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|Plymouth, England
|This is where it all started!
|the coastal path in Cornwall
|A small bloom reminds me of Wordworth's Lucy poems.
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and oh,
The difference to me!
I am a Romantic wanderer who probably carries as much in her mind as she does on her back. Maybe more!!! My life is made richer through the connections to books, poems and stories. Consequently, I need to process the world at my own speed. Through different travel experiences, I am learning more about myself.
|Janet and I visited White Rock on the week-end.
women at a fundraiser last night who had just come from evening yoga on the dock. We often miss out on experiences because we are in a sort of rut at home.
|prawn and scallop salad


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How to do online Apartment Searching: A Guideline
With internet nowadays people are more inclined towards searching the Bathurst accommodation apartments online. The idea is good and there is no doubt that searching the Bathurst accommodation apartments online can really make your job easier. Searching the apartment online requires some guidelines as well and the purpose of this write up is to share these guidelines with individuals like you who are trying to find Bathurst accommodation apartments online.
The Guidelines
- Utilizing the internet for property search is of course more effective as well as easy however it is certainly not a magic. As a property finder you need to have absolute clarity in your mind with regards to what kind of apartment you actually need. Clarity of mind serves as the base for your property search.
- The second thing that holds absolute importance for you is the search parameters. Every online real estate website provides you with search parameters. Use these parameters wisely and filter out all your "musts" in the apartment
- Try to use the mapping feature as well. All you need to do is to add the address of the apartment or the accommodation you are looking for and the map will show where you should be heading, to practically see the apartment.
- There are a lot of scammers out there. The key is that you need to use the real estate portal which has credibility attached with it. There are a lot of credible websites out there and the one which tops the list particularly in the area of Bathurst is Bathurst Stayz
The Final Word
The guidelines mentioned above can really help you in avoiding a lot of mishaps and problems. Try to focus on these guidelines in your next apartment search.

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How to Shrink Fibroids Naturally? Non Surgical Cures to Get Rid of Uterine Tumors
I began to search answers for how to shrink fibroids naturally after being advised of surgical options by my doctor. I used to suffer from fibroids and some of its unbearable symptoms. My stomach was always bloated. My periods used to last much longer than 5 days. Getting intimate with my partner was out of question thanks to fibroids pain.
In addition to surgery my doctor gave me a second option. I could adopt a wait and watch approach he advised me. With the onset of menopause, the tumors would shrink naturally and disappear automatically by doing so. However my symptoms were quite severe. I was not in a position to put up with the fibroids pain endlessly.
I scouted the internet to know more about fibroids surgery. I came across many stories about women who had undergone fibroids surgery and put up with post operative complications. This put me off completely. On the internet I read that the hormone suppressing treatment which needs to be taken prior to the surgery puts women through a "temporary menopause". This often results in a whole lot of related side effects including Osteoporosis.
I read extensively in a number of online forums where women shared information on how to shrink fibroids naturally. I learnt that the most common cure for treating fibroids was to get rid of excess estrogen in our system. This was the most common cause of growth of fibroid tumors in uterus.
Estrogen is naturally produced our body and stored in the fat cells. Hence the easiest way to deal with fibroids is to control your body weight. In addition there are certain pollutants which often mimic the action of estrogen in the body and get stored in the liver. It is extremely important to reduce your exposure to such pollutants. To get rid of estrogen mimickers already stored in your body, a good liver detoxification program is a must.
Stress also has a role to play in growth of fibroids. Women often have to put up with a lot of stress both at home as well as the work place. Research has indicated that this could also be a factor contributing to the growth of fibroid tumors in uterus. To get rid of mental and physical stress, make use of alternative therapies like acupuncture and aromatherapy.
In case you are really serious about treating your fibroids naturally it would be worthwhile for you to consult a qualified herbalist. In fact you can easily identify online herbal guides which will provide you step by step instructions on how to shrink fibroids naturally.


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Gatlinburg! Gatlin—What?, Gatlin—Where?
Gatlinburg is a picturesque mountain town located in Tennessee. A couple was the first who tried to settle in there, and they hardly made it through winter. But as destiny would have it, they became the early settlers to a majestic and reathtaking world. It is said to be the gateway to Smoky Mountains.
What Makes It Interesting?
It is one of the most sought-after towns for tourists because it is immensely rich in culture, inhabited warm-hearted people and of course the incomparable vast nature reserve that they have. As a matter-of-fact, scientists are still stumbling upon new species as to date. An ordinary day will allow you to experience seeing animals in their natural habitat. That's why you always have to be cautious because local parks in Gatlinburg are home to thousands of bears. You'll never know when you'll have a personal encounter with this enormous creature!
Gatlinburg CondosGatlinburg Condos are Gaining PopularityCondos in Gatlinburg TN are slowly gaining popularity among our tourists. Condominiums are individual units of property which are from a divided multi-unit property like buildings. Condos are sought after in crowded places and areas with high tourism values because of the steep prices in property space. Besides, if you want a home, but can't quite afford a big area and the maintenance that goes along with it, you can opt to buy a condo. It can greatly help you get a property through cheaper costs. Additionally, you can even share the maintenance fees with other owners such as the backyard and pool cleaning.Given that a lot of condo owners have seen the growth in tourism, some of them have opted to have their condos rented out for tourists. Thus, they can gain revenue and have someone watch their homes while they are away. Some business-minded people, on the other hand, have condos to fully rent out. This is because they see the value it brings into their income. More and more tourists are choosing to stay in condos for rent in Gatlinburg TN, and they swear by it, that it is indeed a great decision.
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Back in November, the NRA reported on Israeli Public Security Minister, Yitzhak Aharonovitch, announcing a decision to relax the rules governing the carrying of firearms in the wake of the murder of four Orthodox Jewish men and a police officer in a West Jerusalem Temple by terrorists armed with knives, axes and a gun. They noted then that Israeli officials had rightly recognized the protective benefits of "good guys" with guns.
