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Whatever happened in London and elsewhere last night, or preferably didn't happen, this has not begun to sink in. Anarchy in the UK is too bewildering in itself and its implications to be blithely computed. It is also too surreal. Watching fire engulfing that Croydon mattress store on Monday night, watching the police watching looters in the guise of mildly interested observers, it wasn't like watching real life at all. It felt more like a post-apocalyptic cable mini-series, a cheap and shoddy piece in which what some glib politico calls "the very fabric of society" has been incinerated, leaving feral youth to battle mutant rats for control of the streets.
The questions smash into one another as if in a motorway pile-up. As indeed it is. For the Afro-Caribbean community, for a few retailers and homeowners, for the Met, for the political class, for us all, this is one monumental car crash. How it happened, how the Met screwed up yet again, why Mr Cameron and Boris Johnson took so long to come home, and countless other questions race to mind. Those are the easy ones, and the first of them will take years to answer. Regardless of yesterday's fatuous declaration that this is "criminality pure and simple", the Prime Minister knows otherwise.
The grandest question, meanwhile, is this. Is David Cameron fit for purpose? Does he have the brains, temperament, nerve and resilience to rise to a challenge the like of which few peace-time leaders, if any, have faced – that of salvaging a country no longer fit for purpose itself?
He and his Coalition are under twin attack, and the assailants are connected. This is not to suggest any direct causal link between the spending cuts and the rioting, any more than between the Tottenham shooting and the mayhem in Ealing. But the connection between the disasters in finance and looting extends beyond their shared terminology of fire-fighting and contagion. With both, catastrophe narrowly averted without the structural flaws addressed means catastrophe postponed. Put out the sovereign debt inferno in Greece and it resurfaces in Italy. Send coppers to douse the rioting in Camden Town, and it spreads within the hour to Chalk Farm.
There was a time, as I said, when David Cameron understood that you cannot cure mortal illness by treating the symptoms. But it's easy to be wise in opposition, as he was five years ago when he gave the "hug a hoodie" speech, which is worth a brief revisit for its prescience. "Imagine you are 14 years old, and you live in a flat four storeys up. It's the summer holidays and you don't have any pocket money. That's your life. What will you get up to today? Go to a football game? No – you're talking £30 or £50. So what do you do? You hang around in the streets, and you are bored, bored, bored. And you look around you. Who isn't bored? Who isn't hanging around because they don't have any money? Who has the cars, the clothes, the power?" Since he is the one with the power, he needs to recall his own words. There is nothing simple about the combination of forces – greed, poisonous disrespect for others, scorn for authority born of nihilistic hopelessness, adolescent adrenaline – that drives the young to anarchy.
This is not to offer a looters' charter. Excusing the crime would stretch bleeding-heart liberalism into facetious imbecility. Yet if the flames are doused with 16,000 police while their causes are ignored, how much more destructive might they be when they resurface once the cuts have started to bite? In the midst of a mortifying present, the British instinct is to seek nostalgic refuge in the past. So hats off to Radio 4 Extra for choosing 1 am yesterday, with the street contagion spreading, to broadcast Dixon of Dock Green. "A spate of bicycle thefts makes Andy desperate," ran the synopsis for "Crawford's First Pinch", adapted from a 1955 TV episode, "to notch up his first arrest."
David Cameron appears as out of his time and place as PC Crawford would have done had he been transported from Dock Green to the streets of Clapham. More than ever, the PM looks like a patrician one-nation Tory who has slipped through a tear in space-time, and emerged blinking and bamboozled from his comfy berth in the Fifties' Old Etonian "magic circle" of Eden and Macmillan.
The nagging sense of a clever, well-intentioned man betrayed by a charmed life of quarantine from urban realities has never nagged so violently. Fiddling about on holiday near Rome while London burned was a terrible, terrible mistake. It reinforced the impression of a leader cocooned by naivety and its kissing cousin, privilege, as he was over phone-hacking, from the nasteries of modern life.
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This is a discussion on Son busted at Boise Hawks ball game. within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Originally Posted by paramedic70002 Based upon my previous research, trespassing, even if the issue is the sidearm, has no bearing on the continued validity of ...
Staying OT for a moment...
Here are the VA Codes for concealed handguns and trespassing:
LIS > Code of Virginia > 18.2-308
LIS > Code of Virginia > 18.2-119
You must be convicted of two Class 1 misdemeanors to lose your permit. Nowhere will you find the phrase "armed trespass" in VA's Code.
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Ok, no issue so you are charged with § 18.2-119 and possibly § 18.2-415 if you are argumentative and make a scene or refuse..... there are many ways to revoke your permit so just be careful
No right is secondary to another. But I can tell you the 2D A gives us we have the right to bear arms, but it does not say, how, when or where. You drag your sorry ass into my house uninvited carrying a gun and I will drop you in a heartbeat, my 2dA just melded with my property rights and that trumps your 2d A! All rights prevail.
It is getting hard these days to discriminate between ccw and breaking the law. So many of us seem to feel that the law doesn't pertain to us as soon as we strap on a gun. I obey the law. If they say no gun on their premesis, I don't carry or I don't go, it is my option.
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You might choose to "drop a houseguest in a heartbeat" if you find them carrying, however you would be the one breaking the law. And would have committed murder.
Even the law places preservation of life above preservation of property, so I'm sticking with my right to protect my life trumps property rights. Again, if I am careless enough to be made, I will politely and immediately leave.
Of course there are jerks in any demographic, even among cc'ers, but I think most would just leave rather than risk being charged with trespassing.
In all fairness, he didn't say he would "drop a houseguest in a heartbeat". He said that if "you drag your sorry ass into my house uninvited carrying a gun and I will drop you in a heartbeat."
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There might be a warning saying guns are not allowed on the ticket stub. But there was a sign, irregardless of whether it is hard to read or not he should have looked for it. He also has the option of calling and asking if he can carry his gun into the game and stadium.
What does him being clean cut, thin, and 26 have to do with anything? The Oslo shooter was clean cut and thin. I am not sure of his age. I also believe the Ft. Hood shooter was clean cut and in shape as he was in the military. However I am also not sure of his age either. I don't think it is relevant to the discussion.
Here's a question for those that have researched "trespass".
