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A/N: My first JoA Fanfic. It's romantic. No flaming.
Pairings: Cute Boy/Goth God and Joan
Disclaimer: I do not own in any way, shape, or form, any of the characters that I may use and/or make reference to in this story. I'm just borrowing them, and writing it for fun. So please, don't sue me! ^^
Amandolo, Conoscendolo, Trovandolo
Chapter 1: The Deity Argument
The school's nurse covers Joan's hand with an opaque ointment and wraps it tight in gauze. She then places both tube and roll into her backpack. "Be sure to remove the gauze and reapply the ointment every three hours." She winks. "And be a bit more careful around Bunsen burners from now on." Joan thanks her, slips her backpack over her shoulder, shuts the door behind her, and starts down the hallway. So far, her day had been horrible. She'd woken up forty-five minutes late, rushed to school without eating breakfast, ran into Adam during first period which made her sick, ran into Bonnie fourth period then made a beeline for the bathroom to kick the stall and throw up, mouthed off to her French teacher and got called to the office, burned her hand in AP Chemistry, and to top it all off, she'd just accidentally bowled over one of the cheerleaders. This day couldn't possibly get any worse, Joan thought. But at least I haven't had a visit from- She stops a few paces away from her locker. "Oh, God..."
"Yes, Joan?" The voice belongs to God who is in his Cute Boy form- the only form that he takes that can make her blush. But not today, she thinks. This is not a day for swooning. Ignoring Mr. Master of The Universe, she saunters to her locker a bit too quickly, raises her right hand out of habit and, BAM! She hits the combination lock and hunches over. Who knew a messed up hand could hurt so much?
God winces at the sight. "That's a nasty burn," he said. "Do you mind if I help you out?"
Joan scoffs. He wanted to help? Oh, now he wanted to help? "Cut the act. You're God!" she yells. "You can help if you want, but I know you. All you're going to do is make fun of me!" And she jabs her collarbone with her wrecked thumb. "Owww! Ow, ow, ow!" She glares at him. "This is all your fault!" A few passerby stop and stare. Once again, Joan Girardi has made a complete fool of herself in the public eye. She bites her lip, lowering her gaze to the floor. God smiles at the kids reassuringly, takes Joan's elbow, and leads her outside where they sit under a tree.
God liked Joan. She was funny, smart, and honest above all else. Which was one reason he'd chosen her; she wouldn't do anything he told her to do just because he told her to do it. He liked how open she was with him about everything; although he had to admit, sometimes she could be a little mouthy. Still, he liked her. He takes the opportunity to speak while Joan cradles her hand. "Let's get a few things straight, Joan," he says in what Joan calls his "snippy" voice, "1: I don't like being spoken to in any way you choose. I have the same type of feelings as you. 2: You can't blame everything bad that happens to you on me. You have free will, you make choices that set off a chain of events and I can't do anything about it because I won't control you. And 3: I don't make fun of anyone; it's not in my character. I'm kind, and compassionate and gentle, but I am not, nor will I ever be, insensitive. So I think you owe me an apology."
"Oh," Joan laughs, "I have to apologize to you? Huh, well let's see; if that's the case, then you should apologize to me first!" She stands up and takes long strides away from the shade. God runs after her. "Joan, wait-"
"No! I'm not waiting; I'm not stopping. Not until you apologize!"
"For what, appearing to you? For helping you bring your grades up in school, making new friends, all of that?" He reaches her, placing a hand on her shoulder to stay her. "Joan, I did that for a reason!"
"Then tell me why!"
She whips around to face him. "Tell me," she says vehemently, "Why you chose me, of all the people in the world, to run your errands; tell me what makes me so special, because I don't understand!"
"You don't have to understand," he says, trying to calm her, "You have faith in me. That's all that matters."
Joan throws her hands in the air, exasperated. "Oh, sure, faith explains it all! You know, that means nothing to me! Why," she demands, "Did you choose me?" God just shakes his head. Biting his lower lip, he grasps her elbow and pulls her in the direction of the park. "You want to know why I chose you, Joan," he says in between breaths. "You want to know why I would choose anyone to see me. Well Joan, I'll show you."
Luke Girardi is standing outside of Arcadia High. He's been waiting for his sister to come around with the car which should have happened fifteen minutes ago. Now he paces the courtyard wondering what is taking her so long. She has to get to work and he has a study group waiting for him at the library. Joan, hurry up. Ten minutes later and there is still no Joan. Another ten minutes pass and Luke starts to wonder if she's just left him there. He goes around the school building to the parking lot to see if the car is still there. He doesn't actually expect it to be there, and yet there it is.
This is wrong. Luke dashes to a pay phone and drops some change into the slot. He dials the Polanski's. Rabbi Polanski answers. "Yes, rabbi, this is Luke Girardi, Grace's boyfriend."
"Oh yes," the rabbi says, "The young scientist. Do you want to talk to Grace?"
"Yes sir." He hears the rabbi call his daughter. In a few seconds Grace is on the other line. "Hey Geek," she says. "What's up?"
"Grace, don't ask why yet, but did you see Joan leave school?"
"I saw her leave with some pop culture meathead. Why, and what's with the panic?" Luke relates the last thirty-five minutes to her, ending with, "Do you think that guy could have… kidnapped her?"
"Whoa, Brain Boy, get a hold of yourself. Who would be stupid kidnap your sister in broad daylight? School security's as tight as a knot." Luke has no idea, but something doesn't feel right. "It's not like Joan to just leave without telling anyone."
"Dude," Grace says, "Everyone is entitled to privacy, I don't care who it is. Maybe Joan's dating again and she doesn't want Rove to find out or something."
"That doesn't explain why she didn't tell me she was leaving." Luke sighs. "I'm worried about my sister, Grace."
"Okay dude, stay there. My dad and I will come pick you up. In the meantime, call your parents and tell them what's up. It's only been thirty minutes so they couldn't have gotten far... not like I think something's wrong." Luke thanks her, hangs up the pay phone and drops in more change. "Not even four o'clock yet, and things are already exciting."
As they get closer to the park, Joan notices that the sidewalk and streetlights are disappearing. In their place are trees; rows upon rows upon rows of fruit, pine, and oak trees. Then the playground vanishes and in its place is a shimmering blue lake about 35 yards wide, surrounded by cattails and water lilies. What really sticks out is the house if it can even be called that; it is four stories high and several yards wide. There are immaculate gardens full of a hodgepodge of different flower varieties and bushes. Poplars line the stone walkway that lead to a pristine wrap-around porch. The backyard is fenced off from the front. The house itself is painted a pale green with cream trim. Joan notices all of this in only a few minutes because God is still pulling her by the elbow, as gentle as ever, towards the large house. "That's mine," he said. "I made it for those who need a break from the world I created." Joan tries to comprehend what he is saying. "This is what lies beyond the world you can see, Joan. This is my world. Your world, if you choose to claim it. A place where you can rest and your strength will be renewed by me." He releases her elbow and looks at her. His face betrays His feelings.
Most of the time, Joan forgets that he really is carrying the weight of the universe on his shoulders. When she speaks, her voice quivers. "Sometimes I forget that you really are in charge of... everything. I guess I take the fact that you appear to me for granted. I lash out at you when things don't go the way I want them to, and that means I'm adding to the weight you already carry. I'd never thought about it before." She crosses her arms over her chest and sticks her bottom lip out slightly. "I'm sorry...for everything."
"I forgive you, Joan," he says. "But don't worry about me. In truth, I've already won. I won the battle over two thousand years ago. But I still have to woo people's hearts after all this time... and sometimes I get lonely. More than that, I want to show my love to everyone, but they don't hear me, or they don't see me, or they do see and hear but they don't understand the significance of what they're experiencing." He sits in the grass. "That's why I chose to show myself to you, Joan. I want you to experience the love that you'd miss out on otherwise." A bird chirps in the distance. "I want you to spend some time with me. Get to know me a bit, know my heart. Once you've done that, you'll be ready to face the challenges that are waiting for you."
"Dude, Jane's missing?" Adam takes off his insulated welding gloves and mask. There is a smudge of something dark, maybe grease, on his cheek. He is frazzled, Grace can tell. Not too many people know him as well as she does. Not that she's proud of the fact. "Yes," she says, "We think so. Girardi and his dad are on the way. Joan's mom went back to the school to talk to Price. Kevin is checking around the bookstore, and the ex-nun and priest have been pulled into it. We'll find her, don't worry."
"How can I not worry, yo? It's Jane. She's gone! How am I supposed to act, like nothing's wrong? Grace, I can't do that!"
Grace grabs him by the shoulders. "Get a grip, Rove. Don't become an emotional psycho maniac like the rest of these brainless, lovesick zombies at school. Listen: you and Joan aren't together anymore. Get over it. She's your friend, right?" He nods dumbly. "Good, then as her friend, I suggest you have a healthy dose of concern. Who knows, she might turn up again before the day is over."
"Yeah, Grace. You're probably right." He takes a few deep breaths. "You can go in the house, I'll be there. I need a few minutes." As Grace closes the door to the garage, Adam finds himself leaning against a wall. He takes in a breath and holds it. Think rationally, he tells his self. What in the world could explain this? Thinking back, he remembers when he and Joan had started dating. She'd confided in him that God, of all people, showed Himself to her and gave her assignments. He remembers her saying that she didn't quite understand why she did what He wanted her to do, but things always turned out right in the end if she did.
God. But no, it couldn't be. God wouldn't take Joan away, would he? What if he had? That would explain... "I have to tell Grace." He starts for the door, and then stops short. Would Grace believe him? No, she'd think he'd flipped his wig or something. God, talking to Joan? She'd say that's as impossible as Hitler following the Ten Commandments. Back to square one. It looked like Adam would have to let everyone else run around until he was sure they would listen.
Helen Girardi saunters through the hallway, bumping into students and teachers like they are pieces of furniture instead of humans. She is fuming from what Luke told her just moments ago. First Kevin, now Joan. Who's next? She turns into another hallway. Why would God let this happen? Are you bent on causing me and my family even more pain? She hadn't been having any dreams lately. If she had, she would've known about this. As things went, all the blame went straight to God; someone had to be blamed.
She turns another corridor, walks past the front desk and smashes the vice-principal's door open. "Price!" she growls. "Where is she?" Vice-principal Price jumps at Helen's noisy arrival. "Helen," he says calmly, "Where is who?"
"Don't you play games with me, Price," Helen warns. "I want to know where she is, and I want to know now." Any fool, including Price, would be able to tell that Helen Girardi was past her boiling point; the woman was livid. "Easy, Helen, just take it easy." He motions for her to take a seat, which she declines. He resumes his posture at his desk with hands folded. "Now," he says, "Let's just be rational here. You tell me what you want to know, and I'll answer as best as I can."
Helen blows out a puff of air. "Mr. Price," she says calmly, "Did you see my daughter leave the grounds today?"
"I happened to be outside when she left, yes."
"Okay, was she with someone? Did she seem okay to you...?"
He thinks for a bit. "Come to think of it, she was with a young man. I didn't recognize him as a student here-"
"My daughter was talking with some guy that you didn't recognize?"
"I know all of the students here-"
"Uh-huh. So he doesn't go to school here?"
"Not to my knowledge, no."
"Well what did it look like they were doing?"
Price clears his throat. "They seemed to be having an argument of some sort, a heated debate, if you will. I was going to intervene and lecture Ms. Girardi on proper decorum while on school grounds when she walked off and this young man ran after her. She yelled at him, he yelled back, took her by the elbow, and dragged her off somewhere."
"What did they say?" Helen listens intently while Price reiterates what he'd heard. "'You should apologize to me first,' Joan says. The young man seems to tell her to wait and she lashes out with, "not until you apologize!' The young man says something about appearing to her, helping her with school, with friends; he says he did it for a reason..." Price stops. "What did he mean?"
"What do you mean," Helen asks.
"'For appearing to you,' is what he said but what sense does that make? People don't just appear to other people out of the blue."
"That doesn't matter. Which way did he pull her after that?"
"Towards the municipal park... I don't know Helen, doesn't that sound-"
"Thanks, Price," Helen says. She leaves the room feeling even more confused than she had been in the first place. What's all this about appearing and helping with school and whatnot when the kid didn't even go to Arcadia High?
I know a rat when I smell one. She takes out her cell phone and dials her husband. She gets his machine. "Will, it's Helen. Listen; get your boys down to the park. We think Joan went that way. I'll meet you there. Love you, bye."
Joan willingly lets God lead her past the threshold of the house. "Looks a lot bigger than it did when we were outside, huh Joan?" He smiles, partly smirking, partly genuine. She nods, too astonished to speak.
Stepping past the threshold, Joan is greeted with a sweet, floral scent; strong and airy, not overpowering...rejuvenating, she thought. The floors were a honey-colored wood. On her left is a carpeted corridor; on her right, a stair case; and to the front is another corridor, wood paneled, lined with golden doors. She guesses the double swinging doors on the right lead to the kitchen, the pair across the hall lead to a dining area, and all the other doors are rooms of some sort.
"You're right, Joan. Nice guessing skills." He releases her elbow. "Your room is down the left corridor, on the right hand side."
"Um...thanks." She offers him her wrapped hand. He touches it lightly. "Joan," he says, "Let me take care of this for you." He takes her left hand and leads her into the kitchen.
It is immaculate. The floors are the same honey wood as the hallways and foyer; there are large windows to let the sun in; a small set of double doors leads to a pantry, fully stocked. A kitchenette set on the far side of the room sits next to a window, an island in the middle of the room is surrounded by stools; there is a stainless steel refrigerator, marble countertops, matching cabinets, and a double sink that looks like it's made of pure silver. Joan's eyes are beginning to hurt from looking at so much brilliance.
She takes up a stool and watches as God reaches into the fridge and pulls out a small porcelain bowl. Inside of it is some kind of clear gel. It reminds Joan of worm sludge, or slug slime. "What is that?" Instead of replying, He reaches back into the fridge and pulls out a bottle of milk and another bowl, both of which he places on the counter in front of her. Taking up the stool next to her, He carefully undresses her hand. Joan's skin crawls at the sight; her fingers, curled in pain, her skin red and blistered. It hurts really badly without the gauze, but He is very gentle, straightening each finger and slowly setting it in the empty bowl. Joan watches as he unscrews the cap on the milk jar. "Whoa, that's going over my hand? Why don't you just use ice?"
He responds without turning to look at her.
"Water is a natural quencher, used to put out things like fires. Milk, on the other hand, is a natural moisturizer and burn aid. Your skin will start to heal after a few soaks in this. And the stuff in the bowl is aloe gel. It works the same as milk, but it sticks around longer. It also prevents scarring."
"You really do know everything, don't you?"
He smiles. "Of course I do. I made everything, after all. I should know how these things work." He glances at her. "For instance, I know all about you, Joan: your past, your present, your future…." He takes some of the aloe and rubs it in a thick layer over the rough skin. "I made you. And I'm happy with my work."
As He wraps her hand again, Joan realizes how odd this whole thing is. Here she is with the Master of the Universe Himself, the Supreme Deity who knows everything there is to know about her and more... and she knows next to nothing about Him.
"Is this my assignment," she asks. "Because I feel like I don't even know you."
He concentrates on pinning the gauze together. "That's because you don't. You will eventually get to know me.
"Remember what I said on day one: I'm beyond your experience, Joan. I don't look or sound or even feel like anything you'd recognize. I'm truly magnificent, and if you were to see me as I am, your heart would fail."
"For you, yes, it would be frightening. But this theophany thing I thought up is working just fine, don't you think?" Joan arches an eyebrow at him. He chuckles. "Never mind; I'll put this stuff away. Why don't you lie down for a while, Joan? You've had a rough day."
Taking that as her cue to leave, Joan takes a leisurely barefoot walk down the plush corridor. She opens the door that is her designated bedroom and is pleased: green, white, gray, and black. God knew her tastes. Next to the western window is a huge four-poster bed with a green wrap-around canopy. She does a running jump and flops on the mattress. In a few minutes, Joan is lost in a dream world.
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Lobos' Season Ends With 7-2 Defeat to Creighton
June 3, 2012
Complete Box: Lobos 2, Creighton 7
LOS ANGELES –The University of New Mexico baseball season came to a disappointing end Sunday afternoon as the Lobos dropped a 7-2 decision to Creighton University in an elimination game in the UCLA regional.
The Lobos finished the season with a 37-24 record, which tied for the fourth-most victories in a single season in school history.
"I have to tip my hat to Creighton," UNM head coach Ray Birmingham said. "(It was a) great job by Creighton. They pitched extremely well … and made the pitches when they needed to make them."
The Lobos were shut down by Creighton starter Erik Mattingly, who allowed two runs on three hits and three walks in six innings.
"He was around the zone," freshman Ryan Padilla said. "He was hitting his spots. We hit some balls hard, but things just didn't go our way today."
It didn't take long for the Bluejays (28-29) to jump out in front off UNM starter Josh Walker. With one out in the first Nick Judkins and Chance Ross both singled before Anthony Bemboom launched a three-run home run to right for an early 3-0 lead.
The Lobos were held without a hit for the first three innings for the third game in a row, but finally got on the board in the fourth. Ben Woodchick led things off with a double to left center. He advanced to third on a passed ball with DJ Peterson at the plate.
Peterson was eventually hit with a 2-2 pitch to put runners on the corners for Padilla. The Albuquerque-native lined a pitch up the middle to score Woodchick and cut Creighton's lead to 3-1.
But the Bluejays struck right back in their half of the frame with a two-out rally. Brad McKewon worked a nine-pitch walk and Judkins doubled down the right field line. Ross then singled up the middle to score both runners and increase the Lobos' deficit to four.
UNM battled back in the fifth for another run. Alex Allbritton singled with one out. Mitchell Garver smashed a sinking line drive right at Creighton's second baseman that skipped off his glove and into right center for an error. Allbritton advanced to third. He scored on a sacrifice fly to right by Woodchick.
But just like the previous inning, the Bluejays struck back for two more runs with two outs to put the Lobos in a 7-2 hole they couldn't recover from.
"Every time we climbed back on top of the mountain, they kicked us back down," Birmingham said. "That affects you emotionally, especially after an emotional year and a grind and a fight and 61 games."
The Lobos threatened once more in the seventh as their first two men reached safely, but a pop out on a bunt attempt and a double play snuffed the rally.
The Lobos' offense, the strength of the team all season, abandoned them in their two losses in the regional. After recording double-digit hits in their previous 11 games, they managed only five hits in their last two, both losses.
Despite the disappointing loss, the Lobos had a tremendous season. They won their first regular-season Mountain West title since 2000 and won their second consecutive MW Tournament championship. They also reached their third NCAA regional in as many years. Their pitchers recorded the lowest staff ERA since 1977 with a mark of 4.40. They also set a school record for strikeouts with 475, breaking the old mark set in 1968.
UNM's offense was one of the best in the country all season. They entered postseason play with the fourth-best batting average in the nation and led the nation in hits with 728. That total ranked as the sixth-most in school history. DJ Peterson finished the season with 104, which leads the country, and Garver added 101 of his own, which was good for fourth. Peterson's total ranks fourth in a single season in UNM history while Garver tied for sixth-best. Peterson also ranked third in the UNM record book with 182 total bases.
Birmingham was emotional after the game when talking about his five seniors who played their final collegiate game against the Bluejays.
"I lose a group of seniors this year that have been the reason I've won two conference tournaments and a conference championship," he said. "They've made a big impact. The program is growing fast and getting after it. So it's kind of a hard day for me."
The seniors who saw their college careers end on Sunday were Woodchick, Gera Sanchez, Trey Porras, Kyle Stiner, and Rudy Jaramillo.
Woodchick said it hadn't hit him yet that he had put on the cherry and silver for the final time.
"Not yet," he said. "But it will. We've accomplished a lot over the last four years, especially the last three. It means a lot to have been able to move this program forward like that. It's a positive step."
The UNM program is definitely on the rise. The Lobos return several key contributors including Peterson, a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy, and Padilla, a freshman who finished the year with a .353 average, 19 doubles, five home runs, and 49 RBIs, all of which ranked third on the team.
"Guys like Ryan and the underclassmen can continue to move this program along because it's on the right track," Woodchick said.
Game notes: Juniors Hobie McClain and Bobby Mares each made their team-leading 22nd appearance of the season on the mound for the Lobos Sunday … the Lobo pitching staff also set school records for most saves in a season (14) and innings pitched (541 2/3).


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Extreme nerds need to be bribed to work out at a gym. We need dark lighting so that nobody talks to us or smirks at our dirty Converses. We want it heavily air conditioned, too. Oh, and if you could project films on a big screen we'd be super into that. Basically, we want to jog in a cool, dark, judgment-free movie theater. Behold: Cardio Cinema. When you take the initial tour at Gold's Uptown, very little is mentioned about Cardio Cinema, and that undersell is why it's fantastic. The theater inside a gym is filled with treadmills, elliptical trainers and stationary bikes, but very few people use the thing and the dedicated tribe that does abides by an unspoken code of no talking. Plus, Gold's has a deal in which they show films that aren't quite on video yet and the selection rotates daily, so if you push yourself to jog an extra 10 minutes, you can finally hop into conversations about big budget release junk you'd otherwise know nothing about. It's basically perfect.
Here's a testament to the power of The Little Ticket: At least one of us at the Observer didn't give a rat's ass about sports until one day more than a decade ago when, bored with the blandness of Clear Channel-dominated music radio, we scanned through the AM frequencies and stopped at what sounded like a half-dozen smartasses talking at once, riffing and one-upping each other on jokes about that date's celebrity birthdays. That segment, "Why Today Doesn't Suck," the daily passing of the baton from lunchtime show BaD Radio to afternoon drive's The Hardline, was chaotic and hilarious then and still is today, even if Line Four Guy is seldom heard lately. We came for the bawdy guy talk and stayed for the hot sports opinions, which range from half-baked to insightful but are always entertaining to hear.
These days, it seems like everything awesome is happening in Oak Cliff. Restaurants, bars, entertainment venues; it's all there. Add golf to that list as well, with Stevens Park Golf Course embracing the effortless cool of the city's southern tip. A couple years ago, an $8 million overhaul was done on the course to shake it out of a dormant funk, and the result is majestic. Try your hardest not to stand slack-jawed as you play the 15th hole, with the Dallas skyline teasing your focus away as you hook a drive straight into a clump of trees. Go ahead and hit another, we won't tell anybody.
With the traditional outdoor batting cage slowly fading away from our landscape, one joint has the balls and bats to take things to the next level. D-Bat in Addison offers a slew of indoor cages where you can slug to your heart's content. The rates are pretty cheap and the baseballs are the real deal, so you can do your best one-kneed Adrian Beltre impression without laying down the suicide squeeze on your wallet. They even offer lessons, so if your swing game isn't what it used to be, you'll no longer have to suffer the furtive giggles of vicious packs of 8-year olds.
There are dozens of ways to enjoy the serene expanse of White Rock Lake, but one of the best is renting a kayak from White Rock Paddle Co. and taking it for a spin on the water. Challenge a private-school crew team to a sprint or just go for a leisurely aqua trek by The Bath House Cultural Center, Filter Building or 4009 W. Lawther Drive, better known as the Mount Vernon replica estate. If you take a camera with you, shell out an extra couple bucks for a dry bag. It could save you big time if your boat gets a little tippy.
Here in the city, it's easy to forget there are places within a short drive that are green, quiet and wild. Roughly half an hour from downtown, Cedar Ridge Preserve is 600 acres of pristine hills shot through with some nine miles of surface trails and occasionally challenging terrain. It's densely thicketed with cedar and some huge red oaks. The trail opens up at times on gorgeous vistas of heavily wooded hills and a gleaming Joe Pool Lake. Nobody charges you to get in, but let your innate altruism rule. Give what you can to the maintenance of the preserve.


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Jack Geiger is Arthur C. Logan Professor of Community Medicine and director, Program in Health, Medicine, and Society, City College of New York. He has been the Henry J. Kaiser Senior Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University. Most of Dr. Geiger's professional career has focused on the problems of health and poverty, and he was a leader in the development of community health centers in the United States. For this work he has received several awards, including the first annual Rosenhaus Foundation Award for excellence of the American Public Health Association and the Distinguished Public Service Award from the National Association of Community Health Centers. He is the author of over sixty articles and book chapters on the social aspects of public health, primary health care, medical ethics, and crisis relocation planning for nuclear war.
Dr. Geiger was a founding member of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and was coauthor of its first major publications on the medical and environmental effects of nuclear weapons in 1962. He is currently president of the PSR board of sponsors and executive committee and chairperson of its policy committee. In 1982, the Public Health Association of New York City gave him its Award of Merit in Global Public Health for "tireless efforts for the prevention of nuclear war."
