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Stealth-E, a balsa nano jet for the EDF40
Stealth-E is now being kitted by Littlebirdz . The kit includes laser cut 1/8" and 1/16" balsa, 1/8" basswood and 1/64" ply plus a plan, extensive illustrated instructions booklet and hardware package. The price is currently set at only 15.00!! The kit can be purchased at the link above.
Because Stealth-E is now a production kit, the plan file is no longer available for free distribution. Many thanks to all that provided feedback on the design!
Hey guys, I've posted quite a bit about this little jet in the huge NanoBandit thread created by Joe (Devmonkey), but thought I'd post this as a separate thread as well since I've started giving out plans and suspect there may be some build questions. I've built several of the nanos (Bandit, Mirage, SuperMite) and was inspired by the creativity of the designers in the above-mentioned thread to try my hand at it Following in the tradition of their generosity, I'm making these plans available for free to whoever wants to try their hand at one.
I know when I look at these threads, I always want to see what the plane looks like first I'll start out by posting some finished pics and spec's:
Dimensions: 18-1/2" wingspan, 13" length
Weight: 2.9 oz. w/o pack, 4.6 oz. with 3s 730 TP pack
Power: Feigao 5300 Kv motor in GWS EDF40
Wing area: .39 s.f.
Wing loading: prototype has had some repairs and is at 4.7 oz. AUW/ 12 oz/s.f. loading
Video (please right-click and save-as to your HD): http://www.treswright.vervehosting.c.../Stealth-E.wmv
The video was filmed on a very gray, overcast day and doesn't properly show the speed of the little jet, but it'll give you the idea
My daughters were kind enough to clock it for me on a calm day. I made passes in level flight flying a big circuit around the field. After lots of misses (it's hard to clock something this tiny), we finally started getting some good readings halfway through the pack. The quickest pass was 60 mph with several passes at 57 and 58. Last pass at the end of the pack before I landed was 57 mph. Half throttle practice passes were in the low-40's.
Stealth-E flies very nice, it is quite solid in the air for such a tiny thing. It is very responsive, has a quick roll rate and can do some nice, big inside and outside loops. It holds inverted with just a touch of up elevator and will do outside loops from inverted.
Here are the pics (the two beautiful models in the one pic are my girls ):
Last edited by Tres Wright; Nov 24, 2005 at 11:39 PM.
Build info
These pictures are of the prototype, it was built from sketches and is slightly different than the more-refined plans. I haven't built one from the plans yet, but if there's enough interest I'll do that and take more extensive build photos.
I started out by building each wing half seperately. You'll note in the first picture that the LE material stops at the end of the wing, but I recommend extending it past so the material can be continuous all the way to the nose. The LE was balsa on the proto, I've shown it as hardwood on the plans as I had numerous leading edge breaks during testing, especially in the nose area.
After assembling the wing halves, pin one over the plan and insert the carbon fiber reinforcement tube. I used a 3mm tube, but a small solid rod will work as well. Insert the other wing over the tube/rod and pin it down as well. Install the formers and C/A them as well as the spots where the tube/ rod goes through the ribs. Then install the stringers that form the fuselage shape. In the pictures there is a cross-brace at the back, I later removed it because it interfered with the exhaust cone on the revised design.
The formers are constructed of balsa with 1/64" ply laminated to them. I really like this sandwich setup because it is very light and very strong. 1/64" ply is easy to work with, you can cut it with scissors or an Exacto.
In the 2nd pic the fan was installed just to check fit, don't glue it in place until final equipment installation.
The 3rd pic shows it all framed up. There's really not a lot to building one of these, it's so small that it doesn't take much material and if you know your way around balsa it will likely only take you an hour or two to get this far.
Covering can be a bit of a challenge, so let me tell you how I did it. I recommend SoLite as it is light, easy to work with and will not warp the frame during shrinking.
Pic 1- do not cover the wings and fuse with a single piece as it will pull off the structure at the intersection (of the fuse and wing) when you shrink the covering. Instead, cover each wing top & bottom first. Wrap the wing covering down the rib as shown in the pic.
Pic 2- the tail is not mounted yet, I just stuck it on there to check fit.
Pic 3- next cover one half of the fuse as shown. Wrap it over the top stringer and overlap it onto the wing covering 1/4".
Pic 4- cover the other side of the fuse overlapping the covering on each side.
Pic 5- then the front area can be wrapped with a single remaining piece of covering. Stick some windows on and it starts looking pretty stealthy
Equipment installation
I showed recommended locations for installing the equipment on the plan. My ESC leads weren't long enough to put the ESC where it's shown on the plan, so I taped it next to the fan. The servos screw into the servo rails. I used plastic control horns on the elevons, and connected them to the servos using small music wire. I reinforced the music wire with CF rods tied to the wire with kevlar thread & C/A. This prevents rod flex. Micro connectors are used at the servos to allow fine adjustments. The receiver is mounted to the front former inside the fuse cavity. I ran a Jim's Lightenna out the leading edge of the wing. After this picture was taken I covered the nose area up to the first servo rail (as shown in the pics on post #1). This isn't the final battery position, it had to be farther forward to balance right. It can actually fit up into the nose, I'm going to try to recess it when I build #2.
Installing the fan- I recommend scuffing the shroud with some sandpaper and hot-gluing the fan to the formers. I initially hot glued the fan and it popped loose in two failed attempts at launching inthe early trials. So then I C/A'd it in. The next crunch resulted in the motor propelling itself right through the shroud breaking the rotor and all the stators The fan is very secure if hot glued in, but will pop loose and (hopefully) be saved in a mild crash.