In Michigan by statute you cannot carry a concealed weapon in sports stadiums, amoung other areas specified directly in the law.
I understand that a property owner can ask you to leave and if you don't you can be charged with trespass. But what about if you carry into a prohibited place. Do you still get the option of being asked to leave or is it an automatic arrest since the place is specified "no guns' by law?
I found this in the Michigan statues:
Sec. 13.
When complaint shall be made on oath to any magistrate authorized to issue warrants in criminal cases that any pistol or other weapon or device mentioned in this act is unlawfully possessed or carried by any person, such magistrate shall, if he be satisfied that there is reasonable cause to believe the matters in said complaint be true, issue his warrant directed to any peace officer, commanding him to search the person or place described in such complaint, and if such pistol, weapon or device be there found, to seize and hold the same as evidence of a violation of this act.
It sounds like a judge would have to order the officer to search you, or does a police officer have the authority "To issue warrants"?
Get it back on topic. It makes no difference what the trespass laws are in VA, MI, PA, TX or what ever state is your favorite. This happened in Idaho...
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'It's a good advertisement for UAE football, it's good for the fans and it's good for outside clubs to come to the UAE and see for themselves,' he carefully explains. 'For us, it's a good chance to play with a very strong team and for our players to get more experience and see for themselves what it's like to play at a very high level.'
It's fair to say Ali isn't making any wild predictions. When we speak to him, he has yet to even fully run his eye over Al Ahli's opening opposition, Auckland FC. 'We only have statistics and key players,' he admits, although this will undoubtedly change quite soon. Should they deflate the Kiwis, only tricky Mexican side Atlante stands in the way of a semi-final meeting with Barcelona.
It's a promising thought. The head coach is unwilling to look further than the stars of the Catalan side in picking his players of the tournament. 'When you watch that team perform, you just enjoy seeing them play,' he gushes, and admits: 'It would be fantastic for us to play with them.' In recent years, though, the big sides have tended to come to this tournament rather sluggish, or (dare we say it) under prepared. I suggest this might offer teams like Al Ahli some hope. Ali is quick to stamp that idea out. 'I don't think these teams come to this tournament without motivation,' he counters. That's me told, then.
Certainly all UAE eyes will be on Al Ahli this month, although in recent times that hasn't been such a good thing. The team is now finally beginning to regain its form after a season racked with injury, but it is off the pitch where some of the most peculiar moments have happened. One of the strangest incidents was when star striker Faisal Khalil, who has previously been capped for the UAE, was embroiled in accusations of performing 'black magic' to maintain his position in the national squad after he was arrested in September 2008 with two 'Omani sorcerers' in tow. There was also a bizarre incident a few months ago at a behind-closed-doors practice game against the Chelsea youth team, which quickly descended into what was described in the British media as a 'mass brawl'. Both incidents have since faded away with little consequence.
But when the Fifa Club World Cup arrives, none of this will matter. The only thing of importance is what happens on the pitch and in the stands. Certainly home support will count for a lot; at least that is what Ali believes. Sat with the fans at Al Maktoum Stadium, my barefooted companion roaring as Al Ahli's star Brazilian striker Bare puts his fourth goal of the game past the lowly whites of Sharjah, it seems that he could be right. Barcelona won't know what hit them.
Al Ahli play the opening game of the tournament against Auckland FC on December 9.


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In a few blogs down - Edelgado92/another question for all you lot - we were talking about the mystery of Desmond's picture and Aunt Hershey raised a question about the timing being a bit off. This got me thinking about the timeline and I went to those pages and made a few notes. It doesn't add up that Michael left the island on day 67 and was on the freighter on day 77. There wasn't enough time for him and Walt to get back to the states, leave Walt with his Grandmother in New York, have his suicidal moments and for all the freighter arrangements to be made. The same day that Michael left was when the Swan imploded and that was when Penny's watchstation men reported the anomoly and possible location of the island. I think that Widmore was spying on her and found out the location but had already got his plans in place because of his past knowledge. What if when the Swan imploded, the island was moved in time, giving Michael and Walt more time to get to the states?
Widmore had arranged the fake Oceanic plane and the freighter really quickly and had given orders (1st and 2nd protocals)knowing what might happen. He knew that time travelling had been going on because he had met John in the 50's and sent Richard to visit him growing up and presumably he knew about Daniel in the 70's. He funded Daniel's research and ordered Abbadon to make sure that John would go on a walkabout to ensure he would be where he was supposed to be. Also, he knew that John was going to be coming through the FDW.....
Sorry for rambling but I think that there is something important in this. Any thoughts?


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Actually the number was $1,001, so if you didn't give that extra dollar and thought you were going to see arguably the best home schedule in Georgia history – with Clemson and Tennessee coming to Athens the same year and Georgia Tech and Auburn playing in Athens in the same year for the first time ever – well, that's on you.
Georgia has sold out season tickets for as long as I can remember. They've sold out all but like one game since Mark Richt arrived as head coach. Beyond the outrageous $10,000+ you had to give in 2008 if it was your first year giving, Georgia has had pretty reasonable ticket contrabution levels for a long time.
But, again, that home line up is as good as it is ever going to get. Georgia isn't going to be playing Clemson again any time soon, and while the Tigers might not force Georgia fans to spew venom the way a home date with Florida or Alabama would, they are still an intriguing and rare home matchup.
That Georgia Tech and Auburn are both visiting in the same season, however, is the clincher for me. It is going to be strange in the future not having one of those two teams at the end of the year every season. But as it stands right now Auburn will play Georgia at home in even years – that's set in stone until at least 2025.
Tech and Georgia could flip the location of their home-and-home series in the near future, but that seems unlikely. Again, it is going to be odd that in 2017 Georgia's biggest home game is going to be either South Carolina or Mississippi State – that's just weird, and just not very enticing.
On another note: have Georgia Tech fans just given up on coming to Athens? It sure seems that way. My guess is that in 2012 Tech may have brought 2,000 fans to Georgia – and that includes the band. It was just plain sad.
This fall if you are a Georgia fan and asked for additional tickets to the Tech game (as well as Troy, Vanderbilt and Charleston Southern) you got them. Clemson, Tennessee and I am assuming Auburn (even though it wasn't included in the article) will bring all or a bunch of their allotment of people.
