Nightingale

I really, really like the one you used for your avatar pic. =)

I think the red ribbons wearing rigs are cool, but outside of skydiving, most people don't really know what rigs really look like, so it'd be a good logo if we were going to a skydiver only event, but not so good for a general public/whuffo event.

I've never met a defendant in court who changed the nature of his crime because he thought he'd get caught and have to face the penalty. Nobody commits a crime if they think they'll face consequences for it.

hehe. my real mom is the one who taught me to put on make-up when I was twelve. She got me interested in athletics and the outdoors so I could stay in shape. She taught me about proper diet and nutrition so I could stay healthy. My biological mother, on the other hand, gave me the genetics for my skin, eyes, and bone structure.

I know that wasn't the case here. He should be punished to the extent he agreed. If he'd agreed that killing was a possibility, then yes, he should face the same punishment.

True, and that is a shame. I think in her case it was an honest misunderstanding though, possibly due to poor choice of wording on my part. What is your take on the idea of equal consequence for all parties involved? Yes, I misunderstood what you were asking. I think that under most circumstances, someone should be held liable for their part and any part of the conspiracy that they have agreed to. If someone's job is to drive a getaway car, and they've been told "nobody is going to get hurt. We're not carrying weapons, we don't want to go down for armed robbery. Just a threatening note, grab the cash, and leave." and someone does carry, without the knowledge of the driver, and shoots someone, then the driver, who had no knowledge that a shooting was even a possibility, shouldn't go down for felony murder or armed robbery, but should go down for robbery and conspiracy. Just my take on it.

That is a fair opinion, and if you are against the death penalty not only for the driver but also the shooter then fine. Whatever punishment we do give to the shooter however, should also go to the driver. Murdering someone while committing a robbery should carry an automatic life sentence without the possibility for parole. This should apply to the driver as well. I'm against the death penalty in all situations, and the time I've spent working for the prosecution and defense in criminal cases has only strengthened my position, for the following reasons. 1. Its irreversible. What if there's new evidence or technology that can exonerate? 2. Prosecutorial misconduct. Look at the Duke rape case... 3. Incompetent defense attorneys. They've slept through death penalty trials. 4. Eyewitness unreliability. What you think you saw isn't always what you really saw. 5. Juries aren't always right... look at how many cases are overturned on appeal. I support killing if it's necessary for removal of the threat in self-defense situations. Not in cases of state-sanctioned homicide. Lock him up and if there is new evidence, we can always let him out.

I don't care who my friends are friends with. That's their business. However, sometimes, I'll see my friends not being treated well by other people, and it bothers me when they just take it rather than standing up for themselves. Sometimes I'll say something (to my friend, not the third party), sometimes I won't. It really depends on the situation.

I'm guessing you're talking about your biological mother? I appreciate what my biological parents did, and I'm sure it must've been a hard decision, but I don't really think of my birth parents as parents... more as genetic donors, I guess. My mom and dad are the wonderful people that raised me, were there for me, and have supported me my whole life.

Meterology and Sociology, both online. Summer schedule was Cultural Anthropology and Physical Anthropology, also both online.

Like Lisa said, thank you so much! Would it be easier if we each sent you a t-shirt or tank top for you to print?

Hmm.. I like it, but it's hard to tell what the little thing in the center is... what if we took that parachutist and super-imposed him over a red ribbon?

The cat's owner is currently serving in Iraq, the cat is expected to do just fine, and an anonymous donor paid the $3000 in medical costs.

maybe something similar to the JFTC logo? A red ribbon behind a skydiver under canopy? Here is one design Mark came up with. I like this one.... maybe take out the team number and put AWLA 2007 on the top, and a skydiver under canopy in the middle?

Maybe make it a square canopy, with a little bit of an angle to it?

OT completely but River doing exactly that in an attempt to make it mesh with 'science' was one of my favorite scenes from Fire Fly... HEHE.... River: Bible's broken. Contradictions, false logistics… doesn't make sense...So we'll integrate non-progressional evolution theory with God's creation of Eden. Eleven inherent metaphoric parallels already there. Eleven. Important number. Prime number. One goes into the house of eleven eleven times, but always comes out one. Noah's ark is a problem. Book: Really? River: We'll have to call it "early quantum state phenomenon". Only way to fit 5,000 species of mammals on the same boat.

I'm adopted.

maybe something similar to the JFTC logo? A red ribbon behind a skydiver under canopy?

So, so far we've got: Nightingale Guppie01 VanillaSkyGirl Orchid Steve LisaH FreeTheFly KFC

Add one more. Mark (freethefly) is coming out to do the walk with me and will be joining the team. He has offered to make team shirts for us and needs logo ideas. PM him for the rest of the details. Thanks Mark!

What the... You guys have drive thru donut shops!?!? I have something completely new to be outraged about Most Krispy Kreme shops have drive thrus, but I've never seen a different donut shop with a drive thru.

Let's not be bashing "THE THREAD" - it was one of the most fun we've seen here. ... Yes, but we can't have two threads as "THE THREAD", can we?

Well, without religion, we'd have one less excuse to kill each other over, but since humans have a tendency to divide people into "us" and "them", come up with reasons why "we" are good and "they" are bad, and then come up with ways to hurt "them" before "they" hurt "us", I honestly doubt anything would change. So, no, I don't think religion will fizzle out, and if it does, something else will just step in to take its place.

Go to law school and pass the bar. When I finished college, I thought I wanted to be a teacher.

ISR is pretty cool, but the only thing that's really going to save a kid in the water is adult supervision. From the CDC # Whenever young children are swimming, playing, or bathing in water, make sure an adult is constantly watching them. By definition this means that the supervising adult should not read, play cards, talk on the phone, mow the lawn, or do any other distracting activity while watching children. # Never swim alone or in unsupervised places. Teach children to always swim with a buddy. # Keep small children away from buckets containing liquid: 5-gallon industrial containers are a particular danger. Be sure to empty buckets when household chores are done. # To prevent choking, never chew gum or eat while swimming, diving, or playing in water. # Learn to swim. Enroll yourself and/or your children aged 4 and older in swimming classes. Swimming classes are not recommended for children under age 4. # Learn CPR (cardio-pulmonary resusitation). This is particularly important for pool owners and individuals who regularly participate in water recreation. # Do NOT use air-filled swimming aids (such as "water wings") in place of life jackets or life preservers with children. These can give parents and children a false sense of security and increase the risk of drowning. # Check the water depth before entering. My own tip: When at a pool party, assign each adult a 30 minute slot of water-watching. That way, there is one or two people assigned to watch the water while the others socialize, so you don't have a group of adults in a conversation all thinking somebody else is watching the kids while nobody really is and a child is drowning. Paolo Ayala, age 7, drowned at a pool party surrounded by adults standing around chatting on the deck. "Research from the National SAFE KIDS Campaign shows that nearly 9 out of 10 children between ages 1 and 14 who drowned were under supervision when they died. The study defined supervision as being in someone's care, not necessarily in direct line of sight." - cnn