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After further communication with woodpecker, I quickly glaced at the code closer and noticed that he wasn't handing the "plus", "minus" and "equals" button events inside of his actionPerformed() method. Those events were just dropping through the method without being handled. But AndyMan was dead on right when he said you need to seperate the business logic from the views as I believe woody's issue was that his actionPerformed() method was growing too large with too many "if/else" conditions. Annoymous event handlers or subclassing his buttons would make the code much easier to follow, modify and ultimately maintain. I also told woodpecker to google "Model View Controller" to help him understand some of these concepts better. But people who want to get into programming should know that programming is not easy. It requires a lot of discipline to keep things as simple and as easy to follow while still being dynamic and getting the job done. Back to my home renos ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I had to learn (sometimes the hard way) about pond swooping when Mile-Hi built their pond in 2005. The depth perception of the water is different than the ground (especially near sunset when the winds have died down and the water is glassy and very reflective). Plus I've also had to learn the hard lessons about not touching down until you've properly leveled off and slowed down a little. Have fun guys and gals, but remember that the water can still hurt you. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I can tell you guys from personal experience that we really really really need to be careful (especially over hard ground) while flying our rears. Once you rear riser stall a cross-braced canopy in slams down behind you on the ground with little warning. I've purposely stalled my rears on landing coming in straight and the canopy does shutter warning you of the stall. But while in a turn not only will it stall at a higher airspeed but there is little warning. Just asked anyone who watched me hurt myself at the 2005 CPC Champsionships when I stalled on rears in the speed carving course. There is video of this crash on skydivingmovies as well as in the video Ian Drennan made from the event. It wasn't pretty and it hurt. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'm not so certain I would agree that Truman should be held in such high esteme. He was the one to make the decision to drop the bomb. There are those who say that dropping the bomb saved a million American lives (for sure there would have been massive bloodshed on both sides had America had to invade the Islands of Japan). But there are also those who say that the Japanese we're trying to surrender the entire summer of '45 and Truman wouldn't have anything to do with this since he wanted to send a strong message to the Soviets. But what do I know? I wasn't around in WWII (very few of us were). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Please elborate more as to what you're trying to do and what the program may or may not be doing. Are you not getting your events to fire? Or are you looking at some other issue? What do you mean by getting the buttons to work? I haven't bothered to copy the code into a compiler and run it. If push comes to sholve maybe I can do that later, but I can't do it now. Sorry ... Note: I'm in and out of here all day long (I will actually be out of here for the next few hours). I'm sure others like AndyMan are in the same boat. If possible I will try and provide you with some additional help with Java, but it may be a delayed response. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Check out the canopy in pic #1. I'm surprised she made it to the shore. But congrats to Bev for her "beer" first pond swoop. Pond swooping rocks!!! Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

If you can afford to buy it you can find it here. It is worth owning. As I said to us real world skydivers and BASE jumpers it is a little over sensationalized. But it is still worth watching. Also, I don't have time to surf all the skydiving gear shop websites, but you could also find it at one of those places and be supporting your fellow jumpers instead of giving money to Amazon. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

If I could edit my comments about GWB, then I would since I am obvious bias against the man (I thought his father was okay, what happened to GWB). But I can't edit the message anymore since a certain amount of time has passed. But yes ... if possible let's keep this thread on track by discussing who you people think was the USA's best prez. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

It won't compile because you're using illegal variable names in: private JButton Button+ = new JButton("+"); private JButton Button- = new JButton("-"); private JButton Button= = new JButton("="); Use some other name like: private JButton buttonPlus; also ... you must be coming from the MS C++ environment since it's not common in Java to start you variable names with upper case characters. We use lower case in Java instead. But that is cosmetic. It will still compile with upper case characters. Finally look into a different way to handle your events. Having big "if" / "else" statements in one method is not the best practice. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Don't ever make the mistake of letting physical possessions dictate your life. If you want to start a company then do it. But know that it will take personal sacrifices. Plus home ownership is obviously a good goal to have. But having the biggest home on the block is a huge mistake. I own, with a very small mortgage a modestly large 4 bedroom house which has increased in value very nicely but it shouldn't be confused with a mansion as it's just your typical suburban home in a desireable location. And I'm now starting the process of renovating it in order to sell it to buy something smaller. My days of trying to impress the Jones's are long over. I want to live within my means and I want to have time and money to enjoy what days (hopefully many years) I have left in this life. Having realistic goals in life is good. Two years ago I set a goal to qualify on the Pro Swoop Tour before I get too old for this shit and after some hard work and tons of money (plus I was lucky to be able to take time off from work), I achieved this goal. Now I only have two Pro Swoop comps under my belt and you better believe that my name showed up not last but near the bottom of the standings in these two comps as opposed to being up there in the money. But these were/are personal goals to be able to compete against the best in the world and fortunately I found a sport where age isn't a huge issue. My time as a competitive swooper on the PST will likely be short. I am not a full time skydiver and my future is in being a local swoop comp organizer and helping to mentor the up and coming young guys and girls instead of ripping it up on the tour. But nevertheless, this achievement of mine is a goal that I am happy with and something that no matter what people say is something that people can't take away from me. I will always know that at one point in my life I got to compete against some of the best people in world in the sport I chose to pursue. Good luck in your life goals. For sure chase them and don't let the nay-sayers get in your way of your dreams. But keep them real and more importantly keep yourself real. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Who was the best US president to date? Please think carefully about this question before you answer. Not being a Yank I have to admit that I don't know much about your leadership before guys like Woodrow Wilson but the question still remains. Who has been your best prez? Guys like JFK were very charismatic and one would never know JFK's true potential if his life wasn't snuffed out and I think his speech where he said "ask not what your country can do for you but instead what you can do for your country" is something that most citizens from most democratic countries around the world should be following. But I (very uneducated when it comes to US history) would like to table Dwight D. Eisenhower as possibly one of your best ever presidents. Not only did this man come from a respectable military background where the US did fight in a just conflict against Germany and Japan, but the man also had the foresight to warn the American public of the dangers of letting the "industrial military complex" run rampant on his farewell speech. So who do you think was America's best president? PS: If anyone seriously answers GWB, then I'm sorry you really are messed up and please check out of this world on your earliest convinence as the man and his cronnies truly are evil and the 50.1% of the public who supported this man in previous elections really should be ashamed of yourself because your man has made the world a much more dangerous place and America has lost much of it's respect in the world because of him. Plus I would like to add that I'm not anti-American, I do think that for all the bad that comes from you guys and equal amount of good also can be seen. So who is it? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Sorry Bill my bad. I was thinking Carbon Monoxide. But my brain and my fingers aren't always working together. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I don't know how old you are, but I'm now in my early to mid 40s now (shit I'm middle aged even though I look and act lot younger than I am and I still live the lifestyle of someone in their mid 20s) but the world and our lives in the world is constantly changing and people are making a huge mistake if they are not open to adapting to these changes. When I look back to what I thought I knew in my teens, my 20s and my 30s I laugh. I knew jack. I still know jack, but at least I know that I know more now than what I did when I was younger. I'm not the sharpest crayon in the box. But I'm not dull either. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

You guys should try living and working in a truly multi-cultural environment. It will really open up your eyes as to whether or not you're a racists, a part-time racist or someone who's open to multi-culturalism. Since moving back to my native Canada where the country has changed very much in my 8 year absence (yes I do miss the good weather of Colorado and I do miss being able to jump all 12 months of the year), anyway I have worked in Vancouver BC where I felt I was at the United Nations working with people from China, India, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Chile, Argentina, Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Poland, the Netherlands, France and the UK. Plus now I'm back in Calgary Alberta (the so called redneck province of Canada) and once again I find myself working with people from China, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and the UK. Why do I tell you this. Because it has been a test of my character. It has been a test to determine if I am a racist or if I am open to these people living and working in my country. It hasn't always been easy (I was definitely a minority in Vancouver and now in Calgary 1/2 the people I work with are immigrants). But in this time I have learned a few things about myself and one thing I have learned is that I don't care what color of skin someone has or what religion they follow and I believe immigration isn't a bad thing just as long as the people immigrating to our respective countries are independent, driven and respectful of the local culture of their new country. Now not all immigrants are independent, driven and respectful. But you really need to read the book (ie: get to know the people by talking to them) instead of judging them by their covers (ie: judging them by the color of their skin). Remember I was a temporary immigrant in the USA for 8 years and I value my 8 years in that country. It taught me a lot about you guys. It taught me that for all the bad that comes from your country, there was an equal amount of good that came from it and it all kind of balances itself out. Plus I had the advantage of being a caucasian while I was in the USA and my Canadian status was never noticed just as long as I kept my 'OU's in check (yes some of us up here in Canad'ia sound funny when we talk ... I never noticed this until I returned after living in the States for 8 years). PS: My comments are generic and not specifically directed at nathaniel. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

This message was originally posted by myself to a Canadian message board, so obviously in has a certain Canadian tone to it. But the message also applies to you my friends down in the USA as well as anybody in any democracy around the world. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

