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Unfortunately it is now something worthy of the United States. Trust once lost is awfully hard to regain. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Maybe its caused by the differences between North America and the U.K. or maybe I'm just too old to understand, but I have no idea what you are talking about. What is a sheikaweika ? "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I don't have a schedule for when their stuff goes online but as memory serves (and yes, I am getting older so this may not be reliable...) I don't think the shows get posted until later on Tuesdays. So look for it later today. I don't think there is a problem

Can you name a country that doesn't spy on its own people? I'm not sure I can. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

lot's to read - starting here www.dropzone.com/safety then http://www.dropzone.com/safety/Gear_and_Equipment/index.shtml "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

When buying web cameras make sure to think about microphones. Some cameras include them, some don't. You will need a microphone at each end as well, the cameras that come with microphones work well... unless you plan to use sign language over the video

You need to check your temperature conversions as there one rule that is easy to remember -40 F = -40 C -25 C = -13 F -15 C = 5 F If you want confirmation.... try this http://www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Got you beat - my father thought that pain was a motivator to look after your teeth. I didn't get any freezaing until after I moved out at age 18. If you grip the chair right.... you can make it through!

see this http://www.answers.com/topic/gibber "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Dude...pure evil. And I second GTAVercetti's second.

just a little clip for Alex.... "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Anyone that promotes wrestling deserves every ounce of pain the dentist can inflict. I vote that he doesn't get any pain medication - none! Learn to grip the chair very well Alex! Wouldn't want any sudden movements to make the dentist slip would we? "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Wrestling is at best idiotic and at worst exploitation of the worst parts of the human psyche. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Just listened to it yesterday - usually I have skydiveradio.com playing the very day it goes up - and I loved it. Pat, I look forward to your next interview! You were great! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

The Olympic games are gonna drain our pockets...and the damned press kept on saying how we will never be on time! Although Greece went from 8th in 2004 to 6th in 2005 the actual amount declined - 112 to 108 which is good news. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

one more vote for --- StarTrek I like all versions of the show (not so much DS9) and was disappointed when Enterprise went of the air. The final episode was lame "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I've got to agree - perhaps this is another sign that the CIA doesn't know what its doing! Edit to add: Or perhaps those sneaky buggers are trying to trick us? "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Here's a link to one of the 2005 Lost Prairie threads... as you can see there will be lots of people there. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1661677#1661677 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I just went to the site and it was updated as of January 10th. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2186rank.html Canada #30 vs. USA #36. but its not like golf where a lower score is winning here's the data Rank Country Public debt (% of GDP) Date of Information 1 Malawi 208.60 2005 est. 2 Lebanon 200.70 2005 est. 3 Japan 170.00 2005 est. 4 Seychelles 129.70 2005 est. 5 Jamaica 127.50 2005 est. 6 Greece 108.90 2005 est. 7 Italy 107.30 2005 est. 8 Zambia 104.20 2005 est. 9 Singapore 102.00 2005 est. 10 Israel 101.00 2005 est. 11 Nicaragua 100.30 2005 est. 12 Sri Lanka 98.50 2005 est. 13 Belgium 93.60 2005 est. 14 Egypt 93.60 2005 est. 15 Uruguay 82.10 2005 est. 16 India 82.00 2005 est. 17 Ghana 80.10 2005 est. 18 Sudan 79.00 2005 est. 19 Jordan 77.70 2005 est. 20 Philippines 77.40 2005 est. 21 Vietnam 75.50 2005 est. 22 Panama 73.20 2005 est. 23 Moldova 72.90 2005 est. 24 Morocco 72.30 2005 est. 25 Cyprus 72.00 2005 est. 26 Honduras 70.50 2005 est. 27 Cote d'Ivoire 70.40 2005 est. 28 Argentina 69.70 June 2005 29 Portugal 69.40 2005 est. 30 Canada 68.20 2005 est. 31 Germany 68.10 2005 est. 32 Turkey 67.50 2005 est. 33 Kenya 67.40 2005 est. 34 France 66.50 2005 est. 35 Cameroon 64.80 2005 est. 36 United States 64.70 2005 est. 37 Austria 64.50 2005 est. 38 Uganda 62.80 2005 est. 39 Hungary 60.90 2005 est. 40 Tunisia 58.70 2005 est. 41 Saudi Arabia 56.70 2005 est. 42 Costa Rica 56.20 2005 est. 43 Netherlands 56.20 2005 est. 44 Pakistan 54.30 2005 est. 45 Switzerland 53.30 2005 est. 46 Serbia and Montenegro 53.10 2005 est. 47 Indonesia 52.60 2005 est. 48 Croatia 52.10 2005 est. 49 Bahrain 51.50 2005 est. 50 Dominican Republic 51.40 2005 est. 51 Sweden 50.30 2005 est. 52 Brazil 50.20 2005 est. 53 Spain 48.50 2005 est. 54 Malaysia 48.30 2005 est. 55 Poland 47.30 2005 est. 56 Papua New Guinea 47.10 2005 est. 57 Senegal 46.50 2005 est. 58 Bangladesh 46.10 2005 est. 59 El Salvador 45.80 2005 est. 60 Syria 45.00 2005 est. 61 Ecuador 44.90 2005 est. 62 Colombia 44.20 2005 est. 63 United Kingdom 42.20 2005 est. 64 Finland 42.00 2005 est. 65 Peru 41.80 2005 est. 66 Trinidad and Tobago 41.40 2005 est. 67 Angola 40.90 2005 est. 68 Denmark 40.40 2005 est. 69 Namibia 39.60 2005 est. 70 Uzbekistan 39.00 2005 est. 71 South Africa 37.70 2005 est. 72 Qatar 36.70 2005 est. 73 Paraguay 36.10 2005 est. 74 Norway 36.00 2005 est. 75 Thailand 35.90 2005 est. 76 Yemen 35.90 2005 est. 77 Iceland 34.00 2005 est. 78 Taiwan 33.30 2005 est. 79 Czech Republic 33.10 2005 est. 80 Macedonia 32.60 2005 est. 81 Bulgaria 32.40 2005 est. 82 Venezuela 32.00 2005 est. 83 Zimbabwe 30.10 2005 est. 84 Slovenia 29.90 2005 est. 85 Gabon 29.50 2005 est. 86 China 28.80 2005 est. 87 Ireland 27.50 2005 est. 88 Iran 27.50 2005 est. 89 Guatemala 26.90 2005 est. 90 Mauritius 26.20 2005 est. 91 Lithuania 21.40 2005 est. 92 New Zealand 21.40 2005 est. 93 Mexico 21.20 2005 est. 94 Romania 21.10 2005 est. 95 Korea, South 20.50 2005 est. 96 Ukraine 20.50 2005 est. 97 Kuwait 17.60 2005 est. 98 United Arab Emirates 17.50 2005 est. 99 Slovakia 16.90 2005 est. 100 Australia 16.20 2005 est. 101 Russia 15.60 2005 est. 102 Algeria 14.80 2005 est. 103 Azerbaijan 13.90 2005 est. 104 Latvia 12.00 2005 est. 105 Nigeria 11.20 2005 est. 106 Kazakhstan 9.80 2005 est. 107 Chile 8.10 2005 est. 108 Libya 8.00 2005 est. 109 Oman 7.50 2005 est. 110 Botswana 7.30 2005 est. 111 Tanzania 5.00 2005 est. 112 Estonia 3.80 2005 est. 113 Hong Kong 1.80 2005 est "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Something is up with this list. Canada isn't even on it and you can bet we have some debt "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

There's many more people going to Lost Prairie than are usually at Lost Prairie at this time of year. Both my girl friend and I will be there, and we'll be glad to include you in our circle of friends! Oh yeah must add... we're Canadians!

I doubt a pilot chute would be required. Just unroll about 10 feet and crumple it up. Bets are you now have more than enough drag on the free end and the roll should drop like a bomb! Think about a wind drift indicator - should work the same. I am sure however that the environmentalists will freak out. Just do it really high up! "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Well, well, look what has come out in the news today:"Al Qaeda's master bomb maker and chemical weapons expert was one of the men killed in last week's U.S. missile attack in eastern Pakistan... was identified by Pakistani authorities as one of three known al Qaeda leaders present at an apparent terror summit conference..."Full story: ABC News It seems that they were up to far more than just tea and cookies. Sounds like a damned good hit to me. Zawahari must be crapping his pants in fear right now. So it was al-Zawahri, now it's this guy, I wonder who it will be next week. I'm sorry but I have no faith in anything either the news media or the gov't says anymore. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

I used the CATSA online comment form to post a request regarding implementing a national standard for travelling with parachutes on Canadian airlines like they have in the US and posted a link to the TSA documents about traveling with parachutes. This was their response: --- Thank you for your e-mail of January 13, 2006. In order to ensure air security in Canada, CATSA has established standard operating procedures for the delivery of pre-board screening. Parachutes do not fall under the prohibited item list, as regulated by Transport Canada. Parachute-related equipment, such a gas cylinders, is classified as a dangerous good, and is therefore prohibited in both carry-on and checked baggage. More importantly, parachutes are subject to the general restrictions on size and weight (e.g., whether they can be safety stowed as carry-on) and as relates to the number of pieces of carry-on pieces of luggage permitted on an airplane. We recommend contacting your air carrier for more information. That said, we strongly advocate parachutists to allow for extra time for check in and security and advise that you proceed as soon as possible to the pre-board screening checkpoint upon your arrival at the airport. With respect to having one set of rule that air carriers could refer to with regard to parachutes as carry-on items, we have forwarded your question to Transport Canada for their consideration. --- I doubt I will hear anymore about this. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

"A Cross-Cultural Examination of the Link Between Corporal Punishment and Adolescent Antisocial Behavior," Vol. 38 (1), February 2000, pp. 47-79. Ronald L. Simons, Chyi-In Wu, Kuei-Hsiu Lin, Leslie Gordon, and Rand D. Conger Several studies with older children have reported a positive relationship between parental use of corporal punishment and child conduct problems. This has lead some social scientists to conclude that physical discipline fosters antisocial behavior. In an attempt to avoid the methodological difficulties that have plagued past research on this issue, the present study used a proportional measure of corporal punishment, controlled for earlier behavior problems and other dimensions of parenting, and tested for interaction and curvilinear effects. The analyses were performed using a sample of Iowa families that displayed moderate use of corporal punishment and a Taiwanese sample that demonstrated more frequent and severe use of physical discipline, especially by fathers. For both samples, level of parental warmth/control (i.e., support, monitoring, and inductive reasoning) was the strongest predictor of adolescent conduct problems. There was little evidence of a relationship between corporal punishment and conduct problems for the Iowa sample. For the Taiwanese families, corporal punishment was unrelated to conduct problems when mothers were high on warmth/control, but positively associated with conduct problems when they were low on warmth/control. An interaction between corporal punishment and warmth/control was found for Taiwanese fathers as well. For these fathers, there was also evidence of a curvilinear relationship, with the association between corporal punishment and conduct problems becoming much stronger at extreme levels of corporal punishment. Overall, the results are consistent with the hypothesis that is when parents engage in severe forms of corporal punishment, or administer physical discipline in the absence of parental warmth and involvement, that children feel angry and unjustly treated, defy parental authority, and engage in antisocial behavior. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy