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Brett Baier of FOX News uncovers the details about the lead-up to the Islamic terrorist attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans, followed by the Obama Regime's and the media's coordinated efforts to hide the truth.
It isn't Islamophobia when they really ARE trying to kill you
Natalie says
And still people love and support Obama.
Pray Hard says
All I see is good Americans lined up to be blood-sacrificed to Islam by a calloused wacked out liberal administration. It must stop, now.
PINKCADLAC, All-American, American says
Excellent report.
dragonfFIRE01 says
i want to know when the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL WAKE UP and file treason charges on Obama. Can harry Reid really support this fiasco and do nothing? will Mitt Romney call the pres out on this for real on the second debate he didn't go far enough. For obama to say the deaths of 4 americans was not optimal is so outrageousit should make EVERY AMERICAN FURIOUS
dragonfFIRE01 says
it just scares me that people will vote for Obama anyway.
BareNakedIslam says
Romney's got a good shot. The Obama Regime has pulled their resources out of some swing states – Virginia, Florida, N. Carolina, and one more.
Seven Feathers says
0bama camp had to borrow 15 million dollars from a 1%er Bank of America to continue their BS. Four months in a row his camp is in the redThe mainstream media is covering up how bad off his supprt is. Romney has an extra 83 million for October.
It gets better and better. Democrats jumping ship.
Democrats for Romney.
BareNakedIslam says
Never. Not enough votes in the Senate to impeach, even if there were enough time.
Ret. Marine says
Don't hold your breath there dragonfire01, the House currently is being held together by a little wimp, he goes by the name of boehnor/booner, whatever, he's spineless and also a failure as speaker. It cannot be missed that the Senate is currently being run by another ganster by the name of Reid, an obama's bin lyn' to everyone, surrogate and the very idea of him doing his due-dilligence, is so far off the chart of responsibility, it'll never happen.
I believe Mitt is walking a very thin line here is this regard, if he comes on too strong and straight forward ( read; the truth), as to incinuate obama's bin lyn' to everyone on the National stage as a pathetic liar and coward, placing the security risks of our Nation ahead of his personal goal of another term, some, not here mind you, will be so turned off by the acusation of the truth, as a determent from a positive vote for the R-ticket.
The last sentence is pretty much how most of us Patriots feel, and know to be the truth, but, what good is there in being outraged over an incident of which we have little or nothing to say, let alone be able to do, about the death of our fellow Patriots, best we can do at this time is pray for the unfortunate souls who lost their lives, and their families, whie remaining vigilent about our reslove to place obama's bin lyn' in shackles on leaving office for the many crimes against our way of life, the Constitution and the world for that matter. " whoa unto those who place evil over the good, bitterness over the sweet, etc."
Semper FI
mad-aussie says
One less white christian on your staff. Three cheers for americas first black muslim president.
TaterSalad says
Even the CIA told Obama within 24 hours that there was a terrorist attack at Benghazi:
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/10/19/cia-station-chief-in-libya-reported-to-obama-admin-within-24-hours-of-attack-in-benghazi-it-was-work-of-terrorists-not-related-to-mohammed-movie/ (Pay particular attention to Items #4 & #5 below)
Mr. President…..you lied to America. The Ambassador was sodomized and raped while the three staff members were beheaded. For you to tell us that "this was just a bump in the road" shows us that you are more concerned about your re-election than the safety and security of our sons and daughters overseas. You, Mr. President are a complete failure to us and America's values of life and liberty.
"Just another Bump in the Road" by Barack Obama! – Benghazi -Gate!
1. http://moonbattery.com/?p=18445
2. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/10/02/stewart-mocks-obama-libya-handling
3. Botched kidnapping? http://www.westernjournalism.com/benghazi-attack-was-botched-kidnapping-to-trade-blind-sheik/
4. Obama/Treason charges/weapons: http://www.lsnewsgroup.com/2012/10/17/obama-arranged-benghazi-trip-that-resulted-in-murder-of-us-amb-chris-stevens/
5. Gun/Weapons / Documents: http://www.infowars.com/douglas-j-hagmann-death-race-damascus/ (Click on at the 6 minute mark)
6. http://weaselzippers.us/2012/10/20/report-u-s-had-predator-drone-over-benghazi-as-attack-happened-they-stood-and-they-watched-and-our-people-died/
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Sunday, March 3, 2013 | 12:15 p.m.
Sun coverage
A 63-year-old Las Vegas man is in critical condition after his motorcycle and a Mercury sedan collided Saturday night at Desert Inn Road and Nellis Boulevard.
Metro Police officials said the accident occurred just after 10 p.m. The motorcyclist was traveling east on Desert Inn Road when the westbound sedan tried to turn left onto Nellis Boulevard.
The motorcyclist was taken to Sunrise Hospital's Trauma Center with life-threatening injuries.
Metro Police are investigating the collision.

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Novelist Nina Bawden and her husband, Austen Kark, a broadcaster and writer, were a successful couple. Like many of their age, they managed to lead an active and interesting lifestyle. At 76, Nina was fit and elegant. She had lost none of the wit characterising her books about middle-class life. Austen, 75, a former head of the BBC World Service, was tall and handsome with a gentle manner. He, too, was starting a novel. Its prescient contemporary theme was the spread of smallpox from the shortage of vaccine.
Their social life and travel plans were equally ambitious. 'We thought we knew what 2002 would hold. We were going to our house in Greece in June, visiting a friend in Munich in July, going on a cruise to the Arctic in August, and then back to Greece in the autumn,' said Nina.
They had met on a bus half a century earlier, and fell in love at first sight. They were rarely out of each other's company. They shared the running of their elegant five-storey Islington town house overlooking the canal; Austen did the cooking and Nina stacked the dishwasher. Nina's writing career flourished. This time last year, she was halfway through her forty-third book.
Like most families, they had their share of personal drama. For both it was their second marriage. One of their five children committed suicide. And Austen had just undergone a major operation. But they were a resilient pair, wonderfully supportive of each other. 'They made each other laugh a lot,' says their daughter Perdita.
