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Wow congratulations! I'm very happy for you. Chamber choirs are a lot of fun and I'm sure you'll not only sing great music but make some great friends as well. Mark "Good for you!!!" Luskus

Very cool pictures Soren. Berlin seems like a great city. The presidents house is pretty impressive! Mark "I can't wait to go to Europe" Luskus

I have to concur with what Craig said. The section of I-95 between NYC and New Haven is HORRIBLE. It makes me really appreciate Amtrak. Mark "Visiting my friend at Yale is a pain" Luskus

I recently finished "When the Emperor Was Divine" By Julie Otsuka and now I'm reading "Spilling Clarence" by Ann Ursu. Mark "I love reading" Luskus

An absurd amount of snow is headed my way There go my plans for the weekend. Mark "8-12 inches... fun" Luskus

I personally hate coldstone. I've tried it many times and each time I havent been pleased what myself or any of my friends have gotten. I prefer Haagen Dazs and Ben & Jerry's. Mark "Mixing things into ice cream... eh..." Luskus

I loved the Wachovia commercial. Dad: "$20? What the?" Daughter: "$20? Sweet!!" Mark "Simple and funny. That's all I need" Luskus

I don't think this is true. The track experiences the same amount of force whether it is inverted or ontop of the track since gravity will always be pulling the train downwards. Also, due to the track configuration,the normal force will be the same in both scenarios. So Force = Mass X Acceleration. In both scenarios, the force the track needs to exert to remain in its original position is the mass of the train X 9.8 (acceleration due to graavity). F = M(9.8 ) in both scenarios, meaning there is no difference. Mark "I could be wrong since I'm still learning free body diagrams" Luskus

War is officially declared by Congress, not the President. The last time Congress declared war was during WWII. Therefore, the decision to go to war was pretty much that of the President. Also, in response to the above post, Bush's approval rating is an extremely low 42%. Except for Nixon who was destroyed by Watergate, this is the LOWEST approval rating of a post war (Post WWII) President. Republicans have historically not fared well in 6th year midterm elections and with this horrendous approval rating, I have no doubt in my mind that the house and senate will be taken away from the republicans in the fall elections. Mark "The democrats have no problems getting their constituents to vote. I'm really going to enjoy seeing the country become more democratic" Luskus

In terms of clothes I go to a wide variety of stores. Anywhere from Macy's to a random thrift store. I like Target for pretty much everything else. Mark "Everything I need is within a 15 minute drive" Luskus

They're closing one of the most demented attractions I've ever been on. Mark "That sucks" Luskus

I absolutely agree that we should not be so heavily involved in another countries affairs, but to be fair to Bush (wow, never thought I'd defend him), numerous US presidents have severely meddled in the affairs of other countries. Bush is not alone in doing this. Mark "Learn about US intervention in Latin America. You would be shocked" Luskus

I am a democrat and am strongly against President Bush. I feel as if his administration has handled things poorly. -The war on Iraq is a major issue We alienated our allies, lost many innocent lives, and stretched our military so thin that it is close to collapsing. -The "Terrorist Surveillance Program" threatens our constitutional rights. -Bush used family values as his major platform for the 2004 election, yet has done nothing about them. Those are a few of my gripes. Overall I see him as a threat to this country and the world and I look forward to the next US administration. Mark "Hope I didn't offend anyone" Luskus

Yeah, Maine definitely cannot support a major theme park. A nice small park would be perfect though! Mark "Maybe one day I'll actually visit Maine" Luskus

I am so glad I decided to wait and see if the DS was going to be redesigned before buying one. Mark "I'll definitely be picking up one of these" Luskus

The title is so true. Mark "This will be a disaster" Luskus

So far... AP Bio - A-

I had braces for three years and I'm quite the gagger. You'll be fine! Besides, the end results are amazing. Before I got braces people told me I had nice teeth but now I get even more compliments! Mark "Its worth it. Besides, some people find braces to be cute" Luskus

^ GADV still doesn't have one. I'm a bit surprised! We haven't had new slides since 2001. Mark "Then again, we get spoiled through additions at the theme park" Luskus

^^ I think you better start hoping realllllly hard. Mark "I can see a portion of gadv's land being sold" Luskus

Looking at those pictures is making it reallly hard to force myself to go to school today. Mark "I miss it!" Luskus

This is BS. What a joke. Mark "$12 increase in admission and now no re rentry? They better have some damn good operations this year" Luskus

I always thought that was one of the best small touches on any ride. I hope it's still there!

Nice photos! The jersey shore always has an eery abandoned feel to it in the offseason. Mark "Wildwood seems to have a lot of fires" Luskus

Whoa. Mark "Isn't quite as shocking as the chair swings accident!" Luskus