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This webpage will give you information about a total shoulder replacement. If you have any questions, you should ask your GP or other relevant health professional.
Arthritis is a group of conditions where there is progressive damage to one or more joints.
The most common type of arthritis is osteoarthritis, where there is progressive wear and tear of a joint. Some other types of arthritis are associated with inflammation of the joints.
Arthritis eventually wears away the normal cartilage covering the surface of the joint and the bone underneath becomes damaged. This causes pain and stiffness in the joint.
If your shoulder replacement is successful, you should have less pain and be able to move your arm more easily.
Simple painkillers such as paracetamol and anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen can help control the pain. Regular moderate exercise can help to reduce stiffness in your arthritic shoulder.
A steroid injection into the shoulder joint can sometimes reduce pain and stiffness. All of these measures become less effective as your arthritis gets worse.
A variety of anaesthetic techniques are possible. The operation usually takes between an hour and an hour and a half.
Your surgeon will make a cut on the front of your shoulder and remove the damaged ball (head of the humerus). They will replace the ball and sometimes also the socket. The new ball is made of metal and the socket is usually made of plastic (see figure 1).
Figure 1 - Shoulder replacement
The shoulder replacement is fixed into the bone using a special coating on the arm-side of your shoulder joint.
1 General complications
2 Specific complications
You should be able to go home after two to three days.
You will need to keep your arm in a sling to keep the tension away from your shoulder joint.
Regular exercise should help you to return to normal activities as soon as possible. Before you start exercising, you should ask a member of the healthcare team or your GP for advice.
Most people make a good recovery, have less pain and can move about better. An artificial shoulder never feels quite the same as a normal shoulder and it is important to look after it in the long term.
A shoulder replacement can wear out with time.
Arthritis of the shoulder can cause severe pain, stiffness and disability. A shoulder replacement operation should reduce your pain and help you to move your shoulder more easily.
Author: Prof John Stanley MCh Orth FRCS (Ed) FRCSE
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Andras Gorzsas received his M.S. degree in chemistry with a thesis on Synthesis of inositol derivatives with enzyme inhibitory effects from the Sciences, Lajos Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, in 1999. Gorzsas got his Ph.D. degree in chemistry with a thesis on Vanadate and Peroxovanadate Complexes of Biomedical Relevance: A speciation approach with focus on diabetes from the Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, in 2005. From 2005 to 2011, he served as Postdoc Researcher and Research Engineer at the Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, Sweden. Currently, he is the Principal Research Officer of the Department of Chemistry, Umeå University and the Manager of Vibrational Spectroscopy Platform at the Chemical Biological Centre (KBC), Umeå University and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). His areas of research include vibrational microspectroscopy, multivariate analysis, and imaging.
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Since March 2011 Generali is constituent in the FTSE4Good Global index and FTSE4Good Europe. The FTSE4Good Index Series is designed to measure the performance of companies demonstrating strong Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Transparent management and clearly-defined ESG criteria make FTSE4Good indices suitable tools to be used by a wide variety of market participants when creating or assessing responsible investment products. In 2017, Generali has been upgraded to '4.6' rating (from '4.5' in the year 2016 and from '4.1' in the year 2015) where 5.0 is the highest and 0 the lowest.
Generali is a constituent of MSCI Global Sustainability Indexes that its aim to represent companies with high ESG ratings. The indexes are designed for investors seeking exposure to companies with strong sustainability profiles with relatively low tracking error to the underlying equity market and are reconstituted annually.
MSCI Inc., a leading provider of global benchmark indexes, has over 500 equity and fixed income environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indexes.
Assicurazioni Generali is included in the Vigeo World 120 and Vigeo Europe 120 indexes, which are part of a new range of indexes established by Vigeo in partnership with NYSE Euronext. The indexes select, among the listed companies in the STOXX 1800 index, those with the highest score based on a review of up to 330 indicators, organised into 38 sustainability drivers.
Since September 2012, Generali has also been included in the ESI (Ethibel Sustainability Index) Excellence Global index, which selects the best companies in terms of corporate social responsibility performance in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, according to the criteria established by the independent Belgian association Forum Ethibel. Forum Ethibel has also confirmed Generali's place in the ESI Excellence Europe index, which selects the 200 highest rated companies in Europe. For inclusion in these indexes, Forum Ethibel refers to the analysis performed by French rating agency Vigeo.
Since September 2012, Generali has been included in the following STOXX®Global ESG Leaders indices: Euro STOXX ESG Leaders 50, STOXX Global ESG Environmental Leaders, STOXX Global ESG Governance Leaders, STOXX Global ESG Leaders, STOXX Europe Sustainability, STOXX Euro Sustainability. Companies included in the STOXX® Global ESG Leaders are selected, according to best-in-class criteria, on the basis of the sustainability rating assigned by Sustainalytics – a leading company in research and social-environmental analysis – with reference to the main performance indicators.
Assicurazioni Generali ranks among the Corporate Knights' 2017 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.
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Nick Markakis (neck) hopes to resume baseball activities by Friday or Saturday.
Mariners acquired RHP Nick Rumbelow from the Yankees for prospects JP Sears and Juan Then.
Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports that the Orioles are interested in free agent right-hander Alex Cobb.
USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports that the Giants "have been the most aggressive team" in trade talks involving Giancarlo Stanton.
Jose Altuve was voted first on 27 of 30 ballots to win American League MVP honors, announced by the BBWAA on Thursday.
Giancarlo Stanton edged out Joey Votto for the National League MVP award announced by the BBWAA on Thursday.
Alex Cobb and every other free agent given qualifying offers declined said offer prior to Thursday's 5 p.m. deadline.
According to Patrick Mooney of NBC Sports Chicago, the Cubs have identified free agent reliever Brandon Morrow as an offseason target.
According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Yankees are interested in acquiring Jurickson Profar from the Rangers.
Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports that the MLBPA has set a Monday deadline for resolving the posting system issue.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic writes that the Braves' punishment for their alleged international free agent transgressions will likely be severe.
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Humanity's Team has only presented The Spiritual Leadership Award seven times previously. Past recipients include Neale Donald Walsch in 2005, Gabriel Avruj in 2008, Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 2009, Andrew Harvey in 2010, Immaculee Ilibagiza in 2011, Barbara Marx Hubbard in 2013 and Nelson Mandela posthumously in 2014.
Fortunately, a growing number of powerful world leaders have dedicated their lives to shining the light on spiritual truth. We are with a powerful couple today who are dedicating their lives to this and who are leading the way. Just last month, days before Easter Sunday, Rev. Michael was invited to go on The Today Show, a program with millions of viewers, to talk about "being spiritual but not religious." It was an incredible opportunity to educate viewers and this was only one moment in the busy lives of the Beckwiths. Year-round Rev. Michael and Rickie use their time and celebrity to educate people and to invite people into acts of humanitarian and environmental service. Of course, this is why we are gathered here this evening: to honor, acknowledge and celebrate Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith and Rickie Byars Beckwith. Each is deserving of our 2015 Spiritual Leadership Award and together, they are like no other.
"Some may not be familiar with the history of the Humanity's Team Spiritual Leadership Award, so I thought I'd briefly tell you about it. Shortly after our founding, in 2005, we decided we could help accelerate spiritual change in the world by acknowledging and celebrating those leaders who are spiritually impacting the world in an exceptional way.
There have been enormous breakthroughs in technology, medicine and in almost every field of endeavor but, as we know, in the religious mainstream we've been stuck in an illusion of separation from the Divine and each other that has caused all manner of dysfunction…
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A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
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This time last year, Megan Fischer was preparing for an audition at the Mall of America, where Minneapolis' Children's Theatre Company was holding an open casting call for their production of Annie. After several callbacks, the Andover, Minnesota, youngster landed the lead — her "dream role." Since she first started singing in choirs and acting in plays at church, 13-year-old Megan has performed at major Twin Cities venues, including the History Theatre and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.
