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  1. One of my favorite quotes hangs on my refrigerator and has been there for years...during some -really- hard times and now during some better times. It reads: "Choice, Not Chance, Determines Destiny" -- Bill Keresoma ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  2. Yeah, never got to see the completed DVD there, sport. Got a copy for me?
  3. Sea World in San Diego is really nice. Great time of year, too. http://www.seaworld.com/seaworld/ca/default.aspx ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  4. "G" is backwards compatible. You won't go wrong if you buy this one. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  5. Must be your beautiful fair complextion, Mar. The older I get the more I gravitate -towards- the heat.... ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  6. Before they had digital still cameras, the judges had only the video to look at to determine a completed formation. And now with the new rule that you -don't- have to hold a formation for 5 seconds for it to count, the 2 seconds it was held is enough, right? It doesn't have to be in a still picture to be ruled a completion, the video does the job. Correct? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  7. Ok....I'm not sure if this works for me....however, is this a need for some people? Is this statement true?--"Every man, who has never served in the army, subconsciously wants to try himself as a soldier." Would -you- spend your vacation doing this? And why? Military and Non-Military personnel please answer. Story here: http://english.pravda.ru/main/18/90/361/15591_army.html Holiday makers buy tours in the Russian army 06/04/2005 11:20 Extreme tourists live in real barracks, release hostages and storm buildings A group of veterans of the Chechen war made up a new kind of extreme tourism for residents of the city of Yaroslavl. The retired military men organized week-long tours in the army service. Enterprising businessmen took account of the psychological aspect, when they were conceiving the project. Every man, who has never served in the army, subconsciously wants to try himself as a soldier. Young men are always interested in stories told by ex-servicemen. Sometimes they think that they would not disdain to spend a week or two living in the barracks. The military tour contains as little theory as possible. A week in the Russian army is abundant with practical exercises: skydiving, flying on board a military helicopter, driving an armored vehicle, hand-to-hand fighting, paintball, and such "special operations" as releasing hostages and storming seized buildings. Extreme tourists live in conventional military barracks, and obey all military rules. There is eve a little hazing in the program too. The idea of tourism for real men only occurred to Andrey Palachev first, a former military man of Russia's special purpose troops, a veteran of the Chechen campaign. Andrey managed to inspire several of his friends, who agreed to participate in such a daring venture. The new service is called "The Army Tour." The organizers rented the territory of a former military unit on the outskirts of Yaroslavl. The barracks of the unit were left as they were - it was not really hard for the businessmen to recreate the genuine army environment. The club purchased two decommissioned armored vehicles for the enterprise. A program of the tour costs $599. The list of services is negotiated with every tourist before the start of the army holidays. The new tour has become popular with adult men, who want to do something really physical, escape from their daily routines and experience a daring adventure. Young students are interested in army tours too: they wish to become acquainted with the taste of the service before joining the real army. Organizers of the tour say that none of their clients has broken off the army vacation yet. The men, who successfully executed all the tasks and won special berets of the military club, feel proud of themselves. Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  8. Guess these doctors will have to wait their turn, then! ltdiver http://archives.moneyplans.net/frontend206-verify-7405.html Doctors plan Everest climb to unveil health secrets A team of doctors from London's University College is planning to climb the Mount Everest to conduct self-experiments and learn how the human body copes in extreme conditions. According to the seven doctors, the expedition would yield vital information that could explain what happens when the body touches the void - on a mountaintop and in a medical emergency, reported Guardian Unlimited. They are hoping the results of the tests, which include bike experiments and blood samples taken 8,850 m above sea level on Mount Everest, could help treat patients. "If you reached the top of Everest without acclimatising, you would be unconscious within two minutes and death would rapidly follow. Acclimatisation has allowed human beings to survive and thrive in the most extreme conditions, but it remains a poorly understood process. Our goal is to study life at the very limit," said expedition leader Mike Grocott, a consultant in intensive care medicine. Other team members include skydiver Hugh Montgomery, breathing system designer Roger McMorrow, doctor Sundeep Dhillon, space expert Kevin Fong and diving specialist Denny Levett. They are now seeking 500,000 to 1 million pounds from private sponsors to finance the "Xtreme Everest" expedition scheduled for spring 2007. Oxygen levels in the blood plummet at high