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He's a troll who has come to dominate this forum (along with his sock puppets).

Your standpoint is as charming as the recommendation that, if rape is inevitable, to relax and enjoy it. First off, the presence of Russian speakers is largely the result of resettlement into areas devastated by the Holodomor (look it up). Russians who don't attack Ukraine are safe from Ukrainians. Since losing to Russia means that Ukraine will cease to exist, seeking peace by expelling Russian military forces from Ukrainian territory is the only option. You seem to think there is a Plan B, but there isn't. I know rather a few Ukrainians, Russians from Ukraine, Jews from Ukraine and combinations thereof, and can assure you that everything you think you know is wrong. BSBD, Winsor

Of course you do, dear.

This rig looks like a B12 modified with D rings and an extended container. I used to own and jump one with my American Papillon. I am also a rigger and have packed NB8 and NB6 rigs. This rig is not a modified NB8

The rig that Dan Gryer came up with is a combination of an NB8 container( extended) and a B12 harness.Now pay close attention here..look at the Ripcord handle.That diagonal tubing inside of the Ripcord,that indicates it is an NB8 ripcord.Why is this significant? The NB 8 has a closer pin spacing than a B12/B4.You have to use the NB8 Ripcord. An NB 8 Ripcord WILL NOT work on a B12 container .

The raising of the deployment altitude BSR took a while and was approached with much debate and consideration. Several factors contributed to the change: Longer deployments have become the norm. The old altitude BSR's date back to the days of 7-cell F-111 canopies when 400 to 500 foot deployments were the norm and primarily only higher deploying students used AAD's. Many canopies today routinely take 900 to 1,000 feet to open and most experienced jumpers are AAD equipped. A simple math check shows that a 2,000 foot deployment on a canopy that takes 1,000 feet to open puts a jumper dangerously close to the AAD activation altitude, and puts the jumper AT the AAD activation altitude if anything delays the deployment (late p/c toss, burble hesitation, longer than normal opening, etc.) Next, there has been an issue of long reserve deployments after AAD activations. The reason isn't completely clear - possibly p/c in the burble, long deployments after slow speed mal cutaways, p/c temporarily snagged on the jumper, etc. For this reason, some jumpers have adjusted their AAD's to fire higher than the factory setting. This in turn creates the above mentioned deployment altitude conflicts. Less important but still part of the debate was exit altitude. On average, exit altitudes have gotten higher - much higher in many cases - over the years, and that has minimized - in the perception of many, anyway - the importance of humming it to minimums. I know a lot of skydivers and only know a few that routinely take it to the bottom unless they have to for traffic, big-way protocols, etc. In conversations I have personally had, almost no one was against raising deployment altitudes. As for waivers, there are times when jumpers have to deploy lower than the BSR minimums. Demo's are an obvious example. There are many times when a cloud base is below minimums but still high enough to allow a safe jump by qualified jumpers, so a waiver makes sense. There are probably nuances I have forgotten and anyone with a better memory than me are welcome to contribute. Hope that answered your questions.

I recall the same statement but it wasnt mine as far as I recall - maybe it was Kaye? I was surprised that McCrone was not more helpful. They dumped a boatload on Tom. I actually showed the McCrone list/wheel to several chemists - one at Integ DNA Tech, and they were shocked. One commented "I see no pattern!". "A bit of everything". I replied to one, "Maybe thats what you get from an intentional plant" and he laughed and said, "that could be". So the plant idea has been in my mind since this surfaced. I know in advance some people will react very negatively to that - maybe even Tom. Where does this tie fit on the bell curve, of what? ! Occupational ties?

It's true, although it's not really a control, it's checking out a guess. Fly's will be closer. I wish we could swab the seat Cooper was in… I recall someone knowledgable saying the profile basically revealed every substance on earth and that even the outliers could be explained as aspects of other things there, so it wasn't meaningful investigatorily. I don't remember who that was, though. Is this in your realm?

Over Thanksgiving, I was able to sit down and talk with my father about his time at Boeing, as well as General Dynamics, in the 70s. I asked him if he still had a tie.....said he was going to check, wouldn't hold my breath on this but if anything comes of it I will post it to the board to see if it would be useful. I believe that Fly has already sent another tie to TK as another data point, just waiting on the broken SEM part or something, hope it's not coming from China !

