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Clean Power Plan May Yield Billions in Economic Benefits and New Jobs
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released their proposed Clean Power Plan. As readers of this blog are already aware, the Clean Power Plan proposes carbon emission standards for coal-fired power plants, which are the single largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S., generating approximately one-third of all domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Some specifics are that under the Clean Power Plan, states must expand their energy sources and use solar (photovoltaic and solar thermal), wind, geothermal, sustainably sourced biomass, biogas, and low-impact hydrology in order to decrease their carbon emissions.
Did you know that renewable energy technologies are characteristically more labor-intensive than intensely mechanized fossil fuel technologies? This means that the potential economic benefits may be substantial; not to mention the significant benefits for our climate and health.
The solar industry employed over 100,000 workers in jobs ranging from solar manufacturing and sales to installation according to the Solar Foundation in 2011. Solar jobs grew by 20% percent in 2013 and 2014 is expected to create 22,000 jobs. Furthermore, these statistics were reported before the EPA plan was released, which may further boost the renewable job sector.
Let's look at wind energy. The amount of domestically manufactured equipment used in wind turbines doubled from 35% in 2006 to 70% in 2011 with 560 factories directly employing 75,000 full-time employees.
The hydroelectric power industry also plays a role. Statistics show in 2009 it employed 250,000 people. As many as 700,000 jobs could be generated if the hydropower industry installs a new capacity of 23,000 – 60,000 megawatts (MW) by 2025. Rounding out our look at the renewable energy sector, the geothermal industry directly employed 5,200 people in 2010.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) estimated in 2009 that a national, renewable electricity standard attempting to cut 25% of carbon emissions by 2025 would generate 297,000 jobs, $263.4 billion in new capital investment, $13.5 billion in income to farmers, ranchers, and rural landowners, and $11.5 billion in new local tax revenues. Remember, the EPA proposed reducing carbon emissions from existing power plants by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. So the potential economic benefits may increase over the UCS's estimates.
With these figures, we're not even taking into account a complete picture of the potential economic benefits from expanded renewable energy sources. Think about how direct job creation leads to indirect job creation. For example, when you hire additional employees, you may very well need a larger Human Resources staff.
All of this comes at a time when our country could deeply benefit from economic stimulation. The U.S. economy is still anemic, with unemployment rates remaining high, and a disturbing national debt that's expected to reach $20 trillion by 2020. We must embrace win-win scenarios such as these that combine healing our ailing planet with economic recovery. It's past time to forge the path to a low-carbon future.
Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions Yields Additional Benefits Worth Billions
Carbonfund.org supports carbon offset projects that clearly benefit the environment and fight climate change. A recent study highlights how projects such as ours offer even more than combating global warming alone. They can provide additional benefits ranging from employment to health, which is important to countries' economies and limited budgets.
Often the question is posed as whether to cut emissions or use the funds to stimulate the economy. But we can have the best of both worlds with certified carbon-cutting projects; particularly projects in poor countries. And the numbers add up to billions in additional benefits.
Carbon credit certifier, the Gold Standard Foundation, in a partnership with WWF Switzerland commissioned a peer-reviewed study from Australia-based Net Balance. Economists analyzed the environmental and socioeconomic benefits from clean energy or Gold Standard-approved carbon reduction projects.
The report found, "Robustly designed and audited greenhouse gas mitigation projects... deliver far more than carbon emission reductions, meaning it is no longer necessary to choose between climate and other environment and development outcomes."
The study analyzed more than 100 initiatives including building wind farms, planting trees, installing water filtration systems and distributing clean stoves to discourage people from burning wood or charcoal. Then the report identified areas beyond greenhouse gas cuts where there was a potential benefit from projects, such as local economies, employment, health and biodiversity.
The report gives a couple examples; the first shows how three water filtration systems throughout Africa and Asia deliver health benefits such as less air pollution, which is valued at more than $300 million annually. The second example illustrates how 54 Gold Standard-certified wind farms created jobs worth $12 million a year while contributing a total $100 million per year to countries' balance of payments.
Gold Standard Program projects generate carbon credits that can be bought by individuals, businesses and organizations to offset their own carbon footprints. Learn more about Carbonfund.org's carbon reduction projects at http://www.carbonfund.org/projects.
Forever Cheese Celebrates and Strengthens its Commitment to Renewable Energy
Forever Cheese is already renowned for their commitment to sourcing the finest cheeses and specialty foods from Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Croatia and it has now been seven years since they have begun a commitment with Carbonfund to actively help the planet and further renewable energy.
"We are focused on wind and solar energy not just as a way for the future, but for now." states Michele Buster, President and Co-Founder of Forever Cheese. "We hope to be a role model for other companies, catalyzing them to support the development of renewable energy resources."
Since 1998, Michele and her business partner, Pierluigi Sini have been finding unique artisan cheeses and specialty foods to introduce into the US. They hand-select each item directly from the producers.
Some of their more famous products include Genuine Fulvi® Pecorino Romano, Rustico®, Drunken Goat®, Naked Goat®, Mitica® Marcona Almonds & Fig Almond Cake. Look for the brands Fulvi®, Sini® or Mitica® to find Forever Cheese products.
Carbonfund.org is very proud to have this great partnership with Forever Cheese to provide significant benefit to renewable energy projects around the United States along with additional support toward national reforestation projects.
"We greatly appreciate our partnership with Forever Cheese," said, Executive Director, Eric Carlson, "they are true industry leaders in their commitment to supporting renewable energy."
For more information, please visit www.forevercheese.com.
Global Energy Focus on Renewables
Those of us living in the United States can easily get wrapped up in the domestic energy picture, but it is important to stop and take a look at how renewables are doing in other countries too.
If you peruse a list of countries by 2008 emissions, the top emitter of carbon dioxide is currently China, followed closely by the U.S. China accounts for 23.5% of world emissions, and the U.S. is responsible for 18.27%. However, the good news is that China's renewable-energy industry is currently on the upswing due to supportive government policies and generous subsidies; so much so that they've achieved the height of the world's wind and solar industries. We've all heard the phrase, "Everything is made in China." The U.S. does import many goods from China, but a report released this week titled, "Advantage America" analyzed trade between the two countries in solar, wind and smart-grid technology and services in 2011.
