The Cody Kite has a double-box design and sports bat-like wings and horns. Despite the design being over 100 years old this is still a well-known kite. Not every modern builder tries to be authentic in dimensions, coloring or materials, so there is great variety in modern versions!

Most Codys are flown purely for the fun of it, either singly or stacked together in a train. Others are used for KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) due to their stable, high-lift properties. Another common use for high-lift kites is hauling up ‘line laundry’ such as inflatable figures, windsocks and spinners.

The Classic Cody Kite

It’s easy to see the origins of this kite’s basic construction lay in the Hargrave double box kite. Cody was after even more lifting power and stability though. Also very influential was the old American Blue Hill Meteorological kite design of the time.

The main materials for Cody’s smaller kites were very fine cotton cloth, bamboo for the spars and hemp lines for the rigging and bridle.

However, in his bigger kites, the sails were usually silk. Also, more use was made of American hickory for the spars, since this material has greater strength than bamboo. Like the early Hargrave kites, the sails were tensioned up to be drum-tight.

Cody’s main interest was making and flying man-lifting and multiple kite systems. He was the inventor of a clever system of sending up a whole train of his kites, with a ‘lifter’ kite on the bottom containing the passenger.

The Modern Cody Kite

Some modern Codys are a real contrast with the original big kites. Shop bought ‘contemporary Cody kites’ tend to be smaller, easily rigged and colorful. Despite the modern construction materials, the general shape plus the wings still make the kites’ origins unmistakable.

Some people like to stack their Codys up in the air by flying several at a time. Usually all the same design though, unlike the old man-lifting system.

What about prices? I’ve seen retail Codys anywhere from under US$25 to around US$500! That’s the difference between a toy and a high-quality flying machine.

Cody Kites In All Sizes

The smallest Cody kite I’ve come across is a design that can be built from plans in around 3 hours. When all is done, the resulting kite weighs just one gram and has a 25 cm (10 inch) wingspan! So small, it can be flown indoors at walking speed.

Now for the other end of the scale. I’ve seen a photo of a massive Cody kite. It’s black, and the little toy soldier standing near one corner turns out to be a real person when you look closer! The kite stands nearly 7 meters (22 feet) high and has a 10 meter (33 foot) wingspan.

History

Now for some background on Cody himself, who was born in 1867 and died in 1913. His full name was Samuel Franklin Cody, and to this day he is highly regarded in England for being a real pioneer of aviation in that country. The ‘Father of British Aviation’ in fact.

Somewhere around 1898, when Cody was taking his Wild West show around England, he became interested in building kites. He competed with his step-son Leon to make the largest and highest-flying kites possible. Finally, in 1901, they patented the classic winged box kite that people today recognize as a Cody Kite.

In December of 1901, Cody offered this design to the War Office which at that time was involved in the Second Boer War. To prove its suitability for aerial spotting, he flew it at various locations around London, at heights up to 600 meters (2,000 feet).

The British Navy sat up and took notice after this, and even paid him to look into using kites as observation platforms. Later, Cody did a few demonstrations for the British Navy, including a 1908 demonstration on a warship when the observer was Cody himself.

Cody’s achievements were not the end of his man-lifting kite system. Since then, enthusiastic people have re-created the system, and demonstrated it at kite festivals. The Cody Kite will continue to lift things and people for a long time yet!

Tim Parish and his family are rediscovering the joys of kite flying. They log their kiting fun on their My-Best-Kite.com website, and also research the kiting world. This site, and its my-best-kite.com/kites-newsletter.html” target=”_new single-line kiting newsletter will introduce you to many kinds of kites and kite flying activities.

Once you file bankruptcy a court appointed bankruptcy trustee will oversee your case. The new law also requires that the bankruptcy petitioner to take a debtor education course and receive credit counseling from a U.S. Trustee approved non profit credit counseling agency.

