         asyncRequest = new AsyncRequest();
 
         if (destination)
+        {
             this.destination = destination;
+            asyncRequest.destination = destination;
+        }
 
         _operations = {};
     }

    public function willTrigger(type:String):Boolean
    {
        return eventDispatcher.willTrigger(type);
    }

    //---------------------------------

    public function set destination(name:String):void
    {
        asyncRequest.destination = name;
    }


    //----------------------------------
    //  managers
    //----------------------------------

    private var _managers:Array;

    /**
     * The managers property stores a list of data managers which modify the
     * behavior of this service.  You can use this hook to define one or more
     * manager components associated with this service.  When this property is set,
     * if the managers have a property called "service" that property is set to 
     * the value of this service.  When this service is initialized, we also call
     * the initialize method on any manager components.
     */
    public function get managers():Array
    {
        return _managers;
    }

    public function set managers(mgrs:Array):void
    {
        if (_managers != null)
        {
            for (var i:int = 0; i < _managers.length; i++)
            {
                var mgr:Object = _managers[i];
                if (mgr.hasOwnProperty("service"))
                    mgr.service = null;
            }
        }
        _managers = mgrs;
        for (i = 0; i < mgrs.length; i++)
        {
            mgr = _managers[i];
            if (mgr.hasOwnProperty("service"))
                mgr.service = this;
            if (_initialized && mgr.hasOwnProperty("initialize"))
                mgr.initialize();
        }
    }

    //----------------------------------
