seemingly impressive, but we're disappointed.
Other EVO tuners have reached 300 whp with similar mods, but with higher-than-stock boost levels and 93- or 94-octane fuel, we can't turn up our boost without detonation. Considering this, we're not doing so bad.
Our bad gas is hampering our goals. In our next installment of Project EVO, we'll tweak the ECU and tune around our water injection system in an attempt to reliably get more than 300 whp on 91-octane gas. We'll be back, crappy gas and all.


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The Seattle Times writes that pharmacogenomics testing can help choose medications that may work best for people with depression.
Researchers report that deleting one gene from butterflies affects their wing coloration patterns, according to the Washington Post.
In PNAS this week: genome sequencing of weevil symbionts, retinoid X receptor deletion in lung cancer metastasis, and more.
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