Nightingale

hmm.... can you get to a wind tunnel? sometimes, people have a lot less anxiety in the tunnel, so you can work on what you need to work on. then, once your body knows how its supposed to feel, its easier to reproduce it on a skydive.

if they just dropped dead, however, doesn't that mean that God smited them, rather than MAN executing them? How does that favor the death penalty? It seems as though it would encourage people to defer to God's judgement in such matters.

http://cocaine.org/drugtestfaq/index.html THC info here. Easiest way to not have to worry about a drug test, of course, is not to do drugs in the first place.

when I get my next container/canopies, it'll probably be 170 main and 176 reserve.

relax, turn on the TV, and thank heavens he's out of your hair for the evening so you can feel miserable in peace.

Where is your poof that the most ideal and healthy setting to raise children is a family with two committed parents whether they be homosexual or not? where's your proof that he's wrong?

LOL who was it and who was the TM?

I felt nauseous on my first tandem, but didn't puke. John did a bunch of spirals, straightened out and asked "was that fun?" I said "yep!" he said "want more spins?" I said "nope!" he chuckled a bit, asked if I was feeling sick, and I said yes, a little, just no more spins please and I'll be fine, and I was.

I think that's way cool! For mother's day, I always get my mom 3 roses, one for each of her kids. Two yellow or peach roses for me and my brother, and one white rose for my sister, who died when she was a baby. I also got her a handmade coffee mug... my mom's a science teacher, and therefore, a bit of a frog fanatic. When I was at the renaissance faire, I found this handmade clay mug that is stained this gorgeous dark green. the handle is made out of a clay sculpted frog holding on to the lip of the cup. I figure she'll probably use it for pens and pencils on her desk at school, if she doesn't use it for her coffee.

6. and I was about ready to die... but I wanted my A, and I wanted it that day.

ugh. where is this?

I'm still getting the blank loads too, but more often, I'm getting proxy errors. Proxy errors are only showing up on this site, so I don't think its my connection.

BAH! I was a teacher. No kid in my class got any grade other than what they EARNED. That goes for the vast majority of teachers out there. It may encourage the teachers to spend more time tutoring the students, but, for the most part, if a kid can't demonstrate basic knowledge of the subject, especially in high school, where social promotion is not nearly as much of an issue, the teacher won't pass them.

I know, which is why I don't favor this bill. Amend/Alter the process of becoming a citizen instead.

but you'd have to do something in france to be declared a legal "resident" there, just like you have to go through a process to gain "residency" here.

I agree that someone who is illegal should not pay in-state tuition, because as an illegal, they are not technically a "resident" of that state. they are a resident of their home country, and therefore ineligible. the problem is, that by denying qualified candidates the opportunity to get an education, you create more of a strain on the system. If they've proved that they're qualified, there's no reason to deny citizenship.

I don't know about Miami, but here in Los Angeles, a larger percentage of white and asian folks can swim. The reason is that other minority groups have large population groups in the inner city, where access to swimming pools is limited. It isn't that they can't swim, it's just that they don't have as much of an opportunity to learn.

that argument could be turned right back at you: basically, you said that if you've never broken your own moral code, that code is flawed.

so many people complain about "the strain that illegal immigrants put on our society". If we make it easier for people to become citizens, they put less of a strain on society, because they pay back into the system, and are eligible for things such as student loans, which help them become productive, TAXPAYING members of the community. What's better? having a 4.0 high school student be unable to go to college, and end up on welfare or working at McDonalds, or fast tracking that same student to citizenship, giving them the student loans they need, and having them become a biochemist or engineer?

the thing is... the process to immigrate legally is so convoluted that they'll just be back here illegally. it's much more economical to make them citizens so we can tax them.

If they don't qualify for the 3.0 thing, the regular avenues to citizenship are still open to them. The 3.0 reasoning is that if they maintain a 3.0 in high school, they have already proven their ability to be a productive member of society.

what motivates me to do good is an extreme dislike for hurting other people.

the thing is... the 3.0 average wouldn't be a different standard... it wouldn't be a standard to go to a university, it would be a standard to earn a fast track to citizenship, where they can THEN have the rights of a citizen and attend college at the in-state resident rate.

#9- landed on knees. feet work better. remember that for next time. #26- green light good. red light bad. #37- 6 way. went to shit. had a nice 2 way with heather, though. #43- tube exit with Max. Fun! *BEER*. Lost contact lens in free fall. Flared 30 feet too high, then let up on toggles. no depth perception. canopy dove. *OUCH* found the lens, though. =) #45 ok exit, spin, stop. 1 point. broke apart. went to shit, but fun anyway. nice home base slide on landing.

Personally, I'd say that to qualify for in state tuition, an immigrant should: have to have a 3.0 in high school. Attend a four year college. the government should: for these students, who have proven their academic ability, fast track them to citizenship the summer after high school. that way, they can go to college as citizens, and when they graduate, they have the ability to support themselves and not be on welfare, AND they're now a citizen and are paying taxes back in to the system that just helped them out. immigrants are going to be here regardless. and, they bring their very young kids with them. the kids grow up going through our school system. some of them are very good students. BUT, then, after high school, they can't go any further. They're not eligible for government stafford loans, so basically, they're screwed, and so is society. sure, you might say that it encourages illegal immigrants to bring their kids and immigrate... not really... maintaining a 3.0 in high school, especially if you're an immigrant and don't speak the language, is not an easy thing to do. immigrants would rapidly learn that they couldn't rely on this program as an easy way to citizenship.