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Thanks. Freeflying is what i want to get into. so far i've just got a handful of sit jumps, but like it a lot. (doesn't mean i'm much good... lol. just that i'm having fun and know i'd do better with some intense instruction) matt -PMed you a couple questions too.

i know there are a lot of good coaches and training camps out there, but have been having a hard time finding info about them. Can somebody help me out? Suggest some coaches or DZs? Why i'm asking --> I want to head somewhere warm this winter to get some jumps in and figure it would be a good time to get some coaching time in b/c i'll probably travel on my own. thanks in advance... matt

you should see the two nicely burnt in Plasma screens we have in our newsroom. And let's just say it didn't take all that long to get that way. From what the techs said the kind we have are pretty hard to adjust to get close to true color representation. They do look really nice and from what i've seen have fewer viewing angle issues than LCDs, but i haven't seen too many big LCD screens. happy display hunting. matt

if you're looking for DV out... why? The recorder would be the end device for an edit system right? ***scratches head***

The head instructor at the ski school i used to work at made sure to pass along to the students in some way that, "Tipping IS NOT a city in China." matt

that's what i was thinking, but was wondering if it was the drinks some friends bought me tonight.... yeah... they forced me. believe that and i'll tell you another. all that aside. "how you doin" dagny? matt

ok... it's time to stop procrastinating and join in. so what's the verdict? matt p.s. I don't mind either way. just wanted to say hello to you all. mind you it's my first load of the day and i've got a bit o' five o'clock shadow.... lol.

AN AP STORY --------------- BC-Obit-Roddy, 1st Ld-Writethru,0610 'Price is Right' announcer Rod Roddy dies Eds: LEADS with 7 grafs to recast and trim Photo: 1/8 AP Photos By RYAN PEARSON= Associated Press Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Rod Roddy, the flamboyantly dressed announcer on "The Price is Right" whose booming, jovial voice invited lucky audience members to "Come on down!" for nearly 20 years, died Monday. He was believed to be 66. Roddy, who suffered from colon and breast cancer, died at Century City Hospital, according to his longtime agent, Don Pitts. He had been hospitalized for two months. "He had such a strong spirit. He just wouldn't give up," Pitts said Monday. Roddy had been ill for more than two years but tried to work as long as he could, said Bob Barker, host of "The Price is Right." Roddy had been with the game show for 17 years. "We all admired his courage," Barker said last week. "He was always upbeat and hopeful." Barker recounted a recent visit to his friend: "I went to the hospital and sat on the edge of his bed and we laughed the whole time we were talking. He was still having fun." Roddy's announcing stints included "Love Connection" (1981-85) and "Press Your Luck" (1983-86), but "The Price is Right" earned him his greatest fame. "The Price is Right" remains one of the most television's most popular game shows, and Roddy, with his flashy sport coats and booming voice, was a big part of the success. "He started wearing those jackets when he joined the show," Barker said. "He was quite a character. He was important to the success of the show. He had the spirit of `The Price Is Right.' It's a fun show. We did it with the hope people will forget their problems for awhile." Roddy, whose real name was Robert Ray Roddy, was born Sept. 18, 1937, in Fort Worth, Texas, Pitts said. According to CBS, his birth year was 1936, which would make him 67. He was a graduate of Texas Christian University and a popular disc jockey in Texas when he decided to expand his career in Hollywood, his agent recalled. Roddy's versatility made him a popular voice-over artist for commercials in Los Angeles, Pitts said. He got his big break in television with the 1977-81 satire "Soap." Disc jockey Casey Kasem, who was the first announcer on the risque series, decided he did not want to stay with it and asked Pitts if he knew someone who could take over. "I said, 'I've got a guy who's terrific,"' Pitts said. "Rod started with 'Soap' and then his career took off." Roddy, who taped his last show about two months ago, had colon cancer surgery on Sept. 11, 2001, and his left breast removed last March. The diseases appeared under control following chemotherapy but flared up again, Pitts said. The two cancers, which Roddy had said were unconnected, prompted him to become a spokesman for early detection. "I could have prevented all this with a colonoscopy and, of course, that's the campaign I've been on since I had the first surgery," he said in a recent interview on a CBS Web site. Breast cancer, although typically associated with women, is diagnosed in about 1,500 American men a year, Roddy said in the CBS interview: "To everybody out there, 'Get a mammogram!' It can happen to men, too." Roddy was single. The only family member he talked about his mother, who died several years ago, Pitts said. Funeral plans were not immediately announced. ___= Associated Press writers Jeff Wilson and Lynn Elber in Los Angeles contributed to this report. (Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-10-27-03 2153EST

He died very recently apparently of all sorts cancer(s).

Dave - Try www.promax.com they have some reasonably priced solutions in all sorts of systems. At the least their page would be a good reference. From a personal standpoint - My brother has a system and a number of other components, decks, DAs, hard disks, etc... from them. He's been really happy with their customer service. They're up to close to 1000 gigs (or a terrabyte, if i'm spelling it right) of media drive space for the production company, so they use it a lot for projects big and small... hope this helps. matt PM if you need some more resources. I've got a few DV magazines laying around with all sorts of ads and systems in them.

i'm sure i'd enjoy it for the rest of my life... At least until people start landing birdman suits daily and students jump velocity 98 sq/ft canopies.

I don't know if all the video was from the same area, but i could have sworn that the one otter said skydive az on it. matt

I've got my spectre 150 in my M1... looks great, but pretty much the limit for it packvolume wise from what i can see matt

sorry... forgot to specify the US side of the border. i missed most of it too. work's keeping me running in circles, but the end of it the woman that was injured recovered and made a tandem to get back into the sport.

the show is on now.... 10:07 pm est..... in between commercials. looks like a skydive AZ otter. matt

you forgot to conjugate your verb in your statement.... "Yo quiero ir a Taco Bell" - sounds like gringoesse to me yo quiero voy a taco bell - i believe, but then again it's been a long time since spanish classes. so i'm probably messing part of the syntax up too. matt

not to sound rude, but have you talked with your AFF instructors and coaches yet? They'd be the best ones to help because they see what you do on landing. Maybe ask someone to catch a couple of your landings on video so you too can see what to work on. When i was having difficulty at first getting comfortable with my canopy a couple of experienced canopy pilots helped point me in the right direction based on what they were seeing in my landings.

if you don't mind watching all your stuff on the LCD screen of the camera while you're on the trip. Buy the PAL format so it works with your TV/VCR, etc... when you get home to the UK. just my $.02 matt

good job there... sounds like something i'd do. generally i suck at test taking unless i force myself to do just about what you did, not study til exhaustion and go with my instincts. It's worked this far right? matt

that makes more sense... not much of that at my mid sized DZ.

i hope he just did that on the ground after landing b/c a cutaway and getting to his reserve would be pretty difficult.

good point, but hey if they've already got lenses for one brand or another that may be a deciding factor as well. matt

I don't want to jump the gun on what Q will say, but two canon cameras have been getting some pretty good results from what i've been reading... canoneos300d & canoneos10d matt

you kick ass... of course in the nicest way possible. my chief photog shoots for NFL films, i can't wait to work with him if i ever get weekends off. Just saw some of his stuff on ESPN.