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Wise Recommendations On Writing A Music Therapy Research Paper
In the course of their college education, students are asked to compose a research paper which is then marked and graded by the lecturer. You should be ready to write on any given topic so that you do not fumble with words. For you to do this right, there is need to do multiple practice so that you are ready for any task given. This article is important to you as it illustrates everything you need to know. Simply go through it to get the content.
Read widely about music therapy
If you are not very sure what music therapy is all about, you need to read materials that concentrate on this topic. For instance, you can search for books, whether in softcopy or hard copy and study them. These should be written by different authors so that you can make a good comparison of the notes.
Formulate a winning title
There is no research paper that lacks a title. Although this is necessary, it should not just be written without any proper plan. One must have knowledge on how to craft a winning title. For instance, your title should have a maximum of twenty words and should be written in a clear font which can easily be read. Avoid using very tiny words or rather, complex words that cannot be clearly understood.
Come up with a realistic introduction
After the title, you are supposed to compose an introduction. Some of the specific things that are necessary in this include the inclusion of a thesis statement and appropriate description of the title. If your introduction is good, there is no doubt the reader will as well be impressed with the other content included in the body and the conclusion.
Backing up the ideas
For all the ideas you provide in the body, you must have sufficient supportive information to back it up so that the point is not left blank. Make sure you include relevant examples that best explains it to enhance the readers understanding.
Write a conclusion for your work
Every research paper should have an ending. This should elementarily explain all the content about music therapy in a summarized manner. For instance, you must capture all the points mentioned earlier in the text so that you have a logical flow of ideas. Use appropriate linking words to sum up this into a single paragraph. Simply consider all these recommendations.
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Softcom is a partner of many leading European furniture brands so it was natural to meet them and after several visits it became clear that these people were the right for us.

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The title is inspired by this shirt:
(source http://www.metallicaworld.co.uk)
I like this shirt because it shows the phases of life. We are born, we go to school, we do what we want, and die eventually. Sadly, DEATH is and will always be the last phase in our mortal existence (afterlife shall not be discussed for now 😉 ). Stopping it is out of the question, but what happens before it is what matters.
This coming November, I'll be heading to Bohol. But things have been bugging me lately, and they're not even about the vacation itself.
Just two days ago, someone I know passed away. A few months ago, another good friend passed away. Earlier this year, half of the family of a good friend died in a tragic accident, and another friend decided to end his life. I attended more funerals than birthday parties this year to be honest. Death is inevitable, but should we allow it to haunt us?
What about relationships? How do we keep the fire burning? You want this but your partner wants another thing. If compromise is the only way, the question is, how?
These questions seem to look at relationships and death as impediments to a goal. I've been contemplating on both since I have travel dreams…dreams to be a digital nomad, and to write stories that have never been written before. Money is a BIG issue when it comes to travel, but it's something one can overcome easily. Death and relationships, on the other hand, will forever be implanted in your subconscious even if you're enjoying an Italian afternoon.
I don't know what's going to happen. The only thing I can think of right now is to ACCEPT whatever's going to happen. The shirt is a reminder that we cannot stop the inevitable, but we can actually DO THINGS before the last dance. Lars, James, Kirk, and Robert (and Cliff and Jason) had a choice. And they chose Metallica. My choice at the moment is to accept. Of course, I don't want to ruin a relationship, as much as I don't want to die or anybody else I love to die. But if I don't accept these things, I might ruin my own life.
Acceptance is the most difficult part of being alive. I look at Rolf Potts, Sherry Ott, Gavin Gough, etc and I'm sure they, like me, also have many questions (I don't want to think that I'm the only one being haunted by REALITY). But I'm sure these folks have come to accept life, that's why they're out there enjoying it and embracing all the hardships that come along with it.
Embrace. Accept. Enjoy. Love.
I think that would make a good shirt. Can't wait for my date with a tarsier.


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06 May 2010created by Kylie Chan
The Magic Sweety Grail
In 1897, there was a little rich young lady called Ally. When she went out, there were 2 maids and 1 bulter that followed behind her at all times.
The Manager of ther sweet shop had a big moustache under his nose." there is ten boxes around the sweet grail. You can take any sweets you want from those boxes, because those boxes will refill themselves when the sweets are almost finished. "
So, Ally started her first business, she sold the sweets to the childrnn, but the price was not cheap. Only wealthy children could afford it.
Ally had a great idea, she went to visit the children at rhe orphanage and gave all of the sweets to them for free, and also gave the money what they jusy earned to the nuns.
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Welcome to the installment part of offshore software development.
In the previous article, we had talked about what type of offshore software development outsourcing is right for you?
By reading our previous article, you have understood that most businesses are using offshore outsourcing to cut down their expenses, improve production and efficiency.
So, to help you understand more about outsourcing. We have written an article on Build-Operate-Transfer outsourcing.
This method is commonly used in the IT sector and is known as an Onsite- Offshore Development center (ODC).
In this model, a local company sets up an exclusive team, facility and IP protected environment for a client. At the end of 3-5 years, at pre agreed terms, the client purchases the ODC. By keeping 20-30% of the staff in the Onsite, Global IT companies have found that, this model de-risks infant mortality with no financial investment. At the end of 3-5 years, they buy into a readymade operation while leaving the learning curve behind!
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This phase involves setting up of an operation unit which includes everything from selecting buildings, installing infrastructures such as the internet and IT devices, employing staff and putting in place the administration and legal framework.
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Caribtours has made two key appointments to strengthen its relationships with agents.
Atlyn Forde joins as head of marketing from her former role heading the St Lucia Tourist Board in the UK, while Karen Davies moves internally to the newly created role of agency sales manager.
Managing director Paul Cleary said: "We have been looking at beefing up our marketing since the turn of the year. This was a brilliant opportunity to get Atlyn onboard.
"Luxury Caribbean is what we are known for but the Indian Ocean has grown beyond recognition and our European programme has blossomed, so it's important to beef up our marketing in line with that."
He said Forde's job would be to "keep the Caribtours brand and all its values at the top of agents' minds and with the consumer". Trade marketing would be further enhanced with Davies's move from her travel advisor role at the operator to spending all her time on the road, he added.


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Around the NPB Horn: Norichika Aoki goes under the knife today
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...Tatsuyuki Uemoto spent some time behind the plate and at first this past season. And now during Fall camp, he's working on playing left field.