United States Trustees supervise the administration of the following cases filed under the Federal Bankruptcy Code:

Liquidation proceedings under Chapter 7 bankruptcy – Those assets that are not exempt from creditors are collected and liquidated (reduced to money). The proceeds are distributed to creditors by a private trustee appointed to administer the debtor’s estate under Chapter 7.

“Wage-earner” reorganization proceedings under Chapter 13 – bankruptcyhome.com Chapter 13 bankruptcy, is used primarily by individual consumers to reorganize their financial affairs under a repayment plan that must be completed within three to five years. A “standing trustee” appointed by the United States Trustee typically serves as a trustee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court where the case was filed.

Specific responsibilities of the United States Trustees include:

Appointing and supervising private trustees who administer Chapter 7, 12 and 13 bankruptcy estates (and serving as trustees in such cases where private trustees are unable or unwilling to serve).

Taking legal action to enforce the requirements of the Bankruptcy Code and to prevent fraud and abuse.

Referring matters for investigation and criminal prosecution when appropriate.

Ensuring that bankruptcy – estates are administered promptly and efficiently, and that professional fees are reasonable.

Appointing and convening creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 business reorganization cases.

Reviewing disclosure statements and applications for the retention of professionals.

Advocating matters relating to the Bankruptcy Code and rules of procedure in court.

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Do you have a nemesis stock? Don’t laugh, just about every good trader/investor I know has one particular stock/index/commodity or what have you that just drives him or her nuts. I’m sure you do too.

Just about every time you try and trade it, the stock tosses it right back in my face and you’re lucky to get out even. More times than not you take a small loss and then wonder “what was that all about??”

We don’t have the scientific proof that tells us what that’s all about. We don’t have any deep insights for you on the topic. We just know that it happens and it’s a real phenomenon.

The best thing to do when you come across a stock or ETF that just constantly confounds you is to ignore it. Don’t play with it. Don’t get your pride all up in a huff and demand to yourself that you defeat this thing, it will eat you alive. There are ten thousand publicly traded companies out there, why on earth would you constantly go to the one that gives you fits?

More times than not it’s a pride thing. We can’t accept being defeated. Some of us try and hone our skills by trading the biggest challenge to us. But in all honesty we’ve done both of these things, letting our pride get in the way, and trying to challenge our own skills. We’ve lost on most accounts.

If you have a particular nemesis, avoid it. If you are constantly wrong about the direction of say the techs, then don’t trade them. If you can never get a handle on oil, avoid it. There are too many places where you can consistently get the trends right, and following something that you know
and are good at is many times more enjoyable than kicking your chair and throwing things at your monitor. Don’t laugh, you’ve done it, we all have! Avoid the headaches, focus on the stuff that works for you. It’s a whole lot less stressful.

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Do you know what your credit score is? You should know–your financial life may depend on it. If your credit score is lower than 550, you will find it practically impossible to get approval for loans or credit, or to obtain a credit card. You will also be charged higher interest rates than what regular borrowers get. So if you do have a low score, you need to improve it as soon as you can. That means going into debt management, consumer credit counseling, and credit repair.

What is credit repair? It is the process of improving your credit score by getting information changed on your credit reports. There are different credit reports compiled by three major nationwide credit reporting agencies, which are Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. They compile these reports from information that is sent to them by your creditors.

How do I get my credit report? You can purchase it from the agencies, ordering your reports from their websites. However, an agency has to provide you with a free report if you have recently been denied credit or employment because of its report on you, so you may be able to get your report that way. (Follow the instructions on the letter or denial that you receive.)

Can I get a free credit report online? Yes, it is possible. The law says that you are entitled to a free copy of your report once every 12 months from each of the three credit reporting agencies. You can order your free report online at www.annualcreditreport.com. Make sure you don’t confuse it with similarly named websites that may try to trick you into signing up for a paid membership program.

Can I do my own credit repair? Yes, but you need to obtain recent copies of your credit reports. Once you have them, you can look for items that are out of date, inaccurate, or incomplete. Use the reinvestigation form included on the credit report to list down these items and send it to the agency for verification. They will investigate and report back to you within 30 days, and if they are unable to verify the information, it will be removed from your report. That should help to improve your credit score.

Should you hire a credit repair firm? Only if you do not intend to do your own credit repair. Credit repair firms can be expensive, however. They usually claim to be able to improve your credit score by 100 to 150 points, and charge around $500 for doing so. If you do hire a company to do your credit repair, make sure it offers some kind of money-back guarantee if it is not successful.

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There are so many things that we need to be saving for. You need to have an emergency savings, special goals saving, long term saving and all the other savings accounts for your future. These savings can result in a lot of different accounts. Besides, most people find that they have a hard time getting to where they need to be with just one savings, not five.

Most advisors will tell you to spread your savings out among all of your different needs. This can result in a lot of savings accounts. And yet, you still have the same amount of money.

The lump savings method might be a good solution for you. You just open one savings account. It can be low interest, but needs to be fairly available. Put all of your savings accounts into it for the entire month (except for retirement investments).

How much do you need to put in it? Take all of your goals into consideration. You know that you need an emergency savings. If you are already have it then don’t worry about it. If you don’t, set yourself a time limit and decide how much a month you should invest. Also consider all of your non-monthly bills. These annual bills can really take a bite out of your budget. For example, if you know that you spend $300 a year during the winter on propane, divide that amount by 12 and put $25 a month towards your propane savings.

Add all the monthly savings up and then put this in your account for the month. I suggest that you keep a list of how much is going towards each savings goal. After a few months, look at what you have saved. Are you close enough to your emergency savings to skip the rest of the categories and put it all towards that this month? Do you need to change some amounts?

This is where you list comes in handy. Put things in order of priority for you. Choose what it most necessary and put a little more towards it. If you can, devote all you can and then do the others in the next few months. Once you have your emergency fund built up, you can take that out of the savings account and put it in another account and forget about it. Then you move on to concentrating on other savings goals.

This really helps you save time in that you aren’t writing out five checks to your different savings accounts and trying to manage it all. If you stick with it, the money will be there. You just have to keep track of what you need to save and what you are saving.

This method isn’t for everyone. But those with little time could actually benefit from it. Many people find it easier to keep saving when they see the lump sum growing, as opposed to a lot of little accounts barely moving up.

The idea is that you are saving. No matter the method, the saving is the important part. Do it regularly and keep with it. In the end, you will find that it really pays off.

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Martina Navratilova is widely regarded as the greatest female tennis player in the history of the game. She captured 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 40 Grand Slam doubles titles.

She was born in Czechoslovakia on October 18, 1956 and at age 18 defected to the United States in 1975. She was granted US citizenship in 1981. Her given name was Martna Subertova but her parents divorced when she was three and her mother remarried a man named Miroslav Navratil, who would later one become her very first tennis coach. Martina later on adopted her stepfather’s name and added the feminine suffix “ova.”

By the time she was 15, Navratilova was making her mark on the tennis scene. She won the Czechoslovakian national tennis championship in 1972 and turned professional the very next year at age 16. Her first professional singles victory came in 1974 in Orlando, Florida.

She is best known as a strong left-handed serve-and-volleyer with magnificent volleying skills and an aggressive and powerful game. Her excellence on the court raised the quality of the women’s game to new heights. Early in her career, Navratilova was on the overweight side and received some sharp remarks from the press for it. However, showing her firm determination, Navratilova soon whipped herself into shape with a punishing fitness routine that she maintained throughout the rest of her career. Eventually, a high level of conditioning soon became a hallmark of her game.

In 1978, she won her first Grand Slam singles tournament at Wimbledon, defeating Chris Evert in three sets in the championship. Her victory propelled her to the top of the women’s rankings and she was named the number one female tennis player in the world for the first time. Evert and Navratilova would meet again in the Wimbledon finals a year later and Navratilova would once again prevail.

