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		<title>Skydiving - The High Flying Sport</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skydiving or parachuting brings to mind familiar images from films and TV commercials. Who hasn't seen one or a hundred people floating through the air, wind flapping against their jumpsuits, followed by a swoosh and a colorful canopy blooming?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/175/skydiving-the-high-flying-sport/</link>
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		<title>Guidelines for Safety: Be Aware</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every skydiver faces risks. Though they're often exaggerated, about 1 jump in 100,000 leads to a fatality every year. Compare that to the risk of being in a fatal car crash within 25 miles of home, which is about 1 in 6,000.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/174/guidelines-for-safety-be-aware/</link>
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		<title>How to Deploy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In broad outline, how a modern ram canopy parachute deploys is pretty much the same, barring emergencies. The skydiver extracts a pilot chute that fills with air and tugs on attached lines. Those lines are also attached to the main canopy that is pulled from the D-bag in the backpack. It in turn fills with air. Simple.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/173/how-to-deploy/</link>
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		<title>Skydiving Gear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skydiving looks so simple. You open the canopy, you drift down. What could be simpler? In fact, there is an amazing variety of gear used in even the most elementary jumps.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/172/skydiving-gear/</link>
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		<title>The Parts of a Parachute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A modern parachute is a complex piece of equipment - and lucky for the skydiver that it is, too. All that complexity is there to serve a purpose: to bring skydivers to Earth safely while providing a quality experience in the air.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/171/the-parts-of-a-parachute/</link>
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		<title>Skydiving Techniques</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beyond the classic face down, belly-toward-Earth flying position, there are many skydiving techniques that it's great to know. The more you know, the more fun you can have for those few precious seconds during freefall.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/170/skydiving-techniques/</link>
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		<title>AFF - Accelerated Free Fall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In days past, Static Line was the most common method of skydiving for beginners. As the skydiver exits the plane, an attached line deploys a pilot chute, which then opens the main canopy a few seconds later. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/169/aff-accelerated-free-fall/</link>
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		<title>Instant Opening - Static and IAD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tandem and AFF (accelerated free fall) skydiving methods get a lot of attention. They are, it's true, two very common ways of instructing students in the art of falling out of a plane with a parachute. But there's a traditional method that is still very frequently employed - Instant Opening.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/168/instant-opening-static-and-iad/</link>
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		<title>A Little Simple Skydiving Physics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skydiving looks both exciting and scary. But to make it more of one and less of the other is pretty simple. It will help to get a little bit of information about how such an amazing activity is even possible. It just takes an ultra simple physics lesson. No math required.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/167/a-little-simple-skydiving-physics/</link>
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		<title>Tandem Skydiving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several ways to get initiated into the exciting activity of skydiving. One of the most common is something called a Tandem Jump.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/166/tandem-skydiving/</link>
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		<title>Tracking and Gliding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tracking is a skydiving skill emphasized very early in training. It involves positioning the body to produce horizontal movement.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/165/tracking-and-gliding/</link>
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		<title>Reserve Deployment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No one wants to have to deploy their reserve chute. And, fortunately, it's rare to have to do so. But hang around a busy dropzone for a few days and you're almost certain to see at least one instance.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/164/reserve-deployment/</link>
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		<title>Turbulence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two basic types of air flow, laminar and turbulent. Despite the fancy names, the ideas are very simple. Picture the smoke rising off the tip of a cigarette. Near the hot end the smoke flows smoothly upward. At a certain point, it starts curling and swirling. That's turbulent flow.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/163/turbulence/</link>
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		<title>Canopy Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No skydiving lessons are needed to know that if your canopy has trouble, you have trouble. But that trouble comes in different forms and lessons can tell you what they are and how to deal with them.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/162/canopy-problems/</link>
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		<title>Skydiving - Airborne Adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skydiving is often thought of as a major adrenaline producing sport. And, for good reason. It is.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/161/skydiving-airborne-adventure/</link>
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		<title>Why People Who Use Hammocks Smile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TV commercials and magazine or Internet ads featuring hammocks often show someone lying in one under palm trees with an orange sun in the sky. That image, obviously, is designed to create a certain mood in the potential buyer. But it is only successful because there's a lot of truth in it. Hammocks are great.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/160/why-people-who-use-hammocks-smile/</link>
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		<title>How to Use a Hammock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Using a hammock is trickier than it looks. Images of someone peacefully asleep under palm trees, swaying in a gentle breeze, are common from films and TV. But they rarely show you anyone getting in, getting out or changing position. That takes a bit of practice.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/159/how-to-use-a-hammock/</link>
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		<title>Hammocks Stands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In many cases, there are no conveniently located trees from which to hang your hammock. Porches, lawns and many other locations don't offer a nearby pair strong enough to support your fine piece of outdoor furniture.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/158/hammocks-stands/</link>
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		<title>Hammock Safety Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a scale of 1 to 100, hammocks are not particularly dangerous. Let's more or less arbitrarily set the number around 10. But there are nevertheless a few things it's a good idea to watch out for, in order to drive that number even lower.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/157/hammock-safety-tips/</link>
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		<title>How to Choose a Hammock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hammocks come in a wide variety of types, styles, materials and sizes. Which one is right for you depends on your size, your climate and the hammock's intended use.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/156/how-to-choose-a-hammock/</link>
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		<title>Hammock Hanging Guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talk of hammocks brings to mind the image of a cloth bed hanging between tall palm trees in a tropical breeze. But there are in fact many ways to enjoy the comfort of a relaxing hammock bed - once you get it hung.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/155/hammock-hanging-guidelines/</link>
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		<title>Camping Hammocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Camping hammocks almost always attach to a tree or rocks, since taking along a stand is usually more weight and trouble than anyone wants.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/154/camping-hammocks/</link>
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		<title>Mayan Hammocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a half-dozen different styles of hammock available today. But one of the oldest, and still very popular, is the Mayan hammock.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/153/mayan-hammocks/</link>
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		<title>Hammock Care the Easy Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A small effort exerted periodically will keep your fine hammock in top shape.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/152/hammock-care-the-easy-way/</link>
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		<title>101 Hammock Accessories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, it's true. Actually listing 101 hammock accessories would be excessive. But the number and variety available today do make for an astounding array of choices.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/151/101-hammock-accessories/</link>
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		<title>Brazilian Hammocks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are today a half-dozen popular styles of hammock. But for centuries one of the most widely used was the Brazilian hammock.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/150/brazilian-hammocks/</link>
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		<title>Cheesecake for a Birthday Party</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Cooking is a great hobby for many people, preparing food for special evening is a very satisfying experience.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/149/cheesecake-for-a-birthday-party/</link>
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		<title>LCD TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you consider watching TV as a hobby? Actually many people spend hours on TV every day, and this can be regarded as their biggest hobbies.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/148/lcd-tv/</link>
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		<title>BBQ - The Great Outdoor Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barbecuing brings to mind sunny days, delicious odors and fine food eaten in good company. You've chosen a day to relax and impress your friends and family with fine cooking skills. You can enjoy an experience that at least in many parts of the country is only available for a few months. Make the most of it.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/147/bbq-the-great-outdoor-festival/</link>
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		<title>Three Steps to a Great Barbeque</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you've prepared your meat and vegetables, it's time to start cooking. Three simple to carry out steps can give you a great barbeque.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.leisurehobby.com/146/three-steps-to-a-great-barbeque/</link>
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