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  1. labrys
    Regardless of whether or not that will happen... If you don't like the way your tax dollars are spent and can't abide the current laws, emigration to a country that has a system more to your liking is always an option. Owned by Remi #?
  2. labrys
    If you toss 1 quarter a year, your chances of having a head come up on all of your combined tosses is 50% If you toss 5000 quarters per year, your chances of having a head come up on all of your combined tosses is 50% The risk is independent of the number of jumps you make, all other things being equal. Owned by Remi #?
  3. labrys
    Because it was made for someone a lot bigger than you. If you have the manufacturer adjust the harness, the cost of the work will probably make the total cost too high. If you choose to jump it as-is, you may have problems, real problems, down the road. You may be able to wear the harness on the ground and think it fits "okay" but a loose harness under canopy might mean that you end up with your reserve handle somewhere near the top of your head or jammed into your left ear during an emergency when the harness is under tension. Why, why, why would you want to buy a skydiving system that doesn't fit? Owned by Remi #?
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    Why certainly? I would think it depends on whatever agreement he made when he provided the video in the first place. I think it's far from certain and that he probably waived any rights he has a long time ago. The beer's on me if you can show any proof that he's notified when someone replays that vid. Edit to add an attachment. Here's one of the releases ABC has people sign when they submit a video to America's Funniest Home Videos. I don't know if Lutz made a similar agreement but I wouldn't be surprised if he did and I think it's a stretch to say that he certainly didn't. http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/afv/forms/AFHV_Exclusive_Release_11-20-09.pdf Owned by Remi #?
  5. labrys
    You said this in this thread: And you said this in another thread about religious institutions enforcing their beliefs: So is it your position that religious beliefs are only disturbing when they're believed and enforced by government? Owned by Remi #?
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    It's a real shame that the Koran doesn't have an update that makes it okay to simply deny civil rights to these types of people rather than kill them. Owned by Remi #?
  7. labrys
    That's a very nice looking, well done web site. Have you credited photos that don't belong to you and checked to make sure you aren't involved in any copyright violations? Owned by Remi #?
  8. labrys
    Billy, can you talk to yourself? Owned by Remi #?
  9. labrys
    I wonder if the Koran says that predicting the future is an abomination? Owned by Remi #?
  10. labrys
    And clowns. Don't forget clowns. Owned by Remi #?
  11. labrys
    No doubt in my mind and I've done quite a lot of reading about dogs in the military. It's not the concept I'm questioning... I just thought the pic looked 'shopped. Owned by Remi #?
  12. labrys
    I thought about mentioning that.... but you know what will happen now... Owned by Remi #?
  13. labrys
    You call a visit from 2 agents a raid? Owned by Remi #?
  14. labrys
    Does anyone else think that the "awesome picture" looks photo-shopped or is it just me? I didn't want to say it up front because I wondered if anyone else would think so.... the soldier's leg and hand just look funky. Owned by Remi #?
  15. labrys
    He's been mentioned a few times. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=Felix+Baumgartner&search_type=AND&search_fields=sb&search_time=&search_user_username=&sb=post_time&mh=25 Owned by Remi #?
  16. labrys
    Short article with an awesome picture: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7063359.ece Owned by Remi #?
  17. labrys
    It's not the quality of the training that I've seen questioned so much as the quality of the overall experience. Sure a small, low cost DZ can provide excellent instruction, but if you're traveling really far to get there and missing out on building solid relationships with the up jumpers at a local DZ who will be there to jump with you after you get that license, the savings might be a wash. As much as many jumpers are happy to throw together a small group and include the new guy, they're a lot more likely to be open to the guy who was trained locally and is a known quantity vs. some unknown guy who shows up after shopping for a cheaper place to learn. Those first 100 post license jumps can make a really good novice or a really bad soloist depending on who they continue to learn from. If you have a great, low cost DZ nearby you're golden. Owned by Remi #?
  18. labrys
    I'd add that they need to treat any other member of their parish who commits an act deemed "immoral" the same way. Adultery... you're out. Pre-marital sex.... you're out too. Blasphemy... see ya. Shrimp coacktail for lunch.... out ya go. Owned by Remi #?
  19. labrys
    your dog ate your search engine? Owned by Remi #?
  20. labrys
    Where did you get the 20 and why are you doing his homework? Owned by Remi #?
  21. labrys
    force = mass * acceleration. Owned by Remi #?
  22. labrys
    Well.... he's clearly accelerating long enough to reach the speed of light, which causes his mass to change.... Owned by Remi #?
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    42 Owned by Remi #?
  24. labrys
    that's only 1 question and mass is a constant. Owned by Remi #?
  25. labrys
    Nobody has explained to me yet...... Doesn't god say heterosexuality is wrong too? If: man on man sex = abomination = homosexuality is immoral, then it follows that if: man on another man's wife sex = abomination = heterosexuality is also immoral. It's seems simple to me but lots of you guys seem to think heterosexuality is perfectly okay. Personally, it really creeps me out to think people are out there having heterosexual relationships and it is way beyond tolerable to me that I have to hear about extramarital affairs and pre-marital sex almost every day in newspapers, the movies, and on television. Heteros think they have the right to shove their private lives down my throat? I have to work with heteros every day and the streets are crawling with them where I live. I wish they'd just all stfu and keep their sex lives to themselves. Owned by Remi #?