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  1. Reprieve: When will White House transfer cleared Gitmo prisoners? http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/11/opinion/reprieve-mos-def-gitmo-force-feeding/index.html?iref=allsearch Same procedure thousands of hospital patients have daily. Oh, the humanity! Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  2. Didn't happen in China, not going to happen in Russia either. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  3. Pretty much as I thought it would be. There was plenty of warnings leading up to the attacks. State chose to do nothing. Clear failure of Hillary. They stopped short of saying that. There were some forces close enough to lend aid but were ordered to stand down. No mention of who gave that order or why. It was clear this was a terrorist action almost immediately. Hillary and Barry sent Susan Rice out with 'talking points' to downplay the event. Nothing new here. Newland is being pressured to name who the person above her who wanted the reference to terrorism removed. So, in a nutshell there was nothing that we didn't already know. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  4. Wow. Good luck getting on anything worth doing. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  5. "The Truth about Benghazi": An Erin Burnett OutFront Special Investigation airing Tuesday, 10p ET http://outfront.blogs.cnn.com/2013/08/05/the-truth-about-benghazi-an-erin-burnett-outfront-special-investigation/?hpt=hp_t1 Promises to be interesting. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  6. I know in Virginia, and probably most states, there is a statute of limitations on such claims. In Virginia it is 2 years. Just a reality check. I wasn't aware of that. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  7. There is a difference in taking a calculated risk based on known information and taking a risk based of wrong information. Hypothetical: If I told you your reserve would malfunction 5% of the time, but the actual malfunction rate was 40% of the time... Wouldn't you want to know the real numbers? You are correct and I hope you saw the slight sarcasm in my post. Correction can come from inside or outside the sport. There are a bunch of players here and none of them want to be the one left holding the bag. I would hope in the near future we hear from the harness/container manufacturers on steps they have taken to improve the time between the deployment of the reserve pc and a fully opened canopy. (John did it years ago). I also hope we hear from jumpers who stop being so vain as to demand the smallest, prettiest container regardless of how it performs the job required. And riggers how stop stuffing oversized canopies into undersized containers. Or, we can start trying to throw people under the bus. The attorneys would love that approach. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  8. Is it better to jump gear that might kill someone? You do it every time you leave the plane. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  9. Not a reply directed at you. Everyone here should consider the course of action they are suggesting and ask themselves if paying 2 times the amount they are paying now for equipment is something they want to do. Stop and ponder the absolute firestorm of lawsuits from the families of every person who's gone in since AAD's were widely accepted and in use on their family member's rig. Let's try and work together to solve the problem. This is the first step. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  10. Just to add a quick thought. I'm wondering if people are spending too much time trying to get out of spinning line twists lately. Mindset could be ' its only line twists, I can get out of this'. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lbkHa6oFXP8 Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  12. Fill that thing with newspapers and put a pumpkin head on it at Halloween. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  13. I've listened to many low cutaway discussions. I've never quite understood why anyone would wait to chop a mal. I think the real question becomes 'at what point do line twists equal an unrecoverable malfunction'. I'd bet people don't comprehend how quickly altitude goes away under a spinning zero-p canopy. So, my personal hard deck if you want to call it that is 3 revolutions under line twists. If I can't get out of it by then it's no longer my friend. That's assuming that I'm not already deep in the beeps. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  14. Now you'll be able to order 1 and 3/4 drinks. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  15. I think we already have the answer. Unfortunately the answer is the administration won't reveal that information. They know that it would confirm their incompetence and have chosen to run out the clock. It's also unfortunate that a majority of the people in this country don't care enough about it to force the issue. I believe it's the reason Hillary chose to resign. She came very close to admitting the fuck up but tossed that live grenade back to Barry et al. Wouldn't be the first time the american people have been played and it won't be the last. Meet the new boss... Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  16. Hmmm.. A covert government operation for running guns. What does that remind you of? Nothing more to see here. Move along. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  17. Skylar - Border Collie/Lab mix. We got her from a rescue 4 years ago. Favorite toy? A half inflated basketball Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  18. Fear of hop and pops from under 3,500 ft. Fear of jumping without an AAD. Fear of jumping ugly gear even if your pretty rig slows down the reserve deployment sequence. Fear of non-turbine a/c. Where'd all the skydivers go? Hop and pops are the most fun and relaxing jump one can do. No pressure. You get to deploy in that mushy relative wind on the hill. You get to listen to the canopy open and the plane fly away. It's cheap. You still get a canopy ride. I don't understand. It's one of the totally unique experiences jumping has to offer. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  19. That tired tactic is getting lame. We aren't delirious when things go badly and we aren't disappointed when things go right. We live and work in the same economy you do. Isn't it funny how the recovery 'pulled through' the budget cuts. Maybe the recovery was because of the cuts, not in spite of them. Perhaps business owners saw some fiscal prudence from DC and decided maybe it was time to start growing again. I don't know why. I guess we'll see if it continues. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  20. airdvr

    Sci-fi fans

    Maybe you need to watch it again. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  21. talk about hopelessly out of touch! You need more than 51 votes, considerably more. This situation has been in play for at least 2 decades now. Where the fuck have you been? I'm not the one making that stupid claim. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  22. If you haven't noticed already the word retard has been replaced by developmentally disabled. Use of the word retard has been deemed inappropriate and offensive. Kinda like using the N word. Now that we have established that you are hopelessly out of touch with reality answer me this; if you only need 51 votes why can't the democrats get anything passed? How can the republicans be blocking? Why couldn't BHO get anything done when he had control of both houses? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  23. airdvr

    Sci-fi fans

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XmIIgE7eSak Oblivion. Cruise. Freeman. One of the best in recent memory. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  24. It's your contention that the 700+ billion dollars that porkulus pumped into the economy wasn't enough? Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne
  25. I have alot of experience in this matter...no I'm not proud. This might sound strange but I would wake up and not remember parts of the previous evening but I wasn't blacked out. Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne