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If I was in her shoes and had already done traffic school and they don't offer it again, I'd fight the ticket. There's no reason not to. Nothing to lose.

If you're really desperate, Fullerton College has 3 open anatomy classes. Hell of a drive, though (but about 4 blocks from the train station). Edited to add: the extra seats are probably saved for people who need that one class to graduate.

15___ Box of matches (no air, can't burn) 3___ Food concentrate (eating is important) 7___ 50 feet of nylon rope (tons of stuff you can use rope for) 9___ Parachute silk (shelter?) 12___ Solar-powered portable heating unit (might need this on dark side of moon... depending on which side you're on you're either going to need shelter or heat, I guess EDIT: wait a sec... SOLAR power... won't work on dark side of moon.) 11___ Two .45­caliber pistols (who are you going to shoot? martians?) 13___ One case of dehydrated milk (already carrying food and water... you'll run out of air before you need this) 1___ Two 100-pound tanks of oxygen (breathing= very important) 4___ Stellar map (of the moon's constellations) (how else are you going to find the ship?) 10___ Self-inflating life raft (will this even work with no air? is it using compressed air? if so, that might be useful) 14___ Magnetic compass (don't think those work on the moon?) 2___ 5 gallons of water (if you pass out from dehydration before you get to where you're going, that'd suck) 8___ Signal flares (signaling your location is good, assuming these work on the moon) 6___ First-aid kit containing injection needles (provided there is a way to make these work with space suits?) 5___ Solar-powered FM receiver-transmitter (talking to the ship is important)

Even though I am not a christian, I did once go to bible school and nowhere do I recall god giving us rights to keep and bear arms. It was the second amendment that secured that right. Although I believe that this amendment is broadly misunderstood and has been twisted out of shape by so many, I do love my deer rifle, a Winchester Model of 1917 30 06. Mine was manufactured in 1919 and is in pristine condition. The constitution doesn't grant rights. It says what the government can't do (infringe on rights already belonging to us) rather than what the people can do. I've seen some of the old winchester rifles... beautiful. My shotgun is a winchester. Have you heard the story of the winchester house in san jose? bizarre...

And where would have opinions like your's gotten us? Staying in Afghanistan and staying out of Iraq?

The best they can get is Murder two - they didn't premedetate it - I'm no lawyer - but I do stay at a lot of Holiday in expresses. Depends on whether Ohio is a felony murder state. If so, a murder that occurs in the commission of certain other felonies can be first degree murder. When a victim dies accidentally or without specific intent in the course of certain felonies, what might have been manslaughter increases to murder. Felony murder is usually a capital crime in jurisdictions that also have the death penalty. Most states that have felony murder spell it out specifically. I know Iowa includes child endangerment, but I'm not sure about Ohio.

My condolances to his friends and family. I never met him, but it seems that those who did have the opportunity to get to know him were truly blessed by his presence.

Just curious... have you thought about applying directly to the cal-state school for spring, rather than going through all this mess at the community college? The guaranteed loan is a stafford loan, and that guy was a moron if he couldn't tell you how much it would be. Freshman: $6625 ($2625 of that is subsidized) Sophomore: $7500 ($3500 subsidized) Junior/Senior: $10,500 ($5500 subsidized) Graduate: $18,500 ($8500 subsidized) You can find all the info here: http://studentaid.ed.gov/students/publications/student_guide/2004_2005/english/types-stafford.htm Have you filled out the FAFSA form yet? If not, you need to do that online at www.fafsa.ed.gov. I've been navigating the financial aid systems for about ten years now. =)

Most people who are interested in politics, no matter whether they're republican, democrat, libertarian, green, or other, would watch that debate. Others around the world would probably watch it. China, Iran, Iraq and some other middle eastern countries might not see it, but it would be accessable to a good part of the world.

Of course there is! He'll be debating a leader of another nation, and, if he does a respectible job at it, he might get some more support. He's got nothing to lose. Have you seen the interview with the Pres of Iran? He isn't going to answer any hard questions. Nothing will be resolved. And people will see that. That can only be good for Bush.

Well, at least they can look at taking people who require daily medication. They can station them places where they will have access to their meds, freeing up people without such restrictions for other duties.

Of course there is! He'll be debating a leader of another nation, and, if he does a respectible job at it, he might get some more support. He's got nothing to lose.

OMG. 6-8 weeks for financial aid?? I applied for my loans last week, and they're already in my account.

http://www.nwa.com/travel/animals/commercialshipments.html yes.

Michele was my first DZ.com friend, I think. We know each other in person now, tho.

If the car is in her name, can't he simply stop making the payment? Yeah... and if I was in his shoes, I'd look at my options for recovering the money I'd put into the car.

Sounds like you're going through typical community college crap. Ignore what they tell you about your schedule and what classes you need. Go down to the cal-state campus you want to apply to, and sit down with one of their academic advisors. Bring the course catalog from the community college with you, and figure out which classes you need to transfer. Get it in writing. Remember, you don't need an AA to transfer to a 4 year school. Most of the time it's a waste of time, because you'll have to take classes that you may not need for the BA (upper level math, probably), and once you have the BA, nobody cares about the AA anyway. Regarding financial aid: Are you applying for loans or grants/scholarships? If you're applying for loans, your federal stafford loans are guaranteed. You don't have to give them a reason. You just have to be a student working towards a degree. Also, you may want to inquire about transferring to cal-state for the spring semester rather than waiting til the fall. Sometimes it's easier to make a transfer at that point. Depends on the school.

Well, the joke's on you...you *do* realize kitties play with sharp teeth and jaws on anything which dangles...so your manjunk is in significant danger of being amputated... Just thought I'd let you know. Ciels- Michele From Reader's Digest: CATASTROPHES Cat Claws Calling in sick to work makes me uncomfortable because no matter how legitimate my illness, I always sense my boss thinks I am lying. On one occasion, I had a valid reason but lied anyway because the truth was too humiliating to reveal. I simply mentioned that I had sustained a head injury and I hoped I would feel up to coming in the next day. By then, I could think up a doozy to explain the bandage on my crown. In this case, the truth hurt. I mean it really hurt in the place men feel the most pain. The accident occurred mainly because I conceded to my wife's wishes to adopt a cute little kitty. As the daily routine prescribes, I was taking my shower after breakfast when I heard my wife, Deb, call out to me from the kitchen. "Ed!" she hearkened,"The garbage disposal is dead. Come reset it." "You know where the button is." I protested through the shower (pitter-patter). "Reset it yourself!" "I'm scared!" She pleaded. "What if it starts going and sucks me in?" . . . .Pause. . . . . "C'mon, it'll only take a second." No logical assurance about how a disposal can't start itself will calm the fears of a person who suffers from "Big-ol-scary-machinephobia," a condition brought on by watching too many Stephen King movies. It is futile to argue or explain, kind of like telling Lloyd Bentsen Americans are over-taxed. And if a poltergeist did, in fact, possess the disposal, and she was ground into round, I'd have to live with that the rest of my life. So out I came, dripping wet and buck naked, hoping to make a statement about how her cowardly behavior was not without consequence but it was I who would suffer. I crouched down and stuck my head under the sink to find the button. It is the last action I remember performing. It struck without warning, without respect to my circumstances. Nay, it wasn't a hexed disposal, drawing me into its gnashing metal teeth. It was our new kitty, clawing playfully at the dangling objects she spied between my legs. She ("Buttons" aka "the Grater") had been poised around the corner and stalked me as I took the bait under the sink. At precisely the second I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I unwittingly offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws. Now when men feel pain or even sense danger anywhere close to their masculine region, they lose all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements. Instinctively, their nerves compel the body to contort inwardly, while rising upwardly at a violent rate of speed. Not even a well trained monk could calmly stand with his groin supporting the full weight of a kitten and rectify the situation in a step-by-step procedure. Wild animals are sometimes faced with a "fight or flight" syndrome; men, in this predicament, choose only the "flight" option. Fleeing straight up, I knew at that moment how a cat feels when it is alarmed. It was a dismal irony. But, whereas cats seek great heights to escape, I never made it that far. The sink and cabinet bluntly impeded my ascent; the impact knocked me out cold. When I awoke, my wife and the paramedics stood over me. Having been fully briefed by my wife, the paramedics snorted as they tried to conduct their work while suppressing their hysterical laughter. My wife told me I should be flattered. At the office, colleagues tried to coax an explanation out of me. I kept silent, claiming it was too painful to talk. "What's the matter, cat got your tongue?" If they had only known.

Those are cool! I've seen them for dogs, but not for cats before. I'll have to check with the vet to see if Anakin can have them. He's on a special low mineral diet (science diet C/D) for crystals.

OMG... what are the tricks to giving cats pills? When I brought Anakin home from the vet after his surgery, he was supposed to take antibiotics. I could not get the cat to take the pill. We even tried putting it in the back of his mouth, holding mouth closed and stroking the throat. We didn't see him swallow, but after about ten minutes, my friend and I were looking at each other thinking "he's got to have swallowed the damn thing by now" so we let him up and a half second later, the pill was out of his mouth and on the floor. The only thing I've found that works is crushing the pill and mixing it in with the water from a can of tuna.

Thank you!

I'm in the process of updating my website, and apparently I've managed to do something stupid, but I can't figure out what! When you click from my main site www.nightingalesnest.net through to the travels page, on that page, there's supposed to be a javascript navbar off to the left. It's a frame page, and the frame is there, the page is there, the javascript file is there, and the graphics that the javascript file links to are there. However, the damn navbar won't show up! I can't figure out why. I'm sure it's some stupid little thing, but I just can't find my mistake. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Edit: ok. now I've got the navbar showing up (stupid mistake: misspelled the file name), but the first button stays lit up even if the mouse isn't over it. I can't figure out how to fix that. Edit again: one more dumb question. The navbar is supposed to open the file in the big frame to the right. For some reason, it's opening a new window instead. I'm just learning java, so I've probably done something else dumb.

FAFSA. It's a stafford loan application, and students are guaranteed, and it's not need based.

Thanks for that - I've been looking for a math tutor for my daughter! try tutorsteach.com first. Club Z will find you a good tutor, but you'll pay about $50 an hour and the tutor will only see about $20.

Tutoring. There's probably a ClubZ in your area (they'll pay you about $20 an hour and find clients for you) and there's also tutorsteach.com, where you can post a profile and parents will contact you. I get paid $22 or so through ClubZ since I've got a master's in education, and when I find a private client, I'll charge up to $40 or so.