On 10 May 2002, they headed for Cambridge to attend a friend's eightieth birthday party. They treated themselves to first-class tickets on the 12.45 from King's Cross. That meant they could sit in the last of the train's four carriages. It left on time, heading non-stop for Cambridge at approaching 100 miles per hour. 'We settled down in our seats, opened our books and smiled at each other,' says Nina. 'That's all I remember.'
She was in total blackness. 'I heard a voice. "You are injured. You have been in a train crash." I thought it was a bad dream. Then much later the voice said: "Austen's dead". I thought, "Wake up, you fool. That'll stop it." But it didn't of course.'
Waking up in hospital, befuddled by morphine and still in great pain, Nina began to understand what had happened. She would learn that the last carriage derailed and turned over as the train approached Potters Bar station. Passengers were sent hurtling through the compartment. Nina was crumpled into one end, Austen was at the other. RAF Squadron Leader Martin Rose was the third person in the first-class compartment. He too went flying, but seeing Austen heading towards him, grabbed the baggage rail to avoid colliding in mid-air. He escaped with nothing more than cuts and bruises.
He rushed to Austen and found him beyond help. He turned to Nina, who was in terrible pain. 'Maybe it was just stubbornness, but I was determined to keep her alive.' A fireman who cut them out is sure Martin Rose's efforts to keep her awake saved her life.
Director Jane Sayers has been tracking her recovery for our BBC film on the crash. Nina's physical injuries have healed enough to allow her to travel to her beloved house in Greece. Her fitness, resilience and the closeness of her family have helped her get through the worst.
As with others who survived the crash, recovering from physical injuries was only the beginning. For Nina, losing her husband of 48 years made everything much more difficult. 'You are thrust into a great emotional turmoil, even though you think you can manage frightfully well, and you know what to do and all that.'
The suddenness makes it harder to accept. 'It is so surprising. We all know we are going to die. But when someone falls ill and dies in bed it is easier to understand. One adjusts to the expectation.'
Nina had coped with the death of her son by relying on Austen. 'There were two of us. Now I have lost not just my companion but half my memory bank. There was so much I needn't remember because he did. Not just how to turn on the telly or video, but certain people's names I never learnt because he did that. It leaves you stranded as if you are on a stage where you don't know who the other actors are and you're not getting your right cue.'
At first she was restricted by injuries that made walking difficult, and by fear of other people, especially crowds. Leaving hospital to attend Austen's memorial service was very difficult. Seven hundred people turned out to honour him. 'I was frightened, but I had to do it. That was that, really.'
Her children, friends and neighbours helped her recover the will to carry on. Nina says: 'My best defence is to accept absolutely every invitation and see everyone you want to see, and even some you don't. There is no point in sitting in a corner, although one might like to do it.'
She coped with the fear of travel shared by all the injured survivors of the crash in a similar way. 'One acknowledged one was frightened of planes and trains.' And then faced it by taking the Eurostar to Paris and flying to Greece.
With similar courage, she refused to leave the family home despite its awkward steepness and her inability to cook or hold a kettle to make a cup of tea. She still gets panic attacks, which she handles by breathing deeply. 'I still can't bear being alone in the house for longer than an hour.' She now has help, and a lodger to keep her going.
Crucially, she began to laugh again, back at home after eight weeks in hospital. 'A friend whose husband died said there was only one good thing, more space to hang her clothes. But I had so much more space, I spread out my clothes and couldn't find them! I suddenly thought that was very funny.' The real sign of her recovery was anger. Nina and her daughter are furious at the last two governments and the train companies. She has begun to write and broadcast again about the iniquities of rail privatisation.
'They are going to absurd lengths to avoid admitting liability - blaming sabotage or little green men,' she says. 'They should be ashamed. It would mean so much to the grieving widows and parents for them to admit responsibility and say they are sorry. And the Government will not even give us a public inquiry.
'Successive governments have neglected the railways. Someone in the Ministry said years ago: "The railways are the transport people like secretaries use." It's all so different from France, Germany, even Italy, which have safe, clean and reliable railways.'
But her anger contains hope. 'I would like to think something good will come out of it. It's a natural human instinct. That someone will make the infrastructure better, that safety maintenance became more important. That people would not walk off with fat bonuses and hide behind each other and deny responsibility.'
Through the well-mannered articulation, the strength of her feelings is clear. Tony Blair may have won in Iraq, but the battle for the middle classes in Britain may not be so easy. It will hinge on what happens to public transport - if Nina Bawden has anything to say about it.
· Roger Graef is executive producer of Welcome to Potters Bar: A Rail Cops Special, to be screened on Wednesday on BBC1 at 9pm.


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Director Steven Spielberg admits to softening the lesbian relationship in Alice Walker's acclaimed novel for his 1985 film adaptation of The Color Purple.
"There were certain things in the [lesbian] relationship between Shug Avery and Celie that were very finely detailed in Alice's book, that I didn't feel we could get a [PG-13] rating," Spielberg tells EW's Anthony Breznican. "And I was shy about it. In that sense, perhaps I was the wrong director to acquit some of the more sexually honest encounters between Shug and Celie, because I did soften those. I basically took something that was extremely erotic and very intentional, and I reduced it to a simple kiss. I got a lot of criticism for that."
Asked if he'd do it differently now, Spielberg replied, "I wouldn't, no. That kiss is consistent with the tonality, from beginning to end, of The Color Purple that I adapted."
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Dairying might be seen as the rock star of New Zealand's economy but there were challenges aplenty for those on the land, not least the implications of a continued slide in dairy prices.
Prices dropped 8.9% in this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction - they have fallen 35% since February - and economists have taken the knife further to their milk price forecasts for the new season.
Implications for the wider economy have also been touted, including the interest rate and exchange rate outlook.
''It's not looking good,'' Mr Kerr (25), who farms on the Taieri, said yesterday, as he digested the latest price drop.
Prices have been affected by strong global production, softer demand and a slowing Chinese economy, along with reports of Chinese buyers stockpiling dairy products.
While Fonterra has not announced any changes to its opening milk price forecast of $7 a kg of milk solids for the 2014-15 season, ANZ economists said that figure was now looking very dated.
Current spot prices were more consistent with a sub-$6 milk price. A $5.75 payout would represent an approximate $4 billion fall in dairy incomes from the record 2013-14 season.
