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    With older generation (carburetor) engines, there was lots of unburned fuel in the exhaust, so the "smog pump" of the 60's and 70's ran all the time, injecting air into the exhaust to burn that fuel. On modern engines, the AIR system only runs at cold startup for about a minute, to speed up the time for the catalytic converter to come up to operating temperature. Adds cost, but no real effect on efficiency.
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    You have to realize that the "A" license is a newer rating than B, C and D, so it may take a while longer to gain acceptance.
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    I pretty much stick to a moderately high carb, moderately low protein diet.
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    Good find. I haven't heard that song in maybe 20 years.
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    Well, you probably told them that you are both a Doctor, and an airplane owner.
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    I couldn't find specs for the Leaf, but Tesla gives efficiency comparisons on its web site: http://www.teslamotors.com/efficiency/well_to_wheel.php 1MJ/km is equivalent to 0.45kW-hr/mile.
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    I've seen his face...you didn't miss much. Like you, the beard only covers some of the ugly.
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    Tequila/Myers/OJ Amaretto/OJ Smirnoff/OJ water, water, water
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    Since you are not that far away, come down to Lodi for a week and see how it goes. Jumps are $15 each, or $13 each in blocks of 50. The tunnel is ~90 minutes away. Fastest progress is had by spending dollars on coaching.
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    More extreme kayaking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE_xC_3m70E&feature=related
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    She obviously thinks her shit don't stink, and is a user/manipulator. Better gotten rid of sooner than later.
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    So by that same logic is the state subsidizing my prescription drug purchases by not taking sales tax on them? Is the federal government subsidizing my ass because they don't tax me when I take a shit? Sort of. It's been a few years since I worked as a sole proprietor (schedule C, etc), but at that time I couldn't deduct cost of medical insurance, but my friends doing similar work as employees had part of their income (medical coverage) that wasn't taxed. Maybe we should all just be paid more, and pay for our own medical plans if we care to. Actually, my current employer will let me opt out of group coverage, and take some amount of income instead (about $6500/yr, IIRC) My county taxes me when I take a shit -- part of my property taxes.
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    I totally disagree. Our system tends to select the best, brightest, hardest working and most motivated to be doctors. You really think those people aren't going to succeed in some other line of work? If they are already experienced, and are earning the income that most MDs do, most of them will not make as much doing something else, even if they are rather successful at it. For similar reasons I stick with specific engineering jobs, where I have valuable skills, rather than changing to other business where I could do okay, but would have only my intellect, and not the experience and/or education that might be needed to be competitive.
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    I meant that my work conditions are relatively cushy, not pay. I'm aware that residents make very little for their hours and point of education. Along with the med school, it is the price of entry for a very high career income -- stopping short or failure would be very bad financially. MD pay varies, but the guy who removed a small BCC from my forehead nets well over a million a year from his practice, partly by "upgrading" -- on mine, he measured the secondary defect size then, for no plausible reason than boosting the charges, cut another 3mm to get into the next size bracket. It took maybe 30 seconds and increased the charges by over $900.
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    I've told over 40 million people what they weigh.
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    I use the same damned infrastructure-just not as effectively. Good for them. Enjoy the success and keep pumping resources back in to the economy. Thank you, Joe the Plumber.
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    Hearing doctors complain about work conditions and hours reminds me of hearing the same line from actors on the Tonight show. Neither of these groups is going to do as well in any other endeavor, and both are making hourly rates several times that of other well educated groups. "leave the office at 5"? Who does that? I have it fairly cushy, but still am usually at work until 8, often until 11, and working many holidays and weekend days (42 extra days in a 7 month period last year), and no, I don't get paid for those days or hours. The government is already subsidizing health insurance for all of us who get it as an employment benefit, by not taxing us on the value.
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    Yep. The "you-tube videos" link off of the Lodi web site is interesting, but it isn't skydiving. http://parachutecenter.com/photos.htm
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    18. It is good to start while you are still immortal. I made three s/l jumps my first day, was jumping my own rig by jump 8.
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    http://www.skydivechicago.com/Forums/tabid/110/view/topic/postid/1150/forumid/4/Default.aspx#1150
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    Well maybe the customer service has improved since a while back, but at that time it was pretty much non-existent. 2x promised delivery time, fit was not tight (which was what was specified), and was so oversized (height, leg length, bagginess, etc) as to be a joke -- I guess if it is too big, it still "fits" (according to FF), but too small wouldn't. Construction was good, if only I were 5 inches taller and 40-50 pounds heavier.
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    dude, I have socks older than that! Every night I have to choose, NSAIDs or C2H5OH.
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    There is no lower threshold on of such income being taxable. The $600 refers to the level above which certain payers must file 1099 forms. Even with lesser amounts, the tax liability is there for the receiver (only on the gain, obviously, not the sale amount).
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    I'm seeing more coverage here on DZ than in the press.
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    From what I see, the Pres was acting illegally, in violation of their constitution. He certainly needed reining in, and failing that, legal ousting.