Said Hisanobu Watanabe, "He played some third at Ni-gun. If he can also play the outfield, his chances to get into games will only increase."
Yuya Tazawa, a pitcher, is working on becoming a position player.
Hanshin Tigers
...Yusuke Takahashi has been demoted to Ikusei player status. Takahashi was a 7th round draft pick in 2005 and has yet to make an appearance at Ichi-gun.
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...The Swallows announced that Norichika Aoki checked into an area hospital on Wednesday in preparation for his surgery today (11/5). After the surgery, Aoki will likely spend the first 2-3 days getting back onto his feet and starting up his rehab program. If everything goes well, he should be allowed to leave the hospital in about a week.


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- Order of Preachers (Pierre Mandonnet, O.P.)
- Dominican Spirituality: Principles and Practices (William A. Hinnebusch, O.P.)
- Dominican Spirituality
- The Ministry of the World
- The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Blessed Osanna d'Andreasi and Other Renaissance Italian Dominican Women Mystics
- Dominic Cavalca and a Spirituality of the Word
- St. Antoninus of Florence and Christian Community
- St. Catherine & Contemporary Spirituality
An article which appeared in exCHANGE, Vol. 11, No. 4, Winter, 1979.
Sinsinawa Publications, Sinsinawa WI.
These days we are experiencing a revival of interest in the spiritual classics, but the writings of St. Catherine of Siena have not attracted much attention, even among Dominicans. The directed retreat movement has stimulated interest in Ignatian spirituality. People interested in Zen are discovering Meister Eckhart. The Jungians are promoting The Cloud of Unknowing; while feminists are attracted to Juliana of Norwich who addressed God as "Mother." But Catherine's long doctrinal instructions, her use of involved allegories, her stress on obedience to ecclesiastical superiors, and above all her physiological language — her "sweat, blood, and tears" (especially "blood") — turn off many readers.
However, we are now in a better position to understand and appreciate Catherine and her message. As a result of some rather heated scholarly controversies over the authenticity of her writings and the details of her biography, we now have solid historical information on Catherine, especially in the excellent biography by Levasti.(1) A considerable part, but not all, of her letters have been critically edited.(2) A reliable edition of her Dialogue has been published in beautiful format by Sister Guiliana Cavallini, O.P.,(3) which has been translated into attractive English with introduction and notes by Sister Suzanne Noffke, O.P.(4) A complete translation of the letters and prayers is being prepared by a team of Dominican sisters and is promised publication in two or three years. Undoubtedly Catherine's sixth centenary in 1980 will see the publication of many studies of her life, writings, and significance for today.
What are some of the results of this research for an understanding of Catherine's spiritually? First, I would note that critical studies have assured us that we have a substantially correct view of the facts of Catherine's life and of the authenticity of her letters and the Dialogue, although it is likely that the Dialogue is a composite work and that it underwent some editorial revision by Catherine's priestly advisers.
Second, it is now clear that while Catherine's spirituality is authentically Dominican, it belongs to that older and broader tradition of Dominican life which was not specifically or exclusively Thomistic. While Catherine's thought is essentially in harmony with that of Thomas, it is rooted in popular Dominican preaching, and such vernacular writers as Dominic Cavalca, O.P.,(5) and was also influenced by non-Dominicans, particularly William of Flete, the English Augustinian hermit who was a member of her circle.(6) However, the Franciscan influences, which some have claimed, have not yet been proved.(7)
This broader Dominican tradition was itself "Augustinian" in the sense that it was patristic, rather than scholastic and it was framed largely in the categories of St. Augustine's mysticism. What makes St. Catherine very clearly Dominican, and thus brings her into harmony with Thomas, is her constant emphasis on the necessity of rooting authentic love of God in the truth of Gospel revelation. Hers is very much a spirituality of the Word appropriate to the Order of Preachers of the Word. At the very beginning of the Dialogue God says to her, "You have prayed for the will to know and to love me, the Supreme Truth" (c. iv) and it is as "Truth" that Catherine constantly calls on God. In this Catherine was in opposition to much of late medieval spirituality which was strongly anti-intellectual.
Third, it seems clear to me that Catherine's spirituality differs markedly from that of the great Dominican mystics of the same period, Mechtilde of Magdebourg, Bl. Margaret Ebner, Meister Eckhart, Bl. Henry Suso, and John Tauler. Her German sisters and brothers cultivated a profound but very introverted, and somewhat withdrawn, antiinstitutional, and anti-secular type of spirituality, while Catherine's spirituality is intensely apostolic, directed toward ministry, and very much concerned with the reform of the Church and of secular society, a spirit later manifested in Savonarola.
Fourth, it is very interesting to observe how Catherine transcended the narrow roles in which medieval society and even our own, until recently, confined the members of the Church, dividing the clergy from the laity, religious from non-religious, and women religious from men religious, limiting religious life for women to the cloister. Catherine was a Dominican, but a laywoman, and her circle of disciples included in one family persons of all these neatly demarcated categories. Though a woman she was a powerful leader, who in effect preached to her followers, and guided them spiritually both by personal counseling and through her letters. This did not imply that she had any intention of undermining the ecclesiastical establishment to which she constantly urged obedience, but that in working for a revitalization of the organized Church she was ready to make use of every road open to her, without thought of the risks or criticisms this might entail. For her Church reform did not mean a new set of structures, rather it meant inspiring all the members of the Church in their respective roles to work together as the one living body of Christ. Her spirituality is intensely ecclesial, constantly occupied with the renewal of the Church and of the Dominican Order in the service of the Church and the world.
Fifth, we should note the wonderful union between the contemplative and active life which Catherine achieved. She never had any illusions that she could accomplish anything by her own busy-ness. All her immense activity flowed from her deep, prayerful union with God, for which she had been freed by a rigorous, ascetic discipline. To enter into her prayer life we must understand her symbols. While Catherine often speaks in very clear, theological (but non-technical) language, the depth of her experience is to be found in the symbols which she uses. At first sight these may seem like rather far-fetched allegories in which medievals delighted but which we moderns find puzzling, boring, and often in bad taste.