LOL ... sorry to be blunt. But a job. Unless you're a professional skydiver (in which case be prepared for a life of poverty), we need balance in our lives. I came close to letting my passion for this sport almost destroy my career. Fortunately my past and present employers valued my work enough to give me the benefit of the doubt when I was acting flakey because of my jumping addiction. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Initially I thought you were speaking of Colorado and I was going to say WTF. But now I'm guessing you're referring to Carbon Dioxide? If yes, then yes Carbon Dioxide can be a killer. A few weeks back when we froze here in the Great White frigid north with -40 degree windchills, there were a number of deaths from people running portable heaters in not properly ventilated homes and/or trailers. It may not be pleasant, but sometimes it's better to wear more clothes and extra blankets instead of running that portable heater. Take care all my friends in the PAC-NW from BC down to Oregon. I'll be thinking of you (and yes I'm glad I wasn't in BC during this last nasty storm). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Yes I know. It just don't want others to build the wrong impression of what flying is and isn't. Plus you need to remember that (well maybe you didn't know this) that I was a pilot before I was a skydiver and as a pilot you're brought up to never give up on landing that airplane (even if that means going around on a botched landing attempt). Plus I have to laugh that a couple of summers ago when I was still jumping in Colorado, Suzy (an awesome Eloy pilot who was working for the summer in CO) was bringing the entire Otter load down after the winds radically picked up after we took off and many of the non-pilot jumpers were panicing as Suzy got close to the ground saying crap like "shit here comes the ground it's getting bigger" and my response to them was "of course the ground is coming closer and getting bigger, we're landing". That's because you're in control of your own destiny. As a passenger in an aircraft you're at the mercy of the pilot. Not to say that pilots don't make mistakes (we're all human) but the vast majority of skydiving jump plane pilots out there are experienced aviators and they know what they are doing. I've landed with Suzy from Eloy with extremely high winds and with only one engine on a seperate occasion and as far as I'm concerned, I trust my life with her good judgement. She knows what she's doing. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

BTW ... if I am not mistaken, our own Remster (a greenie moderator here on DZ.COM) knows the people who made this movie. Plus several years ago while in Moab Utah I got to meet Mario Richard (one of the BASE jumpers from this movie) and he was a really cool down to earth type of guy who knew when to walk away from a jumping when numerous other lemmings were seen hurling themselves from the cliffs of Moab in scketchy winds. Dave Brown (from Sebastien) was also in the movie and he's another really cool down to earth type of guy. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'm sorry Amazon but you should know better to be saying such rubbish. What I mean by that is that you should know that if the winds are high that we as skydivers shouldn't take to the skies in the first place. Remember that saying "It's better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air instead of being in the air wishing you were on the ground". Now as far as this video is concerned, here's two comments: 1) I'm glad the pilot did a go-around on his/her first attempt. It just goes to show that these professionals flying for us know what they are doing (commercial aviation is the safest form of transportation). 2) All commercial flights are IFR and all IFR flights have alternate airports to land at. If the weather at one airport is really bad, then the pilot needs to divert to their alternate. I know the whole PAC-NW was hammered with this storm and as a lowly private pilot and I can't tell what sort of fuel reserves those big birds have (I only know about the small planes I fly). But if the WX at Sea-Tac (and surrounding areas) was so sketchy, then maybe that plane never should have left the ground to begin with. So in summary ... the video was worth posting, but not the comment about jumping being safer than flying. Skydiving is NOT safer than flying. All forms of aviation have their inherit risks. I know I don't need to tell you this, but life is terminal. None of us gets out of here alive. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I don't. I get in and out as fast as I can. That place is just full of $hit. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I enjoy flying my big bus BASE canopies (I especially like them when they open on time and open on heading). But in all honesty. When it comes to flying a canopy. I'd much rather be under my JVX 87 Ferrari like canopy. That beast rocks. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Was it called "Adrenaline Rush - the Science of Risk"? If yes, then make a point to watch it. It was an IMAX movie that came out in 2003 and is worth the watch. From a real world skydivers/BASE jumpers point of view, it is a little sensationalized. But nevertheless there is some good footage in it (skydiving and BASE jumping) and one of the most important messages to the whuffo world in that movie is that mankind wouldn't be where we are today if pioneers weren't willing to take risks and risks aren't just physical "you may die" things. Risks can be financial, medical and social policy things. Oh and if you do watch it and do like it, you can purchase a DVD copy of it through any of the reputable skydiving gear shops. But I am not trying to get you to buy anything you don't want to buy since I have no ties whatsoever to the people (from Quebec Canada) who made this movie. But I do have a very unique copy of this movie (I also own the DVD) since a certain camcorder was smuggled into the Kansas City IMAX theater with me back in 2003. But I didn't just publically say that, did I? Oops ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

You'll be fine, to be super-swooper all you need is a full leather suit... Plus you guys have my blessing to take your trusty reciprocating saws to cut off my full leather suit after I crater in for being so uncurrent and old. Well now that I think about it, maybe not. In all seriousness I would like to add, that while my profile does list that I jump a JVX 87, I do also own a Velo 103, a Samurai 136 and a Spectre 150. So upsizing is always an option for this ever so uncurrent and yes aging competitive swooper. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Stop talking about me. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over