This week, we report on a similar response to another outrageous terrorist attack, this one in Pakistan.
On December 16, Taliban terrorists slaughtered 150 innocent children and teachers at the Army Public School and Degree College in Peshawar. The educators could offer no real resistance as the six-hour ordeal unfolded into the deadliest terrorist attack in Pakistani history. The unarmed teachers were essentially defenseless against their attackers, and that reality is prompting change.
As reported by the Washington Times, Government authorities in northwest Pakistan have now granted teachers permission to carry concealed firearms in schools in response to the attack.
According to the Times story, Mushtuq Ghani, the higher education minister in the Khyber Paktunkhwa provincial government based in Peshawar, said the Cabinet supports the arming of teachers as a logical step after the December rampage.
Mr. Ghani noted that the police are stretched too thin to provide a first line of defense to the region's nearly 50,000 schools. Ghani suggested that armed teachers could at least potentially hold off gunmen until reinforcements arrived.
The story further reports that a local police force has started basic firearm training sessions for teachers interested in learning how to use firearms, and approximately 20 female teachers have already received training from Inspector Rozia Altaf.
"The tragedy of December 16 has emboldened these women," Altaf said. "Most of them were mothers and they were helpless then — they will be never helpless again."
A teacher at the Frontier College for Women said she and 10 other women at her school have received firearms training. When she was asked whether she felt confident of killing a terrorist at her school, she replied, "Yes. Whoever kills innocents, God willing I will shoot them."
The Associated Press reported that some teachers, licensed and trained to carry firearms, have already begun bringing them to school. Meenadar Khan, a teacher at Government High School in Peshawar, is one of them. He said teachers at his school met to discuss the government's plan and agreed it would be good to have armed teachers in the event of an emergency to "defend our school and kids."
The people of Peshawar Province faced implacable evil on December 16. Fortunately, they will not be defenseless should it strike again.
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Diamonds. We love them. Ladies love them. Rent-to-own consultants and gurus love them, too. They're sparkly. They're pricey. That's part of the allure, though, of the diamond, whether it's a round cut, princess or marquise. However, as fun and trendy as it is for a lovely lady to receive such a radiant treasure, one thing's for sure — if you just don't have the funds to buy, you're out of luck. More importantly, if you don't find the right jewel for the money, you're up a creek.
Rent-to-Own Homes Are Just Like That: They're Those Pricey Jewels We Want so Badly But Can't Have
In the real estate market, we look for the best deals. These days, it seems, rent-to-own homes are among those best deals, but they're often difficult to find, hard to negotiate over, and a challenge to traverse through the legal channels of making sure you're in compliance with an industry already littered with pitfalls. This is why oftentimes real estate agents don't care too much for the rent-to-own home, because such a contract only involves the landlord/homeowner and the tenant/home buyer. Nobody else. No lawyers (although they can be included, obviously for a hefty retaining fee), no agents, no nothing.
This Is Where Rent-to-Own Consultants Come In
Rent-to-Own Consultants has changed the real estate landscape to a certain degree: they're the middle man. The advocate. The diamond cutter. With them, they can resolve any need for legal representation, gain access to any list of rent-to-own homes, and even offer affiliate services for anything like credit repair or identity theft protection. They are what they say they are: consultants. And their fee isn't as pricey as any of those diamonds you'll find at Jared.
Aside from this review from RTOR, you can even check out Nationwide Property Value's take on them as well as Assisting Renters' viewpoint and know the truth: the Rent-to-Own Consultants bring the goods as an affiliate of the BBB A-rated H.O.P.E. Program — in any shape, cut or shine you could ever want in a rent-to-own home.
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1812 to 1917
The lands in and around the the prehistoric earthen Indian mounds known as the Mound City Group have been the host to multiple military encampments in addition to being fertile farm land. During the war of 1812, land near Mound City would be used by the military for prisoners of war and was referred to as Camp Bull. These prisoners were captured during fighting that went on across the river from Detroit, Michigan. For the most part, the grounds of Mound City were largely ignored as farmers thought the mounds were a nuisance as they cleared and plowed the adjacent lands methodically and efficiently year after year. In the 1840's, two surveyors by the names of Edwin Davis and Ephraim Squier began an epic partnership that would document hundreds of Hopewellian earthwork sites in detail, including Mound City. Together, these men would conduct surveys and limited excavations throughout the region and at Mound City in an effort to learn about the mysterious people of the Hopewell Culture. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, local militia utilized the land for drilling and training and referred to it as Camp Logan. After the Civil War, the lands of Mound City and those surrounding it would revert back to farming until the early part of the 20th century.
Declaration of War
April 6, 1917. A date that bears significance for the city of Chillicothe, as well as the nation. Congress formally declared war on Germany and thrust the United States into the first World War. As a result, rapid mobilization was required to get ordinary men trained into battle-ready soldiers as war was already raging in Europe, and had been since 1914. Since Chillicothe had already been host to previous military facilities such as Camp Logan during the Civil War and Camp Bull during the War of 1812, it was an obvious choice to host another such facility. This time though, the area would be host to an establishment that would swell the local population from 16,000 to 60,000 in just a matter of a few months. While farmers initially resisted the War Department's efforts to build an Army Cantonment, local businessmen saw the promise of increased revenue and contributed to the government's offer which raised it to $20 per acre. Not all were persuaded by this tempting price, but eminent domain was exercised and landowners relinquished, albeit begrudgingly. In June of 1917 the War Department officially announced that Chillicothe would become home to one of the new Army cantonments. It would become known as Camp Sherman, named after the famed Union Army Civil War General, William Tecumseh Sherman.