On closer examination, however, these symbols turn out to be for the most part biblical, and when we relate them to their biblical use we discover that her language is essentially sacramental. Perhaps the most unpleasant to moderns is her constant dwelling on "the Blood." However, for Catherine "the Blood" is a concrete, physical, symbolic way of making real the abstract notion of "Grace." The Blood of Christ flows from His heart, that is, from the very depths of His inner life, and flows out into His Body the Church to give life and healing to every one of his members — to each of us. "I am the vine, you are the branches," and it is this Blood of Christ (His grace His Spirit) which alone can renew the Church. Here again Catherine draws from St. Augustine, as Thomas did, for a profound theology of grace, based on the words, "Without me you can do nothing."
Undoubtedly it was because Catherine felt this Blood of life beating in her own heart (as expressed in her vision of the exchange of hearts with Jesus, and her experience of being crucified with Him), that gave Catherine that wonderful courage which is perhaps her chief personal characteristic. In her letters to Raymond of Capua (her spiritual director and then the Master General who undertook the reform of the Order which had declined from its practice of poverty and its zeal for preaching) Catherine again and again urges him to put away his excessive timidity and fear of risks. She says to him "Be a man!" by which she really meant, I believe, "Be a woman like me, by the power of the Spirit unafraid."
1 Arrigo Levasti, My Servant Catherine, London, Blackfriars, 1954, unfortunately out of print, but to be found in many Dominican libraries.
2 Eugenio Dupre-Theseider, Epistolario da Santa Caterina da Siena, Rome, 1940, vol.1; the editor did not live to complete this important work. A selection of the letters is available in Vida D. Scudder, Saint Catherine as Seen in Her Letters, N. Y., 1940.
3 Rome, 1968.
4 Published by the Paulist Press in their notable series Classics of Western Spirituality.
5 Dominic Cavalca O.P. (c. 1270-1342) was a famous preacher at Pisa, a city not far from Catherine's Siena. He was one of the first spiritual writers in Italian, and his The Mirror of the Crosswas probably well known to Catherine.
6 Cf. the article "Guillaume de Flete" in Dictionnaire de Spiritualitéby M. Benedict Hackett, t. 6, colt 1204-1208 which tends to exaggerate this influence, neglecting the fact that Catherine had been raised in a Dominican parish where she had heard Dominican preaching from her earliest years.
7 Fr. Alvaro Grion, O.P. in his Santa Caterina da Siena: Dottrina e Fonti, Cremona, 1953 attempted to trace the influence on Catherine of the Franciscan Spiritual Ubertinus de Casali, but this was well answered by Fr. H. D'Urso, O.P., 4411 pensiero di S. Caterina et le sue font)," Sapienza 7 (1954) pp. 335-88, who showed that the influence of Dominic Cavalca is much more evident.
- Order of Preachers (Pierre Mandonnet, O.P.)
- Dominican Spirituality: Principles and Practices (William A. Hinnebusch, O.P.)
- Dominican Spirituality
- The Ministry of the World
- The Gifts of the Holy Spirit
- Blessed Osanna d'Andreasi and Other Renaissance Italian Dominican Women Mystics
- Dominic Cavalca and a Spirituality of the Word
- St. Antoninus of Florence and Christian Community
- St. Catherine & Contemporary Spirituality


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Visiting a few times previously for non urbex related reasons, and touching on a few abandoned vehicles previously, little did I know the whole site is actually an old military themed action park.
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Military Vehicles
An accidental find while picking up car parts, the tail end of a plane caught my attention which was a good enough excuse for a mooch for me.
Pleasure Island Theme Park
Eyes on the goal with this one after seeing a report online and embarking on a total round trip of nearly 400 miles, Pleasure Island Theme Park was the goal!
Camelot Theme Park
Long on our list, it was finally time to visit Camelot Theme Park embarking on nearly a 400 mile total drive, two cars and a lot of snow! What an awesome night it turned out to be.
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Last on the list of a day of numerous locations, the one and only Bletchley Park. The site that played a key role in Britain's codebreakers during World War Two.


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This building is sited in the central courtyard of SUTD, which has thick vegetation. The building is accessible from the courtyard on Level 1 as well as from Level 3 and Level 4 of the surrounding building, and it has additional functions, including a lobby and a seminar room at L3, and a performance space at L4. I studied the positions of different kinds of trees, and decided the shape of buiding by the outline of free space. I also use translucent concrete as the facade to create interesting thee shadows and bring people to outdoor space. All the stairs and circulation surrounding the building can lead people to the vegetation in different height.
Lead people to the greenery:
Shape: follow the outline of vegetation
Circulation: outside of the buiding
Facade: translucent concrete
Located in Jinyun County, Zhejiang Province, Huanglong is a a AAAA Class Scenic Spot with warm weather, abundant sunshine and rainfall. Beautiful scenery, delicious local food and historical culture attract many tourists every year. As a part of Huanglong resort, this project design the residencial area near Hongwei reservoir, including the single courtyard and whole plan. The exterior of the buildings follows the style of traditional residence, while the interior meets the the needs of modern housing requirements.
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"Living Hub" is a vertical habitat structure for student's container based habitat. The structure itself is the carrier support for the containers to use them as flexible "drawers". Container size of a standard 40´ISO-Container is 12.192 m × 2.438 m × 2.591 m . I combined 3 containers as a unit and designed the whole structure and study the materials and joints.
This project is about movement in time and space, actualized mechanically. The new entrance structure for the SUTD Campus enables continuous pedestrian and vehicular passage when it is open and that blocks access to the campus when it is closed. It will also become a pavillion when half-opened for people to rest.


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Former chairman, House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, got a lucky on Wednesday as he was granted leave to come into the National Assembly complex and defend himself before the Committee on Ethics and Privileges.
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Jumper T12 multi protocol Tx ( Part 3 )
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Jumper T12 Part 3
I have been using the Jumper T12 as much as possible in the last week or so in an attempt to not just evaluate the Tx but also run down my AA batteries till a problem arises . Now the general consensus is that the module requires 5v to operate within parameters or problems may arise , problems like brown outs or complete loss of contact with the Rx and possibly range issues .
I was out flying my DIY micro DLG and all was going OK till the rudder refused to work at all . At the time I did not think to check the voltage , but the Tx was running in the 4.6v range . So it does not look like you have a lot of voltage to play with if you decide to go the AA route . I have ordered a 2s lipo as I am really starting to like the T12 a lot and plan to use the Tx on a very regular basis .