Has it gotten that bad at Tech that they no longer bother to show up to Georgia? The Yellow Jackets were very, very competitive with Georgia in 2004, 2006 and 2010 – they even won in 2008.
Tech has been the smaller of the two fan bases for decades, and that's not going to change. But where is the pride? You can make it to Bobby Dodd for the Georgia game, but won't drive an hour to Athens?
And before you start the entire I've been to Sanford Stadium, and I am never going back stupidity, just know the excuse that it is too "scary" to go to Sanford Stadium just know that you usually get what you give in college football stadiums. If you are the guy talking you are going to be talked to… nothing scary about it.


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Ink streams from the pages of the Grimoire, across Josua's hand, swirling in concentric patterns, spinning its way across his flesh and back onto the crisply aged pages. Hypnotic, rhythmic designs slow their movement and begin to order themselves into recognizable characters.
Josua eyes followed each letter as it formed, 'Bam? I'm not sure Bam can be any better than attic rain!'
Lynne looked fearfully at Kate and both in turn at Josua. He was maneuvering himself beneath an old teak side-table to shelter from the sudden torrent of precipitation.
'Wait! The swirls haven't stopped yet. Bamboo, it's spelling Bamboo.' Josua's mouth turned up at the thought of an attic jungle. 'Perhaps there will be Pandas as well.'
'Pandas wouldn't be bad', Lynne agreed, while pulling out an old dressing-gown from a cardboard box behind her in order to shelter herself. Kate was sharing the garment, attempting to use the sleeves to wipe droplets from her nose and brow.
'I only want a Panda if its going to be frie ... hang on, look, the ink is still going!' Kate was right. Gradually the last few letters formed from unintelligible shapes and the word became clear in terms of letters but less so in meaning:
'Bamboozle?' The three said it together and the moisture in the air cleared to the tone of their voice.
'I don't get it.' Josua looked confused
'Get what?'
'This word, what does that mean?'
'I don't care what your word means, who are you?' Kate said the words forcefully, anger tainted her voice, 'How did I get here?'
'I don't know, where are we?' Lynne had paled, a tear was forming at the corner of her eye and it seemed as though precipitation had not been completely halted. 'Who am I?' Kate, Lynne and Josua had no answers and were all suddenly aware that they weren't sure of their own names, nothing made sense.


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Jozy Altidore will wear the captain's armband when the US national team meets the Czech Republic on Wednesday (2:15 pm ET, NBCSN) in the team's first match since the 2014 World Cup, and it will take two men – at least at first – to fill the Tim Howard-shaped hole at the goalkeeping position.
Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann also announced to reporters on Tuesday that veterans Brad Guzan and Nick Rimando will split time between the pipes when the USMNT face their Eastern European opponents in Prague.
#USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann confirmed Brad Guzan and Nick Rimando will each play a half against Czech Republic.
— Kyle McCarthy (@kylejmccarthy) September 2, 2014
Longtime starter Howard announced a year-long sabbatical from international duty last month, citing a desire to spend more time with his family and focus on his club duties with Everton FC.
Klinsmann's selection of the 24-year-old Altidore, whose pivotal role in the team was underlined by the impact of his tournament-ending injury in the Yanks' World Cup opener vs. Ghana, as stand-in captain is fitting given the youthful squad selected to face the Czechs at the dawn of a new cycle leading up to Russia 2018.
Altidore will lead his squad into action in the absence of incumbent skipper Clint Dempsey, who remained at home along with the rest of the USA's MLS-based contingent, Rimando being the only exception.
Klinsmann went on to lament the struggles dogging former FC Dallas winger Brek Shea, who has fallen out of favor at English Premier League side Stoke City but nonetheless earned a call-up for this week's friendly.
Klinsmann on Brek Shea's inabiltiy to find a new club: "He's stuck at Stoke...It's an absolute bummer. It's bad." #usmnt
— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) September 2, 2014
Shea's inability to break into the Potters' lineup or even wrangle a move to another club is a "bummer," said Klinsmann, who again claimed that US players did not earn much serious interest on the European market even after their impressive performances in the "Group of Death" at Brazil 2014 this summer.
Klinsmann admitted Brek Shea's situation to remain at Stoke was a "bummer" & suggested there was a lack of Euro offers for MLS WC players
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Mallee emu-wren
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|Mallee emu-wren
|Scientific classification
|S. mallee
|Binomial name
|Stipiturus mallee
Campbell, 1908
|Distribution of the mallee emu-wren
The mallee emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee) is a bird species in the family Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The mallee emu-wren is one of three species of the genus Stipiturus, commonly known as emu-wrens, found across southern and central Australia. It was first described in 1908 by Archibald James Campbell, and has been considered a subspecies of either of the other two species; with anywhere from one to three species recognised in total. No subspecies are recognised.[2] The common name of the genus is derived from the resemblance of their tails to the feathers of an emu.[3]
The mallee emu-wren is an average 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in) from head to tail.[4] The adult male mallee emu-wren has olive-brown upperparts with dark streaks, and a pale rufous unstreaked crown, and grey-brown wings. It has a sky blue throat, upper chest, lores and ear coverts. The lores and ear coverts are streaked with black, and there is white streaking under the eye. Though still long, the tail is not as long as in other emu-wrens, and is composed of six filamentous feathers, the central two of which are longer than the lateral ones. The underparts are pale brown. The bill is black, and the feet and eyes are brown. The female resembles the male but lacks blue plumage. Its crown is paler red and it has white lores. Its bill is dark brown. The mallee emu-wren moults yearly after breeding, and birds have only the one plumage.[1] The most recognizable and identifiable feature is the six emu-like feathers on its tail. This feature is highly distinguishable from other species found in its home range.[4]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
The mallee emu-wren is restricted to open mallee woodland with spinifex understory in northwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia. This region is rich in Triodia or as it is commonly known spinifex. The spinifex grass often grows to 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in height and provides the optimal habitat for the mallee emu-wren (Howe 1933). [1] Formerly classified as a vulnerable species species by the IUCN[3], recent research shows that its numbers are decreasing more and more rapidly. It is consequently uplisted to endangered status in 2008[4]. The mallee emu-wren is listed as nationally endangered under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The current estimated total population size is approximately 4,000 birds. Although this species is widely dispersed throughout the Murray Sunset Reserve its home ranges are patchy throughout the 488 square kilometres (188 sq mi) reserve. (Brown 2008) Recent studies have concluded that the species is wider spread than thought before. However the species is much rarer in the southern regions of the preserve (Brown 2008). Their dispersion is heavily connected to the prevalence of Triodia. Triodia is a plant genus that is grass like and forms a hummock. This biotic factor is the most heavily influencing factor in the dispersion of mallee emu-wren (Brown 2008).