Last edited by Tres Wright; Mar 13, 2005 at 06:25 PM. Reason: Added fan mount info
CG and initial flights
I had lots of trouble getting this little bugger to fly initially. I had throws that were way too big, GC was too far forward, fan thrustline was off, and the covering on the tail area was redirecting the fan thrust and forcing the nose downward. After I tuned all these problems out, it flew quite nicely. But make sure you don't get the GC too far back or it may end up looking like this picture I was able to repair it without much trouble, in fact the pics in post #1 were taken after this crash. I was testing different CG spots, I had it behind the calculated spot to see if flight improved any. It actually got a little worse, wasn't as stable and aerobatics weren't as good. I was doing a big immelman when it stalled at the top and went into an unrecoverable spin. I've flown it over a dozen times since with the CG at the spot shown on the plan and despite intentional stall attempts, it has never gone into a spin again.
This is one of those threads that makes everyone say "why didn't I think of that?!". Excellent work on a neat concept. Very nice.
Well, that's all I can think of for now Let me know if there are any questions. If you build one, feel free to post pictures, questions & comments here in this thread. I look forward to hearing if you like Stealth-E as much as I do
If you want a PDF file of the Stealth-E plan, email me by clicking here (UPDATE: I am negotiating with a laser cutting service who is interested in kitting Stealth-E. As a result, I am no longer giving out drawing files, but I will still distribute PDFs to anyone interested). It's formatted as a single 24" x 36" sheet, and (at least here in the US) you can take the PDF to a print shop and they can print it out for you at a nominal cost.
Good luck!
Last edited by Tres Wright; Apr 06, 2005 at 09:11 PM.
Throws and reflex
Archer, thanks! Blucor, thank you, you are too kind!
Oops, I almost forgot the throws. Those of you that have plans now may have noticed the throws are listed as "XX". I was at work when I finished the plans (don't tell my boss ) and didn't have the jet in front of me to check them...
Reflex- set the bottom of the elevons flush with the bottom of the wing.
Throws- aileron throws are 6mm each way. Elevator throws are 7mm.
Expo- I'm running -40% each way on all controls.
Thank you Eric!! As you said, these little nanos are a cheap way to get into jets. And one of the nice things is there is no compromise in performance, they fly quite jet-like! They may not be doing the 100+ mph of their big brothers, but the sensation of flying something so tiny at 60 mph is still quite a rush
File sent Jim, and welcome to RC Groups!
I've had a couple of people ask about wear-and-tear to the gear on landings since everything is on the bottom. The jet is so light that it impacts the ground pretty softly on landings. I've flown it about 20 times, about half on grass and half on rough fields. I've only had one incident, I was landing and it hit a big dirt clod and broke a servo arm and ripped out the control horn. It was an easy repair though. That clod also broke the leading edge in 2 places, but that's one of the reasons I revised the LE to hardwood on the plan (it's balsa on the proto).
Also, when landing cut the throttle just before touchdown to make sure the fan doesn't suck up any dirt/pebbles/grass/small animals
thanks for the PDF Tres! I'll start building in a few days. Need to budget some $$ for the fan/esc unit. Few questions:
If I mount battery inside nose, I assume I will need to cut F1 to fit, based on photo and implied balance point?
Is there a stick of 1/4 tri stock between V tails?
Can't wait to start!
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In case you missed the really big news about per-pupil funding and the D.C. Public Schools (DCPS), allow me to announce that the Obama administration has let the proverbial fat cat out of the bag: The U.S. Census Bureau reported June 21 that DCPS leads the nation in per-pupil spending, to the tune of $18,667 per student, per year.
Astonishing, isn't it? The city spends such an incredible amount of money for such a lousy return on its investment.
Consider this, too: 17,000 children are on a waiting list to get into a public charter school and Superman is nowhere in sight.
What's more is that salaries (sans benefits and bonuses) for D.C. teachers can be considered ridiculously high when the return on investment is factored in. For example, the starting salary for a first-year D.C. teacher with a bachelor's degree is an estimated $51,500, and a teacher with a master's degree and 21 years of experience can earn $100,839.
And what's the return on the return on investment for the $18,667, or ROI as every major industry except education calls it?
1) White children and youths identified as Asian/Pacific Islanders leaving black and Hispanic children in the dust.
Here's one snapshot: In 2011, 91 percent of white fourth-graders were proficient in reading on the D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System standardized exam, but only 38 percent of their black counterparts and 45 percent of their Hispanic peers were proficient.
Here's another: On the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress, the nationwide measuring stick, 74 percent of white fourth-graders were proficient in reading, compared to 12 percent of blacks and 19 percent of Hispanics.
And if the race and ethnicity cards aren't enough to make you want to hide your wallet, consider this.
If you take the spending by DCPS and divide it by the number of students enrolled in DCPS, you will surely be shocked into reality: $1.196 billion 43,866 students = $27,265.
That figure doesn't scratch at in-state ($8,150) or out-of-state ($22,500) tuition at Old Dominion University or Howard University ($10,725), to name two schools.
Now, you might want to argue, "Oh, Deborah, why not just dumb down the curriculum, push D.C. children through high school whether they are academically ready or not, and go the cheaper route by enrolling them in post-secondary schools?" Would the lower tuition costs be more cost- effective?
In a word, no.
It seems the federal government is paying a costly game of paint-by-numbers, as well.
Less than a quarter of students who receive high school diplomas (or only 23 percent) end up graduating from a post-secondary institution within six years, according to the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent for Education, which used tax money to give us that bit of sad news.
So now, DCPS officials plan to use more public funds - in this case, federal grant dollars - to track D.C. grads to determine whether students tended to their post-secondary educations, what career choices they made and whether they took remedial courses.
What a waste.
If there were a tracking system worth funding, it's a system that would track DCPS students from teacher to teacher and school to school.
That would truly be an eye-opener, wouldn't it?
The results over, say, three to five years, would be enough to inform parents, unions, policymakers and the lawmakers about who really is on the teaching-and-learning path and who is not, and which schools are the best at achieving both.
In fact, where a child's school is located is an important determinant on the path to successfully teaching and learning, according to a D.C. Kids Count study that looked at a neighborhood's economic status.
"When DC CAS proficiency is stratified by ward, students attending schools in [wealthier] Wards 2 and 3 have much higher scores than peers in [the poorer] Wards 7 and 8," the study said. "Research suggests that student mobility is high and that D.C. students who attend out-of-boundary public schools outperform similar students who attend in-boundary public schools in both reading and math. Students from lower-income families seem more likely to attend out-of-boundary schools: only 33 percent of students residing in census tracts with median household income lower than $40,000 attend their assigned traditional public school, while that number is 73 percent for those with census tract median incomes higher than $60,000."
Indeed, more and more parents are finally realizing there is more than one way to skin a cat.
That is why the charter-school waiting list is 17,000 strong and why DCPS keeps losing students to its primary competitor.
Even the poorest of the poor are realizing there is more than one way to skin that cat - even when the Obama administration is holding the bag.
• Deborah Simmons can be reached at dsimmonsatwashingtontimes.com.
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The United States must take a defensive posture in space to counter threats posed by Chinese anti-satellite capabilities, Booz Allen Hamilton Executive Vice President Henry Obering said on Wednesday.
"We must treat space for what it is, it is a domain in which we must be prepared to fight and win," Obering stated at a Hudson Institute conference on advanced military threats from China.
Over the past decade, China has demonstrated increasing capabilities to counter advanced space assets. It tested last year an anti-satellite interceptor missile capable of destroying a satellite in low-earth-orbit.
US Department of Defense officials have expressed further concerns that China also has developed missiles capable of reaching satellites in high-earth orbit, which could jeopardize the full spectrum of US satellites.
Obering argued that the United States should revisit its historic reluctance to militarize space, and integrate a space-based layer of defense into traditional defense architecture.
"We should dramatically expand our investment in the battlespace [that] is growing into space," Obering said.
Much of the US concern over Chinese anti-satellite weapons is heightened by China's extensive development of a range of ballistic missile capabilities. The United States currently relies heavily on a wide network of protected satellites to operate its missile defense platforms.
The nominee to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, testified in July that he would dedicate Defense Department resources to address Chinese threats to the United States in space.
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By belindahobbs •
Jo has updated her website this morning, with a new Diary entry, a Rumour and two entries in FAQ About the Books.
I'll update the Guide to Jo's site as the day goes on.
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*tear rolls down* She put it so beautifully.
Well, yeah Lisa you're right. But personally I AM NOT mourning. I mean, it's been 10 years since the first book was published – I finally want to know how the book's ending!!! But don't we all?
Of course I understand JK's feelings, though. I mean if I were her I'd probably also be grieving deeply! Did you ever imagine her dying? – I mean right now! I don't want to be selfish or anything, but that'd be very horrible – imagine, we'd never read what happens REALLY. The last chapter would maybe be published, since she's finished it already. Perhaps that's the reason why she's already wrote it in the first place. Just kidding… (very macabre joke though, I admit – sorry)
John D.
i think she is trying to make up for her unpersonal note when the release date was announced justyfing herself saying she was mourning and busy editing which we know is true.
Ok, this is to someone from the Lexicon (Steve, Belinda, Lisa, John?); I don't know if this is new on JK's website, but if you wait for about 5 minutes the watch illuminates and the jar where the pens are in is knocked over by a gust of wind. It's very similar to what happened when the marble was illuminated. Though nothing happens whatsoever when you click at the illuminated watch – or I just didn't work it out yet! Oh, and after that, a black (rather weird) butterfly or something flies over the screen.
Yes Lisa Marie, that's Peeves!
Check out the page Peeves' Antics for all his mayhem and mischeif. Also, check out the page Dumbledore's Watch for analysis of what happens to the watch. 🙂
Mikkel Larsen
I've been afraid of Rowling (or me) dying so I would never get the ending.
There could be some books written in the same universe, perhaps about the fight between Dumbledore and Grindelwald?
All I can say is just this: most of the people speculate how all the yet unexplained things will turn out to be, but has anybody realised at all, that it might happen that JK Rowling will leave the story fairly open, that we will only be able to speculate how is was and what happen then or then?
I just hope that she will explain as many things as possible …..
Lisa Marie,
I think that big black thing was a doxy.
JKR did promise a complete wrap up in the end, but you might still be right. She seems to have made up more misteryes that even she can solve.
I suppose so, because in her diary she in the last note she says that there will still be so many thinks to have discussions about.
The Potter series is too lifelike to end in a "happily ever after". Any heroes that servive will find another cause to fight for, any minor villans that survive will keep making trouble, and all those prejudice issues that exist in Pottervers will not go anywhere.
This is, probably, what JKR meant when she said there will be plenty to speculate about. Hopefully, this will also point the fanficsters in a harmless direction. (yeah right)
I have two comments: the first is that for JKR while it must been a great sadness to finish the books just think of the accomplishment writing these books has been. These books have made such a difference in so many people's lives that it is unbelievable! Harry Potter has encouraged kids to start reading again and has stirred us adults to use our imaginations again. While I know that I am so excited for the release I know that I too will be sad when I finally put it down and know that none will follow. Now on a lighter note, when you are on JKR's website and there is the dog barking in the background, does any one else's real life dog start barking and wondering where that noise is coming from? If I am on JKR's site I have to lock my dog out of the computer room so that he doesn't go crazy looking for the other dog!
All I"d like to say is this: Yes, the series will end, and yes it will be OVER, but come on. JKR has said she enjoys speculation, so take that a little further and imagine further story material for Harry, and all his friends (and enemies). Go ahead and add to your own Harry Potter Universe. It won't hurt anyone as long as you're not boring your friends to tears because you won't shut up about your HPU variations. I know I've come awfully close to doing that to my best friend because I have a (probably alternate ending) worked out in which Harry destroys the Horcruxes and all three romances that begin in HBP play out PROPERLY without them dying (Harry-Ginny, Ron-Hermione, Remus-Tonks). Severus also turns out to be good, and reconciles with Remus. He is actually best man at Remus's wedding with Tonks That's definitely wishful thinking, I think. I don't think JKR believes those two are able to reconcile. Remus and Tonks also have three children — Sirius James, Lily Andromeda and Severus Theodore— But I digress. The point is, write your own sequel, inside your own head if you're not satisfied with what's given in book 7. No one ever wrote a law saying you can't do that, or even that you can't modify the endings on occassion,, as long as you're not breaking any copyright infringedment laws.
Funny people are talking about JK dying before she finished the series. I once read an interview with Stephen King after his near fatal car wreck. He said he started feeling a sense of mortality and a sense of obligation to his readers to finish the dark tower series since he had taken the time to build the world up in their imagination. It's really a pretty unique situation JK is in. I think on one of her posts she mentions that anyone who hasn't experienced a similar situation can't understand what she's feeling, and I would believe it.
Pat Pat
I know EXACTLY what JKR is talking about. I know all of us, though excited for the last book, will be extremely sad when we finish it and realize that it is the end.
Was anyone besides me disappointed by the FAQ's? She gave us two and didn't answer either of them!
Hopefully, now that she is finished with the book, there will be more stuff added to her site in the coming months. I think we have a lot to look forward to.
Hedwig June
Yeah, my dog does that, too! However, she's usually too busy napping in the sun to pay much attention to the computer….
And thank you, Jo! No matter what you write, or do to our beloved characters, we'll still love you!
Deborah Hubbard
Dare we hope she'll write at least a heavily abridged version of Hogwarts: A History? That would keep the fanficsters busy and happy for decades … and I wouldn't mind flipping through Percy's favourite book – forget the exact title, but it's success stories of Hogwarts prefects. It'd be good to see if the current staff feature at all …
Oooh, I've been wishing for years that she would write Hogwarts: A History. But, alas, I don't think she will- publishing it for everyone else to read would take away so much credit from Hermione, I think she would rather leave it as just Hermione's, if that makes sense. As for the end of the series…well, we survived the end of Narnia, and of The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and all the great sagas. I expect we'll still find plenty of things to talk about. *sigh*…
I'm with Kaz, life will go on. We'll probably be able to find enough to talk about for more than a year. We're still picking apart bk6, after all.
(hmm.. I just accidentally typed bk8…. I hope that's a prophecy!)
Anyhow, just think, we will be able to go back and actually follow her thread from bk1 to the end! for each character! each sub-plot!! *rubs hands gleefully* I'm thinking this won't be over for us on 7/22.
Kristin, my dog looks around also. And my husband hollers.. 'answer that phone!' (he knows it's online, he's just silly)
BE Skrewt
As to whether JKR will publish "Hogwarts: A History", I thought I read somewhere that she said she might consider it as another charity book, like "Fantastic Beasts" and "Quidditch through the Ages". I can't be certain, but that's what I recall.
And as for Deathly Hallows, I'm both dying to read it and afraid to read it! I want to know what happens but I'm also afraid of what may happen to my favorite characters. Then once I'm done, I'll also be wishing for more books about Harry.
But this ride she has taken us through over 7 books in all these years has been a fantastical and imaginative trip which has changed my life and brought me much joy and fun. It's opened my eyes to other history, literature, mythology, science, astronomy, & more… expanding my horizons far behind the bounds I would EVER expect from a mere "children's book".
Harry Potter is a series for the ages!
Thank you, JKR!
Ellha David
…in a platonic way…I love you!
Wow, I found on a different website (HPANA) that JK has finished writing Book 7! Now she's editing it – here's a quote:
'A spokeswoman for the author said:
We can confirm JK Rowling did write some of the book at the Balmoral last month and did complete the book at that hotel.
UPDATE III: An additional report now states that the marble bust is being kept under lock and key in a safe place. According to the article from CBBC Newsround, JK is currently in the process of editing the book with the help of "someone from her publishers to see if any small alterations are needed before it's printed."'
That's awesome!
Just this:Poor Jo! It must be harder for her than for us!
It would be cool to see more stories in the same universe. Dumbledore vs Grindelwald or maybe some short stories about Mad Eye Moody as a young Auror (mysteries) and other less important characters (Mundungus, Sirius, Regulus, etc). I think that would be a good way to keep the series alive without focusing too much on Harry and the other main characters. You would have to get Ms. Rowlings blessing to make it canon.
Which previous book was her favorite? Until this one came along? Or were they each her favorite when she was finished with them?
What about a spin-off series – Luna Lovegood and the Cranky Crumple Horned Snorkak, Luna Lovegood and the Hysterical Heliopath… A bit silly? Sorry, a wrackspurt must have got me.
I do hope JKR sets up some kind of fanfiction contest, a way harvest all this energy for peasful purposes.
Jordan W.
I've been thinking this for a long time, the prophecy says that neither will live while the other survives, do you think that means that they both can't die?
Mrs. prongs
Hi, this might be the wrong place to ask this but why do you write hallowe'en??
"Neither can live while the other survives" sounds much like "the world isn't big enough for two of us".
I'd say it means AT LEAST one of them has to die. It can very well be both.
Deborah Hubbard
Hi, Mrs Prongs. (May I call you Lily?) New Year's Eve is the day, and therefore the eve(ning) before New Year's Day – OK? Same with Christmas Eve. And in some dialects especially, the -v- and the -ing could be dropped, giving e'en with the apostrophe showing where the -v- would be in careful speech. And it took over. So, 31 October is the eve of All Hallows' Day, or (All) Hallow('s) eve(ning), or Hallowe'en. Which is presumably why ghosts etc love to cavort on that night – getting their fun before the Hallows (the blessed spirits) move in and stop them.
Mrs. prongs
Haha yes you can call me lily thanks so much!! but why not just say halloween?
I am in a quandry over the new book. I have just about got over the shock of being cursed what if I DIE!!
I am hoping to get it together with George Weasley (Hint Hint Ms Rowling)
ps my name is really Katie Bell.
To karlii:
Until now, her favourite books were Book 2 and Book 4. But now sh's obviously changed her mind. Oh, I just can't wait til Book 7 is published!!!
I thought see said she was the most pleased with Books 3 and 6. Where did you read that Book 2 and 4 were her favorite?
To be honest, at this stage I don't really care what happens at the end, I just want to find out! I've been reading the books since I was 10 back in '97 and I'm just so excited to have a conclusion that I can't think of anything else! I'm sure I'll feel the loss when I'm done but at the moment I don't have room with all the anticipation! As Hermione once said of Ron "(you have) the emotional range of a teaspoon!" and I think that applies to me here. My teaspoon is full!
Jayni D.
I'm with Lasre…Jo said after she finished Book 6 (HBP) that she hadn't been as happy with a book since she finished Book 3 (PA).
Oh, and Mrs. Prongs, sometimes it is written "Halloween†and sometimes "Hallowe'enâ€. I think either is correct.
Pat Pat
Yes, I also recall JKR saying that book 3 was her favorite until she wrote book 6. Book 3 has always been my favorite as well, so I am very much looking forward to 7 since Jo says it is now her favorite.
I don't think the prophecy means that both CAN'T die. I'm with reader2 here. To me, the wording sounds like one of them HAS to die as long as the other is alive. There is, however, always the possibility that both could die in the end. I'm of the opinion Harry will survive will most likely suffer the loss of more of his friends.
bk3 and bk6, huh? Well, they were the 'warmest' books, in my opinion. The friendliest feeling, I guess you'd say. (to me)
Did anyone die in PoA? Lots of close calls, but I don't know if anyone really did die. Obviously, in the other books, one or several died. Wonder if Aragog's death is more significant than just filler space to get Sluggy to cough up the memory? I mean, why not Fang? Why not Fluffy? Or even Buckwings.. I mean Witherbeak.. I mean… …. well, you know what I mean. 🙂
Aragog was the pet that Tom knew Rubeus was keeping.. *shrug* that would have been when Slughorn was there too.
Not seeing conspiracies.. don't worry, altough…. …… LOL.. no. But I do wonder if there is more to it than meets the eye.
Was there even any creature death in PoA? *thinks*
Oh well, it may not matter, as even though both books feel warm and fuzzy, they are quite different, when it comes to who dies, etc. I was hoping we could see similarities of her other faves, and try to guess what she likes about this one.
Roonil Woolzib
Imagine a world without the Harry Potter books. Imagine someone never thought of spinning that kind of a web of words.
Imagine not experiencing the pleasure and excitement of clearing the first hurdle in the Triwizard Tournament. Imagine people like Malfoy never getting slapped in the face.
Imagine a world without JKR. You'll understand what it means to me to be able to read her books and to wait for the last one.
It is interesting how books 3 and 6 are her favorites and those are the only two books where Harry doesn't come into direct contact with some form of Voldemort. In 1,4&5 he battles him directly and in 2 he battles what we now know to be part of his soul in a horcrux. But in 3 the main battle is with Sirius and Wormtail and then in 6 with the inferi and Snape/Death Eaters. I wonder if that is just a coincidence or if JKR likes the books that give us more of a glimpse inside the greater wizarding world rather then confronting Voldemort himself?
In books 3 and 6, Harry doesn't fight Voldemort, but he has to determine whether Sirius or Peter (in one case), Draco or Snape (in the other case) are friends or foes. Maybe what JKR likes to show that life is not black or white… It would be so easy if there was only one super-villain !…
In the other books, we learned that Quirrell or fake Moody were in fact villains with complete surprise. The same goes with Ginny being controlled by Voldemort.
Book five was about Fudge and Umbridge's weakness and cowardice, which is another matter. But was there anything to hesitate about ?
And, of course, in "HP and the Deathly Hallows", we know that there are still so many question marks around a certain former potion master…
Please read "Maybe what JKR likes to show IS that life, etc."… 🙂
Roonil Woolzib said it so well but i would like to add that without harry potter or for that matter J.K.Rowling this website would not even exist nor would we all be here typing these comments about her books. well said Roonil Woolzib.
Did everyone see in the Daniel Radcliffe interview today, what JKR said to him about DH? Interesting!
Do you think she meant the portrait, his past history, or maybe a different Dumbledore such as Aberforth?
Let the speculation begin!
All the people who say Book 3 and 6 are her favourites are mistaken! Go to Quotes (in the Lexicon) and type "JK's favourite book". It states: "Books 2 and 4 are her favorites overall, which is weird, because "they were the most difficult to write." [Read the whole quote from the Houston Chronicle, 2001]
I think I remember her saying that Book 3 was easiest to write. But that does not necessarily mean that it's her favourite.
BE Skrewt: Which interview? And furthermore: what did she say? Tell us!
Thank you, Lisa Marie ! I shouldn't trust you people about quotes !… 😉
Pat Pat
Lisa Marie, from JKR's site under FAQ's:
In response to the question :Do you like Half Blood Prince?
"I like it better than I liked 'Goblet', 'Phoenix', or 'Chamber' when I finished with them. Book six does what I wanted it to do and even if nobody else likes it (and some won't), I KNOW IT WILL REMAIN ONE OF MY FAVOURITES OF THE SERIES."
