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But then you might get many with the same name, Schooley Mc School Face.

Is the emoticon supposed to be you? I'd have chosen differently. Look, a country is many things but more than anything it is a society of people who choose to adopt a common identity and who work toward common goals for the common good. Those things generally come together very slowly for the whole. It's just reasonable that when most people have decided things like racism and racist behavior are no longer a part of their identity then they also no longer see it as a part of their national identity and, by extension, no longer identify with certain symbols of their racist past. It's not about starting over or denying our past it's about standing up for who we are now as a people. That's a good thing.

To clarify, the 45 senators voted to hear the objection that the trial shouldn't happen. They didn't vote that it shouldn't happen

I just went with the $99 full package that you linked because it came with the one I was looking at and all the other great videos also! Can't wait to get home from work and download them all!

There are two types of herd immunity - it was originally from natural infection (Sweden tried this and it no worky).. With COVID, it is estimated that 67% of the world's population would have to have both vaccine phases. Now, that sounds cool, but - it would require the entire world to stop and have 67% of the population vaccinated at the same time on the same day. That's not quite feasible, so it's going to be a chase game for at least a year or two before we even come close to vaccine-derived herd immunity.

Sure we do; Just as the English have a better solution for how to control traffic at intersections, they also have one for lawsuits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_rule_(attorney's_fees)

And then in 20-30 years, all the school names will have to change again because all the Xbox fans are upset that schools are named after the Play Station. We should just get it over with and accept our fate and start naming everything Brawndo

It's kinda funny. The only place that I'd ever heard the phrase 'herd immunity' used was in conversations about vaccines. At least until Covid. Most folks who understand disease shudder when 'herd immunity via infection' is brought up. Partly because the cost is so high. Partly because it really doesn't work.

So, we should all take one in the ass to prevent HIV. /sarcasm

Blond loon shoots own foot.

learn and perfect your belly stuff: fall rate, side swipes, forward/reverse, docking, burble pops, etc. basic rw skills will come in handy such as getting into your slot and staying with your group. do these for a minimum of 50 jumps before and if you decide to transition to your back and eventually freeflying. get proficient at flying on your belly and with others. its the foundation for the rest. i would also recommend not doing 5 solos. jump with others, dont be afraid to ask, we are always willing to have fun. you wont have any frame of reference doing solos as you would with a group. coach jumps are important so if you have the ability to do them, highly recommend it. learn to fly your canopy as well. can always do a high pull or two and just try different maneuvers. know what each riser does versus toggles, where you canopy stalls, descent rate, EPs, speed up/slow down, etc. can always get with a coach and ask about all that fun stuff. but most importantly, just be safe and have fun doing it. good luck to ya and congrats, blue skies.

Congratulations! You have accomplished what few in the history of mankind have done. First, watch Kinesthesia, The Art of Body Flight and memorize it. The production is old, but, the techniques and coach dive sequence is still relevant. If you can get to a wind tunnel, I recommend getting a 10 minute block with a coach and performing the drills outlined in Dives 1-8. You can pick up with Dive 9 if you successfully master the skills in the tunnel. If you don’t have access to a wind tunnel, I recommend you perform jumps 2-4. Regardless of wind tunnel access, on your next skydive, you should perform an unlinked floating exit with your coach diving after you. Your goal is to maintain heading to watch the plane fly away and watch your coach fly to you as you transition to belly to earth on the relative wind “hill.” If successful in maintaining heading, on the next skydive, do the same exit, but, with a practice pull or two while your coach is diving toward you. This will give you experience in maintaining heading and confidence that you can pull stable on the hill regardless of altitude. You will now be ready for your hop and pops at lower altitudes. Good luck!

I recommend you utilizing Elsinore coaching program. Instead of doing those boring solos you can continue developing your skills for free. (curious - do you need to pay for your coach's slot?) Have fun and stay safe... :) man you will get your A in no time! (jealous) And come visit Perris some time.

Tunnel time is very helpful for honing freefall skills. But it's not the same thing as jumping. Thoughts for your pleas to your wife: Get a group together and share the cost of block time and coaching (at your level, coaching is vital). Compare the cost of the time with the cost of freefall when jumping (at one minute per jump, plus gear rental if you're doing that). Invite her to join. Even if she has no desire to jump (which is pretty typical), tunnel is lots of fun. If you can get her to try the tunnel, she may find it's fun enough that she would do it again. Make sure she understands that more/better skills make you a better and safer jumper. This training isn't just for fun. It improves your 'survivability'.

Of course thats true but they finally cut trump off. FOX hasn't stopped the trump drumbeat and lawmakers have done nothing to address the loopholes in "free speech". Done nothing to uphold hate speech laws that are skirted by FOX propaganda. Now Facebook and Twitter may be acting to prevent legislation directed against their business models. But its US commercial companies like Amazon, that cut off Parler. While the left bemoans what their elected officials refuse to tackle. Hate speech or free speech? What much of West bans is protected in U.S. "But in the United States," Schauer continued, "all such speech remains constitutionally protected." Canada, Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia and India all have laws or have signed international conventions banning hate speech. Israel and France forbid the sale of Nazi items like swastikas and flags. It is a crime to deny the Holocaust in Canada, Germany and France." By wrapping "free speech" in the constitution and the American flag. Anybody with a keyboard or camera can publish vile hate and propaganda. Then escape consequence.

Personally I find it weird that DZs let people get into the coaching jumps before they’ve done their hop and pop. It’s a safety thing so that you’re comfortable making an emergency exit if required so, if it was me, I’d get that done straight away. It’s something people feel uncomfortable with but it’s the easiest thing to do and I think it helps with confidence. Then, as a heavier jumper, my issue has always been 360s in place or other manoeuvres where I lose visual contact, while keeping my fall rate consistent and not sinking out so I’d try and work on that. Link up with your coach and then 360 and try to come out on the same level every time. Try things you don’t learn well in AFF like side slides, fast fall, slow fall, etc. Get your coach to fall slower and move up to him/her. Vice versa with your coach falling quicker. Try unlinked dive exits where you present to the relative wind and transition straight into position to chase your coach down the hill, getting to him/her as quickly as possible while still staying in control. Also tracking effectively is essential to ensuring good separation when you jump with others and this can take time to get right. Ensure you’re tracking perpendicular to the jump run so you’re not getting into other people’s space and concentrate on making yourself a nice efficient wing so de-arched rather than arched in the track, move into it smoothly, pick a reference on the ground so you track straight and get a good 5 second track as efficiently as possible.

It comes down to this: You have the opportunity to design and jump a harness and container with a reserve, AAD & Main of your choosing. Why wouldn’t you choose reserve components that have optimal fit? My opinion is you should decide on an appropriate sized reserve and then consider which reserve of that size you want to buy based on price you are willing to pay. THEN, match the reserve container size with an optimal fit for that reserve, not the other way around. Then, decide on a main based on your desired flight characteristics. THEN choose a WL based on your desired flight performance and piloting skills. THEN choose the container based on those components.

Hi Don, That makes at least two of us. Also, how about the families of the dead simply suing him in civil court? Again, that would be just find for me. Jerry Baumchen