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It has unfortunately become a long story now.
I am waiting for Jason here (who has indeed been remarkably understanding and helpful so far) to sort out few things. It would be unfair for me to rant here without giving him a chance.
I am also hesitant to keep involving him directly. But Ares Contact phone goes to VM of a person who would only be back on the 23rd! Email to Ares Support has not been responded to for the past 48 hrs. Hobbytown Customer support is just a call center. She said someone from corporate would call back.
I am hoping I would not be resigned to eat the $100.Being a rookie pilot is not easy!
Will keep you posted.
Hello everyone,
Apologies for our delayed response as myself, many of our (Ares) and HobbyTown USA's support staff were attending the HobbyTown USA National Convention this week. The managers and staff from many HobbyTown stores, as well as staff from most of the leading manufacturers and distributors in the industry, were also in attendance this week. The convention ended earlier today and most of us will be traveling tomorrow but we've already contacted bamb_i and will be sure to help him out in any way possible.
Also, we heard lots of positive feedback regarding the Gamma 370 here at the convention. Everyone that's had a chance to fly the airplane in 'stock' form agrees it's a fantastic trainer and sport flyer, and most stores have already sold out of the RFR version. And those that have had a chance to fly it with the optional aileron wing and brushless power system installed were often surprised by the aerobatic capability and performance...even including pilots that often fly much larger and high-performance airplanes (myself included ).
On a related note, the next shipments of parts and airplanes are already on the way to the warehouse now, but in the meantime please be sure to check for immediate availability with your local store (especially if you're interested in picking up an RFR version). And while not all HobbyTown USA stores have the airplanes and/or parts in stock at the moment (since they were just released a few weeks back), after the very positive feedback heard here at the convention hopefully nearly all will have stock after the next shipments arrive.
PS chucksolo69...we hope to visit the San Marcos store with Gamma 370 demo models in the next week or so
Jason Merkle
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Jason, that is great news. I am itching to get my hands on the "aileron" wing and brushless system, but didn't want to have to drive all the way out to the Temecula area to do so. One question though, does the aileron wing include the installed servos or will I have to provide those and install them myself? Thanks.
Hello all... I'm a new member and a new follower of this website. I'm a beginner with about 2 hours of rc flying time experience. After flying Cox Sky Cruisers and Sky Raiders and a Flyzone Albatross 3 channel micro planes, I purchased a Parkzone P-51 micro 4 channel as a challenge to myself to "graduate" to full aileron control. I tried to fly the P-51 at the local flying field and "buddy boxed" with a senior flyer. The little plane tossed around in light breezes and I realized that these little planes, that I'm so enamored by are not that great for learning how to fly. Thus, Last week I got one of the RTF Ares Gamma 370's at my local Hobby Town Store after watching the YouTube videos. I was quite impressed. I also got the aileron wing upgrade, the brush less motor, the necessary servo and servo wire, all for the future. I've had 6 flights so far, all w/o drama (which is what I wanted).
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Sorry, I hit the send button before I wanted... let me finish my story. Of those 6 flights, I busted 2 props on landings that were what I thought quite docile. Cheap fixes. The overall flight experience was great. Great visibility and stability. A loop here and there. I got it to about 500 away and had great confidence in control. No problem with moderate breezes. I wouldn't have had that with those smaller planes that I have. I really want to feel fluent with 3 channel flying before installing the hi power motor and aileron wing. Maybe in another month. I highly recommend joining the AMA and a local rc flying club. Those with experience can save you a lot of money in helping you not crash your plane. It's not rocket science but flying RC is definitely better when taught and learned rather than by the school of hard crashes, which becomes very expensive and discouraging.
My goal for the next 6 flights is not to bust any props!
Well, had a bit of a hard time today with the Gamma 370. I had just taken off and it was flying fine when I went into a turn and the plane stopped responding. It luckily crashed in some tall weeds and the damage was limited to a broken prop. I replaced the prop and flew her again. Just after take off, the plane again stopped responding. It crashed again and luckily, no damage. I took her back to the car and opened her up. I noticed that when I touched the battery, the servos would glitch and the light on my Spektrum AR6100e would go out. I happened to have a EC2 to Tamiya connector and changed the battery out with one of the batteries from my HZ Firebird Stratos. Everything worked as it was supposed to. Anyway, the culprit turned out to be a bad battery wire where it joins the body of the battery. This caused a power outage and made the RX stop communicating with the TX. Anyway, the Ares lipo batteries that fit the Gamma 370 are only $15.00 so no big thing, I'm just glad the plane survived.
Hey everyone,
This thread has been helpful to me to pick out my next plane. I've got this plane in my cart over on the Hobbytown website! I'm wondering if someone could please tell me how much the aileron upgrade is and how much the brushless motor upgrade is? I've seen the pricing on the batteries, but I'm not having any luck with how much the other upgrades are.
Also, I am new to the acronym, RFR. I understand that it is "Ready For Receiver", and I own a Futaba AZPT4EX-72. But, I know little of how I would buy a receiver that would match the transmitter and the plane. Plus, I would have no idea how to buy a battery along with it, and if so, what battery could I buy and use in this plane. I guess I would also need a LIPO charger... It is confusing for me, at this point.
Please let me know. Thanks!
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Drifter, I answered your questions here:
This is HobbyTown USA pricing: The aileron wing upgrade was $29. The servo was $9. The servo wire was $3.
I purchased the RTF version even though I already have a Spektrum DX5e because I don't have a spektrum receiver yet. The RFR version was $79, RTF was $129. BTw... the plane comes with battery and charger. The brushless motor with ESC was $40.
Hope this helps
Well, I've had 3 more flights, all successful, all with perfect landings and NO broken props! The Gamma floats like a butterfly when landing with no power. I have 2 stock 1000Mah batteries and a 1350Mah battery giving me a total of over 35 minutes of in-air flight time at one outing! This has been most rewarding especially considering that I pretty much totaled my PZ Micro P-51 yesterday (waaaahhhh!). Damn Ailerons! I'll figure them out hopefully before the summer's done. In the meantime my main goal is to master 3 channel flying. I'm almost there.
If/when I convert the Gamma to 4 channel and brushless I need to remind myself to give myself plenty of altitude. The YouTube videos of aileron flying with the Gamma are very sexy and low altitude and I'm kidding myself if I think I can do any of those maneuvers anytime this year!
BTW - I really like the motor "arming" button on the side of the plane. You can never be too safe.
I LOVE the arming button for the motor! Smart. Very smart.
I've nearly slashed my wrist with other planes. That is a rather unsettling feeling!
I found that for me, the trick to flying a 4 channel plane, where the ailerons basically replace the rudder function on a 3 channel plane, is to get a radio that has adjustable dual rates. I recently purchased and maidened a Parkzone T-28 Trojan. I fly it with a Spektrum DX6i. After my first successful maiden flight, I crashed it on my second flight. I fixed it and realized that since the DX6i is a compute radio and you need to set the dual rates, unlike my first radio, the DX5e which are programmed in to the TX for you. I threw the dual rates switches on my DX6i thinking I was getting dual rates......wrong; it was a dumb mistake on my part. I have since set the dual rates on my T-28 to 60% aileron and rudder and 75% elevator. This makes the T-28 easy to fly as the control throws are set so the plane isn't as twitchy as on full 100% rate. Keep in mind too, that because the Gamma has dihedral in the wings, it will self right itself if you let go of the sticks. Any low wing plane with ailerons and with little to no dihedral in the wings will NOT self right. When you bank into a turn, you need to cancel the turn by righting the plane yourself using opposite aileron. That is the hardest thing that I had to learn when going from 3 channel to 4 channel. Also, when banking a 4 channel plane, you need to remember to give the plane a little bit of up elevator so she doesn't lose too much altitude and banks smoothly. Remember the old rule for 4 channel planes, BANK with the ailerons, and then YANK a bit of up elevator; the old Bank and Yank approach. Works everytime.
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The company draws up an annual list of the Netherlands' leading brands. Last year the sale of branded goods in the Netherlands rose 1.5%, but supermarket own brands rose almost 5%.
'There is a clear trend,' researcher Ronald Laureijsen told Nos television. 'If we look at the period 2003 to 2012, own brands rose 7% and A brands a little over 1%.'
The greatest growth last year was in organic and frozen food, Laureijsen said.
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1 Campina (dairy)
2 Marlboro
3 Douwe Egberts (coffee)
4 Coca Cola
5 Heineken
6 Unox (soup, smoked sausage)
7 Dr Oetker (frozen pizza, bakery)
8 Frische Vlag (dairy)
9 Pall Mall (tobacco)
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The Energysport is such a neat concept! While riding your bike, you can charge your gadgets and devices by the Energysport kinetic energy.
How it works is that the Energysport is attached to the hub of the wheel and while riding your bike, it amps up in kinetic energy which is then converted into electricity. The energy is stored in the Energysport, and can be used to recharge any of your gadgets or devices. What a great concept to get people riding again!
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Anyone have an idea at what this lizard is please sunning itself in our poly tunnel? - was approx 5 - 5.5 inches long.
I think it's just a common lizard
I agree it looks like Lacerta vivipara the Viviporous or common Lizard. However it could be a Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) a species that have been introduced illegally.
There is a small breeding population around Mevagissy in Cornwall. See: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/highexplosive/SARG/02000-Activities/SurveyAndMonitoring/WallLizard/SARGwallLizards.html
The only other indiginous lizards that we have in the UK are the Sand Lizard (Lacerta agillis) and the Slow worm (Anguis fragillis).
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Unpacking the Racial Politics at Play in the John Wiley Price Case
Brace yourself for the deluge of John Wiley Price articles in the coming weeks and months. The weekend has already seen a load of them. Let's follow one of the plot lines ...
Brace yourself for the deluge of John Wiley Price articles in the coming weeks and months. The weekend has already seen a load of them.
Part of the unpacking of the Price case will entail putting Southern Dallas politics on the therapist's couch, so to speak. We've already seen some of that. Gromer Jeffers tackles the question of race head on in his column over the weekend, and the most important point he raises is the curious omission of the companies that allegedly paid Price and his compatriots for political favors from the indictment. Where are the charges against (white) big wigs like Ross Perot Jr.'s Hillwood? After all, when the last political corruption trial went down, Don Hill was convicted along with Brian Potashnik, the white developer who paid for favors (and eventually testified against Hill). Maybe charges will be brought against Hillwood eventually, but regardless, the timing sets up the narrative — already being fielded by the codefendant's lawyers — that there are racial motivations at play.
That's the card we all knew the defendants would play, but more interesting to me is the particular social dynamic that has kept someone like John Wiley Price in power for so long. After all, as Rudy Bush pointed out in his column, reading Friday's indictment evoked little sense of surprise. Didn't we already know this is how Price operated? Haven't we been reading about it since, oh, at least 1991?
James Ragland's piece over the weekend begins to dig into the particular mentality that has helped entrench Price. Reporting on constituent reactions to Price's indictment, one source in particular stuck out to me, K.D. Price (unrelated to John Wiley), who expressed a peculiar and particular blend of disgust and acceptance over the allegations of corruption.
"It's about time," said K.D. Price, 61 … "You can only go so long. All that money came from somewhere."
But even though he and others were suspicious of the commissioner's lifestyle, K.D. Price said, he still voted for him.
"What's the difference between him and the next guy?" he said. "That's the way I see it. That's why I vote for him.
"He was our man downtown for a long time."
As it all unfolds, John Wiley Price's saga will continue describe this particular disposition, a resignation rooted in a complex and multi-faceted experience of historical ostracization.


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WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- Adam LaRoche bashed a pair of homers and drove in four runs Tuesday, powering the Washington Nationals over Baltimore 9-3 in an interleague game.
LaRoche smacked a three-run homer in the first inning for a quick Washington lead and added a solo shot in the eighth.
In between, Tyler Moore and Roger Bernadina cracked back-to-back homers to put Washington ahead.
With the game tied 3-3 in the fourth, Moore belted an 0-2 pitch from Kevin Gausman into the Orioles bullpen for a two-run shot, and Bernadina followed with his first homer of year, a blast into the right-field stands.
Kurt Suzuki went 3-for-4 with a run scored for the Nats, who rebounded from a 6-2 loss Monday in the first contest of their four-game, home-and-home rivalry series with the Orioles.
Zach Duke (1-1) notched the decision with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief.
Gausman (0-2) was lit up for seven runs on eight hits over four full innings in his second major-league start for Baltimore.
J.J. Hardy went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and and Chris Davis added two hits, including a bases-empty clout, in the O's loss.


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Utah state Sen. Stuart Reid's effort to end the cycle of poverty by helping children is refreshing and timely. In doing so, he has brought public attention to the fact that our way of helping those in need today may not be working, or may even be part of the problem.
Helping those in need has become an industry organized to deal with symptoms and at the convenience of the professionals ?— "who know best." For almost every human problem — lack of income, jobs, food or shelter, delinquency, teen pregnancy, school drop out, family violence — we have developed a program. And if you ask the professionals, they will tell you they need more resources, better coordination, communication and collaboration — and the new one, "partnerships." Professional administrators have created elaborate data systems to tell lawmakers how efficient they are in running their organizations, instead of how effective they are in helping solve problems.
Philanthropy, and the concern for one's neighbor, was born out of deep values Americans held about caring for each other and is rooted in volunteerism by individuals, religions and nonprofit groups. As our society became more complex during the industrial revolution, we created public institutions to compliment and even supplant private philanthropy. While public institutions started out with a culture of compassion, they have become impersonal, lacking compassion, and more concerned with the efficiency of the organization than providing the help for which they were created. Lost is the caring, compassion and dignity of the individual needing the help. "Perhaps the most serious cost of a service orientation (is) it neglects the poverty of the spirit in ministering to the needs of the flesh" (Cahn & Cahn, The War on Poverty, Yale Law Journal, July 1964).
The challenge in solving the problem of poverty is structural, while maintaining the values we hold — caring for one's neighbor and the dignity of every individual. Forgotten, for the sake of the organization and efficiency, is the need to treat the whole person in the context of family and community. In their haste to solve the immediate problems, agencies deal with the symptoms and ignore the causes, allowing the problems to worsen and become cyclical.
Agencies tend to focus on the pathology of individuals rather than building upon their strengths and the family. Missing in the helping process is the involvement of individuals in finding solutions to their problems. By involving them, professionals convey hope and the belief that individuals have the power to manage their own lives. Social work students have been known to be successful in helping families because of the optimism they have about people succeeding.3 comments on this story
The structural change required in the social service system must involve the people who are touched by the problem of poverty. Simply having professionals redesign the system will result in business as usual. The poor may be poor, but they have the ability to solve problems if encouraged to do so. The war on poverty proved that poor people could bring about change as they began to find the power within to manage their destiny. Studies have shown that if solutions to problems are to be found and lasting, they must come from the individuals who are touched and affected by the problem.
In solving the problems of poverty, lawmakers and professionals should make the family the entity to treat, rather than the individual. This would allow for follow-through, accountability and assure the agency deals with the underlying causes of poverty rather than the symptoms.
Let's work towards having healthy families — healthy children will follow.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Hammy's Roadside Bar would like to thank the community for a great turnout Saturday, Aug. 24, to support Feathered Friends Sanctuary & Rescue.
Your generous donations will help to feed and care for the adopted birds.
It was truly an amazing display of beautiful birds.
For more information and/or to make a donation, please visit feathered-friends.com.
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Colo. grumbles over Romney face time
Fox 31's Eli Stokols reports that Mitt Romney will make appearances in Denver Sunday and Monday amid local frustrations about the amount of time he's devoted to campaigning in Colorado.
In Colorado, prominent conservatives far enough removed from the campaign to speak freely and honestly asked the same question about Romney: where has he been?
"President Obama has been here so much he's probably paying property taxes at this point," Independence Institute President Jon Caldara told me on Tuesday. "I can't even remember the last time Mitt Romney's been here."
A check of the calendar shows that it's been more than a month since Romney set foot in Colorado soil on Aug. 2 for a rally at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds (although, in fairness, Romney was scheduled to campaign in Pueblo last Sunday but cancelled the event after a small plane crash shut down the airport there).
The tug of war over a nominee's schedule is customary for a presidential campaign but in Colorado's case, it's not just the paucity of Romney visits that is frustrating some Republicans. It's also where he's chosen to campaign when he's been in the critical Rocky Mountain West battleground state.
There's been grumbling about the relatively little attention he's devoted to the populous, competitive Denver suburbs as compared to the Western Slope and Colorado Springs, where he's made several visits to energize the GOP base.
"I think Mitt Romney needs to be here, and he needs to be in the Jefferson County and Arapahoe County suburbs, not in Pueblo," former state GOP chair Dick Wadhams tells Stokols.
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Chances are , your HDD isn't compatible.
Do a quick search for the dios mios hdd compatibility list.
Sent from my IPhone,Jax.
So I modded my wii about 6 months ago and I tried to do the whole dios mios thingy and I go no where. I formatted my hard drive and did all the steps but when I would go into something like usb loader no games would show. I probably missed something or have something on that I shouldn't. Just need some help .
Then go down to the lower right side and make sure you have it set to burn at 4x.
It's really that simple, then you just use a program called Neogamma to load the disc.
This is all assuming your wii is capable of reading back up disc's.
Also use DVD-R disc's, those are compatible with the wii...very few wii's can play the DVD+R disc'c.


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Anthony Logan Cole's JUST MISUNDERSTOOD to Return to the Metropolitan Room, 5/11
On May 11th, Anthony Logan Cole will return to the Metropolitan Room in Manhattan with his solo concert Anthony Logan Cole: Just Misunderstood, a celebration of Broadway's best villains and misunderstood characters.
Join Anthony for an evening of spectacular music and hilarious backstage stories as he explores the dynamic roles from his repertoire, as well as a few he hopes to play in the future.
In this special concert, Anthony will be joined by Off-Broadway star Lauren Lawson and International Pop Sensation Brady Cudmore from the hit Off-Broadway production of Honestly Abe-The Musical, with special accompaniment by Henry Koperski.
Tickets can be purchased at metropolitanroom.com.
Anthony Logan Cole has numerous regional and international credits, including: the Original Middle East casts of Les Miserables (Javert), Jekyll and Hyde (Jekyll/Hyde), US productions of Beauty And The Beast (Beast), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), RENT (Mark and Benny), AIDA (Radames), and many more. He is currently playing Tom Lincoln in the hit Off-Broadway production Honestly Abe-The Musical at The Actor's Temple and will be playing Gary Mitchell in World Premier of Where No Man Has Gone Before-The Unauthorized Star Trek Parody Musical in Washington DC this June. For more information on Anthony Logan Cole, follow Anthony on Facebook (www.facebook.com/AnthonyLoganCole) and Twitter (@AnthonyLoganCol).


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You guys, Outside Lands is tomorrow and I wasn't even thinking about it. How far removed we have become in the last few years. Actually though I went to go see HONNE last weekend while I was in LA and it was like the first show that I'd been to in months since February or something. I'd forgotten how happy these used to make me, how expensive they were, and how much time I dedicated to shows every week and then every month.
This lineup looks great though! This is the first time I think I'm actually hearing about this festival, but Alina, The Internet, A$AP, Chance, Schoolboy – the gang's all here!
It's important to note that this music festival name was so hard for me to remember that when I searched it in Google right after to find an image of this lineup, I typed in "Camp Flag Gnog." Nailed it.


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Saturday Art: Sitting on It!
Sit on it or place your collectibles upon these magnificent pieces. Whether it is your bum or a favorite piece, it will certainly be noticed by the art on which it sits.
As most of you know, I have been on a mission to find and highlight some of our country's artists and craftspeople. I feel that we cannot overlook the talent and use of today's great works. We must hold our own up in this ever growing Global economy and their work is truly American Art.
Today I'd like to introduce you to Scott Deming. He is self taught and I first caught a glimpse of his work at an Appalachian Art Show. His furniture is striking. I had never before seen this type of bended wood type of illusion. Like those famous "Paris Chairs" from the 50's and 60's, I think this flowing lifelike furniture will soon be seen in Design Houses. . . .
Take a moment to look and reflect on these examples of his work. I've included his contact information and his Artistic Statement below:
Artist: Scott Deming, firstname.lastname@example.com
Artist Statement: "In 1986, with no previous experience, I started working full time with wood. I'm self-taught and developed my current style back in the early 90's. It has been evolving ever since. I work mainly with domestic hardwoods, preferring to use a combination of light and dark wood, creating pieces with contrast.
My goal is to design one-of-a-kind pieces with a sense of movement and an organic flow. I achieve this by sculpting the wood using a series of grinders and sanders, working without sketches keeping my work spontaneous and flowing."


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Women Helping Women helps get under privileged women back on their feet and into some clothes. Women Helping Women helps outfit women and provide them with toilet-trees. Many of the women receive clothes suitable for an interview as most of the women we help are seeking jobs. When women come to Women Helping Women they are provided with a personal shopper that helps them pick out the right clothes that are comfortable and well fitting for each woman. When women leave they are so thankful for what they have received and also feeling confident with what Women Helping Women has provided them with, will help brighten their future. Women Helping Women also runs many other events throughout the year such as outfitting and sending teen girls to Prom as well as many other fundraising events.
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The Nike Blazer is bangin' out a bunch of great designs lately, and this one is made for the hardcore Nike fans. For those living the 'Swoosh Life', these new Nike SB Blazer High Premiums are perfect, as that phrase is embroidered on the heel tab of this new pair. 'Swoosh Life' also appears on the insoles, complimenting the subtle mix of white, black, gum and bright red. Expect these to drop later this summer. via N-SB.org
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By Emily Sorensen
It was a full house last night at the Poway Unified School District school board meeting, with concerned community members coming out to support the Westview Navy JROTC and ask for more time on the sale of the Rancho Bernardo water tower site. The board also reviewed the 2011-2012 financial audit report.
Supporters of the Westview Navy JROTC program made a strong showing, with 16 members of the JROTC showing up in full uniform, with 11 people, a mixture of JROTC members and parents, speaking up on the importance of the JROTC program, and why it needs both support from the district, and the promised second instructor. The Westview JROTC has 122 members this year, with 66 new members joining this year alone. PUSD has an agreement with the Navy to provide two instructors for the program, with the Navy paying half the instructor's salary.
The sale of the Rancho Bernardo water tower site, a property owned by the school district that the community of Rancho Bernardo hopes the city will purchase to turn into a park, continued to be controversial, with six community members speaking to the board and asking for a 90-day delay on opening the sale to outside bids. The community hoped to use the time to convince the city to purchase the property (valued at $6.6 million). The board agreed to table the sale for 60 days, and revisit it at the January board meeting.
Some confusion in the community was cleared up surrounding the release of the 2011-2012 financial audit. This audit report, which is not the anticipated forensic audit report of the controversial capital appreciation bonds, is instead a required, yearly audit done by an independent company, Wilkinson Hadley King & Co. LLP.
This comprehensive audit covers all of the district's funds, including general funds, Mello-Roos bonds and the capital appreciation bonds. While the revelation of the district's debt being $2.5 billion by 2050 seems shocking to those used to hearing a debt of nearly $1 billion, Associate Superintendent Malliga Tholandi explained that this number covered the district's entire debt, not just the debt caused by the capital appreciation bonds.
The board also moved ahead on the creation of Community Facilities District 15 (Del Sur East), which will eventually be next to School #39, the new K-8 school which will be built in Del Sur. A public hearing has been set for 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17 at the school district's offices. Steps were also taken toward finalizing the site lease, sublease and construction services agreement for School #39.
A first reading was also held for the 2013-2014 school calendar. Though not finalized, the school year should begin no earlier than Wednesday, Aug. 21, and end no later than Thursday, June 12.


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The general election campaign for the open seat in New York's 26th congressional district is still largely defined by the rocky primary season that preceded it. Former businessman Chris Lee ran unopposed for the Republican nomination in the district that covers parts of seven counties across a broad swath of upstate New York between Rochester and Buffalo, giving him a substantial financial advantage. As of the last official reporting on August 20, he had about $750,000 on hand, including $470,000 from his own pocket. Meanwhile, his Democratic opponent, environmental lawyer Alice Kryzan, had to compete in a bruising primary contest and reported having just $95,000 on hand.
Despite the fact that Kryzan is spending a lot of her energy making up this financial deficit, the tough primary fight was to her advantage. She was the dark horse against two other Democrats an Iraq war veteran who had the backing of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and a millionaire who'd previously run against the district's retiring Congressman, Republican Tom Reynolds. After Kryzan's opponents fired off a series of nasty television attacks ads, she produced a brilliantly effective one showing two men engaged in a brawl near a park bench. In the ad, Kryzan appears in the foreground and says, "Boys, take it somewhere else." The high-road message was widely credited with turning the primary in Kryzan's favor, and she ended up with 41% of the vote.
The primary scuffle also helped Kryzan's name recognition and she emerged better known than her opponent Lee, a key advantage in a contest between two political neophytes. Still, the primary battle hasn't made it easy for Kryzan to consolidate Democratic support. Neither of her former Democratic opponents has endorsed her, and one remains on the ballot as the Working Families Party candidate. The party has signaled that it intends to endorse Kryzan, but the local Republican party structure is challenging the constitutionality of changing the name on the ballot.
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Recently we have been sharing our experiences with other constituencies - in early October with the Warwickshire Youth Choir, an initiative of Garry Jones to get young tenors and basses involved in choral activity; a week later with the much younger set of boys from year 2 of New College School, whose imagination might be fired by joining in our evensong; and the week after that with the maîtrise of Metz Cathedral. With them we sang a setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis by Charles Gounod, and of course Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine. I have to say, their French pronunciation was even better than ours. Three very different constituencies, but all three fitting very naturally within the dimension of our chapel and our work.
One thing becomes very clear on these occasions: it's not the raw talent alone of our singers that makes New College Choir special; it is also, and decidedly, a regime with a sufficient critical mass of choral activity. It's that which allows us to get up to speed within two weeks. EH


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So I have an old hex receiver low wall mosin, that has been bubba'ed. I got it years ago for a song. Last weekend, I found an old mosin PU mount and was wondering if all the PU snipers were round receivers? I bought the mount and cannot find a place where it could mount solidly on this receiver. My buddy has a PU repro, and I know his is a round receiver but he is out of town so I can't inspect it closer. Any thoughts?


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Mt. Sterling homicide still unsolved
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It's been two-and-a-half years since the murder of a Mount Sterling woman, and no one faces charges yet in her death.
34-year-old Kathy Blentlinger was found dead in her bedroom after an early morning fire November ninth of 2007.
The following June, a Brown County Coroner's jury ruled her death a homicide.
KHQA's Rajah Maples asked the Brown County State's Attorney earlier this week where the case stands now, and if a killer is any closer to being found.
Family members described Blentlinger as an outgoing person who loved spending time with her family, especially her young son. She lived with her 8 year old son, but he wasn't home when the fire broke out. Blentlinger was going to school to pursue her dream of becoming a medical assistant when her life was cut short.
This was all that was left of her house after the fire in her home at 202 East South Street. A state fire marshal's office investigator says the blaze was started by gasoline spilled on the back porch. Autopsy results show Blentlinger died of smoke inhalation.
It's been more than two years since Kathy Blentlinger died. Her house has been bulldozed, and grass now grows in its place. But the story of how she lost her life is nowhere near closed.
Mark Vincent was elected Brown County State's Attorney in November 2008. The Illinois State Police, who now heads up the investigation, immediately briefed Vincent after he took office. Here are all of the files and reports to date, packed into this box. Vincent told me persons of interest have been identified.
Vincent said, "The investigators have continued to follow up on leads and conducted dozens of interviews of family members of the deceased, family members of the persons of interest. They've conducted surveillance work, consulted with the FBI. They've continued to follow up on leads ever since, and the case certainly hasn't gone cold as far as they're concerned, or me."
Vincent says he plans to meet with the criminal enforcement division of the attorney general's office next month to find out if there's enough evidence to seek a grand jury indictment.
Vincent said, "That division of the attorney general's office assists smaller counties like ours with these types of technical investigations. Arson murders are difficult cases. Of course, there's no statute of limitation on murder, but there is double jeopardy. So if we decide there's enough evidence to proceed with criminal prosecution, we would like to have a good likelihood of success, because if we weren't successful, at least with that defendant, that would be the end of the case."
Vincent told me his office has been in contact with Blentlinger's family on a fairly regular basis. He says it's extremely important to them to proceed with the case if and whenever possible.
Do you think this case will be solved?
Vincent said, "It's hard to say. I think there is a lot of evidence, but one of the things we have to consider as prosecutors is, a lot of the evidence we have may not be admissible in the criminal trial, and whether it's solved or whether there's a conviction are two different things, I think, in the opinion of those who know the facts. So, that's a difficult question."
Evidence and leads are just as important to this case as any other.
Brown County State's Attorney Mark Vincent urges anyone with information about this case to contact either his office or the Illinois State Police.


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FRANKFURT, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Helpling, the online marketplace for household cleaners backed by Germany's Rocket Internet, has raised 13.5 million euros ($16.8 million) from investors to fund its race to go global before rivals stake out the territory.
Berlin-based Helpling aims to do for home cleaning what Airbnb and Uber have done for room-sharing and ride-sharing respectively, using reviews and ratings to bring transparency to the market.
Helpling launched its online service to connect households with domestic cleaners in March and has expanded rapidly into 150 cities in seven countries across Europe and, most recently, to Brazil.
The start-up is one of the latest entrants into the opaque market for cleaning services, where it competes with U.S.-based Homejoy, backed by Google Ventures, and firms with names such as TaskRabbit, Handybook, Direct Cleaner, Hassle and Mopp.
But the biggest competitor of Helpling and its rivals is the black market that dominates domestic cleaning services in most countries.
In Germany, where Helpling operates in 50 cities, most home cleaning work is done for cash, based on informal referrals, outside the reach of tax authorities.
"In general, Germans like to follow the rules," Helpling Co-founder Benedikt Franke said. "Yet 90 percent of domestic cleaning work in Germany happens on the black market. We offer a legal way for the two sides to do business together."
Helpling's so-called Series A financing round draws in new investors Mangrove Capital Partners, the first investor in pioneering European start-up Skype, frequent Rocket co-investor Phenomen Ventures, angel investor Point Nine Capital and serial entrepreneur Lukasz Gadowski.
Helpling is one of the youngest in the stable of start-ups backed by Rocket Internet to receive fresh funding in the weeks since Rocket's initial public offering in October.
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April 2003
April 2003
UK Releases by John
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Spring is upon us û at least in this part of the world - and the renewed sense of optimism this season generally brings with it just happens to coincide with some very notable genre releases û and one in particular tops this month's list.
