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Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler said in a 2005 New Yorker story ''The Parachute Artist': "To research a big guidebook, you need some people who live in the country, but you also need some parachute artists, someone who can drop into a place and quickly assimilate, who can write about anywhere.” The skills and tricks of a parachute artist are one of the secrets of travel writing. In much of the

Male grooming products is a hot market and one of the fastest growing in India especially in Organized Retail arena and a lot of companies are looking at it for growth and Marico has extended its Parachute brand into this arena. It has launched Parachute Advanced Aftershower which is a styling cream for men and I quite liked the ad which features Yuvraj Singh and Sreesanth. It makes use of personalities of both the celebs with Yuvraj acting cool and Sreesanth acting wild. It has also experimented with advergaming by creating a gully cricket game with Zapak.The game has Sreesanth bowling to Yuvraj and the objective of the game is to score as many sixes in 30 balls.Since it is a brand targeted at young males who usually enjoy gaming had they get the game right they could have developed good

Parachute pants.  Who doesn’t look good in them?  Me, according to Lisa.  Whatever. Try to spice up someone else’s blog while they’re away and what thanks do you get? You want to see me in my parachute pants? Tell her all about it here. In other funny news, I was just telling a non-blogging friend about [...]

In less than three weeks, Bradley Hewitt, Michael Brady, hopefully Kelly Winrich and I will be jumping repeatedly from a plane at 13,000 feet under the supervision of the Parachute Center in Lodi. That is 60 seconds of free fall. With the completion of the three day rigorous course, we will be certified [...]

When they find out I’ve jumped from 4,000 meters a lot of people asks me how was it. I always tell them it is something that can not be described. I have entire video footage of the event and I decided to put it online. The happening took place in Austria, courtesy of mr. Kapl who [...]

Upon reaching 65, old Gary decided to retire.After having him under foot for a few months, his wife became very agitated with him. She suggested he goes and does something to occupy his time, like join a club or get a hobby.Old Gary obliged and went out for a couple of hours.When he got home Pat asked about his day and he replied, "Oh, I just went down to the park and hung out with the guys. And oh yeah, I joined a parachute club.""What? Are you nuts? You're 65 years old and you're going to start jumping out of airplanes again?""Yeah, look I even got a membership card.""Old man!!!!!, you need glasses! This is a membership in a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club!""Oh, great! Now what am I going to do? I signed up for 5 jumps a week!"

► Travis Pastrana Skydives without a Parachute ◄Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland) is a motorsports competitor who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing.Pastrana is featured in many motocross stunt videos, most notably in Gregg Godfrey's four "Travis and the Nitro Circus" DVDs. The series can be seen on Fuel TV or purchased via iTunes. A fifth Nitro Circus film is scheduled to be released this fall and will include another Grand Canyon jump by Travis Pastrana and Jolene Van Vugt. On Sept. 26, 2007, Pastrana jumped out of an airplane over Arecibo, Puerto Rico, without a parachute. In a carefully choreographed stunt, he met up in midair with another j

Travis Pastrana Skydives Without Parachute: Travis Pastrana takes the Red Bull Gives You Wings slogan to a whole new level of insanity by jumping out of a plane without a parachute. Travis Pastrana Skydives Without Parachute - Watch more free videos

"It's not very realistic to have landing gear like an aircraft does, so what we have to do is, our runway is special. Our runway becomes not only a runway but also becomes our landing gear. You have to be able to control that energy once you set down, and that's what we're developing. We're developing the ability to set down and then control the energy."Tags: cool, Jeb Corliss, Jump, Parachute

"It's not very realistic to have landing gear like an aircraft does, so what we have to do is, our runway is special. Our runway becomes not only a runway but also becomes our landing gear. You have to be able to control that energy once you set down, and that's what we're developing. We're developing the ability to set down and then control the energy."Tags: cool, Jeb Corliss, Jump, Parachute

Deepika Padukone has signed up as a brand ambassador of Marico' Parachute Oil. Recently she launced a new product range under the brand name Parachute's Advansed Massager. The brand is also running a campaign by the name of Gorgeous Hamesha.

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For centuries man has been fascinated with the thought of soaring through the air...of flying. Now that flight has been a reality for some time, it is time to look at the redneck side of flight, specifically, parachuting and hang gliding. Here are a few bloopers of rednecks who almost flew. More Video humor... More Redneck humor... More Redneck videos... Try Redneck Graffiti...

Parachute is getting bigger and better. This super brand from Marico has moved into the next level. The brand is running a new campaign for its variant Parachute Advansed. The campaign titled Gorgeous Hamesha is one of the best ads I have seen in recent timesWatch the TVC here : Gorgeous HameshaThe campaign is a classic example of Laddering . Laddering is deepening the meaning of a brand to tap into core brand values or other, more abstract considerations. For effective laddering, the target group should have a clear understanding of how the brand relates to alternatives in the same category ( Kevin Lane Keller).Here in this case Parachute has established itself as a hair oil brand, the time was ripe to move up from a basic positioning to some thing more deep. The brand is aiming to reach a higher ladder through its variant Advansed.In the new campaign Gorgeous Hamesha ( translated to Gorgeous Always) , the brand talks about its efficiency in strengthening the roots of the hair so tha

Nearly 2 years ago someone gave me the fascinating book Brave, Mad And Memorable by Rob Harley.5 months later, I found myself at the Family Television Network in Warkworth, where they showed me the edition of Extreme Close-Up that the same author - Rob Harley - had presented about Trevor Yaxley.A few months after that, Phil Guyan of the Christian Broadcasting Association gave me a CD, which was presented by - you guessed it - Mr Harley again.Without elongating this story too much, I ran into this man's work again and again, ultimately editing tapes of his sermons for broadcast on national radio, and adapting another of his books - The Power To Go The Distance - for the same purpose.I always assumed that one day I would meet the man himself, so when I came across a seminar that he was giving at Parachute this year, I took full advantage of the chance to shake his hand and say hello afterwards.Next, after part-attending two of Wayne Alcorn's seminars (and a bit of Phil Baker'

As many of you know, I started my career out as an investment banker at JPMorgan Chase. It was a valuable experience, one that has influenced me in ways that I continue to realize over time, but banking is a job that I am clearly not wired for. When I finally admitted this to myself (it was something that my coworkers and friends realized long before I did), it was still a difficult decision to leave JPMorgan and pursue my current mission: to change the way people give gifts.I spent quite some time today speaking to a friend that I love and respect. While I'm no psychologist, I know from experience that changing careers, or even jobs within a career, is a frightening thing. We have all complained about work at some point, but for some reason when it comes down to quitting, we have a hard time making the move. Perhaps it's a fear of the unknown, perhaps it's realizing that no matter how bad the current job is, it still has its good qualities. What I do know is that sometimes we

Marico has launched a new product Parachute Therapie. The product is for controlling hair loss.The product is supposed to contain " Root Activising Proteins" and is endorsed by International Association of Trichologists. The product is priced at a premium of Rs 190.Marico may be planning to convert Parachute brand as an umbrella brand for all its hair care products. Right now Parachute has tremendous equity as the coconut based hair oil. Through this new product, the brand may be seeing its makeover as a hair care expert. Related brandsParachuteSparshSource: Businesslineimage courtesy: businessline

Once upon a time there was a small passenger plane that experienced some difficulty while flying from Montego Bay to Kingston and was about to crash.There were 5 passengers on board but alas, only 4 parachutes!!! The 1st passenger says, "I'm Francois St. Juste, the best disc jockey in Jamaica and the FAME FM team need me, so I can't afford to die." He takes the 1st pack and jumps from the plane. The 2nd passenger, Portia Simpson-Miller says, "I am the wife of a corporate executive, current deputy leader on the People's National Party and a potential future Prime Minister, I must live!!" So she takes the 2nd pack and jumps out of the plane. The 3rd passenger, Percival Patterson , says "I'm the Prime Minister of Jamaica . I have great responsibility being the leader of a nation and I am the cleverest Pr ime Minister in Jamaica's history, so the Jamaican people won't want me to die." So he grabs the pack next to him and jumps out of the plane! The 4th passenger, Bishop Hero Blair sa

After celebrating her 26th birthday with all her famous friends some F-Listers and goats, Paris, Stavros and some of their closest friends drove to the desert outside Las Vegas and jumped out of a plane with strangers strapped to their backs. As far as we can tell, everyone landed safely. I bet it was hot.