Construction Begins
Since war was already underway in Europe, time was of the essence to get Camp Sherman built as quickly as possible. Two thousand buildings would be erected between June of 1917 and September of 1917 on nearly two thousand acres of land that the War Department had purchased. Included in that tract was the isolated parcel of land containing the Mound City Group. Construction crews of up to five thousand men would race to build these buildings which included two-story wooden barracks that would be situated throughout the area, including on top of the Mound City Group. So efficient were these crews that they would often complete a building in twenty minutes. Had it not been for the insightful intervention of the Ohio Historical Society's Henry Shetrone, William Mills and a local Chillcothean amatuer Archeologist named Albert C. Spetnagel, the mounds of Mound City Group may have become victim to the reckless efficiency of the construction crews. Shetrone and his friends convinced the Army to construct their barracks in a way that would not cause irreperrable harm to the mounds and the site. After meeting with Army officials, an agreement was struck that would have one barrack turned perpendicular in relation to all of the other barracks so as to not completely destroy the great Central Mound, the largest mound of the group. Even though the Army agreed to do as little harm to the area as they could, some smaller mounds were severely damaged or destroyed by pipelines, roads and/or railroad lines. After three months of construction in the two thousand acres of newly acquired federal land, the first draftees would arrive to begin their transformation from civilian to soldier.
Doughboys in Chillicothe
On September 5th, 1917, the first draftees arrived at Camp Sherman to begin their makeover from civilian to "Doughboys." U.S. soldiers during WW1 were often referred to as "Doughboys." The exact origins of the name are unclear, but it is believed to have originated as early as the U.S.'s involvement in the Mexican-American war in the mid-1800's. Soldiers may have picked up the name based on a type of baked doughy flour/rice concoction that they prepared and consumed. Another theory opines that it derives from the look soldiers had after marching through the Mexican desert in which dust would cling to their uniforms and give them an appearance similar to that of adobe buildings. Initially, the term was used in a disparaging way to describe soldiers of the infantry. However, upon U.S. entry into WWI, it became a term of endearment that reflected favorably on all U.S. soldiers.
Training, Grounds & Facilities
Over one hundred and twenty thousand men would pass through the gates of Camp Sherman by the time of its decommissioning in 1921. It was home to two divisions of the Army, the 83rd and the 95th Divisions. Under the command of Major General Edwin Glenn, the 83rd Division would be the first to ship out to Europe, leaving Camp Sherman on June 5th, 1918 and arriving in Europe on June 19th, 1918. The 83rd Division would become known as the Sherman Bayonet Division. The last division to train at Camp Sherman, the 95th, never did receive their extensive war training due to the end of hostilities in late 1918. As a result, the 95th was demobilized in December of 1918. Parts of the 84th Division would reside at Camp Sherman as well. Some units of the 84th were sent from Camp Taylor, Kentucky to finish their training at Camp Sherman and then reunited with the rest of the division in Europe. After the war, some division units of the 84th were also demobilized at Camp Sherman during the first half of 1919. Camp Sherman provided facilities and grounds for extensive drilling and marching, areas for trench warfare, small arms and heavy artillery firing ranges and stables for the nearly 12,000 horses and mules which were also a part of the U.S. war machine.
With the influx of personnel, Chillicothe's population grew almost overnight from 16,000 to 60,000. As a result, Chillicothe added personnel to their police departments, businesses that would provide goods and services for the cantonment also hired additional people to keep up with the demand that the camp brought. Within the confines of Camp Sherman, numerous buildings were erected to tend to the needs of the new soldiers. A camp library was built and provided an array of books from fiction to technical trade skills. Unlike many places on the cantonment, and in society in general, the camp library was a place where all were welcome to come and relax, regardless of their color. There were 11 YMCA's built for the soldiers across the camp grounds which provided food and entertainment. While there was one YMCA constructed specifically for the African American soldiers, all YMCA's were open to everyone, regardless of color. Theaters were also constructed on base to provide much-needed acting entertainment to the troops. A Prisoner of War detention facility housed hundreds of German soldiers captured during the war. Most arrived to Camp Sherman in July and November of 1918, just a few months and days before the end of the war on November 11th, 1918. Even though the war was over by the end of 1918, these German soldiers were still held as POW's until their release in September of 1919.
While most days consisted of countless hours of drilling and training in preparation for war, Camp Sherman soldiers also were afforded a small number of hours where they could recreate on base or head into Chillicothe to enjoy activities and company from the citizens of the town. Soldiers would also fill their hours by playing sports and games, reading books and writing letters home. Soldiers could gather at the many YMCAs, YWCAs, community houses, camp exchanges, theaters, and churches built at Camp Sherman. There they could play games, watch a show, listen to the victorola, or just lounge around.
One physical activity that was highly encouraged was playing football. Many of the men would participate in playing the game and on one occasion, an official Camp Sherman football team was organized to play the Buckeyes of The Ohio State University. On Thanksgiving day, November 29th, 1917, The Camp Sherman Stars played the Buckeyes. Many members of the Camp Sherman squad were collegiate players at notable Universities, such as Indiana, Brown, Notre Dame and Yale to name a few. One notable Buckeyes who took to the gridiron that day was the legendary All-American, "Chic" Harley. In 1918, Harley would join the U.S. Army Air Corp and serve through the war until his discharge in July 1919. Even though the Camp Sherman Stars boasted talent from the collegiate ranks, they were no match for the Buckeyes as they were defeated by a score of 28 – 0. Click on the photo above to view a pdf copy of the official program for the game between the Buckeyes and the Camp Sherman Stars.
The Spanish Influenza Pandemic
While the allies battled an enemy in the fields and trenches of Europe in 1918, the entire world would have to engage and fight a seemingly invisible enemy that wasn't isolated to war combatants on the field of battle. The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 would tally a greater mortality rate than that of all who were killed during combat in WWI. No one is quite sure where exactly the Influenza originated, but once it began to spread there was no hiding from this silent and deadly disease. Over 20 million people, almost 5% of the world population, died as this disease spread with ruthless efficiency. 43,000 U.S. soldiers, around half of those who died in Europe during the war, were killed by the influenza virus and not by a mortal enemy in combat. In the U.S. alone, over a quarter of the population would become infected and nearly 700,000 would die as a result of the disease. Conditions around the globe would mimic that of the Black Death Bubonic Plague in the 14th century. However, this strain of influenza would kill more people in one year than what the Bubonic Plague did in four total years.
In Chillicothe and at Camp Sherman, the disease spread just as quickly as it did everywhere else. Thousands of residents and soldiers were infected in a very short time. Approximately 5,686 cases of influenza were documented among Camp Sherman soldiers in 1918. 1,777 of them were unable to ward off the disease and died. Statewide in Ohio, hundreds of thousands of people became infected and tens of thousands died. During one week alone in the fall of 1918, 1,541 people were confirmed to have died throughout the state.
With the high mortality rate at Camp Sherman, The Majestic Theater on 2nd Street in Chillicothe became a temporary morgue. Bodies would be "stacked like cordwood" at the theater while it was operated as a morgue. Body fluids that were drained during the embalming process ran off into the alley next to the theater giving it the dubious nickname of "Blood Alley." Once victims' bodies completed the embalming process, they would be transported by wagon back to the camp so they could be sent back to their hometowns by railway. As these wagons made their way through Chillicothe, funeral hymns were played to reflect the somber mood. As with all public places in the U.S., meeting places, bars and theaters were closed to try to prevent further spread of the disease. All personnel at Camp Sherman were quarantined from Chillicothe as well.
By summer of 1919, the pandemic would come to an end as the influenza ran its course and the world's population built up an immunity towards it. This was a pandemic that the world had never seen the likes before and hasn't seen the likes since. While other strains of influenza have popped up through the years since 1919, the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 remains the most devastating and deadliest disease that the world has ever seen.
At the 11th hour...
By 1918, war had been raging in Europe for four years. Thankfully, the end of 1918 would also mark the end of the war. In a railway car in the middle of the Compiègne forest. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, Allied representatives met with German representatives and signed the Armistice that would end the war and mark the defeat of the German Army. The U.S. would suffer nearly 100,000 killed servicemen while the Allies racked up a colossal death toll of nearly 6 million servicemen killed. All told, the war accounted for a staggering estimated total of nearly 20 million killed.
The end of the war meant the imminent end of military cantonments in the U.S., including Camp Sherman. The Army wasted little time in deactivating soldiers upon war's end. Five days after the Armistice, it was announced that 12,000 men would be discharged from Camp Sherman. Saturday, November 30th was proclaimed Chillicothe Day and residents and soldiers celebrated the end of the war and honored service members for their service during the Great War. By December 4th, men were leaving Camp Sherman at the rate of 1,500 per day. With the exception of the injured and sick who remained at the hospital, all discharges were complete by July 16th, 1920.
Even though the soldiers of Camp Sherman were gone by the end of 1920, the buildings remained. The War Department began dismantling buildings and selling the wood as surplus. Many homes in Chillicothe were built from this surplus wood and still stand today. Some of the land remained federally-owned with a portion being the grounds of the Chillicothe Veteran's Hospital Group and a small portion appropriated as Mound City Group National Monument (now Hopewell Culture National Historical Park). The only building remaining from the nearly 2,000 that comprised Camp Sherman is the Library. Visitors to Hopewell Culture can clearly see the building as it is marked "ODRC FARM" on the side, located just off of State Route 104 and Moundsville Road. The physical remnants of Camp Sherman are all but gone, but the legacy and contribution from Camp Sherman remain and live on.
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Happiness boils to bittersweet,
a poison spread globally
where tears flood the landscape
everywhere I see.
Traveling through time searching
where frustration is all that remains,
for fear beckons where trust cannot stand
and threatens no end to the game.
When lives are extinguished in a fireball
hopelessness reigns supreme.
Lies, deception, and manipulation
waste our so-called humanity.
The gag reflex tightens its choke hold.
Hatred and judgment…I can no longer eat.
Life-threatening lies boil over
when I dare stir the pot of bittersweet.
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I do enjoy the River Seine – every day. My home backs onto the trail entry point at John Bruce Road. The woods lift my spirits and I usually stop for about twenty minutes at the spot shown at the top of your masthead. I love the river footpaths and that is what they should be – FOOTpaths. I am tired of encountering cyclists who expect right of way. They are mostly inconsiderate and selfish in their use of the path. Today I was shocked at the state of the path, churned up by cyclists and impassable for elderly people who wish to commune with nature. I had to carry my dog most of the way and detour through the bush twice to navigate along the trail. SHAME!
Some cyclists use the main trails like a speedway; not as passive leisure. Saturdays are sometimes a nightmare. Can we not limit these paths to walkers? (Scooters for those with mobility problems should still be allowed. They don't terrorize fellow users.)
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Comprising around 14,000 PV, the projects are located on the rooftops of various Natuzzi offices in Santeramo in Colle, Matera and Laterza. According to Scheuten, the projects were realized within a time span of 2.5 months.
In addition to an engineering, procurement and construction contract, the company also signed an operation and maintenance contract.
Pasquale Natuzzi, chairman and chief executive officer of Natuzzi commented: "Thanks to their [Scheutens] flexibility, we were able to have the systems up and running within two-and-a-half months from the moment we signed the contract to fulfillment."


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Interviews|Young Adult|
For Books' Sake Talks To: Dawn O'Porter
3rd May 2013
Dawn O'Porter is a print and broadcast journalist, and author of erotic memoir Diaries of an Internet Lover. This year, Hot Key Books will be publishing her fiction début, a YA novel about teenage girls and friendship.
It follows the story of Renée and Flo, two fifteen-year-olds who are burdened by unhappy home lives and eventually find solace in each other, despite the obstacles.
I find myself getting upset when people talk about things like periods being controversial. We need more brazen attitudes to these subjects.For a first novel, and with an established reputation on the line, Paper Aeroplanes covers some fairly taboo topics including periods, virginity and maternal neglect. But O'Porter responds with admirable fervor when I ask whether it ever felt risky to write about it.