In May, Fonterra reduced its forecast farm-gate milk price for the 2013-14 season from $8.65 to $8.40, in response to weak international product prices.
Westpac has also dropped its forecast for the new season to $6 and cautioned that it remained sensitive to auction results over the coming weeks, while ASB has downgraded to a $6.20 forecast.
The importance of the dairy industry - the country's biggest export earner - to provincial New Zealand was highlighted this week, when analysis showed regional economies earned about $14.3 billion from dairy farms in 2013-14. Otago received an estimated $727 million.
Price falls of the magnitude experienced and a stubbornly high New Zealand dollar represented a ''material change'' to the risk profile for the economy, and hence the interest rate and exchange rate outlook, ANZ economists said in a report yesterday.
The New Zealand dollar could not remain divorced from such commodity price developments and it was looking vulnerable to a correction over the coming months, they said.
Last night, TV One reported the price of milk at the checkout was set to fall.
ASB Bank rural analyst Nathan Penny was quoted as saying more milk meant more pressure on prices, which pushed them down.
Consumers were likely to save about 20c for a two-litre bottle of milk, but the lower prices could be shortlived.
Mr Kerr, who has been farming for about seven years, following in the footsteps of his father who has farmed for 30 years, said the dairy price declines had to stop eventually.
''I do think it's going to be OK. There might be a couple of doom and gloom years ahead of us but the next few years is an exciting time.''
In the meantime, he was concerned with what was happening in the global scene, particularly in China, while costs for farmers continued to go up.
Mr Kerry said at least a $6.50 milk price would be ''fine'' and it would probably have to have a ''6 in front of it'' for farmers to still function. At $6, however, there would be no room for any upgrades, he said.
A lot of farmers had ''whacked up debt'' - dairy debt in New Zealand was estimated to be about $32 billion - and they would be ''starting to spin'', he said.
The payout might drop but the debt was still there and the ''cost of everything'' was still there and did not reduce.
The Kerrs had done a lot of work on their farm, near Berwick, this year, including building a cowshed and buying more land. They milk about 800 cows.
A new effluent system, costing about $120,000, had been installed and ''you don't make any money out of that'', he said.
There were now challenges around environmental issues and Mr Kerr was frustrated about what he described as a ''moving target'' when it came to compliance.
''If it keeps going the way it's going, it'll be like Europe in 10 years' time. No money in dairy farming [and] all rules,'' he said.
His family had spent a lot of time and money on planting trees and fencing waterways.
A channel which ran past the farm was green 20 years ago. Now it was home to fish and ducks and had ''crystal clear'' water.
Dairy farming was a passion for Mr Kerr - ''I'll be here forever'' - but he acknowledged it was not particularly easy.


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The Horten Tailless Flying Wing Lets Build One Together!
I am going to start a thread here on RCGroups that will cover the research, design, model development, prototyping and beta building a number of Horten tailless flying wings. These Horten wings will be offered by Mike Smock of Aerosente Glider Workshop.
Our plan is to develop two production models plus a prototype for design validation. I will be utilizing numerous tools to make this a fun project with as many visuals as I can offer. Many of you know that I love to work with Rhino to develop the 3D models of my subjects. Ill be doing the same with the Horten wings also so will periodically present 3D models as eye candy!
Additionally, Ill be utilizing a number of tools that make the design process for a Horten wing a little less cumbersome mathematically. Designing a Horten wing is VERY different than designing a standard sailplane so these tools will come in handy!
I have been digging deep into the history and technical aspects of Horten wing design and have gathered a lot of technical data related to specific Horten wing versions as well as the fundamental design aspects of such a tailless flying wing.
Additionally, there are a number of old pictures available that show what these wings were like in their heyday. Unfortunately, much of the data that is available tends to leave quite a bit to the readers imagination. The Horten brothers were not especially keen on developing good sets of plans and therefore, top quality plans are difficult to come by. Ee do however, have a number of resources we can pull from to create and good representation of a scale Horten wing.
Of special importance are the technical papers that were recorded by the Horten brothers as well as those developed from interviews. These are especially important to understand the design concepts that create flight stability in such a swept back, flying wing configuration. Ill be going over the primary aspects of these concepts as I progress with the thread.
For now, I will leave it here. If you are interested, please follow along. I will try to post fairly frequently and I guarantee I will be requesting your input on quite a few topics. Im looking for honest feedback so dont hold back!!
Tony Elliott
Tony, I have most if not all the books about the Hortens, plus an priginal Horten 4 is hanging at the Chino Air museum (the one that they did all the research on back in the 50's), and I owned and flew the Horten 4 that Edies Modellbau Paradies sells at his Nurnburg Hobby shop Rick and I visited may moons ago, strange things happened on the muitlple flights I had with it, we need to talk. This sounds like a great project, would love to see the model built right an successfully flown. Dennis
Dennis, I would definately appreciate any information you have that I could reference. While I am confident about the requirements for the design of a Horten wing, you can never get enough information.
Would you mind sharing the "strange things" that occured with the Horten 4 on this forum? It would be good for others to hear what you experienced. Maybe I can use these items and determine root cause so that we don't repeat them.
Have fun at Visalia this weekend - I hear the weather is going to be perfect - wish I was there!!
I would be very interested to hear what "strange things" happened in flight as well. I build several Horten flying wing 15 years ago. It was a 1.5 meter span molded skin over foam core. The flying characteristics were very impressive both from winch/high start launch and at the slope.
The funny thing happening was that you could put the wing in a "flip over mode" around its Y axis and it will go all the way down to the ground in this mode... Never damaged anything but once you entered it, no way to get out.
I tried different designs variations and played a lot with the CoG. If the CoG was not right it will be a bitch to fly, sometime right impossible. When the proper washout and profile evolution with the proper planform were used a dream to fly, except for the flip over flight mode... To enter it you just had to face the wind and pull on the elevator stick slowly to enter a stall. 3 times out of 5 you would get in the flip over mode and the wing would go down to the ground like a leave form the tree in the fall! You could enter it as well with entering a sort of dynamic stall in a sharp turn.
I tried different wing loadings, the lighter the easier to set up and fly. But with a higher wing loading the performances (penetration and L/D) could be quite spectacular.