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Opulence was born of Carrie's desire for complete freedom of creative expression. It is an opportunity to develop indulgent designs using extravagant beads and sterling silver, creating a luxurious range as a sophisticated aside to the vast array available within the mainstream collection. Pieces are limited to an edition size of 500 and each comes with a handwritten limited edition card with a unique edition number.
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Carrie Elspeth always knew that she wanted to have her own business. In the space of a little over ten years, she has gone from a little known jewellery seller to one of the market leaders, employing multiple staff and producing several ranges every year. She continues to strive for excellence and receive recognition, both in terms of awards and, more importantly, in terms of customer satisfaction.
With a background in design and a childhood filled with making jewellery for friends and family, Carrie set up her jewellery business in 1999. Determined to become a market leader in creating a well-designed, accessible and beautiful product that would be handmade locally, Carrie's business foundations still hold strong to this day.
The business has grown incredibly since Carrie first opened a little studio in the rural market-town of Cowbridge, South Wales. Now occupying a large studio-warehouse in the same town, Carrie Elspeth employs 10 staff and has a team of 25 local outworkers who manufacture the jewellery to the same high standards that Carrie first implemented.
Carrie still gathers beads from all over the world, choosing carefully for each new range she designs, inspired by colour and shape as she always has been. Three full jewellery Collections are launched each year, keeping shop displays fresh and the many Carrie Elspeth fans happy. Always looking to expand her ideas and repertoire, Carrie has created 'Opulence', an extravagant, indulgent, limited edition collection.
The hard work and commitment from Carrie and her dedicated team has not gone unnoticed. Carrie was recently crowned winner at the Welsh Woman of the Year Awards for Best Small Business Owner, and achieved the glowing accolade of being finalist for "Best Service to Independent Retail" at The Greats industry awards. She has also won the Welsh Young Business Achiever and World Young Business Achiever in Innovation and Design awards, culminating in an invitation to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen!
Awards are a welcome boost from the industry, but what drives Carrie forward is the positive response she has always got from the public, the people who buy and wear her jewellery. With every new Collection she designs and launches, Carrie is re-invigorated and re-inspired by the comments she receives, and will continue producing beautiful, accessible, handmade jewellery as long as she can!
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John Betts, dean of the Faculty of Engineering, has argued that University stipends should go, and for the funds to be better used elsewhere, such as on research and laboratory equipment.
He explained that with insufficient funds, his faculty could not operate and, in the long term, would be unsustainable.
"In the best of cases, the quality of the degrees will fall drastically; in the worst, we will be reduced to a full theory-based research-free institution," he warned. The higher the international standing of a university, the more renowned its reputation, the more paying foreign students it would attract and the easier the access to international funds.
The research budget for the University of Malta for 2012 amounted to €600,000, comparable to what was spent on the Malta Eurovision song contest, he complained.
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Student organisation Pulse in a reaction to the dean's comments said it agreed with the concerns he had expressed regarding the lack of investment in research facilities.
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"There is a general consensus that research is a fundamental area which the University of Malta needs to have greater resources to invest in," it said.
"When tackling the financing of the University of Malta, we must make a distinction between the budget allocated to the University and the funds dedicated by the Ministry of Education specifically for stipends. It is important to assess the existing options for the generation of more funds through the University Research, Innovation and Development Trust.
"Incentives can be introduced for the private sector to support this mechanism. On the other hand, the University must start tackling the increasing number of non-Maltese residents studying at the University of Malta for free. As already described by the University authorities, the continuous rise of these type of students has added extra burden on the University's financial state," Pulse said.
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At halftime of the Canisius women's soccer home opener on Wednesday night, five winning names were drawn as part of the Golden Griffins' summer 50/50 raffle program.
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2nd Prize - Robin Piaggione (054821)
3rd Prize - Michele Grieve (668526)
4th Prize - Brian Funk (668425)
5th Prize - John Chamberlain (668602)
A member of the Canisius women's soccer coaching staff will contact each winner by phone.
The Griffs went on to earn their first win of the 2014 season on Wednesday when the Blue and Gold defeated Roberts Wesleyan 1-0 in double-overtime at the Demske Sports Complex. The team will return to action Aug. 31, when Canisius travels to play long-time rival St. Bonaventure in Olean, N.Y.
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Painful Lumps in Upper Abdo Post Liposuction - Australia, AU
Liposuction was very painful in the legs and around my flanks, i had a mini abdoplasty and upper abdo lipo , now i have long hard, tender lumps from my ribs all the way across my upper abdo feels and looks aweful, they feel like long fingers under my skin I AM 12 DAYS POST OP i am really worried they will never go away, i am not a big person 170cm and 67 kg.. READ MORE
3 weeks post Mini tt and Lipo , and result are amazing so far
I am due to have liposuction on inner outer thighs , love handles and inner knees at the same time as a mini abdoplasty .. I'm not even concerned about the abdoplasty .. I'm very scared of the possible complications post lipo .. Especially fat embolus and Blood clots .. How common are these and is it worth having clexane injections post op to reduce the risk .. My surgeon is board certifie... READ MORE
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Still have some bruising and swelling on my stomach and flanks .. And slight pale bruises left on my inner outer thighs with some swelling , but going down slowly .. My doc told me at least 3 months and possibly 6 months for all... READ COMMENT
The first week is awful .. But after that it gets easier , it was the lipo that was the worst on the legs , and also the effects of anaesthetic and the pain medication makes you feel crap .. But I'm day 23 now and back at the gym 4 days... READ COMMENT
I can't say I have heard of that dr before , but I'm from country Victoria , so there is probably plenty of options out there that I'm unaware of , if you feel comfortable with him and at ease , and if he is honest with expectations ,... READ COMMENT
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2.7lt from thighs, flanks and upper abdo , and with my mini tt only 300gm of tissue as I didn't have a lot there READ COMMENT


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Excerpted from Milk by Anne Mendelson Copyright © 2008 by Anne Mendelson. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
This pretty dish originally came from a small Indian paperback, 100 Easy-to-Make Gujarati Dishes by Veena Shroff and Vanmala Desai. Our corn and watery milk undoubtedly produce a thinner, sweeter result than the starchy, filling corn and richer milk of India, so I replace some of the milk with cream and add a little starch in the form of wheat flour. To me, corn here seems plenty sweet without the added sugar, but this is a matter of individual taste.
Asafetida, once available only in Indian grocery stores, now turns up in more venues (my local Whole Foods supermarket, for one). It deepens all the other flavors just as the turmeric deepens the color.
Dishes like this are regularly made with either cows' (or buffaloes') milk or coconut milk; in both cases the milk brings out the "corny" quality of the corn. In a pinch you can substitute three 10-ounce packages of frozen corn kernels, first giving the corn a very short spin in a blender or food processor to bring out the juice while leaving the texture coarse.
y i e l d : 4 to 6 servings as main dish, 7 to 8 as side dish
6 large ears of corn, shucked and cleaned
6 small hot green chiles (any preferred kind)
A 1-inch chunk of fresh ginger, peeled
3 tablespoons ghee (page 251) or vegetable oil
1⁄4 teaspoon Indian brown mustard seeds
1 tablespoon flour (optional)
11⁄2 cups milk and cream, combined in any preferred ratio
(I use 11⁄4 cups milk and 1⁄4 cup heavy cream)
1 to 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
2 teaspoons sugar
A pinch of ground asafetida
1⁄2 teaspoon ground turmeric
Juice of 1 lemon
Minced cilantro for garnish
Cut and scrape the corn kernels from the ears with a sharp knife. Chop the chiles (deseeded if you prefer) and ginger together until they are almost a paste.
Heat the ghee or oil in a deep wide skillet or sauté pan and add the mustard seeds. When they start to splutter and pop, add the corn and stir over pretty brisk heat for a few minutes. Add the optional flour, stirring well to eliminate lumps. Add the chile-ginger paste, milk-cream mixture, salt, sugar, asafetida, and turmeric. Cook uncovered over medium heat, stirring frequently, for about 15 minutes. The texture will thicken somewhat if you have used flour and remain a little runny otherwise. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon juice, and serve garnished with a sprinkling of minced cilantro. va r i ation: To convert this into Spiced Corn Chowder, omit the flour and use 5 cups of the milk-cream mixture, 8 to 10 chiles, and a 2-inch chunk of ginger.
Proceed as directed above, doubling the amount of all other seasonings and making any further adjustments when you taste the soup after it has come to a boil.
Excerpted from Milk by Anne Mendelson Copyright © 2008 by Anne Mendelson. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
I first encountered this silky, pungent stuff as "tyrokafteri" in the Greek neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Later I learned that htipiti is a more common name in Greece. Some people also call it kopanisti, though that risks confusion with the soft ripened cheese of the same name. By whatever handle, it belongs to a large family of whipped feta preparations eaten everywhere throughout the Diverse Sources Belt. You can't miss the similarity to its Carpathian descendant, Liptauer cheese (page 303). The irreducible elements of the many Greek versions are feta cheese, olive oil, and some kind of hot or sweet peppers, usually but not always charred over a flame or fried in hot oil. You can use anything from fire-roasted sweet red peppers to small dried hot ones, or even pickled cherry peppers. Once you've tried it, vary the proportions to suit your mood. Some people add lemon juice, yogurt, and/or a favorite green herb. I like garlic, but it's not essential.
The intrinsic creaminess of sheep's-milk feta gives the most irresistible texture. Whatever kind you use, taste it before soaking so that you can gauge the desalting process. The briny sting should be softened, not completely washed out.
y i e l d : About 2 cups
1 pound feta cheese, preferably made from sheep's milk
2 long green hot chile peppers (or any preferred kind; see above)
1 to 2 garlic cloves
1⁄4 to 1⁄2 cup (or to taste) sharp, peppery olive oil
Coarsely crumble the cheese or cut it into roughly 1-inch chunks; put it in a bowl and cover it well with cool water. Let stand for half an hour to 1 hour; every 15 minutes or so change the water and taste a crumb of cheese for saltiness. (Remember that the oil will temper the salt somewhat.)
While the cheese soaks, roast the chiles over a gas flame until blackened all over. (Alternatively, blacken them, turning a few times, under a broiler, or char them on a dry griddle or in a heavy skillet set over high heat.) Scrape off the charred skin. (Some people recommend first letting them sit briefly in a closed paper bag to soften the skins, but I've never found much difference.) Scrape out and discard the core and seeds. Chop the flesh very fine or mash with a mortar and pestle. Mash the garlic to a pulp with the flat of a knife blade.
When the cheese is desalted to your taste, drain it in a colander until it stops dripping. Turn out the cheese into a mixing bowl and begin vigorously beating it with a stout wooden spoon. (Or process it in a food processor.) Beat in the oil a little at a time, tasting at intervals, and stop when the balance of oil and cheese is to your liking. With a sheep's-milk feta the texture will gradually turn light and creamy, becoming almost like a heavy whipped cream when you have added the full amount of oil. The effect won't be as airy and satiny with goats'- milk or cows'-milk cheese.
Stir in the minced green pepper and crushed garlic. Serve as a spread with good crusty bread or a dip with crudités.
A small dab is a lovely addition to a simple oil-and-vinegar salad dressing. va r i at i o n ( s ) : People who don't like feta will be glad to know that similar spreads are frequently made (minus the soaking step) with blander fresh goat and sheep cheeses. Greek manouri cheese is one good choice. Or substitute any fresh, soft goat cheese, using just as much oil as you need to make a spreadable paste.
Excerpted from Milk by Anne Mendelson Copyright © 2008 by Anne Mendelson. Excerpted by permission of Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
4 to 6 thick slices of bacon, coarsely diced
3 to 4 tart, juicy apples, pared, quartered, cored, and coarsely diced
4 tablespoons butter
4 large onions, coarsely diced
3 cups good beef broth, or as needed
6 to 8 whole allspice berries, lightly bruised
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste Freshly ground black pepper
A dash of lemon juice (optional)
1 teaspoon carraway seeds, lightly bruised (optional)
Cream soups are best when they have something more than creaminess going for them. A good cold-weather example is this robust sweet-tart combination of apples--use a good local fall variety in season--and onions with some crisp bacon for counterpoint. It's best when made with a strong, full-flavored beef broth.
1. Cook the bacon slowly in a heavy skillet to render out all the fat. When it is crisp, scoop it out of the fat and drain on paper towels.
2. Sauté the diced apples over medium heat in the same skillet, stirring occasionally, until cooked through. Scoop out a few spoonfuls of the apples for garnish and set aside.
3. Melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan. When it foams and sizzles, add the chopped onions and sauté very patiently over low heat, stirring frequently, for 15 to 20 minutes, until the onions are well softened and starting to brown. Scoop out a few spoonfuls for garnish and set aside with the reserved apples.
4. Add the rest of the apples to the onions, pour in the broth, add the allspice, and simmer until everything is nearly dissolved, 10 to 15 minutes. Fish out and discard the allspice.
5. Pureé the soup in batches in a blender or food processor, making sure to leave the texture slightly coarse.
6. Return the soup to the pot, heat to a boil, and stir in the cream. Let it come to a boil again, add the salt and a grinding of pepper, and taste for seasoning; if it seems too bland, squeeze in a little lemon juice. If it is too thick for your taste, thin it with some hot water.
7. Serve garnished with the reserved bacon, apple, and onion. I like a scattering of carraway seed as well.
YIELD: 8 to 9 cups


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Ubuntu phones arriving in 2014 from Meizu and BQ Readers
Canonical is finally poised to enter the mobile market. After years of teases, promises and demos, the company has locked up the first two manufacturers of Ubuntu phones. Meizu and BQ Readers will be releasing handsets with the Linux-based OS installed on them sometime in 2014. Details about release date, price and specs are still to be determined, but we were told to expect more info at Mobile World Congress (which kicks off this weekend). The list of supporting carriers also remains a mystery, but at least we know that there will be consumer-ready Ubuntu phones on the market before the end of the year. Mark Shuttleworth, Canonical's founder, is keeping things close to his chest, but he did say that two more manufacturers with "household names" should be coming on board in 2015.
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hockey has a set of wider lower less sweep bars that came off the SV i sold them. you may be able to talk him out of them for some dinero.
they are renthal twinwall mcgrath bend. i LOVED them
I've been looking for handlebars that are lower and flatter (less rise, less pullback). The stockers are killing my wrists.
In a random experiment, I tried a straight stainless steel tube (broomstick bars), and it was even more uncomfortable. I scanned through a few threads and sounds like a couple of you guys tried the Hagen Low Rise H7 and the GSG Low Rise, so I just wanted to hear what you thought?
hockey has a set of wider lower less sweep bars that came off the SV i sold them. you may be able to talk him out of them for some dinero.
they are renthal twinwall mcgrath bend. i LOVED them
I could get a decent deal on Renthals through a local shop I used to work in. How would they compare to the Hagen Low Rise or the GSG Low Rise?
dont know, but you can compare the numbers on renthals site to the ones on the sites of the bars your lookin into
Is "DucNutz" still around Would love to hear what he has to say about his experience with the GSG.
@Trippin Green - I checked out the dimensions for the McGrath bend, and it looks GSG is lower.
Bite the bullet and get them, then report back here....
@trippin - Thanks for your help! Looks like I'll have to look at the McGrath anyway, there's a 4 - 6 week leadtime for the GSG's...
you can get the exact same bend from ebay a brand called Universal, much cheaper and come with cross brace and pads. i got em on the CBR and they been down due to dip shit and held up fantastic. actually every time ive had a bike touch down the bars never bend.... shit when caitlin wrecked her ninja the stock Hypertard bars didnt bend, when i looped the triple the stock triumph bars didnt bend. handle bars are pretty tough shit.
good luck, bars are fun to play with and can totally transform the way a bike rides. ive had low wide, standard (speedy), clip-ons, dirt bike bars. in the end on speedy i felt the stock fat bars were the best. good comfort, not as wide and had a good sweep, and sportier in the twisties than the mcgrath dirt bike bars while not being as crazy as clipons. have fun!!
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If Ford hadn't been stupid and made the manual available on all trims, or made Frosted Glass available with a dark interior I might have gotten a manual, but it was the color + rear disk brakes et al that really narrowed my choices in a hatch down to the DCT in the U.S. despite building the same car for Canada as an SEL with a 5MT.
Sometimes I miss rowing gears, and my next car in probably 5-10 years might be something more like the ST.
My old car was my first stick shift and as a mechanically inclined person and a Mech Engineering student at the time I loved it to death. Its still running, albeit in need of brakes probably, but I gave it to my father since I got the new car.
Its good that there is a choice, but its bad when they won't allow you to choose from every possible option or permutation.
When I said it feels like a manual is only on the initial take off though as it feeds in the power and applies the clutches. If this was your father's slush box I would not have even considered it and had to configure a less desirable color.
I was torn between getting one with everything I could want and more or just the most basic one I could almost pay for completely in cash and drive away with it. The trouble is there is so little margin on the S that on A/Z plan nothing comes off of the price, and at least in the example of the Fiesta its very small and X is actually more than the sticker price.
If I had to do it again I might have waited for the ST, but the rest of the 13 line up is a bust as they bundled everything into one super package.
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Good job! Only the BG buys it, innocent people are safe and we know which section of the story will be removed by USA Today and other media outlets
This is a discussion on Suspect killed after Smyrna standoff (involves ccw) within the In the News: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly forums, part of the The Back Porch category; http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...tstandoff.html Suspect killed after Smyrna standoff By SAEED AHMED The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 09/05/06 An armed man, suspected of trying to rob a woman ...
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/met...tstandoff.htmlSuspect killed after Smyrna standoff
By SAEED AHMED
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 09/05/06
An armed man, suspected of trying to rob a woman and carjack a man, was shot and killed by police after a four-hour standoff in Smyrna Tuesday evening.
The man, who was not immediately identified, had holed up in the yard of a home on King Springs Road after unsuccessfully trying to rob a woman and a Publix supermarket and then exchanging gunfire with the driver of a sports utility vehicle, police said.
Smyrna officers, with help from Cobb County police department's SWAT team, tried for hours to coax the man out before eventually deciding to subdue him with bean bag rounds, said Smryna police Sgt. Robert Harvey.
The rounds knocked the man down, but he got back up and pointed his gun at SWAT officers who had entered the yard, Harvey said.
The man was then shot and killed.
The stand-off stemmed from an incident at a Publix supermarket on South Cobb Drive when the man tried to rob a woman about 1:30 p.m., police said.
The woman resisted, forcing the man to drive off in a car.
With a description provided by the woman, police were able to spot the man about 1.5 miles away at a gas station on South Cobb Drive and King Springs Road.
Harvey said the man walked into the store and changed clothes. When police confronted him, he ran into the Keeneland Farm apartment complex behind the gas station.