In 1981, Navratilova bagged her third Grand Slam singles title, once again by defeating Evert in the finals, this time in the Australian Open. In 1982, she would go on to win both Wimbledon and the French Open.

By the mid-1980s, Navratilova hit her stride and embarked on her domination of the women’s tennis scene. After losing the French Open in 1983, she would go o to win all three remaining Grand Slam tournaments that year – Wimbledon, the US Open and the Australian Open. Amazingly, her defeat at the season-opening French Open was her only loss for that season and she went 86-1 win-loss for the year. That is the best-ever winning percentage for a professional tennis player for a single season.

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Are you aware that you have multiple credit report files, one from each of the three major credit bureaus? It is very likely that the information listed on each is going to be very different from each other. You can make certain that all of the information is reported accurately, and up-to-date by purchasing 3-in-1 copy of your credit report. A 3-in-1 credit report is the most detailed and accurate means for investigating your credit profile.

What do I get when I buy a 3-in-1 credit report?

– You get an online copy of your credit reports and scores as reported by all three credit reporting agencies displayed in an easy to read side-by-side comparison chart.

– Information and suggestions on how you can improve your credit score.

– Detailed articles that will help educate you on better methods for managing your credit and finances.

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What information about my credit and loans accounts are listed in a 3-in-1 credit report?

– Who has been retrieving access to your credit file.

– What accounts are opened and which are closed.

– How much your balances, credit lines and monthly payments are.

– Whether or not any of your accounts have had late payments.

– The contact information for all of your credit issuers including phone numbers and addresses

Why is getting a 3-in-1 credit report wiser than purchasing a single credit report?

– As mentioned, there is a strong possibility that one or more of the credit reporting agencies will have erroneous information listed for you. Therefore, it is important that you access and analyze your information as reported by all three agencies. Having misinformation will only adversely affect your credit score and hurt your chances for approval for any type of credit and/or loan.

– Obtaining a 3-in-1 credit report will allow you to identify accounts that are not yours. This can be accounts that are being illegally used by an identity thief.

In conclusion….

The cost of a 3-in-credit report is slightly more than a single report. But you get what you pay for. Knowing that your credit file is being reported accurately by all three credit reporting agencies is worth every penny.

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What is the precious time in your life lived yet? Well, many could go in favour of their school life. After all this is the time when you start learning the values of life, strength of friendship, aura of love and of course significance of knowledge. This is the time when you start expanding your vision with a lust to brighten your future. But these golden days of life might turn pessimistic once you are trapped in the cobweb of debts i.e. spending too much without reason and failing to repay loaned amount with delay. Here comes student debt consolidation loan that remains ready to offer every possible solution to make you debt free. A simple attempt is made below to explore the underlying significance of this loan.

Student debt consolidation loan targets to remove your debt burden. It aims to replace your multiple debts with one single loan. It gears them to pay their loaned amount at ease and without any kind of inconvenience. A student here gets a chance to be responsible to only one lender instead of several lenders.

Under student debt consolidation loan, a student gets the flexibility of easy repayment facility having no penalties, extra charges, rates etc. In this way, he can easily pay off his loaned amount and this time he leaves no chance to make payment default. Moreover student debt consolidation is open for all sorts of credit holders. Both good and bad credit holder can use these loans for their personal usage i.e. consolidating debts. Add to this here a bad credit holder gets a chance to improve his credit score also by repaying the loaned amount.

Student debt consolidation loans are available from several sources. You can get these loans from banks, loan lending organizations etc. You can also get these loans through World Wide Web, which is fast, easy and flexible mode of applying for loans. So, what are you waiting for? If multiple debts are worrying you, it is the perfect time to start a fresh life with the help of a sound loan.

Summary: Student debt consolidation loan targets to remove your debt burden. It aims to replace your multiple debts with one single loan. Under this loan, a student gets the flexibility of easy repayment facility having no penalties, extra charges, rates etc.