Like all emu-wrens, the mallee emu-wren is difficult to observe in clumps of spinifex. The mallee emu-wren is not a proficient flier (Garnett and Crowley 2000). The mallee emu-wren's diet consists mainly of insects including beetles, seeds, and some vegetation (Schodde 1982).
Breeding is little known, but has been recorded between September and November. The nest is a dome shaped structure built of grasses generally located deep within a clump of spinifex. Two or three oval eggs are laid which measure 13.5 to 16 mm (0.53–0.63 in) by 10 to 12 mm (0.39–0.47 in). They are white with reddish-brown freckles, more concentrated over the larger end.[2]
Surveys have been conducted at Billiatt Conservation Park and Ngarkat Conservation Park in South Australia (Clarke 2004; Gates 2003), and at Murray-Sunset National Park, Big Desert Wilderness Park, Big Desert State Forest, Wyperfeld National Park, Wathe Flora and Fauna Reserve and Bronzewing Flora and Fauna Reserve (Clarke 2007), and around Nowingi (Smales et al. 2005), in Victoria. The conservation status of the species has been re-assessed (Mustoe 2006). The habitat of the species has been modeled (Clarke 2005a). Information on the role and impact of fire in habitats occupied by mallee emu-wren has been summarised (Silveira 1993). A national recovery plan (Baker-Gabb in prep.) is being prepared, and a regional recovery plan is already in place (Clarke 2005; SA DEH 2006). An updated Flora and Fauna Guarantee Action Statement have been drafted for the species in Victoria (DSE 2007).
Current threats[edit]
Too frequent burning
- The vegetation varies in composition from year to year post controlled burn. As the vegetation reaches 30 years from the last burn it is no longer suitable for the mallee emu-wren. The strongest population numbers occur in regions that are less than 16 years old since their last burn (Brown 2008). Although the periodic burning is good for the mallee emu-wren the frequent wildfires or excessive controlled burns are detrimental (Brown 2008).
Climate fluctuations
- The two main climate aspects that relate to the mallee emu-wren's mating success are temperature and rainfall. The current analysis of bioclimatic data supports the theory that a 1 degree Celsius change (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit change) in the average temperature would result in a greater than 90% contraction of the mallee emu-wren's population dispersion (Brereton et al. 1995). This poses a major issue for the survival of the mallee emu-wren because current data shows that since 1997 the Murray Region has had consecutive annual average temperatures that exceed the statistical average yearly temperatures. The region has also since 1997 had two below average yearly rainfalls (Bureau of Meteorology 2008).
Land uses
- The current clearing and burning of land creates isolated ecological regions. This isolation of the populations has been detrimental the total population size. Agricultural uses that include grazing animals have decreased the density of grasses in the region. This clearing of the vegetation covering has been detrimental to the mallee emu-wren's habitat. The low lying grass provides the mallee emu-wren with its habitat and food sources.
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Stipiturus mallee". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b Rowley and Russell, p. 208.
- ^ Wade P., ed. (1977). Every Australian Bird Illustrated. Rigby. p. 188. ISBN 0-7270-0009-8.
- ^ a b Higgins et al. 2001
Cited text[edit]
- Rowley, Ian; Russell, Eleanor (1997). Bird Families of the World:Fairy-wrens and Grasswrens. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-854690-4.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes].
- Bureau of Meteorology, 2008. Time series data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. <http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/silo/cli_var/area_timeseries.pl>.
- P.J. Higgins, J.M. Peter and W.K. Steele, Editors, Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds vol. 5, Oxford University Press, Melbourne (2001).
- S. Brown, M. Clarke and R. Clarke, Fire is a key element in the landscape-scale habitat requirements and global population status of a threatened bird: The Mallee Emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee), Biological Conservation 142 (2009), pp. 432–445.
- S. Garnett and G.M. Crowley, The Action Plan for Australian Birds, Environment Australia, Canberra (2000).
- H.R. Pulliam and B.J. Danielson, Sources, sinks and habitat selection: a landscape perspective on population dynamics, The American Naturalist 137 (1991), pp. S50–S66.
- R. Brereton, S. Bennett and I. Mansergh, Enhanced greenhouse climate change and its potential effect on selected fauna of south-eastern Australia: a trend analysis, Biological Conservation 72 (1995), pp. 339–354.
- R. Schodde, The bird fauna of the mallee – its biogeography and future. In: J.C. Noble, P.J. Joss and G.K. Jones, Editors, The Mallee Lands. A Conservation Perspective, CSIRO, Australia (1990), pp. 61–70.
- R. Schodde, The Fairy-wrens. A Monograph of the Maluridae, Landsdowne Editions, Melbourne (1982).


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Erin woke up, something was buzzing near her head, her phone, she lay still hoping it would go away. She was tired, and her head was sore, the last thing she wanted was a conversation with someone. The phone kept going, she thought about rejecting the call, but knowing her luck she would have rejected a dying Billy or something. She groaned and grabbed it.
''What?'', she said hoarsely.
''Erin?'', it was Josh.
''Whaaaat?'', she repeated covering her eyes with her hand, ''what do you want?''.
''I was wondering if you wanted to get some lunch?''.
''It's not even breakfast time'', she moaned.
''It's half 12 Erin'', Josh said amused.
''Urgh fuck. Yeah ok then''.
''Starbucks in an hour?''.
''No'', Erin said loudly, ''too loud, with annoying people, somewhere quiet. The little cafe on Dame Street, I need a fry''.
''Alright then, I'll see you in an hour''.
''Yeah whatever bye'', Erin groaned as she hung up.