"Not at all. I think as a society we consider too many everyday issues to be controversial. To me these issues/subjects are just a part of life," she replies.
"I find myself getting upset when people talk about things like periods being controversial. We need more brazen attitudes to these subjects. That comes naturally to me, I couldn't write any other way."
One of the strongest aspects of this novel is the fact that bad characters do not always find redemption, while good characters face struggles they probably don't deserve. I ask O'Porter how she decided who got their comeuppance, and which stories would be left without conclusion?
"Again, this was about honesty," she says. "People do awful things to each other and then feel really sorry… I wanted to test the value of being sorry, whoever works harder for forgiveness wins, but no one gets it without deserving it."
She explains that she felt it was really important to write about characters who were not perfect. "Friendships are about push and pull, over the course of a lifetime you are bound to mess up and let someone down. Humans get tempted and make mistakes, that is normal, it doesn't mean they are evil…" she adds.
The cover of the novel reads "Paper Aeroplanes: a story of friendship" and this tale is surely one that would ring true for anyone who has experienced the fierce bond between two teenage girls.
"The original idea came from my own friendships. How my relationships with my girlfriends have always been as powerful as with my boyfriends," explains O'Porter. "I wanted to write a story that paid credit to the power of that female bond, it's a relationship that your life can depend on."
On her literary influences, O'Porter cites Oranges are not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson as the book that made her want to be a writer. She also expresses a love of Penguin Classics.
"Relatively short stories with such depth of character that you can finish them in one sitting but feel like you got swept away completely. Breakfast at Tiffany's, To Kill a Mockingbird, and [The Great] Gatsby remain my favorite books of all time," she says.
In addition to friendship, bereavement and how young people deal with the death of a parent are also prominent themes in Paper Aeroplanes. O'Porter has written several articles about what it was like to lose her mother as a child, and I ask whether she found the writing process cathartic in any way?
"Really cathartic," she replies. "Renée lost her mum at seven, like I did. I have played out my feelings through her and it was a privilege to be able to do that. It reminded me about what I went through, about how losing your mum at 7 years old feels like the end of the world. I loved writing about that."
She goes on to explain that the bits she found most difficult to write where the scenes between Renée and her sister, Nell.
"I find something deeply upsetting about the idea of two little girls being left stranded and scared. Maybe it's because I know how that feels. I cried every time I wrote about those two…" she says.
In the acknowledgement pages of the book, O'Porter makes clear that she was extremely nervous about writing fiction. I am keen to find out why she was so apprehensive despite the support she received from the industry.
"Honestly? Because writing fiction is my life long dream and the fear of getting it wrong and not having the chance to do it again filled me with terror," she replies.
O'Porter refers to Paper Aeroplanes as "more satisfying and exciting than anything else I have ever done," and admits that while she never considered not doing it, she did lose a lot of sleep worrying about messing it up.
O'Porter has written for a variety of women's magazines as well as her 'saucy memoir' Diaries of an Internet Lover, but explains that she finds the process of writing fiction "completely different."
"My first book was a blast to write, but very personal," she says. "I always felt a bit uncomfortable with it but enjoyed being so honest. With fiction, I can hide myself in what I write.
I am a sharer by nature but the older I get the more selective I have become about what i am willing to let people know about me, with fiction I can weave myself and my fantasy together. It's the perfect balance."
I ask if the literary world has differed from O'Porter's expectations, and it is clear she feels entirely at home when she has her writing hat on.
"On a personal level I love the solitude of writing. Being home alone with my cat, dog and my computer is fun for me, I love it," she explains. "It's nice to meet people who spend a lot of time alone and never stop thinking about work, some people think that is boring or unhealthy, for me it is me at my best."
O'Porter is currently writing the second book of the series, entitled Goose, which features Renée and Flo one year later.
"They are now at a school with boys and they don't have to wear school uniforms. A lot has changed but they still have each other, but that doesn't mean life is any easier," she says.
After Goose, O'Porter reveals that she plans to write a film, adding, "I feel I have to give that a go at least once in my life."
Then she intends to return to novel writing, for the foreseeable future. She says, "It doesn't feel the same to be recognised as it does to be emailed by someone saying they love something you've written. I want to be a writer forever, so I'll just keep plugging away until someone tries to stop me."
Paper Aeroplanes will be published by Hot Key Books on 2nd May, and is available to pre-order at Foyles, Amazon or your local independent book shop.
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No pain, no gain was a very prevalent attitude when I began coaching in the late Sixties and surprisingly it continues to persist today. I personally have never been able to figure out the appeal of this approach. Proper training in the weight room or on the field demands that the athlete be pushed to test their limits. Some workouts are very difficult and other workouts will almost seem easy. This ebb and flow of hard…Continue
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On http://STTPodcast.com this week I talk with Tony Maddalone and learn about his unique path from coaching to business. His story is very relatable to many in our field and his candidness was greatly appreciated. Have you even considered what we are exposed to during the many hours of training and doing what some many of us enjoy? Getting in the trenches, rolling up…Continue
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Coaching is a process with a foundation in pedagogy, supported by science, forged in experience, proven & tested in the competitive arena. Lest we forget coaching is not about training, technique, tactics and strategy, it is about people. We are not coaching numbers in an algorithm; we are coaching human beings who are individuals with emotions and feeling. The coaches who make a difference are coaches who focus on…Continue
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Unfortunately the concept of functional training as it has evolved and been co-opted by the "fitness industry" has been bastardized and compromised into a weird amalgamation of crazy exercises without any logical progression or justification. It is more than exercises; it is a systematic sequential and progressive approach to training for the rigors of competition. There is no magic or mystery, just application of basic…Continue
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Movement is a complex event that involves synergists, stabilizers, neutralizers, and antagonists all working together to reproduce efficient triplanar movements. Therefore the basic foundational principle of functional training is to train movements not muscles. Sport scientist Roger Enoka put it best: "The function of a muscle depends on the context in which it is activated." Different movements use muscles differently.…Continue
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CrossFit is making a significant impact and gains more and more attention as the time goes by. As a matter of fact every one of us probably knows someone that's addicted to this program. You can easily recognize him or her by the crazy determination, peak physical condition and ability to withstand even the harshest challenges someone throws ahead. Let's see why it is so, and why this particular way of exercise gives you the edge you wouldn't have otherwise?
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To thrive in the performance arena demands a versatile highly adaptable athlete whose training reflects the demands of the sport and the needs of the individual athlete. We must recognize that for the body to execute movement, whether it is a sustained endurance activity, explosive bursts or fine motor skill that all parts and systems need to work together in harmony. Movement is a symphony not a solo. You can't do a…Continue
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I'm not a big supplement guy. Certainly, this is an area for debate, but I think most athletes can get what they need recovery-wise and pre-workout from the foods they eat. However, I am a realist here, too. I do believe that following a strenuous workout the body does need nourishment to…Continue
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This is the final version of my TSAC Pyramid. The end result of moving up through the pyramid is not just a fit-fighter, but one that is ready to perform and accomplish the mission. The upper levels in the pyramid represent just that.
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Functional training is a label for a concept. As with any label it is subject to various interpretations. I originally conceived it as multi lateral training integrating various training modalities (medicine ball, stretch cord, weight training, dumbbells, body weight etc.) to produce significant adaptation in specific performance parameters. It trains all systems of the body while recognizing and respecting the wisdom of…Continue
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This week on http://STTPodcast.com I wanted to ask Jay Vollmer about equipment I have seen, but had a bunch of questions about. As I have traveled around the world in this field, it is something that I commonly see and more need to talk about. If you are tight on space, or need to get a bunch of people moving, the options are endless with the Power Block. We talked…Continue
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bodybuilding to evolve. Thanks to the structure of our bodies, we are allowed to consume and
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Adapted slides from my presentation at the Special Olympics of BC Coaching Summit on April 25th, 2015. This presentation was aimed at educating their volunteer coaches on basic concepts around training program design and application.
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The body is a link system; this link system is referred to as the kinetic chain. Great training and optimum performance is about linkage – it is how all the parts of the chain work together in harmony to produce smooth efficient patterns of movement. Conventional academic preparation still focuses on studying individual muscles based on classical anatomy. This is where the confusion begins as to what is functional…Continue
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Functional strength training is not about measurable strength. How much you can lift or how many foot-pounds of force you can express on a dynamometer are meaningless numbers. Instead quality of movement, rhythm, synchronization and connections are what is important. The goal is always the ability to apply the strength that is developed in the actual sport performance. How is the force expressed? Can you…Continue
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Below is a list of the top 10 high schools that have produced the most NFL picks over the years. The numbers represent data over many years and one thing I find interesting is that schools with very successful programs at the high school level produce a much smaller number of NFL players than probably most of us think. This in no-way diminishes their…Continue
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A reductionist, mechanistic approach that segments the body into parts and separate systems results in biased one-sided training regimens. This creates robotic athletes that are good in a sterile training environment but have difficulty transferring training to the sport. If you are doing too much of one thing then you are probably not doing much of something else, it is a zero sum relationship. The result is an athlete…Continue
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So there's this thing called Twitter, where you can share your thoughts in 140 characters or less. The benefit is can share small chunks of info and that can be digested and internalized very easily. The negative is that you can sound very vague, opinionated, and downright arrogant.
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Keith Olsen at Sammy Hagar's house on the first day of rehearsal for Standing Hampton. Photo courtesy Keith Olsen
Recording electric guitar is really easy, because you don't want to use EQ if you don't have to—you can just use the tone controls on the amp. Once you get the sound you want, just get it from the speaker into the console. The mic that I use all the time is the [Shure] SM57. You can't really record a snare drum or an electric guitar without a '57. You can use other mics along with it, mic'ing distant and this, that, and the other thing. But make sure you have one real close where the speaker is, where you're right at the face of the piston instead of off that voice coil—because there you're getting all that cone distortion, because the cone bends in different ways at different frequencies. Sometimes it's pretty ugly distortion, sometimes it's good distortion. It's not even, so you want to be in a place where the distortion is all from the motor—a speaker is a motor, so you want to record it at the header instead of after the muffler. [Laughs.]
You mentioned using additional mics and
distant mics. Do you ever do that kind of
thing, or do you rely on just the SM57
up close?
Remember "Still of the Night" or "Here I Go Again" [from Whitesnake's self-titled 1987 album]? That guitar sound is two mics: It's a '57 on one EVM 12L [speaker], and then an AKG C 451 with a 10 dB pad on it on the next one over—also an EVM 12L—in a 2x12 Marshall combo with an open back.
If you want to get room ambience, then you put an AKG C 12 or a C 414 up at probably four or five feet off the ground, facing directly at the amp about six feet away—because remember, six feet away is about six milliseconds. As soon as you get past 10 feet away, then you start getting slap delay. You want ambience, not delay. The other thing I always do [for ambience] is decouple the speakers from the floor. I always get it off the floor and then tip it back a little bit so it's aiming off to some wall. The angle of incidence—the angle of reflection—will send it around the room so you can start generating all of that room ambience. That's how we did most of those parts.
Olsen's "Shavering" Cab-Mic'ing Technique
Keith Olsen has perfected a technique for placing microphones on guitar cabinets that he calls "shavering," because as he moves the mic into place, the sound resembles what you hear from an electric razor. Here's how you shaver.
1. With your amp still on (and not on
standby), unplug the 1/4" instrument
cable from your guitar but not the amp.
2. Turn the amp's gain and/or volume up until there is audible hiss.
3. While wearing headphones to monitor the sound from the microphone, position the mic near the grille in front of the approximate point at which the edge of the speaker's voice coil or dust cover meets the speaker cone.