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Many students take out loans to complete their college educations. Over time they may take up more loans such as a home loan or vehicle loan. It may become difficult for them to manage the payments of all these loans together. The student loan consolidation centers help students in dealing with situations.

Student loan consolidation centers help manage a student?s monthly payments, negotiations with creditors and repayment strategy for college fees. They help negotiating with the various creditors of a student and assist in reducing rates on various loans and debts. Student loan consolidation center help students in saving years on debt payments.

Student loan consolidation center work to get students out of debt. A good student loan consolidation center maintains relationships with creditors, so they would know what the standard rate reduction should be. Many of these centers charge students an upfront fee. This upfront fee is partially refundable at the end of a program. Most student loan consolidation centers usually take up both private and federal student loan consolidation. Typically, private student loans cannot be included in with a government student loan consolidation. However, in some cases, loan institutions may allow students to include a private student loan, but it is not advisable to include a private student loan with a government student loan consolidation. When a private loan is included with a federally funded loan, it becomes subject to the same rules and restrictions as the federally funded loan.

Some colleges have their own student loan consolidation center. These in-college centers also function in the same way as any other loan consolidation center. They charge minimal fees for the services provided. The trend observed is that most students in need of a debt consolidation program seldom approach an in-college center. They prefer contacting independent companies for loan consolidation because of a perception that the latter would be able to offer more competitive terms.

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Secured personal loans are one of the primary means of obtaining a relatively large amount of loan at relatively cheaper cost. These loans require some collateral in the form of house or any other valuable assets like shares etc to be offered against the amount being taken. The collateral establishes a sense of security among the lenders about retrieval of their financial investment.

Secured Personal Loans: Different Types
Secured personal loans are available in the market in various forms. Some of them being:

• Secured Personal Bad Credit Loans in case if you are suffering form defaults in payments have CCJ’s or arrears against you or have been declared insolvent.
• Secured Personal Home Improvement Loans to renovate or give a face-lift to your home.
• Secured Personal Car loans to purchase that dream vehicle.

Secured Personal Loans: It’s Use
You have all freedom in spending the loan amount. There is no restriction on the purpose of use of this loan. You can use the amount to pay for the medical bills, to fund your offspring’s higher studies, to go on the long cherished vacation to any exotic place, to consolidate your debts or almost any practical expenses. However, a word of suggestion is that as an ideal borrower, you should always bear in mind that you have borrowed money from somebody else, it is not your own saving and that you have to pay the loan back to the lender, so use the loan amount solely for the purpose for which you have borrowed, else you may land up paying high cost for the loan.

Secured Personal Loans: Amount, Cost and Other Terms
Since you need to furnish asset as collateral hence the amount you can borrow under secured personal loans depends on your equity in the property, your income to ensure the repayment potential and your individual circumstances.

Secured personal loans are advantageous to the lenders as well as borrowers. Lenders are assured about their investment as the non-payment makes them legally eligible to confiscate the property and regain their amount by selling the same. But the loan is especially advantageous for borrowers. Secured personal loans have

• Easy terms and conditions: As collateral is involved so lenders usually don’t follow stringent criteria
• Small monthly installments and low rate of interest: The UK market sees some predatory lending so as a loan seeker one is advised to try various loan providers to avail the amount at lowest comparable rates. Internet can be the most efficient tool as you can submit your constraints to online banking companies and they will send the quotes. This will enrich your information at the comfort of clicking of few buttons.
• Availing the loan irrespective of the credit history: the competition among various financial institutions laced with the burgeoning demand among bad creditors has over the time driven the lenders to focus on poor creditors. The only difference is a little higher interest rate and shorter repayment duration
• Lenient repayment terms and extended tenure.

Though the danger of repossession of the property always lurks but you can not only avert this by being regular at repayments but improve your financial credibility as well by enhancing your credit score.

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