She lay for a moment her hand still over her eyes, why had she let Chleo drag her to that bar, everyone was about 18 in it. She kicked off her blankets and dragged herself to the bathroom. She stared at herself in the mirror, her hair was messy but hot she noted. She looked at the shower and back at the mirror.
''Fuck it'', she gave herself a quick wash and threw on some clothes.
She grabbed a pair of sunglasses and her bag.
''Mr. Cat?'', she called looking around her apartment, ''heeeeere kitty kitty''.
The cat was nowhere to be seen, probably off eating in someone else's apartment. Two-faced shit.
Josh was waiting at a small table at the back of the cafe, flicking through some magazine when Erin arrived, she sat down opposite him and frowned.
''I hate you'', she mumbled.
''Nooo'', she said sarcastically.
''I ordered for you'', Josh said, ''your fry''.
''I love you'', Erin said grinng.
The waitress put the breakfasts down in front of them and a pot of coffee. Erin began to pour herself a cup.
''So why lunch?'', Erin said as she poured.
''Wanted to see you I guess'', Josh shrugged.
Erin's stomach dropped, he thought she wanted to be with him. This was going to be awkward. They ate in silence for a while until Erin decided to speak.
''We need to talk'', she said wiping her mouth with a napkin.
Josh stopped eating and looked up at her, that was the real reason he had called her but he had chickened out on the talking part.
''About last week?'', he said.
They looked at each other for a while no one wanting to go first. Both afraid of what the other was about to say.
''I'll go first then'', Josh said taking a deep breath, ''I don't know what happened the other night, and I'm really sorry about it. I just, I don't want to be with someone right now and I'm sorry if you got that impression. I mean, I'm just trying out the whole single thing. Not that it wasn't great, because it was, great''.
He stopped, he had noticed Erin was smiling, no not smiling beaming.
''What?'', Josh said smiling back.
''I feel the exact same'', she replied, ''I was afraid that you would want to be with me''.
''No I really don't'', Josh said laughing, ''oh sorry that sounded horrible''.
''It's fine, I understand'', Erin smiled, ''and I agree it was great''.
Her stomach started flipping, she did want to do it again, but what if he didn't. She wanted to say something to him. If she didn't she would always be wondering. And it really was great, it would be nice to be able to have a guy but not have to be with him.
''What are you thinking about?'', Josh said.
''Huh?'', Erin replied snapping out of her daze, ''oh nothing, just... nah never mind''.
''Go no'', Josh grinned, as though he knew what she was thinking.
''I was just thinking that'', she felt herself go red, ''it was really good, like I've never, yknow, 'finished' with a guy before, not really. Not like that anyway, and...urgh this is so embarrassing and you can totally say no I'll understand comepletely''.
''Just tell me'', Josh laughed.
Erin looked at him, his eyes still reminded her of chocolate.
''I don't see why we can't just, keep...doing it'', she said quietly, ''like, no strings attached''.
Josh looked down at his food and thought, it was amazing sex and they both had moved on, why not.
''Alright'', he said looking back up.
''Really?'', Erin said shocked.
''Yeah, I don't see why we shouldn't'', he smiled.
They fell down on Erin's bed again urgently pulling at each other's clothes. Josh sat up pulling his top off as Erin slipped her trousers down, she sat on him their bodies pushed up against each other. She shivered at his touch, deepening the kisses. She pushed him back, holding his arms above his head as she kissed his chest and stomach, she slid his trousers down, roughly pulling them off at his feet. She got back on him and took off her top, his heart was pounding in his chest as she teased him, making him want her more than he had ever wanted anything.


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It took a bit longer for my mental state to return to
normal, however, along the way back to normalcy I couldn't help
but notice that there was something unusual about myself.
I felt different; my body and senses, even my cravings and
general feel.
I stayed put until I was certain that I'd be able to stand
up without falling to the ground and was able to walk correctly.
Thirty minutes later I decided to stand up, scan the entire
area, and then begin to walk. Being an animal, I knew that
appearing weak or sickly was a recipe for disaster; being mugged
or robbed by another animal, attacked or eaten by a dangerous
predator, or worse yet; crossing the path of a deranged and
dangerous animal-hating human could result.
I scanned the entire area around me, taking keen notice of
what now became familiar surroundings. I knew very well that I'd
been in this particular place, a public park, before.
It was a very pleasant day, blue sky, no breeze, and was
relatively quiet.
Judging from the traffic on the nearest street and the
behaviour of the patrons in the park I deduced that it was a
Sunday; a beautiful and calm Sunday afternoon.
Eureka! I figured out exactly where I was; I was home in
Westmount Park. I considered the greater Metropolitan area the
nucleus of my home, especially the parks on the west and
northwest side of town.
I began to stroll through the park, noticing something odd
in the process. The human patrons were looking at me funny.
Humans, whether they are cat lovers or cat haters look at my
people in a certain way.
I shrugged it off as a residual effect of my convulsions
and seizures. 'Be patient, it'll go away', I said to myself.
I strolled in and out of grassy areas, and onto the walk
paths. Soon, I'd criss-crossed the park a total of twenty times.
Up ahead, beside a beautiful tree was a drinking fountain.
I dashed to it, but quickly noticed that my body was bouncing
differently. Furthermore, my running style was off. I stopped,
glanced at a tree, and then scaled it with lightening speed.
By the time I reached the branch I became certain that
there was something quite unusual about my body.
"Hey Squirrel-Face, come over to my branch. Don't you want
any company? My-oh-my did you scale our tree with lightening
fast speed. And your muscles are so streamlined."
My gaze followed the sound. To my surprise, the speaker was
a squirrel. Although she was fairly attractive, I preferred my
own kind (a cat) to a squirrel.
"Miss, please don't insult me by calling me 'Squirrel
Face'. I'm not Squirrel Face! I'm a proud cat!"


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Don Brown wrote: >On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:16:23 +0100, Sylvain Wallez <email@example.com> wrote: ><snip /> > > >>This is actually similar to ServletRequest.getParameterMap() in servlet >>2.4 which we do not have on our Request interface. But we should not >>introduce special wrappers for Map as proposed recently by the >>Struts-flow guy (need to make an answer and point him to this >>discussion) as we would just be moving the problem one level deeper: >>what would "map.size" mean if it contains a "size" entry? >> >> > >As I see it, there are two ways to solve this problem: > >1. Use ordering ie function, property so function calls are used first >(or vice versa) >2. Use a special function prefix to ensure functions are called. In >my implementation, I have an optional "fn_" which can be used to >ensure you are calling a function and it cannot be overridden. Any >prefix should, of course, be able to be turned off or changed. > > The simple fact that we have to elaborate such strategies IMO reveals that there's a problem. This problem comes from the fact that a dynamic property space (request parameters, map entries, etc) is merged with a static property space (coming from the Java object), and that's why I proposed an additional static property to hold the dynamic space. In the case of request, this leads to both "request.parameters" and "request.attributes" as we have two dynamic property spaces. In the case of Map, this could be "map.entries", i.e. you would write "map.entries.foo" instead of map.get("foo"). But we can also consider that Map is of a special kind as it is nothing but a dynamic property space for Java. In that very particular case, we could reverse the scheme and have the dynamic space be the main property space (i.e. "map.foo") and have the actual Map methods be accessed through a single special property, e.g. "map.__obj__.size()". Mmmh... >That said, this is not an issue for the wrapper around List. > Yes, because a List's dynamic property space is defined by numbers (the index), and there is therefore no overlapping between the regular object's properties and the ones added by the special wrapper. >I wrote >a framework so you can add properties and methods to Java API's in a >generic way, and I use this to, among other things, add a "length" >property to any object that implements Collection to make it more >consistant with what one would expect to use with a JS array. My >favorite use of extension functions is to add closure functions such >as File.eachLine(func). > > That's groovy, in all meanings of it ;-) Sylvain -- Sylvain Wallez Anyware Technologies http://www.apache.org/~sylvain http://www.anyware-tech.com { XML, Java, Cocoon, OpenSource }*{ Training, Consulting, Projects }
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They were filming a commercial that day so they know the exact time and date that I was there.
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text: Montana brings name, game to Wesleyan win over State By Mike Whiteford October 27, 2012 Story Share Lawrence Pierce Wesleyan's Lavaughn Hughes (1) zips past State's Tyler Long (57) for an 89-yard punt return for a TD. INSTITUTE -- He would have been a storybook fit, of course, as quarterback at Notre Dame, where his father will forever be an American sports icon, not to mention his distinction as perhaps the best ever to play the position.Nate Montana walked on with the Irish, trying to win the quarterback job, but instead spent time at Pasadena City College and later the University of Montana.When things didn't work out, Nate saw the offensive numbers being posted by West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2011 and gave the Bobcats' coach a call.This season, he's Wesleyan's quarterback, leads the West Virginia Conference in passing yards and, after helping the Bobcats to a 42-14 victory at West Virginia State on Saturday afternoon, seemed happy with his decision. "It's fun to just get out there and play,'' he said, standing on the field shortly after the game.A few moments later, he turned and saw his father, Joe, who had worked his way down Lakin Field's wooden bleachers on the visitors side and greeted his son with a smile.Young Montana completed 28 of 54 passes for 414 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions on a rainy, misty day in front of 300 fans.All the while, Joe sat in the bleachers, wearing a poncho, amid 50 Wesleyan fans, who treated him like any other football dad. He flies into West Virginia every week to watch his son play, spends time at the Bicentennial Hotel down the street from campus and sometimes attends practice. Nate entered the game leading the WVC in passing yards at 263.3 a game and in total offense at 264.5."I was told about the school through a friend I work out with down in Florida,'' said the quarterback, who's a native of Concord, Calif. "He knew about the school and heard about the numbers the previous quarterback put up. I saw that and was real attracted to it, as well. I got in contact with Coach [Jonas] Jackson.''He was referring to Wesleyan's quarterback, Adam Neugebauer, who threw for 40 touchdowns and 4,111 yards to lead Division II last year."Any quarterback who sees those types of numbers and a pass-happy offense, the job is going to be attractive to him,'' said Jackson, Wesleyan's second-year coach and former lineman at Eastern Michigan. "Obviously we needed a quarterback.'' If Montana had not missed two games because of an injury this season, Jackson added, the Bobcats (3-6) might have won a few more games and the quarterback's numbers might even be better. "It's unfortunate that he was down for a few weeks there,'' said the coach. "I thought he definitely could have made a difference in the middle of the season.''On Wesleyan's opening drive Saturday, Montana moved the Bobcats 68 yards in nine plays, capped by a 20-yard touchdown pass to Lavaughn Hughes, for a 7-0 lead. After State (2-7) tied it on Ricky Phillips' 5-yard pass to Joshua Johnson, Montana hit Nyquan McGirt on a 58-yarder scoring pass.Shortly thereafter, Hughes returned punts 89 and 79 yards for touchdowns, giving the Bobcats a 28-7 lead in the third quarter."We had two huge special-teams plays,'' Montana noted. "The returner did a great job, and everyone in front of him blocked well for him.''It was the second straight week that special-teams failures had hurt the Yellow Jackets."It's frustrating,'' said State coach Earl Monroe. "You battle, battle, battle, and they make a big play and the game just gets out of hand.''State totaled 308 yards of offense but turned the ball over three times on interceptions and twice on fumbles. "We get in the red zone seven or eight times and bog down,'' said Monroe. "Our kicker's hurt, so we almost have to go for it in those gray areas. We have to keep working and keep the guys up.''Reach Mike Whiteford at email@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Activist Swearengin to challenge Manchin in primary 2 Woman killed when truck runs over her in Charleston 3 Raleigh County student prepares for National Spelling Bee 4 Artist, daughter reusing materials to construct Tyler Mountain home 5 Senator claims cutting transgender surgeries could save on Medicaid WVC roundup: Glenville State trips UC 14-10 Previous Story Burcham's 3rd cross country title is record breaker Next Story


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Big Glee is a blog with a bit of a difference, as Al says, "Helmed by comics artist Al Bigley (GEMINAR, AVENGERS WEST COAST, BATMAN ANIMATED, ARCHIE, SONIC), this site will not only re-visit Silver and Bronze Age comics oddities, but also look back at Al's artwork from his childhood, in a humorous, lighthearted way!" And there lies your difference. Al is one of the most self-depreciating artists I've ever met, along with being one of the more talented. Al isn't above showcasing art from when he was a child, and also when he was just breaking into the industry, and letting it run as is. He'll freely point out what he sees as being sub-standard, but he's also happy to take the praise.
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Aylan looked sadly at the two boys seated with him in the carriage. They were still moving, now down a forest path riddled with holes and large rocks. Quite often the carriage would stop and fat Ogden would have to get out and move rocks large enough to break a wheel.
"I apologize for the circumstances of our reunion, little brothers," he said with a forced smile.
Neither of them replied. Only Bannen even glanced at him, acknowledging his woefully inadequate apology. All three of them were bound still, but Aylan hated to see such young boys tied so. They had been confused for the first day or so, but now they seemed dejected and resigned to whatever fate awaited them. James and Bannen had so many questions when they first awoke together, but Aylan's lack of answers proved insufficient.
James had taken it the worst. He was the youngest, only eight years old. He pouted for the longest time, asking when father was coming to get them and why the ugly men had them tied up. Aylan had stopped consoling him by now, and the boy sat quietly, slumped in his seat.
Bannen took it all in stride, riding with an air of confidence one would not expect from a kidnapped ten-year-old. He is so much like father, Aylan thought. He is quite appropriately named. When Lindar, Ogden, or Bolden spoke to him, he would reply curtly and say no more than was needed. He would only slide into depression when it was only the three of them in the cabin of the carriage, saving his outward displays of strength for his captors.
"I wonder where we are going now," Aylan thought aloud. "We left the main road hours ago."
"Who knows," James replied with a huff. "I don't think I can stand being in this rickety cart much longer."
"That is a sentiment we all share with you James," Aylan said, a hint of weariness in his voice. They had been traveling for ages, it seemed. As best he could tell, they had been traveling southwest since they left Delinash. They could easily be in Tanagaria by now, steadily approaching the even farther away territory of Awrisia. Damn it all, he thought. It seems there is nothing I can do these days but wait.
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Aylan woke in the dead of night, after having found sleep at some point in their monotonous journey. He had dreamed his deceased mother was waking him frantically, shaking him to and fro. Her blue eyes were creased with worry, and her ash blonde hair was tussled as if she had been nervously running her fingers through it.
"What, what's the-" he sat up, still trying to speak with her. When he realized it was just another dream vision, he almost broke down. I haven't seen her since we buried her seven years ago, and haven't spoken with her three before that, he lamented in his head. Is there nothing sacred to these damned dreams? Can I not have one fond memory to relive while I sleep?
Aylan's thought were interrupted as he heard voices just outside the carriage. He just noticed that the carriage had finally stopped, which was quite a rarity in this horrible venture. The moon was perched high atop in the night sky and undeterred by any of the surrounding clouds, allowing Aylan to see from his door window.
"Turns out we don't need the youngest ones for the ritual, you damned fools," Bolden was saying. "Now we've given the king even more to be suspicious about."
"The king doesn't have a damn clue what's going on, Bolden. If he ever realizes, I'm sure the boss will take care of it." Lindar spat, and then added menacingly, "If he hasn't already."
"So I suppose we should just do whatever we want and let our employer clean up the mess, I'm sure he'd love that. You're damned lucky that the old wizard here has a use for them, or I'd string you up right here for wasting my time." Bolden stood there staring at Lindar, who did not have a response. "Now go get the two young ones and bring them in the shack, we have business to attend to." He turned and strode away.
Aylan pushed his head against the window to see what Bolden was talking about, and saw a dilapidated old house, vines growing about it randomly, weaving in and out of warped boards. He had no time to study it as he saw Lindar stalking towards the carriage. Pretending to be asleep, Aylan slumped back down in his seat as the thin man wrenched open the carriage door.
"Up with the two young ones," he hissed through his crooked teeth, shaking both James and Bannen ungently. They stirred, peering at the man through bleary eyes. "There's an old wizard here who would love to do unspeakable things to you boys and I'm to deliver you." The two instinctively recoiled from Lindar, sinking back in their seats, and Aylan took action.
Lindar was leaning tantalizingly close to Aylan, trying to pull both the boys out of the cabin. Suddenly the thin man found Aylan's bound hands wrapped around his neck tightly; strangling him with the very rope he had tied the young prince with. Aylan pulled back with all his might, preventing the horrid man from making any noise beyond his meek splutters and unsuccessful gasps for air. The prince pulled him close to his own chest, Lindar's back to Aylan. He leaned in close and looked into the eyes of the skinny dying man, saying nothing but holding his gaze. Lindar's eyes were wide with fright and shock as he beat at Aylan frantically with his skinny arms. It was not long until he stopped resisting, and slumped lifeless into Aylan's arms.
Aylan relaxed, his heart pounding in his chest. Now what,he thought. He leaned forward and looked out the door, but no one was there. Bolden had apparently gone into the house, and Ogden was nowhere to be seen.
Making a gesture of silence at his two younger brothers, Aylan drew out Lindar's sword carefully and placed it between his knees. He positioned it so he could cut through his bonds and began sawing at them. It took longer than he had hoped. Lindar's sword was a pathetic thing. Its blade was dull and impossibly short, hardly a suitable fighting weapon. It will have to do, he thought. When he finished, he freed his brothers.
"Run west into the woods," he said, pointing in the general direction. "When I have made sure that no one will come looking for us, I will follow after you. I promise."
They both nodded, eyes wide with surprise and a hint of fear. Aylan rolled the dead man out of the carriage and stepped out first. Still seeing no one, he motioned for his brothers to go. They hurried out of the vehicle and ran as softly as they could, looking over their shoulders frequently as they neared the tree line.
Aylan dragged Lindar's corpse behind the carriage, out of the line of sight of anyone approaching from the house. He concealed himself in a small patch of unruly bushes just between the carriage and the shack and waited. Soon one of those bastards is going to check on Lindar, he reasoned. Hopefully one at a time. He clutched the dead man's sword hard, and gritted his teeth.
The young prince got his wish. Fat Ogden came storming out of the house, undoubtedly after being berated by Bolden. His face was red and his belly bounced as he strode down the pathway steps towards the carriage.