4. Move the microphone around the edge of the dust cover, listening to the change in the hiss as you do so.
5. Stop when you find the spot where the hiss has the highest pitch or brightest sound. Leave the mic pointing at this spot.
6. Additional mics can be placed in the room or on the speaker as desired for enhancement, but this microphone should provide the majority of the tone.
Do you prefer doing that in a large room
or a small room?
At Goodnight L.A. [Olsen's own studio], the guitar room was probably 10 feet by 14 feet— it was fairly dead. And when I say "fairly dead," I mean if I'd stuffed any more fiberglass in there, it would have become an anechoic chamber. [Laughs.] It was fairly dead. But when I was doing leads and stuff like that, I would bring the amps out of the guitar room and put them in a fairly live, open room.
Any other thoughts on capturing great
electric tones?
Yeah. You can get a great guitar, a great amp, great mics, a great speaker, and have really cool stuff everywhere, but if the guitar player isn't happy, you're not going to get it. If the guitar player needs to hear it screaming loud, put him out there in the room and that'll do it. A lead guitar player has to have enough volume so that there is that feedback to the strings. That only happens at a certain volume level, so you just gotta deal with it.
What about your approach to acoustic
First, get a really good acoustic guitar. Then, all I can say is you've got to use your ears. It's an acoustic instrument. You've got to hear what the mic hears. The mic doesn't differentiate between wanted and unwanted sounds. So you've got to really use your ears and just mess with it.
I don't particularly like putting mics up on the fretboard—I don't think it's necessary and it never really comes off. If it's a really good-sounding guitar, the amount of squeaking and natural movement of the hand will be amplified all the way down the strings [to the mic near the soundhole and soundboard] and it will be part of the overall sound.
Occasionally, I record acoustic guitars in stereo, but then what do you do with it? As you're starting things, you've got to look at the big picture. Because if you have a kit of drums, you're going to have snare drum and kick drum in the middle. If you've got a lead singer, he's going to be in the middle. Then there's that guy who plays bass—he's got to be in the middle. And then, if you've got an acoustic guitar player, well gee, you recorded him in stereo— it's just going to sound like it's in the middle. There's all this stuff that ends up being in the middle. Certain things sound great in stereo, other things you don't get as much phase shift and you get a better image in the end [with one mic] and just pan it.
Is there a particular mic you rely on
for that?
I've used Neumanns. I like using smallcapsule condensers if the guitar has a lot of boominess in it—you don't want to use a large- or a medium-sized capsule. There is an Audio-Technica mic that is stunning on acoustic guitars—the AT4033. It uses a different alloy on the capsule—I think it's silver instead of gold. It's really great. I just found that by accident.
That's not an expensive mic, either.
That's not an expensive mic, no. I'm drawing a blank on artists right now, but there are a couple of singers that won't sing a lead vocal without that mic. It has that edge to it.
What's your approach to recording
electric bass?
Get a really good transformer DI [direct box], get a good-sounding amp, and this time don't "shaver" the mic—because you want to just get the poof of air from the speaker. Just mix that in and make sure you get it in phase.
What mic would you put on the bass
amp to do that?
I've used Electro-Voice RE20s, I've used RCA [Type] 77-DXs, I've used a Royer ribbon, and I've used a Neumann U 47 FET. Because it's such a small part of the sound that gets to the mix, just about anything works. You're really just looking to move air—you're using maybe 25 percent of it and 75 or 85 percent of the DI [signal]. The only other thing to do is to make sure that when you want to compress, be sure you link the compressors [on the DI and the mic] so that when you compress the DI, you're compressing the same amount on the speakers and it stays balanced and stays the same color.
Olsen's Go-To Mics
Throughout his career, Keith Olsen has relied on a wide range of microphones to capture his world-class recordings. Here we list his favorites for a variety of applications.
Electric Guitar
To mic electric-guitar cabs, Olsen always uses a Shure SM57 up close. He'll also use an AKG C 451 condenser as a secondary close mic and/or a condenser such as an AKG C 414 as a more distant ambience mic.
Acoustic Guitar
Olsen considers an Audio-Technica AT4033 an invaluable acoustic mic, but he'll also sometimes use a small-diaphragm Neumann condenser.
Bass Guitar
To capture thumping bass tones that also breathe, Olsen prefers a direct box with a Neve transformer in it for 75–80 percent of the signal. For the remaining 20–25 percent of the signal, he usually uses an Electro-Voice RE20 dynamic, a Royer ribbon mic (such as an R-121), an RCA Type 77-DX, or a Neumann U 47 FET as a secondary mic to add some "air."
Olsen's go-to mic for capturing some of the biggest, most recognizable voices in modern music is an AKG C 414.
A lot of Premier Guitar readers record at
home. How much of a difference do you
think the gear really makes in the results
they can get?
Oh boy, that's a loaded question. [Laughs.] If you have a great song and a great performance of that song, it doesn't matter where it's recorded or how it's recorded. You could record it in your bathroom on a wire recorder that you got from your grandfather—it's still a great song. Gear, equipment, it makes some difference. Really high-end gear makes a difference. Is the stuff that you can buy at Sweetwater or Guitar Center good enough? Sure it is! You can get that piece of software that PreSonus makes, and their I/O box, and you can record really great-sounding stuff. It's really good. But, you have to buy the gear, own the gear, learn how to use the gear really well. And then you have to learn how to play again—because you haven't been practicing because you've been learning how to use all this gear!
How many bands are on MySpace and have a page on Facebook? You've got to do everything you can to get a leg up. One of the things that gives you a leg up is if you have a great song. And if you're capable of a great performance, then don't let technology get in the way: Pay a guy and go into a real studio where you can be an artist and you can work on getting a great performance of that great song instead of saying, "Huh, I wonder what this equalizer plug-in does?"
Yes, you can get good stuff at home. Most of the time, the issue at home is acoustics—what you're hearing [in the room]—not the quality of the gear. The A-to-D [analog-to-digital] converters in that PreSonus box that sells for $299 are really good. Are they good enough? Well yeah, probably. But there again, what is more important, a great sound on the kick drum or a great song?


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Facebook IPO: Should You Invest In It?
We're eagerly awaiting Facebook's IPO papers, which are expected sometime this week. Everyone wants to know exactly how profitable the social network is, how fast revenues are growing and what the company's valuation will be.
All this begs the question: should the general, mom-and-pop investor consider investing in Facebook when it eventually begins trading? Buying an IPO can be a dicey prospect for the retail investor. Case in point is LinkedIn. The company's stock soared as high as $122.70 on its first trading day, but hasn't sniffed that level since.
This suggests many folks who bought the stock during the first few days of trading were buying high and then watched the losses pile up.
The buying and selling frenzy that occurs once high-profile companies go public can make or break investors. According to data compiled by SigFig, a portfolio management tracking service, more than 1/5 of people who bought Groupon on the day it IPO'd ended up dumping the stock on the same day. The percentage is more pronounced for companies like Pandora and Zynga.
The lesson is tread carefully when considering these high-profile names.
Many market observers have said Facebook could experience the same success Google achieved when it went public in 2004. MarketWatch columnist Mark Hulburt isn't so sure.
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Our cover story this month explains how used-car lending at credit unions is hot, while new-car lending certainly is not. We also look at some innovative strategies credit unions have come up with to pump up flat auto loan portfolios.
While banks are experiencing similar struggles, there are two prominent auto lending trends taking place behind banks' doors: Subprime and indirect auto lending are enjoying a notable resurgence.
1. Subprime lending. Financing for both new and used vehicles to borrowers with credit scores of less than 680 was up 2.9% in the first quarter of 2011 from one year earlier.
That follows a 5.5% increase during the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Experian. Banks' share of the sub-prime loan market has increased from 25.2% during last year's fourth quarter to 26.4% in the first quarter of 2011.
Highlighting the increasing interest in subprime, General Motors (GM) created a captive finance unit this summer by buying the subprime lender AmeriCredit Corp., now known as GM Financial.
2. Indirect lending. After more than two years of declining auto sales, indirect lending is regaining some momentum. Many banks that exited this market in 2008 are getting back into this high-margin segment of consumer lending.
And don't overlook the captive finance companies associated with car manufacturers. The captives have regained more than 50% of the new-car finance market after dropping to about 45% in 2009.
Credit unions aren't sitting idly by. Their market share in indirect auto lending grew from about 10% three years ago to 17.5% last year, says Tony Bouttelle, president/CEO of Credit Union Direct Lending.
Credit unions' price advantage should produce moderate, but not spectacular, auto loan growth this year and next. Credit unions enjoy a pricing advantage of about 150 basis points on both new- and used-car loans, according to Informa Research Services.


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He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
Is time to be the fastest in the air. Very Nice Combo...
Jato 3.3
T - Maxx 3.3
Slash XL-5
Erevo 1/16 VXL
Right! I want the quad so bad for Christmas... More pics...
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is it me or does that remote look like a playstation remote kinda? interesting getting into Helis now.
Living life.
LOL, I'll add it some red colors, maybe a decal skin...
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Time to change the list for Christmas hehehe
Jato 3.3
T - Maxx 3.3
Slash XL-5
Erevo 1/16 VXL
Don't change it, add to it!
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
That quad looks nice!
That remote looks like a 4 channel.
Good (quick) find Danielhr!
240mah. Looks like cell phone lithium batts.
At least 10 mins of runtime
I wonder if it true... If Traxxas is making helis, I don't see them selling to well....
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Manager at LHS ~7 Years. I've seen some stuff lol
Why? That company from china sells them very well, I prefer to buy them from Traxxas...
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
I see a big opurtunity for Traxxas... A bery big one!
They alomst cover everyting, air,earth,sea... what more? lol
Sl4sh MM2
T-Maxx 3.3
Summit 1/10
Sl2sh VXL
Pretty interesting indeed!!!
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Thrash It, Bash it, Break it, No Regrets!!!
Didn't see that coming either!
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
its a wireless play station remote ps3 perhaps hahaha no JK its a nice design size seems to be just right for the price range its saying its going to be. I may be willing to give that a try later on in life after i hear what people think about it and the pros and cons of it and lipos for it
Living life.
Cool Idea But I want BIGGER hahaha. Maybe one that I can send out to recover the Summit when I roll it over.
Def getting the quad any idea on price ?
Big Block KB
ERBE Tekin rx8
MERV Basher
Wow 100 bucks for the coaxial...
okay so ya this is going to hurt me but im going to get one
just hope they releass this before christmas so i dont bossibly buy a problem
not saying they are bad but it could be like the rally's esc when they first hit
summit /mustang /stampede-2s spc lipo
On great hobbies the hellis are 100 bucks
I wonder If the traxxas helis will be as good as the blade mcx2
I hope so. We've come to expect great things from Traxxas, so I hope these don't disappoint. Blade makes a good product and have been in the game for a long time, so it might take Traxxas awhile to get to that level.
Slash 4x4 stock
Slash 4x4 MMP 2400
KB Fiesta
hey dgb your like isnt working. what is it. pics please
for the bnf(bind and fly) will you be able to use a radio from blade or a dx6i? if you can then that would be awsome
For 95 dollars they will sell a millon of these. Should be a good christmas gift as long as it is stronger than the mini blade msr
i think traxxas can make a jet plane that goes over 300mph, the price though would be a nightmare
All I need now is to set a new lap record.
All I know, is black/green quad copter needs to be in the colors, to accompany black/green Rally I have.
i think i sould buy one. qr-1 looks great. green/black rally maby too
When's the release date on the helis
planes, im hungry for some PLANES!! a seaplane too
All I need now is to set a new lap record.
An jetplane, sea plane. And a super cub would be a very nice start in airplane industry