The analysis, by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Pew Charitable Trusts, showed $6.5 billion in renewable energy technology and services traded between the U.S. and China. But the U.S. sold $1.63 billion more to China than it imported.
It's good to see both countries making such strides in renewable energy. Oftentimes, the countries are perceived as being in competition with one another, but a more accurate picture would be that they are interdependent. The bottom line is that both countries should be doing as much as possible to focus on renewables, especially considering they're the top two carbon dioxide emitters on the planet. And the global interest and investments in renewables doesn't stop there.
Saudi Arabia, a country with the world's second largest oil reserves, is beginning a green revolution. This week, Saudi King Abdullah revealed ambitious plans to develop renewable energy programs that will produce 54,000 megawatts of electricity by 2032 as part of a strategy to save 1.2 million barrels of their oil per day for export.
King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-Care) is a strategy paper set up by King Abdullah in 2010 to develop alternative energy sources so the country won't have to burn millions of barrels of oil a year on power generation. KA-Care outlines the preliminary phases of the kingdom's agenda for its energy future and focuses on thermal solar, photo-voltaic solar, wind, geothermal and waste-to-energy. Much of the desert landscape in the Persian Gulf is well suited to solar energy production; a fact that has not escaped the Saudi's neighbor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The UAE, with 8% of the world's proven oil reserves, has also embarked on a major renewables program, which focuses on nuclear and solar energy production. By taking a look at the global energy picture, we see that even those countries with vast fossil fuel resources recognize the finite limitations of their reserves and the importance of investing in sustainable energy projects, which is great news in the fight against climate change. Every country on the planet contributes to global warming, and every country will have to do their part in order to pave the way to a sustainable energy future.
Forever Cheese boasts 6 years of Support to Climate Change Solutions
The Carbonfund.org Foundation is honored to receive the support of Forever Cheese for the 6th year in a row. Since 2007, Forever Cheese has supported wind energy, reforestation and renewable energy projects through Carbonfund.org Foundation. In fact, with 2012's support, Forever Cheese has offset over 1,645 metric tons of CO2 and over 7,099 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) of green power.
To put this support into perspective, the six years that Forever Cheese has supported emission reduction projects is equivalent to removing almost 1,400 cars off the road for a year or to the electricity that almost 1,000 homes would use in a year. It is also similar to recycling almost 2,500 tons of waste instead of sending it to a landfill. (Source: EPA http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html)
In 2012 Forever Cheese took their support a step further. For Earth Day 2012 Forever Cheese stepped up and set the bar for Carbonfund.org partners by planting 7,500 trees globally. Tree planting projects sequester CO2 from the atmosphere, prevent erosion, protect biodiversity, and provide renewable resources for local communities. Planting trees provides flood control by minimizing runoff and the loss of top soil, provides habitat and nutrition for wildlife and nurseries for local fish populations, and offers alternative economic livelihoods for local communities in the form of managing tree nurseries and planting, assisting with regulation of the water and nutrient cycle.
Co founder, Michele Buster, remarks "We are committed to wind energy as a solution for the future and reforestation as well. We know that we can make a greater impact as a company than as single individuals. We'd like to feel that we serve as a role model in our industry to incentivize others to support renewable energy resources."
Carbonfund.org is grateful for the six years of partnership with Forever Cheese - a company showing an important example of how business can be part of critical climate change solutions.
About Forever Cheese: Forever Cheese, founded in 1998, is committed to sourcing the finest cheeses and specialty foods from Italy, Spain, Portugal and Croatia. The company represents exclusively the following brands: Fulvi®, Dehesa Cordobesa®, El Trigal®, Drunken Goat®, Ca De Ambros®, Bonati, Italfine, Caro, Cacao Sampaka, Casa Pareja, CARM and Mitica®. Forever Cheese products can be found in the finest specialty food shops and restaurants across the country. www.forevercheese.com -30-
Most Domestic Oil and Gas Companies Fail to Cut Emissions
According to a recently released report by the World Wildlife Fund, 58 of the United States' Fortune 100 companies set goals in 2012 to either reduce greenhouse gas emissions or use more renewable energy in their operations. However, oil and gas companies are lagging far behind in this movement. Eight of 11 domestic energy companies on the Fortune 100 have not set internal energy goals.
This is in direct contrast to 68 of the planet's 100 largest companies who recognize the impact of global warming and are making investments in greenhouse gas reductions and renewable energy goals. Sadly, energy companies represent the lowest participation rate of any industry worldwide. The few exceptions are Hess and Chevron who have both set renewable energy and greenhouse gas targets, and ExxonMobil who set a greenhouse gas target.
Why have three quarters of the nation's industrial companies voluntarily set some sort of environmental target? There are a variety of potential reasons including: policy pressures, public relations or perhaps even the forward thinking that sees renewable energy's potential to someday be less expensive than, or at least competitive with, oil and gas.
And why haven't most oil and gas companies voluntarily set environmental targets? It may be because the very products they put on the market directly contribute to climate change. There is also a lack of urgency to act; little pressure comes from investors or policies. An example of a type of policy that was successful in the past is the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, which worked by making large companies publically accountable for which potentially toxic chemicals they use and where they are released. Then the information is posted on the EPA's website for anyone to see.
The planet would really benefit from a similar policy focusing on oil and gas company emissions, or better yet, a broader climate change policy such as a national carbon tax or cap-and-trade program. There are other options that could pave the way towards a cleaner energy future. The federal government could require that a certain percentage of electricity come from renewable sources and offer further tax incentives for wind and solar production. Many companies are setting their own internal goals, but for others such as the majority of the oil and gas industry, they're not going to do anything about increasing efficiency and reducing their carbon footprints until someone makes them.
