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The company alleges that once news broke that Meadows was cooperating with prosecutors on October 24, sales bottomed out and the book only sold 60,000 copies. The company based the advance it paid to Meadows on anticipated sales of at least 200,000 copies. The lawsuit alleges that Meadows' testimony to the grand jury "squarely contradicts the statements in his book... that President Trump was the true winner of the 2020 election." The book alleged that the election was "stolen and rigged" with the assistance of the "liberal media." These statements in the book are directly contracted by his testimony Surely they knew they were going to get the election lie when they pitched the book in the first place. Seems more like they’re suing him for telling (some of) the truth in court then telling lies in the book. Also, they based their forecasts on 200,000 of the MAGA faithful wanting to read anything longer than a Facebook post? I don’t want to tell them their business, but sounds like it was always an optimistic plan.

You know, it's becoming more plausible that you do drive a Mini-Cooper and live in your parents basement.

Anti-solar people regularly clutch their pearls and whine piteously about all the environmental damage that PVs (and wind turbines, and batteries) cause. They think they are "owning the libs" because they figure liberals are all environuts who can't accept any pollution at all. Then, of course, they get into their big truck, drive into the woods, and put a few pounds of lead into a target somewhere. But that's OK because it's them. I just find it funny at this point. They are the Luddites of today, afraid of new technology that's going to change the status quo.

Looks like you're just repeating fake news and FUD. SiCl4 is NOT a byproduct, it's an intermediate product. It gets used up to make silicon. That the Chinese are spilling it around their manufacturing sites is just carelessness. This is very outdated, even it mentions 2016 as being in the future. Photovoltaics don't use cadmium or lead. So not only does Brent fail maths, he also fails chemistry.

Yep. I've said this several times. I would be fine with no subsidies - and the same regulatory limits for everyone. Coal power plant emitting too much CO2? Find a way to capture and sequester it, then knock yourself out. Oh, and coal ash? That's toxic radioactive waste and has to be handled accordingly. Or continue with what we have now, with subsidies going to technologies that benefit the US as a whole and make us more competitive.

Yep. Make each jump like you want to make another. Welcome back! Wendy P.

So to sum it up: Netanyahu is like Hitler because Trump, and invented Hamas since it's actually the right wing evangelical jews that chronically sabotage peace in the middle east, lmao. . . .and then they say Slim and Brent are the trolls.

My first reaction is to ask why you would want to do this? It's a small industry with a limited market. I would not pick this as a high ROI opportunity. Most people that persue this are all ready involved and do it out of passion. That is why they tend to fail. They are skydivers not business men. Getting your rigging certificate is not the answer. I'm not saying that it's a bad idea just as general background and in theory could help you legally with the FAA. It's a weird gray area where all you have to do is say you are a manufacturer and you are. But in theory you need to be a rigger to do any kind of repair. But manufacturer trumps rigger... The logic gets convoluted and weird. Can you build it but then not fix it? In the end it doesn't matter. Half of your employees will be riggers. A rigging course has very little to do with what you will need to learn. Here is the real truth. There are lots of different types of riggers. And this isn't a senior vs master thing. Master means they can sign more paperwork. In theory they are more experienced and can do alterations, etc. In reality it just means they can sign things. But manufacturer tops master. A master can perform alterations approved by the manufacturer or can apply for an approval through the FAA. This gets into whether it's a TSO'd component. Non TSO'd, people just go to town on them although in theory some of these rules still apply. There are some very good master rigger manufacturers on here that will be happy to delve deep into that rabbit hole. Here is the honest truth as to what you need. You need a business degree. Or a degree in accounting. Running a business is a business in it self. Taxes payroll book keeping accounts receivable accounts payable suppliers PO's tracking records marketing finance. These are the actual skills that you need. You are going to hire someone to run production. That's a completely separate issue and the small of the two issues. Who do you need to hire. Remember I said there are different types of riggers. There are riggers that pack, there are riggers that sew, there are riggers that build, and there are riggers that design. There are ones that work in the sport industry. They pilot rigs are almost their own separate industry with limited crossover. Military is it's own thing. These groups have been cross pollinating but they are still very different from each other. Most riggers are glorified packers, and that's fine. A lot of them really are not comfortable doing even basic repairs or sewing. This is what all the classes turn out. You don't really learn to see and prepare things till you work in at least a medium size loft under the supervision of a master rigger. Some people get really into that and just live at a sewing machine. Note that they are probably not master riggers. You just need a master rigger around to theoretically be "supervising" and maybe sign something now and again. There are people that get into building things from scratch. Batches of risers jumpsuits sliders toggles pilot chutes etc. This is a different skill set. You mostly develop it from working for a manufacturer or in a larger loft. You don't learn all the secrets and esoteric knowledge from any course. There is a smaller group that delves deeper into the why rather then just the how. Designers are mad scientist with a sewing machine. You'll know them by the kackle in their laugh. All of these people have way over inflated egos for what they are. We are all a pain in the ass. There is another related category. Let's be polite and call them workers. The more common name that we often use is slaves. These are non skydiver non rigger 9-5 workers that set at machines doing repetitive tasks all day long. They are actually very valuable. If you get good ones treasure them. They come in diffrent varieties. I think Koreans are the best but any one (xxx) will do. LOL's (little old ladies) are very good if you can get them. The problem is that they are by definition old and tend to die. They are almost extinct. Wet backs are I think the last option but they can serve with enough supervision. Sewing machines. It has gotten progressively harder over the years to source good used machines. And you will need some one to work on them. I don't know what your going to do but you will be surprised at how many machines you will wind up with. Her as a thought. Don't start a company. Buy one. None of these companies are big. You might be surprised at how low an honest evaluation of their value would be. Some of these guys are getting old. Sandy Reed as an example. Or the dolphin rig. Or some one in a financial bind because they don't know how to run a business. You could pick up not just a turn key operation but maybe a TSO. That's fucking gold. All the old shit is grand fathered in and it's only getting harder to meet the new standards. Again my real advise is to go open a McDonald's or some shit like that. Any thing but a loft. If your not already married to this industry why would you dive into this water? Lee