Nick Lowe
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer Nick Lowe has certainly left his stamp on popular music, starting with his stint with the pub-rock band Brinsley Schwarz — a strong influence on 1970s punk music — and during his years with Rockpile. His songs include "Cruel to Be Kind" and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," which, in addition to being covered by dozens of other artists and appearing on the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, is still an anti-war anthem after three decades. Labour of Lust, The Impossible Bird and The Convincer are among his acclaimed albums. His latest, The Old Magic, was released this month on Yep Roc Records.
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Long ago, Iowa City native Dave Moore got a harmonica for Christmas. It turned out to be his ticket to a life in music. He's had other jobs — after a couple of years of college, he traveled around and found employment as a fruit-picker, a plumber's assistant, a lumberyard worker and oil-rig worker — but music is his calling. He reclaimed Iowa as home base, and for decades now, he has entertained audiences coast to coast with his singing, songwriting, button accordion, guitar, and harmonica. He made his first album, Juke Joints and Cantinas, after he won a folk festival singing contest. The prize was 12 hours in a Chicago recording studio. His CDs include Breaking Down to 3 (Red House).
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Andra Suchy spent her childhood on a farm near Mandan, North Dakota, the daughter of two talented singers. By the time she was in grade school, she was traveling around, doing concerts and festivals with her family. These days, she sings with several groups in the Twin Cities area — including the all-girl trio The Dollys. She also works as a backup singer and as a jingle singer on commercials for White Castle, Target, and more. Andra's solo CD is called Patchwork Story.
Garrison Keillor
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Gary Raynor (bass) has performed with the Count Basie band and Sammy Davis Jr., with whom he toured for several years. He was first call for dozens of touring Broadway shows, including the first presentation of The Lion King. Gary teaches at the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul.
Peter Johnson (percussion) has played klezmer music with Doc Severinsen and jazz with Dave Brubeck. He was a drummer for The Manhattan Transfer and for Gene Pitney. He has toured the world, but he always comes back to home base: Saint Paul.
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Ferguson will not consider Man Utd`s attempt to lure him out of retirement
London: Former Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly made it clear in private conversations with friends that he would not consider any attempts by his former club to lure him out of retirement.
The most successful manager in Old Trafford`s history has no intentions of coming back to the dug-out despite mounting pressure on David Moyes, the report added.
According to the Mirror, Ferguson also told his approaching fans during his current New York trip that he would never consider taking back the reins he himself handed over to Moyes with his full blessing and support.
A United source said that Ferguson was enjoying his retirement and there was no chance of him returning as manager.
The source also said that if Ferguson fully backed his decision of introducing Moyes as his successor and is always ready to help Moyes should the manager want to seek his advice.
United`s Florida-based owners, the Glazers, however will conduct a thorough review at the end of the season to investigate their club`s spectacular fall from grace.


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Sir Ralph Richardson and Jessie Matthews on the set of 'Friday the Thirteenth'
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Sir Ralph Richardson and Jessie Matthews on the set of 'Friday the Thirteenth'
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Current affairsSir Norman Angell is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Angell was recognised for his book, Europe's Optical Illusion (or The Great Illusion) first published in 1910 and updated in 1933, which argued that war between modern powers was futile as neither the looser or victor would gain economically from it.
Art and scienceBritish Art embraces abstraction with the establishment of 'Unit 1', the first group of British Artists dedicated to producing abstract art. The critic Herbert Read formed the group by bringing together the artists Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Paul Nash and the architect, Wells Coates.
The Duveen Wing extension at the National Portrait Gallery is opened by King George V.
InternationalThe Nazi party comes to power in Germany as part of a coalition government with Hitler as Chancellor. Over the next year, the party consolidated its position through the Enabling Act (allowing them to pass legislation without the support of the coalition), by banning and purging opposition, and by making Hitler Führer in 1934: granting him the combined powers of Chancellor and President.
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Dear Early Education and Care Partners:
The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) in partnership with the Office of Refugees and Immigrants (ORI), is sponsoring a second year of the series the FY14 "New Start: Supporting Multilingual Young Children and Immigrant and Refugee Families", a one-day, Regional Training Sessions for EEC's partners of the mixed delivery system, which includes Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grantees (CFCE); Child Care Resources and Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs); MASS 2-1-1; Family Child Care (FCC) System Providers; Head Start; and ORI's providers and their stakeholders.
In Massachusetts, more than 1 in 4 children under age 6 live in households that speak a language other than English. In order to prepare children for school success in immigrant and refugee families, a focus on early learning for these children and meaningful engagement of their parents and communities is essential.
The "New Start: Supporting Multilingual Young Children and Immigrant and Refugee Families" Regional Training Sessions will be conducted by the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and the Multilingual Action Council (MAC). The goal of this new training series is to equip providers, stakeholders and other professionals with knowledge on immigration policy as it impacts children and families, cultural competency, and child development and educational principles in the context of multilingual homes and multicultural environments. Participants need to attend only one day trainings session listed in their regional area. See schedule below to register.
The New Start: Supporting Multilingual Young Children and immigrant and Refugee Families Regional Trainings includes the following content areas and discussions:
• Immigrant & Refugee Demographics (Regional and State) • ABC's of Immigration & Refugee Law and Policy (Impact in children and Families) • Immigration Status & Access to Benefits • Accessing Education (Birth to College) • Cultural Competency & Family Engagement • Being a Resource for Families and connecting Families to local services and resources
To Register- See schedule below for the three (3) full-day winter/spring sessions will be held throughout the state at a location near you!*
Friday, February 7th 9:00AM – 4:00PM Suffolk University Law School - Suite 110 (Ground Level), 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108
Friday, March 21st 9:00AM – 4:00PM Asian Center of Merrimack Valley, 1 Ballard Way, Lawrence, MA 01843
Saturday, May 3rd 9:30AM – 4:00PM EEC Regional Office, 1441 Main Street, Suite 230,Springfield, MA 01103
*For training inquiries, contact Samuel Tsoi (ORI) at email@example.com or 617-988-3484. For question regarding the EEC/ORI Interagency Partnership project, please contact Jennifer Amaya-Thompson (EEC) at email@example.com or 617 988-6634. This training opportunity is funded through a federal Race to The Top Early Learning Challenge grant. Continuing Education Units (CEU) and EEC Professional Development hours available.


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Glenmorangie Artein added to Private Edition range
05 January, 2012
The Glenmorangie Company has announced the global launch of Artein, the third release of the Glenmorangie Private Edition range.
Nicolas Feuillatte toasts best ever year
08 December, 2011
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte achieved its highest volume sales in 2011, says the brand's Caroline Defaut.
World's 50 Best Bars 2011 announced
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The 2011 World's 50 Best Bars list has been published, in partnership with sponsor Stolichnaya. This year, New York speakeasy PDT (Please Don't Tell) took the top spot, with London hotel bars The Connaught and the Artesian in second and third place.
Disaronno crowns Mixing Star champion
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Amaretto brand Disaronno has hosted the final of its first Mixing Star cocktail competition in London.
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08 April, 2010
Diageo is to launch the third batch of its single malt collection whiskies – The Managers' Choice.


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2013 Family Music Fest in Troy, NY
Enjoy live music, food, children's activities, family resources, and much more at the 2013 Family Music Fest, taking place August 18 in Troy, NY.
2013 Event Schedule:
12:00PM - Opening: Paula Gretzinger welcome
12:15PM - Tail Spin band plays
12:50PM - Robo Baby Name Selection Contest
1:00PM - Idol Contest (ages 2 to 5 )*
1:30PM - Tae Kwon Do Demonstration
2:00 PM - Idol Contest (ages 6 – 12) (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Prizes)
2:30PM - Talia Denis signs autographs & Photo op
3:00PM - Idol Contest (ages 13 – 17) (1st, 2nd, & 3rd Prizes)
4:00PM - Talia Denis & Those Guys perform live
5:00PM - Festival Ends
There will also be bounce around houses, sticky wall, face painting, petting zoo and lots of parenting information from organizations throughout the Capital Region - as well as lots of food….all for FREE!
'*Every child receives 2 weeks free of Tae Kwon Do and the parents get 2 Free weeks at the Torres XTF gym. Rules: All contestants must pick 3 different songs of their choice. The songs have to be appropriate for public performance. (NO SWEARING) Performances are limited to two minutes each. Participants must bring a CD with the music of the song(s) they wish to sing or have one musician as accompaniment. Contest will be held during the 2013 Famly Music Fest. Contestant will receive confirmation from Family First Always. (you can find pretty much any song on ITUNES and burn the Karaoke version)
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Jan 25, 2012 - 3:19 pm
I had chronic radiation proctitis for at least 6 months during the winter of 2010-2011 but it cleared up after treatment and it finally went away by summertime. I 'thought' my doctor told me that once it went away it would not come back, but I am having increasing symptoms that it is returning. Can it come back? I have an appointment with my colon rectal surgeon for a post PET follow-up on the 31st..still uptake but all past colonoscopies have proved this to be inflammation, so praying that it still is...but not looking forward to dealing with the proctitis again! Could it be something else?
Jan 25, 2012 - 3:49 pm
My understanding of radiation proctitis is that it is a chronic condition that can flare up on occasion but for most people is not present all the time. I believe this is true in my own case, as I have bouts of it now and then. Most of the time though, I do not have any symptoms. I can have flare-ups when I get constipated or having a really hard bowel movement or eat a lot of spicy foods.
I hope your doctor concurs on the 31st. that the uptake on your recent PET scan is inflammation. My rad onc told me that I could get PET scans for the rest of my life and would always have some uptake in the anal area, due to inflammation and irritation. If you think about it, it's an area that never gets left alone to heal, so his explanation makes sense to me. I wish you all the best and hope you'll let us know what you find out.
Jan 25, 2012 - 4:52 pm
Hi Martha and Cherryl,
I've often heard reference to 'radiation proctitis' but don't exactly know what the symptoms are - can you explain what you mean by radiation proctitis? Thanks!
Jan 25, 2012 - 7:51 pm
I copied this from the Wikipedia site and I hope it answers your question.
Radiation proctitis can occur at two times after treatment:
Jan 26, 2012 - 8:26 am
Thanks for the information!


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Learn how to fold a napkin into a bow tie with the napkin folding instructions in this Howcast video.
Now we're going to create a bow tie.
We're going to take our napkin, and we're going to fold it in thirds from either side. And then we're going to fold the top and the bottom into the center evenly. Adjust that.
And then we're going to take a ribbon; and again, if you want to accent your bow tie with a different pattern or a different print, you can use a different colored ribbon, but today we're going to do a tone on tone color. And we're going to slide our ribbon underneath our bow tie. And we're simply going to tie this tight and pinch it together. We're just going to tie a knot.
And then we're going to flip it over, and put it on our dishes.
And that's how you fold a napkin bow tie.


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London Is Getting A Building That Looks Like A Giant Penis
When will 2016 end?
It seems fitting that the year we all started behaving like giant penises was the year we got a monument to one in central London.
Well, not exactly, but the new skyscraper officially named "Spire London" does look unmistakably like a schlong from bird's-eye view.
The 67 floor building will be opened in 2020 in the Isle Of Dogs, and will be on the flightpath into City Airport. Thank the Lord we can show the world we're open for penis shaped business.
The Spire will house 765 luxury flats that start at around £595,000, hopefully that will get you something with a view of a better building.
The £800 million steel trouser snake will start construction later this year. Hooray.


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The Graupner Cosmic Wind is modeled after a Formula 1 race plane of the same name. I've been unable to find much history on the full-scale version of this plane. If I had to say it looked like something, it would be a sleek P-51 Mustang. No matter what its history is or what it resembles, it definitely looks fast! If anyone has more information on the history of his plane, please send it my way.
When I first saw this model on Hobby Lobby's web site, I was very serious about getting this model for myself. I had just completed converting my gas Great Planes Fun One to electric using the same Jeti 45-3 brushless motor that is recommended for this kit. I was amazed at the performance of my electric Fun One and just couldn't imagine how well the Cosmic Wind would fly being 20 ounces lighter flying the same system.
Kit Contents
The kit was packaged very well to keep its contents safe and as a result, all of the components were received without damage. The contents of the kit include a one-piece foam core balsa sheeted wing and horizontal stabilizer, a beautifully gel-coated fiberglass fuselage, a pre-shaped rudder, assorted light ply sheets containing all of the pre-cut bulkheads, motor mount, servo tray, etc., a parts kit, clear canopy, plastic aileron servo covers, a sheet of stick on decals, the building instructions, and plans.
The parts kit contains a nice set of heavy-duty pre-bent landing gear, a set of 2 3/4" lightweight wheels, pushrods, control horns, ball-links, quick-links, canopy latch, nylon wing hold-down bolts, and other miscellaneous hardware.
For the review, Hobby Lobby also provided all of the items needed to build and fly the model with the exception of the transmitter, receiver, receiver battery, "Y" harness, and paint for the fuselage. You also need two 18" servo extensions for the aileron servos. All of the provided items are those recommended by Hobby Lobby for use with the Graupner Cosmic Wind.
The list of provided items are: a Jeti Phasor 45-3 brushless motor, a Jeti JES 40-P Opto brushless motor controller, a Graupner 60mm spinner, two 7-cell 1900mAh SCR battery packs, four HS-81 servos, a Graupner CAM 11x8 propeller, and an accessories kit. The accessories kit includes four sets of Sermos battery connectors, two rolls of red Oracover covering, a 1-ounce package of 5-minute epoxy, and 1-ounce of some other adhesive called Pattex Stabilit Express, which is called for in the building instructions.
The construction of the model was fairly easy but I did find there were a few things that just didn't seem to fit right and required some minor tweaking. Most of the instructions and the text on the plans are in German. One sheet of instructions is provided in English. It does take a little time to figure out exactly what they are trying to tell you to do since you need to read the English instructions, reference the English parts list, and reference the German plans and photo sheets. Because of this, I would say the builder should have moderate building skills. Later in the review, I will discuss a modification to the battery-mounting scheme. If you're building the model with Jeti 45-3 motor, you most likely will be required to fabricate a new mount, but it is fairly straightforward.
There are two strangely named adhesives called for in the instructions. The first is called "UHU plus schnelifest". I believe this is nothing more than epoxy. At least that is what I used in its place. The other adhesive is called "Stabilit Express". It is a two-part adhesive, one part being a thick liquid, and the other being a white powder. As listed on Hobby Lobby's web site, this adhesive is used to provide a structural bond between dissimilar materials like plastic or metal to fiberglass. I tried it out some scrap material just to see how it worked. It definitely was strong, both physically and in odor. I decided not to use it and substituted epoxy in its place.
WingThe wing is an absolute work of art. The balsa sheeting work on this wing is incredible. I couldn't image being able to do this kind of work with such a high quality of workmanship. The best part is that most of the work on the wing is already done for you.
The servo wells are precut, as are the servo lead routing paths and exits. If you choose not to remove the servo mounting tabs, a small amount of cutting will be required. The servos are not installed until the wing was covered.
Landing gear hard points are pre-routed, but they did require a small amount of cutting and sanding to get the gear into them. I pre-drilled the pilot holes in the wing for the landing gear mounting straps and temporarily mounted the landing gear to check the fit.
The ailerons and hinges are built in as part of the wing. Two of the three inside edges of the ailerons are either cut or routed out. The wingtip end of each aileron was cut free. A small amount of trimming was also required on the root side to free up each aileron.
On the bottom side of the wing, a clearance slot is routed along the leading edge of the aileron to allow the aileron to move down. The depth of the slot is almost down to the aileron hinge, which resides just below the balsa sheeting on the top side of the wing. There was a small amount of balsa remaining on the bottom side of hinge within this slot. A small flat-bladed screwdriver having the same width as the routed slot was used carefully to remove the remaining balsa without damaging the hinge. Initially the hinges were fairly stiff. Repeatedly moving the ailerons back and forth past the range of motion that they would normally undergo made the hinges much less stiff.
I covered the wing starting at the bottom, doing one-half at a time including the aileron. The covering along the sides and leading edge of the aileron was cut free before I covered the top of the wing. When covering the top half of the wing, I ran the iron along the entire wing except the aileron. The covering along the sides of the aileron was cut and the aileron was held at its furthest downward position before applying the iron to the aileron. The covering didn't seem to add stiffness to the hinge.
With the wing covered, the covering was removed from the servo wells, servo lead exit, landing gear hard points, and front wing hold down dowel holes. Servo extensions are required for the aileron servos. Given that there is no room for the plastic servo connectors in the provided wire path, the extensions must be soldered onto servo lead. On each extension, the end opposite the receiver was cut off and routed through the wing before soldering it to the servo lead. After each servo had been connected to a radio to check the neutral point, it was glued into the wing with epoxy.
The aileron pushrods are made up of two quick-links, an M2-20 bolt, and an aluminum control horn. The head of the M2-20 bolt is cut off and threaded into both quick-links. A hole is drilled into the bottom of the aileron, close to the leading edge without going through the top of the aileron. As a unit, the pushrod is attached to the servo and the control horn is glued into place. I needed to cut 1/8th to 3/16th of an inch off the bottom of the aluminum control horn before gluing it into place because the pushrod had too much of an angle on it. I wanted to get the pushrod a little more parallel to the wing surface, the way the plans showed it. The pushrod was adjusted to get neutral aileron with a centered servo and the aileron deflection was adjusted to the recommended 5-8 mm. A dual rate deflection was set to approximately 10-12mm.
The servo covers were cut out using scissors and an Exacto blade. A small amount of trimming was required along the trailing edge of the cover to match the taper of the wing. These covers are side dependent so take note when you are trimming them. Once fitted, I painted them using Top Flite LustreKote Missile Red paint. The color match to the Red Oracover is almost exact. There is a small shade of difference, but it is only mildly noticeable in certain lighting conditions. Once painted, the servo covers were attached with clear tape on three sides.
A small amount of sanding was required on the front wing hold-down dowels to get them to bottom out in the wing. These were not glued into place until the mating holes in the fuselage were drilled. The landing gear was mounted into place and the wheels were secured using the supplied collars. The placement of the landing gear straps allowed some motion of the gear on the end opposite the wheels when the wheels where pushed forward and backward. A little epoxy was used at that end to secure it.
FuselageBefore I begin discussing the work on the fuselage, let me state that I completed the building as designed, but I had to modify the bulkhead and battery-mounting scheme due to CG balancing and battery support problems. As I am discussing the building, I will be showing the as designed method first and then have a section dedicated to the modifications. If you are building this model, I recommend you read all of this review before you continue building to help you decide which method you need to use.
The fuselage required most of the work. Prior to working within the fuselage, I recommend that you sand the inside using some 120 grit sand paper. You will be required to put your hand inside and there are quite a few interior fiberglass burrs. You will have to put your hand in to do this and will probably get a few burrs in your hand to begin with, but this initial sanding will significantly reduce the number of burrs that you do get.
First up is the motor mounting plate, which is constructed using two pieces of light-ply, laminated together with epoxy. Four indentations on the mounting plate mark where the motor mounting screws are drilled. As I found out, the Jeti motor doesn't have equally spaced mounting holes. One set of holes match the indentations on the mount, but others are slightly closer together. Drilling all four holes where indicated. Slotting one set of them will allow all four mounting bolts to be used.
There was some excess fiberglass material on the inside of the fuselage at the attachment point for the motor mounting plate. This was cleaned up with a Dremel tool with a fiberglass-cutting disk using the surface of the disk as a sanding wheel. The motor mounting plate, with the motor and spinner attached were used to check the alignment of the mount before I glued it into place. The spinner end plate is the same diameter as the front of the fuselage, which makes it easy to see if the mount is off center and/or not parallel to the front of the fuselage, by looking at the spinner's alignment to the fuselage. The motor mounting plate was glued in with epoxy (photo below on left).
The front wing hold down support is built by laminating two pre-cut pieces of light ply with epoxy. A small amount of sanding at the ends was needed to get the support into position just in front of the bottom fuselage opening without putting excessive pressure on the fuselage sides (causing it to bulge). I wasn't able to get the support's rear face to fit tightly against the fiberglass, but I kept it flat against the bottom of the fuselage when gluing into place with epoxy. Later, I filled the gap between the support and the fiberglass at the front fuselage opening using micro-balloons filler and epoxy (photo above on right).
At the rear bottom fuselage opening, the rear wing hold down support, pushrod outer sheath support, and servo mounting plate were epoxied into place as indicated on the plans (photo below on left). It wasn't until much later that I discovered that the holes pre-drilled in the pushrod outer sheath support were too far toward the outside of the fuselage. This made for an indirect pushrod path from the servo to the sheath entrance causing binding. I would advise drilling new holes 1/2 inch further toward the inside of the support (photo below on right). I managed to get around it by bending the pushrods, but drilling new holes is the better solution.
The pushrod outer sheaths were routed through the support and fuselage exits and glued into place with epoxy. I found it necessary to glue some balsa blocks on the inside of the fuselage to provide some stress relief at the fuselage exits and allow the pushrods to exit straight out (photo below on left). Access for gluing is provided through the horizontal stabilizer cutouts in the fuselage (photo below on right).
There are two bulkheads, which provide some stiffening to the fuselage. They also provide a means to mount the flight battery. The forward bulkhead has a cooling cutout and a cutout for the battery. There are two options for the rear bulkhead, depending on whether you want to install and remove the battery from the wing side (bottom) or the canopy side (top) of the fuselage. For the number of cells used in this configuration (14-cells), the battery must be accessed from the bottom. In both configurations, the rear bulkhead has a plywood strap to hold the battery in place (2 photos below on left). Once the bulkheads were built, they were epoxied into place as shown on the plans (photo below on right).
The battery configuration shown in the plans was a single 12-cell double-stick pack. Since I wanted to build the model as designed, I ended up soldering the two 7-cell packs into one 14-cell pack where the cells are soldered side by side. This involved removing the shrink-wrap, removing the battery leads, soldering a strap to connect one pack to the other, soldering new battery leads on, and shrink-wrapping the new pack. I also had to trim the front bulkhead battery hole slightly for clearance.
