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    From the "people are stupid" files: I cannot unzip a zip file on my pc due to the desire of my IT department to protect me from myself. Would you mind posting the underlying ppt file so that I can download it without having to unzip it? I am giving a SD presentation on exit order and separation. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    Yeah to the post above. At this point a better number for you [original poster] would be "student fatalities per student jump," which I would guess would be even harder to figure out, since the total jumps figures kicked about are likely guesses, and any student jumps figure would be a bigger guess. In any event, any arithmetic you do that convinces you this is a safe activity is flawed. It is dangerous. We all do things to minimize the danger, but it is always there. There are not many tandem fatalities, but all of those people are dead now. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    >>My call is TROLL
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    Gone now. Got a cached copy? ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    You are DAVID ALETE. You are the personal assistant to former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor. You have money from diamond sales which you wish to move with my assistance. All your calls are being monitored. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    >>I'd pack for ya anytime if you were closer.
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    >>So, if you were to visit dropzone.com it might be possible for someone to get your cookie & start using your account.
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    She is also in pic 5 of 8 in Moments. What a friggin great website. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    When I try to do it I keep getting immediately redirected from the coupon back to the sign-in page. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    This myth came into existence after a number of jumpers were injured jumping Novas that had been cut away during a bag lock. The manufacturer claimed that hitting the ground made those Novas susceptible to sudden collapse near the ground. Please note this is a joke. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    He is running out of gas. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    When I visited GT, the biggest impression I got was that there were very few cute girls there. If that is still true and you are a cute girl, you should have a very good time. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    It almost does not matter whether the price is good or whether we think the rig is good for you. I know you are excited, but there will be used gear available when you have more jumps and a better idea of what is important to you with regard to your equipment. Hang tight a while. Talk to people about their gear. Read the articles on this website, the bulk of which were written by manufacturers or dealers. Get to know your local rigger. Rent some different canopies. You have the rest of your life to buy gear. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    Canon only puts spot meters on their high end bodies. I think you have to get a 3 to get it with a film body. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    e-bay and paypal always address you by name, since they know it, in the body of the e-mail. The spoofs are addressed to "User" or to your e-mail username. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    Ask one of these people: Airtec GmbH - airteckai - Kai Koerner Airtec USA/SSK - ssk - Cliff Schmucker ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    Canon EOS Rebel 2000 w/ cheapie 28mm lens. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    I was more sure about the exact phrase in the lyric than I should have been, which trashed my own google search. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    Damn, you guys are fast. Tell him that you sold him an album, so you want your $.04 each. Thanks a lot for your help. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    I know there are lots of techno listeners and even a few djs here, so I figured it couldn't hurt to ask - I heard a really cool techno song this weekend. I don't know of any way to describe it that differentiates it from other techno songs except that it contains an electronic voice that periodically says "I want to rock your body right now." Anyone care to guess? Thanks. Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    >>What's so much better about this type of connection over the standard 2.5mm stereo plug?
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    Note that if you have EF-S lenses, no Canon film body will be compatible. EF-S mount lenses currently fit ONLY the 300D and 20D. The best bargains in the Canon line are a used Elan II (same controls as the 7 recommended above but better low light AF offset by older - read slower and less accurate - AF in general) and the EOS 5 (tons of professional features in a prosumer film camera, but the main dial has a repuation for breaking). For serious photography, you will really want Mirror Lock Up, which I do not believe it is possible to get with the Rebel line. Also, the bodies with a quick control dial on the back make it MUCH easier to use manual exposure modes than it is on my Rebel Ti. A Rebel T2 MAY have separate shutter speed and aperture controls, but I am not sure. KEH.com has used Elan 7's and II's for under $200. Brent Brent ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    Sodium lights are tough. This is from Ken Rockwell's article on WB: >>Orange street lights are always going to look orange because they are orange. White Balance can make what looks white to us look white in photos, but it won't make orange white. More technically it's because these lights use sodium gas instead of dog poop and the sodium molecules create just one exact color (wavelength) of light at 589 nm which is that orange color. These low pressure sodium lights are deep golden orange and everything in them likewise looks a shade of that same color. They have no red, green or blue light to balance. High pressure sodium lights are the ones that look more whitish orange and things seen in them may have a teeny bit of color to them, but they still won't white balance.
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    Royal screw. Run away. http://www.photo.net/neighbor/view-one?subcategory=2&neighbor_to_neighbor_id=204811 ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com
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    keh.com has a good reputation for used equipment. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com