The T12 is a small Tx and feels small in the hand . But the only real issue for me is the soft gimbals . I especially don't care for a soft throttle stick and I want some tension on it so I can use my rudder without inadvertently adjusting my throttle . Opening the T12 is relatively straight forward , you just need to remove the 6 screws that hold the case together . Then you need to open the battery cover and remove some tabs / inserts that sit on the shoulders of the transmitter . To remove these you need something like a butter knife to gently pry the tabs up and pop them lose . Thankfully Jumper has decided not to connect anything to the
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Jumper T12 review ( Part 2 ) The module ..
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With the module in the T12 I was not able to bind to my JJRC H36 or to my Eachine E010 micro quads . Now did I read somewhere that this was due to some sort of frequency crystal variable Bla Bla …
Now I just happen to own a few transmitters as you would expect from anyone who has been in the RC hobby for any length of time . My Turnigy 9XR pro has been running Open Tx for a while now with a iRangeX multi protocol module and I have been rather happy with the combo . So obviously I had to try the jumper module in the 9XR pro and the very first model to bind to ? It just had to be the Eachine E010 micro quad . You can understand my surprise when I got an instant bind with the Jumper module in the 9XR pro . The next micro quad had to be the JJRC H36 which had also failed to bind to the T12 . And once again I got an instant bind .
Since the protocols come from the module and not the transmitter ? , I have to wonder about the discrepancy . My suspicions are it might be a Tx Firmware issue . I have this quad , the WL Toys Q333 that simply refuses to bind to any Tx other than the IR8M which has serious range issues . I just had to try for a bind with the 9XR pro Jumper module combo and colour me purple , if I did not get a instant bind .
To test my theory on the firmware , I installed my iRangeX module in the T12 and tried to bind to the Eachine E010 . No bind . This module has never failed to bind before to the
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Jumper T12 multi protocol transmitter ( Part 1 )
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Jumper T12
Working voltage: DC 5-DC9V (factory with 4*AA battery box, 2s Lipo recommended, batteries not included)
• Firmware: OpenTX
• Channels: up to 12 channels (depending on the receiver)
• Display: 1.7-inch LCD display, 128* 64 resolution
• Gimbal Type: Potentiometer
• JR/FrSKY compatible module bay on rear side
• Upgrade method: USB online upgrade
• Simulator mode: 3.5mm standard ppm output or USB HID
All I can say is what an interesting transmitter . To get started one has to install batteries and to do that all you do is gently pull at the top of the tab on the battery cover . Just a gentle pull outward and down and it should pop open . A lot of folk are going with 2s lipo packs but I have decided to stick with AA for now and see how things go .
If you go the AA route you may find the transmitter beeping a voltage warning at you . So the first thing you need to do is go into the menu and change to voltage range for the low voltage warning . I changed mine to 4.6v .
Voltage warning range .
Press and hold the power ( on – off ) button till the
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Happenings - Tuesday 20 Nov 2018
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This is not a review !
Came this morning , @ 64mm EDF .
A) There were no screws for mounting the motor to the EDF ??? ( Whats going on Hobbyking )
B) Tightening the blades to the motor shaft , nope .. Really hard to achieve ..
C) EDF body is a little flimsy , you really need the induction lip glued in place ..
D) Vibration ! , traced back to the nose cone ..
3s -
Using my Predator 40A ESC I saw a full 40A and then some at full power ..
It really has some thrust at this power level ..
Thrust starts at about 5A and by the time you get to 10A there is decent thrust .
At 15A the thrust is getting serious .. At 40A the thrust is very impressive to this EDF noob .
At 40A there was no cooking , but there was some warmth ..
2s -
At maximum power I saw some 26A and the thrust was impressive . I honestly dont see why this combo could not work on 2s .. Ok you wont break any speed records but you will most likely not cook anything either and still have decent flight performance . Obviously model weight will dictate performance .
Wow , my first EDF ..
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Happenings - Sunday 18 November 2018
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Mail call !
I kidd you not , my order of control horns arrived Sunday Morning
So I had no choice , it was time to make some moves on the Ripit .
Ground some holes in the carbon boom , installed some control horns and made up some control rods .
Everything seems to be working fine ..
Two things need doing , some sort of nose cone / pod and attaching the wing .
I guess I dont desperately need a nose cone ?
Still , will give it a go .
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Happenings - Saturday 17 Nov 2018
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Last time I took the whip out , I damaged the rudder ..
Don't know how / when or where , but it happened - so a bit of repair needed .
At the moment playing with the angle of attack on the wing ..
DIY DLG build ( The Ripit )
Come to a screaming halt , got my control rods . I have 0.4 / 0.5 and 0.6 to chose from and I am going with the 0.5mm
But the hold up is HK int ware house , waiting on my control horns . Cant make holes in the carbon boom till I know where to make holes and for that I need my control horns ..
Came in the Mail , one Phoenix 1600 motor glider ..
And as everyone knows ( perhaps ) the included motor bites the big one .
Recommended Batt is a 2s 1800 , but that wont get the CG done .
To get CG on the money a 3s 2200 is needed , and that battery will fry your motor .
The included motor begins to cook really well @ around 150watt ( 2s or 3s ) as the motor appears to be seriously over propped .
Phoenix 1600 Motor Glider Motor Test
(1 min 42 sec)
A new motor has been purchased , 270W 1000kv ..
I think 200W will fly the Phoenix 1600 and the extra cant hurt .
Also been playing with the Jumper T12 , lots of binding , some flying and some testing .
Hopefully get started on the review soon . ( So many tests to run ) .
Lots of waiting .. I need those control horns ..
Update Sat afternoon ...
I was sure I had a motor somewhere ..
A Aeolian motor that was purchased by accident ...
After a search I found it ..
Aeolian 2826 KV1000
A quick 3s test with a 10x4.5 gave 7200 RPM @ 12.5A
So I threw it into the Phoenix 1600 and with a 3s
6450 RPM @ 15A .. around 170Watt region . Full Throttle .
At full power the motor did get hot , but not as bad as the factory motor .
Still have a new motor on the way ,
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Redcon 6ch DSM2 receiver test
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I have wanted to put the Redcon CM261 6ch DSM2 Rx through some tests for some time now and thanks to Fasttech.com I have one to play with . First I will be using my variable voltage / current power supply to see how the CM261 handles lower voltages ( suitability for 1s use ) . I started at 4 volts and 0.5A as the current limit . With a single 6g servo there were no issues , but as soon as I added a 9g servo the Rx began to brown out . I increased current capability to 1A and dropped the voltage to 3.5v and the Rx once again began to brown out . Increasing current capability ( max current ) to 1.5 amp the Rx held steady . Dropping the voltage to 3.3v the Rx once again browned out .
Starting again from 3.5v I was far more vigorous with the servos trying to get the current draw as high as possible and I was able to get the Rx to brown out . Increasing the voltage to 3.6v saw an improvement and I was not able to brown out the Rx . These tests were conducted with a single 6g and a single 9g servo connected to the Rx . The 6g servos look to draw about half the current of the 9g servo in the test .
1x6g servo - 0.029A @ 3.6v static current draw
2x6g servo - 0.034A @ 3.6v static current draw
2x6g servo - 180mAh current draw utilizing both servos continuously . ( This is about equal to one 9g servo )
So the variables are - current draw and the number of servos as well load .
Range testing with a
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EF D2 Folding knife review
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Blade Hardness 58-59 HRC
Blade Material D2 Steel
Blade Type Drop Point
Handle Material G10
Blade Length 83 mm
Blade Width 3.3 cm
Open Length 200 mm
Product Weight 180 g
Blade Thickness 4mm
Lets get right to it shall we . The blade is bank vault tight all the way , there is literally no slop to speak off at all . The blade opens smoothly and locks tight . The edge on the blade was razor sharp as supplied , it literally shaved the hair on my arm . I ran the blade across my arm and when I looked there was a nice bundle of shaved hair sitting neatly on the blade . ( It is sharp )
I always like to do some cutting to see if the blade will hold it's edge , it's nice that a blade will take an edge . But even nicer is when the blade holds the edge . A box of stuff came this morning so I took the EF and cut the box up into lots and lots of little strips . I did as much cutting on that box as I could without cutting off one of my fingers . When I was done the blade had lost some of it's sharpness , but it still took hair off my arm .
At this point I am very impressed by the blade . At some 4mm thick , the blade does have some mass and you can feel it in
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Bullet Prop adaptor for the GB mystery motor
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Came in the mail a few days ago , some 2mm Bullet prop adaptors ..
So I put one on the GB mystery motor ..
3s Battery
7x3.5 Propeller
11.940 RPM - 4.9Amp - 3s battery just over 11v under load
Motor ran cool .
So the 7x3.5 is ok and the 7x4.5 is too much on 3s ..
2mm prop adaptor .
Was a 4 pack and 3 out of 4 were ever so slightly to small to fit comfortably .
Lucky for me one was just right and fit shaft perfectly .
Prop adaptor runs Purrrrrrfect .
So I would suggest if some one is interested in the mystery motor , a 2mm Bullet prop adaptor might be the way to go .
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Mail Call - Monday 5 November 2018
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Came in the Mail this morning ...
One FX706 FF EPP Glider from FeeBay
Box looked like it had been sat on by everyone between here and China ( Hmmm- sounds familiar )
Ever since Chucking the FX707 and having it roll out of my hands like a train on tracks I thought - I should have another !
But not another 707 , nope . It had to be the 706 .
I did chuck it very gently in the limited space of the back yard and it was stable and smooth and it did glide .
So looks like another future RC project .
Posted some pictures of the 706 with the 707 .
The FX706 is priced on Ebay over a very broad range , so if you want one shop carefully .
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Happenings - Sunday 4 November
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Still waiting on stuff ..
Fasttech.com has sent a Jumper T12 for me to play with .
Really looking forward to that , especially as the module itself should be capable of being used in other transmitters .
All this waiting is getting hard !
So I started a DIY Micro DLG (?) or HLG build .
Looks like I need to order more parts , just dont have the right DIA control rod .
Rudder is glued in , just need to do a post for the elevator , as well a foam pod to cover the Rx / battery / servos
And lets not forget the wing .
This practice DLG is being made from the packing material that my 1.5meter DLG was wrapped in .
Practice ! - I have not scratch built anything in maybe 25 years , so I need to practice .
So this is a rough build , just to get an idea of how to do things .
I call this the " Ripit " , as it is dimensionally very close to the Whipit .
( Why re-invent the wheel )
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I bought a new lead gasket to seal my sediment bulb but trying to tighten it down, the gasket cracked. It never came close to sealing. I'll order another one, but do you guys have any other tips?
Order several, they have a long shelf life. Also make sure the mating surfaces are smooth. If rough or pitted it will be nearly impossible to seal.
I use both a copper gasket / seal ring plus a small amount
of liquid thread tape to seal this area. On the valve spindle
I have found lead packing works well.
Back in the 60s, in a little town in West Texas we made almost every gasket used. For something like a sediment bulb, kite string coated with aviation permatex was the fix. Hang the string like a clothes line , coat it with permatex the next day make several raps above the male threads, screw it on tight and your good to go. Worked on rear ends too. The down side, permatex on your hands lasted a long time too.
Thick gasket paper from the local auto parts store works fine. Easy peasy.
The thread and Permatex thing will work well, but be sure that when you wrap it above the male threads, you wrap it so that when you screw it together, the friction will tighten rather then loosen the string. It may seem obvious, but I hate to think how many times I have started to install thread tape the wrong way.
What Steve Jelf did! Simple, easy, efficient.
I have rebuilt many sediment bulbs, and have never had a problem with the lead gasket. From the looks of the outlet cap, perhaps there is a problem there?
Don't forget for the valve parts
EZ Turn
Also I use Seal-All on the threads, gas & oil resistant.
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/seal-all-contact-adhesive-and-sealant-380112 /7010007-P
Alan Long,
Could you please elaborate on how you use lead packing on the valve stem? Or did I misunderstand? What form does this lead packing come in and where do you place it? All the ones I have seen are just a bronze on cast iron taper and they are sometimes a real pain to get to quit leaking. I am VERY interested in any new tricks to solve this problem.
I don't see how a lead gasket would crack since they are fairly soft and not brittle. But I guess anything is possible. I have used several over the years with no problem. But again there is also a first time. If both surfaces are flat and don't have any burrs it seems to me it should work
I did have one that was a little tight going over the screen end.
