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Nice going sport.

Learned to fly first time round in an Ercoupe on the grass field at White Waltham, England. When they hadn't cut the grass in a while, take-offs in the old bird could be very .... very ..... lethargic, what with the incline to a hump in the middle of the field and all. But, I hardly ever bounced...

I know you were joking - and it was jolly funny ..:yes:, but I just thought I'd mention how easy it is to culture adult human dermal fibroblasts, which were the subject of one of the stem cell papers (which I have now read). I used to grow these cells myself many years ago, along with other...

Yes, it's an interesting finding, getting a lot of publicity. I haven't read either of the papers yet, but I will read them both. From what I hear from an interview with a well-spoken cell biologist from Brown on PBS, in order to confer stem cell-like properties on these skin cells the...

Thanks for the info. I heard on the radio, or saw on local TV, or read on the internet, or something .... that the Mars had technical problems on the way south which prevented its timely arrival in SD. But if that's what you heard from the pilots I'm inclined to believe it - how frustrating must...

Pity the bird didn't show up ready for duty about two weeks ago but what the hay, better late than never I suppose. :rolleyes: San Diego County should axe a few bureaucrats and get itself one of those beauties. I'll train to be a spotter myself.

Interesting point Phil makes about the potentially strengthened airline argument to FAA in favor of user fees, in the unlikely event GA actually does manage to take away a significant chunk of their high-value customers. We don't want GA to get hoist by its own petard .... That's partly what...

LOL. You want to hear some REAL p***ing and moaning, spend some time on british aviation forums like I've been doing lately. Those guys have a lot more to complain about than us, but it's a great view into how things might turn out over here, worst case scenario. Some of those landing fees...

Skydog, If responding to a personal email or phone message were a criterion for supporting a lobbying group, I doubt many of them would have more than a handfull of members. As to the history of Phil B.'s aggressiveness in taking on GA causes, I would have to state the opposite (but I've...

It's true that AOPA sometimes tries to take too much credit for keeping airports open, when often it is the local airport association that does the heavy lifting, but they do give the issue a lot of publicity - in the magazine and otherwise. I must have read at least three articles on the fight...

LOL. I ricocheted a ball of a rock near a green once on a par 3, it flew clear across the green and landed in the light rough on the other side. What a laff this game can be. Like someone else said, I can drive, I can hit a wedge stiff, I can putt a long breaker - but I just can't seem to put...

Like Lance said. Also, it really makes sense to go somewhere you can windsurf every day for about a week, e.g. on vacation in Aruba or Cape Hatteras or the Jersey Shore, and devote at least a couple hours a day to it. If you persevere, which many people don't, you should be tacking and gybing by...

I use AMARTHAN (have an aunt named Martha which is helpful), then I go through the plate, then I go through the panel. It's best to start the process as early as possible.;) Compulsive? I guess ....

Nothing newsworthy there. I'm sure I've been served goat on a number of domestic flights ....

Hmmm, there are an awful lot of button on the Canon 40D as well ........ :hairraise: Up to a point buttons are good. Then they become very very bad. Nikon optics are legendary, so one can't go wrong there. The D40 may be the way to go. Maybe Canon should have gone straight to the 50D from...

Yes, I thought long and hard about the K10D, for the reasons you mention. And because my first and most beloved camera was a 1968 (approx) Spotmatic with the 50mm f/1.4 gorgeous bit of glass in it. I also still have my old 28mm Super Takumar wide angle, good as new after all these years. BUT...

I have pre-ordered the new Canon 40D (body only), after a fair bit of research on digital SLRs. I haven't received it yet (they're just starting to be shipped), but early reviews are very good. It has some significant improvements over the 30D, which is still a very good camera and now going for...

Well posted Scott. Professional Football mgt as moral arbiters in the U.S. ? - I don't think so! They have to be pushed, kicking and screaming, and their motives are transparent. Sometimes they do the right thing for the wrong reasons, though. The cartoons are frikkin hilarious. :goofy:

Fair enough Chuck. Then I will say that this Blue forum functions admirably, from the subject matter moderation point of view. As do many other forums on the internet that I know - but not all. I would say "numerous", rather than "numerable", but I quibble .... :) Ken: yes, the ignore feature...

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