Mrs. prongs
speaking of not having harry potter: hoe do you get someone to read them, i have this friend and i know she would really like them (and she would be really fun to talk about therioes but anyway) but she won't read them! but i just can't imagine life without harry potter
Ms. Prongs,
When someone does not want to read Harry Potter, it's usually beacuse they are too imabarrased to read the childrens book. Get your freind to read it outloud to a child, the plot will do the rest.
Lisa Marie – here is what Dan said in his latest interview about JKR & DH:
"Jo came down to the set at one point and I said, 'Oh hello, why are you here today?'
And she said, 'Oh I just needed a break from the book – Dumbledore's giving me a lot of trouble.'
And I said, 'But isn't he dead?'
And she said, 'Well, yeah, but it's more complex…'
I was like, [briskly] 'OK, I'm not gonna ask anything else!'"
Well, JKR is obviously not done with the dead characters.
She left plenty of questions about the past unanswered.
We are bound to see some pensive-memories or hear a few storyes about the past.
That means that we'll get too see Dumbledore, Lilly, marauders and even Regulus, but that doesn't mean that any of them are comeing back from the dead.
Lisa Marie,
Thanks for clearing that up. I just remember her saying (on here website) that she hasn't "been as please with a book [book 6]" since book 3.
We may be getting off topic…I apologize in advance.
I wouldn't dream to presume to put words in JK's mouth, or even deign to try to interpret them…
HOWEVER… disclaimer aside.. just because "~Dumbledore~" was giving her problems in bk7, doesn't mean that Albus is alive.
Perhaps she was having trouble wrapping up the plot line about the scar on his knee… (Or some other unresolved thread she was trying to wrap).
Perhaps his portrait was being rambuncious (I hope that's spelled right).
PERHAPS…. ….. it was ~Aberforth~ who was giving her heck… him and those darned goats of his..
In any case, it is fun as a conspiracy theorist to think that perhaps Albus would rise from the ashes. It makes soooooo much sense!
She definitely has a 'thing' about dead being dead. And staying dead.
In real life, these people don't "rise from the ashes" or "come back through the veil".
~I~ think she thinks that it is important to portray death as a final act, so that children (and even adults) can continue to understand that death is final.
Children do not grasp death in an abstract way (as a rule). To portray it as a 'maybe' would not be her way.
She discusses that after Sirius' death.
And again this past summer, when she said that Albus would not "pull a Gandolf".
So yeah… if Dumbledore was giving her a hard time, I imagine it was:
* a plot thread
* a portrait
* Aberforth
What else might it have been?:-)
"Do you think the dead we have loved ever truly leave us?" Didn't Dumbledore say something like that to Harry in PoA? I am still very confused about Dumbledore's death and whether he and Snape had made any prior agreements about it, but I definately believe that Dumbledore would have known he might die at some point, and would have left some form of knowledge/information for Harry in that case. My guess would be messages in the pensieve, or perhaphs Fawkes was charged with carrying a message to Harry if Dumbledore died?
And as for Dumbledore causing problems…perhaps a pensieve Dumbledore having an argument with the portrait Dumbledore? Now I would love to see that!
A Pensieve Dumbledore can not have arguments with a portrait dumbledore though because a pensieve is memories. so it would have to have been dumbledore arguing with his portrait which someone witnessed and put in the pensieve.
Ah, perhaps, but you're spoiling all my fun!
I can see possibilities for a conflict between a memory and a soul imprint…
If that memory was oh… 17 years younger than the imprint… then I can see them arguing over semantics..
Both would likely feel quite frustrated..
boisterous fellows, aren't they?
I wonder if Nearly Headless Nick has a portrait anywhere? That would be a confrontation worth witnessing – I would love to think what sort of insults Nick would come up with for himself…but that's letting my imagination run waaay off track…
You know Kaz,
It doesn't say anywhere that one has to die for his portrait to start talking.
How would you like to see Harry Potter arguing with a portrait of himself?
Pensive would be no fun for that sort of thing. Memoryes in it are just reruns.
Maybe the Dumbledore brothers were arguing, via portrait and self….
hmm.. I wonder if Aberforth is a goat animagus… ??
Michiel P
"Wonder if Aragog's death is more significant than just filler space to get Sluggy to cough up the memory?"
The point of Aragog's death is this: The Forest is becoming increasingly more dangerous, with those violent Centaurs (no Firenze to keep them in check) and murderous giant spiders (without Aragog's loyalty to Hagrid). Add Hagrid's halfwit brother and Arthur Weasley's flying automobile. JKR told that Harry will have to visit places already known from previous books. Chances are that this will involve a pleasant stroll into the remote inner depths of the Forbidden Forest.
I'm flattered, Ellha David. To what, precisely are you referring? Have any of you never modified the ending of one of your favorite books or movies? So far, I have done Les Miserables, Richard III, V for Vendetta and a few others. Les Mis is a great book, by the way, if you can stand the ten-page harrangue about poop. But I am off-topic. Ellha David, please post again. You might visit Severus's page, by the way.
Harry vs Harry? that would be FANTASTIC!! Something like that would be so much fun to write, to. Only snag is it's hard to imagine Harry allowing a portrait of himself to exist, or tolerating sitting still for that long. Ah well.
I thought of this when I was on the Severus thread..
What if The Scar and The Dark Mark react to each other?
Harry's mind or soul is bonded or connected to Voldy.
Sev is bonded to Voldy..
Occlumency didn't work too well, and Voldemort hasn't had too much trouble (until the end of bk5) getting right into Harry's head.
So maybe that is why Severus couldn't teach him very well.
And while Voldemort could cast Crucio on Harry AFTER he was resurrected,….
Moody!Crouch could not successfully cast Imperio on Harry before then.
Now, yes, I think Harry might have been able to withstand it anyhow, but what if it is because those people with The Dark Mark bond, couldn't really do certain kinds of mind magic ON him, due to the two bonds interaction….
makes sense!
lasre, At one point or another Jo has said that each of the titles is a "favourite." The most recent one I could find is from the Edinburgh Book Fair (2004) Out of all your books, which one is your favourite?