I distinctly remember thinking as I watched New York's twin towers collapse that fateful day, that the events of September 11th would inevitably be finding their way into our particular area of fiction. As a disaster of such epic science fictional proportions, its examination by our writers was always going to somehow be necessary. Indeed how our authors might speculate on both the true causes and the consequences of 9/11 may in the end help us make some sense of it.
It is only now that we are seeing these works begin to appear, works in which those terrible events are acknowledged and used as part of the story fabric û the first to come to my attention was Iain Banks' Dead Air (albeit published here as mainstream) and now û already published in the US back in February û we have William Gibson's brilliant Pattern Recognition", (Reviewed here in February), the publication of which is recognised by The Observer newspaper as one of the top 50 events of 2003 . Pattern Recognition is a hard cover published by Penguin Viking on April 23rd, priced at ú16.99.
I found this a superb read û Gibson's novel is as sharp and as "cutting-edge" as we would expect of him, his tight style hardwiring the story into the reader's brain. The whole thing is a master class in prose writing. I was particularly taken by the fact that much of the novel being set in Camden û a part of London where I have lived for eight years. It is a fascinating thing to see one's own locale as through the eyes of a Gibson character. Indeed it is a experience I would recommend to everyone!
The author will be making a rare appearance in the UK during the week of publication. Details of his signing tour are thus. Some of these events will be ticket only and you'd be advised to contact the bookstore branch in question for further details.
And so onto this month's other UK releases, beginning with Gollancz. Their main title for April is the new novel by James Lovegrove, Untied Kingdom (see my review in this issue) û this is released in both hard cover (priced ú17.99) and trade paperback (ú10.99).
Mary Gentle, author of the superb Ash and another of the UK's top rank writers, sees a collection of her works published by Gollancz this April. White Crow" "àbrings together three brilliantly imaginative, powerful and disturbing tales û Rats and Gargoyles, The Architecture of Desire and Left to His Own Devices û and the linked short fiction, and confirms Mary Gentle as one of the foremost writers of dark and visionary fantasy." White Crow is a thick 800 odd page paperback, and is most definitely a bargain at only ú9.99. Also in mass market paperback this month is Sheri S. Tepper's The Visitor", priced at ú6.99.
In the Fantasy Masterworks series, The History of the Runestaff" is released, an omnibus edition featuring all four of Michael Moorcock's Dorian Hawkmoon adventures û The Jewel in the Skull, The Mad God's Amulet, The Sword of the Dawn and The Runestaff. Number 36 in this indispensable series, The History of the Runestaff is priced at ú7.99.
The final Gollancz title is Cities", a hard cover release of four novellas previously published in signed limited editions by PS Publishing. This collection features The Tain by China MiÚville, Firing the Cathedral, a new Jerry Cornelius story by Michael Moorcock, Geoff Ryman's V.A.O. and A Year in Linear City by Paul di Filippo. With an introduction by Peter Crowther, this ú12.99 edition is must if you were unfortunate enough to miss the original PS releases.
A nice mixed bag from the various Macmillan Imprints this month. From Macmillan themselves, we have a new supernatural mystery novel, the fifth featuring Merrily Watkins by Phil Rickman. The Lamp of the Wicked"is smart hard cover, reasonably priced at only ú10.00. The press release for this title notes that these novels are shortly to be developed for television. Also from Macmillan, a new novel by Justina Robson, a real rising star in British SF. Natural History (see our review) is released in both hardcover (ú16.99) and trade paperback (ú10.99.)
From Macmillan's Pan imprint, there is the mass market paperback release of The Scar by China MiÚville, one of the most important releases of last year and a book that featured highly on virtually every genre (and some non-genre) "Best of 2002" lists (including my own! See Review/Interview). The Scar is priced at ú7.99. From the Macmillan Tor UK imprint comes the mass market release of The Borrible Trilogy" by Michael de Larrabeiti û a set of three novels cited by MiÚville as a major influence upon his work. This omnibus edition is priced at ú7.99. The final Macmillan release is also from Tor UK and is the UK edition of Jonathan Carroll's latest novel, White Apples" (reviewed this issue by Iain Emsley), this is a trade paperback edition priced at ú10.99.
A fantasy feast (with one exception) from Orbit this month. K.J. Parker's second series of novels, The Scavenger Trilogy is wrapped up with the release of the third and final title, Memory. This is a large trade paperback priced atú10.99. Storm of Wings, Chris Bunch's first novel in his Dragonmaster series is issued in mass market paperback as is The Isle of Battle, the second volume in Sean Russell's acclaimed Swan's War series. These are both priced at ú6.99. The final title (and the exception mentioned above) is Super State" by Brian Aldiss, tagged "A novel of future Europe" - this is the mass market edition and is priced at ú6.99.
Fantasy fans will rejoice this month with the release by Transworld Bantam of a brand new David Gemmell novel. White Wolf marks the beginning of new series of stories by this writer who has thirty books to his credit and "world-wide sales in excess of 25 million." White Wolf is published in hard cover, priced ú17.99. Also published by Transworld's Corgi imprint are two mass market Gemmel editions û The Legend of the Deathwalker" and Stormrider" are both priced at ú6.99.