Of course. No need for a BASE analogy. The concept you are referring to is equally relevant in both sports. I mentioned demo jumps purely as an example.

Choosing not to implement a wingloading BSR has nothing to do with a fear of being sued. Potential litigation has never even been part of the conversation concerning wingloadings.

So far, I haven't found it as an ingredient for matches, Tom tested a period lighter and it was negative.. Controls are ideal but not practical.. there are over 100,000 particles on the stubs and those stubs don't even cover the entire tie,,, there may be 500,000 particles on the tie.. The particles and combinations are beyond any ability to implement controls.. far too many variables

Or matches/lighters. Cigarettes even for many of the particles. The underside of the parachute strap for others. This is why controls are needed.

It's careless "law abiding" gun owners who are: 1. Arming the criminals. DoJ data on gun thefts is very clear on this. 2. Responsible for accidental shootings by, for example, kids who find unsecured guns in cars or homes. I have zero sympathy for that lame argument.

That's nothing - he also claims to have no dog in the political fight and is an independent.

The Cooper case over the last 20 years (or maybe more) makes for a great case study in how people will selectively cherry-pick "evidence" to push a particular conclusion, in this case the veracity of their "suspects." Such a book would make a fine addition to the Cooper oeurve. Perhaps I'll take it on myself!

"moved their forces" it's called a RETREAT! Sure, Ukraine is having electricity problems, but progress in war is measured by land taken. Did the US win in Vietnam because I'm pretty sure the Viet Cong didn't have any electricity either? Nor did the Taliban. By any reasonable measure, Russia is losing this.

And why would anyone believe them? They already have a recent and documented history of agreeing to terms, Ukraine doing their side of the deal, then Russia reneging when it suits them and just invading again. You keep talking like Russia are being reasonable, when we already have proof that they're not, their words are meaningless. Ukraine are SEEKING PEACE as you so dearly hope for. They are doing so by making this war so costly for Russia that they will eventually give up. So far, they're doing a damned good job.

Yes. They denied Lindsey Grahams attempts to avoid testifying. https://www.npr.org/2022/11/01/1131776586/supreme-court-lindsey-graham-grand-jury-georgia

Mark Meadows must appear before GA grand jury investigating efforts by Trump and his cronies to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in Georgia. - SC Supreme Court. Excellent

Oh, Lord stuck in Pecos again

Robert and I have been friends since at least the mid 90's. More hours than I care to admit sitting in his trailer, listening to music, smoking a joint. Robert could always be relied upon for a breakfast burrito or a cheeseburger most days. Every once in awhile he would drive down to Bakersfield and stay with me and Heidi for the weekend and he was always willing to help out while he was here. I drove up to see him while he was in the Hospital in Ridgecrest and I knew then he was in pretty bad shape. I talked to him several times on the phone since then with Oct 30th leaving him a VM on his phone---------------I guess he had already passed at that point. I will miss Robert and his quick comeback puns :) Jack

Ask Jesse. https://www.skydivemag.com/new/jesse-pulls-off-a-barrel-roll/

The point is that many "100% RIGHT ON" convictions have later been shown to be wrong. The judicial system will never be perfect, so if you keep capital punishment you are guaranteeing the continuation of state-sponsored murder of innocents. I can never support that. If you *must* keep it as a punishment, then it should be as humane as possible. A nitrogen chamber meets this requirement easily and cheaply. Choosing the remaining methods that have been shown to often be excruciating means you want revenge, not justice.

Interesting to consider Jesus hanging someone because of how evil they were, then accepting him into Heaven as one of the saved.

How Christian of you.

There was these two preachers who were good friends and they would ride their bicycles to church every Sunday morning. Because of where they lived, and where their churches were located, they would pass each other along the way. One Sunday morning, one of the preachers was riding his bicycle to church and he saw the other preacher approaching, but the other preacher was walking. They stopped to chat and he said, "Good morning, Reverend. Why aren't you riding your bicycle this morning? The other preacher said, "It really hurts me to say this but I think somebody at my church stole my bicycle." His friend said, "Let me tell you how to get it back. Before you begin your sermon this morning, read the Ten Commandments. When you say thou shalt not steal, the person who took your bicycle will feel so guilty, he'll give it back to you." The following Sunday, the preacher is riding his bicycle to church and he sees his friend coming from the other direction, and his friend is riding his bicycle too. They stopped to chat and he said, "Good morning, Reverend. I see you found out who stole your bicycle." The other preacher said, "No, but when I said thou shalt not commit adultery, I remembered where I left it."

There's always new grads out there who don't care if they work 80 hour weeks as long as they are in the "next big thing" (at least in their minds.)

Zero side effects for me. I was looking forward to an evening of laying on the couch under a blanket to watch TV. No such luck.

It’s sad. A political party won’t condemn a man that violated his oath to the Constitution by not protecting America from enemies both foreign and domestic. Out of all the things he has done, what he didn’t do was the worst. Doing nothing as the Capitol is ransacked and lawmakers on true peril. Its so unreal. America is broken.

And then there's the 'workers must commit to working long hours at high intensity' email that just went out.... https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63648505 "Elon Musk has told Twitter staff that they must commit to working "long hours at high intensity" or else leave the company, according to reports." and " "This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade," he said. Workers were told that they needed to click on a link by 17:00 EST on Thursday, if they want to be "part of the new Twitter"." I used to work for a guy like this - an absolute workaholic. He thought because he had no life and was working 16 hour days then it was normal for everyone else to as well, and would get pissed if I wasn't answering phone calls at 4am. Musk is going to have people leaving Twitter in droves.

So were other people. She wasn't the sole decision maker. But the employer certainly has an issue with a wage gap. Institutional sexism and racism is something Republicans say doesn't exist. I remember a conversation with Bigun where he refused to acknowledge well documented (by multiple sources, including the US armed forces themselves) racism in the US forces because he didn't see it personally. Hence, find it a little odd he is making this accusation now. Specially since the court on appeal clearly stated race had nothing to do with it. It was an accusation devoid of fact based purely on partisanship. I had learned to expect more from Bigun.

I met Robert at Cal. City in 1995-96. He really liked his Zappa, always had a smile on his face, loved airplanes, really took care of Cal City.

so? do they care about safety or the appearance of safety? from some of the shit i've read about lately, including the 40k foot tandem disaster i will refrain from voicing my opinion. i know what it sounds like though.

I love my 217. Here's some info I got from a guy who makes cams and other stuff for these machines: The history goes back to the 117 L Bernina machine. This was the first of any zigzag sewing machine produced back in 1938. The 217 of course, is much larger but the mechanics are very similar. The 217 was produced from about 1962 until 1997. The machines were very similar and the average person could not tell the difference up until 1976 when they started to take on a new look with special features. These last machines with the automatic cam devices were known as the Z machines for "zierstiche" or decorative stitch device. These machines were fitted with a complex cam device that used cams of about 2.5" in diameter. Practical stitch cams found their way into sailmaking and similar applications. A newer 217 was made so as to try and fire up the commercial market for the 217 with much improved devices, i.e. cloth puller, and cam stitch device that used cams of about 5.0" in diameter. The latter 217N machine is much more sought after so you have a real valuable machine. The 217 Bernina machines are somewhat antiquated in design but robust and of extraordinary high quality. They are known as the finest zigzag machine ever made. There were heavier made machines but not of this quality. The class 98 Adler is one of these. Adler purchased 217 machines from Bernina since if fit a large gap in their commercial market but had very little success. These cams are available in 8mm and 12mm. I believe you said you had an 8mm machine. The part numbers are 310 308 03 for the Stitch type 308, (three step zigzag) @ $181.00 List. The two step does not exist officially in the 8mm machine. There is a two step in a 6mm width, part number 310 294 031 that would list at $140.+ . The reason for the expense of the cams is that they are not production items and are hand made, that is to say, very few are made for stock requirements. The three step should be available within one week. Let me know what you might want. One thing I don't like about my Bernina is that parts are expensive. A new hook will run you ~300 dollars. -- drop zone (drop'zone) n. An incestuous sesspool of broken people. -- Attributed to a whuffo girlfriend.