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Calvin is a track star, but can he outrun trouble? When his best friend Deej gets involved with a local criminal, everything important to Calvin is in danger: his friend, his job, his relationship, and his chance to be a DC track champion.
"How 'bout lettin' Calvin keep his knees on loan?""Meanin' what?""Meanin' you let him walk, and then his knees owe you. Like maybe he's favoredto win the District Championship next spring. Some dudes are layin' bets. Yousay Calvin's gonna lose. And he does.""I own Calvin's knees." Norris said the words slowly, like they tasted good in hismouth. He smiled and nodded. "Okay, Deej. I like that." He glared at Calvin. "Don't forget, punk."When you've got a friend who's got your back, life is good. Calvin has Deejanda coach who thinks Calvin can win the championship in the 100-meter dash,a little brother who looks up to him, a boss who trusts him with the keys tothe car shop, and Momma, who made him promise to stay in school. And thenthere's Junior, the girlfriend of Calvin's dreams. You have to take things slowwith Junior, since she's daddy's girl, but she's worth it.But when Calvin and Deej get suspended from school on a trumpedupcharge, things start to fall apart. Deej entangles them both in Norris's web,and suddenly Calvin has tough choices to make. Can he hold on to what he'sgot without turning his back on his best friend?
This book analyses the concept of military necessity and just war thinking, and argues that it should be seen as a vital moral principle for leaders. The principle of military necessity is well-understood in the manuals of modern militaries and is recognized in the war convention. It is the idea that battlefield commanders should make every effort to win on a local battlefield, within legal means, and using proportionate and discriminating weapons and tactics. Every legal textbook on war includes military necessity as a foundational principle within the jus in bello (ethics of fighting war) alongside principles of proportionality and distinction, and it is taught in every Western military ac...
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Contains biographies of Senators, members of Congress, and the Judiciary. Also includes committee assignments, maps of Congressional districts, a directory of officials of executive agencies, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, web addresses, and other information.
Contains biographies of Senators, members of Congress, and the Judiciary. Also includes committee assignments, maps of Congressional districts, a directory of officials of executive agencies, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, web addresses, and other information.