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Or maybe due to poor estate planning? Is estate planning a method of using "loop holes" to avoid your heirs having to pay unfair and excessive taxes when you die? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

"TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian state broadcaster Thursday evening released the first images of the highly advanced US stealth spy drone which was downed through a cyberattack by Iranian military forces last week as it was flying over the country's airspace." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L2fQf66DfI&feature=related Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

The least thing you can do is bring up a more intelligent reply than that. Why do you think your "it's the 1%" argument required more? You can always try to dispute my claims with concrete numbers and statistics. "For who are the 0.1 percent? most of them are corporate bigwigs and financial wheeler-dealers. One recent analysis found that 43 percent of the super-elite are executives at nonfinancial companies, 18 percent are in finance and another 12 percent are lawyers or in real estate. And these are not, to put it mildly, professions in which there is a clear relationship between someone’s income and his economic contribution. " Kind of makes the whole attack on Wall Street a misguided effort, if this statement from you is true. But, I imagine they all pay taxes from income and from purchases they make with their massive wealth. That would be "Economic Contribution". I was behind the "End Corruption" stance, but not the commit crimes actions of Occupy. I was a supporter till they decided to tell me in person (At Occupy Nashville's GA last week) they would not go after the Politicians as they are going after the CEO's. Occupy and its Actions are losing supporters, rapidly. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Almost looks like it was fresh out of the factory. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I would say passive "resisting" protesters. Resisting since they decided to form the circle and refused to move for the PD. Kennedy- Yes, try and move, then if that is not successful go to the next step step. You mentioned it yourself there are steps and protocal's, they can be "ramped up" to the end step, but this is not one of those cases. I do not think the PD was clueless or overly violent, I also do not think the officer that was suspended should not have been, and I think the Protesters got what they wanted, publicity. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I hear ya! Some of the same reasons why I retired from Instructing and Demo's. I am stepping back to two to four weekends a year, at most. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

"FBI officials told the station that they are conducting the tests, but would not comment on their next move in the case." Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2070038/DB-Cooper-case-solved-FBI-tells-niece-skyjacking-suspect-matching-fingerprint.html#ixzz1fxtVHXPU Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

UC Davis? Tough guys? Now, U of Miami, I could understand. Hey, I put in the caveat! Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I'm convinced that they probably are making and hiding/laundering as much money as they can (probably offshore) before they finally have to disappear and go underground under assumed names to some remote corner of the world. This may be intersting: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/198075-doj-investigating-e-book-industry?utm_campaign=HilliconValley&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Speaking of observing the video, you may wish to take note of all the REST of the people instead of just the ones on the walk - you know, the ones making *another* ring around the cops? You say that like it was significant. Wrong...again. You guys seem to think that the kids would have started shooting or something if the cops had walked through that "ring". Probably not, as most of those kids are -probably- just "Rubber neckers" and instigators. I think they would have continued to yell and chant but would have parted for the cops, except for a few wanna be tough guys. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I think they could have tried to just drag the arrested individuals out initially with out hesitation. Form a wedge around the two PO's holding the person and press through. It does open them up to a physical confrontation of course when blocked. IMO the Students and PD was wrong, equally. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

In answer to your question, I do not think he is. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Lets hope they have the balls to do it. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/12/2011121171023774738.html They don't, and if they did they would have along list to draw on of folks who should be arrested ahead of him, if we happened to go in sequence of dates if "crimes". He would of course be one position ahead of President Obama. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Personally, I would be calling and asking you this question. But, since the answer to the question is truly not what you seek why dont you just come out with the issue, so we can all discuss it. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I think it's a good plan, just gotta see how it gets implemented. Also, who's authorized to be a 'verifying official'? The card says it has to be a S&TA who must verify the training and only they can endorse the card... but the DZ is responsible for verifying the S&TA and verifying officials' qualifications. Actually the Regional Director appoints S&TA's, they "verify" the S&TA's credentials. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I agree! Put those nicely done vids on the USPA youtube page, as well as other pages, and if it garners enough hits it makes money too! The marketing money USPA is spending should already be developing and delivering this! Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

What about doing some thing like the NSL rig? But a design adapted to all the US manufacturers, some of the proceeds go to the US Team fund. Same could be done with Gloves, clothing etc. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

It doesn't work, each small business person here has told you why, history shows us why, why won't you listen? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

For his business he was, but he used it as motivation! No one else paid that, so, if you lost your Ford job, you lost out on potential income, that is a HUGE motivator! Don't make the next reach, it is too far out of arms length. You will be jumping, with out a net. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I never said that. He wanted the best motivated, money seems to do that. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

well the two examples we've specifically talked about- Ford pays more, but replaces 10 workers with 1, and the recent checkout clerks - replace 4 people with 1, maybe pay more. These clearly increase unemployment. Ford's time was one with two world wars, few working women, and a Great Depression. Our time has yet to be written, but there's no reason to think that "saved" money will quickly translate into work for the displaced checkers. so ford didn't hugely increase productivity through mass production - he merely 'increased unemployment'. methinks your analysis needs more work... Ford increased production through assembly line techniques, that resulted in the ability to mass produce a product. The Technique resulted in allowing him to not employ as many workers and reduce over head and increase profits for his business and its investors. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Hmm, lets see, a Small Business Owner has enough money to pay two employees $10 an hour, gets forced to pay $15 and hour, but gets non new funds for it, yep one gets let go, or is now unemployed. Still happening here, we just had a farewell for two folks who at midnight tonight are unemployed. Revenues got reduced, 20% cut from the GOV (Tough call but the right call), salaries got reduced, but we could not go deep enough to keep ALL the jobs. Same effect as raising pay with out raising revenue. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I have a D license and think the experience and Knowledge I gained when doing the night jumps, was a benefit. BUT, I agree the current definition of the Licenses and how they are used makes the whole process suspect. The Licenses should go back to "Licensing" one to "Do" some thing besides just jump. Maybe the various ratings should be a PART of the license qualifications? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Hmmm. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

http://skydiveuspa.wordpress.com/2011/11/30/refocusing-the-u-s-parachute-team-sponsorship-program/ FYI Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!