There, the man tried to carjack a Chevrolet Suburban with two children inside, police said. But the driver of the Suburban pulled out a handgun and fired at the man.
The man fired back, but no one was hurt, Harvey said.
The man then ran from the apartment complex along King Springs Road for about 150 feet before diving into the backyard of a single-family home, police said.
Harvey said officers tried negotiating with him, trying to convince him to surrender while at the same time ensuring that he did not leave the yard.
Students at three schools in the area, all within a few of miles, were kept at the schools for a brief period after the normal dismissal time, said Cobb County Schools spokesman Jay Dillon.
"The students themselves were never in any danger," Dillon said. "Initially we held all the buses, then released the ones that weren't going to the evacuated neighborhood."
An officer was sent to the house to remain with a resident inside the house. Police had deemed it too risky to try and get him out, Harvey said.
"Once [the man's] actions became a little agitated, we realized we were going to have to take some more measures," Harvey said.
The county police SWAT team officers then moved into the yard, and ordered the man to drop his weapon. He refused, Harvey said.
The shooting followed.
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Good job! Only the BG buys it, innocent people are safe and we know which section of the story will be removed by USA Today and other media outlets
You have to make the shot when fire is smoking, people are screaming, dogs are barking, kids are crying and sirens are coming.
Randy Cain.
Ego will kill you. Leave it at home.
Signed: Me!
Could have ended right there and then. Remind me to seek more training.The man fired back, but no one was hurt, Harvey said.
I'm just glad no one else got hurt and that this particular BG reaped it.
Yes, unforunately, the BG will be re-cast by the media as the hapless victim.
Walk steathly - and carry a big Springfield.
This happened about 25 miles from my home in an area that has really began to go downhill quickly.
Smyrna by the way, is home to Glock.
Why Ike, whatever do you mean? Maybe poker's just not your game Ike. I know! Let's have a spelling contest!
What's important is that the good guys didn't get hit and the bad guy was stopped...somewhat permanently though.
USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947
but thousands of tax dollars saved from 'no trial'...good job!
One less dirtbag walking the streets~
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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NRA Life Member
Alright...most of the time I agree with most of the people here. But now, give me a break guys. A human being was killed today. Someone that had a mother and a father. There will be people mourning his death. Sure he probably got what was coming to him but when we've got to the point when we are celebrating the death of another person, any person...we should re-evaluate our perspectives.
Coastie - you are right in essence - but sad to say the guy himself made decisions and they were both criminal in intent and at the last stage, entirely the wrong ones.
I feel sad for his family yes - that is an often ignored byproduct of a bad guy going down. I am not celebrating other than the fact that the guy who bought it was the bad guy and not some good guy who might have left a family fatherless.
It's all relative.
Chris - P95
NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member.
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is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!."
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On the up side no innocent, law abiding decent people were killed or injured before the BG was stopped. Too bad he was killed, but if you point guns at PD thats what happens. they did all they could to take him down without violence(even putting themselves in more danger).
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson
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the death of any human...so to speak...but...
If you had a close family member abused and killed by some loooow life, and then saw him walk because of a minor detail, you might just hope the NEXT BG gets his...without having to wait for a court date... JMHO
This guy got excatly what he WAS looking for...
A conservative is only a liberal with experience! ...and I've had my experiences!
I make no apologies for attempted rapists, and muggers, and the sorts...getting 'final call' during the commission of a crime!
But I should not, and do not want to appear as one who is
Respectfully submitted,
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
Certified Glock Armorer
NRA Life Member
Hell, he deserved to die. Thieves, robbers, rapists. They prey on the innocent. Most would willingly kill you or anyone else in order to continue their lives of crime and evil. You mourn, I'm gonna hoist another beer and hope another one gets his ass shot off tomorrow.
I'll take a .45 and a large side of JHPs, please.
That BG sure had "one of those days" were nothing seemed to go right for him.
He had a real bad day & never to have another day at all.
Glad that all turned out fine for the good guys this time.
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Sorry Coastie but I disagree with you on this.
I will not mourn the death of a criminal who robbed, threatened, shot at people, then aimed a police officers. I think the police were very tolerant in their attempts to arrest not kill him, and I am glad we are spared the expense of a trial and incarceration for someone who would most likely go straight back to crime on his release.
I am also very glad that the suburban driver was armed otherwise the criminal would have had two small children as hostages.
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We are an event drivin site. Who knows how to display the total number of events in a text box on the main page?
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Hi Andrew , there are two ways of doing this:
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2) Using a much complicated technique which requires a server to store that information, first we obtain the currently existing event count , then add a function to add event button to increase that count , the count information will be stored in database of a server outside of Ning. Then when user loads the home page , a script will retrieve the count information from the server then display it out on home page textbox. Well I don't recommend this approach as it involves a lot of work but this one does not increase your site loadtime as much as first approach.
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Re: Alaska
It is a reported bug... and I have been nudging them for a long time
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On May 1, 5:24 am, "Kevin J. McCann" <Kevin.McC... at umbc.edu> wrote:
> Apparently Alaska is part of the World, but not of USA or NorthAmerica!!
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, 1 June 2012: The Mazhilis (the lower chamber) of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK) held an international conference 'For Better Protection of Kazakhstan's Children in Law and Practice'. The conference was devoted to the International Child Protection Day as well as to the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's membership of the United Nations.
The aim of the Conference was to discuss the key bottlenecks and barriers preventing vulnerable children from benefiting fully from the economic and social development of Kazakhstan; to review the achievements in the child protection reform and map out further strategic steps providing cost-effective and efficient care solutions for children from the most vulnerable and marginalised groups; and to initiate a legislative process to strengthen the existing child protection legal framework in the context of the on-going reform in Kazakhstan.
Members of Parliament, key ministries, the Agency of Statistics of the RK, as well as representatives of the European Union's Delegation, the Norwegian Embassy in Kazakhstan, UNICEF, representatives of Governments of some of the European countries and international experts on child rights protection participated in the conference.
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While noting Kazakhstan's significant progress in protecting the rights of children, UNICEF raised concern over the regional and income disparities in child well-being in the country and their impact on children's health.
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Dariga Nazarbayeva, Chair of the Social and Cultural Development Committee of the Mazhilis of Parliament paid particular attention to the issue of social orphanhood, child health, social support to vulnerable families, protection of children from violence and exploitation, quality education and promoting inclusive society for children with special needs and the issue of high fragmentation of child protection system.
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