Fantasy too from HarperCollins/Voyager this month in the modest form of only two releases. Raymond E. Feist's Talon of the Silver Hawk" has already been issued in hardcover (in September last year) and now comes out as a trade paperback priced at ú11.99. The second release is by British fantasy writer Jane Welch û The Allegiance of Man", the third title The Book of Man series is a paperback original priced at ú6.99.
The final April title comes from the New English Library, the paperback imprint of Hodder & Stoughton and is the mass market paperback release of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad"by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. This is priced at ú6.99.
More next monthà
® 2003 Ernest Lilley / SFRevu


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Divergent evolution
(1) The process by which an interbreeding population or species diverges into two or more descendant species, resulting in once similar or related species to become more and more dissimilar.
(2) The process of tracing back two or more species to their common ancestor that indicate how they have diversified and diverged.
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Helu, Morris, Royster all will get some looks
ASHBURN -- The Redskins could opt for Alfred Morris' feel-good story, turning the sixth-round pick into a starter. They could opt for reliable Evan Royster, a tough inside runner. Or they could go with Roy Helu, a potential outside threat.
The Redskins don't have one primary back -- they haven't named a starter for Sunday's season opener. They do have three backs capable of helping in some fashion.
In reality, the running game is determined as much by the blocking as the back. If the line -- and tight ends and receivers for that matter -- does its job, then lanes open. Cohesion up front leads to productivity from the backs. Each lineman must be comfortable with how the others operate on combination blocks and cut blocks.
And it's also probably true that each of the three backs will get a chance as a starter this season.
"I like what I've seen in practice. I like what I've seen in the game," coach Mike Shanahan said. "Each guy's got a little bit different quality. It will be interesting to see these guys compete."
Said Royster: "I think they'll keep us in the dark until the day before the game."
Here's a look at all three backs.
Royster » With Tim Hightower unhealthy, Royster entered camp as the No. 1 back. The only reason he momentarily left that spot was because of a sore knee. Royster has excellent vision and makes decisive cuts. The inside zone runs fit him well because of this. He improved in pass protection and does a good job getting yards after contact (or did in his two starts last season). Royster's issue is speed and balance. Both prevented any runs over 28 yards last season. Yet it's tough to ignore his 5.9 yards per carry in 2011.
Morris »
The rookie from Florida Atlantic emerged as one of the best stories in training camp. What he showed likely will transfer over to the regular-season games, too. His style of running -- low pad level, good body lean -- lends itself to positive gains. Indeed, in his 39 carries this summer he lost yards on only three carries -- and 20 gained at least 4 yards. He's not fast -- Morris ran the 40-yard dash in 4.68 seconds at the combine. But he anticipates pressure well, allowing him to make quick cuts.
But Morris struggled picking up the blitz. It's not a matter of desire or technique; it's a matter of recognition. In college he said he was responsible for only half the field. Here, he must pick up blitzes from both sides. Does Shanahan trust him yet in this role? It's a factor.
Helu »
He's tough to figure. He looked like he could carry a heavy load during a four-game stretch in which he ran 96 times. But then he carried a combined four times in the next two games. And this season he already has dealt with sore Achilles tendons, limiting him to two preseason games (but 15 carries for 90 yards in the final one). It's hard to imagine him being ready for a full load.
But he also has the most flash of the three and therefore more long-run potential. Helu shakes more defenders, especially when he can get on the edge. He's better than the other two running the outside stretch zone as well as on screen passes. He was inconsistent in pass protection last season; the coaches say he has improved.


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The Neighborhood Energy Challenge includes:
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Reynolds Gets Key Award
SAN ANTONIO -- Former NASCUS chairman George Reynolds received the organization's Pierre Jay Award, which honors contributions to state-chartered credit unions.
"George exemplifies the meaning of the Pierre Jay Award, and I can't think of anyone more deserving," said NASCUS Chairman Tom Candon. "His contributions to NASCUS have clearly strengthened this organization. We are grateful that we can recognize him for his dedication to regulatory professionalism and his commitment to making the state system better and stronger during his career."
Reynolds, who retired earlier this year after a 34-year career as a state regulator in Georgia, chaired NASCUS from 2007 to 2009. During that time, he testified on Capitol Hill about the importance of preserving the dual chartering system and on the need to allow credit unions to accept secondary capital.
The award, which NASCUS has given annually since 1997, is named for Pierre Jay, who was the first banking commissioner of Massachusetts and granted the first state charter to a credit union.
Reynolds received the award during the luncheon on the opening day of the NASCUS State System Summit.
At the conference, three NASCUS board members began serving new three-year terms: Candon, the deputy commissioner of banking and securities for the Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration; Sue Cowan, the director of the Wisconsin Office of Credit Unions; and Linda Jekel, the director of the Washington Division of Credit Unions. Jekel preceded Reynolds as chairman of NASCUS.
Candon's two-year term as chairman runs through September 2011. The board also re-elected Orla Beth Peck, supervisor of credit unions at the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, as chairman-elect and Cowan as secretary-treasurer.


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I recently received a case of Blenheim's hot ginger ale and was impressed with its spicy flavor. However, I find it lacking the punch of some ginger beers and am wondering if anyone who has tried the Blenheim's ginger beer can offer a comparison to their hot ginger ale.
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