"What the hell's takin' so long with ye, Lindar? We be done with the boys, get 'em and let's drop 'em off!" He stomped all the way to the carriage angrily, looking this way and that for Lindar.
Aylan let him see his dead cohort before he struck. The fat man cried out in dismay as he turned around to see the cause of his friend's death. Aylan was there, sword poised to strike. Ogden fell dead, still reaching for the two handed sword on his back.
The door of the house crashed open once again, and out rushed Bolden. I should've slit his throat, Aylan thought, cursing his pride. The mercenary had doubtlessly heard Ogden's cry. I wanted that fat son of a bitch to see who killed him, though.
"Oh my," Bolden declared as he surveyed the scene. "I see the young prince has a bit of a fight in him after all."
Aylan did not speak. He deftly stepped back and pulled Ogden's two hander from the dead man's back and adopted his fighting stance. This weapon was much better than Lindar's had been, but this one was no gem either. Its balance was fair at best and its blade a bit dull, but it would have to do.
Bolden drew his own sword, a magnificent thing for a sellsword to carry. It shone in the moonlight, light dancing off its razor sharp edges as he twirled it menacingly. The man was also wearing boiled leather armor spliced with chain mail, while Aylan only had his dirty cloth tunic to protect him.
"If you put the sword down now and get back in the carriage, I promise I'll go easy on you," the confident mercenary said, sneering at Aylan.
"The only thing I'll promise you is an agonizing end," Aylan spat on the ground angrily. With that, he rushed into combat.
Their swords rang loudly as they clashed high, then low, then high again. Aylan was determined to win, and called upon all the experience of his training he could muster. Two handed swords had always been his favorite weapon to train with. He only wished he had his own to fight with. He could feel the imperfect blade tugging at his muscles as he parried and struck out. Still, he did not tire, fueling himself with the knowledge that he had no choice but to win this contest.
Bolden danced back and forth, easily parrying Aylan's attacks and countering with his own, yet landing none himself. "I must say, you are a better swordsman than I would have given you credit for. Not good enough, mind you, but fair."
Aylan only snarled angrily in response.
"You do know what I'm going to do to your brothers when I catch them, don't you?" The sellsword taunted as they fought. "I may even make you watch as I slit their throats."
Aylan came on stronger, striking harder now but trying not to let his emotions interfere. He scored a light hit on Bolden's chest when the sellsword could not parry in time and had to leap back, but it did little more than scratch his armor. I'll have to mix it up somehow, Aylan thought. I can't keep fighting him like this.
They continued to fight, with Aylan trying all the routines he knew to draw the older mercenary into leaving an opening, but none worked. Regardless of how wide Aylan would draw the man's sword out, he would always be able to return it to parry the next strike.
Then the unthinkable happened. Aylan brought his sword up to block, and Ogden's sword snapped in two underneath the force of Bolden's attack. The mercenary's blade deflected slightly from the impact and cut towards Aylan's head. Aylan did not have time to move completely out of the way, and caught a harsh blow from the flat of Bolden's sword on the left side of his head.
The sellsword grinned wickedly, anticipating victory. Aylan staggered from the blow, cursing the lousy blade that had failed him. He still held the broken blade in front of him, now half its original length and nigh useless. Bolden came on still, his smile angering Aylan even further. The young prince still managed to keep him at bay with half a sword for a few strokes, but he knew he would have to find a way to disarm his opponent or he would soon perish.
When Bolden drew back for an especially vicious cut, Aylan acted. The sellsword was no longer holding back for defense, knowing he would not have to parry any counters, and put his full force into the stroke. Aylan pretended another stagger, and fell to his left. Bolden's sword cut just above Aylan's head as he fell, and the sellsword stumbled forward as the force of his swing pulled him off balance. Aylan's foot shot out quickly and tripped the mercenary up, sending him sprawling to the ground.
In a flash Aylan leapt atop the fallen mercenary, pinning Bolden's sword hand to the ground with his knee. Before the sellsword could draw another breath Aylan pounded the hilt of his broken sword into the man's face repeatedly. Blood and bits of teeth sprayed from Bolden's mouth as Aylan pounded away in a fit of rage. The mercenary groaned, losing consciousness.
"Is that it?" Aylan roared, his eyes shining wildly in the moonlight. "Where is that confidence now, you murderous bastard? You have anything to bloody say now?"
"Enough." A voice spoke quietly and coldly from behind him. Aylan spun quickly to see who the voice belonged to and was met by a hurtling ball of crackling black energy. The dark spheroid collided with Aylan with a harsh physical and mental impact, knocking him away from his fallen foe and disorienting him. Aylan lay on his back, groaning in pain and confusion. He gazed up at his attacker groggily, hardly comprehending what he saw.
A bent old man stood above him, tall and imposing even in his advanced age. His once powerful shoulders drooped a bit underneath his dark robes. In his right hand he carried a long staff, adorned at the top by polished human skull with gemmed eyes. Aylan could have sworn that one of the skull's eyes winked at him, although he supposed it could have been the moonlight, or possibly even head trauma. The man's pale skin seemed to glow where the light from the full moon hit him, as if reacting to its cold rays.
"You will make an excellent sacrifice, you noble little fool." The man knelt by Aylan, peering into his stunned eyes. Aylan was fighting unconsciousness as best he could, but the old man laid his skull staff to the prince's forehead and whispered something unintelligible. Aylan felt shadows twirling about in his mind, grasping at him, attacking his mind. He struggled against them momentarily, then was overcome by the unfamiliar attack and slumped in unconsciousness. That must be the old wizard Bolden was talking about, Aylan thought as he faded away.


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With a stay at Daddy's home Chiang Mai in Chiang Mai (Chang Phueak), you'll be minutes from Lanna Hospital and close to Chiang Mai National Museum. This guesthouse is within close proximity of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University and Wat Shet Yod.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
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I'm certainly glad that this clerk survived, but it sounds like he is an accident waiting to happen...
Weber (the clerk) will face charges in a separate gun incident that occurred Friday, Allegheny County prosecutors said yesterday. Police said Weber pulled a gun on a customer at the store during an argument over change for cigarettes. Weber, who will receive notification by mail, will be charged with simple assault and reckless endangerment, prosecutors said.
Stay armed...don't pull your gun over cigaretts...stay safe!
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