The final model was with very funky colors and it was a good hit at the local slope with a few pilots buying it for the fun aspect, the simplicity and ruggedness.
Very best of luck to you - you'll need it! Seriously though, this is something that [with another RCG member], I've looked into and there are some significant issues to deal with. In no particular order, some of them are-
1, A lot of Horten 'theory' was invented AFTER the fact. This alone should tell you something... 'Bell shaped lift distribution' was apparently invented as a concept in the 1950s by the brother who went to Argentina who was feeling a little 'left behind' by the career of the other one (in the post-war Luftwaffe).
2, How good were they really? The 'mists of time' come into play here.
3, At model scale, the 'theory' doesn't always translate. Also, the practicalities of servo installation etc can pose problems with those thin, narrow wings.
Please don't think me negative but when you get under the 'legend', lots of questions are raised.
On a positive note, they are undoubtedly elegant and when one cracks a difficult challenge, the sense of acheivement is all the greater.
I'll be following this thread with great interest.
Gentlemen, your comments are actually very welcomed and I do not view them as negative in any way.
It is without doubt that I know this will take time to develop correctly and that it is not a simple task. One of the primary drivers behind the development of these models IS the difficult and chalenging nature of it.
As many of you probably already know, I like a good challenge and this is certainly going to be one. I have a very good grasp of the concepts of Horten wing design and later you'll see me present them. Be aware hoever, that I will be asking for your input. My next post is an example of gaining your input. Stay tuned.
What a great lead in fnev! This leads me to my first "question". This will be a little verbose because I need to set the stage a little. I'll try to keep future posts shorter.
After some quite extensive research across multiple versions of Horten wings, I must say that I do like the lines of the Horten IV and the Horten XVc. In my eyes, both of these Hortens simply have great lines. The Horten XVc had a number of names because this wing was actually built in Argentina after the war. It was known there as the I.Ae. 34 Clen Antú or Sun Ray.
This post will focus on the larger scale Horten that will be designed and offered. The smaller Horten will not generally face the challenges noted here. This is also a call for your input.
The Ho-IV is a 20m ship and at 1:3 scale would be 6.666m or 21.9 feet - a large sailplane! The XVc is only an 18 meter ship so at 1:3 scale would be 6m or 19.7 feet - still large. The center section of the Horten IV at 1:3 scale is a rib that is about 29 inches long while the Ho-XVc is 43" long!
Estimating weight is a little difficult without significant material property analysis which I just haven't had the time to do yet. However, we have some data from existing models that may lead us to a close guess. I have noticed that the larger models of Horten wings with power assisted launching capabilities are in the order of 40 to 55 grams per dm^2. At 1:3 scale, the Horten IV is 218dm^2 which relates to about 8.7 to 12kg (19 to 26lbs). The XVc is even larger because of lower aspect ratio at 304dm^2 – now we are really getting heavy at between 12 and 17kg (27 to 37 lbs). I believe these weights are on the high side and really apply to the powered versions with batteries, motors and props. It is obvious that we need to keep the weight of these wings down and for more than just the launching requirements!
We'll get back to the reason for the dimensions in a few moments because this discussion is about methods of launching and the effect that size has on launch possibilities. There are generally four ways to launch a sailplane - aerotow, bungee/winch or bungee/winch assisted power, ROG and slope. Two of these methods imply some form of propulsion be available and therefore, just like many of the Horten wings being developed in Europe, we might need to consider a "not so scale" center section that houses a motor and prop as well as, perhaps, a second center section that is scale for display or non-powered launching techniques.
Let's start with the non-powered launch methods – slope and aerotow.
Launching a flying wing from a slope shouldn't really pose too many issues assuming a reasonable wind exists so I don't think the following discussion applies to this method of launching unless you can think of reasons why it would!
Aerotowing however, seems to be very different with a Horten wing. At a high level, the Horten wing relies on both aerodynamic, and if required, geometric wing twist to provide pitch stable flight. The angle of attack of the wing and the consequent lift distribution play a critical role in this requirement. Placing a Horten wing behind a tow plane that generates prop and down wash and significant turbulence has the potential of drastically changing the airflow characteristics over the Horten wing leading to changes in its pitch stability. I viewed a video of such an attempt to aerotow a Horten wing and was quite surprised when it simply "fell" out of the tow only to tumble to the ground - very similar to the behaviour described by fnev!. I wish I could actually find the video again but for some reason I didn't bookmark it and I can't seem to find it now otherwise I'd show you.
Now let's go to the power assisted launching.
The bungee/winch or bungee/winch assisted power launch (electric motor and folding prop) appears to be a great way to launch these wings. However, this obviously becomes more difficult to do the larger and heavier the model becomes. Having watched the videos of our German friends who regularly use this method for their Hortens, I believe you can see the reason they are not building much larger than 4 or 5m!
The ROG solution requires alternative thought - retracting or drop-off wheels for example. As long as the power solution is a pusher type, I am of the belief that this type of system would be plausible - what do you think? One has to consider prop clearance, prop size needed to achieve the launch etc.
So, back to the comments on size, weight and wingspan. As we consider developing a 1:3 scale 6 to 6.7m Horten wing, we are faced with the question of how best to design the aircraft to provide the broadest range of launch capabilities. Certain capabilities may add cost to the kit so need to be considered carefully.
Here's my question to you. What do YOU think we should be designing it for? What would be the preferred method of launch considering the size AND the weight of such a wing.?
Please, feel free to add any comments you want in this area - we are open to all possibilities!
Tony, my old Horten 4 is still available at www.modellbauparadies.de It was 1/3.7 scale at 5.5 meters. Aerotowing was actually the most unremarkable aspect of flying it, although the initial takeoff was unusual in that it tended to hug the ground on takeoff, you had to give it a little extra up elevator to break ground, but once on tow if reacted like any other scale glider on tow, no surprises. I should say that the controls were basically like a big Zagi, just 2 large ailerons plus spoilers in each wing, with about a 2 to 1 aileron differential. I experimented with C.G. a bit, with the first flight at a somewhat forward C.G. (at least what I thought was forward) Off tow, with a hint of forward C.G., the model flew similar to an arrow, very straight, fast, not reacting to lift, controls were responsive in roll and pitch, but the model was coming down quickly, close to the ground there was lots of ground effect, very floaty. The second flight I moved the C.G. about an 1/8 inch back, tow was the same but off tow things changed, it had much slower flight, so slow that it had minimal directional stability, any little bump of air would make the model change direction, I let the model float along pretty much letting it determine its flight path, seemed somewhat responsive to lift, I tried forcing it to circle which it would do ok, but it seemed to want its own path, landing was once again no problem, spoilers worked fine to kill lift. One or two more flights with small adjustments in servo throw gave similar results, I felt the model had a pretty poor L.D., not what I was hoping for.
After some comments from you all, I will explain the next time flying it which is best described as unusual and almost disturbing.
Tony, I can still vividly remember the last time a Horton Flying Wing was towed at JR in 2008. It was quite a spectacle, the tow started off reasonably well but as the Horton gained altitude "unusual and disturbing" things began to happen. To me it seemed safer in ground effect and then become quite out of control at altitude.
As the instability grew worse on tow, the pilot released and seemed to regain control on a very fast final approach down the runway to land, almost took off Paul Naton's head as it barreled past him and into the corn arresting barrier. Photos of the carnage attached.
I wish you much better luck with yours!
I'm sure you've seen this thread......if not here it is: Horten Wing
Yep, that and a few others from Lothar. Lothar has one on this forum also under electric/flying wings. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...1131450&page=2
It is nice to see that while there is a fair level of doubt about the feasibility of such designs, Lothar's work goes to show that with the right dedication and tools, scale Horten wings are very feasible. He does great work.
Steve, can you describe the nature of the instability you witnessed on tow?
The previous flights were up at the Victorville flying site in the desert we used to have, the next were from aerotow at Costa Mesa. I had Larry Jolly with me for these flights, in fact I handed the transmitter to him for some flight time. What we both experienced was what I guess is called aeroelasticity, the strangest thing I have ever seen, at some points in these flights, when the model would be banked up in a turn, it acted like it had massive amounts of adverse yaw, it actually was close to a reverse roll control at certain airspeeds, but what was really scary was the wing was visibly like a wet noodle, you could see it making these strange oscillations, all the control surfaces were very tight, no slop. This model had been reported to fly just fine on the slope in Germany in stock form, my theory is it needed the triple trailing edge controls where the inboard surface are mostly elevator and where the outboard should be more biased to aileron only as on the original, also I think it really needs the tip spoilers for rudder control, on the B-2 Stealth you always see those tip drag rudders depolyed in flight to some degree. The model is currently in the hands of Gary Fogel in San Diego, as far as I know he hasn't attempted any flight with it, and since I sold to the previous owner he never attempted flight either.
Hi S2000,
What you say re the tip rudders is apparently a common thing. I have the plans for a D/F Ho iX and the designer makes much of the need for them. He also makes the point that flying with them 1/2 deployed improves yaw stability. Well, it would but it's hardly the point.
You also mention the multiple surfaces per side. If the believers in BLSD (bell shaped lift distribution), think that's so important, maybe they could explain to us all how it's thus affected because, to me, it seems that all those carefull calculations are thrown out of the window every time you give a control input.
I'm really not trying to knock Hortens because I'm fascinated by them but equally, I think some mystique has grown up around them which maybe needs to be exposed. Maybe this is the place to do it.
At some point, I'm going to have to have to 'put my foam where my mouth is' and build one, aren't I?
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nice thread, nice Ideas.
What I can promise You, for a good designed Horten, You do not really need those drag-rudders at the wing tip. I built them into my HXIV, because I wanted to test them. They can help a little bit to fly a "better styled curve", but that's all. At my HXV-shaped glider I used them too, but they didn't make me happy. They can "help" to make great tailspins. Looks like a windmill, when it comes down and feels really exciting.
By the way there are excisting different designs of the XV. The a-version (Clen-Antu) has a smaller sweepback than the c-version (Urubu).
Mine (a-version shape) has a wingspan of 5.15 m (scale 1:3,5) The weight is about 9.5 kg. I don't like flying it, because it's to much work to assemble and start this beast.
Uuuhhh, and before I forget, I am sure, You will need some lead im the nose. Those motors and batterys in our Hortens are well needed for a proper CG. And especially for research and development flights, a motor with a folding prop can help. The target we are working for is to make good aerodynamics. The scale centersections will follow afterwards for the slope.
Did You ever read the book Nrflügel by Reimar Horten and Peter F. Selinger? It's a bible for Horten planes.
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I watched it online from whitehouse.gov, so what did that cost? What network paid for the live .gov stream?
Who cares if they are salaried or per hour? They still work for us.
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I watched it online from whitehouse.gov, so what did that cost? What network paid for the live .gov stream?
Who cares if they are salaried or per hour? They still work for us.
If the equipment is paid for, (fixed one time cost) and the bandwidth is purchased on an annual contract basis (fixed annual cost) it cost the taxpayer........
Not a sous.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ is free? It doesnt cost anybody anything?
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whitehouse.gov costs the salaries of the people who run it. (fixed cost, doesn't matter what they put there)
The bandwidth is purchased on an annual contract basis.
My humble apologies for putting an extra 's' on the word sou.....
It is an old french coin, which was essentially worthless.
OK so whitehouse .gov does cost tax payers money.
The live .gov stream for 09/09/09 speech was one of the best Ive seen, little lag, good quality A/V, and allmost no buffering. So if .gov has allready paid for a contract for that type of bandwidth, with tax payer money, I feel we should see alot more bang for our buck from whitehouse.gov. Maybe a 24/7 feeds from both the POTUS and the Congressional branch. Heck lets have a live feed from the SCOTUS when they are in session. If its under contract we shouldnt be wasting money by not using the bandwidth.
Democrats say South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilsons outburst during President Barack Obamas speech to Congress is turning into a financial boon for his opponent, Rob Miller.
Miller is a former Marine and Iraq war veteran who resigned his commission to run for Congress. His campaign last year presented Wilson with the most serious challenge hed had since winning a special election in 2001. Miller got 46 percent of the vote.
Contributions to Rob Miller's campaign fund since Baby Wilson temper tantrum.....$751,562 from 20,494 American Citizens!!
Interesting article by Pat Buchanan.
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." - Abraham Lincoln
Interesting article but rather...one sided in his view.
I am not sure that Robert E. Lee was once a national hero or Stonewall Jackson? They were both confederate generals. Fighting to destroy the United States! National heros???
He sees newer heros (and really...the only ones he can think of after 1865 are Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez) as replacing instead of in addition to earlier heros.
To him Christmas and Easter may have been holidays that united the country but I feel that really reinforces his "European Christian core" as he calls it.
I agree with the loss of civility in our lives but I think Mr. Buchanan is mourning the loss of his world. His experience of this country may not be the same as everyone else.
He doesn't even include rock as music that defined us!
But I find most offensive of all this statement...
I love American history - but not the fake "George Washington chopped down the cherry tree" type. I love the real American history - warts - genocide, racism and all. Fairy tales are for kids. I enjoy learning how this country has survived and prospered because of ordinary men and women who sometimes do extraordinary things.One part of America loves her history, another reviles it as racist, imperialist and genocidal
As for Robert E. Lee - he was a national hero. He was asked to command the Northern troops, but could not betray his home state of Virginia. His father was a hero of the Revolutionary War, and Robert stood out during the Mexican War. He commanded West Point for a few years during the 1850s.
But at the end, Lee was a traitor.
I agree with you on the nastiness. I see some connection to another thread - the one about reality shows. I find the very tone of American Idol and that ilk rather nasty and the peeping tom shows invasive. Pam posted perhaps it is a generational thing. In thinking about that I think of Facebook, Tweetering, and sending nude photos of yourself over the cell phone - whatever the name for that is...
My grandparents had neighbors all their lives. The Murdocks. They had an only child the same as my mother - also an only child. The two families were like one. And until the day she died my grandmother never called her anything but Mrs. Murdock.
People are more open now and I think the quote "familiarity breeds contempt" might be at play in the increased nastiness.
Although I do think Buchanan might want to do a bit of self-reflection. I remember when his sister married a man who was not a Catholic. He refused to speak to her or acknowledge her. Until she divorced.
This might explain his bias in his choice of heros...Buchanan has English, German, Scots Irish, and Irish ancestry. He had a great-grandfather who fought in the American Civil War on the Confederate side. He is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and admires Robert E. Lee.
That was it! She converted when she married. As I recall, he accepted her when she divorced and returned to the fold...something like that.
I don't remember the exact details. I just remember him refusing to have anything to do with her because of religion - an attitude that was causing some problems around me at the time.
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Well, well, well. Mr. Duvall, the "family values" politician who is either lying about having sex with two lobbyist - one from a company his committee regulates or was lying when he told a co-worker in graphic detail about the sex he imagined he had with lobbyist - one from a company his committee regulates is going to cost me money.
It will cost the taxpayers of Orange COutny $440,000 to have a special election to replace Mr. Duvall. I hope the sex or imaginary sex was worth it!
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Our workers hail from all over the world but all of them have made Douglasville, Georgia their home. It's important to all of us that every item we manufacture is made right here in our factory in the U.S. We've been in business for more than 23 years and some of our employees have been with us right from the very start! We keep adding to the team with talented new hires as the business grows, but – experienced or new – the one thing all Carousel Designs employees have in common is passion … passion for quality, for beautiful designs and for creating the very best baby bedding for your little one!
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How did you get your start in the baby bedding industry?
Following high school I attended a sewing school in Kenya for four years, and I studied dressmaking. After graduating, I went to work in the textile industry for a company that made bedding and drapes. Since then I have worked for companies that made custom drapes for residential homes, pillows, and apparel, all before getting started in baby bedding.
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I am a seamstress.
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What's the best part of your job?
I enjoy sewing. Once you get the hang of it, it feels natural, like the rhythm of a song. I also like having the chance to create something special that I know someone else is going to enjoy. I like knowing that the rocking chair pads I sew will be used by a family. Many sweet, bonding moments will be spent in that rocking chair pad with your baby, and maybe it will even get passed down to another generation.
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Sometimes the job can be physically demanding. Sewing piping on a bumper, for example, takes real strength!
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Jan 19, 2015, 3:30 PMfor the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact:
Best Compact Phone
Sony's Z3 Compact is by far the best phone released in the last few years. While all other companies have moved toward bigger handsets with huge screens that are hard to fit in your pocket, Sony managed to cram the internals of it's larger Z3 phone into the 4.6" screened Z3 Compact. The screen is beautiful and crisp, even if just 720p, and as a result, the Z3 Compact gets the best battery life of any Android ...
Apr 7, 2013, 9:27 PMfor the Motorola Droid 4:
Still the best qwerty phone on Verizon
I am doing a retro-review of this phone as I have had it for about a year now, and still love it. Motorola has been good in supporting the software finally and upgraded the Droid 4 to Jelly Bean recently. The phone has never performed better and the keyboard is the best physical keyboard on any phone ever. I just wish it had a removable battery (and camera button). I hope that if/when they make ...
Jul 5, 2005, 1:10 AMfor the Motorola E815 / E816 Hollywood:
Decent Update to the V710
The title doesn't really express how much I love this phone, though I'm so glad I waited for this instead of getting a V710 last year. And it's cheaper, I got the phone and HS850 blue-tooth headset for less than a V710 was when it first came out. I've had multiple V60's over the years since the original V60c I got when it was ~$600 new and I bought a slightly used one off eBay for $300 and thought ...


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Gunning for the Gut: Tiny particles might fight invasive zebra mussels
By modifying a method used to flavor foods, researchers have made a substance that poisons the zebra mussel. That invasive species clogs water pipes that feed power plants and other facilities.
Around the Great Lakes and along much of the Mississippi watershed, facility operators lose about $1 billion each year to the mussel. They fight it with various toxicants, including chlorine and potassium salts.


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Post introduced the 46 II model with a little more transom deadrise and a deeper forefoot for improved head sea performance. Several two-stateroom floorplans were offered in the Post 46/46 II during her production years, and all are notable for their quality joinery and furnishings. What really distinguishes the 46 from the offerings of other builders is, of course, her sensuous and graceful styling, long a Post trademark. Powered by Detroit diesels with 485hp 6-71s cruise at 23–24 knots. A well-regarded boat, used Post 46 models are nearly always in demand.
Along with an expanded bridge, the Post 46 Sport Fisherman from Post Marine features an all-business cockpit designed for tournament action, convenient engine room access from the salon. Powered by optional 485 horsepower 671 Ti Detroit Diesels, the 46 achieves maximum performance while maintaining excellent tracking and handling characteristics in varied sea conditions. Topside, the helm is the focal point of the 46's expanded bridge which features more than enough room for a full array of custom electronics and gear. The cockpit is large, and includes all the standard sport fisherman equipment. Convenient engine room access is through the salon floor. Throughout the 46's richly appointed interior, designer fabrics serve to accent the exquisite cabinetry. In the salon, an L-shaped dinette with storage below complements a matching lounge with sleeper hideaway to port. The master suite features a full-size island berth with storage drawers below and cabinets above, cedar-lined hanging lockers, a large screened hatch overhead, and an adjoining private head complete with enclosed stall shower. The comfortable guest quarters are starboard and feature over and under transverse bunks with storage above and below, a hanging locker, and a large screened hatch. The starboard side guest head is accessed through the guest stateroom and features an enclosed stall shower, electric head, and molded vanity. The 46's functional galley includes a three-burner electric range, microwave oven, a full size refrigerator - freezer with ice maker, exhaust fan, parquet flooring, and more than ample storage.
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In recent years, the world of health has seen the advent of group fitness regimens. Instructor-lead dance classes like Zumba are the favorite of many, but in Oklahoma, even the most devoted dance aficionados may not have heard of one particular workout.
It's called Nia, and it's been gaining followers and popularity slowly, but surely over the last 30 years.
When Kari Starkey began taking Nia classes several years ago, she had to drive to Dallas to participate. The trainer there inspired her to become a teacher herself, hosting classes in a small studio in OKC.
"The whole point of [Nia] is to feel joy in your body as you move," said Starkey.
wanted to introduce Nia to more Oklahomans, so with the help of Carole
Holloway, a fitness instructor at Pacer Fitness Center, she created Nia
OKC Weekend, which runs Friday and Saturday.
The dance-oriented workout was born in California in the early '80s as an alternative to traditional exercise routines.
first, "Nia" stood for "non-impact aerobics," then "neuro-muscular
integrative action," but simplified over time to just the initials.
The Zen response to "no
pain, no gain" methods, it emphasizes seeking mental and spiritual
health, as much as physical, through exercise.
is a form of fusion fitness, which borrows techniques from jazz, modern
dance, tai chi, yoga and a blend of others. Because it is non-impact,
it is safe for people of all ages and physical conditions, and
participants are encouraged to work at their own pace and adapt any
movements that are too strenuous.
Peace with one's own body is another tenet of Nia.
"You don't have to be a
fitness guru," Starkey said. "You connect with yourself and let go of
what you worry about. You don't think, you just dance. You're very in
the moment."
the featured Nia trainer, said her classes will emphasize
"self-healing, getting fit and creating lasting changes in the body,
mind and spirit."
purpose of Nia Weekend, said Starkey, is to invite those bored with
normal exercise routines to try something different, and, hopefully,
help them discover a workout that works for them.
At the very least, have a fun time dancing.


text: Guys, It's been brought to my attention there's a firmware upgrade available for the Tab which takes it to JJ7. I am hearing it's basically a 'bug-fix' sorting out a few issues, namely the Email App which used to crash on each time it was loaded a second time and the Gallery App which has had to amendments:- 1. The thumbnail preview's often did not used to load correctly, resulting in having to close down the Gallery and restart. 2. Loading of Gallery is much faster now. I've also heard there's an improvement to the stock browser but have no details of what this contains. I've not performed the upgrade yet...... namely because I do not trust Kies. It temporary 'bricked' my SGS and I had to resort to the 3-Button Recovery, a copy of Odin and a ROM file from samfirmware.com to sort the SGS out. Basically I don't want to end up doing the same on the Tab.


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This is the May Kit – "Owls and Mushrooms and Squirrels…OH MY"! This kit contains items from 19 different companies: -16 sheets from 6 companies; custom made owl stencil; Metal flowers and leaves to layer with brads; Mini leafy masks; Sticker sheet with "campy" words and phrases; German, pressed paper, Victorian scrap of gold foil owl heads; A sheet of frogs scrap from Germany; a bag of 15 vintage cotton-spun little mushrooms in 3 colors and 2 sizes -from Germany; a little bag of vintage German plastic embellishments and an old tiny metal compass; 4 cards and coordinating envelopes and 2 bird tags; 3 yards of ribbon; one laser cut felt, one suedy leaves and one twill; 3 collage sheets; 8 brass charms, 7 glass leaf beads and 2 glass owl beads; A rubber stamp of a "hibou"; and an owl in French from a vintage, French dictionary! To see a ton of ideas for this kit click here! Cick here to join the club or clubs!
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RALEIGH � Where it went wrong for North Carolina State�s baseball team could have countless starting points.
Expectations were so high with the Wolfpack that the idea the team would fail to reach the NCAA Tournament seemed unfathomable four months ago.
N.C. State was targeting a national championship. Considering its appearance in the 2013 College World Series and the core of standout players returning for junior � and likely final � seasons, it all made sense.
So producing the 10th-best record in the Atlantic Coast Conference and posting a 32-23 overall record didn�t jive at all.
�Rankings are harder to keep than to get,� coach Elliott Avent said, proving to be right on target.
Avent and N.C. State players embraced the hype, stemming from the 50-16 record in 2013. Star pitcher Carlos Rodon said if the Wolfpack didn�t return to Omaha, Neb., for the CWS that �the season is pretty much a failure.�
Who knows what describes missing out on the NCAAs altogether.
The CWS had been such a focal point that other pursuits could be put aside. Catcher Brett Austin, a member of that star-studded junior class, said before the season: �I know for me, I�m not thinking about the draft. I want to get back to the College World Series. � I want to get back to the World Series more than I want to get drafted.�
Despite a 14-2 record to begin the season, a midseason tailspin set in motion the team�s sub-.500 record in ACC play and ultimately its omission from the 64-team NCAA Tournament field this week.
�It�s more than about winning games,� Avent said. �It�s about winning games at the end.�
The end wasn�t supposed to come after one game last week in Greensboro.
Perhaps there were much earlier signals � and some misfortune.
A season-opening three-game series at UC Santa Barbara was scrapped because a winter storm nixed the Wolfpack�s travel plans to the West Coast. That cost N.C. State a potentially valuable road series that could have boosted its power rating.
Instead, there were two home games with Canisius (which proved to be a solid, 40-win team) and a home matchup added against North Carolina A&T (an outing that even with a victory could only taint a Ratings Percentage Index).
�Obviously we didn't do enough,� Avent said this week. �Nobody in the country that wanted to see N.C. State coming to their regional. There�s 16 teams that are happy that N.C. State isn�t coming to their regional.�
Yet after a season-opening loss to Canisius, Avent expressed frustration that might have seemed extreme considering only one game had passed.
�I put a lot of stock in one game,� he said. �That game counts. It was real. It was who we were (that day) and it wasn�t very good. Maybe we�ve heard too much about how good we are, and maybe we�re not that good.�
Turns out, he was right.


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Algerian trade balance posts surplus of $5.29 billion
Algeria's trade balance posted a surplus of $5.29 billion in the first two quarters of 2004, announced the Customs' National Computer and Statistic Centre (CNIS).
The value of exports reached $13.47 billion, up 9.67 percent compared to first quarter of 2003, while imports went up 22.40 percent, totalling $8.18 billion.
Oil and has exports still represented the major part of Algeria's sales abroad with 96.58 percent of the global volume ($13.009 billion).
Non oil and gas exports remain trivial, representing a mere 3.42 percent of the global volume, the equivalent of $460 million, still up 25 percent compared to the same period last year.
The main non oil and gas products exported were made up of "semi-finished products" with 2.23 percent ($300 million), followed by foodstuffs, with 0.62 percent ($83 million), and industrial capital goods with 0.13 percent ($17 million).
As for imports, "industrial and agricultural capital goods" top the list with $3.07 billion (37.56 percent), followed by "products for production tool functioning" with $2.12 billion. "Foodstuffs" are in third place with $1,60 billion (19.62 percent). (menareport.com)
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Five years have passed since Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made his dazzling run to the final of the Australian Open at the age of 22.
He hasn't been back to the final of a major since then.
Tsonga has a big game that can trouble the top players – he rallied from two sets down to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2011 – but he's struggled to beat them consistently. He was 1-15 against the top 10 players last year, with his only win coming against Juan Martin del Potro in Rome.
The seventh-seed lost another tight match to a top player in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, falling to No. 2 Federer 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3.
When asked after the match why he feels it's so tough for him to beat the top players, a disappointed Tsonga was at a loss.
"To be honest, I have no idea. You know, if you have some advice for me, I will take it because I don't know. I don't know what is the difference," he said.
Tsonga might find success again with a new coach. After going more than a year without a coach, he hired Roger Rasheed – the former coach of Gael Monfils and Lleyton Hewitt.
NO PAIN, NO GAIN: Two-time major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova sports a tattoo on her right bicep reading, "Pain doesn't kill me, I kill the pain."
A frightening moment during her quarterfinal against No. 1 Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday put that maxim to the test.
Serving in the first game of the second set, Kuznetsova landed awkwardly after a fault, stumbled forward and nearly fell on the court. She played through the pain, but never recovered in the match, losing 7-5, 6-1.
"I was really scared because I almost broke it again," Kuznetsova said. "My knee went backward, the same way, exactly. It was like millimeters, very close, so I (thought) I broke it again the same way I did."
ON THE BEACH: Mike and Bob Bryan have one more Olympics left in them at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Then they plan to stop playing and maybe relax.
The Bryan brothers have little left to accomplish. They've won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles, finished No. 1 for eight of the past 10 years and competed in three Olympic Games, winning gold last year in London.
But the chance to defend that gold will keep them in the sport for three more years.
"I think that's where we see the finish line. We'll be 38. We'd like to maybe go out at that spot," Mike Bryan says. "And then we'll sail off into the sunset."
"Maybe just stay in Rio for the rest of our lives," Bob said. "Check into a motel on the beach and drink some margaritas."
The Bryans stayed on track for a possible 13th Grand Slam doubles title by beating Daniele Bracciali and Lukas Dlouhy 6-3, 7-5 to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.
They'll face the Italian team of Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini for a chance to play in their fifth straight Australian Open final.
"It's still fun. We create goals and new challenges each time we step out of the house in January," Mike Bryan says. "The goal is to finish No. 1. That's it. That's really what we play for."


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Timbaland has been added to the lineup for WPGC's 25th Birthday Bash presented by Essence Dental Care! He'll be onstage along with Fat Joe, Jeremih, Chiddy Bang and Kirko Bangz June 6th at the Fillmore in Silver Spring!
As always, you can ONLY win tickets with WPGC!! Keep listening for your cue to call at 877-955-JAMS for your chance to win! And be sure to check out the WPGC Birthday Bash page for the latest Ticket Blitz locations, concert information and more!
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It's not the size of the government but how big Obama's head is on your t-shirt
Since everybody else is cashing in, I thought I might as well cash in, too. Gwen Ifill says it's okay.
Update! 1/22/09 Strangely, Cafe Press keeps flagging the artwork as a violation. We'll have to design a different shirt. Sorry.


text: I'm in high school but I love the lawn care industry. I love the idea of owning your own business as much as making lawns greener and thicker than anyone else's. This year is my first opportunity to get into lawn care service, otherwise I would have been doing thisfor much longer. I have started with nothing, and have gotten some luck doing stump removals (manually, of course) around the neighborhood to pay for some good equipment. I want to learn as many things as I can, such as fertilizing, aeration, dethatching, irrigation, etc., and this site has a plethora of information. I have some guys service lawns in my neighborhood and noticed how they have taken advantage of some of my neighobors (a guy across the street has been mowing bermuda that's been dormant since December, it hasn't grown an inch). I want to take those guys out of business and not become another poor example of the industry like them.