I got a small pen knife and trimmed the ID just enough to not have to force it over. Worked fine after that.
Just use valve lapping compound on the tapered valves, works beautiful, nice and smooth
Steve is that screen from Langs? If so what is the part # Thanks Doug
If the inlet screen is used does one install the outlet screen also?
The outlet screen is already part of the sediment bulb. It's installed at the factory.
That screen was turned to dust in mine when I took it apart. I guess it's a yes to install both since you have both Steve


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Former police officer sentenced after ramming his girlfriend's car
July 14, 2004
(Muskegon County, June 14, 2004, 12:20 p.m.)
A former Muskegon Heights police officer accused of ramming his girlfriend's car is sentenced to18 months probation and fines.George Hubbard was charged with two felonies - assault with a deadly weapon and malicious destruction of property.
In February, he pled guilty to a lesser charge of a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.
Hubbard has been on unpaid suspension since he was charged in December 2002.
Former police officer pleads guilty to ramming girlfriend's car
(Muskegon County, May 18, 2004, 6:13 p.m.)
A former Muskegon Heights police officer accused of ramming his girlfriend's car has pled guilty to the crime. George Hubbard was charged with two felonies, including assault with a deadly weapon and malicious destruction of property.
On Tuesday, he pled guilty to a lesser charge of a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.
Hubbard has been on unpaid suspension since he was charged in December 2002.
Police Chief George Smith tells 24 Hour News 8 that Hubbard can continue to serve with a misdemeanor on his record but that no decision will be made until he is sentenced June 14.
Wednesday, 12, 2004
By John S. Hausman
Muskegon Chronicle, MI
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has led a Muskegon judge to throw out a major part of the prosecution's evidence against a suspended Muskegon Heights police sergeant charged with ramming his ex-girlfriend's vehicle.
The Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office plans to ask 14th Circuit Judge James M. Graves Jr. to reconsider his April 29 order in the case against Sgt. George Hubbard. Hubbard, 54, of Muskegon Heights is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of personal property worth at least $1,000 but less than $20,000. Both are felonies.
Graves' ruling bars the prosecution from using statements the alleged victim made to police the day of the incident, Dec. 29, 2002. In two separate Muskegon police interviews, the woman said Hubbard used his pickup truck to bump her smaller vehicle twice while she was in it, once in the front, once in the back.
The woman soon recanted her accusations, saying Hubbard only struck her vehicle once, and only accidentally when he slid on the ice trying to leave her driveway. She later invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, making her unavailable to either side at trial.
Without the woman's trial testimony against Hubbard, her statements to police were central to the prosecution case. Graves' ruling partially granted a motion by defense lawyers Al Swanson and Holly Spillan. The judge rejected another part of the motion that sought to bar tapes of the woman's three 911 calls while the alleged incident was under way. Those tapes are admissible at trial, Graves ruled.
Swanson praised the portion of Graves' ruling throwing out the police-interrogation evidence. "I think it was a great ruling, in that he kept out the major statements consistent with the Supreme Court ruling," Swanson said. However, Swanson said he will ask the Michigan Court of Appeals to reverse Graves on the 911 issue. Swanson said he also will ask the appeals court to stay Hubbard's trial -- now scheduled to start next Tuesday -- pending a decision on his appeal.
The final part of Graves' ruling is not in dispute. Graves barred use of the woman's testimony given last year at Hubbard's 60th District Court preliminary examination. Her testimony, contradicting what she told police the day of the incident, halted after the district judge advised her she had the right not to incriminate herself. She then invoked the Fifth Amendment before Swanson had a chance to cross-examine her.
That continuing inability to cross-examine is the reason for Graves' ruling. The judge ruled that using the woman's statements to police would violate the U.S. Constitution's "confrontation clause" -- the Sixth Amendment right of every accused person to confront and question the witnesses against him.
Citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court opinion in the case of Crawford vs. Washington, Graves ruled that the woman's statements to police constituted "testimony," thus making her a "witness" against Hubbard at the time she made them. And because the defense has never had a chance to cross-examine her, that means allowing prosecutors to use the statements at trial would violate the constitution, Graves decided.
In the Crawford decision, issued in March, the Supreme Court for the first time defined testimony as including "statements taken by police officers in the course of interrogations."
Graves ruled differently on the 911 tapes. The judge found that a person calling 911 "is not making statements which the party 'would reasonably expect to be used prosecutorially,"' in contrast to statements made under police interrogation.
Prosecutor Tony Tague said Tuesday his office will file a motion asking Graves to reconsider his ruling about the alleged victim's statements to police.
The legal issue for prosecutors is whether the woman's statements were a result of police "interrogation," the word the Supreme Court used in its recent ruling. The prosecutor's office argues that her initial police interviews did not constitute "interrogation" because they occurred in the immediate aftermath of the incident when the main issue allegedly was her safety, not Hubbard's prosecution.
"This is a completely new area of the law," Tague said. "We will be filing a motion for reconsideration to allow Judge Graves an opportunity to provide guidance to both prosecutors and defense attorneys as to the implications of the new law.
"We think this is a great opportunity for Muskegon County to define state law by giving a clear definition of what exactly constitutes interrogation by a police officer," Tague said.
Tague said his office will pursue the case against Hubbard even if Graves rules against the prosecution, although Tague acknowledged the case would be more difficult.
"Unfortunately, in this case the victim has become reluctant to cooperate with the prosecution," he said. "This is a common syndrome in domestic violence cases. We intend on proceeding with the case with any evidence which is available."
Asked if the case still would be pursued as a felony, or with the charges reduced to misdemeanors, Tague answered, "certainly we're re-evaluating the case based on the victim's complete lack of cooperation but will attempt to continue with the prosecution, because we have prior statements that clearly indicate that she was assaulted."
Chief to keep job despite charges against 3 cops
Thursday, January 23, 2003
The Detroit News
By Associated Press
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS -- Three police officers have been charged with felonies in the last 30 days, but key city officials say they support Police Chief George Smith.
Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony Tague says he is working with Smith to correct "problems within the department," while urging city officials to take a hard look at the situation.
"I can assure the citizens of Muskegon Heights that something is going to be done," Tague said. "Whatever the problem is, it's going to get solved, because we as a community can no longer tolerate this type of conduct."