Wind Blade Innovation May Move Renewable Energy towards Cost Competitiveness with Fossil Fuels
Wind turbine blades currently have some challenges that impact their cost effectiveness. First, most wind blades are made of fiberglass, and the molds to manufacture these blades cost millions of dollars to acquire. Transporting the massive manufactured blades also poses a challenge as they cannot be assembled on site. Furthermore, fiberglass places limitations on the size of the rotor diameters, which means the turbines are smaller and heavier so they are less able to capture wind at lower wind speeds in places such as the US Midwest.
The US Department of Energy's advanced research projects agency (ARPA-E) project aims to address these limitations by researching and developing architectural fabrics in lieu of conventional fiberglass. These tough, flexible fabrics would be tension-wrapped around a metal frame and specially designed to meet wind blade operations' demands as well as allow for easy maintenance. The project will span three years and be comprised of a team from US electrics company GE, Virginia Tech University and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
If successful, these advancements in blade technology will enable larger, lighter turbines that allow tapping previously unsuitable moderate wind speed markets. The new approach also has the potential to overcome earlier manufacturing and transportation limitations since the wind turbine components can be built and put together on site. According to GE, this new blade design could reduce blade costs 25%-40%, making wind energy as economical as fossil fuels without government subsidies.
Expanding wind capabilities and lowering its costs as an energy source represents forging a course towards a clean energy future.
Tying the Economy and the Environment
The anemic U.S. economy could get a boost from a surprising source. A study released last week calculated that 70,000 new jobs could be created by the Atlantic Wind Connection over a 10-year span as the offshore wind industry grows. The project includes installing an immense transmission backbone along the East coast connected to a chain of offshore wind farms, and is supported in part financially by Google Energy. The aforementioned jobs would be created by manufacturing, building, operating and maintaining wind turbines, and an additional 40,000 jobs would be needed to serve the supply chain.
The 110,000 jobs directly created by the industry and supply chain do not take into account 50,000 jobs that could be generated from the additional economic activity effect. That is when workers in the area use local businesses to meet their daily needs such as grocery stores and housing.
The project entails construction of a 380-mile power line from Virginia to New Jersey that enables up to 7,000 megawatts of electricity to be produced from offshore wind farms. That's enough electricity to power over 2 million homes in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Backers of the Atlantic Wind Connection commissioned the study by information and analytics company IHS Inc. which concluded that large-scale wind development along the Atlantic seaboard would also have a combined economic impact for the states of $19 billion and increase local, state and federal government revenues by $4.6 billion.
Wind energy generates more than just renewable energy; it creates actual jobs too and during a time when the nation's flagging economy badly needs them.
US Green Energy on the Rise
According to data recently uncovered from the Energy Information Agency, electricity coming from non-hydroelectric renewable sources (solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass) has doubled in the U.S. to almost 6 percent in a scant four years' time.
It's a bit surprising that this significant fact hasn't been splashed all over the news. Businesses are portrayed as not believing clean energy is worth the investment, but that is simply not true for all. Some companies see the wisdom and fiscal prudence in planning for climate change. The press appears to focus more on manufacturing problems in the sector.
While it is true that the green manufacturing industry is experiencing some growing pains, take solar panel makers for example, it's worth noting that the green industry is growing overall, and quickly too. China made enormous investments in solar, and they are the face of rising competition. They've brought down the price of panels by 65 percent in a mere 18 months. So this leads to fewer and bigger solar manufacturers, which is what happens in all mature industries. However, the explosion of growth in the solar industry comes from the businesses that sell, install, and maintain solar.
Perhaps renewable energy seems like small potatoes since it's only a fraction of total electricity generation. But the magic is in the industry's potential for exponential growth. If non-hydro renewables were to double three more times, they would provide nearly half of US electricity needs. That's more than we get from coal or natural gas right now.
The renewable energy industry's growth is not just limited to the U.S. either. Countries such as Portugal and Germany have transformed their power grids to generate 25 – 45 percent of their electricity needs from renewable sources.
The big question is if non-hydroelectric renewables can continue to double every four years? Well let's start by taking a look at what kind of growth would be required to do so. Non-hydro renewables need 19 percent annual growth in order to double every four years. Some sectors grow that much or more. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, the solar sector is growing 30 percent annually.
The bottom line is that the payback time for investing in renewable energy is getting faster every day. Wise homeowners, businesses, and governments are ahead of the curve because they see that the future is in renewable sources.
More Evidence of an Increasing Market for Renewable Energy
The desire for renewable energy world-wide is on the rise according to a pair of recently released studies commissioned by wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas. Eighty-five percent of global respondents want more renewable energy in the market, says the Global Consumer Wind Energy Study. And 49% of those surveyed would be willing to pay more for renewable energy. The survey also illuminated that 45% believe climate change is one of the big three challenges facing the globe.
The survey polled 24,000 respondents in 20 countries and also found that 62% would buy products from companies who use wind energy. Almost three quarters of consumers indicated they would feel more positive if companies used wind as its primary source of energy.
The second study examines what companies do voluntarily for renewable energy production. Bloomberg New Energy Finance writes the Corporate Renewable Energy Index, which found that global investments in renewable energy capacity are overtaking those of fossil fuels; $237 billion compared to $223 billion. Furthermore, companies are increasingly committing to renewable energy. They purchased 40% of renewable energy last year.
The trend of businesses planning for climate change is not news to readers of our blog. However, it is encouraging to see companies actually making investments in renewable energy. It only makes sense as it lowers their risk. So these studies point to both consumers and corporations demanding more renewable energy. Isn't it time governments join the trend too? The scale goes from smaller to larger effects when consumers, businesses, and governments work together to lower global carbon emissions. We are looking forward to a clean energy future powered by renewable energy sources.


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|Minor Character: Miami
|Raymond C. Caine Sr.
|Birth Date
|July 07, 1963
| Yelina Salas (Wife)
Raymond Caine Jr (Son)
Madison Keaton (Daughter with Susie Barnham)
Horatio Caine (Brother)
Marisol Delko (Sister-in-law, Deceased)
Kyle Harmon (Nephew)
| Former Police Officer
DEA Agent
|Modus Operandi
|No. of Victims
|Portrayed By
| Dean Winters
Chistopher Stapleton
|First Appearance
Raymond C. Caine Sr. [1] was the younger brother of CSI: Miami's Horatio Caine. He has worked undercover several times (leading his wife, son and Horatio to believe he was dead). He later returned to Miami and made contact with Horatio, who then set up a meeting between him and his "widow", Yelina Salas. Raymond was later killed in Rio by Antonio Riaz, leader of the Mala Noche.
Horatio always keeps an open ear for information regarding his brother's death. He encounters Ray's former contacts in the drug world after the CSI team is nearly blown up in a barn. Horatio finds a woman, Susie Barnham, who calls Ray "Tin Man", a double entendre referring both to his methamphetamine addiction and to his status as a police officer [2].
Some time later, he also discovers that Susie and Ray had a daughter, Madison, together, and that Ray stood up to Susie's on-again, off-again, abusive husband Bob Keaton for his brutal behavior, giving Keaton a motive for murder. Keaton is eventually convicted of Ray's murder and sent to prison for life. Ray never knew he had a daughter[1]. When Ray's supposed widow, Detective Yelina Salas, discovers the existence of Madison, she initially assumes that the girl is the offspring of Horatio, rather than Ray, as the girl shares her uncle's trademark red hair and fair skin [3]. Horatio is forced to reveal the truth when Madison requires a life-saving bone marrow transplant from Ray Jr. [4].
Horatio spots Keaton near a crime scene and later confronts him. Keaton reveals that he is in fact DEA, and, more importantly, that Ray is still alive [5]. Unfortunately, Ray's cover is blown and his son, Ray Jr., is kidnapped. He approaches his older brother for help, and together they rescue the boy. At the end of the episode, Ray, his wife Yelina, and Ray Jr are all packed off to Brazil for safety [6].
Ray tries to save his son, Ray Jr, who becomes involved with the Mala Noche gang in Rio de Janeiro. He is fatally beaten by their leader, Antonio Riaz, and found hanging upside down. He dies in Horatio's arms. His body is taken back to Miami for burial [7].
Ray's lasting legacy is a trail of messes and problems for his older brother to clean up. Several characters remark on this, and Horatio is occasionally abused as the brother of a dirty cop [1]. Detective Hagen, who feels responsible for Ray's first supposed death, begins a downward spiral into intense depression, which ultimately leads to his suicide in the same episode in which Ray reappears to Horatio [6].
Personality and traits
Raymond Caine is portrayed as the degenerate cop; rebellious, insubordinate, arrogant and prone to making bad choices. His morals are considered questionable, and he nearly tore his own family to pieces due to the mistakes he made. However, he is not without morals, and attempted to make up with his wife for hurting her feelings.
Behind the Scenes
Raymond was portrayed by Dean Winters. In his last appearence, in "Rio", he was portrayed by Chistopher Stapleton.

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SEG Extra is published bimonthly by the Society of Exploration Geophysiciststo inform members worldwide about SEG programs and opportunities.
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Everyone should have the chance to see the Alamo, enjoy a Mexican-style fiesta, and bask in the warmth of the Texas Hill Country. All geophysicists in the world will benefit from immersing themselves in talks and posters presented by some of the world's top scientists.
Advance registration pricing has ended, but delegates may continue to register online until Wednesday, 12 September at 5 p.m. CDT (10 p.m. GMT) at onsite rates. After 12 September, delegates may register in person in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, starting at 1 p.m. CDT (6 p.m. GMT) Friday, 21 September. Come join the party in San Antonio!
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SEG Forum series The SEG Forum, a gathering of top executives who articulate the science and philosophy behind their companies' experience, will focus on Unconventional Resources. The most-attended presentation session at the Annual Meeting, the forum on Monday, 24 September, will attract more than 8000 industry professionals. The distinguished panel of speakers includes: Larry Lunardi, Vice President of Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Jean-Marie Masset, Senior Vice President, Total; Sverre Strandenes, President of Research and Development, PGS; and Ray Boswell, geologist, U.S. Department of Energy. Bob Tippee, editor, Oil & Gas Journal will be the moderator.
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Golf tournament sold out – tournament location change The 2007 SEG San Antonio Golf Tournament announces a change in course locations. The golf tournament will now be hosted by Canyon Springs Golf Club, located in north central San Antonio at the edge of the beautiful Texas Hill Country, and resides amidst the original Claussen Homestead. The course change is due to the amount of precipitation that The Quarry Golf Course received in the past few weeks. The Canyon Springs Golf Club is a comparable and beautiful course with rich history and displays its historical past even today. The tournament will take place on Saturday afternoon, 22 September, and will be Four-Man Texas Style Scramble. The tournament is sold out, but if you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Our Father, who art in Heaven with me,
Thy name be hallowed within my child.
Thy Kingdom come into my womb,
Thy Will be done in my child's growth,
As it is done in Thy angelic heaven.
Give my child its daily spiritual food,
Forgive today its Soul's past trespasses,
And lead its Soul to forgive those who
Trespassed against it on other planes.
And deliver it safely into our world.
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Lincoln County sheriff's Capt. Clint Tweden said Tuesday 18-year-old Reid Potwin was shot in the leg when 21-year-old Zachary Clay's gun went off while he was trying to clean his weapon.
Potwin was flown to Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs following the weekend shooting. Tweden says no charges are expected.
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Those are some great harvests and great pictures!!
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Great seasons guys.
Those are some great harvests and great pictures!!
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here is my first Elk my goal for this year get one with both antlers the day after getting ready to finish the job and pack out just over 2miles
was in great shape lost over 50lbs ran my first marathon Dec.4th and ran 27.5miles Dec. 24th start running again first week in Jan. looking at a 50mile run next can't wait for the draw again.
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I've just registered and joining EBJ. Here is some of my success throughout 2011.
Antelope - Montana
First Mule Deer - Montana
Quebec Spring Bear
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text: Undergraduate Courses MA 107, Algebra With Applications Course Description and Goals MA 107 is a basic course in college algebra with special emphasis on financial applications, and is intended primarily for students in Administrative Science. Topics include: a review of basic algebra functions and graphs linear models mathematics of finance exponential and logarithmic functions sets and probability The goals of the course include the ability to perform standard algebraic operations on polynomial and rational expressions, and transform algebraic expressions into various equivalent forms, depending on the purpose intended. a basic understanding of functions and expressions from contrasting but complementary points of view: algebraic, geometric, procedural. the ability to model and solve basic algebraic problems in administrative science. the ability to recognize common algebraic fallacies, particularly those that involve the improper interchange of operations. an improved ability to read, write, speak, and think in mathematical terms. Prerequisites Placement Credit Hours 3 Semester Hours. No credit given to students who have received credit for another MA course. Grading System This course is graded A, B, C, D, NC. The grade typically depends on a combination of class tests, homework, quizzes, and a comprehensive final exam.


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STMicroelectronics Teams with Yogitech to Develop Safety Package for STM32 MicrocontrollersJoint efforts underway to simplify compliance with the most stringent functional-safety requirements in Industrial applications
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Yogitech, a leader in providing functional safety solutions, have signed an agreement to create a comprehensive package that will simplify the development and certification of safety-critical applications based on STM32 microcontrollers.
"The complexity of modern integrated circuits is such that the adoption of a black-box approach for safety analysis is no longer an option," said Silvano Motto, CEO of Yogitech. "The development of the STM32 safety package takes advantage of fRMethodology, our patented white-box approach to address functional safety analyses of integrated circuits approved by TÜV SÜD and by many lead companies in multiple application domains like industrial and automotive."
"Achieving stringent functional-safety certification on systems where STM32 is the main microcontroller is a very popular request within our industrial customer base," said Jacky Perdrigeat, EMEA Marketing Vice President for Microcontrollers, STMicroelectronics. "The cooperation with Yogitech sets to speed up time-to-market for critical safety applications, strengthening our offering for the industrial- and factory-automation markets, which are key segments for the STM32 product family."
The market-proven 32-bit STM32 ARM® Cortex™- M microcontrollers combine high performance, real-time capabilities, digital signal processing, and low power, low voltage operation, while maintaining ease of development and extensive compatibility between devices, families and software.
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In 2012, the Company's net revenues were $8.49 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.
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Yogitech, founded in 2000, is a leading provider of services and solutions to silicon vendors and system integrators to help them meet their functional safety challenges. The faultRobust technology includes different product lines - fRMethodology, fRTools, fRTrainings, fRIPs and fRSTL - coherently with the mission to be the one stop shop for functional safety. Customers' portfolio includes major semiconductor vendors and major system integrators in different safety application domains like automotive, industrial, medical and railway. Yogitech is member of the ISO 26262 Working Group and the lead author of the Part 10 – Annex A "ISO26262 and microcontrollers" and active member of the newly formed ISO 26262 semiconductor working group.
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text: Tiramisù, literally "pick-me-up," is a classic Italian dessert. Eli's Cheesecake Co. in Chicago makes our creamy version from rounds of delicate espresso-infused sponge cake layered with lightly sweetened mascarpone cheese and sweet cream. To serve, simply thaw the dessert and dust the top with the included cocoa powder for an elegant finish.


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Metal thieves getting the wind up as Operation Tornado launched
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AN ILL-WIND for metal thieves has started blowing in Hertfordshire.
Police unleashed Operation Tornado across the county today (Monday).
It is a new drive to further tackle metal theft and send a clear message to criminals that there is no market for stolen metals in the county.
The operation, which has already been successfully trialled in the north of England and the West Midlands, is aimed at making it easier to trace sellers of stolen metal through an identification scheme.
So far, 17 scrap metal dealers – 80 per cent of those in the county – have signed up to the scheme which involves asking anyone selling scrap metal for cash to prove their identity.
Det Ch Insp Liz Hanlon, who leads Operation Devon, the Herts force's dedicated initiative to drive down metal theft, said: "It is an issue for the whole country. It can destroy historic buildings and churches, disrupt travel, leave homes without power or means of communication and costs local businesses thousands of pounds.
"By having the co-operation of scrap dealers as part of Operation Tornado we are effectively disrupting and deterring those criminals who approach dealers with stolen metal to make a quick profit from others' loss.
"We hope the introduction of these measures will restrict the sale and movement of stolen metal. It has been designed not to inhibit those dealers that operate lawfully, but to remove unscrupulous dealers who operate outside the law."
Members of the public can help in the fight against metal thieves by reporting any suspicious behaviour to police via the non-emergency number 101, as well as ensuring they lock their sheds securely and lock away any tools and bikes after use.


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San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Tuukka Rask posted 26 saves for his fifth
shutout of the season as the Boston Bruins took a hard-fought 1-0 win over the
San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
Carl Soderberg scored the only goal of the game for the Bruins, who finished a
three-game California trip with a mark of 1-2-0.
Antti Niemi took the hard-luck loss as he stopped 21 shots for the Sharks, who
have alternated losses and wins over their past seven games.
"It was a balanced game from both teams," said San Jose forward Joe Thornton.
"Just that one shot got through and that was the difference. The goalies were
great tonight."
The two goaltenders stood firm through the first two periods and much of the
third, but the Bruins were able to break through at 12:25 of the final frame.
Loui Eriksson fired a shot on net from the right wing that was blocked by a
defender before it got to the net. The puck, though, dribbled down to the left
side where Soderberg slammed it in for his sixth of the year.
"A goal's a goal in this League," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "You get
some tough ones that go against you so every once in a while it's good to have
some go for you. That's the breaks of the game, and sometimes you have to make
them yourself."
San Jose tried to get something going in the remainder of the game, but wasn't
able to get any consistent pressure, despite pulling Niemi with over a minute
to play for an extra skater.
Game Notes
Boston hosts Toronto on Tuesday ... San Jose starts a three-game road trip in
Washington on Tuesday ... Boston took a 2-1 win at home against San Jose on
Oct. 24 ... Rask has 21 shutouts in his career ... Boston got Eriksson and
Shawn Thornton back on Saturday. Eriksson had been out since Dec. 7 with a
concussion, while Thornton had served a 15-game suspension.
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota legislative panel on Tuesday backed a plan aimed at giving state universities and technical schools their fair share of any increases in state revenue.
The proposal, which will be submitted to the full Legislature in January, does not require the governor and the Legislature to fund the schools at any particular level. It instead suggests a formula for funding the schools. The panel voted unanimously to endorse the proposal.
Under the proposed formula, the six universities and four technical schools would first get extra funding to account for inflation, up to a maximum of 3 percent a year. They then could get added funding to cover increased enrollment and additional programs offered. Finally, the schools could get added money for expanding research and producing graduates in math, science, engineering, technology or other critical fields.
Rep. Tad Perry, R-Fort Pierre, said the measure at least gives the Legislature a framework for discussing high education budgets, an improvement over past decisions that were not based on specific criteria.
"Things just happened in the last decade. Now we would have a framework where we could say: 'Stop and think about it,'" said Perry, who was director of the state Board of Regents before he became a legislator.
For example, if total state revenues are projected to increase by 6 percent in a year, the universities and technical schools might get a 3 percent increase for inflation, a 2 percent boost for increased enrollment and a 1 percent addition for expanding research and producing more graduates in key fields, Perry said.
Harvey Jewett of Aberdeen, a member of the Board of Regents that governs the six state universities, said the university system budget has effectively been reduced by $100 million in the past dozen years because of actual cuts and the lack of increases to cover inflation. At the same time, enrollment in the universities has grown by 8,000 students, he said.
Rep. Susan Wismer, D-Britton, said she would prefer that the bill require use of the funding formula, but Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard apparently wanted the recommended formula to be non-binding.
But Sen. Larry Tidemann, R-Brookings, said a recommended funding formula is a good first step.
"I seek this as a great start in investing in post-secondary and higher education" Tidemann said.
The six universities have a total budget of $805 million this year, with $168 million of that coming from state general funds. The four technical institutes have a total budget of $21.5 million, with nearly all of it coming from state appropriations.
The bill also notes that higher education's goals are to increase the number of graduates for the state's workforce and to boost the state's capacity for research and development. A new council would be set up to monitor progress toward those goals.
The council would include the governor, members of the Legislature and education officials. Lawmakers made it clear the council would not interfere with the Board of Regents constitutional responsibility to govern the universities or the state Board of Education's legal power to regulate the technical schools.
The legislative panel also approved bills that would require the state Labor Department to report job placements for state university graduates and would require state agencies to report how university graduates perform on licensing or certification examinations.


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Chris first heard Elvis Presleys early recordings for the Sun Records label while in high school, from a teacher who thought since he had the name and an erie resemblence to the king, he should listen to the music. The records introduced the young artist to the sounds of rockabilly and early rock'n roll, which would shape the entertainer's career.
Shortly after graduating from high school in 1990, Chris enlisted in the Navy where he was stationed in Hawaii. While serving he managed to performing rockabilly tunes for eager audiences. Hawaii was a great location for the young singer to develop his Elvis act --Hawaii loved Elvis and Elvis loved Hawaii--so it was the beginning of what would become a passion for Chris to portray the king in the early days of his stardom. With a first tour in Japan after his enlistment was up, the crowds showed positive response for a promoter to take notice and set up a tour in Europe.
Forward to today after hundreds of shows and Chris is still knocking them dead with his Baltimore based band of the past 17 years. If you try, and maybe not too hard, Chris act will take you back to the days when rock was young and so was Elvis, so slip on your blue suede shoes and be prepared to get all shook up.
Phil Ravita
Bassist Phil Ravita works in the Mid-Atlantic region as a free-lance musician and fronts his own jazz group. He is a member of The Baltimore and New York Musician's Unions, Baltimore Music Club, The Baltimore Composers Forum, and the Baltimore Jazz Alliance.
Mr. Ravita playes various styles of music in small and large ensembles. He has performed in orchestras as principal bassist, big bands, musical theatre, Free Fall Baltimore, and for the Maryland Arts Festival. He has shared the concert stage with guest artists who include Claudio Roditi and Gabrielle Goodman, Diane Hoffman, Joyce Scott, Charlene Cochran, Ruby Glover Scott Wenholdt and Steve Wilson. He played an after show reception for Wayne Shorter and John Patitucci and has performed at Mid-Atlantic College Jazz Orchestra and at the Annual Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival. . His efforts include performances at Artscape, a benefit performance with he touring company of "Grease," the East Coast Jazz Festival, Lexington Market and Night of 100 Elviss. His original compositions have received both local and national attention.
Mark Leppo
Mark Leppo started playing drums and percussion at the age of 9. He continued playing through the school years culminating in a Music Performance degree from Towson State University. Mark has taught music at many different area locations including a 15 year stint as Adjunct Faculty at Harford Community College. Mark has played percussion with hundreds of musicians in the Baltimore area encompassing all musical genres. He has traveled with Harford Community College's Artists in Residence "After Hours" on a dozen performances all over the United States and to Europe twice to play at the Montreaux Jazz Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival. Some of Mark's current musical groups are the Bel Air Community Band, the Bel Air Community Chorus, the "Baltimore Big Band," the "Regents," the "Sounding Brass Quintet," "Second Shift" at Harford Community College, different choral groups at Patterson Mill High School, the "Chuck Baker Orchestra" and "Sounds Good." He has recently played for musicals at Bel Air High School, Phoenix Festival Theater and Cockpit in Court at Essex Community College. Mark also helps with the percussion section in the Bel Air High School band, which is about to make another trip to Disney World in February. Mark loves playing different musical styles and is enjoying his time with Mr Presley. He would also like to thank his long suffering wife and parents for his musical wanderings.


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William F. Shughart Discusses the Import-Export Bank on The Gary Nolan Show
Recorded: Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Sr. Fellow William F. Shughart II appeared on The Gary Nolan radio show to discuss the Export-Import bank. In a recent syndicated Op-Ed, Shughart wrote that the Export-Import bank distorts prices and it interferes with the free flow of international commerce.
Experts: William F. Shughart IIType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Business, Economic Policy, Labor and Employment, Trade
Charles V. Peña on the Need to Withdraw from Afghanistan
Recorded: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Charles V. Peña on WTOP radio discusses the need to withdraw more troops from Afghanistan.
Experts: Charles V. PeñaType: RadioIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Politics
William F. Shughart Interviewed on Budget & Tax News Podcast
Recorded: Friday, December 24, 2010
Senior Fellow William F. Shughart discusses financial developments at General Motors and Chrysler, the real issues at stake in the TARP debate, and how Obamas bailouts are negatively affecting the limping economy.
Experts: William F. Shughart IIType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Business, Economic Policy
Charles Pena on CNBC, Explaining the Afghanistan Quagmire
Recorded: Friday, July 2, 2010
Independent Institute Senior Fellow Charles Peña interviewed on CNBCs Insana Quotient with Ron Insana about the McChrystal fallout and its significance for the Obama administration. Peña further illustrates the quagmire that exists in the U.S mission in Afghanistan and challenges the public to consider the true relevancy behind the changing of command. Does it matter who is in charge when we are fighting an illegitimate war?
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Americans are currently split 50/50 on the issue of spanking. Although Dr. Phil is opposed to spanking, he believes you should look at some of the results of 62 years worth of research and decide for yourself.
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The three-day 16th meeting of Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) which ended in Dar es Salaam on Friday has evoked serious thought on Africa future.
The experts' warned the Eastern African countries that despite increasing reorientation of trade and investment patterns towards emerging partners, there was still heavy dependence on traditional markets in Europe, which have been hit by the euro zone crisis.
It said further that although some countries in the region have managed to reduce it, there was still high dependence on official development aid (ODA), receipts of which amounted to USD16 billion for the whole region n 2010.
The issue of traditional markets is indeed currently engaging the minds of EAC policymakers in trade negotiations with European partners. We therefore expect that the negotiations will reflect the interests of the people.
While the ICE experts focused closely on minerals, their observations on the need to promote best practices in the use of the resources, can very well apply to the huge tracts of untapped arable land, fresh water, forests and abundant sun, among others. If prudently developed, they can make a major difference for the continent.
For it is no secret that Africa's people and their leaders have sometimes been their own worst enemies, by the way they have steered the development of the continent into the hands of donors.
For too long the focus and the themes on Africa's development have put the cart before the horse by planning development based on aid.
So keenly have they been absorbed in searching for aid from various sources that they forgot they had all the means right before their eyes.
Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO of the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency pointed out this weakness in a recent interview in NewYork saying: "The problem is that many Africans spend too much of their time repeating what the Western media says about the continent …. that Africa is plagued by misery and ruled by inept and corrupt leaders who hardly give any thought to the greater public interest. When it comes to African issues, people tend to shun the more realistic approach because of the vision of Africa [inept] that is continuously being forced down our throats."
"Africa has two major advantages: It possesses the most important pool of natural resources and has the youngest population in the world. It is the continent of the future.
And if we do not want Africa to play its role, the trick is to instill in the elites the idea that they are incompetent, corrupt and responsible for all the misery around. This is certainly not true."
The extended quote is to register the fact that the task of taking concrete steps to change the 'tune' about Africa though tough is necessary in order to speed up the continent's development.
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The Benihisago (紅葫蘆, Literally meaning: Crimson Gourd) is a giant brown-coloured gourd with a red cloth around it. It is able to take a person's word soul (言霊, kotodama) hostage by saying the verbal command "record" (録音しろ, rokuonshiro). After the word soul has been drawn out by the Kōkinjō and then severed from their body by the Shichiseiken, it is absorbed into the gourd. Completing these conditions "curses" the victim; if they utter the word they have said the most during their life, they will be sucked into and trapped within the Benihisago. Saying a homophone of their most frequently spoken word, or even saying nothing at all for a certain amount of time, will also trigger the gourd's suction. If a victim starts to be sucked into Benihisago, the suction will stop if their most-used word changes. Kurama noted that whatever was sucked into the gourd was sealed away and could not come out, no matter what.[1] It can even keep those brought back with Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation sealed after the summoner releases the technique.
The Benihisago is revered as one of the treasured tools of the Sage of the Six Paths. All five of the tools consume enormous amounts of chakra when used, so much so that normal humans would die after using the tools for only a short period of time. When the tools later came into the possession of Kumogakure, only the Gold and Silver Brothers due to their large chakra reserves were able to wield the treasures without fatal repercussions. When not in use, Ginkaku used the Kōkinjō to tie the gourd around his neck for easier transportation. When the rope is removed for combat, he must carry the gourd.
Due to the Kōkinjō being sealed away in the Kohaku no Jōhei, the Benihisago has been rendered useless. Tobi later steals it and allows the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to devour it in order to acquire the Nine-Tails' chakra from Ginkaku.
- The Benihisago is based on a tool from the Chinese classic "Journey to the West". In this story; there are two demon king brothers, known as the Great King Kinkaku (金角大王, Kinkaku-daiō) and the Great King Ginkaku (銀角大王, Ginkaku-daiō). The siblings possess five treasured tools, one of which is called the Crimson Gourd (紅葫蘆, Benihisago) and has the ability to suck in their opponents, melting them once they are trapped within.
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Jan 21, 2013, 7:28 AM
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Some thoughts on safety and self policing for the upcoming season:
Hi. Lurch here.
I never thought I'd be much for public service messages, but the wingsuit community has sort of let its guard down lately, judging by recent events, and I've been contacted by a few other birds and asked what my thoughts were about it.
A quick review: I might have some details wrong but here's the gist of it-
2 fatal-Australia and Washington State.
2 AAD fires, Sebastian.
2 water landings, Sebastian- Neither bird had water training or navigation training and both were under 10 WS jumps... what the heck were they doing out over the ocean?
2 2-outs. (Lodi/Byron)... Poorly rigged Apaches, got Apaches banned at Lodi
A couple loads landing out, one bird ended up in a tree.
At least one bird reportedly doing rodeos at under 15 ws jumps... (With what skills? I hate to be a dick here but at 15 jumps, how is the bird going to know how to recover or control instability, navigate, cope with the jacked up fallrate, or have any sort of Plan B? They won't. A Rodeo is a highly challenging and very complex skydive, a little judgement on display wouldn't hurt here.)
A Rodeo, with a costume involved, being launched from 3500 feet. (Facepalm.)
One bird being taught to fly a huge suit some 70 jumps lower than Robi's recommendations for Phoenix-fly suits,
And Spot tells me of at least 3 birds he's run into who were given First Flight Courses at under 100 jumps. What the hell? I thought we quit that after Dan's incident.
So far I haven't heard anybody say much about all this except Chuck Blue and DSE. Chuck's comment appeared to be ignored and as usual Spot gets attacked for speaking up or being an alarmist.
But they're right.
We're supposed to be self-policing. I don't know what the heck is going on lately but whatever it is, it isn't THAT.
I'm not going to throw stones or play "holier than thou" about it. I've done more than my fair share of silly stuff up there myself, badly thought out poor judgement calls, landed out, you name it. The enthusiasm of the moment grabs you, next thing you know everything's gone weird the flock is scattered everywhichway and you're punching a hole at low altitude dodging canopies to land in some field somewhere. Hell, a few years back I let my guard down, pulled a stupid jack move approaching a flock and scared Scotty Burns bad enough that he flew up to me and started chewing me out for it, tearing me a new asshole, in flight, with a lot of english, while we were still at like 9,000 feet. I couldn't exactly hear what he was saying and didn't really need to. The content was pretty clear: "Lurch you crazy Fxxker watch what the F you're doing you almost killed me..."
Being bitched out by Scotty B in midflight was quite the experience. I bloody well earned it. "Sorry about that, man" doesn't really help.
I spent the rest of the skydive feeling like a complete idiot. On review of the video later I felt like even more of an idiot because yeah I definitely screwed up, having pulled an extremely unpredictable high energy arrival and braking maneuver WAY too close. From his blind side, above and behind. What the hell was I thinking. 900 MPH from 10 feet away. Not my brightest moment up there.
And I had about a zillion jumps already and I knew what I was doing. I took the lesson to heart and never repeated the error, (Scotty, thanks for forgiving me for that one bro) but the error was made and it was mine.
What I'm saying is experienced birds are not immune to airborne stupidity. Sometimes our better judgement takes a day off. Or we miss something.
Flying with an experienced bird doesn't absolve new birds from responsibility for their own judgement and safety, either. If you're a jumper with 98 jumps and some experienced bird is offering to teach you to fly a suit here and now, that bird is being reckless and irresponsible and has no business teaching and the only person who can save you from imminent life threatening stupidity is YOU. We settled on 200 jump minimum years ago for a damn good reason. If you don't know that reason, look it up. Its enlightening.
If you're about to get into wingsuiting, have you done your homework and read up thoroughly on it, or are you just planning to start from zero and fly the same day? Might want to step back and take another look at what you're about to get into. We make it look simple and easy. Its not.
I'm not saying its a good idea to challenge or second-guess everything you see the veteran birds doing, but if you think you see a safety hazard or a detail we might have missed, ASK. The more well-informed you are the better the decisions you can make. If you think maybe this isn't such a good idea, ASK. You might be right. If it becomes obvious the guy leading the thing hasn't thought it through, ASK! Maybe he did, and its just a detail you didn't know about, maybe he didn't, and will thank you for bringing it up. I've changed plans on dives I was leading before, because of the uncertainties expressed by a newer bird that I hadn't thought of myself. If you have doubts, speak them. I'll listen, as will any senior bird who knows what they're doing.
Anyway my point is, it'd be nice to get through a season without any serious incidents in our community. I think we've started showing some improvements, for instance its been awhile since our last tailstrike. I think the decentralized community awareness campaign thats been underway since last season has had a lot to do with that. If we can successfully keep awareness high, it may BE our last tailstrike. But we need to pay attention to more than just tails... navigation. Canopy pattern. Breakoff discipline and separation. Pull altitudes. Complex jumps and more. It can't be just one or two "Safety Nazis" keping an eye out for trouble... and that label itself communicates a certain contempt for caution thats a really, really bad idea. With more birds every year, we need the Safety Nazis more than ever, and if this little speech makes me a Safety Nazi, well, go ahead and call me one.
Never let your guard down. Watch out for the other birds around ya. Plan ahead. Think it through. If you think you see me or anyone else about to do something stupid, say so. Your vigilance might save one of us from making a mistake we'd regret.
Nuff said.
Thanks for listening.
Jan 21, 2013, 11:25 AM
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And Spot tells me of at least 3 birds he's run into who were given First Flight Courses at under 100 jumps. What the hell? I thought we quit that after Dan's incident.
Jan 21, 2013, 11:52 AM
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A couple loads landing out,
one bird ended up in a tree
No surprise. Right place to build a nest.
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Jan 21, 2013, 1:25 PM
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I had several discussions on this one last year:
When exiting the aircraft do not jump up, leave with all wings collapse till you see that you cleared the horizontal stabilizer!!!!
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Jan 22, 2013, 2:47 AM
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2 2-outs. (Lodi/Byron)... Poorly rigged Apaches, got Apaches banned at Lodi
points of clarification:
-it's actually four 2-outs at various DZs in the past 2 weeks.
-it's not due to "incorrectly rigged suits." These are due to suits being used in an environment for which they were not intended.
With this suit pulling handles and causing 2-outs, it's not unlikely someone will need to cut away, only to find their cutaway handle is not accessible or jammed in place.
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Jan 28, 2013, 7:52 PM
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nice post lurch. Funny to say at at least the same person was involved in some two of the items you listed. Also launching a rodeo at 3500 is not a good idea, especially when in reality it was under 2800. They took a long time in the door (over 30 sec) and the pilot got frustrated trying to get them out and then started to descend.
What you decide to do in a Ws on an average jumping day at any dz around the country affects us all. Be smart.
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So who plays the lead in the inevitable Josh Hamilton movie?
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Plus, Dennis is a natural lefty and has some resemblance physically to Hamilton as well.
Not to mention, Quaid, like Hamilton, also battled his own addiction to cocaine in the early 1990s.
My runner up is Edward Burns (27 Dresses & The Gift).
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