Nukees is a webcomic by Darren " Gav " Bleuel which focuses on the lives of a group of graduate students in the department of nuclear engineering ( often abbreviated Nuc. E., whence the title ) at the University of California, Berkeley.

* Ma ' at: The Egyptian goddess / concept of order, balance, and truth, whom Gav falls in love with, as his goals involve truth, order, and efficiency.

Gav also thought at one stage that Teri produced the illusion of Ma ' at in order to play on his vulnerabilities.

Former members Ryan Richards, Rich Boucher and Gav Burrough are all currently members of Funeral for a Friend, while Johnny Phillips, who drummed for a previous incarnation of Hondo Maclean named Mongrel, was a founding member of Funeral For A Friend before being replaced by Ryan.

Gav suddenly turned up in one of the Enterprises Jefferies tubes, murdered by what appeared to be tal-shaya, an ancient Vulcan execution technique, snapping his neck.

In El Goonish Shive, he is portrayed as a high school physics teacher, embittered over the lack of respect for the laws of nature by certain of the characters ; as of June 2006, this version of Gav < sub > artist </ sub > has only had a single appearance, but author Dan Shive has stated that he will show up again in the future.

Gav Thorpe, the games designer who wrote the campaign, has stated that this was intentional and that the consequences of the Storm of Chaos will be up to the individual players.

He has an obsession with Teri, and during one story arc became the dashing Dr. ~ hua / bin / hood in order to save her from Gav.

Linus later followed Gav back to Berkeley ( in the Giant Ant, which had been left behind on the ice shelf ) and eventually learned Linux system programming.

/ Gav vus dagh u dagloght brau.

In the storyline " Love her to Death " of the web-comic Nukees, Gav, having died, arrives to an afterlife populated by gods.

The issue is a controversial one and the Tellarite ambassador, Gav, demands to know Sarek's position.

Shortly afterward, the Tellarite ambassador Gav is found murdered ( by a method Spock calls Tal-Shaya, an ancient Vulcan form of execution ), making Sarek a suspect.

Gav, leader of the Tellarite delegation, made heated charges that other ambassadors were either hindering or actively seeking the Tellarites ' removal of any say in the negotiations.

* Gav: The cynical-turned-maniacal protagonist and 10th-year grad student.

* Teri the Terapet: Originally a graphic calculator-based digital pet, this emergent AI is now loose and enjoys tormenting Gav.

* Linus: A penguin who accompanied Gav during his exile in Antarctica ; Gav named him after Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.

While Cameo appearances are a common occurrence in webcomics ; the frequency of cameos for both the character Gav van Darin and Nukees creator Darren ' Gav ' Bleuel ( whose real-life appearance is as striking as that of any comic character ) have become a phenomenon unto themselves, especially among Keenspot webcomics.

Gav < sub > character </ sub >' s appearances include ( but are not limited to ) Clan of the Cats, Sluggy Freelance, General Protection Fault and College Roomies From Hell.

Gav < sub > artist </ sub > has appeared in Clan of the Cats ( as Gav < sub > character </ sub >' s servant ), and Schlock Mercenary, among others.

Some fans have taken to referring to these versions as Gav < sub > Schlock </ sub > and Gav < sub > EGS </ sub > to differentiate them from ordinary cameos.

Classical liberalism is critical of social liberalism and takes offense at group rights being pursued at the expense of individual rights.

The company's equating of " skinny " and " beautiful " and " confident " is drawing criticism from brand critics, consumers who do not back the " skinny is better " ethos, and the National Eating Disorders Association, which said that it takes offense to the can and the company's " thoughtless and irresponsible " comments.

Though Spider-Man, having met the Warriors, warns Iceman that Firestar is " no slouch ", Firestar takes offense and melts Iceman's chair.

The gag originated in a sketch in which Scott Thompson played a homophobic man who took offense at another man's ( McKinney ) attempt to seduce him by taking him to a Maple Leafs game: " Every time I come to this city, some guy picks me up at the bus station, takes me to a Leaf game, gets me pissed, then tries to blow me.

Professor Calculus takes particular offense at the insult in the album Destination Moon.

Turnus takes great offense at this action, questioning his worth and even contemplating suicide.

The sergeant takes offense and offers to fight ' the best man of you all for twenty pound ' and the coachman of the young lady takes him on, saying he is as good as any man in the army, and offers to box for a guinea.

Traditionalists however, believe the rule changes are the beginning of the removal of the " Ironman " ( two-way offense and defense ) style of play of arena football that the league has actively promoted for 20 seasons, and that removing the " Ironman " style of play takes away a key component of what makes arena football a distinctive sport over other versions of football ( NFL, CFL, other indoor leagues, etc.

Although his mother's outspoken, manipulative nature usually overwhelms Kyle, he tends to show that he truly loves her, and takes offense to any insult Cartman may offer about her.

He has led subsequent Sinister Six groups, and usually takes offense when someone else leads the team.

Bakshi takes offense and asks them to wash the elephant.

On the giant's return from seven years visiting his friend the Cornish Ogre, he takes offense at the children, and builds a wall to keep them out.

This takes advantage of the best defense and offense in the game, in effect turning a wizard from a powerful squishy into a nearly indestructible offensive cannon, and breaking the offense-defense inverse relationship considered central to balancing a game.

The player can make any number of scouting attempts during a battle, until the monster decides to join, or takes offense.

: ( a ) ( 1 ) Whoever engages in conduct that violates any of the provisions of law listed in subsection ( b ) and thereby causes the death of, or bodily injury ( as defined in section 1365 ) to, a child, who is in utero at the time the conduct takes place, is guilty of a separate offense under this section.

Lana takes offense to something Joel says and leaves.

In " The Great Wife Hope ", Homer asks Carl if he knows African-American boxer Dedrick Tatum ; Carl takes offense, saying that just because he is African American, he doesn't know all the other African-American citizens in Springfield.

After several years in Naples, during which he has many affairs with local women, Fabrice returns to Parma and shortly gets involved with a young actress whose manager / lover takes offense and tries to kill Fabrice.

:( a )( 1 ) Whoever engages in conduct that violates any of the provisions of law listed in subsection ( b ) and thereby causes the death of, or bodily injury ( as defined in section 1365 ) to, a child, who is in utero at the time the conduct takes place, is guilty of a separate offense under this section.

She is often envious and takes offense easily.

He takes personal offense at Van's attempts to steal his girlfriend, and becomes very stressed out at having to deal with this burden on top of preparing for medical school and leading the Delta Iota Kappa ( DIK ) fraternity.

He suggests an affair between herself and the son of Oldsmill, a rich white socialite, but doubts this lead when Dinah takes offense at the insinuation.

A year after the Gulf War, General Kilbaba takes over a small Arab Emirate and plans to start World War III, and the player must open way for ground troops by disabling most of his defense and offense, and finally take on the " Madman " himself.