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"Waitangi Day commemorates the signing of a treaty at Waitangi on 6 February 1840 by a group of Maori chiefs and the British Government, represented by Lieutenant-Governor Hobson. The treaty was subsequently signed by other Maori chiefs in various locations throughout the country. The question of what obligations the Treaty of Waitangi placed on each side has been a subject of contention ever since. This exhibition provides a brief history of how Waitangi Day has been commemorated since Governor-General Bledisloe gifted the treaty house and grounds to the nation in 1932. The gift and the events of 6 February 1840 were first officially commemorated there two years later. In the last 25–30 years the style and mood of the commemorations have been influenced by the increasingly heated debate surrounding the status of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern-day New Zealand." Text from site, first on the list from Google.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Mark, I was disappointed that everyone seemed to ignore this.... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=374285#374285 Basically it is a statement from the BBC that there are no links between Saddam, and Osama. I am against this war until someone can give me a reason for it. I'm NOT anti American, although I may disagree with some of your foriegn policies. Not enough to call you guys names though. I will be looking at Colin Powell's statements later on with interest, because I actually respect that guy. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Standard protocol, if you see soemone having a mal, or landing way out there, you follow them , or their shit down. Lets face it, if you can see that they are in trouble and landing out, you will probably be way out yourself. Unless you are putting yourself in danger, which would not do your friend any favours considering medical aid will be strecthed as it is..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"I would say it's a matter of personal preference and comfort level - if you have a mal, which will work better for you? " Think about snagging risks during climbout if you are a rear floater or cameraflier. What works best for you might kill everyone else in the plane. That said, these events are pretty rare and your more likely to need reserve in freefall, but I would urge people to think about things. cya D -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I'm with Kelly on this one. I can't see it happening, best way is to avoid this scenario altogether is by getting altitude aware. A Cypres activation whilst doing your high speed H/D is big threat, one you should try and avoid. Buy an audible. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

">could be worse. It could? " Think England. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Citizen of the world. Currently stuck in Aberdeen Scotland....could be worse. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Meanwhile, I hope & pray that the coalition forces will expend nothing more than fuel in Iraq. " I hear you old pal... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

The film 'Anti Gravity' by Patrick Passe has Rickster Powell exiting a microlight several times to go swoop a small stream. Also great footage of him swooping into a hangar.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Can you jump the US TSO gear ?" As far as I'm aware yes, otherwise, a whole lot of us are in trouble...Many Euros (I would say the majority of us), like myself, jump American origin equipment, this is the first I've heard about this. "the french insurance can claim that you didn't jump a "legal" JTSO rig and refuse to pay a single euro" This may be a peculiarity with the French, they do get kinda nationalistic about some things, fortunately I use UK insurance companies... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2727471.stm From the Beeb today, curious stuff.... There are no current links between the Iraqi regime and the al-Qaeda network, according to an official British intelligence report seen by BBC News. The classified document, written by defence intelligence staff three weeks ago, says there has been contact between the two in the past. But it assessed that any fledgling relationship foundered due to mistrust and incompatible ideologies. That conclusion flatly contradicts one of the main charges laid against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein by the United States and Britain - that he has cultivated contacts with the group blamed for the 11 September attacks. The report emerges even as Washington was calling Saddam a liar for denying, in a television interview with former Labour MP and minister Tony Benn, that he had any links to al-Qaeda. Peace prospects It also comes on the day US Secretary of State Colin Powell goes to the United Nations Security Council to make the case that Iraq has failed to live up to the demands of the world community. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is also ratcheting up the rhetoric in the ongoing crisis over Saddam's alleged weapons of mass destruction, saying the prospect of a peaceful outcome is "diminishing" by the day. The defence intelligence staff document, seen by BBC defence correspondent Andrew Gilligan, is classified Top Secret and was sent to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and other senior members of the government. It says al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden views Iraq's ruling Ba'ath party as running contrary to his religion, calling it an "apostate regime". "His aims are in ideological conflict with present day Iraq," it says. Gilligan says that in recent days intelligence sources have told the BBC there is growing disquiet at the way their work is being politicised to support the case for war on Iraq. He said: "This almost unprecedented leak may be a shot across the politicians' bows." Iraqi co-operation Mr Straw, writing in Wednesday's Times newspaper, focuses on Iraq's failure to get rid of its weapons of mass destruction rather than on its links with terrorism. "I have hoped and prayed all along that this crisis could be resolved by Iraq's co-operation with weapons inspectors," he says. "But... it seems increasingly clear that Saddam will never voluntarily relinquish his weapons." French President Jacques Chirac, as he met Mr Blair on Tuesday, called for UN weapons inspectors to be given more time, saying "there is still much to be done in the way of disarmament by peaceful means". But Mr Straw said "endless" calls for more time were "futile" and risked being a "cop-out". Both the US and UK are pushing for a second UN Security Council resolution soon, which could authorise force against Iraq. Colin Powell has said the dossier of evidence against Iraq he is presenting to the Security Council will be "a straightforward, sober and compelling demonstration" that Baghdad is deceiving UN weapons inspectors and failing to disarm. TV interview Saddam Hussein himself denied on Tuesday having any weapons of mass destruction. He told Mr Benn in the interview broadcast by Channel 4 News: "These weapons do not come in small pills that you can hide in your pocket. "These are weapons of mass destruction and it is easy to work out if Iraq has them or not." Denying any connection with al-Qaeda, he said: "If we had a relationship with al-Qaeda and we believed in that relationship, we wouldn't be ashamed to admit it." -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Woooah...way spooky, I'm Purple, all my gear is purple, and I have an alternate online identity who is Mrpurple..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"when you are skydiving the world is a dropzone!" Then you should try jumping outside of the US from time to time..... Me? loads of DZs in many different countries, on 4 different continents. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

There is a light hearted discussion on the hazardds of extreme bagel munching here.... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=267911#267911 You meanthe guy who is raising the law suit never signed a waiver? Tsk, tsk...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Please read about the Vladiball in this month's Parachutist " Please scan it and post it. Bildo, not everyone here lives inthe USA, or even is a USPA member. Now then, if the good people at 'Parachutist' were to join the rest of the world in the 21st century, and publish good articles on the web, like the British mag, things might be different. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hmm dunno Chris, I really don't. 'Mir' was Peace. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Sabres and Stilettos have very shallow glide angles (someone correct me if my terminology is incorrect here), the Spectre has a steeper one. " Is glide angle inversely proportional to opening shock? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

I think they shuold name the International Space Station after 'Columbia'. It would have a better ring to it anyways. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"where I live, every Thursday is steak and a BJ day." Checking flights to New Hampshire... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"I just want to know the risks so the punishment can fit the crime, you know?" An uncotrolled spaceball is a dangerous thing, however I don't know the skill level of the 'culprits' which goes a long way to mitigating the risk. Well, in the US it is accepted that you should have an AD number, which means that you should have been appraised by a 'ball master' or some other unofficial type licensing thing. In this instance I would get the 'perpetrators' to buy a Vladiball for the DZ http://www.surfflite.com/vladiball.html as their "punishment"..... The guy with 1000 freeflights(tm) should have known better, but how would a SA guy get an AD "license", since there are no examiners in SA? Even with an AD # playing with skyballs is usually at the discretion of the DZ management. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hi T, Run search fro a thingie called a Vladiball. Its like a spaceball, but at a pre determined height it opens and dumps the ballast. Otherwise it might be wise to keep the spaceballs on teh ground, unless the jumpers are 'rated' by someone.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"My car is named lily" My car is called Bugger. Bugger needs new tyres, bugger needs an oil change, bugger needs a clean..... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Hey Sarge, I'm guessing Saddam, and Osama are off the list? -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

"Does the phrase "the grass is always greener on the other side" ring a bell?" Yeah but once you jump that fence, you find out its moss...... Or worse still, she offered Heinekin, and this is all I got...... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

Anything has got to better than relying on the Patriot systems.... -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson