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um... what? Although most of those letters are arranged to resemble words I recognize, I have absolutely no clue what you're trying to say. Sorry. Try again?

Gonna call me on it, eh? Ok, fine. I'll do it tonight - I WILL black out any info that could be used for identity theft purposes, of course. Not gonna be stupid, you know. Gosh, you're lucky. I don't even have an original birth certificate. Mine's an "altered copy."

What state? Your profile says Pennsylvania... Maybe this will help. http://www.learninsurance.com/pennsylvaniainsurancelicense/ I know that review classes were so valuable when I was studying for standardized tests, notary exams and such. If you're having trouble and it's going to affect your career that much, find the cash for the review class (credit card, family, friends, etc) and pay it off as soon as you can. Most of the time, when someone fails a standardized test, it's not that they didn't know the material, it's that they were either: 1. unfamiliar with the test format 2. lacking strategies for taking that particular test. General test stuff: What you need to know: 1. is there a guessing penalty? If no: answer every question whether or not you know the answer or can narrow it down. Do not leave any question blank on your answer sheet. If yes, only answer the questions you can narrow down to at least a 50/50. Otherwise, it's not worth losing points. 2. Are some questions weighted more than others? If no: don't waste your time on questions that seem very hard. Skip them and come back later if you have time. Take a guess, and circle that question in your test booklet so you know to come back. If yes: You still want to make a guess on these and come back, but budget your time so you are certain that you do have time to come back, because you've probably skipped over the high pointers. Read the question first, and then read all the answers. Cross out any that are blatantly wrong. Cross out any where the grammar doesn't match. (example: Tony ate a 1. apple 2. banana You can eliminate 1 because "a apple" is gramatically incorrect). Then, once you've narrowed it down, choose the best answer from the ones you have left. Once you have selected your answer, do not change it. The majority of the time, you will change your answer from the right one to the wrong one. Only change your answer if you realize you have misread the question. Do NOT second guess yourself. Most of the time, your first instinct is the right one. Trust it, mark your answer sheet, and move on. Don't fall into the trap of talking yourself out of the right answer.

Victim! And I'm sick of people not talking about it because silence gives people a false sense of safety. This world is not safe, and too many people only take steps to protect themselves after they learn that firsthand! Please, learn from my experience, or the experiences of others, so you don't have to learn for yourself. Was it my fault? Absolutely not. The blame lies with the criminal. Could I have been smarter? Absolutely! I was a college student with my head in the clouds, and I wasn't paying attention. Many of us have wandered into the wrong area or made a wrong turn and found themselves in a similar situation. Luckily I knew enough karate that an assault and battery didn't turn into a rape or murder. Many victims aren't that lucky.

I'm just wondering if maybe, just maybe, your husband would still be here if he'd had a gun. It might have given him a fighting chance against an armed attacker. I'm very sorry for your loss, and I really, sincerely hope for the day when we can all walk on our own streets without anybody harming us. Until that day, as long as there are criminals that are bigger and stronger than I am, and as long as there is a chance that they might have a weapon, I want one too. Our laws should not ask law abiding citizens to face attackers who are bigger, stronger, and better armed. I've been on hold with 911 for minutes. Add onto that the minutes it takes police to respond. A situation goes from bad to worse to dead in seconds, not minutes. I don't want to live in a world where the bad guys have guns and the good guys have cell phones.

It was Lori, but she had them up on her site... they're not there anymore. =(

Me too! I turned on to final and got a forward speed of zero, but at least I wasn't going backwards! I do need to practice my PLFs, but that 209 set me down very gently even with a not so great PLF.

Wait until you meet him and let him name himself.

In the last year, I've lost around 40 pounds, started working out, taking vitamins, and am within 5 pounds of my goal weight. I wear a smaller size now than I did in high school. I went from wearing a size 14 to a size 6. On the downside, I had to buy an entire new wardrobe, because nothing I owned before fits now except my jumpsuit! On the upside, shopping is a lot more fun.

hmmph. You have jumped with me, more than once... a Pink Mafia jump and a hybrid that went to complete shit when you pulled the entire formation on its side come to immediately to mind. There is video of that last...

Be aware: when pies were thrown at me, I threw them back! There is a photo somewhere of the Air Boss wearing cool whip!

They should lock up the owner instead.

AND train him so you can call him off of ANY kind of chase situation, and never ever leave him unsupervised. You are his pack leader, and he's your dog and your responsibility! Until your dog will listen to your commands every single time in any kind of situation no matter what else is going on, he does not belong off leash, period. Until then, he's a hazard to everyone around him, and he's likely to get hurt, injure someone else, and get you sued if he's left to run around by himself. If you love your dog, supervise him and train him!

0:1: Finally got my ass back up in the air for jump number 100. Jumped an Omega 209 canopy from Square One for the first time, since I decided to upsize from my Spectre 190 for my first time back in the sky since WFFC 2005. It was a great canopy, although I'm not sure upsizing was the right choice. It made me feel more comfortable, which was good, but when I turned into the wind for final, I got no forward drive at all and sank straight down, which made standing up the landing difficult. Winds were at about 10-12 mph. I think I'm better off on my Spectre for my next jump.

LOL... I have been pied. I was pied with 13 pounds of whipped cream at WFFC when we thought I was going to hit 100 but got stuck at 99. Today's jump was perfect. Low key and relaxing. When I woke up this morning and looked out the window, the sky was that perfect shade of blue and I knew it was going to be a great day! Getting to 100 jumps has been one heck of a six year journey for me, and something I've learned is that while skydiving is pretty damn amazing, it's the people in this sport that really make it special, and a few really stood out to me today: Thanks so much to Ed for being such an awesome friend and jumping with me today, and to Billvon and Amy who have been incredibly patient and have had my rig at their house literally for years now waiting for a repack and a new cypres as life, weather, and injury kept me on the ground, but most of all, thank you to Harry for kicking my butt to get back in the air and reminding me what jumping is all about.

I registered for it shortly before I took the exam, so I didn't really have a chance to study or take a class... I think I did an online three hour test strategy thing. If you like logic puzzles, the test isn't that bad. Otherwise, I'd suggest getting a book and practicing the problems, and maybe taking an in-person review class to give you some strategies as to how to approach the test.

Something I've noticed, particularly in the under 40 crowd, is the opinion that jokes about race, gender, sexual orientation, etc... are inappropriate, UNLESS the person telling the joke happens to be a member of that particular group. I hear more jokes about women from women, jokes about Jews from Jews, jokes about Catholics from Catholics, and jokes about homosexuals from homosexuals than I do from people outside those groups. We all view new experiences through the lens of our past, and it sounds like your past experiences may have left you hypersensitive. So, did you ever stop to think that the tellers of the jokes you heard at the bonfire might not be laughing at you... they might be laughing at themselves?

Rosetta Stone used to have a monthly subscription option. Might be worth it to call them at 1.800.788.0822 and ask them if they still offer something like that.

What about looking at something like this:http://www.surplusandadventure.com/shopscr1306.html Silk parachute material would be easier than F-111 fabric for a wedding dress, and it'll probably drape better and is going to be more versatile to work with, especially if she's using a regular dress or wedding dress pattern. Parachute silk wedding dresses were actually somewhat common back in the 1940s when textiles were scarce!

Wouldn't this have an unintended effect if it were really followed? Some highly infamous and well known war criminal is on trial. Absolutely everyone in the world knows he is guilty. But he refuses to admit it and insists on his innocence and on defending himself on that basis. No lawyer can take the case because they'd be presenting a scenario they know to be false. Hence he must be set free because his right to an attorney has been denied. Isn't that what would happen if attorneys were absolutely honest? Of course there seems little risk of that actually happening. Do you really KNOW for certain that he is guilty? or do you just think he is? is it just your opinion? If so, then do you truly know it? A lawyer can't take a case and present a scenario that they know to be false. You cannot concoct an alibi for your client that you know is untrue. You can't say he was in Fiji on Friday if he was at your house having dinner with you and your wife. That's personal knowledge. However, if you are given a video that the police say is of your client committing a crime, and the guy on the video looks like your client, do you really KNOW it's him? Were you there? NO! Since you do not have personal knowledge that it is your client on that video, you may present evidence indicating that it is not your client on the video. The evidence pointing one way does not equal personal knowledge of what happened.

There's a difference between making a statement that is outright false and making an argument that you think isn't going to fly because it's not the soundest of legal theories. Lawyers have to represent the interests of their client, even when the client is a dumbass, because everyone is entitled to a defense, however stupid, so we're forced to make what we believe to be losing arguments all the time... because you never know for sure that an argument is a losing argument until you make it and lose. Because you never know... there have been times when I've found myself staring at opposing counsel or the judge thinking "OMG he actually bought THAT?!"

Depends... are they "her bills" as in her credit card bills, her student loans, her personal obligations, or household bills? If you've decided to split the household bills say, 60/40 based on your respective incomes, and she's got a small amount of extra cash for this one month and she paid the amount you agreed upon for bills, it's probably not unreasonable for her to spend it on clothing, as that's something she's going to use, and clothes do wear out and need to be replaced (provided she's shopping somewhere reasonable and isn't paying thousands for runway fashion). In addition (still assuming you're referring to household bills here), if the "extra cash" was from Christmas gifts (either she was given cash or returned some gifts), she should be spending that on herself, because that's what the givers would want, and if they'd bought her presents or she'd kept things instead of returning them, she wouldn't have had the cash anyway, so don't count that against her. If you've agreed to split the household bills based on her income and she pays that, and every time she gets a little extra for christmas or her birthday and you expect her to throw that towards the bills so you have to pay less and she can't enjoy what she's been given, then yes, you're an asshole. If, however, you've been paying her student loans or credit card bills or other personal, non-you related expenses, then no, you're probably not an asshole, unless you've been encouraging her to spend money she can't afford, for example, do you live in an apartment that is more expensive than she wanted because you promised to take up the slack? do you encourage her to pay for activities she can't really afford, reminding her that you're taking up the slack?

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Not sure if they are, but the guy I sent you was on here asking for info and was in the same thread that the pic came from. No. The OC Register is owned by Freedom Communications. KTLA is owned by the same company that owns the LA Times, Tribune.