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Trivia question: what did "P" stand for? (what was Coltrane's middle name?) Penelope [buzzer] nope. (ETA: I'll give it another day for others to offer their answers before providing it) See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Trivia question: what did "P" stand for? (what was Coltrane's middle name?) See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I thought you were talking about THIS place . See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Just the last scenes of it. A lot of interviews with the people involved (including Amb. Taylor) were aired when the movie was released, and that's what they said. It was really chilling at the end of the movie though (during the credits -- no spoilers) when they put screen shots from the movie side-by-side with photos from the event. Absolutely terrifying and horrific. ...which makes Amb. Taylor's actions all the more impressive and appreciated. Just because you're careful (or paranoid), doesn't mean they aren't out to get you! He had no way of knowing that his residence wasn't about to be overtaken, and had to make life-or-death decisions every step of the way. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Bush campaigned on holding Hussein accountable for UN Res. 1441, which put an end to the hostilities of the 1st Gulf War. One of the conditions was that the Iraqi government not just end any WMD programs, but it had to prove they were dismantled. It did not. However, the president's fondness for this specific issue certainly clouded his judgement (IMHO), especially by 2003. I submit that once you've committed yourself to a crisis that has emerged in the meantime, perhaps it's best to let your other obsession go to the wayside for a while. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Make like a tree and go get outta here! FIFY! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

My recommendation is just to vote for the ones you definitely want to get elected. It is nice to see someone else understands that the ballot is for up to eight selections, not that the voter must choose eight. That being said, I also won't just recommend you ONLY vote for those people you know. There are some who you may be convinced also to include in your voting. You may not know that candidate personally, but perhaps through the statement provided for the ballot, or other comments or history you've come across (like here on DZ.com), you are convinced he or she would make a good director. In that case, at least consider voting for that person, too. Basically, please just keep an open mind. Kudos for doing some homework on the candidates. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Eek! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I chose "pre-assigned," but there is a caveat. The theater I like to visit is a Cinebistro. When we want to pay the extra $$ for the upstairs bistro seating, then we choose our seats. As far as I can remember, that theater's general seating is first come/first served. (of course, this is also the theater where the guy shot the dad for texting -- but that was in the general seating section. Everyone upstairs knows that the other patrons up there are eating, chatting, drinking, texting, etc during the previews and at least part way through the movie. The staff even comes around to clear the plates and utensils after the movie has started!) See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I also was taught two spaces after a period. Only in newsprint (i.e. style guide) was I taught to change that. This (as I was taught) was because of limited column inches in newsprint. Of course, most paragraphs in news articles are single-sentence paragraphs themselves, so I don't see how that makes a difference! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Um, no. It covers the preservation of one tattoo. And yeah, "Anatomy in Motion" was the first thing I thought of, too. I wonder if this is the level of "it's not tissue anymore" they mean in the article? See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Did they? Nope. Had to be able to identify the five pillars of Islam. They are the most basic tenants of the religion, and therefore the key to having even the most BASIC comprehension of what it's about and where its followers might be coming from. I agree with the choices of religions that school incorporated. They are the ones the students are least likely to have an exposure to (e.g. to be able to understand in the grand scheme of things), yet are otherwise quite likely to come into contact with as they continue life. Judaism, Christianity... the students have plenty of opportunities not only at home and in their communities, but just in modern American life and traditions, to get all the information they want about those. In our modern world, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism are much more subject to conjecture and rumor, with little opportunities for young Americans to be able to get some exposure/context. Let them go out and ask for themselves? Since when do we let kids decide what the society feels is important to know/learn? I am an atheist, but I'm surrounded by people who practice some form of religion. It's nice to understand their line of thinking as it pertains to their religious influences. How is this a bad thing in a globalized, free society? As someone who has studied world cultures and works in international relations, I wish more American kids would come out of school having even a basic understanding of people outside their bubbles of influence. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

This just reminded me I wanted to look up the text of this Huckabee quote from Davis' release. The rest of this post is to no one in particular: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/08/mike-huckabee-on-kim-davis-release-and-religious-liberty-god-intervened-but-whos-next/ and Umm... exactly which side of the issue is he arguing? Seems to me Kim Davis is a representative of the court, running amuck of its purpose exercising "judicial tyranny," and is making up law (or what laws she's going to follow) according to her own whims. I also recall this quote (from another summary, though spoken at the same event): http://time.com/4025948/kim-davis-mike-huckabee-2016/ Again, it's hard to say on which side he is arguing, as this could be used for both -- although much less legitimate for the side he intended, as Davis wasn't being harassed for her faith, but was certainly harassing others for having different faiths (or different interpretations of one similar to her own). See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Or, the opposite could be true -- 24 (or 36, as is closer to the case) hours in a van with people you think you know, may just end a friendship My last team finished Florida Keys in 36 hours, and I was a fill-in as well. Luckily, I was in the "cool van." Turns out our team captain for that one (in the other van) was not the most reasonable person. Our van stopped for dinner, got plenty of sleep, helped each other out during our running legs... all very civilized and team-like. I think part of that was because we didn't know each other well, and no one wanted to be "that guy." See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Anyone here have experience with these? Or better yet, is anyone interested in joining a team? I'm on a team for the Washington, DC event in a month, and we're down another runner. Besides replying on this thread, please send me a PM if you really are serious. The website for this one is www.ragnarrelay.com/race/dc. Additionally, they've recently established a Ragnar Relay in Hawai'i for next October. Depending on my move schedule, I thought it would be fun to put together a team of skydivers to run it, and call it "12-way" (or something more clever). How likely would it be to find 11 more people here who would be interested in doing something like this? I know we have some runners, but I'm curious how many would want to join in some fun like this. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Word to the wise: don't watch that video at work. Had to close the office door for a few minutes afterward. ETA -- James did a really nice job with this. Excellent music choices as well.

I never saw that longer version -- just the one they show on TV. The long version is better! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

Eat a Snickers! See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

The only coverage I've seen today (and I didn't watch the news most of the weekend so this is the only coverage I've seen), is of the three Americans. They even have the video of Pres. Hollande presenting the medals to FOUR guys, but only the Americans are part of the story (vague references throughout of five total responders, no mention of the fourth man in the presentation ceremony). While Americans being heroes is a big story within the US (of course), I would have loved to see it being told in the bigger context -- that the three were part of the group that took this guy down. The way it was told on our news, those three did ALL the heavy lifting, and we have no idea what the other two did. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

From a little more than a year ago...

I find that location easier to dive from Aqaba, Jordan. You can see Eilat right across the water, and you don't need special insurance. Back when I dove there, it was also reasonably priced. Just a suggestion. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

So, switching gears here -- anyone in the Chattanooga area ride with the Patriot Guard Riders or Freedom Riders on Friday? Or plan to ride tomorrow? See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

But discharging that firearm within city limits/populated areas/residential areas (i.e. other than a designated shooting facility or hunting area) is a different story. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I would say that the difference between the situation you described, and "telling" on someone who (you think, you heard, you saw) is cheating is that you simply showed your friend what you found on Tinder. You didn't say, "hey, your boyfriend is a lying cheater! (and here's my proof/why I think so)." This was not getting in the middle of their relationship. This was telling your friend what hit your account. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!

I've been saying that for years. And to the other respondents, no, of course they wouldn't accept it from the US. However, perhaps they would have been comfortable exchanging civil nuclear ideas from, say, Japan. Or some other agreeable country that uses nuclear power-generated electricity. The bottom line with that scenario is that it gets SOMEONE with nuclear expertise into the country. Someone from/to whom it would be much more difficult to hide or misrepresent a militaristic nuclear program. Since we didn't go there 30 years ago, we found ourselves in today's situation. This week's proposed deal is simply a starting point for helping Iran come back into the greater world community. It certainly does not solve all of America's concerns (or the concerns of other countries), but at least it's a step in the right direction. Certainly we can agree that all these years of non-negotiable, single-perspective ultimatum has done nothing to encourage Iran to change its behavior, and has instead facilitated the growth of that hate rhetoric. Where's that option in the poll? See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump!