SuFantasma

Hmmmmm... My Parole Office seems to dial my number far more times than anyone else.... then again, he is stoned and is asking for other parolees I don't know... If I carry forward that conversation.... am I contrbuting to a felony? Just asking@! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Antagonistic is healthy.... go on ... if you were in charge... what would you do ? Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

With a little help from JFK, should I run for the USPA board? Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Hmmmm.... you pose great questions....Could I politely ask... if you were up election, what would you answer... which would be your top three issues? What do you intend to do about them? And finallly, can you defend your meaningless post? If I were up for the board, I would rise upon the shoulders of those before me and fully plagiarize the words of a great speech. For example: (with a little poetic license) Director of the USPA, Mr. S&TA, Mr. FAA Inspector, Pilots in Command, FAA Instructors, AFF Students, reverend clergy, fellow citizens, we observe today not a landing of yet another sunset load, but a celebration of freedom - symbolizing an end to a successful skydiving day, as well as a beginning - signifying renewal, as well as change to be perceived tomorrow from the experiences we've learned today. For I have flown before you and Almighty God with the same solemn grace Lew Sanborn executed in a batton pass nearly a fifty years ago. Drop zones are very different now. For skydivers hold in their mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of canopy collisions and all forms skydiving accidents. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our skydiving instructors fought for, are still at issue around the USPA- the belief that the rights of individual skydiver do not overcome the rights of the community. The belief that at at the end of a skydiving day, beer light is preferable over a funeral procession. We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of skydivers- born in this century, tempered by training, disciplined by a hard and bitter rememberance of lifes lost, proud of our heritage - and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of the safety regulations to which this Board has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at our home DZ and around the world. Let every DZO know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of the skydiving participants. This much we pledge - and more. To those old skydivers whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. Divided, there is little we can do - for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder. To those new Swoopers whom we welcome to the ranks of the sport, we pledge our word that one disciplline of landing behavior shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far reckless approach to our community. We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view. But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own life- and to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought swooping by riding the edge of the envelope ended up inside. To those peoples in the tents and campers across the drop zones struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the Swoopers may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are safe, it cannot save the few who are cool. To our sister sports, we offer a special pledge - to convert our good words into good deeds - in a new alliance for progress - to assist base jumpers and free flyers in casting off the chains of recklesness. But this peaceful revolution of hope cannot become the prey of hostile powers. Let all our neighbours know that we shall join with them to oppose crosswind landings or downwind landings anywhere in the World. And let every other power know that the USPA intends to remain the master of its own house. To that world assembly of sovereign DZ=s, the USPA, our last best hope in an age where the high performance canopies have far outpaced the the style & accuracy canopies, we renew our pledge of support - to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for human divots- to strengthen its shield of the new students- and to enlarge the area in which our landings may run. Finally, to those skydivers who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of canopy collisions engulf all skydivers in planned or accidental self-destruction. We dare not tempt them with weakness. For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed. But neither can two great and powerful groups of skydivers take comfort from our present course - both sides overburdened by the cost of lift tickets, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly landings, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of safety that stays the hand of our sport's regulatory demise. So let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never cut-away out of fear. But let us never fear to cut-away. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belabouring those problems which divide us. Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the orderly arrangement of landings- and bring the absolute power to ground other skydivers under the absolute control of all fellow skydivers. Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of the recklessness of coolness. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate malfunctions, swoop the oceans , and encourage new skydivers to be our friends. Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of manufacturers- to "undo the heavy loaded canopies-. and to let the lightly loaded canopies land freely." And if a skydivers's beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of FAA suspicion, let both sides join in creating a new endeavour, not just a new aircraft exit order, but a profound senses of safety, where the experienced & skilled are fair to newbies and upcoming, preserving dropzone peace and the future enjoyment of the sport by out brethen. All this will not be finished in the next 100 landings. Nor will it be finished in your next 1,000 skydives, nor in the life of this USPA Board, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin. In your hands, my fellow skydivers, more than in mine, will rest the final success or failure of our course. Since this sport was founded, each generation of skydivers has been summoned to give testimony to its excitement and safety. The graves of young and old skydivers who answered the call to freedome surround the globe. Now the trumpet summons us again - not as a call to bear argue, though argument is needed; not as a call to stop jumpint, though we are grounding ourselves- but a call to bear the burden of a long safety improvement lifestyle, year in and year out, "rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation" - a struggle against the common enemies of skydiving: complacency, recklesness and lack of respect for our fellow skydiver's well-being. Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all skydivers? Will you join in that historic effort? In the short history of skydiving , only a few USPA board members have been called upon to defend our freedom to exercise maximum danger. I do not shank from this responsibility - I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavour will light our sport and all who practice it -- and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. And so, my fellow skydivers: ask not what your sport can do for you - ask what you can do for your sport. My fellow non-skydivers of the world: ask not what skydivers will do for you, but what together we can can enjoy from the freedom of a common Sky. Finally, whether you are skydivers or non-skydivers of the world, ask of us the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead and land with love, asking four your blessings and and giving our blessings with love.. Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Great place indeed ! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

AFF1CAR Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Hit the brakes now! Soon enough she will be asking: ...how do they get from driver's permit to diapers so quickly?? Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Thanks Chaos! Happy B'day Beezy! We are all looking at you man ! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Shit, they call that progress?.. they should come to a dropzone, we have entaglements (canopies, that is) every week at some dropzone or another ... and we wish they would only go 18 inches... But unfusually with nefarious consequences.... Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Do what professional swoopers do ... wear a weightbelt from this outfit: http://www.prankplace.com/dh_sixpack.htm Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

I am confused, how did we arrive at the conclusion that there is a cable modem involved? 1) Is the ISP bill paid? Can you assert you have Internet Access Who is the ISP ? What is the brand of the router ? What's connected to the router ? Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Avocado is a natural lubricant.... Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

That's a set-up. No self-respecting guy will fall asleep on pink cushions when he had the option for other colors... I call that BULL SHIT! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

i'm in favor of a National Turtle Soup day ! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Yeah, and that also goes for not letting a Stupid Fucker call you a Stupid Fucker .... It's iterative and will not be tolerated in this community ! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Can you please post my Miranda Rights before you ask me any questions? Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

"Say Hello to my little friend" Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Yikes, I usually find myself looking at the thermometer in the pilots cabin to find the freezing point (south of Atlanta Ga, in the winter is usually around 10,000ft, so take another -12F at jump run)... and that's for a hop-and-pop at altitude ..... I've done jump runs at 14,500ft with -20F and 70mph winds at altitude.....(of course, that's a full free fall and nut sack up through the Adam's apple) Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

What I've heard is a -3F degrees decrease for every 1,000 feet.... highly subjective since you can go through a couple of colder/hotter air layers through your skydive.... Assuming -3F for 1K feet and using San Diego's daytime high of 72F, that's 42F at 10,000k feet AGL and around 30F (just below freezing) at 14,000 ft. Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Well, I am sure we have only ONE Capital building in the whole world.... where is it ? Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Close.... I would suggest a re-prioritazion: 1. Customer's needs/wants 2. Translating the needs/wants into commonalities 3. Agreeing that such commonalities are beneficial to the customer 4. Re-iterating the value of acquiring the commonalities 5. Creating an image of what the commonalities will do for the customer 6. Agreeing that the commonalities are within reach of the customer 7. Asking the customer if they would like to acquire the commonalities 8. Have the customer ask you to acquire the commonalities Common thread: Smile, Nod and ask questions Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Skymama: Haven't you seen Adam Curtis' "The Century of Self"... It's an eye popper on sales, mass marketing and psychological adhesives .... Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Good going, and thanks... we need more kind hearts like you .... Yes, many good deeds, but as the story goes, don't let your left hand know what your right hand did .... Thanks from all of us Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

Oh Come on Skymama... old school.... It's all about getting your feelings in touch with the product's potential to make your life better..... You know, like skydiving ! Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"

The trend seems to be: less incidents and more fatalities (canopies collision being the main factor).... The tally seems to hover around 2.5/month, with the summer getting hotter. What a sad trend. Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia"