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Depends on the cut and seasoning. For crappy round steaks, medium-well, for average ribeyes rare-medium rare. For high quality backstrap, seared on the outside and slightly warmed on the inside. Pork - medium Poultry - well done Tuna - raw Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I wouldn't exactly consider their relationship with protestants all that peaceful in some parts of the world. The crusades weren't exactly a mission of peace either. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Goofball - At that time, Bush Sr. was not very powerful (politically) at all (I believe he had recently lost either a governor or congress election). Actually Gore Sr was the high powered congressman, and Gore was the one who flunked out of college. No mention of nazi-sympathizer/Yale alum/skull & bones member/Senator Prescott Bush? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

So your argument is that they DO work, and they do make money from that work, but they shouldn't have to pay taxes on the money they make in this manner because they worked harder in school than someone in the construction sector? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

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15k sunset hop & pop, left the brakes stowed till around 3,000 feet. That was a 2-beer canopy ride. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I imposed a personal rule on myself that I will NOT work a single day at the dropzone if I don't get at least one "fun jump" in. Even if it's just a hop & pop for a hookturn. Between that and the thrill of helping someone extend their boundaries, I've never noticed the "it becomes just another job" I've heard others compain of. That's not to say there aren't times that I can't think of something I'd rather be doing, but overall the experience has been a positive one for me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It seems most of the responses you've gotten deal with the adviseability of the downsize, not the expense. The people who will give you the best advice in that department are those who know your skills and/or lack thereof. By this I don't mean your friends, but your local instructors/S&TA/DZO/old-timers. Talk to them about what you want to do and maybe ask them to give you an honest evaluation of your canopy skills. It's possible you are ready for such a move (perhaps with a transition canopy), but they'll be able to give you a much better idea than those of us who have never seen you fly. For everyone else, it seems the line of "aggressive" is moving rapidly in both directions at the same time. While hardcore swoopers move farther and farther above 2:1, it seems the perception of a 1.3-1.4 loading is becoming more conservative. FWIW, I was borrowing a Triathlon I loaded at 1.37-1.38 when I had less than 60 jumps, and had purchased my own before I had a hundred jumps. Perhaps not adviseable, but it never did bite me, so the doom and gloom speech might be better qualified as "may" happen to someone, not "will" happen. The damage one can do to oneself at 1.1:1 isn't all that different from what one can do at 1.4:1. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Not mine. Of course I also drew the six in the clockwise direction. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Hmm...I remember: Guys wearing polo shirts with the collar turned up..and sometimes mulitple polo shirts. Girls wearing 15-20 of those Madonna bracelets on one wrist. Brand new jeans being sold with holes in them. Batcavers. Owning 8 different colors of Chuck Taylor's. Checkered Vans. Watching music videos on MTV. "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I showed up...you weren't there. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

First time drunk posting to dz.com. The first time I drunk posted to rec.skydiving didn't work out very well for me...hmmm...we'll see how this goes. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Well what is it??! :-) Blues, (big wine fan) Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

A good friend of mine started dieting and working out on the first of last December, at 310 pounds. On the first of July he was 201 lbs, first of August 203 lbs, and last weekend, 198 lbs. His pant-size has dropped from 48 to 32. I've started doing the same basic diet he's done, and am down 13 pounds in about 2.5 weeks. Basically I eat 1 "real meal" per day, and 1 salad per day (without all the goodies like meat/olives/cheese and I use non-fat (read "tasteless" dressing) , though sometimes I cheat with a little avocado & sunflower seeds). However I doubt walking 30 minutes every other day is gonna do that much. 7 days/week we're running stairs at the local high school stadium for 30 minutes (my personal best is 33 laps in 30 minutes, at 134 steps per lap). AND we walk 3 miles afterwards (takes nearly an hour when legs are jello'd from running stairs). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Nope. Here's an Islander. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

While I agree that non-smokers should have access to clean air while dining, dancing, watching sports at a bar, etc, I think a free market should provide it, not the government. One of life's pleasures is smoking while drinking, and it should be a business owner's option to have a "cigar and single-malt scotch night" or some such thing, but in California it would be illegal. Why would a non-smoker who is offended by cigar smoke want to go to such an event? And if he wouldn't, why shouldn't those who ARE so inclined be allowed to do so? Blues, Dave Well, there are parents out there that want their girls to be in the boy scouts too, so..... Hmmm...you may have a point. If smoking in California is prohibited in "public buildings", how is "public" defined? Could a smoke-savvy business owner open a private club that caters to smokers and also get a liquor license such that he could host events at which smoking was allowed (or for that matter encouraged)? Or perhaps a bar similar to those in Utah at which one has to be a member? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

While I agree that non-smokers should have access to clean air while dining, dancing, watching sports at a bar, etc, I think a free market should provide it, not the government. One of life's pleasures is smoking while drinking, and it should be a business owner's option to have a "cigar and single-malt scotch night" or some such thing, but in California it would be illegal. Why would a non-smoker who is offended by cigar smoke want to go to such an event? And if he wouldn't, why shouldn't those who ARE so inclined be allowed to do so? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I go primarily to see friends...both in the air and around the campfire. I have gone to a boogie at which I couldn't skydive due to injury, and I doubt I'd go to a boogie at which no partying would take place, so among your options, partying sounds closer. But really, it's just to see friends. I can do the partying and skydiving at home. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I was kind of wondering how these automated systems work. I figured some clerk in HR would briefly scan for whether I meet the minimum requirements for the two (identical) job postings, and if so, forward them to the hiring manager. I've done as you've suggested (cc:'d resume to hiring manager simultaneous to "official" submission) on every other job I've ever applied for, but this company has a centralized HR department in San Antonio. I'm not sure the hiring manager is even on the job site (in Washington), so I don't know how to go about finding out who/where to cc. Anyhow, thanks for all the help folks. Did you know it can be a little nerve-wracking to start actively looking for a way to leave a company you've been with for almost a decade?

I just noticed that on this computer I have something called "textpad" (as opposed to "notepad"). It saves .txt files, but lists the encoding as "ANSI". Is that different than ASCII? Thanks! Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Anyone here work with whatever standard computer program HR types use? I'm trying to submit my resume to a company for a couple job openings they have, and they say, in part "If submitting by E-mail, make sure that your documents are in ASCII text format and left justified. " Can someone translate that for me? Does that mean I can't use Word versions of my cover letter/resume, but rather have to save them as Notepad .txt files? Also, does "left justified" preclude the use of tabs to make something look centered? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

2:7:0 I had way too much fun this weekend to describe it all here.

ack! Frankie Valli "Can't take my eyes off of you" I LOVE YOU BABY! And if it's quite alright, I need you, baby, To warm a lonely night. I love you, baby. Trust in me when I say: Oh, pretty baby....... Make it stop!

I'm down with this one. Make it a poll, and folks might answer (anonymously). In this format, we're all gonna plead the fifth.

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