Prior to gluing the horizontal stabilizer into the fuselage, three things had to be done first. The elevator is built as part of the stab and is partially cut along the hinge line for you. However, it still must be cut at the ends to free it completely. The one-piece elevator is then cut into two pieces and shaped as shown in the plans. Next, the stab is slid in place and the 90-degree angle between the stab and vertical fin is checked. Finally, the alignment of the stabilizer to the fuselage was adjusted per the plans and marked to allow re-alignment if needed prior to the glue setting. Gluing the stab in place was a bit tricky. I found that if I pushed the fuselage in slightly on each side while applying the epoxy and then allowed it to return to its normal state, the fuselage movement forced some epoxy on the inside surface of the fuselage. Running my finger along the glue joint before it hardened made a decent filet (photo below on left). For this activity, 5-minute epoxy is pretty quick setting, so do one side at a time. Your top priority is getting the alignment correct.
The rudder requires a little sanding to reduce its width to match that of the fin. A pre-bent tailskid was provided in the kit, but I occasionally fly from a paved surface and prefer a tail wheel. If you only fly from grass, the provided tailskid should suffice. I purchased a DuBro .40 sized tail wheel kit and bent it to match the tailskid (photo above on right). The collar on the tail wheel is only there because I forgot to take it off before I bent it. Once satisfied with the new tail wheel shape, I epoxied it into the precut slot using the two light-ply pieces for support (photo below on left). Finally, the two hinge slots in both the rudder and fin were cut out and the rudder installed for a trial fit (photo below on right). If you have an extra hinge lying around, I would advise adding a third hinge for additional rudder strength especially if you have a rough field or tend to make a lot of single point tail landings.
The wing alignment was adjusted per the instructions. Once satisfied with the alignment, the location of the front wing hold-down dowel holes were marked and drilled. The dowels were glued into the wing with epoxy and the wing was placed on the fuselage. The alignment was rechecked and the rear wing hold-down hole locations were marked and drilled. Blind nuts and nylon bolts are used for the rear hold-down. The supplied blind nuts were longer than the thickness of the plywood plate but some slotted spacers made from scrap plywood solved the problem.
The horizontal stabilizer was covered and then masked. This left a 1/8" of covering unmasked near the fuselage. The fuselage was prepared for painting by lightly sanding and wiping it down with alcohol. Again, Top Flite LustreKote was used to paint the fuselage.
Holes were drilled in the elevator halves and rudder for the control horns approximately where indicated on the plans. I moved them slightly to better align them with the pushrods. Once the elevator and rudder were covered, the control horns were epoxied into place. I recommend replacing the supplied rudder control horn with one similar to the one shown in the lower right photo. I ended up breaking the original one off when the tail wheel brushed against the ground while moving the fuselage from one place to another. It didn't seem like it took much to break it. As shown below, the supplied ball link was used but this seemed to give the rudder a little play due to the ball link slightly twisting the control arm. It is up to you if you want to replace the ball-link with a standard quick-link. I felt it would be fine for flight and it tends to have a "servo saver" kind of quality to it. The elevator control arms were left as is. The elevators were hinged using covering.
The rudder and elevator pushrods are made using an outer plastic sheath, a hollow inner plastic rod, and thin music wire to give the inner rod some rigidity. Setscrew style pushrod connectors are used on the servos (photo above on right) at one end of the pushrod and threaded couplers are glued to the plastic rod at the control surface end. For the rudder, both the plastic rod and music wire are routed through the pushrod connector and the setscrew clamps both of them down. This works just fine.
The elevator actually has a separate pushrod for each elevator half. Since both plastic rods cannot fit into the servo pushrod connector, the plastic rod is stripped back an inch or so on both of them to expose the music wire which is then clamped into the pushrod connector. This is could lead to a disaster. If the elevator pushrods are not glued correctly, it is possible that when the elevator servo pulls on the music wire it will slip inside of the plastic rod. If the threaded coupler is only glued to the plastic rod, then the servo will move, the music wire will move, the plastic rod stays, and the elevator doesn't move. A solution is to trim back the plastic rod by 1/4 inch before gluing the threaded coupler on. This results in both the plastic rod and music wire having a mechanical bond to the threaded coupler. I didn't discover this until I was adjusting the elevator travel, so I just put some glue on the servo side where the plastic rod is stripped back before going to the servo pushrod connector. I would recommend gluing the plastic rod and music wire at both ends. A better solution may be to leave the music wire 1/4 to 1/2" long and bend it back over plastic rod before gluing it into the threaded coupler. The threaded couplers are slotted but I don't know if the pushrod would fit if it were done this way.
One thing I did on this model that I've never actually done before was to put in a pilot. The pilot, cockpit floor, headrest, and canopy supports are purely optional. Doing this extra work not only adds a nice touch to the model but also allows for a removable access hatch. If you don't want to bother, the canopy can be glued directly to the fuselage. Three plywood pieces make up the cockpit floor, the front, and the rear canopy support. Two pieces of plywood and a length of aluminum tube cut into three pieces are used to make the headrest. The pilot did not come with the kit and I don't believe the specific one called out in the instructions is available from Hobby Lobby. I just went to my local hobby shop and picked one out. I know that I didn't choose a pilot that was scale to the plane, but that was all I could find at the time. Overall, I think it came out fine.
To finish the canopy, the canopy latch was glued into place and a matching hole was drilled in the rear canopy support for the latch plunger (photo below on left). The canopy was cut to fit and glued into placed. A little masking and painting completed the task (photo below on right).
As I thought I was getting closer to finish, the receiver, receiver battery, flight battery, and speed controller were mounted approximately where the plans indicated. With the model setup in its flight configuration, I checked the balance (CG) per the plans. The plans specify that the CG should be 65-70mm from the leading edge. I checked it at 65mm, but the model was very tail heavy. I moved the flight battery further forward until it hit the back of the motor. I moved the receiver battery as far forward as I could. In the end, I could not get it any better than a slightly tail heavy condition at 65mm. The other thing I didn't care for was the flight battery configuration, now that the battery was positioned forward all the way. Only six of the fourteen cells were supported. The remainders were "floating in the breeze." It is possible the model would have flown fine since it technically was in balance within the 65-70mm specification. I just didn't want to risk a tail-heavy condition with this model. It has been my experience that a tail-heavy condition on a short moment (short tail) plane like this is usually catastrophic.
I believe the CG problem lies in that the motors this model was designed for were heavier than the Jeti and/or the battery configuration are different. It was originally designed for the Ultra 1300-8 brushed motor or the Ultra 300/30-2 brushless motor. Whatever the reason, something needed to change and it wasn't going to be the motor. I came up with an alternative battery-mounting scheme that uses two separate 7-cell packs instead. There may be other ways to do this, but I believe this new mount only adds a little weight. It is relatively simple, even though it takes a little trial and error fitting. It also allows for motor removal, and most importantly will allow for easy CG adjustments via battery placement while keeping the battery secure when the Cosmic Wind is screaming around the sky.
Battery Mounting ModificationsThe first thing I needed to do was remove the front bulkhead. If you are doing this modification as you are building the model, cut the front bulkhead (item 9) as shown (photo below on left) and glue it into place where indicated in the plans. In my case, I just cut out the material after it was glued into the fuselage. It probably isn't absolutely necessary that you put the modified bulkhead in, but it helps to stiffen the fuselage sides a little.
Five items needed to be fabricated to complete the battery mount. The front mount required three of those five items: two hard-points and a plywood plate (two photos above on right). The hard-points were made using some 1/4" basswood and on one of them, I used a threaded hardwood block. (I just had one and wanted to use it.) The hard-point, without the hardwood block used two pieces of 1/4" basswood laminated together to allow for a larger gluing area and to allow for more threads when it was tapped. This same method could be used for both hard-points. Both hard-points were threaded for a 1/4-20 bolt since I had plenty 1/4-20 nylon bolts and that was the only tap I had. You could use woodscrews or metal/nylon bolts with blind nuts or anything else you have on hand to attach the plywood plate to the hard-points as long as you make it removable. The height of the hard-points ended up to be approximately 1/2-3/4". Leave them on the high side to begin with since you will need to take material away to fit them.
The front plate is made using 3/32" plywood. The dimensions are shown in the drawing above. The measurements are what I ended up with, but they may require a little tweaking to get the fit right. Once I did some initial fitting on each hard-point to get the general fuselage shape, I assembled all three pieces of the front mount and repeatedly installed, removed, and sanded the hard-points until I got the mount to fit nicely about 1 1/4" behind the motor. Measuring from the front top fuselage opening, the plywood plate was about 7 3/4" inside the fuselage (photo below on left). Once satisfied with the fit, the hard-points were glued in place with epoxy (photo below on right).
The rear mount attaches to the rear bulkhead in the same place where the battery strap is mounted. Actually, the battery strap can be used make the rear battery mount. I just used some 3/32" plywood and added basswood so I could tap it for a 1/4-20 nylon bolt (photo below). I originally installed the bottom-battery-access rear bulkhead and therefore kept the battery installation/removal from the bottom of the fuselage. If you are doing this modification as you are building and you are building the removable canopy, I suggest that you go with the alternate rear bulkhead so that the battery can be removed from the top without removing the wing. Just build the rear bulkhead per the instructions and add the new mount.
Finally, the last thing that is needed is the battery stick. This is also made from 3/32" plywood. The drawing above shows the dimensions. Once the stick fits nicely in the front mount slot, position it so that it is pushed into the slot half way and the other end is resting on the rear mount. Drill the hold behind the stick and through the rear mount. This hole can then be slotted to allow for battery placement adjustments. Slot the stick just enough to give it a good range of motion without pulling out of the front mount. A little Velcro on the stick and rear mount provide some friction to help prevent the mount from sliding.
Placing the batteries on the stick cannot be done until the model is just about ready to fly (in terms of completeness). Velcro is placed on both sides of the stick and on one side of each 7-cell pack. Place the batteries on the stick almost to the end and temporarily install the battery stick in the plane with it clamped down at its center of travel (photo above at middle). With everything installed (RX, RX battery, servos, wing, canopy, motor, prop, spinner, etc., check the balance at the 65mm mark. Balance the plane by moving the batteries around on the stick and rechecking the balance with the stick at its center of travel until it is balanced. Once you get the balance right, use tape or heat shrink to secure the battery on the stick. Do not rely on the Velcro alone.
ElectronicsAs stated above, the Jeti 45-3 Brushless motor is used in the Cosmic Wind. The motor was paired up with the Jeti Jes 40-3P Opto controller, which is capable of handling 6-16 cells. For more information on Jeti Motors and controllers, check out Steve Horney's review: Jeti Phasor 30/3 and 45/3 brushless motors
The 40-3P controller is opto-isolated and does not have BEC. Therefore, a receiver pack is required to power the electronics. I used a RX pack made up of 4-500A cells, which allowed it to fit between the servos on the wing side (bottom) of the servo mounting plate. A standard square flat RX pack will only fit between the servos on the opposite side of the plate.
The receiver was mounted using Velcro behind the rear bulkhead near the canopy so it could be accessed when connecting the aileron and battery leads with the canopy off.
I couldn't ask for more from the Cosmic Wind's first flight. When I got to the field, there were a few gas flyers there. One or two were flying and the others were watching. I pulled out the Cosmic Wind and the gassers seemed interested. When I told them it was electric, the jokes started coming. As I got closer to getting it up in the air, those that were flying landed and came over to watch and get in on the some of the jokes.
As I fired the motor up, the gassers started asking if I needed a rubber band to help launch it or if I needed a hand launch. Paying little attention, knowing that they were all just kidding, I taxied out to one end of the field and throttled up. I kept the tail pasted to the grass for a bit and then released it when I got some speed. A little further and I lifted the model from the ground.
Initially, the model wanted to nose up quite a bit. Some down trim solved that. I put it into a turn and throttle back to 1/2 power as I straightened out. I was quite surprised how fast the model zipped by even at 1/2 throttle. I noticed one other thing; the gassers were now quiet.
After zipping back and forth for a few passes, I had it all trimmed out. The rolls were nice and on axis, but were a little slow for me using the recommended throws. Once I kicked it up into high rate, it was much better. The rudder and elevator controls were fine using the recommended throws. A few loops later, the Cosmic Wind had me hooked. With the throttle off, this bird seems to fly as if it still has power. Some planes show a noticeable nose drop when the power is killed, but not this plane.
The final test was to check out the ballistic flight characteristics. I took the plane full-throttle and straight up from level-flight. I doubt it has unlimited vertical, but it was high enough for me and I pulled out first. In "vertical mode," the model has a tendency to slide left a little. I'm not sure if this is a natural tendency or if it due to the rudder being a little off.
Finally, after five minutes of having the time of my life, I brought the model around for final approach. I cut the throttle and brought it in. I chose to keep it fast coming in since I was not yet familiar with its slow speed characteristics. The Cosmic Wind touched down nicely on the main gear as the tail flew down the runway a little further, until the grass slowed the model enough. Once it stopped, I taxied it back to the pit and turned it off. It doesn't get any easier than that.
Congratulations, you made it to the end of the review. I should give you a prize or something. I know it was long, but there was a lot of good information that I needed to tell you. If you choose to build this model, I hope this information will help.
Well, what can I say? This is the fastest flying model I've built. It took a little extra work to get it flying, but it was definitely worth the effort. Most of the construction was straight forward, but the instructions are just a little incomplete at times. I believe anyone with moderate building skills would have no problem building this model. As far as flying it, I think some mid or low-wing flying experience is required before taking on this model.
The Graupner Cosmic Wind is a fantastic flyer. It tracks beautifully and as far as I can tell, has no bad habits. It flies fast and when you throttle back... well, it still flies fast.
The Great Planes Fun One was my favorite plane when it was gas and became my favorite when it became electric, but the Graupner Cosmic Wind is the new #1. I will guarantee* the Graupner Cosmic Wind will become your next #1.
