wolfriverjoe

Actually, one of the 'career diplomats' was reasonably partisan. Fiona Hill is pretty strongly conservative. But she's also enough of a patriot (the real kind) that she puts her country ahead of partisanship. She's the one who made it pretty clear that these "Ukrainian conspiracy claims" (they do NOT meet the criteria to be considered 'theories') are coming from the Russian security services. It's absolutely disgusting that there are people who are so intent on maintaining power that they promote Russian propaganda, to the detriment of the US and it's allies.

Kinda funny that HRC appeared, testified and answered questions. Yet Trump won't, and tried to prevent his minions from doing so. Doesn't that fall under 'witness tampering' and 'obstruction of justice'?

Pfft. I 'caught on' to the bullshit "Q" puts out a long time ago. The number of fools that fall for it would be amusing if it wasn't so serious. Their 'consciousness' isn't being raised. They aren't 'awake'. I've asked before, and you ignored it. So here goes again: Name one prediction that Q has made that came true. HRC indicted? Military Tribunals? Trump dead?

From your twiiter link: Q injects new information into consciousness specific to the Plan. MJ12 interacts with consciousness to ensure success of the Plan.

In order to be fooled the 2nd time, one would have to actually believe him. Anyone who does that is... A fool.

#1 - Experience & training. #2 - Kinesthesia & proprioception: https://thesensorytoolbox.com/kinesthesia-proprioception/ Some people have better proprioception. Others have better balance (which is part of it). Still others have better spatial perception, which comes in handy for formation work. Gymnastics & dance can help too. I've heard it said that ballet dancers often make excellent skydivers. I would put strength well down the list. Flexibility is more important. And other than fitting properly and 'appropriate for the activity' (don't wear a suit with booties when trying to sit fly - trust me on that one), I don't think gear is a factor.

Well, it's taken a while. But the lawsuit finally reached a verdict. $2.3 million for Planned Parenthood. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/planned-parenthood-trial-lawsuit-anti-abortion-group-edited-fake-videos-profit-a9205886.html?fbclid=IwAR24m6fF4fiF0Av9Lbt4g3ymD3ulR3JEEha8EzUZobF0QuJ-vczWgQ-B0hU

Well, they seem to be trying. Just really, really badly.

I have heard that tying the chest strap around & through the reserve handle will prevent this sort of thing. There are other ways, but the potential of locking the reserve handle in place is reduced by using the chest strap.

So hatred towards immigrants & Muslims, complete and utter disregard for the rule of law, complete disregard for the constitution, blatantly using public office for personal gain and on and on. That's the "American Dream"? And those who support it are 'patriots'? Please.

I don't see it. I see a younger guy with some morbid curiosity. Didn't you ever watch Faces of Death when you were a teenager? I think you are vastly underestimating the damage done at even lower speeds. A 100 foot fall onto a hard surface is almost guaranteed to be fatal. At terminal velocity, position, surface (with the excpetion of a very steep, snow covered mountainside), none of that will matter. I know a dude who fell somewhere in the area of 50' or so. Canopy collapse. He landed on his feet. The bones in his lower leg sort of 'telescoped' around themselves. They were destroyed to the point that he lost both legs below the knee. I know another guy who was doing an intentional water jump. He cut away (released the main parachute) and badly misjudged his height (a common mistake). He fell between 50' and 75' to the water. The impact tore his aorta (large artery coming from the heart). He survived because one of the other jumpers on the recovery boat was an ER nurse. She figured out what had happened, got them moving and called for help. There was an ambulance waiting when they got to shore. He still very nearly died. A person falling through the air can absolutely control how they fall. position, location, even speed to a degree. Skydivers do it on every jump. Winds would have to be very strong to have much of an effect. The vertical wind tunnels (indoor skydiving) have to push air up at over 100 mph to let a person 'fly'. Those winds would have to be blowing straight up at that speed (or close to it) to have enough of an effect to matter.

I've seen: Do you want to meet Jesus? Keep texting while driving and you will get the opportunity.

Along with felony campaign funding violations (Cohen went to prison, Trump is an "unindicted co-conspirator), obstruction of justice, violating the emoluments clause, sexual assault, tax evasion, and on and on and on. The list of things he could and should face charges for is pretty long. Bingo. She was an experienced, respected and trusted diplomat. Honest too. So, of course, Trump had to get rid of her so she wouldn't get in the way of his personal agenda. Gotta love how he does what's best for himself, regardless of the damage it does to the US or anyone else.

Given that we have the largest & most powerful military in the world, and insist on playing 'world policeman', it's a fairly important role. Maybe not domestically, but certainly from an international point of view. The president has to be smart enough to know when to listen to the generals & admirals (know what he doesn't know). Unfortunately, the current occupant of the position has convinced himself that he's 'smarter than all the generals'.

As Jerry noted, death would be instantaneous. You can get a concussion from an impact of less than 10 mph (16 km/h). Your brain would be destroyed by the impact if you were at terminal. There would, of course, be broken bones and severely damaged internal organs. But it would be the neurological damage that would kill you instantly. I've had this discussion at the DZ (not surprisingly). General consensus is that you wouldn't even feel pain. Just one hell of a thud. Lots of people have survived bullets to the head. Damage is dependent on the size of the bullet and (mostly) on the energy at impact. Death is dependent on level of damage and it's location. For example, US congress member Gabby Giffords was shot in the head and survived. It was a pistol, which has pretty low energy. She had a very long, difficult and not complete recovery, but she survived. OTOH, President Kennedy took a rifle bullet to the head. Look up the autopsy X-Ray images and you will see how much of his skull was destroyed. It doesn't sound to me like you are planning to harm yourself. More like youthful morbid curiosity.

Your English is as good as some native speakers on here. Don't worry about it. However, the idea of surviving that fall is not realistic. A fall of 1000' would generate speeds near terminal. 120 mph, approx 200km/h. Hitting rocks, even with a glancing blow (angular hit) would still be fatal. Plenty of proximity wingsuiters have found this out. The roof of a train or building would cushion the fall some, but not enough. Trees might cushion the fall, but they have substantial branches in them. You are more likely to end up impaled on one. If you want to get an idea of the level of 'cushion' needed to break the fall of someone at terminal velocity, look up Luke Aiken's jump without a parachute. He landed in a big net. There have been a handful of people who survived very high falls. Every one of them had something (or a series of 'somethings') that kept the impact from being terminal. Most suffered significant injuries. So, no. There is virtually no way to survive a fall from one of those bridges.

Well, the funny part of that is that if someone is old or really poor, Medicare & Medicaid can be of help (many but not all). It's the 'working class' folks, you know, the ones Trump and the Rs are so popular with, that end up going bankrupt over medical bills.

Because we're idiots? The insurance industry has done an excellent job convincing the 'useful idiots' that single payer would be 'socialism', that it would result in 'death panels', that it would be too costly, and on and on. Throw in partisan bickering and you get what we saw during the Clinton & Obama administrations. Jimmy Carter had a fairly decent and comprehensive plan, but it got torpedoed by Ted Kennedy, who was still butt hurt about losing the nomination for President.

In order to futz with it, they have to understand it. It seems like half the jumpers I know don't even pack for themselves (kids these days, sheesh ).

And yet the folks who went absolutely ballistic about the Clinton Foundation's "misdeeds" (none of which were proven true) are... Silent.

If I read that correctly, the list of instructors is for the tunnel. I read it that they require a tandem done within the previous 30 days, plus 10 to 15 min in the tunnel. I don't see any names for the actual AFF-Is.

Because it happened at the Saudi embassy in Turkey. I have no doubt that every country has some sort of 'way in' to the embassies in their own countries. But how could the Turks have intercepted a call that presumably went from the US to Saudi Arabia? Unless they were foolish enough to have a conference call that included the Saudi ambassador to Turkey, how would the Turks be able to monitor it?

Those dipshits believed Obama was born in Kenya. As far as the story goes, I'm a bit skeptical. How would the Turks be able to intercept a call between Kushner & the House of Saud? OTOH, Trump folded under pressure from the Turks for some reason.

Very apt comparison. Unfortunately, it falls apart because I have yet to see Trump be open about anything, and the only thing he's willing to do is enrich himself.

One problem with debating the 'legality' of going against Mfr's recommendations is the liability issue. I wouldn't pack something the mfr says is 'too old'. My 'fear' wouldn't be issues with the FAA. It would be with the ambulance chasers who could convince the family that I should be held responsible (financially) if something went wrong. "Ladies & gentlemen of the jury. My client's father (son, daughter, mother, husband, wife, whatever) trusted the so-called 'certified' rigger to safely inspect and pack his reserve. Instead, the rigger ignored the manufacturer's instructions to not pack one that old..." Perhaps I'm overcautious. But I would not take the chance.