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Exactly what you did. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

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FWIW... I jump a narrow 182 most of the time when doing tandems. When there are two pairs (2 TI's, 2 students) and because of my size prefer to be forward of the CG line. I have the back two tandem pair climb in first., that TI places the student in the rear and seat belts them in and the TI sits facing aft with the rig up against the pilots seat (again to keep as much weight forward as possible). I then climb in, rest on my knees facing forward and pass the seatbelt thru my harness. I have the student climb in, face forward on their knees and strap the seatbelt to their harness and show them how to release it in the event of an emergency (second time, first is during ground instruction). I have the student place their back against my chest and we shimmy a little more forward so we're close to the dash. Their hands can go on their MLW during takeoff and I can lean them forward with my arm around them for positioning. Once we get to a grand or two; the pilot gives me permission to move and I'll remove the seatbelt and slowly lean back onto my butt and let the student do the same. At hookup time, I move first and connect the top connectors and have the student watch (them being a little lower lets me drop each shoulder making it easier to connect each side). Then I have them climb up on their knees and we connect the lowers, cinch and do my student inspection from top to bottom. Upon command of door, I'll stick my head out to verify the spot and put my right foot out first, then the student puts their right foot out close to mine. We pivot just a little bit to get their left foot out, duck a little and I put my left foot out. I'm usually facing about 30 degrees from the line of flight. As we rock one, two, three.. My left hand on the strut for a second as we exit will present us both directly into the relative wind. We have a well-known long time TI who uses the rear launch as you do and can do it very successfully, but for me, its just a personal preference to exit into the relative wind. And, since your primary question is regarding the knife, we have a jack the ripper mounted over the door as well as on the back of the student's harness in the placard panel. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

1. Start Here 2. Pick one 3. Call 4. Go 5. Begin First jump course P.S. This is not a passion; its an addiction. Good luck Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

If memory serves... Deep fried Oreos started in Georgia Deep Fried Twinkies started in Texas. More useless trivia... contrary to popular belief; Twinkies only have a 25 day shelf life... but you can really pull a prank on someone because they explode in the microwave on high in like 30 seconds. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Oh C'mon... it'll be fun. Let's keep 'em guessing... We could be metro-political. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Ya know, you and I are tagged as being "the conservatives" on here. Yet, I find it interesting as I read thru the threads and am thinking.. "So fucking what?" It's none of my business and as long as they're happy and do the best job they can to raise the child in a family that's loving and nurturing, who's business is it anyway? Then, I saw your post. So what are we, trans-political Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Soooooo 90's and basketball oriented. Remodeled, redesigned to focus on activity. http://www.reebok.com/US/#/search?t=pump Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

OK. that's what I was wondering and of course, I'll add the caveat... for now. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

I I don't know what it was or why they felt it necessary to change the trim on the lineset modification. Like you, I liked my Safire1 just fine with the old lineset, but I needed to get the lineset replaced and had Mel do it. When it came back, it was just different and increasingly frustrating. I ultimately sold it at a deep discount and went with an s2, but alas, the swoop ground coverage that I was getting from the s1 with the old lineset was just never to return. Sounds like you're going to have to try to incrementalize your way up on the slider size to buffer the openings some, but at this point feel its best to hand this issue off to a rigger. Sorry. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Court order on YouTube user data fans privacy fears I'm not sure if something is getting lost in the legal to journalism translation, but I'm having trouble interpreting this article. In the first part of the article it states, "Judge Louis Stanton of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered Google on Tuesday to turn over as evidence a database with usernames of YouTube viewers, what videos they watched when, and users' computer addresses." "Viacom has not asked for and will not be obtaining any personally identifiable information of any user," Viacom said. 2nd page, "But the Google attorney called on Viacom to allow YouTube to anonymize user data -- in other words, redact rows of data containing usernames or unique computer Internet addresses." My question is; Are they going to allow it, not, or is it part of the negotiation process? Any legal types want to interpret this? EDIT: Mods... feel free to move if SC is more fitting. I wasn't sure if it was general info for everyone or should pertain to SC forum. My reason for posting it in BF was to a broader audience since we all tend to post hyperlinks to YouTube and wondered if there might be some effect/extension to dz.com or its users (or any website/forum) that this case may have on forum users in the future. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

(EDIT: Not a rigger... just been jumping safires since 1999) Assuming you said its a safire1 and not a safire2... I loved my safire1 for its flying and swooping characteristics, but the openings left a lot to be desired so I would roll the nose four times on each side and stuff them in their requisite side of the the center cell about 12 inches. Then the line set mod came out and I thought it would make the openings better, but all it did was change the angle of the canopy where my swoop point changed and I lost a lot of ground coverage and the openings did not change. I had a 189 loaded at 1.3.... So depending on your loading, rolling the nose may not work AT ALL. If you're unfamiliar with rolling the nose and stuffing them in the center cell, please have someone more experienced or a long-time rigger show you how, If not done symmetrically; one side will open first and can get to tossing you around - especially on a 129. Please understand that I'm not questioning your jump experience; just advising you if you've never done or seen a nose-rolled pack job. There is also another option - you can get test larger sliders in increments to slow down the openings. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

We are in a recession. 600 stores closing and 12000 jobs lost. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Starbucks Corp., dragged down by a slowing U.S. economy, is pulling the plug on 600 of its underperforming U.S. coffee shops and trimming the number of stores it had planned to open over the coming year. The shutdowns, starting now and running through March 2009, are far more than the coffee-shop chain had originally planned. In January, Starbucks said it planned to close 100 U.S. stores as part of the transformation plan set in motion by Howard Schultz shortly after he returned as CEO. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/starbucks-pulling-plug-600-us/story.aspx?guid=%7B874B1409-ABC3-432E-85AA-4201C052948C%7D&dist=msr_64 Folgers anyone? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

There was a time when if one made a jump from a 727, they received a DB Cooper number. Not sure at what time frame that issuance of the DB Cooper number fell by the wayside. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

One word of advice.. ensure the 99yr lease includes "for the purpose of skydiving operations" even if it requires a lease amendment. Many a DZ has secured a 20 year lease and as the area around it grows and the city council & airport authority members change; more than one DZ has found themselves in the middle of a battle when the town folks gets to not liking a DZ in the area. Some DZ's have even found themselves being forced to shut down or move their skydiving operations 5/10 years later, but left to maintain their lease holding. Explicit in writing always carries more weight than implicit in word when the battle begins. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

http://www.endangerous.com/pcords.html Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Been there, done that, still have the T-shirts in the closet. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Is the City Council and Airport Authority willing to commit to a long-term DZ in writing. Have you set up a website. Have you developed a waiver and had an attorney review it. Have you created a FJC manual in line with the BSRs Have you purchased student gear. Do you have a rigger for student gear. Do you know how to file NOTAMS. Have you decided on an S&TA, Have you decided how to run manifest, who will run it and how they will be compensated. Have you figured out what and how to pay Instructors for classroom instruction and jump instruction. What have you decided about tandems - are you going to buy tandem gear of do a share with TI's who bring their own gear. Have you developed a budget. How are you going to advertise and where. If said pilot gets bored for a couple of weekend, what will you do to keep everyone jumping. Will s/he let someone else fly the plane. Will you have indoor carpeting for packing. Will it have a separate classroom devoid of distractions. Who cleans up the beer cans and vacuums the carpet after the weekend. Who does the books and how will they be compensated. What exactly is the cost of fuel and maintenance for this a/c per load. Just a couple of things off the top of my head. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Assuming you intentionally left off the sarcasm face... You're way out of line here. Most of the people who gave money either as donations, advertising, or as subscribers did so as a choice and in the knowledge that there were many early years HH supported this entire machine out of his own pocket... When you choose to subscribe to a magazine, or a cell service, or a cable service and they decide to sell, do you get any proceeds? On a separate note... A place to meet many people online first and make friends with later; a place to stay in touch, a place to learn, to sometimes be humbled and to share for seven years; and for that, I thank you, HH. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Do you have all the security features turned on to prevent someone else from using your bandwidth? http://compnetworking.about.com/od/wirelesssecurity/tp/wifisecurity.htm Edit: There's some good tools on this site... http://www.dslreports.com/tools Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Historically, that would be the argument. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Had you placed this in Bonfire, I would taken it the same face value as the email that's currently slinging around and ignored it. However, it being in SC warrants some discussion. First off, Having been to both within days as a first responder to the first responders; been a guest speaker at several EM conferences on "Katrina; Lessons learned," been to FEMA to converse with the Director of Disaster Response, etc. etc.... your post is in poor taste, sir. Since the first part is about looting; I'll address that first. You ever been in a survival situation? And, Katrina truly was about survival. You take anything you can get your hands on for barter. The OP's implication regarding race is inaccurate, both white and black were doing the exact same thing, Do you understand the magnitude not only of the impact of Katrina, but the resulting surge. It was like throwing four thermonuclear devices between N/O and Mobile and just when you thought it was over, throwing a 15 foot tidal wave at an inordinate speed and finally; try to picture what happens when a tsunami enters a funnel-like bay (that same 15 foot tidal wave entering the 17th and Lincoln street levees). In Iowa, there's a myriad of directions to go and everyone has transportation. In New Orleans, it's not that way. It's not unlike NYC or Sacramento where 50-75% of your escape route is cutoff and a majority of your population uses public transportation. You should see the CAT scenarios for those two cities. In fact, Governor Schwarzenegger has already enacted a State of Emergency for one CAT scenario where the Pineapple Express drops down; creating their perfect storm in SAC combining an oceanic event with mountain runoff and is working to improve the almost exact same type levee system as N/O. Some history... Until Katrina; FEMA was not a disaster response organization and had just recently been rolled up under DHS. . FEMA was an "insurance agency" for lack of a better term and the responsibility for DR started at the county and worked its way up and FEMA's job was to authorize payment. However, FEMA took quite a lot of shit from a media that was ignorant of their mission and FEMA tried to re-mold itself into a DR organization overnight. Katrina woke a lot of folks up. A lot of States now have entirely new plans in place and even an EMAC system has been emplaced. For example; when Katina hit, it was actually Florida that mobilized our organization to Mississippi to six miles north of Waveland (where the epicenter hit). EMAC, "the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, is a congressionally ratified organization that provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid. Through EMAC, a disaster impacted state can request and receive assistance from other member states quickly and efficiently, resolving two key issues upfront: liability and reimbursement." For example, if Massachusetts runs out of funding during a disaster; New York may mobilize our organization for Massachusetts (by contractual obligation) under the EMAC and reimbursement is guaranteed. Now, if you'll remember - during Katrina, a simple commodity like water became and remained an item of barter days to a couple of weeks after the storm. Let's look at how things have improved... According to this morning's sitrep from International Association of Emergency Managers : Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) •Where waters have already receded, FEMA disaster assistance workers are providing resources to individuals seeking assistance in the Midwest. •43 Disaster Recovery Centers are open across the region – including 21 Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers. •In Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin, 56,096 registrations for assistance have been received from disaster victims and more than $115 million has been approved for housing assistance and other disaster-related needs. •More than 5,600 households from the five impacted states have filed flood insurance claims. •FEMA’s Logistics Management Directorate deployed a Logistics Fly Away Team to Des Moines, Iowa. They are performing an analysis of the logistics operations supporting the Midwest flooding; validating revised processes and concepts; and gathering lessons learned in order to make the necessary adjustments geared toward hurricane support. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) •SBA has received 3,058 applications and has already approved 226 loans – 219 of which went to individuals and seven to small businesses – totaling more than $14.3 million. •SBA opened a Business Recovery Center in Grand Rapids, Iowa that is a one-stop location for businesses to get access to a variety of services supporting the recovery process. •Specialists from SBA's Disaster Assistance Program and the Office of Government Contracting will staff the center and meet individually with each business owner. •SBA's resource partners – including Iowa's Small Business Development centers, the local Women's Business Center, the Service Corps of Retired Executives and representatives from the City of Cedar Rapids, also will be at the center providing information and support to business owners. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) •USDA has distributed more than $2.6 million in benefits and supplements to nearly 7,000 new and more than 3,000 ongoing households through the Disaster Food Stamp Program in Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. •USDA's Risk Management Agency is extending until August 15, 2008, the deadline for submitting acreage reports for all 2008 crop year spring-seeded acreage in areas impacted by flooding and extreme weather conditions. This additional time applies to spring-seeded crop acreage for all counties in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) •In Iowa, DOT is making $1 million available immediately in emergency relief funds to help pay for urgent repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) •In Indiana, EPA has completed its field reconnaissance in all 30 of the impacted counties. •In Iowa, EPA collected between 3,000 and 4,000 household hazardous waste containers and orphan drums in recent days. •To date, EPA has also collected approximately 12,000 items of household hazardous waste, electronic goods and large appliances across the state. •EPA has established four centralized household hazardous waste collection centers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) •In Iowa, USACE is providing technical assistance for planning and preparation for the drinking water, wastewater, infrastructure and safety mission. •USACE and EPA deployed a team to Manchester to assess a wastewater facility and to accompany Iowa officials during visits to industries that discharge into to the river. •USACE is working with FEMA and the state on plans for debris removal. •USACE is providing technical assistance and monitoring the levee systems on a 24-hour basis. •35 levees have overtopped, seven of which are federal levees. USACE has teams on the ground to assess levee damage in areas where flood waters has receded, and will continue to assess levee damage as areas become safe and stable to enter. •USACE is providing technical assistance, heavy equipment, pumps, sandbags and plastic sheeting for active flood fight efforts at 12 threatened levees. •263 USACE personnel are directly involved in the flood fight efforts; providing liaison support to activated regions, deploying debris, water, commodities, temporary housing, and emergency power teams, as well as technical assistance for flood fighting and dam and levee inspections. •Three separate USACE divisions are working on flood prevention, dam and levee technical inspection and assistance and emergency repair. •USACE is providing technical assistance in temporary housing, dam and bridge assessments, and flood structures in Indiana, Wisconsin, Missouri and Illinois. Response and Recovery Efforts Continue in the Midwest – Page 3 The U.S. National Guard •As the military's first responder, more than 2,300 National Guard members are supporting civil authorities throughout the Midwest as they respond to and recover from floods. •Nearly 1,100 Illinois National Guard members continue to provide security and levee monitoring in support of flood fighting efforts. •824 Missouri National Guard members are performing levee monitoring, debris removal, security, and communications missions in support of flood fighting efforts. •206 Wisconsin National Guard members are performing traffic control, debris removal, communications, and sandbagging missions in support of flood fighting efforts. •201 Iowa National Guard members, a reduction of more than 870 people, are helping their neighbors recover from record flooding. Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) •Ten states have responded to requests for assistance from the affected states. •Providing support: Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, and North Carolina. •Though executing its own response, Illinois supported efforts in Missouri with resources no longer needed in Illinois. The American Red Cross (ARC) •To date, ARC has provided 12,251 overnight stays in 120 shelters and served more than 300,000 meals and 475,000 snacks. •ARC has distributed 45,265 Clean Up Kits and 15,718 Comfort Kits through its 101 service delivery sites. National Voluntary Organizations Assisting in Disaster (NVOAD) •State and National VOADS are now listed on the Financial Support page of the Iowa portal on the Aidmatrix donations network, which can be found at www.aidmatrixnetwork.org/fema. •153 volunteers registered, 25 offers of goods have been received and 20 offers have been placed with non-profits. And, on a final racial-profiling note... let me tell you what I don't "see" is a bunch of people throwing rocks at Iowans or those in Sacramento for being "stupid enough" to live that close to a levee system. We live; We learn; We grow.. I'm going for more coffee. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

The Dodge Tomahawk Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Presidentially speaking - that is correct... Since 1970, spending has grown 64% faster when a Republican sits in the White House than when a Democrat does. However: Democratic-controlled congresses have increased spending at a rate more than twice the rate that Republican congresses have. Government spending has grown fastest when a Republican was in the White House and Democrats controlled Congress. It has grown most slowly when a Democrat was President and Republicans controlled Congress. Source: http://www.libertyunbound.com/archive/2004_11/bradford-spending.html Edit: Don't you just love the play on words from BOTH sides.. "Democrats raise government spending less than Republicans." "It has grown most slowly when a Democrat was President and Republicans controlled Congress." Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Can appreciate that. It wasn't long after probation and until someone pointed out that I was looking "very intense" on video and should probably smile more. I could tell exactly "what if" scenario I was going thru at that particular moment, but the constructive criticism was appreciated. One can still do all the math in their head and smile for the camera also. See. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.