* Disclaimer: Your actual results may vary, but I doubt it. :-)
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Angélique Café. Down in the garment district, where Spring and Main streets converge, theres a two-story café with a mansard roof and a patio that would be at home in any French town. Angélique is open for traditional French breakfasts (bread and pastries from Commereucs brothers bakery, Pain du Jour) and for lunch, featuring a great selection of salads (try the cured salmon), hot entrées (try the roasted chicken) and vegetarian dishes (try the summery eggplant-and-tomato casserole). A homesick Frenchman I know swears that Angélique is the only place that eases his malady. 840 S. Spring St., downtown, (213) 623-8698. Mon.Fri. 8 a.m.3:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.4 p.m. No alcohol. Street parking. AE, MC, V. Entrées $6.45$8.95. French. MH ¢
Arts Delicatessen. Arts has been the best deli in the Valley since late in the Eisenhower administration, and its dense, tasty chicken soup, puddled around matzo balls the size of grapefruit, is justifiably renowned. Among the local cognoscenti, Arts is well-known for the succulence of its knockwurst, the creaminess of its chopped liver, and the particular garlicky smack of its house-made pickles. Lox and eggs? Matzo Brie? Kreplach soup? Crisp-skinned cheese blintzes? Well-cured salmon on fresh Brooklyn Bagel bagels? Got em. And as it says on the menu: Every Sandwich Is a Work of Art. 12224 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, (818) 762-1221. Sun.Thurs. 7 a.m.9 p.m., Fri.Sat. 7 a.m.10 p.m. Beer and wine. Takeout. Valet parking. AE, MC, V. Lunch or dinner for two, food only, $18$36. Deli. JG $$
Axe. At Axe (pronounced ah-shay), simple and gleaming as a Zendo, the clear ocean air is practically a design element. Some find the austere aesthetic refreshing; others find the seats uncomfortable, the overall effect harsh. The wait staff does tend to be more physically attractive than efficient, but this restaurant marches to its own beat, or rather, to that of the chef-owner Joanna Moore, whose breakfast, lunch and dinner menus are seductively eclectic. Try her meal-sized whole-grain pancake, a composed salad, her masterly spaghetti aglio olio and any dessert. 1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice, (310) 664-9787. Lunch Tues.Fri., dinner Tues.Sun., brunch Sat.Sun. Beer and wine. Valet parking. AE, D, MC, V. Entrées $11$28. California. MH $$
Dish. With lots of light, lots of room and smart, friendly servers, Dish is a prime example of the new American coffee shop. Located in the small foothill village of La Cañada, the look is scrubbed-California-farmhouse, the ingredients are fresh, and the all-American menu showcases our national love of sugar, salt, meat and crunch. Have eggs or fluffy cornmeal jonnycakes along with applewood-smoked bacon, sausages from Shreiners, the local German butchers, or thick slices of baked ham thats been encrusted with gingersnaps and brown sugar. For lunch or dinner, you cant go wrong with the Dish burger a fat, juicy, meaty thing in a grilled-till-crisp sesame bun. 734 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada, (818) 790-5355. Open daily 7 a.m.9:30 p.m. Beer and wine. Lot parking. AE, D, DC, MC, V. Entrées $7.95$15.95. American. MH $
Europane. Pastry savant Sumi Chang, once the breakfast chef at Campanile, runs this inspired bakery/café. Her croissants are like crispy butter, her chocolate biscotti a study of cacaos dark, sweet depths. And the egg-salad sandwich soft-center boiled eggs in homemade mayo on sourdough toast smeared with sun-dried tomato paste is worth a drive from any corner of the county. Europane recently doubled its seating capacity, thank goodness, since more and more regulars soccer moms, Caltech profs, Art Center students, chefs, writers seem to live there part-time. 950 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, (626) 577-1828. Mon.Sat. 7 a.m.5:30 p.m., Sun. to 3 p.m. No alcohol. Parking in structure behind restaurant and on the street. Cash only. Pastries and sandwiches $2$8.50. European. MH ¢
Hong Kong Low Deli. Open in time for early breakfast, Chinatowns Hong Kong Low Deli serves what dim sum used to be back when everybody called them teacakes, i.e., dumplings without the parboiled geoduck and jellyfish salad. Baked bao, browned and hot and brushed with sticky syrup, are filled with barbecued pork in a sweet, garlicky sauce. Turnoverlike pies are made of flaky pastry, egg-washed to a deep, burnished gold, stuffed with chicken stew, barbecued pork or a truly fine pungent mince of curried beef. 408 Bamboo Lane, Chinatown, (213) 680-9827. Open seven days 9 a.m.5:30 p.m. No alcohol. Takeout only. Cash only. Food for two, $3$5. Chinese. JG ¢
Marstons. At breakfast, Marstons serves exactly the sort of food a missionary might crave after a stint in rural Peru: thin, buckwheat-based blueberry pancakes, nut-crammed macadamia pancakes and thick, applewood-smoked bacon. Marstons may be a little Calvinist in its hours, perhaps guided by the notion that laggards dont deserve to eat anything as good as its golden, cornflake-breaded French toast. 151 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, (626) 796-2459. Open Tues.Fri. 711 a.m., 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m., Sat.Sun. 8 a.m.2:30 p.m. Dinner Wed.Sat. 5:309:30 p.m. Beer and wine. Lot parking. MC, V. Entrées $5$11. American. JG $
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Middle East Restaurant. Unlike most Lebanese restaurants, the Middle East Restaurant makes a specialty of breakfast. Before 10 a.m., there is a $5.99 combination that includes a plate of the yogurt-tart homemade cream-cheese labneh slicked with olive oil; a turnover stuffed with the thymelike herb zaatar, a squarish sort of Danish thing with a sweetly spiced forcemeat; a basket of pita; a plate of olives and pickles, and another plate with onions, tomatoes and fresh leaves of mint; two kinds of cheese; a glass of hot tea; and a giant bowl of foul moudamas, the herby, tart fava-bean salad Egyptians traditionally have in the morning. 910 E. Main St., Alhambra, (626) 281-1006. Open Sun.Thurs. 9 a.m.10 p.m. and Fri.Sat. 9 a.m.1 a.m. Beer and wine. Takeout. Lot parking. AE, D, DC, MC, V. Food for two, $12$20. Lebanese. JG $
Pho 79. The perfect breakfast is hard to find. Soul food is too fattening, diner food too bland, Japanese pickles just too weird before noon. If you like noodles, you might think Pho 79 serves the perfect breakfast, light, tasty and just exotic enough, inexpensive and filled with vitamins: beef soup. The strong, dark-roasted coffee, dripped at the table in individual stainless-steel French filters, is among the best Ive had anywhere. And in an area Chinatown thick with Vietnamese noodle shops, Pho 79 serves the best noodles. 727 N. Broadway, Suite 120, Chinatown, (213) 625-7026. Open daily 8:30 a.m.6:30 p.m. Beer. Validated parking. Cash only. Food for two, $7$10. Vietnamese. JG ¢
Rincon Hondureño. There are perhaps a couple of dozen Honduran restaurants scattered around Westlake and Huntington Park; but nowhere, except at Rincon Hondureño, will you find sopa de caracol as good, or curry-tinged arroz con pollo, or coconut-infused fish soup that revolves around a whole, fresh rock cod as highly peppered as pastrami. For breakfast, there is hash fish, finely minced whitefish sautéed with onions and peppers, served with red beans, plantains and the inevitable square of salty, white cheese that seems to come with everything here. 1654 W. Adams St., Los Angeles, (323) 734-9530. Open Mon.Fri. 7:30 a.m.9:30 p.m., Sat.Sun. 8 a.m.9:30 p.m. Beer only. Takeout. Street parking. Cash only. Lunch or dinner for two, $12$18. Honduran. JG ¢
Yung Ho Tou Chiang. At Yung Ho Tou Chiang, the breakfast protocol is easy. You order some soy milk, then some stuff to go along with it: flaky buns stuffed with sweet, simmered turnips; steamed buns filled with spiced pork or black mushrooms; crusty fried pies stuffed with pungent messes of sautéed leek tops; steamed pork dumplings bursting with juice. The traditional accompaniment to soy milk is a long, twisted, light-as-air cruller, and Yung Ho does them well. For another buck or so, you can get the cruller smeared with a salty paste of pounded meat and wrapped inside a cylinder of sticky rice, simulating the texture of a good sushi roll. 533 W. Valley Blvd., San Gabriel, (626) 570-0860. Open daily 6 a.m.6 p.m. Beer. Lot parking. Cash only. Food for two, $5$10. Chinese. JG ¢


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Miscellaneous Ramblings
Why Eudora Fans Are 'Doggedly Faithful'
Charles Moore - 2008.04.24 - Tip Jar
Longtime reader Rick wrote to comment on Monday's column, Odysseus Cometh: The Real Successor to Eudora, about the forthcoming Odysseus email software application that die-hard Eudora fans like myself fervently hope will fulfill its mission statement as a successor to the discontinued Eudora email client. Rick says:
I was intrigued reading your article about the forthcoming Odysseus and the mantle it seems to be receiving from the discontinued Eudora.