In the latest case, Sgt. Phillip E. Coleman, 41, was charged Thursday with criminal sexual conduct and writing checks on insufficient funds, the Muskegon Chronicle reported.
On Dec. 31, Sgt. George Hubbard, 52, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly ramming a friend's car.
And on Dec. 17, road patrol officer Neil Siebert, 26, was charged with assault in connection with an alleged road rage incident. "These are not work-related incidents," said City Manager Melvin C. Burns II.
Muskegon Heights police sergeant charged with assault
Tuesday, December 31, 2002
George Hubbard also faces a count of malicious destruction of property, accused of ramming his truck into his girlfriend's car yesterday, at her home at Forest Ave. and 7th St., near downtown Muskegon.
She said he followed her to the Muskegon police department when she went to report it, and rammed her car again.
He was off- duty.
Muskegon Heights Police Chief George Smith was shocked, saying Hubbard is one of his "more reliable people, a counselor" for young officers, and very "mild-mannered."
Tuesday, December 31, 2002
12312002 - Officer George Hubbard - Charged W/ Assault With A Deadly Weapon - Muskegon Heights PD
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Officer George Hubbard charged with domestic violence
Former police officer sentenced after ramming his girlfriend's car
July 14, 2004
(Muskegon County, June 14, 2004, 12:20 p.m.)
A former Muskegon Heights police officer accused of ramming his girlfriend's car is sentenced to18 months probation and fines.George Hubbard was charged with two felonies - assault with a deadly weapon and malicious destruction of property.
In February, he pled guilty to a lesser charge of a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.
Hubbard has been on unpaid suspension since he was charged in December 2002.
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12312002 - Police Chief Douglas Wright - Benton Harbor PD
Former Benton Harbor Police Chief Douglas Wright sued the city. He claimed that he had been wrongfully fired after he was criminally charged with domestic violence and obstruction of a police investigation.
Also See: Chief Wright charged with domestic violence and obstruction of investigation:
Ex-chief to get $30,000 payment
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 12:00 am
Updated: 6:10 pm, Tue Nov 15, 2011.
By LYNN STEVENS / H-P Staff Writer
The Herald-Palladium
BENTON HARBOR -- City commissioners on Monday night approved a $30,000 settlement for former police Chief Douglas Wright.
The amount corresponds to the 3-month severance package the city pays fired department heads.
Wright was fired in November 2001, two days after he was charged with trying to obstruct a police investigation into domestic violence.
He allegedly beat and tried to choke his wife in their home on Aug. 2, 2001. The case was dropped in April 2002 after Wright's wife, Lucy, refused to testify.
In November 2002, Wright sued the city for wrongful discharge. He sought nearly four years of back pay.
His contract with the city was to run through June 30, 2005.
But the contract, which Wright himself had written, specified conditions under which he could be fired without paying off the remainder of the contract term. One of those was being charged with a crime.
Wright's lawyer, James Waters, wrote in his lawsuit that the contract provision was void because that language was a clear violation of state and federal policy.
Waters, a former city attorney, and the city's current attorney, Charlette Pugh Tall, have been negotiating the suit since fall.
A settlement conference was scheduled for last week before Judge Scott Schoefield in Berrien Trial Court. Had negotiations failed, the case was to go to trial Dec. 30.
Tall asked for a closed meeting Monday night to discuss it with commissioners.
After the closed session, which Commissioner Joan Brown did not attend, all the commissioners approved the settlement.
Mayor Charles Yarbrough said he cast his vote with reservations. Commissioner Ricky Hill said he was voting reluctantly.
Commissioners Steven McCoy and Ralph Crenshaw said they were not completely happy with the settlement, but voted for it as a cost-effective means of dealing with the lawsuit.
They have another suit to deal with soon. Former city manager Joel Patterson in October filed a wrongful discharge claim under the Whistleblower's Act.
Former Benton Harbor police chief sues city for firing
Posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 12:00 am
Updated: 5:44 pm, Tue Nov 15, 2011
By LYNN STEVENS / H-P Staff Writer
The Herald-Palladium
ST. JOSEPH -- Former Benton Harbor Police Chief Douglas Wright has sued the city claiming he was wrongfully fired in November 2001.
City Manager Joel Patterson fired Wright two days after he was charged with trying to obstruct a police investigation into whether he had assaulted his wife on Aug. 2, 2001, at the couple's home.
Charges against Wright were dropped in April. Berrien County Prosecutor James Cherry said the obstruction charge would be too difficult to prove, and Wright's wife, Lucy, refused to testify on the domestic violence charge.
But under the five-year contract Wright had written himself, even being charged with a crime was grounds for firing without pay.
In the lawsuit, Wright's lawyer, James Water of Muskegon Heights, said the contract language "is a clear violation of state and federal public policy and is void."
Water also claimed the firing was a violation of the city charter, city codes and denial of due process. He also wrote that Patterson had a personal vendetta against his client over a motor vehicle accident claim.
Wright was hired in June 2000 by then-city manager Ron Singleton. He was chosen from a field of more than two dozen applicants. His contract ran through June 30, 2005.
The suit asks for back pay and fringe benefits, reinstatement as police chief or pay for the unexpired years of Wright's 5-year contract, and compensation for pain, mental stress and emotional anguish. It also asks for compensation for damages to Wright's reputation and for impeding him from finding another job by knowingly making false and defamatory statements after his firing. Finally, it seeks payment of court costs, interest and attorney fees.
The case has been assigned to Judge John Fields. City Attorney Charlette Pugh Tall earlier this month filed an appearance on behalf of the city. Neither Pugh Tall or Patterson could be reached for comment.
Wright has demanded a jury trial, but no trial date has been set.
Wright was paid a salary of $60,000 per year and received two weeks of paid vacation.
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The sequestration ordered on March 1, 2013 has led to 5% budget cut in the National Institute of Health (NIH) funding. NIH is a key player in funding scientific research. Based on their website, NIH states that there would be roughly 640 less projects granted in the fiscal year of 2013 compared to 2012.
Diagram 1: The continual decline of application success rate in NIH. The blue bar illustrated the number of applications. The green bar illustrates the number of awarded applications. The pink line illustrates the percentage of success rate.