altitudes, to a point where most people cannot survive without support. The same happens to many intensive care patients. And just as certain individuals cope with high altitudes better than others, or find it easier to acclimatise, some patients are better than others at surviving trauma. "If we can understand how some patients are able to cope with low oxygen levels, and why others are not, we may be able to make a large difference to levels of survival," Montgomery said. The scientists will set up high altitude laboratories comprising the bikes, breath analysis equipment and other apparatus along the route and will use them to investigate the effects of thin air on the body, including fluid on the brain and in the lungs as well as acute mountain sickness. A separate initiative - Project Everest - will recruit over 1,000 volunteers to take part in a fitness research at University College in the run-up to the expedition. Since helicopters cannot operate in the thin air around Everest, the team will have to carry all its equipment up and down the mountain. Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  9. "The Ballad of the Green Beret" ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  10. Yeah. However, if you look at your listed web site's sample images they do not have vignetting in their shots....only the typical fish-eye distortion. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  11. I'm sure someone with USPA connections could figure it out real easily. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  12. Got a story from my physical therapy student days. My CI (Clinical Instructor) relayed an event of -her own- student days. Seems that there was a new patient coming in who had this priaprism disease (seriously). This patient's doctor had sent him to physical therapy with the order to recieve ultrasound (sound waves that produce heat in the tissue) and massage to the area. My CI (as a student herself) was given the order to evaluate and treat this patient! Sweating on the inside, but producing her most professional demeanor, she entered the room..... .....and taught the patient how to do the treatment to himself! ltdiver Doctors used to use vibrators on women patients to relieve "hysteria." -Jeffrey This type of priaprism that my CI had to eval and treat was the kind in which only 1/2 the penis erected (and stayed there) and other other 1/2 didn't. Kind of looked like a banana, she explained! And the patient was in very severe pain. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  13. Did you try the Chocolate Martini there? -Those- are yummy! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  14. Got a story from my physical therapy student days. My CI (Clinical Instructor) relayed an event of -her own- student days. Seems that there was a new patient coming in who had this priaprism disease (seriously). This patient's doctor had sent him to physical therapy with the order to recieve ultrasound (sound waves that produce heat in the tissue) and massage to the area. My CI (as a student herself) was given the order to evaluate and treat this patient! Sweating on the inside, but producing her most professional demeanor, she entered the room..... .....and taught the patient how to do the treatment to himself! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  15. Anyone tell you you're an angel? We love you!
  16. How 'bout the 100-ways that Perris just put up a few weekends ago? $8,320 a jump. Remember your gloves!! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  17. **cough, cough, cough**....is there -really- a good time to avoid 'rush hour' in OC? I think (especially on a friday) that rush hour never stops between 4 am and midnight. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  18. What about the guy with the beer? Looks like a beer-bath-to-be! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  19. ...and he couldn't catch up to us... Well...you guys pulled one on him with that ball of sh*#*$*t you had going there! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  20. Did you see the 199 that quade got this weekend! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  21. Works for me on Firefox Perhaps we're just overloading their bandwidth with all our clicks. ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  22. It's not the size that counts, but how you use it... And they do that very well. Hat's off to the Conatsers! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  23. Or how tall were the trees? Show me a news article that is 100% accurate in it's delivery and I'll buy you a beer next time you're in Perris.
  24. She's right, Steve. And btw, if the family room is where you spend your quality time together, what makes you think the furniture hardly gets used there? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
  25. ....have you noticed how the news can build up a story that actually has different facts? Kudo's to Rainer, though, for walking away from what happened to you today... This out just 3 hours ago. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005250095,00.html Fir saves KOd skydiver A SKYDIVER knocked out in mid-air survived a two-mile plunge when he landed in a tree. Rainer Schuster, 43, lost consciousness and his crash helmet when a fellow jumper slammed into him before he could open his chute near Munich. His emergency chute opened too late to slow his fall — but he crashed into a fir tree and was left hanging on its branches with just a broken arm. Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon