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People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Shouldn't be a problem, maybe the air force base or some other runway nearby could serve as the loading base. It wouldn't be convenient, but it wouldn't be done very often anyway. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

We should not have to worry about 15 or even 50 pounds bending a pin. That is my opinion and I'm sticking to it. My more complete diatribe: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=578265;#578265 People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Ya, it is really high, but there still is some air and the speed of sound is faster there than at 40,000 feet. I didn't believe it either at first. The Aerospace.web link in my earlier post isn't working. I'll try to find another site that gives the same info. edit: the link is working again, check it out: http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/atmosphere/q0112.shtml People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Speed of sound in a nearly incompressible fluid like water may be higher because of the imcompressibility, not the density. Sure seems like it should be more dependent on density doesn't it, but no... http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/sound.html People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Newsletter from HonestReporting.com (not yet on their website) Yesterday (Oct. 15), Palestinian terrorists bombed a U.S. convoy in the Gaza strip, killing three Americans. The convoy had been on its way to interview potential Palestinian recipients of the American Fulbright Scholarship. The news media were quick to report the blanket PA denunciation of the attack, dismissing the perpetrators as "a small breakaway faction." Virtually every agency in the world quoted Yasser Arafat condemning "this ugly crime targeting American observers as they were on a mission for security and peace," as well as PA spokesman Saeb Erakat's lament, "These are American monitors that have come here at our request...these people were here to help us," and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei's statement, "We strongly condemn this incident and we will conduct an investigation and we will follow it to find the source of this attack." Yet, while expressing remorse and conciliation to a Western audience, the PA leadership expressed only irrational vilification of Israel to their own public ¯ a recurring problem before, during and after the Oslo period. Pictured here is the cartoon that appeared today (Oct. 16) in the official PA-sponsored and controlled daily newspaper, Al-Hayat-Al-Jadeeda (The road sign reads "Gaza"): "Comic shown on web site of car with Israeli flagged bombs as wheels" While acknowledging Palestinian responsibility to Western reporters, the PA is communicating to its own people that the bomb was planted by Israel; moreover, the Americans themselves are portrayed with a long hooked-nose ¯ the classic characterization of Jewishness. The official PA organ, therefore, not only denies Palestinian responsibility for the act (blaming Israel instead), but even promotes to the Palestinian public the wild idea that the Americans themselves are part of some vast Jewish movement or conspiracy. The message of the cartoon was supported by commentaries throughout the Palestinian press. Commentator Talal Okal writes in the Palestinian al-Ayyam: "Why did Israel blow up the US security vehicle accompanying a US delegation to Gaza?" And Basim Abu Samiah claims in Al-Hayat Al-Jadeeda that not only is it "doubtful" that the perpetrator "was a Palestinian party," Americans weren't even the target: "The explosion was not prepared for the Americans." Ignoring such material, major news outlets continue to accept, without due qualification, PA statements accepting blame for their internal terror problem. Such reporting facilitates the falsehood that Palestinian leaders have been foisting upon the Western world ¯ that they are allied with the U.S. and truly committed to peace with Israel. Meanwhile, those same leaders have been deluding the Palestinian people, in typical Mideast dictatorial fashion, that all of their own society's problems are entirely the fault of Israel. President Bush immediately held the Palestinian Authority responsible for the attack, uttering the mantra of Israeli spokesmen after their own terror attacks: "Palestinian authorities should have acted long ago to fight terror in all its forms. The failure to create effective Palestinian security forces dedicated to fighting terror continues to cost lives. " Nonetheless, the two most influential American newspapers found it necessary to suggest that Israel and America are themselves responsible for the attacks: Washington Post: "As Israel has demolished homes, assassinated suspected terrorists and established checkpoints and closures in the Palestinian territories in response to Palestinian suicide bombings, Palestinians ¯ particularly in the Gaza Strip, where sentiments are more strident and radical ¯ have grown increasingly angry with the U.S. government for offering no criticism of Israel." The New York Times: "Anger has crested to new heights in the last week in the wake of an Israeli crackdown in Rafah, a refugee camp on the Egyptian border south of Gaza City where hundreds of families have been left homeless after their houses were destroyed by Israeli troops searching for gun-smuggling tunnels." HonestReporting encourages subscribers to contact your local media to demand they cease facilitating a Palestinian duplicity that issues conciliatory statements to a Western audience, while fomenting hatred among their own Arab constituency. Thank you for your ongoing involvement in the battle against media bias. HonestReporting.com People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Posted previously on the Kittenger-speed of sound thread... edit: The link doesn't seem to work anymore http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/atmosphere/q0112.shtml So the speed of sound is greater at 400,000 ft than at 40,000. Even way out in space there are still molecules flying around, just not very many. And there is still a temperature in deep space, so sound still should travel, just not very far before it dissipates. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Be careful, the salt from sweat is not good for nylon. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

My old Para-Flite Astrobe seemed like it would not open until I released the brakes. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

That is sooo wrong. Some aspects of the good old days were actually very much better than nowadays If someone wants to help you out they should be able to do so. I could understand needing to get your instructor's OK - to approve your 2 way partner who doesn't have a coach rating, but this is too much. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I've got a jump on both the 200 and 225 sq.ft. versions, both loaded at about 1.1 lb/sq.ft. Great openings, and very nice landing flare. Had an Easy stand up landing both times. Made by the original mfg. of square reserves, with lots of kevlar reinforcement tape.

I flew on America West airlines recently and they now board people accoding to both rear vs. front and window vs. aisle (they largely let the aisle seats on last) So a window seat near the front is also likely to get on early. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

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Eric, What is the 2 DZ rule? And when are you going to be able to pack my reserve without supervision? Can I help you get some Civic parts at dealer cost to pay for it? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I checked out the Trident web site, and they don't say anything about the Catapult. Do you have some inside info? I had expected them to be in production by now. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Keep jumping! Show up early at the new DZ, do not be demanding. If you impress the right people they are likely to give you a break. A call to the new DZ may help, or they may be defensive and not give an inch. A call may confirm that your instructors/jumpmasters are jumping there now also, and that could help a lot. Good luck. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Some unions have figured out how to get around this nuisance. Just make it impossible to have a non-union company compete against you, such as how many levels of government will only contract with companies that are unionized. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I agree with skybytch that you should be able to flare past your waist. Again, answer these two questions: Are you flaring as much as you can all in one (fast) motion? Can you get the canopy to stall without taking a wrap? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Do you realize what you are advocating? This is not something to reminisce about! It is just as bad as violence used to break up a strike. Unions have plenty of power. In my opinion, the owners of a company should still be free to replace workers on strike to balance that power. I contend that socialism has been proven to be a failure. Therefore it is impossible to be a 'good' socialist, but of course it is still possible to be loyal to your 'bad' philosophy. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Entitlement philosophy, totally. And if my wife gets a part time job, we're better off if she can get it without benefits so the wage can be higher, but unions don't want that to be possible. There should be a new law. Union officials should get the same strike pay as any of their members get if/when they are on strike. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Are you flaring as much as you can all in one motion? Can you get the canopy to stall without taking a wrap? If you can get it to stall, then wraps are not needed. Flare down to a point where the canopy starts to flatten out (1/2 ot 2/3), then use the last bit of the stroke at the end to stay level and slow your horizontal speed. There is a tendency by new jumpers to just yank down as hard and fast as possible. Watch how those who land well do it, they start higher and do it smoothly. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

You found your special purpose People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Did you ever see the old comedy by the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams 'Kentucky Fried Movie'? Bill Bixby does a sketch for a headache medicine, walking through their testing lab where headaches are being induced. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I'm not a fan of Pedro, but Don was going after him! Looked like a pretty gentle shove to deflect an old man on an intentional collision course. Do you agree, or is it possible that I still angry at the Red Sox for bumping the Mariners out of the playoffs? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Knowing that you can recover after bad instability out the door is good for your confidence, and a lot of fun! Staying after the last jump to get to know the regulars is a good way to become a regular, and not thought of as just another face that will come and go. Once you become part of the DZ family, your progression can really take off with the help of others. Welcome to the show. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am