From the NIH data book, we have extracted the success rate in diagram 1 (above). The success rate has dropped significantly from 30% in 2000 to 17% in 2013. That's a whooping 13% drop in success rate when the number of applications continues to grow. If you look at the detailed number of awarded application (see below), the number of awards coming from NIH in 2013 is similar to the number of awards between 1998 and 1999. So, is NIH under-funded? Absolutely yes.
Diagram 2: Decline in the number of awards to a level similar to 1999.
Let's switch gear and look at the award of R01 success rate. R01 is the "original and historically oldest grant mechanism used by the NIH". Diagram 3 below shows first-time applicant (blue) and established investigator (in green). It shows that both success rates have dropped significantly since the late 90s. Since mid-2000s, the success rate has plunged below 20%. The success rates for both first timer and established investigators are now at record low.Diagram 3. Decline of R01 success rate is found in both first time and established investigators
Interestingly, the number of investigators getting the awards is on a steady increase since the late 90s (see diagram 4 below). Despite the number of awards granted in 2013 is similar to the late 90s, the number of investigators continue to increase. This is possibly due to the fact that more applicants are applying for a grant jointly. Furthermore, the decline in the number of awarded grant application has affected first time applicant the most.Diagram 4. Steady increase of the number awarded investigators since the late 90s. With the recent decline of awards from 2010, the first time applicants have taken the hardest hit.
Whether or not you are a first time applicant or an established investigator, time is tough. There is an steady increase amount of grant applications, while the number of awards plunges to the level from the late 90s. In the next issue, we will continue to look at the trend within graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Source: NIH RePORT


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Hot, sore, tired, and feeling grimy… but always enough energy to download my memory card after a day of shooting. That's shooting in Florida outdoors for you, even in the fall, and it applies to my day out with the Olympus OMD E-M10 the other day. I had already processed my Mom's fall trip photos and had an easy time finding a look to go with them. I didn't think I would have any problems finding a process I was happy with using the same camera but with my own photos, but I was wrong.
The files downloaded and I quickly looked through the gallery to see how things turned out. Not bad! The E-M10's RAW files were looking pretty good but this is where problems always come up despite the camera. When I started applying different VSCO Lightroom presets, I wasn't feeling anything at first.
I have to say, when shooting with my Canon 5D, I don't normally run into that issue. I've been using the camera for so long that there's not much guessing which processing I will use. As it is, I use Pack 1 and have my favorites for when I'm shooting portrait work and when I'm shooting for myself. The processing never really changed too much if I needed to edit Nikon files to match the Canon (I know this is a point of contention for many of my other friends who only want their second shooters to shoot the same brand as them to keep the editing easier and more consistent).
After going through about 200+ photos, I had used at least five different presets to get to a look that I liked. I mean, I was in several different places, inside and outside, at different times of day so it's not crazy that different presets would look better than others. That said, consistency is more important to me when I'm doing a collection of photos like I did on this day.
This seems like it's going against what a preset should do but this is why film emulation is difficult. Almost every camera and every sensor produces colors differently and what the people at VSCO, Mastiff Labs, etc. are trying to do is get all of these different color profiles to match an analog material. There's going to be bumps in the road for a multitude of reasons not that I'm giving excuses.
After a nice long sleep (with an extra hour from daylight savings time), I went back at it with a fresh eye—a good thing for anyone to do if they're getting frustrated with their editing. With some more testing, I finally found the preset I was happiest with: Kodak Porta 400.
Here's what you really want to see, the before and and afters.
This was the start of my day—very typical Florida morning: Super hot light, a little hazy, and lots of contrast. You'll see when I applied the Porta 400 preset to the original image, this is where things get muddy… your shadows and darks turn your image into a mess. If you're looking for a step-by-step solution to how I got from figure b to figure c, I can't give it to you because it's a combination of adjusting curves and sliders to bring back out detail in those dark areas and put a little detail back in the blown-out whites.
These things are personal preference, though. I know some who embrace the contrast that these presets can create but I don't mind a flatter appearance with more detail in my blacks. It gives that uncoated paper look that I love in magazines over the past decade when glossies became standard and people missed that textural feeling and flatter color. Regardless, I still personally feel like the straight-out-of-camera (SOOC) Olympus file (figure a) looks better than the Porta 400 preset (figure b).
And look at that orange! The Olympus' oranges are bright and this day was a real test for oranges since I was at a citrus festival, it was Halloween, and there was a University of Florida game and we were in the middle of Gator country. With these adjustments, I was able to get the oranges to a more palatable place for myself.
There's something to always keep in mind when shooting and that is your exposure and color temperature will change how these presets will react to your photos as well. I've heard a lot of photographers talk about how they'll shoot a little over or under in their exposures and that can definitely play with how VSCO will look when applied. Some images during the day I would expose a little darker similar to when I shoot with the 5D. Some I accidentally exposed a little brighter. This (figure d) is one of those shots.
I'll be the first to admit that there's things I like about figure h compared to my final image in figure i. You can see the light sources in the original SOOC image (figure g) are varied from a lot of natural light entering the building to two different colored light sources inside the shop. Once the Porta 400 preset was applied, the contrast in the image perks the image up a lot without getting muddy in the darker parts.
Once my tweaking has been applied to try and stay consistent with the rest of the set, figure i is what I ended up with. There was some adjustments to get the white balance a little better (the original was a little too pink in tint for me) but you can see that correction caused some other changes in color that I don't necessarily love as much either. If I were to go back and fix this image up a little more, I would bump up the contrast slider a bit but keep it a little faded to match the rest of the set.
Here we are into the afternoon early afternoon in the shade. The SOOC (figure k) isn't terrible as I'm still seeing detail in that dark section of the trees. Heavily-leafed trees can cause a lot of blown highlights and clipped blacks. The Olympus E-M10 handled the situation fairly well, to be honest. But again, the VSCO preset straight applied in figure k shows how things can get pretty muddy while highlights get a little hotter. My final tweaked version gives me a rendition that doesn't feel as harsh, bring back some color into the whites, naturalness to the greens, and detail in the darks.
Final Note: Some people may like how the SOOC images may look compared to the Porta 400 or vice versa—and that's cool. Consistency in a series of images doesn't have to be just using the same preset across the board. For me, it's a good starting point when doing huge batches of images like this.