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Since way more than 95% of gay kids were raised by straight parents, wouldn't you be better off questioning the ability of straight parents to raise kids that you approve of? Owned by Remi #?
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since you're as qualified to judge the value of the data as a 3 year old, well Whatever. Owned by Remi #?
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Most, but not all, homemade wine tastes completely nasty. Maybe it's only going to be a global shortage of decent wine Owned by Remi #?
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Given that I'm a gay parent who was born in the 60's I'd say that I'm probably a lot more qualified to characterize how we were treated in the 80s and 90s than you are and yes, some of it was pretty bad. That said, there's no reason that you can't look at historical information. Gays have been raising kids *forever* If you want to know how the children of gay parents "turn out" then you find adult children of gay parents and you study how they "turned out" compared to adult children of straight parents as at least part of your plan. I've said it before. There sure seem to be a lot of straight people who think they understand what it's like to be gay. Like whuffos who think that skydivers are all suicidal maniacs. Owned by Remi #?
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That was my impression. Owned by Remi #?
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The thirty years of research in the study I posted isn't long enough? Did you think gay parents just recently started raising kids? Owned by Remi #?
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Hey... I have a right to my opinion, pal. Owned by Remi #?
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The American Academy of Pediatrics has published some pretty extensive research. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/4/e1374.full#sec-6 Owned by Remi #?
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Same here. I tried the 150 for about 50 jumps and didn't like it a bit. I wasn't sure that I could land it in a tight spot, so I went back to my 170, which I'm still happily jumping 400+ jumps later Owned by Remi #?
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It's not that common. In 10 years I've known 3-4 people who had seriously hard openings but none of them were severely injured. They suffered bloody lips, soreness, stiffness headaches for a week or so. Bad injuries *can* happen though. Goonies must know a hell of a lot of jumpers if he knows a lot of people hurt that badly. Owned by Remi #?
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Really? Edit to add info. You really shouldn't tell such lies. http://www.bankrate.com/finance/credit/lenders-report-credit-bureaus.aspx Owned by Remi #?
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Statistical approach to PC in tow cutaway decision
labrys replied to unkulunkulu's topic in Safety and Training
You're *never* going to get enough data and *we* as a collective don't necessarily feel the same way that you do. If you manage to collect 25 empirical cases where cutting away caused a problem and 15 where not cutting away caused a problem, it won't mean anything unless you know how many times cutting away turned out to be the right thing to do and how many times not cutting away turned out to be the right thing to do. Did cutting away work out well a 1000 times and badly 25 times versus not cutting away working out well 3 times and badly 15 times? You're not going to get enough data. Just make a decision and stick with it. I've seen what the ground looks like at terminal velocity sub 1000' and I'll opt for not taking the time to cut away and getting a canopy open as fast as possible in this situation. The earth gets really big, really fast. Owned by Remi #? -
Bet he "probably" has. Owned by Remi #?
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I think that "short legs" in this case means that your legs are bent back a bit farther than they should be ideally. That's very normal for students. Owned by Remi #?
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What falls closer: freebag or cutaway canopy?
labrys replied to skydiverek's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Usually. Look down the wind line from the freebag. the windier it was, the farther it will usually be. Owned by Remi #? -
Kerry is an incredibly generous and kind woman who brings smiles and friendship wherever she is. Please chip in to help her fight this battle. Anything helps. Owned by Remi #?
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https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/rdb3/kerry-howell-s-adenocarcinoma-fund Owned by Remi #?
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Great stuff! Thanks for bringing it here. Owned by Remi #?
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Yes it would. Here in Ohio it would be legal. Owned by Remi #?
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Fairly normal psychological response to danger. Goal fixation. His brain hasn't stopped making that chest strap the most important thing in his world yet. Owned by Remi #?
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a young one complains about drinkers in the woods does he make a sound? Owned by Remi #?
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I liked it a lot too. The visuals were lovely and story was entertaining and I liked that it wasn't 2.5 hours long. I'm more than happy to tolerate a little fact skewing to make a fictional movie work. Owned by Remi #?
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It's not the easiest DZ, that's for sure. I stuck with early morning jumping before it got too windy (for me)... so didn't really exit very far off the coast. It sure a lovely place to jump though. Owned by Remi #?