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At the time of Mindy Tran's abduction,
Shannon Murrin had already been implicated in,
or was suspected of being involved in, many other serious crimes right across the country. Everywhere that Murrin was known to
have been, there is a suspicious pattern of unsolved rapes, child abductions, and murders.
Sgt. Tidsbury,
the lead RCMP investigator, was a veritable expert on wrongful
convictions by the time of the Tran investigation. He had been involved in
re-interviewing informant/witnesses for the David Milgaard wrongful conviction
case from 1990- 1994, and had worked together with the investigator of Terry Arnold, the
prime suspect in the
murder for which Thomas Sophonow had been wrongfully convicted. If anyone knew how
to, or, how not to structure a case to appear as a wrongful conviction case it
was this investigator.
Mindy Tran's murder investigation began with a search for a
suspicious vehicle. The police asked reporters to withhold all reports
of the original vehicle description and the Kelowna newspapers complied. This diverted the public search away
from identifying the driver, a key witness who had followed the suspect and could have
identified the killer. That driver has since come forward and identified himself as the new
witness. These are the original news
reports of the vehicle search.
Even after Mindy's body was found in the nearby park, the
RCMP investigation continued
to focus public attention on an elusive white van with the RCMP claiming they
were sure it was
There was no public disclosure or request for information about
the suitcase carrying suspect until five months after the abduction.
Two weeks after the beating, Murrin had recovered but was
then only charged with weapons
offences arising from the night of the beating. What had changed in this short time? At the same time as Murrin's
beating in one Kelowna park, a key witness was found shot in the head in
another Kelowna park! He was the very first
person who had reported a suitcase carrying suspect to the RCMP. The RCMP
claimed that his death was a suicide. An extremely suspicious pattern of witnesses
obstruction began to emerge. There were at
least four other witnesses who never made it to court. An RCMP investigator
who admitted to having performed illegal activities for Sgt. Tidsbury during the investigation, turned to
his superiors and then to the
media for assistance. His concerns were ignored and he was later reported as an attempted
suicide himself.
The physical DNA evidence was
once available to confirm
the killer's identify. The conclusive Nuclear DNA evidence was suspiciously washed from the victims clothing by the RCMP before any samples
could be taken. Murrin claims that he had been exonerated by DNA results, not
true. This is what was
left of the DNA evidence by the time it was presented in court.
A curiously flawed prosecution strategy was
exposed during the trial.
the Crown would structure this case using Thomas Sophonow's case as a basis is
Sophonow had been wrongfully convicted. The same informant used to falsely implicate
Sophonow was again being used as a witness against Murrin. The implications to a jury were
blatantly obvious.
A great deal of information was obtained by comparing Thomas Sophonow's wrongful
conviction case with Murrin's case. A
pattern began to emerge and the
players to show themselves.
After the highly controversial trial, Shannon Murrin was acquitted, successfully
claiming that he was being wrongfully prosecuted and that he had been framed. He
returned to
Newfoundland where he took up residence with a female juror from his trial. The
juror, Kathy
MacDonald, is the daughter of a former RCMP member. She wrote an account of the RCMP investigation
in an attempt to prove Murrin's innocence and justify her relationship with him.
As a result, MacDonald inadvertently published additional evidence which has helped to
confirm the identity of Mindy Tran's killer. Among other things, she has
provided confirmation that the RCMP are in possession of, and have been
concealing, witness reports of an undisclosed suspicious vehicle from the night
of the abduction, just as the new
witness has been claiming. Murrin
has been using these reports to allege that the driver of this undisclosed
vehicle could be the killer.
The role of the media was also unusual in this case.
The press acknowledged that they had been gagged after Murrin's beating and that
they had been following orders from the RCMP. Kelowna's
CHBC television station once tried to publicly question the prime suspect's status as an informant
but were quickly stopped. A suspicious "suicide" of a top CHBC
manager curiously coincided with these queries. A secret collusion was later found to have existed
within the Kelowna newspapers at the time.
The RCMP claim that this case was
lost due to what they are terming mistakes. All of the
so called "mistakes" follow the same pattern of evidence tampering, evidence destruction, and
witness obstruction found in many of the wrongful conviction cases. The obstructing actions of the RCMP
investigators, thinly disguised as misguided attempts to obtain a confession, are obvious and well
documented. The suitcase carrying suspect identified as RCMP agent Shannon Murrin, was the
sole beneficiary of each and every one of these RCMP mistakes.
went wrong? The RCMP presented a completely flawed time line
of events to Crown prosecutors and then to the jury. Obviously the evidence would not fit.
could not prove their case when the physical evidence and eye witnesses accounts
contradicted the very
that this case was built upon. The RCMP and the Crown were aware that witnesses
had previously testified to seeing Murrin at a time contrary to their theory of
events. These were the same witnesses who knew Murrin
personally and had provided statements to the RCMP
confirming that it was Murrin carrying the suitcase. A simple revision of
the time line of events would have brought all of the witnesses into agreement
with the Crown's case.
The RCMP went way out on a limb by permitting Sgt. Tidsbury to
continue on as the lead investigator long after his
conduct warranted his removal. Gary Tidsbury was not removed from the
investigation at the time, and has not been charged for any of his illegal activities
since. An Alberta
investigative review said that Tidsbury should have been removed from the
Sgt. Tidsbury's boss, Gary Forbes, Kelowna's RCMP superintendent at the time, refused to initiate a code of conduct review of
his members actions.
Bev Busson, the current RCMP Deputy Commissioner,
condoned the decisions and actions of these members and again refused to
initiate a code of conduct review or to release the investigation report on RCMP
Despite blowing any chance for a conviction in this case, Sergeant Tidsbury went on to receive the Investigator of the Year award before retiring in 1999. It is obvious that Sgt. Tidsbury would not have received this honor if he were not 'following orders'. Murrin's status as a confidential RCMP 'agent' was preserved and his acquittal ensured as a result of Tidsbury's actions. It is highly improbable that Sgt. Tidsbury had the ability or the resources to have organized and implemented this level of obstruction on his own.
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So there I was...shooting, shooting, shooting and hitting everything they threw. Until...round 28. Then I sucked. For the rest of the time. I sucked so bad, I was more frustrated than when I started. I couldn't even hit things standing still. It was so bad.
But then there was George. He is 86 and a World War II vet. He is also a gun smith. George and Art were talking behind my back like gossip queens.
GEORGE: Damn, Art. She is pretty good.
ART: Yep. I don't want to piss her off.
I think after I heard that, I fell apart. Once I started missing after a bit, I played head games with myself, beat myself up, and didn't even recoup my losses. I did hit the last two. Those would be rounds 59 and 60, I thinkish. Pitiful. I don't even think I hit 50%. I know. It was gross.
GEORGE: Fargo, you did great.
ME: Uh, you need new glasses.
GEORGE: I don't wear them. I don't need them. Us left handed shooters have to stick together.
ART: Fargo, you did good. We need more women shooting around here. You're purty, too.
ME: Well, you are a sweet man, Art. I like my men older and blind. You two will do.
GEORGE: Let's go to Wendy's.
ME: Ok.
GEORGE: My treat.
ME: Even better.
We went to Wendy's. George had lost his wife of 55 years about 3 years ago. He gave me relationship advice.
GEORGE: Many of my friends asked me how I got to pick such a good one. She liked to hunt and fish. She went to Wyoming with me on many hunting trips. I told them marriage is give and take. You also have to be picky. Pick wisely. I told my friends that they couldn't be takers all the time. And many of them was. They was always wanting it their way. And some of the women, too. I said to them that my wife liked the arts and liked theatre, so I took her to some of those things as well. She was also big into her sorority and we traveled the US going to her events. See...we loved each other. We really did. I miss her a lot. Now, I'm having a hard time finding someone that likes the same things I do AND isn't so damned attached to their grandkids. I mean, family is great, but I am no live in babysitter. I want my time, too. My wife and I both had that agreement...we would love our grandkids, but we would not be tied down so much that we couldn't go and do things on our own time before we were not able to do them. My girl now can't even leave them alone to travel or go do something during the day or evening. I don't know why she wants a man like me or any for that reason. I think it's all about sex.
Yeah. I know. I can't explain it, either. Except George is a mover and a shaker.
Sweetest man...tho.
Left handed shooters. You have to watch out for them.
After that, I got to make a very special phone call. Yep. To The Queen's father. This post is dedicated to him. Why? Because he is the cutest thing ever and funny like his daughter.
He told me he was reading my book and would have kept reading it had the helicopter not landed in his back yard. I asked him if it was coming for him. He said it wasn't and he knew right away it wasn't a helicopter for him because there were no strait jackets.
Yes. I have lust in my heart.
He also has a birthday this week, the 12th! I wished him happy birthday. He wished me happy birthday as well. We are both virgins...I mean, Virgos.
So...this post is dedicated to Dick! Happy Birthday, Dick! You rock!
And thank you for having a very wonderful daughter who chats with me, kicks my arse when I need it, and supports my works like a pimp loves a hoe! I also know she loves her daddy very much and I was a daddy's girl also. I got it from my mother who is another daddy's girl. From us daddy's girls...we all wish you the very best birthday ever!
Tomorrow...I reveal what Yuri sent to me via special delivery. His recent post is brilliant, by the way.


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Temporarily — but true! It looks as if Hannah from GIRLS will be the source of upset for Marge in an upcoming episode.
"In the premiere, it's discovered after all the years Homer has narcolepsy and it's an incredible strain on the marriage. Homer and Marge legally separate, and Homer falls in love with his pharmacist, who's voiced by Lena Dunham. We'll have cameos from the other women from Girls."
Ohhhh, Homey!


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After a nice solid amount of time in Ko Phangan, it was time to move on to our next destination – Railay.
Railay is technically connected to the land at one point but it really feels like a large island, there are multiple beaches and it is home of some really world class rock climbing.
Everything on Railay had an extremely natural and mystical look to it. Even the path from the bungalow to the beach was amazing.
The beach of Railay had some extremely beautiful surrounding rock formations. Maybe the most beautiful I've ever seen. It was really fun to swim all along and under these rocks and explore, there were thousands of little minnows swimming in schools too. But enough talk, check these pictures!
The only issue with the beach is that it was a little crowded. One of the downsides to Thailand becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination. There was also a really weird little shop set up in the corner of the beach!
One of the bonus's of it becoming a more popular beach to visit is that there were people selling corn on the cob and barbeque chicken on the beach, delicious!
Here's a few more shots of the beach, and yes that is a pirate ship!.. probably.
Elsewhere in Railay we decided to take a cool hike, first we went up to the viewpoint which I don't remember being that special, but then we took a hike down into the lagoon.
The hike was going relatively normal, but then two tourist passed by us and said "Guys don't bother going further, its impossible to actually reach the lagoon," we were a little disappointed but decided to check it out anyway. Eventually we reached a point that looked like the end and we couldn't go any further. It was basically a big cliff… We looked over the edge and noticed there was a rope. "Wow, we're supposed to climb down that!?" At the bottom of the rope was a bunch of sharp rocks, if we fell we would be in serious trouble.
It turns out there was actually 3 cliffs on the way down, our flipflops were muddy and unstable, and the rope was a little sheared at the top, it was quite scary. Almost all of us decided to go for it, we had made it this far, we wanted to reach the lagoon.
It was the first time I had climbed like that with just a rope to hold onto, knowing that if I slipped I could bash in my head on the rock below. But we all really took our time and made sure every foothold was solid and eventually made it. It was really awesome.
We were in Thailand during the dry season, so when we reached the lagoon, it wasn't quite as we imagined. Instead of being full of beautiful blue water like it is at other times of the year it was dried up, muddy and gray.
It was a little disappointing that we couldn't go for a swim in the lagoon after such a hike, but we did notice something really awesome down there. Mud creatures! Hundreds of them, it seems once you make it down the difficult climb to the lagoon you can leave a mud creature behind to show you were there! There was a bunch and some were really detailed and awesome!
I created my own mud creature to leave behind, I tried to make the face from the famous Edvard Munch scream painting.
One night in Railay the most popular reggae band in all of Thailand came to put on a concert! It was a really great concert experience because there was only about 100-150 people there, and you could get really front and center if you wanted. After the opening band played Job 2 Do came out to awesome applause, the lead singer named Job was very Bob Marley-ish and spread a message of love and peace.
It was awesome to hear the songs we had been hearing on the radio all over played live. Here's a link to their signature song: <insert link>
Job was really friendly and he had no problem with you coming up and chatting to him after the show. The concert lasted way longer than a North American concert and they even played some of the favorite songs multiple times.
Railay is pretty famous for its rock climbing so I couldn't pass up an opportunity to try it. I've never been rock climbing anywhere except on those fun walls with the plastic hand grips so I was really impressed when we arrived at the place we would be climbing.
Most impressive was how the Thai climbing instructor raced up the wall without a rope in no time. They never cease to amaze me. Once the rope was secured it was our turn. Climbing the wall was pretty thrilling, it was a long climb and it was always satisfying to reach a place where you don't think you can make it any further but then to find a way.
I once read that the majority of failures result from people giving up right before succeeding. Quite the interesting quote… How many times have you attempted something and then given up, who knows if your success was right around the corner? I think the key to going for what you want is to simply give it everything you have, don't stop pursuing something until your sure you've given it your best shot and then a little more. This however doesn't mean to blindly keep trying something that isn't working, its important after every attempt at accomplishing something that you reevaluate your approach, see what is working and what isn't, and to learn from every mistake. I believe if you truly try your best at something, no matter what the result is, you will gain something valuable.
When we reached the top there was a nice ledge we could stand on to admire the view, it was quite stunning and really high up. I wish I had a picture… The scariest part was when you got to the top you had to lean backwards over the edge and then just let yourself go. It was really an exercise in trust for the guy lowering you down with the rope. Every part of your body wants you to stop leaning backwards over the edge because it thinks it will cause you to die. Repelling off the way is a blast though, you totally feel like a member of the swat unit on a mission!
At the end of the climbing we explored another large cave. The cave had a lot of ropes and latters and we realized we were generally moving upwards for most of it but when we reached the opening we were stunned by how high we had climbed. After admiring the view we got strapped in and self repelled down the side of the mountain, so awesome.
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The water soaked ribbon is a great idea for fondant I may try that next time (I currently use a corsage pin). For buttercream cakes, I have found that wrapping the ribbon around the cake twice will prevent any seeping from the buttercream.
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Thursdays, 7PM-9PM, June-August, High & Short Streets, Lawrenceburg.
This free outdoor concert series has been a long standing and popular tradition for more than 15 years in downtown Lawrenceburg. The concerts feature a wide variety of musical acts from country to rock, pop, big band and more.
A car show is also held at the same time each week on adjoining streets.
Food and beverages are available for purchase. Bring your own lawn chair.
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Can someone please add my public key?
Also Berdir and miro_dietiker need their keys to be added for review purposes.
Comment #2Gábor Hojtsy CreditAttribution: Gábor Hojtsy commented
|» Reviewed & tested by the community
These guys are helping with the update of the Localize site to Drupal 7.
Comment #3miro_dietiker CreditAttribution: miro_dietiker commented
We are looking forward to start working on this.
Comment #4drumm CreditAttribution: drumm commented
Added you all to devwww.drupal.org with usernames sleu, mirodietiker, and berdir. General information is at https://drupal.org/node/1018084 and I think sebcorbin has been managing localize dev sites.
Comment #6Gábor Hojtsy CreditAttribution: Gábor Hojtsy commented
|Needs work
|» Reviewed & tested by the community
Or rather than adding it ALSO there, just add them there :)
Comment #7drumm CreditAttribution: drumm commented
|Reviewed & tested by the community
|» Closed (works as designed)
We can only grant staging access when necessary, since it has personal user data such as email addresses and password hashes. And staging is a canonical copy of what has been checked into Git and BZR. Dev is the best place for development.
I can grant staging access for people who will be working on the site long-term, at the level Gábor and Sebcorbin have.
Comment #8Gábor Hojtsy CreditAttribution: Gábor Hojtsy commented
Ok, we need to figure out yet another solution then to have a site on devwww then.
Comment #9miro_dietiker CreditAttribution: miro_dietiker commented
|Closed (works as designed)
|» Needs work
In order to make the devwww localize environment happen, do we need to file another task?
For now we will continue with fixing remaining issues of l10n_server & friends "offline". However tasks are almost done and we will be stuck soon to help pushing the port.
Comment #10drumm CreditAttribution: drumm commented
Deploying dev sites is well-automated. SebCorbin has access to do this, and I can give it to Gábor Hojtsy. Before I deploy a dev site, I'd like to see all the contrib modules updated to their latest versions on localize.7.devdrupal.org, so there is a good place to start from. I'd also like to see snapshot_to_localize.7.devdrupal.org running on a schedule; I went ahead and set it to run daily.
Comment #11Mac_Weber CreditAttribution: Mac_Weber commented
since it has personal user data such as email addresses and password hashes.
Is it really necessary to have this information available on stating sites? How about developing with dummy users and importing the real information later when the site is ready?
And staging is a canonical copy of what has been checked into Git and BZR
I hope here you mean there will be no difference working on staging or dev. First time I read I understood it could contain the user passwords and hashes in the repository =P
If you guys are doing code driven development there is not much reason for having an exactly copy of the database on staging.
Comment #12miro_dietiker CreditAttribution: miro_dietiker commented
Finally we completed all tasks we where able to push.
With a local dev setup and local own produced test data, we have tested and improved l10n_server, potx and l10n_client by rerolling / porting patches and fixing the remaining known issues. Also we tested the software manually a lot.
Many patches are now ready for review and review and committing is up to others from the community and the maintainers. We can't continue here.
Staging access with "real" data - say impersonated - makes sense for what's remaining. For instance testing real user experience with real data and testing the upgrade path with real data.
We also discussed to have a look at the severe performance problem of l.d.o. However, in many cases even staging is not enough for such cases. It can require access to production systems to look into its system measures. We will still try to reproduce and improve some aspects on staging. Again, also tools like new relic might help identify origins of irregularities (in production).
Please notify us once we can continue.
Comment #13drumm CreditAttribution: drumm commented
I still want to see contrib modules all updated in BZR by the site maintainers, Gábor or sebcorbin. https://localize.7.devdrupal.org/admin/reports/updates should be all green or have a good reason for un-updated modules.
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Gábor updated the modules.
There are 3 newly-created dev sites:
- d7upgrade-localize_7.redesign.devdrupal.org for upgrade path testing
- sprint-localize_7.redesign.devdrupal.org for general patch review
- upgrade-localize.redesign.devdrupal.org for reference of D6


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Kids have you ever envisaged having sex with Sarah Palin? How about the idea of having sex with a dead ringer, which might be the next best option coming your way as Sarah Palin look alike, avid porn star Lisa Ann takes honors as most popular female porn star.
The porn star who had a run as a Sarah Palin look alike in the porn flick 'Who's Nialin Paylin?' managed to garner enough voters courtesy of pornhub enthusiasts who endorsed the 40 year old porn star hands down.
In the flick that got viewers hot and musty, Lisa Ann spared no detail as she took to wearing Sarah Palin trademark bouffant, glasses and of course not much else. Needless to say there were many of you out there who found the performance riveting and almost too good to be true as the dead ringer gave the performance of your collective wet dreams.


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November 9, 2006
Aker Yards to build giant ferries for Stena
Aker Yards has inked a contract with Stena Rederi AB in Gothenburg (Sweden) for two 62,000 gt Super Ferries. Deliveries are scheduled for the first and third quarter of 2010. The value of the contract is approximately EUR 400 million (about $511 million). The contract includes options for two further vessels of the same type.
Aker Yards says the basic design of these special ferries will take place in Finland and the building in Germany.
Aker's yards in Finland and France, which traditionally serve the ferry business, were fully booked for the delivery dates requested by Stena.
Aker Yards with its17 yards cooperating across borders had the possibility to offer building of the ferries in Germany.
Aker Yards, Germany has experience in building passenger ships and roro ferries, and the designer, Aker Yards, Rauma has experience in designing and building of passenger and car ferries for more than 20 years.
The 62,000 GT ships will each be 240 m long and 32 m wide with a passenger capacity of 1,200. Each will provide 5,500 m of trailer lanes and 700 m of car lanes.
With a main engine output of 4 x 8,000 kW (4-stroke diesel engines) they will reach a service speed of 22 knots.


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Defense lawyers ask judge to step down in Philadelphia abuse trial
February 09, 2012
Defense attorneys representing Philadelphia priests in a sex-abuse trial have called upon the presiding judge to step down, pointing to statements that indicate her clear bias against the Catholic Church.
Lawyers representing Msgr. William Lynch, a former official of the Philadelphia archdiocese, said that an outburst by Judge Teresa Sarmina during an open hearing showed that she "harbors a firm predisposed opinion against the Catholic Church and its representatives."
The judge had said: "Anybody that doesn't think there is widespread sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is living on another planet."
Further information:
- Lawyers: Judge in priest abuse case should step down (Philadelphia Inquirer
- Philadelphia judge says abuse remains widespread in Catholic Church (CWN 2/2)
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It's that time of month again! Since we've finally reached the final day of August, we're going to look at some of the most interesting language news stories that we've come across in the past month. If you'd rather read the news as it happens, we also try to share as many good language stories as possible on our Facebook page throughout the month.
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We begin with an article from The Telegraph, which rightly cautions everyone to be very careful when using translation software. You might not always get the results you're expecting when bad translations such as "Got Milk?" becoming "Are you lactating?" are known to have happened. On a similar note, it seems "autogrammar" is on the technological horizon as well, so be prepared!
Google's definition of "literally" ruffled many feathers and caused quite a bit of despair among some linguists this month. However, National Geographic points out why they should all take a moment to calm down as word definitions are constantly changing. In fact, Mashable shared this great comic that demonstrates that exact point!
If you like maps, you might be interested in the new interactive language maps provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. It allows you to see population density maps of speakers of over a dozen languages used in the United States including French Creole, Persian, Korean, and Tagalog.
Many people were shocked to discover that the UK city of Manchester is the most linguistically diverse city in Western Europe, if not the entire world. According to The Independent, up to 200 languages are spoken in the city at any time. English obviously comes in first, but it's also home to a sizable Urdu-speaking population. Other languages to be found include Bengali and Yoruba.
Finally, we learned that the online Oxford Dictionaries have added several new words to their inventory this month, including "twerk", "squee", "selfie", and "srsly", among others. We're not so sure how we feel about that last one... does removing all the vowels really make it a "word" worthy of the dictionary?
Did we leave out your favorite language news story of the month? Let us know about it in the comments below, and please include a link!


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GRANTS Palestinian Rule of Law Awards
Deadline: February 17, 2017
The Palestinian Rule of Law Awards (PROL) provide scholarships for one-year academic master of laws (LLM) programs for qualified applicants from the West Bank and Gaza for study at selected law schools in the United States and the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest. Approximately five awards will be available in 2017–2018.
The PROL awards are merit-based and open to lawyers or law graduates normally resident in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza Strip who are
- proficient in spoken and written English and Arabic;
- able to demonstrate professional aptitude and leadership potential;
- able to begin study in the United States or Hungary in the fall of 2017;
- able to receive and maintain U.S. and/or Hungarian study visas;
- able to receive and maintain a visa for one-month attendance at a pre-academic summer course (location to be determined);
- able to obtain travel documents to leave and return to the West Bank/Gaza;
- committed to returning to the West Bank or Gaza after completion of the program to serve as leaders in their fields of specialization.
Applicants should have an outstanding academic record (a BA in law or other law degree is required), professional aptitude, and leadership potential. Preference will be given to candidates with some degree of practical experience. The PROL program does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Ineligibility Criteria
The scholarship program does not provide the following:
- funding for applicants who are not normally resident in the West Bank or Gaza;
- funding for study in fields other than law;
- funding for dependent family members;
- funding for individuals receiving other Open Society grants during the scholarship period;
- funding for employees of Open Society directly involved in the administration of scholarship programs.
How to Apply
Online Application All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online. Visit the online application form to register, then follow the instructions.Paper Application Paper applications can be found in the Download Files section of this page. More instructions on how to submit the application are included in the guidelines.


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October 12, 2002 New Scientist by Andy Coghlan
BLOOD contaminated with the human form of mad cow disease could
spread the disease to at least 1 in 10 of people unlucky enough to be
given it. Even filtering out certain components before transfusion
might not be enough to prevent infection.
No one has got vCJD from a blood transfusion yet. And the risk of this happening is low because there have been few cases of the disease so far. Nevertheless, a long-running experiment in which 24 sheep were given blood infected with BSE suggests the disease can indeed spread this way. Two years ago it was revealed that one of the sheep had developed BSE. Now another three have succumbed. Blood transfusion services have already taken steps to prevent the disease spreading in blood from unknowingly infected donors. In earlier tests on rodents, white blood cells emerged as the most infective blood component. So since 1999, Britain's National Blood Service has been filtering out white blood cells from donated blood.
But the latest findings from the sheep experiment -- which will appear next week in the Journal of General Virology -- cast doubt on the effectiveness of this measure. None of the seven animals given only white blood cells have yet developed BSE. The four infected sheep were among the 17 that had whole-blood transfusions.
"From our experiment it's not possible to say where the infectivity is," says Fiona Houston, head of the team at the Institute of Animal Health in Compton, Berkshire. "It could be in the plasma or the red blood cells."
If this is true in humans, red blood cells could provide a refuge for the prion proteins that cause vCJD in humans and BSE in cows. "I think it's important to find out which fractions of blood harbour it," Houston says.
Members of the Britain's independent Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee agreed when they were told of the results last month. "We should push ahead with fractionated blood to get a handle on where the infective agent is," said committee chairman Peter Smith. "It emphasises even more strongly the potential for transmission in the human situation, and it's telling us that it's a theoretical risk that should be taken very seriously."
But Houston points out that although only 127 people have so far succumbed to vCJD in Britain following the BSE epidemic, that suggests the risk of becoming infected through tainted blood is very low.
In addition, since 1998 the NBS has been buying blood plasma from the US where there have been no cases of BSE or vCJD. Plasma contains valuable components such as clotting agents that can be extracted for treating haemophilia. But because plasma from many people is pooled to provide enough extractable material, a single infected donation could contaminate an entire batch.


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1999 Ford Mustang - Consumer Review
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Vehicle1999 Ford Mustang 2dr Coupe
ReviewI have owned this car for a little over 4 years, and have not had any major problems with it. Of course, the oxygen sensors have needed to be replaced, but doesn't every car have that problem? Periodically, my odometer displays turns off, but this is just a minor problem...if even a problem at all. Yesterday, it wouldn't start, so I will need to replace either the battery or the starter. Now this is no big deal, considering the car is paid for, and this is the only problem that I have ever had. Over all, excellent car and I would buy another.
Best FeaturesI like the performance; however, do not like the insurance rate I have because it is classified as a "sports car" (yeah right - it's not a Porsche). I like the Mach stereo system. I like the layout of the interior, and I enjoy the leather. I also had an aftermarket power sunroof installed.
Worst FeaturesI would suggest better plastic covering for the headlights. They are very difficult to clean - not even Ajax works. I would suggest a better interior lighting system, but who really needs that. I guess I don't have too many suggestions.
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Thread: Marijuana and Training
5/15/2005 4:40pm, #321Originally Posted by Lampa
Show me the scientific journal that says it lowers your reaction by half when you smoked 11 hours previous to the activity which is what he talked about doing.
Next time try attacking what someone actually said.Fighting evil and upholding justice in blue silk pajamas baby!
Bah!!! Puny Humans.
5/15/2005 4:52pm, #322Originally Posted by HAPKO3
The mailman smokes pot. He offered me a hit one time, but I was busy studying for my astronomy quiz and I had to turn him down. He likes to call me "young lady".
5/15/2005 5:01pm, #323
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Want some candy little girl? my Post man doesn't speak english or read it I always other peoples mail and they just throw away my bills. :coffee:
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you better not order any funions by mail, because those things will never show up if you do.
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Smoking pot after a workout will not kill you, destroy your mind, or make Jesus hate you. I wouldn't recommend being high while you train. Training while you're high will make you fight well when you're high. You'd better be baked 24/7 if you want to whip out your mad skills on "the street". You'd be better served waiting 'till after practice. It's also extremely asshole-ish of you to not be engaged with the other guys in your school during practice. As has been said before, you might feel like you're doing great, but the reality will be quite different.
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Well, I've lived in Amsterdam my whole life... Here's my 2 cents.
I never really felt the urge to smoke untill I was about 16, I tried it a few times and pretty much didn't touch it untill I was 18. Once you turn 18 here you can walk into your friendly local weed-bar, look at the menu, ask what's nice,dry and potent this week, and then sit down, and smoke a huge J.
Hell, I can even sit infront of the police station and smoke weed. Why it's allowed? Because there is nothing harmfull in weed, meaby if you have a addictive personality or you are severely depressed....
But you can all see my point of view.
How many people die of alcohol poisening/alcohol related accidents each year in the world? hundreds of thousands.
How many people become violent psychopaths when they have one too many? Quite a few
What happens when you drink a one liter bottle of smirnof-wodka? You either pass out, become very sick, or act like a complete retard, or you might even die.
What happens when you try to OD on weed? You enjoy the music and eventually fall into a deep, relaxing sleep.
Here in Amsterdam, weed is a socially accepted substance. No one will give you seconds looks if you are walking around outside, or sitting in the park smoking a J. It's just the same as drinking a beer (which is legal here when you are 16)
Holland has less heroine and hard-drug addicts than 20 years ago. I mean, why try crack and heroine when you can get stoned, buy mushrooms,LSA,ayahuasca,salvia divinorum and many other (harmless) psychoactive substances LEGALLY.
And holland is far from being an 'unproductive' country, we are up there with the other top countries making money and doing our thing.
I've been to MT class once when I was high....
never... ever... again, hahahahaha


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SANTA RITA, Guam – U.S. Coast Guard and Navy crews teamed up Monday to rescue an injured crewmember from a ship approximately 362 miles east of Guam.
The Liberian-flagged cargo ship Tenso requested a medical evacuation for a 39-year-old male crewmember who suffered lacerations to the neck and head.
A Coast Guard cutter brought a medical corpsman aboard to evaluate the patient, who then called for an immediate medical evacuation.
A Navy helicopter crew airlifted the crewmember to U.S. Naval Hospital Guam, where he was met by awaiting Emergency Medical Services and transported to Guam Memorial Hospital.
"Under a memorandum of understanding between the Navy and Coast Guard, HSC-25's commanding officer has local authority to launch to support Coast Guard search and rescue missions," said Capt. Casey White, commander of Coast Guard Sector Guam. "Their response capabilities are very similar to a Coast Guard air station, including trained rescue swimmers, and they respond very quickly."
HSC-25 is the Navy's only forward-deployed MH-60S expeditionary squadron. As part of Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific, it provides an armed helicopter capability for U.S. 7th Fleet in support of logistics, search and rescue and humanitarian assistance missions.
HSC-25 is also the only squadron that maintains a 24-hour search and rescue and medical evacuation alert posture, directly supporting the U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Guam and Joint Region Marianas.


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Chapter Eleven: Everything
Linda had let Ian off work early because Kash was coming in. Ian was really glad because he had no desire to see that fucker's face. It was twenty minutes until eight o'clock, when Mandy's favorite television show came on. For once, Ian figured he would watch it with her and not poke fun when she got entirely to involved in the story. He grinned to himself, thinking about Mandy's quick obsessions over ridiculous television programs. When he stepped into his living room, Ian spotted Lip coming in through the back door. Lip looked up at Ian and smirked.
"Linda fire you finally?" Lip teased, meeting Ian in front of the living room stair case.
Ian snorted. "Why are you getting home so late, is the better question," the redhead pointed out.
Shrugging, Lip started trotting up the stairs. Ian kind of figured he might know where Lip had been. He could practically smell Karen all over him. Craning his neck up the stairs, Ian knew Mandy would catch wind of that smell immediately. But when he heard the shower kick on, Ian sighed. Lip was going to get away with cheating yet again. Just because Ian now thought he might understand why Lip still went around with Karen didn't mean that he agreed with it. The girl was a total bitch. Mandy could be kind of a bitch too, but at least she was a decent person. So far as Ian was concerned, anyway. Others would probably say none of the Milkovichs were decent people.
He sighed and took off his t-shirt, then tugged down the tank top he was wearing underneath. The house was burning up. Probably why no one else was home. They were more than likely down at the Alibi. Where Kevin had installed the coldest air conditioning unit this side of Chicago. Ian guessed the fans had shit out in the house again. Sweat already forming on his brow, Ian made his way to the freezer to stick his head in. He did just that. Then drank down a full glass of water. Then rubbed ice over his neck. Finally somewhat cooled down, Ian cracked open the back door, hoping to let some cool night air in. Lip's water cut off. As Ian stood there, relishing in the breeze, Lip came barreling down the stairs. Ian turned around, furrowed his brow. Lip's eyes were wide and he was only wearing a pair of boxers.
"Where's Mandy?" Lip blurted, screamed almost.
Ian shook his head, confused and suddenly afraid even though he had no idea what was even going on.
"Fuck!" Lip bellowed, shaking his head in panic, water flying about. "Fuck! Her house is on fire! I can see it from the upstairs window!"
A chill hit Ian's spine full force. In seconds, the brothers were running outside, Lip leading the way. Ian froze in the middle of the street. His lungs empty, like he'd been kicked. He looked up at the smoke clouding the sky in a thick stream. The flames licking the Milkovich house were wild. Plenty of neighbors were crowding the streets, trying to get a closer look. Sirens. Ear splitting. Two fire trucks, an ambulance, and two police cars formed a convoy, approaching the Milkovich house fast from the opposite end of the street.
Lip turned back to Ian, glaring. "Come on! Move it!" Lip bellowed. "Ian!" When Ian didn't move, just kept staring, unable to tear his eyes away from the burning house, Lip came back to him and pulled him by the arm.
Ian stumbled along after him, eyes still on the fire. He only pulled his eyes away when Lip broke through the crowd and a police office threw his hand out against Lip's chest, halting the brothers.
"I can't let you through," the officer said, pointing behind the brothers. "Turn around and go stand behind the line, please, boys."
Lip bared his teeth, frantic. "My fucking girlfriend lives there!" he screamed in the officer's face. Ian tugged on Lip's wrist before the conversation escalated.
The officer apologized, but stood his ground. And then Ian lost his grip on Lip's wrist. Lip jerked free and dived past the officer, where he stood in a clusters of red and blue lights cast on the street. Ian went after him, also jerking free of the officer's sudden grip on the back of Ian's collar. Once through, it was clear that the crown of paramedics, firemen, and officers had no more interest in either Ian or Lip. Probably the women and men were far more interested in keeping others back and putting out the fire. In the distance, as he watched Lip spot Mandy sitting on the sidewalk, a blanket over her shoulders, Ian heard a few voices shouting out praise that the Milkovich house was going to hell. He ignored this in favor of marching over to a crying Mandy. Lip was already by Mandy's side, squatting down and gripping her mascara stained face. Or maybe it was soot. Ian thought it looked kind of like both makeup and soot. He approached, breathing fast and crazed. "Are you okay?" Ian asked, heart racing, hands shaking slightly. "What happened?"
Mandy growled, glaring at her burning house. "Someone burned my fucking house down!" Mandy screamed. "And My dad and Mickey are in there!"
Lip wrapped his arms around her, cast and all, face drawn as he stared up at Ian with wide eyes.
Ian's stomach sank. He flung his eyes in the direction of the men hosing down the home. It was useless. Clearly. There was so much fire. So much. Heart beating in his ears, Ian placed a hand on his sickened chest and looked the flames over again and again.
"You said Mickey's in there too?" Lip asked, holding Mandy's face and looking into her watery eyes. She nodded, lips pursed. Lip turned his attention to Ian.
Ian glanced back down at his brother, aware that his eyes were tearing up. Quickly Ian looked back at the house. Mandy claimed someone had burned the house down. She seemed to think it was an outside source. But Ian thought he might know just who was the guilty party. Except Mickey wasn't suicidal. And even though Ian didn't have all of the pieces for this puzzle, he decided at once that Mandy had to be wrong. Mickey was not in that fire. Images of Mickey at the fuel station flashed through Ian's mind. Images of the red gas can. Images of matches and rocks and the lake. Images of Mickey's hard exterior crumbling like the sand caked to his legs. His guts churned and he looked back at Lip and Mandy only briefly before he took off running. Mandy frowned as Lip jumped to his feet, calling after Ian. Without looking back or stopping, Ian ran. His feet pounded the pavement. Pounded until each spring caused sharp pains in his arches. Ran until his lungs burned. Until the tears on his face dried up and he was left with a red nose and stained face. Until he reached the shoreline. Ian ran through the sand. It invaded his shoes, scratched against his feet through his socks. He stopped near the water, spinning around, frantic. Looking in every direction.
"Mickey!" Ian bellowed. He knew he probably looked crazed. It was a little windy tonight, so his voice carried away from him. He spun more, eyes searching the darkness. Ian knew he could possibly be wrong. So many different scenarios ran through his mind. Ian pulled at his short hair, breathing erratic. And his breath caught in his lungs.
Mickey Milkovich was jogging toward the shoreline from behind a cluster of parked activity buses. He looked like he had been running non-stop. And probably he had. Ian darted toward Mickey. Mickey, who hadn't seen Ian and was running in another direction, his back to Ian. He called out finally, as Mickey rounded a corner, under a pier, headed toward what looked like a barrel of burning brush and his sleeping bag and other things. But no gas container. No matches. Mickey halted, startled, and turned around, eyes wide, mouth agape, breathing hard. His chest racked and he bent over to grip his knees.
"Ian?" Mickey asked, confused, out of breath. His voice was not only airy, but shaken. In fact, Mickey was shaking. Yet still he frowned, brow knitted.
Ian stared at Mickey, unsure where to go from here. Panic had cause him to more than likely make a fool of himself. His heart rate slowed only a little. Mickey stood straight, coughed a few times into his fist, his own blue eyes glued to Ian. Ian spotted the blood and bruising on Mickey's knuckles. His eyes followed the guilty hand as Mickey dropped it. It took a minute for Ian to gather himself. When he had, Ian looked Mickey over. Took in the bruise across Mickey's left cheek. The cut on the side of his neck that looked deliberate and extremely precise, albeit unfinished. Saw how distressed Mickey's white top was beneath the unzipped black vest; how smeared with blood that the shirt was.
The wind blew while the two stood there looking at one another. It blew, and Ian caught a whiff of Mickey. Who smelled strongly of gasoline. Ian figured he needed no more proof to confirm his suspicions. He took in a deep breath, holding Mickey's intense yet shrouded look of terror.
"Do you ever get sick of it?" Mickey suddenly asked. His eyes didn't waver. Yet Ian heard the edge to Mickey's tone. The desperation. His eyes clung to Ian's.
"Sick of what, Mickey?" Ian asked, forcing himself to stay in place. Trying his damnedest not to reach out and grab hold of the boy before him.
When Mickey finally responded, his tone was even but full of sadness. "Everything," Mickey said.
Ian nodded. Yeah. He did get sick of everything. Quite often. But apparently not as sick of it all as Mickey, who had just burned his own home to the ground, with his father in it. Obviously planned, calculated, and on purpose. Ian didn't know whether to run far away or stick close by his once unstable lover. "Did you burn your house down?" Ian asked, feeling a need to clear the air. Obviously Mickey had.
Mickey's gaze finally faltered. He looked down at the burning brush in the barrel beside him. Stared at it a little too long. Ian watched him. In this lighting, Ian could see the slight shake to Mickey's breathing. Saw how Mickey breathed in and out of his mouth, no longer out of breath, just shocked it seemed. Shocked at his own actions. "Yeah," Mickey finally confessed, still looking into the small fire.
Chills ran down Ian's body. He actually shook, so he crossed his arms to cover up the reaction. But Mickey had already looked back at Ian, now daring Ian to condemn him, having seen the reaction. Daring Ian to say anything against Mickey's actions. And Ian stared back, knowing he wouldn't dare say anything. For one reason, he had no idea what he really thought. For two, Mickey may not have even realized it himself, but the youngest Milkovich son looked fragile. Ian could practically see the figurative little cracks spread all over Mickey's exposed flesh. Like a snake shedding its skin. So instead of speaking, Ian gathered up what was left of his bravery and reached out. The two stood barely a foot from one another, so the reach was short. Ian's fingers touched Mickey's bloody knuckles softly. Mickey jerked, but not fully away. Ian saw the scowl threatening to form on Mickey's face. Ian stilled his hand on Mickey's testing the waters. He would either be punched or accepted. Ian was prepared for either. It wouldn't be his first rejection by Mickey Milkovich. It would, however, be the last. Ian wouldn't try again. Not ever.
Mickey looked between Ian and their hands, then back to Ian. His face looked torn. His adam's apple bobbed hard. Sighing, Ian clenched his jaw and finished what he'd started. He slid his long fingers up to Mickey's wrist and took hold. Ian pulled, slowly walking backwards. Mickey stood firmly to the ground at first, unmoving, face scrunched in anger and turmoil. But he gave gave in. Gave in and walked the short distance to the lake's tide-line. When Ian let go and sat down, looking up at Mickey, expectantly, he figured it was then that Mickey would run. And the decision would be made.
The water washed over Ian's feet and wetted his sneakers. The sand dug into his bottoms. The wind gave Ian a chill as it blew about his tank-top. And he stared up at Mickey for only a second more before turning his face toward the water, just listening to the silence. Wondering if maybe silence had been around more often in Mickey's life, things would have turned out differently. Ian wasn't stupid. Mickey was eighteen now. Juvie wasn't where the courts would send Mickey when they found out what he'd done this time. And a year wouldn't be half the sentencing. Ian knew Mickey wasn't stupid either, and had probably already thought about the fact himself. Had probably been contemplating it while tossing rocks the other night. Ian stared into the darkness, listening to only Mickey's uneven breathing. Moments passed and Mickey hadn't ran. Hadn't sat down, either. Ian didn't look back at Mickey fully, though, for fear of jinxing whatever the hell was going on. Finally, Mickey slowly lowered himself crossed legged beside of Ian. And so they sat for moments more, not touching but only inches away. Not speaking, but saying more with actions than could have been said. Especially when Ian grew brave once more. He kept his eyes trained on the dark water. Took a deep breath, then quickly rested his hand on Mickey's shoulder, reassuringly. Because he kind of figured Mickey needed that, whether the asshole was going to ask for it or not. Would accept it or not. Mickey fucking needed a friend. Someone. And even though Ian didn't fully understand the way Mickey ticked, the reasons for burning his house and father, Ian wanted to be that someone. Thought maybe he might be the only person willing to give it one last shot.
Ian felt Mickey tense at his touch, and from the corner of his eyes, saw Mickey knit his brow, this time without anger. Mickey worried his busted lip. Stared ahead, just as Ian pretended to. Then brought his own hand up to lay atop Ian's. Ian's eyes widened and he found himself not breathing. Then exhaled quietly for a long while. Eventually Ian turned his face to get a good look at Mickey. Mickey's eyes were red-rimmed and watery, but no tears fell from them. His face was a perfect mask of indifference, save for his bright blue eyes.
Opening his mouth a few times, trying to say something, Mickey turned his neck to look back at Ian. "They won't know," Mickey finally said. "That I did it."
Ian searched Mickey's face, the other boy's words ringing through his hazy head.
"Too many people wanted him dead anyway," Mickey finished.
Unable to tare his eyes away from Mickey's face, Ian asked, "And if someone does find out it was you?"
Mickey shrugged, shifting their hands a little. "Then I guess they just will," Mickey said calmly. "Guess I'll be fucked." He smoothed his face out and his eyes slowly cleared up. Breathing somewhat normally now, Mickey looked Ian over. "What does murder earn a person?" he asked, rhetorically. "Life, I think."
Ian felt his throat closing up. Fought to rein in his racing heart. He shook his head, blinking a few times to stop the stinging in his eyes. "No," he whispered, not trusting his voice. "Thirty years or so," he corrected, "not life."
Mickey shrugged again. "Not like I had a shot at much, anyway" he said, eyes searching Ian's.
Ian felt like the wind had been knocked out of him. He felt his features twisting. "Shut up!" he hissed at Mickey. "You're so full of shit! Every thing you say is crazy!"
Facing remaining placid, Mickey watched Ian and said nothing.
Ian knew he was crying and hoped Mickey couldn't tell in the darkness. Though he probably could, given that Ian himself could see Mickey quite well, thanks to the burning barrel only about ten feet behind them. He tightened his grip on Mickey's shoulder. Mickey visibly winced and groaned, shifting his shoulder. Ian wondered that Mickey had probably fought with his father. Thus the cut neck, the black cheek, and probably a dislocated shoulder. He hadn't realized the latter until now, and started lifting his hand because Ian knew this was probably hurting Mickey. But as he lifted it a little, Mickey's grip on his hand tightened. Ian saw Mickey clench his jaw. He swallowed hard, forcing down the ball in his throat.
They were sitting close enough that Ian felt Mickey's hot breath graze his face. Mickey looked down between them. "Was he dead?" Mickey asked.
His breath was shaky as he inhaled. "I don't know," Ian said, staring at Mickey's hand. "Probably."
For while, Mickey didn't speak. And neither did Ian. The redhead just kept looking at the smaller boy, chest aching and stomach sick. He saw Mickey looked down at their hands, felt Mickey's shoulder twitch. Mickey squinted, grimacing. Ian tried to lift his hand again.
"Stop," Mickey said firmly, his grip on Ian's hand almost painful.
"It's keeping me grounded."
And Ian didn't know how Mickey meant that. Honestly, he didn't much care. It felt good in some twisted way to be needed by Mickey Milkovich. Openly needed. So he kept his hand on Mickey's should, in Mickey's loosening grasp. Kept his eyes on Mickey's until Mickey was the first to look away. Mickey looked down and knitted his brow. Ian saw the left side of the other boy's mouth turn down. Twitch. Saw Mickey's nostrils flare. Saw Mickey's chest heave one good time. And knew Mickey was going to be sick. Ian had seen Mickey's tell-tale signs of nausea enough times; was very familiar. His own eyes widened and quickly Ian brought his other hand up to grab Mickey's chin and lift his face.
"Are you okay?" Ian asked, wary.
Scowling, Mickey breathed hard for a minute, swallowing repeatedly and shaking his head. Yet he didn't jerk away from Ian's hand. Staring at Ian hard, Mickey bit, "Does it fucking seem like I'm okay, Gallagher?"
And Ian kind of figured that was the most honest sentence to ever fall from Mickey's lips. A question to answer a question, but truthful nonetheless. "No," Ian said, frowning.
Mickey closed his eyes, breathing slowly and deep. Obviously trying to calm his stomach. He shifted his whole body so that he was fully facing Ian. This went on for a while. When Mickey finally opened his eyes, Ian wasn't sure what he expected. Not what he got. Definitely not that. "Hit me," Mickey said, deadpan.
Confused, Ian stared at Mickey, wordless. He'd also turned to a full face.
Patience wasn't a quality Mickey had much of. "I said hit me, god damn it, you fuck!" Mickey growled, fisting Ian's collar faster than Ian could catch his breathing.
Ian gasped, eyes wide, and looked at Mickey. Slowly he lowered his hand from Mickey's neck, only just realizing it hadn't left Mickey's body completely upon Mickey's sudden change in attitude.
"What?" Ian asked, breathless almost. "I'm not going to hit you," he continued, sounding as confused at he probably looked. "Why?"
Mickey bared his teeth. His grip on Ian's shirt was tight enough now to rip the collar. Face only an inch from Ian's now, Mickey laughed bitterly. "Please hit me," he said sarcastically. A word Ian hadn't heard Mickey utter ever hung tensely in the air. "Fuck's sake," Mickey growled. "Just hit me, Ian! I need you to hit me now!" He was practically screaming, eyes crazed. Now both of his hands were around Ian's neck.
Quite frankly, given Mickey's quick temper and what had gone on at the Milkovich house tonight, Ian was a little terrified of the boy against him. And Ian hadn't been afraid of Mickey since before the two of them started fucking. After that, Ian had found it difficult to take any of Mickey's threats seriously. Except for once. But those words hadn't been threats. Those words had been a hurtful declaration. So, being as he was scared, Ian swallowed hard and let go of Mickey's shoulder. He balled up that fist, digging into the sand with his other hand. Suddenly feeling ill. His eyes trailed down to his own fist, and he winced. Shook his head as he looked back to the bruise on Mickey's cheek. The slice on his pale neck. "I can't, Mickey," Ian said quietly.
And Mickey slapped him. Hard. Then went back to twisting Ian's top. His eyes were determined as he sated into Ian's wide ones.
Holding his breath, Ian did as he was asked. Punched Mickey once square in the chin. But he hadn't used a lot of force. Hadn't used much at all really. Which could have been because of lack of momentum, given their closeness. But really it was purposeful. Ian had no fucking idea what was up and down anymore.
Mickey's head had turned a little at the pussy punch. He scrunched up his face and looked back at Ian. "The hell was that, even?" Mickey asked, shocked, then roared, "Come on! Like you mean it!"
Ian swallowed hard. His face still stung. He knew a hand print was probably forming on his cheek. Mickey's eyes squinted shut hard as he prepared himself. Waiting. Ian looked at his fist again, then back at Mickey's smoothed over face. "This is crazy," Ian whispered, more to himself. But nevertheless, he exhaled loud and long. Brought his fist up once more, and put his back into it. And honestly, it felt good. The punch felt amazing. Best one he'd ever thrown. He felt a release inside of him. Like he'd been dying to hit Mickey for forever. And maybe he had. Even though Ian's need for revenge hadn't been the reasons for Mickey's strange request, Ian felt a strange sense of closure.
Having fallen back a little, Mickey lost his grip on Ian. But only one hand. The other remained. Instead of fisting the shirt, though, Mickey's hand laid flat against Ian's chest. Because it had been jerked mostly loose. Mickey licked the reopened wound on his lip. Spat blood. Twisted his neck, grabbed his unhinged shoulder, and looked back at Ian. His eyes were calmer somehow. "Again," he said, searching Ian as if the redhead held some answer for Mickey's inner turmoil.
This time, Ian didn't argue. He hit Mickey hard. Then hit him again. By the third punch, Mickey was actually calling out and had fallen to his back, legs sprawling out awkwardly. Ian rose up, barely aware of his own actions. It happened so fast: Ian's heart racing away. His mind buzzing a million different thoughts and emotions at once. Hitting. Cussing Mickey. Suddenly Ian was straddling Mickey, continuing his assault. And finally Mickey seemed to get his fill. He brought his arms up, trying to fen Ian off of him. Ian punched a couple more times, hitting Mickey in the forearms and once in the chest. Yelling at Ian indiscernible, Mickey managed to wrangle Ian's flying wrists. Someone in the midst of the punches, Mickey's shoulder must had popped back into place. He seemed freer to move as he pulled Ian down at the same time he sat up a little. Still mostly laying back, Mickey held onto Ian. Both of them panted. Mickey's eyes were wide. Ian's were squinted and furious.
"Enough," Mickey panted, "Stop. Christ, fucking stop it!"
"What's wrong with you?" Ian moaned, holding Mickey's stare. "I hate you," he finished, voice breaking.
Mickey's eyes moved over Ian's face fast. Flicked to the small space between their chests. And as Ian shifted, ready to pull himself off of Mickey, Mickey pulled the redhead down completely, let go of one wrist, and tangled his hand on the back of Ian's shirt. Grasping the back of Ian's neck. Because of this, Ian's top came up in the back. The wind gave him goosebumps against his suddenly exposed flesh. Yet Ian hardly had time to focus on that because Mickey's tongue threatened to choke the life from him. At this point, Mickey was clearly having a hard time holding his torso up with his one sore arm, and fell flat into the sand with a quiet thud. His wind knocked out of him only momentarily, one quick gust shooting into Ian's stunned mouth. They lost contact and Ian rushed to gain it back. He fell flat with Mickey, his hands going out to the ground, splaying out in the sand. Mickey's fingers clawed at Ian's neck when their lips met again. Hard, painful, and needy. All teeth and a little blood from Mickey' busted lip. Sloppy and wet. Too much slobber on Mickey's end. Yet Ian lost himself in that kiss. In Mickey's groping hands. Finally they pulled apart, desperate for air. Ian dropped his forehead against Mickey's, their sweat mingling. And honestly, it wasn't even hot enough near the water to be sweating. Ian supposed it was their nerves. Cold, clammy sweat. Scared sweat.
Mickey looked up at Ian through his lashes and Ian's breath caught in his throat. Really, he did hate Mickey. But it was true. Had to be. To hate someone as much as Ian did Mickey Milkovich, Ian knew he must love the guy. In some sense of the word. But he was only sixteen; what did Ian really know of love? Was love a quick fuck in the cooler? A blow job in the dugouts? A screaming match over the last beer? A first makeout session after murder? The smell of gasoline and blood? Hateful words? Soft glances when no one was looking? Lies? Brutal honestly? Coming back again and again?
Ian remained still, waiting for Mickey to push him off. It never came. Mickey's hand eventually slid from Ian's neck and plopped into the sand. From beneath Ian, Mickey shifted for a more comfortable position, never once losing eye contact.
"I'm not sorry," Mickey finally said softly his breath ghosting Ian's lips. The statement could have been taken many ways. And Ian knew that Mickey knew it. He wasn't sorry for what? Killing his father? Being a fuck up? Breaking it off with Ian a year ago in the cruelest way possible? For kissing Ian just now? Ian wished Mickey would clarify, but knew the guy never would.
Mickey was toxic. He was poison. And Ian was practically already dead.
A/N: If you're thinking this was one of the stranger Mickey and Ian stories you've read, I agree. My excuse is, I've been watching a lot of bleak stuff lately. And the most recent being American Beauty, which was kind of what inspired this fic. I wanted it to be weird and almost cryptic in parts. To make sense but at the same time leave a void. Hope I pulled it off and didn't disappoint. Thanks for reading!


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USA Athletic Director Joe Gottfried To Retire August 1st
At a press conference in the Mitchell Center today, Athletic Director Joe Gottfried announced that effective August 1st he will retire. This marks the end of an era of unprecedented success in athletics at the University of South Alabama under his guidance.
President Gordon Moulton will conduct a nationwide search for his successor at the University.
Gottfried said the following at the press conference, "It has been a terrific experience, I have been very fortunate to have been surrounded by an outstanding group of coaches, student-athletes, support and administrative staff. To be able to have the success and accomplish the many things we have, you need to have the support of the President and the Board of Trustees. I have felt that has been a big plus, it made my job much easier."
"Obviously I am very proud about what has been accomplished and to have been a member of the South Alabama family for 28 years. It's been important to me and my family. We will always be Jaguars and will continue to follow the progress of not only the athletic program but the University as well."
University President Gordon Moulton commended Gottfried on his many years of service to the University. "Anyone who cares about University of South Alabama athletics owes a debt of gratitude to Joe Gottfried, who has led the growth and expansion of the Jaguar athletic program for more than a quarter century. He has guided Jaguar Athletics to new heights of accomplishment and has set the stage for greater achievement in the future. The entire University of South Alabama family appreciates his contribution, and we trust that he will remain a familiar face at Jaguar athletic events."
The Jaguar Athletic program has experienced success in competition as well as in the classroom. He has been key in the development of numerous athletic facilities but also on the community with the recent addition of the football program to USA.
During his time at USA, the Jags was presented with the Vic Bubas Cup which goes to the program that demonstrates excellence in the league's now 19 sports. USA has claimed this honor 10 times in a 13 year span, which no other school in league history has earned more than USA.
Here are some raw numbers. Overall, Men's and Lady Jaguars have won 104 league titles, USA Teams have appeared in 54 NCAA Championship events, individuals have qualified for NCAA postseason action 123 times (this inclues two track and field athletes who have won NCAA titles). 75 USA student-athletes have earned All-America recognition while 62 coaches have been selected to the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in their sports. 95 baseball players have signed with teams in the professional ranks, including 17 who have gone on to the Major's.
With the addition of football, the athletic department is now supporting an all-time high number of student-athletes at around 300.
In the classroom the students have excelled as well. In the most recent Academic Progress Rate report that was released by the NCAA, 13 of USA's 16 programs scored above the 925 standard set by the NCAA. While Gottfried has been at USA, 83% of the student-athletes have graduated and 37 USA student-athletes have been named to the SBC Commissioner's List for maintaining a 3.5 GPA or better with another 32 who have made the SBC Academic Honor Roll with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in 2007-2008.
Gottfried has been instrumental in the following buildings on campus: $30 Million Mitchell Center, a $3.5 Million renovation to Stanky Field, a 4,000 square-foot clubhouse, the intramural fields on campus, a $1 Million football field house to open this summer, a new Softball adn Soccer locker room and office complex, A new softball field, improvements to 'The Cage' (the soccer facility), the USA Track Complex and the Bruce David Lubel Memorial Tennis Courts. Future plans are a new academic center, upgrades to the track and field venue with new seating, lights and locker rooms.
Gottfried was also instrumental in getting the Sun Belt Conference basketball tournament to Mobile for the first time in 1991 and would also bring the highest attendance at the event in 20 years.
This is merely a few highlights to his great time here at the University of South Alabama. President Moulton will have very large shoes to fill.
From the fans of Jaguar sports, we thank you Coach Gottfried for your years of great service to the University and its fans. We are proud at what you have done for USA and we hope you have a great retirement. You are always welcome in the stands and we will miss you.
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No mas…
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