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  1. Southern_Man
    my insurance would not cover me if my gear got lost in a cutaway, only if it was stolen or otherwise disappeared. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    Let's not pretend all of the middle east is the same. I've spent quite a lot of time in Jordan. Though it would not be "western" in quite a few respects it is far more diverse and tolerant and respectful of human rights than Dubai, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    Frankly the US imports fairly minimal oil from the gulf states, but since it is a global energy market and we consume a lot of energy it still enriches them. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    it's pretty scary that we talk about illegal voting being a benefit or loss to either party I don't care which party gets more illegal votes - it's a loss to both parties and the country every time it happens How many illegal immigrants are voting? Open question... "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    Sorry to hear. When you finally cut away make sure you get nice and stable before you go to your reserve. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
  6. Southern_Man
    Oh my -- this is timely Wendy P. Indeed. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    It has caused controversy before: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/williams/williams020499.htm "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    I have seen the Boost system, and it does have 'some' things in common such as it uses a pin. I have had one version of Eric's system & I can assure that the boost is substantially different. According to some correspondence with the folks at Wings, it is not Eric's system. It was in an email so I will keep the details to myself. It might be like women, some like blonds & some like redheads; but they all do the same thing ( hopefully ). JerryBaumchen PS) From what I see, the Boost seems like a nice system; very simple in design & can be retrofitted to earlier rigs, which is a plus. I have no opinion whether it is or isnt'. I did not ask Wings if it was. Eric claimed it was on the other thread. I will leave that to other people to sort out. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    Yes. They are not on the website. Call and they can send them to you "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    I'll skydive with them. I mean unless they want to freefly or something. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
  11. Southern_Man
    Yes, it is Eric Fradet's interlock system and was developed for use with the Plexus tandem system, but also works on the sport Wings. There is a little information on a threat in the Tandem forum about the Plexus. It is new enough that they do not really have any marketing materials developed yet they told me. They sent me the packing directions for it. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    I did not know that. My first access to anything w/ a browser would have been later in 1993 or spring of 1994. Prior to that I had used the gopher system. Also was familiar w/ various bulletin board services but not a heavy user of those. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
  13. Southern_Man
    If it is a smaller party the go-to dish lately has been chicken pad-thai. It is not easy to make in large batches, though. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
  14. Southern_Man
    So then the question is did this happen during packing (not uncollapsing the slider the whole way?) or some odd opening sequence? "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
  15. Southern_Man
    Looks like the slider is collapsed and the tab is hung up in the lines. Not 100% sure how it would get there. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    Unfortunately, we still are at the point where a professional athlete in a major revenue sport in the U.S. being gay is news. Collins had two choices; continue to live his life closeted, or live his life openly. Being a public figure, making choice #2 then offers him two more options. Wait until some news source decides that they're going to make it "news" and does so on their terms, or choose the source, choose the message, and make it a positive discussion on his terms. I rather liked his approach, because if you read it, it's actually very personal and low-key and he underplays the "hero" role quite credibly. It is a well written article and he comes across very well in it. I believe his demeanor and statements are likely to cause people to say, "good for him, I don't really care." which is probably the best thing in the long run. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    First professional athlete of a parochial American sport, maybe, but not the first of any major sport To even remotely make it accurate you have to modify it with male. Among others Billie Jean King, Martina Navratalova, Megan Rapinoe, Brittney Griner, Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Raymond, and a host of other American female athletes have been out, some of them for a very long time. Several prominent American males in individual sports have been out as well--Greg Louganis and Johny Weir are two that come to mind. Not sure why being male and sharing a locker room with teammates makes it so much different, but it appears to be different. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    We may already be a good bit of the way there. I am on another message board where a lot of mainstream sports topics are discussed. A couple of threads started there just about immediately sank to the bottom of the page. Nobody really cares to talk about it. I think that's a good thing. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    They don't do that because quite a few congressmen have plants in their district which manufacture parts for those tanks (that the Army doesn't want). "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    I'd argue we are doing significantly more harm getting involved in situations that are none of our business. You have to consider second and third order effects as well. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    Hi eric, What caused you to reconsider and decide that MARD was appropriate on Tandem and Sport equipment? I believe you earlier opined that it was only appropriate for military jumpers. Thanks, "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    yeah, but then she'd follow you around and you'd have to feed her and get her shots taken care of and clean up after her. next thing you know you're taking her to the dropzone and she'd get fidgety from being tied up at the camper all day it's not worth it --------------------------------------------------------- If a large man cornered you in an alley and had four doors. He has a huge knife and promised to cut you open if you dont comply. He insisted that you MUST have sex with one of the four following women: 1.) Nancy Pelosi 2.) Michelle Obama 3.) Ann Coulter 4.) Dianne Feinstein Fortunately for you theres a window on each door and you can see whats inside before choosing. GO Michelle Malkin "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    In a unbiased, random sample the accuracy of the result will be based on the size of the sample, not the size of the entire population. Sometimes samples are not unbiased and sometimes poll questions are not well designed but extrapolating from a small number to a large population is the basis for all polls and very well established. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    So in your opinion has law enforcement been derelict in its duty in Virginia When was the last time you ever heard of anyone going to jail for adultery? Don Virginia just had a case charged for Sodomy. Predictably it was thrown out based on Lawrence v. Texas. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"
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    That's a good looking kid, Jerry. "What if there were no hypothetical questions?"