JKR: It varies. I would have to say that it is probably Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, although at the moment—it is unfair of me to say it—Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is my favourite book. Sorry. I am the only one who has read it and I think it is rather good. I am normally like this when I write a book. Usually when I am just over halfway I normally love it, but by the time I finish it I completely despise it and think it is worthless rubbish. At the moment, I really like how the sixth book is going. A lot happens in the sixth book and a lot of questions are answered. I really have a sense that we are nearly there and it is time for answers, not more questions and clues, although obviously there are a few clues as I am not quite finished yet. I hope that that is sufficiently frustrating for you, knowing that you can't read it yet!
Mrs. prongs, I wrote Hallowe'en when I was in an archaic mood. I also liked it because it called attention to the "eve" of the Hallows.
I'd just like to point out that the spelling "Hallowe'en" is not "archaic" – it is simply *the way the word is spelt* in UK English. (And, Mrs Prongs, before you also query "spelt" rather than the US "spelled", I should point out that this, too, is an example of a UK/US difference!) 🙂
Perhaps the person who originally wrote "Hallowe'en" (was it Lisa?) is not from the UK, in which case I can understand Mrs Prongs' puzzlement as to why she was suddenly writing in a different dialect! But I don't think so – the tone of Mrs Prongs' query is that "Hallowe'en" is simply wrong or odd. Please, Mrs Prongs, don't forget that UK usage, although different from your own, is perfectly valid, and it really should not be viewed as something that needs to be nitpicked, justified, or excused.
This is, surely, especially true on a site dedicated to the work of a UK writer – after all, the distinctiveness of UK English is part of what makes our culture different from yours, and part of what makes JKR's writing what it is, don't you think?


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Ryan Braun became the first Milwaukee Brewer to win the National League home-run title since Prince Fielder in 2007.
Braun had 41 round-trippers this year, four more than second-place Giancarlo Stanton of Miami.
Chase Headley won the league RBI title over second-place Braun last night, 115 to 112. Headley had a run-scoring double and a run-scoring triple in his final game, while Braun had a single but did not drive in anyone.
Braun also led the NL with 108 runs scored. He finished third in batting average at .319.
Buster Posey of San Francisco won the batting title at .336.
The Milwaukee pitchers failed to get the eight strikeouts they needed last night to set a new Major League record for season punch-outs. The Brewers had six K's.
They became only the second Major League team to surpass 1,400 strikeouts for the year, finishing with 1,402. The 2003 Chicago Cubs own the record.
Milwaukee did become the first team since 1996 to lead the National League in both homers, with 202, and stolen bases, with 158.
Colorado was the last to achieve it 16 years ago.
Miguel Cabrera of Detroit became baseball's first Triple Crown winner since 1967. He led the American League with a .330 batting average, 44 homers and 139 RBI's.
Cabrera became only the 14th big leaguer to accomplish the feat. Boston's Carl Yastrzemski was the last to do it in 1967.
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Green Bay Packers receiver Greg Jennings says he's frustrated by his recent injuries. He says he's trying not to let it overwhelm him.
The seventh-year pro missed two weeks of training camp with a concussion. In the season opener, Jennings suffered a groin injury, which he aggravated last Sunday in the win over New Orleans.
Jennings is expected to miss this Sunday's Packer game at Indianapolis. He says he won't return until he's back to 100 percent.
This is the final year of Jennings' contract. He knows he's missing a golden opportunity to make a great impression - if not for the Packer front office, then for other teams.
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Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji was fined $7,800 by the NFL for throwing a punch at a New Orleans offensive lineman last Sunday.
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Steamboat Springs — It was a big weekend for the Steamboat Springs and Hayden high school football teams and a mixed bag for the rest of the local fall high school sports programs in Routt County. Check in and see how the teams fared, and what they have ahead.
Soroco football (3-2) lost to Vail Christian, 26-6
What happened: The Rams couldn't protect their quarterback and Vail Christian used that fact to grind Soroco's offense to a halt. The team didn't have time to deploy the passing attack that was so effective against lesser competition. The Saints, meanwhile, chipped away with their own offense, which proved effective enough.
What it means: Soroco gave up its margin for error by losing on Friday. It needs to finish in the top four of the six-team division to earn a chance to play for a spot in the state's 8-man playoff bracket. To make that happen — not to mention have a chance at winning that game — it needs to find a way to protect the quarterback. That was the glaring flaw with the Rams on Friday night, and any team that watches the tape will set its defensive dogs to attack.
What's next: Home versus South Park on Friday.
Hayden football (4-1) beat Rangely, 69-30
What happened: Hayden got a huge night from senior quarterback Mark Doolin, who scored eight touchdowns while compiling nearly 600 yards of offense. The Tigers were up 20-0 after one quarter.
What it means: It's just more evidence the Tigers are one of the top teams in the state. Rangely is not, but the Panthers are no slouches, thus making the win, the final score and Doolin's performance all the more impressive.
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What's next: The Tigers will play at home versus West Grand on Friday.
Steamboat football (2-3) beat Montezuma-Cortez, 47-7
What happened: Steamboat excelled in all aspects of the game, including on defense, where it held the opponent to just 164 yards on offense. Christian Ramirez, knocked out of the game a week prior, returned with a vengeance, scoring five touchdowns.
What it means: The Sailors got the losing-streak monkey off their back with a 21-19 victory against Summit in the season's second game, but they may have been releasing two seasons of frustration Saturday in a homecoming rout of Montezuma-Cortez. The squad has the chance to get another win Friday with a trip to 0-5 Battle Mountain.
What's next: Steamboat travels to play Battle Mountain on Friday.
Steamboat volleyball (7-6) lost to Glenwood Springs, 3-1, beat Eagle Valley, 3-0
What happened: Steamboat couldn't hang against a tough defense and hard-hitting offense in a three-set loss Thursday against Glenwood. The Sailors were seeing the world much more clearly Friday in a big win against Eagle Valley.
What it means: The second half of the Steamboat volleyball season should be exciting. That the same team that struggled so much again Glenwood could wax the floor with Eagle Valley is strange, but the Sailors response to that Thursday disappointment is encouraging.
What's next: Steamboat plays at home at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against Battle Mountain.
Hayden volleyball (3-9) beat North Park, 3-0, and Soroco, 3-0, lost to Rangely, 3-0
What happened: Hayden managed to beat a strong-willed Soroco team Thursday, but gave up any momentum a day later with a loss at Rangely that left coach Christene Planansky befuddled.
What does it mean: Just when it looked like they were gaining momentum, the Tigers suffered a setback at Rangely. They had won two in a row going into the contest and seemed to be playing much better than they had earlier in the season. The wheels came off Saturday, however, and only one of the three sets was close. It's still just one match, however, and the Tigers showed with their wins against North Park and Soroco that they are capable of turning some heads in the second half of this season.
What's next: Hayden plays on the road at Plateau Valley on Friday.
Soroco volleyball (1-9) lost to Hayden, 3-0, and to West Grand, 3-0
What happened: The Rams showed some serious fight in the Hayden sweep. Coach Kim Reeves said her team's attitude and poise that night was encouraging. However, it was lacking 24 hours later against West Grand.
What it means: Things probably aren't going really well when a team can say it had an up and down weekend after two 3-0 losses, but that's where the Rams are. The schedule doesn't get any easier, but if the team can be as stubborn going forward as it was in that Hayden match, some wins surely await.
What's next: Soroco plays tonight at Vail Christian.
Steamboat soccer (6-4) beat Eagle Valley, 1-0, and Rifle, 6-0
What happened: The Sailors looked comfortable and strong against Rifle, controlling the game with explosive offensive plays. John Vande Velde and Peter White each scored two goals in the 6-0 win.
What it means: Steamboat is alive and, well, kicking. It's been an on-and-off season for the Sailors, but they're playing their best soccer now, when it matters the most.
What's next: Steamboat plays Thursday at Battle Mountain.
Denver Post Week 5 8-man football poll
1 Dayspring Christian (9) 5-0 105 1
2 Hoehne (2) 5-0 99 2
3 Akron 4-1 83 3
4 Elbert 5-0 81 4
5 Fowler 4-1 59 6
6 Caliche 5-0 47 5
7 Norwood 3-1 44 8
8 Hayden 4-1 38 7
9 Walsh 4-1 29 9
10 Kiowa 4-1 9 10
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Springfield 5, Simla 4, Granada 1, Vail Christian 1.
DROPPED FROM RANKING: None.
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- Dayspring Christian, 5-0: Defending champs added another nice win, 42-21, against Merino.
- Hoehne, 5-0: The Farmers haven't had much competition recently. That's not likely to change until the final regular season game, against Fowler.
- Elbert, 5-0: Elbert got a nice win against previously undefeated Kiowa, 42-36.
- Akron, 4-1: The Rams knocked off Haxtun, 40-18, to bounce back from a tight loss against Dayspring.
- Hayden, 4-1: The Tigers had little trouble avoiding a stumbling block in Rangely, 69-30.
- Caliche, 5-0: The next three weeks will provide a chance for Caliche to prove it's the class of its brutal division, with matchups against Akron and Dayspring.
- Norwood, 3-1: It routed Nucla 56-6 and should do the same this weekend to Plateau Valley.
- Fowler, 4-1: Three tough games loom in the next three weeks for Fowler.
- Walsh, 4-1: The Eagles dismissed Holly, 46-7.
- Simla, 4-1: Miami-Yoder didn't prove to be any big test, 42-0. Genoa-Hugo/Karval this week shouldn't, either.


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Mountain View, CA - November 30, 2000 - Synopsys, Inc. reported its fourth quarter and annualresults for the period that ended on October 28, 2000. For the fourth quarter, Synopsys reported revenue of $133.2 million and a net loss, on an earnings before goodwill (EBG) basis, which represents earnings on a fullydiluted basis excluding amortization of intangible assets and in-process research and development, of ($21.0) million, or ($0.33) per share.
As expected, said the company, due to the company's transition to its new license model implemented at the beginning of the quarter, fourth quarter revenue and net income declined from the same period last year, when it reported revenue of $228.3 million and net income of $55.4 million, or $0.75 per share in the same period last year. Synopsys booked 80 percent of its product orders under the new subscription model during the fourth quarter.
On a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) basis, net loss after amortization of intangible assets and in-process research and development, and including unusual charges, was ($22.3) million, or ($0.34) per share, compared with net income of $53.0 million, or $0.72 per share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 1999.
Revenue for fiscal year 2000 was $783.8 million, compared with revenue for fiscal year 1999 of $806.1 million. EBG net income, excluding amortization of intangible assets and in-process research and development, was $112.3 million or $1.58 per share, compared with EBG net income of $190.7 million or $2.60 pershare, for fiscal year 1999.
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Hi Forum,
Quite a few years ago we used a chisel plow spike that was made out of angle iron. That shape naturally kept its point as it wore down and the fields were very smooth to drive across. But even with the four inch model, it would not bury much trash. Back then we were wanting a lot less trash on top so we did not purchase them again.
Now with the equipment I farm with today I think I would like to try them again. It seems to me they were made in a machine shop in the upper Midwest somewhere. They even had come out with an angle iron sweep. The paint they used on them was a sort of turquoise blue.
If anyone knows the number or name of the place, I would like to see if they still have a few around or still would manufacture on a small batch basis.