When I first came to the Mac in 1998, I used Outlook Express (which was the default email reader in the Classic Mac OS), then moved to Entourage when it was released, and eventually settled into the the OS X Mail.app, which I use now.
But I know that Eudora users rave about that application. I use Mail, Address Book, and iCal over something like Entourage because these apps seem better integrated into OS X and sync very easily to my iPhone.
For the uninitiated such as myself, what does Eudora/Odysseus offer that I am not experiencing now? Or why are Eudora users so doggedly faithful to that product? What's the real difference?
Why We Love Eudora
Well, Rick, preferences such as taste in email software are of course subjective to a considerable degree. While I'm sure that other veteran Eudora fans might cite a great many reasons why Eudora hits the sweet spot for them, one of the things I love about Eudora, as opposed to "three-pane" email clients like Outlook Express, Mail, Thunderbird, and alas, the new Open Source Eudora 8, is its mailbox-based motif, a minimalist or non-interface, if you will, in which, if you keep the Toolbar disabled (as I do) program windows disappear leaving just the Eudora main menu bar. This allows one to have clear access to the Desktop and/or multiple windows open and windowshaded as opposed to switching views in a three-pane interface.
Another Eudora feature that is IMHO unmatched for slickness, speed, and versatility in any other email client is Eudora's kick-ass search engine, which I hope will be carried over to Odysseus. I only wish OS X Spotlight worked half as well!
I also love the straightforward (i.e.: mostly manual) way you set up email accounts in Eudora - I currently have 22 accounts in my copy of Eudora 6.2.4, each with its own separate and discrete SMTP configured in non-conflict with those of other accounts, an aspect I've found particularly clumsily executed and hair-tearingly frustrating in Thunderbird and its derivatives (including Eudora 8).
But there's much, much more.
Email software is mission critical, especially for someone in my line of work - important not only for the obvious function of sending and receiving email efficiently, but also for organizing and retrieving data stored in my email message archives. Eudora has been my mainstay, workhorse email application since I first drove up the Information Highway onramp, and to my mind it is the most versatile, custom configurable, and manually controllable (I mostly dislike automation other than stuff that just lets you bypass repetitive and boring donkeywork) email client so far with a uniquely rich feature set. Other clients may do particular tasks better than Eudora - for example, Nisus Email's wonderful one-click messaging and OS X Mail's spam filtering - but few other clients (if any) handle all aspects of email management as comprehensively well as Eudora does - or at least did until Leopard partially broke it.
Eudora happily remained true to its original user interface motif to the end, in which messages are stored in virtual "Folders" (as many as you choose to create) in the mbox file format, which uses plain text files that can be opened in a pinch by any text editor or word processor instead of a central proprietary (and all-too-easily corruptible) database as used, for example, by Microsoft Outlook. This makes Eudora archives a snap to back up or transfer between different computers (just drag the Mail Folder or individual mbox files - a tremendous advantage - to the backup medium), has proved extremely robust and trouble-free, and is very data-secure since, unlike with databases, in the mbox format should disk corruption occur, most of your archives are unlikely to be affected. Mbox files are also delightfully compact.
Eudora is powerful, versatile, flexible, and used to be reliable as an anvil. It has never lost data on me in a dozen years of use. Speaking of which, my Eudora mail folder, which contains my entire email archives going back to 1996 - what must be tens of thousands of messages - is still just a minuscule 350 MB, which makes it a snap to back up.
Eudora is also fast, supports very flexible and user-friendly filtering, supports SSL, has inline spell checking and basic word processing features, and handles multiple accounts better than any other email client I've tried (many). Like the Mac OS (perhaps even more so), Eudora lets you do things your way.
Eudora's forward and backward compatibility is nothing short of amazing. Eudora mailboxes I originally created in Eudora Light 1.5.1 on 680x0 Macs running Macintosh System 6 or 7 back in the day still open and work fine in Eudora 6.2.4 running in OS X 10.5.2.
Some Room for Improvement
On the downside, Eudora's address book and contacts management, as well as support for HTML mail rendering, are a bit lame with lots of room for improvement, areas I hope the Odysseus folks will address.
Odysseus will be an entirely new and modern application, since it is not based on Qualcomm's proprietary source code for Eudora. I'm encouraged by the Odysseus mission statement that it promises to be a worthy replacement for Eudora in the Leopard age and beyond while retaining a faithful replication of the best aspects of Eudora's feature set.
Eudora and Leopard
Another reader, Jim, had a question about a Leopard "compatibility patch" I mentioned in the column, noting that he had just upgraded to OS X 10.5 and finds that Eudora now "prefers crashing to displaying messages" and that he's been forced into letting Eudora download mail so he can maintain file continuity with his email archives, but doing his reading in Mail, which he likes "far less than Eudora." He wanted to know where he could find the "patch" I referenced.
Well, my terminology on that point was less precise than it should have been, since what I was referring to is more of a kludge or workaround than a patch.
Qualcomm has posted a compatibility note for users of the Eudora email client on OS X 10.5.2 Leopard.
In order for Macintosh Eudora to work well under OS X 10.5.x 'Leopard', you need to turn off the use of specific sounds in Eudora. These are the sounds Eudora plays when you get new mail or Eudora needs your attention, or are played by Filters. The sounds that are problematic are the ones that contain 'Eudora' in their name as they were created using a sound synthesizer that Leopard does not support. To disable or change the sounds used in Eudora, do the following:
Turn off or change the 'New Mail' and "Attention" sounds:
- Open Eudora->Preferences and select the 'Getting Attention' panel
- In the 'Sounds' section, for both 'New mail sound' and 'Attention sound', select a sound OTHER than one that has 'Eudora' in its name (i.e.: NOT 'Eudora Attention', 'Eudora New Mail' nor 'Eudora Short Warning')
- Click OK to the close the Preferences
Turn off sounds triggered by filters:
- Open Window->Filters
- Look through all your filters for filters that have a 'Play Sound' action.
- Select a sound that does NOT have 'Eudora' in its name, or disable sounds all together by selecting 'None' from the action popup menu.
I've done this, and it does seem to improve Eudora stability in Leopard somewhat, but I don't want to oversell it. "Work well" is a relative evaluation here, and Eudora is still a lot more crash-prone and buggy in Leopard than the paragon of reliability it was in Tiger and previous version of the Mac OS. On the other hand, it's still so much better than whatever is in second place that I (yes, "doggedly") continue using it while I wait impatiently for the debut of Odysseus, which is projected for May 12.
Jim's Eudora/Mail tandem is one coping strategy. Another workaround I've been using, which may or may not appeal, is using Eudora in conjunction with a Gmail account (any email account with ambidextrous webmail/POP3 support would work), which lets me read and respond to mail without having to deal with Eudora's angularities in Leopard, but I can still download mail to keep my archives up to date in Eudora on my hard drive for access without being online (a feature that looms large when you're stuck with dialup, as I am).
Odysseus can't arrive soon enough.
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This week I report in my blog the first of a series of basic statistics to analyze some aspects of my microstock activity.
I believe that everybody of us has own kind of numbers you look at, personally not being a big fan of numbers, mostly I try to look at the global picture. I like to do the year to year comparison. Is the most comprehensive in my opinion and it allows me to make some judgment on how to continue in the production of images.
For example, this year was still now great and I suppose at the end of year I will report a new record of earnings. The fact is that being now focused on fewer subjects I can produce less, but maybe better images.
I'm also going to shift part of my time and efforts to other photographic projects, out of stock photography. But all of this is now possible thanks to microstock earnings.
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