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US Military protocol is that the towed jumper snap back to a good tight body position with his left hand protecting the reserve ripcord grip. All attempts will be made to retrieve that towed jump back into the aircraft. If that towed jumper cannot be retrieved back into the aircraft and is still conscious, he will be cut away and should immediately deploy his reserve for a complete malfunction. If that towed jumper cannot be retrieved back into the aircraft is not conscious, a runway will be covered in foam and the aircraft will land with the jumper in tow. The pilot will make every effort to bank on the side with the towed jump to minimize bouncing the jumper off the side of the aircraft. However, I have never heard of a case where the towed jumper could not be retrieved back into the aircraft. I think most C130s now have a retrieval winch installed on the anchor line cable. Unfortunately, the majority of towed jumpers behind a C130 get beat to death by the fuselage anyway. Dave

Any time we wanted to get out of singing cadence, we would use this one: Eat, Bite, Suck, Fuck, Gobble, Nibble, Chew. Nipple, Bosom, Hair-Pie, Finger, Fuck, Screw. Moose piss, Cat-pud, Orangutan tit, Sheep pussy, Camel crotch, A big lion shit. One of our instructors at AIT loved that one and taught it to us. But they rarely let anyone get past the first couple of lines before calling on someone else to call cadence... - Dave

The best Mr. Bill video ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCcDwg2CIiQ :) For what it's worth, I highly recommend getting a PCA out the door. It can be done without it, but it's much easier that way. Dave

Carly's dad, my friend Doug, LOVED the video! He said it was so well done that NOW he finally understands why we love the sport! Thanks for a job well done! I suppose I'll have to wait til I come back for a visit to see the video. On another note, did your brother win the contest on green tea?

Yep, that was The Farm. I was her videographer... :) Dave

Hell yeah! Every chance I get... :) Dave

Hey guys, my brother has put together a video for some kind of tea scholarship competition. The prize is a $20k scholarship which would help when he transfers to Naropa University next year. 10% of the judges scores will be based on the number of views the video gets. My brother has had a very long road to get where he is today, he spent several years homeless and living on the streets. I did everything I could to make sure he at least had clothes and food. A couple of years ago he got interested in some college classes and gave me a call. I set him up with a bank account, a cell phone and a laptop and I put a little money in his account every week. He has worked hard ever since and signed up for more classes than any one person should sign up for, but maintained a 4.0 GPA the entire time. This video he has put together is about the origins and benefits of green tea. It doesn't matter if you're interested in green tea or if you don't even like tea, just please click the link and waste 2 minutes of your time... :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMFWGW7fQbc Thanks everyone!!! Dave

Yeah but.......Just because Sierra Mist is made by Pepsi, it does not make it as marketable. I actually enjoy the HDNet Fights too, but they are a far cry from what the UFC has. If you watch WEC you will notice that the stage setup, lighting, monitors, and pretty much everything is identical to UFC. Really no noticeable difference except that they feature the lightweights a lot more and have featherweight and bantemweight division... Dave

He was phenomenal! He fought with a lot of emotion for a while, you could tell he was pretty pissed off, but he got control and made a good show of it... Dave

I don't know what you were watching, but a score of 30 would be pretty bad since the Faber/Pulver fight was 5 rounds. The only person to ever score an 8 for 3 rounds was Kalib Starnes during his 15 minutes of running from Nate Quarry. The final scores from the 3 judges were 50-45, 50-44 and 50-44. Which means that 2 of the judges gave Pulver an 8 for one of the rounds and 9 for each of the other rounds. I don't think that's too harsh really, he did spend at least one round doing nothing but surviving and at one point made it obvious that he was just trying to stall on the ground so they would stand them back up. Damn good fight overall though. I knew it would be a tough battle, but I didn't expect it to go to decision... Dave

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Youtubeless. Dave

Our first attempt was basically a pilot chute stuck in our burble until we reached terminal, then instant canopy which threw me off pretty violently (but I managed to take Warren's shoe with me). The second attempt last weekend went much better. PCA out the door made all the difference. I took a shot to the chin from his 3-ring assembly and had a bit of a fat lip, no blood though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCcDwg2CIiQ Dave

The memorial page for Beezy Shaw is on the page prior to Lee's memorial page. If I'm not mistaken, some of the pictures of Beezy's ash dive on his memorial page were taken by Lee... Dave

Hey, how about your prove this scientificaly? Since ,............. well, ...............you know, ................oh hell forget it...... There have been many recent scientific studies into the beginnings of morality. http://richarddawkins.net/article,763,n,n http://www.null-hypothesis.co.uk/science/reviews/books/philosophers_primates_monkey_moral_ape http://disgruntledsporean.blogspot.com/2007/05/are-morals-exclusive-to-religious.html http://discovermagazine.com/2000/feb/featmorals/article_view?b_start:int=1&-C= These mostly talk about primates, but the same behavior has been studied in elephants, birds, dolphins, etc. Dave

There was of course a jump in subscriptions, but not a 6 million person jump. They wouldn't have been in business for so long if they'd only had 150k subscribers. Their numbers say 3.1M subscribers as of Dec 2005, Stern started in Jan 2006. They now have 6.5M subscribers and are projecting another 3M subscribers per year for the next few years. I have no doubt he helped boost their numbers, but to suggest that they went from 150k to 6M subscribers is just a huge exaggeration. Don't get me wrong, I was a Stern fan a long time ago, I just don't find his show that funny any more. The last time I tried to listen to him, all he did was hit the fart sound effect every 5 seconds while his guest was trying to talk. It was more annoying than entertaining, I'm sure my 10 year old would have found it funny though. Dave Dave

I think that's an exaggeration in numbers, Sirius had over 3 million subscribers before Stern signed on in Jan 2006. I'm sure some people joined to hear Stern, but I don't think 6 million people joined just to hear Stern. Anyone over the age of 15 gets tired of listening to him after about 10 minutes. He was cool and edgy a decade ago, not so much anymore... Dave

Amen..! Dave

They were doing fine before Stern, they would do fine without him. I had Sirius way before Stern signed on, I can't see him alone being a deciding factor. Dave

Damn. Annie could do so much better. ;) Congrats!!! Dave

I think Pioneer satellite ready radios will do XM radio, not Sirius. You would have to buy a Sirius receiver. I have Sirius, well worth the cost IMHO... Dave

I don't follow. I bought GH3 for PS3 and it came with a wireless guitar, wasn't really a problem. But the GH3 guitar will not work with RockBand which still isn't a problem since RockBand comes with it's own wireless guitar (and I bought a second one off eBay)... Dave

I couldn't resist, I got a good deal at GameStop due to all the old PS3 games I've finished this year. I got the full "Special Edition" set for a little over $3. Now I just need another guitar so we can have someone play bass... :) And yes Ian, I completely blame you for this... Dave

I just wanted to add something to the story real quick. Lee went around the dropzone inviting everyone he saw to go have sushi with him. A lot of the responses he got were along the lines of "thanks man, but I'm kinda broke right now", as you would expect on any dropzone. I heard at least 4 or 5 people say they couldn't afford to go and every single time Lee would just shrug and say "c'mon mate, I'll buy for you". So generous, so caring, and so honest. There will never be another Lee and I miss him. Dave

I've already finished Assassin's Creed and it ROCKED! Took a bit of learning for the sword fights and running through crowded towns without being knocked down, but once I got it I couldn't put it down until I finished it! Could be my favorite game of this year, even better than Call of Duty or Medal of Honor in my opinion... But be warned, the game does have a tendency to lock up from time to time. Seems to be some kind of glitch, mine would only lock up once about 10 minutes after I'd start playing but then it would be solid for hours if I played that long. Some say the newest firmware takes care of that problem but I didn't update mine until after I'd finished the game so I couldn't say for sure. Dave