rhys

China has been a civilisation for thousands of years, they are doing quite well to only have this number of people. they have made very positve changes to birth rates and India will soon pass them as the most populated country. The USA has only been around a few hundred years, and has almost half a billion people! I do not need to repeat the things bill mentioned above... You can be sure that when a high proportion of chinese drive cars, they will be of low emmision and will be mostly less than 1300cc or zero emmission. you wont see too many SUV's unless they are off road! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

My fiancee has 0 reserve rides and 5500 jumps she jumps only 7 cells also first spectre and now omega. I have 4300 jumps and only 1 reserve ride on sport gear, it was on a maveric 200(at 300 jumps, packing in a hurry), i have owned heatwave 120 (had my hands on the handles a few times), crossfire 109 (not even a linetwist), FX 89 (firm but on heading), JVX 84 (supurb, no linetwists) and JVX 86 (mint). I have only had 1 tandem R/R and funnily enough my fiancee packed it!!! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Me too, i find arching taskes more energy and I lke to have that energy for when i need it! I will arch with troubled students but I find they have become less with my more breif, positive, easy, breifing. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

PD reccomends 100-120 jumps on their 300 HMA. so 350-400 is more than 3 times the lifespan. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

http://www.scribd.com/doc/21670/Crime-Statistics-Murders because the facts are simply quite the opposite of what you think. South Africa is a poor example, it is not a first world country and fighting and killing is part of the history there. remeber these statistics don't include injuries, suicides manslaughter....... Just don't shoot yourself in the foot! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

There are more countries that 'Don't' have such free laws on guns and they have much less problems with armed robberies, USA is synomimous with such crimes, just look at the signs over the gas stations!! I'm sure you as well as most people have 'lost you cool' so to speak, i know i have but usually frustrated with dice on a board game etc. what is to stop these millions of people with guns from shooting them in the heat of the moment. You have your ideas i have mine, remember you are part of the minority when it come to this subject, maybe not in your neighborhood but you are the minority. This gives me hope that my children won't have to live in the same fear you do! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

i was watching the news before ( I am in France) i couldn't understand what they were saying but it looked to me like one of those videos released by terrorist groups with a guy taling with a balaclava on an holding an automatic weapon. The footage had the olympic rings and flames burning over them. Anyone seen this on your news? They would have to be pretty keen to take China on! But we all know how crazy these guys are. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

that is no way to think, what is stopping you? Thanks for all the input guys, i will look back on this thread in 6 months time to help work out what we are going to do. I have heard that the IFly in Sigapore will be huge, powerful and not too expensive, but we will have to wait and see. I can imagine that is where New Zealanders and Australians will go in the future as budget airline fly there, lets hope they have a good coach or two there before long? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

It is quite diificult to to talk to right wing gun fanatics as they/you have your attitudes set in concrete. Now sherlock, All gun free zones that i have been in. eg. Airports and conventions etc. have metal detectors, these stop other wepons such as knives at the same time. anyone wanting to commit mass murder would have to get past these. What is to stop any of the, 'once upon a time' law abiding citizens with thier gun to flip their lid after a session on 'meth' (for example) and start poping caps in asses? Let's flip the coin, do you seriously beleive that if everyone had a gun on them and knew how to shoot it, there would be less gun crime? If so, explain! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

They should be called 'Consumatives'. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Mine too "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

One of the freefly compulsories in competition is a 2 way star! it is funny seeing great freeliers having trouble with that one? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Thanks, it is nice to have some shots with me in them as well, usually I am to vidiot so not many shots with both of us in there! "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

they last longer! The reason they supplied two sets was due to the short lifespan of untreated line (100-300 jumps), the blue treated ones last longer according to some (200-600 jumps) so have a twice as long lifespan. This is arguable, but mainly by those that do not supply the treated line. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Training jumps, "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

So you believe we would be paying more for gas if the US had stayed out of the Middle East? Maybe if you didn't consume the amount of oil you do (you being the USA) then we would all be paying less than $1/gal still. Then France, England and the rest of the world would still be driving cars that get 4x the MPG than American cars. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Then why did you attack Iraq, when it was Al Q. that you were after? The USA in history has done a lot of good with its military, such as the world wars.... In more recent history it has meddled in affairs that it shouldn't to the determent to the rest of the world. Osama b. L. for example was an ally of the USA and the USA made him very powerful indeed. Then............. If the US military had kept its hands out of places it didn’t belong, then maybe September 11 would never have happened, or do you think Al Q. Use a random method of attacking? Why did the US attack Iraq when the world consensus was against the idea, why wasn’t the focus on Al q.? Riddle me this. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

I suggest you try a saffire 2 169 as well, the openings are supurb, and it opens your options for buying your first canopy. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

yeah a nice big square! dunno about your chances of getting past the gargoils though, then you have JC and Mary to get ya? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Since being in France for almost a week, I am surprised at how easy it is to travel here; surprisingly it is easier to get around than it was in California!!! There are taxis at every intercity bus station and train station and the trains we have been on have travelled at 300kmph/180mph!!! The language barrier hasn’t really been a problem, I learned to say “Bonjour, est-ce que vous parlez angais” meaning, “hello, do you speak English” as well as a few other words like thank you and excuse me, these few words have made it really easy to get around and find the things and eat the things we want. The French are very polite people and more than willing to help even if they cannot speak any English. It is peculiar how the stereotype of the French is quite different to what the reality is. The architecture(see attachment) and history here is somewhat amazing also. I highly recommend coming here. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

So the bible is just a guideline, something for everyone to interpret for themselves? God must be real unfair, he invented us with our individual minds, gives us this book that doesn't make sense and has faults, only allows a small proportion of us to be able to read it, more than half of the world’s population probably has not much of a clue about it, gives us many other options of religions..... Do I need to go on, you are putting your energy into a lie my gullible friend, sorry but that is the truth. Don’t think that I don't believe in a divine source of life, but Christianity is a lie, there is no two ways about it, if you can't see it you are blind. The pope knows it, the bishops know it, but hey, if all you guys believe and they keep getting their pay cheques then it is all good right? If the church is so divine, why does it need money, the root of all evil? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

Because according to Christianity, this world was mad for man, we are not animals like everything else; we are the reason for existence. This, by the way, is absurd. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

If this were the case, he/she/god should have been able to explain him/her/itself; he/she/god is supposed to be, at the end of the day, God isn’t he/she/it? Your beliefs are contradictory to the teachings of the church and the bible then are they not? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

How do you creationists overlook evidence such as what is pointed out my post on the last page about the evolution of Birds, but continue to rant about god and his creations? You choose to argue against things that you think you know about but ignore stuff that you cannot understand because it does not fit in your theories. How do birds with no wings make it to a place that didn't have birds before, did they swim? Do you believe in Dinosaurs, the Jurassic period, other planets or other realms of our universe? These subjects were basically not known to man when the bible was written; this is why is there no mention of such things in the bible. If the bible is the word of God then why did he not explain or mention these things? These are the type if things that sway me away from religion, I have asked all those that have come to my house to try to convert me; I have asked those that preach in the street. I do have an open mind but why are Christians and others stumped by such questions? Come on play the game, where does this stuff fit in with your beliefs? "When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix