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"Queer eye for the Hooters guy?" Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

I know a large group of southern democrats who believe in these points and also believe in fiscal responsibility. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Put the oven on broil and stick it in = toast. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Your mistake was in not having _any_ kind of health insurance before the incident. One thing "billy" did right was remove the pre-existing condition during insurance company transfers... all one has to do now is provide a certificate of insurance from their previous health insurance company and the pre-existing clause is excluded. If you have enough money to skydive, you have enough money to buy a catastrophic policy from an HMO. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

In addition to the recommendation to address the awards committee than the skydiver (you do sound more upset that she has money than her receiving the award) would like to add the following: I watched Natasha go from student at SDD to Dallas Thunder to World Champion in 3 years. Did her money provide a venue to success - sure. But, if you take money out of the equation, she still gave us, ambition, drive, determination, ability, leadership, and honored the tradition of passing it forward by leaving her mark. She taught future skydivers that being a champion in 1300 skydives is possible. If she got out the sport tomorrow, she left behind several team members who will pass on what they learned, thereby passing it forward.... Again, if you have problems with the process, that's one thing to address with Skydiving Magazine. But, to sound accusatory of her having bought it is unfair. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Well NO! Now you get right back up there and do it right and don't you come down till I tell you. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Well, I just PM's J to see if he wants me organizing SCR/S this year so I can get it on my calendar. 40 creek is our friend. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Hey, I know that sign at Aerohio. I've landed there. No puppy poopie allowed. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Actually, the thing to do is to list specific examples of his behavior. Ask for a meeting with your boss and him together. While your boss is present, go thru the list of specifics and explain to him that you're not going to allow him to continue to interfere with your professionalism any longer. Explain to him and your boss that each time it occurs you will ask for a meeting. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

let's not bogg this down with symantics semantics that have already been explained. Sorry... but that just cracked me up so much, I couldn't let it go... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

All of it could have been avoided if she'd signed the ticket and gone to court instead of arguing. Was he excessive in the arrest? I think so. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

We have certain benchmarks that the body retains weight until you push past it. You pushed past a plateau on the downside and should see continued weight loss until you hit the next one. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Bio Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Petraeus I include this to give some his background in International Relations. Both in academia and in real-word application. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Got it. Thanks. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

HIPAA has a provision for express and implied consent. There is also a provision of exclusion for emergency medical situations. As an employer, we must maintain the provisions of HIPAA compliance, but if one of our employees falls over and we call an ambulance, we can release their medical info to an emergency response team. I mean it's such a big ugly regulation, you're fucked either way you go if the person wants to get pissy about it. If you release it, they can sue you, if you don't release it and they suffer as a result of it - the litigators will get you either way. Personally (if I were still a DZO), I'd rather be sitting in court saying we released the information not with the intent of violating their confidentiality, but in the interest of saving their life. Let the jury decide. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Creative little shit... aintchya? Used to manage a bunch of young enthusiastic creative I.T. types. ALWAYS dickin with the man. Never told them I thought it was cool.. wanted them to keep it up so it overflowed into their work. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

You're a Teacher? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Technically, so they could relay that information to the paramedics in the event of an incident. If one is a diabetic, that's important for the Doctors to know if you're unconcious, drug contraindications, etc. In my case, if they hit me with any form of a Codeine derivitive, there's going to be a whole lot of doctors running around. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

And, if done right, the information could populate the requisite general personal information (name address, phone number, drug allergies, etc.) on the waiver so when one shows up, it's just a matter of initialing and signing. For me, it takes longer to fill out the general info than it does to whip thru the requisite initial & sign my rights away. On a separate note (which may require a separate thread - feel free to delete)... At virtually every incident I've been on the scene at; not once have I seen anyone run into manifest and give the paramedics a copy of the waiver that includes current meds or drug allergies (i.e., I'm seriously allergic to Codeine (which I only found out after the wisdom teeth extraction and subsequent hospital experience)) The flip side of that coin is how many skydivers do not list their meds out of concern for privacy issues - but it is important to do. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Good Info, Mike. Thank you. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

I should have said planes, rather than flights. According to the FAA, there are 23,000 scheduled takeoffs and landings in the U.S. That's not 23,000 individual planes. In a day the number of planes is probably closer to a quarter of that. And, to your point, I don't know that that number includes corporate jets, recreational pilots flying VFR, DZs etc. Anyway, the point being the amount of exhaust and even if we use your number, even more of a concern. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

I am intrigued. One could take it a step further and add their insurance information in the event of an incident. Very rarely does operational efficiency lead to reduced pricing for the customer. It generally relates to increased margins for the organization. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

Thanks for the article, Bill. Another to add to my list of favorites as I try to learn more about this. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

As of late, I'm expanding my knowledge on the debate of "Global Warming." I'm in an industry that listens to Dr. William Gray - Meteorologist. Dr. Gray's position regarding "Global Warming" is, Source: http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4403 So, I have been reading both sides of this issue, but the thought occured to me early this morning as I watched the sun come up. It was one of those crisp cool very clear sapphire blue mornings in Tulsa and I was intrigued with this one aircraft's contrail. As the morning wore on, there were at least fifty crisscrossing contrails. I began to think about the average 6,000 flights per day over the U.S. and wondered, "What if we were to capture the contrails on an imagery plat each day and do a day by day overlay to see just how many pollutants are being thrown against our atmosphere on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis. I then began to think about the same for vehicles - the major arteries of our nation, Now, expand that to being able to overlay that same imagery around the world and we now have quite a visual representation of what fossil fuels are doing to our environment by region (thinking of those countries that don't have an EPA). My final thoughts on this note is the actual term, "Global Warming" which when researched indicates a variance of a 1-2 degrees over the past twenty years. So, for most people, their frame of reference regarding temperatures of a couple of degrees over twenty years results in a "So what?" kind of mentality. A place I was not long ago. However, as one educates themselves on the issue, we're really not talking about Global Warming as the issue, but as the by-product of a much larger problem. Not being a scientist, but being able to comprehend some of the severity of the cause, rather than the result; can't help but wonder if we changed the term from "Global Warming" to something that gets peoples attention, perhaps more people would embrace a more educated platform for solutions, rather than dismissal. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.