Outdoor Activities // Air // Parachuting // Head-up Flying For Beginners // Parachuting - The Basics

Jumping out of a plane. You either love the idea or you don"t. This is the sport for the thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies. If it peaks your interest you should give it a try. Most people that try it only end up taking one or two jumps. They view it more of a one-time carnival ride and never pursue parachuting as a regular sport.
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Outdoor Activities // Earth // Equestrian Sport // Facts of Horses // Feeding Horses

Horses and Ponies are grazing animals and forage feed is necessary for the proper functioning of their digestive system as it is the horse"s most natural diet. A horse or pony usually consumes about 2% or more of their body weight in feed each day although an individual horse"s nutritional requirement will vary depending on their age, weight and activity.
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Outdoor Activities // Earth // Billiards // The History of the Sport // Billiards in the USA

How billiards came to America has not been positively established. There are tales that it was brought to St. Augustine by the Spaniards in the 1580"s but research has failed to reveal any trace of the game there.
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Unusual hobbies // The history of contemporary body piercing // Nipple Piercings: Healing and Aftercare

For those who choose to have their nipples pierced, healing times run between three and six months for most men, and six to twelve months for most women. This is a major piercing, considered a deep tissue wound technically. The piercing heals from the outer edges back towards the center and can often take a long time to become comfortably established.
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Outdoor Activities // Earth // Baseball // How to read a baseball box score

No matter which newspaper you read in the morning, you will find baseball box scores with numerous abbreviations. What used to be "R," "H," and "E" for "Runs," "Hits," and "Errors" is now much more elaborate. While box scores in each newspaper may be slightly different in how much information they have, here are many of the abbreviations you will find and what they all mean.
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Outdoor Activities // Mountains // Biking // Training tips // The Routine

A warm up routine should include a general and a specific phase, followed by stretching. Time your warm up so that you complete it about five to 10 minutes before the start of your event or training session. Try warming up on a stationary trainer or on the road. If you are racing, be sure to check your start time and find out if the event is running as scheduled.
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Outdoor Activities // Air // Parachuting // Head-up Flying For Beginners

If you want to start freeflying, most people will give the same advice: master head-up flying first. Head-up is initially easier than head-down as there are no orientation problems and most FS jumpers have tried it before.
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