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Semper Fidelis Gonzo Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

***I had difficulty with sensory overload and so I didn't even remember to check my altimeter. Advice?*** The sensory overload will pass with time and you will start to feel more at home in the sky but may I suggest, buy an audible. Your analog should be your primary at this stage and you need to make a habit of using it but you won't last long if you don't pull so wake up and start looking at that thing! Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

I hear they also come in OD Green Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Semper Fidelis Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Semper Fidelis Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Wow that's awesome! Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

The term microwave generally refers to alternating current signals with a particular range of frequencies... There is a big radio tower at the top of the mountain -aka the Microwave Tower- and we have always referred to that peak as the "Microwave." Glad you liked the pics, and thanks for the comment

So today, on the 8th of April I hiked to the top of the San Onofre mountains, up and over the "Microwave" tower, and down to the memorial for the fallen Marines of the 1st Marine Regiment, the significance of today is the four year anniversary of the death of a young Marine named PFC Juan G. Garza, I was his squad leader; so I humped this nearly 100 lb. rock to the top of the mountain to place on the memorial for him. I hope you all enjoy the pics. Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Call it what you will; The Democrats can name it whatever the hell they want but I believe the situation that was started is far from over. ~Z Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

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Although it is not the most recent event in the news, this was the first thing that came to my mind the minute I heard about it. It is affecting people all over the U.S. sending Troops on their 3rd, 4th, or 5th deployment to that particular theater. Being a Veteran of this war myself I find myself with mixed feelings about the situation and from what I am told from the people who have been there more recently than I have it is not like it was... Thoughts? Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

I had the same problem... I have a 5 foot, near two year old Red-tailed Boa Constrictor and experienced the same thing. I added an extra heat lamp to get the metabolism up, and started using smaller prey. Also what works well is if you put them both in a very confined space your snake should take it rather quickly. A large paper grocery bag or small box works well. Place the rat in the bag or box for a little bit to get it smellin good and rodenty (if that's a word) then put your snake in and close up the top of the small box or bag and give him just a few minutes and he should take. With the larger prey they don't as much look at it as prey. Most snakes have poor vision and will see a larger mass of animal and simply avoid, or cuddlewith it. Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

I must say I have to concur with the war movies, more specifically after serving in the the military and engaging in combat, they all hit home. Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

First of all, let me say welcome! Second, the best advice will come from your coaches at this point. They will see your rate of progression and performance and will be able to make great recommendations. I have not been jumping for all that long and many other people could probably offer much better advice but I will offer you my $0.02. Renting gear can seem like a money pit especially for $75.00 a day. I would however highly suggest to continue renting until you have a little more experience and get a little more of an idea of what you want in equipment VS. what just looks cool or what everyone else has. If you are going to purchase a rig brand new it should be something that you can make a number of jumps on as well as be able to advance on before turning it around otherwise you may just loose a large amount of money. A good option would be to continue to rent your gear for a while. After you graduate AFF, take a packing class and become proficient at packing so you can maximize your time that you are jumping because with prices like that, it is my opinion that if you can't get at least 5 or more jumps out of a $75.00 rig rental it just seems like money wasted on a day. Next, start looking around...the DZ, here on the classifieds, for some good used gear that will be a third the price and last you for your first few hundred jumps before you pass it on to someone else. Get advice from your coaches and have a rigger check it out before you actually pay for it. Don't be hasty; you could end up with something that won't work for you. I am 5'10' and also weigh 195 lbs with out gear. I completed my jump course on a Fusion 230 at another DZ, came to my current DZ and jumped a Spectre 230 for two weekends and since jump 20 have been on a Spectre 210 jumping a rig I pieced together from used pieces I bought from friends and DZ.com. I have invested a little more that a thousand dollars in gear and another 400 between rigging and service and have my own rig to include a Cypres. I hope that this can be of help. Please consult a coach or an experienced jumper who knows you and your ability level before purchasing any gear. You will learn a lot from the people around you. There is tons of experience and lots of great people who love to offer their time and advice. I hope you are having a blast! Be safe and have fun. ~Z Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

It can definately be done! My mom has suffered from MS for over 12 years now and she did her first skydive last year. There are many DZ's that accomodate skydivers with disabilites very well. ~Z Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Hi there, I work on an ambulance and am also a CPR instructor. The American Heart Association recently changed it's guidlines for the compression:ventilation ratio the middle of last year due to recent findings that there is still enough oxygenated red blood cells flowing through your body to adequately perfuse the vital organs such as the heart and brain for a longer period of time than was previously believed. When you breath in the air in the atmosphere the partial pressure of O2 is approximately 21%. Upon expiration your body releases about 16% PO2 so we really only use 5% of the O2 that we inhale, one of the reasons CPR works. With that being said it will do no good to your patient if you are repeatedly breathing into their lungs but you are not adequately circulating the freshly oxygenated blood from the capillaries of their respiratory system to the rest of their body. It takes a minimal amount of pressure gradient for O2 to diffuse across the selective permeable membrane of the capillaries and alveoli in the lungs and only takes a matter of .25 seconds to accomplish. Now, if you think of the extent of the cardiovascular system it is reasonable to believe that approximately half the body is still filled with partially oxygenated red blood cells that have not yet reached tiny capillaries to diffuse into the tissues of the body. The reasoning behind the precedence of compressions over ventilations is to get the oxygenated blood that is all ready in the arterial blood stream to the periphery of the body to perfuse oxygen into the vital organs like the heart and brain to prevent brain damage and myocardial infartion. CPR protocols are not just compressions; they do start with two breaths, however, if you call 911 for an individual in full cardiopulmonary arrest, you could be instructed to give two breaths followed by 100+ compressions, some 911 protocols have completely eliminated the use of ventilations and only use compressions for full arrest patients. I am by no means amedical authority and those who are please feel free to critisize or correct any mistakes I have made. Hope this helps ~Z Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

That would be amazing...did however see a guy hang himself from the side of his SUV in front of his SO's house with his belt and was found by the neighbor on a morning jog...that was crazy too! Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Wait! This might top top the masturbating coronary; Another 911 call, a man walked in to a convenience store with a samurai sword and began a mass murder rampage fully severing an employee's head! Beat that shit!!! Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

No, just said in the papers that some well known member of the community had died last tuesday from a heart attack while at home on tuesday night... Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

June or July; 2nd hand information from my little bro who jumpts at Ogden. Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

You can try Skydive Medford at 1-800-791-5867 Welcome to skydiving and welcome to the forums! Hope this helps... ~Z Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Sounds like the right path so far. I would at least wait a little longer for a reply before reporting him to PayPal just in case of the unfortunate and unlikely event that he had a misfortunate accident or death in the family but reporting him will be the only chance to get your cash back. Make sure you have double checked his contact information and see if there are alternate contact methods for him on his DZ.com profile or even e-mail him or PM him here. Good luck. ~Z Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

So how many asses did he kick before the rest of them ran away? Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

Not a smile but a smirk, and I was wondering he had such a grin and such shiny hands as I was pumping on his chest until I was the jar of vaseline on top of the entertainment center next to the DVD case for the porn. Not the first old guy I have seen die with a smile either; Viagra has put a few of 'em down... Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder

That was amazing! I almost died laughing... Main Entry: 1hav•oc Pronunciation: 'ha-v&k, -vik Function: noun 1 : wide and general destruction; DEVASTATION; great confusion and disorder